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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

OF the porkers. begin TO appear from the
creEices. A dozen and then twenty, then
several hundred Tattlers writhed their
1.-THE bodies from their holes and looked
at the hogs with shining eyes and darling
tongues. Two or three hundred snakes
in a mass Of sliray. surging bodies be-
gan 10 draw thems elves towards the hogs,
but they had not crawled more than thir-
ty or forty feet away from the crevices
in the rocks befc're the old boar gave
shriN, infuriated squeal, when the whole
drove Of hogs was among its enemies.
The scene which followed cannot be put
in words. The few spectators would not
have missed the sight for ranch. The
hogs charged the If enemies. picking them
UP in their Jaws and tramping them under
foot, while the snakes shook their rattles
and STUCK their enemies with their fangs.
The fight ragged for half an hour. a hog
retreating FOR moments rest. and then
recharging into the midst OF the with
ing mass, ripping and trampling the
snakes until the ground was literally COW
cred with their squirting bodies. At one
time the old boar was almost covered
with snakes. but he didn't appear TO care
for their bites or their poison. He would
reach around, catch a snake in his jaws.
throw it TO the ground. and then hold it
there with his feet until he tore its body
to pieces. This he kept up for half an
hour, retreating but once for breath of
air or brief rest, when back he went
again. In less than an hour the hogs con-
quered, not one snake being left alive, ex-
cept a few which had succeeded in re-
gaining the crevices before the hogs had
fianked them.
After vanquishing the army Of snakes,
the pokers lay down among the dead bod
les of their enemies until they had suffi-
GENTLY rested, when they again reused
themselves, and, led by the old boar, they
began TO root up and turn over the rocks.
every now and then exposing a rattler
which hud hidden his body away from his
porcine enemy. When a snake was thus
exposed. there was a rush, and IN a jiffy
that RATHER was torn into little bits. In
an hour and half not a living snake could
be found, and the hogs were to all appear
ances as sound and hearty as ever. Uncle
Jones then picked up his feed sack and
made trail Of corn back to the house
but the hogs did not follow, seeming to
prefer the flesh of the snakes to the corn
Ever since then the drove Of hogs has re-
NAMED in the mountains, coming home
only to get q. change Of food. The hogs
have cleaned out the snakes. Uncle
John says that there were not less than
800 rattlesnakes killed in the fight, and not
one hog was hurt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

trail that does not cross the path of sew
eral on the Kaslo-Slocan road to New
Denver there are five or six on the Winter
road to Sandon and Cody Creek, four; all
trails to the mines cross and reeross these
moving destroyers; yet all the season of
greatest danger there is more traffic on
these roads and trails than on many high
ways in civilization. Marvellous escapes
are an everyday matter. No one hesitates
or delays on account Of the peril to be in
Cured. often, very often, the snowslide
passes few feet from the ore-laden pack
team, but not always with warning. In an
instant men and animals are overwhelmed
and tossed like straws in the boil of seeth-
ing snow. 1t is merciful that death is in
stantaneous
The force of the wind created by one of
these larger slides is we'll nigh incredible;
in the valley Of the Illecillewaet, on the
line of the Canadian Pacific, tree tops are
cut off by the force of the wind on the
opposite side of the ravine through which
the avalanche descends. The snow is press
ed into the hardness of ice and literally
tears or grinds to powder everything in
it's path. The many deplorable fatalities
that have lately occurred in the SLOGAN are
partly due to the destruction of the timber
on the wooded slopes by the fearful fires of
last summer; the trees holding up the
snow and preventing sliding. We read of
many brave and heroic acts; but surely the
patient courage that daily takes even
chances with death on the slopes and in the
mountains of the SLOGAN deserves more
than a passing tribute.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
PERILs OF THE AVALANCHE.
Rocks Broken tn Pieces and Trees
UDrOOted by It's Tremendous Force.

