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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07
A NATIVE HUT ON THE COAST.

as regularly as the afternoon comes,
irrigation is not so much needed as in
some other regions, where the skies are
not so bountiful. AS for the ports, the
two or three on the Pacific side are
hardly worth the name, being for the
most part open roadsteads, while the
solitary port town on the Atlantic
slope is miserable collection of huts,
not deserving the name of town. With
only about 100 miles of railroad, with
no navigable rivers and no ports worthy
of the name, a considerable develop
ment could not soon be expected. But
more could have been done than has
been by different class of poulation,
for, besides their unconquerable repug-
nance to work, the native Guatemalans
are not in the least enterprising, nor do
they seem to understand or appreciate
the natural resources of their country.
With mines of silver, gold, copper and
other metals, with land Of almost in
conceivable fertility, with forests Of
valuable wood. with plains that in
many quarters could be made to pro-
duce two crops year, they are yet con-
tent to move along the same lines as
their fathers.
Ancient Inhabitants.
But the beautiful region they inhabit
was not alwoys peopfed by men Of their
kind, for before the coming of the Span
iards this part of America had attained
degree of civilization such as was
known to no other portion of the north
ern continent. The ruins Of scores of
cities which must, from the extent of
the remains, have been of very consid-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

Of a slave-boy who climbed a steeple
to put out the fire that threatened its
destruction, wherefore his master set
him free, tells true story in the his
tory Of st. Philips, through the poem
enormously credits the incident to st.
Michaeps.
In the steeple of st. Michael's hang
the bells which are Charleston's most
beloved possession. Not only were they
imported from England in 1894, but
when the British retired from the city
at the close of the revolution they
were seized as military perquisite
and sent to London. There Mr.. Ryhi-
ner, who had been merchant in
Charleston, bought them and sent them
back to Charleston. In 1861 they were
sent to Columbia for safety, and when
that city was burned by the Federal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07
Braham's sarca,m.

Catalani, like most prima donnas,
had great weakness for showing Off
her jewelry. "You see dis brooch ?" she
would say; de Emperor of Austria
gave Inc dis. You see desc earrings?
De Emperor of Russia gave me desc.
You see dis ring? De Emperor Napo-
leon gave me dis" and so on. Braham,
the tenor, in imitation of this, would
say, pointing to his umbrella: "You
see dis? De Emperor Of China gave
me dis" Then, pointing to his teeth,
ode Emperor of Tuscany gave me
Desc"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

troops they were ruined by the flames.
In 1866 they were sent back to England
to be recast by the descendants of the
original founders, and in another
twelve months they were back again,
practically the same eight bells, but
held by the government for the pay
ment of $1,000 duty. That was paid,
and the money has since been refunded
by special act of Congress.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

THE CANDLE CLOCK. only necessary to
light the candle. lift the globe gallery
and sliding piece by the knob, then pass
the flame up through hole in the Gen.
ter of the dome, thus Illuminating the
globe, which may be made of opal or
other transparent material. allow the
lower end of the candle to descend gen.
tly into the socket In the base. Then,
as the candle burns and decreases In
length, the part resting on it descends
with 1t. but the gallery being free to
revolve in the steps or sliding pieces
upon which 1t rests is caused to turn
round by action of the spiral groove in
the rod, carrying with 1t the globe and
causing the figures to pass the hand or
indicator which, while 1t descends with
the other parts, Is prevented from turn
ing by the guide rods.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07
Sure Enough.

On one occasion, when Won Moltke
was in a South German town, the news
leaked out that the great general had
arrived. Sitting in the dining-room of
a hotel, somebody addressed him, say
ing that he had heard that Moltke had
arrived and that he wondered what he
looked like. To which Moltke ingenu-
ously replied: ''what should he look
like? Why, like one of u.s."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07
RUM AND RUMBULLION.

