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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-01-04
ron PRICE CURRANT.
M A RRIED

HNSTON-JOH NSTON-Dec 9th, at Calvary
aptist church in New York city. by the Rev
Dr. Nc Arthur, Thomas Henry Johnston. OF
birmingham, Ala, formerly OF Lauderdale,
Botetourt county, Va, to Miss ANNE, daughter
of Major j. w. Johnston, now of New York,
formerly of Buchanan, Botetourt county, Va.
H EMP-BROOKS-In Staunton, Dec. 18th, by
Rev. Mr. Dinwidde of Basic City, 1. X. Hemp
to Miss Julia Brooks, all of this city.
GROVE-COX-At the home Of Thos. Cox the
father of the bride, Jan. ID by Rev DIR. &. W.
Finley, Smith NJ. Grove to Miss Minnie B. Cox.
LANIER - STEVENSON In Charlottesville,
SJan. 2, by Rev. Jno. b. Turpin, James E. Lanier
to Miss Fannie M. Stevenson, OF Highland.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-01-04
The Court of AppealS,

On the assembling of the new Court of
Appeals at Richmond, Wednesday, Judge
Keith was elected President of the Court;
Judge Riley. resident Judge in Richmond,
and Keith Taylor, clerk at Richmond,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-01-04
The Cold Snap.

Last Saturday morning at Greenville, in
this county, at A. NJ, the thermometer
stood at % beloac zero in the open air, and
inside the house at 90 above zero. At some
points in and around Staunton it is claim
ed that the mercury stood at A. below
Zero
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-01-04
NJ A RkEIS.
GRAIN M MARKETS.

GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND. Jan. 2.-Wheat longberry, 5Sa62.
mixed 57a62; shortberry 5Ga62; No. red 6ns
COrn,-44aI6.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 2.-Flour dull Wheat easy
Southern by sample 59a61; do on grade 5735a 6Oi
Corn dull: Southern white and yellow 47al91s
Hay firm good to choice timothy s13 to $3.50.
CHICAGO. ian. 2.-Wheat for May delivery
SIS: July aS3s.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS,
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Dec. ~. Beef
Cattle.-The offerings have been quite light, as
usual in the holidays, but they have been gener-
ally OF a very good average quality. The market
was strong. though not active and values gener,
ally about sc over those ruling last weak. Prices
of Beef Cattle this weel, ranged as follows:
III 6212a 40
Generally rated first quality. 4a71aa 1921
Medium or good fair quality....... $50 a 4.25
Ordinary thin Steers. Oxen and
COWb............ Z.UU 3.25
Ofthe cattle received $40 came from Virginia,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-01-04

Mich Cows-Trade is slow. Receipts are very
| light and values unchanged from last week.
Prices S20a$35, and few extra at $40 per head.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 31.-There is q light supply of
hogs on the market and a fair demand reported
by dealers. Good to best hogs are quoted at
81 S9a S5 common to fair 81 25aS4 70, and roughs
S3.25as375 per 100 lbs gross Receipts 9,2S6 head,
BALTIMORE, Dec. 3l.-A fairly good trade is
reported for both sheep and lambs. prices being
for sheep Ease per Id, few extra shade higher.
Lambs "a 4lsc per lb gross.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 3I.-Trade is fair to good for
veas at 51aa554c per Id. Common heavy calves
are slow at $9aS4 per head.
RICHMOND, Dec. 3l.-The following prices ruled
II the cattle market this week per hundred lbs
n orr Ubar of
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-28
Lack Of Ease IN Conversation.

There is one great reason tor this
lack Of conversational power in too
many cases the art is never practIced
inside the home circle, writes Louise
ROYAL in the Ladies' Home Journal.
No attempt at pleasant converse
is ever made save when visitors
are present the various members OF
the family may gossip little, or dis
cuss purely personal affairs, but they
make no attemp at entertaining talk.
In point of fact, the art OF conversation
is like a game of battledoor and shut
tlecock, one needs the quickness and
dexterity OF constant practice. In
many busy households the only general
gathering OF the family Is at mealtime
"a time above all others when worry
should be banished, il only for the
sake of physical comfort. Yet this is
the very time when the mother will
complain of domestic worry, the father
of business cares, and the daughters OF
shabby frocks.
All this should be changed it ought
to he a rule in all households that dis
agreeables are to be banished at meal
time If complaints must be made let
them CONE at proper time. but DO
not imperil your digestion by eating
while you are in an irrltated and dis
contented frame of mind. Pleasant
talk relieved by an occasional laugh
will be more beneficial than pounds OF
pills. In the household there should
not only be an avoidance Of unpleasant
topics, but an attempt to find agreeable
ones. Each member of the family
should come to the table prepared to
say something pleasant. Any bright
little story or merry joke, or any bit OF
worlds news that will loosen the
tongues and cause animated talk-how
it will increase the brightness OF the
working day. There need be no pro.
found discussion-it should be just
lively touch-and-go talk.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-28

