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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-05-01
SAMUEL ]. RANDALL.

y :
Mr.. Randalps public ser-
vice is so recent that it is uni
necessary to particularize
them. He was a man ofvastl
industry, and inaexible pur-
pose, and he had in a very |
marked degree the qualities
Of leadership. He was q born
commander, and men obey
ed hin, naturally.
His long service in the ap-l
preparation committee gave
him an immense fund of ex-
H6t Information about thsI
public service, and brought
'upsby a democratic father
and trained in business meth
|ods as he was, he was the de-
terlnined foe ofextravagaDce,
and again and againhe stood
between the public Treasury
and the men who were trying
to get into it.
Mr.. Randall rendered an in
valuable service, first to the
South, land second to the
whole country, byleading the
filibuster against the force
bill fifteen years ago. Only
a man of great physical en-
durance, wonderful strength
OF purpose and the geniusfor
commanding obedience could
have made that fight. The
next occasion on which a
great political fight took the
form of a filibuster found Mr..
Randall himself in the chair,
and he crushed the obstruc-
tive tactics Of his own party
friends an relentlessly as he
had fought against u great
majority in 1875. ...:..
In the sketches of Mr., RAN
dali that have been publish
ed since his death. great
stress has been laid on the
fact that he was always and
intensely Il democrat. This
is true Of Mr.. Randan's 10y
atty to the great underlying
principles Of the democratic
party, government by the
people and simplicity and e
economy in the forms Of gov
enrment, although his concep
tions OF the proper exercises
of the Federal taxing power
we're somewhat influenced by
his Philadelphia surround
|ings, and his Congressional
district could probably have
been carried by the republi-
cans at almost any election
had they deemed it worth
while. But ii the mere mat.
ter of loyalty to the demo.
cratic organization be referr-
ed to, the statement does Ell
ther more than justice or
less than justice to Mr.. Ran
dali. Thick and thin party
loyalty is not so rare that 9
man needs especial commen.
! .Edation for possessing it, and
Mr.. Randall was entirely ca
pable Of placing his own con
victions of duty before the
Wishes. or even the iorma
!, declaration Of his party. Ths
elpctoralcount bill was in
tensely unpopularin the dem
ocratic party and it woull
, not have passed the Hous'
had not Speaker Randall
!, Irepressed filibustering with {
!, force that Mr.. Blaine, two
,lyears before refused to exer
else against Mr.. Randall ans
his followers. In the case o
tho Mnrrisnn "a riff hill Mr.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-05-01

1t is said that Gems Meade,
Halleck, Burnside and Sheri-
dan, OF the Federal army, all
died at 81 years Of age.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-05-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

- 1-.,.. C~--..r.nA.rt
For the Democrat:
The rumor about crooked
ness n connection with the
awarding of the contract for
taking seals in the Alaskan
waters havesall been revived
by a newspaper publication,
charQinQ Secretary Window
and at least one other mem
ber Of the cabinet with hav-.
inq taken enofmous bribes
frOm the rtjes that securel
the Sontfact. The tiilng llas
had a snaky appearance from
the first, and the indications
are now, that somebody is
going to get into trouble be-
fore it is done with. Mr.. Win
dom's business associates du,
ring the two or three years
he spent in New York City be
fore becoming Secretary Of
the Treasury, we're not such
as to inspire confidence.
The republican caucus COM
mittee, which has been strug-
Cling for sOne days to hatch
out a silver bill upon which
their party could get togeth-
er, is in 4 seemingly hopeless
dead lock, and unless oneside
or the other gives in. no bill
will ever be prepared by this
committee.
Senator Blackburn announ
ced on Friday, when an at
tempt was made to call up
the Worlds Fair bill, that
the measure would not go
through without opposition,
and sinceathen cold shivers
have been sAsssing eaeh 9th
er up and down the bucks Of
3 Cliitslgo'S friends.
Gen. U. S. Grant will have
two monuments in this city
if the present idea prevails in
Congress. A favorable report
has been made to the Senate
for an equestrian statue. and
the q. A. R. have bills pend
ing to allow them to erect a
statue Of him in the statua-
~ halliin the Capitol build.
ing.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
Superstition,

