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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1888-09-05


seventy-five went in as profit
to the company, and fifty to
the protectionists.
This is the beginning. There
is nothing a farmer purchas-
es that does not pay toll to
these protectionists. / take
my two horses to the black
smiths to be shod, for ex-
ample. The blacksmith
charges me, for all around
shoeing, one dollar and twen-
ty cents. OF this, forty cents
is retained for protection.
To have a new roof on a shed
leayes two dollars in the
hands Of Mr.. Carnegie and
such, to keep up palaces in
Scotland and at home. +. Mr..
Blaine says protection is d
Republican principle, and
must be sustained. He was
rolling along over English
pixies, behind four blooded
horses, and sitting by Mr..
Carnegie. Probably, if 1
were fixed that way, | would
see beauties in the system.
But, you see, l am ON the
side that sees only the swim
die.
When my daughter died I
took home her three chill
dren. After that, when my
daughter-in-law died, Iadopt-
ed her two. So | have a fam
lily. | could not afford it,
but there was nothing else
to do. Now, the cost of clo-
thing, shoeing, and furnish
ing hats for these little folks,
30 that they may not only
be comfortable, but decent
enough to attend the COM
mon schools, makes up no
small item. / calculate that
the five cost me, in money
expended at the stores in
Middleburg, some two hun
dred dollars. OF this a hun
dred and seventy-fve go on
the backs of my poor chill
dren, and twenty-five into
the pockets of the protec-
tionists.
All the purchases made by
us farmers are at the village,
where a years credit is Civ
Ell. When our crops come in
we deliver our grain at the
railroad depot. and getting
checks for same, 60 round
and settle-that is, so far as
the money from our products
enables us to do so. Every
year the sum that remains
unpaid grows larger. We
have then to hussle round,
sell wool, sell hogs, sell any
thing to make up this differ
ence. The worst of all are
the township, comfy, and
State taxes. These have to
be paid, and two-third, yes,
three-fourths of the mortga-
ges on farms originate in
these.
3 Now, fl could have the
two hundred and odd dollars
extorted from my poor little
farm of one hundred and six
ty acres, could about make
both ends meet. And what
an internal outrage it is that
/, and other farmers like my
self, should have this extor-
tionfastened on us, for which
we get absolutely nothing
in return!
We are told of o home
,,,arl,a% W. ho,,n knor1 Cf|
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"-- ~ ri SSeA - N--f '''S
has been receding. I remem-
Der when this land Of mine
was held cheap at q hundred
dollars. Now; i cannot sell.
it at all.
When our Congressman,
the Hon. Lycurgus Leather
lungs, was among us, can
vassing for a return to Con-
gress, he was fond dof saying
that the agliculturalinte
was the great solid interest
oftheland He would then
tell US that a highprotectiv'e
tariff wns the source Of all
the profit. the farmer made
out of his products. Most
OF my neighbors took that
in, and tried to live on it. |
didn't. | have a son, a law
yer at Cleveland who has
helped me, from time to time,
when | got into n worse
pinch than usual, and he
has also sent me some books,
that I manage to read at in
tervals, s,-mostly Sundays
and at night,-and have got
from them a deal OF useful
information.
In one | read, for example,
that history taught us that
an agricultural people was
easily conquered. In anoth-
er | s',w it stated that slav-
cry and serfdom We're only
possible among the tillers of
the soil. This came, the au-
thor said, from the lack of
combination, or even associ-
ation. among the oppressed.
Scattered widely apart, in
rural districts. there could
be little association, or of
that interchange of intelli-
gence and sympathy, which
are. the foundations of effec-
tive resistance.
| learned all this from the
books sent me by my son.
| learned more, and that was
that in Europe the lowest
form of pauper labor, so
much talked abe ut, was that
of the falm-laborer. Why,
the Negro slaves were better
off before the war than these
creatures. They are housed
like cattle, worked like mules,
and fed like dogs. In the
wheat-growing regions of
the Baltic, for example, the
Farmland gets eighteen dol
lars and a sheepskin coat at
the end of the year. If wego
to India, we find the agricul-
turist works for six cents a
day, lives on rice, and wears
nothing but a cotton shirt.
In Egypt the farm-laborers
are slaves, held down to their
wretched existence by En-
glish, French and German
ibond-holders.
Now, it, struck me one day
that we farmers had been
saved from this condition
only by the government
lands, that kept us from be-
ing crowded down. Then
came the thought, that when
these lands are all taken up,
as will soon be the case, what
will be our condition? ] have
observed how, within the
last Twenty-Five years, agri-
cultural values have shrunk
thirty per cent, and this while
every other sort Of property
has been on the rise. During
the war, and shortly after, ]
