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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-22
Impure Blood
Opens tho Way for Malaria
Noodle oaroapariiia Makes Pun
Blood and CuvoS Malaria.

Noodle oarsapariiia Makss Pun
Blood and Curos Malaria.
II Is with pleasure that ws call attention 70
ne testimonial Of Nj A n hsek Who 10 eel
known In Florida. and ~ the ss,elanS pubic.
having for yeAys been . railroad pAsssnger con-
ductor Aad later. ueke, agent at JAekson,!lls
&C. l. Hood Co. Lowell. MAsa
Some three or four years ago I wrote 10 yoa
IN reference 10 the good my boy had derived
froYn the use Of Hoods sarsaparillA. and Icv
allow 10 say that the same boy And bis
mother became
Frustrated With Malaria
and Hoods sarsapArlllA has again bssn ussf
with sausfAetory results I DO not believe you
can nLd much better looking child for his ASe
eight years. than our boy. For this picture Of
health his mother ard also myself attribute II -
the use Of that most valuable remedy. Hood
EArsaparila. His trouble before taking TIE
medicine was an afiiction with bolts. and ssa-
erAl breaking out all over his body. OF course
iIom such suffering tho child became weak and
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-22

TOP DRESS ALL CROPS WITH CEREAllTE
i BIN
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-22

CnrKAw, :. G.. Oct. IL, 1873.
Messrs. Boykin, GARNER & Co;
1t gives Us pleasure to -aN We have
been using Your Home Fertilizer Tor
more than fifteen YEAR continuously.
apa c.tec, "a continue 10 do ~o. OF
course. We are entirely satisfied that II
pays us 10 use II "
Re-reetfully. X NJ MCKAY.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20
strlpging

The one thing that is unfOrgivable in
picture hanging is to string them along
the walls in a line. Their loneliness is
pitiable. Next to that crime is the n
Of arranging exactly symmetrical
groups, suggestive Of nothing so much
as a lesson in geometry. Group pic
lures, group them gracefully, but don't,
when one has succeeded in making q
graceful bunch on one side of the fire.
place, reproduce it exactly on the other
side.
According to one who speaks with
the emphasis Of authority, delicately
framed water colors are the only proper
things for the drawing room, magnif-
cent oils for the library and hall, and
etchings and e~ngravings for the dining
room. Meantime those who do as they
please will continue to hang their etch-
ings, water colors and oils exactly where
they will gain most pleasure from them,
taking care only not to place side by
side ridioulously inharmonious things.
The smaller the picture, or the more
full of detail, the nearer the level of
the eye it should hang. Sometimes two
parallel wires are brought straight up
TO separate hooks on the picture mold
ing, but generally the old fashioned an
gle of wire is made. Gold and silver
wires are generally used, but it is said
that small steel and iron chains are to
be used this winter for hanging dark
framed engravings and etchings. Some
Of the daintier pictures, instead of be-
ing hung from the holdings, have wires
stretched tightly across tho back and
are caught invisibly on small Screws
New York Journal.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

My advice to those who contemplate
having a plaster cast taken of their
heads and faces is don't. Two friends
Of mine, amateur sculptors, persuaded
me to let them take a cast Of my face,
so ne to reproduce and immortaliEe my
features. l had no idea what the proc
ess was, and though l objected to it on
general grounds did not imagine that
any torture was connected with it.
Judge of my horror, then, when 1
found that my n~ostrils had to be stuffed
with cotton wool and that a nasty, sticky
substance was pressed tightly all over
my face so as to secure an impression
of my features. Nothing so utterly I'M
comfortable could be imagined, and tho
desire to scratch portions Of the face
specially irritating was almost irresist-
ible. But the greatest agony was to
come. The young men had forgotten
in their hurry some precautions which
it Is usual to take in order to make it
easy to break the cast in the center and
take it off in two pieces.
Hence it failed to respond to their
efforts to make it split, and l had to
wait until they could break 1t off in
sections. The heat in the interval was
oppressive in the extreme, and as they
pulled off large pieces of flesh and
enough hair to make a small wig my
sulferings can easily DO imagined. If
l ever obtain fame, which 1 do not an
ticipate, my features will have to be
immortalized in some way other than
by means Of a bust. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20