The days of superstition are by no
means over. There are women, not
over conscientious in the discharge of
religious observances, who would
sooner dlsconcert hostess and
throw a roomful of guests into
confusion than sit down with twelve
others at the dinner table The lover
will not give his sweetheart an opal
ring, however pretty the stone may
be; the guest at the table shudders
when he spills the salt, and furtively
tries to propitiate fate by throwing q
few grains over his shoulder PEN
knives and scissors are tabooed as
presents Many man would choose
any day in the week but Friday for
starting on a journey, or beginning
some great enterprise. Many a wo-
man dislikes (apart from sympathetic
sentimenD 10 meet a funeral or en-
counter a black cat--Young Ladies'
Journal
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16

She sat in the Long Island depot
and fondled dude dog, while the
nurse girl carried little human mem
Der of the family. The dude dogs
hair was banged over its forehead,
and all it wanted was a pair of knee
breeches and butter cracker hat to be
mistaken for a lawn tennis PLAYER
looking for some girls to have game.
It's tail was shaved off almost up to the
terminus where there was a miniature
buster that gave it the appearance of a
putty blower with feather stuck in
the end. The clerk opened the window
with a bang, and the fashionably
dressed lady turned to purchase her
ticket, leaving the dog on the floor.
Two horny handed sons of toll en-
tered the waiting room bearing a trunk
the size of a canal boat. They evident
ly mis-, 3k the dude dog for a door
mat, for they placed the trunk on its
outer edge. A man who stood beside
the lady at the ticket window re-
marked:
BE huvins, Oh do be thinkin' that
wan av yer family's in troubleI'
She thought he referred to the baby
and took no notice of the remark. Sud-
denly there was a scream from the
nurse girl. She let the baby fall and
hurried to the rescue. The lady turned
and took in the situation at glance.
Then she swooned. She kept on faint
ing up to the arrival of the train and
then revived long enough to berate
the nurse for her carelessness. When
they took the dog from under the
trunk the poor little fellow looked for
all the world like a surrogate's seal,
and his tail wasn't fat enough for a
paper cutter.
The station hands hauled the for
gotten baby into the train just as the
latter was moving off, and it was clap
ped down on seat and spanked until
it looked like the Fourth of July
Brooklyn Citizen.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
The American Naval oficer.

One of the best compliments which
/ have heard of as paid to the officers
of the squadron of evolution" was
from an Englishman, who had long
been a resident of Boston He said
he was struck by the gentlemanly and
modest demeanor of these wearers of
uniforms, which impressed him as diff
fering greatly from the consequential,
not to say arrogant, air of officers of
British men of-war. This peculiarly,
he said, extended to the sailors, who
were as courteous as the officers in af
fording information. "Why. that
squadron, F" he said, will furnish bet
ter argument for republicanism than
any number of South American revo-
lutions. 1t seems to me that tribute
of this sort from foreigner is exceed
ingly satisfactory and it opens up con-
siderations of the relation of manners
to official life which have wide APP
plication. The Englishmen said he
had seen gray haired sailors IN the
British navy insulted by beardless
midshipmen, and he was much inn
pressed by the self respecting appear
ance of Jack" on board the squadron
of evolution, and under this head he
included seamen of various nationali-
ties, not excepting Chinese cooks, as
simulated by American discipline
Boston Post.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
Good Taste.

"You NAV name this boy. Mary
eaid man 20 his wife. when their
fifth child was a few weeks old, "only
you must call him John" The ia
ther had had his own way with the
other four and il was no more than
fair that he should consult his wife's
taste for once. 1t Is a pleasure 10 see
husbands thus considerable. The De-
troit Tribune records a similar in
stance:
An elderly couple entered a dry
goods store on Woodward avenue. He
was slim and tall, and she was round
and short
MY wife and 1 have come to do
some shopping" he said to the clerk
.sIndeed?"
Eyes; my wife wants new dress to
take home"
'sAhr'
"Just show her what you have.
Let her select whatever she wants"
What line of goods will you have,
MADAME" asked the clerk.
''Oh, something in silk, answered
the husband for her.
The clerk took down a roll of bright
colored patterns.
How does that please you, MADAME
he asked.
mo, that is too bright said the
husband
''How do you like this, MADAME
asked the clerk, displaying another
roll
mo, my wife doesn't like that, !"
he returned 1T is too dark. ?"
Again and again the clerk displayed
his wares before them, always appeal
ing to the taste of his wife, and being
answered by the husband.
"Well," said the latter at length,
II guess this piece will do. Wrap it
up"
When they were on the street he
said to his wife:
That's nice piece of goods you Sc
lected, Mary"
A look of quiet humor stole into the
the old lady's eyes, but she merely an
swered, quietly, as she glanced affec-
tionately into his face: :
DO you think so, John2"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16