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fore. And as for lessening
the number OF producers, the
emigration from Europe puts
in three men for every man
taken out. 1t is an odd sort
OF protection that protects
labor against the labor in
Europe, but not from the
thousands on thousands
pouring in upon our shores
every year.
The home market don't
work. 1t costs me, asitdoes
any other farmer in this To-
cality, one dollar to plant,
grow, cut and thrash and
get into the granary one
bushel Of wheat. The home
market, as the thing is call
ed, gave me last harvest six
ty cents a bushel. This com.
ing harvest | expect fifty
cents--for this ID the rate of
decline; and all my other
products suffer the same loss.
This sort of thing never oc-
Cured with the foreign mar.
kets.
This, however, is all fudge.
There is no more home mar
ket now than there was fifty
years ago; and there can't
be. After the people at home
have consumed our products
to their utmost capacity,
there remains a heavy sur
plus that has to find it's mar
ket abroad or rot on our
| hands. This market abroad
fixes the price at home, SO
that no law of Congress can
lessen or add onecent. When
they talk about takingla
ers from farmingand putting
them at other pursuits, they
don't help us, for these same
consumers were consumers
before. AS for lessening the
number of producers, as l
have said, these people get
pauper labor from Eueope
for less than they would have
to pay native farmers; and
get them they do. These mi
ners and manufacturers, af-
ter squeezing all they can out
of us by law, proceed to
squeeze labor; and they do
that by drawing on the pau
pei labor OF Europe | am
but a short distance, as the
crow flies, from the Hooking
Valley cool-mines. l saw the
native Americans driven out
by Welsh and Irish. These
in turn were crowded out by
Poles, Bohemians and Ital-
ians. These in turn, as they
object to being starved to
death, are being threatened
by Negroes; and we would
have Chinese did not the law
forbid. So far as | can find
out, the poorest paid laborer
in the United States ia the
protected laborer. Mining
work never was skilled labor,
and, owing to the improve
ments in machinery, manu-
featuring has ceased to be of
that sort. Even a girl or d
child can stand by and regu-
late the machine.
said the protected labor
was the poorest paid. | must
qualify that. There is very
little difference between that
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but very nearly. At this
rate how long will it he be-
fore | am working for eigh-
teen dollars a year and that
sheepskin coat? Hf..,F
The most significant part
of it il that, while the agri-
cultural interest goes down,
the country h prosperous,
and all other interests go up
in value. Here is my county
for example, fairly shingled
over with mortgages. In all
the heavy Investments Of the
entire county there in not a
hundred dollars profit. Mr.
Carnegie clears a million on
a less investment every year.
He and Others like him, not
farmers, have the couhtry's
prosperity in their breeches'
pockets. When one talks Of
the great American boom. he
means Carnegie, Vanderbilt,
jay Gould, and boomers of
that sort. They hold all
our prosperity.
This condition OF things
put me to looking round, to
see if ] could find the cause
of the'condition. | made 81
discovery one day. | found
that this protective tariff
that the Hon. Leatherlungs
was a whooping up was the
vampire that was sucking
the life-blood out OF us. Un-
der pretence of laying a tax
to support the government,
these cunning devils had laid
u tax to support themselves,
! was curious to know how
much of this levy for private
pockets | was paying. To
this end | got the tariff, and
went to studying. 1t is no
easy matter, but it car be
done by any farmer.
Now, to begin with, my
house, a frame one, may be
valued at eight hundred dol
lars. This, if Iwere building,
would be the price; but when
| had deducted the protective
tax on lumber, glass, shin
giles, hardware, and paint.
| found the real cost OF my
house was only five hundred
dollars. Here is a dead loss
to me of three hundred dol
lars.
| had paid three hundred
dollars to the Carnegie set to
keep up their palaces and
tally-hos at home and in
Scotland.
My stable, also aframe one,
cost me four hundred dollars.
Calculating as before, / found
the same proportion held
good, and | am skinned to
keep up the protectionists to
the tune of one hundred and
fifty dollars-another loss to
me OF that amount.
/ have a pair of old work
horses. Theharness on these
cost me- forty dollars; the un-
necessary tax is fourteen dol
lars-surely a loss.
My three ploughs cost me
thirty dallars. The tax is,
in steel, iron, and lumber, the
neat little sum of. as near as
! can calculate, twelve dol
lars.
-Four years since | bought
q binder. Ipaid, in install
ments, 1925. Anagent, who
y. .I.. .'aL a'
had quarreled with his man
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A DEs,ocRATlc, family newspa.
per devoted to the interests of
its County, State and Nation.
Published every Wednesday at.
Boone, Wataugn County, NJ G.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26
A Wonderf iB ok.

