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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-02-20

books and newspapers and
knowledge which the young
men of-to-day can command
over those which their faith
ers ever dreamed OF.
This train of thought has|
been suggested from the fact
that a young man OF my ac-
quaintance has voluntarily
given up other employment,
and retired to some 80 acres
Of land, which he proposes to
cultivate in true style. and
avail himself Of this market.
in time, will demand
The produce Of many intelli-
gent, prosperous farmers.
Noah P. Webb, WAS horn
in Caldwell county, some six
miles from Linvlile. Years
ago it seemed, to me that
he thought there was moth
ing good enough for hin
here in his native, neighbor-
hood and longinglylook
ing toward the Great West.
The Linville improvement
Company was organized and
began suryeyso their pur-
.chases. Noah engaged with
the company, saved his mon
ey, and, a year ago last fall,
went to Kansas. He wan
dered over that State, OBJ
tained many new ideas, and
found that there was more
than the North Carolina
ways Of doing business, yet
he was not satisfied; he came
back home and again enter
ed into the coApany's ser
vice. At last, he has conclud'
ell that he can do even bet.
ter ON his land and now pro
poses tU settle down on tht
old homestead of'his fnther
A grand, good decision.
Now, let Mr.. Webb study
his profession, learn wha1
will command the mostreadJ
! sale and prove the most re
munerative and he will sue
ceed.
4 Messrs. Blackwell & Weld
who have had a big contrac
saving lumber for the Lin
vile Improvement Company
are pulling up stakes prepar
atory to the removal OF thei
Isaw-mill to Russell county
IVA. where they have a con
/ tract which will keep then
wing for three years Q
} more, and then there will b
} thousands of lumber left 10
'lothers.
Z And this reminds me of tn
slyast forest still standing j
ibid Virginia, though she ha
/ tbeen settled longer than an
IF the original states excep
(, North Carolina. And Q
: this fact | might indulge ]
some "reminiscences OF an II
: |tefesting character, but
: fOrbear.
j The other day | heard (
1.-The death Of w. :. Turbyfl
Of Cane Creek, in this count.
He was A. y. Church's say
IIyer, and . most exceller
workman and citizen I
proved TO be. A month {
more ago he was taken sic
and growing worse instes
Of better was conveyed tOh
!. home, where he fingered son
weeks and died. Mr.. Chur'
speaks highly OF him.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-02-20

49, !,
WI
=i 4 - a
WASHINGTON LETTER.
,..-,.- r.....,,,a -.
- rIHs
E,or H. Deuoocrat:
Ex.Speakers Carlisle and
Randall have ably presented
their caae II the minority re-
norton fbe code ,ofs Rules,
! which Carlisle az His par
liamenfsYx adroit1 sss, COM
nelled fke republican rnajori-
80 n Tho Honae cM0rnnittee "
c,s Rnles foS reuurtl much
~, thaa, shsyh hai intend.
Sd III says of.the seiause in
~ n,,,r1,sad R,,iea !, nnthori-
xinr The Sneaker 10 count
inr members not voting to.
msLa la nuorl,m aThis is
tba .mdat vad;cal. abd in our
!. or,in;on NJ mostdanrerous
innovation n,roposSd by the
ma;or;tv if agreed to. the
narsonsl rights Of the citi-
yens nSotected heretofore by,
laws enacted by the votes Of
i majority NAV be impaired
Nv the votes Of a fraction Of
tho members OF Congress. In
tho sa me way enormous sums
of money NAV be appropria-
ted from the public treasury
for unconstitutional and
imnroper purposes. Any
r,nle or practice which ena-
bles the Sneaker or the clerk
~ nass hills by counting mem
hers present and not voting,
will inevitably result in de.
.trov;np theeontid, nee OF the
nennle Il the integrity Of ley.
;slatinn ~.
The Rules were called up in
tho Honse today aud moth.
;uc else is to- be done. until
~they are disposed of. Just
when that will he, cannot bt
stated vet. The Republicans
seem inclined to try to rush
them through and have a fl.
naI vote taken not later thar
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
Harvesting Ramie in China.

