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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-05

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Salary $3.50 and expenses. Steady po-
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-05
RUDY's PILE sUProsIToRY

is guaranteed to cure Pile. and C0u-u-
patton, or money refunded - cents
per box Send two stamp fpr circular
and free sample - MAHrs RrnT. Reg
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-05
G00DFOR EVERYBODY

and everyone needs it at all times of tie
year. Malaria is always about, and the
only preventive and relief is to keep the
Liver active. You must help the Liver bit,
and the best helper is the Old Friend, SIM
MONS LIVER REGULATOR, the RED Z.
Mr.. c. Himrod, of Lancaster, Ohio,
says: "SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR
broke a case of Malarial Fever of three
years standing for me, and less than
one bottle did the business. | shall use
it when in need, and recommend it,"
Be sure that you get it. Always look for
the RED L on the package. And don't
forget the word REGULATOR. 1t is SIM
MONS LIVER REGULATOR, and there is
only one, and every one who takes it IS
sure to be benefited. THE BENEFIT is
ALL IN THE REMEDY. Take it also TO,
Bill)usness and Sick Headache; both are
Censed ~ i sluggish Liver.
), y. ->ci;in q Co. Philadelphia.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-05

OLD NEWSPAPERS HERE
40 cents a hundred.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-05
Hog Cholera.

The famous Major Hog Cholera
Cure, which cures aud prevent cholera
i'm hogs and poultry h. on sale at \. Is.
Josey's and at T.. T. Whitehead T. Drug
Store. The medicine is highly room
mcndcd by many western farmer AZ a
sure cure. Try package. Al \. B
Josey's and Drug store.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-05

English spawn iinlment removes
all Hard. soft or Callou-cd l.ump- and
and Clemishes from hor-c~ Blood
SPAWN Surhs. Splint-. Sweeney, Ring
worm ulies, ~prunr. ana swollen
Through, Couchs. Ftc. save 80 10y
use of one bottle. NauA~tcl the
most won1Fful Blcmi-m Cure ever
known. Sold bo r.. i Whitoheaa 4
Co, Druggists, Scotland Neck, y &.
10 | ~.
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CYCLOMANIA.
The Scientific Name of the Craze For
Wheeling In France.

The Scientific Name of the Craze For
Wheeling In France.
Gle Velocipcdisto" is the title of an
amusing little essay in the Paris Figaro,
in which that familiar division of the hui
man family, the cyclist, is discussed from
a naturalist's point of view.
"Likc the June bugs, which skim buzz
zingly over the flower beds" says The FL
caro-, "tho 'VeloX communis flies along tho
surface Of our streets with disquieting ra-
pidity, frequently grazing in its course the
careless pedestrian who loves to cross
crowded thoroughfares while reading his
newspaper. OF all the animals of the Pa
risian fauna it is by far the most prolific
and multiplios with startling rapidity.
The male, of grayish yellow color, is gen
orally homcly. The female, on the other
hand offers in the harmonious and opu-
lent beauty of her outlines workable treat
for our charmed eyes. She is tanned with
out difficulty.
"The number of 'velocipedistcs' has so
augmented during the last few years that
it has become u public tlal ger The Acad-
envy Of Medicine is justly alarmed at the
progress of cyclOmania, as is called this
circular madness, which was studied for
the first time by the celebrated Esquiroul,
who himself at last fell q victim to the
samc terrible malady.
at is dangerous to get in the way of the
'Velox communis, this animal not being
accustomed to diyerge from the straight
line which it follows impcrturbably. The
frequency with which it runs down and
mains whatever happens to be in it's path
is too well known to be dwelt on hero.
Sometimes the 'Cycljst migrator' travels in
troops and even in single file, like the
wild duck. The augurs of antiquity-a
verse Of Ovid seems to prove it at least
would have drawn good or bad omcns ac-
cording as they perceived the flight of tho
WEDGES in odd or even numbers.
IN. dc Lacazc Duthicrs believes that
these animals have among themselves con-
tests Of speed analogous to our horse races.
He has even been able to observe a 'vclox'
of large frame which moved necessarily
about circular track without taking the
least rcposc or absorbing the slightest nour-
ishmcnt. He concludes from this that this
insect possesses q crop like that of the tur-
key, which permits it to store certain
quantity of nourishment, a portion of
which it let's fall from time to time into its
stomach.
'Thc cry of the 'velox' is frightful. Its
terrifying discordanco is sometimes aug
mentcd by an apparatus which reminds
one of the COW bells of Switzerland, or the
horns used on our tram cars"
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French and English Manners.

