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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-12-05
Family Pride.

Ii people WHO are troubled
with that form OF egutism
which they are self hatterad
into believing is family
pride," would catch hold Ci
the idea that in this Rrpuhlis
can country every tub stands
on it's own bottom, and that
nobody can disgrace them
except themselves they would
escape much misery.
The sad case Of tile three
ladies in Westinghouse one
ofthe Oldest families in the
District, who have gone i'm
sane as the result of brood
ing in private over the shock
to their pride, illustrates the
Jolly of this tendency. Que
of their troubles was due to
the fact that a hall brother
contracted Il marriage some
years ago which was, kept II
secret for several months,
the wife being known during
the time.by hermaiden name,
Another brother, q never do
well, accepted a position
as marked in a billiard sls
loon.
What is there in either, or
both of the occurrences to
cause a poignant feeling
of PERSONAL disgrace in the
mind OF any relative OF the
parties who are not FpslN1ns
sible for them An hoiiors
able secret marriage, with
true. affection as a basis, il
much more creditable than
the open sale OF themselves
for money which many poor
but proud daughters Of old
fanatics consumate- The
black sheep Of afamily may
disgrace himself, but there N
neither rhyme nor reason I'M
his sister and brothers tas
king upon themselves any oF'
the shame. s.
The "old fanIilu PRIDE u
one Of the most absurd and
illogical Of all the suryivalS
and apings Of aristocracy in
the republic Of equal citizens.
Some OF it's vagariesare anu
sing butthe WashiDgtrn casg
y -
lis pitiful -Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-12-05

WatE1' az me enfthlF ninaD'
Yjtuslts who had fulfilled their
DESTINY here. md llel' i.haiYa
tie teble and iil.k;de was fiji
ed by their ne;,iipw Lewis
sfallpg and losf'iy biitie. Il
sR'e from this sad Intelligence
! lad n very enjoyable visit,
the remembrance uf which
remains With me to This time,
and ii | should've to be- nine
~ years or more of age will
stflll,p fI'es rand green in my
LATTER days.
For supper and breakfast
they had some Long Red po-
tatoes which werv very fash
enable forty AID fifty. years
ago. On leaving, tie sister |
begged two of these patatoes
Tor seed.
Att Erwin, Union county,
Fem, | havesome very dear
friends by the name Of fllnlin
[ rode direct from the BEL
nett residence to Mr. HuIin's.
Mgs. Hniin saw my long red
potatoes and wanted one,
which gave her. On Au,y:ist
2Jth Mr.. linlin wrote me az
follows Nov | viii tell ynn
about the red potato you
gave my vie. She planted it
one eye in IL place, and YES
tel-tlay she dug her Warner
patch, anil from one eve plan
ted she got five pounds. and
from the entire patch she gol
thirty two pounds. They alc
long, slim and knotty, and
deep eyed
And now | will round of
by saying that last spring,
while setting types in the
DEMOCRAT 0 'tice | learued OF
a certain saive 'nad- by Mrs.
|. w. Thomas. which proved
to be very excellent, and
worth paying for. am out
and will soon send the mon
ey for another lot. Mrs.
Thomas could get quite.a rev
enue, if she would, by put
ting this s,Ive before the pub
lie, ior evep.bod.y and his or
her grandfather, comes to
me for some when cut, bruis-
ed or burned, and thatis why
| ain outof the valuable stuff.
j. 5 W.
LinViKe n. {. Nov. 27. 80.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-12-05

A boy after q great tleal (lf@ N
labor tomakc aconypOSitis,ll7
began one with this truly !
fecting remark ''itis kat
er difficult and pretty it9l1
sihle to convey unto 0t6s
those ideas ofIwhich ypn
not yourself possassed 7
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-12-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
For the DEMoCRAT:


Secretaries, Noble and Ira
cy have locked horns again
for a fight, and many think
the result will be- the retir-
ement of one or the, other OF
them from the cabinet, per-
haps both. To the student
Of politics a contest between
two such men cannot fail to
be very interesting, repre-
senting as they do the ex-
frames of the Republican
party. Mr.. Noble was select
ed personally by President
Harrison for his present po-
sition, and has, always be-
longed to the conservative
or silk stocking wing OF the
Republican party; while Mr..
Tracy came into the cabinet
as the personal representa-
tive of the craftiest poiiti-
clan in the country-Ex Sen
ator T. &. Platt, of New
York, and belongs to the
working wing OF the RepYbli
can party. President Harri-
sons personal inclinations
are nll undoubtedly with Mr..
Noble, but owing to his sns-
ceptibility to the influence
Of the powerful members OF
his party it is doubtful which
Secretary he will in the end
sustain. The trouble be-
tween the two gentlemen
comes frSm the Pension Office
which continues to be a veri-
table thorn in the side OF the
administration. Secretary
Noble has asked for the res
ignation OF five OF the promi-
nent officials whose pensions
were re-rated duringTanners
regime. One Of them hap
pens to be a special friend OF
Secretnry Trays, and that
gentleman advises him to re-
fuse to resign and promises
his help to aid him in keep
ing his position. The result
is that not only Mr.. TracyS
friend but the other four OFF,
cials whose designations were
asked, have refused to resign
and they together With all
Fs., 49, ,4,J <~@;x.1,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-12-05

