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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-18

Mr.. PRINCE WILL MARRY.-Cards are
out announcing the marriage Of Miss
Minnie Hollowell Of Uoldsboro to Mr..
d. NJ. Prince, one Of the principals Of
Scotland Neck Male School, july "a
1894. THE DEMOCRAT extends CON
gratulatlOns and good wishes ahead.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
Unconscious Pocket Picking.

Perhaps the only instance on re-
cord OF unconscious, involuntary,
and successful pocket picking was
accomplished on the Uniontown ex-
press OF tho Baltimore AID Ohio
Railroad.
When this train, going east,
stopped ut Connellsville, u ragged.
coated miner was among the crowd OF
passengers who got oil ut that station,
and 1t was not until the train had
pulled out that he was surprised to
find fine gold watch and chain en-
tangled in the frayed portion OF his
coat sleeve. The man was totally ut
loss to account for the possession
of tho iewelry, but could only con-
clude that in the crowd on tho train
his sleeve became entangled In the
chain and drew it and the watch from
the owners person. He sought some
means OF returning the property ant
was directed to Frank Shepard, de
tective OF the Baltimore and Ohio
force, to whom he told his story and
turned over the property.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
The SUMS Motions.

The sun has known three motions: I.
An axiai rotation, which ~ plainly
shown by the appearance ana dlsap-
pearancc of well.known spots upon Its
surface. The mean period OF this a>inl
motion IL twcnty-three and one half Of
our days. .. a motion around the CEN
ter of the gravity ana the whole solar
system- Il motion which can only be
asccrtained by the use of very delicate
Instruments. on account Of his great
mass, which II greater than the total
of all the other bodies of the system
combined. 3. A progressive molten
through space In the direction Of tho
constellation of Hercules. The rate Of
spccd of this last named motion Is net
known, but It Is estimated to be 100.
OOO, 900 miles per year, ana some inves-
tIrutors even think It possible that the
rate will exceed the above estimate by
| ut least half,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
KID CLOVES.
Facts About the Skins Which Cover
the Hands.

Facts About the Skins Which Cover
the Hands.
Barefooted boys and hens form o
curious partnership In the making OF
pair Of fine gloves.
They work together In preparing
the skins for the hands Of the FASH
ionable woman, who rushes to tho
stores every time new shade OF
glove IL announced.
Thousands OF dozens OF hens eggs
are used In curing the hides, and
thousands OF boys IRE employed to
work tho skins In clear water by
treading on them for several hours.
When a woman buys a pair OF
gloves she speaks OF her purchase as
Hkids." 1.-THE clerk who sold her
the "kid" gloves know the secrets OF
tho glove-making business he might
surprise his fur customer by telling
her that those beautiful, soft, smooth
fitting kid" gloves camo from the
shoulders and belly Of u three-weeks'.
old colt whose neck was slit on the
plnins OF Russia, and whose tender
hide was shipped with hugo bundles
of other colts hides to France, where
they were made up into kid gloves.
Or he might, with equal regard to tho
| truth, tell her that those gloves IN
tho other compartment once darted
from tree to tree In South America
ON the back OF ring-tailcd monkey.
And II he made the rounds OF the
store and could distinguish one skin
from another he could point out
"kid'' gloves made from tho skins Of
kanparoos from Australia; lambs and
sheen from Ohio, or Spain, or Eng
land; calves from India. muskrat'
from anywhere, musk oxen IRON
China and other parts OF Asia; rats
cats and Newfoundland puppies.
Hut the little Russian colt. the
four. footed baby from the plain'
where the the Cossacks live, tho col
from the steppes OF Siberia, wher
horses are raised by tho thousand
supply the skins which are tho favor
ties at the present with the glove
makers. Experts say TINT the colt
skin makes better, stronger, fine
glove than real kidskin, and as tn
colt IL n little fellow, only thre
weeks old when he Is killed, but
> small amount OF skin can DO made II
to gloves, so that the price is abou
as high. 49,, =,
But, after all, the real kid, I'll
lively infant OF the goats which Ii,
y In France, Switzerland, Spain NJ
\ Italy, furnishes the best, finest al
most expensive gloves, and near
10, 600, 600 kids are sacrificed eve
wear in order that women md mi
J. may cramp their hands In wrlnkl
less, delicate.hued gloves.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
An cpsem Salts Mine.

