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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
MR.. ALEXANDER CORRECTS.
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Editor Democrat:
] regret to see in the account of the
pOpullst meeting held in Halifax on
the 4th Of this month by the reporter,
that he entirely misunderstood me in
reference to General Lee and President
Davis.
In my speech was discussing the
Importance of having cool and conser-
waiting men to control our country, es-
peclally at such times as now. | re-
marked, for instance if General Lee.
President Davis, Alexander Stevens and
President Lincoln had had the adjust
ment of the troubles that brought on
the Confederate war, we would not have
had any war, but instead we had hot
headed secs and republicans and we see
the sad results today.
Now 1t seems to me that I paid the
highest respect to President Davis that
could have been done, indeed | have
ever regarded them in that light
You will please publish this state
ment and oblige
Yours very respectfully,
Palmyra, \. &. S. NJ. ALEXANDER.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
CEDAR ROCK
ACADEMY { BUSINESS INSTITUTE
MALE AND FEMALE.


Rec. ". 4. Smith, B. 4. Principal,
(JToke Forest ColIege.)
f9 Situated in prosperous farming
section in franklin county, II miles
east of Louisburg, \. c. This section
is specially noted for health, refinement
and religious and moral influence
a&A full corps Of efficient teachers
Board with furnished rooms, tuel,
lights, etc. at 500 per month. (2S
days. Washing soc.
EG Carefully arranged courses OF study
preparing for college, or the practical
pursuits of life, teaching. etc
~The Commercial department has
assumed considerable prominence in
our school. Young men completing
this course prescribed in catalogue are
awarded Diplomas of Proficiency. We
also have an English course prescribed
in our catalogue, at the completion OF
cheney.
Is Musc-vocal and instrumental
viii be under Miss Nary Cheek, grad
uate OF the Durham Conservatory Of
Music who assures perfect satisfaction
RG Our terms are arranged to CORES
pond with the hard times and are very
reasonable.
Session Of 1894-95 Opens Ing. II.
90 Fall term closes Dec. Dist. Spring
term opens Jan. Sth, and closes May
10Th
- Students coming by rail are met
either at Nashville, Spring Hope or
Louisburg free of charge.
"a We promise good work, and the
utmost care for those committed to our
charge. For further information, cata-
logue, &C., address
JOHN A. COPPEDGE, Sec'y,
I IL At Cedar Rock, n. C..
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
CURED EVERY CASE.

Meadow Hill, Caldwell Co., n. c.
Last summer | received sample bot
tie Of Channberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, and 1t cured every
case of powell complaint i'll which it
was used. l.. L. CARLTON.
For sale by f. T. Whitehead & Co..
Druggist.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19

The Concord Times has entered upon
its 18th volume, and has donned a
handsome new dress. We congratulate
Brother Sheriff.. The Times is one of
the best weeklies in the State and we
are pleased to see til idence of f.
nancial prosperity.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19

Il was Frustrated with severe bill
IONS complaint" writes Erastus South
worth, of Bath, Me- After vainly
irving a number of remedies, | was fl
naly induced to take Ayers Pills. |
had scarcely taken two boxes when |
was completely cured"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19

Mr.. Wares card in this issue Of TIE
DEMOCRAT will make interesting read
ing for some of the populists who
manipulated his appointment as del
egate to their Congressional conyen-
fiOn
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19

BEST MEDICINE WE HAVE EVER HAD IN
OUR STORE.
Thaxton, Ashe Co., n. Give sell
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Dlarrhoea Remedy and it has proven
to be the best medicine we have ever
had in our store.
B. Y. MARTIN e. Son.
For Sale by E. L. Whitehead & Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
GRAND SUCCESS.

GaddysviIle, Robson Co., y. C.--Some
time last summer, Curtis e Co., with
whom am employed, received sam
pie bottle bottle of ChamberIain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which
has been used with grand success.
J. T. WILLIAMS.
For Sale by E. I. Whitehead & co.
Druggist.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
MR.. j. n. HOLDING THE PTTR-
CHA SER.

