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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
A SERIOUS QUESTION.

There has been much said and
more written, perhaps, during tue
past few months about what farm
ers would better or better not plant.
And THE DEMOCRAT has given It's
share of advice, which indeed mas
teen standing with US Tor Jour
years-especialiy what we have
said about raising home supplies.
But all this advice is much more
easily given than followed. AnG
especially is it so with farmers who
are in debt some. Many OF the
very best men in the country ale
liz debt. AS to why or how they
came in debt has nothing to do
with the situation now. These good
men are confronted with a very
grave POLLEN.
They can not get much more than
half as much for their cotton as 1t
costs to produce it; and SO they
really can't afford to produce it.,
and they know it. The same old
thing is suggested to them a thou
sand times over about the wisdom
of raising meat and bread at home.
They know it now as we'll AS any
one; but what are they to do with
their deots if they raise nothing
but corn and meatr If every other
man raises corr and meat, 1t would
be rather a slow process to get
money to pay their debts by selling
a bushel Of corn and piece of meat
now and then.
Then there is another class OF
mer who are perhaps not in debt
who have paid out every year-with
whom the matter is almost as per
picking as with those in debt; and
they ale those who have not the
home supplies on which to run this
year.
If every man were out of debt
| and had enough to lun on year,
it would be easy enough to make
the change; but such is not the case.
Merchants in many cases will not
advance man supplies on any
other crop than cotton; so the man
who has to have help is almost
compelled to plant cotton.
And so the situation is by no
means an easy one. Our farmers
certainly must make change, but
| the change cannot all be made this
year. 1t Will of necessity be grad
ual. and more or less experimental.
THE DEMOCRAT sees these diff
| cultles for the tarmes and appreci.
ates them; but if the raising OF
home supplies had been looked
after as carefully during the past
five years as it Will be for the next
two years even, our farmers would
now be in better shape.
| There is nothing to be done but
accept the situation and make the
changes that prudence and economy
dictate.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
PATIENT TOLL.

That is very pretty reading which
we reprint from the Atlanta Con-
stttutioa about Congressman Bryan
from Nebraska.
1t sends a sort of thrill of delight
through us all to read of young
mans success, especially where
many older ones fail. 1t sounds
like fiction to say that young man
wi o had never been heard of before
could draw the Solons from their
lOunglng places with the first five
minutes Of his first speech on the
tariff. AND it sounds still more
incredible when we read how, when
the gavel raped at the end oil his
hour, members on both sides of the
house arose and cried, "GO on, go
Onr'
For man so young to handle SO
ably question that has been dis,
cussed by the ablest men of the
country for a score OF years, is quite
compliment to his powers.
We say 1t is all very pretty read
ing; but there is much meaning i'll
1t. 1t is only another illustration
of the truth Of the adage, Labor
conquers all things"
Let no;young man, or old man
either, think to do likewise without
thorough study OF the question in
hand, whatever 1t may be, and
without thoroughly mastering
what is attempted To say that
Mr.. Bryan at the age of thirty has
such mastery over details OF a
question of such broad and momen-
tous importance to more than sixty
millions of people, is to say that
he has been a student of that QueS-
ton.
Young man, 1T takes persistent,
ceaseless labor to do things like
that 1t does. But the same world
is open to all. Let no one despair
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
THE DEMOCRAT AND THE
CONSTITUTION"

THE DEMOCRAT now offers its
readers something still better than
it's own subscription price Of one
dollar a year.
We will give THE DEMOCRAT and
the weekly Atlanta Constitution one
year for one dollar and fifty cents.
You can't get the Constitution for
less than a dollar, but you can get
both for one dollar and a half.
This proposition holds good to old
subscribers who renew as we'll as to
new subscribers.
THIS IS A BIG CHANCE.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
POINTEDLY PUT.