Rocks Broken to Pieces and Trees
UprOOted by It's Tremendous Force.
From the Victoria B. c. Colonist.
Imagine if you can the very toughest
bit Of nature you have ever seen, or
take a newspaper, crumple it into a BAH.
and placing it on a table suppose all its
raised points to be peaks, and the hollows
ravines; picture the sharp edges as ridges
more or less timbered. the hollows bare,
smooth or steep as the roof of the steepest
house you know Of, and you have an idea
Of the mountains and gorges of the slo-
can.
Let us suppose we are standing near
the summit of one of these ridges on a
bright, sunny day in January. 1t has
been showing continuously for days, and
the beautiful lies in plenteous profus-
ion everywhere, six to eight feet in the
timbered ridges and any depth you like
in the ravines; the sun gets warmer; up
above you, near the crest of the mountain.
little bits of crystals detach themselves
and go rolling down the slope; a tiny crack
forms at your feet and widens across the
gulch; in an instant the whole snowy
mass is in motion, and with kissing,
rustling sound and an upheaval along its
edges goes hurting down the gorge. Fast
er and faster II glides; the air is filled
with snowy spume; where you stood it
was a riVulet; 1000 feet below il is a
mad torrent the noise increases as it
gains momentum.
Rocks are torn loose. broken to atoms
or ground to powder, trees uprooted and
broken to pieces, logs smashed to splin-
tiers. At half a mile its path presents
crest of twenty TO thirty feet in hight
and moves faster than an express train;
woe betide any living thing in its way
now. Nothing made by man can stand
before it, the wind OF it's creation is a
hurricane, a cloud of snow and dust fol-
lows in its wake; in a seethng torrent it
pours over rock and precipice, and NOV
ing restlessly on leaves in its track brok-
en- and crushed fragments of rocks and
trees and the smooth and polished grasses
in the gorge. The thunder dies; is
gone; and the avalanche is passed. Down
at the foot of the slope, a mile away,
mountains of snow tossed up in hopeless
chaos, a wild tangle of rocks, earth, trees,
and logs remain to mark the slide, and Of
ten, alas! too often, the bodies of brave
men caught in its rush lie buried in its
icy embrace.
All around you can hear, day and night,
the distant, muffled roar of passing ava
lanches. They come and go at all times
and at all hours; each year a new one is
created, for the older ones are well known
They have claimed their blood tribute;
each has its record of brave men done to
death. These avalanches are everywhere;
there Is not wagon road or mountain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
a REMARKABLE MUSICIAN.
He Is An organist, and Has the Mu-
sic Read to Him by n Secretary.
From the Phlladelphia RECORD.

From the Philadelphia Record.
One of the most remarkable musicians in
the world is DIR. David d. Wood, the or
ganist of st. Stephens church, Philadel-
phia. He is totally blind. When he desires
to learn piece of music he seats himself
at the piano or organ. and Miss Burdette,
his private secretary. stands near him with
the music in her hand. She describes to
him the music by telling him the key and
giving him the time and movement Then
she reads the notes for several bars, which
are intended for the right-hand movement.
The reading is done as fast as the lips
can move Then as she starts to read that
part of the music intended for the left
hand Mr.. Wood plays what she has al
ready read for the right hand and follows
her words with the left hand, thus making
the exercise complete. When the entire
piece Is gone over in this manner but once,
so wonderful Is the memory of DR. Wood
that he can play the piece through without
assistance, and win always retain 1t in
his memory. So perfectly is Dr. Wood
schooled in musical form, which is a high
er branch of music only acquired after
years Of study, that he can often anticipate
Miss Burdette in the reading of a piece of
music that he never heard before.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

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Black Armure Silk $50
Black DRESS Silks. 45C
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

The steamships Of this company are ape
pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti-
more as follCws-standard time.
WILLIAM CRANE, Capt w. ]. Bond,
WEDNESDAY, July II. 100 p. m.
VIM. LAWRENCE. Capt w. Foster SAT-
URDAY, July 20, 4 p. m.
d. II. MILLER. Capt. G. w Billups.
WEDNESDAY, July q, at 700 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
J. ]. CAROLAN. Agent.
Savannah, Ca
w. P. TURNER, G. p. A.
A. d. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ.
j. c. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore. Md.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

