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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-15

"THE clip of wool this year grown in
the United States" says the Cultirator,
"will foot up 33,5OO,0OO pounds in
the grease, or 200,0O0,O00 pounds
clean, and our imports will reach no,
100000 pounds in the grease, which
will give us 6O,OO0,OOO of clean wool,
or 260,000,000 in all of wool fit to be put
on the cards. We are growing every
variety of wool we need in this coun-
try, except the poor carpet stock used,
and could produce that if good stiff
duty was placed on the importations
now brought to this country. With
wool as well protected as rice and sugar,
we need not import pound of wool.
Our farmers could supply every want"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-15
The Kind of a Man Mr..
Morton Is.

The New York Herald shows what
kind of man the republicans have
nominated for vice-president. In the
spring of 1880 congress granted vessel
to carry contributions of provisions
to the starving Irish. The Herald,
which had taken the lead in the work
of raising cargo of food for the vessel
the government had offered to send to
Ireland, received and published the fol-
lowing letter:
NEW YORK, March 8, 1880.
To the Editor of The Herald;-I learn from
the secretary OF the navy that the ship Con
stellation." which he proposes to send with
contributions Of food to Ireland under the
authority Of both houses of congress, APP
proved February 9th, 1880, is at the Brook
Ign navy-yard, but that no tenders OF cargo
have been made. You are authorized TO
announce that gentleman personally
known to you, who declines to have his
name made public, offers to pay for one
quarter OF the cargo of the Constellation "
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-15

INDIANA republicans have nominated
for governor Gen. A. p. Hovey. Gen.
Hovey served his country in the Next
can and civil wars, was for more than
thirty years a judge of the supreme
court of Indiana, has been minister to
Peru and is now an efficient representa-
tive of his state in congress. Courage
and enthusiasm inspire the republicans
of the Hoosier state.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-15

THE roll of boiling democrats
throughout the country is as lengthy
as the Homeric catalogue of ships;
and, like that celebrated list, it would
take ga throat of brass and tongue
of iron TO complete its call.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-15

THE republicans of Montpelier are
maturing plans for grand mass meet
ing of the republicans of central YER
mont at the capital toward the last of
this month. Distinguished speakers
will be procured and details duly pro-
claimed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-15
Republican Nominations.
NATIONAL TICKET,
HARRISON and MORTON.
STATE TICKET,
Dillingham; and Woodbury..

MICHIGAN republicans renominate
their granger governor, Cyrus G.. Luce.
He has been a popular and efficient
magistrate and will lead the Wolver-
ines to victory in November.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
Why the Devil Never Gets Editor,
Msdl on LesGer.

Once upon time an editor died,
This WAS an unusual occurrence Edi-
tors rarely ever die. They generally
become day laborers or millionaires
before that suspicious event winds up
their earthly career. But in this in
stance a real, speak ing, living, breath
ing, genuine editor paid the debt of
nature. ooh, how his other creditors
did envy Nature y Well, a few days
after the funeral the editor arose, took
up his soul, and prepared for his final
journey to his allotted abode; after
awhile he drew near to the outer gates
Of Hades Here he knocked loud and
long. Finally Gov. Nick came to
the gate and asked what WINS wanted.
The editor told him that he had been
evicted from the upper world and
wanted home where rent was free
and fuel cheap The devil eyed him
suspiclously for half a minute and
then asked him what had been his
profession up above.
"Your Majesty" said our friend. Il
am an Editor. For years | have
been-"
"You can't come i'll here, then,
said his Majesty al am ruler here
and propose to continue 50. Can't
you see that your advent inside this
gate would be dangerous to the peace
and dignity of my subjects ! All those
subscribers of yours who didn't pay
for their paper are in here, and you
would not be here week before you
would commence dunning them, and
that would cause dissensions, discords
and the final disruption of my king
dcm."
"But if l promise -
mo, sir you can t come i'll here
Go up there" continued the devil,
pointing to the Celestial City, there
you will find all your paid up sub
scrlbcrs and no deadheads, and there
you can dwell in peace"
And the heart of the editor was
glad. Joytully he turned him aside
from the gate and wended his way up
the golden stairs to enter upon his
just reward, where unpaid bills trou
bleth not and delinquent subscribers
never come.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
The Joint Discussion.