Gigoux, the painter, who died recently
at the age Of 90, left souvenirs, but they
are not to be printed until the next cen
fury is middle aged. He had many aris-
tOcratic English friends, pupils and pa
irons. One of them was an Earl of Essex,
to whose sister Gigoux was engaged to DO
married. The match fell through from an
accidental cause. GigOux did the portrait of
the Marquis Of Londonderry, who was a
Waterloo veteran. Castlereagh, "a charm
ing man." often dropped in to take pot
luck at the painters house in Paris He
was fond of Burgundy wine and thought
GigOux's the best he ever drank.
When the artist went on a visit to him
to England, he said he must give him q
lesson in English manners. "You are
never to take the slightest notice of any of
my friends with whom you are not &c
quaintcd when / meet them with you. If
you so much as touch your hat you will
be considered a poor devil Of inferior
birth" One day they were going to see q
painting at the Duke of SOmerscts. On
the way Castlcrcagh fell in with Somer-
set, whom lie named before he came up to
him. Gigoux instinctively, as the noble
men accosted each other, was about to raise
his hat when Castlereagh, taking his
hand, gave it downward jerk. He then
presented him to the duke. GigouX was
during 40 years trusted friend of the
Princess Mathilde.-Paris Cor. London
Truth
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TALES OF THE TIMES.
He Helped Wheelwoman In Distress but
VIII Never Do 1t Again.

" Ill NeNSE OO II <ABhlhs
81 have made up my mind that women
are pretty well able to take care of them
selves when they go out on bike, and the
next time 1 see one tangled up with the
spokcs of her wheel l will let her untanglc
herself" declared Harry Monahan Of the
Olympic club wheelmen.
II was spinning along a road in Alamo
da county that winds along a creek few
days ago. when 1 saw woman cOasting
ahead of me. Her machine commenced tG
wabble, and 1 saw she had lost control of
it. Then there came q wild scream, a
whirl of navy blue, and machine, woman
and all disappeared over the embankment
into the creek
. 81 dashed down to the scene of the acct
dent, left my wheel on tho bank and start.
ed to scramble down to the clump of bricrs
where the woman was struggling, with
her wheel on top Of her. l slipped and fell
into the creek up to my neck, taking about
eight square inches of skin off me as l slid
When l took hold Of the machine to lift it
off the woman, she commenced founder
ing like horse that is downEndcr a wag
on and twisted two of my fingers nearly
off in the spokcs Of the wheel. After Ii
minutes work l managed to get her and
the machine back upon the road. Her ma.
chine had not suffered so much as a bent
spoke, she did not have scratch or a
bruisc On her, while | was wet through
skinned and bruised all over, had my fin.
gers wrcnched and-some one had ESalen
my wheel while was down in the creek. 1"
San Francisco Post.
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ReasSured.

A dilapidatcd specimen Of manhood who
was leaning hard against a telegraph pole
in the ncighborhood of the stOckyards yes
terday morning, with his eyes tightly shut,
called out to a man whose footsteps he
heard approaching:
"Say"
"Well?" said the other.
"Havo you got minute or two tc
spare?'
81 reckon"
"Would you mind just looking inside
the fence right there where that boards
broken off and telling me if you see any.
thing on the ground?'
"No objection at all, sir. sec two dead
rats"
"Anything peculiar about them?'
"NOthing except that they are whOp
pers. They are two of the biggest rats
ever saw"
Anything else near them?"
"No-yes; there's a queer looking
snake"
"Is it alive?"
cts all dead but its tail. That still
wiggles"
"Is it a green snake that looks as if it
had swallowed "A baseball?"
eyes"
"Got queer looking stripe down its
back"
eyes"
"Thcn it's all right, " reioined the di.
lapidatcd citizen, Strengthening himself
up, opening his eyes and walking on.
"Gou have done me great kindness, mis-.
ter. l was afraid I'd got em again"
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Reckless ThoughtIessness.

