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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
OId-FOgy MexiCans.

4 recent traveller in Mexico says the
natives are unwilling to adopt modern
ways, and it is nearly impossible to
make them change. An Englishman ca
gagged in miningput up 4 hosting plant
but found at once that it was money
thrown away, as the worllmen would
not consent to its use. They had long
been accustomed to carry the ore in
sacks supported by i broad canvass
band passing over their foreheads, and
to receive 50 much for each sack deliv-
cred at the mouth of the shaft. To get
it there an ascent of over two hundred
feet had to be made by means Of lad
ders, and accordingly progress was very
slow. But nothing would induce them
20 use the hosting machinery, and it
nad TO be abandoned, every man work
ING Ii the old fashion.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
First Confederate Ordinance.

The first Legislative move toward a
southern confcderacy was the conven-
tiOl that met at COlu1n bia. :. C.. De
ccmber Il, 1860, and Ton account of
epidemic) adjourned to Charleston, S.
c., where. December 20, 1860. the fol-
lowing ordinance was passed: I'VE. the
people Of the state of South Carolina,
in convention assembled, do declare and
it is hereby declared and ordained, that
the ordinance adopted by us in conven-
ton on the twentythird day of May, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and lightweight, where
by the constitution of the United States
was ratified, and also all acts and parts
of acts of the general assembly of this
state ratifying amendments of the said
constitution are hereby repealed, and
that the union now subsistinr between
South Carolina and other states. under
the name of the United States Of Amer
lea, is hereby diSS0ived."
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
HOW swG0Es MOURN.
No Complaint. No Sign IT Grief on TIA,
Part II ltrrsayrJ Ones

a&Ff 81 isff'ANf* 'lffss~
II is rssnsrs..1.lc how fsr, -ner~ Gern. .
iclled in th5s country sti4E slsar - say.s .
nattv, c7-s,as.s- Ias> 81 especially ,rsa f.
when they are conrrca-a'a3 in barge .
numbers Tn, single t,tgu-n. I-#m.t.. .
man cor Norwegian N tn h.-. uss..Ia h.-
home in some portion ~ tH.- 'auf n.
liberty may etiH adhere - a.s a#.|..ee
and habits of old. but he does nos Hr.et
with Tho necessary c0,'uraEe gaaHt .r"ls
his fellows. aud Hracru.E "na~ '..a.
often .tdicule t.'ire@ $50, u-aee 81 tao csc
pCcted appreciation.
t.a>r SUMMER field iau3 on aua ~
the farms ia North uuisata IVES atsaek
bv lightning and instantly .sUta8 iHg
proprietor 81 the farn notified Ms.
parents 81 the Upf"r' "u..se >seede ut
their sons fa1e. They were an ul3
couple who own and farmc3 ONE 81
those quarter-~ectjnu tracts that nelo
Sam rivuS away 80 lavl~AlN. They Aat
been in this country for many years,
their son was born here, and yet. whom
il came 10 the Solcunjty ~ burial. they
reverted At once 20 the memories -
their native land and i's customs.
The parents did ro' oven 20 Ia view
the body nor attend To its preparation
for the grave, says the Illustrated
American. Friends brought il home ln
an ordinary farm wagon, and then, lu-
stead Of carrying it into tine house.
! placed the remains upon wide glane
/ resting on two upturncd barrels i'm TIE
! stable. Horses grew FESTIVE as they al
ways win when placed near a corpse.
! The cattle forgot 10 munch their hay.
| and covered haci, IN the stalls, show
| ing their realization that something uU-
i usual was happening Al this whit,
| the dead boys parents were busy with.
! in doors donning their best apparel: tn,
| aged mother even hanted up an old
hair trunk, from the depth Of which aI'
| odd Ia peculiar sort e titer va,
] tI-ken. decorated WITH Gibbons Of all
| possible and impossible eolors- This
she solemnly placed upon her head. "a,
She had seen it done in the PARKWAY
home. 50 long ago, near the North Cape
They then took chair. side by side
in their living-room and waited,
After awhile friends arrived, many O.
them wearing odds and ends Of co~tum,
brought from over the ocean scores %
| years ago,
Then all. excepting the parents, al
! iourned to the stable. collecting arouu,
| the body of the dead man, where re
| frcshments were served, and an otca
sional low, wailing song was chantcd
After this they proceeded to the buria
ground ten miles away, and the last So,
| rites were performed after the SAM
| simple manner.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
a CURIOUS SECT.
strange Beliefs OF Cert ain lnhapitah's
Asiatic Tu rkey.

