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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
A National Blizzard.

A regular blizzard has swept over
the whole of the United States during
the past ten days. Perhaps there has
not been such record, all told, since
the Revolutionary War. Great suffer
ing has prevailed throughout the
country. Even in the far South the
weather has been colder than 1t has
been known to be in many years. The
orange trees in Florida and all early
! fruits have been ruined.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Birthday Party.

At Vine Hill Female Academy Feb.
-. Will be given Birthday party, the
,r9ceeds Of which will 90 towards the
purchase Of much needed encyclopa-
dia for the school.
The ladies who have 1t in charge
have sent out envelopes IN W Oh to
Mace contributions Those who have
failed to receive them will find them
at f. T. Whitehead & Co.'S Drug store
The hall will be we'll heated.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Ringing Moses

In the ears, sometimes a roaring buz-
zing sound. are caused by catarrh, that
exceedingly disagreeable and very com
mon disease. Loss of smell or hearing
also result from catarrh. Hoods Sar
saparilla, the great blood purifier, l.
peculiarly successful remedy for thu
disease, which it cures by purifying the
| blood.
Hoods Pills are the best after dinner
pills, assist digestion, prevent constlpa
ton.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Spring
Medicine

L necessity because the tonic o: winter
air IL gone, and tnilder wessas-, increased
moisture, accumulated impurities IN lie
blood and cebili,a.ed condition Of the
body, open The way for that tired feeling,
nervous troubles, and other us. The
skin, mucous membrane and the various
organs strive IN vain 10 relieve the i'm
pure current OF life They all welcome
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

DIR. Philips Brooks

Whs Ya.A; "Sh0~ Ne WAT sceks sey
ssAAs. ard vii reAA you bic asstisy.
Nov .nportant II 10. rAsa. uAAs yoG hcos
sheuia Be provided With soshs u Tie AiSssse
character.
PAiry taSss ana ewes. psfhsrs. i ueao
Bill" ssosss. have thsir place - Ssvslss>Y
Of tAsas Tor resliag . sors u Ssssav saA
q n ~Srs but uaisss ,As boy scee sscvss
Preferences ~ the stronger ssss u PRACTICE
knosisAgs. Alesory. ravsi. s.e.. 700 asS -
sur hat be n ssnssry uasoaAA, n nAi
Asss has hesa sons'hlsg fssi<ssiy wong -
bis t1ueAtioA
The Eney eior sdia Britannica has rgAsv
been termed e, the concentrated sssshrs %
TIE whole worlt's wisdom. IL: yoW boy
vsad fts interesting pagss ana be vii se-ce
look With atsAsin upon iashy Nsssf9rA
We are continually undssssu nsiing eoy'p
capacity fcs large ideas. There 70 nc'hih(
40 attractive as truth Give hin Tie satssea'
or, OF Which 70 eonstruss iArgs IDEAS Po
Britannica IN the homo. ~hss be can eo~ssS
Il continually. ana a. he srsins naahooe =
viii end no place in literary ~ psofsss'ooAi
life e watch he may nos aspire
Seias the prsss~t opportunity to pro~s0
proper ns~ssy fow yoW hon> II requires .
invs,&nsns % but Ten Cents Q dsy ~
order from THE CHARLOTTE OhSkpNbs
while II may be had At int uetorJ pisss.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

O. w. O. Hardman, Sheriff Of Tyler
Co, w. Va, appreciates a good thing
and does not hesitate to say so. lie
was almost Frustrated with cold when
he procured bottle of Chamberlain 5
Covgh Remedy. He says at gave
me prompt relief. l find 1t to be an
invaluable remedy for coughs and
colds" For Sale by f. 7. Whitehead
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Notice! NOtice!!

onr lands are posted. Keep off them.
Iau force the law on all persons,
.a.J. M foes. who disregard this no
> IN trespassing on the lands and
- If the North Carolina Lumber
s. F. Dunn,
~ Inspector.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
HARRIS LITHIA WATER.
The Most Wonderful Water in
THE WORLD.

Asheville, n. c., September 9, 1893.
Harris Lithia Water Co,
Harris Springs, S. c.:
We have been selling the Harris
Iithia Water for some time, and find
it ready seller; those who have tined
it are loud in its praise. The doctors
here regard 1t superior to either the
Buffalo or Londonderry Waters. We
predict for 1t a wonderful sale when It's
merits become more generally known
Yours very truly,
RAYSOR d SMITH,
Prescription Druggists
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Wanted!

