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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-01-31

Hon Jas H.. Harris, brother
OF Senator Isham G Harris, died
az his home uear Arlington.
Tenn, on the 18th inst.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22

a DEMOCRATIC family newspa-
per devoted to the interest OF
its County, State and Nation.
Published every Wednesday at
Boone, Watauga County, N. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22

suggestion made by him was
that the farmers Of Arizona
drink less oats and sowmore
whisky.
We have hidden the tender
foot q permanentand lasting
adieu, and We, now, bid fare
well to agriculture as q set
thing.
Wesh,,ll. occasionally, refer
to the subject in q reckless,
Oil hand way, takingchances
on results, but there will be
no further studied attempt
to make the sandypla aims get
up and hump themselves in
to the tieldslof, waving corn,
and we shan'tcoverthe therocky
hill sides hereabout with vim
yards Or patches ofdeceptive
buck wheat. Good bye, ten
derfoot-good by, agricul-
ture
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22
Died Beneath The Ruins.
A FALLING Hotel Kills Several
People at Tacoma.

Chicago, May 14.-A dis
patch from Tacoma, W. Ter,
says. Shortly before6 o'clock
last night between Is and 20
men were at work in Il new
building being erected for a
hotel by Walter Bates, who
was acting as his own fore
man. Suddenly a tfemendi-
Gus storm came up from the
southwest and struck the
building with full force. The
structure tottered for a mo-
ment, and then collapsed bu-
rying the workmen in the
ruins.
Hundreds Of citizens and
laborers were soon at work
endeavoring to rescue the i'm
prisoned men. In a few min
utes the bodyof Walter Bates
was taken out. Thiswasfol-
lowed BY two injured work
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22

This valuable instrument
is in a single piece, consisting
Of the square and compass
combined, and by it every
garment, (slNeve included
worn by ladies' and children
can be cut 80 as to fit
the form perfectly without
"trying on" or changing a
seam. Over 100000 Magic
Scales are in use all over the
world, it wing been adop-
ted by the Pub. Schools OF
Boston, The IndustlalSchool
Of NewportR. l., The Peoples
Club OF Lowell Mass, The
Deaf and Dumb Inst. of Full
.f-i.s.s. -
ton Mo-, and other Industrial
Institutions. The. propriet-
ors Of the Magic Scale pub
lish Instructions for dranght-
ling new garments as last as
they come out, and furnish
each owner of the Magic Scale
with the same free of charge,
thus enabling their patrons
to keep up with the times.
We believe that any lady can
obtain the Magic Scale on 30
days time, but full partieu-
lars can be obtained by ad-
dressing the inventor,
viii G.. Rood of
Quincy III.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22
!: P ,...LIlis TiSTIMCs's;ii'
Ills.

y Mr.. A. g Corpening North
.Aatawba (a,Gv ell &c. \. c.
\ ss,ys, Il write this to say
TINT the little bottle of medi-
cine called Kephaline is n
g-splendid remedy for headache
my whole family use it and
J all say that trelieyes them. !"
Mr.. Wilson I4anton, Kings
!, Creek, Caldwell Co. N. G. says
II have used Kephaline for
headache, toothache and
neuralgia add have never
failed to be relieved, | have
also used it for Cole in doses
of one and two drops with
great benefit"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22
THE " ARIZONA KICKER.

We Gull the following from
the last issue OF the Arizona
Kicker:
Suspended With this is
sue we suspend theagricultu-
raj department., established 5
weeks ago. We instituted
this feature as an experiment,
and to help out a literary
jtenderfoot from theeast, who
was bare-footed and penni-
less, but who was fertile OF
suggestions. The experiment
was a failure. The afore-
aaidl. til. was drunk most oi
the time. and when sober, he
didn't know I, cactus from a
lemon. The ulost valuable
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22

