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1 - IP Y .lit CC v -J "tow !j v ri J j r- rt N C V s Dem 1 TTnLT1 o CRA i IS TO- HacliiiiBry, 'i'MA. t;i:KI i 'K(.i km.:' po ., ,,i.-o advertisement about " V1,. - ( siiicl insert it in THE DEMOCRAT, i! -ce !l Cluing'" 1,1 U.JJ i 20?ESSI0NAL. . !K Mcdowell, ,, ;!: cunior New Hotel, Main i ( . , , AN i Nkck, N. C. 'w:iv.- at his office when not ...,Mv engaged elsewhere. ' ' 0 2G lv 2 . ,T vNK WHITEHEAD, D h corner New Hotel, Main .-tree!. ;HTLAN1) XlTK, X. C. found at his office when nT.r.)fcinally engaged elsewhere. 7 ( ; l v 01 V. C. LI VERM OX, 0 ,,, , ( )ver J. D. Kay's, store. from to 1- o'clock : 2 to M'!ii-f lloU 2 12 ly si oTI-AND NECK, X. C 0 VVI I l' ELL, Attorney at Law, ENFIELD, N. C. Practices in all the Conrts of Hali fax and adjoining counties and in the Supreme and Federal Courts. Claims e ,H,vtcd in all parts of the State. :i s ly 1 A. DUNN, fl .1 TT 0 K X K Y-A T-L A TE. S oTI.AXO Xf.ck, X. C Pt-.K-t i-e- wherever his service- are .r.?:-ed. 2 13 ly D U. W. J. 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MADDRY, 1-1-U:-Iy Scotland Xeck, X. 0 mention this paper. E. E. HILLIARD, Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XI. Hjg53Bgag. ,15. SIMMQlTs Are you taking Simmons Liver Reg ulator, the "King of Liver Medi cines?" That is what our readers want, and nothing but that. It is the game old friend to which the old folks pinned their faith and were never dis appointed. But another good recom mendation for it is, that it is better than Pills, never gripes, never weak ens, but works in such an easy and natural way, just like nature itself, that relief comes quick and sure, and one feels new all over. It never fails. Everybody needs take a liver remedy, and everyone should take only Sim mons Liver Regulator. I$e sure you get it. The Reel Z is on the wrapper. J. II. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia. JUST TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE. J!Y F.IXA WHEELER WILCOX. There are two kinds of people on earth to-day Just two kinds of people, no more, I say. Not the sinner and saint, for 'tis wel! understood The good are half bad, and the had are half good. Xot the rich and the poor, for to count a man's wealth You must first know the state of hi.-' conscience and health. Xot the humble and proud, for in life's little span Who puts on vain airs is not counted a man. Xot the happy and sad, for the swift Hying years Bring each man his laughter and each man his tears. Xo ; the two kinds of people on earth I mean, Are the people who lift, and the people who lean. Wherever you go, you will find the world's masses Are always divided in just these two classes. And'oddly enough you will find, too, I ween There is only one lifter to twenty who lean. In which class are you? Are you eas ing the load Of overtaxed lifters who toil down the road ? Or are you a leaner, who let others bear Your portion of labor and worry and care? trpt'r'.f Wefkhj. Hard Worked Teachers. Biblical Iicconhr. There used to be some discussion whether school vacations ought to be dispensed with or not. Discussion never settled the question, but it is being settled admirably nevertheless. Chatitauquas and summer-schools to be found on every hand, more and more numerous every year. For the most part, they are largely made up of teachers seeking more thorough and up-to-date equipment, but in many may be found regular students. The University of Chicago runs all the year round. There was a time when the teacher was looked upon by a great many as leading the easiest life, haying at least two months in the year to rest in. Rut now lie must either be teaching. l,o seeking more knowledge in some advanced school, or in the field work ing up students. A Model Will. In this day of contested wills and wills which are palpably unjust it :s . i. i ,,nn-liinli nil food men pleasant 10 imu o, o can approve, one which will stand without question in every court of law and morals. Such a will was left by the late Walter (. Oresham. It is so mici ut- give it in its entirety as follows : "I.Walter Q. Oresham, do hereby make this my last will and testament. I give, devise and bequeath to my wife. Matilda Oresham, all my estate, prop erty and effects, real and personal, and of every kind and description, and wheresoever situate, to have and hold absolutely. I appoint ray said wife sole executrix of this will." SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, FOR THE SCHOOLS. AGPJCULTUSE III THE C0JOC02T SCHOOLS. Let the Boys Learn it Atbnttn Constitution. Twenty odd years' exqenence a. a practical farmer ; years sjent on the farm and living by the farm, and twen ty more years of close official relation to the farmers ot Oeorgia, have given abundant opportunity to consider the educational needs of the farmers, and have suggested pome conclusions as to the best means of supplying these needs. Very few really intelligent and well-informed men will deny at this late date that it is a matter of verv great importance to supply to farmers' sons and others' sons, who expect to follow the business of farming, the ne cessary education which will enable them to succeed in their vocation. The public school system is now the estab lished policy of the State and of