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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25
IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE Digger Indians of California pre-
fer insects to any other kind of animal
food.
SOME Of tbe storekeepers in Baltimore
will not permit the use of the telephone
for secular business on sunday beyond
the calling up of physician.
THE first bell to ring in this country,
at Isa bella, San Domingo, 1893. will be
at the worlds fair It is of bronze,
eight inches high and six and = half
inches wide.
IT is not definitely known who
brought the first wheat seed to Ameri-
"a. When this continent was discovered
the only cereal that grew here was
maize. Wheat was introduced into
Britain by the Romans. and it can be
traced back for nearly 1000 years.
WHEN Currier Downing, of Ripley.
Me, luft h.,Ti:e 5eventy-tive years ago he
planted an acorn in the dooryard. When
II" returned the other day he found that
his acorn had produced an oak tree nine
feet in circumferen with branches
extending forty feet.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25
EDUCATION DUE
OUR CHILDREN.
WORTH READING
lSouthern CulfiYator !

The good book says: "Raise up
a child IN the way be should go
and when be gets old be will not
depart from 1t" This scripture, 1t
Gems to me, throws great. If not
all responsibility of the child's
iutare upon the parent or guardian
luce Decoming a parent, have
thought deeply and felt seriously,
The possibility that rests upon
uS as parents A chsld'a future w
hold 'large!y at our disposal. A
ch!ll's destiny. not only mortal bnt
Immortal, we ale entrusted with.
n one respect each parent and
guardian Is an artist making d
picture of their child's character to
ne placed before a cold world
curse, or a blessing Do we as
such, realize the Importance of our
position?
Each smile we beam upon them
Every harsh word c thrust at them,
Every picture and every book they see.
IN fact, every thing with which
they come in contact which effects
any Of their five SENSES, Is a stoke
from the painters brash, either
harsh OF beautiful And yet, how
many of US all are indifferent and
careless to the true development OF
our chi!dFen's characters
4 chlld's education does not be-
gin the day he enters School as
many seem to suppose, but from hls
very bllth; aye, as some one has
put IT, d hundred years before he IS
Uorn. Our best guide ID rearing our
children must be our own bbserva-
ton and experience. v e must help
and encourage them to realize for
themselves, in soui. mind and body
that whlcn our experience teaches
rs ~ test for people to be There
= 10 other rule to guide us, unless
We are willing to launch out upon IA
sea of uutrled experience. ]
fhlnk the experience ut al! sensible
people Is that II Is best Tor child
to be physically, mentally and
morally strong; hence my first
paper deals with child's physical
well-be,ng.
Good Eealth and elasticity of
race of life, and parents cannot be
too Careful OF their chlldEen's
heaithful habits and curb any
propensity that may In any way
Fend to 0e III healt4y.
II our experience and observation
teaches u thar the use OF tobacco
and stimuIauts are unhealthy, we
should positively forbid 0fr boys
The u~e Of such evils; we should
teach them by precrpt and eXmaple
the harm of such things hen
the most skilled Of the medical
fraternity agree with our own ideas
of he harm of sight shoes, tight
laclng, dancing, etc, we should
leach our girls to look npon such
thugs as their common enemy
Had / cey younger days to lave over
again, with ms present experience,
; would be as careful of my physl-
cal de- >elOpment as my clicum u,
stances would allow, and have all
my habits regular and without cX'
cess, especially my eating, sleeping
end exercise. II God in his good
ness made me perfect IL form |
would t,y not to aouse any OF the
faculties that constituted that form
by any negligence, wIltulness or
ylclousress Oh my part But a
perfectly heathtul body can only be
maize so, by we'll regulated mind,
which snnject VIII occupy our next
paper EDWARD HINKLE.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25
A CORNER FOR THE DOCTORS.

An average of four persons die daily
in England from delirium tremens.
\ SURGICAL society is about 70 be
founded in Sweden. 1t win be com
pr;~ed Of 1tandinavians only. and VIII
hold ito first meeting next year.
The newest ann>thetic is named
''pental," discovered by Prof. Won Mer-
ing in Halle, 1t is preparation of ter
tiary amyl-alcohol, and is for small
operations only,
\ BAY CITY Mich family were taken
with alarming symptoms after eating a
quantity of English walnuts. The ply
sician chilled said that they had been
poisoned with minute particles Of prus-
sic acid. which had formed in the ker-
Dal>
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25

Wm luminous. Postmaster Of
Idav,lle.. Ind, writes: Electric
Buffers has done more for NE thsn
all other medicines combined, for
that rad feeling arising from kld.
o"> end Liver trouble" John Les>
lie, farmer and stockms0, of sane
place, says: "Find Electric Bitters
TO he the best Kidney ana liver med.
icine made. It made noe feel
Ike q new man. J. W. Gardner.
hardware merchant. same town.
saws: Electric bitteFs is Just the
thing for man who is all run down
and don't care whether he lives or
dies; be found new strength. good
appetite and felt Just like he had
a new lease on life. Only SOC. a
bottle at E. t. Whitehead & Goa
Drug Store,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25
Axen neI lis Iriend.

