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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
The business Girl and Matrimopy,

From the Chicago Record
The social philosopher had been petting
her chin in an absurdly hayseedish manner.
and as the thoughtful panorama was omi-
nously regarded as a forerunner Of a more
or less prolonged lecture. she didn't dare
disappoint her admiring petticoated au-
dience. So she said:
1T seems to me that the very moment
that young woman shows ability in any
chosen profession about 800 ordinarily
charming and lovely individuals rise up
like solicitous hens over a weak-legged
chicken and implore her not to spoil her
good work by tumbling into the matrimo-
NAL tank"
"Huh!' pulled the girl who always inter-
rupts. 'the motherly hens had better wait
until she gets good chance. Then they'd
see how quickly Yes, sir; I'm yours could
be said"
What NONSENSE" the social PHILOSOPHER
designed to answer. Every girl has oppor-
tunities to marry, but no girl in her right
mind Is going to blindfold herself to the
dozens Of things to be considered There's
the money question. for instance. That al
ways comes first, for IL You are a business
woman, earning fairly decent salary IL
Is absurd to marry a man who receives but
little more. Diamond tastes and Window
glass purses make mighty unsatisfactory
combination, my dear. Besides perhaps
you are fond Of your work and dislike
household managing. but IL you go down
town TO business every day people will look
wise and say mean things, and you'll wish
yourself unlocked from your matrimonial
venture.
Perfect men are so hard to find. too.
Now, what girl could endure a bald head or
a red nose. even IL 1t went with loads OF
wealth and bushels of love? Why, in less
than six weeks she'd be making the poor
man wear frilled cap and a prepared
chalk nose. A mans good looks go 4ong
way With girl, I'm ashamed to confess
and Jerky manner of talking or a sissy
walk or nervous movement of the hands
viii make girls teeth grind and her tenn
per fray at the edges-that is unless she's
really and truly in love; then he might be
a tailor's dummy, noseless and cross-eyed
bewhiskered and with rouged cheeks, and
shed stu think him the ioveliest thing on
earth"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13

ef the peasant and aboriginal is the ancient
court costume OF the island. placed upon
wax figures Of a man and a woman OF
royal lineage. These figures are perfect rep
RESERVATIONS Of the human form through
out. and were expensive. Most visitors sup
pose that the two are engaged in making
srfmacSs at each other, so conically puck
eIed are the features. but the expressions
are int nded for the normal
The summer dress OF a Coresn man, to be
seen on a figure standing with two others
sn, res In fur garments, is curious and
could not be ether than cool. The material
covering the body is white and resembles
Oren cheese cloth: the frail black lat, with
vide rim. is secureS b. a ribbon after the
manner Of an American lady's bonnet Rep
RESERVATIONS of Chinese people ana their
costumes and products and specimens of
architecture constitute predominant fea-
tUre Of the same part OF the museum. The
interior model OF a Chinese domicilA which
formerly occupied much space in the hall.
has been set inio convenient room once
used by the property clerk for storing EUR
poses. adjoining Prof. Maso1's office. The
ssuDsutution of rugs for chairs is a ncticea-
pie feature of this odd home scene
'siio" Is The Chinese imperial or royal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
For Callers.

From the New York Herald.
Madam. this is fine re-
ception chair. Our latest design. Try IL.
please"
Mrs. Society-"Dear me! how uncomfort-
able 1t Is! 1 couldn't sit in it for five min
Ctes."
upholsterer-''Thats 1t exactly. madam
You see Il Is intended for callers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
A Natural Consequence.
from the Pittsburg Catholic.