There will be joint discussion OF
the issues of the campaign between
Hon. Daniel G. Fowle and Hon. Oil
yer ii. Dockery, Democratic and Re
publican candidates for Governor, at
the following times aud places:
Monroe, Monday, August 27.
Wadesboro, Tuesday, August %.
Albemarle, Wednesday, August 30
Troy, August 80.
Asheboro, Friday, August 81.
Siler, Chatham county, Saturday
September 1.
Graham, Monday. Sept 3.
Hillsboro, Tuesday, Sept 4.
Roxboro, Wednesday, Sept ).
Yanceyville, Thursday, Sept 6.
Reidsville, Friday, Sept 7.
Walnut Cove, Stokes county, Mon
day, Sept 10.
Mt Airy, Tuesday, Sept IL.
Elkin, Wednesday, Sept 12.
Yadkinville, Thursday, Sept IS.
Winston, Friday, Sept IA
Lexington, Saturday, Sept 10.
Mocksville, Monday, Sept II.
Hickory. Tuesday, Sept Is.
Lenoir. Wednesday, Sept 10.
Morganton, Thursday, Sept 20.
Marion, Friday, Sept 81.
Mooresville, Iredell county, Satur.
day, Sept %.
The local committees will please ad
yvertise these appointments by hand
bills and otherwise.
SPIER whitaker.
Ch'm'n Dem. State Ex. Com
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
Democracy at Boonvllle.

Especial Correspondence of The Sentinel
The Democrats of Boonville met
Saturday August 11th. at 7:30 p. M.
tc organize a Cleveland, Thurman and
Fowle Club. The Hon. A. M. Wad-
dell was present and delivered short
address in which he strikingly painted
the fallacy of protection and eu-
logized his chief in the most enthusias-
tic term. At the conclusion of his
speech Mr.. NJ. l.. Woodhouse was cal
led to the chair. The following gen.
tlemen elected officers Of the present
organization
M. L. Woodhouse, President.
-Vice-Presidents P. III. Wooder-
wood, D. A. Davis. j. NJ. Dobbin, M
NJ ANGEL and l.. l. Cartwright.
G. w. Mosley, Secretary.
Committee of Arrangements 2.
C. Woodhouse, S. FL. Wilmoth, J. HI.
Fleming, James Hayes, p. Frank
Cough and Hilary Cartwright.
Messrs. d. A. Davis and M. NJ. An
CELL will address the club next meet
ing.
On motion the secretary was reques-
ted to report the proceedings to the
Landmark and The WESTERN SEN
TINEI for publication.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
A YOUNG POETS LOSTLOvE.
Romance Of Dante Rosetti's Wife aud
Her Untim sly End.

ber Ont1m 5Iy EnQ.
1t was in 1850 that Rossetti, who was
% in the May of 1856, first met, and
meeting loved, Elizabeth Eleanor Sid
del, who was to be his future wife.
She was the daughter of a Sheffield
cutter, and she was herselfa milliner's
assistant in London. Walter Deverell,
an artist, who was Collinson's success
sor in the "Pre Raphealite Brother
hood, chanced to see Miss Siddal :;
was greatly struck with her beauty of
face and form, and persuaded her to
sit tor him. Sharing his friends en-
thusiasm, Rossetti, toward the close of
1850, persuaded her TO sit for him al
so. He soon recognized in her strong
aptitude for art, which he set himself
to work to foster.
1t was not long before mutual SYM
pathy ripened into mutual love. A
portrait head of the young lady,
painted by herself, is now in possession
of William Michael Rossetti. 1t is
signed "E. E. S." and dated 1858
54." 1t is lovely face, with its pale,
luminous complexion, its mouth half
tender and half sad, its dropping eyes
and it, crown of abundant bronze red
hair. The engagement between Ros-
setti and Miss Siddal is supposed to
have taken place on May %, 1860,
and they were married in st. Glenn
ent's Church, Hastings They made
a little bridal trip to Paris, and set
tied themselves, on their return, at
No. IA Chatham place, where at last
they may have been supposed to have
been happier than often falls to the lot
of any one On March 5, 1861, a
dead baby was born to them, and
from this time Mrs. Rossetti was so
i'll that she frequently resorted to
laudanum the relieve the intense pain
consequent upon her double disease =
consumption allied to neuralgia One
night in the February OF 1862 she
took, by some unhappy accident, an
overdose of opium and died. Rossetti
was almsst maddened by his sorrow.
Many varied and partially true ac-
counts have been given of his burying
his poems with his wife. 1t was done
III the frenzy Of his grief On the day
| of the funeral he came into the room
where she was lying in her frozen
beauty ready for her burial. Other
people were standing in the room. but
he seemed not even To see them. He
| he'd in his hand book int" which at
her desire, he copied all his poems up
to that date. He spoke to her as il
she were living STILL These were hel
| poems" he cried, "hers only, and she
must take them with her on her way.
With this he laid the book on her pill
low beside her cold, fair face, leaving
it there To be buried with her at High
gate Cemetery. For seven years these
poems remained there entombed with
the dead. For some time strong pres
sure had been brought to bear upon
Rossetti by his family and friends to
have the book exhumed, and at las
he reluctantly consented. The neces
sessary permission of the Home Sec
retary was obtained and the volume
soaked through with the awful dewt
of death-was withdrawn fiom the sa
cred tomb 1t had to be dried lea
by leaf, then its contents were copieo
out by the author and one of hi
| friends, and i'll 1870 his first voTum,
of Poems was published, = Bosto,
| Herald
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
Iadkin Letter.
EDITOR SENTINEI.

