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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06
Amherst Alliance Reseiutl,. rS.

Morganton Herald, Feb. Goth.
North Catawba, Burke Co.,
N. c., Feb. 9Th, 1890.
In body assembled the Am-
herst Farmers Alliance, No.
1859, unanimously adopted
the following:
Whereas, We the Farmers
Alliance have been publicly
assailed IN several previous
occasions ny Rev. r. T.. Pat
tnn, Of Morganton, II. G. and
recently by the same togeth-
er with Messrs. l. N. Curtis
and Thomas Blalock.
Resolved 1st, That we as
an organization, resent in un
measured terms the repeated
thrusts made by them at the
Farmers Alliance.
2, That whereas the above
named parties have branded
us as the ''old drag0n'', and
as frauds, "extortioners"
"drunkarls", etc, and have
made repeated efforts to ex-
pose the secrets of the. order,
we do hereby withdraw from
them our patronage as to
any public matter, political
or otherwise: and we recom-
mend that the brotherhood
Of the county, as a protec-
tion against such imposition
do the same.
While we very much regret
the necessity of such a course,
we believe it a duty We owe
the fraternity, to resist such
taunts, and thereto re resolve
that a copy OF these resolu<
tions be sent to the Morgan
ton Herald and Progressive
Farmer, with request to pub
fish the same.
]. 5. TILLEY, Pres.
E. H. TILLEY, Sec.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06
M1.ME.

Parties putting pa apers ~
my hand for execution will
pleaAe advance the fees with
the papers and they will re-
ceiveprompt attention. other
wise they will he returned
not executed for the want Of
lees. D. r. BAIRD SHFF.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06
NOTICE.

The laws Of the State 1'e-
qnire all weights and meas-
1ires to b. aealed, and I here
by notify the people that /
am pr~pared 10 dOsuch work.
You will find me IN B0one at
The residence Of D. b. Dough-
erty. ]. II. Cook,
STANDARD Keeper.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06

~ SOiiStT TFdJIVe anu III u b
beautiful writer. In q recent
number Of tile Forum Mr..
Stone has this to say in favor
OF state banks of issue:
"The project Of repeating
the present prohibitory tax
OF ten per cent. on the issue
OF state banks, is a very hope
full movement in favor of n
most welcome change in the
financial condition of our
country. There need be no
fear OF any. liberation Of a
deprecated bank nete circu-
lation should this restriction
be removed. There is not a
state in the union, W h i C h
would authorize or allow it,
and if it were attempted any
where the facilities for collec.
tiOn are now Sc great that it
would be crushed uutatonce.
The best feature Of the FORM
er statutes would be pi'eserv-
ed in new legislation, and
the natural law ofsupply and
demand would govern all the
rest of the needy restrictions.
The tax which it is proposed
to repeal is in itself unconsti-
tntionpl. 1t is net levied for
revenue, but for prohibition;
and the fundamental law no.
where gives the federal Con-
gress the right to suppress
by it's action the issues of
the state banks. There would
follow from it's repeal t h e
most perfect currency for bus
mess purposes the world has
ever known. Flexible in it's
character, redeemable ut all
central points, and thus al
ways at par throughout ev-
cry portion Of the country,
and meeting the needs of the
hour in it's answer to every
legitimate demand, it would
prevent pressure and strin-
gency III the money market,
and injure no one but b e
greedy speculator who makes
his big per cent in a financial
crisis. The republican press
attacked the bank clause in
the democratic platform very
vigol ously ut first, but they
have lapsed into silence on
the question. They have dis
covered that the proposed Re
peal Is not only popular, but
that it is very hard to make
an'argument against it's JUS
tice and policy" "-Carolinian.
Vnr
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06
T'ks STATE Bauk Tas.