The judge of a western court, in order
to secure a safer and more civilized cOndi-
ton of affairs in the courtroom, asked the
IL jurymcn and the 10 attorneys present to
place their pistols in pile in the corner
of the room, but there seemed to be some
hesitancy in complying with the request
and the judge insisted.
eff your honor will put his down first, I"
suggested the foreman of the jury, 81
guess the balance of us will foller suit"
"Certainly, gents" replied his honor
and laid his gun down in the corner
In few minutes all the others had done
the same, excepting the sheriff and his
deputy, who were not included, and %
pistols were reposing peacefully on the
floor.
"Now, gents" said his honor suddenly
whipping out a gun, "the first man that
goes near that pile gifts it in the neck"
In an instant every mans hand went to
his other hip pocket, and as his honor dived
behind the desk % bullets went through
the window back of where he had been
sitting, and % men were waiting for him
to stick his head up, but he did nothing so
rash.
"Put up them guns" he yelled, "put
up them guns or I'll fine every id one
of you for contempt of court !''-New
York Sun.
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Travel In Spain.

One of the greatest charms of Spain to q
reflective mind is the entire absence of
anything like an atmosphere of labor.
There is none of the fretting energy of
brcadwinning and the traveller in her
provinces seems to himself to have stepped
out Of the nineteenth century and crossed
the magical portal into the sixteenth for
anything he can discover that bespeaI1s
what we term the spirit of the age" No
one is in a hurry; even the beggars whine
lazily. Toiling and spinning and harvest
ing is not a part Of their code of life.
There is no planning or thought for the
morrow, for they know the prodigal Ceres
will care for her children, and the sun
Drowned idlers fall asleep on the cool mar
Bile steps of the cathedral or by the road
side in the shade of the olive woods, and
no one thinks to question their privilege
or right to do so. They live for the sole
enjoyment of each day by itself Now and
again the cir is stirred by the sounds of
preparation for some picturesque process
sion or festival in honor of favorite saint
or for some royal tournament or bull fight,
but it is all n mere matter of plcasurable
enjoyment, and the Thought or anxiety of
their daily bread does not enter into the
question of the hour.-Art Interchange
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An Interesting Bowl.

A careful study has been made of sill
yer bowl found some few years ago in Den
mark in the Gunderstrup bog Supposedly
the bowl was not buried, but was dropped
on the surface of the ground and the bog
grew up and in time covered it. The ques-
ton of its origin is the one which interests
psychologists. Is it Danish or Gallo? DR..
Muller considers it as made by Danish
workmen, who had learned their art in
Gaul. French arch@ologists claim it to be
Of Gallo Roman origin. Embossed in the
surface are elephants, lions, hyenas, leop-
ards-animals all foreign to Denmark.
One figure holds a severed head. There is
Il hunter killing an aurochs. The bowl has
an inner decoration. New York Times.
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sEMEWEEKLY BANNER FRIDAY, JUNE IA, 1896.
TO FLORENCE,

Within an old italian book read
These words, which l have still remem'
brance of:
"Who reads this book when l perchance am
dcad
Should worship Florence as his only love-"
He only wrote Of that most fairy town,
The City of the Flowers, as she is named;
l have an easter task to win renown
In one who's fairer faced and fairer famed.
For you are fairer than Firenza's flowers,
Sweeter is your smile than all its sun,
And l would give my life and all it's towers
If the rose petals Of your lips won.
Here at your feet lay my need of song;
Take it and kiss it, though you hardly look.
I shall have readers through the whole year
long
If all who love you, Florence, read my book.
Fay Durham in Home and Country.
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A SYRACUSE LADY.

