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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
Horace Greedy on Debt.

Horace Crec!y IN y. Y LedJer.
To be hungry, ragged and pennies
is not pleasant, but this is nothing to
the horror OF bankruptcy. All the
wealth of the Rothschilds would be a
Door recompense for few years strug-
ole. with the consciousness that you
had taken money or property Of trust
ing friends, promising to return or pay
for it when required, and had betrayed
their confidence through insolvency.
/ dwell on this point, for / would de-
ter others from entering that place OF
torment Half the young men In the
country, with many old enough to
know better, "would go into business"
that's into debt-tOmOrrOw, if they
could. Most poor men are so lgnOr-
ant as to envy the merchant Or manu-
facturer whose life is an incessant strug-
gle with pecuniary difficulties, who is
driven to constant "shining," and who
from month to month, barely evades
that insolvency which, sooner or later,
Oyertakes most men in business, so that
it has been computed that but one in
twenty of them achieves a pecuniary
success.
For my own part, speak from sad
experience, / had rather be a convict
in the State prison, a slave in the rice
swamps, than to pass through life In
the horror of debt. Let no young man
misiudge himself unfortunate, Or truly
moor. 80 long as he has the full use OF
his limbs and faculties and is substan-
TALLY free from debt.
Hunger, cold, rags, hard work, con-
tempt,suspicion, uni ust-reproach ,are dis
agreeable but debt is infinitely wore
than all. And if it had pleased God to
spare either or all my sons to be the
support and solace of my declining
wears. the lesson which / should have
most earnestly sought to impress upon
them is: "Never run in debt Avoid
pecuniary obligations as you would pes
thence or famine. If you have but fiji
ty cents, and can get no work for a
week, buy a peck of corn, parch it and
live on it rather than owe any man a
dollar"
OF course / know that some men
must do business that involves risks
and must give notes and other Obllga-
tiOns and | do not consider him fully
in debt who can lay his hands directly
on the means of paying, at some little
sacrifice, all he owes. I speak of real
debt, that which involves risk or sacri-
ficing on the one side, Obligations and
dependence on the other-and l say
from all such let every youth humbly
pray God to preserve him ever more
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
Stay on the Farm, Boys.

Sanford Express.
We often hear it said nOw-a-d days that
the towns and cities are running the
country by draining it of its population.
Within the last decade especially, it
has been the tendency of the boys and
young men born and reared in the
country to flock to the towns and cit
les to seek employment. They are
led to believe that the world will
never know of them if they remain on
the farm where they have enjoyed the
blessings and freedom of country life.
They bid adieu to fond parents and go
to the city to find work, but not dream
ing of the difficulties they must en-
counter, they rush headlong into the
giddy whirl of city life, in many in
stances to find themselves without
friends, home or employment. Those
who succeed in getting work are often
forced to exc out an existence on a
mere pittance. Being young and am
bilious and desiring to enter society
they go beyond their means, TALL IN
dobt for,n yicio1s habits which are
followed by want and misery. The
temptations that are thrown around
them not infrequently cause them to
commit some heinous crime for which
they are incarcerated, disgraced and
ruined forever And if these young
men could get remunerative prices fol-
their work their circumstances might
not be much better for they would il
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
w hat is

Castoria Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children. contains neither Opium Morphine
other Narcotic is harmless substitute
Paregorc, Drops Soothing syrups and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. guarantee is thirty years by
Millions CastOra destroys Worms and allays
feyershness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd.
curcs Diarrhoea Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and atulency
Castora the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas-.
toria tho Children's Panacea-the Mothers Friend
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
CastOria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
cren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their Children
DIR. G. G. OsGooD,
Lowell, Mass.
"Castoria is the best remedy for children of
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest Of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium.
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves
DIR. ]. F. KINCHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
Tia Cenfauc CompanY, ~
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25


naryesS tland a > = =
leaves Halifax
III. Weldon a m Sunday
o leaves =
road and Scotland Neck Branch
W p Wlnton Is IN. plymouth
Plymouth, Daily Sunday 600
Trains Southern Division Wilson and Fayetteville Branch leave Faype
vile Branch Fayetteville go Rowland I'll m Returning
a IN.
Midland. n c. Branch Goldsboro, daily
Snitlfd Smithfeld
CodsIoo $50 m
7.l5 p Hope p a
|Naslvi
Clinton branch Warsaw for Clinton daily
p a m
Warsaw for Clinton daily Sunday $40 lilo
and p
with Nos Al, 40 90 and
souhtomd and II North will Rocky
l)orO nd
Weldon
with Norfolk and all north via Norfolk
JOHN DININE,
il. r. KENLY, GESE
T EMMERSON, Pasenger Agt.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
Castoria.

