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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-12
sEALED PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
ceived at this office until O'Clock p. m,
of extending. replacing, and repairing GER
tain sidewalk pavements at different
points throughout the city, according TO
specifications on exhibition at the office
Of the board. room No 304 City hall.
Instructions to bidders, forms for pro-
posal, contract, and bond may also be
obtained upon application at the same
place.
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids BY order of the board of public
works. A. F.. DOREMUS. Chairman.
salt Lake City, August s. 1895.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-12
OUR NoRTHERN NE1GHRoRs.

A well-defined rumor comes from
Pocatello that telephone communica-
ton will soon be established between
that town, Ross Fork and Blackfoot
and thence continued to Idaho Falls.
and to the principal towns in Ere
mont county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-12
OGDEN AND RETURN ONLY s1.oo,


Thursday, August 18th. The Official
Route to the Bicycle Races. Train
leaves at a. m.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-12

New buildings are to be constructed
at Fort Hall Indian school the COM
ing fall TO meet the demands of in
creased patronage. Last spring the
school had the largest enrolment in
it's history. The attendance next Win
ter is expected to be even larger than
it was last STANDARDIZATION News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-12

Dated, July 2StS. 1895.
James H. Moyle. Attorney for trustee
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
A CHICAGO TRICK.
But Somehow the Drummer Couldn't
Seem to Make il Work.

Detr0at Free Press
Il saw queer trick in Chicago the
other day" said the drummer as he
lighted fresh cigar and pared his nails
with his pocketknlfe.
OF course two or three Of the group
wanted to know ali about it, and he
continued
zone of you let me have clean 81
bill for moment. All, that's a daisy
Of a bill-just off the press last week
Now, then, / lay the bill face down
ward on the fioor-thus. The chap
who did this trick was not a profession
al juggler, but he did it with neatness
and dispatch. ! don't say can do it
myself, but III try.
"But what is the trick %
"Why, I take my knife and cut the
bill lengthwise-so. Then l cut 1T
crossvise-so. That divide. the bill
into four equal portions, doesn't it?"
Every one In the group answered
that 1t did, and the drummer gazed at
the pieces awhile and said:
"The trick is to blow the pieces to-
gether so that the edges will unite l
will blow again.
"What in the Old Harry are you try
ing to do?" demanded the owner of the
bill.
"Why, I'm trying to blow the pieces
together" innocently replied the drum
mer
"But you can't do it,"
mo, see I can't. The Chicago
man did it, but I'm not on to the trick.
Here are the four pieces, and I guess
you'll have to get bottle of mucilage
and sheet Of paper and paste them to-
gether. Awfully cute trick, but | can't
do it. Wish / could, but I can't
And, strangely enough the owner of
the bill looked at the pieces, and from
the pieces to the drummer and back,
and then called the drummer a double
dved idiot and walked off with the dec
laration that he'd like to punch some
body's head.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
America One Hundred Years AGO.

Every gentleman wore a queue and
powdered his hair.
Imprisonment for debt was COM
mon practice.
There was not a public library in the
United States.
Almost all the furniture was import
ed from England.
An old copper mine in Connecticut
was used as a prison.
There was only one hat factory, and
that made cooked hats.
Crockery plates were objected to be-
cause they dulled the knives.
A day laborer considered himself
we'll paid with two shillings day.
A man who jeered at the preacher
or criticised the sermon was fined.
Virginia contained fifth Of the
whole population of the country.
A gentleman bowling to a lady al
WAYS scraped his loot on the ground.
Two stage-coaches bore all the trav
81 between New York and Boston.
The whipping post and pillory were
still standing in Boston and New York.
Beef, pork, salt fish, potatoes and
hominy we're the staple diet all the
year round.
Buttons were scarce and expensive,
and the trousers were fastened with
pegs or loces.
There were no manufacturers IN this
country, and every housewife raised
her own flax and made her own linen.
The church collection was taken in
bag at the end of pole, with a bell
attached to rouse sleepy contributors.
Leather breeches, checked shirt, a
red flannel Jacket and a cooked hat
formed the dress of an artisan.
When man had enough tea, he
placed his spoon across his cup to indl-
cate that he wanted no more.
A new arrival in Jail was set upon
by his fellow prisoners and robbed OF
everything he had.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
Naturally Made Him Tired.
Monroe Enquirer.

Monroe Enquirer.
The Populists say they are tired OF
hearing so much about that Fred
Douglass Legislature and Of the devil
trv of clerks and unprincipled repre-
sentatives in stealing and sneaklng in
bills. Doubtless they are tired and are
anxious to hear no more of 1t. A few
wears 100 a man was tried in the Supe-
rior Court here for stealing seed cotton.
F T. Osborne was then solicitor ana
made one of his greatest speeches 1Or
the prosecution. After Mr.. Osborne
closed his argument the prisoner was
asked bv friend what he thought OF
the solicitors speech. He replied,
"Well, to tell you the Gods truth |
never did get so tired Of hearing one
speech in all my life. That fellow Us
borne naturally makes me tired.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
Must lave a Tar Heel.