EDITOR SENTINEL
While the thermometer Is bobbing
about 100 you can guess | am in the
shade with a psIm-leaf tan i'll each
hand but will try 10 Ay one aside
long enough IT, give you IL few linee.
Quite crowd was in town last
Monday called in by Commiss toner's
Court.
The new tanuery here Of Mr.. Lee
Mackie is now running like top.
Work Is progressing finely on the
court h use. and the contractor, Mr..
j. }. Taylor, tells us that it will be
completed soon.
Prot w ID. Martin has opened his
second scholastic term at the Acad-
emy, and has Aourishing school. The
Professor is always to the wheel, and
don't you forget it
DIR. L. w. Aired is making prepa
rstions to leave oar good old county.
He will domicile at Mt Airy, in his
coy dwelling which is nearing com
pletion We much regret his depart
ure, but predict for him 10 the future
much success.
TO day is another big time for Yad.
kinville the streets are lined with sn
enthusiastic crowd to hear the Hon
A. NJ Waddell, who spoke eloquently
to large audience
ga Harrison and Dockery club
has been organized at Mackie's school
house, lust above town. Occasionally
we can see sJme OF our young gallants
hurrying around on the streets carry
ing bundles Of papers, umbrellas, etc,
making preparations for the club. We
learn that small number Rave joined
this motley crew. By November
they will wish they had been in better
company.
Some short speeches supposed to he
brainy were made on free trade, etc
| will try to keepu with the proceed
ings OF this D.. H. club.
ANONYMOUS.
Yadktnviiie, Augasf llh, 1888.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
Their Only Chance, and Mighty Poor
one II is.

1t seems that the Republicans have
agreed among themselves that their
only chance of success in electing
this Mr., Harrison is to conjure with
somebody else's name. Thus the plan
was to carry Indiana for this Mr..
Harrison with the name of Gov Por-
ter, and what they hoped to do i'll In
diana with the name of Porter, they
have determined to try do in the coun-
try at large with the name of Mr..
Blaine.
Hence the enthusiasm in Indiana
for Porter before the indianapolis
nveution-enthusias the like of
which this Mr.. Harrison has nowhere
caused; and hence the enthusiasm of
Mr.. Blaine's welcome home
asm the like of whicn this Mr.. Harri-
son never will cause.
BY the way, is it not little singu-
lar that the only two mel over whom
the Republicans have been able to
arouse any enthusiasm Mt all this year
are the two men who perempt"rily re
fused to lead the party as its candi
dates in this campuign?
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
Was a Confederate Spy.
-Nescs and Courier.

MEMPHIs, TENNESSEE = Mrs.
Fanny Ada Scott, a woman with a
history, was found dead in her room
in boarding house this morning.
She had succumbed to chloroform,
which she had been in the habit Of
taking to get relief from neuralgia
She came to Memphis six years ago,
and had gained scanty livelihood by
sewing On more than one occasion
when utterly destitute she was urged
to apply to the authorities for assist
ance, but refused, saying that all she
asked of charity was decent funeral
when the death she craved should
come. Her maiden name was Fanny
Anna Sparks. Her father was Gen.
Sparks, prior to the war man of
wealth and high social position. He
was at one time connected with the
New Orleans press and the reputed
author of that touching poem of the
war, Somebody's Darling"
Her first husband was Augustus A.
Fowlkes, of New Orleans, from whom
she was divorced in 1867. Three
years later she married Gen. Thos.
M. Scott, who commanded the 18th
Louisiana regiment during the war.
He died three years later. Among
Mrs. SCOTS effects were found a num-
ber of letters from persons of distinc
ton in the Confederacy, including
Jefferson Davis and Joseph K. John
ston. 1t appears that Miss Sparks
must have been Confederate spy, as
mention is made of her being impris-
oned by the Federals in Vicksburg
and New Orleans during the war.
Some time before her death she told
an acquaintance that she had papers
of great historical value, which she
proposed selling to the Government,
but during her absence from home
one day this person stole the docu-
ments, and Mrs. Scott could not re-
cover them. From what she let fall
in conversation these papers would
throw light on some of the dark pas
sages of the war in the West, and
deeply concern leading commanders
on both sides.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
How Gladstone First Met His Wife.

