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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-06-19

square and denounced Jack |
son in unmeasured terms, cal
ling him all the names in the
early vocabulary. There,
could be but; one result-and
that evening Jackson chal-
lenged him. SEVER accepted
and then came g question as
to where the fight should
take place. jackson wanted
to fight on the Cherokee res
ervation and Seyiar in Va.
AS Il result letters passed be-
tween them in which the word
coward" had the most fre-
quant use. Finally Jackson
started for Va, and notified
| Sewer. He reached Virginia
first and remained several
days awaiting the arrival of
His opponent. Ser notap-
pearing he started for home,
meeting His rivalon the way.
They met in the road, ex-
changed several shots neither
being hurt, when friends in.
terfered. They neverforgave
each other, and there is still
q tradition that this WAS the
most disgraceful episode in
the history OF the State.
HENRY CLAY AND THE TOUGH.
Henry Clay once invaded the
blue grass region OF Tennes.
see, to make a speech. When
he arrived at his destination
a tough looking specimen,
evidently in the la stages o1
whiskeyism, stepped from
the throng, slapped thegreat
orator on the back, and said
in Southern vernacular:
"Howdy, ur. Clay !"
The great man shook BIZ
, head aud replied: "Be kind e
nough to turn your head st
that | may see your profile.
The man averted his fac,
while the Pickering torch
lights enabled the observe
to study him closely for sew
eral seconds.
Twenty years ago." sait
: Mr.. Clay, "you had not begul
; to grow that long beard ant
: were smooth faced-eh?"
"That's1ight."
, "You were not then a eye
lops, but had two hold eyes
: eh p
That's right,--Or atleas
: I reckon it isl
i "Ah Then you sat Oh
; jury before which Iplead
y case, and your name is. -
: Am | not right p
Il reckon you are, suah. I"
s eyes. yes; | remember yo
u perfectly, and" continued N
). Clay, "you had one otHe
. characteristic, which / no
: recall-you were then a gel
d tleman."
: VIM. Hosea Ballou.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-06-19

g4Will NOT help "BanniaY
save-his hacon in '92. "What
|th4 democracy of the South
Wants at the hands Of the
present, talmillitt trait IN is as
many nearo toa,c III. as pos
sible, and ,the,la0e ignorant
they aFeIthe, better.y,I tiswil-
hng t0 bean theevil fora lit
Tie while in order that the as
surance OF permanent demo
cratic victory 4 years hence
may be made more and more
p rect. Observer
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-06-19