The Great Amherst Mystery, by
Walter Hubbell. This book is true
narrative OF one OF the most sin gulsr
adventures ever rec orded in ancient or
modern times of an actual experience
with ghosts VI the dead in haunted
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the very atmosphere, and supernatural
fires burst forth at midnight to the
terror of the household. IL Is not sur
prising that complete chronicle OF
such mysterious events should create
a sensation, but when every word has
been written by sane man who lived
in the house and kept journal OF the
wonders, and who now gives his
strange experience to the world,
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of each book-it can readily be under
stood that the sensation created by
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Walter Hubhell. the author OF the
work, is we'll known Shakespesrean
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exposers Of bogus spirltualism. The
experience Of himself and Others in the
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by hundreds, aud We would advise all
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the daylight, for IL il one Of the books
that make your flesh creep, and far
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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26
-emorrai. at Helena.

The democratic territorial convention
for the nomination Of delegate TO
congress will be held at Butte, the
basis OF representation being one each
for 100 votes, or fraction over fifty, cast
for Toole at the last election. Each
county shall be entitled to one dele
gate, aud also, further, each county
shall be entitled two delegates at large
A resolution was adopted THAT
the honest, courageous and conscien'
tlous character Of President Grover
Cleveland, as displayed in his admin
istrative acts commends him to the
appro robation OF the beet and most pa
triotlc minds Of the country. He has
reformed the abuses Of administration,
introduced a high standard OF indus.
try and capacity in all departments Of
the government, has maintained the
public credit and upheld the national
honor, restored n more complete na'
tional unity, and has advanced the In
terests Of the whole country aDS hs,
added TO its reputation both at hon,
aud abroad. We believe that his ad
ministraIion commands the oufidenc,
Of his countrymen, which will b.
shown In unanimous re-nominstioD
and triumphant re election
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26

Slams great teak and ebony forests
are several hundred miles from the coast.
These are so dense that the superintend-
ent of the construction Of telegraph, Mr..
Fritz-an American-consumed two or
three months in cutting way for a line
through a forest Of sixty-five miles.
There was an advance party Of some
500 natives cutting the trail, and Sec
ond party of 170 putting up the poles
and wire. Elephants were used for oil
carrying. So terrible was the jungle
fever that in that one jungle some 900
natives died within two months. III a
dose of twenty grains Of quinine failed TO
break the fover death almost immedi-
ately ensued.-Carter Harrison in Chi
capo Mail
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26
VIC AND FRED.
England's Queen Visits Ger
many's Emperor and Her
Daughter.
In the Green Diamond Detroit
Finally Wins Game From
the Smoky City.
THE EMPEROR STILL LIVES.

Queen Victoria Arrives and is Enthusl ti-
caily Received.
BERLIN, April PA bulletin issued
at 7:lO says the emperor became fever
ish during the afternoon but the few er
absted somewhat toward evening aud
his general condition is comparatively
satisfactory. DIR. Mckenzie has de
clsred his intention of prosecuting the
journals which have illuminated
him.
Queen Victoria arrived here to-day
ana was met by the crown prince.
The Queen and empress drove at 4
O'Clock in an open carriage to visit the
Empress Augusta. The grand duke
and grand duchess OF Baden were
waiting to receive them. After tea
they proceeded to Emporer Fredrick's
former residence to visit the prince
aud princess of SsXe.Meinengen. l..
There they remained a quarter OF al
hour, starting al $50 o'clock on their
return to Charlottenberg. The streets
were crowded and the queen and em-
press were greeted with enthusiasm :.
By invitation OF the empress there
was large gathering OF the members
Of the imperial family at the pslace at
s p. m. TO meet the queen. The meet
Jog between the queen and empress
was very touching. The queen burst
into tears on the approach of her
daughter. They embraced and kissed
each other repeatedly with hands
firmly clasped. The queen only
waited TO remove her mantle and i'm
medistely went to visit the emperor.
She was astonished and delighted to
find him looking better than she ex-
pected,
The greeting OF the people of Berlin
to the queen was everywhere respect.
full. Men DOTTED their hats aud the
women courtsied. She was cheered
enthusiastically except in the INN e.
diate vicinity of the palace. The
queens Scotch gillies and two natives
of India attend. They are objec of
great curiosity to the people Of Berlin,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26