IL carts and teams to haul logs.
N, voar1' work to the right parties.
al, IT once. S. T. Dunn,
Inn Inspector n. c. Lumber Co
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
County Commissioners.

The Board of County Commissioners
met in regular monthly meeting Mon
dav. All the members we're present.
The following accounts were allowed
l.. D. Browning, supt. p. house 3o.lO
Rebate allowed Richard Lawrence 2.33
g Meekins .95
u-o,l,s Printino house 11.25
~ Rrinllev rec orders 1890
~ RrinkIey for lumber 2.15
N. T. Jackson rebate on taxes l'9o
Wiley Edwards repair. bridge sou
HMM work on co. fence 1000
L. Froelich, lumber oO
J. A. Robinson doors for C. h. Z.oo
B. I. Allsbrook for county fence 2l.oO
~ Prown Goods court house 446
J. n. Brown goods Jail 20
Roanoke News annual statement 400
80 1,os' e, p;orco Goods county 32.14
G. E. Butts repairing bridge i'3 oo
R. G. Reid Jail account ll0' 80
r B. Brickell corn for county ".oO
J. III. Fenner work at court mouse lOo
Dennis Black making book case o'Vo
Harrell Printing House 9OO
w. r. Shaw work at court house o-oV
Hale Brothers goods for county l4o
c. H. Hale goods tor county 80
j.. F. Cullum builnlng bridges wv
IL. F. Cullum con. prls. to jail 3.Vo
A few other accounts we're allowed
such as the allowance to commissioners
for one days service.
TT. Duncan, Miss Annie Currle
Miss Susan Burrows, Mrs. Asa Bishop
T Y. Brent were allowed $500 Pc
month. Park Miles and wife and Mrs
3 R. B. Parker were allowed So PEI
month.
,, superior Court Clerk 5. NJ. Gary wa
5 authorized to expend $500 in putting
wire fence around court house yard.
NH. Clark and county attorney 4
= y L. Travis, reported that they ioun
t John L. Gregory's report correct.
r W. w. Rosser paid $40 insolvent ia
collected from Brinkleyvllle township
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Car Load Of Horses.

I have for sale a car load of good
,or.a- and mules Prices to SUIT the
INES. d. r. 1llLhhh
IF Tillery, n. c.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
AdoDted By the N. c. Press
= ItLD r 80 =
.rrociafi0n April IT, 1898.

ASSOCIATION AprlI Fl, 1os5.
rsalla 81 not less than five cents
gjlI be charged for "cards OF
resolutions Of respect" and
..0arr poetry" also for obituary
~. cher than those which the ed
himself shall give as a matter O
Nice. Of church and society ane
.ror entertainments from which
80 j. 10 he derived will be charS
far 1T the rate Of FIVE cents a line.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Asheville, n. c.. April "a, 1893.

Ashevile, n. c., April "a, 1893.
An extended clinical use Of the Iar-
ris Lithia Water prompts me to the
statement that regard 1t as one OF the
best. If not the best, Lithia Water
known to the profession. In the con
dition of Phosphate Urine, Its action
is marvellous. Its use in the Rheu-
matte and Gouty Diathesis afford me
more comfort than either the Buffalo
or Londonderry Waters. Very truly
yours,
John HEY WILLIAMS, NJ. ID.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

UBLISIlLR'S NOTICE
...- cment4 of al kinds must be
ce by Tuesday afternoon 70
,nhlication for the current
iIrEETIsEMENTs.-l cent a
d each Insertion.
g...g,e for local ADVERTISING di1t
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Mr.. Vann's Turkey Feat.

