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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-09-23

NOW Facts Eve-y Day
Newton Eht, rprise.
a New facts are brought to
light almost every day that
prove concluslvely that our
State is in the hapdsof plum
derers and pillagers. Appro-
piiatiops were made during
TX session of the last Legis-
latnre that can not he met.
The State is being plunged
in debt at the rate of $l3 =
600 every month by the pen
itentiary management. Ev-
ery fortnight or two the
State pays out several hun.
dred and sometimes thous-
ands of dollars for exper.
legal advice in some unav0i,i
able litigation, brought a.
bout by unprecedented laws,
enacted by bought, Dr. ignor-
ant law makers. 1t is said
that in the railroad injunC.
ton case. which is fresh in
the minds of our people, that
the Srateemployed three law
yers at a fee of $4,000 each
and one at a tee of $4,000
to appear in this case. These
lawyers done the work that
should have been done by
the Attorney General. 1t is
but fair here to say that our
so.calIed Attorney General is
nothing but a bump on a
log,-that he is totally in.
competent, and unfit to be
classel higher than a fifth
rate cross road lawyer, aud
that his opinions ale receiv
"a by lawyers as ludicrors
Jokes. 1t is true that he il
not competent to represent
the great State of North Car
olina in any matter where
legal knowledge is consider
ed, and unless the State does
pay some lawyer with ability
to represent her interests
they 60 unrepresented. What
a pitiable plight We are in
Paying this bump on a log
the salary OF an Attorney
General and receiving for il
the services of a fifth rate
cross road lawyer. These
same people have created
new offices for favOrite hencf
men, and raised the salary o
almost every eIuploye in th'
different institutions OF tn
State. Nothing of great in
terest is agitated but wha
there is a job at the back O
it. We have heard the day
OF '6S and 9 quoted on ma
ny occasions and referred tt
as-something terrible, but
they were worse than the,
are to-day it is no wonde
that Zeb Vance and his co
adjutors arose above the sit
uation and bound the mons
ter for a season. But thi
same monster Is at libert,
again to-day and must b
bound.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-09-23
Don't tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netlc. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac. the wonder. worker. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, Soc or u. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-09-23

New York World: The fact
of Mr.. Bryan's nndisputed
leadership of the Democratic
party and OF the party's ad-
herence to the Chicago plat
form cannot be blinked even
in New York.
If the Democratic conven-
tiOns in other States had fo!-
lowed the example wisely set
by Senator German in Mary.
lan0 in ignoring the abera-
ton at Chicago last year, the
same course would have been
natural and easy here. But
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa,
Nebraska, and every other
State here conventions
haye been held the Demo.
crats.shouted for Bryan and
16 to 1. National ard State
committeeman from allquar.
ters of the Union, in response
to inquiry by the World, re-
affirmed their allegiance to
Bryan and his platform.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-09-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
: Boss Hanna has all the
Aproyerbial thrift of the very
rich men. He, knows the art
Of making Others pay for
: what he wants for himself,
and he is utilizing it in the
sOlno campaign. Although
there are no national issues
in the Ohio campaign the
Republican National Com.
mittee is taking an active
part in it and is putting up
money literally to help Han
nd get that coveted election
to the Senate. To all intents
and purposes, Boss Hanna
and his man Dick, who are
the managers of the Repub-
lican ca campaign in Ohio, con
troll tho Republican National
Committee and the surplusit
had left in it's treasury from
the big contributions to the
Mckinley fund, and fears are
expressed on the part of Re-
puDlicans from other states,
oxho had hoped to finger
some of that surplus in the
Congressional campaign next
year, that it will all be spent
in Ohio this year, and some
OF them do not hesitate to
say that Hanna ought to
use his own money in his ef-
Aforts to buy his return to the
Senate. Boss Hanna is also
( making the Government of
the United States assist him
to the extent of many thous.
ands Of dollars, by carrying
through the mails free, under
Congressional frank, a bulky
~ volume, printed at the Gov
y eminent Printing Office in
the form of the Congressional
Record and containing
speeches and compilations
from public documents. This
volume as it first appeared,
contained extracts from m
newspapers and was there
y fore not frankable. The re-
vised edition, now being sent
out, has left out the newspa-
per extracts.
4 new Republican candi-
date for Senator GOrman's
seat has added to Republi.
can confusion in Maryland,
\ and to the growing belief in
the certainty that the legisla
ture will be carried by the
Democrats. Postmaster Gen
eral Gary is the new cane j.
date, although the announce.
ment of his candidacy Was
prematurely made. He has
got the Senatorial itch very
, bad, and hal hoped by the
aid OF P0stmasters and 9th
er followers to have had q
thoroughly organized ma
chire in every county OF the
State before allowing it tC
become public that he was a
candidate, but somebody
leaked. lie refuses now tt
confirm, deny or in any way
discuss the matter. Hepr0t
ably wants to find out "whert
he is at" before committing
himself.
Although Attorney Gener
al McKenna was indignant
~ emphatic in declaring tha1
he did not intend to consult
with Mr.. Mckinley about th'
opinion he is to give as t:
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-09-23

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. loo or 25c.
II G G. @. fail to cure, druggists refund money
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-09-23
No-To- Bac for Fifty Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, g. All drugsijts
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
Tho Vome Influence.

