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The silver star., 1898-03-31
Farm Notes.

Female rabbits breed every six
weeks OF the ycar. excepting the
months of October, November and De-
cember. They drop from five to sew.
en- In each litter, 20 the willing OF from
5000 to 1000 jackrabbits each year i'm
the neighborhood OF Lamar does nOt
by any means rid the vicinity OF the
pest, for the following year they are ne
plentiful ms ever. Five jackrabbits
will consume as much food ns one
sheep. SO II Is no wonder that the farm.
ers want to get rid Of the rabbits.
The quail IL n good friend the fnrm-
or. ana when Henry Lee sent to Cali
fornin twenty-odd years ago for n Gov.
cy of the qunil to be turned loose at
his farm on Wheat Ridge. near Den.
yer. he did n wise thing. Lust sum.
mer quail thnt hnd miscalcilatssl NJ
course and killed itself by flying
against house and was picked up
and its dlstended crop examined, II
was found to contain 1O1 potato bupu
which the bird Ind taken for its morn.
ing manl. Perhaps no other bird that
frequents the farm pnys n higher price
for the grain II CONSUMES than the
quail. Living above the hedge rowe
groves and ravlnes, where Insect cne.
niles gather and lurk during a greater
part Of the year. the quail not only
seixes large numbers Of these enernies
daily during the summer months
when they are abroad In the land. but
all winter through It scratches anoos
the fallen leaves and other rubbIsh for
alternating insects Of various kinda
Being . timid creature the quail oel.
dom leaves cover 10 foeti In ousn
fields, and, therefore, does little actual
harm In the way Of destroying grain,
In fact. only the stray kerneh that
would otherwise be loM are takcu. No
farmer should kill = hnsle quail; nor
should he allow them to b. hunted %
bic psemiseA
The silver star., 1898-03-31

The opposition to the press brought
out by the press-gag bill at Albany is
astonishing But for the press very
few of these opponents of legitimate
business would ever have been heard
of: and their impatience at the right
of fair as well as unfair criticism shows
a weakness that belongs to few bodies
OF men of that size. The influence OF
the press in politics is perhaps not as
great as has been claimed but there
ought to be some results from this in
Justice.
The silver star., 1898-03-31

Sir Robert Peel OF England, who re-
fuses 70 fight an American who calls
him liar and a swindler, because the
American is not his equal socially, is
not such a stickler for the proprieties
as he assumes to be. One surmises
that. anyhow. because he refuses to
return borrowed money. steals pictures
that belong to the estate OF his prede-
cessors. and has written bad book
wherein he is chiefly successful in con-
Tossing himself scoundrel and a ped
dler OF other peoples condolences.
The silver star., 1898-03-31

The experience of the fifth century
is to repeated on a more extended
scale. The outer barbarians were rail-
ing upon the Chinese empire as they
did upon its Roman predecessor. An
unwarlike civilization is succumbing to
assailants whom it despises. but whom
it cannot resist. And as at least four
Roman empires could be cut out oil
China, the collapse that we are wit
Messing is one whose like the world
has never seen before.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
so,ns wheat Experiments.


At the Kansas experiment station
some experiments have been carried
OH In wheat culture. and the following
summary liz published In bulletin II:
]. Wheat grown continuously with
out manure on measured acre for
seventeen years In succession has pro-
duced an average yearly yield Of 1887
bushels. The crop was completely win.
ter-kiiled during three Of these years.
so that only fourteen crops were hsr.
vested. and two Of them were partly
winter-killed. The average yield Of the
fourteen crops harvested In 23.76 bush.
els.
2. subsoiiing for wheat has not ben.
ef'ted the yield. It has. on the con.
trary. apparently reduced the Yield
over that on surface-piowed ground IN
nearly every instance II has been tried,
3. As to the time Of seeding wheat
the results Of the past seasons expert.
ments confirm those OF former years
The best yields were obtained from
seedlings made about tho third week IN
September.
I. The rotation experiments arc tuvt
The silver star., 1898-03-31

In our southern brethren we have On
true patriots. as cool and determined
and sincere champions Of the republic
an are to be found anywhere within the
borders Of the land. We know that II
trouble comes to US they will be among
the nrst to spring TO arms, and that. In
the cause OF the union. they will dis
play the same impetuous valor and
brilliant dash that. thirty-hve years
40. immortalixed the paladins who
followed Lee and jackson, Johnston
and Longstrest, with equal ssai 70 vis-
losy q 1eesat.
The silver star., 1898-03-31

