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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
FOR CONGRESS.

The meeting of the Congressional
convention of this district draws
nigh. Permit me to present to the
delegates and to the people of the
district, as the best man. to be our
leader and standard bearer IN the
present crisis, the name of favoIite
sou of Halifax county, WILLIAM A.
DUNN, ESQ,
The times on which we have
fallen are peculiar. New questions
and new measures are agltatlng tn 6
public mind, and old questions,
thought to nave been settled years
and years ago, have revives and
come to the front again The
people now desire not simply good
men but the best men, in the broad
est sense of the phrase; the strong
est, the wisest, the pest equipped
men.
Lean point with pride to Mr..
Dunn as man who, in every par
tlcular, satisfies the requirements
of the extraordinary times. He is
young, and therefore not bampered
by old traditions and habits. His
sense of justice is of the highest
kind, aud he will not finch or falter
in any crisis. His integrity is with
out stain, his name untarnlshed.
He has studied the problems of our
government and is thoroughly at
home among them.
His breadth Of mind enables him
t. look at both sides Of every Ques-
ton and to decide impartlally. A
farmer himself, and the son of a
farmer, he knows from bitter ex-
perience the burdens which hinder
the prosperity of the agriculturlst,
and the legislation which is needed
for his relief.
lie is an able and attractive
speaker, and an effective canva>ser.
A seif-made man who has carved
success out of difficulties, he Is the
ideal leader for the "young nem0c-
cacy;7 while his prudence and dis.
cretion, his ready tact, his sound
common sense and bis steady adj
herence to lofty principles will CON-
manG the confidence ard support
of the veterans in political warfare.
Under HIM as our leader we shall
win the victory and in his hands
every interest will be secure.
HALIFAX,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30

TIL readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreGio1 {. case that science has been
oble to cure ID all its stages and that is
C8tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the ONLY
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitution.
al treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, acting directly upon
tn" bloom and mucous surfaces Of the
system. theaeby destroying the founda
ton oil the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The prop:ietoIa have SO much faith IN
its curative powers, that they offer One
hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails T. 2uIe Send Tor hsl of testimonials
Address. T. J. CHENEY A Co.. To
Toledo 0.
se5 Sold by Druggists, 80.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
REVIEWS.

We have received the annual cata
logue Of Wake Forest College for
the year ending June 1st. 1892
The catalogue Is model of neat
ness, showing tue buildings and the
interior of some Of The laboratories.
Two hundred and thirty three stu
dents were enrolled during the last
yesr and thirty eight graduates went
out at toe late commencement.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
STEVENSON'S RECORD

Clover CleyeIand's record Is well
known 10 most neople OF the conu-
Try: but the nominee for Vice Presl-
dent Is not SO well known. The
following which went ont from
Washington soon after his nomlna-
ton. ~Ill tie enjefestIng to our
readers:
The nomination by the Chicago
Democratic Convention of Hon.
Adlal Z. Stevenson as the candidate
of the party for Vice PRESIDENT "a>
received IN Washington with every
manifestation of popular approval
1t is not too much to say that aiT.
Stevenson has as many warm peTSo-
nal friends here as auy Official who
ever held public Office in the dis
trict. He was while in Washing
ton equally popular with both
political parties and possessed the
confidence and friendship Of Presl-
dent Cleveland and every member
OF his Caolntl, and had the regard
and esteem OF Democrats and Re-
DublIcans in Congress alike. At
the POst-Office Department, where
he was First \ ssiatant Postmaster
General under the Cleveland Adj
ministration many Of the employees
to-day expressed their qualification
that this great honor had been con-
ferred upon their former chief.
CONSIDERED EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG.
Mr. StevenSOn's administration
of post-office affairs was able and
thOurOugh and he gained for him
self an enviable record for efficiency
and executive ability he Demo
Gratis of this city consider him an
exceptionally strong candidate.
Mr.. Stevenson was born in 1885
in Christian county, KY, near the
birthplace OF Abraham Lincoln
HIS parents removed from North
Carolina to Kentucky, one of his
ancestors beng signer of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of indie
pendence. At 20 years of age Mr..
Stevenson graduated from Centre
College, Ky, and married Miss
Lettie Green, daughter of the presi
dent OF that institution Among
his classmates were Senator Black
burn, Senator Davidson, of Florida
Ex-Governor McCreary, and many
other distinguished men.
HIS RAPID RISE.
Soon after graduating Mr. Ste
yenSOn removed to Illinois, where
he studied law with the late Hon
David Davis, and was admitted tt
the bar at Bloomington. He r0st
rapidly in his profession, and wa'
elected prosecuting attorney Of
Mclean county. He was a presi
dentlal elect0r IN 1864, and wa
twice elected to the House of Rep
TesentatIveS as a Democrat from
district largely Republican.
He was appointed Frist-Assis
tant Postmaster General by Nr
Cleveland July 6, 1885. and one o
the last official acts of Mr.. Cleve
land was to nominate Mr.. Steven
son for justice of the Suprem
Court of the District of Column ia
but the Republican Senate faileC
to act upon MS nomination. Since
his retirement from the Post,O ffc
Department he has been engaged
IN the practice of law at BIoooM
lngton, Ill.,"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30