Hill-How do you manage to win ev>
cry day? Berg-A friend who knows an
about it tells me which horses to buy.
Hiil-And you do just as he tells you,
Berg-No; just the opposite-New York
World
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

First Beggar-Helloi Piclxin' up anything
on your rounds these days? Second Beg
gar-Ain't nothin' dom at all. had ter
draw twenty out OF the bank to-day ter
pun me MISUNDERSTANDING Gazette.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

Heavens, Maria! Was that monograph
open during the cat fight?"
NO 1 turned il on last night when
you were sleeping. Perhaps you will be-
lieve now that you snore Life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION CO.

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TO BOSTON-Steamer and Rail-Cabin.
Unlimited, $500; intermediate, Limited !
days, $500
TO. -Steamer-Cabin. Limited
10 days, 5000; Excursion, $500! Interme-
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TO WASHINGTON-St and Rail-.
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TO PHILADELPHIA-St and Ran
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TO A-Steamer-Cabin,
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TO BALTIMORE-Cab $500; Excur-
sion, $500: intermediate, 5000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

legal Proceedings 10 Keep n Man
out of the Undertaking business
at Rome-OutcOme of the suit Of
the Commercial Bank OF Cedar
town for CrOssfies Furnished the
CarrOIItOn. Rome and Chattanooga
Railroad Company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

There is talk Of an Episcopal church be-
ing built at Lake Mfnneola.f7
A suit for 5000 damages was Instituted
IN the United States court
az Jacksonville Saturday by Ca
grlet Knight against the Florida
The declaration Of the defendant has nof
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
Good Bye to Price Records.

We Will Move in September, and We Will Sell Out
Before Removal Prices Can't Stand in the Way When
Necessity Compels Sale Goods Go Cheaper Than Ever
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

Lady Lytton, who has just received an
appointment In the British royal house
hold, Is said 10 be in quite reduced eircum-
stances
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-05
HOME AND ABROAD.
satisfaction

1t is the duty of everyone, whether
at home or travelling for pleasure or
business, to equip himself with the
remedy which will keep up strength
and prevent illness, and cure such ills
as are liable to come upon all in every
day life. For instance, Hoods Sarsa-
parllla as 4 general tonic, and to keep
the blood pure and less liable to absorb
the germs of disease, Will be well nigh
invaluable. Change of drinking water
often causes serious trouble, especially
II one has been used to spring water in
the country. From few drops to a
teaspoonful of Hoods Sarsaparilla in a
tum bier OF water will prevent the wa
ter having any injurious effect.
Hoods Vegetable Pills, as a cathar-
tic, cause no discomfort, nor disturb
ance, no loss Of sleep, but assist the di-
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ular manner.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-05
A Tribute In Song.

From Virginia to Georgia, A Irlb-
ute in Song by Virginia Women" Is the
title Of beautiful little booklet pub
lished under the auspices OF the Virgin
ia Department Of Woman Workers for
the Cotton States and international
Exposition at Atlanta, Ga.
This booklet contains poems by Miss
NJ. u McCleIland Mrs. Margaret J.
Preston, Annie Steger Winston, Anne
lie Rives, Anne Fitzhugh Wilmer, and
number If other talented Virginia
writer's.
In the Introduction the author says :
The Board of Woman Managers OF the
Cotton States and International Expo
sition TO be held in Atlanta from Sept.
Is, to Dec. 81, '95,) extend a cordial in
yitation to the women of Virginia to
have an exhibit in their Woman 5
Building. This invitation was present
ed to and through the Governor OF \lr-
ginia who was desired to appoint a
Board of Managers and Committee OF
Ladies to superlntend the proper repre-
sentation of the State. His Excellency
Governor Charles f. O'Ferrall, imme-
diately acceded, on his own part, and
proceeded to make three nominations
The Legislature was not IL session the
State funds were not therefore availa-
BILE. In view of this fact, and the ur-
gent necessity for money to meet the
demands that must be made upon the
treasury, each member OF the several
committees proposed to do something
to raise the money, and to the impetus
of such a felt necessity this booklet
owes its existence"
The book contains the autograph O.
each writer. 1t Is sold with a view O
raising funds to help in worthy CD
ject, and, Independent Of that, it richly
deserves place in every home, and, VIZ
may say, in every heart. Some of thu
poems are The brightest and most beau
tlfnl ever written in the English Ian
guage. They go from grave to gay
and will touch tender cords in ever,
heart.
Handsomely bound III vegetable
parchment: beautiful emblematic pOl(
stamp, and tied with silk cord, enclosed
in a neat box. P"1ce, 5Octs. For salt
by the booksellers, or may be ordered
from the publishers, s. F. johnson
Publishing Company, Richmond, Va.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-05
KEEP TOGETHER.