Mr.. w w. Kitchin, chairman of
Person county Democratic Execu>
tive committee, has called the coun
ty convention for May 18th. He
urges the whole people to take part
in the township primaries and coun>
ty convention in the following elo-
quent terms. which apply to demo-
Gratis all over the State:
"It is earnestly requested that all
who are interested in good govern
ment take unusual interest in these
III matters. A just regard for the COM
mon good requires this. The COM
ing contest promises to be severe,
the principles involved affect every
man and his kindred, the result will
be Unreasonable, and the Cause is
common. The Democracy, whose
hands have been tied in national af-
fairs, points with pride to her State
record and With her past history
challenging the admiration even of
her enemies, calls upon every good
citizen to aid her in this present
year of struggle end conflict and vic
tory. She is thankful for the strong
support of the yeomen of Carolina
who have given her the victories
heretofore, and still relying upon
them she promises to continue in the
path of purity and virtue which cour-
ageons justice points out, until the
champions of radicaIlsm shall yield
the field and allow all her principles
to be established as eternal laws of
a great, brave, and honest people.
Prosperity and happiness shall yet
come. Good citizens, upon these
matters think, and thinking, act. At
tend the primaries. Control them.
This is your country, and the Dem
ocratic is your party. Therefore let
YOUR voices be heard In all It's coun-
cils."
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
HILL AT CHARLOTTE.
Rlchm ond Dispatch.

Charlotte y. c., March 10
Senator Hill, accompanied by Colo,
mel Nc Elway, OF New York, Cap.
tain Ridge~ay, of Brooklyn, and
press rel resentatives, passed through
here tonight. The party stopped
here for supper. After supper the
Senator addressed the five or six
hundred people who had gathered
at the station to meet him. His
address was we'll received and quite
demonstration was made in his
honor.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
NO TiCE-

DY virtue Of power in me 1ea. ~.
ID q deed OF trust executed t9
the 18th day oe Dec. 1850, BY I. +. a 81.
borne AMI wife which is of rao.E-
Book 50 on page IA, 1 shall sell '.r s..-
in Scotland Neck on the 10Th day
March. 1892, the following DIES
land, to wit: That land on the --
leading by Sans Head to Stcptoe'a .'-'..
just on the opposite side Of the fore 49,
Sans Head. bounded by the .aa-s .
Thomas johnson. Mrs. Best, 30 '-.,
James, Henry James, Bob Ferral anu
Charlie Everett, and containing o',
hundred and seventy five acres,
This February 23rd, 1892. ,,,,-
XXX Trustee
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
A REAL ROMANCE IN CHARLOTTE.
News & Observer 22nd.

REAL ROMANCE IN CHARLOTTE
News & Observer 22nd.
CHARLOTTE, March 21.-J. r.
Thompson, aged Cd years, a member
OF the Atlanta police force was mar
ried IN this city today to Miss LYDIA
}. Henry, % years old, daughter OF
MIR. John Henry, of Iredel county.
Esquire ID. g. Maxwell, who holds
the belt a, the champion knot adj
Juster of North Carolina, performed
the ceremony. 1t appears that
policeman Thompson advertised for
a wife. Tae iredell Young lady
opened correspondence with him.
They exchanged photographs aud all
that soTt OF thing, and arranged to
meet each other here today. Police
man Thompson arrived here on the
morning train from Atlanta and was
at the depot when the A. T. & c..
train came 10, watching out fer his
girl. Ihey had never met, but a the
passengers got out of the train, the
people Ia the train yard saw a good
looking young lady rush Up TO a first
rate looking man and throw herself
into his arms. II was the first meet
ing of Dir. Thompson and Miss
Henry. They hurried UP town. Sc.
cured the license from the register
OF deeds, and we're married b;
Esquire Maxwell. Then they took
the afternoon train for Atlanta.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
A SAMPSON COUNTY MEXICAN
SOLDIER
Caucasian.

Caucasian
AT Andrews Bridge, Blaaen
county, now lives Mr.. Robert VI
Melvin who was a soldier in the
Mexican war. Mr.. Melvin WAS q
son of Mr.. Daniel Melvin who lived
near Melvin's Bridge, on South
Riyer, In McDaniel's township
There were two other brothers
Messrs. Bun and Daniel, both went
in the war with Mr.. Robert Melvin
Mr.. Ban survived and returned with
his brother Robert but Mr.. DAME
died and never reached home. Mr.
Robert Melvin now draws his pen
sion.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
WHEAT CULTURE.