English SPAWN LlnImene removes all
Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps and
CleInishes from horses: Blood Spawn
SurbS, Splints, Sweeney, Ring
titles, Sprains, and Swollen Through.
Coughs, Etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonder ful
Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by E. T.
Whitehead q Co., Druggists, Scotland
Neck. N. G.. lOl1y.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30

F1rS.-AN Fits stopped free BY DR..
Hines Great Nerve Restorer. No FITS
alter first days use. Marvellous cures
Treatise -, 90 trail bottle free to III
case case Send to DR.. Kline, 93l Arch ST.
Philadelphia, Pa. -" ~
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30

/ icS EANe come ~ Et4N Ahhu ~
islation for successful continuance,
so thst any changes OF law must hc
st every step regs-iful of the labor
sud capital thus involved. The pro
cess Of reform must be subject q ex-
ecation to THIS plain dictate Of jas
tlce.
We ienounce The Mckinley tariff
law enacted hy he FIftr-drst Con
gress as the eliminating a'roc'.y OF
class legislation; We enjorss the e.
forts made nv the democrats of~lC
present Congress to modify - most
| oppressive features in the direction
Of free raw materials and cheaper
manufactured goods that enter into
general consumption and we pro
| mise its repesl as one % the bene-
fcent resn,ts that will follow the
sction Of the people in entrustiuR
power TO tie Democratic pnrty.
| Since the Mckinley tariff ~eat into
| operation there have been ten reduc-
tions OF tue wages Of laboriog Ten
| to the increase. we deny that there
has been one Increase OF prosperity
/ to the co0ntry since that tariff went
Iiuto operation, aud We point TO tie
| dizziness and distress, the wage re-
| ductions aud strikes ia the iron
trade as the best possible evidence
| that no such prosperity has resulted
from the Mckinley act.
| We call attention of thoughtful
| Americans TO the fact that after
thirty wears Of restrictive taxation
against the importation of foreign
wealth in exchange for our agrlcul-
tural surplus, the homes and far ms
of the country have become burden.
ed with q real estate mortgage debt
Of over two thousand five hundred
| million dollars. exclusive CT all other
|
forms o lndebtedf es>; that in one
of the chief Agricultural States Of
JIG o8' Incl "ppo"'' d 'e"i ''''o
| mortgage debt averaging S165 per
Icaplta of the population and that
'i'l''Ai o0'''' '''0li ''''o' ''''''e L o'0'
IshoWn to exist 10 the other agriCul-
'1''', "a f'0' '-'' =
P'''NS "''N'l ''''.
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ltha has,e or rocfnlocal ADVANTAGES to
+ha corntriaa ,arfia;nating "a , time.
lb,ooraa doctrine If the Democratic
faith INIT wo aonounce thu ebaro re>
oio-oc;tr which 1n.,,1oa with tho moo.
ole,e desire for ENLARGED fnreipr mar
,ats and froar exchonUes nv nretend
;,, 70 oe+oh1ioh cIoear trada RELATIONS
far country whose articles
Iof oxoort orc almoet excln,
s,oaIv oo,icn1+nroI nrod,cts with
otbor co.r+rfas .bot are also aoricnl
toral while ercctino q cnstom-Aoust
lharriar of nrob,niiiva tariff take.
o,ai,st tae richest counrrie. If +h,
, world that stand ready to take GU
aotira sprnl,s of arnaaots and IA ex
,,- o,,a;., L,oi
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
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Federal oiilce-hoideFs usHFP eoA'r''
OF party con'enNone III tue states,
and We pledge the Democratic party
TO the reform OF lHe7e anu =" "'"et
abuses "Alch threaten ooh9'''u'''''"'
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oeet'oh ~ Fe'a'2s 10 io'''e " P"''0e
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.ho 5.r,o,,o for tho k,own
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oe E,-ono o,a -, ,4o,nond r,g.d
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rh,coso immioro,ioo. or the imr,rta-
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lessen its waoas I'm. we condemn
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| d,s,rions ard worthy of forrio a
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and dishonest.
Spction IA refers ia WATERWAYS
Sactinn - reIatea tothe N,oetagno
Icansl
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Exnosjtion.
Soctioo IT ponolar ad,,.o i'm. hc.
49,. tho ont, aafa has;- r. .oo-i.u
.nfr,oco o ,oo.aa 80 tho
zaueraI statos mas, liher,I no,ro.
riotioos for tho ,,,ht;o a.haols Eraa
| common school, are the naraory Of
good Government. and the, nav.
always received the fostering care o.
tie Democratic party. which f.vore
Iavarv means oF Increasing iota,if-
gence. Freedom Of education be,no
oo eooo,t,oI ~ civil opd roI,oiops
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30

