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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-04-24
Politics in Dakota.

Chicago, April the 15.--A
dispatch from Bismark, Oak.
says: That Governor Mel
lette has completed his proc
lamation, calling for theelec-
tions OF North Dakota and
South Dakota, brframing OF
the State Constitutions. The
proclamation will be issued
iii accordance with enabling
the act of Congress, each OF
the proposed new States is
divided into 25 districts and
each convention will have Is
members.
The issue Of the procl,lma-
tion, defining the districts,
will precipitate as fierce a
political fight as ever has
been witnessed in North Da-
kota, owing to the fact that
theconstitutionalc convention
is looked upon as the step
ping stone Of the United
States Senate, owing to the
minority of the representa-
ton.
! The Democrats hope to e
lect about one-hulf Of the
convention and are organ
izing Tor the campaign. n
Messenger,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-04-24
Linville, Mitchell CuFN.C.
April 18th 1889.

hslu tpii IOC"'
Editor DEMOCRA~:
Things ale getting lively
here, sure as you live, "and
don't YOU forget it,
l'he Linville Land. Manu-
featuring and Mining TO. is
building a newro0d from here
out to Aaron, BY which the
distance has been shortened
nearly two miles, and, don't
you think, have built n good,
substantial bridge acrossthe
Linville river, comlnencingat
the foot OF Mitchellavenue.
The company are going to
build their avenues, each one
] hundred feet wide, several
miles in length-onp. Linville
avenue, is to he more than
six miles in length.
The lumber is now being
conveyed from Bryant &
Church's new saw mill to the
site Of d large hotel to be e
lected on LinvilIe avenue,
which is intended to accOmo-
date the summer visitors.
The general health Of this
section, is good, but q new
disease has broken out and
carried off ddenly-fOurof
our most enterprising citi-
zens and one from your conn
ty. 1t iscalled the Oclaha-
MD fever. This morning, I.
Webb, Columbus G. Bras
well Jackson Gra9g and Lin
coin Woodruff, Of our coun.
ty, and Cicero Green, Of your
county, started for the Land
If Promise.
b. NJ. Dugger, one Of the
prpprietors Of the hotel at
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-04-24
Docs rraming-payi

| see ,by reading Homeand
Farm, some people think
f0rming cont pay, but !
think it does, and with your
permissionIIwill tell yonwhy
] think SO. Ny husband
came home ut the end Of the
war without nothing but his
hands aud a will 70 work,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-04-24

isf CCDs
The first three months work
he did he lost, as the man he
worked for died insOlvent. He
worked along for a year or
two, and got enough provis-
ions to keep two a year, and
pursuaded me to help me eat
it. (and by the way | was
not hard to persuade). |
had a little household furni-
ture and a COW and rig, 80
we cast our lot toge ther and
went to work. We bought a
mule OH time and rented a
farm. and by working hard
and using economy, he help
ing me in thehouse night and
morning and | helping him
in the field during the day,
we managed to make a good
living and pay the rent.
After Il while we bought n
farm, nota large one but
large enough to make plenty
to keep the family and some
to sell, We have done our
work ourselves, have hired
but very little help. We made
our provisions at home and
then what cotton we could,
have not bought corn but
two or three times and then
Just uiaw bushels when we
had u very dry season, but
would have some to sell most
every year. As the children
grew up we tanght them to
work not hard work but
enough to make them healthy
and to keep them out OF mis-
chief. And now we have our
farm paid for and stock to
work it, don't owe but a few
dollars. Nothing we have
has any mortgage on it, as
we have never gis one on
anything. We have partly
raised seven children and
send them to school more or
less every year until the older
ones have a very good edu.
cation.
And we have lost a good
deal in the way ofstock. hav-
ing lost four good milk COWS
and a valuable horse, besids
other smaller stock. Some.
times money isnOt very plen.
ty but we always manage to
save fifty cents to pay fol
Home and Farm every year
1t has been a regular visitor
to our housefor about twelve
yearsand | expect it be az
long as we are able to r,isf
fifty cents. | have a kind
husband and seven sweet
children to love me, and u
kind hea venly father to watcl
over us all aud direct our al
fairs, and therefore lam hap
by and contented as a
FARMERS WIFE
Home and Farm.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-04-24