An instance Of effective conmunica-
ton by dog-language is reported 10y the
Bath (Me, Enterprise, Alderman IIig-
gins, OF that city. is the owner Of two
handsome and valuable dogs. one IS
quite small while the other i a good
sized fellow. They are both weIl-be-
haved and quiet. The other morning
the little dog started up the street
alone. Before, he had gone far two
other dogs m@t him and fight cnsued
in which the little one was badly pun
ished After getting away he turned
and went 10 the Higgins studio, where
his big chum was reposing. A few mo
Inents later the larger dog wanted to
go out: the door was opened and ne
darted up the street. Before going far
he met the two dogs who had assaulted
th,. little one and, in the languagr Of
the small boy, he licked 'em 18th.
Having accomplished this work -
went back 10 the studio wagElng -
tail and apparently much pleased at
having avenged his comrade.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25

Daring the emdemIc Of Lqerippe
lsst season DR.. Kings New Dis
cuvcTy for consumption, Coughs
ana Colds, proved to he the best
remedy. Reports from the many
wno nSed it confirm this statement.
Thes were not emily qui, kls relieved
ant the disease left no bad after re-
suits. We ask you 10 give this
remedy trial and We guarantee
that tnu viii be salisfied with re-
suite, or the purchase price will be
,efuni"d 1t has no eqpal In La
Grjppe. or any TAroat, Chest or
l. .ng Trouble.
Trl4l free at E. /. Whitehead
& Cn's Drugstore. Large bottles
80 and = 90
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25
NATURES QUEER OOINGs.

A GEORGIA boy of seventeen is feet
: inches high and weighs PIG pounds
\ PEAR on exhibition in New York
city weighs six pounds four ounces,
SQUAsHES weighing from 25o to 200
pounds are common in southern Cali
fornia.
\ L1TCHrIEIp man who is hooked up
to stands seven feet seven inches in his
slippers.
DEFIANCE. la, has a man five feet six
inches in height who weighs but sixty
five pounds.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25
THE FIRST GLASS.

Gla-s number one, ''only in fun
Gla-s numb two. "other bows do
Glass numbor three, 1t won't hurt
me-
Glass number four, ''onIy one more"
Glass number five, "before a drive;
Glass number six, brain in mix, :"
Glass number seven. stars ny in heaven :;
Glass number eight, stars in his pat :;
Glass mum Der nine, whiekey. not VINE;
Glas> Tumber ten drinking again,
Glass number twenty, not vet plenty.
Drinking with boys, DR. wning his jovs;
Drinking with men, just now and then
Wasting his Ife, killing his wife;
Losing respect. manhood all wrecked.
Lo ing his friends. thus. it all ends.
Glass nun her one, taken in fun
Ruined his life. brough' on strife;
Blighted his Youth, ruled his truth:
Gave only pain, stole all his gam;
Made nm at last frlendless outcast.
Lixht-hearted boy, somebody's joy,
10 not begin early in sin;
Grow up q man a. brave as you can:
Tate not w. fun lass number one:
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25

English SPAWN Llnimen, removes all
Hard Soft or Calloused Lnmp- and
Clemishes from horses: Blood Spawn
Surbs. Splints. Sweeney. Ring.worm
titles. Sprains, and Swollen Through,
Coughs. Etc. Save 80 by use Of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonder ul
Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by f. T.
Whitehead & Co., Druggists, Scotland
Neck. =. G ly u,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25

FITS.-All Fits stopped free by DR.
Klne's Great Nerve Re<tnrer. No Fits
after first days use. Marvellous cures
Treatise g 90 trial bottle free to Fl
cases. Send to DR.. Kline, 931 Arch st
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25

Itch on human ana horses and al
rI;nals cured 10 50 minutes by Wooi>
or1's Sanitarv Lotion. This never fails
Sold by +. 7 y '>it~'>~~~' = <7~'~ Drug.
store. Scutl-n@
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25
- ERlWN,S IhOH RIITERS

Cnres Indigestion, Biliou>nesS, Dyspepsia Mala.
n. Nervousness ana General Debility. Phyti-
risn. recommend il All dealers sell Il. Genuine
tA-sds mark ard r--nssse .><a nnea~n @'f-S-1.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-25

OLD PAPERS FL" o." THIS
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-09-15
At HOME WITH JUSTICE.


