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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24

While Sherman was out in
the air between Atlanta and
the sea, ratlons sometimes
got a little short, but the
men were good natured a.
bout it. One day an officer
found a soldiereating a green
persimmon that he had pick
ed up, and cried out to him:
Don't eat that, it g not
good for you!' Il am not
eatin' it because its good. ="
was the reply; Il am tryin'
to purker up my stomach SO
as to fit the size of the rations
Uncle billy Sherman's-a-giv-
in US" "--EI.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24

reigned in its stead. | had
aspirations and ambitions
that scared as high as the
morning star, and | broke
and bruised their beantiful
wings, and at last, strangled
them that | might be tortur-
ed with their cries no more.
To day | am a husband with
out Il wife, a father without
Il child. a tramp with no
home to call his own, q man
in whom every COED impulse
is dead. All, all swallowed
up IN t h e maelstrom OF
drink.
The trampceased speaking.
The glass fell from his nerve.
less fingers and shivered into
IL thousand fragments on the
floor. The swinging doors
pushed open and shut to a
gain, and when the little
group about the bar looked
up the tramp was Gone.- -NeW
Orleans PicayuDe.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24
KlOniike a Hard Country.
NcT York Void.

NcT York Void.
Los ANGELS, CAL, Feb
John Il. Barnett. formerly a
supervisor of Ventura coun-
tv, went to the Klondikp last
summer. He is sorry now.
In Il letter dated ut Bonanza
Gnl'h he writes to fl fliends:
"This is a very hard coun-
try. While they have some
gold here, there is a great
deal said on the outside that
is exaggerated and a great
many claims made for this
country that | have discover
I'd to be unioundpd in fact. |
would not advise any man
to quit n good lob and come
to the KlOndike.
81 have investigated only
in the immediate neighbor-
hood of this camp. in which
there are probably about five
hundred claims. Probably
only five or 10 per centof the
whole number of men who
have been here for five years
and today they have not
grub enough to carry them
through the winter, and they
are not 'whiskoy heads,' eth.
er. As a matter of TACT, the
Alaska Commercial Trading
company and the Northwest
Territory Tradin * company
have nearly I'LL the best mines
in the northwest.
Il have a steady jOb and
expect to work all winter fol
81 an hour. Ii | have mon.
ey enough in the spring tc
buy as much grub as | have
on hand now. ! will try my
lnck in the gold fields. But
it will be on Uncle Sans ter
ritory. No Canadian govern
inent for me. IT costs Us 81.
duty on our little outfit
When you make IL kick the
Canadians will ask: We'll
why did sou pass the Ding
ley hilI?'
"Everything is stakcd out
here, so there is no chance tC
do any prospecting unit
spring. | am satisfied this is
a poor place for a lnbOrinq
man. If you sit down nnr
think of ali the hardship,
YOU can imagine You vii
have but half an idea o
what must be endured to get
to aud live in this country.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24


Col. Olds writes to the Char
Iotte Observer: The Balti-
more papers say that North
Carolina is the greatest State
in the Union for mad dogs,
to Judge by the people who
try madstones and 60 to the
hospitals. I h e maidstone
fake is so well seated in the
public mind that it is count
ed as heresy in some com
munities to question its effic-
acy. Yet it is as great a fake
as the "petriGed men and
women" sometimes shown.
Northern New York and Ohio
are the chief places for the
manufacture OF these "petri-
tications." They are made,
buried, and then dug up.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24
JOHN ". DYER,
BLACKSMITH and WHEELRIGHT
(ST. JUDE, n. C.)

Imake a speciality of repairing
wagons, hacks, bugiges, etc.
Bay Wagons made to order on
short notice: Nothing but t he
best material used and satisiac-
tion guaranteed. A trial il all |
ask,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24