Alias kil1-Dcvil1, n Holt, He1lish and
Terrible Liquor.
In 1859, De Poincy and Sir Thomas
Warner, the governors of the French
and English quarters of the Island Of
st. Christopher, ordered the entire de-
struction of the tobacco crops, on ac-
count Of the overproduction having
causes a glut in the market. The plant
ers then turned their attention TIC the
production Of sugar, which they proba
bly, learned from the Dutch trading 10
Brazil.
Richard Lyon, who landed at Bar
BADGES in September, 1914, relates in his
history Of that island how the planters
had commenced sugar making five or
six years before his arrival, and that
there were then many works set mp.
He describes the distillation of spirits
from the skimmings of the coppers,
and says that this, the favorite drink
of the colonists. was called kill-devil,
and was sold to the shipping at the
rate Of Is Cd per gallon. He never once
makes use Of the word rum.
N. Darnell Davis, in his Cavaliers
and ROundheads in Barbados" quotes
as follows from a manuscript descrip-
ton Of that island, to which he assigns
the date 1850: 'The chiefe fudling
they make in the island is rumbullion,
alias kill-devill, and this is made of
sugar canes distilled, hott, hellish,
and terrible liquor. Notes and Que
ries.
Elephants annoyed by flies have often
hQan ku0Uu m hraak off hra oh nd
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

per cent were of Indian blood, the re-
mainder mixed, pure whites being de-
cidedly in the minority.
The Indian population may be said to
give tone to the entire republic, and the
tone 1t gives, by the way, is by no
mems as exalted as it might be, for a
lazier set Of people than the Central
American Indians are hard to find.
But they are philosophic in defense OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

their laziness, for their country pro-
duces all things necessary to the sup
port of human life, and why should
they work? Why, indeed? The qucs-
ton is a conundrum, for when bananas
and oranges and bread fruits are to be
had for the plucking, it is not easy 10
see why man should exert himself, par
ticularly in a tropical climate. In a
certain lazy way the Guatemalans do
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

their will. Even, however, II ttis
were not the case. thrss caRtar;eg C
idleness create a hcys,x'tr-y aYc-e;on
to labor that is not esg;iy overcome.
In spite, however, of its lazy popula-
ton, Of its climate. of its almost IN
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

than passing mention among the ma
tions of the earth. In area 1t is far
from large, having only 10000 square
miles, or about two-thirds that of Mis-
souri,. At the last census there were
1000 900 population, of which over GO
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

ruined by lack Of attention during the
rainy season, the irrigating bitches
were soon covered by underground.
the temples were overgrown with
trees. For three centuries incentives
to industry were taken from the popu-
lation, and in that time the natives lost
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

all memory of their former greatness,
and now could not perhaps revive
their aAcient prosperity even by ardu-
Gus effort. 1t is probable that even
during the period of Guatemala's
greatest glory the country was ruled
by chiefs of a superior and diffcrcc.
race, who treated the people Ike scrfs.
and compelled them to work aga hst
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07
THE CANDLE CLOCK.

Novel Timepiece Devised by an Eng
1ish Inventor.
A candlestick timepiece has been de-
signed by an English inventor which is
said to be as accurate as clock. In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

First family man--"why, Jones! do
you carry home your own purchases
That doesn't seem very wcll-b.ed !"
Second family nan-"It isn't; IT'S loafer
bred. "--sldge.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

t Ii is invention,
the candle is en-
tirely exposed to
the air which
keeps 1t cool, the
globe and fittings
resting upon and,
by gravity only,
following the can
die in its decrease
In length while
burning, conse-
quently, it is stat
ed, the pressure
exerted upon the
candle is uniform
throughout.
To work this
apparatus It is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07
People Are IndoIent.

F0R@0 INV w
m u C h concerning
G u a tie III a la, the
country with which
Mexico has been
having trouble. So
far as the Guate-
mala of the present
is concerned, the
country Is so insiS-
nificant as scarcely
70 deserve m or !,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

We have heard fierce discussions on
every other subject except as to how
heaven Is heated.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07
COVETED BY MEXICO.
GUATEMALA. INTERESTING BUT
uNDEvELOPED COUNTRY.

A Region Rich In Ruins and Old Assoc.
Citations - Strange Remains of an
EARLY Civilization--The Guatemalans
of the Present Day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

There is no divorce for parents from
the bad bargains their daughters pick
up. ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO.
lN0S HERE AND THERE.

