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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An Ola physician, retired from pract-
ice, having had placed in his hands by
an East lLda missionary the formula
of u similar vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure Of consumpt-
ion, Bronchitis. Catarrh, Asthma and
all throat and Lung Affections, also pos
tive and radical cure for Nervous De-
bility and all Nervous Complaints,
after having tasted its wonderful curative
powers in thousands of cases, has felt IT
his duty to make 1t known to his suf>
feIing fellows. Acuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering
l will send free of charge, to all who
desire 1T, this recipe, in German, French
or English, with full directions foI
perparng and using, Sent by mail by
addressing with stamp, naming this
paper ". A. MOVES. $50 Powers' Block,
' Rochestor.N 7. 3-9l-ly
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
In Kings Palaces

It's we'll known that 'lsitor
when about to enter japanese
house must lay aside his street shoes,
lest he should soil the Immaculate
mats: and the follower OF Mahome'
does the same upon entering his
sacred places. 1t seems also tha'
the visitor to the Old Schloss lpalace)
at Berlin is required to make SIM
liar change,
GAS we entered the palace" writes
g friend, eve were detained in one OF
the corridors, and all obliged to put
on soft, thick. gray felt slippers, IN
which we noiseslessly passed over
the polished floors, lcayi g no mark
upoo the shining surface. These
slippers consist merely Of toe and
sole. With no heel. We were each
obliged to step up In turn before the
guard, who dropped them before rs,
and then skate off over the slippery
floors as best we could"
No attention is paid to the ut. OF
course. Each must take them as
they come.
"Mine," says my friend. were ire
mendous. | believe they would have
been too large for the biggest man l
ever saw; SO You may imagine that |
had to slide along cautiously
lest l should lose them off. The
occasional glimpses of ourselves that
we bad in the mirrors were very
ridiculous--standi in these grea,
canal boats u
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
The First Slep.

Perhaps you are run down, can't
eat, can't sleep, capt think, can't do
anthing to your satisfaction, and you
wonder what ais you. You should
heed the wardiug, you are taking the
first step into Nerueoes FROST ration
You need a Nerve Tonic and in Elec
t=ick Bitters you will find the exact
remedy for restoring your nervous
system to its normal, healthy condi-
ton. Surprising results follow the
use of this great Nerve Tonic and
Alternative. Your appetite returns,
gooe digestion is restored, aDd the
Liver and Kidneys resume healthy
action. Try bottle. Hrice 500 at
E, T. .'hitehad & Co.'S Drugstore.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-18
NOTICE..
40. en-.
oSv,sE. uAsalasTss. D. ..

Halifax County : May Term, 1891.
W. H. Kitcbin)
Edward Allcott.
Take notice that the above enti,lce 4
action, wherein ". H. Kltchin is
plaintiff and Edward Alcott is defer-
dant, has been instituted in said
Superior Court, for the recovery of
the sum of $1,000 due for Lumber
cut pursuant to contract made and
entered iuto by said defendant aud
said plaintiff on or about Aug. IS,
1890; IN which warrant Of attach
ment has been issued against tie
property of said Allcutt, retrrnahla
before the Judge of eur Superior
Court at q court TO be held for Hal
fax County in Halifax town on eth
Monday after 1st Monday in Septem-
Der 1891.
This 3O,h day of May 1891.
W. H. Kitchin, John L. Gregory.
Plaintiff. Clerk Supr Court.
Gil f..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04

