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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-26
STEEL & ALEXANDER.

For the purpose Of conducting GEN
ERAL FOUNDRY AND MACHINE
BUSINESS, at the stand lately occupied
By the firms Of Wa. Il. Tappey, Tappey
d Delaney, Tappey Il Steel and Tappey
Lunsden y Co. lor the past ~ years, and
having been associated with them as fore
man Tor Years and book .keeper for Is
years, we feet confident that III entering
upon TINS enterprise We DO so with thor.
ough and practical knowledge ofthe busi.
ness, and trust to have a share Of public
a tronaEe. Very resDecttu!!y,
r. J. STEEL,
6l5 1Y. W.M ALEXANDER
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-26

IF TOUR BACK ACHES
Or you are all worn out, really good for nothing
il Is general debility. Try
BROWTS IRON BITTERS.
n Will cure you and give good appetite. ~
BY all deaIen in medicine.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-26
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Special to The Ladies'.
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Al the lolo.ln. rates:
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Larger ANTS. - 81 o,c per cent
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-11-25
THE ENGINE THAT WANTED A RIDE.

and each section hand and station agent
his track and swift hes, and accidents
from care!eSsncss will never occur
But not i'm train crews, section men
and station agents are the Responsible
ties OF safety in railroad travelling alone
vested At many stations where the
agent himself does not manipulate the
electric current which tie Is of the move
melt Of trains elsewhere much depends
upon the to egraph operator working
for him. An error In a snglo1word has
more than once been the cause of terri
bic human slaughter.
Not many years ago an appalling ac-
cident happened on single track
branch line OF an Eng ish railroad,
which Is, perhaps, unsurpassed in the
annals of railroading for its terrible re-
suits 1t happened in this way: There
are two stations about five miles apart;
the one is at the junction of the branch
with the main line and the other about
half way TO the terminus of the road on
the cas- coast Trains were scheduled
to leave each end OF the road at the
same hour, to meet at the halfway sta
ton, where provision was made for
them with a double track. A mishap
occurred at the junction on the occasion
referred to, and the departure of the
eaSt-Gound train was consequently de-
layCd. When the train from the coast
reac. ed the customary meeting point
the east bound train was not in sight
and the operator tee raphed to the
junction for instructions. He was in
formed that the train had been unavoid
ably delayed. Then he asked whether
the west bound should proceed or await
the arrival of the overdue train
The answer he got was, "Just come
on, and he at once started the train on
its way.
What the operator had intended TO say
was, "1ust gone on" referring to the
east tound train. But it was too late.
He discovered his m'stake Immediately
and telegraphed for the station agent at
the half way depot to hold his train.
The reply was that it had Just pulled
out. About two miles from the junction
there is a sharp curve in the road, and
Immediately beyond this bridge, which
crosses deep river The trains met on
this bridge with scarcely moments
warning. There was terrific crash, and
the two trains. a mass of twisted iron
and splinters, topplcd over into the wa
ter. There were some 200 passengers on
board the two trains, but not one was
saved. The OF orator knew what the in
cvitable result Of his error would be
while yet the two trains with their hui
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-11-25
THAT RUSSIAN PETITION.

Half a million American citizens
have petitioned the Car to infuse a
little more Of the milk Of human
kindness into his treatment Of his
people. There was no difficulty in
getting people to sign them. Sidney
Smith once defined English charity
to be as follows: "a seeing B in dis
tress, feels strong impulse to make
Q go to his assistance" 1t was easy,
therefore, to get the signers; now the
question is, who will deliver it. 1t
is not quite as easy to get audience
with the head Of the Holy Greek
Church and the Car Of all the Rus
sias as it is to walk up to the Presi-
dent Of these United States and slap
him on the back. Still if the bearers
Of the petition would begin by say
ing that, in view Of the awful desti-
tuition that now prevails throughout
the empire and the prevalence Of "the
grippe" 1t would be well for the gov
eminent to send supply of REDS
GERMAN COUGH AND KIDNEY CURE
to the provinces, this might secure
the committee respectful hearing,
for it would show that they were &C
tuated by sincere desire to help that
suffering people. For sale by all
druggists.
SYLVAN REMEDY Co., Peoria, Ill.
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HtOlemaic Af.ica.