CHARITY begins at home" says the
old adage, and we might add, $50 does
every other good thing" Possibly we
might go still farther and say much OF
the mischievous evil of life begins there,
too. Certain it is that whenever good
men set themselves to do good work
in this crooked world their thoughts
turn always to their homes, as if there
they must look for the very heart OF the
nation. Make the home what it should
be and the land will take care OF itself.
Save the children of to-day and we
have made sure of n blessed tomorrow.
ANY uplifting influence, then, that puri-
fies and strengthens the home, any
cheerful influence that gladdens 1t,
should meet with cordial welcome from
the hearts of those who desire that the
lax be laid at the very root OF the tree
Nav. more than cordial welcome should
be given; every movement designed to
bless the home should have the earnest
aid of parents, and even OF the little
ones Observation-Disclosures Home
Magazine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
old rhenter Tickets.

During the last few years a large
number OF small metal plates have been
found at diggings in Athens and Pira-
Gus, and they were commonly ccnsid-
cred to be small symbols. The Greek
Archaeological, Svoronos, has now dem
onstrated beyond doubt that the metal
mates were used as tickets of admission
to the Theater of Dyonisos about the
time Of Lycurgus. The images on these
tbeater tickets, certainly the oldest OF
their kind in existence, show either the
head of Pallas Athene, turned to the
left, or the head of n lion, and the let
tiers of the alphabet in single, double or
triple arrangement. 1t appears, there
tore that the laws introduced by lycur-
gus. which had such great influence
mon Athenians in all walks of life, ex'
tended also to the admission to theaters'
which was also probably regulated By
him.-Philadelphia Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24

The thing which the laundryman said
was that Hong Fat was a bad man, and
that he must give himself up to be held
by him, Charley Go Lee, for the white
man who would give reward in money,
and that which Hong Fat said was wild
and animal like and unintelligible, and
the two enemies grasped at each other,
and the fight was on.
Charley saw that his foe was thin
and pale and weak to look upon, but he
did not see that he was maniac, with
the strength of a maniac, even count
ing the broken rib as a hindrance. The
long, snaky, wasted arms of the fugitive
of the desert closed around the washer
mans waist, and even as Charley
hooked his own arm about the neck OF
the runaway to choke him and subJu-
pate him. the train whistle was heard
around the curve. The laundryman
knew its import, and tried to tug him
self and his prisoner of the line OF
track, but Hong Fat clencehed the
harder and dragged his foe with him
to the space between the rails, where
thew wallowed and shrieked, Charley
in fear and the desert man In crazed
rage.
Thus their quarrel ended.
What originally started the feud no
man knows, as told you in the begin
ning.-Chicago Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
D,du,t want to lie King.

The family life of the reigning house
hold both at Athens and at Deceleia is
said to be exceptionally happy. Astory
is told. well illustrating the extent to
which democratic feeling has taken hold
even of the kings sons, to the effect that
as the children were playing together
ono day they got to talking about what
they were to do when they grew up, and
the crown prince said to his brother:
"Oh, George, you be king when you are
grown up; l don't want to-" Neither
did Prince George want to be king, and
both decided that it was disagreeabie
fate. Now one has been at the head OF
the Greek fleet, and the other has been
sent in command of the land forces to
Larissa. / recall well that one day
when I was walking along the ODDS
Amalias, or Amelia street, with my wife
we saw the crown prince and crown
princess also out prcmenading on the
street; aud what tall, fine-looking fell
low he was!-blond, and very large
erect. and in President Will
linn E. Waters, in Chautauquan.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
PRESENTATIONS OF POlSONS.
Men Who Make Cyanide ofPotassiuni
Are strangely Tempted tn Eat IT.