From the Pittsburg Catholic.
In the examination of an Irish case for
assault and battery, counsel, on cross
examining one OF the witnesses, asked him
what they had at the first place they
stopped. He answered: -Four glasses Of
ale. what next?" 1.-TWO glasses of wine. :"
What nextT' "One glass of brandy. {"
What next?' "A fight, Of course"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13

Il II LINI IL O&NE
thing more than an
other that will start
a controversy among
railroad men it is
the praise of new APP
pliances as applied to
railroad equipment.
Everybody outside of
railroad circles, with
humane instincts, will
hail with delight the
adoption of the self
coupling platform on
freight cars, but sew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13

csc people Of both high and low degree
gathered i'll the American capital for pOlit-
ical and commercial reasons, the National
Museum Is particularly rich in oriental ma
terial, much of it of recent acquisition.
Ii Kamon-NO-kami NaoSuke. the pioneer
diplomat of Japan, forty years ago conclud-
cd the memorable treaty with the United
States. the first diplomatic relations estab-
lished with civilized" country. But Mao
sUke was so far ahead of his fellow orient
ais that for this break with the exclusion
lists he was in 1850 hOnorel with assassina-
ton, reward more than once in human
history accorded men giving evidence of too
much advancement. His statue stands in
the museum not far from the Office of the
curator Of ethnolOgy. He is, of course, at
tired in the ancient garb, and wears
sword. SO peculiar is the appearance of the
image that n visitor woIld judge its original
10 BE- a veriest heather of heathens, rather
than a pioneer of progress. were IL not for
an extended account of the hero Cprinted
in good English ''at the Seishi-Bunsha,
TokyO') which accompanies the label
This account states that the martyr of less
than four decades since is now hOnored by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13

q people thoroughly revolutionized in atti-
tude AMI DESTROYS of developing in every
sense its relations with the United States.
japanese soldiers are now attired in uni
forms of western type. The contrast be-
tween the present and the not very remote
past is shown at the museum by a large
case containing a group Of five fierce war
riors representing a council of war" at
which a wounded civilian is excitedly re-
counting some alarming adventure. The
warriors are attired In armor which sug-
gests the metallic garments of Christian"
men killers Of the same age. Quite differ
ent are the figures in another case of two
barefOoted. bareheaded japanese labOrers,
clad In coarse blue fabric Scantily gathered
about the person in a simple fashion. Into the
belt OF one Is thrust the Indispensable pipe,
with long stem and minute bowl. To every
laborer ample leisure Is allowed each day
for the enjoyment of this Indulgence, for TO
smoke in the japanese fashion requires both
time and concentration of effort.
The Rude Amos.
But coarser than the clothing Of the la
bOrers Is that of the figured Aino man. 1t
is made Of elm bark cloth, and is very dur
able. The AinO is the aboriginal Of Japan
and he is characterized by excessive hairi-
ness. all parts Of the body being covered
These people are stronger. larger and darker
than the modern japanese. In the same
case with the human figure are models of
the grass-cOvered dwellings and store
houses Of the Amos. Their houses are dirty
smoky and gloomy.
In marked contrast with the simple garb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
FROM THE ORIENT
China, Japan and Corea in Il e NJ
tional Museum.
MANY INTERESTING COLLECTIONS
The Progress Made by the MIkado's
People.
GEN. GRANTS PRESENT
GEN. GRANTS PRESEN rs

NE EFFECT OF
the war in the east is
that japanese and
Chinese subjects are
receiving more atten-
ton than at any
previous time. For
the satisfaction of
this awakened curl
osity Washington is
better equipped than
any other city east of
the Pacific slope, for
besides the many
Chinese and JaDan-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
IN PLACE OF COAL
An Interesting Account Of Two New
Railroad Devices.
A CHEAP KIND OF LOCOMOTIVE FUEL
Guarding Against the Operations Of
the Bold Train Robbers.
- 7 r y ~ r y
A VESTIBULED TEN Err

Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13

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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
SCOTLAND NECK n. c. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 90 1894

fruitful source Of iiscen;ent The heat
Of July. the cold oi December. The
spring rains and the winters snow. are
alike disag-eeable What al nm
pleasant day they mourniully eV-
claim, and this -tereotyped remark
serve. to apply to most days from Jan
uary through the lorg year. II never
showers without interfering with tie
cherished plaa- 81 -uch individuals
And If il doe nat shower they usually
find the dust intoleraole II wc are
blessed with one Of those occasional
perfect days, when 81 one OF our Amer
lean poets has said, Heaven tries the
earth if il be in tune, our discomfort
ed are almost unhappy in being de
prlved Of their pet grievance.
As might be expected the same un-
pleasant trait in regard TO other things.
During the busy school-year they find
fault because they are Oyer-worked, and
through the leisure OF summer they
complain that there is nothing 10 do.
Their ewes grow dull from constantly
/ looking on the dark SIDE OF thing
Their voices have the impatient ring
which comes from habituaI fault-tind-
ing. And the worst of it is, they rot
life Of It's sweetness, not only Tor them
selves but for others.
There are two sorts of things IN the
world" said sage observer, lover
which it never pays to fret that which
can be helped, and that which cannon
be-" And uuless they can find some
weak point in this bit of homely phil
osophy. it would be well for grumbler
the world over, to act upon its sugges
ton.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
SNOW BOUND.

Twas Christmas Eve, and DER the
world
A mantle white was falling,
When Santa Claus set out to do
His yearly round OF calling;
The dear old saint rejoiced to see
A promise of good sleighing.
For lots of snow was just what he
A long time had been praying.
SO greatly pleased was he to see
such charming Christmas weather,
That gayly to his task he flew
OF getting things together.
His ample sleigh was put to rights
And loaded full to brimming,
And soon along the country roads
Old Santa Claus was slllmmlng.
Now here, now there, sprightly deer
With airy Eghtness darted.
AS fresh when miles and miles away
As when they Just had started.
The feecy flakes kept coming down,
The rambling roadwavs hiding;
Yet on and on they flew along
Like shadows swiftly gliding.
But ere his jourre ey was quite or
st. Mex met trouble dire
The roads kept filling up apace,
The snow kept piling higher,
And from his sight the earth was hid
By flakes SO thlcklv flying,
He could not find the road at all,
But still he kept on trying.
Here was indeed for Santa Claus
An awkward situation,
And one that for the moment filed
His mind with CONSERVATION
The kindly soul was sad with fear
| That on the morrow morning.
Some disappointed little friends
His absence would be mourning.
! Still trusting that kind Providence
Would help him in his trouble,
! st. Nick his faithful reindeer steeds
Their efforts urged to double;
And often with a cheering word
The laded beasts he aided.
While on ahead through snowdrlft
deep
To find the road he waded.
At length, amid the flying flakes,
By chance old Santa sighted
Not far away a signpost tall,
Whereat he was delighted,
The sign upon the post contained
The welcome information
That close at hand the road ran straigh
Unto his destination.
With hope renewed the good old saint
Along the roadway struggled;
And soon he reached a sleeping tow
Which in valley Snuggled.
Here ended Santa's Christmas calls
And here his sleigh he lightened.
Then homeward quickly off he sped
Ere Sol the landscape frightened.
-Fr0nk b. U'clch.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
Il Makes a Difference How a
Thing is Said.

Washington Correspondence n. I. Sun.
"A good many of US" said Senator
Palmer last evening, "are perhaps say
ing things about the President we
wouldn't say before his face. A great
deal depends. however, on the way you
say il. l remember taking Tom Mer-
rift Of Illinois, to see President Cleve-
land one day. Merritt shutters, and
that Is probably the reason the Presi-
dent laughed at what he said. Shaking
the Presidents hand, he remarked:
Its b-b-been a long t-t-tlme, Mr..
s-President, since | was here.
It w-w-was during the last Democratic
ls-is-administratiOn before the
war
$50 long ago. the President inquir-
ed.
"Ies. Mr.. Pres-Pres-P President.
swo-sWo-swore then th-th-that | would
not ker-ker-ker-come again till there
was another Democratic administration
ala-ala-elected and in control, and
amt sur-sur-certain, Mr.. Pres-Pres
President, but VIII but VIII but what
have -ker-ker-I have come too Soor
nOW.'
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
The Discovery Saved his Life.