Jokes ana Jokelets that Are Supposed
to Have Been Recently Born-sayings
and Doings that Are Odd. Curious and
aLaughable-The Weeks Humor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-07

Elephants annoyed by flies have often
been known to break off branch and
use 1t as fan.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
NEH LAWS ENACTED.
3.rs Tha, Have Been Passed BY The
Pres-n; Legislature.

Noes i s.~rrr nh
Tie following -smmarry 81 ;he
lav- era lei aut ratified 10y the pres
en-. General As~ea.iaF up TO date
40, - amend Gle s.er OF Nj. Airy 10
establish graded schools.
Acj to amend Chapter 2>5. private
Laws 1893
Act % repai Chapter 1877. laws 81
1913
Ne, to amend sec,son l7I7. Of the
Coie. in relation IT, tram roaas IN
Npafc county.
..esal,.tion In regarl to public print
in-
Resolution to print Governors mes
SAGE.
Act to consolidate and revise the
charter Of Winston.
Resolution 70 pay po>toffice box
rent.
Act for relief OF tie sheriff OF Curl
tuck County.
Joint resolusion directing the Secre-
tarv OF State 10 return checks received
with bids for public printing.
Resolution 10 provide bla ,khoard~
FOR the Senate and House.
Act 10 change time of Holding iiar-
nett county court.
Act to incorporate the bank of Eden
ton.
Act to legalize the marriage OF \. j.
and Mary Prevatt.
Act to amend charter of Piedmont
Bank Of Greensboro.
Act 10 authorize election OF tax col
lector in Madison county.
Act to amend Chapter 2oS Laws OF
1891.
Act to charter Swain Lumber and
Boom company.
Act to reduce official bond of sheriff
| OF Pitt county.
Act to change time of holding courts
in craven and BERTHE counties.
Act to incorporate Stock Mutual IN
surance company of Greensboro.
Act to amend Chapter 263, Private
| Laws of 1891.
Act to incorporate Watt Hospital.
| Act for relief of W. J. sutton late
| sheriff of Baden county.
Act to abolish office OF tax collector
| of Madison county.
Act to repeal chapter 400, Laws o
1898.
Act to amend chapter 3l3, Laws o
1898.
Act to levy spcciel tax to build ;
bridge across Tuckaseegee River IL
| Jackson county.
| Act to authorize the treasurer O
Haywood county to pay certain schoo
| teachers.
Resolution as to public printing.
Act to change the name of the tow
of Rameth.
| Act to fix fees of solicitors IN ap
pointing receivers for estates of infants
Act to incorporate Wampuin ColtoI
| Mills Of New Hanover.
Resolution providing for reception
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
"UNE1 SY LIES THE HEAD
THAI YEARS THE
CROWN"

Hash. Cor to Ncws C Observer.
No President IN the history of this
country has been SO careful in having
himself guarded as Mr.. Cleveland
Three sentry boxes without lookout
windows have been erected IN front
and on either side of the building. In
these, armed guards do duty day and
night, while others patrol the grounds.
In the day time ample guards are
about the house anG grounds watching
for cranks Or others who may enter
with malicious designs Whether the
President personally or his friends in
slst upon this personal guard is not
known. Certain it is. however, that no
information can be got from any of
them. They as carefully expel the
camera fiend from the grounds as they
do a crank, and have so far prevented
snap shot at even a sentry boy.
When the President drives he is fol-
lowed by we'll armed secret service
man, who trails along short distance
behind the executive carriage in a bug
gy driven by a companion. Several
times he went on horseback, but the
buggy idea has been found to attract
least attention, and to be more profita-
BILE
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Continued from SapFrtmeafl

MONDAY. FEB. llTfL.