Ar. ly
) 81 % Rocky Mount 2o5 $50
L. III. L. NJ. p. NJ. A. NJ.
No ~ carries pullman parlc: o..
Norfolk to Rocky Mount and connects
with A. c. l.. Train % for all point,
south.
No. JOB connects at Hobgood for all
eastern Carolina points, also at Rocky
Mount with A. c. /. train q for ali
points south
No. IS carries pullman parlor ca,
Rocky Mount to Norfolk and connect.
FOR all points north.
For all information schedules call on
or address
Il. NJ. SERPELL, J.R LEEIy
Gen'l Manager Sup't Trains
I. II. EMERSON.
Gen'l Passenger Agent
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-28

FITS.-AlI fits stopped free by Dr
Kline's Great Nerve Re1torer. No tit
after first days use Marvellous cures.
Treatise $500 trial boctle free to Fit
cases. Send to Dr. Kline, 931 Arch ST
PHILADELPHIA. 2.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-28
Original observations.

Selected.
Fltz-simmons are not allowed to ripen
i'm Texas and Arkansas.
Beware of every man who is honest
only because it is his best policy.
The shoes of the average tramp are
like corporations-they have no souls.
The man who knows the least of
himself assumes to knew the most of
others.
One good thought each day to think
of is worth more than all the gold IN
the world
Pants pockets without any money in
them Will be more worn than ever this
fall and winter
The grave is cushion of comfort
compared to what some people haye to
endure at their homes.
Laughter is the axle grease that lu-
bricates the human machinery, causing
it to revolve and run forever without
getting a hot box.
In China man can get divorce if
his wife talks too much If that was
the law in this country we think the
crop of wives would be greatly dimin-
ished in one day.
Did you ever count the number Of
friends whom you could trust with
your fullest confidence? They are ex-
ccedingly few. a true friend Is price
less gem whose value is beyond com
parlson to the jewels of earth.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-28
HAPPY SMILES.
AN AMERICAN IN EUROPE.
Kindly Courtesy.
Youths Companion.


We give an extract from the letter OF
an American who had spent several
wears abroad, and who had been accus-
ed tor so doing, of want Of patriotism.
Whatevar may be our opinion OF her
defence, it suggests fact which con-
Germs us ALL
"The thread that holds me in Europe,
she writes, ais slight, but it Is strong
Let me try to show 1t to you. watch
ell this morning an 1rishman building
a hedge, which is in Ireland a wall OF
alternate layers Of fiat stones and elabs
OF peat. He planted in each layer slips
OF hawthorn.
"Why do you do that John?' l ask
"'For the plisantness, ma'am. The
, f1ewers concale the stones
"'We are building stout walls In
America with our liberty and education
and Christian faith, and the chance Tor
every man, but we are so busy and anx-
ious that we plant but few flowers. Let
me illustrate my meaning.
81 went to Frankfort year ago an
utter stranger, and took boarding IN
homely little pension. A week after
my arrival my birthday came. The
land!ady discovered it in some way. l
was awakened In the morning by her
children singing joyous little hymn
outside of my door. When 1 went
down to breakfast each OF them brought
me a posy. There was huge iced
Lebkuchen before my plate. Every
body, from the old grandmother to
Hans, the waiter, came, smiling to wish
me "a happy year. 1t was fete-day
for the family. Now the whole cele-
bration cost but few pennies, but
how happy it made me. Instead OF be-
ing stranger, l was a friend among
friends. The flowers had hid the rock.
81 drove last week from Salisbury to
Stonehenge with some friends. The
cabman, though did not speak to him,
learned that was an American. When
we stopped at little inn for luncheon,
he went out and presently brought in a
huge bunch of crimson roses, which he
handed to me, gravely saying, 1T is
hold Hengland's flower, ma 'am
"My Swiss laundress, who never saw
me before and never will again, court
sizes when l pay her and wishes me a
safe voyage, and that I may find my
family we'll and happy.
"When l go into shop in London
the women wait on me with smiles. If
I buy anything they thank me, and If
1 do not buy they thank me for look
ing at their goods, and hope that I will
come again.
"The conductor of the tram car does
not thump me on the back for my
nickel. He touches his hat to his pas
passengers as he enters the car, and says,
Fares, please !
"These little leisurely courtesies are
not shown tc me In particular, they are
here as one of the habits of life. / am
weak enough to like them. The Amer
lean clearinghouse keeper, or laun-
dress, or shop-glrl would undoubtedly
do her work as we'll, and would proba-
bly, feel as kindly at heart to her en-
ployers, but as yet she has not time, OF
rather has not learned to contribute her
trifle to the 'pllsantness of llfe.'"
No life can be too real and earnest
for kindly courtesy. The 1rishman's
stone wall is not made less serviceable
by the flowers that cover it.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-28
To Those
who Ere in Need Of HelD.