outplsyed the Browns to-day and won
by one run after an exciting and inter.
esting struggle Of ten inning. Hits off
Devlin were scattering, while the
Browns punched their bits in the
eighth and 9th innings. The game
was replete with brilliant playing.
Score: St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 4.
AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, April 2i.-The home
batsmeD were unable to solve Terry's
deceptive curves TO- day, while Smiths
delivery was only moderately trouble
some to the visitors. Consequently the
game was captured by Brooklyn.
Score, Baltimore /, Brooklyn3. 8.
AT KANiAs CITY.
KANSAS CITY, April 2i.-Louisville
turned the tables on the cowboys TO-
day and bztted Porter all over the
fed, winning without n struggle.
Score: Kanss City 8; Louisville Is.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April 2i.-Ths base
bail game to-day was too poor to be
worth extended account. Score;
Washington Is, New York 10.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26

Pocietaty NeDD, yesterday, III VIII Dc
reasonable to suppose that Montana
is to have its mileage Of railroads in
creased to a great extent. The new
company propose 10 build eight or
nine lines taking in all the mines and
towns contiguous TO Helena. The in.
corporstors are Thos. F. Oskes, St.
Paul. Cbss. b. Wright, Philadelpbia;
Fredrick Billings, Woodstock, VT,
Brayton Ives and John n, Brookman,
New York. The purpose Of The organ
izs,ion is to construct, equip and
maintain several lines Of railroad In
the territory OF Montana, OF which the
following are named:
Flrst-A railroad / thetermini ofwhich
are TO be located ins Lewis and Clarke
county, territory Of Montana. The
road shall pass partly through this
country and the general route shall be
from point on the main line of the
Northern Pacific ut or nesI Birdseye
station, thence extending IN q north
westerly direction to Marysvlle and
thence via the Gloster mine tD Empire.
Second.-Another, the terluini Of
which is TO be located in the counties
of Jefferson and Silverbow. The gen.
eral route of this road shall be rom .
point at or near Jefferson City, thence
up Boulder valley aud across The di-
vide 10 Butte CITY.
Third-A road from a point on the
road from Jefferson to Butte at or near
Boulder City; thence TO point on the
main line of the Northern Pacific near
Gallutin city.
Fourth-Another from point at or
near Jefferson city, thence down the
Boulder river to point near the
mouth Of Elkhorn canyon, and thence
To Elkhorn city.
Flftb-AnOther from or near the
city of Mizsoula across the He'll Gale
river TO tue Bitter Root river, and
southwardly up the Bitter Root valley
via Stevensville. Corvallis and Skal-
kaho TO n point near the mouth of the
west fork of the Bitter Root river and
thence IN q general southeasterly di-
rection to Ross Hole.
Sixlh-A road of which the starting
place will be ut or near the city Of
Drummond; thence across the He'll
Gate river and in Il general direction
west of soutnwesterly up the valley Of
Eliot creek: thence to a point at or
near Philipsburg, aud thence TO point
AT or near the Granite mines.
Seventh-FTom point on the main
lime of the Northern Pacific, near Liv-
ingston, in general northerly direc-
tion to the mines in the vicinity OF
Castle in Meagher county.
Eighth-A railroad in the counties
O. YELLOWSTONE and Chotesu, the gen.
eral direction OF which shall be from .
point on the main lile of the n. p. at
or near Billings, thence in a north
westerly direction via Fort. Benton
and the valley OF the Marias 10 the
northern boundary line of the terri
tory. Also such branch roads TO such
points IN the territory as the ccmpsny
-hall from time 10 time determine
The capital stock necessary TO con-
struct the roads is SlO,0JO,0OO.-Inde,
., ndtDt.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26

A Canadian writer draws attention to
the fact that many horses are subjected
10 much pain by the bits being put into
their mouths on very cold mornings with
out precaution being taken to free them
from frost. He makes the following re-
marks on the subject, which are certainly
worthy Of consideration: "The bits should
be carried into the house and thawed out
by the kitchen stove. or dipped into
pail Of water. Ii you want lesson you
will not soon forget in regard to this
matter, put your tongue against blt
that has been exposed all night to zero
temperature. Ii will stick fast, and you
will not get il free without leaving some
of the skin behind Giving horses ice
water is also cruel, and not calculated to
conserve the health Of the most useful
helper man has on the farm.-Chicago
Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26
john L. Al Home.