OFFICE OF j. N, MCELRoy, Druggist. !
ORLANDO FLA, April 30 1891. I
MEssRs LIPPMAN Bros, Savannah. Ga:
DEAR SIRs-I solo three bottles of
2, P, P, large size yesterday, and one
bottle small size to-day.
The ?. ?. cured my wife of rhumatism
winter before last. it came back on ner
the past winter and a half bottle 81 90
size relieved her again. and she has not
had a symptom since.
| sold bottle Of p P ?. to friend
of mine, one of his turkeys, a small one
took sick, and his wife gave 1t tea.
spoonful, that was in the evening and
the little fellew turned over like he was
dead, but next morning was up hollow>
ing and well. Yours respectfully.
j. n. MCELROY.
SAVANNA GA, March Il, 1891.
MESSRS, LIPPMAN BROS Savannah. ga
DEAR SIRS-I have suffered frou.
rheumatism fpr long time, and did not
tnd cure until l found P. P. which
completely cured me.
Yours truly,
ELIZA F. JONES.
l6 Orange St., Savannah, ia.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
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s}otAtt GO. The eIgaty-seyga n.f -.-
processing am eHcitu, tales which c.E.
prise the Dccamcrou are justly CONCEDED
10 be gems Of literary excellence. 1t
true that. owing 10 peclllarte= a,um
u the literature Of the Fourteenth le"-
tury. our postal authorities have psut .-H-
iE prohibited the trau-mI-~I9" nI s.l-
BOOK through the mails, an1 the pao no.
ers scrupulougly recognize this pro#cT f.
ion by sending the book bY eApress oa.E.
This book IS profusely illustrated D. that
celebrated artist Fleming. vino IN ana1"-
mical portraIture far eXcelIed Gas Dor.
Agents can read harvest be selling 1aI-
book. A glance AT a single pa age vii
sell IT every time. Library edition sent
10 any address on receipt of5l o.: sample
copies for agent use only, sent on re
celpt Of 80 cents. Address the
EVANSTON PUB, co., Evanston, Ill. III
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30

ENTERED AT THE POST-OFFICE
AT SCOTLAND NECK, y. g., AS
SECnED CLASS MATTER.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30

SAVANNAH, Ga. April 26, 1889.
Having used three bottles of P. P.
for impure blood and general weakness.
and having deried great benefits from the
same, having gained IL pounds in weight
in tour weeks, take great pleasure in
it to all unfortunates
like Yours truly,
Holm M0ppIS
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30

