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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

Champion mowers at Ben. Morris.
r. d. Head. dentist. odd Fellows
building.
For cheapest hat, in the city 90 to
Mrs. Davis.
Attend the races here July 18th. 18th.
10Th. and 2l5t.
Get your friends to subscribe for the
farmers paper.
). F'oeleoong. of Milton. Iowa. cele-
brated in Memphis
d. f. Foor has purchased half inter-
est in the CORN Argus,
Geo. Sage and son. Of Arbela were
in this city one day last week.
i. H. I:ancy and family. of Lawn
Ridge, celebrated in Memphis.
Il. f.. Glover and wife. Of johnson
township. celebrated in this city.
YOU want the best moving machine
on the market. buy the champion.
\ good many from the north part Of
the county celebrated al C;.ntril. Iowa.
GA account of lack Of space the reply
TO 'Iscadcr" will not appear until next
week.
Mrs. j. W. Well. Of Vermont. Mo-. is
visiting the family Of Rey. X. A. Will
liams.
Corn for Sulc-Leave order, at A. c.
Campbell's Meat Market. Price. H.
cents per bushcl.
Harvey NJ. Grundy and Miss Nellie
Ralph were married on Wednesday
night Of last week.
There will he an icc-crc;,ln supper in
the VI. f.. Church at Brock on Saturday
evening. July 18th.
The fire works here the fourth were
certainly the yrandcst ever seen in
northeast Missouri
Miss Florence Kendall. of Brunswick.
Missouri. is visiting her sister Mrs. J.
{. Martin. Of this city.
j. w. Wiscinan. of May wood Mo. and
Mis-, Nina Cunduittc. OF CORN. were
married one day last week at l.abclic.
Remember. | am doing dental work
at onc-half the regular prices. Il. ID.
Head. Office in odd Fellows Building
VIM. N. Flanagan. Of indianapolis.
Ind. and Miss Carrie T.onda of this city.
were married Oh last Wednesday even
ing.
w. j Black won in the TAT man ;
race the fourth and is now anxiou, to
meet anyone OF his size in Il lie con-
test
Persons having cattle. hogs or sheep
to sell should call at \. G.. Campbcll's
Meat Markt, on the north side of the
square.
The Cause of the Toilcr." IL neat
little pamphlet on the industrial issue
may be found on sale at this office
Price. 10 cents.
Hon. John ID. >moot was one Of the
prinripa speakers at the Wyaconda
celebration. Reports say the celcbra-
ton was Il success.
The CORN attempted rape case was
tried in this city last Friday and re-
suited in Il verdict against the defend
ants OF ST and costs.
The fair ground race track has been
placed in fine condition for the coming
summer meeting of the driving as
>ocia,ion by Geo. VI. Woodruff
\ large number of the UNIONS con-
tanning Gen. J. Il. Wcavcr's great
speech can he secured by calling Ut
this office. Price. | cent per copy.
Persons wanting to buy mowers
should see the new improved champion
at Ben. Norris This machine is con
coded to be the best in the market
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06

Cheap and safe insurance in the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany Of Scotland Co.. Mo. 10 cents tn
insure 800 for !; year. or - cents for
five Years. Also in Missouri Farmer,
Mutual Tornado. Cyclone and Wind
storm. Co. AZ 10 cents on the 500 for
five years or > cents for one year.
!. l.. DUR\AI.. Scc'y and Act.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06

Rev. X. \. Williams will preach at
the Camp Ground. Sunday Il. m. after
which will be a basket dinner and q y {.
+. =. {. f. services in the afternoon. at
which all young people are especially
invited
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06

Walter. the three weeks old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Walter trut..her, died al
their residence. five miles northeast OF
Memphis on Tuesday morning. July 18th
The bercavcd parents have our sincere
SVluuathV
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06

Joe Ingalls, bought Il. clcvating IRA
der last week and will USE it Oh ho;tom
roads in Scotland county. \ fifteen
foot grade can he built with this ma
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06

\ nasty fight is on between the
conda News. No blood has been split
yet,.but active ho>,ili,ies may commence
At any time
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06