Persons who lead Il lie of eX-
poseure are subject to rheuma-
tism. neuralgia, and lunbaSo
and will find a valuable remedy
in j. II. McLean's volcanic Old
liniment: it will Danish pain and
subdue inflammation.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-12-05
in bringing about that very
Investigation.

NV
There is little outward
change in the Speakership
campaign. Mr.. Reed lefthur
riedly FOR New York last
Thursday evening and the
rest OF the candidates have
been puzzling their brains
ever since to find out what
he went for. They are all
afraid OF Reed though they
win assure you that they
have got@hiin- beaten. Mr.
Blaine, who has not been per
sonally friendly towards Mr..
Reed for some years, promis-
ed that gentleman's friends
last Summer that he wOuli
do nothing to prevent his be.
ing elected Speaker. He has
kept that promise up to this
time, though great pressure
has been brought to bear on
him in behalf Of one of the
other candidates. The eau
Gus will be held next 'Satur-
day and unless Mr.. Blaine
shall break his promise my
next letter will chronicle the
nomination OF Reed for speak
er.
Gen. Crook, the Secretary
OF war. and Capt. Pratt su-
perintendent OF the Carlisle
Indiana schoolexpect to visit
Mt. Vernon barracks, Alaba-
ma, during the latter part OF
December for the purpose OF
deciding whether Geronimo
and the other Apache Indians
now confined there shall be
removed.
Verify the Democratic cup
Of Joy is full almose- to oyer-
flowing. Malone and Fora
ker have been. put on the
shelf, and now comes news
to the Republican Senators
that Ingalls, will probably
be defeated for reelection to
to the Senate. "'Too good
to be true", is the general
Democratic comment on the
last item.
The local Republicans are
very much worked up over
the rumor that Bruce, the ne
gro ex-senator, is to be ap-
pointed Recorder of Deeds
for this city. If protesting
to the President will prevent
the appointment will not be
made.
Honors ara now easy be-
tween Senator Quay and Mr..
Wanamaker, as the Presi-
ident has followed the Quay
slate in making the rest OF
the. Philadelphia Federal ap-
pOintments.
1t begins to look as though
President Harrison proposed
to pigeon-hole the report OF
the Civil Service Commits
sion handed him nearly a
week ago. 1t recomends the
prosecution Of several office
holders for viola ting the law
against soliciting campaign
contributions from Office
holders. Tile Commission is
anxiously awaiting the Pres
|ident's decision in this mat
ter.
A strong effort will be
made this winter to have
Congress adopt the English
idea of n postal savings
bank, to be conducted by the
postoffice department.
Nov. 25th, 1889.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-12-05

A DEMonRATIc family newspa-
er devoted to the interest Of
it's County, State and Nation.
Published Every Thursday at
Boone, atauga County, N. G.
d. b. DOUGHERTY, EDITOR.
R. C. RIVERS, PUBLISHER.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-12-05
EENiNIscENCEs AND goa.i'ATS0ya
No. 2.
-lr 41,. Ht
For the DEAiocRas =:

! For the DEMoCRtsswr::
| | write what follows FORUM
Just hacuse | can write.
| notite that IL great many
i people furnish the edges Of
Boards and planks turned
up edgewise for their hens
aud turkeys to go.to bed on.
| have learned IRON a long
experience that geese and
ducks do not go roost, but
tAilng themselves up 81, the
ground when they take u
res Tor the night.
Ii you will'let mater take
it's own way, hens, turkeys
and sich', prefer to roost on
the limbsof trees, but s7hnn
mater is varied Il bit. they
take much more comfort.
roosting on round poies than
on tie sharp edges OF either
boards or planks. These re-
marks on hpnol0gy are for
young and enterpl'iSjng boys
and girls, who don't know
more than their grandpa
rents and are willing to learn.
Another thing | have oh
served in these parts, and il
is, that people hern;ihouts,
{and elsewhereabouts, as to
that), think they can not fat
ten hogs except they have
corn to feed to them. Now,
this is sheer nonsense. | know
it, for | have triedi it Overland
again 1t is hard work ami
"much Of it, to raise corn.
Potatoes are raised nurh "a
sier, and when boiled with
your house-slop and q quart
or two Of bran is added to
the boiling mass, you can fat
ten your hogs lust aseasy as
tie girl knew her daddy. And
this, again, is for the grown
up boys and girls who are
willing to step from the poor
old paths into the new and
better ones.
Last winter | was ovei. in
Poplar township, this coun-
ty of Mitchell, and remained
over night where | had been
most cordially welcomed on
other occasions. 1t was at
the residence Of three maiden
sisters named Bennett. Thew
lived near the mouth of Pig
eonroost Creek, which emp
ties into Toe River, a few
miles from where the latter
plungesin into Tennessee and be
comes the Nolachucky.
The previous time | visited
these venerable ladies was in
'86. Then there We're four of
them. They owned a good
farm, on which they were
born and always lived, and
which they titled principally
until the infirmaties OF age
came creeping upon them,
and then they took under
their kindly roof anephew by
the name tf Lewis Bennett,
who is now married, and, |
suppose, will come
into possession Of the Ben
nett homestead. Their faith
err left them a saw and grist
mill, which the eldest one ten
ded. In '86 she complained
to me that she had beome
too old and feeble to longer
go out and lit the heavy
bags OF grain from the wag-
ons and animals as in by
| . WI ~, * :, - =, &s,, =.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-12-05

Exposure to rough weather, get
ting wet, living in damp local.
ties are favorable to the contrac-
tion of diseases Of the kidneys
and bladder. As a preventive
aud for the cure Of all kidney
and liver trouble, use atyalua-
bic remedy. DR., j. H. Mclean's
liver and kidney balm. $1'OO
per hottie.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19
RIVER AND EARBoR NOTES.

The steam yacht Reva arrived at Tag
CARTS wharf for coal from Brunswick
yesterday. She will return again to the
southwark, where her owner, Pierre Loril-
lard, Is hunting and fishing.
The British steamship Kingdom arrived
here yesterday from Las Palmas. She will
take on a cargo of cotton and rosin for
Barcelona. She is the last of her tribe the
tramp that will clear from here the balance
of the season.
The Norwegian steamship Stamford was
cleared yesterday in ballast for Baracoa,
where she will take on cargo of nuts aud
fruit and proceed to New York. She has
made her last trip for the season between
here and Bluefeld
Capts. Catherine of the steamship City
of Augusta and Fisher of the steamship
Tallahassee paid sit yesterday to the
handsome yacht Sycamore, lying across
the river. They were accompanied by sew
eral friends and were shown over the vessel
and entertained by her owner, Mr.. John w.
Slater.
The schooner Eleanor Vandusen, which
put into Tybee for harbor on Saturday,
is the vessel passed by the schooner John @.
Sweeney, previously mentioned with her
foresail gone. The vessels captain reports
taking heavy northeast gale on Thursday
last while off Georgetown, S. c. The vessel
had hsr foresail carried away, and she was
driven before the gale to the southwark.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19
LOCAL PERSONAL.

J. p johnson of Danville Is in town.
J. H. Latimer of Jesup is in the city.
r. f. Hensolt of Waynesboro is here.
j. Jones Of Jesup was here yesterday.
H. H. Shultz of Clayton, Ala, is in town.
A. D. Powell of Matthews Bluff is in the
city.
s. L. Appleton of Bryan county is in
the city.
NJ. S. Lawton of Brighton, s. c., is in
the city.
H. Elliott of Saussy came up to Savannah
yesterday.
j. G. Burpree of Doboy was in town
yesterday.
j. o. Patterson of Doctortown was in the
city yesterday.
G. b. Moody of Brunswick spent yester-
day in Savannah.
T. e. Artope OF Macon came down to Sa-
vannah yesterday
Charles ]. Wallace of Quitman came up
to the city yesterday.
e. b. Jones OF Taylorsvile, N. c., came
over to Savannah yesterday
j. @. Prendergast and family of Waycross
are in the city, guests of the Marshall.
Miss Matte Clarke of Macon is visiting
her brother Mr.. C. f. Clarke, proprietor Of
the Marshall house.
Miss Gertrudge Shuptrine of Eden is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. James Smith, at
South Broad and Whitaker streets.
Wanton s. Webb, Esq, director general
of the Florida Sub-Tropical Exposition,
Jacksonville, is in the city. He proposes to
call on the officers of the several military
companies of Savannah and try to induce
them to visit the exposition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19
Death of John C. TAYLOR.