THURSDAY JUNE goth, 1892.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30


peated doctrine of the Democratic
party that the necessity Of the gov
eminent is the only Justification for
taxation, and whenever tax is un-
necessary it is uniustfable; that
when custom-house taxation IS ley>
led upon articles Of any kind pro-
duCed in this country the differences
between the cost of labor here and
abroad, when such a difference exists
fully measures any possible benefits
to labor, aud the enormous addition
al impositions Of tLe existing tariff
fall with crushing force upon cor far
mers and Workingmen, and for tile
mere advantage of the few whom 1t
enricbeS eXacts from labor u grossly
unjust share of the expenses of the
government; ara we demand SUCH =
revision Of the tariff laws IS will re
move their UBIQUITOUS inequalities,
lighten their uipCessIVns, and put
them On constitutional and equlta
bic basis.
But in making reduction in taxes
it is not proposed to lnjute any 40
nestle industries, but rather to pro-
mote their healthy growth. From
the foundation Of his government of
the taxes collected at the custom
houses have been the chief source of
Federal revenue. Sach they must
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30

The Democratic State Ticket.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
THE DEMOCRAT.

i. Z. billiard Editor
Published Every Thursday.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08

should be placed a layer Of crushed,
stone, not more than an inch in any
dimension, to a thickness Of from four to
six inches. These small stones will fill
the spaces between the large ones, and
will In a short time become pressed into
q solid, smooth, nOnporous mass. Such
q road cannot be softened by water or
cracked by frost.
The use of convict labor for constructs.
ing roads, as is 10y proposed in some of
the States, would make these burdens
comparatively light. To secure the
blessings of good roads the matter should
be agitated among the people. Meetings.
should DO held, especially among the.
farmers; committees should be appointed
to wait upon tho proper authorities-the'
County Commissioners and the State
legislators-with the view of enlisting
the power Of these officers in the good
work, which, once commenced in a man.
ner commensurate with its Importance,
would be pushed forward in a way char
acteristic of our people. Bad roads
would soon be u thing of the past.
We have now comprehended the broad
advantages and effects that good roads
would have upon every branch of indus
try, the relation to the good of the coun-
try, and in behalf of civilization, Chris
tianity, education. posterity, and all that
tends to improve, elevate and make bet
ter. We should use all our energy in
earnestly e%ndeavoriny to secure them.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
Grading Tea In japan.

Tea sorting is one of the common
occupations of young girls i'm the tea
farming districts of Japan. They
carefully pick out all the seeds, weeds,
bits of bark and other rubbish that
unavoidably fall into the baskets dur
ing the picking. The sorting is done
after the tea leaves have been tired;
that is, dried by being placed in IL
tray, with a stout paper bottom, and
shaken over a charcoal fire for IL time,
and then placed on the top of an oven
built for the purpose, when the dry
ing operatives twist the leaves by
hand. The pickers, besides taking
out the rubbish, i'm many cases sort
the leaves into different grades, the
better qualities being taken ont and
sold at very remunerativc prices.
The Japanese teas are divided into
eight grades, but unfortunately the
best of them are not sent to the
United States.
After the tea has been dried and is
ready for picking, it is carefully
sifted, and then packed in lcad-lincd
chests and in caddics. The dust from
the siftings is saved, and large guam
titles are sent to America every year.
1t is sold much cheaper than the per-
feet tea. The dust only costs from
five to ten cents a pound wholesale,
and by careful admixturc with good
tea can &c made to retail at a dollar.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
To Tell Time at Night.

Most people on Il clear day car
without Il watch OF other timepicce,
form a closely approximate idea of
the time of day by the position of the
sun, but few. perhaps, have guessed
at any similar method of computing
tho time during the night without
amy other means thar the STARRY
skies" Notwithstanding, Il fairly
reliable time indicator can be found
in the northern skies on every cloud
lcss night. AS is generally known,
the group of mixed stars called the
"Dipper" makes an apparent rcvolu-
ton toward the north star in every
twenty-four hours, with the two stars
forming the outer elevation of the
bowl of the clipper pointing to the
polar star continuously.
II the position of the pointers is
taken at any given hour, say 6 o'clock
in the evening in winter time, and as
oon as it is dark in the summer, the
hour can thereafter be pretty accur-
ately measured by the eye during the.
night. Frequent observations of po-
sitions will have to be made at the
given hour, as, owing to the constant
changing of the earth's position in
space, the position of the pointers
in relation to our point of observation
and the star also changes. Observa-
tions taken during a year and im-
pressed on the mind will make a very
good time Indicator of that Part of
celestial space. ,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
romMv.s SCHOOL.