~DO YOU SUFFER from lost
manhood and the Ills that accompany
II, whether from errors OF Youth, over
work, or old age, Do you desire TO Oh
tain "new lease on life"g ] can cure
YOU. broken and run down. human.
Write to me. Letters strictly conhcen-
tial and cost nominal. Thousands are
thanKing me every day why not you
Mention this paper, and address deecr'b-
ing your case,
JAS. A. SMITH. Druggist,
6 p Gm Newton, \. c.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-28

Train on Scotland Neck Branch road
leaves Weldon 3.45 p m, Halifax 4.O5
m, arrives Scotland Neck at 4.55 p m
Greenville 6.37 p IN, Kinston 1876 p m.
Returning leaves Kinston 7.2O m
Greenvillc $50 a m. Arriving Halifax
at 100 u m, Weldon l.2O a m,
daily except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington 100 IN, arrives at Par
mele $40 m, returning leaves Parme-
lie 61O p m, arrives Washington 1886
| D m. Daily except Sunday. Connects
with trains on Albemarle and Raleigh
Railroad and Scotland Neck Branch.
Train leaves Tarboro, via Albemarle
4 Raleigh road Daily except Sunday,
4.4Op m, Sunday 800 p m, arrive Will
liamston, 7.1S pm, APO p. m, Ply
mouth8.30 p m, $40 p m. Returning
leaves Plymouth, Daily except Sunday
600, a. m. Williamson 100 m.
9.58 m. Arrive Tarboro 1O.4O m
11.2O m.
| Trains on Southern Division, Wilson
and Fayetteville Branch leave Fayette.
vile Branch leave Fayetteville 80 2
p1, arrive Rowland I'll m. Return.
ing leave Rowland 1876 m, arrive al
Fayetteville 9.19 m. Daily except
Sunday.
Train ON Midland, n. c., Branch
leaves Goldsboro, daily except Sunday
600 m, arrive Smithfeld 7.3O m
Returning leaves Smithfeld 500 m
arrive Goldsboro $50 m.
Train on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at 40 p m. arrives Nash
7.15 pm, Spring Hope TAO n
Returning leaves Spring Hope 500 q
M, Nashville S.35 m. Rocky Mount
8. Is a m, daily, except Sunday.
'rain on Clinton branch leaves War.
81 for Clinton daily except Sunday
an 2O p M, and Ills m. Return.
ing leaves Clinton at 500 M, and 3
10 p m connecting at Warsaw for Gin.
ton, daily, except Sunday at $40 m
and lilo m. Returning leaves Gin.
ton at $50 M, and 80 p M, con.
at Warsaw with Nos. Al, 40, % and 70.
Trains No. 81 South bound and IL
North will stop DOLLY at Rocky Mt
Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia.
Train No. iS makes close connection
at Weldon for all points North daily
All rail via Richmond and daily except
Sunday via Bay Line, also except Sun.
day, with Norfolk and all points north
via Norfolk. JOHN F. DININE,
j. X. kENLY, GENERAL SUP'1
SuP'r TRANS. T.. NJ. EAIMERsON
Gent Pas. Agt
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-28

M ANTED Several trustworthy gen
w tlemen Or ladies to travel in North
Carolina, Tor established, reliable house.
Salary $3.50 and expenses. Steady po-
sltlon. Enclose reference and self ad-
dressed stamped envelope. The Dc
mlnlon Company, Third Floor Omaha
Bldg, Chicago, Ill. Hat
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-28