Mr.. John c. Taylor, one of Savannah's
most respected citizens, died yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at his residence,
No It's South Broad street. The deceased
was in early life contractor and builder,
but having acquired a competency he re-
tired from business many years ago. Since
that time he has devoted himself to agri-
cultural pursuits and the management of
his town property. His place at Bona Bella,
about five miles from the city, was model
of its kind, and on it he raised fruits
which were noted throughout the coun-
try. He also had a vineyard
and his scuppernong wines were much
sought after by connoissaucs. He was one
of the city assessors at the time of his death,
an office which he had held for many years.
BY Mr.. Taylor's death Chatham county has
lost an industrious and valuable citizen, and
his acquaintance a friend who was ever
amiabe kind and courteous. His funeral
will take place this afternoon at o'clock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19
An Old Colored Man Dead.

William Ingliss, the well-known colored
barber under the Screven house, died yes
terday afternoon. He was attacked Thurs
day with chill and had to be taken home.
back to work on Saturday, but was at
tackled aga in and died. He was 20 years Of
age and leaves wife and six children. He
was born in Charleston and came to Savan-
nah in 1868 He was a worthy and highly
respected colorel man. His courtesy was
marhed, and he found friends everywhere,
among both white and colored. He was
the oldest barber in Savannah, and often
boasted Of shaving South Cardinals emf
nent statesmen, among them John c. Cal
houn. He has occupied the basement of
the Screven house for the past thirteen
years. His funeral will take place to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19
RAIL AND OROSSTIE.

The Baltimore aud Ohio has begun the
construction of new rolling stock for all its
lines, and it is stated that 100000 will be
expended in this way.
The New York Commercial Bulletin has
been informed that George F. Stone has
rendered his resignation from the Richmond
Terminal directory. Nothing has as yet
been done looking to the filling of the va
cancy. 1t is now averred that the Rich
mond and West Point Terminal directors
will go ahead and rapidly carry through to
a successful termination many of the deals
which are pending.
The annual report of the Canadian minis
ter of railways for the year ended June 80
1888, does not show any increase in the
mileage of the dominion government rail-
ways These aggregate only 1917 miles,
consisting of the Intercolonial, Eastern
Extension, Windsor Branch and Prince Ed
ward Island rail ways. Government railway
ownership is not profitable in Canada, re-
sulting last year in loss of $455,33 the
Intercolonial alone failing to earn the
amount of its expenditures by $366,657.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19
CLEVER FoRaER NORTON.
The Way He Operated in Missis-
sippi Town.

John B. Norton, the forger, under half a
dozen aliases, who was recently arrested in
Florida by Detective Mowatt, and is now
in Orlando Jail, is probably one of the
cleverest forgers in the country.
The MORNING NEWS Yesterday alluded to
the manner in which he victimized John T.
Ball, prominent Mississippian and a big
manufacturer at Meridian.
Mr.. Ball is one Of the Oldest residents of
that section and the founder of Meridian,
and is thoroughly posted in regard to the
history of the place. Norton dropped in on
him the latter part Of January with a gem
eral letter of recommendation and credit as
travelling correspondent for Charles Scrib-
ner Sons Of New York, purporting to
have been signed by the firm. The letter
sheet was handsomely Autographed,
and the letter bore every APP
pearance of genuineness. Mr.
Ball had no doubt that Norton was ali
right. lie represented that he had been
sent to write up the history of Meridian for
ScribneY's Magazine. Mr.. Ball was favor
mended him to a number of prominent cit
liens He saw good deal Of him and was
much interested in his work Of preparing a
history of the city.
One night when Norton was at Mr.. Balls
place Of business the proprietor was handed
by one or MS Clerks q package or nt ney.
A few minutes after Norton recollected
that he had $50 check that he wanted
cashed, and he asked Mr.. Ball to identify
him. Mr.. Ball said that he would
do SO the next morning, but
Norton wanted the money right away.
Mr.. Ball took tae check and gave him $50,
all that he then had, and was TO pay him
the balance the next day. The check was
presented at the bank the next morning and
was cashed on Ball & Co. g Endorsement. At
the bank it was learned that Norton had
presented a check, d short time before, for
1925 on Scribner Sons, but Identification
was then required. Suspectlng that there
might be something wrong, an effort was
made to find Norton, but he had left tho
town. Scribner Sons were telegraphed to
learn if the check purporting to have been
given by them was genuine. The reply
was; "We have given no such check"
That was the last seen of Norton in
Meridian. A letter was found in his room
at the hotel where he boarded addressed to
a friend in New York who was appar-
emily his partner, but it afforded no
clew to his whereabouts. Meridian wants
to get Norton after Florida has got
through with aim, if he is not convicted
there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19
The Dime Savings Bank Opened.

