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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

Then he had been asleep. He had had
terrible dream. Thank God, he was
awake now! He carried Becky back
upstairs, feeling every step as he went,
with slow care. Then he tucked her
into bed among blankets and quilts, and
kissed her.
His lamp was fickering out, and he
got another and carried it down stairs.
The big book on the high corner desk
lay open at page 40
What!
Abel Tappan could hardly believe his
eyes. He took eff his glasses and
rubbed them on the lining of his coat.
But when he put them on again, he
could still see two wavy, criss-cross
lines meandering from corner to corner
of page 4G.
Mrs. Wyncoop's page, opposite, was
clean and uncrossed.
We'll, now, who'd We believed i'll"
he laughed, in loud delight. His heart
felt light and glad. 81 did it myself,
instead o crossing out Mis- Wyncoop's!
And it can stay, too It'll remind me
that | amt going TO press that poor
if she can't ever pay up. She's got
poor little spindling, crooked backed
girl, and the Lord knows that's enough
afIliction. That's more'n | could stand"
With careful painstaking, he retraced
the slanting lines, his pen spluttering
tiny fieclls of ink upon his intent face.
"There!" he breathed softly. 81 guess
they're black enough to remind me if
amt stone blind! Now I'll turn over a
new leaf"
At the top of the clean, new page he
wrote, in his small, unsteady letters,
the word Lemons"
"Pll send Becky over with 'em first
thing in the morning-if can find EN-"
he added, laughing again. Then he
slapped his thigh in a sudden spasm of
recollection.
why, bless your heart! they're in
the money drawer this minute, holding
their sides, like as not | raked 'em all
in to get 'em out o my sight"
A sleigh load Of belated jewellers was
crunching past. Their gay voices rang
out, and their laughs chimed in pleas
antly with his.
He hurried to the door, unlocked it,
and shouted after them at the top OF
his voice, little Becky's "Wisher Happy
New Year!"-AnEie Hamilton Donnell,
in Country Gentleman.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

McKie, but his wife amt. She's real
devoted woman, and works dreadful
hard. Maybe she don't know how to
make the money spend as wells she
might, but that ain shiftlessness. And
| never saw a tenderer hearted mother
than she is to that little sick girl OF
hers. | guess she humors her to pieces.
Poor little thing!"
Abel Tappan stirred uneasily. ArCw
of golden lemons on the shelf looked at
him with silent reproach. The water
don't taste good" boys eager voice
said in his ear
she looks like your little grand
daughter. too" Mrs. Wyncoop went on,
driving the shawlpin home with in
trepid body noticed it. Be
fore she fell downstairs and crooked
her back the teacher-she boarded with
me then-said you could hardly tell
those two children apart when they
were together. She used to get EN- all
mixed up at school. Same colored hair,
with the same kinks in il, and their eye :
just alike, and even their little dimp'es
matching! The little McKie girl was
fat and well then. like your Becky
The lemons binked their yellow eyes
reproachfully. Mr.. Tappan STROBE be-
hind the counter and swept them, wit n
a succession Of clatters. into the money
drawer, out of sight. He was mentally
reviewing the items of Page 46 He
knew them by heart. How many, many
of them We're little unpretending lux
uries that a little, peevish, sick child
might crave. How few of them-her-
rings now and then. and salt Goldfish
or oatmeal-were neceSsarieS! 1t had
nettled him over and over again t.
think of it, but now, somehow, it
touched him against his will.
Yes. o, yes. ne knew they used to say
the little McK:e girl-Love. Dove what
was her name looked like Becky
His Becky! His little round, roly poly.
happy Becky!
After Mrs. Wyncoop's departure Aba'
Tappan took the big brown ledger back
to the corner desk still open. Dogged!y
he turned the pages and went to work
With quick steps the little New Year
was hurrying to meet the Old Year
His light footsteps made no creallin2
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

