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Ben's Room.

Girls who are wondering what they
can do to keep their brothers at home
evenings may find hint in the follow
ling incident from the Philadelphia
Call:
"What a hideous green you are put
ting in that tidy ~ said Belle to her
"very best friend" as they sat talking
over their fancy work.
II know it," said Kate, good-hu-
moredly. "You see, bought it one
night, and began to work on it by
lamplight, and thought it looked pref
ty well. But some colors are SO
changeable; it looks frightful by day
light. only know one thing can do
with it'll give it to Ben"
"Why-will he like it"
"Oh!I don't know; [ guess 80.
It'll help make him out for Christmas,
and do well enough for his room. We
stuff everything there" And Kate
gave little short laugh, then flushed
suddenly, as she saw Bells blue eyes
bent wonderingly upon her.
"Why," said the girl, and her nm.
gers stopped in their busy motion, "i.a
Just as soon think of putting anything
ugly into the parlor as into brother
Franks room !; he is so choice OF It,"
"Oh! well, boys are different"
stammered Kate in confusion.
And Belle, feeling that she was
treading on forbidden ground, adroit-
ly turned the conversation. Yes, she
knew that Ben was different from her
brother, and, oh how thankful she
felt for that difference-thankful that
Frank was strong and manly, kept
above temptation-sorry for the great
contrast in her friend.
"You must all do something to try
to keep Ben at home these evenings"
said his father one day. II don't like
the way he is spending his time"
And Kate, as she heard the words,
wondered what she could do.
That afternoon there was a great
overhauling of furniture up stairs, and
by supper-time quite transformation
had taken place in Ben's room. There
were pretty, bright chromos, and one
or two choice engravings, Oh the wall,
hitherto bare dainty white mats on
the bureau, fresh muslin curtains drap-
ed back from the window, and every
thing as inviting as thoughtful hands
could make it.
"Now," she said, IT wonder If he'll
notice it,"
"Have you a headache, Ben? she
asked, as she passed his door that eve
ming, and saw him sitting with his
head bowed upon his hands.
"Oh, nop' he answered.; "only
thinking Of going down town, but 1t
looks so pleasant and homelike up here
I guess 1'll stay"
And he did stay; it wasn't the last
time, either. BY and by he began to
invite some of 1.-THE fellows" to come
and see him at the house, and, with
great satisfaction, would ask them to
"step up" to his room. Was it strange
that from these little gatherings more
than one went away feeling that it was
a grand, good thing to have home,
and be worthy of its
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| Now, I can't put things into my
children in that way. Nothin' don't
stay, somehow. It's like drivIn' nail
into rotten log"
This last remark I never forgot.
For thirty years afterwards, as l would
stand by the blackboard, trying to fix
rules and principles in the mind OF a
dull pupil, this remark would come
back to me with its peculiar pertlnacl-
ty. :.
II tell you my BRETHREN" he contin-
ued, "if our children had little more
catechism and the Presbyterians a lit
tie less, it would be better for both.
"Then, we don't pray in our families
like they do. I know their prayers
are mighty long, and they pray over
all creation but after all its the right
way. It's better than prayin' too lit
tie.
Now, my mother and father were
good Baptists, and raised their child
rem to be honest and industrious, but
I never heard one of them pray in my
life, and was most grown man be.
fore prayed prayer myself, and IL
was in this wise:
"There was big meetin' over In Ell
bert county, and I knowed pretty
gal. So I borrowed little Jersey
wagin, which was stylish thing IN
them days, and went over to her home
and stayed all night, and engaged her
to ride to meetin' next day, which YVES
Sunday.
"We went and had a glorious time,
and T might as well say right here,
that she was afterwards my wife, but a
comm home met with powerful ac-
cident that I've never got over to this
day. AS was comm down q steep
hill, some part of the gearin' give way,
and let me and the wagin' on my
creetur's heels and bein' young and
skeery, and not much used to wheels,
she riggled and tore from one side to
the other until I was pitched headfore-
most as much as ten foot into deep
gully, and it's miracle Of mercy that
nv neck wasn't broke on the spot.
"Expectin' to be killed every mint
I thought I ought to ask the Lord for
mercy. But as had never prayed In
my life, I couldn't think of the first
thing to say but the blessin' my father
used to say before eatin' when ne had
company, and which was this: lord,
make us thankful for what we are
about to recieve.'
"Now, my brethren, do you 'spose
any Presbyterian raised boy was ever
put to such strait as that for prayer?
No. He would have prayed for him,
self and gone off after the Jews and
heathens, while I was huntin' up
and gettin' off that blessin.'"
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Sabbath Observance.