MONDAY. FEB lin.
opening 0fihe many
bills and resolutions THE DEMOCRAT
notes
b. Senator Bethany, p. o. Nasn,
blll 10 repeal charter OF the town Of
KilIquick in Edgecombe county.
By Senator Carver. +, Of CUmher-
land. bill to regulate the hours OF labor
in cotton factories OF North Carolina,
being substitute for his eleven hour
law unfayorably reported IN the senate
two weeks ago. This Is also IL hour
bill.
From the calendar: :. B. go, to
amend charter of Murfrsesboro Railroad
extending main line through Berthe
county. passed third reading.
5. b. 2l5, appropliating $4,000 to
furnish and equip the new female
wing of the Insane Asylum at Raleigh,
was called up. Senator Hoover, of vii
son. raised a lonesome objection to APP
propriating 80 great an amount.
The bill passed its third reading by an
airnoat unanimous vote
S. B l49, allowing counties to levy
tax of Is cents on the 300 worth Of
nroperty and A. cents on the poll, and
to have the use Of % convlcts from the
penitentiary by complying with certain
requirements, the proposition to be
voted upon by counties, no application
for conyicts to be considered when con
victs applied for are necessary to prose
cute work on the State farms, was call
ed up.
After discussion it passed by vote OF
"a to 10.
HoUsE-UsuaI opening.
BILLs-Mr. Gentry, to prevent
screens in front OF bar-rooms, and tc
regulate the hours for opening and
closing Mr. Grlzzard, to authorize the
| Commissioners of Halifax to appoint
! tax collectors.
The bill to regulate forwarding Of
treights by railroad companies came up
| After some discussion it passed its sec
ond and third reading.
Mr.. Ewart read ''prlvileged report
| in the contest case of Gatlin VS.. Smith
sion, Mr. White sent up q resolu
| ii on, as follows:
Resolred, That the sitting member
| from Gates is entitled to a seat in this
| House.
Mr. Lineback said the case was sc
plain that 1t was useless to consume
time on it, though the contestant was
his friend and army cOmrade.
Mr.. Whites resolution was adopted
without disse nting vote.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
THE FORUM FOR February is ,

The FORUM FOR FEBRUARY is quite
an interesting number. The table of
contents shows the following Should
the Government Retire from Bank
ing?' by w. c. Cornwell. why Gold
is Exported" by Afford S. Heidelbach
The Programme of German Social
ISM by Wilhelm Liebknecht. so
cial plscontent-Its Cause" by Henry.
Holt. Has the Law become Com
mercialized, ?" by VIM b. Hornblower.
The Outlook for Decorative Art in
America" by Frank Fowler. "a Re
llgious Study of a Baptist town." by
Rev. w. B Hale. Steps toward Gov
eminent control of Railroads. by Col.
Carroll D. Wright. "Colorado's Ex-
pertinent with Populism," by Joel
Vale. "The great Reallsts and the
Empty Story-tellers,' by H. H. Boyesen.
Student Honor and College Examina-
tlons," by Prof W. c. Stevens. The
American IDEAL by Theodore Roose-
welt. The Barnacles of Fire Insur
ance," by Louis Wlndmillis.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
ABOUT CONTESTED ELEC-
TIONS.

THE DEMOCRAT holds that whenever
any man contests another mans seat In
Congress the Government has nothing
to do with It, It is matter between
the contestant and contestee and,
therefore, all appropriations by Con
gress for bearing expenses of any suit
whatever, are wrong. It is simply a
matter of litigation between the two
men concerned, and each one ought to
pay his counsel and other expenses lust
as he would have to do in a suit at law
in one of the Superior courts of the
State
We hold that all appropriations for
such contests are wrong, regardless of
whose interest they are made in. And
we further believe that only one man
ought to receive pay for service in
Congress during the pending of such
contest.
AS to contests before the States
General Assembly we hold the same
thing. Only one man ought to re-
ceive pay for the time the suit is pend
ing. AS to which one that ought to
be, it would seem proper thing for
the Legislature to settle.
The States laws make provision for
ascertaining by a count of the votes
who is entitled to the seat in the Lea
islature and We believe that when any
contest arises as to said seat, the per-
sons interested ought to bear the ex-
pense Of the case. 1t is six for one and
half dozen for the other That is to
say, it ought to be investigated, if at
all, at the expense Of those who claim,
just as suit in the courts.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

\ Des MOines woman who has been
troubled with frequent colds, concluded
to try an old remedy in new way. and
accordingly took q tablespoonful -four
times the usual dOse) Of Chamberlain's
Bough Remedy just before going to
bed. The next morning she found
that her cold had almost entirely dis
appeared. During the day she took a
few doses OF the remedy Gone teaspoon
tul at a tlme) and at night again took
a tablespoonful before going to bed,
and on the following morning awoke
tree from all symptoms of the cold.
Since then she has, on several occa-
slons, used this remedy in like manner.
with the same results, and is much
elated over her discovery of so quick a
way OF curing cold For sale by D..
L. Whitehead & Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
COL. CARR SLIPPED.
KinstOn Free Press.