vr,o Make Cyanide of Potassium
Are strangely Tempted to Ent IT,
There is a factory in London that
makes only the deadliest poisons known
10 chemistry. Last year it produced
1000 tons of cynaide of potassium. i've
grains of this is sufficient TO XIII n,ah'
In one room of the factory Vlsitor
found tons Of this deadly poison. IL re-
sembles very closely white crystaiiized
eurar. The visitor remarked to the
manager: at looks good enough to
eat"
"Ah," replied the manager graveiy'
"thot is lust one of the dangers we nave
to guard against. For some ineNpiica-
ble reason cyanide Of potassium eAer-
cises a remarkable fascination over tne
men engaged in it's manufacture. lhey
ore haunted by a constant and ever-re-
curing desire toeatit. They are Perfect
" alive to the fact, however. that TO give
way to the craving would mean instant
death. and are consequently usually
able to resist it. But not always. Dur
mo the time / have been here three
of our best and steadiest workmen nave
committed suicide in this strange man
ner. impelled thereto apparently by no
cause save this mysterious, horrible
longing. I myself have felt the same
strange lust when l have been long eN'
posed to the cyanide fumes, and have
had TO leave the works for time in con
sequence. So well is this curious fact
recognized that there are always twt
men at work together in this branch o.
our business, and jar OF ammonia
which, as you may know, is the anti
dote to the poison. is kept constantly
near at hand"
Apart from this remarkable infatua
ton, which may be likeneo to the de
sire experienced by many people wher
standing on the brink of a preciplct
to throw themselves down, the manu-
facture of potassium cyanide is not par
ticularly dangerous. Neither is it un
healthy. In fact, it is asserted tina
men have gone into the cynaide hous'
iii and debilitated and in short time
have been restored to robust health
N " World
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
HARMONY IN MARRIED LIFE.
The Right Kind of n Wife Makes the
Right Kind of n Husband.

IF Won wish to be a good'companion
to YOUR husband study to make each
Good morning that you say to him an
incentive to better life" is Ruth Ash
more's advice to young women, whom
she addresses upon The Profession OF
Marriage" LEARN to make each Good
night a benedction of love for the days
work, the days loving and the days
sympathy. Look for his good qualities.
He is like you in having faults; with
very little trouble you can find these
faults. and by talking about them and
reminding him of them you can make
your married life uncomfortable. You
can bring about heartburnings, you can
cause strife, and before you know it
hatred may take the place of love. Look
for his virtues, and, seeking always for
goodness, you will grow better every
day Just as certainly as you would grow
bad il YOU looked only for that which
was wicked Remember there is much
that will have to be forgiven in you. and
whenever you feel inclined to remind
! Tom of weakness read the book in
which is set down your foibles and your
| follies. A woman who. even after her
marriage, carefully studies her profess
sion, can make her husband what she
wishes him to be. Everything that is
good is contagious, and the right kind
of wife makes the right kind OF a hus-
band.
Respect the rights OF your husband;
| he is man. not a child, and how can the
world honor him when you, who are his
closest companion. do not? Do not
even in Jest. deride or underrate him.
People are slow about deciding when
one is testing or when one is in earnest
And what you meant to be funny may
cause some stupid person to say: How
horrid Tom must be! Why, his wife
says dreadful things about him! y
Ladies' Home Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
Hectic n. Undertaken.

There Is a species Of beetle in Aus
tralia which act the role of ener-
getc undertakers that carefully bury
carcasses left on the soil. AS soon as
they smell fieldmouse, a mole or fish
in q stats-sf decomposition, they come
by troops to bury it, getting under the
body, following out the ground with
their legs and projecting the rubbish
they dig out in all directions. Little by
little the carcass sinks, and at the end OF
"a hours the hole is several inches deep.
They then mount it, cast the earth down
into the grave so as to fill it and hide
the body from sight. The females will
then lay their eggs ip the tomb, where
the larvae will afterward find an
abundance of food.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
SOME NEW GAMES.
They Are Not Less Amusing Because
They Are Instructive.

They Are Not Less Amusing Because
They Are Instructive.
Only bright youngsters can success
fully play games like the two which
are described below, but when such
children take part in them, they are
not only interesting but also exceed
ingly instructive and stimulating.
The leader of the game prepares as
many paper caps as there are children
to join in the game. Across the front
of each cap the name OF an author on
book is written in large print letters.
The caps are then placed on the heads
of the children-not by themselves, but
by the lcader--in such a way that no
one sees the name on his own cap. The
game Is then a game of guess-that Is,
each player is kept busy trying TO
guess the name on his own cap, the
only clew being afforded by the ques-
tions asked Of him by the other play
ers.
One bright lad was much puzzled q
few moments by such questions "a
these:
How is the word 'jugular' spelled|'
"How would you divide the woro
singer please?"
HAS real one or two syllablesY"
None of these questions gave the lad
any light, but the next revealed the
name on his cap:
"Please give me the definition OF
.pachydermatous,' and tell me whether
1 pronounce it correctly"
'sPshaw," declared the boy. 81 must
be the dictionary"
And so he was Books" is the best
name for the form of the game just In
dicated but if the queries were like
those which follow, "Author Questions"
would be better title:
"What was it Bill Sykes kept seeing
after 'Nancy's' murder?"
Can you tell me why Nicholas MIC
kleby' whipped old Squeers""
"Why was Mr.. Dorrit' thrown into
prison?"
Anyone who has read the stories
written by the Master OF Gad's Hill
will know his own cap to be labeled
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
JEALOUS LIZARDS.
They showed Their Anger When
Their Owner FOndled Others.

