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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-05-27
A Kind Of d Santer In Kansas.
Topeka, Kan. Dispatch.

Topeka, Kan. Dispatch.
Mr.. B. p. Walker, postmas
ter at the town of Logan, is
authority for the story that
the farmers who live in tie val
ley of Crystal Creek, in Phil
lips "ourty, are greatly ex-
cited there oyer the appear
ance of an enormous reptile
which reputable men, who
declare they have seen it, say
it is not less than fifty feet
long. 1t has the sinuous
body OF snake, but it's ton.
que is not forked. anG on it's
head are two short horns.
Its color is green, with dirty
white spots. 1t feeds upon
small animals and fowls, and
has an enormous appetite.
One morning a farmer lost
sixty chickens, and hefollow.
ed the trail of the reptile un-
til it disappeared in the creek
Another farmer lost forty
young pigs in foIty.eight
hours, and a German testities
that the monster killed his
plow horse, which was feed
ing near the creek, by a sim
gle blow of it's tail. 1t has
been shot at several times,
but it's hide is proof against
bullets. When in anger it
lifts its head ten feet in the
air, protrudes it's tongue
three feet or more, and utters
a whine like a puppy crying
for it's mother. The farmers
are afraid of it, but will
make a united effort to kill
t.. 1t hides in the swamp
an1 water, and, it is snppos
ed, came from the deeper wa
ter of the Solomon river
some miles distant.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-05-27
A Soap Vender's Rig Profit.

Folks like to be humbug-
ged. At any rate the general
public seems powerfully cas-
lily duped by slick tongued
sharpers. The other day a
fellow landed in this city and
began to offer for sale a med
icated soap. Each cake was
wrapped in tin foil and had
a small red paper band a
round it, and smelled as
sweet as a Winstt n dude at
a Twln-City Club reception.
BY the printedlabel the soap
was guaranteed to relieve or
cure any ailment from the
falling out of hair down so
in-grOwing tOe-nails. II h
price was two cakes for a
quarter. At court in an ad,
jacent county his sales a.
mounted to $1S in one day,
The soap he bought of a
Winston mercantile broker
at SLIGO a gross. Cutting
the same in two he made 2SS
cakes which he sold at 12H
cents a cake, realizing just
$36 for his deal, less $1.60
the original cost of the soap
This is a fact and no Ofooling
Those that bought the soar
got fooled. Winston Repub
lican.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-05-27
The Kind to Love.

"What kind OF peoplo does
God want Us 10 love?" ask
e d Willie. He was getting
ready for bed.
'lie wants US to loveevery
BODY said mamma.
ooh! that's too many, -
said Willie; "altogether too
n any, I think"
"You mustn't say that, "
said mamma, pattlng rlit-
tie boys curley head.
"But all the people in this
big world, mamma! See how
many there would be-" argu,
ed Will.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-05-27

mo matter" replied NAM
ma. "God loves them all
every one. Heshas shown US
a way, too, by which wemav
love them; can you think out
Gods way?" :.
praying for them?" ASK
ed Willie. ~
"Yes," "said mamma. "PrSy
ing for them is loving them. !"
So Willie knelt down and
prayed for the kind OF people
God would have us love.
This is the way he closed his.
prayer: 81 mean all the folks
there are anywht &c in this
big world. Amen. "The Sum-
beam.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-05-27
America One Hundred Years Ago.

There WAS not a public Ii
braIy in the United States.
Almost all OF the furniture
was imported from Eng
land.
An old copper mine in Con-
necticut was used asa prison.
There was only one hat fac
tory, and that made cooked
hats.
Every gentleman wore a
queue and powdered his halr.
Crockery plates were CD.
jected to becarse they dulled
the knives.
Virginia contained a fifth
of the whole population of
the country.
A man who jeered at the
preacher or criticized the ser
mon was fined.
A gentleman bowing to a
lady always scraped his foot
on the ground.
Two stage coaches bore all
he travel between New York
and Boston.
A day laborer considered
himself well payed to gettwo
shillngs a dav.
The whipping-post and pill.
lory were still standing in
Boston and New York.
Beef, pork, salt fish, pota.
toes and hominy were the
staple diet all t h q yeal
round.
Buttons were scarce and
expensive, and the trousers
we're fastened with pegs OF
laces.
A new arrival in a jail vas
set upon by his fellow-pris
Oners and robbed of every
thing he had.
When a man had enough
tea he placed his spoon across
his cup to Indicate that bt
wanted no more.
Leather breechos, a check
ed shirt, Il red flannel jacke'
and o cooked hat formed th'
dress of an artisan.
The church collection was
, taken in q bag at the end Q
n pole, with a bell to arous'
S Ieepy "ontributors.-St
= Louis Globe Democrat.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-05-27
This is Governor RuSsell's Govern.
ment in Wilmington.
Wilmington Messenger.