The following rules of conduct for
servants are said to be found in a Liv-
erpool household:
Servants who have the good fortune
to reside in my house must cooperate
with the following rules;
They must be up punctually at @.
Have all meals punctually to time.
Must be clean and tidy In their per-
sons, and at their work must not be
spoken TO.
Must not speak at the doors to any
of the tradespeople.
Must not sing.
Must not wear heavy boots.
Must close doors quietly.
Must stand meekly while being TO
proved.
Must not answer back.
Must DO o~bliging and cheerful.
Must be willing to stay in any Sun
day or day out when required, and when
asked to do anything to do 1t quickly
and well and show no impatience or i'll
temper, as Mr.. -- hates that.
Must put mp with fault finding and
complaining whenever Mr.. -- wishes
to fault find or complain.
MI. -- likes to be called at 4.
Takes tea at 90 past 2, towel at 90 to 8
and breakfast at 8 prompt, and will not
wait a minute, and no nonsense.
By order, Mr.. --.
London Million.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

Results Arc liable to lie Disastrous, Al
though Sometimes 10 Pays.

Results AEo Liable 10 he Disastrous Al
though Sometimes 10 Pays.
An agent from the city was trying 10
sell the grocer a new self winding clock.
There was a email storage battery con-
nocted with it, and it was intended that
the battery should be kept in operation
by means Of a small windmill placed
on the roof Of the house. The agent had
about persuaded the grocer to buy,
when the man with the ginger beard,
who had been Watching the transaction
with the deep interest that comes so
natural to a man with plenty of spare
time on his hands. Clipped in.
Sometimes It pays to monkey with
nature and let her have the job of doin
all your work while you air loaiin
around the county courthouse 10 miles
away, and sometimes it don't, " said he.
II knowed n Teller out in Kansas at
had one of them windmill contraptions
that was he ruin of him."
There never was one Of these clocks
sold in Kansas at all, " said the agent,
with some wrath.
"This here wasn't a clock, " said the
man with the ginger beard, and l defy
any man in the crowd to prove l said
anything about clocks. 1 jist said a
windmill contraptiOn. This here was a
pump. You see, this here fellow was a
sort Of market gardener, and as it is dry
In Kansas, as fur as the weather is con
cerned, he lowed to rig up a pump ar
rangement that would water his garden.
So he fixed up a wind pump, but that
wasn't enough. He noxt went to work
and makes a kind Of swivel arrange
ment that would keep the hose movin
back and forth and up and around till
the whole patch was sprinkled. Did
all the work itself, you see. That left
him free to go down to the grocery and
talk all he wanted tor all he dast to
at least. Well, he goes away one morn
in happy as a clam and m back at
night to find his garden all ruin. Now,
what d'you suppose had did it,"
Hogs got in?' ventured the clock
agent.
"Hawgs? You make me sickl Hawgs
nothinl One Of them playful breezes
that Kansas sometimes gifts up had
come along and had worked that there
windmill pump so dern fast that the
water was made bilin hot by the fric-
tion, and his whole patch of truck had
been scalded to DEATH"
THAT was pretty tough" said the
agent.
"Oh, l don't know" answered the
man with the ginger beard. LAS BOOB
as he got broke he went into politics, and
now he is gett'n a good Twin at the ex-
pense Of the state. IF it hadn't "a been
for that accident he might be still hay
in to work for a Twin. indianapolis
Journal.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20
CURIOUS CHINESE CUSTOMS.
A Drido's s~alutatlon TO Her Husband Elo,
and his Response.

