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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-08-27

hour, to pray and speak and sing, to
do any and all things possible to ao-
vance the meeting is clearly recog-
nized duty. Where there is such a
oneness of desire and OF effort, there
can be no failure And this success
will enlarge and fill all the circle of
church lite in....ratio as all church
life becomes interested and will la
Dor together, in harmony.
One man, by one sin, that seemed
small affair, brought defeat to an
army OF 5000 and caused the death
outright of So men. Achan's sin
was reproach, a shame and sor>
row, to the whole of Israel. One
man can add to the success or to the
defeat of Gods cause, in meeting
now in progress in our midst. Let
US be true to our christian manhood
and to our VOWS in this meeting. It
msy be the last one in which we can
work.
The pastors Of all the different
churches were in their pulpits
through the Sabbath, preaching ac-
ceptably TO fairly good congrega>
tons. The rain in the afternoon
and then again just about church
time, prevented many from attend>
ing. Rev. Mr.. Perry occupied the
Presbyterian pulpit.
The Ladies' Parsonage Aid Soci-
ETY. of the Methodist church, is hav-
ing improvements made in and
about the parsonage. The leading
spirits ofthis association are thought
tul and watchful and are doing a
good work. Such a work has weight
and an influence for good, far he.
yoDd our telling.
Rev. W. F. Colley, the Woodstock
pastor, is doing a 6ne work. His
people love him very much and are
faithfully holding up his hands. He
is young man of fine character and
has in him the promise OF great USE
fitness, to the church and to the
world.
Rev. J. A. Wynne, pastor of the
Marietta Baptist Church, is assist
ing in a meeting at Smyrna this
week as per previous appoint
ment. He is an able and consecra-
ted minister and his services are
constantly in demand.
The Presbyterian Christian En-
deavor Society will meets at Mr.. John
R. Winters residence Friday night
A revival m Getting was begun al
Ebenezer last Friday, by Rev. Mr.
Colley, the pastor of the Woodstock
circuit, assisted by Revs. McRet
and Patillo. We hope that grea
good will follow. The meeting here
this week keeps Mr.. Dawes at home
as he desired to be at Ebenezer.
The revival services at the Meth
odist Church are growing in inter
est, giving promise of much good
Though the meeting was inaugura,
ted by the Methodist pastor and held
at the Methodist church, it is no
means, in any sense, a Methodist
meeting. In its spirit, it embraces
all the churches and all the com
munity.
Rev. J. A. Burrow, Jr., of Ath-
ems, Tenn, came in on Monday 6
P. NJ. train. He has made a fine
impression upon the people, and is
doing a good work. Though young
in years and in the ministry, he is a
man of strong character and a
preacher of no ordinary ability. He
is closing his fourth year in Athens.
Mr.. Burrow will preach each morn
ing and evening through the week.
He will remain over Sabbath. Mr..
Dawes hopes to secure the services
of Rev. s. r. Belk and others, to
follow up the labors of this week.
According to the Jasper County
News an old negro in that locality
~ooo,,+l =, xno1 ,,o "a, n hale l. oorto a
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-08-27
DO YOU KNOW HIS NAME :?

refer to the man just across the square,
or around the corner, or up the street, who
is always offering the general public such
bargains, who sells goods below cost, who
never needs the cash, never presents
bill, and who would furnish the wants OF
the community gratis If only permitted to
do so. have often spoken of him myself,
though, of course, did not give his name.
1t was all right 80 long as he only dealt in
dry goods, hardware, groceries, &c, bat
now the tool has gone into market gardens
ing, and | wont rest until l can place over
his grave pure white shaft with this ms
scription cut into its marble Sides
Sacred to the memory OF the father of
many lies -
He never calls at house when / 90, but
has lust gone" or will 'be long torectly"
He is such favorite, bis vegetables so
fresh, and so cheap, and he can always
wait It'll Sat day"
| had passed the house. but stopped
when l heard got any cabbage" walked
back with the only two left, regular five
centers," but as they were the last and to
attlac new customer, offered both for a
nickle. why, man just turned the cor
ner, who offered me four like them for a
nickle, ceptin' they was hevier"
thought | would turn it off gradually, and
was about to ask if Mr. Ananias was very
fond OF cabbage and should | call some
other time, when my horse started off, so !
only had time to boiler back as l jumped
in my wagon, believed every word you
said, madam, but this horse has been in
the business SO long she does not know
the truth when she hears it.
JAS. L. SIBLEY,
Market Gardener.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
SENSIBLE GIRL.
HOW SHE IMPOVED HER MIND
PREPARATORY TO
MATRIM0NY.
One in - Thousan
Durham SUM-