SUFFERED FROM HEART TROUBLE, LIVER
COMPLAINT AND RHEUMATISM, AND
WAS CURED.
From Syracuse IN. ", Herald.
The efficacy of DR.. Kennedys Favorite
Remedy was substantially proven-in
the case of Mrs. c. S. Abelr of this CITY,
Mrs. Abel lives at No. ia Roberts
avenue, where she was seen by repor-
ter. She talked freely of her case and
SAID: For number of years l have
been troubled with liver complaint and
rheumatism, that made me almost help
less. | became so i'll l could scarcely
walk across the floor. One of our home
physicians informed me that had heart
trouble and began treating me for that
His treatment did nc good. One day [
read of DR.. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
which | purchased and began taking,
and improved greatly. l have now
taken six bottles and was never SO well
in my life | can say nothing but kind
words for DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy, to which | owe so much.
know of another case in which FavOrite
Remedy restored to health friend who
was thought inCurable."
Mrs. Abel also said she would be glad
to describe her case to any sufferer. The
family are quite as prOfuse in their
praise of Favorite Remedy as Mrs. Abel
herself.
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorte Remedy
is a neve. failing specific in diseases of
the skin and blood. 1t restores the dis
ordered liver to a healthy condition and
pOrrnctS constitution If iS a certain
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Good Health

And good appetite 90 hand in hand.
With the loss of appetite, the system
cannot long sustain itself. Thus the for
tifcations of good health are broken
down and the system is liable to attacks
of disease. 1t is in such cases that the
medicinal powers of Hoods Sarsaparilla
are clearly shown. Thousands who have
taken Hoods Sarsapanlla testify to it's
great merits as purifier of the blood,
its powers to restore and sharpen the ap-
petite and to promote healthy action of
the digestive organs. Thus it is, not
what we say but what Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla does that tells the story and consti-
tutes the strongest recommendation that
can be urged for any medicine. Why
not take Hoods Sarsaparilla now?
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MOCK WINE RUINED HIM.
Fate of an Actor Who Guzzled Imitation
Liquor on the Stage.

Liquor Oh inc SJdBes
Down at - the other evening l met
ruined actor. OF course it was not the
first one by any means, but it was the first
one whose pathway from muni1lccnce to
misery had been along so strange a course.
81 once had fine baritone voice, !" he
coughcd, when had consented to listen to
him. II sang DcvilshOof in Bohemian
Girl and had to drink about quart of
colored water in the counts apartments
night after night and the venetian red or
madden, or whatever it was they used to
stain the water, sapped the wells of my
vocalism, and I couldn't sing any better
than Jim Gurville does now.
"Thcn l went to the comedy stage, and
drank at fetcs and fairs, and felt my art
slipping from me with each potation. But
it was down in the books and what could
l do? l tried mclodrama, and swallowed
half gallon of booze in The Stowaway'
and that sent me to the concert rooms,
where 1 was supplied with cinnamon
brown stuff in common tumblers, and was
expected to swallow the whole of it, and
even then act drunk, when the effect was
enough to sober three blocks of the Bow
cry. After that l went from had to worse,
always being cast in plays where there was
mock booze to be drunk, and now l can't
sing, can't act, can't dance and what
the-well, since you insist, 1 can drink,
though it's seldom enough 1 get the
chance. Here's to you'll And may you
never put an enemy into your mouth that
comes from the property man"
So saying, the ruined actor, true to his
training, swallowed the genuine draft,
and simulated intoxication-so baleful are
the influences of tho stage.-New York
Herald
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THE GREAT FREELY.
One of Natures Curiosities Found In the
West India Islands,

west India Islands,
The great firply-Elatcr nOctiluCus-is
an inhabitant of the savannahs of most of
the warmer parts Of America and the West
Indian islands. 1t is said to attain length
of q inches In the gloom of night these
flies are extremely luminous, and the effect
is brilliant. The light chiefly proceeds
from four parts-viz, from two glandular
spots behind the eyes, and one under each
wing. They have the power to cut off the
light at will, in which case the glandular
spots become perfectly opaque. The light
of this wonderful insect by itself is such
that if the creature be held in the palm Of
the hand, print or manuscript is as easily
read as by u candle. The aboriginal ma
tives cage these creatures and make use of
them, it is alleged, as lanterns. Ladies
adorn themselves with this electriclike
luminary.
1t is related of Don Domingo Condo Of
Colombia that he would appear on the
evening promenade with large FREELY or
namenting the buckle of his broad hat,
while a band of smaller luminous insects
surrounded it. The same Spaninrd lighted
his palace with fireflies in silver cages.
The display must have been enchanting,
for at one time the light is rudy, at an
other the tinge is greenish, then there is
change to golden yellow. 1t is stated that
when the Spaniards were about to land one
of their expeditions against Mexico Il pan
ic was caused by these luminarics, The
host of fitting lights on land was supposed
to be an indication of the enemy arousing
their camp to resist the attack.
When the English were attacking the
West India islands, the flrelTies were taken
to be Spanish army advancing with burn
ing matches against them, and the upshot
was hasty retreat to the ships.-All the
Year Round.
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When Charles Sprague, the Boston poet,
was at the height of his glory here, he was
importuned for his autograph. Sprague
did not want to give it; but, quickly see
ing a witty way out of the dilemma, he de-
clared that he would furnish as many as
desired ror 81 apiece. There was II great
Demand and the next day he sent to all
who made the request one of the dollar
bills issued by the bank of which he was
the cashier. Guild.
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EVERYWHERE We Co