1t is noticeable in many portions Of
Eastern Carolina that there Is very
little wheat raised. This is especj
ally true of the greater portion of
Halifax county.
The DEMOCRAT is keenly alive to
every interest of the farmers, and
has all the while sought to induce
them, by argument and Illustration,
to raise their home supplies.
And the -four consumed by the
farmers of this section forms no
small portion Of those things which
they buy rather than plouuce.
Some have argued that they have
tried raising wheat to make their
own flour, but sometimes have fail
ed. This is no good reason for
abandoning the cultlv alton of
wheat. Success does not always
follow at first attempt in any en-
terprise or undertaking; and then
perhaps those who have failed in
this region in wheat culture have
not paid the same attention to- it
and MANFRED the lands as we'll as
for some other crops. In most case
the attention paid to the cotton
crop has cut off special attention to
almost all other crops. And our
trouble about wheat culture in a
cotton section is, the cotton is never
cleared from the field in time to
plant wheat early enough. But as
the cotton crop is to be greatly re.
duoed, this trouble will cease.
Perhaps the chief reason why
farmers hereabouts do not cultivate
wheat, Is the want of good mills for
converting tue wheat into good
flour. This trouble may be avoided
IN the following manner:
Let number of farmers agree to
pant a sufficient quantity Of wheat
to Justify the expense of preparing
to make good flour, and let the
proposition be made by these far-
meTs to some one who has tie
proper power, either steam or water,
that if he will prepare himself for
making good flour they will furnish
what wheat they can make on a
certain number OF acres of land,
aggregated from the number of
acres each man agrees to plant.
This arrangement could be work
ed through the Farmers Alliance.
which could by special committee
ascertain the number of acres that
would be planted IN wheat and who
would oblIgate to furnish milling
commences for that amount.
The DEMOCRAT suggests this
plan as suitable and easy means
OF introducing wheat culture in this
community. The lands here will
undoubtedly produce wheat. But
nc one who has never had expe-
rience in wheat culture need expect
to succeed as we'll in his first at
tempt with 1t as be would with cot.
ton or corn with which he has been
familiar all his life. Every one
must learn by his own experience.
There is this much certain: if land
is properly prepared and we'll
manured and seeded in wheat at
the proper time, 1t will produce
some sort of a crop; and medium
or poor crop, all at home, is worth
a great deal more than better one.
all away from home.
The DEMOCRAT suggest to the
farmers one thing further on this
subject-and that is that now is
the time to begin to thln., about
what land shall be planted in wheat
next fall ard pitch the crop with an
eye to that. Plans laid well ahead
are generally the most successful.
for they are always more mature
and are hattar followod
Let Us have wheat at home.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24

English SPAWN Llnlmens removes all
Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps and
Clemishes from horses. Blood SPAWN
Surbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring.worm
titles. Sprains, and Swollen Through.
Coughs, Etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonder. al
Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by E. L.
Whitehead Il Co., Druggists, Scotland
Neck. N. G. 1O11y.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
CAN T BE TWO ORGANS.
Richmond Dispatch.

Richmond Dispatch.
Raleigh \. c., March Is Your
correspondent is informed To night
that notice has hecn setvcl o. Co.
onel l.. l.. Polk. president Of the
National Alliance, that il his news.
paper, the Progressive Farmer, i
to be the organ of the Third PARTY
1t can no longer be considered the
organ of the Farmers Alliance.
This notice, it is further stated, Is
gwen by Marion Butler, the presl.
dent of the State Alliance.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
4 hat Tired Feeling

Is often the foyerunner of serious illness
which may be broken up if a good tonic
like Hoods Sarsaparilla is taken in
season. This medicine invigorates the
kidneys and liver to remove the waste
from the system; purities the blood and
builds up the strength.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
OIL WORKS BURNED.
Wilm ngton star 2oth.

Nilm nZt0n tar 20ths
The pinc wood oil works OF
Messrs. Haseu & Smith, al Malmo,
on the Cape fear river about nice
miles from tie city, were burned
Yesterday shout $50 a. ID The
building conisiniug the retort~ aud
c0udensers wss eutirrlN cor sulus ..
The proprletors est,NsAte their
loss at $4,000. upon which there j.
insurance for $3.50.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24

Judge John a. GilmeT lied - bis
home in Greensboro Iharsday 81
last week He Was 81 Yeas old,
was well known throughout Nor b
Carolina IS a man or ab,lty.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24

A fact worth knowing is that blood
diseases which all other medicines fail
to cure yield slowly but surely to
the blood cleansing properties of p
T. +. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and
Potassium.l
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24

Itch on human and horses and al
nimals cured in 30 minutes by Woods
ord's Sanitary lotion. This never fails
Sold by +. 7. Whitehead A. CA's Drug.
store, Scotland n eleeN Aa9'y
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
Ann Lee, Stephen uedgpeth, Ne#
Hedgpeth and Richard EetgH.