A high authority on ques-
ti5ns Of finances Is the Jonr-
nal Of Commerce. 1t h edit
ed BIZ David NJ. Stone, who
has the reputation Of being
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06
NOTICE.
Hotel Property for Sale,

On account Of failing health
Of myself and wife, ! offer for sale
nv hotel property in the town OF
Boone, North Carolina, and will
sell low for cash and make terms
8 suit the buyer, and will take
real or personal property in ex-
change. Apply soon.
w. L. BRYAN.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06
Ed M. Madron,
DENTAL.SURGEON,

Roscoe. North Carolina.
Offers his professional services
to the people Of this and adjoin
ing counties. All work promptly
lone and satisfaction guaran-
teed.
Oct, ~, 8 mo-.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06

\ For sale. 900 acrcsof land,
on Rich Mosntain, Watauga
County, on which is asbestos,
and fine land forsheep ranch
Sales private. L. D. Lowe (
u. T. FurgersOn, Ex'trs. oi
Mrs. A. p. Galloway. deed.
Banner Elk, Nov. IL go.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06

joyment of t h e enormous
crowd of visitors, it did not
escape the baleful shadow of
the "nigger"-few things in
this country do. Itrhas just
leaked out that the reception
In the rotunda of the Capitol
building, which Congress by
special act authorized Mrs.
Gen. Logan and her lady as
sociates to hold, and which
so mystsriously came to an
end before it had fairly got
started, was spoiled by yhe
aforesaid baletul shadow Of
the "nigger". 1t was stated
at the time that the doors
were closed in the faces Of
the thousands standing in
line awaiting their turn to
pass through the rotunda,
and reiterated in the local
papers next day, that Mrs.
Logan and her lady assist
ants had becom SO fatigued
that it was impossible to con
tinue the reception. The la
dies may have been quite as
near Frustrated as they wish
ed the public believe t h ey
we,e, but it was not caused
by the fatigue of landing to
shake hands with those who
got in before the doors were
closed. Among those W h O
accepted invita- tions to rs
sist Mrs. Logan in receiving,
were the wives OF three cabi-
net officers and a number of
ladies prominent in Washing
ton, while u number of young
army officers volunteered to-,
m axe til g presen tations,
When they arrived. at t he
Capitol and proceeded to the
rotunda, they were surprised
and some of them greatly
shocked, to find that one Of
the receiving party was a
"nigger", wife OF ex-senator
Bruce. There was an imlne-
diate rumpus, and asitcould
not be quieted, some o! the
ladies refused to stand with
her and some of the officers
refused to make presenta-
tions to her, the reception
was brought tna close at the
earliest possible moment, and
to avoid a scandal during
the encampment the story A.
bout the hsdies beingso much
prOstrated as to be unable to
cUntinueit was conceived and
given out. Mrs. Logan has
not improved her social stat-
US by inviting Bruce's wife to
assist her at the reception,
nor has she heard the last of
it.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

Who will Mr.. Harrison
name tn take his place as
Car Of the republican C q m :
pagn machine? is a question
that is daily becoming more
important to the republicans.
The condition of Mrs. Hnrri-
son is such that Mr.. Harris
son will not leave her lon g
enough to hear and familiar
ize himself with the reports
Of those who have CO IN 9
here to inform him ofthe per.
ilous condition OF his c a m :
paien and to receive his Or
ders, and there is little pros
pect of Mrs. Harrison becom-
ing well enough to permit
him to resume control of the
campaign. He has so far alb
solutely refused to .alk poll
tics with those who have tri-
ed to impress upon him the
necessity of an immediate del.
egation OF his power to some
one else.
Steve Elkins has been sent
for and he will try to get Mr..
Harrison to name a new boss
and it is possible, indeed, it
would be probable, that Ell.
kins would be the man if it
were not that Mr.. Harrison
has always regarded Elkins
as being tarred with the j.. @.
Blaine stick, and fe earing e
to trust him in matters affec
ting his own political wei :
fare. He may do so now.
There is no member of the
cabinet, excepting Charles
Foster, who has sufficient po-
litical sagacity and expert
ence to do the work; so, un.
unless he goes outside t h e
cabinet, one of these two
men will probably be select
ell to wear the republican
crown during the remainder
of the campaign.
General disappointment has
taken command of the rppub
licnns hereabout. The first
disappointment was caused
by the fat failure to make
G.. A. R. encampment d repub
lica n campaign gathering,
and by the upsett:ng of all
the plans thathad been made
with that end in view. Vice
President Morton was q p
preached and asked to lend
his aid to carrying out those
plans; he positively refused,
and also informed those who
brUached the subject that if
any attempt was made to
bring politics into the e n :
ca mpment he would at once
return to New York. 1t mat,
ters not whether Mr.. Morton
acted as he really felt about
this or was actuated by q
Of revenge and q de-
sire to get even with those
who kept him out Of the vice
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06
What We Are to Expect.