The State Mining Bureau has re.
Gently received n gift OF pure epson.
ite to be added to the collection. ZIP.
somi.e is pure epson salts. The PEI
culiarity OF this specimen lies In tho
manner OF its discovery. 1t came
from the tunnel OF an abandoned
quicksilver mine on sulphur creek In
Lake County. The Abbott mine lies
among tho hills on tho east side OF
Clear lako In u section heavily I'M
pregnated with minerals OF oil kinds,
as the borax and sulphur beds and
innumerable mineral springs prove.
The tunnel In question has been
closed for years. A short time ago
the superintendent, A. Gibson,
wanted to show a friend the ledge
OF cinnabar ut the extreme end. On
removing the boards from the en-
trance n strange sight met their eyes.
The tunnel was entirely obstructed
by what appeared to be an immense
body OF snow. On closer cxamin.
alton tho snow proved to be epson.
tie. 1t had been eXuded from the
bottom, sides and top OF the tunnel
In long tlbrous formations similar IN
appearance to fine asbestos. At frs,
IL was believed to have collected only
near the mouth OF the tunnel, bu,
investigation showed that 1t extended
tho entire length Of the excavation
several hundred feet. Mr., Gibson
and his friend procured heavy clubs
and beat their way through the en-
tire distance, The stun crumble,
like spun glass, and made a beauti
full carpet on tho floor six inche
| Thick
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
Satisfied.

This Is one of the unique experiences
that befull the hardware trade. Some
DAYS since II dear old lady from the
country went into II grocery store III
Lewiston, Maine, ana offered some glue
for sale.
"Wherc did you get 1t, ma'nm!' ask
cd the dealer
"Whcrc did ! get IT." she repeated
proudly. IL made 1t. Where do you
suppose have been saving up the
feet of all the critters that We have kill
cd for years, and here's the glue. /
billed 1t out myself"
When she was paid the small amount
of money the glue was worth, she went
Off apparently happy ana contented.
though she only got siNty-iive cents.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
Lavish HOsDitnlity.

"Be sure you let me know II You ever
come to -" said Il pretty little West
ern woman who had received Il good
deal of attention In New York to her
various acuuaintances when she bid
them adie,i. So when Mrs. n. decided
to go to California for the winter, and
concluded to take - en- route. she en-
larged considerably to her party akin
her friendship with Mrs. =. II am sure
Mollie will do everything In her power
to make 1t pleasant for u.s." she said
again and again. "It's so nice to have
some one You know we'll when You 90
to a strange place." SO Immediately
ON her arrival she sent u note to hel
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
AWoNpcaeUL TA9Le.
Made o. 600. 900 Pieces and 70 Ne
ejstjss Of Wood.

ristlss Of Wood.
Atable about a yard square, with
5000 pieces OF wood In 1t, is the
work Just completed by Charles F.
Adam, O carpenter OF Bridgeport,
Conn. 1t Is without doubt the most
remarkable piece Of woodwork ever
constructed In this State. The Ia
BILE Is Mr.. Adams second attempt at
this kind Of work. 1t was begun In
1891, and was intended for exhibit
lon at the Worlds Fair, but could
not be completed in time. Three
thousand three hundred and sixty
four hours OF actual labor were put
by Mr.. Adam on tho table.
In the centre of the revolving top
is q good representation Of the White
House, at Washington, surrounded
by the Stars and Stripes. The bor-
der Of the top is handsome piece
OF mosaic work. and on the four sides
are shown Washington's birthplace,
In Virginia; his familiar Mount Yer
non home, the birthplace Of Grant,
in Ohio, and the place where Grant
attended school as n boy. Tasteful
" interspersed with these are many
quaint designs that, taken Us Q
whole, make up o pattern which
much resembles the production Of
the veaver's art.
The supports consist Of two pieces
Of oak placed together in the form o
n letter az" placed upright, cut on
in scroll, and with u graceful col
umn after the Corinthian order o
things, On each face Of these oal
supports are two panels, making six
teen in all, on which are shown trees
birds, leaves Of different kinds. an
oil varieties OF plant growth.
On the lower part are shown q
American eagle, with outsprea
wings, clutching n cluster of arrow
In It's talons; u decr's head, stort
sparrow. and two ROSTERS, Wasl
inyton's Valley Forge headquarters
the birthplace Of Lincolu, In kel
lucky, and Ford's Theatre, where
was shot and the house near |
where he died the birthplace OF G,
|. lumbus, ut Genoa, Italy, on bacl
ground OF dark rosewood; q cloist
In Spain, visited by Columbus: Il
ship Constitution, Libby Prison,
, cluster of lilies and daisies, twent
six varieties Of leaves, with fern
- fruits, &c.
There Is nothing in the nature
q paint, dye, or stain Of any sort
the whole work, the various effect
which are very beautiful, bell
brought out by the natural colors
: the woods. Of which there are seve
ty.six different varieties. Some
the woods are ancient, and OF spec
historic interest. There IRE piet
r. from India and o mahogany snt
box that was made from the limb
Of the ship Constitution. There
- also wood from the JohnstoTn nc
worked into the table.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
AN EARLY TEXAN INDUSTRY.
How Cutticmcn Laid the FOnndnttO"
of Their Fortunes.