The Raleigh Neus e. Observer was
sold Tuesday. Mr. J. n. Holding was
the highest bidder at $3.50. 1t will
be continued as a sound democratic
paper
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19
1T SAVED HIS LIFE,

Cronly. Columbus Co., n CT
gave a small bottle of Chamberlain s
Collie. Cholera and DiarrhOea Remedy
to Mr. H. c. Williams, of this place,
who had been sick with bowel com
plaint for two months. 1t cured him
and he thinks saved his life
r. c.. APPLEwHITE.
For Sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
Druggist.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-19

Patrick Eugene Prendergast, the
murderer Of Mayor Carter Harrison of
Chicago, was hanged last Friday.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15
Those Dreaded praughts.
Letter TO the Boston rmnscrIpt

Letter 10 the Boston Transcript
As the season is now on when the bald
the thin-bloOded and those whose rheumat-
les always are in evidence when the glass
is in the neighborhood of 30 degrees. start
in to leok about for draughts about the
house, | wish to give my experience in
this matter Several years ago, in the
fall of the year, | was sick for weeks. and
when at last | was able TO sit up | sat in
my sitting room, which faced the north
west, during the daytime, and, wishing
to see the passing, | had my place near
a large window The room had an open
crate, also furnace heat, and the thermo-
meter easily registered 40 to 10 degrees,
but with all this warmth there was
draught-as l thought on my head and
neck.
Every one said the cold air came in at
the window sash | sent for the weather.
strip man. and. of course he discovered
or thought he did-the cause, and put on
his rubber molding, 50 that the sash when
closed was tight Now, he says, you
will have no more trouble in that direction =
The next cold snap the same old gale
of wind appeared. When my doctcr came
in | spoke to him in regard to it. when he
informed me that it was not the cold air
from the outside that felt, but the warm
air of the room, which went to the top of
the window, struck the cold glass, cooled
and then fell down, as the cold air
would had not the casing been air tight.
He then said, drop your curtain about
one-third and keep it there.
| did as he directed, and the gale
stopped, and had no trouble after that
He told me that the same trouble existed
in most houses, even those that were well
heated in the halls and bedrooms, the heat
going to the top, cooling and falling back
so that one coming from warm room down
stairs and going up would often think that
there must be windows open above. Of
course, double windows would remedy this
cooling off process in the rooms but with
the curtains down a little they prevent the
instant cooling of the warm air-and there
is your draught. You viii notice that
these .draughts are about during the
day more than at night, and always less
in the room where there is lamp. Why?
Simply when you light your lamps or the
gas you draw down the shades, and the heat
does not strike the cold glass.
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Unused Woods.
From, the Inml,er World


Many of the finest woods in existence
are yet unknoyn, or only slightly known,
to the manufacturers of wood in the civil
lied world. The woods of Central and
South American are perhaps the most re-
markable as well as the best known. In
the yet untouched forests of those parts of
this Continent are many woods far finer
than any now in use. These woods range
from pure white TO jet black in color, and
many of them are most beautifully marked
and veined. Some of them are so hard
that they turn the edges of axes, Jchisels
and other tools, while the handsaws cut
them only slewly.
In the Columbian Exposition there were
many displays Of little known woods, and
the finest of them were those from .Argen-
tine Republic, Brazil and other South
American countries Some of these South
ern woods yielded to the teeth of the hand
saw not the ordinary sawdust, but fine
powder, fine as the finest -four. so hard
were the woods Some of them burned
but slowly. Others possess qualities that
keep them free from insects. Some of
them seem to be practically indestructible
by air and water. All along the eastern
slopes of the Andes, up to the snow line
on those great elevations, throughout all
the great river valleys, and in some of the
wide areas of level country in South Amer
lea are great forests of fine woods that are
specially fit for the finest cabinet and fur
niture work, and also for shipbuildiag, car
pentry and other industrial arts in which
wood is the raw material
These great forests are now au unknown
quantity in the commercial world. but they
will come rapidly into the knowledge of
men and into industrial use when once
the railroad has used them Before many
years, it is safe to predict, the South
American and Central American Republics
will be threaded by railroads, and then
those wonderful woods will be drawn upon
to supply the demand for new and fine
woods in all the civilized countries.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15
They Say
Written for the Democratic Advocate.
BY L. D. X.