MIR. Vann 8 i UIkCy cat
Mr. +. P. Futrell has been hunting
quite frequently with Rev. R. 1. Nann
this winter. They made quite record
on turkey-huntlng a few days ago.
Mr.. Futrell made Mr. Vann turkey
caller with rough cigar-box and slate
Mr.. Vann practiced with the caller one
NIGHT. and went out with Mr.. Futrell
next dav to hunt turkeys. They scat
tered the turkeys, made blind apiece,
some hundreds of yards apart.
MIR. Vann occupied one blind and MI
Futrell the other. They both called
tor the turkeys. Mr.. Vann, having no
hands. had to lay his gun down ana
take his "caller" between his knees and
use his slate as best he could with MS
teeth and stub of an arm. He succeed
ed in calling WE'LL He at last heard
tho turkey near him. He laid down
bis "ca]ler." took up his gun some way,
rose M and shot and brought down
10 hound gobbler Mr.. Futrell came
out Of curiosity, to see what MI Nahh
had done, when, to his great surprise
Mr. Vann had killed the turkey, gath
orod him ND with his teeth and piece
Of an arm. and had deposited him III
the blind. and was ready to sit fol
anotber. Mr.. Futrell is an experienced
hnnter and thinks Mr.. Nann's the bes'
> and most wonderful turkey record ne
e has ever known.
Castoria is truly a marvellous thln&
for children. Doctors prescribe 1t
: medical journals recommend II au,
q more than million mothers are usiils
4 it in place of Paregorlc, bateniah
Drons. so-called soothing syrupa an(
other narcotic and Supplying remedies
e Ca.toria is the quickest thing to regu
late the stomach and bowels and CIV
healthy sleep the world has ever seen
5 n "a nleasant to the taste and absolute
e " Harmless. 1t relieves constlpatlor
e o,,iets pain, cures diarrhoa and VIM
J. collie. allays feverishness, destroy
20 worms. and prevents convulslon
sootbs the child and gives 1t re1reshln
d. and natural sleep. Castorio is tn
er cbildren's panacea-the mothef
ID Castorla Is put up in one-s,ze bottle
- only. 1t is not sold in bulk; Don
Il allow any one to sell you anything els
on the plea or promise that it IS 'lu
,d As good" and will answer every po
re- See that you get CA-S-T-O-R-l-A'
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

II say. Blossom, how do you pro
nounce c-a-s-t-O-r-l-a?" why, castorla
of course how else could 1t be"
"Well, the doctors pronounce 1T harm
less."
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Dr. H. @. HYATT, kinstOn, \. {.

Mr.. w. T. Whitehead, of Scotland
Neck. y. C., under date Of Jan. II 30,
writes II bad a severe attack oi dy"-
nen-ia for two months. used one
hottie of Pepsinagogue with some I'm.
movement. From the second bottle
have found great relief. ! regard IT a
wonderful medicine for Dyspepsia.
I l II Il w. l. " III IN h-AD
F., sale bv +. T. WHITEHEAD Il Co.,
Scotland Neck, y. {.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
s+ Of all in Leavening Power-Latest u S. Govt Report
ZEE DEMOCRAT.
HII>ILB'S NOTICE.

.D4Y. FEBRUARY Il. 1893.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

"Mrs. Murphy calls her slipper Cas-
toria" -?
Because the children cry after it p
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Purifies
The Blood

81 have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla and
found that it gives me an appetite. II
strengthens me and purifies my blood. !"
Miss LYDIA MADDOX, Partlow, Virginia.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

BROKE HER THIGH-Old aunt Angie
Smith, colored woman living near
:rib-All, fell on the ice few days ago
nd broke her thigh.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

EDITOR LATHAM TO WED.-Cards are
out announcing the marriage OF MISS
Ella Osmonia Reed, Of Western North
Carolina. to Mr. Heber A. Lamar La
than. editor of the Washington Ga
zette, Tuesday, Feb. 10Th.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-05
I EXTINCT RACES.
Nations That Have Perished in
the Struggle for Existence.

A New England naturalist describes
ramble through tenantless wood
lands that once swarmed with game,
and moralizes on the sad fate Of whole
species of our feuOw-creatures-
crowded off this planet" like wild
flowers from the soil Of a truck farm.
But the fact is, that the remorseless
operation of the survival laws does not
stop at pot-hunter exploits. The rise
of the strong on the ruins OF the weak
repeats itself in all departments Of
the organic universe, and within the
recorded period of the worlds history
nearly a hundred nations have expiat-
ed the sin of helplessness by COM
plete disappearance from the scene of
the battlefield called the habitable
earth.
The warlike barbarians of antiquity
generally conducted their campaigns
on the principle that dead foemen plot
no revolts, and began their tenure Of
a conquered territory with the eXter-
mination of its former inhabitants.
The monuments Of the Assyrian EN-
pire represent man-hunts on the circle
plan of the California rabbit-killers.
Armies spread out in skirmisher lines
would surround a whole district and
drive the refugees toward a common
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-05
THE RIVER JORDAN CHRIST WAS BAPTIZED.