editorial article of the "Na-
tional Republican d paper
published at Washington, d.
G., and an ardent supporter
OF the Harrison and Reid
ticket:
with the Lodge national
election law in full force over
the South and various Dem
0cra tic stlUngholds up
North, we may confidently
look for a different state OF
political affairs than nov ex-
lists. New York city will then
return several more Republi-
can COngressn1en than at
present, while more than
twenty negro representatives
from the South will render
the Republican control Of the
future Congress absolutely
safe and secure.
"Heavy taxes should be
laid upon the property OF the
whites to develop and extend
the public school system of
these States. Separa t e
schools for the two races
should be abolished, and the
plan Of bringing the youth
of both colors into close and
equal rela ton in schools and
churches given q fair trial,
as one Of the most potent
elements OF breaking down
the detestable Bourbonism
of the South. The State laws
the inuer-marriage of
the races should be repealed.
and and discrimination a.
gainst the blacks in the mat
ter of learning trades Or OBJ
tanning employment should
be Il criminal offense-while
the colored mans rights to
hold Office should be esacredly
protected and recognized. A
few years of this policy will
solve the race problem salts
foctorily."
We're ever moro damnable
utterances put in the plain
black and white of print?
What an unblushing scoudrel
must he at the head of the
National Republican," Incl
dentally he would lay the
lash a little on "varions Dem
ocratic strong h o. d s up
North" but it is the South
for which this advocate OF
Harrison and Reid is prepar-
ing a he'll on earth:-heavy
taxation for an impoverished
people, social and complete
of the races every
where, and close relations
both in school and church.
few years." he says would
solve the race problem salts.
+ &c t0rily." 1t would-it
would, by the dissolvlng OF
one OF the races utterly.
Now, no intelligent South
ern man is sprepared to charge
President Harrison or White
law Reid. or the leaders Of
the Republican party with
endorsement of the ruthless
programme laid down by the
National Republican" But
Southern voters ought to re.
member that the country is
filled with bad men, Just
such as peDned those lines
and it is u fearful peril to
put in power a party pledged
to the passage Ola billwhich
willrender such q state OF af-
fairs possible. -Morgant0n
Herald.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06
J. Q. WLBAR,
DENTIST,

ELK PARK, NORTH CAROLINA.
Offers his professional services
to the people OF Mitchell,
Watanga and adjoining coun:
ties. DJ No lad mateiaI used
and all work guaranteed. va
May l l y.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-10-06
J. +. MORPnEW,
ATTORNEY Al LAW,
MARION, ,-....-...---.-N.t N. I
--(o)-

Will practice in the courts OF
Watauga, Ashe, Mitchell, Mellow
81 and all other counties in the
western district ~ Special atten
ton given to the collection OF
claims. ~
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-11-23
No Silver Wanted.

A gentleman who last winter Wis.
isted in the South relates that upon
one occasion he went with some
friends to a cOlOred service. At the
close OF the sermon a contribution
was taken up, and as the plate wa.
passed to him he dropped into it q
half dollar, meaning this to do fol
the whole party. The colored deacon
who was passing the plate regarded
it an instant with a stupefled air
and then said, in a hoarse whisper;
Take out dat ar silber."
Isn't it enough?" the gentlemN
asked, much amused.
"Lor' bless ye," responded the dea
con, Eve don't put silver inter dis yel
plate. Dat old niger preacher gel
so puffed up dat we uns couldn't libt
wild him nOway."
The argument was too con vincinL
to be resisted, especially as by thi;
time the whole congregation were
watching the colloquy between the
deacon and the stranger, and the gen
tleman hastily exchanged a handful
OF pennies for the silver piece. The
deacon passed on, smiling, with the
air of a man who had skilfully
brought the church bark past a dan
gerOus rapid, while the visitors ex
changed secret glances indicative
rather Of amusement than devotion
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-11-23