collar is. made of soft silk, over a.stiti
foundation The collar fastens at the
back with ordinary hooks and eyes.
The silk is drawn over the collar and
fastens in front with small rhine
stone buckles; between the buckles is
a shirring of white chiffon.
Two pointed pieces of salmon-colored
silk, edged with lace, cover the neck
completely beneath the ear.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

longer. These are especially stylish,
made up in fur Short jackets are also
worn. 1t is quite the rage to have
dark fur jackets trimmed with wide
lapels and cuffs of light fur. The high
collar is also lined with light fur.
The illustration shows a new French
model developed in Persian lamb. 1t
is very short and tigEt-titting. Over
the hips it is cut into three scallops to-
ward the front and a short pigeon
tall at the back. 1t is very chic
jacket and exceedingly becoming to a
slight figure.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22
THE LATE FASHIONS.
Some Pr tty Things That Are Ap-
propriate for the Season.
One of the Many New Ideas I'm Petit
cOHts-A Christmas Gift That
May he Made
at Home.

1t is quite wonderful how much an
elaborate affair for the neck will add
to a very plain costume. But as these
accompaniments to the toilet are abb
surdly expensive, it is always better
TO see the design and make them at
home. A very handsome salmon-pink
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

tSdh ipNNe'S
When snow is on the meadow,
Where the violets lie asleep;
When outward. drifting, driftings
The Old Year goes forlorn,
In the mystic hour of midnight
The glad New Year Is born.
Last night watched in sadness,
The passing of the year
For II bore from me record .r
That cost me many a tear.
But a gentle voice has whispered
That the past | must forget
Nor waste this precious season
In useless, vain regret.
o! the coming of the New Year
Fills my soul with thoughts sublime,
Precious seem the golden moments
Onward borne by ieeting time;
And a spirit stirs within me,
Urging me to nobler strife,
With an earnest. brave endeaNor,
For a brighter, better life.
And with grateful heart and lowly,
| thank the Power Supreme,
Who extends my days in mercy
That the past ! may redeem;
For His loving hand that keeps me,
For His voice that speaks to me,
For the opening of the New Year
Though its close | may not see
Southworth, in Western Rural
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

adapted to protect handsomely
bound book from becoming soiled in
handling. Although the book-cover IS
by no means a new idea it is too good
one to go out of fashion, and the
book lover will find them an ever-weI-
come present
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

1t would seem That Dame Fashion
had carefully designed to have the new
jackets so various in cut as to be be-
coming to all figures, stout or slim.
Very long tight-titting jackets reach
to the knees, and many are worn even
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

windows but one still has desire to
make something oneself.
a pretty idea is an embroidered
book-coyer. The conventional design
can be embroidered in one or several
colors on blue linen.
The cover is made on the pattern of
a folding carGcase ard is especially
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

The turn-down collar is slightly low
at the throat.
The jacket fastens at the neck and
waist with two pretty pink satin rib
bons. dainty pocket ornaments each
side of the jacket over the hips.
The cuffs turn back.
The entire jacket, cuffs, pocket, etc.
are edged with pink satin ribbon about
an inch wide.
Odd as it may seem, it is always
easier to find a pretty bonnet for little
girl, than an attractive one for a wee
boy.
However, a very stylish design for a
boys bonnet is a black velvet. The
full, soft brim falls jabotfashion at
each side of the face. The brm is lined
with pink silk. An enormous pink satin
bow and large pink plume ornaments
the front.
There is such rush of new ideas in
silk petticoats that it is a question to
know which ones to select. A very
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

A charming dressing sack Tor
young girl is made of pale pink elder
down flannel.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22
zine.