NeUs e. Observer.
Rev Dr. L. 6. Broughton formerly
of this city and nephew Of y. B.
Broughton Of Raleigh has been recon-
mended lately to fill the pulpit in New
York lately made vacant by the re-ig-
nation Of Thomas Dixon. Jr.
Rev. Dr. Landrum Of Richmond it's
thought will urge the fitness Of DR..
Brougton.
What has specially brought this
able preacher into greater notice re-
Gently have been the sermons which
for the last ten days he has been
preaching at the Leigh Street Baptist
church in Richmond, Va.
His meetings have been followed by
200 professions, and some of his ser
mons, in the language Of friend
have been among the greatest ever
heard in Virginia's capital city. and
have attracted the marked attention
both of clergy and lavman.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
THE RUM SELLAR ROLLS IN
GOLD.

Men starve as they toll in the black
coal mines,
Girls freeze as they stitch in the
cold
But In every land where the moon
light shines
The rumseller rolls in gold.
The laborer laboreth all his youth
For the poorhouse when he is old,
And many the farmers tolls and fears
But the runseller rolls in gold.
Jack drinks his wages and staggers
away
To his wife, the story is old,
You may read the police reports next
day
While the rllmseller rolls in gold.
In coffin of pine lies the drunkard,
dead,
Under the pauper mold,
And his orphans beg their daily bread
While the rumseller rolls in gold.
Mary Kyle Dallas, in Demorest's s
Nagasine for ADrH.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09

Selected
An eminent Italian scientist. Who i.
an acknowledged authority on malaria
and its causes, tells us that no matter
how saturated with moisture soil may
be, il is not OF necessity unhealthy.
The malarial microle is not a proluc-
ton of the soil, neither is il the cause
or effect OF decaying vegetable matter
1t is an independent organism. and has
as much an individual growth and de-
velopment as sheep and cattle. 1t must
be present IL the soil in order TO bring
about those conditions known as ma
larial. 1t is an established fact that
this microbe exists, as it has been cul-
tlvated and carefully observed. For its
perfect growth and increase, a temper
ature of about sixty-eight degrees
Fahrenheit is necessary, and there
must be a certain amount Of humidity
in the soil as we'll as free atmospheric
action. Perfectly dry soil, or even that
which is only slightly damp, will not
present a favorable breeding ground
for malarial germs, and they either
perish altogether or remain dormant
until moisture puts the earth into more
favorable conditions. The favorlte and
predisposing situations for malaria
then, are low places where there is
stagnant water. The colony once well
established, the broiling sun of sum
mer and the continuous and steamv
moisture cause these small but mighty
creatures to multiply with amazing
rapidity, and the atmosphere becomes
literally charged with them. To re-
main in these localities is to inhaIe and
absorb them by the million. There is
one saving possibility in the situation,
and that is the cultivation and drain
age of the soil Malaria will not flour
ish on a thick sod, therefore a liberal
sowing of grass and reasonably thor
ough system Of drainways and bitches
are the safest remedies for this evil.
Treo-planting is useles. even the euca-
lyptus has no preventive or couuterac-
tive quality whatever. To sum up the
whole case, a good hay crop is the best
anti-malarlal agent that can be applied
to low ground for where grass roots
form thick mat, there is little or no
atmospheric action on the soil, and,
consequently, no microbes of this
much dreaded sort
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
Did you Ever

TRY Electric Bitters as remedy Tor
your troubles? If not, get bottle no"
and get relief. This medicine mas
been found to be peculiarly adapted 10
the relief and cure of all Female Com
plants, exerting a wonderful direct IN
fuence in giving strength and tone TO
the organs If you have loss OF Ape
tite, Constipation, Headache, Painting
spells. or are Nervous, Sleepless, EXclt-
able, Melancholy or troubled Win
Dizzy Spells, Electric Bltters Is 'ne
medicine you need. Health anu
strength are guaranteed by Its use
Large Bottles only fifty cents at T.. l.
Whitehead & Co.'S Drug Store.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09

Relics II New Berne.
Neu Berne Journal.