The American Sabbath Union, No.
% Park row, New York, asks that. &C
ton be taken by all general assemblies
and other church councils and confer
ences and conventions in accordance
with The following. extract of Its con.
stitution
BASIS. e.,
The basis of this Union Is the Dt
vine authority and universal and per.
petual obligation Of the Sabbath, a
manifested In the order and constitu.
tion Of nature, declared in the reveal
ed will of God, formulated In the
Fourth Commandment of the moral
law, interpreted and applied by our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, trans
ferred to the Christian Sabbath, or
Lords Day, by Christ and His apos-
Ties, and approved by it's beneficial in
fluence upon national life.
OBJECT.
The object of this Union is to pre-.
serve the Christian Sabbath as q day OF
rest and worship.
MEMBERSHIP.
l, Representative Membership
representative members shall be such
persons as have been or may be ap.
pointed by the various Christian de-
nominations of our country-that &C
cept our basis-four representatives
from each denomination, with an extra
representative for each 100000 mem
bers or major fraction thereof IN the
denomination. 49,
The Union asks also from all such
bodies the indorsemsnt, by vote, OF
the following or q similar petition to
the United States Senate, with a !dupi'
cate for the House of Representatives
20 tie United States Senate:
The undersigned organization earn.
estly petition you to pass 9 bill forbid,
ding, in the governments mail and
military service, and in interstate com
merce, and in the District Of Columbia
and the Territories, all Sunday trathc
and work, except works Of necessity
and mercy ard such, private work by
those, who religiously and regularly
observe another day Of the week by-ab-
staining from labor and business, az
will neither interfere with the general
rest nor with public worship.
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FORMATION OF Flowers 1t has
been discovered by Prof. Sachs, the
distinguished German botanist, that
the ultraviolet and invisible rays OF
the solar spectrum especially promote
the development of flowers, whose
growth is exceedingly feeble when
those rays are suppressed, although
that Of other parts Of the plant Is very
luxuriant. Prof. Sachs supposes that
extremely minute quantities OF one or
more substances are formed In the
leaves and act upon large quantities
of plastic substances to produce the
flowers. Dividing the solar spectrum
into three distinct regions, or sets OF
rays, he finds that the yellow and ad.
jacent rays cause the decomposition OF
carbonic acid in plants, and are active
in assimilation; the blue and visible
violet rays are those which produce the
movements of irritation while the
ultraviolet form in the green leaves
the subtances which are active IN de-
veloping the flowers.
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BLACK PEPPER.-The two kinds
Of black pepper known 70 this -coun-
try come from Sumatra and Singapore.
Very little pepper is dusted before It is
ground, Notwithstanding the claims Of
spice grinders. The shell or akin on
good pepper contains the essential con-
stituents Of the spice much more than
the inside kernel, which when free
from the shell produces white, not
black pepper; but the heavy grains
with the shell on, make the: best pep
per. The Singapore pepper, which y
the best, is separated into heavy and
light grains and the better quality
the heavy-is mostly sold whole, while
the light grains are ground. It y
better for the housekeeper to buy
whole pepper and grind it herself:
[GO0d Housekeeping.
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Ro11sH THE PIsToL.- The inv