Chemists distinguish between various
kinds OF sugars. TO one class belongs cana
sugar, which Is formed in Che sugar cane.
sorghum, beet and maple, and which va
use at the table To another class belong
the glucoses OF which the fruits sugar that
occnrs in grapes and other fruits, aud the
glucose which Is manufactured on a large
scale from the starch OF corn, ars samples.
Some Tins since Professor Fischer, og
NurzhurR. Germany, succeeded "a. The
.synthests Of several sugars closely allied 70
fruit sugar Re has fsdnd a way 20 trans
form glucose into sugar OF the type Of
cane sugar. We have long known how "a
convert starch and cane sugar 20 glucose.
The process h one OF changing = more CON-
pick compound 70 a simpler one. But the
possibility Of reversing this process was
long doubted Yet Just this Is what Pro
fessor Fischer has now accomplished.
Still more remarkable, I was going u
ssy-but the time for calling such things
remarkable seems 20 be past--Gs the sccouna
or the preparation Of an RIbuminold com
pound By synthesis How carbohydrates
and fats may be prepared artinciaily We
have come TO understand. But the albu-
minoid compounds contain more chemical
elements. and are far more complex, thsy
are indeed the highly orVAnized material
of vegetable aad sDimal life. That tbssa
substances could % made Ia the laboratory
has been ha-d t. believe. Yet Professor
SchutzenberRer, % Paris, has reported 10
the French Academy OF Science the syn.
thesis Of compound simiisr 20 the pep
tone into which the albuminoias Of ouS
food ara transformed IA the process Of a.
gestion. Professor Atwa,er In Centary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04
At Sproat,s Landing.

A moonless night soon closed around the
boat, and in the morning we were at
Sproat's Landing, place two months old.
The village consisted Of tiny cluster of
frame houses and tents perched on the
edge of the steep bank of the Columbia.
One building was the Office and storehouse
of the projected railroad, two others were
general trading stores, one was the hotel,
and the other habitations were mainly
tents.
| firmly believe there never was a hotel
like the hostelry there. In a general way
its design was an adaptation of the plan of
q hencoop. Possibly box made of grid
irons suggests more clearly the principle of
its construction. IL was two stories high
and contained about a bakers dozen OF
rooms, the main one being the barroom of
course. After the framework had been
finished there was perhaps half enough
slab" lumber to sheathe the outside of
the house, and this had been made to serve
for exterior and interior walls, and the
floors and ceilings besides.
The consequence was that a flock of
gigantic canaries might have been kept in
it with propriety, but as place of abode
for human beings it compared closely with
the Brooklyn bridge. The queer hotel was
but little more peculiar than many of the
people who gathered on the single street
on pay day to spend their hard earned
money upon few rude necessaries from
the limited stock on sale in the stores.
There never had been any grave disorder
there, yet the floating population was as
motley a collection of the riffraff of the
border as one could well imagine.-Julian
Ralph in Harper's.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04

What is it that makes one a coward2 Is
it fear of death, or fear of pain result
ing from any injury that might be sus-
tanned while performing an act of braveryf
know not. / try TO reason myself out Of
my pusillaninity. Am not as good as
any other mani" l say to myself. "Of
course am" decide. and there and then
firmly resolve that the next time I am
called upon TO perform an act requiring
courage l shall not re found wanting. Bat
when that time arrives at the first sign OF
danger I am a helpless, trembling iuEp Of
humanity
I could no more personally attempt to
save a person from drowning. stop runa-
way horse, or in fact do anything reqair-
ing courage, than could fy. In the pres-
ence OF danger 1 am for the time b &
paralyZed.
have often wondered, supposing l "
some brute of man half murCleri
woman in row, which SO often hap s
in this country, could render any :
snces No, feel sure couldn't. sh Id
run avay-"A Coward" IN London Ait
R;ts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04
The Question of q Majority.

According to a decision of the French
council of state unanimous vote may be
cast in favor of candidate at an election,
and the candidate may yet fail of receiving
majority" and of being elected.
In the town of Montlercon, France, in an
election for a small local Office, only one
voter presented himself to cast his ballot
He voted for NJ Bagneux for the Office,
and NJ. Bagneux having received all the
votes cast was declared elected.
But the matter was carried before the
council of state, which promptly annulled
the election, declaring that q majority of
votes cast" was necessary to elect, and
that, rs "a majority" means "the greater
number" there could only be a majority
where there were more than one.
1t is presumable, from this decision, that
if two votes had been cast for NJ Bag
neux, these two votes would have been
held to constitute majority; just as two
sheep have been said to constitute "fock
of sheep" and two calves a "herd of
cattle. youths Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04
Did as She Was Told.