If Ptolemy's map OF northeastern
Africa Is to be relied upon-which has
been dOubted-modern travellers in
the eastern equatorial regions have
merely rediscovered what was in some
way made known to the Alexandria
geographer two thousand years ago.
To test the accuracy OF PtOlemy, DIR.
III. Schlichter has constructed two
maps-one from Ptolemic data only,
and the other showing the latest
knowledge. A careful comparison,
with allowance for early defects,
shows many striking condolences.
Most of the places on the east coast
marked by Ptolemy are readily iden-
titled with places well known to-day;
while in the interior, Ptolemy's East
ern Nile lake proves TO be the Vic
,toria Nyanza. the Western Nile lake
TO be Lake Albert or Lake Albert Ed
ward, the eastern end of the Noun
tains OF the Moon comedies with a
point little south of Mount Kenia
and the western end with Ruwenzori,
and the confluence Of the two rivers
forming the Nile agrees with the
place where the Somerset Nile flows
into Lake Albert.
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by far the mot important, the system
Of working and the discip inc exerci ed
in the successful operation of road are
an interesting study in itself. The car
dinal principle TO be observed in pre-
venting accidents is never to allow a
train to be ahead of time. The obvious
reasons Of this are manifold, and the
imperative instructions given TO en-
ployes of railroad companies in this con-
nection show its Importance The en-
gineer, despite the fact that the train is
under the control OF the conductor, Is in
no case considered blameIess if unneces-
sary risk is II by leaving station or
pass nc any point ahead of the scheduled
time.
In case of accident or stoppage upon
the main track, tits the duty of the con-
ductoi to Immediately station men at
not less than thousand yards-that is,
100 rails length-distant, in both direc-
tions. These men carry red flag by
day and rcd light by night, and two
torpedoes must be fastened to the rail
on the engineer S side of the track, one
at 1000 yards from the obstruction and
the other fifty yards beyond it These
torpedoes are not removed, although the
fiagman is called in and pro eeds with
his train, but are left as warning to
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classed as one Of the remarkable result(
In railroad accidents. Often passenger
coach VIII become almost completely in.
cased by the one next to IL, while the re-
mainder OF the train Is comparatively
but little injured.
The derallments of trains are occa
stoned by a variety of causes, among
which il the open switch, the spreading
or the warping OF the rails and by OBJ.
structions that may be accidentally OF
purposely plac led upon the rails. OF
these the former is by far the commonesi
cause, but as an open switch is invariably
indicated by signal OF some kind, such
as the IN OF a semaphore by day and {
red light by night. tho casualty is fire
quently traced to the negligence OF the
engineer.
Next to the air brakes In preventing
accidents a proper understanding anc
prompt service of signaling is considered
as the most important. Signaling by
torpedoes, already referred to, is both
efectual and simple In many cases, but
it is with the manipulation OF colorec
flags and lights that trainmen must make
themselves familiar in order TO secure
the proper protection Of life and prop
erty. The following code Of signals will
not be without interest:
A green flag displayed at a station by
day or green light at night tells the
engineer that orders arc awaiting hin
and he must bring his train to a stop.
Special trains carry two green flags
by day or two green lights by night on
the front OF the engine
A red flag or red light or the explosion
of a torpedo denotes danger ahead. If,
however, such signal is placed just
outside the rails it denotes that the track
is out of order and speed must be re-
duced TO six miles ar hour, but IL placed
within the rails it shows that the track
is impossible AMI the train must be
brought to stop.
Two red signals on an engine show
that another train is following and has
the same rights as the train carrying
the signal, but IL the signals be white
instead Of red it shows that the train
following will keep ten minutes behind
all regular passenger or freight trains.
One sound of the locomotive whistle
tells the brakemen TO apply the brakes;
two sounds TO let them go again; three
sounds is the signal to back the train;
four sounds call in the flagman who
has been sent out to warn approaching
trains; and five sounds is a warning to
men on top Of freight cars that the train
is approaching covered bridge or tun-
mel.
When train is approaching road
crossing the engines gives one long and
two short sounds, while succession OF
short sounds of the whistle is a signal OF
danger.
A light swung over the head is sig
nal to go ahead, when swung across OF
at right angles witt the track is a sig.
nal to back up, and when moved up and
down is a signal to stop.
With all these details TO bear in mind,
with the many other duties devolvna
upon the men in whose hands the safety
of trains and human life is placed, it is
indeed marvel that accidents are not
of more frequent occurrence and the sac.
rifice of life greater.
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AGED INDIAN CHIEFS.
Notable Figures Among Tribes of Oregon
that VIII Soon Pass Away.