One duty of ministers is to say;
Come" Don't come" is the message
of a missionary at Dawson City, and 1t
is given to warn away the multitude
dreaming that there is wealth for them
in the Yukon district. He is thus
preaching physical salvation. for the
country is already overcrowded, and
the supply of labor is greater than the
demand" Do not forget those two
words, Don't come,"
The silver star., 1898-03-31

The lingo" congressman, who try to
make the most of every proyocation to
war, remind one OF the little girl who.
when lightning struck the house, and
partly destroyed it. clapped her hands
and cried. DO it again." But she
knew no better.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
Farm Department.

a heavy limb, saw little on the un-
der side hrst. so that the weight Of the
limb az It falls will not split or peel
the bark. 1t is necessary to paint the
wounds made by pruning with white
lead and linseed oil. to which may be
added little lampblack. II desired, to
give Q darker effect"
The silver star., 1898-03-31

If Spanish war should result not
only in the freedom of Cuba. but in
the freedom of the Philippines as well.
Uncle Sam could congratulate himself
on having done great stroke OF busi-
ness.
The silver star., 1898-03-31

Il look out for my own intuition"
says lady, 'and then do exactly the
opposite" Which shows faith in the
system through constant insult Of the
author of 1t.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
TO TEST FOOD.

To test milk polish an ordinary nm
ting needle with emery cloth and duge
1t. Thrust It into the milk and witA-
draw It. II the milk be Of avsra0o
quality 1t will form white. 0rsaW
coating to the needle. whereas. II u
ficient In fat-that u. watered-tAe
needle will look as though dipped y
milky water.
Coffee which il suspected Of go
tanning chicory may be sprinklsl 81
the surface Of q glass Of clear WaA1B.
Coffee floats. while the chicory. being
heavy. sinks. leaving . brown tfan
through the water. Chicory 10 soft y
the touch and will crumble bstwsso
the fingers. unlike the hard. gritty pas.
ticles of coffee.
As II well known. preserved peas VEN
often contain considerable quantities Of
copper. in order to preserve the green
color OF the peas. The liquid IN which
the peas are packed 10 emptied iato .
clean narrow glass-a slender neves
vase will serve the purpose admirably
and about . salt-spoonful Of IsmeA
Juice IL added; . we'll polished knit.
ting needle Is allowed 70 remain n
the glass over night. Il will thoa-
as far - the liquid reaches-be eoass1
with bright brown metallic eo9peg.
Tea y often mixed with 0eAse leaves.
metallic substances such - iroa, nao.
ganese or sand to Increase. the Woishe.
or "facing''-coating the leaves with,
indigo or Prussian blue 10 make tAeo
green. Soak the leaves IN waeoR aad'
unroli on . glass and exanine win o
microscope. The construetioo - -
leaf II 70 different iron aay oths
leaf Il may readily b distingu1sAe1.
Bruiss some tea and cut ~. tAe1 -
Q magnet over II. PArtieleo - 0eenS
will cling TO the magnet. II . teoeDeeo-
full Of tea which y colosed y thsovo
In water which b warn Dast1elee 6
indigo, II II has been used. WIN eloS
70 the bottom Of the glass.
Cereals In Alaska. .-Lltt1e ~ ~
been attempted with cereals = ~
great territory Of ALASKA. bot ~ eoDe
oats, barley and rye have beep gseWa.
wheat was matursd ct 0itka u -
and nax was In full bloon q ~ 49,
place ON the nrst Of ospeenbos. III.
Buckwhsat has been ofowo = -
Cook Inlet region.
Civilization 10 only nv beginnln0
10 make Itself felt 10 he 1aaSy. -
iirst order 10. "C1eea -
The COW promises u ~ ~ oa1voeoee
q western 8ansaA
The silver star., 1898-03-31

A North Dakota evangelist says he
can see the dove OF universal peace
lowering in the air. That settles it;
there will be no war.
The silver star., 1898-03-31
SILVER STAR.
Published weakly
JOE H. DE WITT, Editor and Prop
DoG.paDs. COLORADO
f4ms: s1.00 Per Year.