The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gladstone which is being quietly eel
ebrated to-day recalls reminiscence
of the day, now more than half a
century distant, when Mrs. Gladstone
first saw her future husband 1t was
at dinner party in London where
the younger Miss Glynne's attention
was directed by an eminent statesman
who was by her side to tall, hand
some young member of parliament
who sat opposite. "Do you see that
young man p said he, "note him we'll,
and mark my words. If his life is
spared he will one day be prime min
lister. Miss Glynne naturally took
keen note of Mr.. Gladstone, but they
did not speak, nor was it until sumo
time afterwar,l that she made his ac
quaintance in Italy. fhe prediction
however has been thrice fulfilled and
Mrs. Gladstone will probably have
the qualification of seeing it fulfilled
the fourth time before iong-Pail
Mali Gazette.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23

| can, would he vote for Harrison or
| Morton But | would go on and
state one fact. A suit is now pending
| in the United States Supreme Court
in which the plaintiff is Morton, Bliss
Il Co., of which Levi p. Morton is the
senior partner, and the defendant is
the State and the people of North
Carolina. The suit is for something
over 100000, money which cor
rupt Northern advepturers undertook
to put upon the State of North Car
olina in 1869-'70, and upon an issue
which has been declared unconstitu-
tional. If he were living here, would
he vote for a ticket, whose second man
is suing and trying to make the State
pay SIS, 100000 which it does not owe
If an honest man, he couldn't stand up
and say he would vote for it. If Nor
ton was suing Iowa, would Gear sup
port his ticket? Ask Gear. IF Nor
ton was suing Kansas would Perkins
support his ticket Ask Perkins.
Senator Ransom hele took occasion
to affirm in most unmistakable terms
his fealty to the Union. He said he
hoped we would never have another
war, but if occasion arose, he and the
Southern people would be quick to
shoulder their muskets in the cause of
the Union and fight under the stars
and stripes, and he wouldn't want
anything better than a regiment of
North Carolinians to march with
His tribute to the loyalty and patri
otism of the South was eloquent.
Senator Ransom made an admira-
BILE defense of President Cleveland
against Republican charges. Referring
to the matter of vetoes of Federal
pension bills, he stated that more Un-
ion soldiers have been paid pensions
by $15,OOO,000 per year under Cleve-
lands administration than under the
Republican administration. Coming
down to the subject of the tariff, the
Senator made that question particu-
larry interesting and instructive one
and his defense of the Democratic
policy was the most convincing that
We have yet heard. On the tariff
question Ransom is at ease, and his
speech, if published in full, would
make most excellent campaign doe
ument 1t is pity that upon this
particular subject Senator Ransom
could not be heard by the whole peo-
pie of this State. His arguments are
clear and wcighty, and there is no
getting around the facts that he utters.
He handles the multiplication and
trade-in truly magnificent manner,
ana every sentence is a truth that
cannot be dow ned. Senator Ransom
spoke for two hours, and hundreds of
men who had crowded around did
not move from their tracks. He spoke
under great disadvantages, yet he
scored signal success The people
who heard h1m will not soon forget bis
admirable effort. Il was ii grea.
speech, a telling speech, and the very
kind that needs to be heard all over
the State. Senator Ransom is enti-
tied to the thanks Of all who love the
principles of the Democratic party for
his visit among us yesterday
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
DR.. Abernethy's Letter.
Special Cor. State Chronicle.