iny glare of light that even with our
eyes closed our eyeballS felt as If pierced
with Ted-hot knives. Ether this was
the signal for quiet again or the dying
throe of the giant chained in those
rock-rIbbed vitals; the Tumbling died
away, the sicken' Dg quaking ceased.
"When we at last dared to open our
eyes and look at each other we found
ourselves in rift of comparatively
shallow depth. The second earthquake
had besn our savior AMI forced up the
bed of the subtsrranean gorge that im-
prisoned us perhaps eighty ieet.n
"But how did you get out then2'
cried L, shivering with interest, as If L
myself had been the victi u of this ter
Tlble catastrophe.
"Wiih no trouble at all, monsieur, y
Nine. lie Q Ial responded, who had long
since come from the water and now ad-
vanced from the shelter of her bath
house, "the Caracas people drew US out
with ropes, you know. They had run,
as usual, to the earthquake ground TO
give what help they could, and the rest
WAS easy"
"My poor little girll'' murmured her
husband tenderly, as he dew her to bis
side. ''you speak of it lightly, but sat
earthquake cost you dearly-home and
father at a blow, With only husband
to balance the lOss.''
EXACTLY" she answered, laughing
lightly and pulling him TO his feet with
the rogulsh abandon of a happy child,
"a husband too infatuated to mind the
fact that OwiHg to that sel.-same
earthquake his goddess-limpsP'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-11-23
WORRY IN A GIRLS LIFE.

Truly, the first necessity now Is to
teach girl to approach her work,
physical or mental, IN a moral, healthy
way-to accomplish what she has to
do naturally, using only the force re-
quired to gain her point; not worrying
all the time she studies for fear the les
son will not be learned; not feeling
rushed from morning TO night for fear
her work will not be done; not going
about with a burden of unnecessary
anxiety, a morbid fear of her teachers,
and a general attitude toward life
which means strain, and constant
strain. A glance forward intensifies
the gravity of the case. Such habits,
once developed in a girl who is fitting
herself to teach, are strongly felt by
her pupils when she takes the position
of teacher. The nervous strain is
reflected back and forth from teacher
to pupil, and is thus forcing itself on
the notice of others, and proving day
by day more clearly what is the great
est physical need.
Those who have observed this ten
deucy are won't to say, ''Give the girls
plenty of exercise, plenty of fresh air;
see that they sleep and eat well, and this
greatest need will be supplied without
thought" If the unhealthy condition
we have noted was just making Its sp-
peararce, the remedy would be sufii-
cIeut. Ant is, such remedy sufices
in few cases, in most cases partially,
but in some not at all. The habit has
stood now through too many gener-
ations to be overcome without dis
tinct recognition of the loss of power,
and strong realization of the need of
regainIng this power. Indeed, so great
a hold on the community has this want
of quiet and easy activity in study and
in play, that 1t is not rare to find
young girls who believe the abnor-
NAL to be the natural life, and the
other unnatural. As one girl told me
once, IN perfect good faith, 'I keep
well on excitem -nt, but it tires me ter
ribly to carry pitcher of water up
stairs" This 1 know is an extreme
instance, and yet not go uncommon as
wish it were.-A. p. CAL.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-11-23
LIGHT TO THE BLIND,
HOW THEY ARE TAUGHT TC
READ IN IOWA.
Books and Maps Through Which They ac-
quire Knowledge-Quiek of Perception.
They Make Excellent Musicians and Are
Handy at Fancy Work.
An Undressing InstItution.

i Ninton is the seat of the Iowa
College for the Blind, a most inter-
esting institution supported by the
State. During a recent visit to it
the writer learned many things per-
tanning TO its management, and the
class of afflicted people whom it is in.
e-aded to aid and educate.
The Iowa school was opened April
4, 1853, at Iowa City. In August,
1862, it was removed to its present
site. The first principal, through
whose eXertiOns the institution was
founded, was Samuel Bacon, a blind
man, graduate of the institution at
Columbus, Ohio. The school is sup
ported by three classes OF appropria-
tious: First, $4,000 per annum for
salaries of officers and teachers; sec
ond, $40 per quarter for each pupil
enrolled-this is called the current
expense or living fund; third, special
appropriations for furniture, building
purposes, etc. Students from other
States and Territories may be
admitted on payment Of s2l6
yearly. The law states in sub
stance that every blind person Of
school age and every person of age
with sight so defective that he can
not obtain an education in the public
schools is entitled to instruction in
the college for the blind This liber-
ality admits three classes Of pupils
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-11-23