Ramie. or China grass, which has OF
late years become known in Europe az
valuable textile, is widely grown In
Western China Mr.. Hosie, in the last
trade report from Wenchow, describes
how it is harvested. The stems, when
ripe. are cut down, made into bundles,
and carried from the fields to the house
of the grower, where they are stepped IN
water. and the bark, with the fibre, re-
moved by hand. In the Eastern provinces
different method is practiced. when
the stems are ripe the peasant removes
the bark in the field in very simple, IN
genious and profitable manner. SEEING
each stem about six inches above ground
between the thumb and fingers OF Doth
hands, a few inches apart, he gives a
smart push downward and forward, be-
tween his two hands. He then inserts
the forefnger of his left hand in the irac-
ture and draws the bark downward TO
the root where it readily detaehes itself:
In the same way the remaining bark ana
MINER part of the stem, which he holds
in his RIGHT hand, are removed, and by a
simple brush of the hand from the root
end of the bark upward the leaves ana
stems are dislodged, and the bark Is
ready for future manipulation. BY this
means several inches of bark and nbre
are saved in comparison with the produce
resulting from the cutting down OF the
stems. and. as length Of staple adds much
more to the value of the fibre, the plan
here pursued deserves some attention II
those countries where the cultivation o.
,.Boehmerian is of great commercia
value. This is the case in India, wher'
labor is cheaper than in China. Anotne
advantage Of the system is that the dis
carded leaves and stems remain on TN
field and help to manure the two othe
crops.-TLondon Times.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
A COUNTRY HOUSE.
The Best Site to Choose, and the
Most Effective Materials.

The question of site for country home,
is an important one, East or Westi ana
involves other and quite different condi-
tions from those to be considered on
suburban street. The vagaries OF our
climate within the last half dozen years
have somewhat disturbed the old notions
about shelter from northwesters; but |
think there will be general agreement
that the flank of a hill is better for site
than the extreme summit and the opinion
is well supported that southwestern ex-
posure land slope for groundl is, OF all, the
best, and cheeriest, and klndllest,
whether for house or gardens. The per-
feet drainage which every wise man VIII
seek for in country house, is, of course,
more easily secured by elevated site; and
the old closed cess-pool is giving way to
one which shall serve as the distributing
reservoir for system OF sub-surtace llln2.
The distribution may be secured at short
periods by the action of siphon, or by
| flushing the reservoir from the rain con-
duits.
OF the material for the construction OF
country house there are divers opinions
and practices; but there is growing
1 land wise) disposition 10 use noiiieiy
material nearest at hand, if sound and ef-
fective. The old bugbear that stones
made damp house is disproved by those
who build with such ''furring or Of
inside walls. as insures dryness as well as
warmth in winter, and best protection OF
all against fierce sun beats. II house
walls are not wholly of stone, multitudess
show that bold use Of it in the ground.
story. which has gone perhaps to make II
too popular; by this | mean that its OPP
portunities tempt finical littleness OF
treatment. l have seen this effect
by use of over small stones,
perhaps of regularly recurring
sizes, nestled together like child's work
and again by undue care to give all
stones the same form, or same lack OF
form; both those methods being bad,
and defeating that sensible purpose
simple as it is sensible-to make
staunch wall, wholly sufficient, ano
without those Alterations of petit mature
ism, in quality or tone, which deiea'
every aim of honesty and all heroic sim
, plicities. Il Scribner.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25

The course of instruction is as follows:
Two weeks in the laboratory, studying
the construction and action of all fuses,
primers, rockets, lights, etc, used in the
service; two weeks in the shell house,
on the different projectiles, gunpowder
and the different utensils used in gun
merry; two weeks on the different Calling
and Hotchkiss guns and with small arms
two weeks at the forge in the blacksmith
shop; one week in the foundry; one
week in the coppersmith shop; one week
in the carpenter shop. and ten weeks IN
the different machine and gun shops on
the action Of the different machines and
the construction of all modern ordnance,
observing the different stages of the
building of guns, from the first rough
block Of steel to the beautiful pieces oil
mechanism on the decks of our new
cruisers.
This completes the course. 1t requires
on the part of the men unremittlng at
tention during the six months they are
stationed at it. Then comes the final,
which means an examination covering
all the ground gone over by the men
while stationed at Washington. II sue
cessful in attaining the necessary seventy
five per cent. the seaman is rated 'sea'
man gunner" and is transferred to the
United States receiving ship Vermont
Brooklyn, N. Y, with that title. ii hs
has served an apprenticeship in the ser
vice he is eligible to the different posi-
tions of boatswain and gunner, warrant
officers.
The government appropriates $50, oo'
yearly for the maintenance of the elias
and forty-fve to fifty men receive 1t
benefits yearly New York Herald.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
Terrible Grip of the Abalone Shell