iiauillg uIle as lV goes. On
reaching the beach the line is
connected with the steam
windlass and the seinemen
take their rest. For several
hours the engines continue
to pull and wind until two
ends o! the net are near the
shore Then Whistles are
blown. the seine hands take
their stations on the fats.
the engines start up again,
and as the net is drawn in it
is snugly bestowed on the
fiat, in such folm fold upon
fold as that it can he run off
readily for the next haul.
Aftera time the great crescent
Of bobbing corks that has
spotted the glistening waves
is very near shore and must
be rounded in toward the
landing. The Whistles sound
boys and horses station
themselves at the horse wind
lasses to which the lines are
Transferred. At either end
a muscular negro stands
with a strong crotched stick
over the line, keeping it to
the ground, the windlass
goes round slowly; each boat
floats steadily towards the
landing. taking in the sein as
before, +hc torches and great
lanterns are lighted; the fires.
blaze brightly. men and wo-
men come hurrying from
their cabbins; the master
walks out from his lodge;
two stout fellows in high
rubber bouts wade out into
theellipticalinclosure formed
by the seine and examine it
all around rpetifying bitches;
theline reach the ends Of the
platform, the. horses cease
their rounds; men jump from
the boats and wade ashore
to assist in the landing; at
either end they pull, some on
the top, some on the ground
line. There is a splash; a
sharp fir cuts the watershed
hooks set on long handles
are tossed to the watchers in
the net; the hauling continues
steadily Trump! He has
Kim, and q tussle occurs be-
tween one of the men and q
big sturgeon but the man
wins and passes the handle
ashore to eager hands who
drags the struggling fish out
OF way. Trump again! An
other, and still another. The
light OF the full moon, the
f,lre OF burning light wood
shining upon these dark ex-
cited faces upon the broad
ripping waters OF the sound,
upon the boats with their
heaped seines and groups oi
watchful men, upon the
close drawn le5 cleaning
with silver sparklings forms
IA picture never to be forgot
ten. The bottom line il in
and secured to the platform.
"Now-pull alp Back and
back go the men, pulling
with mite lnd mtin- Throw
Back flies the topline toward
the. water, followed instantly
by the men who catch mesh
es of the net in each hand
and pull and tug once more
The fish in the bunt come
in sight and roll in upon tht
platform, water spouting
from seine in tiny Jets. Pul
hardips! There she is! and
in rolls the great mass, while
the men in the water put III
1.-THE hinged parriers. Then
all Of the seine is withdrawn
and tossed out Of the wlly
and the catch lies shinins
like FURNISHED silver-l,l lW
shad 5000 Oherrings, 15Orosl
and a miscellalIeouSlotpf pfcell
cats. suckers. oar and Whu1
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-04-24

What gave rise to the ex-
preston, "There is a skeleton
in every closet ?" and just
what does it mean?
ALICE.
There is All old story that
a soldier once wrote to his
mother, who complained of
her unhappiness, asking her
to get some sewing done by
some one who had 10 care or
trouble.
Coming in hersearch to one
who, she thought, must be
content and happy, thislady
took her to a closet contain
ing IL human skeleton. "Mnd-
aln,' said she, | try to keep
my SORROWS to myself, but
know that every night | am
compelled by my husband to
kiss this skeleton OF him who
was. once his rival. Think
you, then, | can be- happy ?"
The inference is certainly too
clear to need Interpretation.
Wealth in Ores.
The wealth OF Western North
Carolina in Bessemer ores is
far greater than is known to
the world in general. There
is enough high grade Bessem-
er in that section to run ev-
cry Bessemer iurnacein Amer
ica. As strong Az this state
! ment is the Manufactures Re-
cord knows whereof it is
speaking. 1t also knows
that English and North steel
makers have been carefully
Investigating that region
through their engineers, and
that there are good pros
poets of Developments in the
nearfuture which wi)lsurpriSe
the whole country. The belt
of,c0untry running through
Western ''arolina, East Ten.
nessee, North Georgia, and
part OF North Alabama has
mineral welth yet undreamed
| of. Western North Carolina
is one Of the mostremarkuble
countries in the world, with
advantages Of a balmy, brac'
/ ing, health giving climate
water in abundance, pure as
crystal itself; mineral and
timber wealth almost beyond
description, and it will in 4
! few years be the scene OF vast
industrial developments
| baltimore Manufactures Re
| cord.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-04-24
KEPHALIlN

q s.is ard rel!abls renedy fHr ADACHE.
drops passed over the paintal Surface gives i'm.
mediate relief, with Termination Of the attack.
Price 25c: and SOC: per bottle. FOR SALE
Prepared only By he KEPHAllnE DRve 90.
leNolf Nosth cesoMna.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-04-24