The Dime Savings department opened
this morning with boom. Mr.. Hackett,
the cashier, had all he could do from the
moment the doors were opened until Q
o'clock. when he closed the days work and
sat down to rest. One hundred and twenty
one persons made their first deposit. Tie
days work began with the deposit of IS
gold piece, and closed with 800 national
bank bill, the intermediate visitors placing
various amounts ranging from one dime,
the lowest, to $50 the highest amount left
by one pc son. The deposits of dimes were
comparatively few, but so cent, 81, and
even S. deposits were quite numerous.
This is very good showing for the open
ing day, and stamps success upon the Dime
Savings Bank.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19
CARING FOR THE ORPHANS.

Savannah's Contributions to the
Orphans Home at Macon.
Rev. Mr.. Payne, general manager of the
Orphans Home at Macon, preached at
Wesley Monumental and New Houston
Street churches Sunday morning and night
and took his annual collections, AT the
former he realized Sl25, at the latter S55
In the last twelve years Savannah has sent
los orphans to this homo. During the same
period GA orphans have been cared for.
Some Of the brightest girls have been grad
uated at Wesleyan college and now have
honored positions as teachers. The college
charges no tuition. There is, however, in
the Tome, splendid teacher and a kind
hearted and experienced matron. Several
of the boys educated there are command
ing lucrative positions, and one made a
generous contribution here Sunday.
Mr. Payne, though aged and infirm, is
laborlng hard to endow this home for
orphans. He began the endowment fund
several years ago by giving 81 900 himself.
The managers receive all orphans sent there
without regard to sex or nationality. IL Is
doing truly humane and benevolent work,
and ITS claims at once commend IL to every
generous-hearted citizen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19
At Estill,s.

SAVANNAH DAILY MORNING NEWS,
Under False Pretences," by Adeline Ser
geant; ''St. Cuthbert's Tower" by Flor
ence Warden; "a Frolicsome Girl" by
John c. Wallis; "Guilderoy," by Ouida
''Mlss Lou" by Rev. Edward P. Roe; "Tne
Sea King" by Capt. Marryat; "Harry
Williams (the Champion Detective series,
by F. Lusk Broughton; memo, the Shadow
Detective;" Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
for April, Family Library for April. Baby
Land for April, "A Flight to France" by
Jules Verne; Time, New York Herald,
World, Press, Sun, Star, Times, Tribune,
Boston H raid, Boston Globe, Baltimore
Sun, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati
Gazette, Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia
Times, New Orleans mes-Democrat, At
lanta Constitution. Macon Telegraph, Au-
gusta Chronicle, Charleston News and Cou-
rler, Charleston World, Florida Times
Union. Louisville Cour journal, Chicago
Inter-Ocean, Chicago Tribune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19
Twelve Pieces Of Bone.

had catarrh for twenty-fiv years, and
the suffering which endured no tongue
can tell. Twelve pieces of bone came out
of my nose, two of them an inch long each
My front teeth gos loose, and came out
while they were perfectly sonnd. / took
one remedy after another, but found no
relief. Two years ago l discarded all other
(Swift's Specific) l improved from the
start, my pains grew less and finally ceased /;
bad symptoms all left me. and have been
able TO do all my house work ever since,
and am as we'll in every respect as lady of
my age (52) could expect to be. l only took
four bottles. s. s. S. has been great
blessing to me. Mrs NJ. j. BosT.
Statesville, N. c., Nov. %, 1883.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-19
CITY BRBVITIES.

'Oglethorpe Lodge No. /, l. 0. o. f., meets
this evening.
The order of Iron Hall will meet tonight
at Knight of Pythias hall.
Mr.. Charles H. Sipple was commissioned
a notary public in the superior court yes
terday by Judge Adams.
The mayor had good-sized docket in
police court yesterday. Eleven cases were
disposed of aud the fines aggregated $40.
The Chatham Mutual Loan Association
will hold its regular monthly meeting at
the secretary's Office, No. 103 Bay street,
tonight.
There were 1876 failures in the United
States reported to BrddStreet's last week,
against POI in the preceding week, and 141,
200. 200 and $50 in the corresponding weeks
of 1888, 1887. 1886 and 1885 respectively.