Quizzer-What are you putting cot
ton in your ears for?
Wse--Dor'. want to be deafened b,
the Sound of broken pledges tc-mor
row.-N. y. Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

There are never so many attractive
Christmas gifts shown in the shop
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

. MONS? w ell.
W h t res y o ur
money for 'em -
\ b e | 7 a ppan
- q,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-13

of North Carolina. Give my
very best regards to all my
old friends, and tell them to
be careful and vote the Dem~
ocratic ticket, and. they will
never regret it, If they vote
it al. the balance of tn e i r
liyes. Give my klndest regards
to your brother and family.
Trusting that l will get a
long letter from you before a
great while, / am yours very
truly and fraternally,
RICHARD GREEN"
The Lenoir Topic and the
WilkesbUro Chronicle are re-,
quested by Mr.. Land to pub
lish this letter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-13
Tribute Of Respect.

Death has again invaded our
circle and taken from among US,
our dear brother N. T. Mast. who
departed this lite Oct. !, 1898 in
the prime OF rubust manhood.
While we desire to bow with hum
BILE submission to the will of Him
"who doeth all things WE'LL" yet
we think 1t proper that this
Lodge should adopt some fitting
expressions of coincidence and re-
spect in memory OF our departed
brother Mast. Therefore he it
resolved by Snow Lodge, A. F. 4
A. M. in special communication
now assembled:
1. That by the death of Bro.
Mast our hearts are made sad
indeed. That this Lodge sus-
tains the loss Of one of it's most
faithful members. That his life
as a citizen, as a neighbor, as a
gentleman, and his department as
a christian are worthy of imita-
tion.
2. That in the family circle a
vacancy is created which can new
or be filed in this world, that we
tender to the family our heart
felt sympathy in this their sad
bereavement. and that we pray
that the bereaved ones may be
come a reunited family, with
their departed head, in a home
"beyond this vale of tears"
8, That the usual badge o.
mourning be worn by the mem
bers OF this Lodge for thirty days
in memory Of our deceased brotf
er.
4. That q copy of the above
resolutions be sent to the family
of the deceased, a copy be spreac
upon the minutes of the Lodge
and that a copy be furnished th'
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT for publica
ton.
j. W. HoRToN
J.. A: HARMAN Com.
J. j. II. REESE.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-13
j. W. HoRTON)
J. A. HARMAN }Com,
J. j. T. REESE.

The egging Of" Dick" Morse
in Atlanta is told by the Con
stitution: Last night about
9 o'clock the street preacher,
r. M. Morse, was pelted with
eggs from some person who
stood in the crowd listening
to his discourse. Four or
five eggs we're thrown, but
the two police officers stand
ing by were unable to locate
the person who handled the
eggs. The affair caused some
excitement and the evange-
list was incensed at the treat
ment. The police are making
every effort to locate the
thrower OF the eggs and if he
is caught he will he severely
dealt with by the recorder"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-13

Citizen: A Bundy clock for
the use of the Asheville post
office has arrived, and an ex-
pert will be here in a few days
to set it up. The clock ia in
tended as a tlmekeeper for
the carriers and clerks, the
insertion OF the employees key
registering unerringly t b e
hour at which he begins the
days duties. 1t keeps a rec
ord of each mans time, and
in fact can do almost any
old thing except take photo.
graphs. The new cancelling
machine for the Asheville of.
flee has not yet arrived. 1t
will perhaps be operated by
electricity.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-13

Go ye into all the State and
preach negro office holding
over white people in the cas-
tern counties as right. Then
in the next breath "cuss" the
Democrats for appointing ne
groes to Office; it seems to be
the mission OF certain men
called and qualified for such
work.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-13

Cotton and wool are re-
ported lower than ever before,
Why is this? The Dlngley
bill is in operation. Wool
ought to climb up instead ol
going down. Will come ol
the Dingley men riss up and
explain.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-13
How V Prsveat Group.