AI,EMoCRATIC family newspa-
per devoted to the interest Of
its County, State and Nation. :
Published every Wednesday at
Boone, Watauga County, N. c.
- = = = -
J. .F.sPAINH0UR, EDIroR.
JOHN s. WILLIAMS, PUBLISHER.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1889-04-24
a Skeleton In Every Closet.

What gave rise to the ex-
preston, "There is q skeleton
IN every closet ?" and just
what does it mean?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-06

of safety. 1t is estimated that 10, 600 citi-
zens of Johnstown and its immediate vicin-
ity persisted The towns of South FOX.
Mineral Point, Conemaugh, Woodvale,
Cambria City, and other places.
having from one to two thous-
and Inhabitants, were completely
devastated, and hundreds of their citizens
carried down by the tor ent to be tossed
lifeless upon the banks and partly buried
in debris. Such fearful destruction as was
o casioned within the thirty miles from the
dam to the town of New Florence has
never before been recorde |. The stone
bridge of the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany just below Johnstown withstood the
tremendous God, and against its piers was
thrown a mass of wreckage, to which per-
hays thousand human beings were cling
ing tenaciously for life. Portions of hoase
after house were added to this drift, which
became an immense dam. Even bridges
freight cars, and locomotives were 10 ged
there Then TO the horror of the flood was
added that of fire, which was communicat ted
to the debris from stove, and many who
had hoped for succor from the waters were
burned to death
The magnitude of the catastrophe can
not now be approximately stated The
devastation in the entire re sion is so COM
plete as to prevent access to the desolate
and heartbroken survivors and tie prop
erty loss is incalculable. Watchers line
the river banks recovering bodies. Viii
lagos below Johnstown have become char
mel houses, all points announcing numbers
of dead left by the receding waters
Several trains on t g Pennsylvania rail
road were overtaken by the rising
waters and some passengers, strangers
to the locality, lost their lives in the ex-
element which prevailed. In Johnstown
and neighboring places whole families
were swept away together. The scene of
utter desolation the deeds of heroism, and
the 1amentation of those unable 10 learn
tidings of loved ones make a pathetic
story, but it is marred by the deplorable
fact that ghouls who escaped the food
robbed the dead bodies of valuables
Some corpses were taken from the river
near here and others at long distances
from the point where the disaster occur
red.
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KILLED BY A CYCLONE.

Halfa Dozen Persons Known to Have Lost
Their Lives and Others Injured.
In disastrous cyclone that passed over
Clements. Chase County, Kansas, Capt.
Brown and his daughter were killed, his
wife had leg almost torn off, and his son
had an arm and a leg broken. It is reported
that six or seven other persons were killed,
but the wires are down and no reliable in
formation can be obtained. John Pantle,
conductor OF stock train, who passed
through Clements just after the cyclone, was
in plain sight of part of it's destructive do
ings. The cloud looked square shaped,
like house with it's lower portion sur
rounded by white cloud, looking like
steam. which seemed to rise from
all around the main dark clound. AS
it came through the timber it cut clean
swath. apparently destroying everything in
its path, and when it struck the Cotton
wood River it looked as if it was cutting
through the river. piling up the water on
both sides. He saw Capt. Browns stone
house demolished. another with the roof
and one side torn off, and still another
lifted and carried off from it's foundations.
The storm crossed the railroad in three
places, and seemed to have made partial
circle, going over nearly the same path a
wide. and there is little doubt of much
damage aud more deaths having occurred
further from the road.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-06
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.