Skaguay is said to be healthy place
provided one has no entanglements
with the vigilance COMMITTEES.
The silver star., 1898-03-31

Promoter Cradle Is one of those
financiers who make two dollars grow
where no dollar ever grew before.
The silver star., 1898-03-31

In newly clenred countries the ars.
use that can be made Of the land IL
for pnsturagc for dairy cows. The isrd
can be seeded before the stumps srs
cleared. the stumps being allowed N
rot BY the processes Of nature.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-07-07

used to pay county orders?'
Mr.. Knight" ."About$ $25OO
| don't know exactly, but in
that neighborhood."
RepOrter-"By what au.
thoritv did you 10 use the
school fund.-"
Mr.. Knight-"Mr. Hill,
chairman of the board OF
county commissioners, asked
me to do 1t, und said the com
missioners would borrow
money in June and pay me.
Last Monday was the time
set but they didn't get the
money. The commissioners
said that it would save the
county interest il ] would
pay county orders out of the
school fund"
RePOrter-"By what au-
thority did you use the
school money for the coun.
ty"
Mr.. Knight-"The commits
sioners waited me to do it,"
Reporter-"Do you no t
know that 1t is against the
law to pay out this sacred
fund for any otherpurpose?"
Mr.. Knight -" can borrow
the money and pay it back
tomorrow. The county will
lose nothirg bv it, even if it
iSn't strictly legal. Didn't
you ever DO any t h in Z
wrong"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-07-07

Blue Ridge Times: Mark
Atkins stole lsaac Sheperd's
daughter and they went to
Watauga and got married.
Sheperd pursued them and
thrashed both and took tho
new wife back to her home.
atkins is now studying some
plaE to yet his wife,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-07-07
Bucklen's ArnIca Save.

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter, chap
ped hands, chilblains, corns and
all ska e:uptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction or money refunded. %
cents per box. For sale by Ho's-
claw and by Bl lckburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-07-07

ucs given? Oh, we'll, let us
not think too much about
this matter. Here is a good,
earnest, strong, faithfulcoun
try preacher who receives
$4OO a year. and in the
world TO come everlasting
life.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-07-07
The Radical Judiciary.

"O hou hopcu tuo' JuuSo NOI-
wood would he the exception to
the general rule of the hybrid
party that is dominated by the
Republicans n disgracing the
once honored judiciary of North
Carolina by placing the scales Of
justice in the hands OF imbecile,
incompetent, drunken or unfit
administrators.
The people OF North Carolina
have been sorely tried while un-
der the regime of this set oil wick
ed and corrupt miscre ants. When
the judicial appointments of the
new regime made their appear
ance, we were Mortified Some
were circus clowns. Some were
puppets dressed in O little brief
authority, and were as proud
and stuck up as five year old
boy in a pair of new boots. Some
were partisans and thought they
were put on the bench to have
legal points settled in favor OF
the mongreI party that had Civ
en- them q bite of cheese at the
pie counter. Some tried their
hand at abusing the Democratic
press of North Carolina, which
constituted 19-2Oths of hesitate
press, and all of its decency. All
were ignorant. Judge Norwood
came along, a quiet, dignltied,
impartial old man, and reputed
by the bar to I've of fair legal at
tainments. We We're rcjoiced. We
were compelled to grumble so
long at the Republican incompe-
tents that we feared our charac-
ter for amiability and fairness
was in peril, Now, thought we,
here is a hybrid judge, but a de.
cent old man that is trying odo
right. We sized him up and
thought we could afford to say
a kind word of him. And we did
it. We did not like he bad COM
pany he kept while here, but we
supposed his long association
with bad men had made him in
sensible to shame, and we over
looked that. He had been her.
aided through the State as a stu
pendous drunkard, but drunk
ards of the unadulterated type
have sometimes, though rarely,
reformed as sometimes an 'Ethiop
ian changed his skin and a leop-
ard his spot" and we gave him
the benefit of a hope, touched his
hand in friendly Introduction,
and spoke kindly of the poor old
unfortunate.
But his skillet's busted, his fat
is all in the fire, ana t. h e
old man himself has gone to the
dogs and has been wallowing in
the mire of his own vOmit, and
now presents himself before the
public az a beastly drunkard and
trying to lie himself out of the
vomt and the ditch, and Lusk,
of Asheville, who has had his con
ditional resignation suspended
over his head, like the sword OF
Damocles. has surrendered it to
the quasi Governor of North Car
DINA, who has accepted it, and
will proceed tosupply his place by
some other worse man, for drunk
enness is not the worst qualifica-
ton for the ermine in North ar
olina. Now Governor Dan can
pop Lis whip. employ the best
Democratic counsel and let the
State foot the fee.-E. City Econ
Omist,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-07-07
Salaries..The Country Preacher.