men, and then by a workmen
named Mcconnell, who was
dead. W. H. Smell, who one
wsek ago was elected City
attorney and who was ason-
in-law of bates was soon al
r.taken out seriously in
iured. At intervals Of Is or
20 minutes three other dead
bodies were recovered, but
these have not yet been den
tilted.
The work OF removing de-
bl'is is still going on, and sti-
fed means are heard under
meath. Besides the wol'kmen
who are injured, Rev. w. A.
Vackey,, pastor OF the Pres
byterian Church. who stop
ped to seek shelter from the
rain was severely injured.
The building was a frame
structure, three stories high,
on Tacoma avenue, and foul
stories on the alley below
The storm had free scope
and coming across the upper
sound had nothing to inter
cept it's progress until il
struck this building at thu
top of the hill.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
LAND.

By virtue OF a decree Of the
Superior Court the undersig-
ned commissioner in the case
of Thos, Bingham vs. Charles
M. Bingham and Eta Bing-
ham for sale of real estate.
/ will sell, for cash, to the
highest bidder, on the p.emi-
ses, on Wednesday the 18th
day Of June, 'S9, the Ethds
described in the petition com
tanning SO acres more or less,
lying III Watauga Co., andin
Laurel Greek township, and
adjoining the lands Of Calvin
Ward ana others This April
gSta, 80. Thes. Bin rasllnm.
Commissioner.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22

Go Eusy.-We warn those
meddlesome citizens who are
charging us with political
treachery to 60 easy. 1t is
true that the Kickerhas been
Democratic at times, and
that we have occasionally
had a good word for the Re-
publican ticket, end that we
have at intervals seemed to
be red-hot for prohibition,
but we were sort of feeling a.
round to see what kind OF q
paper our subscribers prefer
red. We didn't propose to
break ourselves in two in the
first six months by getting
lett. /" We had a Democratic
and a Republican rooster
ready for the election returns,
and we didn't care a cent
which way the old Kangaroo
jumped. We shall now be a
little more Republican than
Democratic, as we want the
County printing, but whenev-
er we say anything distaste-
ful to the Democracy we will,
as soon as the matter is call
to our attention, turn about
and give Harrison q "Wipe'
in our next issue. We shall
bs independent in nothing
and neutral in lots OF things.
hoping that the Democrats
will get there next time and
advising the Republicans to
hang on if it takesa rib. We
are heave on the political
principles of our forefathers
but we have run our circula
ton up TO $50 copies, and We
don't propose to hit any o
our subscribers between the
eyes to tickle any partisan.
|
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22
Sugar Grove, N. &.
Mav13. 1889.

The late cold wave began
April the 2Sth, with Il heavy
ktorn OF snow, hail and rain,
Sending with big frosts and
freezes wet ground freezing
san iuch thick, andsmall pools
frozpn over with ice. All the
the fruit killed in the vallies
along the creeks and rivers.
There will be some fruit on
the hills and higher lands.
The rarefed breezes mod ify-
ing the cold wave. lam here
to tell you that. the farmers
\ of Cove Creek and even ofthe
whole country fully utilized
the beautiful weather Of last
Areek in planting the corn
kAtop. There was more corn
aplallted last week, than ever
is before i'll one week, from
fact that farmers was
dered two weeks by cold,
It weather. The wheat crop
acreage is fully or over an
erage, while it's stand and
0wth is above an average.
From observation, and infor-
.lmation, the wheat don 'tshow
ally sign yet Of being injured
I by the late freeze
All manner ofvegetation ls
ii "a fourishing condition,
\ and alrayed in their beauti'
}nl robes and garments O
living green, a color 80 soft
fresh, and tender that it de
ghts the eye, gladens the
leart, and feasts the soul g
: xnAn.
Mercantile Drumnnrs areas
plentiful as snow birds in tht
wiuter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22
a Valuable Invention For Ladies.