In India every resident must, under
penalty of fine, have his lame written
up at the entrance of his house.
The evening times., 1895-11-04

much larger than many expect. Through
Ouf the day have been receiving deieKa-
tio--s from the counties, and the news they
bring assures me not only OF the success
Of The State ticket, but that the house OF
delegates will be Republican by good
working maj6ritv. There are only five
counties In did State which the Democrats
are likely 10 scarry, mud among these
include Queen Anne, which may surprise
them by electing the Repub ublican ticket.
The detection in this county is greater tfdn
the Democrats Will acknowledge. ana II
they carry It at all. II win be by very
small ma jOrity.
montgomery is another comfy that
count as Democratic, but even here things
enOtfn sllapeto suit Mr. German friends.
While We lay no claim TO Howard, Mr.
Day. who was here to-day. insists that
he will carry 1t, Notwithstanding MT Cor.
mans efforts to hold IL In line. Colonel
John Walter Smith will have to hustle
to keep Worcester in line, while ex-Goy-
ernOr jackson may succeed IN carrying
WiconitcO by q reduced majority: Anne
Arundel In In doubt. And so, giving the
Democrats all that think they can 1atriy
expect, we claim all the rest OF the state
Baltimore County, like the city; rs no
longer In doubt. Mr.. John L. Fndiay
said the other day that he would not De at
all surprised if Lowndes received .ooO ma
1ority in the county. Passed on these CAL
culations, we would have the mouse OF
delegates. as well as the governor, ana q
fighting chance for the Senate. TINS
would enable. US 10 enact REFORM LEGISLATION
and carry out the pledges made 10 tne
people,"
The evening times., 1895-11-04
MYSTERIOUS METERS.

Editor Times: ] live in 4 small house,
have small family. in which there is no
cuurtIng, and am exceedingly economical
in my use of gas. In August my gas bill was
not quite So. Tie September bull was
slightly more than So That for October,
with precisely similar use of the household
burners, jumped up 10 $3.50. Can you eX-
plain to lie this more than 100 per cent in
crease?
This is a sample of scores of letters
received 10y The Times every month after
the agents of the gas monopoly pay their
painfully regular visits with their little
orange-colored billet-doux.
The Times confesses its utter inability
to explain the unexplained BILE, and the most
uncxplainable of all ihirgs are the antics
OF The meter which is supposed 10 give a
true account of the lighting of DIV eIiinss
and other cdifices. To the eye of intelli
gence ii carries on business decently and
III good order but after Its trinity Of indi-
Gators are read by agents and the reports
pass through the hands of the gas company
the variation of bills is something fear
ful and wonderful.
The gas company reduced it's prices a
few years ago in the face OF a threat of
compulsory reduction. but the bills are
higher now than before the change. II
another reduction be made voluntarily
or under compulsion. the merry, merry gas
meter viii yet forge ahead, defying house
holders, finding itself in most delightful
harmony with the Government inspector,
and automatically piling up bills accord
ing 10 the wiims OF necessities of the
monopoly.
This octopus paid 500. 900 few Gays
ago for fresh acquisition in real estate.
and that after the payment OF dividend
TO stockholders Of ten Per cent. This, and
other transactions, win absorb the surpius
Of $3.50, 900 " hieh she company has been
carrying. and SO make a iamcniable show
The evening times., 1895-11-04
Interesting Persons.