At the earnest solicitation of many
friends, and after mature and prayer
ful reflection, beg to withdraw my
name as candidate for Superintendent
of Public Instruction on the Prohibi-
ton ticket. In the lengthening shad-
ows of evening, nearing my "three
score years and ten," the esteem OF my
friends is more than ever dear to me.
This l am suie / should lose in mea-
sure by my candidacy, while I am
now convinced that evil would result
thereby, both to Prohibition and to
my friends and fellow citizens in the
State. | think that my friends in
North Carolina will testify that have
never hesitated to follow where duty
pointed the way. The nomination
came under the guise of DUTY, and l
accepted. / now plainly see that this
present Third Party movement will
not only imperil the white mans SD
premacy in the South; but it will
damage the cause of Prohibition al
most intellectually. Since the war,
when | voted at all, my ballot has al
ways been cast in favor of Democracy ::
and as / now, and always have been,
in full sympathy with that party on
every question, ercept that Of License,
if, as it is plainly to be seen, one of
the old political parties must triumph
in this contest, | shall not allow my
self to be used as an instrumentality
in putting my friends in North Caro-
lima under the dominion OF NEGRO
RULE. Hence, hereby decline the
candidacy and withdraw from the
Third Party 4and earnestly recommend
my lifelong friend and brother, Mai.
S. M. Finger, who is Christian gen
tleman, Prohibitionist and a schol-
ar, to all my Prohibition brethren in
the State.
In the present situation, earnestl Y
advise the withdrawal of the Prohibi-
ton ticket in North Carolina, aud the
support of Democracy in the present
contest. We cannot afford to impose
negro supremacy upon our fellow cit
liens.
In an off year, (next year, il YOU
please earnestly beg all good men
OF ali parties to unite with rae, out
| side of politics, i'll putting this infamy
Of all intamies, the liquor traffic, out
ot oar State
am now an old man Most Of my
life lies in the past how it has been
consecrated 10 humanity, the people
kno" And in this fight against the
arch enemy Of earth and heaven
though nay sword he powerless as
Priam' 5, it shall strike tor God and
the Right Yours truly,
X L. ABERNErHY
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
Would not Fish on Sunday.
". J. World.

One OF the gentlemen with
the Presidential fishing party
recently off Fire Island tells the
following incident Saturday
night came, and in two days we
had made an unusually good catch of
bluetish We sat out on deck coolly
clad, smoking and chatting. Nobody
had said word about fishing next
day, but nearly everybody had
thought about it, and the opinion had
even been expressed that if would be
a pity to lose day, the very day
when fish bite best. Suddenly the
President leaned back III his chair.
knocked the ashes of his cigar, and
said in his deliberate way of talking
Now, gentlemen. what shall we do
tomorrow Some OF you may want
to fish. People do sometimes fish on
Sunday, and / don't want to be in the
way or interfere with your preferen-
ces l don't fish Sundays myself.
was brought up that way and never
got in the habit of it. l learned my
methods from the old Presbyterian
Church so if any of you want to fish
tomorrow I'll go ashore in the gig in
the morning and join you again on
Monday, bright and early. don't
want to be in the way
Of course al protested that they
had no thought of fishing on Sunday,
never did such thing, &c. and Sun
day was passed in reading, sleeping
and conversation.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
a Terrible Di5istcr at Sea. l53 Lives
Lost.

The steamship Geiser OF the Thing
valla line was run down at sea 1T 1
o'clock Tuesday morning last by the
Thingvalls of the same line. Four
minutes later the Geiser sunk. AS far
as is known 124 human beings went
down with her.
The collision occurred off the south
ern Newfoundland coast Who is re
sponsible for the catastrophe is not yet
known. First Officer Brown Of the
Geiser, who was in charge of the vessel
at the time OF the collision. went down
with his vessel.
The night was very dark, and a
heavy rain and a thick haze made it
difficult to distinguish objects at a
distance Few of those ON board the
Geiser had any warning of the impen
ding danger
The Thingvalla struck her almost
amidship and cut her very nearly in
two. The scene on the deck of the
sinking ship is said to have been ap.
palling.
Every one was panic stricken :
GERS and crew, male and female pas
sengers rushing madly for the bonts
in wild effort to save themselves from
death.
Not one of the lifeboats could be
launched, each being .capsized by the
rush of the people The instant it was
cut loo,e from its fastenings.
The officers of the steamship COM
pany last night could not tell the ex-
act number that had perished, but
from the best list available, between
12O and 125 lost their lives. OF these
81 were passengers, and between thir-
ty-three and thirty eight were of the
crew.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-23
IL the | udes Say So.
-Speeiul Correspondence to the Sentinel. ]

To start with let it be known that
the dudes of Gotham are on the top
round of expectancy just nov fer the
latest breeze from London brings the
information that embroidered trous-
ers are all the rage SO of course we
are To have them.