A CERTAIN proofreadcr Il said to 90
ten dollars an hour for his services anr
pays n heavy fine for every typograpb
ical error.
NORTH CAROLINA provides q fine of
$50 or 80 days imprisonment for dea--
ers who fail to mark on each package
of vegetable or garden seed offered for
sale the year in which it WAS produced
In q London police court recently
Rev. Samuel Barnes was condemned to
pay $3.50 fine and S15.75 costs for cruelty
to an old bay marc in having turned
her out to grazc when she was unequal
to so great cXertion.
A FRENCH actress has just obtained
damages from q biscuit manufacturer
who advertised her portrait with his
wares and which the lady maintained
was perfect libel. Tho judge agreed
with her and the lady's wounded vanity
was consolcd by sum of cash. E
TIE supreme court of Pennsylvania
has ruled that q bicycle is vehicle and
has all rights on highway that q
wagon has, and that Il teamster must
accord q whcclnnn the same privileges
of the road that he is bound under the
law to extend to another tcamstcr
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-09-15
PERSONAL NOTES.

MABEL EI:sAST, sister of the. novelist.
is an enthusiastic bicycle rider, enjoying
u thirty Or forty-lnilc spin with L com
paniOn.
DIR. OSGOoD, of C0hnssct, M;u,3., has
been pastor of q church there for fifty
years, having stepped into his. pulpit
directly from, the Harvard divinity
school,
JOSEPH E. WASHINGTON, representa-
tive in congress from Tennessee, is u
descendant Of the Father Of His Coun-
try" and one Of the wenlthicst young
men in his state.
EX-Gov. CUErIN, Pennsylvania var
governor, is erect, soldicrly and as
active and sclf-rclia7t 70 10 was twenty
years ago. The only mark OF the pass
ing years with him 10 the CROWN Of gray
hair.
WILLIAM EAMs, who died in Balti-
more q few days ago in his, ciEhticth.
year, was one Of tho first blacksmiths
employed by tho Baltimore g Ohio rail
road. He had been selected 10 go with
three other veteran blacl5smiths to tho
worlds fair Mt Chicago with tho Bnlti-
moro 6 Ohio's exhibit.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-09-15
FASHIONS MIRROR.

THE long-handlcd parasol is dcfhnct,
the short, club-hnndled being In the
ascendant.
TIE fashion in bridesmaids bouquets
lately has been the horseshoe, with the
nails worked out in contrasting bios
SONS.
IN the settled De Joinvillc- or its
madc-up reproduction the scarfpin
must pierce the cross folds at the inter
section.
TEA cloths that initiate not only the,
Dresden china pottery, but also royal
Worcester, Coaiport and other wares
arc used with services To match
A FEILLIHH Of folded silk makes II.
very pretty trimming, and, asit saves
the trouble Of hcmmiug ruElcs, is sure
to- be- popular: For cushions it is partic-
uEarly adaptable.
THE scarfpin should always be worn
with the 1laT, madc-up scarf. There IS
place for its insertion, and by seem.
ing to hold it together it uttains q
utilitarian phlsc, in that it is 1n all in
CLOSING over the percentage of made.
up suSgcstivenes3 that is always more
or less associated with the nnitativc
article.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-09-15
UNFORTUNATE. HAPPENINGS.


ISAAC LEADBETTER, of Pulpit uarGor,
Nc, lost nearly G,C0O Holsters lately
that nc had confined in q pond, by q
quantity of fresh water flowing into it
and killing them.
DUIING recent storm at uopliinton,
n. H., nm elm tree, under which Lafay-
TITO and Ills party stood ut reception
ivcn them in 1926, was struck by light
~: and demolished.
WHILE capturing large gar in the
rtvcr'at Vulnsco, Tex, recently fisher-
man became cntanglcd in his lines and
was dragged from the sltiR by the fish.
He was rescued and tho gar landed. It
weighed 152 pounds
JOIN TUE is huckster at Scranton,
Pa. He was caught in recent cloud
burst, with six pigs shut in Slated
box in his wagon. When Hfr. Tulc
reached homo he found all the pigs
dead. They had been drowned by the
rnin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-09-15

MARDIs-Walter D. Martins: In
spectors, w. d. Martin, Alexander
Mclaughlin. l Del.
WEILAND's-At Weilands: Inspec-
tors, }. II. Weiland, Robert Tucker,
Austin Gilruth. Del.
No further business appearing on
motion the Committee adjourned
subject to the cali OF the Chairman.
A. w. HEssoN,
Chairman.
w. w. BOoHER,
Secretary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-09-15
SIN AND SATAN.