One of the most remarkable shelis
which the National Museum exhibits Is
that of the abalone of the Pacific coast.
In that part of the world the abalone
fishery is a business of Importance, mas
much as the Chinese are extrayagantly
fond of this interesting delicacy. Chinese
fishermen are chiefly engaged In the IN
dustry. and their manner of prosecuting
it is to 90 along the shore IN boats be-
tween the tides and keep a sharp eye
omen for the prey. The abalone had Dut
one shell. resembling somewhat gigan-
tic clam she'll, and is found attached to
the rock. In seeking Its capture the aD-
alone fisherman steals upon the game and
th,nsts a stick beneath the edge that 1t
Iifts to take in nourishment. The mo-
ment the abalone perceives the intrusion
Of the stick it shuts down tightly upon
il, but is promptly pricd off the rock and
deposited in the fisherman's boat. Now
and then it happens that Chinaman gets
his hand in the clutch of an abalone
she'll. and in such a case, unless he has
friends bv-and these fishermen usually
travel alone-he is lost. For the abalone
has grip that nothing short OF horse
mower can detach, and thus it happens
that every now and then on the PaclhC
coast an unfortunate celestial is found
drowned with one of his hands lneXtrlc-
ably clasped by a specimen OF thus re-
markable univalve. Fl Washington star
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
Floating Tendencies of Fat Men

The story of the fat man who fell over,
hoard in New York harbor and foateu
ars,,nd for an hour or two until he was
,,,;.tslen for a whale and towed ashore
rnbnrt has set the old Waterman ana
sborfmen all agog with reminiscent talk.
They tell peculiar tales of happenings e
fa+ men which have occurred under thelr
ore and in which they took part.
y nnrino the war Mr.. McClaln was a
,;abt watchman on the piers at Washing
tn5 avenue. One dark night Govern
,,,ent receiving vessel came up the river,
NJ r5 when Il neared the Washington per
4 .'1sg, sailors Jumped overheard TO make
t tb escape. One was a giganIic fellow'
I'D I'D the other man of medium SIZE.
A" before humping overheard the tat man
t,stened 5000 in double gold eagles IN a
leather belt which was strapped aTounu
h iG..' waist He could not swim stroke.
M they touched the water ne n I,.,..
WI A. ground but did not sink. shorty
e eftor, q q tremendous swell carried nm
nnder the pier. where he was kno sAs..
e un,sel bT the piling. When the 1ody J.
sen s fo1nd several hours afterward, !.
vas not at the bottom of the stream, nu'
, %T1 against the planks oil 1ne R M,
p. the head above the water; In, In
' w.sI never sank, but was drowned w i,S
insensible. SuperJioous sAii0As 0N
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
The Buffalo and the Great Western
Plains.

When in his westward movement the
buffalo came to the semi-civilized inhab-
itants of the Mississippi system of val
leys. he brought great plenty of animal
food to the people, who had long been
in a good measure destitute of such re-
sources. for they had no other domesti.
Gated animals save the dog. Not yet
firmly fixed in the agricultural art, these
tribes appear, after the coming OF the
buffalo. to have lapsed into the pure saw
avery which hunting brings. To favor
the pasturage Of these wild herds the In
dams adopted the habit of burning the
prairies. These fires spread to the forests
on the east, killing the young trees when
afforded the succession of wood, gradu-
ally extending the pasturage area OF the
wild herds until the larger portions OF
the Western plains eastward to central
Ohio and Kentucky, probably even INTO
the Carolinas, and southwark to the Ten
nessee River, had been stripped OF their
original forests, making way for the vast
thronps of these creatures which ranged
the country at the time when we hrst
knew it. With the rehabilitation OF the
hunters habit, and with the nomadle
conditions which this habit necessarily
brings, came more frequent contests be-
tween tribes and the gradual decadence
of the slight civilization which the PEG
pie had acquired. Scribner.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
SEAMEN GUNNERS.
HOW THEY ARE TRAINED FOR
THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

The Course of instruction at the
Newport Or. L. Torpedo School
The Submarine Diving Class =
Gunnery Practice.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
Manufacture of Paper Barrels.

