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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07

would stop with their hands full Of let
tcr5 from sisters and ncphews and
tirces, to hand her a letter from-Pris-
.:i}a.
Sometimes a tear would drop on
Toms sleek coat, but that was not
often; only when she was silly, she told
herself.
Now there was, about three-quarters
Of mile to the right of the widows
ahanty { modest little shock, half COW
cred with luXuriant vines; over the
front door was a rOuThl y-madc lattice,
and this, too, was covered with the
vines. and the whole cottage was a
oictura&Guc little affair and the envy of
.hc Schn0lma ans, who loved flowers,
but whose vines always died and whose
ornamental gardening was c@nfined to
bed of sickly-looling four O'cloc!1s
which grew by their door.
The owner of the nedraped shanty
was q bachelor OF middle age who
spoke with 4 queer foreign accent. He
was an extremely bashful man and he
scarcely dared look at the ladies as
they passed him, with the good-natured
"HowGy" that was the customary
greeting of the country.
The widow had watched him often
from the window as he plowed upon
| his claim, and she admired his fine
manly bearing, and she did wish in
her heart that he'd be bit neighborly,
and she told Tom so; but Tom only
purred and stretched himself in the
sun.
Now. as I said, the schoolma ans
were passionately fond of flowers and
were discouraged and chagrined that
nothing would grow in their door yard.
So one day when they saw the owner
of Vine cottage. as they called it, set
ting out for town, they equipped them
selves with Il basket and trOWel and,
stopping for the widow, they went on a
tour Of pillage.
They all entered into the fun of the
thing and in an hour or more a droop-
ing. ejccted-looling vine was clinging
t. a string beside the door Of each cot
/ tage.
And the odd thing was, that while
the vine of the schOOlma ans faded
and died. that of the widow grew
and thrOve marvclOuSly. So wonderful
was It's growth that soon 1t began to
spread over the walls and roof until her
shanty rivaled the vine cottage in the
way Of verdure. And the two old
maids jol1ed the widow and caused her
to blush furiously at the undignified
prank she had played in getting the
vine.
In time, the shy man grew a little
neirhborlv and sometimes q brace OF
prairie chickens would be hung with
out = word, on the widows door. Or
again it would be a lot of rare pelE,rs.
quartz and agate, or trout or picArr.i
from the lake near by. And at each
offering the widow would nod her pref
ty head wisely and smile to herself.
Nature was kind to the pioneers that
wear. There had been no severe storms,
no terrible heat or drought. and in No
vember it was still mild and warm,
without a sign of frost. Everyone said
that it was Il remarkable season, just
as though the remark We're quite new
and original.
The widow was saying to herself one
! afternoon that after all it had been very
pleasant to be pioneer woman. There
had been no great disconforts and de-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07

what brand of an article She wanted.
she wouldn't be at loss and diopla,
her Ignorance.
Itold her TO ALWAYS ask for II X
Coopcr's goods. tThnt isn't In. narnc /
gave her at all, but that name viii as.
! don't Droposc Is give advcrti.i i,,.-
worth el4 per apata line for notbiu.rl
The plan worked de6gbtfullv. When
She would inquire for som. good oliy.-.
and the clerk would ask her eupcrcil-
iously what brand She preferred. She
would remark as pert - vou Dl.a..s.
III. X. Cooper's If Won have them"
Nine cases out OF ten they didn't have
anything SO good. but the salesman
would treat her with the greatest con
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07
New Years Presents.

Howsomdever-Did old Duste dis
tribute any New Years presents?
Dashhard Poore-1 es. he distributed
various portions Of mems outfittings.
He gave Charley the sack, re collared
Harry and cuffed him, an! he gave me a
boot. Only pants were lett for Billy
Jewellers Circular.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07