Wilmington Messenger.
For the last two weeks an
unusual number of police.
men Eave been held in reserve
at the city hall both day and
night, in anticipation of a
movement by Mayor W. N.
Harriss and his board Of
aldermen to wade in and
take charge OF the city gov
ernment, in accordance with
the decision Of Judge Mclver,
at the term OF the Superior
Court Of this county, held
last month, Mayor S. p.
Wright and his board seemed
determined not to be caught
mapping, and some night
they are so sure Mayor har-
riss and his colleagues will
swoop down and sit in the
high places that extra yigi-
la,ce is maintained an !
great precaution is exercised
to prevent this coup on the
part OF the opposition.
Last night things had an
OminOns look around the
city hall. The blinds were
pulled down and the officers
mDv3d round as If they OK.
pected portentOns things to
happen. "A monetary at.
tack was what it seemed
that they expected. A Mes
sen2er representative start
ed in the city hall door but
an officer headed him of
with a club, held out as a baI
to his entrance, and he was
asked il he wanted to see the
chief of police.
"Well, yes,' said the scribe
and the officer called tor the
chief.
Chief Melton was on tbf
pol tico and hastened up, anC
the Messenger man asked:
"What's up, chief"
"Well, nothing much" hi
replied, eve are just holding
the fort"
care you looking for May
or Harriss and his board tt
step in?" the reporter asked
"We don't know W h a
might happen" said th'
chief so we are on on
guard y
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-05-27

fund are a little behind hand
with their board bills. They
have helped Debee pay a
part Of his debt of gratitude,
Ex,Congressman s. r. Nal
lory, who has been elected by
the Florida legislation to fill
the vacancy in the Senate
from that state, which has
existed since March 4th, is
well known in Washington as
a good fellow and a good
democrat. He will be cor
daily welcomed by his demo-
cratic colleagues and he will
add one more vote to the sill
yer majority already exist
ing in the Senate.
The talk of Senators on
Senator Aliens resolution
asking Mr.. Mckinley not to
pardon Chapman, the broker
who WAS sentenced to a
months Imprisonment for re
fusing to tell the names of
Senators who speculdted in
sugar stock, resulted in a
change of programme. The
sugar trust. as well as it's
friends in the Senate became
thoroughly alarmed an d
decided that Chapman should
serve his tern. in Jail, hoping
thereby to hush the talk
about a new SugarlnveStlga-
tion in t h e Senate. The
members of the sugar trust
who are under the same sort
of Indictment will trust 20
their money and pull to es-
cape Jail by legal methods.
The past week has been a
bad one in other respects for
the sugar trust. 1t has been
demonstrated that the sugar
schedule, which the trust had
attached to the Dlngley tar
if bllI cannot possibly be
gotten through the Senate,
not to mention the House
These things have res1ltnd
in greater activity on the
part of the big sugar trust
lobby end money will be
; spent lreer than ever to Sc.
cure a sugar schedule in the
tariff bill, as it finally passes
that will he fairly satisfac
tory to the trust. Ante-elec
ton promises have some o
the most prominent republi
cans bound hand aud foot tC
the wheels of the sugar trust
chariot.
: The second tariff compare
tive statement, prepared by
Treasury officials for the re
} publicans of the Senate Fl
nance committee. Is a llttl'
t better than the first one, bu
= it is full of inaccuracies, ant
the charge has been mad
, thai the sugar schedule hat
} been purposely mixed up
7 The democrats will be pre-
J pared to point out the bad
= ness OF the bill, as well az tn
\ errors of the cOmparativ
e statement by the 9th inst.
e to which date the opening q
n the debate was voluntarily
: postponed by the republi
Guns.
T. NE\rU,C Wy NrTIrn IL, w =, |;
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-05-27