A persevering woman is Transforming q
newly arrived Swedish immigrant into an
accomplished maid of all work Some
times her initiative knack brings about q
decidedly funny situation. Madam dis
covered to her dismay that her new acqui-
sition was in the habit of walking away
serenely after she had opened the front
door, leaving the visitor whom she had adj
mitted to close it. "Adolphin, you must
not do So" said she impressively Listen.
A lady will come this afternoon. You
open the door for her. Hold it so, and
show her into the .-.rlor. Be sure to stay
and close the door yoursel :" This was ac-
companied with appropriate pantomimic
gestures.
Afternoon came and the visitor also
Adolphin's mistress, an accidental witness
in the shadow of portiere, was surprised
to see Adolphin not only fulfill her instruc-
tons, but repeat the rather dramatic
physical expressions" which had accom-
panied them. The bend of the head, the
wave of the hand were reproduced with
Chinese fidelity.
What nice servant you have" said
the visitor, who was an old friend. ''She
doesn't speak much English, but she makes
herself understood so cleverly by gestures.
You don't mind my saying so. do you. but
she waves her hands exactly as you do
yours. New York Reeorstr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04

! But the sweets IN his cup OF glory were
not without their bitter, for Torricelli,
who had been pupil of Calico, straight
way averred that he had done the very
same thing the year before, and that he
was therefore entitled to the credit that
was being bestowed upon Pascal. The
invention of the diving bell has been
claimed by Spain, England and the
United States, but there are no records
to show that any one came forward
after 1t was given to the public, with the
announcement that he "had done the
same thing years before"
When Edison invented the monograph
the world was at once reminded that
back in the forties NJ. de Kempelen,
the inventor of the original automaton
chess player, had also managed TO get
together machine man" which ut
tered whole sentences quite intelligibly.
Of course this machine did not repeat
what was talked into it, as the phono-
graph does, but it was sufficient founda-
ton for frivolous claim of lack of orig
inality on the part of Mr.. Edison.
The invention of the balloon, which
did not occur until toward the close Of
the Eighteenth century, was not dis
puted, strange to say, although it was
really as cumulative" as any on record,
one man having overcome one difficulty,
another another, and so on. Roger
Bacon's invention of optic lenses and
spectacles, which is now so generally adj
AaI 4aI
nounced. Even Ericsson's torpedo boat
did not escape. When the success of
this marvellous and destructive marine
engine of war was fully demonstrated,
several newspapers called attention 10
the fact that one of the secret inventions
of John Napier "a. D. 1900 was craft
for sailing under water, similar in many
respects to Ericsson's boat, with the ex-
ception, of course, that the propeller Of
Napier's boat was worked by hand.
Sir Christopher Wren has been quite
generally regarded as the inventor of the
art of engraving by mezzotinto, and
though the Royal society in a measure
recognized his claim, it was urged that
Prince Rupert had been doing the same
thing for years, and that he in turn had
obtained the secret from Louis Won
Siegen. of Hesse Cassel. The method
formerly used for boring large guns has
been almost universally attributed to
Rodney Marsh. Prince Rupert claimed
that it was his invention long before.
However, as the secret process OF an
healing died with the prince the method
had to be invented all over again. Evea
the speaking trumpet does not escape
Sir Samuel Morland $3.50 vino was an
nounced as the inventor, had his right
disputed or contested by Athanasius
kircher.
During the early part Of the present
century the ordinary modern watch, in
GLIDING the balance spring, was invented.
Three men-a Dutchman named Huyg-
hens, Frenchman named Hautefeuille,
and an American named Hooke-all i'm
ultaneously laid claim to it. AS mat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04
"Grave Telling in China.