AAh NAA AANNlNNHNH
AChinese paper describes some anus
ing marriage customs. In a small
mountain village between Kaga arG
Etchu tho bride comes to the BRIDE
groom's gate and bawls out to him,
"Hello, brotherl I've come"
To which the other replies, "Glad
you've come"
The bride then appeals to him,
you'll never forsako me?"
And the bridegroom WI her,
even earn our living together"
With these assurances the bride comes
into the house, followed by a long pro-
cession Of well wishers, old and young.
Cheap, muddy sake is distributed to
them, and they commence dancing and
are not content until the floor gives way,
when they clap their hands, crying,
"How auspiciousl" and take their
leave.
At Ku1ita, in Echizen, the betrothal
takes place when the parties are 8 or o..
The boys parents and n deputation,
numbering from five 10 fifteen, proceed
to the girls family, who, anticipating
their coming, spreTd mats before the
houses and await them. After the usual
salutation the deputation present rs a
betrothal present pieces Of hand woven
cloth for cushions and at the same time
praises the girls family, who return
the compliment with interest, Here
the ceremony ends, and the population
take their departure.
When the boy is IS or thereabouts,
he goes to stay with his betrothed's
family and works like a mental at the
house for a year, after which he is sent
home in fine apparel. Soon after the
girl comes to her lovers house, accom-
panied with rustic music and songs.
The noise and hustle are as great as on
the festival day Of the tutelaTy god.
When the girl m to the house,
cushions made Of the cloth given by her
parents are piled n upon another for
her to sit upon. On these cushions tho
thrice repeated exchange of the triple
wine cups, the most important cere-
mony at a wedding, takes place.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

A little man with a sad face, a thin
suit Of clothes, a skullcap and a weak
voice stood near the east end of the
Madison street bridge holding out a
bundle Of shoestrings toward the pass
ersby. A policeman came along-one
of the large, two breasted kind.
"Got a license?" no asked.
The man with the shoestrings unbut-
toned his coat with the left hand and
showed the badge, which was attached
to his vest. In the meantime he looked
up at tho policeman. His expression was
one of mingled awe, fear and apprehen-
sion.
"Give me a pair, " said the police
man, pulling out two strings from the
bundle.
Eyes, sir" said the peddler.
Better make it two" said the man
who represented the dignity and maj
esty Of the law.
"All right, sir, " said the shoestring
man, his voice weaker than ever.
The policeman relied up the four
strings, buried them h his pocket and
went on.
did he pay you2' asked man who
was standing in a doorway.
Him pay2" said the man with the
sboestrings. dat copper pay for his
shoestrings? l guess not. What makes
me sore is that he don't belong on this
beat at all. never saw him before"
why didn't you make him pay
your"
Whats the user He would have
tipped me off to some other cop, and I'd
got. the run. If they want anything,
you've got to give it to them, that's all
there is about it. Chicago Record.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

Typeg.

There are two totally distinct types
in Japan, which may almost be said to
DO each others opposites. The first
which the japanese themselves call the
Chinese, or Corean, is the moro common.
Those belonging to it have round faces,
fat roses, full checks, rather thick
hps-very pretty ones oftcn-and very
good white teeth. Those belonging to
the second, OF true japanese typo, have
long and comparatively pale faces, noses
arched like the beak Of a bird, thin lips,
large eyes, with not very strongly
marked eyebrows; teeth mostly good,
always very white, hut often long and
irregular. This Is the aristocratic type,
which when at It's best Is really worthy
Of admiration. To be called handsome
q japanese must belong 10 It, while
those Of the Chinese cast Of cO|uutcnaucc
are never more than pretty.
Strange to say, tho moral character
Of tho sections of the community differs
as much al does their appearance. /
have noticed that, as a general rule.
those with Chinese faces are gag, laugh
ing and restless, full Of careless good
humor, while the others are silent, in
different, melancholy, sometimes ven
dismal.-Harper's Weekly.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20
An ON rn.hlnnnh womnn.