most countries. It may not be many years before a compulsory system will Le adopted. It is a fact, often noted, that science has been tardy in coming to the assistance of agriculture ; that among the various occupations of life farming has been among the last to realize any benefit from scientific researches and experiments. It is also a fact, wel! known to those who are engaged in scientific agricultural investigation, that it is no easy matter to effectively diffuse among "farmers the results and deductions of agricultural investigations and experiments. It is not even so easy to'convey to them the results of mere field experiments the most pop ular method of approaching the farm er and commanding his attention. And yet this method of instruction must be the chief reliance so far as the present generation of adult famiers is concern ed. Farmers' institutes, university ex tension methods, the essays and discus sions at annual meetings of agricultur al associations, the exhibition of live stock, machinery and products at state fan-s all have their place and their i-alue as educators of the active, adult farmer. We do not seek to underestimate their yalue, nor to impeach the sincer ity ol nurnose of their promoters. We would not discourage any effort, by whatever system, w hich has for its aim the instruction of farmers and the de velopment and improvement of our farming interests. We have in every state one or more colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts. In our own Geor gia, we have at Athens a well-equipped institution, headed by a man who is enlisted heart and soul in the cause ot agricultural education. He is aided by competent and capal.de men in every department, all eager to do their part in educating the young men who at tend that institution. But, alas, the boys who intend to become farmers the young men who intend to make a living by the farm the men whose ambition is to devote their energies to the first and greatest of all arts do not, as a rule, attend the agricultural college. Doubtless there are many sons of farmers attending the agricul tural colleges ; indeed, such is an un questioned fact. But what proportion of these sons of farmers who are attend ing these colleges go there with the expectation of returning to the farm after completing their education.' A very small fraction so we are inform ed. And of this small fraction of the whole what proportion actually return to the farm and adopt the vocation of their fathers? Another very small minority not enough to "leaven the lump." It would be interesting to in quire why this is so. We would not search very far nor very closely to find the reason for this state of affairs. But it is not within the purpose of this short editorial. If we were to under take such an inquiry it might lead us into the domain of politics through the door of socialism. What are we going to do about it ? Some of our boys are being educated for lawyers, for doctors (D. Ds. LL. Ds , 31. Ds., Ph. Ds., M. As., and what not), for merchants, engineers, bankers, in surance men and so on in the land, while the great majority of them "EXCELSIOR" IS OUR MOTTO. (farmer.-' pon) have no education.il oj portunities except theenmmon school-, 'occasional academies and now and then a high school. mr answer is: l-et agriculture to 1 taught in the common schools of the land. The farmers pay the taxes yes. ! the farmers pay the taxes nearlv all of the total amount either directly i indirectly. The public school hind, in the last analysis of its source, comes from the workshop and the farm from those who produce hy toil and I sweat the wealth that is jn tie land, whether that wealth be in their poses sion or has pas-ed out of it. They have the right to demand, yes. to or dain, through legislative channels, that the teachers who teach in the common schools of the land the farmer boys' schools shall be qualified to teach the fundamental principles (at least) of ag riculture. The teachers of the com mon schools should understand agri cultural chemistry, plant physiology, botany, geology, farm engineering, etc., to the extent, at len-t, of the study of these fundamentals. It is by no means necessary to so thoroughly equip a young man that he could fill a professor's chair in a college. It is not necessary in teaching a boy arithmetic or algebra thr-t he may become a suc cessful merchant or insurance man -so far as these mav promote his suc cess to make a professor of mathe matics of him. Not every hoy who would study the theory and practice of butter and cheese making expects to become an experiment station dairy man or a professo- in a college school ot dairying. e are aware that the discussion of the subject resolves itself into a ques tion of qualifying our common school teachers, as well as enlarging the scope ot our common school curriculum. Be it so. Let our colleges and normal schools, especially, send out qualified teachers ; let the compensation ot qual ified teachers be greatly increased ; let inducements both sentimentahand substantial be held out to qualified young men to adopt teaching as a pro fession. Let there he more ingenuity of taxation, to drag out the vaults of the rich and prosperous the surplus "unearned increment" that represents the wealth produced, but