AGENTS WANTED-For Warm
ACuba by Senor Quesada, Cuban
Representatives. Washington. En-
dorsed by Cuban patriots. In tire
mendous demand. A bonanza for
agents. Only $1.50. Big book,
big commissions. Every body
Sants the only endorsed, reliable
book. Outfit fire.. Credit given.
Freight paid. Drop all trash and
make $500 a month with War in
Cuba. Address today the NAT
IoNAL Book CoNCERN352-356,
Dearborn St., ,hicago
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-05-27
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
!, What made Mr.. Mckinley
lose his nerve? That qnes-
tion has been asked many
times in the last Two or three
days. Last week Mr.. McKin-
ley sent FOR the members of
the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, and after
laying before them official
communications from Con-
sul-General Firtzhugh Lee
and other cOnsuls, showing a
horrible state ofaffairsinCuba
announced that he bad made
up his mind to send an i'm
mediate message toCongress
recommending action for the
relief of starving American
citizens in Cuba, and incllpn-
tally for the aid of Cuba. Be-
fore the great rejoicing that
followed this announcement
had a chance to get fairly
started. Mr., Mckinley tele.
graphed to the Capitol that
he had changed his mind and
would 1efer the message un-
til this week. What brought
about that sudden change OF
mind is not positively known
but inference was drawn
from a visit to the White
House of Mr.. Atkins, a
wealthy Cuban who makes
his home in Boston and who
is credited with having shap-
ed the Cleveland. .Olney Cuban
policy. Later Mr.. Mckinley
had a conference with the
Spanish Minister, and is said
to have asked him il his gov
ernment would object to oul
sending aid to the starving
Americans in Cuba. Just
think of that. And that is
all he now rec Omnends. Sen
atOr Morgan was one Of the
Committee who went to see
Mr.. Mckinley. He will not,
Of course, discuss the confer
ence for publication, but he
makes itplain that be dosen't t
think Mr.. Mckinley intends
taking a vigorous stand, I'm.
less he is compelled by Con.
gress to do so, and expresses
his opinion of this man Atkins
ami his efforts in behalf Ot
Spain in Enthusiastically plain
language. He adds that il
is his intention to endeayoI
to have Congress bring the
aG .nlnistratiOn to a point
where it will be compelled tc
do something, and t h a
"President Mckinley must
either fish or cut bait in re-
gard to Cuba"
Senator Debee, of KY.
seems to be really grateful tC
Dr.. Hunter for having giver
way for him and then helpeC
him to get elected to the Sen
ate. Knowing that DR.. HUI
ter's contest for a seat III tn,
House had nothing NOR
substantial to stand npOl
than partisa nship of a ma
jority of the House, Mr.. De
bee has secured the promis
of a good appointment 70
Hunter from Mr.. Mckinley
and still further to show hi
gratitude, he worked tn
Kentucky contingent OF re
publican office. holders an,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-05-27

Notice! | wish to sell one of
nv farms on New River.
A. J. CRITCHE'R.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
WHY sTEINBERGER WENT.
He Journeyed to Washington to See
About Starting a StraightOut
Popnlist Paper.

Through the publication of an editor
aaI in the Advocate, it developed that
Abe Steinberger's mission to Washing
ton recently was one for the purpose of
comforting with some other middle of
the road Populists in reference to start
ing a Simon pure middle of the road pa
per at the national capital.
1t seems that Senator Marion Butler
is alarmed over the prospects of the
proposed newspaper enterprise, and is
trying to throw cold water on il He
has prepared some washington let
tiers" on the matter and sent them to
various POpulist papers, among others
the Advocate.
In commenting upon the statement of
Butler to kill off the proposed middle of
the road POpulist paper, PETER says:
But it is rumOred, this Washington
letter of Mr.. Butler says, that the mid
die of the road folks wants to start
party paper in Washington. Well, sup
pose they do; what of it? Haven't they
a right to do SOP There is no such pa
per published there now. 1t is under
stood, says the same letter, that the
scheme viii be carried into execution,
if the Republicans will furnish the
funds Is Mr.. Butler the man to de-
nOunce a Populist for accepting or even
asking assistance from a Republican?
Did not he and his friends in North
Carolina form a combination with the
Republicans three or four years, and
is not Marion Butler now in the United
States senate in pursuance of an agree
Hnent entered into with Republicans be-
fore that union was formed? %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
PAY FOR DEAD ITALIANS.
The President Will Ask an Appro-
priation for This Purpose.