One Of the tough old gals" Of Maine
camo to mill toting a plump bagful Of
corn upon her shoulders. While the
miller was doing his work the woman
went down q the village grocery and
bought a salt mackcrol. As the miller
was an obliging sort Of man, she roast
cd hor fish on The red Goals in hts stove,
got a mug Of water hom the pail, pro-
duced a big. fat biscuit from her peck
e. and-well. she ate everything except
the fshbones ard gazed At those regret
fully while she bad a pull at her 4. d.
pipe. DO not some Of you Maine dys-
peptics wish that you could have that
woman's appetite 20 90 with your o
ey7 Yes, and her muscle, too, for she
lugged that sack Il meal away 20 her
homo two miles on about as easily as
some women carry their shopping bags
Lewiston Me.) Journal.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20
London Million,

Burglars recently broke into a jewell
ny store in New York and stole among
other things u gold snuffbox that once
belonged to Queen Isabella Of Spain.
The newspapers seriously announced
that the snuifbox was given to Queen
Isabella by King Ferdinand in 1889.
The longer we live the more we unlearn.
We imagined that tobacco had some
thing TO do with snuff, and, as school
boys were taught, that tobacco was not
known in Europe till many years after
Ferdinand presented this snuifbox to
his queon.-Jewelers' Circular.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20
Sounds Like Boston.

"Hortensia, +" said her father, twill
you have some taters ?"
IF you refer to the %farinaceous tu-
bers which pertain Of the Solanum tu-
berosum and which are commonly
known as potatoes, " replied the sweet
girl, Il should be pleased to be helped
to a modicum Of tho same. But taters,
tatersl I'm quite sure, papa, that they
are something of which l never before
had the pleasure Of hearing"
The old man pounded ON the table I'M.
til the pepper caster lay down for a rest
and then remarked in a voice Of icy
GOODNESS, "Hortensia, will you have
some taters?"
Yes, dad, l will"
Is our boosted high school system a
failure, or is it notf-London Tit-Bits.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

A curious statue exists in the state Of
Maire, which banishes criminals from
the state for transgrcssing the law there.
This may operate we'll enough forMaine,
provided it can be enforced there, but
how ia II to operate upon the other states
OF the Union, who are thus converted
into a kind Of Botany Bay for the recep-
lion Of Names Standardization Her
aid.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

There are several places on the globe
where every climatic change is accom-
panied by violent electric explosions,
but the worst place in the world for a
person who is affected with a nervous
dread Of the ''forked fury" is the east
coast Of San Domingo. There the cleo
trio display begins with the rainy sea-
son, and it is said on good authority
that the sky, or rather the clouds, are
often illuminated for weeks by contin-
nous flashes and twinkles.- Louis
Republic.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

Legend tells us that the first phenix
was born in the garden Of Eden and
had it's nest In a great red rose-the
first rose that ever bloomed. When the
angel drove Adam and Evo out of para
disc, n spark of fire fell from the an
gels fiery sword and burned up the
phenix and his nest. Out Of the ashes
spTang a glorious bird, which also lived
500 years before m~ysteriously burning
itself, at every recurrence of which a
new phenix is said to ris e.-New York
Journal,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

Edith, I saw that policeman speak
toyou. That's tho third policeman I've
seen speaking TO you this morning. |
can't allow that" mo, ma'am. But
the policemen always do admire baby
90. They can't 'elp stopping and ask
ing about i'm. They all say as they
never sec such a fine child. Spare
Momopts.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20
The Tailor's Friend.

A New York tailor struck up an ac-
quaintance with a local politician, and
they became constant companions. The
politician may be called Jones, and his
nickname is Bud, which stands for Ben
jamin. AS Bud the tailor met him, and
as Bud he has always known him. One
evening the tailor and his friend were
in al up town cato, chatting and drink
ing, while another man kept a sharp
eye on them. Finally the two friends
parted, and then the third man hastily
approached the tailor. "Well, " he said,
did you get anything out of him?'
The tailor did not sec the point. Ibid
you not say anything to him about max
ing a payment" said the other. ''What
are you talking aboutf" answered the
tailor. That's my friend, Bud Jones. "
''That may be, but he's Benjamin Jones.
who owes you $240. I've been trying TO
find him for three weeks to collect it. 3"
Tho dickensl'' said the tailor, II
didn't know that. Guess you'd better
not try to collect that bill just yet. -
New York Tribune.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