They have grave of Adam, too, in one
of the Jerusalem churches. After dis
mounting for luncheon at the mosque
we discovered another party of tourists,
the Society of Hotel Employees Of
Cairo twelve in number. Their leader
informed us that the Dead Sea was but
few miles away, but the observation
proved as much of an optical delusion
as my own was on Mount Olives: We
had yet to climb many a height and
had to traverse many stony valley
before we reached it's neighborhood.
when we were about half a mile
from the Dead Sea we heard the terri
BILE roar of the breakers, and five min
utes later we saw the white foaming
surf About ten feet from the strand
the water was calm and of blush color.
A fresh, refreshing wind blew over the
lake and into our faces, and we had a
hearty laugh over the stories that say
a Whit from the Dead Sea is poisonous.
Poisonous, indeed, and that no bird
dared cross it! I saw hundreds flying
about in the best of spirits.
. Another superstition is that it would
be suicidal to battle in the Dead Sea-
None OF us could swim, but that mat
tered little, as the density of the water
is so great that the human body will
not sink in it. Before we reached deep
water, however, we had become very
much exhausted by olr battle with the
tremendous surf
Riding 1urlher north, we came to
the ford of the Jordan where our Savior
was baptized by John.
"*Then cometh Jesus fyem Galilee to
Jordan unto John to be baptized of him.
"'But John forbade him, saying: II
have need to be baptized by thee, and
CONTEST thou to me?' .--
"'And Jesus, answering, said unto
him: Suffer it to be so now; for thus
it becometh us to fulfill all righteous
ness" Then he suffered him.
"'And Jesus, when he was baptized,
went up straightway out of the water
"The description of the neighborhood
in Matthew iii. holds good to this day;
the river flows at this point through
uuuuy udL, duu we lOuuu lie lOiu pas
sable as it was in the period when our
Lord was baptized there.
AT this famous historical point we
were surprised to find established a
German saloonkeeper, who welcomed
us in ELUSIVE style. He lived in sort
Of barn constructed Of rafters and dried
mud. And there was. beer arden,
too, with arbors offering protection
against the hot sun, rough tables and
benches. The proprietor proved to be a
native of the Prussian town of Gnesen;
his name was Mayer He sold beer or
some kind of stuff masquerading under
that name, and native wines, the latter
being quite good.
The photograph we took Of the river
gives faithful picture of the neigh
borhood, but the camera missed a sign
pole near the edge of the water with
the legend Boats to Let Mayer had
half a dozen of them, beautifully paint
ed, and asked two francs per hour for
their use. We had a good meal and rest
at his inn. and in the morning departed
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-05
A Lost River in GeOrE1a.

Quite an interesting phenomenon is
to be seen in connection with one Of
the big streams, the Ocilla creek, in
Thomas county. After traversing in
a southerly direction, the central por-
ton Of the county, and supplying two
large mills and cotton gins, Hancock's
and Eason's, the latter, four miles be-
low the former, with water power and
forming a large fish pond above each
of these mills, it then, one Elile below
Eason's mill, in the midst of the pine
rides, disappears into subterranean
channels by which hordes of alliga-
tors, fish and turtles find exit to parts
unknown. This place is known as
Cones sink, and is one of the finest
fishing grounds in Southern Georgia.
It presents the appearance of beauti-
full connecting lakes for a distance
through the inviting forests, and is a
favorite resort for fishermen and those
seeking recreation. The sinks are
about four miles west Of Boston.-Fal.
dOsta Times.
Wasps and Suicide.
A short time ago NJ. Henry,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-05
NEWSY TRIPLES,

The corner stone for the new dormi-
tories at the University of Pennsylvania
has just been laid.
The United Hebrew Charities Society
of New York gave work to 80 900 per-
sons during the past year. ~
Six hundred crates Of celery were
shipped from Mus':egon, Mich, to Chi
cago the other day. The weight of it
was $4,000 pounds. '-
A proposal has been made that ma
tional exposition be held in Washing
ton in 1900 to celebrate the centennial
of the capital city.
There are colored twins in Putnam
county, Connecticut, four years old.
with red hair. Bailey, the circus man.
has sought in vain to get them.
The New Orleans Picayune devoted
two columns Tuesday of last week to
an effort to prove that we were in no
danger from earthquakes.
According to a Paris paper the crown
Of the king of Portugal, which was re-
Gently repaired by jeweler, is the
most costly in the world bIing valued
at $6,000.000.
The headlights from the locomotive
engines on Maine railroads attract the
deer from the forests, and numbers OF
the animals are being killed by the en-
gines.
Seven hundred Berlin journalists are
to have their pictures printed in vol.
ume which Gustav Dahms has written
and which is to give an inside view OF
modern German journalism.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-05
Dunder-Headed PeODIe.