Mr.. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Bea' !
e1sville, H., says: ITO Dr. King $
New Discovery I owe my life. Was
taken with La Grippe and tried all the
physicians for miles about, but of no
avail and was given up and told could
not live Having DR.. Kings New Dis
covery in my store | sent for bottle
and began its use and from the hrst
dose be gan to get better, and after
using three bottles was up and about
again. 1t IS worth its weight IN gold
We won't keep store OF house without
it, Get a free trial at Z. /. White
head & Cos Drug Store.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
Cure for Headache.

AS remedy for all forms of Head
ache Electric Bitters has proved to be
the very best. It effects a permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual
sick headaches yield to its influence.
We urge all who are afflicted to pro
cure a bottle, and give this remedy a
fair trial. in cases of habitual constl-
patton Electric Bitters cures by giving
the needed tone to the bowels, and few
cases long resist the Use OF this medl-
cine. Try it cnce. Large bottles only
FIFTY cents at f. I. Whitehead & Cos
Drug Store.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
Sanseless Frett;ng


Selected.
1t is undoubtedly fact that nearly
all frettlng could be classed under this
head, and that most Of it could be
characterized as sinful as we'll \ lit
tie wholesome faith in the all things
which work together for good" would
clear from the world nine-tenths Of
this most un-Christ-like of qualities.
But one variety Of fretting is especially
worthy of censure, since it has not even
the basis of real trouble as an excuse
for is existence.
To some people the weather is a
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
A Tribute to the South.

n. Y. Correspondent Baltimore SIM.
The Rev. Madison G.. Peters, of the
Bloomngdale church, in a prelude to
his sermon on Sunday evening, said IN
part:
Having recently spent few weeks
in the South, feel it to be my duty
publicly to admit that l had, until |
enlarged my information by personal
observation, IN entirely erroneous idea
of the South, and / take this means
publicly to apologize for those unchar-
liable thoughts. My lectures were on
American lines, and my pleas for inten-
ser Americanism and more enthusiastic
| LOYALTY to American ideas, as laid down
by the founders Of our republic
met everywhere with the heartiest
response. If the tocsln Of war should
be sounded, a foreign foe invade cur
shores, or an insurrectlonary body arise
IN our midst. a million mer, armed to
the teeth, would come from the South
and rally round the flag OF the Union.
"Why, the South is the only true
American part Of our nation to-day.
| The South may yet have to be called
on to save the North from her reckless
| immigration, which is now weakening
and undermining the foundation Of our
social order. Rebel? That word must
henceforth not be spoken. | believe
of the North in fellowship which has
In it no misgiving nor deceit. The
public men OF the South are not, a.
with us, professional foreigners, who
have made pubice Office a public steal
The southern men in public Office are
patriotic and devout, conscientiously
American, and personally the embodi
ment OF integrity. But you say they
do not believe in negro domination.
Neither do we North. EnfranchisinG
all the negroes Immediately after theil
emancipation was practically one Of th'
greatest mistakes ever made by any fFe'
government.
I'm many counties and States tn
colored voters are in the majority, anC
r q majority rule would take the govern
| ment entirely from the pr0perty-owner
and place it in the hands Of those who
with few exceptions, have no qualltica
tons to entitle them to a voice in tn
affairs OF the government. Negro dom
ination would white be damnation.
The SOlld south Is broken, ana WI
break more and more il they let alons
But let the next Congress agltate
e force bill, and self-defence will solldif
: the South again. A suffrage limite
5 to an educational qualification is til
d only solution OF the negro problem
# But llliteracy is not confined to III
: South. Our Northern cities are thronj
V ed with foreigners as imbecile in the
Ii ignorance and degraded in their mora
q as we're the rabble hordes that wrecke
the republics of antiquity. Univers
a suffrage is menace to free institutions
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20