more wonderful than any ii the won
derful narrative, and the recording an
gel sets his seal and turns the page 1t
Is story that Il ) granted 10 none IL
see its conclusion. and few indeed ar,
there who rightly read its past Its be-
ginning was when the morning stars
sang together over the order that was
created ont Of chaos, and the plot, with
its threads of light and shade, sublime
courage and pitiful cowardicc hate and
love, JOY and fear, no man can compre-
hend and no man can alter. He may
delay the consummation of the Divine
plan, but there IS all eternity for its
completion.
The year of our Lord 1897 has wit
messed marvels in the arts and sciences.
The dentIs of the earth and the heights
of the clouds have been called upon To
yield their secrets. and the whole realm
of space is now virtually the kingdom
Of the mind In a year the world has
made giant strides toward the perfec-
tion of civilization. and every one OF the
last fifty years has witnessed discoveries
and inventions that have put 10 shame
those of as many centuries. until, paus-
ing in amazement on the threshold of
the future, we are forced To exclaim:
What wilt thou bring forth, oh, mex
plicablc void, The crowning of mans
dreams or the end of material great
ness? The summit of perfection or the
return of fornless chaos?'
Great as has been the progress of the
world, the high water mark has only
been reached in certain favored spaces,
and vast continents are still reserved
for the maturing of Gods purposes.
To our nation it has been a year
whose bounteou5ness and peace have
been unparalleled in the history of any
country. The seasons have poured
from their laps their garnered treas
urcS, and north, south, east and west
rejoice in abundance. The faces of ma
ture and the elements have been pro-
pitious. and the smile of Provi-
dence seems to rest in benediction upon
the land. In the social world too, the
fruitage has been abundant. Never be-
fore in the history Of our country has
so much good been done by earnest in
dividuals and society for the rcclama-
ton of evil, the reform of abuses. and
the amelioration of the condition OF the
deserving poor. The harvest Of good
deeds III that has been great in spite Of
the fact there are still fallow fields, and
that much has been left uninterrupted.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07
NIJU}} DHAhLS BEAU.
VII I1o Looks Forward Impa-
tioltly to New Years Day,
LII VI kELI-lH sid


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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07

| There are those, of course, who take
gloomy views OF the times, who see the
evil, but fail to recognize the good, and
declare that morally the world is grow
ing weaker and more degenerate with
each year. But truth, the mighty lcaven,
is terminating. dropped in the dark soil
of ignorance and error; and hidden
away from sight. folded in the bursting
sheath, is the sprOut which shall one
day become the giant oak, meath which
our nation shall be sheltered from
storms and noontide heats.
Not in the spirit of the Phariscc, but
in that Of rcverent humility, should we
view our blessings of the past year, and
have q fraternal sympathy for the fam
ishing peasants whose cry goes up from
the banks Of the Nolga. and from the
slopes of the Ural mountains; for the
cxiled race whose wandering through
the wilderness of prejudice and injus-
tice is as cruel as their forty years pro
baton in the desert; for the pOverty-Cp-
pressed masses of our kindred nation,
whose mother tongue Is ours, and with
whom we claim a common ancestry, and
for those nations who sit in darkness.
or eirt about with misty and uncertain
light, but longing for perfect day.
The year 1892, upon whose threshold
we now stand, is surely destined 10 be
, a nomentous one in the worlds history,
and to America IS granted the honor Of
erecting q milestone in the universal
progress. In the year that is ore
US the people of the old world will be
| : Ln re+i ION
of a monument worthy of the genius
| and courage of Columbus monument
| which puts to shame the prOudcSt
| structure ever raised to CONNIE mOratc
the great deeds Of prince or conqueror,
| and that monument is an enlightened
| and prosperous people, whose self rev
| erence. self knowledge and self control
| have raised them, in but little more
! than a century, to be the object of the
wonder and admiration of the world
! Not Columbus. the Genoese. nor Colun-
| bus, the navigator, do we thus honor,
| but the courage which was repre-
! sented in him. which dared to fling
away old traditions and obey the in
ward voice urging onward to great
achievement.
| )
great as the mystery Of all mysteries $
death. We meet it with high resol~e,
but e-ery day in our life in reality
marks similar anniversary, and every
night witnesses the end Of a wear, a
step taken irrevoeably from time to-
ward eternity, for there, and there
| only. can we meet face to face that
| shroudcd shape, the Future, which for
ever ilees IS we approach. If we would
truly live well, the years, whether
spent in work or meditation, in pleas
ure or pain. should yield Us something
more than material good. whlrh IS Us
evanesccnt as the morning ui-ts. The
outlines Of our lives are drawn for Us
! b. circumstances, training, he.edIty
and other influences above our control
I but day by day we arc filing in the
light and shade, the coIorin- IN the pic
ture. and it is the co4oring that VIII
make or mar the beauty Of that crea-
! ton that shall hang in the gallery Of
God. Lou '. CHAPLIN.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07

Host taside to callerl-Whaffor yo'
put sugar in dat bullion soup an den
spit hit out on de flo?
Cauer-keep yo' hands off. \ man
dat hain't got no mo- sense dan to offer
a gemmen from de sOuf sech stuff as
dat in er teacup, serves ter have hit
spit on de flo Doan yo' tech me, Mig
gah,-Texas Siftings.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07

The KIND to which the Ir,d"nt Man
MIl Cnnnnr !. n--.II
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07
A New Years Poem.

n NC" ItdI UtfI1s
Bills, bills. bills, bills,
Bills. bills. bills,
Bills. bills. bills, bills,
Bills. bills, bills,
-Somerville Journal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-07

MOTHER chap
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history o Z II e
world n ghaptp-
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-28
After a Years, Trial.