Court life in Stockholm is reduced to
the simplest proportions. Each of the
Young princes is devoted to some spe-
cial study, and both the king and queen
have always striven to DO their chill
dren's chief friends and con6dants,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20
VINO Is %FLIMFLAMMINGl

The Enterprise has found a
mares nest 1t is actually trying to
prove that present board ofCountY
commissioners has been more ex-
travagant than proceeding boards,
and seems really to have wrought
itself up to the belief that it's wish
in the matter is the truth. Poor
stupid old Enterprise. If this is its
first shot in the opening campaign
it has done more harm to itself
than to those it attacks
The Enterprise objects to our
taking the total disbursements Of
each year as signed by the chair
man Of the board of County com
missioners and published in its
own columns, and wants TO take GER
tain items off them. Very we'll!
We have no objection to allow it to
do 50, If it will only do it fairly.
AS is well known there are Ger
tain funds over which the commits
sioners have no legal control to
increase or decrease the expendi-
ture. For instance the interest on
the various bonds are paid, not by
warrant of the commissioners, but
on presentation Of the coupons in
the hand Of the bondholders; and
so on. The only real test there
fore of the econmy or extravaganza
of the County commissioners is in
the amount Of the bills allowed by
them in each year for which war
rants can be drawn. A careful ex-
animation of the proceedings of
the boards of County commission
ers for the last three years shows
the accounts allowed by ;ue boards
TO be as follows:
Accounts allowed in 1891 s29,3GJ.S2
" " 1892. ... .32,T94.47
1893. &C.,. .2O,4O9G4
This looks well for our present
board. Let us see from this how
much they have diminished the
County's expense for 1898. The
board of 1891 then allowed ac-
counts to the amount Of 800, 365.82.
The present board allowed 500, 400.
81, showing a saving by the pres
ent board over 1891 OF $8,956.18.
This is very satisfactory, and the
board has done well. But how
did they do last year as compared
with the year before?
In 1892 the then board allowed
$50, 79447 while the present board
only allowed last year 20,409.G4;
thus making the grand reduction
Of SO, 3s483
Well done, indeed! Our present
board. If all the attacks Of the
poor old Enterprise only serve to
bring your good and faithful work
thus prominently to light you will
have cause to thank that unfortu-
nate journal for It's unintentional
helping Of you.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

The kings of Sardinia formerly de-
scribed themselves as by the grace of
God, king of Sardinia, Of France, Spain
and England, of Italy and Jerusalem,
of Greece and Alexandria, of Hamburg
and Sicily, ruler of the Midway sea,
master of the deep, king Of the earth,
protector of the Holy Land"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

Saxon girls 1000 years ago always
wore a gold crow during the marriage
ceremony, this article being kept in the
church and a fee being paid the priest
for its use by the brides of the parish.
In the year 927 the Danes raided the
south of England and stole 100 church
crowns, and there was no marrying in
the afflicted villages for nearly six
months until new crown could be made.
Yankee Blade.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20
PIsnsnnt petition.

Gazzam-What made you lend Bilker
a dollar2 You'll never get It back,
Harduppo-No, but IL puts me In a
position I've been trying for years 10
occupy.
What's that3"
I'm somebody's creditor nowi'-
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

New Father-in-Iaw-Well, sir, the
ceremony is over, and now that you are
the husband of my daughter I want to
give you a little advice. What would
you do if you should wake up some
night and find burglars in the houseH
Bridegroom should tell them that
my father-in-law forgot to give my wife
a wedding dowry, and they'd go away.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-03-20

Fashion plates for Spring and Summer 1891 now IN. Come and examine my
goods get my prices aud you are sure to order: Workmanship, style aud quality
Of goods guaranteed.