Last week Col. y. y. Bates bought
ore of those, beautiful. high grade Jas
NJ. Starr pianos of w. (. Chew. Col.
Bates knows what. when ana where to
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06

The crowd in attendance at the ccle-
brltion in this city Was hot as large As
orderly. No arrests We're made and
everything passed off PLEASANTLY.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06

AVA ! LAAA ~
Goodsun dried peach
IS, 10 lbs. for 81.
Fine California evap-
grated peaches, 8 lbs.
for $1.OO.
: Good Brown Suger,
2Ollbs for $1.OO.
Best 3 Id. Can TOma-
toes, 10 cts. per can.
Good Table Peaches,
heavy syrup, 3 Id. can
for Is cts. per can.
Best Pie Peaches, 3
Id cans, 10 cts.
Best gallon Apples,
% cts. per gallon.
. White Russian or San
ia Claus Soap, 6 bars
for 25 cts.
First Class Sweet
Corn, 10 cts. per can.
Bargains in Syrups,
Fish and all other Gro
ceries.
BestLLMuslins, Free
Trade or Lawrence, 8
cts. per yard.
Full Standard Dress
Ginghams, 80 cts.
Best Dress Prints,
Turkey Reds and AM
erican Indigo Blues,
81 cts.
Full Standard Prints,
5 cts.
Good Single-Thre
Shirtings, 5 cts.
Best Cambria Dress
Innings, 5 cts.
Best A G. A Tick, 10
cts, usually 1873.
Good Feather Tick,
1215.
Best 8 OF. Denim, Is
cts; worth 1874.
Good Whole Stock
Plow Shoe, $1.OO.
Good Mems Overalls,
45 cts.
Heavy work Shirt tor
men, 40 cts.
Mems Heavy Cotton
Socks, usually sold at
15c., we sell at 8 pairs
for 25c.
Highest Prices paid
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06

REFS BROTHERS.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06
ArOela News.

y Great many farmers have layc1 h.l
their corn and are arranging FOR u;,1
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-07-06

Gu. dear one. Sleep oh. 50 >wtttlN.
In beautiful garments Of white:
He has gone from our eyes and he t,trrl,
Alone with the angels Tonight.
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r~r,.cco smoke l. a prescryatlye.

You have probably never thought OF
tobacco smoke as 4 preventative in1u-
encc. I'll venture" remarked Chatfeld
Arthur to several companions in the La
clede. of ours we all know that
spirits, and especially alcohol. will keep
whole most anything you are Of a mind
to commit to its permeating care. |
have found tobacco smoke to be equally
good, with no worse results as regards
odor than alchol. unless You dislike to-
bacco.. | know that | have put bugs.
worms and various kinds Of reptiles in
large bottles and have kept them for
years by simply blowing the bottle full
of strong tobacco smoke and sealing it
properly.
1.-The perfect forms would remain for
years, in fact just as long as the bottle
remained perfectly sealed. Upon open
ing it the result has invariably been
that is, in cases of long standing-a COM
plete collapse. Still the effect isno worse
than that of alcohol, for one never thinks
Of removing a pr~eservative life form from
the alcohol. When one puts a form in
alcohol, it is understood to be merely for
looks and not for examination or han
dling."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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A Point For Travellers.