CLARENDON, TEX, Feb. 90 1892.
Mr. Dean reports the sewing machine he
received from you about year ago to be
perfectly satisfactory in every respect.
Respectfully, j. W. TOMAS,
Deputy Postmaster.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-28
Ex- Confederates at Cameron.
nacia1 IN the Gazette

CAMERON, TEX, March 27.-Ata meeting
of.Centederate veterans and sons of Confed-
crate veterans held here yesterday the en-
closed resolutions were adopted:
"Whereas, the Confederate veterans and
the sons and daughters of Confederates of
Milan county, Tex, will hold their an
nual reunion at Cameron on the 2ist day of
July, 1892;
And. whereas, this will be ameeting of
the battle-scarred heroes of the lost cause,
who are patriots, ;unselfish and devoted to
the best interests of this government;
Therefore, be 1t resolved that we invite
TO address US on that occasion one who is
first in peace and first in war, one who
never suffers the Democratic banner to
trail in the dust Of uncertainty and oneyvho
has 'asname .emolazened with q Confed-
crate record, that statesman, that hero
that Democratic giant is none other than
Roger Q. Mills"
A. j. LEWIS, Chairuaa.
60 u -.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-28
Superior to All others.

SEYMOUR, TEX, March l, 1922.
The Democrat Publishing Company, Fort
Worth, Tex;
GENTLEMEN-Your premium machine
was received in due time. am more than
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ferent machines, and The GAZETTE is far
superior to all. My friends who have seen
my beautiful machine admire it very much.
Success and long life to THE GAZETTE.
Very respectfully, Mas. ]. E. FRIDGE.
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Fort Worth GazsttssF lSsfl. rex:
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machine some weeks back, and have given
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machine, and as good in every respect as
lots of machines that have been soldto our
neighbors this year for $50. Wishing you
good luck, will close. Yours respectfully,
w. F. COCHRAN
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A FINE MACHINE.

A,sIxty Dollar Sewing Machine for Only
Twenty-Three Dollars.
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RAKER-Steady, sober man wants position;
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rDOY-Wanted by boy, a position 10 help
ID support widowed mother. Address. Law
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TEN0GRAPHER- Wanted, position as
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HEACHER-A lady teacher Of II years exps-
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n LERK-Wantedb by young lady, position
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The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1892-02-13
DIR. henderson on the
Capital.

Rev. H. A. M. Henderson, D. D.,
form erly of this city, writes to the
Cincinnati Post as follows:
Kentucky has been agitating Capt.
tai removal for so years, and thus
continues her Legislature and public
officers in a group of incongruous
and inconvenient buildings discredi-
table to the taste and wealth Of that
prosperous Commonwealth. Roger
Hanson provoked the ire of Frank
fort in a speech, saying: 1t is natures
penitentiary, walled in by unscalable
hills. Once in it, to get out one
must go through tunnel or swim
river. Nevertheless, it is a very
picturesque location, and its citizens
are remarkable for their intelligence
and hospitality. 1t is centrally To-
Gated, easy of access, and has but
few of the adjuncts that corrupt
legislators. Lexington would rather
it would remain at Frankfort than
go to Louisville, and the latter pre-
fers that it stay where it is than that
it should go to Lexington. AS
Frankfort is between the competing
cities, the Capital is likely to remain
in that happy valley.
DIR. Henderson does not quote Gen.
Roger Hanson correctly. The speech
was delivered in the House Of Repre-
sentatives during the session of 1856
when Gen. Hanson was one of the
Representative from Fayette county.
He said Frankfort was the seat of an
underground clique; it was God
Almighty's sinkhole; that you could
not get out of it without climbing a
hill, swimming river orgoing under
ground.
That speech cost Gen. Hanson a
seat in Congress, for when he ran as
the Know-Nothing or Native Ameri-
can candidate against James B. Clay,
the Democratic candidate, Franklin
county, which had for years been a
Wing and Know-Nothing stronghold,
gave Clay a majority sufficient to
elect him.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1892-02-13
oh, What a Cough.

Will you heed the warning; the
signal perhaps of.the sure approach
of that more terrible disease Con-
sumption? Ask yourself if you can
afford, for the sake of saving &C.,, to
run the risk and do nothing for it.
We know from experience that
Shiloh's Cure will cure your cough.
1t never fails. This explains why
more than Million Bottles were
sold the past year. 1t relieves Group
and whooping cough at once.
Mothers, do not be without it. For
lame back, side or chest use Shiloh's
Porous Plaster. Sold by j. w
GAYLE. 81
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1892-02-13
ShilOh's Consumption
Cure.