Durham SUM-
Among ,he graduates from a Bos-
ION school this year was q Young
woman who bad completed course
frankly taken in preparation for
matrimony. Like many girls who
make society amnsements thier chief
existence, this young woman did
not realize the deficiencies in her
education until she had won the
friendshlp.and love Of one who was
her superior IN intellectual acquire.
ments. With the realization OF Ler
ignorance came the determination to
study for self>improvenent Enter
ing as pupil well>known school
for girls, she took courses in lltera-
ture, philosophy and OTHER studies
which would enable her to write ard
speak with accuracy and would
teach her the methods Of thought
She entered classes of political econ
omy and studled the newspapers
under competent direction. Urging
her teacher to correct all imperfec-
tions in her speech and manner, she
made constant effort to attain the
standard which might bring her
nearer to au equality with her future
husband. The struggle was not
easy. There were trials Of pride in
stndying with girls of more youth
fol age; there were many moments
Of modification from the exposure
Of her ignorance. Determination to
succeed won its usual reward. The
society gill whose bright mind had
been eclipsed by the routine of pleas.
ure became renowned in the school
as one of the most earnest end satis>
factory pupils. When she graduates
this year into the refined home hat
has bee a p aration for her she
will meet her husband upon an equal
ity and entertain his fIieLds with q
feeling Of cheerful conf fence. She
SAYS that the whole world seems
more stable since she has been sure
that her sentences are grammatical
and her pronunciation according to
the best authorities.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
Power Of Prayer.

Some little time ago poor wo.
man came to my vestrv in deep dis
tress Her husband had fed the
country. She told me her story.
and very sad one it was. | said,
" Tbere Is nothing we can do but to
kneel down and cry to the Lord for
immediate conversion Of YOUR hus
band" We knelt down and | pray
ed that the lord would touch the
heart of the descrter, convert his
soul and bring him back to his home.
Some months afterward she reap
peared with a man whom che intro
duced as her husband. He had
come back converted man. On
comparing notes we found that the
very day on which we bad prayed fo'
his conversion lie had stumbled upon
a stray copy OF one Of my sermons.
lie read is. The truth went to his
heart. He sought the Lord, and as
soon as possible returned to his wife.
He and his wife were received among
us. That woman does not doubt the
power of prayer-C..H. SpTgeon.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
Wise old Saws.