Tho Levant Herald states that the
official PAPER OF BassC ran gives some
narficularS on the subj ect of the tribe
If Sa;h;. established in t11a province o.
Ae:atic Turkey THE - ibis. 1t says
ssara non0tEeists: their is lth IS that o
yahya st. J,1an) and they believe II
all the proph cts, who. ccordlng t.
them. have COZ 1c into this world each
for his own cho sen people. The SaibiS
make their devo ions at NOR n and even,
1-,,ao1ino on the ground. On Sundays
and Mt Bairam til number of prescribed
oravers is eight- these the devotees
make turning their faces to he north.
Their books are written III The SYRIAN
dialect They fast only during the frSt
ten DAYS of Ramazan. FROM 3he appear
ance Of the moon to the setting OF the
sun. In the way Of meat tn y only eat
mutton, which must be previously
washed in the river. The lesh OF all
other animals, including BIZ DIS, IS not
touched by them. They d $50 always
void eating food prepared by persons
not belonging to their sect. When by
aux- fortuitOuS circumstance they con-
side,r themselves sOileG they wrash-them-
selves in the river. The women, too,
D,1rifv themselves in the waters
of the river, and there, also, the
marriage ceremony is celebrated. The
Saibis declare that after death the soul
lives and viii be rewarded and punished
according to its deserts. Sunday is a
dav of rest among them. 1t is their
habit to allow their beard and whl sllers
to grow. A Saibi' can, if he so wishes,
marry four women, but not more, and
divorce is also a recognized institution
among them. Cousins may marry each
other. On Sundays at Ba,lram and on
returning from a journey it IS obi1ga-
tory upon the Saibis to take plunge
into the river after saying the pre-
Scribed DraYeTS. x.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
1.-THE BORE IN THE AMAZON.
A Curious Phenomenon Observed in Great
Rivers.

The ''bOre' in great rivers is curious
phenomenon concerning which we get
some interesting information from the
recent United States supplement to the
sailing directions of the east coast of
South America. The bore on the ANA
ION seems to partalle of the character
of a tidal wave. 1t sometimes occurs in
the western branch of the Amazon near
spring tides out generally confines it
self to the sha lows and afiiuents, and
is not dangerous in depths greater than
four fathoms. e
1t announces its presence by a roar
which is heard at a distance of several
miles. This OIllinOuS noise increases
as the wall of water approaches, and
then the front OF the bore, from five to
twelve feet in height, surges in with a
breaking force and spreads over the
shallow waters II Maraca island and
the estuaries OF tie Aragurl river. The
velocity is from twelve to iIteen miles
an hour. STRANGE as it may seem, the
phenomenon newer develops except at
low tide and is IN ost frequent and de-
structive at the equ InoNes. The Chinese
rivers have the most remarka bic bOreS~
Then comes the Anna zOn.
Sometimes three or our Of these greet
waves dash up the river IN quick sue
cessiOn. The explanation Of the ph C.
nomenon is easy. 1t is. partly due to
the trades and partly to the prevalen &c
Of strong Winds peculiarly favorable to
the formation of a wall Of water. 'file
storm wave of Il cyclone seems to III lite
with an exceptionally hig. a tidal Wave
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
TIE Trade DOLLAR.
Tia Origin and Career-Coined for Use In
Oriental Countries.

