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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
SCOTLAND NECK, n. THURSDAY, OCTOBER % 1891.
Domestic Life in Paris.

Life in Paris means what il doe.
| In all large ties-the good aud til.
bad writes Edward W. Box IN
recent number of L4iis's Hon.
Joura |, The casual tourist sees
As rule, only one side. As a race,
the French are merry making peo.
pie; their very natures. seek and
crave enjoyment. Rut their q.
musements are, therefore, not
necessarily OF an order below the
ken of respectaoil.ty. 1t has been
my pleasure 10 see something Of
French domestic lie, anu 10 hear
more of it from sources away from
prejudice. The affection which TX
lists between the French father and
his dau9 9hter is beautiful and almos'
spiritual Hame and family means
as much 10 him as il does TO III,
resident OF any other city under the
sun. The French mother is moi
only cook par excellence. but
perfect type of housekeeping. BY
nature she is quick, and she ac-
much more with less ex
ertion than does her English sister
The education of her children is as
a gospel 10 her. Her rellgi, Us faith
Is strong, AMI she lnstllls II INTO
ner children at the domestic toard
and DIT eventide. / he parents live
out OF doors, but 1t is rare, indeed. !
hat you see ctIdren on the str et> /
)f Paris after reasonable hours /
They are taught 10 fad their Chel /
in the homr; aud every |
hing Is done by the French father |
md mother to see that the home is |
attractive to their children. One
If the mos beautiful sights in the
world is to see we'll regulated I
french family, where you Will find
he atmosphere ledolent with
lomesticity.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
CONSUMPTION CURED.

IN Ola pnystc1an, retired from pract-
ice, having had placed in his hands be
an East lEda missionary the formulv
OF similar vegetable remedy for tina
speedy and permanent cure Of consunlpt-
ION, Bronchitis. Catarrh, Asthma and
al tnroat and Lun, 4 Affrtions. also a pos
tive and radical cure for Nervous De
bility and all Nervous Complaints,
after having tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands Of cases, has felt It
his duty to make 1t hnoyn u his suf>
feling fellows Acuated by this motive
and desire t. relieve human suffering
| will send free of charge. to all who
desire it, this recipe, in German, French
or English, With full directions for
perparirg and using, Sent by mail by
addressing with stamp, naming til,
paper ". A. MOVES so Porers' Block
Rochester. " 7. 3-9l-ly
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29

advice and let the bird escape, but
it had scarcely regained its liberty
when, from high tree opposite, il
exclaimed:
az hat silly man! The idea Of
letting me escape! If you only
knew what you have LOST"
"What have l lost.' The man
asked, aDgrily.
6" by, if you had killed me, You
would have found inside of me a
huge pearl as large as a goose s
egg, and you would have been q
wealthy man forever"
"Dear little bird,' the man SAID,
in his kindest tones, sweet little
bird, l will not harm you. Come
down to me and | will treat You as
ifyou were my own child, and give
you fruit and flowers all day."
But the bird replied: "W hat a
silly man to forget so soon the ad
vice | gave you. / told sou not to
cray over split milk, and here you
are worrying over what has hap
pened. | urged you not to desire
the unattalnable, and now you wish
to copt;,ra mo a0aju And tinolIv
[ bade you not believe what is I'M
possible, and mere you are imagin.
ing that | have huge pearl inside
of me, when goose's egg is larger
than my whole body. You ought
to learn your lessons better In the
future" added the bird as it flew
far away.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
a Man With a Wonderful Touch

Corrected with the Uuited States
Treasury is one Of the most remark>
able coin experts in the world. He
is The coin examiner, and has the re>
markable cift Of discerning the
slightest fraud IN specie without be~
ing able exactly to tell how it is
done. If & counterfeit piece be cop>
cealed in heap Of money be will
detect it bliadf0lded. He runs his
fingers through the mass, and in a
few minutes every coin is tested.
This is the result Of that remarka-
bic power Of touch which is only
perfected by long practice.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
Whiskey Did 1t.
heard no n