Joaquin Miller related an anecdote in
Oakland, Cal, the other day of Carlyle.
whom he visited with Lord Houghton in
Chelsea. The sage. in dressing gown and
slippers, sat at his fireplace and poked the
fire. while he discourset on the Immortality
of the soul "I know OF but one thing on
this earth more monstrous than a man
without religion" said he. And what is
that thing" asked one of the visitors 1T
Is a woman without religion said Car
lyle.
Editor Singerly, of Philadelphia, is said
to go to his newspaper office every morn
ing at $50. and remain there two hours;
then to his bank for two hours: then to his
newspaper for five hours: then TO his din
ner, and to the thcater for an hour and
then to the newspaper again till far into
the night.
How completely the Bouianger cult has
decayed in France is indicated by the scant
observance of the fourth anniversary. which
occurred recently, of the burial of the gen
eral. Only n single friend visited the GENE
terry near Brussels. where he is buried and
only three gifts of flowers came. Roche
fort, Boulanger's ardent supporter, ap-
pears TO have given up his pious pilgrimage
10 the grave, for be did not go there this
year.
E. G. Arey, of Hampden Corner, Me-.
picked stra wberries on his farm ON October
There were npe Strawberries. green staw-
berries aud dainty blossoms all on one
stem. Mr. Arey says there were quite a
number of berries in the field. and never
before has he heard OF wild Strawberries ri
pening in October.
H. Bartheimy Saint -Hilaire. lately cele-
brated his 91st birthday. Those unac-
quainted with bis real age would take NJ
Saint -Hiiaire to be hale Old man of 70
or so. He 10 one of tue most neEular In his
attendance It the sittinGs of the French
senate. He remembers perfectly Napoleon
I. and all that occurred during the occupa-
The evening times., 1895-11-04

ing Of poverty when Congress again takes
up District affairs next winter In the ten
der way in which that body always handles
such delicate matters.
1t might not be amiss to say here that
Senator Mcmillan. of Michigan. a member
of the Committee on the District OF CO.
lumbia, who win help 10 shape legislatton
in regard TO the Washington monopoly. and
who controls similar monopoly in Detroit,
has been forced TO reduce the price OF his
gasby the vigorous efforts OF Mayor Pingree.
1t is to be regretted that several Mayor
Pingrees are not on the committees OF
both House and Senate W whicfftieal with this
apparently all-powerful monopoly.
II may be repeated, however, that even
il the price OF gas be reduced there would
be no material difference in the size of
The bills. The only sure remedy is for the
ownership of the lighting plants to be
taken by the people and operated for the
people aud not for an Unsuitable mo-
nopoly.
The evening times., 1895-11-04
O'FERRALL AND PALMER.

1t is said that Sheriff Palmer is very much
Gispleased with action of Gov. 0'Ferrall
in making disastrous raid upon the Heaths
gambling place without first consulting him.
OF course this was exceedingly unkind upon
the part of the Governor, but surely Mr..
Palmer must know that His Exceilency has
Bot been in a hurry To disturb the open
manipulation of the faro. keno, roulette.
and other lay-outs of the jackson City aud
resorts farther up the river
Gov. OFerrali has had the same reason
asd the same opportunity for many I'D oons TO
break up these disreputabie and criminal
resorts, and all the good people OF this region
have wondered wby he st..od upon the order
OF his breaking, but did not break at once.
As ne was deaf to the entreaties of the Ia "
abiding, and defiant of the demands of law,
IL must be concluded that his delay was
solely due tn the deep regard he had for the
feelings of Sheriff Palmer and District At
torney johnson, and that he only acted after
be discovered that the county authorities
could Iut muster sufficient hardness of heart
to disturb their friends.
1t is naturally disagreeable TO Sheriff
Palmer that he was not informed OF the in
tended raid. Bat the course of the Governor
was emnently discreet. Had the Sheriff
known of the intention there is no guessing
how far the important news would have
Travelled. He lis, no doubt, quite heart
broken at the misfortune of his friends.
Their occupation in Alexandria county is
gone, their implements OF warfare broken
ami burned. and their incomes, and prob
ably the incomes of several other persons
not Immediately engaged in gambling,
have suddenly been cut off.
The evening times., 1895-11-04
Ear,h's Bending Crust

According 10 Prof. John Milne, the crust
of the great globe upon which we live and
have our being" is in a constant state of
agitation weaving in and out. up and down.
like circus tent in cyclone. There are
earth movements that are being experi-
enced at all times and in all lands, but they
are So slight from month TO month and from
year TO year that they generally escape de-
lection.
In ali the .cuuntriesin Europe and in many
of those in Asia. most notably Korea and
Japan, these fittings are so great as to be
noticed even by the unscientific and mex
perienced representatives Of the lower
castes. Germany seems to be the seat of
greatest European eartii-crast agitation,
Japan occupying a similar position in Asia.
or the above two countries Prof. Milne
sa Us:
''In both Germany and Japan tideIike
movement, too greattobe produced by lunar
attraction, has been observed, the ground
being gently tilted oEee every twent y-four
hours, and sometimes twice. in which case
the night disturbance would be greatest,
and in all cases buildings. trees. ETC., stand
slightly inclined like cornstalks in a gentle,
steady breeze"