-" ~
We have two children who
are subject to attacks OF
Group. Whenever an attack
is coming OH my wife gives
them Chamberlain's cuugh
remedy and it always pre-
vents the attack. 1t Is a
household necessity in this
county and no matter what
else we run out OF. it would
not do to be without Cham
berlain's cough remedy.
More of it sold here than Of
all other cough medicines
combined-J. M. Nickle, Of
Nickle Bros, merchants, Mic
kleville, Pa. For sale by drug
gists and dealers in medicin
pS
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-13

Salisbury Sun: James Nc
Intyre of Woodleaf. this coun
ty, was in the city Thursday.
He said: IL was a Republi-
can but have quit the party.
[ was a delegate to the Re.
publican county convention
and was 80 disgusted with it
that l left before the conven-
ton adjourned. l intend to
vote the Democratic ticket
this year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-13
THE SIaRo KAatsTRATEs OF ".
Hsw Thsy WsFs Elected By . Dsns.
cratic Legislature.

0oW 10y W6bo Ae0y00 ~ . UVo0s
cratic Leglslatsre.
Newton Enterprise.
No better proof could be fur
nished of the fact that the fusion
lists are sorely pressed for a de-
fense to offer the people for the
reign of negroism in the east than
the big circulars on colored pa
per they are now distributing
and posting throughout t b e|
State 1t attempts to excuse
their putting the schools, the
courts, the police forces and the
town and county governments
OF the east under the control of
tie negroes, by charging that
the Democratic Legislature of
1877 elected 1O7 magistrates.
On this poster is given the names
of the Democrats who voted for
the bill electing about 5000 mag
istrates, 107 of whom, the fusion
managers say, were negroes. The
record OF the nemocratic party
as a white mans party has been
so we'll est lblished that we knew
that this poster bore the lmprints
of falsehood as soon as we saw
it. We looked up the journal of
the Legislature and found the
facts as follows:
The committee on the election
Of magistrates agreed that each
Democratic member should make
up the list of magistrates for his
county, and that each Republi-
can member should have the
naming of one third of the mag
istrates Of his county, while the
other o-thirds would be selected
by the Democratic members of
the committee. The lists were
brought iu and the magistrates
for the whole State, about 5000
in number, were elected by one
vote. The lists Of the Republi-
can members for onethird Of the
magistrates from their counties
were accepted without question.
There were no marks to the
names to Indicate that any ol
them were negroes. After the
election the fact cropped out that
some OF the men were negroes
and Immediately many Of the
Democrats had a protest entered
on the journal.
Thus we see that our oppon
ents, by their squirrning and
twisting, get deeper and deeper
Into the mire. Those 1O7 negro
magistrates were named by Re
publicans. Even when they wer'
in the minority they put negroes
in Office by reason of the courtesy
extended them by their Demo
cratic associates, and we are toll
by those who recollect the cir
cnmstances, that thes, Republi
cans, when called upon for an ex
} PLANTATION, said the had put il
!; the names of negroes for magis
, trates because there were no whit
Republicans in certain township
, to take the offices.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-13
dered to Washington last
week, h as gone to West
Point tn visit his son. who ia