The expression .Whst the dick.
en-" is in the mouths OF people Who
! do not want 10 swear. Women sud
good children osc il, and sometimes
! man who does not dare 10 say .ny
thlng very bad lets il out. Shakes.
| peaTe pu, it in the mouth OF one cf
ais characters In Merry Wives 81
Windsor. Aud Haywood IN bis
King Edward ~.
Too much Of gooi thing" is
from Don Quixote AMI from Shskcs,
peare. Tell ,rnth and shame The
devil not the truth, as it is most fre
quently quoted is in Shakespeare
Henry w. in Beaumont and
Fletchet's vii without money"
and in SwifL's " Cook maids Letter.
Ray, Middleton, Ben Johnson.
Butler and FaTqlhar did not ele-
vste mankind IN hauding down TIE
saying "SInel! rat" bat mankind
took II, and it has Deen pat in service
untll It looks out Of place now il IN
closed 10 quotation marks.
La the Wise Sentences" OF Fuller
in 1.-The Good Naturel Man OF
Goldsmith" and in Rays Proverbs"
we find that "Silence gives consent
"Rolling stones gather no moss
outlives in fame the man who wrote
it.
"Oat OF the frying.pan into the
fire" ls in Don Qlixote. Lockhart
and Hey wood bat who. except the
man or woman with BOOK OF quota
tions' would say that 1t can be found
in BlnyaL' "Pilgrim's Progress?'
Glove me love my dog" so often
inapropriately used, was proverb
In the time of ST. Bernard and is to
be found in Haywood and IN Chap
man.
''Let as do or die.' according to
Walter Scott, is au expression which
is common property, being the mot>
10 Of 4 Scottish family. Beaumont
and Fletcher also claim it aud it is
ia Campbell'5 Gertrude Of NYo-
y 81
Look a gift horse in the moata,"
is quoted bY st GeFome, Rabeiais
and Butler.
"I don't see it" is one OF the com
monest Of the herd. We have it from
Cibber in '.The Careless husband"
,'Hail fellow well met (how many
fond recolections it brings uL) we
have from Swift, Roland, Lylly,
Raw, and Tom Brown.
God helps those who help them
Selves said Sidney and our own Ben
Franklin. Pluntre in hi. trausia-
tions makes Sophocles say "Ieayen
ne helps the man who will not aci, I"
au3 Herbert's version is rIIclp thy.
self and God viii he!p thee
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
There Was Luck in it,

A man in Bremen, who was pas.
sing an idle hour, sat down in II
small park. While there he saw 8
four-leavet clover ana at once picked
it as an emblem Of good lock.
The next moment he was arrested
and taken before the authorities for
breaking 4 rule furbiddiag visitors
to touch anything la the park. In
vain he protested that he was about
to sail for America, that his baggage
was aboard the steamer and that 1t
sailed in two hours.
Before he could settle the matter
and pay his fine the steamer had
sailed. The boat was wrecked and
a number of the passengers drowned
but thanks to the four-lesyed clover
our belated traveller was saved.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
The Love of Nature,

How generous Nature is to those who
show
A sympathy with her, How every bEeeze
Seems caress! How all the shrubs anc
trees
Put on their tenderest green, and flowers
blow,
And even birds and insects seem to know
Your heart, and strive, each III his way
to please?
The birds build at your door, the
honey-bees
Are sure of finding sweets where'er you
Since every rose will blossom at its best
For those who have the roses love
The heart that blesses others will be
blest;
The lives that look for blossoms, bios
SONS win;
The love of birds will build a ong-bird Is
Upon a bough where winter SHOWS
have been.
--Mary A Mason IN Frank Leslie's
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27

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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
ON THE WRONG SCENT.


First Little Girl (st tashlnoable
summer resorD-Im awful glad to
get acquainted with you, cause
you're nice.
Second Little Girl--So'm | with
you. That's what we come for.
Mamma says 50 herself.
To get a'q1aih.ed?
Yes. with nice people--peop'e 10
society, you X
Way. taata jast what mamma
wants. We're t. get qaaintcd with
people in society.
Amt YOU in society in the city?
No. You are, amt you2
No. We've teen rakin' aud
scrapin' the whole winter to come
here and get quainted with people in
society, you know.
So've We.
Then your folks amt anybody at
home.
No.
Neither are We.
Guess there ain much use 10 rs
gettln Qnainted.
Guess not.
Good by.
Good-by.-New York Weekly.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
Hcws This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Rcaart
for any case Of Latarrh that cannot DC
cured by rasi-g H3ll's caiaErh Cure.
=. J. CHENEY L CO., Prop T9'eac, ..
We, the under signed. have known
f. J. Cheney FOR the last / wears, and
believe him perfectly honorable IA ali
bushes transactions and fi1auci4ltg able
to carry out any obligation made by
their firm.
WEST L Truck wholesale Druggists,
Toledo O. HAIDING kIN%AS (
MARvIH, wholesale Dru5g' :, t2lcIoo.
Bank, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internally,
acting directly upoL the blood and lnl-
cous surfaces Of the system. Price 1Jc.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
The Silk Threads in Psper Money.