that VIII Soon Pass Away.
1t is interesting to talk with civil.
lied Indians and learn from them
what they may know OF the present
and past conditions OF their race,
says the Salem Statesman. Speaking
Of the prevalence OF consumption
among the Indians on the klamath
agency calls to mind that few more
years will find these Indians nearly
all in their graves.
Henry Jackson, of Klamath, as
signed very plausible reason for
their decline. He says their food is
now different from that of the wild
Indian and their habits of life are
very changed. Formerly they roamed
at will, clad scantily with rough skins
or naked, just as fancy suited them.
Now they are clothed and housed and
often removed TO different climes and
the changes of temperature at once
make themselves felt and attack the
lungs. Mr.. Jackson talked freely OF
the old Indian chiefs.
"ScOnchin," the last chief of the
4nOliOtS anu OllC VI lHC III UIlc
Modoc war. is still living. He is weak
and stone blind and must be conSid-
erably over hundred years of age.
"Choctaw," the last commander OF
the Snakes, surrendered his life and
passed on to the happy hunting
grounds only three weeks ago. He
also was blind and was hundred or
more years of age.
ALLEN David" who used to be a
great chief among the Klamaths, is
still living, although at an advanced
age. The light has gone out Of his
eyes and he has to depend on his peo-
pie for food and care. The tribe re-
lations are all broken up, and from
Mr.. JackSon's words it is seen that
very soon the last of the original
chiefs will have passed to that bourne
whence no traveller returns. Al
though not disappearing with the
buffalo, as it was years ago said they
would do, the American Indian will
not be far behind the beast of the
prairie in passing from view.
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death can be made in thousand and
one ways misplaced switch, a warped
rail, a misunders, God message, a faulty
timepece, or through any one OF the
ain Ost countless unavoda Bile errors that
may occur, tho perfection to which rail
reading has been brought can only be
regarded as marvellous.
When trains weighing 40 tons are
seen moving at a rate of sixty miles an
hour, with the peopo upon it confidea ut
of their safety, nor thinking of aught,
perhaps, but the grand scenery at which
they are permitted to look for so brief q
space, the ne hanical details and the
disciplined intelligence which enable it
TO do SO may be the better understood
il the writer who said of John Erics.
sons locomotive i'm 1896, which weighed
but two and a ha tons and Travelled at
maximum speed OF thirty miles an hour
for only short distance, that it was
the most wonderful exhibition OF human
daring and human skill the world ha |
ever seen, could look to-day upon tho
achievements of railroadlng, he would
doubtless think that he didn't know
much OF what he was talking after al.
But sixty miles an hour is not the
highest rate OF speed attained ly trains
of 200 tons I he extreme speed Of sew
enty miles an hour, or 10 feet per SO :
ond, has been reached more than once.
This extraordinary energy has been com
putcd to be near.y twice as great as a
1000 pound shot fred from 100-ton
gun. IL may be of interest In this con-
nection to point out that tho speed Of a
train may easily be determined by pas.
sengers curious enough TO know at what
rate they are travelling, by counting the
number OF rails over which they pass.
by careful listening this can be detected,
the number OF miles per hour being "a
most exactly the same as the number of
rails PASSED In twenty seconds
With TIA ms running "a such remark
able speei il can be readily understl d
how necessary - is for every mind con-
nected with great railroad system to
be ccntercd upon the work allotted to it
and every hand TO be unfaling in the
POI fol nance of its duties. The safety
Of a train entirely depends uEon this
cond ton e things, for there are but
few devices in use on ra lroads that are
solely safety appl .arceS Everything or
nearly everything used ha' mechan al
or economic value. and IL 1t perchance
or intent onally promotes safety part
on " OF its duty Is erformed.
This Il illustrated in the use OF tho
brake. It's invention and application
was for the sole purpose OF stopping the
ira n at stations for purely bus ness pur
poses. But ne. crthoies 10 performs an
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-11-25