Castoria.
sCastoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-
n. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
iii So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
''Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it,
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass
ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres,
.array Street, New York City,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25

Ar. Lv
) 81 l % Rocky Mount = % 6 80
?. NJ. p NJ. p NJ. A. NJ
No =; carries pullman parlor car
Norfolk to Rocky Mount and connects
with A. c. /. Train % for all points
south.
No. JOB connects at Hobgood for ali
eastern Carolina points, also at Rocky
Mount with A. c. l.. train q for all
points south.
No. Is carries pullman parlor car
Rocky Mount to Norfolk and connects
for all points north.
For all information schedules call Oh
or address
G. NJ SERPELL. J. r. LENLY
Genl Manager Sup't Trains
T. NJ. + EMERSON.
Gen'l Passenger Agent
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
WE HAVE RAISED 500 WORTH
ON ONE ACRE OF LAND

WE HAVE RAISED 500 WORTH
ON ONE ACRE OF LAND
from four pullets and one cockerel since
April u, 1892. Age of pulicts when
bought five months old. cost $3.50.
They laE more eggs than any chickens
Oh record, so stated by all poultry men.
We Will carry next season | 900 pullets.
We will also have 81 eco worth Of eggs.
The chickens are black, willow cOl0reG
legs, clean Of feathers, plumagc glossy
very large Wattles, white earlobes. No
pullets for sale this season. Hen eggs
81 80 for Is. Cash must accompany
all orders. Respectfully.
IL . ly J. G.. LASSITER & co.
NOTICE-This is to certify that J.
c. Lassitci' & CO.. Black Minorcas are
Thoroughbred. We bought eggs and
had a good hatch and are satisfied with
our purchase. This Sept 9th, 1893.
STERN K PETERSON.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
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Evening journal., 1894-08-22
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

The Chinese have one cruiser that the
Jsps have not met yet. 1t Is the cruiser
Gin Sling" There Is nothing In name
II that don't lay the feet out. Chicago
Inter. Ocean.
Corn is king The ripe kinds rule the
markets, and the green kinds disorganize
the RnRtomies Of those who eat immoder-
ately Baltimore American.
The way our George Is hobnobbing
with Albert Edward we should not
wonder II he came home X. @. B -
New York Recorder
The people have waited SO long for q
settlement OF the tariff question that
they now want 10 settled right and for
long time to come. Detroit Free Press.
Europe Is said to "view with alarm
the stream Of emlgrants .from America
TO her shores. Let Europe rather point
with pride" She is but getting back
her own San Francisco Examiner.
Mr.. Ingalls, should be very lenient
editor. He knows what it is himself tc
be a re- ected article - Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1894-08-22
WILL FIGHT IN SIOUX CITY.
The Athletic Club Of That Place Accepts
Corbett's Conditions.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Aug 22.-The Sioux
City Athletic club received the following
telegram from William A. Brady, Cor
belts manager and Immediately tele-
graphed its acceptance OF the conditions
and offered TO deposit the money with any
person agreed on by Corbett and jackson
aCorbott accepts your offer of a S25. 600
purse and requires no guarantee except
that you mako a deposit to cover training
expenses, but that jackson have no more
than he gets
a telegram was received from Richard
X. Fox, who, it Is thought, is speaking
for Jackson. The club officials think
Jackson demands a little too much and
say they are willing to deposit the money
necessary to cover the training expenses
at once, together with q reasonable forfeit
il the fight fails for any reason for which
they are responsible, and to put up the en-
tire SEQ, 600 within a reasonable time, the
men to sign articles to fight hero.
The telegram from Fox reads as fol-
lows:
"Will you deposit the 1926, 600 offered
for the Corbett-Jackson fight with The Po-
lice Gazetteer II you will, the articles Of
agreement will be signed by both Corbett
and Jackson at once,
Evening journal., 1894-08-22
a prnctIcal Johs That worEed.