he induced to get the matter
u p again. Representative
Latimpr is working with that
end III view, and thinks he
will s'lc,eed The bill was
passed by the Senate some
time ago and was intended
to aln the s. g.. authorities
to enforce tie liqnor dispen-
sary law, which was weaken
I'd by a U. S. Supreme Court
decision. The principal DO
lection to the Tillman bill by
members Of the cO..tmittpp
who voted against reporting
it was that It would bp Il step
towards giving etates the
right to control interstate
commerce.
Not having the fear ofCzar
Reed before it's eyes, the Sen
ate Increased the amount cAr
ried by the fortification Ap
preparation bill from $4.-
144,912, appropriated b v
the House, to $9,052, ,494. 1t
remains to be seen whpthr,
the Gar can compel t b g
House to insist upon its orig
inal bill.
The addresses of t he Nation
al Organizations of the Dem.
orrats, the peoples party
and the silver republicans,
have been approved by Il
Joint caucus and will all be
made public this week. The
key note of the addresses il
cooperation by the friends o1
silver in the Congressional
campaign.
Unless all signs fail, as they
sometimes do, the treaty iol
the annexation of Hawaii
will have its tate settled this
week. The Committee 0 II
Foreign Relations, actlngup
on the expressed doubt oI
Senator Teller, one of the
strongest anneXatiOnists, II.
to their ability t O ratify
the treaty, will get a test
vote in the Senate. If the
vote shows that the two
thirds are for the treaty, it,
early ratifirations is certain
rs the opposition would no,
prolong the fight with GER
tain defeat ahead of them; i
the vote shows, as it proha
bly will, that the treaty can
not be ratified, it will at once
be dropped, and a Joint reSo
luton for annexation
brought to the front.
Gar Reeds latest bit o
supresslOn.was TO wipe Fri
day and Saturday off the
House calendar. Friday i,
private bill day in the House
and on the last Friday thu
House was in session, enough
republicans v oted with th'
democrats to pass a numbrI
Of private bills, in defiance o
the opposition of the Ca
and his agents on the floor
In order to prevent a repeti
ton of such tactics the GA
made the House adjourn from
last Thursday to Monday
and it. is said that he intend
to do the same thing ever,
week, in order to make sur
that no private bills are pas
ed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24
The visit ~ the Scnndn,

The visit o! the Scnndana
Wan immigration has gone
to the northwest. They make
good citizens. The editors
are in Washington and they
tell the Post that "in future
our brethrrn will give the
snow drifts of the Northwest
the cold shoulder in favor Of
the fertile fields and sunny
skies of the South. News
and Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24

viii not some of the Popu-
lists aud Silver Republicans
refuse to join the pl ocpssiou
and set up for themselves?
No true silver man. whether
Populist or Republican, will
refuse to unite with the regpn
era ted Democracy, while the
new Democracy fights the
common enemy; hut there
will, OF cOuSe, be stragGlels,
desprters, aDd bride-lovers.
calling themselves all sorts
OF names.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24
A Famous Mans Mother.

trace to my mothers d.
rect influence three leading
motives ofheryOungest sons
life-the love of personal lib
erty, of religious freedom,
and of the equality of the sex
es, says Thomas Wentworth
Higginson, in an Exchange.
As to the more subtle and in
timate Influences, they ordi
.narily came by contact, not
by preaching.
She always maintained
that the younger children of
a large family had a much
better chance for develop
ment than the elder, because
they had more freedom to de
velop themselves.
With her elder children she
always said verconscien.
tiousness almost bore her to
the earth She felt personal,
ly responsible for every child
iSh fault. She bad been rear
ed in the school OF Locke,
which regarded the human
soul a s blank paper, on
which parents and teacher
did all the writing. But her
children were of strong and
varied indiyidnnlity, and she
learned in time to study the
temperament of each and be
patient with it's unfolding.
Her whole formula of train
ing consisted IN these three
things; to retain the entire
confidence OF the child, to do
whatever seemed wisest, and
TO be patient. Her trust in
Providence was absolute and
controlling, as was her sense
of the personality o T the
Deity.
Most valuable of all her
traits to her children, nexttO
her quality OF sunshine, was
probably her absolute recti.
tuhe, the elevation of her
whole tone, the complete un-
worldlinpss, so that no child
of hers ever heard her refer
to any standard but the
highest. With all this was
combined the conscientious
accuracy in affairs, the ex.
quisite nicely IN household
details which belong to The
best of the traditions Ct New
England.-The Household.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