youths Companion.)
Seldom have Shakespbere's words,
"Oh. that men should put an enemy
in their mouths to steal away their
brsins! !" been so strikingly lllustra-
tel as in a touching inciient:
One of the best Greek scholars
IN New York is gard on the Sixth
Avenue Elevated Road. Not long
ago a famous professor in one Of our
leading univertliies published a vo.-
ume on certain features Of the an
cient GIecian dialects, of interest
only to scholars. The L. guard re.
ferred to above wrote to a New York
newspaper, pointing out several er-
rors made by the professor in bis
book. He signed himself "Sixth
Avenue Elevated Guard, No. .
For a month, writes the Plttsburg
DiSpotch's New York correspondent,
| watched the badges Of the guards
on that road as | made ny daily
trips back and forth. One morning
1 was rewarded by 6nding the learn
ed men | sought.
"How does it hspper," | asked,
showing him my card, "tbat you, q
Greek scholar of first rank, should
be doing such work as this 2"
He looked at me sadly, ara his
red face grew more flushed Than usu
al. 81 vas the Hellenist of my year
at Dublir," be SAID. My Greek is
still what it used to be, but my ca
reer has been szisaA h~ 1Aaakey."
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
1T BETTER.
THE FORGETFUL PUPIL.
BY DIR. ABRAM s. ISAACS.

There once lived a man who pos
sessei such a lovely garden that il
was his greatest pleasurers TO
watch its growth, as leaf and flower
and tree daily seemed to unfold TO
brighter bloom. One morning, as
he was taking his usual stroll
through the well-kept paths, he
was surprised to find that many of
the blossoms were picked to pieces
1t was not long before be traced
the mischief to little bird, which
he managed to capture and was
about to kill, when it exclaimed:
"Please do not kill me. | am
only wee, tiny bird. My flesh is
too little to satisfy you. Set me
free and shall teach you something
that will be of much use to you,
would like to put an end to
you,' replied the man, "for you are
spelling my garden, but as l am
always glad to learn something
useful, shall set you hee." And
he opened his hand to give the bird
more air.
"Attention - cried the bird.
Here are three n0ttoes which
should guide you through lite: do
not cry over split milk; do not de,
sire what is unattainable; do not |
believe what is impossible"
The man was satisfied with the |
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
aid In Kind.

A Hoosier lad Of twelve years was
Industrlously at work upon pile Of
wood il his mot hers back yard,
when he was approached by play =
mate.
"iIello, Ben said the younaster,
"do you get anything fer cuttin' TIE
wooG?"
"Well, | reckon | do" replied Ben.
MA gives me cent day fer dos
in it,"
"W hat you goln' to do wild yer
none; ?"
"Oh, she's savin' it fer me, and
when | get enough she's goir' ter
get me q new axe"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
ONE AND
INSEPERABLE.
PRINCIPLES MUST BE MAIN
TANNED.
LET Us FIGHT THE COMMON EN-
ENVY.

| New Berne Journal.l
Whatever differences may exist as
to measures, in principles the North
Caro- lima Democracy Is one and in
seperablr. This was abundantlJ
shown in the late conference at Ra-
leigh.
There is no question of the exis
tence of an evil that imperatively
demands redress: the only contro>
versy relates to the means and meas.
ure Of relic f.
There are some men who, under
the sway of inordinate ambition and
self sdulatlon, assume TO be the
leaders of revolt; but the real agri-
cultural reformers are as firm and
immovable as their native hills.
The right to think is inllenable,
and liberty Of speech is the birth
right Of every American citizen. One
Democrat thinks that the Ocala
platform is the perfection of wisdom !;
another believes it to be superlative
folly but, both of them are willing
to abide by the decision of the State
Convention the great appellate
court of the Democracy.
Relief is what is needed. and it
matters not whether the method Of
Its accomplishment is ormulated IN
council OF farmers, in a conference
of mechanics, or is the spontaneous
outburst of public sentiment.
Tie Raleigh conference is the
rainbow that spans our skies, pro-
phetic of concord and victory. Its
representative men are Alexander
and Jarvis, shaking hands over the
dead body of Faction.
A sacred duty devolves upon the
press of the State. The prese, all
ways potential. is at this time em~
phaticslly the leader of thought: :
not that it arrogates for itself supe-
rior wisdom or superior patriotism
but because other Influences are CON-
paral lively dormant, while every day
and hour the press Of the country IS
speaking to the people. "Blessed are
the peacemakers." Let couciliation
and harmony be the object of the
Democratic papers of NORTH Caroli-
ma. Men Of hlgh metal may show
their fire in the presence of personal
affronts. but let it be remembered
that charity is the highest Christian
virtue and no man can. be indifferent
to It's benign Influence,
Let ou- weapons be used against
he common enemy. Heaven forbid
hat any Democratic blade shall be
with the blood of broth.
ar Democrat.
Principles are always to be main~
aimed, but personal preferences
and predictions must yield to
.he superior claims Of the public
Al large.
We may not suppose that there
Will be perfect agreement on meas.
ares until the argument is exhsu sted
in the high court OF sppeal but when
It's decision is rendered, when the
Conve Dtion announces its platform,
The several banners under which We
have fought will be woven into one
glorious ensign which shall be a
standard for the people.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
The Elephants Memory.
New York A dverti,erl