The advice is given by a well known
society woman who travels a great deal
to wear ones best underclothing while
on the cars. Never mind if it does get
soiled," she says. Il have known Of the
most fragrant cases of neglect during
railroad accidents of people whose I'M
derwear looked as though they might be
poor. This is a shameful fact, but the
people who pick up the wounded after a
wreck are intensely human. Many Of
them do not propose to open their homes
to sufferers unless they are to be paid
for it. They judge of the ability of peo-
pie to pay largely by their underwear,
as the outside garb of most well to do
people is more or less the same in these
days"
The idea of arraying ones self with a
view to accidents when starting out on
q journey is perhaps likely to suggest
useless forebodings, and this advice is
likely to engender a pessimism regarding
the character Of ones fellow men, but it
may be worth heeding.-Her Point of
View in New York Times.
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On motion of Mr.. Bergeron seconded by
Mr.. Zernott- the report of committee on I'M
provement relative to probable cost OF erect
ing Public Warehouse tor use OF the town
was laid over subject to cali.
Mr.. Callouet seconded by Mr.. Naquin
moved that the appropriation OF $500 made
at previous meeting to pay carload OF
bricks purchased BY the Mayor for this town
be- and Ia hereby annnlled. aud that an APP
preparation at SlJj ~ DO AMI i iItfeoy llatlr.
to pay cost freight and other expenses on
said carload OF bricks and tia stlue be
drawn IN favor Of Manor by two separate
warrants Tor so b and s64.s6 respective v
Carried by tolIowln. vote:
Yeas :-Gaiilou y. Meyer, NIquiu, Albert,
Besgcron and Zrrbutt.
NAYS Name
On motion duly nit,ir and seconded All AZ
preparation III Si3j ~ WAS ordered - pay the
claims reported iii the Working mems Ac-
coGnt for March. mcluding claims al ]. 4.
Munich, and John VI. Waist.
Yeas :-Laillnuet. Meyer, Naguin. AL ef
ii, 1rr-erou nj Zrruott.
AaNs:-None.
On Mr. Btrgernn's motion daily seconded
aud Carried. Manor Ragan was directed Il
have proper shades put to the windows O
the Town Hall
On motion OF Mr.. Zernott seconded by Mr..
Naqnil. tile Nh yor was ordered to purchase,
5000 red bricks Toe the use OF the town.
Il There hriIg 10 further business. on mo
ton Of Mr. lierarron seconded by Mr., Ma
gun, the Council adjourned.
" Z. kAGAN, Mayor,
II. y. COULON. Clerk.
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An Old Custom Seldom Followed.

In many old families the custom has
obtained from time immemorial of put
ting an extra plate and chair for the
stranger or an unexpected guest. In
those old days there was good reason for
this. Hotels were few. and travelling
was mostly Gone by private conveyance.
1t was the unwritten law Of hospitality
that the stranger could find a welcome
in almost every household. Of course
conditions have changed, and generosity
has taken a new form.-Baltimore Her
aid.
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Total ST ~
Mayor Raglan also submitted 20 the Coun
Gil and reau, sted the Gle k to read the pro
position for The erection of Water Works for
this town by Mr.. w. L.. Coyel, viz:
S1ATk OF LOUISIANA WATER
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~. oaili"aet' Chairman ~ I COMMITTEE
VI : h"hee op't'o % o'i'"
To ,ha uavor and Trustees Of rhe Town of
T~hihni.nx
G~entlemen,-Yon Committee on Finance
~
arv the tirst eytending from liz Induction
1 Iann o,nes ii, Ioy 20 Fahs, arp a s,h i ISr ;nel,s;pa
sna H. . tanud Them rorrcct fine yarions
aishnreemepts heinc accom- panied wirb nro.
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Tra.Snr.r h,d III Land sio735 \, tho oradit
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l.. p ~CAILLOUEr,
DIR. a. j. MEYER,
q. NAOTIN.

Committee on Finance
Mr., ZrsRnntt, Chairman of the Committee
on improvements. reported the probable cost
OF erecting a public Ware House as directed
to do, at a previous session. viz:
Th;bodaux. April l4th. 1893
To the Hon. Mayer and Trustees of the Town
of ThIbolaux
Gentlemen Your Committee on Build
ing beg to make the following Report as 70
probable cost of Building a Warehouse, said
building to he . tt wide so # long, II it
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-17
How Big is Texas ?

