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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
THE TWO MINUTE TRoTTER.
He May Come Out of Watauea
County n G..

From the Hickory Press and Carolinian.I
A few days ago we were made ac-
quainted with Il gentleman by one of
the most prominent gentlemen in this
county, and he told MS about certain
conditions in this section of the woods
which were so astonishing and yet
true and can be observed when re-
marked and that we herewith give
some OF his interesting conversation.
lie Is an intelligent gentleman, born
IN Texas, reared in Mexico, CalifOr-
MIA, Nevada, Montana, Colorado, and
has been all over the United States.
Some years ago he was attracted to
North Carolina. No doubt his ances-
tors were of this State.) He has been
tramp gold miner and is also an eX-
pert horse trainer. He has worked on
son,e of the most celebrated stock
farms in the midst Of the blue grass
regions (Woodford county, of Ken
lucky. lie has handled horses on some
of the finest stock farms of California.
lie said southern California is fine
country and climate for the prOpaga-
Ilon and training of the fast horse.
But there is one difficulty. The fast
two minute trotter Will never come
from California. lie can't grow his
Al
dry. In Kentucky it is Il little wet
too much moisture in the grass
though they beat the world so far
We asked him something about
where was there Il better place in the
world to breed and train Il fast horse
than in Woodf&d county, Kentucky,
or Palo Alto, California.
He quickly said: "Watauga county,
North Carolina. Watauga county,
In Il
tage possible to be desired or is necces-
sary for tie raising and training
horses to be fast, and if there is ever
two-minute horse produced in the
world he will have to be bred and
trained in that county.
We asked him why? He replied,
the climate and the moisture were
both Just exactly suited for the breed
ing of the fast horse and the training
of him to make him fast. That the
climate and the nOuriShment of the
native provendcr for the horse and
the eyennesS of the moisture in the
grass for the horse to stand or walk
upon was just exactly suited for the
proper growth and natural nourish-
ment Of his ho0f to produce Il Snpple
limb and Il stable standard foot on
which to travel fast.
The land in WataUgd is in high
plateauS. Boone, the county seat, is
! the highest county seat town in the
| United States. The atmosphere is
| more even in moisture. Hence these
advantages for the breeding OF fast
| horses. He said fnrthcr: IF | were
| to make my fortune in gold mining,
as | expect to do right here in North
| Carolina, Will go to WOodfOrd county
and get me stallion and four mares
and take them to some place in Wa
| tauga county and in less than 10 years
| ! will produce the two-minutc trotter,
if he can be made anywhere in the
| world"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
A GREAT EVIL.
The LandlOrd-Tenement System in
New York

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Rev. Madison
G. Peters in a recent sermon spoke of
the prevalence of what he termed
''our abOmInablc landlordism.
Among other things he said:
"These tcnements are not only the
our crime. but they are also the
abodeS of many worthy poor who are
struggling against their surroundings
TO improve their condition and give
their children better chance in the
race of life than they themselves had.
The death rate in Hester street is
forty per cent higher than the average
made by the plague in Brazil, ana
throughout the tenement district the
deaths usually outnumberothe births,
so if it were not for the continued
stream of immigration the tenement
house problem would soon solve itself.
''Mr. Edward Marshall has shown
that floor space costs the uptown ma
bob thirty-seven cents per foot: in
Essex street it costs the sweater forty
two cents. As for evictionS, New
York city outdoes Ireland. The
Eleventh. judicial District Court alone,
which is fair average, had $500 eyic-
tiOn cases last year. Coming home
from Chicago man D0aSJed JhaG he
drew from thirty to forty per cent. on
his tenement investments and that
there was no money in ffrSt-claSs
buildings. Yet this man stands high
in society and hopes to go to heaven
when he, dies. The wonder is that
God Almighty does not grind such
men to pieces between the millstones
of His wrath. If there is no hell, ac-
cording to some peoples theology, |
would be glad to head a subscription
list to have one built for these grasp
ing, greedy, grinding tenement house
landlords"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
SECOND DAYOFTHE FAIR
a LARGE INCREASE IN THE AT
TENDANCE.
The Crowd Exceptionally Orderly
Fine Misunderstanding in
Rctter Shape.