KinstOn Free Press.
Col. Julian S. Carr is receiving much
criticism for going on the bond OF Mr.
Worth, Popull.t, for State treasurer. 1t
Is bad precedent set by one who has
stood so high in the councils of the
Democratic party. If Col. Carr ever
had any chance of being the Democrat
ic nominee for governor, he scarcely
has any now.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

JUpoE X. " WI>sro> hl-
hi, position on the bench as
the practice % law. lie win
Durham and viii hc = partnc
law firm of Fuller and fullcs IS
Fuller, ESl. Of the firm Nl.
office in New York as ATTORNEY
American Tobacco CompauN
~ anywhere from $4,000
1T l. thought that John " Cr,
IIllshoro will hc appointed
Winston's place.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

Thc North C0s.60n
published az Fayetteville IF.
old. and enters upon it- ii'lh,c
bright hopes and prospect
greater growth and u~efuiuc--
done well. II is. We blicNe
outspoken paper IA the ~tl''
the liquor traffic, and alon- ~.
is doing good work tonan- al
the people against the great
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
Now j. iii TIM

The benefit 10 he derived 'rW
medicine in early spring w
but many people neglect th,
until the approach Of warmcr nc
when they wilt like a tender
"A hot sur. Something must I
to purify the blood overcome
tired feeling and give lr.r
strength Vacation Is earnest
for, but many weeks, perhaps
must elapse before rest can hcn
in To lnpart strength and
feeling Of health aud yipor tlla
the system. there l. nothing c1a
Hood Sarsaparilla. II Seem
" Adopted 80 overcome that pro.
caused by change Of season elm
life. and NGilc + tones and su-tu
SYSTEM il pUuiir- and rcuoNl
blood
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14
A TRUE 4 NLRlCiA y.

Mr. Theodore Roosevelt writes inter
estingly for the February Forum on
True American Ideals We quote
paragraph which Is striking
Every true American, every man
who thinks. and who if the occasion
come is ready to act, may do well to
ponder upon the evil wrought By the
lawIessness Of the disorderly classes
when once they are able TO elect their
own chiefs to power. II the Govern
rnent generally got into the hands OF
men such a. Altgeld and the other
governors like him referred to, the Re
public would 90 to pieces IN year
and it would be right that it should go
to pieces. for the election Of such men
shows that the people electlng them
are unfit to be trusted with self-gOyern-
ment.
There are, however, plenty Of wrong
doors besides these who commit the
overt act. Too much cannot be said
against the men Of wealth There is
not in the world a more ignoble char
acter than the mere money getting
American, ensensible of every duty, re-
gardless of every principle, bent only
on amassing fortune, and putting his
! fortune only to the basest uses-wheth-
er these uses be to speculate in stocks
and wreck railroads himself, or to allow
his son to lead life of foolish and ex-
pensive idleness and gross debauchery
or to purchase some scoundrel Of high
social position, foreign or native, for
| his daughter. Such a man is only the
more dangerous il he occasionally does
some deed like founding a college or
endowing a church, which makes those
good people who are also foolish forget
his real iniqulty. These men are equal
~ careless of the working men, whom
they oppress, and Of the State whose
existence they imperil. There are not
very many of them, but there is a very
great number OF men who approach
more or less closely to the type, and
just in so far as they do SO approach
they are curses to the country. The
man who is content to let politics &C
from bad to worse, testing at the cor
ruption of politicians the man who Is
content to see the maIadmlnistratiOn Of
Justice without an immediate aud rc7o
lutte effort to reform II, IS snIIAIn5 ~
duty and is preparing the way for in
finite woe il the future Hard, brutal
Indifference to right, and an equally
brutal shortsightedness as to the inev-
liable results OF corruption and injustice
are baleful beyond measure and vet
they are characteristic of great many
Americans who consider themselves per
fectly respectable, and who are consld-
cred thriving, prosperous men by their
easy-going fellow-citizens."