Nem Berr.e Journal.
Brick work exactly In the middle OF
Craven street, which was unearthed bv
the excavation for the laying of the
Government sewer pipe, ha. caused
considerable surmsing There are
brick work sewers ~of oldeu times that
have passed out Of use and been forgot
ten which are dug up at intervals, and
the finding Of such causes no special
comment but this brick work is not
OF that character. 1t tappear. to be one
side of a solid foundation OF a house
unning exactly down the middle Of
the street in direct line with it, and
at the southern end it branches off into
are exposed, revevealing an interior OF
about six feet across. The digging does
not extend far enough to show the
fourth wall OF the vault, huge ancient
chimney, or whatever it was.
Col. J. D. Whitford, the city's histo-
rlan, examined the ruins Tuesday and
he informs US that whatever stood
there, existed prior to the year 1928,
for that was the year in which the
streets Of New Berne we're laid off, and
of course no building could have stood
there since that time. Previous to the
laying off of the streets great irregular
ity-the Colonel informs us-existed in
the location of the houses of the in
habitants.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
A Horses Eleven Requests.

Selected
/. Don't pound or beat me.
g. Cover me when [ am too warm
Or cold.
g. Don't stand me in draft.
f. Don't overload me.
5. Don't compel me to work when
I'm sick.
6. Don't cut my feet too much
when I'm shOd.
7. Don't over-drive and under-feed
8. Remember that | have feelings
9. Don't water me when / have
been driven a long distance, until l
cool.
10. Talk to me kindly.
IL. Treat me as you would like to
Je treated if you we're horse.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09

Jones found Smith engaged in ylgo-
rously polishing his shoes. what are
YOU doing that for l always thought
YOU wore patent leather
"The.e used to be patent leather re-
piled Smith, painfully bringing his
spinal column into its normal condition,
'but the patent On them has expired" d"
Pathfinder.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
VOL. XII.
THE LATEST OUTRAGE

which the people of the South
are resenting, is the efforts of
some to sell them limitations for
the real Simmons Liver Regu-
lator, because they make more
money by the imitation; and
they care little that they swindle
the people in selling them an
inferior article. It's the money
they are after, and the people can
look out for themselves. Now
this is just what the people are
doing, and merchants are having
a hard time trying to get people
to take the stuff they offer them
in place OF Simmons Liver Reg
ulator-which is the "King of
Liver Medicin es," because it never
fails to give relief in all liver
troubles. Be sure that you get
Simmons Liver Regulator. You
e!s ai'" ,tsng !: sg 80 oh tss the ::Rs Rsi
z on the : YS> package.
It h as 80 ~ never fail
ed you, - 6 and people
who have V24Y b cen per-
suaded to take something else have
always come back again to The
Old Friend. Better not take any,
thing else but that made by j. IL.
ZEILIN & Co.. Philadelphia.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
DISTANCE.

To the distance-ah, the distance
Blue and broad and dim
Peace is not in burgh or meadow,
But beyond the rim.
Aye, beyond it, far beyond it;
Follow still, my soul;
Till this earth is lost IN heaven,
And thou feel'st the whole.
-ArchibaM Lampmon.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09

nR II " FIrHCr nut
taio. y \ f~sr SIR
! wlsh O. write Nuu q
my brother, Harry e.
Truup. who has hen
sick Tor tsB ycAfn With
asthma lie ha. ta-n
tr, ais-,i hy trn direr~at
Physicians. who hANr
said ho could not -
cured lie bad t. cit
up at night. hc gssi 81
short If br,-afh he suf-
fcr,-d with fearful tcA
achs~ and had a Pa 8
cough. After taking
Doctor Pi~rccs Golden
Medical Discovery AID
Pleasant Pellets. he ili
/. and can sheen all lr4sht :"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
poERHE e-,r HuRE
Oh MONEY RlYImNIn

For over a quarter q a ccfturv T,r pacryc',
Goldea Msiical Discovery IA. t.~a ~s.o ila.,
cures ~ Bronchial. Threat and Lang Affssr
Hons Tbs rnakrrs have such crsatoaseo lss
the Discovery for curing Asthma. nrura.
oni'as, and incirscnt Consumption. TIA, thry
can afford - guarantee Il.
Mrs isAAC IpTMa> of Tnarsa-r TSs,.rsr,
Co. n Nrfff-. - f.AllDrrn
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
Where The Bad Eggs 60.

Selected.
Considerably over 100000 dozen
decayed and pungent eggs reach New
York City every year. What becomes
of them? If you ask man he Will
smile and say that he does not know,
but that nothing is wasted. That is
true. All the bad eggs are sold. Some
go to the tanneries to help put an ex-
ira polish on leather. A larger num-
Der of them are sold to the great coffee
roasting establishments. There the
OdOr1ferOus contents are used to put an
oilv gloss on the roasted coffee bean.
Thus eventually the egg that IS cast
out by the exchange jobber finds its way
into the stomach of the consumer.
Probably the unsuspecting consumer,
Judging by its looks, congratulates HIM
self on getting a pound OF coffee OF ex-
ira strength and richness Of aroma and
fabor. Probably he has.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09