Raleigh News Observer Chronicle.)
The second day at the State Fair
was in every way successful. There
was d agreatlyincreased attendance over
the day before and the fine weather
still prevailed, and the only difference
noted was the dust in the roads,
which was little annoying, but once
in the grounds it's effect was not very
noticeable.
There were both running and trot-
ting races-all Of good order and
closely contested, and the audience
evidenced their full enjoyment of the
sport by loud and long yells of ap-
plause.
1t was noticeable that the crowd
was an exceptionally orderly one
there was no disorderly or intoxicated
person to be seen. which by the way,
in crowd SO large, was very unusual.
The police on the grounds are very
competent corps, and to them no
doubt much is due for the perfect or
der preserved, and Secretary Aver is
to be also congratulated for the SyS-
tematic manner in which every de-
tail is carried out-he shows much
executive ability.
The exhibits were in much better
shape yesterday, and were tastily ar
ranged by the several exhibitors.
That of Col. Julian s. Carr's model
farm Oconeechee is perhap, attl citing
more attention than any in that line,
it being beautifully arranged and
showing many and varied farm prod
uces-cOrn, cotton, tobacco, oats, rye,
wheat, beets, hay, fodder, and in
fact nearly everything grown on
farms, and four fine specimens of that
production so dear to many a tar heel,
''pOssums, nicely Gagged and they
lCoked.to the reporter like they were
just about ripe.
An unusual exhibit is fine lot of
Malaga grapes grown right here in
North Carolina by the n. G. Expert
ment Station farm just west Of this
city.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26

on the other hand, the hard times to
the law which increased the currency
SIS, 100000 d year. Still, that would
not do. Then what ? Then they
said it all came from the want of con-
tldence. Well, how is it with the
New York bankers What is the
want of confidence! Well, they said,
we are afraid gold will go out of the
country by the operation of the Sher-
man law, and gradually the govern
ment of the United States will return
TO silver basis and all the Obliga-
tiOns that are now out shall be paid
in silver. Well who says that? Do
you say SO, Mr.. New York banker?
Well. when he was pressed, then he
would say no. Well, the who has
want of confidence. Well, n they said
the bankers 10 London and the french
and German bankers have not any
confidence. What the deVil-eXcuse
my French, if you please. What has
the want Of confidence of the English
and German bankers to do with this
country? Well, the truth is we bor-
row money, say the New York bro
kers, from the English bankers, and
we have to give security, and unless
the Sherman law is repealed and we
return To a gold standard right at
once, we cannot borrow any more
money from tueul' NO" Gldb 10
the situation.
Yet these fellows say that they have
not confidence, and we are to destroy
the constitutional money of our faith
ers and lower the price OF every pound
of cotton and of every bushel OF wheat
Until it comes down to the starvation
and the ruin that has everywhere
marked the demonetizatiOn OF money
ia order to give confidence to those
fellows over there. If | do it-l have
quit:swearing and.am trying to be a
better mau well, | will just say
simply l will not do it. Let that be
and let some of those fel-
lows who do not mind little profan-
ity get behind the house and do the
cursing for me.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
WINSTON TOBACCO MARKET.
The Tobacco Journals Review for the
Week Ending October 3fst

The receipts this week have been
comparatively large and Il good part
of the sales consisted of Old tobacco G. f
good quality. A considerable amount
was new and shows this crop to be of
rather poor quality, so far as we are
gble to Judge up to this time. A few
lots of double old stock were sold in
sound condition. In the weeks re-
ceiptS the wagon trade predominated.
All tobaccos soldbctter and the de-
mand seemed stronger than for some
time. A lot of old wrappers sold at
II cents which in the summer was
taken in at fifteen cents. This shows
very much improved state of the
market and it is believed that tobacco
from now on will sell for better prices
Most of the factories are working
full forces and number of them are
buying up old stock each day to meet
their requirements.
Trade in manufacturing circles,
while not what it should be, has CON
sidcrably improved and orders are
coming in fairly well for this season.
Collections are some better and there
seems to be more confidence generally
for better business the balance of the
season. The following stamp sale for
the week closing today shows good
shipments of plug:
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
FIRE AT .HILLSBORO.
Destruction to the Residence of Maj
John w. Graham.