practical joke and rather severe
lesson was played recently on one OF the
boarders in down town hotel The
night clerk was in the habit Of having a
lunch sent him from the kitchen, which
he ate about 10 o'clock Tho boarder IN
question. whenever the opportunity
offered, quietly coniscaied a part, or all.
Of the eoibles designed for the clerk, and
when exp0stulsted with would laugh at
it as good joke, On the evening In
question more than usually tempting
lunch was sent in and left whore the
despoier could readily get at it A slice
OF nicely broiled ham and plate Of fried
potatoes had disappeared and a
piece Of pie was being attacked
when the discovery was made that
the pie was literally covered with a white
powder A suspicion OF poison flashed
through the eaters mind, and with fear
and trembling he took 1t to the clerk,
who coolly assured him that It wss poison
and that he had grown tired Of being
despoiled Of his lunch every night and
had sprinkled It there With groan of
terror the victim made bee line for the
nearest drug store, woke the night clerk,
who had retired and after describing
what he had done. literally tainted on the
hoor. An emetic was quickly admins
tered, the stolen supper given up aud the
sufferer sent home still IN pain and
doubt The powder was simply pulver-
izsd sugar aud harmless. but it Is safe to
say the clerks lunches will be sacred
hereafter, so far as that boarder Is con-
harmed
Evening journal., 1894-08-22
STORIES OF THE DAY.
ne nonehL ! psrrame plant.


A good story IS told on q young Market
street lawyer by his wife, to whom the
joke was too good TO keep He was Ia
Philadelphia few days ago when he
noticed a street falxir selling what he
called perfume plants. Not being as
we'll versed In botany as In law ami
knowing that his better half was an
ard Mt admirer Of plants, he bought one,
giving half dollar for it. 10 was Ter
tainly en- odd looking plant. with rough
wrinkled leaves, not more than couple
of inches above the surface Of the dirt,
but 1t exhaled faint, dainty perfume, a
CROSS between YIang Ylang and Moss
rose When he took 10 home his
good wife eyed is ut first with
pleasure, then with suspicion
and later with distrust. The perfume
grew fainter aud then disappeared as
the plant grew and developed into a
sturdy cucumber vine An investigation
showed that the shrewd f4kir bad en-
closed the seed in a bag of bran, saturated
II with perfumed water, and after care
fully pruning of the frst sproutIng
leaves, had potted 1t for the purpose Of
doing" gullible community The
young lawyer says that he has one con.
ISOLATION, and that is that there were
several hundred suckers" In the same
class with himself. 1t isn't safe, how
ever, to mention perfume plants to him.
Evening journal., 1894-08-22
The FInanoinI NYorId.

From the New York Times.
The market would have gone up ten
to twelve points within six days OF the
passage Of the tariff bill, had It not been
for the disaster TO the corn crop 1t has
actually gone up about half that. The
strength it has displayed in face Of such
calamity has been amazing. AS soon
as the bill was passed it seemed to send
an electric thrill through the market
The passage being done over night, as It
were, was favorable for sudden specu-
lative movement but probably those who
directed it were surprised at the ease
with which prices advanced
Evening journal., 1894-08-22

with thom, you viii be convinced that
mono Of them has $1,000 or any other sum
OF money they had few weeks ago It
IS not for me to TX the moral RESPONSE
bility in this caso There are nearly 6, 000
people suffering for the want of food They
were your employees, and four-flfths Of
thom are women and children. Some Of
these people have worked for you for more
than 0 years
II assumed that even il they were
wrong and had boen foolish you would
not be willing TO let them perish. l also
assumed that as the state has just been at
SO large expense to protect your property
you would not want to have the public
shoulder the burden Of relieving distress
in your town. As you refused to do any
thing to relieve the suffering in this case
| ain compelled to appeal to the humanity
Of tho people Of Illinois TO do so.
Evening journal., 1894-08-22
They Had a Private Batterv.