La spite Of the ski,l and io1u7try
OF couaterfciters, they have never
made bill which dii not nayc oae
o. more vulnerable sputs. Spmo of
the products OF their nnulieran may
seem pcrfectso the uu'rained eye,
but will fad that each one, liGc, Ac.
hills, has soncthIng luckug "a its
armor. Perhaps the featurc- Of good
treasury notes which co1utcricjtcrs
have foand 1t most difficult u imi.
tate are the two blae silk threada
which run lengtnwise tltoI.h thcw.
They arc little over NJ inai apart,
and thuush sometimes almost lnvi5-
Ihlr, they form part OF every bill
issued b. tie government hureau or
printing and engraving. y /. Drum
mond, chief ~ ths sacred service
Of the Treasury depart ment, who has
had q long experience with couE-
terfeiters and their wares, explained
recently Why it was so dlilitult -
copy good bills in tins respect.
1T the fret place" he said, the
silk threads are pot IN the paper
when it il made at the factory. 10
make pepper Of this kind used b. tho
government requires = biz plant ard
lots of capital, so counterfalters are
kept olt Of IT, Even # they had
the necessary none~, tney woaldu't
be fools enough to risk it all for the
chance Of making bogus hills. J.
would be exceeding urproGiab!e 'or
4 paper manufacturer who already
has q factory to make the paper be-
cause to DO so IS n penltentiary Of
fence"
Doctor Drummond then sso@ed tie
reporter counterfeit t2o dollar h..l
which had single thread rual.ng
lcng,hwisc through its centre.
This is The only bad bill. that
| ever saw with sjls thread 10 i'.
Even this has ONLY one thread ID ~
instead Of tao 50 /, wolii no: he
dangerous u skilled teller. j
have never heard Of more thaa lro
other bills like this ore. J. u easy
to sec that the counterfeit spit tol9
note, put in this thread anl then
pasted the two parts to-ct.c- sgsi1.
The frayed edges showed that. The
fellow must have teen very a'a.ii
not 10 Know that genuine money has
Two threads instead II one. An ex>
part can easily tell wacn q bf.l has
heea split ia two aad pasted 'oz"'aSt
again, 80 the silk THREADS would not
deceive him
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
Speed of an Earthquake.

(St. Louis Republic).
The course which an earthquake
runs is usually very rapid. From
the instant when the first shock was
felt at Lisbon to the period when all
was over, and nearly $4,000 people
killed, not more than two minutes
had elapsed. Usually from ten to
thirty seconds elapse between the
first and last shocks of severe earth>
quake. Bat this lightning speed
is net always the earthquake S
mode Of travelling. W b i | e
Caraca in Venezuela was almost to-
tally destroyed and $4,000 people
were killed 10 less than twenty Sec
onds by the great shock Of 1872,
there are cases in which constantly
recurring shocks nave lasted for
weeks. No odds how brief the span,
the most frightful havoc can "be
grought, anG tie wave ofdestruction
propagated from the most distant
regions. t. rumbiins earth SC is
travels at the rate Of about Iu,v00
TO 900 feet per second, and The
earth wave, on an averave, about
-, Of
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
a NOVEL FEATURE At THE
SOUTHERN INTER STATE
EXPOSITION