Talking o people eating" said q
robust looking woman and the report
er of an exchange at the same time,
Ibid you know that a great many peo-
pie take the most of their food through
their nose2"
''What do you mean by that2" In
quired her friend.
Just this. l can satisfy my hunger
at any time by merely inhaling the
odor of good cooking. The aroma of
coffee, for instance, sustains and ex-
hilarates me. A beefsteak flavor is as
satisfying as full meal. Any cook
will tell you that"
''Then why should people eat2''
They don't eat when they can get a
full meal of cooking odors. This is
why tramps hang around the open
doors of kitchens and restaurants. Did
you never feast on the smell of warm
Gingerbread l am very fond of can
dy, but l never eat it, as the substance
does not agree with me. But buy a
box of it every week, and when feel
candy hungry take the cover off and
inhale the delicious fiavors. The cam
dy itself | give away to those who are
not yet educated up to feeding through
the olfactories."
The friend looked at her in amaze
ment, but she only remarked, sadly:
"What an awful thing it is to be a
crank"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16

The liver of the oyster-if he will
forgive reference to such a delicate
matters his most important feature
So say the learned men The liver
mass is very dark in color and can be
easily seen with the naked eye The
size and Importance of this tissue, says
Professor Rice, is what makes the
oyster so grateful to delicate stomachs.
a diet of raws viii cure dyspepsia, he
says, and he lays it to the liver ST.
mlha siTnllibus curantur. Speaking
of hvers, it is curious fact that, al
though intended by nature to lead a
sedentary life, the oyster thrives upon
exercise. If he becomes attached to
the hull of a vessel or the shell of
some movable animal. like lobster,
for instance, he will be a bigger and
healthier oyster in consequence But
he can do great deal of .'settin still''
and yet not suffer from enlargement
of the hver-St. Louis Globe Demo
GRAFT
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
a dvtce 20 A0xneFs

krsyor disturbed at night and broker
otyour rest by 3 sick child suffering ano
crying with pain Of cutting teeth7 Il
30, send at ono. and get bottle OF Mrs
Wiaslow's Soothing Syrup for Chill.
drsn Tesshiag. Its value il ircaicala
bic. 1t viii relieve the poor Ale sui
fsrer Immediately. Depend upon !.
mothers, Tiers il no mistake about it. L
cares dyssnsery and diarrhea, rczulats.
the stomach and bowels, cures vine
colo, softens the guns, reduces infa9
nation, and gives tone and energy to tbs
whole system. Mrs. Windows Sooth
Ing syrup TOR Childres,s Tsething il
ton Of one of the Oldest and best fenals
auFsss and physicisns in the United
stasss, asd il fog sale BY AL druggist
throughout the world. Price Is csEa
. bottle. nay2Sdv-tt
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
for Infants and Children.
Statement of Rev. Thos. BalltBger,
OF OSKALOOSA. IOWA.


In the fall of 1887 my attention was
called to the medicsl pamphlet pu blish-
ed by the Rheumatic Syrup Co, Of
jackson, Mich. advertising Hibbard's
Rheumatic Syrup. The ingredients
composing the remedy and known to be
of great medicinal merit, led me to be-
lieye the remedy . good one and l
bought six bottles. l had . soreness in
my stomach and sides and . spinal at.
lection which threatened paralysis. l
applied two plssters extending from my
stomach to nv sides which [ wore for Q
month. l never found any medicine
which gave me so much relief. l recon-
mend Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and
Plasters ~ remedies OF great merit and.
l think. the greatest of the age.
For sale by A. G. Luken & Co. 3
u.th. sat&w 1w
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
Eupepsy.