From "a special to the Durham
Globe we learn that the residence Of
Maj. John w. Graham, at Hillsboro,
was destroyed by fire last Thursday
night. The building is a total loss
and must have cost about $l5, goo. The
furniture was worth about s., 1000, and
what was taken out was badly dam
aged, so there is almost a total loss of
$40, 900, or over. There was no insur-
ance on either the house or contents.
The house was formerly owned by
Maj. Graham's father, Ex-Governor
William A. Graham, and occupied by
him during his lifetime. a servant
girls overturning lamp was said To
be the way the fire originated.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
Ore gOn Horses Drowned.

From the Salisbury Herald 10th.
Tie owners of the drove of Oregon
horses that were here last week met
with bad luck yesterday. They had
to Salisbury. AT South river an at
tempt was made to swim the horses
across at the ferry above the dam.
The river was up and the water was
swift and the majority of the stock
were swept down stream and over the
fall. Three horses reached land safely
above the dam, three others swan out
after going over the dam, but the
majority of the drove, thirteen in
number, were drowned.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
ARMORY MUSEUM.
Collection of War Relics by the For
syth Ridemen.

The Forsyth Rifemen have added
| another attraction to their already
comfortable and attractive armory.
1t is frame containing relics of the
Mexican war and the late war, which
serve to perpetuate the memory of the
honored Major Joseph Masten, one of
the earliest officers of the!Rihemen.
Among the papers are the following:
The commission Of Joseph Masten as
second and first lieutenant of Co. G.
forsyth Rif1emen) 1st n. G. Volun-
teers, dated 1917, at the time of the
war with Mexico. 1t is signed by
Gov. w. a. Graham.
An order written by his Captain, p.
M. Henry, at Satillo, Mexico, Octo-
Der, 1917.
A letter written by himself to his
father VIM. Masten,. in July, 1917,
from MaZOreS, Mexico. The letter is
addressed to Salem, Stokes county, y.
G.
An autograph letter as to his ser
vices in the Mexican war, written by
Capt. T. ". Henry, in 1850.
copy of his application for boun-
ty, under the Mexican treaty.
His commissions as Major of the
64th battalion n. 9. Militia (Home
Guardsl, issued by Gov. Il. B. Vance,
in 1863.
A letter from Col. John t. Ham
brick, of the Sth regiment of Militia.
recommending Major Masten to the
Governor for promotion to Colonel
cy. This was near the close of the
war.
These papers have been loaned to
the Ritlemen by Mrs. a. e. Masten.
widow of Major Joseph Masten. Capt.
BesSent informs us that the Company
is anxious to secure a large collection
of war relics and he promises to take
good care of any that may be loaned
for this purpose. We hope the many
friends Of the Ritlemcn will cheerfully
cooperate in this effort.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
The Tobacco Tax Increase.

WAsIHNGToN, Oct. 1S.-Represcn-
tative Swanson, of Virginia, has been
assured by the prominent members of
the Ways and Means Committee shat
no action had been taken looking to
the increase Of the tax on tobacco and
he was promised that no step of this
kind would be reSOrtcd to without
giving the Virginia ard other delega-
tions interested in the question the
fullest opportunity to be heard. From
what he can learn, Mr.. Swanson does
not think this tax will be increased,
bnt if it should be done, the Virginia
members will resist such action to the
utmost.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
North Carolina Downs Virginia.

LEXINGTON, Va, Oct. 20.-The
University of North Carolina defeated
Washington and Lee University here
today by score of A to 0. The team
work of the North Carolinians was
good. The large score was due to the
heavy rushing of Steele, Hickerson
and Whedbee. benson. aided by good
interference, ran for four touch-downs
from the forty-yard line in the second
half. On the whole North Cardinals
tackling was good, but Little did es-
pecially good work. Bullet, Weaver
and Mitchell did the playing for
Washington and Lee. North Carolina
plays the Virginia Military Institute
here tomorrow.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
Popular Names.