The defendant Richard Hed2r.'a ".
named. will take notice ,uat an a..
titled as above has been comm
the Superior Court of HaiiaN ....
sell the land OF Stephen Iie.-H
ceased, adjoining the lands o..
Lee and Mrs Bette Nabry 20 Ha
sets, and the said defendant Vs..
take notice that he Is required %
before Clerk Of the Superior G.lf. ...
flax county at his office ia -4e .@#
Halifax, North Carolina on th. 81.
Of March 1882. and answer OF oe.
the complaint IN said action OF t. '-
tiff will apply to the Court lor t.s .."
den anded IN said complaint.
I lis 23rd dav Of Feb. 1892.
JOHN Il. 6kEs.t.tt
2 % CT. CLERK SUPEEiJE 81. ..
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24

Blood poisoned by dipt IBERIA, the Grip,
typhoid fever, scarlet fever, etc., is
made pure and healthy by HOODS Sar-
saparilla.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24

Constipation is caused by loss of the
peristaitlc action of the bowels. Hoods
Pills restore this action and inyigorate
the liver.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
THREE ITEMS.
POLK FOR SECOND, ALEXANDER FOE
GOVERNOR, AND DEMOCRACY
SOLID.
From The National Democrat Of
tue 10th We sstber three items OF
interest To oar readers:
POLK FOR SECOND.

interest To oar readers:
POLK FOR SECOND.
All doubt about the attitude + Mr..
Polk, president of the national far
mers' AllIaocr, in regard TO the ;a'rd
party movement is removed. lie
said to the National Democrat with
emphasis and feeling:
The St. Louis convention was a
third.pgrty movement; The platform
adopted was third psrty declara-
tiop, and the OMAHA convention VIII
nominate third party ticket; .lsre
ca:i be 90 doubt about this. Ii is
inevitable. 1t cannot he prevented.
| don't know who will head the tick
eft, hut | expect TO be nominated for
tue second place. A northwestern
man will be selected for the presi-
Dental nomination ;"
Speaking Of the effect of the move
ment 10 tue South he said:
II am more familiar with North
Carolina. In the approaching State
convention 1t will nominate the State
ticket and name the delegates to the
national Democratic convention, who
will be under cast iron instructions
to vote for a platform and ticket in
sympathy with the third party prince
piles. expect to see the State con
vention go to pieces on this rock.
Those who favor the nomination of
Gov. Holt, being hopelessly in the
minority, will break up the conven
ton and nominate ticket of their
own. La this way. If in no other,
the Democratic party will be wreck
| ed and crushed under an overwhelm.
ing popular majority st the polls"
ALEXANDER FOR GOVERNOR.
A conference was held in WASH
! ington this week between the presi>
dent of tue North Carolina State Al.
lance, the president Of the National
Farmers Alliance, State Auditor
Sanderlin and Hon. S. B Alexander.
| The result was an agreement to pre-
sent the name Of Mr.. Alexander to
the State convention, which meets
IN Raleigh on the 18th of May, as
the Alliance candidate for Govern
or.
"The Alliance will control the con-
vehtlon aud cal nominate any ticket
! il pleases," said prominent member
Of the order to the National Demo
crat When asked what the effect of
this arrangement would be on the
national ticket, he replied: "The
electoral vote of the State is the
rock upon which we shall split.
There is no compromise there. Our
interests lie in the Presidency and
| III SUuRIeoS. 0bJ hoHcol, oSououl>
cal State ADMINISTRATION will suit as.
Our grievances canuot be remedied
by State regulation. A simple in
dorsement o. platforms amount to
nothing. We ~ant action rot words.
There will! be . third party electoral
TICKET in the field in North Caroline,
and those who speak from knoWl-
elge of the strength of the move
ment know that it will sweep the
State. The politicians are going
to be badly left this time"
ANOTHER VIEW.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
no 7 ICE.

NORTH CAROLINA. - THE 1I..-
RIOR COURT. HALIFAX COU>I b.
BEFORE JNO. I. GREGORY, CLaan.
Plummer Lee. Admr. Of Stephen h.t.
peth, deceased.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24
ANOTHER VIEW.