The queerest industry in the ghostly
line in China is "grave telling" writes
William E. S. Fales, the Chinese expert,
now in the orient. When the average
Mongolian reaches manhood's estate one
of his first ambitions is to have nice
and comfortable grave. The moment he
has the requisite cash, he consults one
or more grave tellers" These are old
scholars, whose scholarship has not been
appreciated by the public at large, OF
who have fallen from grace by gambling,
opium smoking or other vices, and who
earn precarious living from astrology,
clairyoyance and similar supernatural"
sciences. The philosopher, after receiv-
ing fee whose amount is proportional
to the wealth of his client, consults his
mystic books, draws an incomprehensi-
BILE diagram with points and straight
lines. and announces the day on which
it will be fundsney good luck) to visit
certain cemeteries and burial sites.
The day arrived the parties are ON
hand, no matter what tricks the weather
may play. have seen them in a rocky
degs., and in marsh knee deep in mud
when the rain was an ice cold deluge.
They come dressed in their best clothes,
newly washed and shsven. The grave
tellers are equipped with books, dia-
grams, paper and forked rod, strangely
resembling the divining rod with which
our ancestors sought springs and veins of
ore. The search begins with prayer, and
then comes a weary walk and talk, some
times lasting hours. The site is finally
picked out.
Often two or three sites are selected,
so that in case the use Of one is prevent
ed by unforeseen circumstances another
one viii be ready. The client arranges
with the owner of the land and the au-
thorities, and is then prepared to die in
peace. The practice is universal and as
old as Chinese civilization. It's influence
upon the people is something tremen-
dous.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04
Made itch by a Dream.

Before Watts, the discoverer of the pres
ent mode of making shot, had his notable
dream, the manufacture OF shot was a
slow. laborious and consequently costly
process. Great bars of lead had TO be
pounded into sheets of a thickness nearly
equal TO the diameter of the shot desired.
These shot had then to be cut into little
cubes, placed in q revolving barrel, and
there rolled around until. by the constant
friction, the edges wore off from the little
cubes, and they became spheroids.
Watts had often raeked his brain trying
to discover some better and less costly
scheme, but in vain. Finally, after spend
ing an evening with some boon compan-
ions at the alehouse, he went home, went
to bed and soon fell asleep. His slumbers,
however, were disturbed by unwelcome
dreams, in one of which he was out again
with "the boys" and as they were STUN
bling home it began TO rain sbot-besuti-
full globuies of polished. shining lesd-in
such numbers that he aud his companions
had to seek shelter.
In the morning Watts remembered his
curious dream, and IL obtruded itself on
his mind all day. lie began 20 wonder
what shape molten lead would assume in
falling through the air, and finally, TO set
his mind at rest, he assembled to the top OF
the steeple OF the church OF st. Mary, at
Radcliffe, and dropped slowly and regular
ly a ladelful Of molten lead into the most
below. Descending, he took from the bot
tom Of the shallow pool several haDdfus
of the most perfect shot be had ever seen.
Watts fortune yvss made, for from this
exploit emanated the idea Of the shot tow
er, which ever since has been the only
means employed in the manufacture Of the
little missiles 40 important IN war and
sport.-PhiIadelphia Bulletin.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04
Afraid of Bseomlng ramoas.

A manuscript reader for leading mays
zine says: The magazine with which ara
connected employed q well Known female
writer 70 write up an interesting phase Of
life six years ago. for which she was 70 re-
ceiye stipulated sam q noasy. when
Der article WA submitted the editor didn's
like &c and ssnt Il back, bat she fred It
back again, demanding pay, aGd got Il.
The article YVES pigeoah0issi. AID no ons
thought q IL again until a short time ago.
when the editor rsxurrectsd IL and had ID
put in type, forgetting al about its origin.
II appeared IA a TaosBt number of the
magzziEe. and Wa GissusAef b. lEs-ary
people ~ being one Of the best writes
articles Published By the magazine ia anss-
ton. J he editor Of another magazine ywsa
attraetsd By tbs article sBd wrote % tho
lady asking Der 20 submit matter 70 him.
The writer aypesrs 70 be = Tery spirited
younZ woman. hsssyer. and refused % Co
20, EaY.nz taat ens sxperiszes vita a rrsaz-
azine editor is snsaEh. ssss SAYS che vii
never write for them again n she dld
sSs might become fan0es She confines
her Efforts % Dsws1apsr WoFk. 9-gssy
York Cor. S. Louis Giobe- Democrats.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04

The mother seal az the Zoo got rather
gay Sunday afternoon while big crowd 0.
ladies, gentlemen and children Was stand
ing around eagerly watching the baby
seal The mother seal would watch ard
see where the crowd was thickest, side
quietly under the water, come up close -
possible to where the crowd was, and thea.
with seemingly pure deviltry, iuup up and
splash the water in such way as 20 cover
and wet every one witsin twenty feet. And
It kept this sort Ct fun up all the after
noon No mstser On which SIDE Of tae
tank the crowd got, the sea- would make a
quiet sneak under the water, and then.
quick as lightning, show up near the crowd
and get ia its funny Observation-Disclosures
Enouirer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04
WHERE He GOT THE EGGS.
an English Setter That Furnished the
House with an Egg a Day.