1t is matter of conjecture whether or
not anyone has ever paused 10 reflect how
much sorrow and misery the mysterious
parsonage They Say is responsible for in
this world 1t is hardly am exaggeration
to assert that if we could draw aside the
curtain in countless homes in this and other
lands there would be presented to our view
pictures of thousands of innocent lives ire
trieyably blighted and ruined by They
Say. :'They Say Who? No answer;
no responsibility is placed, yet the whisper
goes forth freighted with evil, gathering
in volume with each repetition until it de-
scends like an avalanche upon the innocent
victim. crushing out all that is brightest
and fairest in life.
There was once a priest, good and holy
man. who through some misunderstanding
had the misfortune to incur the displeasure
Of several of his flock through their hav-
ing misconstrued his actions in some matter
pertaining to the church. The affair was
brought to the notice of his bishop, who
assuming the assertions to be true wrote
severe reprimand to the priest. Knowing
so well his own innocence and the injustice
of the charges, the good man was so deeply
grieved that the result was finally a severe
illness. During this sickness through
some happy chance the true facts of the
case came to light and those who had been
most severe in their condemnation, over
4. al. has
tened to his bedside to sue for pardon, ask
ing what they might do to show their re-
gret at having injured him. Turning to
them calmly he ordered them to take a
feather pillow that was in the room. cut 1t
open and spread the feathers to the winds.
Having obeyed him they asked what next
they should do go, said he, and
bring back to me each feather. But,
cried they in chorus, that is impossible. -
Il know it is, my children, said he,
.'and just as impossible is it for gsu, by
any efforts of yours to restore to me that
peace and happiness which was mine before
idle tongues destroyed it.
Tis said that Mans inhumanity to
man makes cOuHtiess thousaiiius hout"'
and it is true. But it is truer still that
womans inhumanity to woman makes
countless millions mourn. Let us hope.
however, that could those who so readily
give ear and voice to idle gossip view the
sad consequences which invariably ensue
their future would be marked by greater
care in speech and that divinest of all
things charity. They Say would
then feel the scorn aud conteniptuous treat
ment so well deserved.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15
How to Cool a Cellar.

A great mistake is sometimes made in
yeptilatipg cellars and milk houses The
object Of ventilation is 10 keen the cellars
cool and dry. bnt tb;s ob;ect offen fails of
heinz accomnI;sbed bv common m;stake
md instead tbe cellar i made both wa,m
md damn A cool nlaca should never he
ventilated unless the air admitted i cooler
tban tbe air within or r;s :, least as cool
as tba, or yery Ittle warmer The
,varmer tho mr. Tho mono mo;stnre i bolds
N 's, s,,snansion [ -, Vaoassa,ilr +ho ooelar tha
n;r az 'aora ,h;s n,o;st,,.o aonJansaS ~
- s..;.:.s.oJ WI aa,I IL :
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RoAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application will
be made TO the County Commissioners of Car
roll county at their first meeting after the eX-
piration Of thirty DAYS from the date hereof
TO locate, or cause to be located, and open
public county road in Carroll county. begin
ming for the same at a point on the pnblic
road called the Ridge road, in Mt. Airy dis
trict, in said county, being the corner of the
lands of Elmer E. Hood and John Ryan, and
running thence upon the lands of said Hood
and RYAN north 4Si degrees, west 40. 9 perches,
10 the land of Louis +. Hood then upon the
land of said Louis F. Hood, north l4l degrees.
east 1913 perches; thence still upon the land
of said Louis F. Hood north l45 degrees,
east p perches; thence upon the lands of
said Louis F. Hood and George W. Hood,
north l8 degrees, east Is perches, to the land
of Jefferson RYAN: thence upon the lands of
said jefferson Ryan and George W. Hood,
north 24i degrees, east 81 perches, to the
land of Margaret Duvall; thence upon the
land of George W. Hood the following three
courses and distances, to wit: north l4s
degrees, east 2S.9 perches; north 81 degrees.
east II perches; north 4S degrees, east 2S4
perches, to the land of Mrs. Margaret Duyall;
thence upon the land of said Mrs. Margaret
Duvall, north % degrees, east 6. Z perches, to
the land of Albert Jones; thence upon the
land of said Jones the following FIVE courses
and distances, to wit north % degrees, east
81 perches; north degrees, east % $40
perches; north 25s degrees, east 1928 perches;
north 27a degrees, east 32.4 perches; north,
81 degrees, east 40 perches, to the bed of an
old private road; from thence upon or near the
bed of said old private road through and upon
the lands of Emory Adams, Charles Haines,
Philip Myers, Henry NJ. Clary and James and
Dennis Douty to the public road called the
Buffalo road, in said county and district, at a
point opposite the residence of George Gar
I irell. ALBERT JONES,
l.. F. HOOD,
GEORGE A. DAVIS,
dec8 5: and about 35 others.
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aoetrp.
ONE LESS AT HOME.