ABOLISH THE PIsToL.---The inven.
tion of gunpower is the most satanic OF
inventions, If it were not for the pis-
toll, it maybe that Abraham Lincoln
and lanes A. Garfield would be alive
TODAY. T believe that, next to alcohol
itself, the pistol is the most frequent
occasion Of murder. The very fact
that a man knows that he has pistol
in his pocket tempts him to act the
bully. Many man who has not the
omen bravery to strike his foe with his
fist. will resort to the cheap bravery OF
drawing a concealed pistol, and cray
enly take advantage of forestalllng DIS
enemy's undelivered fire.
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Teachers should not be absent from
the school single Sabbath without
providing teacher for the class. No
ordinary interference should be suffi-
cient to prevent attendance. When a
visit is contemplated or sickness comes,
always select a good substitute. Get
the best you can. The effect of this
forethought is, first, it will give your
class teacher of your own selection
and not leave it to the mercy OF a pick
superintendent, class and school that
the teacher is thoughtful and exercises
the best of care. In no case should a
teacher, knowing of unavoidable ab'
sence, leave the matter for the super,
intendent to provide as best he can at
the moment when score of things
need his attention and wisdom.
Teacher, lay this to heart.
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Can war cease while Christians
themselves are the advocates II this
world is to be delivered from war by
the gospel, the gospel must be applied
for the purpose. Would the gospel ev-
er convert the heather from idolatry.
If Christians should themselves en-
courage idolators, by compltance
with their customs? But as little may
we expect the golpel will make wars
cease Without the exertions Of Chris.
tians, and while they countenance the
custom by their own example. ~
GREEN CORN CAKEs.-With . pint
of grated green corn mix half Q tea
cup of milk, 8 tea-cup Of -four, q piece
of butter half the size Of an egg, tea
spoonful Of SALT one egg well beaten,
and a little pepper. Drop nom
spoon into q little hot butter, and
when done on one side turn to the
other. Serve hot for lunch or tea.
An English clergyman, 1t 10 said.
who was recently telling the story OF
the Good Samaritan, got two incidents
In the Bible mixed, with q decidedly
ludicrous result. After reciting the
Good Samaritan's promise to the land
lord of the inn, "And when I come
again will repay thee" he added:
"This he said, knowing that he should
see his face no more"
A mixture Of oil and graphite Will
effectually prevent screws from beccm-
inc fixed, moreover, protect them
from years against rust. The mixture
facilitates tightening up; Is an excel
lent lubricant and greatly reduces the
friction of the crews In its socket.
An Arab rule for selecting . good
horse Is to measure him from the up
of TIE nose to top of the withers, apd
and from the latter point to the root OF
the tail. The longer the first measure
ment is in propotion to the latter the
better the horse. ~
Henry Martyr laments that want OF
private devotion, reading, ana snolE
ness Of prayer though incessan ssi-
nominating had Prodnesd &, mucn no,sa
strangeness between God and MS soli.
Many preacher is learn from the
same cause.
Don't nag. There is more saving
virtue in one quick, stern reproof, than
in an hours afmless scolding. A nag
eing woman is a constant thorn In the
flesh.
We can not make more lively rep.
resentatiou and emblem to ourselves OF
hell, than by the view Of kingdom
in war.
There is not much future for . young
man who knows how to spend for
tune before he knows how to make
one.
The man who Is too lazy to be gen
tleman during his active business life
generally finds it impossible to be one
when he retires from trade.
If you would find q great many
faults, be on the lookout; but II you
want to find them in unlimited quanu-
ties, be on the look-in.
To love those who love us 10 man
like; but to love those who hate us u
Christ-like.
Life Is q crucible. We are thrown
into it and tried. The actual weight
and value of q man are expressed In
the spiritual substance OF the man.
All else is dross.
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two millions Of poor old men with an
annual pension of $40 a year."
After an appeal to the fathers and
mothers of families, the Address con-
cludes with these words:
Lastly, we offer our help to you, the
unfortunate, the poor, the humblest
members of society--to you who see
yourselves condemed to perpetual
misery. It is your lot which we have
most at heart. 1t is for you, above all.
that we are determined not to cease
labouring until the barracks shall
everywhere be thrown open to those
who are in need, and the soldiers shall
be restored to their homes"
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A curious and noteworthy statemen

A curious and noteworthy statement
has been published in regard to the
great river Euphrates. 1t appears that
this ancient river is in danger Of disap-
pearing altogether. Of late years the
banks below Babylon have been giving
Way 80 that the stream spread out into
a marsh, until steamers could not pass,
and only a narrow channel remained
for native boats. Now this passage Is
becoming obliterated, with the proba-
BILE result that the famous river will be-
swallowed up by the desert.
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"Doctor," said the patient, ~ be-
]ieye there's something wrong with my
stomach" "Not bit of it," replied
the doctor, promptly: "God made
your stomach, and he knows how to
make them. There's something wrong
with the stuff you put into it, maybe,
and something wrong In the way you
stuff it in and tramp 1t down, but your
stomach is all right" And straight
way the patient discharged him.
NV, how a man does hate to have the
doctor tell him the truth !!
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money to give. But 0, how full that
basket was! And when that gentle
man counted it his eyes grew all wet,
and he said softly (though ! didn't
know what he meant), IA little child
shall lead them. ."-Er.
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If the milk foams and troths in the
churn, the probability is that the
temperature is not correct.
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When eating bread and butter at the
table, butter small piece at time,
not the entire slice.
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We can deny ourselves, but we can
not cleanse ourselves.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-03-13
mitted the farmers to real
ize bOuntpOuS crops. .