We take pleasure in calling.
the attention Of our lady
readers to the ladies' tailor
ing system known the world.
over as Nvod's Magic Scale.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22

pen,'' was the message left
behind by a convict on es-
Gaping from a western state
prison.
If you want poached eggs
to look particularly nice,
cook each egg in a muffin
ring placed in the bottom OF
OF a sauce pan of boiling wa
ter.
Louis Goulon, a laborel In
a French mill, is 81 years old
and has q gray beard three
yards long that he wears
wound around his neck. His
beard and mustache began
to grow when he was IL and
at Ia he had a beard a foot
long. 1t is still growing.
London's nicely paved
streets are SO slippery that
steps have been taken to find
a means of roughing them.
Two societies-the society
for Promoting the Safety of
Horses and the Horse Acct
dent Prevention society
have been formed. They pro-
pose plans to keep the streets
clean and well sanded.
In a swamp north Of the
town Of Astor, Fla, John
Wilson cut a huge cypress
tree, and was surprised to
find therein an alligator sew
en- feet long. The opening in
the tree being not half large
enough to admit the reptile,
it presumed it got in while
young and subsisted on
small animals that therein
sought shelter.
Talking Of relics, here is a
hatch OF them owned in Tai
bot county Ga: H. M. Hol-
lis had a pair OF geese hatch
ed in the spring of1841. The
goose was killed by a mink
; about ten days ago. The
: gander is still living. Mr..
Hollis has q piece OF home
made hard soap that was
: made in the spring Of 1841
by his mother. R. A. Mizzel
reports that he has a hen Is
years old and she lays every
day. That hen has born
much fruit. VIM. Adams, the
bachelor, has a peacock 35
years old that has mated
{ with a turkey hen.
+ \. W. Miller, Of Uniontown
is the envied possessor of al
! object of considerable curios
ity and venetation, namely
2 a Hebrew shekel, said to b,
Y between 1000 and 5000
: years old. 1t is a rare thint
. to SEE one OF those ancien'
0 coins, or pieces OF money, Q
the kind for which Joseph wa
t sold into Egypt. This rar
9 old coin, an heirloom. ha4
y been in Mr., .Miller'sfanily 70
g several generations, 1t wa
: brought from Jerusalem b,
0 one Herr Isaac Abrams ava.
. back in the distant past. MI
Miller values this little shek
a el at $500.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22
Few It Eesls to be Scalped.

The man who can tell more
tales OF Indian fighting, bear
hunting and wild life gener-
ally than any other man west
OF the Rockies is Carroll Bron-
son, a pioneer'of the Selkirk
mountains in British Colum-
bia. 1t is forty-two years
since he made his way alone
from the headwaters of the
Missoul'i to those mountains,
and he is now in San Francis
co, seeing for the first time in
all those years a town with
more thana thousand people.
His face is Scared from ar
row wounds received in Indi-
an fights, and if he lifts his
white hair from the side OF
his head he shows a greater
cular scar extending from a.
bove his righteye clearround
the right side and back ofhis
head almost to the left ear.
That is where the old man
was scalped.
ut was in '66, with the
Sioux" he explained, "and it
was the worse brush | ever
had with the Indians. They
came upon a camp OF nine o1
us and one of them pounced
upon me, seized me by the
hair, and cut right round my
head where you see the scar
Then he gave a sharp wrench
upward with his right arm
and laid the whole skull bare
| cannot describe the pain i
gave me. and L don't believ,
| | could have endured an,
more without simply dying
of it. There is no other tor
ture man can be subjected tt
that will begin to compar
with being scalped.
"It is common belief that's
man can't live after bein,
tscalped, hut l'vesurvived tn
experience a matter of twen
ty-years, and l don't thin
Pm quite to the end OF m.
, journey yet, even if | am &C
, | know anotherman mp there
too, who didn't die under tn
scalping knife. The scalp wa
} torn completely off from tn
topof his head SO thatit ha
to be constantly swathed
cotton and olive oil. He'll
: ed a year. That man kne
what suffering means, if cvt
! a man did, Y. Sun.
: Odds and Ents.
Z Excuse haste and q bsl
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22
ADVERTISING RATES.