After three years of experimental
work. an English company has SUCCEEDED
IN producing barrels which are able 70
compete favorably with barrels made OF
wood. The paper barrels are useu az
nresent principally for the carriage OF
gunpowder, mining fuses, fruit, flowers,
molasses, paint, cement, matches, chelni-
Gals DIVES. asbestos, sugar, size ana
oxtract of meat. The materials used IN
making the barrels are waste paper, caro-,
hoard and tfor the better quahtyl Ola
sacks When cardboard is used II Is
soaked or boiled for six hours, ana AFTER
wards treated in the same manner as Ine
other raw material. This IS careiuly
sorted and put into rag engine, OF
heater. where it is beaten and torn 10
nieces b7 series of knives for about an
bour and half. 1t is afterwards mixed
with water until pulp of uniform con
sistency is gained. This is rolled, joined,
shaned and dried, and the barrel IS flnaiiy
covered with hoops. Before the tops
and bottom are put in, the barrels are
painted with waterproof composillon,
made of linseed oil and rosln, Tor Ordinary
nurpose barrels, and with specla
yarnish where they are used Ior iooe
nrodncts. The standard size made L
sixteen and one-half inches In dlamelel
by twenty-eight inches long. The price,
AZ which these barrels can be produce.
enables them to compete favorably VIII
wooden barrels; barrel costing thirty
fonr cents in wood can, when made o
paper, be sold for twenty-elgnt Genus
One great feature is that there Is =, ~
waste with the process, all ''wasters' De
inc beaten ND into pulp again.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
"a that il was cold that kept him on the

ed that it was gold that kept him on the
top Of the river.
A similar incident was cited BY Mr..
McClain. 1t was many years ago and
late in November when huge Jerseyman
tumbled unseen from a boat while cross
ing the Delaware from Camden. He wore
heavy boots and big oyercoat. Not be-
ing able to swim he could not get ashore,
and after he had been in his cold bath
an hour or so he was discovered by the
wharfmen and pulled out. He was near
ly frozen to death. but otherwise all right.
philadelphia Record.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25
Selfish People.

The most disagreeable people in the
world are selfish people. 81
The most unhappy people are selfish
people. sslf;sb
people. solf
The most dangerous people are selfish
The most needy people are selfish peo-
ple.-[The Rams Horn.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-25

The beautiful picture They large magnificent sngrayipg
Of original painting by kwa which oa or
900 will given purchaser Of three small aekas q N
Sh 1ii treat six which the VIII
be omitted merits at the regular price, - ees per
Starch aud Obtain TINS y
nctu efee oitNNNii 49, fN@
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-04-25

of his manhood. In his long public SER
vice he has exhibited those intellectual
and moral qualities that mark the master
mind and constitute the true leader of
public thought, insomuch that his was
the first name on the lips of discerning
people when it was announced that there
was to be vacancy in Congress. He
has signiied his willingness to accept the
position if it be rendered to him, but he
will not "work" the district.
This is close approximation to the
exact truth, and we trust voters not yet
convicted will bear in mind "Repubi-
cans analysis of the qualifications of
these gentlemen. And that is all there is
of this contest. 1t is not a question of
locality in any proper sense. Mr.. Batch
elder would not represent Bennington
county, if elected, nor would Judge Pow
ers represent Lamolle county; the con-
gresham stands for the district as a
whole, not for a part of it. The only
thing the voters need or ought to take
into account, then, is the relative fitness
of the candidates. Chp-trap "claims" of
one locality or another are entitled to no
weight whatever. The point at issue is
not that Bennington county has not had
a representative since Ililand Hall, but
which of the two men will Judging by
his natural ability, his character, his
standing among men and his past achieve
ments-do most to further the cause of
good government. Avery large prepon-
derance of the representative men of this
county are thoroughly convinced that
lieve they are right.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-04-25