of Their Fortunes.
"rhc foundation of the fortune OF .
many of the great Texas cattlcmen was
laid In the years Immediately following
the civil war;" said u man from tho
Lone Star state.
"During the four years In which tho
drafts for the Confederate army prac-
tlcally dcpopulatcd the country OF its
able bodied men, the cattle on tho
ranges, running unherded and unbrand.
cd, increased enormously In numbers.
Bearing no brand of ownership. these
cattle, which ut the close Of the war
had become practically wild, were sub.
jcct to be taken by any man who could
sustain his attempt by force OF arms
against other claims OF ownership.
"Thcrc was n good commercial de-
mand for hides. and these were tho
times when so many got their start In
life by riding. pistol In hand. up to tho
cattle wherever found unherdcd, shoot
ing them down and taking their skins.
The adult cattle then running ut large
were too wild to DO disposed of In any
other way. and so the Undertaking In
dustry tiourishcd; but when. In time.
through the catching ana branding Of
calves, herds had been collected ON
ranges. the shooting of mavericks fell
into dlsrcputc and came under the ban
of 'rustling.' Those men who, through
the practice. had become well.to-dO
cattle owners. now We're foremost IN
supprcsslng II. through the Instrument
atty of the courts and, more cffectual'
IL, by Informal hungings."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
GENESIS or INVENTION.
How Things We Are Familiar wien
Came Into Use.

ComO tUtO Wv.
The mole-board was first placed on
a plow in Gnul At first two mole
boards were used, to throw both
right and left.
The hand spinning, with spindle
and whorl, Is the same the world over
and identical with that shown IN
Egyptian paintings $500 years old.
The Roman legionary troops wore
a sort OF knee breeches. The signs
OF tunic and breeches makers have
been found in Pompeii.
The earliest spade.shaped instru-
ment il found in the Egyptian mon
unents. It Is a stick with point
flattened and broadened.
The discovery Of iodine was acci.
dentally made by Courtois, a French
soap.maker, who found the new sub
stance in the ash of seaweed. =
The power Of steam was discovered
by Florentine officer, who was idly
. experimenting with a glass bottle ana
q few drops OF water.
} The famous Tyrian purple dye was
rediscovered by n lover who de-
: sired to crafty his sweetheart
! desire for q dress OF u new shade Of
4 color.
I Vaucanson's inventive genius was
aroused by peeping through chink
8 In the wall OF his mothers room Mt
4 clock in an adjoining apartment,
t A repeating petronel, on the prin'
!. ciple of the modern Colts revolver
II was in use in England during thu
k war OF Charles 1. and his Parlia
e ment.
J, The descriptions given by Strabo
ID OF the osier houses Of the Gauls an'
Britons, might be applied to huma'
N habitations in Central Africa to
I'd day.
vs. Hoes made Of clam or oyste
k, shells, tortoise shells, obsidian, an
h. even of the teeth of various animals
8, have been found in many parts
n. tho world.
he The blouse Of Fame" by Chauc'
by Is O curiously accurate descriptio
o. Of the Crystal Palace, London, hui
k. over 400 years after the poem WI
er written.
he The germ OF the trumpet, and 9
o instruments Of the trumpet famil
". was the cows horn, used by savag
IS, as q signal, or to furnish noise
their feasts.
Of The hand.mill, composed Of tn
on fiat circular stones, was In use
Is, most oil over the world until t
ng fifteenth century. II was commo
OF ly worked by women.
en-. For many nges the Chinese ha
OF had an irrigating machine. consist
'ial OF n trough and an endless chain
ces buckets which carry the water up
aff- inclined plain.
ers Berthollet made the discovery
IL a new bleaching process by accidel
ood ally noticing the corks with WIN
no had stopped the bottles conta
ing his chlorine gas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
Victims OF Wild Animals.