To LISTEN to doubt is TO listen to a
devil.
TTE devil will not be afraid of your
Bible if there is dust on it..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-09-15
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
MoCRATIC
County Central Committee

Pursuant to announcement a meet.
ing OF the Democratic Central Com
mlttee was held at Elko, Monday even
ing, Sept. 9Th, 1892. The meeting was
called to order by A. w. HessOn,
Chairman, and on motion it was or
dered that primaries for the election
Of delegates TO the Democratic County
Convention be held at the various
precincts on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1892,
And that the said County Convention
be held at the Courthouse III
Eiko on
THURSDAY, SEPT. %, 1892,
At IN n,rIocl. ~,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-09-15

gB Orders by mail will rSc"lve
prompt attention,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01

dress plainly, wear a missionary smile
and are the last persons you would sus.
pect of hooking" Shoplifters have
been arrested with one thousand dol.
lars worth of goods on their persons
After successful career they become
spotted, and losing heart. drift to the
slums as Migrants.
tip my hat to the confidence man,
for he ia the sunbeam of criminal life,
good natured, and with entertaining
CAB and the ever bland Pickwicllian
smile, he greets you with southern hos
pitality and Yankee lSeenness. His
modus operandi to get the greenhorn's
coin is familiar to us all, and as there
is a fool to every wise man, the conf.
dence man will always be with us-a
perennial flower in the garden of life.
The counterfeiting of national money
has changed during the past decade.
To-day no attempt of any consequence
is made to make spurious money from
metal, as it is almost impossible to
''shove the queer" Counterfeiters are
generally master plate printers, with Q
full knowledge of chemistry. They &C
in heavy for So, SIS. and $40 bills. of ma
tional bank issues. The willy imitators
have also weakness to reproduce rail-
road and corporation bonds, and many
enterprises are wrecked by this false
issue of commercial paper.
Nestled in dark corner behind this
mash Of life f1ourishes a nefarious bust.
ness strange to the public at large.
The slave pit of Africa has its horrors,
the sale of the American negro previous
to 1850 is part of history, but to-day
fair justice bushes with blindfold eyes
at the modern traffic in human life.
The life speculator mingles among us
with philanthropic demeanor. He scans
his prospective victim as the public auo
tioneer appraises land. Let the symp
toms of slow, hidden and fatal dis.
ease appear and he makes insinuatina
advances to secure a policy on the
doomed ones life, if within "measur
able distance" of the grave. The artis,
pictures the selling Of life by one OF
the poor unfortunates, who. with one
foot In the grave, he carries over thirty
policies in as many companies, with q
total OF $4,000. He is now living on an
income of $50 month and free bar,
which assists him to better world.
And now come to the fence" the
heart through which pulsates every
criminal act, the magnet to draw the
thief and his stolen pelf where he can
exchange it for money. Here we fnG
Pagan with his penurious smile and
tumble mien, passing valuations from
paper of pins to satchel full of bonds.
As the middleman he browbeats the ig.
norant thief, deceives the purchaser
and becomes arrogantly rich.
But the successful veteran criminals
after profitable haul, travel abroad,
their favoritc rendezvous being France
and Italy, where, under blue skies anc
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01

the use Of chemicals he is an expert and
can erase printed figures, make addi-
tions in converting a five dollar check
to read for five thousand dollars as easy
as q laborer can drive a nail. II is now
q conceded fact that many prominent
capitalists in the past as well as the
present time play stool" giving infor-
nation for the professional to work on.
Within the past decade bank and
trust officials have wrecked great
financial institutions with the forger as
middleman, and so clever are they that
the most experienced bank examiner
fails to trace the crime. The forger us.
ually employees cheap clerk for LAY
down" that is to go the bank and pre-.
sent the check, while he remains out
side. If the forgery is discovered he
screws on his skates and is away
The shoplifters are generally females.
They wear large cloaks with large
pockets to conceal the stolen goods.
Silks, laces and hats are special fea-
lures of these depredationa They
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01