Cyclonic Visitation Along the Potomac
Rivcr-Great Damage Reported.
tornado struck {; section of country
around Martnsburg, w. Va. and. after de-
molishing avast amount of property. passed
down the Potomac River. uprooting trees.
overturning small vessels and playing
havoc generally with buildings near the
banks of the stream. The storm travelled
over an area of ten miles, and then passed
out to sea. The house of Martin Boorsen
at Martinsburg, which stood directly in the
tornado's path, was lifted from its founda-
tons. Two women, who were in the little
frame kitchen, were hurled twenty feet and
seriously injured. A barn, in which George
Vogel and J. Powell had taken refuge, was
blown down and the two men killed. The
damage to the crops was great.
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THE COUNTRY'S CROPS.
Favorable Conditions for Wheat and Corn
in the Northwest

Favorable Conditions for Wheat and Corn
in the Northwest.
Cold weather has greatly reduced the
seasonal excess of temperature previous
ly reported. The cool weather and excess
of rain were generally unfavorable for
growing crops in the States north of the
Ohio River. In the Northwest the coo
weather and frosts caused some injury to
crops, but in Dakota, Minnesota, and Ne
braska the general conditions were favora-
bic for wheat and corn, excepting, possibly,
the cool weather, which has retarded the
growth of corn. In Missouri, Him OILS and
Kansas, excessive rains and frosts
are reported as having been injuri-
Gus to the corn crop. In Kentucky.
Tennessee, Arkansas. and Texas, the cror
conditions were doubtless improved by the
rains, but cool weather was unfavorable
and some slight damage occurred from
trosts on the low lands. Drought conditions
continue in the southern portions of Mis-
sissippi and louisiana, while the rainfall in
the northern portions of these States was
favorable. but tho weather was too cool and
sunshine insufficient for the growth of cot
ton plant. Reports from Alabama indicate
that drought probably caused injury to all
crops. but general rains occurred during
the week, which are reported as favorable
for early cotton,
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city, but it will take months of work to
come anywhere near repairing the fearful
damage, while it is about certain that the
list of the lost will never be made complete.
The supply of collins sent in from Pitts
burg and other points is SO grea t that the
relic commi, tee telegraphed las evening
funds have yet teen received from Phila-
delphia, but the authorities are confident
that W hen Geographic communication is
restored they will get liberal communica-
tions from that city. Dozens of smaller
places have already sent in generous sums
of money, and the people are encouraged
to believe that all OF their more pressing
wants will be provided for
1t will require several days yet to give
any thing like definite idea of the loss
of life, but it will cel tainly reach up into
thousands. Every hour brings fresh evil
dence of the fact that the disaster eclipses
anything of the kind in the history of
the country, and no one can say what
the final result will be-
1t is impossible to describe the appear
ance of Main street. Whole houses have
been swept down this one street and be-
come lodged. The wreck is piled as high
as the s?cond-story windows. The re-
porter could step from the wreck into the
auditorium of the opera house, Tie ruins
consists of parts of houses, trees, saw logs,
and reels from the wire factory. Many
houses have their side walls and roofs torn
up and one can walk directly into what
had cen second-story bedrooms or go in
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-06
NEARLY A SCORE LOST.
The Schooner Bavaria Driven Ashore an
Nineteen People Perish.

The Schooner Bavaria Driven Ashore and
Nineteen People Perish.
Nineteen lives were lost by the wreck of
the schooner Bavaria. which went ashore
on Calico Island. sixty miles from Kings
ton, Ont, during a terrible gale. The Ba-
varia was one of three schooners in tow of
the steambarge D. d. Calvin, the other two
being the Norway and the Valencia. At the
place named the wind suddenly blew up
into bowling gale. the tow line parted.
and the three schooners were rolling
in the trough of the sea. The Calvin picked
UP the Norway and Valencia, but the Bava-
ria had drifted beyond reach, and the cap
tain of the barge abandoned the doomed
schooner and headed for Kingston with the
Norway and Valencia. bringing both into
port. While the barge was making for
Kingston the Bavaria had drifted ashore on
Calico Island. every soul on board being
drowned. Exactly how they persisted can
not be learned. as no one is known to have
witnessed the disaster. It would seem,
however. that the captain was washed
overheard, as papers and money be-
longing to him were found on the wreck af-
terward. The crew then probably took to
the yawl, but were lost in endeavoring to
reach the shore. The names of the lost are
as follows: Captain John Marshall. Mrs.
Marshall, their three children, first mate
Felix Campeau, Mrs. Campeau, their six
children. second mate John Smell. seaman
William MCCARTHY. seaman Sandy Berry,
seaman Archy Borley, seaman Elias Borley,
Bella Hartman, cook.
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international Conference to be held at Paris
next September.
THE TRADE OUTLOOK.