Washington, April 1.-THE president
has decided to recommend to congress
an appropriation as indemnity for the
killing by a mob of Iynchers of three
Italian citizens at Hahnville, La, Au-
gust last.
The state department has struggled
IN vain for many months to escape the
necessity for assuming responsibility
for the killing of these men, and in the
attempt it has been aided by the au-
thOritleS of Louisiana. with cOpiOuS re-
ports to establish the assertion that the
Italians were killed, not because they
We're Italians, but because they were
suspected of having committed a. muir
der and also that they had lost their
Italian nationality by exercising the
rights of citizens of Louisiana.
When Secretary Olney retired he left
the case as a legacy to the incoming
secretary. He had taken the ground
that the killed were not Italian sub
jects, but the ambassador, by direction
of his government, firmly protested its
right to protect them and through the
evidence collected has so far estab-
HShed the SOundnesS of his contention,
that when Secretary Sherman came to
take up the matter he was obliged to
accept the italian contention as proper
and to decide to recommend an allot-
ment for the families of the men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
Personal and Social


Mrs. ]. H. Goddard of. Maple Hill is
visiting her daughter, Miss Edith God
dard.
Mrs. Charles Downing is in Kansas
City with her father, who is seriously
i'll.
Mr.. Bernard Kelly of independence
is in the city.
Mr.. c. f. curry went to Chicago yes
terday.
The Just For Fun club gave a party
last evening at HUdson's hall.
Miss Nellie Everts will give thimble
party Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Eugene Hagan went to Cotton
wood Falls last night.
The Misses Smith of Tennessee are
visiting their uncle, Col J. w. F.
Mrs. c. S. Sutton and son, Charles,
left today for Los Angeles, Cal, to be
gone six weeks. Mr.. Sutton will ac-
company them as far as La Junta.
Miss Ida Smith has returned from a
weeks visit in Kansas City.
Mrs. N. H. LOOMS and two sons,
from visit in Salina.
Mr.. Frank J. Thomas left today for
Hot Springs, Ark. He will be gone a
Thomas viii stay with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. johnson.
Mrs. Belle Hall Small has returned
from a visit in Dallas, Tex.
Miss May Walker is ILL.,
Mrs. Will Trump will return Friday
from a two weeks visit in Ottawa with
her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Carver of Salina
are moving into their new home at 4O2
WOOdlaWn avenue, POtWin.
Mr.. Ben Al1ers and Mr. Clarence Nay
1or spent Sunday in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Dodge of Beloit spent
yesterday in Topeka, the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fluke of Fourth and Harrison.
Mr.. Dodge is the newly elected mayor
of BelOit.
Mrs J. K Hudson returned today
from a several weeks visit with her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. G. Smith, in St.
Louis.
John Curry of the Topeka postoffice
came yesterday to spend a week at the
home of his mother. He is slowly recOv-
ering from fall which broke the right
shoulder bone. Miss Nollie Curry, his
sister, accompanied him.-Leavenworth
Times.
The programme of the stedman club
for the meeting Monday night is as
follows: Poem. old Man of the
Mountains, Mr.. Harry L. Head sketch,
In De Con Field" Mrs. J. A. Wood;
poem, THE Rose" Mrs. f. G. Fitch;
"Reminiscences of an English School
Boy Mr.. w. H. Bradbury; poem or
sketch. Mrs. J. r. Hague.
The West Side Reading circle meets
with Mrs. z. H. Anderson, 1101 Tyler
street, Thursday afternoon
Miss Grace Mems left Monday after
noon for Napoleon, o., to visit her Sis
ter, Mrs. J. F. Shasteen.
Mr.. VIM. Weiss left today for Law
renee.
Mr.. and Mrs Byron Roberts issued
invitations today for the marriage of
their daughter Mary Byron, to Mr..
Clifford Histed on Wednesday evening.
April 28 at $50. At home cards en-
closed read after June I, at 315 West
Tenth avenue The wedding will take
place at the beautiful home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roberts, at 315 West Tenth ave
nue.
Married, April 10, at the residence of
the brides mother. Oakland, by Rev.
r. Wake, Roy Williams, eldest son of
3. P. Williams, to Minnie, only daugh-
ter of the late w. A. Rankin, esq.
Invitations have been received in
this city for the marriage on April q.
of Miss Annie Emery, formerly of this
city, but now of Des MOines, Ia, to Mr..
Sutherland Pingree of Chicago. They
will be al home after June 1 at 6565
Yale avenue, Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
N. z. Stock Letter.