mitted the farmers to real
ize bounteous crops.
The Same condition OF af-
fairs existed in England as in
this country, only it was not
so severe. In central New
York, it is stated, corn was
90 badly frozen in the sum-
mer that it was cut down
and dried for fodder. The
warm weather in JanuaLy SO
encouraged "a Vermont farm
err that he planted corn, and
in fact some Of it wasin good
condition during March,
Farmers were compelled to
pay 81 or $5 a bushel for the
corn of 1915 for feeding pur.
poses.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-03-13
The Color Line.

But in a government of the
people it is the theory, and
in the beginning it was the
practice, that the fittest
should rule. When Gov. Lee
said of the Southern States
that the white men should
govern he probaly referred
less to color than to charac-
ter. He meant that the in
telligence, the trained capac-
ity and the ability to govern
wisely should control public
affairs. These qualities hap
pen to be possessed in nincom-
parably the larger degree by
Ine Wlll(e race at Cne OOuCh.
And there is no Northern
man settled in that section
to live and to conduct bust.
ness who does not agree with
Gov. Lee. He may think
that governing whi,c mer
should be republicans, butht
stands on the color line with
all the intelligent, just and
patriotic natives of the
South.
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Zionville, N. .G
March 1st. 1889,

Watauga DEMoCRAT::
] wish to say something more
in your paper abont our
CountyC Commissioners grant
ing liquor license to men Of
good moral character. 1t is
said thatthe CountyCommis-
sioners are sworn toobey the
laws Of N. G. Do the laws
Of the State require our on
lcers to plant holes Of iniqui-
ty among the people whether
the people want them ornot,
sat instance ofsome Shylock2
II that be the case the State
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A RICH COUNTRY.

The letting OF the big con-
tract for building the $50
miles section OF the Charles
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago
railroad, is attracting wide
spread attention with those
interested in the industrial
development of the South.
The section will extend from
Rutherfordton, N. G., to Min
neapolis, ON the C'linch river,
and will open up one of the
richest mineral regions in the
world. An idea OF the rich
ness OF the iron deposits is
given inar romanticstory told
by Gen. Thomas l.. Rosserin
an interview The story is
that unprincipled white men
bought this wonderful min
eral country from the Chero-
kee Nation for a considera-
ton ofpots, pansand kettles.
The whites then took from
the sides OF one hill enough
iron to make all the necessa-
~ pots, pans and kettles to
pay the Indians the price OF
the purchase, and the ore was
of such purity that it was
peaten into therequired uten-
sils without so much as put
ting fire to it. Gen. Rosser
says he knows it to be a fact
that ut Wilder's Forge, in
Mitchell county, Gen. Wilder
takes out ores SO pure that
they require no treatment.
The road is to run on the
line between North Carolina
and Tennessee, through the
Great Cranberry iron beds,
which form the largest body
Of pfmagnetic steel-Inaking ores
on the continents taken.
4 The hard woods found il
this section are walnut, whitt
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-03-13
Odds and Ends.