% A. - rcf-l d.s>o-e II ut yoa VII tni
in Or Heroes {, ldsn Mciiosl Discovery Jus'
the help you nr,,t II comes = Your 49,
anc. when YOU have such warming Il i'm
pure blood and inactive liver, ~ pinF -
boils or carbunclcs - fs-lln. Z ls>sitati"
weakness and d.spondency len yoHr
flesh Is. from any Causs, rrioC~d ts'4oS
"a healthy standard you've oni! = take the
Discovery which wlu 81 al -" ,fsAiIs
into vigorous action and hulli " a'h ne~h
and strength AVOID r.aus~ops prcfaaT a'lo t.s
Of Cod Liver OIL TLey AID Iut, hut nps
wholssor,e fesh or healthy tissue
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
FROM PRINTERS DEVIL
TO SENATOR.
Tha. Appears to Be the Destiny Of a
Br;gh. Young North Carolina
Republican.

Republican,
Charlotte Observer.
If it is not asking too much. will you
kindly publish this bit Of history con
cerning Jeter c. Pritchard's early life,
which has been taken from the Jones
boro, Tenn. correspondence Of the
Chattanooga Times? j. B. FORTUNE.
Shelby. y. c., Nov. 80, 1894.
THE DEVIL GETS SCARED.
Away back in the early 7O's there was
4 little kid Of boy working as devil"
here in the office Of the Union Flag
with Capt. Geo. E. Grisham, and after
wards with DR.. G.. Wheeler in the Office
of the Herald and Tribune There
was nothing remarkable about him then
He was Just like any other printer boy
-smeared with grease and printers
ink, but was very bright and clever,
and went by the name Of Jeter Pritch-
EFT. In the year 1878 the cholera came
to JOnesbOro and there was a general
stampede tor dear life on the part OF
every one that could get away. Jeter
and another boy chit the grit" for Ba-
kersville, n. c. Jeter left without a
coat he wore hickory shirt and car
ried a small bundle of clothes and had
10 cents IN cash. At the Iron Noun
tain they called at old man Mosley's tor
some milk the old man, thinking they
we're tramps Or beggars, drove them OIL
and scared them so they ran about two
miles. Jeter at length reached Bakers
vile, n. c., and got job in the print
ing Office with Mr.. Bowman.
He was industrious and faithful and
made friends, and after a time went into
the internal revenue service as a United
States deputy marshal. And IN the
meantime he read law, and as the year;
rolled on he was twice elected to the
North Carolina Legislature and wa;
soon the acknowledged leader Of the
Republicans in that body.
To-day that little printer boy that lef
Jonesboro twenty-one years ago las
July. ragged and barefooted, and fOOteC
it all the way to Bakersville, n. c., i
known as the Hon. Jeter G.. Pritchard
he is one OF the finest criminal lawyer
in that section and is one Of the mos
gifted speakers in the Republican part.
Of western North Carolina.
He is the leading Republican candl
date for United States Senator and IL
case the Republlcan-Populist combine
which Will control theneXt Legislature
of North Carolina, succeeds in electln;
the two United States Senators, Hon
Jeter C. Pritchard, it is SAID, will mos
certainly be one of them.
Here in this old town Jeter has man.
old friends and kinfolks, who very nat
uralv feel more than an ordinary III
terest in his success. Among the latte
is our Democratic sheriff, JAS 5
Pritchett, cousin of Jeter's.
This marvellous success Of Jeter
NAV be considered as right along tn
line of Blaine's doctrlce OF reciprocity.
Many wears ago Andy Johnson came
Tennessee, a poor boy from North Caro-
lima, and we took him up and gave hlr
every office. running from alderman
President. Now North Carolina has
chance to reciprocate in part by senf
ing Jeter c.. PIitchard to the Unite
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20

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use Of one bottle Warranted tho
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known. Sold ha l. I Whitehead &
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-20
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