For,intermediate rates cores
pend with the Editor.
: Local notices 5 cents a line.
Subscription invariably in Al
NANCE and advertisements paya-
Tble on demand.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22
BLOWING ROCK ITEMS.

From our regular CORRESPONDENT
Editor DEMOCRAT.
The wea ther has been warm
for the last week and Ourfar-
mers are about through
planting corn.
We have q good and inter
esting Sunday School here
under the management of
MIR. Morris. He is a good
superintendent, and We would
like for all to attend.
Mrs. Morris has gone to
Wilkes county to zee her
mother, who is quite i'll.
We are glad to welcome
Mr.. and Mrs. Brady back.
They will soon open the Bra
d.y House for the summer.
The school at Skyland In
stitute opened several days
ago. The school will be
taught by Miss Rebecca Reid.
Sheisa nice, intelligent young
lady and we wish her much
success.
Messrs. Council Bros. have
about completed the Blowing
Rock Hotel, also the Morris
house. Their many friends
at this place will be sorry to
have them return to Boone.
Mr.. Lee Hayes passes here
quite often, where he goes we
cannot tell, but have a faint
idea.
There is a young man here
who looks SO sad, | think it
is because the one he thinks
most Of is going away.
Many thanks for the copy
of the DEMoCRAT | received
last week. Eidda.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22

,ffection, confidence, and re-
spect, of her school, and OF
all who had the pleasure OF
ler acquaintance. She will
i've long in the memory OF
the people of Cove Creek, and
may not her soiourn among
us be an oasis, q green spot,
in her life that will beremem-
bered as long as she lives and
memory lasts.
The Centennial anniversa-
~ inauguration OF the first
Plpsidentof the United States
was celebrated in the city OF
New-York with q military
and enthusiasm that
demonstrated the patriotism
OF the free Americans who as
@mbled by hundreds of thou
sands to do honor TO and to
(; ay tribute and respect and
y. &c ,cn 10 the memory of
the father tf his country.
The one man Ofall men first
i, war, first in peaeeand first
in the hearts OF his country
men," In all the history of
the rise and progress of Ma
tions and forms OF govern
ment, thele is rome that sur
passes, yea there isnone that
equals, the republic OF these
United States. Ourforefath-
ers passed through the fry
ordeal of oppression and war
and came outvictouons over
tyrany and oppression, with
purified hearts and elevated
principles of true patriots,
whose wisdom guided by Di-
vine inspiration framed and
adopted the best govern
ment in the world known to
the sons of mLn guaranteeing
to every one of the 60, ,0O0,-
900 millions of free Ameri-
cans, equal rights, equal pro
lection before the law, our
Constitution, our organic
law has survived a century
without any material change
except the three amendments
to make the negro Il citizen,
but no human law change
the negroes color ]; make his
woody lead one with th5
straight hair, nor make him
the white mans equal. In
the adoption OF our Consti'
tuition there were two con,
ficting elements OF sectiona,
interests which atone time
seemed unsurmOuntahlt
which was sfinallycompromis
ed by giving the South til,
institution Of slavery ant
the North a protecti ,e tariff
| The institution OF slavery il
a thing Of the past and thu
people have sounded th'
death knell OF the protective
tariff, SO these two conflict
ing interests that has cos
the country untold and un
known suffering and the sac
.lrifice OF millions oftreausure
4 Of life, blood and money, al
/ for the negro, the Nation
pet, will soon pass away
The negro is, always was
and always will be, a distul
bing element in our citizen
ship, r. v. W.,
n - -, 49, ~ ~,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-05-22
kEPhAL|nE

A safe and reliable remedy for HEADACHE,
TOOTHACHH and NEURALGIA. iew
irona pssscd over the painful surface gives i'm.
mediate relief, with termination Of the attack:
Price a6c. and SOC. per bottle. FOR SALE
BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Prepared only BY the kEPhAlINe DRUG co.
lenol. NORTH CarollNa.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-17
HEAVY STORMS.
A CLOUD-BURST In PATERSON, NEW
JERSEY.