-Gcosrarhv's a nuisance. and arithmetic's Q
lMret"
Said Tommy, with a fro~n upon his face.
Il hatc tho sight OF gvalnmars, unl my Latin
makes me roar;
It's always sure to get mo in disgrace.
When I'm u man." he added, US he threw his
scllool-boeks down,
Eli hnve IL schoo. that boys will think IL
fine!
They need not know IN adjective or adyerb
from u noun.
sor whether Cesar bridged the Pc or Rhine.
81 don't care If tliev think that George the Third
WINS King OF Spain.
When those old fogtas lived 80 long ago.
Crif they al should answer that the volga is
in Maine.
What difference would IL make. I'd like to
know?
But instead Of useless things, Ill tench 'em
now to conSU and Skute;
They oil shall learn TO row and sail q boat.
Aud how to fire u pistol, aud to shoot q rifle
straight,
And how to swim. and how to dive and
flout.
swell play n. tennis and ut cricket all the live
long day;
Aud then there's polo. and-oh, yes, foot
bali;
And baseball they shall every single one learn
how to play,
For that's the most important thing of all.
1 tell YOU finished Thomas, Ill have one Of
just that kind;
T!cn nl the bows, you see, will want-to go.
Tliey will not r';n away and sny my schools
TIT awful grini,'
Or cnll the lessons dull ard hard, 1 know"
st. Nicholas.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08
An Important subiect,

~W AsAPOEt0ut oOuU6Cts
Quite q good deal of space has already
been given to the subject Of good coun-
try roads, but, as there Is nothing more
deserving OF attention than the condi-
ton OF the public roads Of our country,
further discussion Of a matter SO Inn
portant is surely not out Of place.
Good roads are u potent factor in the
material, intellectual, moral, and social
well-being Of a people, and any plan for
their systematic Improvement should
meet with the hearty cooperation of
all. without regard to class or occupa-
ton.
Perhaps nothing has contributed so
much toward the civilization of the peo-
pie Of the earth as has. The
barriers Of old ocean have long since
Disappeared. The east, west, north and
south of u continent are no longer
known, except in the happy Interchange
of the products of each. Tho pcrse-
verancc and skill of maj have practical
~ removed the barriers that old ocean
tnterposed. The same forces that have
brought ncarcrt to each other the people
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-08

which few have any conception. e.,
the manufacturing of carriages and other
light vehicles, which are practically of
little value except on good roads. Even
now it forms II of the great industries
of our country, the further development
OF which materially depends on the i'm
provclnent of our country roads.
The material benefit derived from
good roads can scarcely be estimated.
The farmers undoubtedly would be the
most benefited. Making IL fair estimate
of he number of horses necessary to
furnish power TO carry on agriculture,
and all other work connected with it, we
find that tho farmers of the United
States are keeping ut least 2,0OO,O 900
more horses than would bc necessary to
perform the anne work if we had good
roads. These horses have IL value
of about $3.50, 000, 900, and are
sustained Mt an expense of not
less than $110, O00, 900 annually. Be-
sides this, the necessary number of
horses are idle II month or more in
a year, waiting for the roads to become
dry. This costs, at the least calcula-
ton, $40, 600. 900. To this we may add
500 ,O00, 900 for increased YEAR and tea r
on harness, wagons and other vehicles.
This makes the sum of $500, O0O, 900 loss
to the farmers annually under the pres
ent condition of roads. Good roads will
save this $500, 900, 900, and would in
rease the value of the farmers land at
least $1,000, 900, 900, which makes an i'm
crease of 81, O0O, 600, 600 in the financial
condition of the farmers alone. To this
we may add as much more rs the in
creased financial condition of those en-
gagged in other industries. This makes
the immense sum Of $1,000, 900, 900,