OF whose many estates was that Of
Lone, which was added TO the
family name SeDOr de LONE studied
in the famous college Of Barcelona,
and subsequently pursued the study Of
law. Entering a diplomatic career,
he was employed - the Spanish State
Department In 1859, and in 1872 was
made third secretary in the Ministry
Of State. In the following year he
was attached to the Spanish legation
In Japan; in 1878 was sent TO Brus-
sells; in 1877 became Secretary OF
Legation at Montevideo; in 1880 was
advanced to the Secretaryship OF
Legation at BuenOs Ayres, and was
for time charge d'aifaires.
In June, 1881, he became Secretar.
Of Legation at Paris, and in October
Of the year following became First
Secretary Of Legation in Washington.
At the time Of the suicide OF the
minister, Senior Barca, he was charge
1'affaires, and his services were largely
appreciated in connection with the
adjustment OF the filibuster troubles.
In 1884 he was transferred to Berlin
as First Secretary; In 1886 he was the
Spanish delegate TO the International
Congress for the consideration of
commercial questions Of importance.
In the same year he became the rep
resentative Of Spain in Monteyideo.
where his services commanded wide
commendation. After serving for a
time as chief Of the section Of COM
merce and consulates in the Spanish
Ministry he has now been made Min
lister at Washington. Thus he has
for twenty years been continuously
engaged in the diplomatic service Of
his country.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-11-23
The Laughing Planf-

A curious plant grows in Arab'a
called the laughing plant. 1t is OF
moderate size, with bright yellow
flowers and soft, velvety seed pods
each of which contains two OF three
seeds, resembling black beans The
natives frequently dry the seeds and
reduce them to powder. 1t is said
that dose Of this powder produces
similar effect to that of laughing
gas. 1t causes the most sober person
to dance, shout and laugh 10 an ex-
tremely bOisterous manner, and to
run about doing the most ridicu,
lous things for an interval of half an
hour or more. AS the effects OF
the powder wear off, says the
Worlds Progress, exhaustion sets
in, and the person falls into a deer
sleep. When he awakes several
hours later, he has not the slightest
recollection Of anything he did while
under the influence OF the drug"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-11-23

FIRST, the blind; second, the partially
blind, or those who would not attend
the public schools under any con-
sideratiOn; third, tn. defective sight
ed, or those whose vision. is almost
normal, but who would become blind
by the visual strain necessary in
schools for the sighted The law also
states that the township secretaries
shall report TO their county superiD
tendents the names OF all blind per-
sons in their respective townships,
and that the county superintendents
shall report such names to the prin
cipal of the college for the blind.
Theoretically the lawis perfect; prac-
tically it is of very little value. Not
10 per cent. Of the young blind are
reported to the college through this
channel Six trustees, appointed for
term OF four years by the Legis-
lature Of the State, have entire con-
troll Of the institution. They appoint
the principal and other officers and
are responsible 70 the Legislature.
The grounds surrounding the
school comprise forty acres; twenty
In pasture, ten in meadow and ten
reserved for play and ornamental
grounds. No more healthy or agree
able location can be found in Iowa.
The college building is about three
hundred feet long by fifty wide. 1t
is four stories in height, heated by
steam and reasonably well adapted
for its Office. 1t is built Of stone,
rooted with slate, supplied in every
part with hot and cold water and con-
tains large, airy halls and rooms.
Four iron stairways lead from top to
bottom, giving outlet to every part
Of the building. Provisions against
fire are so complete that the whole
house could he flooded in few min
utes A watchman visits all parts
of the institution every hour during
the night.
The school was established in or
der that the citizens Of the State
might have for their blind children
the same advantages afforded by the
public schools. 1t is supported by
tax. as the public schools are sup
ported by tax. 1t is in fact a public
boarding school, and is not and never
can be college, as its name indicates.
Age for admission is not limited.
Children of years are here, and
adults of any age may be admitted to
the shops. The question which takes
precedence of all others relating to
candidates for admission is: Can the
College for the Blind be Of benefit to
the applicant? The main character
istic Of the school is coeducation of
the blind and sighted. The present
enrolment is 1874 OF this number
36 per cent. are blind, 81 per cent.
are partially blind and Is per cent.
have defective sight. Blind and
sighted are educated together in per-
feet harmony with the best results