President Harrison's line Of
policy inTegald to appoipt-
'nlents has effectualiy dispell-
cd all hopes OF civil lservicere-
form, and yet some of the or
gans maintain that he has
not injured civil servicere-
form. This reminds us OF the
negro servant who was re-
preached for breaking a val
liable pitcher. "De Lawd hab
musSey e hhe exclaimed,
"who says l broke dat dish ?
| only letit drapandit broke
itself. Harrison has let ci-
vii service refclrn"dr drap" and
it broke itself Texas SiH-
Mgs.
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YSAbto ANVpSt tASi''hO1 S''NV'O
Who were present and MvOr-
A,ttlle enforcement OF the law
lndthey joined with Jackson,
the entire crowd OF
a. lies stook them into the
burt, where they We're tried,
convicted and sentenced to
the full penalty prescribed by
That was the last
ii the bullies and the occa-
sion Of the unexplained entry
on the records OF the court OF
Sumner county for the year
1905. 3
Samuel RI Morgan, who
built the statecapital often
nessee, died some ten years
ago. He hadinhis possession
a merchants book ofaccount.
In these were thepurchases Of
Andrew Jackson for 5 years
after 1890. An examination
OF the books shows that the
only purchases made by Old
Hickory OF thismerchant was
powder, caps, lead and whis-
key,
Mr.. Morgan used to rela tie
tlat he once witnessed a CO k
fight shortly after the battle
of New Orleans. Jackson was
present, sitting Oh his horse,
while some fellow down in the
pit aw kwardly tried to heel
the chicken. Jackson first be-
came uneasy, then mad. He
laaped from his horse into the
pit, brushed the fellow aside
and heeled the chicken after
the most approved fashion
Then he returned to the sad.
die and witnessed the fight.
Jackson was originally a
backwoods specimen of thu
rawest type, but he at once
evolved into perhaps the grar
dest man thatever lived, ho v
ing no equal in the ballroom
Lo peer in his politeness
courtesy andadmirationfron
women. TIE same is largely
true Of the Tennesseean of to
day. Take him from the farm
array him in fashionable
clothes, put him in the ball
roonlo in society and hi
thoroughbred blood instant
ly manifests itself, exhibiting
in him only the refined maj
OF the world. Jackson's let
ters which remain are in ma
ny respects more interestin:
than Washington's. The,
exhibita a man absolutely de
voted to his family, iron
whom not the smallest thin,
concerning them escaped an,
whose every interest was his
| No man never wrote in tn
same spirit, and hissocial let
! ters are models from whic
/ Chesterfield might have leal
{ ned much in politeness.
i The duel Between Jackso
\ and Sewer seems to have es
capped history and biography
Sewer was Jackson's equs
az a soldier, and during hi
Indian fghtsof over a quar-
], ter Of a century he never LOT
a bat tie, because he alway
charged into thenatiyes whe
!, in a body, and the India
} could only fight with a trt
! Pin front of him. In 1895 8
vier was the first Goveine
ofTennessee, and for12 year
I During this first term Jacl
/ son wason theSupreme Bene
+ OF the State. The two me
!, had 81 difficulty ahout a mi
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rule, simply what Dawning,
the celebrated landscapes Il
gardner, used to call "a bare
house in u bare field" This
ought not to be, and thesoo-
ner we all realizeit, the better
for the happiness Of ourselvss
and our children, for hsppi-
ness is as dependent. we nj; y
be sure, upon the cultivate, II
of the beautiful in art as W II
as in morals, as upon the ~
QUESTION Of dollars and of
cents.
The last number ofthA ba!s
timore Syn has all interest
ing article on this matter oi
ornamental grounds about
ft-
village and country homes,
wherein are many practical !
suggestions which we wish
might be generally adopted
and put into effect in North
Carolina. The writei' truly
says in the outset that "the
cottage residences which now
form so charming an orlia-
ment to the suburbs of onf
great cities, and extend in
some instances for a distance
of 80 miles from them, would
fail of the greater part OF
their attractiveness if it were
not that they are almost all
ways situated in the midstof
ornamental grounds. The
old-style country cottagewas
conspicuous for it's absence
of even the smallest attempt
at landscape gardening
y n 4 ** \ ~ "
| In many cases 1t was I'M.
painted, or if painted the al.
most universal color was d
dead staring white, some.
} times softened by the shad.
ows of some great trees, but
generally standing in a ma
kedness that was offensive to
the eye and an incongruous
i. feature in the scenery"
"Of late years however"
it is continued, wherever
cottages OF the modern style
have been built, all this has
been changed. These cotta-
ges would lose more than
half of their effect and all of
of their homelikeless if they
: were divested of their little
bits Of well-kept lawn, their
flowers, their evergreens and
their climbing plants. Tie
cottage and the dressed
grounds are complementary
to each other, and togetLer
make up the harmony of the
picture. The old landscape
! gardners were masters 81
their art Their ,s,,rk extea4
ded over large ereas. pLey
/ created vistas through then
clumps and nl5sHses. They
broke up The distant wo0.l.
lands into bays and recessee.
!. They gave glimpse Of water
wherever sufficient waterwae
available. They plantea out
= with evergreens and decidu.
= Gus trees whatever in the dis.
J tant landscape might have
!. been offensive to the eye, and
q they were so well informet
% as to our autumn colors thai
& they grouped together treel
: whose autumnfoliagc presen
: ted the finest contrasts Ufco
IT or, and brought out thos'
IS colorsmore vividly by a back
it ground Of evergreens.''
le lgIAflll0l 1lnTrG
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-06-19

A DEMOCRATIC family nsWspets e ~ I
per devoted5to tllss istAisst lot
its County, State and Nation,
Published every Wednesday .aat1. at
Boone, Watauga County, NC,
a 80 S7If n
J.F. sPAINHolUIR, = EnIro,Fs, r o,Fs,ss 4 y. {
JOHN s. WILLIAMS, ,puBLIslIERs
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PhALInE