Fifteen thousand votes were cast in
the Boston competition to decide on
the best names for a girl baby and
for n boy baby. Helen led the list
for the girls with 1873 votes, Martha
standing second with 1860 votes,
Ruth received 633 votes and Mary
5S1. Harold was the prize name for
a boy, 1886 people sending it in.
William Russell, in honor of the
Governor, came next, with 1921
votes. Plain William was selected
by 463 people, Ralp by 426 and
John by At,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
The Records Safely Housed.

The new vault in Wi1ston's vener-
able and discreditable landmark, the
Forsyth court house, was completed
last week. All county records and doc
ulnents, in the custody of the Register
of Deeds, have been placed upon it's
shelves for safe keeping.
The vault is well arranged and Mr..
Keehln has given much thought to
the study of the most convenient and
systematic arrangement of these rec
ords, in order that the public may be
put to the leastpossible inconvenience
in referring to them. With this eX-
cellent arrangement and polite and
accommodating register and assistant,
Forsyth can boast of a model registers
Office
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
Expect u Big Time.
Charlotte News J

Prof. McIver, of the State Normal
school at Greensboro, has arranged
for splendid sociable to be given in
the school building on Thanksgiving
night. Flowers have been engaged
for the occasion and the grounds will
be brilliantly lighted by electricity.
The students of the University have
been invited and will attend inia
body. The sociable will be given to
allow the young ladies little
recreation, and Of course they, and
the boys, too, will enjoy it hugely.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
Bank Cashier Short.

SALISBURY, N. c., Oct. 1S.-Mr. l..
H. Foust, lately cashier of the First
National Bank here, is found to be
SIS, 900 short in his accounts with for
eign banks. The bank directors met
yesterday and accepted Mr.. Foust's
resignation. Mr.. Foust has secured
the bank against loss by a transfer to
it of personal property and real es-
tate, and the bank will lose nothing.
Mr.. Foust was also found short about
$500 in some guardian trust funds,
which are secured by the bonds he
due the First National Bank here.
Mr.. William G. Blaemer has been
elected cashier in Mr.. Foust's place.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
Will Go to Rcidsville.

Mr.. Geo. J. Starr, baker and con-
fectioner, who has been doing busi-
ness for several years at All Liberty
street, has decided to move to Reids-
Vile, n. c., where he will engage in
the same business. Mr.. Starr is "a
clever gentleman and a good citizen
and we part with him with regret.
We take pleasure, however, in COM
mending him and his family to the
kind consideration of the good people
of Rei&SYille,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
Au Apt Reply.
from the Atlanta Journal

From the Atlanta Journal
One of the levelest heads in the
Senate rests upon the broad should
ers of John Nj. Palmer, Of Illinois.
Recently he said of certain Southern
Senators
"They come to me and ask me - vote for the
repeal of the eections bill because, they ex-
plain, the present law prevents some of their
constituents voting. In answer to that ! shall
do nothing to help any one to vote until
have an opportunity to vote myself 1t does
not avail the people anything TO vote when
their representatives cannot vote"
What farce it is, while congress is
trying to pass a bill TO make cleo
tions freer, to see a minority in the
Senate preventing the registration
OF the popular will
Senator Palmer has put the whole
case in nutshell. Bv one hundred
and thirty majority, the popular
house of congress has declared for
unconditional repeal. A president,
who less than year ago was elected
by an overwhelming majority, urges
it. A majority of the senate favors
it, and yet is prevented bya fillibust-
ering minority in that body. That
minority is a disgrace to the country.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
A New Tobacco Factory.

Messrs. Ora and John Kerner are
building a tobacco factory on the cor
ner of Depot and First streets. The
foundation is now being dug and the
work will be pushed as rapidly as pos
ing completed in six or eight weeks.
The factory is 50x115 feet and will be
four stories high. Messrs. Kerner
will manufacture plug tobacco and
also conduct an extensive cigar busi-
ness.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
Caldwell & Northern Railroad.

The Caldwell 81 Northern railroad
is built out of Lenoir and Is being
used now for distance of eight
miles. The road Is graded for ten
miles. A bridge is being built over
Mulberry creek and as soon as the
bridge is finished trains will run to
Colletsville, which will be between
now and December l.. From Colletts-
Vile the road is not yet located, but
it will probably go in the direction of
Linyille. - fs
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
Two at a Clin.