The management of the S1a,brn
Exposition 10 be belt l4,tas % go,,cr
lni Noycmher, 1901. stttc C.rt.l
cts Ok No-ta Csralins, have atrare.
ti novel plan for the farmers ntfb.
.a I've ors.x tlaYs a-..s uc tAe r.;,.
Taev have hsi plotted OF larue
tract Of land into small Ilo,s of hr
teen bv thirrg fce', which a,e fenced
lr, with gate or entrance - each
and they arc advc:tis,u, eI'castvo>
" for the f,rners aal .ll sAo 1,ss-e
to do SO, 10 go TO tae Exposition 10
Their o~n wagons, aud carry Erovls.
ions with them foS stay Of week
or ten days.
This i novel plan. The city %
wagons ~ill have poles regulations,
and will be guarded At night hy daily
commissioned pol'ccuen, whose dstY
"'il be to preserve order. as well "a
To sec that no one maics's The prop.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
rnROVER FIFTY yEifo.

Mrs, WINDOWS Soothing SYRUP has
been used for over fifty years By millions
Of mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child. so'tens the gums, allays
all pain cures wind collie, and IS
the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
Ii will relieve the poor little sufferer lms
mediately. Sold by Druggists in every
part Of the world. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. Be Sure aud ask for Mrs. Win
lows Soothing Syrup. 'and take no other
kind 10 23 ly.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
A True Reflection.
(Wilson Mirror.

(WiIson Mirror.
Tue Democratic papers Of the
State are not opposed to the farm
ers. They are not inlmlcAble to
their interests. They are with them
heart and soul and miad and body
ia any movement that can rebound
to their interest and lead to the
betterment of their condition. That
which oppresses or hurts the farmer
necessarily oppresses and hurts the
papers, Tor the two are so inseparably
associated and their interests are so
lndlssolubly i terwoven that an in-
jury to one has its corresponding o
fleet upon the other. When the
tanners prosper the papers prosper.
When the farmers suffer with OBJ
preston, the papers also feel the
burden. When misfortune comes to
one the other gropes amid its shad
ows. And when the sunlight OF
prosperity hrightens up the counter.
ances of the farmers the faces of the
newspaper men grow resplendent in
the lastre of their beamin2.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
Temperance News and Notes.

Twenty six per cent, Of the iasan~
ity OF the United States is caused
by use of intoxicants.
Atemperance scholarship has been
founded in the Magee College, Lon
derry. Ireland, for stimulating in
terest In temperance work among
the students.
From the town of Hllo in the
Hawaiian Islands comes tue good
news that the native women are be-
coming greatly interested in the
work Of the W. G.. I. U. and are
attending the meetings in large mum.
bers.
Thomas Moon, an Iowa drunkard.
recently saturated himself and bis
daughter With kerosene, while he was
under the influence, and then lighted
up. Then the police came, put both
Of them out and arrested the full
, Moon
A convention OF Catholic churches
vas held in Winona, Minr., recently
for the purpose of organizing din>
cesan total absIineGCe union. The
union of Winona diocese embraces
twenty couties. With-sn exalderman
as President and an attorney as
Secretary it is hoped that the new un.
100 will popularize total ahstinence
among business men and politicians
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
LOOKING FOR NEW BOOKS.

The other day visitor entered
the public library and passed some
time In looking at the list of new
books. Then be went to the counter
and in a few moments the Librarian
stepped along to attend to his wants
Some time was passed in lnqniring
about tue latest publications, when
he suddenly asked: "Have yo1 any
late books by Charles Dlckens?-
Dagon Commercial.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT

GREAT DISAPPUINTMENT.
Kind Gentleman-What's the mat
ter, bubby?
Bubby-Boo.ooh! They wss a
picnic yestidaY an couldn't go (,
cause l thort they wouldn't have
nothln' nice ter eat
Did they?
Yes. Boo, hoo | jus heard they
had so much ice cream an cake th at
they was all sick as dogs. Boo, hoo
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
IA Little Nonsense. +"
THIS Is ALARMING.

The Family Physician-You say
vour insomnia is assuming an alarm
ing phase,
The patient tsadlO-Ies, doctor
The F. P.-Why do you think so?
The Patie Pm no Ion
ger able to sleep through the sermon
-Pittsburg Bulletin.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
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