kANCW Il vi n uNtlII5tT.
The elephant has an excellent
memory. 1t lecoIlects friends well
and it rarely iorgets an injury. II
Is recorded Of one that it smashed a
cccoanut upon its drivers head.
and smashed the mans head at the
same time, because the lazy.
thoughtless fellow had broken a
cocoanut on it's skull the day before.
A quartermaster engaged IN super
intending the removal of baggage
IN thescamp by means of an ele-
ph mt, became angry at the cSea>
ture's refusing to carry more than
certain weight, and foolishIy
flung teDt-peg at its head. Some
days aiterward the elephant over
took the quartermaster as he was
gong through the camp, seized
him with Its trunk and neatly plac,
ed HIM among the branches OF
tree, leaving him to reach
the ground again in the best way
he could.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
The Slipping Years

New York Herald.)
They are slipping away these. swift swee
years.
| Like leaf on the current cast;
With never break in the rapid how
We watch them as one by one they e
Into the beautiful past
As light Is the breath Of the thistle down,
AS fond as lovers dream,
As pure as the fash in the sea shells
throat,
AS sweet as the WOOD birds woolng
note,
So tender and sweet they seem.
One after another we see them pass
Down the dim lighted stair.
We hear the sound Of their steady
In the steps Of the centuries long since
dead,
A. beautiful and as fair.
There are only a few years left to love;
Shall we waste them in idle strife
Shall we trample under our ruthless
feet
Those beautiful blossoms, rare and
sweet,
By the dusty wavs of life,
There are only few swift years. Oh, let
No envious taunts be beard.
Make LIES fair pattern of rare design,
And fill up the measure with loves
sweet WINE,
But never an angry word,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
Be Sincere.

(American Farmer)
One Of the most appreciated but
least cultivated virtues is sincerity
Tbe habit of saying things we do
rot mean aud which are really un-
truths, is sadly prevalent. Ones
friends grow discouraged If they
are compelled to constantly ask !;
edo you mean that2' Sincerity and
honesty are closely allied, Inslncer>
ity, deCtitfulness, intrigue and dis
honesty are all Synonymous.
Insincerlty is an insidious evil,
and it steals into the mind, thence
to tie heart, where it pollutes the
living waters of pure life and
poi>ons the fountain head Of exis-
tence. The worlds best pattern,
Christ Jesus, was always sincere.
Let Us strive to be like Him.
Though "a man Of sorrows, &C.
qlalntcd with grief," He was ever
steadfast and true.
We cannot be perfect, but We
can lie sincere, and by so doing
gain new friends and more firmly
cement the bonds Of the present
friendship. To the man it adds
nobility AID st 'ength OF character,
and to She woman q grace ana
charm which is inestlnab!e. 1t is
worth tiVlnUl IT u IT
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
A Sometime Chy Now a Corn
Field.
(St, Louis Republc.)

tSt, Louis Republc.)
Hindostan, Martin County, Ind ,
in 1920 was an ImpaItant manufac-
tDriDg and trading post. Eastern
capitalists owned all the business
and the town was settled by Eas.
tern people In 1928, when it was
made the county seat, it had a pop
ulation Of G000. An epidemic.
thought to be cholera, carried off
the people by scores. The town
was soon depopulated, and where
Of corn.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
Now Try This.

1t will cost you nothing and will sure>
ly do you good, if you have a Cough
Cold. or any trouble with Throat, Chest
or Lungs. DR., Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds
is guaranteed to give relief. OF money
Ill be paid back. Sufferers from La
Grippe found 1t just the lhlng and under
its use had speedy and perfect recovery
Try a sample bottle at our expense and
earn for 20 lrself foT yourself just how
good thing it is. Triai bottles free at
E. T, Whitehead & Dos Drug Store.
Large size SOC. and 500.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
Bucklen's S Arnlca Salve.