When Baoy was s.ck. >.s gave her Castof1a.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she becams Miss che ciung to Castoria.
ysen 20 had Children, she gave them Ceseoria.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
The Breathing Cave"

st. Louis Republic.
In the State of North Carolina, in
the western part, in the range OF noun
tains known as the Fork range, is loca-
ted the most remarkable cavern now
known to exist It is called the
Breathing Cave" and is certainly a
most wonderful natural curiosity. Du-
ring the summer months a current OF
air comes from it which is so strong
that a full grown man can not walk
against it, and in winter the 'inrush'
of air is equally strong. At times a
most unpleasant odor is emitted from
the cave, which is supposed to be from
the carcasses of dead animals, which
have been sucked in and killed by com
ing in contact with the inner wall OF
the inanimate breathing monster Du-
ring the spring months when the
change from inhalation to exhalation
takes place, the air is filled with pellets
of hair, dry bones small claws, etc,
which are supposed tos.come from crea-
lures sucked into this dry-land mail
strOm in times passed
Many scientists have visited and re-
visited the place for the purpose OF
studying its peculiarities, but still the
mystery remains unexplained.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09
A Days Length.

Lexington Despatch.
Everybody does not know that by a
very simple rule the duration Of the
night and day can be determined at
any time of year. All you have to do
is to multiply the time Of the suns ris-
ing by two, and it will give you the
length of the night. Multiply the
time OF setting by two and you get the
length OF the day. 1t is easily demon
strated at the time of the year when
the sun rises and sets at 6 o'clock, and
day and night are Of equal duration.
1t is just as true as the days lengthen
and shorten. Thus as winter approach
es take a day when the sun rises at 6 80
and sets at 80 Apply the rule and
you have night of Ii hours and day
of II hours The rule can be found
absolutely accurate in any season Of the
year.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09

Only the balances of God are perfect
Cannon Fdrrar.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09

know it by
old stamp
4 on the
1t h a s
ed y O u,
who have
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09

The Fare The Best The Ndrket 1fords
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-09

FIRST CLAS. ACCOMMoDATIoN FOE
THE PCBITC.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-31
Glover and Poultry.

The COWS and pigs are allowed on the
clover field with profit, and, if one will
estimate the space thus given over to
such stock, it will be found that, in
comparison with weight, the poultry
will give better returns, with the same
privileges, than the larger stock. We
know of no place more appropriate for
poultry than clover field. The fowls
will not only find the best kind of green
food, but also insects. Then, again,
clover is rich in the mineral elements,
and contains many times more lime
than does grain. If not too fat, the
hens that are privileged to pick the
leaves of clover will never lay eggs that
have soft shells. They will cost moth
ing for food, and will give as good re-
turns in proportion as any stock, and
with less outlay for labor, doing no
damage whatever to the clover, and be-
ing less liable to disease. Clover is ex-
cellent food also for geese, ducks, tur-
keys and guineas, and provides an
abundance of food at low COST
Mirror and Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-31
A Hint to Horse Breeders.

Throughout all The depression in the
horse market, three classes of harness
horses have brought remunerative
prices-handsome and speedy roadsters,
big shapely coachers and rotund high
steppers. Breeders OF these classes
have not had to seek buyers. Purch-
asers have done the seeking. Agents
of foreign horse-dealers and eastern
buyers have been watching closely the
market at Chicago, and even securing
the country to find the best horses of
these sorts. Meanwhile common horses
have gone a-begging. Noting the re-
cent shipment east by New York
dealer of fast roadsters, coachers and
hackney-built horses, a local market
paper thus states the case: While
common horses are slow and sluggish
everywhere, this dealer was compelled
to pay from 5000 to $500 per head for
all of his recent purchases here" 1t is
more than thrice-told tale. Every
market report contains an echo of it.
The men who have been smart enough
to learn what the market demands and
skillful enough to breed the right kind
have had little occasion for complaint
of prices.-Breeders Gazette.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-31
Thinning Out Young Fruits.

The greedy fruit-grower hesitates to
thin his apples, pears, peaches or SINH
lar fruits, looking only to quantity as
his reward; but the edible qualities of
the fruit of the over-bearing tree are
never good. Those who have the cour-
age to thin their fruits in the early
stage of growth not only get larger and
finer fruit, but also of better quality.
In the pear tree, one who tries the ex-
pertinent will be surprised to find how
vastly superior in quality is pear from
tree in which larger number were
thinned while the fruit was still young.
The proper time to commence thinning
is as soon as the fruit commences to
swell. Nature herself throws off large
numbers which she feels she will be
unable to bring to perfection, and in a
week or 80 after this has taken place
will be the time for the good gardeners
to help her still further by thinning out
some of the rest.-Meehan's Monthly.