Ferocious as the rogue elephant
appears to DO, its record us q man
killer il far below that Of other anil
mails IN India, Thus IN India, in
1878, the tigers killed S2S persons
and ~, 100 domestic animals; wolves
killed l,O6l persons; leopards, lS7
persons and Is, 1877 domestic animals
while the elephant is charged with
but 81 persons killed and 6 domestic
animals. Rogue tigers, wolves and
leopards are far more to DO dreaded
than rogue elephants.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
Saw Il at Last.

Zone day" says an American, II
went into book shop in the Strand
and asked for Hare's Walks In Lon
dom. In America the book is sold In
one thick volume. The clerk brought
1t In two. Oh l said, as ! looked
at them, you part your Hare In
the middle, do you" !, sirv he
said. with a bowildered look. oh, no,
sir! saw he didn't see the joke,
SO ] didn't explain, but bought the
books and won't away. A week later
I went to the same shop. As soon
as the clerk saw me he rushed from
the back OF the shop. laughing vocif-
erously. "Good" he shouted. Cap
ital! Part your Hare" in the mid.
die! That's capital. sir, capital ! -
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09

friend, who arrived promptly next
morning and gave her most elusive
greeting. "Shall you be here long?"
she inauircd. cover Sunday? How
delightful. How many are there In
your party? Four? D. that II just u
pleasant number. isn't It? l want you
nil to come" and. rs Mrs. u. listened
cxpcctantly for an invitation to a din-
ner or some sort Of festivity. she con.
tinucd. "to our pew ut st. G.'s Sunday
morning. 1t Is very large. and there IL
plenty of room for you all." Poor Mrs.
y. has not yet heard the last Of the
great advantage Of knowing her friend,
Nollic S.-Boston Saturday Evening
Gazette.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
A LONG TRIP.

"How fur does this line go9" said
the rural visitor.
"Well," said the facetious con-
ductor on the trolley car, "ordina.
rily 1t stops about three miles out OF
town. But It's pretty near rs liable
" not to carry you clear into th'
asxt world"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09
Just the Thing.

T ~: :. .S:: :s., ss e.: :'S
H. Ssa w .s:
tEf ipss' which 10 nov admitted 81 ~ 70 -
rae Route from Chicago 70 9 psEi, nis 4
Nc|thwest Their double daily trails ssgytee
and dine equipment. essrs ssduesmsss vs'ss
oenuot be surpassed.
Pnilman GrSt-clSss and touVist slespsre eIe9
ohiCsSo 70 PseiAs oosst petsts witness
TOs full .nisrnstiss sddrsss ysss: sssssss
tiokst agent OF q >..~
o... p,... nd nj II. Slissss. n
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-09

Animals are often allie 70 bear
nrntracted fasting.
The Washington times., 1895-05-20
bicycle Thleves were Active.

John A. Lyndham, of No 20 B street
northwest, reported at police headquarters
that about $50 O'Clock Saturday night his
bicycle was stolen from in front of No.
1413 @ street northwest 1t was a Column
bia bicycle, model 40, No. 11064. George
A. Spurrier, nephew of Detective Carter.
reports that about the same time his bicycle
was stolen from outside the circus tent.
The Washington times., 1895-05-20
CONVENTION ECHOES.
Rev. DR.. Stakely's Talk About the
Recent Baptist Gathering.

Rev. DR.. Stakely's Talk About the
Recent Baptist Gathering.
A large congregation listened attentively
to Rev. Charles A Stakely's discourse on
Echoes from the convention at the First
Baptist Church ON Sixteenth street north
west last evening.
DR.. Stakely spoke of the many reasons
the people of washington have for wanting
the Baptist convention held in this city. He
at theconventionhadb been established
for over fifty years and had never met iu
the Capital city.
In regard to the work of this organization
DR.. Stakely stated that the convention
was not q legislative society, nor
judicial body, but it was an advisory
missionary society for the purpose of FUR
nishing information TO churches. 1t works,
he said, though foreign board, home
board and a board of publication, aud he
told of the great progress made in foreign
lands during the past four years, ADDING
that the reports of the missionaries were
more favorable every year.
DR.. Stakely spoke highly of the many
Young people who were daily making great
sacrifices to go out into foreign lands and
preach the word of God. He spoke of the
convention as d business conference con-
Quoted in a devotionalframe, and explained
the great need of continuing the work
uponthose lines He ethDughtthe time W ould
soon arrive when the success of church
would depend upon the development of
its missions
The Washington times., 1895-05-20
EVENING SKIES IN JUNE.
II You Have a Telescope Look
Saturn.