an English Setter That Furnished the
House with an Egg a Day.
A lady living in one of the suburbs of
New York has fine large English setter
who is constantly amazing her by some
unexpected and original trait of character.
About month ago he came frisking into
her room Just before breakfast, and laid
down gently at her feet fresh, newly laid
egg. Laughingly she picked it up, Won
dering how he could have obtained it (for
she kept no chickens) and also how he
could have carried it in his mouth without
breaking it.
Taking it to the kitchen (the dog follow
ing ana seemingly extremely interested as
to what she proposed doing with his treas
ure trove), she said to the cook, "Jim has
brought me present; please poach it for
my breakfast" The intelligent brute
watched the process of its preparation with
eager interest, and if ever dog showed
and felt conscious pride, it was exhibited
by Jim" as he delightedly watched his be-
loved mistress eating his egg.
To the lady's great surprise, the next
morning he again appeared with his dainty
gift, and, although she feared it was stolen
property, his mistress had not the heart to
disappoint him by not having it cooked
for her breakfast. She was touched by his
evident JOY in being able to do something
for her; but when, day after day, it became
regular occurrence, she resolved TO search
the neighborhood to find vino had been
despoiled on her account. 1t was in
vain, however, that she inquired on all
sides; no one had missed any eggs.
Finally her mind was relieved by seeing
Jim appear several mornings with an ex-
tremely detected and crestfallen mien and
no egg. "Ah, they have found you out?
have they, old fellow" she said, caressing
the unhappy looking animal. "Well, hon
esty is the best policy, and am glad to
have found way out of it without hurt
ing your feelings"
A few days afterward while walking in
the village with Jim she heard little boy
exclaim: Mamma, mamma, there is the
dog that stole our eggs; just look at him.
guess be didn't like the red pepper" for
Jim was regarding the smiling little mother
and her son with inefable disgust, Sinking
by them in a way very different from his
usual gallant bearing.
His owner, feeling very like receiver of
stolen goods, proffered explanations and
apologies, which were received with much
amusement, the boy declaring that such
a dog deserved the egg, and that he should
have one every time he came for it, But
Jim had had enough of eggs forever and
day, and now always draws up his lips and
growls whenever one is placed before him.
New York Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04

ter or ract. each was entitled to measure
of the credit, as their inventions, while
t1ending to the same end, were never
theless nonconficting. Wonderful to
relate, Harvey's great discovery with
reference to the circulation of the blood
was never either disputed or doubted.
g PROFESSIONALLY. one of mankind's
greatest benefactors was DIR. Jenner,
who invented or discovered the small
pox preventive, vaccination. Still, as
soon as he had made the world believe
in the efficacy Of vaccination-and he
had hard struggle to do it-one Dr..
Adams Immediately announced, with
great ostentation, that he had known OF
it and had been employing it for four
years or more. This claim was was al
most as audacious as the one made by
Hans Lippershey, Hollander, who said
he had used the telescope in 1908, one
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04
A Clerrrman,s Mistake.

Cricket is now being played by many
well established clubs in the vicinity Of
New York. and these clubs count among
their members many clergymeu OF English
birth, who are among the best and most
enthusiastic OF players. IL was one of
these who, on the Sunday following Sat
urday when he had been one OF the victors
in q hard fought match, delighted his con-
gregation by announcing from the sacred
desk, And here endeth the first innings"
Christian Union.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-04

Yuan Mel lays great stress on having
dishes served direct from the fire, without
any interval, which, he says, "leaves the
same flavor with food that mildew leaves
behind in Clothes" He points out that
many cooks throw away, in ignorance,
sometimes the best portions; e. G., the
upper flesh of the terrapin, using only the
lower part all round, which he calls "the
skirt" Also, the back of the samlie, using
only the belly. In like manner. he observes
that, although the yolk is the best part OF
an egg. no one who understands the art of
eating ever thinks of separating it from
the Wbita-Temple Bar