to day the old scrcw and foot brake were
found sufficient for ali practical pur'
poses, but as the gular velocity OF
trains wa' increased it cf course became
necessary TO Il opt a more quickly act ng
means TO bring them u IA standstll,
he C. the intro uction OF the automatic
arbrake
AS showinyt c great advantage OF tie
airbrake o or handbrakes "A series of
cXi criments were made a few years ago
with train of fifty airs on a 3, 000-mi o
rCn Tho train was about one. third OF
mile long, and from speed of forty
mi cs an hour it was repeatedly stopl O |
in one third OF its own lie 9Th. But The
fol owing comparison wi give bet er
idea OF the merits of the airbrake. The
measurements were taken from the in
slant tn brakes were applied, to the
spot ut which, tho train came to a stand
still
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following day, and then with his mind
permanently derangcd. This calamity
was due 10 the simple error of one word,
and goes 10 show how great consc-
quences nay follow lite acts OF negll-
gence or ttent.on.
Another collision wo thy of mention
took p ace on the Batavia branch of the
New York Central and Hudson River
Road. At the time It occurred there
had been some YER; heavy snowstorms,
and the line betw zen batavia and
Canandaigua was blocked I'm several
places. An engine cam uD from Can
andaigua, got very near Batavia and
was in drift The engine was pushing
snow-plow, constructs d something
like an in lined apron, extending fifteen
feet or thereabout ftom the front end
of the engine, and was attached to work
train, with men TO go east to help open
the road IL got n short distance from
batavia station and was working
through the drift when train from the
oppO lite direc ion met IL and the engine
ran up on the snow plow The pillow TO-
Ing very strong sustained tho weight,
and the engine continued TO move for
ward until 10 mounted fairly on the top
of the other. This ac ident also :
Cured thr Jugh the agent installing his
ord FRS over the wire fro the nest sta
ton
Tho te'escoping of coaches which in
varisbly follows serious co lislons be.
tween passenger trains, may also be
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Notable Collisions.

The many disastrous railroad accidents
occurrln of late, both in this country
and in Europe, have naturally made the
question of danger in railway travel a
topic OF general discussion.
But after al, when one stops to study
the history and statistics of accidents Of
all kinds which overtake the travelling
public, IL would seem that the chances
of death in this way are singuarly re-
mote Indeed, il has been repeatedly
assorted that there are fewer persons
killed annually by adopting this method
of travel than by any other, AMI when
comparisons are made this would appear
to be true
In the United States, 70 instance, tho
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-11-25
A Broadening Profession.

$50, you're an actor" said the man
in the counting room TO seedy APP
plicant for pecuniary assistance.
Eyes, sir; I'm an actor"
Mice business. I'd like to be an
actor myself" continued the man,
with interest.
eyes; most people think that way
until they try it,"
Besides the excitement ofapplause,
the travelling you must do broadens
the mind So"
Il don't object to that" said the
&ctor softly. What l do object to is
the way it broadens the feet" And he
looked down at his poor, weary, worn
shoes and sighed deeply.
Free Press.
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Time for Repentance.

Wife-John, dear, / wish particu-
larry that you would come with me to
church this morning.
Hnsband-Why this solicitude re-
garding my spiritual welfare?
Wife (gently)-Because overheard
you putting up the hall stove last
evening. -Pittsbur Bulletin.
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Perlls of New Fashions.


Little Son-Pa, you'd better not
disturb ma.
Pa-Why not.
she's in an awful temper"
"What about?"
Il don't know"
Where is your MAJ"
"Up stairs in the room"
allow does she act?"
"Oh, awful. Shes ravin' round,
turning over chairs, and moving fur
niture, and banging things about aw-
full, and she keeps saying, 'Beshrew
it, 'Consarn it, and 'Electrocute it,
in the awfullcst maddest voice L ever
heard, only it amt loud"
Poor dear! She must have lost
her collar button again. Street 81
Smiths Good News.
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Perfectly Well.