One less at homei
The charmed circle broken-a dear face
Missed day by day from en- accustomed place
But, cleansed and saved and perfected by grace.
One more in Heaveni
One less at home.
One voice OF welcome hushed and oyermore
One farewell word outspoken-on the shore.
Where parting comes not-one soul landed more
One more in Heaven!
One less at home
A sense of loss that meets at the gate;
Within place untitled and desolate;
And far away our coming to await,
One more in heaven.
One lessat homel
Chill as the eartlfborn mist the thought would rise
And wrap our footsteps round and dim our eyes,
But the bright sunbeam darteth from the skies
One more in Heaven.
One more at homei
This is not home when in earthly wold-
Our sight of Christ is dim, onr love is cold;
But there, when face to face, we shall behold
His home in Heayen
One less on earth
Its pain its sorrow and its toll to share;
one less the pilgrims daily cross to lear;
One more the crown of nnsomed souls TO wear
At home in Heaven!
One more in Heaven
Another thought to brighten cloudy days,
Another theme for thankfuiness and praise
Another link on high our souls to raise
To home in Heaven!
One more at home
That home where separations cannot be,
That home where none is missed eternally.
Lord Jesus, grant us all place with Thee
AT home in Heavenl
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15
Grind the Grain Feed.

The best authorities claim that practical
feeding tests with corn, wheat, rye, barley
and oats are proof enough that the best
results cannot be had unless they are run
through the farm mill Many tests have
been made of feeding wheat soaked in
water. as well as whole, with the result of
their passing with poor digestion.
Many experimenters with ground feed
arrived at the same eonclusiohA-yiz. that
the same number of pounds of grain fed
in meal have uniformly made more pounds
of flesh and fat than when fed whole. II
is reasonable, says Professor Armsby, that
if the digestive organs are taxed to per-
form the work of the mill in crushing the
hard grain and releasing the nutrients from
the woody fiber there must be so much
waste Of food tissue and waste of grain as
well, which is often seen undigested in the
excrement of the animal There are va
rious forms of machinery ON the market,
designed to overcome this waste by chopp-
inc. splitting and grinding.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15

if the ore and its manufacture into iron did
not exist there.
1t is we'll authenticated that among all
the bronzes yet found, there is not a single
instance mentioned Of hard bronze cutting
tool Nearly all are of the ordinary alloys
of copper and tin, and but few that even
approach to proper hardness for cutting
any hard substance
Thus through the long ages that the
mechanic arts are known to have fiourished
with an occasional cloud obscuring or retro
grading their progress they seem to have
had their periods of brightness cOincident
with the shining eras of early civilization
at various points and at various times; and
which may be noted in the elimination
periods of successive and dominant nation-
alities.
China, India, Persia, Babylon, Nineyeh
Assyria, Egypt, Palestine, Tyre, Greece
Byzantium, Carthage, and at last the
Roman empire completed the cycle of the
arts of ancient time, and marked the be-
ginning of the second age Of the world
civilization with its grand evolution Of the
modern era of the arts and sciences.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15
The Jockey and the Lawyer.