A party of district messenger boys dis
covered last evening that one Of the avn
ing poles at the corner of Third and
Market streets had in some way become
connected with a live incandescent light
wire and was charged with electric hnid
By grssping the pole with one hand and
touching q companion a sharp shock
would be felt by the latter. They were
not slow TO avail themselves of their dis
covery and for some time they had lots
of fun, One OF the largest of the lads
would take position and the others
would coax other boys within reach. A
touch, shock and n squeal of surprise
would follow. The performance at
traoted quite crowd Of passersby until
the owner Of the fruit stand put an end
to It by moving his light and thus de-
stroying the connection.
Evening journal., 1894-08-22
ONE HUNDRED HOMELESS.
Haif Of Hammondsport, n. r., Destroyed
by Fire.

by tifc.
HAMMoNDsPoRT, N. ", Aug. 92.-Fire
broke out In the large Qrist min and VINE
box factory Of Charles Champlain. The
flames communicated to pile Of 140, 600
feet Of fine quality lumber used in the
manufacture OF wine boxes, and soon both
were destroyed The flames shot out in
every direction, destroying next the tene-
ment house owned by Chomplain and oo-
cupled BY Hiram Barker. The icehouse
Of Harry Champlain caught fire and was
destroyed. The dwelling house Of William
Reynolds was the next to GO
by this time houses on the opposite
side of tho street had caught and the
dwelling owned by Rozyogell of Rochester
Is a total loss. The dwelling house of
George Keller, occupied by two families
was burned at the same time. The Haugh
house, occupied by tenant, was burned
to tho ground.
Eight barns were also burned ana other
houses, and it is miraculous that tho
whole village was not destroyed AS it is,
the entiro eastern portion Of the town Is a
mass Of charred embors, and here and
there the flames are still burning fiorcely.
The fire caught from detective fiue in a
smokestack of the factory.
In the regioa Of the burned buildings
all tho furniture and fittinge of the houses
had been carried to places Of safety, and
tho streets nra piled on each side with
household belongings. the charitable
people Of the town are doing their best to
provide sholter for the people who have
had TO desert their homes. 1t IS calculated
that thoro are 100 homeless people wan
derng about the streets. There are no
waterworks in the town, and Ell the water
used on tho fire had to bo pumped from
the lake, which was q great distance.
There Is but a small insurance. Loss not
nrtinntnd
Evening journal., 1894-08-22
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
war Upon the sugar Ring.

From the New York World
The tariff war Is over. The war upon
the Sugar Ring and its kin has just be
gun. There WAS never y time when 1t
was SO necessary to oppose the preten
sions Of plutocracy. There was never a
time when opposition promised so much
Of success. The country has been startled
into new appreciation Of the danger
tina. inheres Ia these conspiracles of
greed against need 10 has seen the
agents Of a gigantic Ring enter the halls
Of Congress and dictate legislation for
their own benefit. IL has seen new and
irresponsible veto power successfully as.
serted. IL realizes as never before that
unless this power is crushed there must
be an end to freedom OF legislation, a
fatal impairment Of popular self-govern-
ment itself.
Evening journal., 1894-08-22
Tho PreaIdent,s lIeaIth.

From the Phiiadelphia Times.
There is nothing TO warrant serious
apprehension as to the condition Of
President Cleveland's health. In ad-
dition to malaria, from which he has
been suffering for some time, he has
undergone severe strain during the
entire session Of the present Congress,
and it is not surprising that he was adj
monished by his physicians as well as by
his own good Judgment Of the necessity
OF taking a rest.
Evening journal., 1894-08-22