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mediate relief, with termination Of the attack:
Price $50. and soc: per bottls. FOR BALE
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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-22

tend more than three inches above the crown
oi the head or more than three iucheS heyonSi
the lateral CIRCUMFERENCE Of the head. and any
person wearing such covering for the heaf
shall be guilty OF q lnisdemeanor. and Shall he
hled IN 3 sum not less than $ nor more than
SO or imprisonment in the county Jail not less
IMAM TWO days nor more than SIX days pro-
vlded that this Act shalt not apply 10 females
more than thirty-five years OF ase.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect snd be
IN force from and after its pa ssage.
! he Assem- bly, Committees on Military Affairs.
state Hospitals. Public B1iidingS ana Grounds
aud Education leis last evening for Los Angeles
~ special car. Brother sims Chairman al
tne Committee on Pueiic Morals, went with
While in the chair yesterday. Speaker pro
TEN: Shanahan gave the Assembly a lnuch-
neeoed lecture on their noislnesS, lie re-
minded them that the Assembly Chamber was
not a baseball ground, although they acted
sometimeS as If il were
The session of the Assembly YESTERDAY was .
stormy one. The members rad no attention
10 the rules and the Speaker was corseonently y
unable 10 enforce the order Of business Mem
beis fell IN the habit af quietly seoains their
petitions, bills, resolutions and committee re.
ports up to the desk, aud afierward, during
some temporary lull III the pandamoniun
notify the speaker that their document coul,t
be found in the rapidly accommodating pile on
tne CLERK desk Two hours were speut IN the
ulseuSSlon OF the proposition to adjourn until
Monoay, although il had been absolutely settled
beforehand thai they would not DO anything
else but so adjourn.
Cal tain George B. Baldwin, OF the Marysyille
Guard, VISITED the Capite yesterday and visited
members Of the Committees on Military Affairs.
Senator Campbell, in the debate on the Stete
Prison investigation yesterday afternoon, gave
ntteTanee to some very pointed and truthful re-
marks in regard to the running OF pnbSie i.sti-
tttioss by political bosses.
me Investigation asked fer by Senator
Soueber, yesterday, into the Office of the State
EnElneer, Is entirely in accord with the desire
of state Engineer Hall. He could not ASK f3r
the examination after the Governor had invss-
ngated and exenerated him, but he is perfectly
T,he 4 -. s', 9 - SsslS sssiou.
M e. last evening IN the State Library. CAPITA m
g., w IEsmas. ex JHte Ageat at San Quentin
prison Wss the witness of the evening, and gave
q great mass OF testimony, Rainly tending 10
shoN that tbs nighsShiit in she jute-mill had
Prove financial failure.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREYlTIEs.

The advance party of Wissmanns S expedition
has arrived at Zanzibar.
George smith, aged sixty, was instantly killed
in New York yesterday by the explosion of dy-
Mantle.
Richard Booking, a carpenter, was killed at
Fresno on Wednesday by the accidental dis
charge of pistol.
VIM. Jones has been sentenced to San Quen-
tin for three years for. highway robbery, COM
mitted IN Los Angeles.
The Central Hotel aud its contents, at sheep
Ranch, Calayeras county, were entirely con-
sumed by fire on Wednesday.
Cardinal Newman yesterday observed the sSth
anniversary of his birth by pontlicial high
mass. The Cardinal : health has improved.
George f. Siosson challenges any billiard
player in the world to piay two match games OF
billiards in public in New York city for 81 900
SIDE
Robert +. Glazirs proprietor of the Lick House
at PorteIgille mysterionsly disappeared at Tu-
lare on the 18th instant, and there are fears of
foul PLAY.
Billy Frasier, the well-known lightweight
pugilst. who felgh at Jack Dempsey. Jack Mean
life and a number Of other noted fighters, is
now preaching
a Council Joint resolution, recommending NJ
NJ Estee, of California, for position in the
Cabinet OF RnesfSans-elect Harrisora passed the
New Mexico Legislature on Wednesday.
Michael: MaGdan, who reached Chicago few
days age. from California, was adSlged insane
yestei day. He lad delusion Fiat everybody
was whistling 10 him as they weald TO dog.
Edward Prince, Stockton anaehinist, has
been sent to the pesthouse ts. be treated for
smallpox. He had been wszking in d shop
there and eaanot tell how se contracted tha
disease.
In the. Quebec Legislature Wednesday mig ht,
Irnden erestst sense ton ~ giving notice Of g
Victoria be urged to v.se her influence to restore
the temporal power pf the gape.
A large deposit OF pluEhago has been .aund
IN the seriugo nf0untaizs, near Los Angeles.
1t assays eighty to nine4y per cent. pure, and q
company Will be organized to manufa eture il
into pencils and dother Useful articles.
| W Moore Yor.ng convicted OF making false
revenue returDs to the Government as Secretary
of the Fruityaie Vine snd F:uit Conspany has
been sentenced in Lcs Angeles to che year in
| the Fresno county jail The other csicers of the
company will be prosecuted.
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Successful Ventures In Sugar Beet Cult
urs-Other Crops