dashing female he visits the jewelry
stores, and at a glance can value the
contents Of an entire show case.
When the robbery is committed the
fair partner is busy looking at some
jewels, and, being handsome and very
attractive, has the call on the eyes OF
the clerks. The thief is busy inspect
ing some brilliants. Seeing that the
coast is clear, he throws soapstone
powder in the clerks face, and, grab
bling handful of stones, dashes out
into the crowded street. In the confu-
sion that follows the clerks rush to the
door. leaving the thieving Eve to help
herself, which she does with avidity. In
the crowded streets the sneak threads
his way and soon throws his pursuers
off his track. The two meet at near
by suburban railroad station and leave
for pastures new.
How pretty is the blushing bride as
she reads the account of her marriage
in the morning paper, unconscious that
the same paragraph has been read and
cut out by house sneak who is shad-
owing at that moment the movements
of the happy couple. Marriages in high
life attract house burglars, on account
of the rich presents which are so much
paraded by friends and press. Balls
and receptions draw the swell sneak,
where costly sealslsin sacques and
handsome overcoats are successfully
purloined. The sneak comes in many
disguises-as book agent, telephone
lineman, health officer, building inspec-
tor, etc, there being always enough
gullible people to give carte blanche tc
the light-fngered gentry.
Hotel and clearinghouse thieves are
acheelsy lot; they scan the hotel regis.
ter for newly-married couples, actress
es, bankers and rich cattlemen. The
sneak carries in his vest pocket his
tools, which consist of q gimlct, wire.
silk thread and pinchers If the door
Is locked and bolted he first gimlets
hole above the bolt, the wire is insert
ed, and by gifted slight of hand the
bolt is drawn back, the pinchers catch
the end of the key, which is turned,
and in walks Mr. Thief, who can clean
out dozen rooms in this fashion during
one nights work. The fashionable
clearinghouse looter is generally
slick, glib-tongued individual, who pays
in advance, makes conquest of the
landlady, and worms himself into the
confidence and admiration OF the ladies.
If a lady boarder has valuable
watch she loses no time to tell the price
and history down TO date. After a
week Of such information the thief ram
sacks the rooms 1T breakfast hour and
departs with his satchrl full Of Jewels
and hard-earned savings
The professional forgcr is generally
man Of great ability and business.
- lie rsually operates alone In
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01
MOZART'S REQUIEM.
The Last Work of tho Great Composeri
Fruitful Life.

| The Last Work of tho Great Composer'a
Fruitful Life.
The last work of Mozart was a fitting
close to the tragedy of his .life. One
can not read the oft-told tale of the
Requiem" without sympathetic tear.
The light of subsequent facts has long
since dissipated rth atmosphere of mys-
terry that hung over it for so long a
time. We know now that it Is to the
vanity of a man willing to make bis
wife's death the occasion for posing be-
fore the world in borrowed plumes as
musical composer, that we owe this inn
mortal funeral-hymn.
With Mozart's extreme susceptibility.
heightened by his failing health and
his dark outlook it is not strange that
the somber and unknown messenger
who appeared before him to order a re-
QUEEN for nameless friend seemed to
foreshadow his own doom. Haunted by
this conviction, he rallied all his droop-
ing energies for his final work II
wish to condcnse in it all my art, all nv
science" he writes to his wife, land
| hope that after my death my enemies,
as well as my friends, may find in it in
struction and model"
He was interrupted in the midst of IL
.&,y an order to write an opera for the
great festival at Prague. "La Clemenza
di Tito" was written and put on the
stage in eighteen days; then Mozart re-
turned to his last task. lie was pursued
by the idea that he had been poisoned.
- L.. a IL. 1
took away his work. His spirits revived
a little, and after few days of repose
he called for his music again.
Into this exalted work he breathed
the last flame of his divine genius. In
the hymn of death the sorrows, the
longngs of his life found voice. Vino
can listen to the sublime and heart
rending strains OF the "Lachrymosa"
without feeling that beneath the PRAYER
for pity is the cry OF a suffering human
soul? II is the prayer of the world
translated into form of everlasting
beauty by one who adds TO the divina-
ton of the poet subtle something born
OF individual tears.
''Ahl Sophie" he said to his siater.in-
law, whom he had thoughtfully asked
TO stay with Constance the last night of
his life, did | not tell You that was
writing the Requiem for my own fu-
neral?" A few hours before the end
he joined the friends at his bedside in
singing the parts already finished. At
the "Lachrymosa" he began TO weep,
and could sing no more. lie died with
the score beside him. Mrs. A. G.. Ma
son, in Century.