This is what you ought to have, il
fact. You must have it, to fully enjoy Lite
Thousands are searching for it daily
and mourning because they find it not
Thousands upon Thousands of dollars
are spent annually by our people in the
hope that they may attain this boon
And yet it may be had by all. We
guarantee that Electric Bitters, if used
according to directions and the use per-
sisted in, will bring you Good Digestion
and Dust the demon Dyspeps and install
Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia and eli
Liver-Stomach, and Kidneys. Sold at
500. and 81 90 per bottle by A. G. Lu.
ken & Co., Druggists. 4
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
Catarrh

blood disease. Until the poison Is
expelled from the system, there can
be no cure for this loathsome and
dangerous malady. Therefore, the only
effective treatment is a thorough course
of Ayers Sarsaparilla - the best of all
blood purifiers The sooner you begin
the better ; delay is dangerous.
81 was troubled with catarrh for over
two years. / tried various remedies.
and was treated by a number of physi-
clans, but received no benefit until
began to take Ayers Sarsaparilla. A
few bottles of this medicine cured me of
this troublesome complaint and COM
pletely restored my health. jesse NJ,
Boggs, Holman's Mills, N. c.
"When Ayers Sarsaparilla was rec
commended to me for catarrh, was in
clined to doubt its efficacy. Having
tried so many remedies, with little BEN
eft, / had no faith that anything would
cure me. / became emaciated from loss
Of appetite and impaired digestion 7
had nearly lost the sense of smell, and
my system was badly deranged was
about discouraged, when a friend urged
me to try Ayers Sarsaparilla, and re-
ferred me to persons whom il had cured
of catarrh. After taking half a dozen
bottles of this medicine, I am convinced
that the only sure way of treating this
obstinate disease is through the blood"
Charles III. Maloney, 113 River ST.,
Lowell Mass,
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
: SCHOOL OVER A GROCERY.
AmusinS Episodes Told by Pioneer School
Teacher Of LeadvilIe-


/ taught one of the first schools ever
taught in the great mining camp of
Leadville. Colo. and naturally enough
/ had many unusual and amusing ex-
periences. Theschoolroom was the Sec
ond floor of two story log building,
the lower floor being used for a gro
Gerry store.
Everything in the schoolroom was
of the most primitive kind. The seats
were long pine benches There were
no desks, no blackboards and not an
inch of plastering in the whole build
ing. There was nothing between the
grocery store and the schoolroom but
a loosely laid floor of unseasoned pine
that became looser as 1t seasoned. 1t
was, unfortunately, full of knot holes,
and whenever customer came into
the store for bar of soap or pound
of sugar, the school heard the entire
transaction, and as the merchant was
very loquacious man we often heard
some funny things.
The schooIroom water pail was kept
on pine box at one end of the room
and it was accidentally overturned q
good many times that winter. and,
strangely enough, the boys sitting
near it could never tell just how these
accidents happened, but they always
occurred when there were more than
the usual number of customers in the
store below, and they never failed to
throw the school into paroxysms Of
Joy. The effect was different on tho
groceryman.
Here you, Mister Teacherr he
would roar up to me.
"Well, what is it7" would ask in
as calm and dignified a manner as I
could assume when talking through
knot holes at my feet.
Them boys Is pourin' water down
here ag'in and victim my goods and
my customers, and / amt goin' to
stand it2''
"BoysW I would say sternly, Ibid
any of you upset that pail2''
mo, sir, would come from a dozen
Of the innocent ones.
''And they didr' the groceryman
would. shrek out, "you just come
down here and seei If you can't make
'em behave 1 kin now and I'll do it
tool"
One day he carried his threat into ex-
ecuhon. There were several customers
in the store and l was busy with a class
in geography when an ominous splash
and the giggling of two boys told me
that the newly filled water pail had
gone over again There were little
feminine shrieks below, and the next
minute the grocer, sugar scoop in
hand, appeared in the school room.
Without deigning to notice me he
ran back to where the overturned pail
was and began laying about him with
the sugar scoop, and before l could re-
cover from any amazement nearly
every pupil had gone shrieking and
laughing down the stairs, with the
irate grocer in mad pursuit, hammer
ing away with the scoop on the heads
and backs of the guilty and the inno-
cent alike.
A few minutes later he roared up the
through the knot holes:
Nov, if you can't make them
youngsters behave themselves and
have some manners, l kinI'
This singular lesson in courtesy had
such a salutary effect on the school
that the pail was not overturned again
for two whole days. The next week
we moved into new and better room
on the ground floor, greatly to the de-
light of the grocer. l.. Harbour in
Wide Awake
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16

The usual treatment Of catarrh il very
unsatisfactory, ~ Thousands of despair
in patients can testify. A Trustworthy
medical writer says: Proper local
treatment il positively necessary to sue
cess, but most OF the remedies in gen.
eral use By physicians afford but tempo
rary benefit. A cure cannot be expect
ed from sruffs. powders. dcuches and
Washes" Eiy's Cream Balm il . rem
edy which combines the important
requisites of quick action, specific
curative power with perfect safety and
pleasantness tosthe patient.
6-d2x2r
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
A Scrap of Paper saves her Life.