Many people dig their
graves with their teeth.
He who reforms himself has
done something towards the
reformation OF the crowd.
China has not been with
out u rebellion in some por-
tion Of the empire for 12O
years.
A Goldfish spawns about s.
100000 eggs in a season,
and a single pair Of herrings
will produce 154, 900, 600 her
rings in three years.
Archibald Canbell, while
out driving, near Cincinnati,
pulled out his handkerchief
to wipe his nose. Mrs. Os-
borne was at her gate. and
thought he meant to tlirt
with her. and she followed
him up and shot him in the
arm.
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and red oak, cherry, birch,
ash and sugar maple, all in
abundance, while Of the soft
ar kinds the pines are found,
together with hemlock, buck
eye, chestnut, poplar, and
Others. Some Of the hemlock
and poplar logs arefrom four
to six feet in diameter.
In the interview referred to
Gen. Rosser calls attention to
the fact that, all the great
trunk lines OF railroad run to
the southwest from the At
lantic seaboard. The line Of
which this new section is a
link, will run southeast to
northwest, cutting across
other greatlines and so open
ing up a vast territory hith-
erto unpenetrated and at the
same time securing connec-
tions with New York.
The road proposes to run
from Ashland, KY, (Which is
on the Ohio river, opposite
lronton, Ohio,) to Charles
ton, S. G., using the South
Carolina railroad from Sum-
ter to Charleston. 1t is on
enterprise great in import
ance to Western North Caro-
lina.-Charlotte Chronicle.
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HyMoR only springs in
simple, unaffected characters.
You find it in the Scotch. 1t
overfows in the well-bred
American, who is the prince
OF good fellows. The Amerf-
cans are so good at taking a
joke, SO good tempered that,
even in public, they enjoy to
banter each other and serve
as butts for each other S sar-
casms that American humor
is allowed free play.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-03-13
TIE SWORD OF R0gERT LEE.

lY FATHER RYAN.
Folthfrom tsscabbard pure and
bright,
Flashed the sword of Lee!
Far iii the front Of the deadly
fight,
High DER the bAvo in the cause
of right, Tight.
It's stainless sheen like a beacon
Led us to victory.
Out of it's scabbard, where full
long
1t slumbered peacefully
Reused from it's rest by the bat
rs tie song,
Shielding the feeble, smlting the
strong, wrong
Guarding the right, avengins the
Cleaned the sword of Lee.
Forth from it's scabbard high in
Beneath Virginia sky lair
Ind they who saw it cleaning
there, sweur
And knew who bore it knelt to
That where that sword led they
would dare
TO follow and to die.
Ont Of it's scabbardl never hand
.s Waved sword from stain as
free,
Nor purersword led braver band,
Nor braver bled for a brighter
land, [grand,
Nor brighter land had q cause SO
Nor q cause a chief like Lee.
Forth from it's scabbardl how we
prayed
That sword might victor be;
I And when our triumph was de-
u laycd,
And many q heart grew sore
afraid, 1.-THE blade
sye still hoped on while cleaned
Ofnoble Robert Lee.
Forth nom it's scabbaidl ! all in
{: vain Lice.
Bright flashed tho sword oi
Tis shrouded now IN it's sheath
again; [slain,
3 ~ .,1x,r,,e, tho ss1ony, ~ x,,,v !, - l,lo
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-03-13

years, children of Mr.. Jno.
Gottle, who lives near Rich
lands, on Thursday evening
were sent out to the woods
to feed the hogs, lost their
way in the snow storm and
froze to.death. Their bodies
were found Saturday morn
ing, far away from home,
both sitting together side by
side and stone dead.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-03-13
HarrisOn's Cabinet
FORAMLY ANNOUNCED
TO TIE SENATE.

BY Telegraph to the News
and Observer.
Washington, March s.
President Harrison to day
sent to the Senate thefollow-
ing nominations: For Sec
retary Of Sta te, James e..
Blaine, Of Maine; Secretary
of,the Treasury, WIN. Win.
dom, of Minnesota; Secre-
tary of War, Redfield Proc
tor, of Vermont; Secretary
of the Navy, Benjamin F..
Tracy, of New York; Secre-
FAIRY Of the Interior, John W.
Noble, OF Missouri; Post
master General, John Wanna
maker, OF Pennsylvania +:
Attorney General, W. II. Fl.
Miller, of Indiana; Secrv-
t,ns ofAgriculture, Jeremiah
Rusk, Of Wisconsin. The
nominations were confirmed
in u ten minutes session of
Of the Senate.
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ApyEnrIsING RATES.

For intermediate rates cores
pond with the Editor.
I.oca. noti.es5 ceNts a line.
Subscription Invariably III Az
yASrE ana advertisements p;is;s-
lse on tiemah
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starting right off from that
grocery that our commiss-
toner's planted there for the
accommodation of a Wilkes
county whiskey man.
Yours, against high wicked
ness in strongholds.
JEHU.