MAESsNiLLG February alst.-Lsst season a
number OF farmers in this Ieighborhood planted
smeN Ots o. sugar bet SEED dist ibuted bySihe
western Beet sugar Company for the purpose
OF exf eriment and in 0c.oStr q sample LOT OF
bseiS eioNn in Suffer comfy. with absolutely
no cultivation AFTER planting, were sent to the
company Tor analysis. The Appeat has received
tTem the eeInpany's laboratory a statement Of
tne results OF tue analysis, with The remark that
the samples were IL quality and size '.gocd
sSssTage ss,g sugar 5eets,' Il is hoped thst beet
culture VIII receive moro experimental atten-
tion in this neighborhood the present season.
there being many thousands Of acres In Yuba
crop.
The Sutter FdrRsr, an excellent crop author.
ity, VIII say tomorrow, regarding the ontloos
FOR grain There IS yet ample moisture in the
soil, which is in sood plowable condition.
Grain is thrifty and large Tor the time al vesr
The lats sowa is backward, more on account Of
eool Wea5ner than lack Of moisture, but is grow.
lng rapidly now under the pleasant change. ana
she soil bCing in excellent condition. there {
absolutely 10 cause for alarm. This Statements
ofthe condition of crops In Yuba aud Sutter Is
based on rainiall OF twelve inches, which
amount has on several occasions given us the
largest efops.
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A LONG TRAMP.
commencement of the Six Days Pedes.
trsan Touraamau4

commencement of the Six Days Pedes-
trsan Tournaments.
SAN FRANCISCO February 2lst.-Tae world 3
International sixrday pedestrian contest opened
tonight in the Mechanics Pavilion before an
audience the largest that ever assembled Ia san
Francisco. There were shirty.one starters,
Among the more prominent we're George Cart
wrigha. of England; Erank Hart OF Boston;
old Sport Campana, of Connecticut; Gus and
Pat Guerrero, OF California; Gas Brown, the Pa
enc sporting representative; E. C. More. of Phil
adelphis: Thomas Howorth. of England; "Ooffly
Gootty,' of California, and Albeit yint New
Two Chinese were among the walkers Fif-
teen hundred dollars will be given for breaking
the record, in. addition to the gate money. No
one covering less than s25 miles will be entitled
titled 1.-the championship belt of the world,
presented by Frank Hail.
ELEVEN o'cLosX SCORE.
George Cartwright scored the first mile in six
minutes, securing the special prize of s25. Gus
Guerrero was only three seconds behind him.
A close estimate Of the attendance places it at
eighteen thousand. The two Chinese who
started left the track after completing the first
mile.
At IL o'clock the score of the leaders stood:
Cartwright, 8 miles and 10 laps; Moore, miles
aud . laps; Hart, miles and laps; Ho-
warth,. mills and laps, Gus Guerrero, 8
miles and 4 laps; sheridan, miles 2 laps
Taylor, miles and laps Watson, s miles and
lap; Vint miles and laps; Moriarity I
miles and laps,
The track measures eight laps to the mile.
GUERRERO GETS AHEAD.
San FRANCISCO, February 2lst.-6us Guerrero
was the first to turn the second mile he is ac-
knowledged TO be the most graceful contestant
on the track. His condition is first class. and
the lead which he has secured is likely to be
retained for considerable time, and possibly
TO the end of the race.
CARTWRIGHT FoRGES AHEAD.
MIDNIGHT. Cartwright closed the distance
between him and Guerrero, each having eigh-
teen miles to his credit. This was due to Guer-
rero's having dropped into an easy walk. Cart
wright soon after took the lead
Gus Guerrero covered fifteen miles the first
hour, which was the best made in that time.
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Los ANeELEs poYCorpEp.
The Santa Ana Pespie Up In Arms
Against the Boom CITY.