However much the financial question
NAV be agitated for the next year or so,
let it be remembered that if the Demo
cratic party would hope to WIN it must
keep intact. If it is to be silver, let 1t
be silver if it is to be gold, let it be
gold. But by all means let the Demo
cratic party keep together. Let there
be no serious divisions. Disagreement
in opinions should not drive people so
far apart that they cannot get together
for the best Interests of the country at
the proper time.
Let no silver Democrat declare that
gold men are not patriots and let no
gold Democrat declare that silver men
are not patriots All true Democrats
love the interests of the people togeth-
err. and all are anxious for the best
methods to be adopted for protecting
the interests of all citizens.
It is lust as reasonable for a mem Der
of the Christian Church who happens
to belong 10 one particular denomina-
ton to declare that mem bers Of all other
denominations are apOstates and enc
mics to the ,rue Church OF God, as 1t Is
for one member OF the Democratic par
tv to declare that all who do not believe
like he does are traitors to the cause o.
Democracy.
No man OF good sense would for g
moment tolerate such extreme rellglOul
views. And so no man with fair anc
unbiased mind will charge inconstan
CIV against a fellow Democrat because
they differ in their opinions on finan
cial matters.
Let us stand together. Let us MOI
allow prejudice to cause us to divide
and SO turn ourselves over into the
hands Of the enemy.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-05
SLIPSHOU JOURNALISM.

On the 25th of August the Raleigh
Neus e. Observer printed a column
giving an interview with Mr.. w. R
Henry concerning his withdrawal from
the Democratic party.
1t was quite readable article Of its
kind, and no one who knew Mr.. Henry
was likely to lay the paper down with
out reading the article through.
Five days after this one of the State
weeklies reprinted the article uerbatinl
ct Hteratina ct punctuatina, and did not
give one word of credit for it, except
that which might be inferred from q
sentence in the body of the article say.
ing that "Mr Henry received the re.
porter Of the Nems &. Observer cour
teously last night"
THE DEMOCRAT believes that there is toe
much carelessness on the part Of some
editors about giving credit for what
they reprint. tits hardly courteous to 8
contemporary to reprint its articles ano
not give full credit, be they news o.
editorial articles. And to appropriate
another papers work, headlines and all
Is, to say the least of it, slip-shod journ
alism.
Every newspaper, especially amongs
its own State exchanges, is entitled t.
credit for what it gives to the public Q
its own original work This holds true
whether it relates to editorial work
news Items prepared in the office, o.
special kilograms and correspondence
which paper pays for
Brethren, give every one credit fol
what be writes. If thing is worth
reprintlng it is worth crediting.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-05
SECRETARY COOKE.