Texas. the largest ofs the Unite,
States, has an area Of 2G2 $50 square
miles, SAYS the Memphis 1ppcnI- ira
iunchc 70 the casual reader these tig
ures seem very little; they show.
however. that the Lone Star State i
more than iifty-four times as large IL
the State OF Connecticut If it were
possible to run railroad train from
Connecticut to Texas and back in 4
day. and if the train could take the en-
tire population of the Nutmeg state "a
given in the last census at every trip
and upon its return to Connecticut
there should he as many persons in the
State as there was before the train lef;
with its cargo, and if each were placed
upon IN acre Of ground upon his arrI-
val IN Teas. the train would be oblig-
ed to make % trips O. to de;"puiate
Connecticut 224 times, before accom-
plishing its mission. and thcn there
would remain in Texas 1O3.SO empty
acres. II the entire state Cf Tcxa,
were planted in corn and the hills we're
two feet apart and the rows we're three
feet apart; and if every man, woman
and child in the state of Connecticut
were -et to work in the field to hoe the
corn. and each person were able to and
did hoe two hills in five minutes, it
wOuld take this army OF laborer- seven
wears $50 days and seven hours 10 hoe
every hill of corn III he State. laborin.
continuously day and night 800 days
each year The man who fears that he
could not elbow his way around in the
crowded West without chatting the nap
of his coat sleeves may gather some soi-
ace from the statement that the en,ire
population oi the giOic, 4oV.VO. 600
souls. divided into falnillc. oi five per-
sons each. could be located in Texas.
each family with house and half-acrc
100000 vacant family lots
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-17
Teach Girls How t. use Money.


Would il not be wise If some exer-
ciScs in the mysteries OF money were
added 10 tie curriculum Of every gin :
studies2 \ boy finds it out l,y actual
contact with the public II. soon as At
is ont and a part OF it, but Il gi.l MAY
become !; mature woman. shrinking
then through the habit OF long protec-
ton and be thrown on the nlercic- -
the world. with her money 10 fall 2
prey to the first cheat and cuzen.
She is taught at school the -pectia-
of the stars and the map OF M;ns.
What pity that She should not be in
structed in the workings oi life on
tie plannet where size lives. That
a knowled.e of dc Mature and mean
ING and Use OF money should he
made a part Of every girls education
is growing more evident III this
age of eniiShtinent,
Suppose we begin rcai reform
by teaching girls how to use money.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-17

| By te'c}rnph 10 H. Dt>Fotea.
WAsulSGro~. =. g.. Aue'gst 8.-The
following i the nIc--are u the President
sent 70 Congre~- today:
As1si..qroN. y. G., August 8, 1893
To the |onGr"SS Of the Tnitcd .Statrs
THE existence of an alarm X and
extraordinary business situation, in
yolving he welfare and prosperity of
Of all Our people, has constrained me
to call together in extra session the
peoples representatives in Congress, to
the end that through a wise and patri-
| otic exercise OF the legislative duty
with which they solely arc charged
present evils may be mitigated and
dangers threatening the future may be
miticated and dangers threatening the
future may be averted
''Our unfortunate financial plight is
not the result Of untoward events nor
OF conditions related to our natural
resources. nor is it traceablc to any Of
the atllictions which frequently check
national growth and prosperity With
plenteOts crops, with abundant promise
of re1nunerative production and manu-
facture. with unusual invitation to safe
surance to business enterprise, suddenly
financial distrust. far and near. sprung
up on every side. Numerous moneved
institutions have suspended because
abundant assets were not immediately
available to meet the demands of fright
ened depositors. Surviving corpora
tons and individuals arc content to
keep in hand the money they are
usually anxious to loan, and those en-
gagged i'll legitimate business are sur
priscd to find that the securities they
offer for loans, though heretofore salts
factory, arc no longer accepted. Values
supposed 70 be fixed are fast becoming
conioct,iI.;,, aud loss and failure have
invaded every branch Of business.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-17

nosol from il.c ~iatuie-l.o- - A. -..,n
"a their representative ,sn legitimate.
/, deal .iti. iI
rsrns ertaHa
Il ya> my po1.re >aialaeu "n-
gr- ii -l-.eial session eaa, IL hc
con..n- >rp'c:u b-r faa m-ht cu.eg
lromp.tv noa tie n"rs IF tariH r.
form. which the ,tue Interests II he
coun,r. clearly demn,d. uhici, :, Large
a majority of he ltop'c j. shown -
their suffrage. de-ifc aud expect. and
to which every effort II the rrr~cn. I'd
ministrasion l. ple,iee-l. But vhiie
taris! reform lla> tot nothing II it,
immediate and fei1nane i Importance
and mus IN The near future engage
the attention Of Congress ]. ha- seem
esl 10 me that the financial condition
Of the county should n once and he
fore all other suhjects lie considered hy
YOUR honorable body
II earnestly recommend the prompt
repeal Of the provisions Of the act
passed July II, 1890. authorizing The
purchase Of silver bullion. and that
other legislative action may put Ec-
vond all doubt or mistake the inten-
ton and the ability of the coyernmen,
to fulfil its recuniary obligations in
money universally recognized hv all
civilized countries.
"GEOvER CLEVELAND.
. .Erccufire Munsfoa. -1nguxt. =. IS9}.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-17
THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE Z.