One of the annOyanceS of business
men IS the trade dollar" says the Kan
sas City star. 4 man viii come in hur-
riedly. make a purchase, and throw
down a disc Of silver that looks and
rings like dollar After he is gone the
merchant finds trade dollar IN his
till, and it has tendency to make HIM
irritable.
The trade dollar was a commercial
convenience when first coined, but 1t Is
now a commercial nuisance. In 1873
the trade dollar was issued for purposes
of trade with China and other Asiatlc
countries. Before that time Americans
had been buying Mexican dollars and
shipping them to the Orientals in pay
1nent OF merchandise. The trade dollar
was never intended for circulation IN
this country, but for eXportatlon
abroad. For five years they were
coined and largely used. The act au-
thorizing their coinage repealed the act
authorizing the coinage Of the standard
dollar. thus making them for a time the
only dollar coins issued by the United
States. The merchants might as well
have used silver bars for eastern trade,
but it was thought that the stamp Of the
government certifying that 420 grains
of silver 900 fine would give other coun-
tries greater confidence than to
use simple bars of silver I'M
stamped and uncertified. From 1878 to
1876 they were legal tender, and $1,000,
900 of them were coined. From 1916 to
1873 all trade dollars coined were not
legal tender, but it is the opinion OF
eminent lawyers that the $4,000, 900 al
ready coined were legal tender, while
those coined after 1876 were not. Then
coinage was discontinued February -,
1873, up to which time there had been
$3.50, 500 coined. The exact value OF
a trade dollar now is II cents, although
people get as much more than that for
them as they can.
February 10 1887. an act was passed
by congress authorizing the redemption
of trade dollars for six months, dollar
for dollar. At that time statisticians
estimated that 2there were about 1000,
000 in the country. AS 7,GS9,03G were
redeemed it is probable that there are
not many now in the United States,
although they do not command a pre-
MUM as raritieS.
Like all the other coins of value the
trade dollar has been cOuntcrfeited
most of the cOunterfeits being made OF
type metal and circulated III China, ia
pan and the East Indies. The inhab-
itants of the east have learned to be
wary and watchful when handling
coins that come from the Occident.
Most of the trade dollars that went to
the eastern countries were melted and
recoiued in the currency of the orient.
The trade dollar contains four more
grains of silver than the standard dol
lar, and has eight one-thousandths tas
less of alloy. a-r.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
a WONDERFUL PONY,
He Was VeritabIe Magnet for Locating
Mineral Deposits.


The venerable judge mentioned be-
low had a veritable mas cot, and the
reason why he did not own all the
wealth in the west was p~oba bly, be-
cause the pony was short windeG and
short legged. The Topeka Capital dis
covered him.
Reference to the odd roam pony" is
of local interest because of the mag
netic influence" frequently in times
past claimed by Judge Sloan for this
humble representative of the equine
family, now supposed to be dead.
1t Is related that this pony was d YER
liable magnet for the finding Of gold,
silver, lead or copper deposits, in fact,
1t is said that whenever II go;rr along
any street, road or mountain Datn he
crossed ground beneath which was Day
mineral, his hair would immediately
stand erect, quite on end, like the ouius
of fretful porcupine, and that his
rider, Judge Sloan, would receive q
shock which warned him of the pres
ence Of mineral beneath the ground.
and that, it is said, is the secret of the
judges numerous mineral locations all
over northern New Mexico.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
OUR IMPORTED MISERY. :.
A Complex Problem to &c Worked eut
on American Soil.

Mrs. Annie Besant, writing Of her
American impressions in the London
Star, says: Il spent some interesting
hours tramping about New York sums,
contrasting in my mind the terrible
poverty with the little less terrible
wealth found within the limits Of the
same city. The misery / saw was chief
Iy 1orclgn-thc streets and houses were
filed with Germans, Polish and Rms
sian Jews, Italians, Irish, haplcss
seekers for the riches that lie at the
end of the rainbow where it touches
the earth. The public schools Of the
district told the same story, scarcely an
American child being found arnCDr
the dark-eyed, dark-haired little ones
who have to be taught the language Of
their adopted country ere their or
binary education can commence. II :
q complex problem which has to he
worked out on American soil. this
shooting down OF foreign waits and
StraEs INTO 4 country which 50 quickly
admits them to full rights Of citizen
ship, the fragments broken by British
and continental oppression used for the
building Of country that should be
noble and free. The steps Of the
Nemesis which dogs the heels of
crime may be heard all over the civ
Iized world, the citizens Of to-day
reaplng the harvest they soyved 50 long
ago, When, and Of what nature shall
be the garnering?" So
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
Crime as n Disease.

no man can serve many years as pros
ecutlng attorney and criminal Judge
without forming very decided theories
as to criminal manias. | have watched
the matter carefully. says Mayor
NOonan in the Globc-Democrat. and an
convinced not only that crime is a dis
ease but also that it is both infectious
and hereditary. More than that, il is a
disease which runs very largely in
grooves and even IN nations Thus
there are emigrants of certain nation
alltlaS who viii commit 0ffcnscs Of the
most horrible nature. without apparent
" any conception OF the crime involved.
but Who would suarve rather than steal
Il cent, and there are haDitual thieves
who are the soul Of honor in all things
save one. Some day, if I can find the
time, viii write n book on manias.
with special reference to cases which
have come under ny personal notice,
and, whatever the literary impcrfec-
tions, the work VIII be Il valuable one.
| sometimes think our criminal-court
machinery is based on al exploded or
incorrect theory.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
ROT4sCHILD IN DISGUISE.
How the Passengers Were Ecbukcd and
One Man Gained PANE.