Invitations have been received
here to a double marriage at
Clinton, Missouri, on the 18th inst
Anna Clay Fewell and DR. w. IT. Jen-
nings, and Miss Olive Jennings and
Mr.. M. W. Barcofer. Miss FeWell is
well known in Winston. Her parents
are natives of Rockingham county,
this State.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26

Mr.. f. B. Noodle, of Lake City,
Fla, president of the National Cigar
Leaf Growers Association, expresses
the opinion that tobacco culture is
the coming industry of South Georgia
and farms in the localities indicated
planted in tobacco next year that are
planted in cotton,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
IG Is Hussey.

1t is now established without doubt
that the writer of the abusive Wash
ington correspondence in the Republi-
can is John b. vHussey, the regenade
Democrat, who is making his cores
pondence serve him revenge.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
THE TRADE SITUATION,
WHAT DUN AND BRADSTREET
THINK OF AFFAIRS.
peai-The Other Says, Paralysis Be-
cause The Senate is Inactive.

cause the senate Is Inactive.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
There has been much gain in trade, in
hopes that the repeal bill will soon be
passed. Assurances of this have
again been accepted by traders as
reason for buying things speculative
at higher prices, with money abun-
dant on call, $8,OOO,0O having been
received in this city within ten
weeks.
Speculation in stocks and products
has an unusual stimulus, and would
have expanded even more but for con-
tlnued embarrassment of Industries.
The root of the difficulty is the de-
crease in consumption of all kinds and
in that respect the week has brought
no perccptible change. This shrink
age appears less in cotton than in
some other braCheS of manufacturing,
and during the week there has been
slight improvement in the market tor
some goods. But some large mills
which recently resumed have stopped
again, and while the number reported
in operation increases, the condition
of the markets indicates more plainly
UIICiU lew dIC WOI NlIlp dU UIlClE 1ull CD
pacity.
The reduction 5of wages has been
general and does not tend to increase
the consumption of goods. The feat
ure OF most Importance as respects
the great Industries is that operations
are restricted not by want of money
or difficulties with labor, but by
strangely large decrease in consump-
tiOn.
The failures this week number 3I6
in the United States against 210 last
year and % in Canada against % last
year.
BRADSTREET'S VIEW.
Bradstreets says: Still another
business week is rendered conspicuous,
owing to paralysis imposed on COM
mercial and industrial Operations by
by the revolutionary action of the
minority in the Senate.
There are reports that manufacture
ers, jobbers and other wholesale deal
erS in leading lines have been unable
to operate with reference to the future
supply or demand, and the result is
that the great iron and steel indus
tries remain practically on their
backs, with no signs of revival in
either demand or price. In iron alone
there is possibly not more than one
third the output of year ago. Wool
is being sold at concessions from quo
tatiOnS, and mill owners are taking
raw material for actual needs only;
textile industries generally are not
finding the better demand at this
time: leather industries continue
much depressed; clothing manufac-
turerS make unfavOrable reports on
the business
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
Abandoning Rice for Truck.

1t is announced that a large rice
planter on the Waccamaw river, in
South Carolina, has determined to
abandon rice and turn his rice fields
into truck farms He will ship fresh"
such of his products as he can and put
the balance in tins. He has erected
a cannery on the plantation, and has
this year put up quantity of okra,
tomatoes and rice. The canning of
rice, by the way, is something compar-
atively new. The grain is cooked "in
the Southern style" and put'up in one
two and three-pound tins, and, it is
said, finds ready sale among the South
ern people at the North and West,
where the art of cooking rice as it
should be has not yet been acquired.
The planter referred to calculates
that his rice acreage in cabbage, Gu
cumbers, cayenne pepper, okra, sweet
peas, etc, for canning will give him a
return two or three times as large as
it would planted in rice.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-26
SCHOULER'S
Millinery Establishment.

With the opening of the New
Year, the Millinery Departmenthas
been moved to the Racket Store and
hereafter all goods in this line will
be found here. In addition we
have beautiful display of japanese
ware, stamped goods, ruching, lunch
baskets, initial letters, silk scaifs.
urs. and / 1000 pieces of ribbons.