Bache's Stock letter, furnished by Good
win & Chamberlain. Brokers in Grain,
Provisions and Stocks. Topeka, Kansas:
New York. April IA.
Consols are steady at 112 for money and
1925 for account. American rails irregu-
lar and fractioHally lower on bid prices.
Total transactions yesterday footed UP
200 900 since Thursday of last week. It
has been fashionable to sell market first
on alleged prospects of war in Europe
and on floods along the Mississippi and
reports of excessive damage to crops On
any one suppose that on transactions of
100000 shares short interest created since
last week has been eliTaina ted. Higher
prices we think will rule. Take ROCK Is
land for instance, this stock sold al t4's
last November and it closed last night - 81
635A. Company is earning more money TO
day than it made at this time last year
and its business from now on until END
of wear will be excessive Stock IS a
purchase for more than ordinary turn
Flower party HIS made a fortune out Of
Chicago Gas principle. Nothing succeeds
IKE success We may look for them 60
take hold of their other reeognizeed pull
sneciaitv 1t Is a buy for 80 or higher.
Sugar viii work higher and bears who did
not succeed in covering their Jersey Cen
tral and D. & H. viii pay more for these
stocks today. London. p. m; Consols
steady, 112: now 112A We think on rallies
nrofits ought be taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14

Some Answers by London SchOOIboys.
The Turkeys are killing hundreds of the
Europeans.
Carlyle was man that Mr.. John Morley
made a speech about.
The Pyramids is a night light. 1t is
wax. 1t burns so many hours a night.
The title of the head of the Roman
Catholic church is known as Lord Rose
berry, the archbishop of Canterbury.
Soap is made up of iron, paper and lime.
Sir Henry Ponsonby was one OF the Scot
fish Chiefs
The Armenians were discovered by the
English.
Lord Rosebery's a great man on betting
on horses.
Henry Irving is great singer in thea
tiers.
Henry Irving is a man who writes
poems.
Henry Irving is poem.
Henry Irving is the queens SON
Henry Irving is an archbishop
Henry Irving is a coal merchant.
Henry Irving is a Drtchman.
Henry Irving is the greatest 1aughab1e
actor.
Henry Irving keeps a sweetshop in New
street.
Ear shot means when anybody says any
thing very shocking.
A Yankee is a black man.
A Yankee is an animal born in Scotland.
London News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
UNCLE EZRA ON CHANGE

I'd ben readin' bout some. feIlers tibet
We're dealtn' in New York
In a brand of wheat called futures" an
a fancy breed o pork:
An they bought it on the margins of a
place they called the pit"
So one. day 1 travelled down there jes' to
take look at it;
all knew,
I'd bring home some wheat to seed with
an fancy pig er two
Well, hunted an asst questions, an I
had the blamedest chase,
An shore was disappointed when at last
found the place.
Fer they want no hogs runnin' in that
An you can't make bread ner f1apjacks
from chat future" brand O. wheat.
Why. they hain't no wheat about it, ner
no pork, ez c'u'd see
Jes' lot O. dudes tibet acted more like
Fer they'd hol their breath a minute,
sorter waitin' an excuse;
Then they'd swing their arms an holler
Ike all bedlam he'd broke loose.
An stood right there an watched 'em
fer about an hour or so,
An never saw no margins where that
future wheat cu'd grow;
An they Want no sort O. pastur's fer
the Stock Exchange.
Eff you went there fer provisions you
come short O winters meat,
An you get no bread ner fs.pjacks from
that future brand O. wheat.
So went away disgusted-them maneuv-
erS made me clafe-
An the balance of the day I watched
some fellers move a safe;
An 1 bought a bag o peanuts as stood
a-Watchin' il,
An the peddler give me by mistake
quarter countyfeit.
An I TUX the train that evenin'. an I
went back home, an then
I announced to Sary Ellen theo I'd not go
there again.
An 1 tor he'd bout ''the street" an ,bouf
them doin's in ''the pitt
But I think failed to mention bout that
silver countyfeit.
An she wondered how them city folks
c'u'd get enough to eat
ON that fancy breed O pork an that
future" brand o. wheat.
ALBERT Bigelow Paine, in The Century.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-14
Market Gossip.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlin
Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks
Chicago Hersld says: Well was telling
his friends yesterday that ne had turned
bull on wheat and believed in at least l0c
on long side. Crowd did not know bow TO
take this from him because 1t felt certain
early in the day for his account The
original bulls declared he was talking
bullish so as to make it easier for him to
get in his shorts.
The flour business done by Minneapolis
Monday 200 900 barrels, is almost a
weeks production up there. PiIlsbury re-
ported his sales alone that day at 5000.
Total meant the grinding of about 900, O00
bushels wheat. p wonderful aggregate for
a single days booking.