1t was just an ordinary scrap of wrap
ping paper. but it saved her life. She
was in the last stages of consumption
told by physicians that she WAS inoursble
and could live only short time; she
weighed less than seventy pounds. On
. piece OF wrapping paper she read OF
DR.. Kings New Discovery, and got q
sample bottle; it helped her. she bought
large bottle, it helped her more. bought
another and grew better fast, continued
plump, weighing 40 pounds. For full
Ter particulars send stamp to W. 81. Cole,
Druggist, Fort Smith. Trial Bottles of
this wonderful Discovery free at A. G.
Luken & Co. . drug store. 4
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria
DeservfnE Confidence.

1t is quite surprising to notice the
numerous reports of remarkable cases
OF nervous diseases cured, such Is head
ache, fits, nervous prostration, heart
affections, St. Vitus' Dance, insanity
and prolonged sleeplessness. by DR..
Miles Restorative Nervine. This new
and improved brain and nerve food, and
medicine. is everywhere gaining . re-
markkble reputation for curing the
worst of these diseases, as we'll Is the
injurious effects of worry. nervous irrita-
ton. mental and physical overwork.
A. G Luken & Go. the druggists, will
give away trial bottles of this wonderful
or morphine. 4
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
Pennsylvania Dufehmen,

The Germans of Pennsylvania are ex-
tremely cautious. They do not buy any
thing until they are sure it possesses
merit. From this very fact DR.. Van
Wert's Balsam has gained . strong posi-
ton in their favor. Barton & Stark,
druggists OF Plains, Pa. write the pro-
prietors of this remedy: Your goods
have met with the greatest success of
any proprietary goods we have ever in
troduced In our town." Trial size free.
A. G., Luken l. Co. 3
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16

If, YOU have . Cold, Cough. (dry
hackney, Group. Cankered Throat,
Catarrh Dropping. cough, Dr.. Kilmer's
INDIAN COUCH CURE Consumption
OiD will relieve instantly; heals and
cures. Price 25o., 50o.. and 81 90. For
sale by A. G. Lukeu & Co. DIV
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
con,sn.t Account for tn. Name.

The young lady who gets the tariff
mixed up with the cognomens of the
states is apt TO do almost anything. A
sweet W ashingtonian, who has recent
ly been doing a great railroad town of
the west, astonished Michigander by
remarking:
81 have travelled all over Michigan,
and yet have seen so few sheep, I won
der why it is called the Wolverine
state."-Washington Post.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16

Simply apply "SwAYNE's OINTMENT"
No internal medicine required. Cures
letter. eczema, itch, all erupsions on the
face. hands. nose. DO, leaving the skin
healing and curative powers are possess
ed By no other remedy Ask your
druggist for SwAYNR's OINTMKNr.
oct29-tu tn satAW6m*
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16
Pile. piles: Itching piles.

SymptomrMoisture; intense itch
ing and stinging; most 1t night; worse
By scratching. Ii allowed to continue
tumors form, which often bleed and al
cerate. becoming very sore. SwAYNE'e
OINTMRNT stops the itching and bleed
ing, heals liberation, and in most cases
removes the tumors. At druggists, Oh
by mail. for 80 cents. DR.. SWayne 4
Son, Philadelphia
oot20-tu tn sstAv6m4
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16

H1bhAra's Rheum Asie and Liver PfIIs.
The Pills are scientifically com.
pounded, uniform in action. No grip
ing pain SO commonly following the use
of Piils- They are adapted TO both
adults and children with perfect safety.
We guarantee they have no equal in the
cure OF Sick HKADAcHE. Constipation,
Dgspepsia. Bliousness, and. q an appe-
tixer, they excel any other preparation.
Nor sale By A. g. Luken 4 Co.
nov9-dW1y
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-16

TEN Bser SALvK in the world TO,
Cuts. Bseisss. Sores Ulcers. Sal.
Hands, CHilblains. Germs. and ell Ski
Eruptionsland positively cures Piles. Of
40 pay required. 1t 10 guaranteed &c
giss perf:st satisfaotion. or neaay r..
fiadsd. f|rics q sests per kox Fol
ssIe by A. g.. Luksz 4 90.