not retained by the uneducated, toiling masses the men of the plow, the loom and the an vil, and make it no duty in educating the sons and daughters of these heroes of production, so that, as they take their places as citizen voters of the country, as well as educated young farmers, they may better understand their vocation as farmers and their rights, duties and powers as citizens and voters of the land. R. J. Redding. Not the Sight Kind, Green villr Reflector. Men who are all the time trying to get out of business or out of town will never build up either. One of the two things must be done run the town for all it is worth, get up steam and keep it up, or quit the whole thing, slide out and let nature take its course. Do you want trade? Bid lor it. Do you want business to come to your town? En courage those who do come. Do you want a prosperous town, where people can come who are disposed to make homes? Then do away with, bury from sight, all spite work ; work no more for a few individuals, but ail work together for a common pro-qerity and mutual benefit. Wake up, rub your eves, roll up your sleeves and go to work. Don't work with fear and trembling, hut take it for granted that blood will tell. Leave results with themselves; borrow no trouble, but all unite to make it the iggest kind of a citv. The true Chnsrian life is a pilgrim age from sin and worldliness to holi ness and heaven. When Baby was sick, t goxe her Castcria. When she was a Child, the cr.ed ior Castori. When she bi?cri-; Ilirs. ihe c -.ung to Castoria. v i ; n : -3 bo 1 CtiicJren, gave them Oftori. AUGUST 8, 1895. PROF. .I01IN A. SIMI'SON. LID x 0il ClLlLiivCw. .1 Wui..M v ........ T l.ltr i .t ' " - i : : I n a recent i--ue ; .. i(i .,1'.' i ' a f-!:i.;:k i of ! i.c i!ic::.- ,.f.. .) . . i i jer reference a ma h i , b e ca-eof thedevidopriif! ory in a blind jern. Svh mt .'! ! airily tic,:l!y consider" 1 "or::et ; n . !- come not only m'ere:ing and instruct ive, but very uggo.-ti e. The jiower of the human mind ':j blind persons to produce and reta'n lie fore Uself, as if on a mental h!ack!..!d so to jqealc, vast arrays of things. tions. and figures, almost as tanvoMe and fixed, so far a. being there to n fcr to for tne time i concerned as the real blackboard lefore the eye of the -ight-ed, is astonishing. Permit me to give a cae which i regarded as very remarkable. Profess i John A. Simpson, of IJaleiuh. director of music in the North Carolina institu tion for the blind, though blind from childhood, is one of the bet educated men in the State. He is a graduate of the institution he now serves, as n cA j Trinity College, North Carolina, from) which he received regularly the do- ; grees of A. B. and A. M.. notwithstand - I ing there were at that time, some j 25 or more years ago, no embossed j text boons of any value ; and hence lie j was compelled either to have the pres- j i cribed course of studies read, or to ; copy the books laboriously by the use! ot an embossed alphabet. His studies there and since were of necessity carried on largely without the help of teachers, and he was thus forced to com pare one authority with another and otherwise test his own work at every step. In this thorough manner he has gone over the whole field of pure math ematics, from algebra to quaternions, omitting nothing and working out ev ery problem mentally. In the same way he has mastered several ancient and modern languages, and has by his own work accumulated a very valuable manuscript library m Latin, Oreek, French, Oerman, Italian, and Spanish. His life has been devoted mainly, how ever, to music ; his task being to train his blind pupils to become teachers of the sighted, and in this he has been eminently successful. As pianist of a local philharmonic society, he has accompanied entire can tatas, masses, and oratorios without er ror and with finished precision. Once, when a schoolboy, lie multiplied men tally, without the aid ot any apparatus whatever, a number consisting of twen ty figures by another number equally large. At another time he committed to memory the whole of Milton's "Par adise Lost." He has frequently read very difficult pieces of music while sit ting at the fireside and then gone to the piano and performed them without leaving out a note. He can readily de tect, locate, and rectify any ordi nary defect in a pipe organ ; take the largest and most complicated of them to pieces, repair their delicate paijs, and tune them to exactness ; and he is fre quently called upon to do such work in the city. Dissolution Notice. The partnershi heretofore ex;-tin'' Let ween Mrs. A. It. Mitchell ami W. K Nih'et uinier the firm narr.e ' .Mitchell it Nililet, w;is lis-olvel on .lulv -'th. I'.'"). hy rnutu.il con-ent. j V." K. Nihlet will settle the liahiiitie-. of tlie firm when p.e-nted at tit near Enfield. Mrs. A. II. Mitchell 7 is It. W. K.W'ihlet. Worth of Printing for For the next Thirty days, to intro duce our work we will cut our price in half : 10;(M( Xote Heads, printed f-r 10:(XX) size Oj, white, AI Envel opes printed for 10.000 (iood Business Cards, for 10.000 Statements. .VUSi, for i 1 o f 1 ! tin I fl'n ! Half the above quantity t?-CASH WITH ORDER. Deliv ered F. O. B. m Washington. Modern type. 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