A RAPID RISE IN THE LEHIGH RIVER.
PATERSON, N. T., Aug. IA A ter
ride cloud hurst occurred Lere this
morning. 3 reefs were washed out,
flooded and the sewers choked
30 I ut the water spurted out OF q 9
manhOles to the height Of 10 feet.
On lIamburgh avenue the sidewalks
we're washed away and q woman was
swept several blocks toward the river
before she was rescued by three men.
In some places the water in the streets
i, . four feet deep. Passaic City had
= similar experience.
EAsToN, Pa. Aug. IA rain
storm here Tonight was the most vIo-
lent ever seen In this section. Within
two hours tn water In the Lehigh
liver rose eight feet. Two bridges and
a dam on the Clinton branch Of the
Lehiah Valley Railroad, and all War
zen county bridges between Phillips
bur. and Stewartsville, have been
swel t away. Tue banks of the Morris
Canal have broken in two places. The
damage to the streets In this place will
amount to about $1,000.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa, Aug. IA de-
structive hail storm passed over part oil
this county this afternoon. accompan'
led by an unusual eli ctric disturbance
One house In this city was struck BY
lightning. but the inmates were not
seriously injured.
At Woolrlch hail stones as large as
hens eggs fell. doing great damage to
crops.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Aug. 14.-An ex'
tremely severe rain storm early this
morning was followed by y heavy thun'
der storm this evening. Reports from
lie country tell OF great damage ia
corn. The Lehigh river here Is rising
At the rate Ut two feet per hour, ahd
the lowlands are inundated. A seri0u.
landslide occurred on the Lehtgh and
5usquehsnna Railroad, at Treichler't
stxtiun tonight. The tracks are block.
AIDED for about 300 yards. Passer gel
trans are held on both sides, and II
will be morning before traffic a safely
q resumed. A freight train just
ras]+d over the mountain when the
slide occurred. No q was injured al
far as be lea, ned.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Lightning
struck the building used as an office
by the Ordnance Board, at Ocean
Beach. neal Sandy Hook, this morn
ing, totally consuming the structure
and its contents. Private Thomas
Thorpe, acting as watclIman. was in
the upper part of the building at the
time and barely escaped with bis life,
He was obliged to dee down q burning
stall way in his bare feet, but sustained
no injury therefrcm. Thorpe gave the
alarm to the detachment, who
were breakfasting ut the quarters
u quarter OF . mile of, all 'oi
whom responded At once. as did
also Captain j. B. Ayre. who commands
the detachment. and Lieutenant w. ",
Gibson, but, Ss there is no apparatus
for such emergencies. all hands wert
obliged to stand by and view the des
truction OF the building, which was but
y mere shell, and dry as finder. Tht
building contained q number Of valua'
bic instruments used in various way
for testing ordnance, all OF which, to
gether with the detachment records
were des r0yed. The value o. thu
building and its contents is estimatet
Al $lO.OO0.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-17
A Comparison.