ptlf MN sfAAiiE'I amt
'oT was the lion OF the day once IN my
life. said sam Davis the other night. d
he sat with JUDGE Beatty and party
uf friends n the Palace hotel. san Fran
cisco. Il was on my way from Ogden
to san Francisco in the days when the
porter had the run of the sleeping ears.
ana We hal lot OF eastern tourists
aboard. NJ berth was near the rear,
and when the porter reached me he was
mad. The larg i tip he had received
was a nickel, ard IN some cases nc had
been given one and two-ccnt pieces !
had raid for one night, and " hen hc ap-
preached me | said:
by the WY, are you the man who
blac,-ed my boots?'
res, boss
That was a nice job, and here Is
three dollars FOR YOU
when he bad passed on a Maine
man slipped over cautiously and asked
me contidentially if that was the usual
tip.
Tip" I exclaimed; no, sir, was
simply paying for services rendered
The fact was had simply paid for
my berth, and had given the porter
nothing. AS result the information
spread through the car and the porter
reaped harvest. \ few moments iate'
stroIled into the smoking room az,
the porter said: That was COED re
bul1c you administered, boss, II sham
cost you cent to get ia Frisco. II
just tell 'em you're one of the Roths
childs travelling in Disguise
The word was passed and in a few
minutes / was famous. Every atten
ton was shown me, and when / rcachet
here | vas burdened with all sorts 0
invitations"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
PROFIT IN CANARiES. E~~-
a Means by Which Women Can Make
Money.

In many parts Of Germany, particu-
larly in the Harz mountains, women
make hundreds of dollars a year solely
on canaries. They give up two or three
rooms in the house to them, and in one
room sometimes have as many as two
hundred cages, each containing pair
Of birds busily engaged in raising fami-
lies. The care of birds requires a good
deal Of time, but if properly tended,
and SO kept healthy, they will raise two
or three families every summer, and
sometimes ten to fifteen young birds
are the result of one seasons Matching
from a single pair. AS long as women
keep canaries as pets the demand will
continue. for the birds are delicate and
short-lived; but a pair of healthy birds
always commands a good price and the
outlay of capital is small and for an
indoor employment few kinds of bust
ness render more profit on the size Of
the investment.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
SHOOTING TIE iZARD, =
one Must Be Good Marl1sman and Fire
sr Quickly


lie VOLTA. Tirez, tirez,', and There
trottlng along, casting a dark shadow
on the white snow, WIS an lizard about
one hundred and scventy-five yards
above me, writes Paul Van Dyke in
Scl1bner's. ! unSlung my rifle and fol-
lowed with the sight. He stopped for an
instant. Crack. He whirIed and trot-
ted back again, stopped, crack. and,
with bound, he disappeared among
the rocks. We watched in vain for his
temperance and turned to mount. ex-
changing mutual condolences. Sud
denly "NOila,' and there he was again
on the other snow field at our right.
crack. went the Winchester, and then
he seemed to understand for the first
time where the trouble came from, for
he was off like the wind, while emptied
the three remaining cartridges of nv
magazine at the flying clouds of snow.
1he miss was set down to the natural
nervousness at the first lard and It
was not until some hours aftcrward
that | noticed a arrangement Of the
rifle sights which would have made it
impossible to kill at twenty yards. 1t
was the first piece Of bad luck.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
HOW VOTERS ARE. MADE.
Totally Ignorant Foreigner Turned Into
Good Citizens of the Il epu5iic.