Few amusements in the world are
funnier than the play of different ideas
Under similar sounds, and it would be
hard to find thing more universally
understood and caught at than a pun,
but there really are individuals so made
that a word can mean but one thing to
them, and even metaphors must 20 on
all tours. Lord Morpeth used to tell Of
a Scotch friend of his who, to the re-
mark that some people could not feel a
jest unless it was fired at them with a.
cannon, replied: 'Weel, but Zoo can We
fire jest out of cannon, mon?" A
lady once put conundrum to her rheu-
matte old nurse, asking her: "Why are
you like church window, Sally?" and
gave the answer: because you are
full of pains" Whereupon the old
woman pityingly replied: ooh, dear:
somebody's been a-foolin' of We, honey!
Them's anuder sort o. panes. They's
been foolin' We, child" '.-~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-05

was baptized by John. The professor
and his party carried the latestscientific
apparatus, and Herr Vogel's ,forthcom-
ing book on Palestine will throw new
light upon many interesting things in
the land where the Savior lived and
preached.
The railroad leading to Jerusalem
has no"branch to the Dead Sea, and the
travellers rode for ten hours on horse
back before they heard the roar of the
waves of the largest inland lake, which
is popularity supposed to lie silent and
calm. Surveying the country from the
top of Mount Olives" says Prof. Vogel,
II judged the distance from Jerusalem
to the Dead Sea to be not more than
three hours ride, but soon discovered
my error after travelling through the
barren and stony landscape.
VERY frequently we had to dismount
for fear of breaking our necks in climb
ing the precipices or descending into
the Wabis Valley. After about four
hours ride we came to a great white
mosque, erected over the grave Of
Moses, so we were told. The Moslems
seemingly never heard of the passage
in Holy Scriptures which says and no
one has found his grave up to this day.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-05
THE DOCTORS BILLS.

In Sweden the Price of Service Is Left
with the Patient.
Sweden has doctors, but no doctors
bills. If you have occasion to call in
physician you will find him not only
skillful in his profession but highly
educated and most honorable gentle
man. You will also have another proof
of the honesty of the Swedes and their
friendly confidence in each other
Swedish doctors send no bills to their
patients. What you shall pay your
physician is left entirely to your own
choice. The rich pay him literally
whether they have need of his services
or not, if he has been once retained by
them. The poor pay him small sum
and the very poor pay him nothing. Yet
he visits the poor as faithfully as he
does the rich. On the last day of the
year you put into an envelope, adj
dressed to your physician, sum of
money which you think not only suff
cient to compensate him, but in accord
ance with your position in life, and in
closing your card with the money, send
the envelope by servant to your doc
tor. The servant returns with the card
of the doctor in sealed envelope di-
rected to you. This shows that he has
received your money and no word about
the matter ever passes between you.
Should you send him nothing he will
come and prescribe for you all the next
year and as long as you live, and he is
too dignified ever to say a word about
il
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-05
A Snap shots Story.

An enthusiastic Philadelphia photog-
rapher caught a capital snapshot while
at Asbury Park, showing a man who
was pitched out Of rowboat just as it
was being beached with party from
a yacht. The man struck the water
hands first, and the camera caught him
with his heels high in the air. While
travelling in the west the photographer
met a company of gentlemen, and in
the course Of conversation seashore ex-
periences were taken up. One Of the
group related that while at Asbury
Park he had met a queer adventure
while coming in shore from a yacht.
The amateur had the photograph in
question with him and thereon pro-
duced it, picturing the very occurrence
Of which the participant was telling
Philadelphia Call.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-12-05

to those Of Turkestan than of ancient
.Hellas. Not all Of the 2S,000,OO0 the
Greek-speaking population Of Asia at
the time Of Pling) were exterminated
after the summary fashion Of Timur-
beg; some persisted in the uncongenial
atmosphere Of despoilism, but more
yet were deliberately worried out of
existence by hostile neighbors, and
but for the timely intervention Of
western friends the Inhabitants Of the
Armenian loWland districts would
probably have shared their fate.
Seven hundred years ago the lands
Of the Albigense dissenters in South
ern France and Moorish Spain were in
every sense the most f1ourishing coun-
tries Of Europe first in science, first
in agriculture, commerce and industry.
Their inhabitants have disappeared,
not only from their former strongholds,