When the National Democrat calls
ed the Hon John S. Henderson's at
tention to the claims made by the
Alliance leaders in North Carolina.
he said; "a 8 / understand the sit
uatlop, the Alliance leaders claim
that they will control the State cons
ventioa, adopt the St. Louis platform
and instruct the delegates to the ma
tional convention to offer the plat
form in Tat convention, aud in the
event of Its certain rejection, retire
Well, it can't be done. 1t will be a
Democratic State convention. The
st. Louis platform will not be adop-
ted and the Chicago convention will
be straight Democrats. l know
something about the strength of the
Democratic party in North Carolina;
something about its organization
and its power. It will never
60 to pieces on the lines indicated
by the third party leaders. There
are no signs Of dlsln.egration. It's
mission is not yet ended. 1t is CON-
posed of brave and courageous men.
who cannot be alarmed by clamor. |
have reason to believe that the AL
lance, as an organization, will not
support any third party scheme. The
second sober thought will rule North
Carolina in this emergency, as it has
always done. Unmask the new lead
ers, and let the people once und er-
stand their purpose and correctly ap-
preheud the consequences, and that
will end it. Our people are fully ap-
priced of the movement and the per
il that threatens the party. They
will be prepared for it when the State
convention meets. They are not
yet whipped, nor very seriously
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-11-16
Mininr Intelligence.

A. T. Mehan, said to be a mining man from Arizona, died recently at Albuquerque of consumption.
 E. D. Treadwell, son of Prof. G.. A. Treadwell, the well known min ing expert, has four men at work on the Buster mine.
 Capt. Townsend and Geo. H. Curry have purchased machinery to work the ore of their Lackawanna mine, in Tonto Basin. It was ship ped in to the mine from Flagstaff and will be placed in position at an early date,
 The Commercial Mining compa- ny's mill at Curtis continues to run on second class ore. There IS a large amount of ore on hand, sutfi- cient to keep the mill in operation for months,
 c. NJ. Clark came in from the Big Bug district and says that the same activity prevails all along the line in that district. He is preparing to sink a shaft on the Little Jessie lease owned by him to depth of 100 feet.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-11-16
rHE solxr prscussroN AraEnoMn

THE JOINT DISCUSSION ATJEROME !. Up in Jerome at the break of day, Hopeful aud confident, smiling and i gay,
 Herndon and Hawkins and Marks
 and Rowe. Ready to open tbe their, little show, Thoroughly heeled to make play, With Morrison thirty miles away. Neither their faces or words betray A shadow of care on that sunny day, But thin glasses jingle and jingle
 and flow.
 With toasts from Herndon and jokes
 from Rowe, For they felt they were safe for one
 short day, With Morrison twenty miles away. The sun was receding and late in the
 day,
 A shadow of dread touch of dismay. Fell upon Herndon, Hawkins and
 Rowe; In spite of thier fervor aud partisan
 glow,
 For they knew from the distance and
 time of day, That still the al might be to pay, With Morrison fifteen miles away. And now at the close of that autumn
 day; Slightly solemn and none too gay, There in the light of the glittering
 hall, Herndon aad Lowry, Otey and all; They watch and trust and hope and
 pray For Morrison just to stay away, Till they can get in their little play, Yes, they were fairly brought to bay With Morrison still ten miles away. And now the whi per of W. A., In anxious tones was heard to say, Lets shove that programme with
 out delay, If We finger and wait but half hour
 more" That little terror will be at the door And I'd just as soon draw to deuce
 and tray. As 10 tackel the game we came here
 to play. With Morrison only Eve miles away. Too late. too late on that fatal day, Democracy started that final affrsy, For Morrison stood st the open door, And figuratiyely wiped ap the floor With our good friend Rowe and the
 stately John C., And every "iniun" from \ to z, Who tried his little piece to say, With Morrison only six feet away. In the waning hours of that
 blessed day, He burnt them up in the good old
 way, And We realized there was glory
 enough, When the crowd began yelling for
 Stewart and CluE, And from now until the close of the |
 judgment day, Herndon and Rowe will constantly !
 pray, That whenever again they plead
 that myth, The doctrine of Cleveland and Nor
 ris and Smith. The last of the Morrison tribe may
 be Sale in the bottom of the sea- May heaven have mercy on their souls, for Morrison didn't. KIT.