The knowledge in business circles
among our own people that our govern
ment cannot make its fiat equivalent to
intrinsic value nor keep inferior money
son a parity with superior money Ivy its
own independent efforts has resulted in
such lack of confidence at home III
he stability OF currency values that
captai refuses its aid to new enterprises.
while millions are actually withdrawn
from The channels of trade and COM
lne,lce to become idle and unproductive
IN the hands Of timid owners Foreign
investors, equally alert, not only decline
to purchase American securities, but
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-17

English SPAWN lau.eeat removes
IN Hand Nai. er C3.tuued Lamp HHd
and Clemishc- FROM baf ca Blood
SPAWN S'urh-. ~plu Sweeney lina.
worm titlc- ~pruH-. mod swollen
Through, Cougle Etr Save $50 bs
use II one botfIc Nanmh~i t1r
most Wondrful Blcm.-m Cuuc eecl
known ~old - 7 Na.tehcH 6
CO. nrlgsi-i- scotland Nat IS
10 IN
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-17

iiom u CtEr u Sizes uilt.f.
~imp., appit ">na1ur oaHtna#
~ internal medicine nef, tyt
"ttcr ccFciua itch t5 rnai - nu
II iacc hands nu-". tt 5eHrr fc
I'm tlcar. White anl t,afW ~
ealing und curative utv
r.-'~l hs nn utlcr pnel AsN tsNf
fuc-}-t ior ~RHFHo Ointment
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-17
TIL. GOLD RESERVE.

THE GOLD RESERVE.
The policy necessarily adopted OF
paving these notes in gold has not
spared the gold reserve of TlOO.0OO.OOO
long ago set aside by the government
for the redemption Of other notes, for
this fund has already been subject 10
the payment of new obligations
amounting to about $50, 100000 on
account OF silver purchases. and has as
a consequence, for the first time since
its creation, been encroached upon
DEPLETION OF OUR GOLD STOCK.
We have thus made the depletion
of our gold easy, and have tempted
other and more appreciative nations to
add it to their stock. That the oppor-
tunity we have offered has not been
neglected is shown by the large amounts
of gold which have been recently drawn
from our Treasury and exported to
increase the financial strength Of
foreign nations The excess of exports
of gold over its imports for the year
ending June 80, 1898, amounted to
more than TS7 100000.
Between the lst day OF July. 1880,
and the 10Th day OF July. 1898, the
gold coin and bullion in our Treasury
decreased more than one hundred and
thirtv-two millions OF dollars, while
during tie same period the silver coin
and bullion III the Treasury increased
:,ore than one hundred and fortv-seven
millions of dollars
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-17

"
"J Mess government bonds arc TO be
constantly issued and sold to replenisll
Our exhausted gold, only to be again
exhausted, it is apparent that the OPP
Grafton of the silvcr-purcilase law now
in force leads in the direction Of the
entire substitution of silver ,for the
gold in the government Treasury, and
that this must he followed by the pay
ment of all government obligations in
deprecated silver.
AT this stage gold and silver must
part company, and the government
must fail in its established policy to
maintain the two metals on a parity
with each other. Given over to the
exclusive use OF currency greatly
deprecated, according to the standard
of the commercial world, we could no
longer claim place among nations OF
the tirst-clasS, nor could our government
claim a performance OF its obligation
so far as such an obligation has been
imposed upon Ii to provide for the Use
of the people the best and safest money.
If, as many of its friends claim,
silver ought to occupy a larger place in
our currency and the currency of the
world through general international
cooperation and agreement, it Is
Obvious that the United States will not
be in position to gain a hearing in
favor of such an arrangement so long
as We are willing to continue our al
tempt 10 accomplish the result single
!