I'd ryther lay out here among the trees.
With the singin' birds an the ~bum'rbees.
A-knowin' tibet I can do as please.
Than to live what folks call a life OF ease
Up thar in the city.
Fer I really don't 'zactly understan'
Wher the comfort Is fer any man
In walking hot bricks an usin' a fan,
AM e~njoyfn' himself as he says he can,
Up thar in the city.
It's inder lonesome, mebbe you'll say.
Alvin out here day after day
In this kinder easy, careless way:
But a hour out here is better'na day
Up thar in the city.
As for that, Jus look at the fiowors aroun'.
A-peepin' their heads up all over the grOun',
the fruit a-bendin' the trees way down.
You don't ind such things as these In town.
Or ruther in the city.
As I said afore, such things as these.
The flowers, the birds, an the bum'rbees,
An alvin out here among the trees,
Where you can take your ease an do as y0l
please.
Makes 1t better'n the city.
Now, all tibet talk don't mount 20 snuff.
Bout this kinder life a-bein' rough,
An I'm sure it's plenty good enough,
An tween you an me faint half az tough
AS Twin in the city.
JAMES WHITcoMB RILEY.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Rich deposits OF petroleum have
been discovered In Tabasco, Mexico.
Valuble coal mines have been found in
the State of Guerrero.
Steve Brodie jumped from a bridge
So feet in height over the Pawtucket
Falls, Rhode Island, on the morning
Of the Sth, and, although he struck on
his side, was apparently u~ninjured and
able to swim TO the shore.
"A freight wreck on the Philade!-
pl,la & Reading Railroad, at Whistle
Elk county, Pennsylvania, on
the morning OF the llth, resulted In
the death OF Bert Anderson, a brake
man. OF Bradford. Two engines and
Is cars were demolished. j. II. Ora
ham, the messenger in charge Of the
Wells Fargo Express Company's car
on the Southern Pacific Railroad. was
found dead In the a on - 15tth at
Rosebury Junction, Texas. was
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-17
4 FATAL COLLISION.
THE ACCIDENT ON THE ROME, WA
TERT0WN AND OGDENSBURG
RAILROAD.
THREE PERSONS KILLED AND SEVEN
aSG7 INJURED.

aF.AF ~ = = W. -EE "r - .
!. CHARLOTTE, N. Y, August 10.-A
collision occurred ear, Forest Lawn,
tho Rome, WATERFOWL and Osdens.
burg nRailS0xd. abnutr . O'Clock this
morning. Tho night express. bound
vest for Niagara Falb. ran into the
Rochester sttain, which was bat king
telesc0ping ionr cars Of the
tram and killing one person outright,
fatally 1njuring two others and injuring
eight others more or less seriously.
! Following are the killed and wound.
ed:
KILLED,
Miss Ella Perrin. age %, of St.
Johns, Mich.
JOhu Day, engine or OF the steamer
Osweso. N. T.; died at the City Hos
pttal, OsweeO.
Lowell c. Brown. OF Sherman, N. Y.
INJURED.
Andrew Tiffany, Of Oswego, engineer
Of express.
Mis-. Lewis Moore. Of Gratwick, N.
Y, leg broken.
Miss Sarah M. Sweet, OF Wolcot.
N. Y, hip injured.
Frank Bell. Of Sheboygan, Michi-
gan, leg fractured.
]. Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Perrin, Of st. John,
Michigan. Mrs. Perrin had her collar
bone broken, and both were injured
internally.
Miss Louisa Moore. Landstown,
Canada. leg broken.
Tie accident was at Forest Lawn
Station, about Z miles from Windsor
Beach, where many Rochester people
are spending the Summer.
Those ut Forest Lawn who come to
the city daily 10 do business, do 30 on
= .'stub" train, which runs between
Windsor Beach and Forest Lawn.
This stub train had Just u w to
Forest Lawn and was standing there
waiting for passengers, when the Thous
and Islands fast express, which should
leave Osweg0 at A A. NJ, came
flying xiong. Although vii was done
that could possibly be done TO
stOp the train, still It crushed into
the stub. The rear car Of the latter
Q implicitly ~telescoped and the en-
gine Of the express driven completely
Through IL. aud engine and car were
upon the platform of the depot,
The coaches Of the express were thrown
INTO the ditch and piled up in all con-
ceivAble shapes. Then ensued a scene
impossible TO describe. Shrieks
OF pain were heard from the Injured
and cries OF horror from those who
witnessed the catastrophe.
A special train was Immediately
to the scene of the accident
from Rochester and the injured placed
cots and taken to that city. There
the patrol wagon and city ambulance
were brought into r~eqaisition and the
injured taken 10 the city hospital.