In an important trial which took place
in the Irish Law Courts an Irish jockey
was called as a witness, and the opposing
counsel in cross-examination did all he could
to cripple his testimony. "What are you?'
he began in bullying tone. Sure, Tn
IA Jockey. same as my father was before
me : was the reply. .;Ah,' said the
barrister. thrusting his hands in his pock-
cts, and preparing to enjoy himself hugely
with his witness; and | suppose your
father did little cheating in his time, like
the rest of the fraternity? ''Troth, and
| suppose he did. now and thin. was the
quiet response. And where do you sup
pose he is now? In heivin. l hope.
rest his sowl r And what should such
fellows as those do there, | should like to
know? 2 inquired the barrister, in voice
of thunder. Paddy scratched his head.
Then with sly grin, he replied, Train
horses for angels, perhaps. : And cheat
them as they did their fellow mortals !?
Maybe so. replied the jockey still una
Dashed All they would be prosecuted
then. exclaimed the barrister, triumph
antly. Sorra a bit, answered the wit
ness ''And WHY? Because they
might seach heivin over and over agin
and divii a lawyer would they find there.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15

Ask the average person how many stripes
there are in the flag. and he will answer
readily enough, thirteen, But ask him
how many are red and how many white,
and he will hesitate in such a way as to
make it clear that at the best he is only
guessing Well, as matter of fact, the
red stripes number seven and the white
number six Nearly all the details of the
official flag are really fixed by law Be
sides the designation as to the number and
color of the stripes. it is decreed that the
flag shall be three times as long as it is
wide and that the union shall be level with
the sixth stripe, and shah be one-third the
length of the flag. There shall be a star
in the union for every State. The position
that the stars shall take has never been
determined by law The ordinary position
in which one sees them, that is TO say, 4
series of rows. is the War Department ar
rangement
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15
Hints to Athletes.
From the New York Dispatch.

From the New York Dispatch
When man dies from heart failure
after excessive exertion it is because he
rests too completely after the effort and
allows too great rush of blood to the left
lung and the reeion Of the heart When
an athlete is in good training he rms no
risk at all if he lies down after hard race,
but when he commences training every
spring he learns by experience that he
must rest up gradually after heavy exer-
ton. If a man runs a mile rapidly when
overburdened with flesh, and then lies
down or sits down. he experiences chok-
ing sensation which sometimes leads to the
rupture of blood vessel If, on the other
hand, he walks around the track until he
cools off a little. the unpleasant sensation
is not felt at all When a man runs
rapidly to catch train he ought to keep
OH his feet for few minutes after he is
through with the exertion, and if he can
not conveniently keep in motion, he should
breathe as freely as possible and be careful
to keep the whole of his lungs busy for at
least several seconds. When he does this
all risk will be a yerted
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15
ELEcTIoN NOTICE.

The Stockholders of the Farmers Fertilizer
Company ef Carroll County are hereby noti-
fed that fhe annual election, for the purpose
Of eleeting a Board of Directors to manage
on MONDAY, the 7th day of JANUARY,
1895, between the hours of 10 a. m. and u
o'clock N. By order Of the Board.
JOHN I. DiFFENBAUGH,
deeS II Secretary.
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samuel Minturn Peck. the Alabama Poet.

think the giving of presents at Christ
mas is pretty custom which American
vanity and love Of display have perverted
into gross abuse. Expensive gifts should
never be made except in those cases where
the eloseness of the tie by blood or mar
riage would render the gift of an equivalent
in money not indelicate. believe feel
ing of relief weuld peryade the land if a
sumptuary law were enacted and enforced
forbidding the acceptance at Christmas of
any gifts of more than fifty cents in value,
save in cases of suffering
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15

many persons would commit any sin or
incur any danger sooner than be accounted
unfashionable Custom lies as a weight,
heavy as frost. and not one in a hundred
has the courage to throw it off.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15

far away as it is, this Christmas? This,
in my belief. is where Christmas presents
are most needed