We find some one who has been cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and people on all
hands are praising this great medicine
for what it has done for them and their
friends. Taken in time Hoods Sarsa-
parilla prevents serious illness by keep
ing the blood pure and all the organs in
a healthy condition. 1t is the great
blood purifier.
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"A man in New York City is earning
a living in the sheep industry. He is en-
gagged on salary to take care of flock of
sheep which has been placed in Central
Park as CuriOsities.
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These Arc Chinese NIaxims.

When the sword is rusty, the pillow bright,
the prisons empty, the granaries full the
steps of the temples worn down and those
Of the law courts grass grown, when doc
tors go afoot, the bakers on horseback and
the men of letters drive in their own car
riages, then the empire is well governed
Arlequin.
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CONCENTRATIONS

Continue to come in at the Equitable Agency.
AS am about the only man in this section who is
settling for the policies sold 20 aud 25 years agoit
is very pleasant to realize that my customers are
so well pleased
Rev. David Dana Marsh says: az have been
insured 90 years and received Sl3SS2 in excess of
what have paid in l am well satisfied and cor
daily recommend the Equitable to the insuring
public
80 year endowment with 20 year option,
brings this commentator:
81 haye had a 20 year endowment and now it is
a 10 year endowment. Surely this is the best
policy sold"
Age l3 premium $1,000 for $1,000 Total pay
ment in 20 years, $500, options available ending
policy
/. Life Annuity ......... ...........S 100
=. Cash fund. .............. ........ lob
3. Paid up insurance, dine in 1Oyrs, 400
OPTIONS CONTINUING POLICY.
l. Cash surplus...... ............S493 81
,. Additions TO policy ............ 7CO 90
3. Annuity for 10 years ........... CO..
''One fact is worth a thousand theories"
The results of the 2O-year Tontne Policies o
the Equitable are uneQualed.
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The James river was named after James
II. At the first English settlement it was
called "the river Of the Holy Ghost" The
Indians called it Pawathanne "the river
Of lifn -
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There is no beautifier of complexion or
form or behavior like the wish to scatter
Joy and not pain around us.-Anon
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President Marti's corpse has been
officially recognized in Cuba. 1t would
be well, however, to delay the funeral
until President Marti has personally
identified his dead body.
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T7[1[5 SPECIALITY is
G 'aa21122-f)-?l(
77ARl[Daa


The amount of pamphlet and book work issued from the BAN
NER Office is than double that of all other printing Of
fees in Bennington Co. combined During past few months
have issued nearly seventyfv jobs pamphlet and book
work
The care of our printers keeping pace with the rapid
varying changes the printers art the secret of
in this line That why favored with the book and
pamphlet work of this vicinity.
Morrill, said of the "sory of the Bennington Cen
tenna issued from this Office 81" veyeabo1ae and cred
liable work" .
prominent Rutland gentleman said of the congregational
Year Book recently issued cit is the handsomes piece of
book work issued from Vermont printing office"
Blanks with without printed headings Posters Bills
Dodgers Printing of any description.
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Hoods Pills become the favorite ca
thartic with every one who tries them
25c. per box.
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Labrador was named by the Spaniards
TERRA Labrador, or the "cultiyatod land.
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Calashes sort of bonnet, were invent
ed by the Duchess of Bedford in 1865