Bristol Courier.
Are salaries always propor-
tional to the value Ofservices
rendered? Certainly this
would be a difficult question
to answer. Take some cas-,
eS: The Prince of Wales re.
ceiyes 100000 u year for
the tolls and labors of wait
ing to be the king of Great
Britain and emperor of In
dia. The lord lieutenant of
Ireland has a salary of $780,
600. 1talv's king gets ST.
600, 900 for his services; the
emperor ofGermany 81 ,OOO,-
600, besides revenues from
bis private estates; the czar
of Russia $4,000 1000, and
AS much more as he desires;
the queen OF England -, 900,
600, and her private income
$25O,OOO, the president OF
the French republic $24O,.
600; the pope of Rome gets
about 100000 from the
government, besides all the
rest that h 9 receives; the
esident of the United Stat
es receives $4,000, a small
s u m comparatively. The
salaries of State governors
range from $1,50O-as in
Vermont and some other
States-to $4,000 III New
York and Pennsylvania.
The governor general ofCu
ba receives a salary as large
as that OF the president of
the United States, and has
besides a palace in Havana,
a summer house in the c0un-
try, with servants, coaches,
etc. The director general of
the treasury gets $4,000;
the archbishop of Santiago,
$4,000; the bishop of Ha.
vana, $4,000; the command
er general of the naval sta
tion $16, 1000; the general who
is second in command in the
island, $4,000. Aud so run
the salaries in the unfo7tu-
nate island, all d, OF
course, by Cuba; salaries that
would not be thought of in
Tour far wealthfer country.
Were men ever better paid
for mis2Overnment?
Again the question comes
up: Do salaries measure val
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-07-07

Hon. e.. l. Bush, president
ofthe County (W. Va.)
Court, says that he has had
three cases of flux in his fam
ily, during the past summer,
which he cured in less than a
week with Chamberlain's col
ic, cholera and diarrhoea
remedy. Mr.. Bush also states
that in some instances there
were twenty hemorhagps II
day.-Gienville, W. Va. Path
finder. This remedy has been
used in nine epidemics of fux
and one OF cholera, with per-
feet success. 1t can always
be depenoed upon for bowel
complaint, even in its most
severe forms. Every family
should keep it at hand. The
25 and 80 cent bottles fol
sale by NJ. B. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-07-07

charge of what Iconceived to
be ms duty TO the judiciary
rommittee, and in pursuance
OF the wish of judge Nor.
wood.
Judge Norwood and his
friends seem to be labOring
under a misapprehension OF
the instructions received by
me from Judge Norwood at
the time of delivery to me OF
h 8 resignation. A letter
from Judge Norwood here.
with will indicate very clear
ly the point Of mistake.
There is no stipulation in the
instructions requiring me t1
give notice of nv intention
Of forwarding his resigna,
tion, as will more fully ap.
pear by reference thereto.
IL was not disposed to
take any Snap Judgment on
Judge Norwood, and for tina
purpose | waited a week that
he might explain or give req
son why the resignation
should not be forwarded to
the Governor in accordance
with his Instructions. I will
say that the forwarding of
the resignation to the Gov
prnor was voluntary On my
part. The resignation has, |
understand, been accepted
and has gone beyond my con
troll. | could not recall it if |
were disposed to do do So"
The letter from Judge Nor
wood to Col. Lusk, referred
to in theinterview, bears date
the 10Th, and follows:
81 have been informed that
the paper which | placed in
your hands a year ago last
February, to be delivered by
you to the Governor only
upon the conditions endors.
cd by me upon the envelope
in which it was enclosed, has
been sent by YOU to the Gov.
ernor. If my information is
correct, | beg to say that !
am unable to see by what au
thority you took such action
and will thank you for any
explanation you may feel in.
clined to give me.
"Permit me to remind you
that you were in no event to
part with this paper without
due notice to me. | haye re-
ceive1 no such notice. lam ur
willing to believe thatyou voI
unfairly delivered the paper
to the Governor. If, howev-
er, you did voluntarily send
it, | do not permit myself to
doubt that you will prompt
ly notify the Governor of the
conditions under which it was
entrusted to you. and that
those conditions have moi
beeen complied with, and re-
quest him to at once return
the paper to you. | feel sure
that your own sense of jus
tice will prompt you to pro
tect me from anything like
injustice or undue precipi
fancy.
Hon. T.. Is. Bush, president
of the Gilmer County ". Va,
Court, says that he has hat
three cases of fluX in his fam
ily, during the past summer
which he cured in less than /
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-07-07
WOODS RESIGNATION.
The Facts in the Case as Set Forth by
Col. Lusk.. N 0rwOOd's Letter.