The business of milling campaign lies
demands for its prosecution a large share
of the space in someof our contempora-
ries. If they are not careful they may
nail up permanenrlytbe fortunes of their
candidates.
The resignation Of Hon. C. 5. Page as
chairman of the Republican State COM
mittee is announced. \ meeting of the
committee is soon tC be held for the pur-
pose of filling the vacancy and calling
the State convention.
Rev. l.. II. Elliot. of the Vermont BIZ
BILE society Informed the Vermont con-
ference at Brattleboro, last week. that
100000 people of tie State 90 to church,
though many of th,m visit it only Il few
lines in year, AMI that $4,000 never
go at all.
The Legislature Of the new State of
Washington shows its horse sense by
adopting a resolution urging Congress
promptly and lberally to subsidize
American steamships. There is good
ground for such action when it takes 40
days for IA letter from Bahia, Brazil, to
reach New York, and when it requires six
weeks to 90 to Blenos Ayres, part of
the trip necessarily on ship owned in
Europe.
Our friends ovel the mountain who are
torn up over the promotion br sness have
the greatest opportunity of their lives.
Let them set up for lieutenant-gOvernor
this year the pooest candidate that can
be found-and there are plenty of that
sort-and no onewil want him for gov
ernor two years hnce. Then the rule
two "precedents"t argue from, instead
of one, as now.
The Vermont Teachers journal does
not agree with tlDse of the State news
papers which have figured out an enor-
nous cost for the new school textbooks.
1t goes over the rhole ground and says,
in conclusion: "To sum up, in the
grade of the ages from six to eight, Sl.2J
will cover the int outlay for books, pro-
vided the old Dies are offered in eX-
change, and evd in the very highest
grade 81 will cotr the entire cost of an
entirely new outfit purchased outright
while the eXchhge will be something
less. Mind, wd are not quoting abso.
lutely correct pices on these books, but
the average mac up from each county.
and the summing up is a liberal allow
ance for all necessary outlaws"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-04-25
CuRRaT OPINION.

The represent tives in Congress of the
maple sugar prducing States should in
sist that, if prod otlcers of cane sugar are
given a bountyDf two cents pound,
maple sugar shalld be similarly encour-
aged. And Vermont in Congress should
lead in the nPvement. - Montpelier
Watchman.
Senator Morrill, of Vermont, who re-
Gently obseryedhis eightieth birthday. is
standing recitation that the United
States shelvesis public men at the age
when eXperieIce makes their Judgment
ripest and mo5 valuable. This country
has its grand OF men as well as any 9TH
er, and very fey Europeans of his years
are as .capabld of active and sustained
participation all the duties of the pub
lie service as IS Mr.. Morrill, Boston
journal.
The contest fo' governor in this State
this year is unule, to say the least. The
friends of Mr.. Pige early recognized the
Tact that there Mas growing feeling on
the part OF the people of the State in favor
OF Lieut.-Gov. Woodbury. and to forestall
MS candidacy attempted to get an eX-
preston from tie leading men in the
State against the principle of promotion.
This attempt Mas not very successful,
but from that day to this they have at
tempted to male this the chief issue. and
yet two years lence these same people
and papers NH. be quite as loudly de-
manding that the lieutenant governor
shall be promoted. indeed the Watch
man, which stirred this movement, says
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-04-25
MAKESHlFTS ONLY.

FROM the falf haven Era.
The fault with the roads in too many
American cities and towns is that they
are only temporary makeshifts, they are
not rouds. They are built for the time
being, and should they last while their
builders remain in office, they have done
all that was expected of them. And this
has been going on in many American
towns for the past hundred or more
years. Is it to be wondered at then that
the roads of today are but little if any
better than those over which the tone
hoss shay first travelled! Had Il system
of road-building been begun in that an
cient time, back in colonial days, and the
many millions of dollars that have since
gone up in dust or become part of the
material that at present makes up our
roads, been judiciously expended APP
plan Ways would have been as common
in America today as are the highways
over which one perforce must travel, if
he travels at all.