Governor Carr Monday morning ap.
pointed Hon. Chas M. Cooke of Louis.
burg Secretary of State to succeed the
late Secretary Coke.
The new Secretary of State has been
we'll known in North Carolina fol
many years. He is one of the best and
truest men in the State. His lite has
been slngularly pure as heightened
Christian gentleman, VINO has made
the Bible the square and plummet o.
his work. His appointment, while 6
surprise to every one in the State-ever
to Mr.. Cooke himself-giyes universal
satisfaction.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-05

A frequent cause of kidney COM
plants is long continued costiveness,
by which the bowels grow torpid, clos
ing the main avenue of excretion. The
kidneys, called upon for double service
quickly become diseased, for they are
very delicate organs. These are condi-
tons which, if neglected, may rapidly
become fatal. There is sound sense
in the old Injunction, ''l,eep the head
cool, the feet warm, and the bowels
open" the most important being the
last. And remem Der that simply open
ing them Is not enough any violent
purgatiye, even diarrhOea, will do that.
What you require for health is to stlm-
ulate ana strengthen the liver and kid
neys in order that the bowels may work
naturally. To effect this, no medicine
equals Ayers Cathartic Pills. They
do their work painIessly, thoroughly
and quickly, and leave the intestines
In an active and vitalized condition.
AS safe and reliable family pbvsic
they have no equal. Livery dose eff
ective. Ayers Pills were awarded the
Chicago Worlds Fair medal and dip
Iona.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-05
TEN ACRES IN WHEAT.

The DEMOCRAT is is in dead earnest
in its advice to farmers to plant Wheat
One farmer said to us Saturday that he
is preparing to plant ten acres.
Now, this is good beginning Let
other farmers do likewise and there
may be seen good wheat crop in this
community next season. 1t will take
only few acres in wheat to make the
flour for an ordinary family if the land
is properly MANFRED.
THE DEMOCRAT does not urge the
farmers Of this region to plant wheat as
money crop, but only as a supply
crop. And few acres on each farm
will be sufficient for this, but it will be
a great saving in the end
The farmer who said to us Saturday
he will plant wheat said he will cut his
corn crop off the land early enough tc
haul his manure on, prepare the land
we'll and get his wheat IN by the first OF
middle of November.
We hope to hear others say they will
do the same. Let there be plenty Of
wheat and there will be milling facili
ties.
THE DEMOCRAT will be pleased tc
have every farmer who proposes tc
plant wheat tell us, so we may let 9th
ers know it,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-05
MR.. HENRY'S "FAREWELL.'

We have read Mr.. w. r. Henry's
"farewell to the Democratic party,
printed in the Caucasian Of last week.
1t is quite lengthy, and shows good
deal Of labor in its preparation. Mr.
Henry asks long string OF questions,
which to us seem meaningless IN de-
termining for what principles man
wills tand and what evils and wrongs he
will fight. II he had asked one more
question his catechism would have
ended more in keeping with the
question that is uppermost IN the
minds Of the people concerning his
farewell; and that question would
have been this: "Why did not Mr..
Henry get an office under the Admin
istration? and Just how much did this
have to do with his leaving the Demo
cratic party?'
Mr. Henry anticipated this question
in one of his opening paragraphs, when
he said:
"In taking this course / am fully
aware that part Of the Democratic press
especially some miserable penny-a-lin-
ers of the towns and cities and srrlb-
blers with crossroads environments
will endeavOr to lift themselves tempo
rarily from obscurity by assailing me
with cowardly inslnuatiOn, vlllficatlOn
and Misrepresentation of motives"
THE DEMOCRAT happens to know
along with many other people OF the
State, that some of the miserable pen
ny-a-liners and scribblers" have had {
good deal to do with giving Mr.. Hen
~ his prominence before the people O.
North Carolina.
If there Is any young man In North
Carolina to-day who owes much to the
Democratic press of the State for prom
inence and pleasant mention, thai
young man is Mr.. Henry. And we
think his inslnuatiOn that these self
sacrificing editors seek to rise tempo
rarlly from obscurity" by misrepresent
ing him, is most uncalled tor in
deed. And by way of concluding
paragraph in parenthesls we wish tc
say that if all the men who have "pour
ed out their souls" for the cause of hon
est political opinions had done so with
as much heroic unselfshness as most O.
the editors of the Democratic pres!
have done and with as little expecta
ton of reward, there would be less bick
ering and fewer heart burnlngs in tn,
land to-day.
Very few Democratic "penny-a-liner
and scribblers" have forsaken the Dem
ocratic ranks, crossroads en- ron
ments" and obscurity notwithstanding
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-05
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