DENNSYLVANIA RAlIaROAD-STANll-
u ARD Railroad Of Arnerics = Protected
Throughout by the Interlocking Switch ane
PARLIAMENTARY, WILMINGTON and BAL,
TlMORE RAILROAD, In effect june 10, 1895.
Trains VIII leave Wilmington as follows:
Phfladslphia,eKpress,1 A 81. 2 81. 20, so, Z AZ,
SO, 800, 5h 10 U5, ln is, % lao, II bi SIN.
~ 10, 81, 3 05, 8 Of 8 10, 8 a6, o., l2p m.
ACCOMMODATION. 9 D3,! %, %, 10 20, II os m.
l2 e3 ? 25, Q 40, 8 Is. T40. 10 80 . n.
Chester express, 81, 4sU, 30, AZ, 80, 8 50,
Z e5' 0Oo, II 20, Il 81 a. 81, 9 o., 90, 7W,
.AccomraodstiollsO %. 90, Oa, 10 40. l18sau.
Y ,, IS, Z e. = 40, 3 p, go, 70 10 = m; ..u..
New York, b7, 2 s., 4 20, 9 80, 90. $50. 66S
10 05, 10 s5, 10 40 ii 81 d 10 ne l9 g, 22b, 80s
% a 10, 5 6e, +e %, e7, 10 Bop IN.
soeton, without change, 10 10 am, 5 So p u
.sss sew 9Esiiesns. Fl Richmond and Danviile e.
West Chester. via LaInol1in, 8 80 a M. 80
Newark Centre and intermediate stations,
40 n, 0 80 . nj.
Baltimore and Washington, 4s5,8Ol, l,glJ,
10 l9. j O. N. ~ o. ~ "a, IL lb, 03 424 523.
20 05, SO. f74i. % m. u 40 night
Baltimore and intermediate stations, 2 II.
baltimore Snd Bay Line, % y m.
Trains FOR Delaware Division leave for
New Castle, ls. ii IL a m, 80, 43o, 8 ID. 8 20
q "a, IL 06 night.
Iaswes, 8 IS a m. 2T pms
For Rehoboth s.l3 and ALI pm.
Express for Dover, Harrington and DelmzT,
~, II U5 n N. ~ p m, 10 o. night.
Harrington Snd way stations only. 2 80 D n.
Express for Wyoming, 50 D N.
Expresg for Cspe Charles. Old Point Copl-
! fort and Norfolk, II 90 m, Y OF night.
Leave Philadelphia Broad street, for wiz
n1nglcn, express, 80, 20, %, 81, . 10, 10 %
Il ls Il ~ " ss "a s III gSl " n q 29e III =.
L 03 night.
Accommodation. 20, 7 80. Oss m, lss.a aOl
03, 4 81, 6 %. 8 3s, 10 u3. II IS D m.
Sunday Trains-Leave Wilmington for;
10 o5, 10 25 Il 81 m, 81, 05 504 E6, OF. s5
lz lz 2 o. reorganization, 90 %, 10 m, u TO-
Ohester. express. 81. 20, $50. s.. 10 O5ll ii,
m, 81, 504 8 So, 707, . p M. Accommo.
detion, 90. 10 . m. u TO- Il IS. o. 20. Z 2s,
New York, express, 157. 255, 40, 200, $50,
l9 u ~ % u b n, IL 10, 81, o.. %. bSs
Boston, without change, h 5spm.
Rev Orleans, Richmond and Danville eS-
West Chester. via Lamokin. s65 a IA.
BaitIIaore and Washington, a.s5. s.G, 1918
l2,4 night.
baltimore and intermediate stations, s.oa
IN New Ss'IS Cssstisl u - ls Os night.
Care Charles. Old Point Comfort and Nor
folk, ls ll night.
FELTON,, Hsrrinetonl. y Bridgsyilie. diilli ssafoId,
Laurel and Delmar. IL OIL night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad street, for VIII
! n, i, so8, ss5, %, 5s5. llio.' ii iS
D m, IL % night.
Accommodation. S6, 10 80 a N, 10 3b, 0s.
6 10, 88. 10 03, II IS D m.
Congressional Limited Express trains CON-
posed entirely Of Pullman Vestibule Pnrior
| and Dining Cars. No extra fare
| eLmited Express Trains, composed OF Pull
man Vesdhule Psrlur Cars Vcstihule PAS
gsngef Coaches and Dining Cars. No extra
! fare.
Hftchmond aud DAuvllls Express. CSo
| coaches9
For further information, passengers are re-
~ he ftriln nf AZ ftru uts
/ g. NJ. PROVOST, D. Il. WOOD,
General MANAGER. General PASSENGER ARts
Evening journal., 1894-08-22
nednonh Rntes AZ yyaahInntnn.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pAny will sell excursion tickets TO Wash.
iugton for all trains, including the Royal
Blue flyers, August 90 10 IS, valid for
return passage on all trains uutil Septem-
ber at 50 % for the round trip, with
the privilege OF further extension until
September 15. provided the ticket Is do.
posted with the joint agent at Washing
ton, d. O., on or before September 8.
Evening journal., 1894-08-22
The Countess' Army In Luck.

BUFFALO, Aug. ga whole wagon
load of bread, sausages, tobacco, whisky
and a few kegs Of beer was sent out to
the army Of Coxeyitos encamped near
here by the Poles. The countess addressed
a meeting Of Poles and endoavored to gain
recruits for the army. She promised every
one who would enlist free and easy life,
with no work and plenty Of food. About
400 Poles have decided TO cast their lot
with the nrny whom they move out