vile, has made public hiscOn
nection with the letter of res
ignation of Judge W. L. Nor
wood placed in his hands,
and which was forwarded to
Governor Russell. In Satur-
days Asheville Citizen the
following appears:
Concerning the resignation
OF Judge W. L. Norwood and
his announced intention to
test the question OF the Gov
ernor's action should that
official appoint a successor,
Col. V. ). Lusk to-day gave
the 'Citizen' a leaf from the
history of the case.
During the session of the
last Legislature" said Col.
LnSk' "a resolution was in
troduced impeaching Judge
Norwood tor his known IN.
tirmIty, which resolution was
referred to the judiciary com
mittee of the House. While
the question was under con-
sideration Judge Ncrwood's s
friends, judge Avery, Judge
Boykln. and quite Il number
Of leading lawyers and per-
s0nal friends, made an ap
peal to the committee that
it would not report the reso-
tuition OF impeachment; pledg
ing his honor to abstain
from furt her like offenses, and
agree to place hiSresignation
in the hands of the commit
tee to be forwarded to the
Governor in the event of a
repetition.
"In accordance with that
agreement Judge Norwood
wrote his resignation, turned
it over CO the committee, and
the committee PLACED it in
my hands with instructions
to forward to the Governor
in the event of a further repe-
tiiion. In addition to this
judge Norwood wrote GER
tain Instructions to me, which
were as follows:
This wrapper enrloses a
resignation OF the office of
Judge of the Twelfth district
which | request you to keep
until the expiration of my
term of office; unless, at any
time IshaIl be publicly drunk,
whether in court or out of
court; and ifafter a thorough
investigation you shall find
that | have been publicly
drunk in that case | now re-
quest you to hand said resig-
nation to the Governor OF
North Carolina and you are
my agent Tor that purpose.
"On Saturday, the fourth
OF June, returning from Raj
eigh, when | boarded the
train | was notified by a
friend that Judge Norwood
was aboard inebriated. SoCn
afterwards my attention was
called TO Judge Norwood by a
friend. | was not only as
tOnished, but mortified to
fnG that the information
was correct. | waited a week
hoping Judge Norwood would
give some explanation in re-
gard to the matter. Receiv
ing none, l forwarded his res
ignatlon to the Governor, il
accordance with his promise
and the promises Of III,
friends and his written in
structions.
81 have no feeling in tn,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-07-07
THIS Is REPUBLICANlSM.

News and Observer.
WakecOunty orders cannot
be paid and Wake county
scrip is a drag on the mar
ket.
A few days agoa man who
had a county order vent into
the office of u gentleman who
is in the habit of buying pa
per that is good, and wanted
to sell his county order at d
discount. The gentleman re-
fused to buy, saying that he
did not buy county orders OF
any county that took the
money of the little children
to pay ordinary expenses.
Recently figures were pub
lished in these columns snow.
ing that out. of a total OF
$114 900 tax due, Sheriff
Jones, Wakes Republican
sheriff, had paid the county
nearly $4,000 less than
Sheriff Page paid out of$113,
600 worth OF taxes.
But this is not all. The
worst is to come. The school
fund is Il sacred fund in thp
hands OF the county treasur.
er to be paid out for the con.
duct of the schools and for
no other purpose. There is
not lodged in the hands of
the commissioners or the
county treasurer warrant OF
law to pay a cent Of that
money for any other purpose.
In fact there is special prohi
bition against taking the
children's money and using
it for county purposes. And
yet the treasurer of Wake
county has been taking this
sacred fund to enable the
county commissioners t o
keep the people from know
ing that under the new order
of things the Wake county
treasury is bankrupt.
| have always thought we'll
of county treasurer Knight
and believe now that he is
personally honest. and when
| heard that he was using
the sacred school fund to paw
for running the county, !
went to see him. Here is our
conversation:
Reporter-''How much mon
ey have you now on hand tu
credit of the county fund.-"
Mr.. Knight-"None at ALL"
Reporter-"How much mon
ey have you borrowed fol
the county in the last two
months?"
Mr.. Knight-"None, but
have an order from the coun
ty commissioners to borrow
what it will take to carry
U.s."
Representative you used
any of the public school mon
ey for county purposes?"
Mr.. Knight-"Are you CO.
ing to print what ] say?"
RepOrter-'C ertainly y,
: That's why | have come fol
the information"
MIR. Knight-"Yes, | have
used some. b 1T the chairman
of the board of county com
missioners has promised to
borrow some money and pay
: it back"
| Reporter-"How much?"
Mr.. Knight--''I will not
pay any more. The commls
sioners promised to raise tbt
mOnoy hv tho firut ~ tht
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-07-07
JOHN ". DYER,
BLACKSMITH and WHEELRIGHT
(ST. JUDE, N. C.)

l make a speciality of repairing
wagons, hacks, buggies, etc.
~ Wagons made to order on
short notice: Nothing but t h e
best material used and satistac.
ton guaranteed. A trial il all |
ask,