If You Have a Telescope Look al
Saturn.
The evening sky in the month Of June
will present an interesting assemblage of
planets. Mercury will be evening star dur
ing the month, and during the first half
there viii be good opportunities to see
the planet with the naked eye.
Venus will be the bright evening star,
much brighter than Jupiter, which she
passed in May. She and the fiery Mars
will be in conjunction June 4, Venus being
then about one degree north OF Mars. The
moon will pass close to Venus on the
night of the 25th.
Mars, which passed Jupiter on April 25,
is moving eastward, in line with Venus.
but twice as distant from the earth. Each
is moving through the constellation Cancer
and will pass clear to the Praesepe clus-
ter. On the 18th Venus will skirt the
north edge of the cluster, and Mars will
pass through the southern portion June
10 and 20, and viii be in conjunction with
the moon June 20 at oh. 27m. a. m.
Jupiter is in line with Mercury, but
from six to nine times more distant than
the latter, and is becoming less conspicu-
ous as he draws nearer the sun, and early
in the month win cease TO adorn the sun
set sky.
Saturn viii be seen in Virgo about ten
degrees east from Spica, and will be
on the meridian early in the evening
hence favorable for observations This
splendid and unique planet, with its plane
of rings, is the most attractive observa-
ton of all the planets that are to deck
our summer sky, and no one who has the
opportunity TO look through a telescope
should fail TO see Saturn. The rings of
Saturn are an unceasing source of won
der, and no picture ever made of them
is a perfect likeness.
Uranus is in Libra, close to the fifth
magnitude star-Nie. Neptune VIII be be-
hind the sun June 6.
The Washington times., 1895-05-20

Guess the standing of the Leauue
clubs on a Times Baseball coupon.
The Washington times., 1895-05-20
LAWYERS TAKE A HOLIDAY.
District Bar Association Made Merr,
at Marshall Hall.

District Bar Association Made Merry
at Marshall Hall.
The lawyers got back late Saturday Mig ht
from their annual lexcursionto Marshall Hall
and distinguished iurist rendered the ver-
dict of his peers when he said: 1--WE had
eatables, drinkables and thinkables with
out stint. In fact, we had good time all
round"
The occasion was the ninth annual out
ing of the members of the District BAR
The excursion party numbered more than
one hundred among whom were judges of
the United States Supreme Court. the Court
of Appeals, the District Supreme Court and
city courts as invited guests.
There was no special programme. Each
one of the party, however, constituted him.
self special committee to provide enter
tainment for the others.
The feature of the day was, of course, the
planked shad dinner, which was greatly en-
joyed by all. 1t was quite informal, there
being no toasts or set speeches, the latter
being tabooed bygeneralc consent.
The Washington times., 1895-05-20

The Times has just received another
immense consignment of the stand
ard prem ium books any one of w hich
is offered. with The Times for one
month, at Thirty-ftve cents.
Those who have sent in subscrip-
tions and have not received their
books viii now be served as soon as
the agents can cover the ground.
Be sure and have the money ready
when your door bell rings.
The Washington times., 1895-05-20
NO LAW TO CHECK 1T.

Selling of merchandise on Sunday and
giving public entertainments of a social
nature. such as a sacred concert at which
secular music was sung, were specif-
icaIly called to the attention of the Com
missioners.
A reply from the Commissioners has
been received, in which the committee
was informed that these things were not
illegal and that in the sense that there
was no law prohibiting them.
The alliance has now turned it's atten-
ton to the securing of new laws which
shall apply to these cases. Congress is
the next authority to which application
will be made
The Washington times., 1895-05-20
Groean,s Clothes Chest Robbed.

Frank Grogan, of No. e16 H street south
west, reported at the Fourth precinct sta
ton house Saturday night that one suit of
clothes, three pairs OF pants, one shirt and
some collars and cuffs, altogether valued
at $50, were stolen from his room.
The Washington times., 1895-05-20
SUSPECTED of Larceny

William Newton, colored, was arrested
yesterday by Detective Lacey and locked
up at the First precinct station house on
suspicioa of larceny.