They Showed Their Anger When
Their Owner Fondled Others.
M. j. Delboeuf, a French scientist,
declares that lizards are actuated by
feelings of love and may even become
victims of jealousy. In an article
which he wrote for French scientific
review, he tells about two lizards
which he kept in his house forlseveral
years, both of which evinced unmistak-
able evidences of being troubled by the
same green-eyed monster which occa-
sionally plays havoc with the affairs OF
human beings
"My first two lizards had been cap
tured-one in the Spanish Pyrenees and
the other at Tarn in France, wherefore
l called them the Spanish and the
French lizards, but afterwards gave
them the names Pedro and Pierre" says
NJ. Delboeuf.
"The two lizards lived on the best OF
|, terms for several months. Pedro was
fond of following Pierre around, ana
when Pierre one day was missing the
other was sad and disconsolate.
1t was three weekes before the lost
lizard was found, and then he was dis
covered upder the stair carpet, where
he had probably been all the time. In
| the meantime another lizard was Sc
| cured. The first two were males, whlle
| the last conner was female. Her adj
vent brought on war between the two
former friends, which became so fierce
that they had to be placed in separate
cages and released one at time.
PEDRO was jealous of my preference
and caresses," continued the scientist
"When he was on my sleeve l could
keep him for hours motionless by pass
ing my hand lightly along his body;
but if took Pierre or another lizard uE
his rage broke out at once, and he
would jump upon him with his mouth
menacingly wide open.
"If. however, chose the large lizard
he gradually drew back, as If regretful
", without leaving me. Now, VIVA
good do caresses do lizard? Dogs ant
cats, they tell us, are delighted will
them. But these animals, when the,
: were young, were caressed by thei
mothers. who licked, bit and amused
} them, and it is not strange that the,
should find in our cajolery kind OF rec
} election of motherly tenderness. The.
play together. embrace one aEothe
and press against one another. In
man who plays with them is like com
panion of a little more respectable
} species, and that is all.
'In menageries, monkeys, bears
, lions, tigers and hyenas indulge in ca
resses to the point that some animal
, seek them and provoke them. But liz
ards, with their scaly skin, unaccus
: toned to embracing, feeling and licking
: Matched in the sun! My Pedro, there
i fore. presented deviation of the fee
: ing of jealousy"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
ABSENT-MINDED.
The Professor Thought Her Face Was
Familiar.

Prof. Charles Fahnestock is near
sighted, absent-minded, but genial
young man. with all the qualities that
lead to success except that he has a
very poor memory. This leads him into
trouble, especially when he meets ladies
to whom he has paid marked attention.
Recuperating for the past few weeks
at the winter city by the sea where so
many Philadelphians and Chicagoans
go to recover from the effects of arduous
social seasons of ante-nuptial dinners,
he became smitten with the charms of
q young lady. They became insepara-
BILE, and friends of each were hourly
expecting to hear of an engagement.
At last one evening they were sitting in
dark corner of the glass-covered We
randa, and this bit of conversation was
waited from behind the palms:
81 swear" declared Charlie, passion
ately, that love you'll"
"But, Mr.. Fahnestock," came the
young lady's voice, coldly and distinct
ly, "you have so poor memory. You
might forget me-"
"Never!" he protested. 81 could for
get that / was living sooner than could
forget you! Would years of deathless
devotion"
do you remember ever having met
me before?" interrupted the lady, more
coldly still.
"Never, never! because l never did!
If you think so you are mistaken. At
! least-at least" he stammered, as a
memory of his failing came over him,
"Inever knew you. Where didwe meetY'
1--WE met in the west two years ago.
| We were married, and, year later. di-
vorced. Good night" and she swept
from the piazza.
"Well, I'll swear!" said the professor,
| looking after her obviously. Il
Thought her face looked familiar!
That night he paid his bill and departed
and now the affairs of the college are
receiving his undivided attention.-N
Y. journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-04-24
The Cannon Car.

Military journals express interest in
an invention by which it is proposed to
arm n self-moving car, driven by a
1e horsepower engine, with two rapid
fire cannon, mounted on pivots so as to
sweep in oil directions. Having four
broad-tircd wheels, it is claimed that
the car can run across II level country
(barring fences, OF course) ut the rate
of as miles an hour. Terrible pictures
are drawn Of the havoc that such cars
could make ON battlefield. Only one
man is needed to operate the car and its
cannon, and he is protected by strong
steel shields.-Youth's Companion.