SANTA ANA, February 2lst-At a meeting OF
the Board Of Trade held eiiS morning the fol
lowing resolution was unanimously adopged:
WHEREAS, That the Board of Trsde and
taken such action as they deem necessary to
defeat the formation OF the county of Orange;
ana whereas such action so taken by said
people residing within the proposed county OF
Orange; it is therefore
fResottedr ThaNBoard recommend to the citi-
zens OF said territory that they sever their
business and commercial relations with Los An Z
geles city, and that they ESTABLISHED 9busiress and
commercial relations with the people os San
Diego, San Bernarlino and San francisco and
IN this connectioathis Board calls, tentior TO
the fact that the representatives of these three
cities stood by oerOrange county bal Loyalty at
al times and that 4. steamer plying to these
cities stops az the wharf at Newpert landing
every four dnVs
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-22
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

A. B. GIG, introduced by Damron, of Los
Angeles and referred to the Committee Of Ju-
dietary, will undoubtedly be declared case OF
urgency and promptly passed 1t is entitled
An Act TO proHote tRe pleasure OF people in
public places Of amusement and is as follows:
Section !. 1t should be unlawful for any
spectator IN any pIsoe Of public smusemens Is
wear a covering for the head which shala ex-
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THE METROPOLIS
Democratic Election Officers Iodicted-
Pansin-a y. u.,aants SI.n c.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 2lst.-W. T. Ward
who at the last election was Democratic Judge
of Election in the second precinct Of the thirty.
out of sixty-hve votes, was arrested this evening
on an indictment from the Grand Jury eharg lne
him wi h fraud. James u Neil, the clerk, wa.
indicted on the same charge, but skipped te
avoid arrest.
The pay ment of pensions in this city will com
nlence March 4th. Over 500 COO win be pai6
out.
1t is reported that one-h6lf the saiSaon paeE
for the present year is already sold.
At the close of the argument before the Su-
pre1ne Court in the Sharon case the Court gave
and exhibits, and the Sharon attorneys fiye days
torepiy.
the Board of Health this evening appointed s
committee to 80 to Sacramento and urge the
Legislature to pass the bill to authorize the ap
pointment of additional inspectors
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Colonel Gosne,.,s ,yiaou..

soNfMgRylLtEtS ~. W, February 21st.-TAe viii
of the late ColaDel Goshen, ISarnum's Slant,
vas offered fog probate to-day. There will be a
fight, as Mrs tsoshen, one Ct his wives. who
lives IN hiSsn, III, contests. the viii upon The
ground THAI she was never legally divorced from
the Colonel
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DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, sick headache,
and sAat tired feeling are cured By Hood $
sarsaparills, wbieA tones the stomach. pro-
Aaoses healthy digestion, creates an appe-
l,e, cares 81 'sE headache, and builds up the
whoie system. Sold BY ell druggists. 100
| es.0Ses or q dollar.
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rvALLy SON.

r. ,. Rose Sells statnAoul TO ~. $. Hn-
bass for S6e,50n.
SA1S FRANCISCO, February 2lst-L. J. Rose Of
Los angeles. who IS staying st the PssIsee Hofel
in this city, stated tonight IN an interview tbat
he Ard finally decided 10 sell Stanlboul the
eeleoFAtesi raciag station, ana tiat the sale has
eeen eoHsummated so-aay. W. $. Hobart, the
mlllioaSsfe mining man Of sh;s city, IS the
purchaser, and pays for him $4,000 Il is the
biggest 1orse sale erer made ia this state
D1rln H-esok Will tabe charge Of Stamboui
Rose goes East e. morrow.
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ARIZONA.
A Papago Indian Murderer Respited 70,
the Third Time.

TUCSON, February 2lst.-The Papago Indian,
Fermino, who killed white man named Ford
near Quiista last summer, and who was to be
hanged for the crime tomorrow, has been re-
spited until April 18th. This is the third re-
prieye, owing tothe case having been appealed
to the United states Supreme Court which has
not yet decided on the case
Quartermaster Miltimore. with an escort of
cavalry, has started to survey the new road TO
San Carlos over which all Government hauling
is TO be done, as this is to be the distributing
point in the future.