BosToN, April 2i.-John l.. Sulli-
van was given an enthusiastic rscep-
tion by HE friends here to day. His
wife proposes to have him arrested
on charge of improper relations with
Annie Livingstone, with whom he
travelled abroad ~ mis- wife. sullivan
at once issued challenge to fight any.
body in the world, particularly
Mitchell or X llrsin, for $40, 900 side
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26
Base Ball.

PITTsBURG, April 24.-The cham
pions Won to.dsy's game in the sew
enth inning by heavy batting alter
two men were out. For the first six
innings the great sluggers from the
Straits City were completely at the
mercy Of Calvin, but in the seventh
inning they solved his delivery and
earned five of their six runs on five
doubles and two singles. The Pitts
burgs played strongly in the field, but
after the fourth inning they were una
bic TO hit Conway. Score: Pittsburg,
8, Detroit 6.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26
Lyuch Law In Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, April 2i.-Hsrdy
Posey (colored) was lynched last
night at Bessemer for the attempted
rape of 10 year old white girl. To-
night special train arrived at Besse-
mer for arms and assistance. 1t is
stated that the town is surro uuded by
armed negroes who threaten to burn
hou,es pnd kill citizens To sveuge the
lynching Of Posey.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26
AT INDIANAPOLIS.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 2i.-Chicsgo
could not hit Boyle to-day, but with
its usual luck 1t won the game by an
opportunity which indianapolis Of
ier.d Anson ia the seventh inning.
Anson was on second when William
son hit q liner to Boyle that struck
him on the breast and doubled him
up. He recovered Tor a moment and
threw the ball to Esterbrook in time
TO put the batter out, but ne immedi-
ately fell to the ground again and Es-
terbrook, thinking time bad been
called, threw the ball to an outfielder.
Anson grasped the situation aud
scored what proved TO be the winning
run. Score: Indianapolis ., Chicago 3.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2i.-Tbe
Boston team again defeated Philadel
phia to-day by by fortunate bunch
ing of hits, assisted materially by tn,
errors Of the home club, all Of which
were disastrous in their results. Score
Philadelphia /, Boston Z.
The Cleveland players put up /,
much better article Of ball this after.
noon aud but Tor their stupldly rasl
base running In the first, third and
niuth IDnings, they might have scored
victory. Seward, who pitched for the
Athletics, was bit hard. Score, Ath'
letics s, Cleveland 5.
AT MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEApoLIs, April 2h-The home
club and 81. Paul played an exhibition
game before 1900 people, IL was .
most exciting game, both pitchers
Lowders for - Paul and Klopf fol
Minneapolis, are kids aud up to th'
eighth inning the hoDors were even
hut after the eighth the st. Paul play
err got onto Klodf' "a curves and won
Score: 81. Paul. Z. Minneapolis 0.
AT ST LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, April A.-Cincinpat
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26
RsnnrtInr ni.marcl.,s speeches.

The task Of taking down the princes
speeches is not an easy one. The official
stenographers often trip up ON his words,
as In his recent speech, wherein the cor
rection had 10 he made about his refer
ence 10 Russia and Bulgaria. The incor-
rect version came from the unofficial ac-
counts, and the correction from the prince
hipself. The stenographers who take
his words have afterward to write out
their notes in long hand, and these are
submitted TO the chancellor, who makes
corrections before they are published as
the official utterances.-John p. jackson
In Now York World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26
JOURNAL
Every Morning Except Monday.

The Ofioioi Paper Of Custer County.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-26
PHYSICIANS.
CHURCHES.

Emmanuel Church episcopal Palmer st.-Ser-
vice Sundays at $50 a. IA. and 1880 p. N. VIM.
Horsfal, rector.
Baptist Church-ssrviees Sunday, II u. M, p.
m. q. d. Dovney, pastor,
Methodist Church-seryices Sunday, II a. M,
7,a p. IN. .. Il. snider, pastor.
Presbyterian Cburch-services Sunday, II =. M,
6:sOp. IN. 7. C. Armstrong, pastor.
uau. .eh Of Sacred Heart, Catholic--sunday, u
o 10. Z. W. .LindesmIth, chaplain, U. :. A.