This is beyond question the most
successful Cough Medicine we have
ever sold, few doses invariably
cure the worst cases of Cough,
Group and Bronchitis, while its Won
derful success in the cure of Con-
sumption is without parallel in the
history of medicine. Since its first
discovery it has been sold on a
guarantee, a test which no other
medicine can stand. If you have a
cough we earnestly ask you to try it.
Price 1Oc., SOC. and 81. If your lungs
are sore, chest or back lame, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Sold by j..
w. GAYLE. ~
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1892-02-13
Darby's PrOphyIactiC

Use itin every sick-room. Will
keep the atmosphere pure and
wholesome; removing all bad odors
from any source.
Will destroy all Disease Germs,
infection from all Fevers and all
contagious diseases.
The eminent physician, J. Mari
on Sims, of New York, says: 81
am convinced that Prof. Darby's
Prophylactic Fluid is a most valu
able disinfectant. FL
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1892-02-13
BuckIen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world foi
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns,
and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. tbs guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money re
funded. Price Is cents per box.
For sale by South Side drug store,
xiv p. II. CARPENTER.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1892-02-13

The following notice of the death of
Judge @. l.. Cleveland, brief mention
of which appears on the fifth page
of this paper, is from the Galveston
Daily News of the 9th inst:
HOUSTON, TEX, Feb. S.-The death
of Judge @. l.. Cleveland, of the Grim
inal district court of Harris and Gal
weston counties, occurred this morn
ing at 2:15 o'clock at the Capital
Hotel, where he was taken i'll nearly
six weeks ago.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1892-02-13

Despite the fact that it was not un-
expected, the scene at the deathbed
was one that would move the stoutest
heart. The stiffness of the night was
unbroken save by the weeping of
those who had long known and loved
him. Around him were his heart
broken and devoted wife, also Mrs
Briggs, an affectionate neice, two of
his sons, the Messrs. Robinson, sonsof
Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Menard, Of
Galveston, Mr.. w. r. Kendall, of
this city, Judge Kittrell and Mr. s
Taliaferro.
From yesterday at noon his death
was momentarily expected. but his
last breath was drawn at the hour
above named. Shortly after his death
others came in and remained until
this morning.
Judge Cleveland was born in Brock
inridge county, KY, August %, 1924,
and hence was in his 68th year. AS
early as 1888 his father moved to Bra
zoria county, Texas.
At the age of Is he entered the
Office of the Texas Republican. pub
lished in Brazoria, which was worked
off on the first printing press ever
brought to Texas. After spending
some time in this office and that of
the Telegraph, a newspaper publish
ed in Brazoria, he entered Ruter's
College, in Fayette county, and grad
uated with the degree Of master of
arts.
In the same year he went to Gal
weston to live, his father having taken
up his residence there the pre- vious
year. He Immediately began the
study of law, and was admitted to the
bar at Liberty in 1914.
He practiced law at Liberty for
twenty-five years, and built up large
and lucrative practice, having achiev-
ed an enviable reputation as lawyer.
From Liberty Judge Cleveland
served in the sixth Legislature, it being
during the administration of Govern
or Peas. In 1851 he served as del
egate from the First district in the
secession convention, and greatly
distinguished himself as a member of
the com mittee of safety selected and
appointed by that convention. In
1860 he was elected Judge of the First
judicial district of Texas, and he held
this position on the bench until re-
moved by Provisional Governor Ham
ilton in 1865.
In June, 1871 Judge Cleveland re-
moved to Galveston and formed
law partnership with Judge A. Fl.
Willie, of that city, and has contin-
ued to reside in that city ever since.
About forty years ago, upon the
resignation of Judge Gustave Cook,
he was appointed by Governor Ross
Judge Of the criminal district court
for Harris and Galveston counties,
his death leaves that Office vacant.
Judge Cleveland has been twice
married. his first marriage having
been in Liberty, in 1S49. His last
wife still survives him as well as sew.
eral sons of the former marriage, all
of whom have been in attendance at
his bedside.
Judge Cleveland was a Mason in
high standing, having become men,
Der of Liberty Lodge, No. 4S, in 1S48,
and was master of the Lodge for six
teen years. He had.also taken the
Royal Arch degrees and was deputy
district grand master for several
years.
1t may be truly said of the deceas-
ed that in all of the walks of life, !
whether as a citizen, lawyer, judge |
or business man, his character has |
been above reproach.