Totally Ignorant Foreigner TUrneds Into
Good Citizens of the Il epu5iic.
The most tiresOne duty that the
judges of the superior nd common
pleas courts has to perform is the nat
uralizatiOn of the thousands of foreign
ers that wish to beco me invested with
the rights and privile ges Of American
citizenshiD-cspec INST before cleo
ton time. When natura lizatioD is going
on the courtroom is turned into a
schOolroom. The clerk cali off the
name. of the prospective citi zen, who
steps up to the bar with his fri nd who
is to declare that he has know him SO
many years and that he knows him to
be of good moral character. Then the
friend steps aside and Judge asks the
embarrassed candidate few questions
to see if he knows enough bout our
government to be given vO te. This
is part of Il conversation bctwf en- Judge
and candidate in the court of common
pleas tdle other day, says the N,ew York
Times:
"Whast is the government of.thi coun-
try?" asked the Judge. "A
"RepGblic," said the candidate
'Who is the chief officer of This
state?"j
The governor," IS,
And who makes the lawsp' -
THE sinnit."
The senate and what?" with an en-
phasis on the what
Yes, sir; yes. sir; the sinnit and
wat" :
But he got his papers, ga
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
The Power ct IOd2stoneS, ~

A magnet carried by Newton in
fingcrring is said to have been capa BILE
of raising 40 grains, or about $50 times
its own weight Of 3 grains, and to have
been much admired in consequence. \
magnet, formerly belonging to Sir John
Leslie, and now in the physical collec-
ton at Edinburg. has still greater pow
er, however, weighing 311z grains and
being able to support 1850 grains. l..
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01

., iron on human and horses and all
for5,s cured IN 80 minutes by Wool
Sn,d sanitary Lotion. This never fails,
tsora 81 -. " hitehead & Co.'S Drug
''0ie' scotland Neck, N. sally
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
49, RR0WWS IR0K RIITERS

Cures Indigestion, Biliousness, Dyspepsia Mala-
ria, Nervousness, ana General Debility. Physl-
clans recommend it. All dealers sell it. Genuine
has trade mark and o-<-aeA red lines on wrapper.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01

Needing a tonic, or children that want building
Up, should take
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
1t is pleasant TO take. cures Malaria, Indiges-
tion and Biliousuess. Al desAslS asap l.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
" TOUR R4CE ACHES

Or you are all worn ont, really good for nothing
1t Is general debility. Try
BfOWN'S IRON J;ITTERS.
1t viii cure you, and give a good appetite Sold
by 20 A7rSr-s N rnr-Srs.se,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-05-20
Notice of Sale ON Execution.
SHERIFF'S SALE
OF REAL PROP E r T Y.
O. A. French AMI A. 9. Cotter, Defendants,
vs..
T. e Tootle, James Doniphan. John Donf-
phan. r. w. Evans and John T. Murphy,
Plaintiffs.

Under and by virtue of an Execution issued out Of
the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District
Of the 81 st- of Idaho in and for Alta ounty on the
10th day of April, A. d. 1891 In the abovee ntitled
the above.namea defendants obtained . judgment
against I. E. Toofie, James Doniphan, John Don
tphan. +. W. Evans and John T. Murphy, plain
tits. on the 3lst day of May. A. D. 1899 tor the
money besides interest at 10 per cent. from
December lst 1857, and costs. ! ann Comma nded
to sell all the certain lote. pieces parcels OF
lnnd situate lying and being in the County Of
follows, to-wit:
The Big Camas No. mipe. being 1900 feet in
length by COO feet in width. or sou est On each
side from the cent of the vein: also, the Slack
ated on Camp Greek about one and one-Qusrter
mill 8 southwest from the Big CAmas No. mine
also. the Little CAlAas mine. adjoining the Big
Cam.s No. 2 mine on the northwest corner. and
1850 feet in length by 6OO feet in width also the
Black Cnder mine lying in a westerly direction
from the Big Camas No. mine. and 1900 feet in
length by 600 feet in ". 9TH: also the Treasure
Trove Fraction. lying between the Big Camss No.
mine and the Big Camas Fraction claim, ard
100 feet in length BY 600 feet in width: also. the
Big Camas Frsction claim. lyjrg between the Big
800 feet in length by COO feet in width also. the
Camas No. mill and millktte. together with all
of the millsite ground also dumps tailings, ETC..
around said mill and on said mills, te.
day Of May. A. D. 1891. At I O'Clock p. M Of that
day. In front Of the Court House door of the
county Of Alta &C resaid. will. in obedience to
said Execution. sell the abovedescribed property,
said judgme Mt with interest and costs. ETC., to the
highest and best bidder. for gold coin Of the
United States.
Dated HALEY. ld.ho this ll,h day Of April. 1891.
Deputy Sheriff. -=- '