Tie Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises. Sore, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands. Chlblair Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions. and positively cures
piles. or no pay reqnirpd. 1t is guar
an,ee TO give perfect satisfaction Or
money refunded. Price 81. per box,
For Sale by K. I. Whitehead q. Co
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
LEMON ELIXIR.
Pleasant. E1eqefat, Relidb,e.

Pleasant, Ezegent, Reliab'e.
For biliouSness and constipation, take
Lemon Elixir.
For fevers, chills and malaria, take
Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessnesS, nerysusness and
palpitation of the heart, take Lemon
Elixir.
For indigestion and foul stomach,
take Lemon Elixir.
For all sick and nervous headaches,
take Lemon Elixir.
Ladies, for natural AMI thorough or
game regulation, take Lemon Eiixor.
DR.. Mozley's Lemon Elixir will not
fail you in any of the above named dis
eases, all of which arise from torpid
or diseased liver, stomach, kidneys or
bowels.
Prepared only by DR.. Il. MOTLEY,
Atlanta, Ga. soc. ard $l.00 per bottle,
at druggists.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
100000 Years Hence.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
A French geologlst has made a
careful calculation of the amount Of
solid matter yearly carried off INTO
the ocean by the action of the rivers
OF the world and other causes. lie
estimates that the reduction of the
average height of the surface OF the
solid lands is .OO6 inches each year.
Making allowance for the CORE ;
spending rise in the bed OF the
ocean, and taking no account of the
occurrence Of volcanic and other ex-
ceptlonal phenOmena-the general
tendency of winch is TO hasten tue
process Of dlsintegration-the
period at which the solid land will
have ceased to exist and the sur
face of the earth will be covered
With water has been estimated. As.
however, that period is 4,J0O,o
years distant, the prediction need
cause no immediate dlsqn'etude.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
A Hogs soliloquy,
(Prairie Farmer


day last summer, | noticed q f.
porker wallowing in a filthy mud
hole, granting away. as | suppose,
with contentment, when suddenl,
the ears Of my understanding wer,
opened, and THE is tue substance o
the animals soliloG1y: ayes, her,
am wal!owing in the filth becaus,
no clean place is provided. Peopl,
curl up their snouts (aoses they cal
en- and talk about hogs being suct
nasty creatures, and plenty Of then
have decided that we are not fit fol
food wish they'l all come to tha,
conclusion.) don't mind being
eaten, but the injustice is what rifles
me. Here we are shut up in this
hot, balren yard without water, and
there is no creature more sensitive
to heat and cold. Nature demands
that we have cool, wet place 10 the
summer to wallow 10, but no one ev>
er thinks of scooplng out hollow IN
the earth, ard supplying 1t with
clean water; NO, We must take mas
ty, foul place, and return to it day
after day. But it is enough better
than We get IN wintar; then We are
all huddled into the dirtiest little
pen, where We have TO lie in pile
to keep from freezing. People think
we are only hogs, | suppose, bat l
wish they knew how much we need
clean quarters aod fresh straw beds:
Now | don't think we are as dirty
as some animals that nobody thinks
of calling filthy. If | had my way,
[ would be clean. And ther, there
is all this howl about trichine. Who
is to blame, | wonder? One thing |
| do know--we don't hatch the crea-
tues, whatever it is, ourselves, and if
people took care Of US we would not
have had it. Rats and mice. they
say are alive with them, and so long
as they build our pens 80 that they
can come 10 and eat up our corn, We
are bound to eat them up, SO Of
course get tie trlchlr9; and when
people eat Us they get it-serves 'em
rie ht, too. TheD if sick hog or
COW or anything Of that kind .diee,
they feed as with the diseased meat
'Anything is good enough for a
hog" they say, and 1t makes me
smile knowing that We are fatted
for their table. We are naturally |
hearty eaters, and our susceptibility
% cold makes US glad to eat any
hing to keep up heat in winter.
And then our drinks! o me! the
wash of everything, snd the milk all
spring from a sick COW. They said
he milk wasn't fit for anything but
he hogs. Don't see why they
MIG ltn't as we'll drink it as to give
t to us, and then eat US, only In one
.ase they would blame themselves,
n the other they can put it on-the
log. How often have | watched
'eoplc caring for their horses, and
hought of the difference in their
reatment and ours. Their house is
leaned out every day. They have
he clesnest water to drink anil the
leanest straw to lie on, and besides
hey are CONT ed off (curried, | think
hey call iD and sometimes washed.
Now if hog had such a chance as
bat, he might be somebody, too.
Veil, we'll ! and then his swineship
,urried his nose in the mire, and |
leard no more.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
LEMON HOT DROPS

Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhage
and all throat and lung diseases, Ele-
g,nt. reliable
25 cents at druggists. Prepared only
by DR.. II. Nozley, Atlanta. Ga.
4.30-91-1-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29

Mr.. S. Lane, general manager Georgia
Southern and Florida Railroad, says.
81 was entirely relieved of headache by
Bradycroline III fifteen minutes. 1t is
the only hing that relieves me after the
pain commences,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29
GOOD HINTS
T0FARMERS.
PARAGRAPHS WORTH
READING AND RPFIrnIBrR.
ING

E>aa,hera CHltvetsg
Farming does not furnish al. he
failures. Merchandise, Jaw. med.
lcIne aud manufacture, rruf.a n
larger pr,ceu,age Of failures taan
farming does.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-29

We cannot raise too many oats.
Every farmer in tie State ought
20 F"'>" enough to supply h.s own
IaFm, and ha'e a small surplus for
sale. We hear that there I,a dis.
position To shorten The oat crop.
The excuse beng tia. the cotton
is still IN the hrii The farmers
viii be nn",>e If they l,t anything
stand between them and thejr cat
crop.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-02-05

pushed. ! busted myself with the con-
struetion OF an apparatus by which the
brain workings of an individual could
De controlled without his knowledge.
AFTER working hard and long | con-
structed chair which answered the
purpose. But description of this chair
VIII not give you because"
fou mistrust me?' / interrupted.
mo" he replied, mot because mis-
trust you. But neither you nor any
other living being shall be made I'M
happy through this diabolical apparatus.
Oh, Heavensl would had never thought
OF constructing it!''
Dorsett was silent for a moment, and
then continued:
1T is sufficient to say that the chair,
which had nothing about it to betray
its occult powers, was constructed so
subtilely that by means of fine wires
1T transferred the brain activity of a
person to a system of thermometers
without the knowledge of the occupant
OF the chair. But this apparatus was
but the first step toward the solution of
the problem-the control and OBSERVE
ten of another's mental activity.
was still in the dark concerning the
effect of different thoughts on the re-
cording apparatus. However, Frank
and myself occupied the chair alter
nately and entertained widely different
thoughts which were faithfully record
ed and afterward examined.
I'm the course of few weeks had
become so familiar with the machine
that | could with perfect confidence
read the most secret thought of who
ever might occupy the chair"
Again Dorset paused, and then con-
tinued in low voice:
Ida, my betrothed, and my fut-
ure father-in-law, Mr.. Brown, had
often expressed a desire to visit my lab
oratory, and day before yesterday they
arrived. ! had formed plan which
was to bring me naught but pain and
sorrow. | concluded to try Ida. After
we had finished inspecting the instru-
ments managed to have Ida seat her
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-02-05

iron of switches. Straight. on meant
killing Sarah. Dumpy would poke her
fiat with his spouting nostrils, and then
put his big steel shoes through
"Chief knew my dear one, too. Kind,
calm, he just said:
Take the curb, Ed, back o lamp
posts
Chief I said, this wagon won't
stand
Do itr he yelled.
II pulled the right rein. Dumpy
sprang to the sidewalk; and, sir. that
India-rubber thing bounded clean over a
ten-inch gutter curb, suppose, from
the crown of the street. We went
across. Thank God, my wife was saved!
But chief was landed in n dry-goods
store window on pile o. woolens. all
right. He was up and away to station
EN-, they said. In no time. broke the
glass in that window for him, and
knew no more till in the hospital |
saw Sarah bending over me. See hercr'
The scar under his cap told It's own
tale. 1t is well enough 10 add that the
frail. elastic, side-bar buggy was not in
jured at all.-Emory 5. Haynes, in n.
Y. Ledger.