A General Improvement Due to Favorable
Crop Prospects.
r. G. Dun & Co. s weekly review of trade
says:
On the whole the crop prospect continues un-
usually good and the markets are RAPIDLY adj
JuSting themselves to the assurance OF ample
supplies. Business at all points reporting con-
tinues large in volume and the clearings through
banks show an increase OF about 10 per cent.
over last year. There is no apprehension of
early disturbance in the money market but the
bank surplus, it materially weakened during
the next six weeks by gold exports, may not
be strong enough to prevent serious pressure in
the fall. Money at interior points is almost
everywhere in ample supply, Cleveland being
the only exception Collections do not improve
complaints on the whole not increased
The speculative markets have been compare
lively tame. No change is seen in cotton. The
general average of prices has declined only
fifth of per cent for the week. About 10 per
cent. more than last years prices is asked for
Michigan wool. The decision on the worsted
question is regarded by many as insuring
more active demand for wool. Pitt burg re-
ports a dull market for pig iron, with lower
prices for some brands, and fair demand for
manufactured iron and steel at former prices.
The impression prevails at Philadelphia that
bottom prices have been reached and steel-rail
producers are encouraged by sales of so, 900 tons
or more during the week to believe that the
turning point has been reached. In other
branches OF business the outlook is encourag-
ing. There are signs OF an immense production
OF butter and cheese, with full demand The
production OF boots and shoes is increasing, and
orders received are large. The business failures
number 2l5, as compared with 229 the week pre-
vious. For the corresponding week of last year
The figures were 205
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-06
HORROR OF HORRORS,
JOIINSTOWN, PA, a SCENE OF DESC.
LATION.

An Entire City Swept kC-y and Thou
sands Of Its Inhabitants Overwhelmed
in the Flood = Heartrending Scenes i'll
the Devastated Place.
A Pittsburg dispatch SAYS: Late details
of the calamity in the Conemaugh valley
multiply many tines the early estimates of
the number OF lives lost and the probable
value OF the property destroyed. The first
reports weie confined mainly to the
destruction wrought at Johnstown. but
they have since been extended to a dozen
towns and villages and to cover vast ex-
tent of territory. The catastrophe was
caused by the bursting of what was known
as the South Fork dam, 10 feet high and
restraining body of water twelve miles
in area and 100 feet deep in places. For
days previous to the break in the dam
there had Teen continuous rains through
out the extensive watershed drained into
the lake, and citizens of Johnstown were
warned of danger, but apparently the
majority of them had implicit confidence
in the masonry to resist all of the pressure
possible to be brought against it. Even
those Who were ALARMED by the unusual
rainfall and floods in the streams had no
conc option that SC dis disaster could
occur.
Johnstown stood on point of land in
valley between the Conemaugh and Stony
creeks, which there form the Conemaugh
river The dam was on high land some
nine miles distant and about 300 feet
above the city. When the food came it
rushed down with great rapidity, wall
of water from thirty to fifty feet high.
Johnstown was almost completely de-
stroyed in few minutes. Large factor.
les, stores, public buildings, palatial resi-
dences, and modest homes were swept
away and their inmates crushed to death
in the collapse OF buildings Or drowned af-
ter heroic but vain efforts To reach nlacas
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by way of the top. Further uptown a
raft of logs lodged in the street and did
great damage.
The best description that can be given of
the general appearance of the wreck is to
imagine a number of children's blocks
placed closely together and then draw
your hand through them in almost every
direction. At the commencement of the
wreckage, which is at the opening of the
Conemaugh, one can look up the valley for
miles and not see house Nothing stands
but RI old wooden mill.
Chas. Luther is the name of the boy who
stood IN ad AGENT elevation and saw the
whs;3 food He said he heard a grinding
noise far up the valley, and looking up
he could see a dark line moving slowly to-
wards him. He saw it was houses On
they came like the hand OF a giant clear
ing o.. his table. High in the air would
be tossed log or beam which fell back
with a crash. Down the valley 1t moved
ssdateiy and acros; the little mountain city
For ten minutes nothing but moving houses
was seen and then the waters came with
roar and a rush. This lasted for two
hours and then it began to flow more stead
i1r