FILLMORE, Dubuque Co.. Ia, Sept, 1889.
Miss X. Finrigan writes: Ny mother and
sister used Pastor Koenigs Nerve Tonic for
neuralgia They are both perfectly well now
and never tire Of praisng the Tonic.
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,. Nov. %, 1888.
had been a sufferer for eight long wears
when Rev. Nearmann Of Davenport. Iowa
called my attention to Koenig's Nerve Tonic 1
would know q few moments beforehand that
was going to have a spasm. When it would
come on, my head would turn sideways NV
eyes roll about, my hands clutch and hold
tightly everything they came In contact with
would froth at the mouth. When came ont OF
the spasms, would look wildly about and fall
asleep a few minutes. Koenig's Nerve Tonic
had the most beneficial effect, and am thank.
full for the boon The medicine brought to me.
TILLIE SIMON
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JOG ging His Memory.

Miss De Peyster-I have been try
ing to find out where your daughter
got her new gown. Have you any
idea?
Col. Bilderwick (grimly)-I ought
to know. The woman she bought it
from has been around to my office
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-11-25

A sTATIsTICIAN says eight hun
dred thousand official prayers are an
nually offered for the Prince OF
Wales" II prayer OF others will save
man the Prince might consider
himself safe. If the Prince would
take part in the exercises his
chances would doubtless increase.
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ures upon which to base the chances Of
being killed, q person might have gone
over 81, 900, 900 miles of country before
meeting his death, an operation which
would occupy no less period than 1914
years, travelling day and night at a
speed of thirty miles an hour.
When the difference between life and
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-11-25

It's sign
that you need help, when pimples,
blotches, and eruptions begin to ap-
pear. Your blood needs looking
after. You'll have graver matters
than pimples to deal with, if you
neglect it. DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical. Discovery prevents and
cures all diseases and disorders
caused by impure blood. 1t invig-
crates the liver, purifies the blood,
and promotes all the bodily func-
tons. For all forms of scrofulous,
skin and scalp disease, and even
Consumption which is really lung
scrofula in all its earlier stages, it
is a certain remedy. It's the only
one that's guaranteed, in every case,
t. benefit or cure, or the money il
refunded. It's matter of conf
dence in ones medicine.
1t is tho cheapest blood purifier
sold, through druggists, because you
only pay for tho good you get.
Can you ask more?
The discovery" acts equally
well all the year round.
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Encouraging.

Jack-Im afraid your father doesn't
like me very well, Marie.
Marie-Oh, but Jack, he doesn't
dislike you, am sure. He said at
dinner only yesterday that there
wasn't enough to you to inspire any
special feeling, either Of approval or
dislike. "-SOmerville Journal.
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Forced To 1t.

Melton-I see that Manger has
broken off his engagement.
Dobbs-What was the difficulty?
Melton-He found out that he
couldn't get married without getting
new dress suit.-Clothier and Fur
nisher
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Reciprocity.

Cohen (tragically)-"Aha! und so l
hat been nursing snake in mine
BOSOM"
Lowenstein-"HOw vos dot?"
Cohen-"Here | haf paid your car
fare at leasd four dimes, und now you
refuse to lend me a flfe-tollar bill. y
Judge.
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COuldn't Stand II.

what has become Of Robinson?"
"He has gone out to Salt Lake City
to live. He spent two months of last
Summer at a summer resort, and
when he came back home it was too
tame for him. Puck.
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Must BE I'm the Swim.

Mrs. BillsdOo-I notice rocco Is
very fashionable at the present time.
Mrs. Bullion-Do tell! l must have
Signor Spaghetti chats my chef, you
know serve some up.-Jeweler's Cir
cular.
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man freight, unconscious of the fate
which awaited them, we @ rushing on
to their destruction The effect of this
upon his mind was so great that ere the
a 'cident had happened he rushed from
his o Zee and was not found until the
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If you have nothing else to be
thankful for, be thankful that you
can't always read your best friends
thoughts.
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Tho great Value, therefore, OF the air
brake in stopping ira n before imp nd
ing danger cannot be adequately gagged.
But, apart from the mere mechanical
devices used, of which the air brake is
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COULD the man who predicts ca
tast rophes in the money market be
called flnancicr?