WVVhs u - - SOuO w VCCS
Point to visit his son, who is
a cadet there, but will return
to Washington in a few days.
Republican influence IL being
brought to bear upon the
administration to cause it to
give General Lee a suoordi-
nate command in the Cuban
Army OF Occupation, instead
of command of the entire ar
my. 1t was to sound him, in
order to find out how far he
would allow himself to be
pushed into the background
without rendering his resig-
nation, that he was sent for.
General Lees admirers hope
that if be is rendered any
thing less than command of
that division OF the army OF
occupation that will have
Havana forits headquarters,
he will tender his resignation
and leave the army at once.
If he gets less than that, a
very positive promise will be
violated, but, that happens
frequently in Washington.
Not being admitted to Bose
Platt's confidence, l cannot
vouch for it's correctness, but
there haa been a lot of talk
around Washington to the
effect that "Teddy" Roose-
velt was nominated for Gov.
ernor with the deliberate in-
tention of ending his politi-
cal career by getting him
badly defeated, and that he
ia to be traded for legislative
votes wherever to do 80 will
increase the chance Of felecting
a Republican member to the
Legislature. According t Q
this talk, Mr.. Mckinley and
Boss Platt are acting t0geth
er in this scheme to get rid
, of "Teddy" and at tie same
time elect a legislature that
will send a Republican sue
cessor to Senator Murphy
Democratic advices indicate
j, very strongly that the demo
Gratis will control the legisla'
!, ture as we'll as elect the en-
{ tire state ticket. They say
=, they can beat Roosevelt with
ont any assistance fro II
PIatl, and his knifers.
i Although Gen. Joe Wheeler
= has been offered command o
0 all the cavalry that will ge
y. to Cuba with the army Of oc
q cupation, there are reasons
0 for believing that be will nc
a go to Cuba, unless there is
a hitch in negotiating the trea
ty OF Peace at Paris. A clos
friend Of General Wheele
says he will resign his com
n mission and resume his Con
!. gressional duties, as soon a
J.. the treaty Of Peace is signed
e he has no hankering after tn
r. command Of a mounted pc
!. lice force, in Cuba or els
10 where, and that is about al
d our cavalry will be after tn
|e treaty of peace becomes a
,e accomplished fact.
D. That investigation cor
It mission promises to do som
c. Investigating this week;
0. has done nothing yet but 81
T.. ready. except to abandon tn
,e idea ofstar chamber sessions
N and agree to have the Pres
3. Associations represented g
;r all sessions where testimon
st is taken.
lls Cotton and wool are r
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-10-13
A Letter Of Nsch interest
Mr.. T. c. Land, OF Mt. ri

on, Wilkes county, is In re-
ceipt OF a letter from MI.
Richard Greene, Of Cerrillos,
New Mexico, and lnakes some
extracts therefrom that are
very timely, and sends to us
for publication. Mr. L a n d
says:
Mr.. EDITOR: Having recent
" received q letter from a
highly esteemed friend resid-
ing 10 Cerrillos, N. NJ, who has
many relatives and iriendsln
Watauga and Wilkes coun-
ties, | haye concluded to send
you some extracts from it |
which bear on our present po |
litical struggle for white su-
premacy over negro rule in
North Carolina. The friend to
whom l refer is Mr.. Richard
Green, formerly a citizen of
Meat Camp, Watauga coun-
ty, N. G. In writing OF the
political issues Mr.. Green says
in part:
81 have never seen times 80
hard as they are now since |
have been in the West. I am
afraid the Mckinley prosperi-
ty will never come, and | do
hope We can down the Rcpub
lican gang in our next presi-
Dental election, and how l
do want old North Carolina
to again redeem herself. 1t Is
astonishing to think that the
good white people will vote
with the ignorant negroes for
the purpose of getting the Re
publican party in power. God
knows there is not one drop
of Republican blood in my
veins, and l can'tsee how any
white man can be q .Republi-
can, especially one who lives
in North Carolina. / know
that there are a good many
of my connection who are Re
publicans, but Ican't see why
they are if they would ia . t
read and study the two par
ties all the way through.
II want you to tell all my
old friends and relatives that
l want them to stop a n d
think before they vote a n d
try to vote for their own in
terest and not for the old
; Radical negro rule::of t h q t
good old State. Oh! I can't
do the subiectjustice. When
, 1 get to thinking about it ]
get almost frantic. II you see
my brother, tell him that !
said for Gods sake and for
the sake OF thu State in which
he lives, to vote against the
Republican ticket from this
time on, as l know the Reput
lican party in North Carroll
! ia is very rotten, Well, l dc
: think it is time for the gooC
e people of North Carolina tC
5 begin to think what they arr
dong, and try to vote + o
the grand old Democratic pal
r ty and elect it's candidates j
: possible. How l long to SCI
the time when we can have {
change in the administration
r and we can get the free coin
9 age of both gold and silve
Y at the ratio of 16 to 1: with
e out the consent of any othe
nation on earth, for l believ'
4 that this country is capabl
' of taking care of it's own al
J. fairs without the aid OF Eng
3 land or any other nation.
1. l. - ls~~s,.o O-,o-,o ,>v,~ ~: o1o