AASm WA SV ui"i SVAAOSPoh"Oh"s
The ndage, "The occasion
always produces the man.
like some other adages, some
times lies. The President Of
the United States has been
insnlted by Il Spanish black
guard who held the commits
sion Of his o'ernnent as
Minister to he United States
and Onr dc partment of State
has been held up to the ridi
cule OF the world allowing
itself to be gnlled by Spanish
shams labeled autonomy for
Cuba ana negotiations for a
reciprocity treaty; the insult
was in writing, the author
ship of which was acknowl-
edged by Senor De Lone,
and has been published
throughout h e civilized
world. Surely this was an
Occasion" but no "Inan"
has yet been produced. The
natural. thing to be expected
after De Lone acknowledged
having written the published
letter, was that Mr.. McKin-
ley would at once send De
LONE hispasSports. Instead
of that, he sent a request to
Madrid that De LONE be r.
called, and before 1t was pre-.
scented to the Spanish gov
ernmpnt, DE LONE had re-
signed and his government
had accepted the resignation,
and now, Mr.. Mckinley is
waiting to learn what Spain
will say about it all. 1t has
been proven time after time
by Congress that politics
cuts no figure in the solid
backing always given a Pres
ihent who stands up firmly
for any question affecting
our honor or rights, and
Congress was and is still rea
dy to back Mr.. Mckinley, ev-
en- to the extent of a declara-
tion Of war, but he does
nothing. 1t is now in order
for Congress to make him do
something, and its members
are in the humOr to do it.
Even prominent republl-
cana ignore the very existence
of Secretary Sherman when
discussing anything relating
to our foreign relations. Sen.
ator Lodge, who takes a
more cheerful view OF the sit
uation than many OF his col
leagues do, said: "Spain is
evidently practicing duplic
ity towards US, and the ad
ministration will be forced tt
this conclusion if Spain does
not express regret for the ut
telances of her late Minister
and no matter what Spair
may say officially, the gen
eral belief will be that d.
LONE told the truth abOu'
the use Of autonomy and re
ciprority 20 delude this COY
ernment. | cannot pre- die
what the future will bring.
only know that in Jud2'
Day, we have Il Secretary
who is firm, patriotic ant
capable, and that he will se'
that this country does no
lose caste among the nations
of the world by reason o
this incident"
The House Judiciary Com
mittee has hung up Senate
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24
THE DRUNKARD'S SERMON.

tide of humanity that earlier
in the evening hal ebbed and
flowed through the streets
Of the great city had swep.
onward, leaving the strange
and almost appalling sense
Of desolatiOn that comes
when the noises of the town
hushed. The electric
lights hArpd unnOtpd on the
corners, the street cars pass
ed ut farther intervals, now
and then a night worker bur-
Iied by, his footsteps ringing
out loud and clear in the
stiffness. In front OF a sa.
loon, whose LIGHTS shOne ont
bright and ruddy across the
pa venent. stood a tramp,
unshorn. ragged, dirty, dis
gusting. He watched with
envious eyes the men passing
in and ont through the swing
ing doors, and then turned
his eyes toward two young
fellows in evening dress, who
were coming down the street
toward him. They had been
drinking deeply, and they
stopped before the saloon
door and looked curiousiy at
him.
"By Jove." said one, "think
of having a thirst like that
and rot the price OF an eX
tinguishrr in vOur pocket !!
Beats old rantalus all to
pieces, eh? Liquor, every
where and not n drop to
drink" He ran his hand in
his pocket and proffed the
tramp a dime, but before It
could be accepted the other
Young fello W interpose:l.
Say he said, "let's do the
good Samaritan and set ho-
bo up to a good drink" :"
The other hilariously con
santed, and the trampsl
cd into the saloon at the
heels of the t wo gilled
Youths. The barkeeper set
before them glasses and IL
quors, and, with a hand that
shook the tramp poured out
IA brimming glass and raised
it to his lips. "Stop," cried
one of the young men drunk
enly; make US Il speech. 1t
is poor liquor that dOesnl
unloospn IL mans tongue
TIE tramp hastily swallowed
down the drink, and as the
rich liquor roursed through
his blood h e Strengthened
himself and stood before
them with d grace and dig,
nifty that all his rags and
dirt could not obscure.
"Gpnt,emeh," he said. 81
look to night at you and at
! myself, and it seems to me
look upon the picture Of my
lost manhood. This bloatpd
face was once as young and
handsome as yours. Ibis
shambling figure once walk.
ed as proudly az yours, a
man IN Il world OF men. |
too, once had a home, and
friends, and position. | had
a wife as beautiful as an ar.
fists dream, and | dropped
the priceless pearl oi her hon,
or and respect in the wine
cup, and CIeopatra-Iikp, saw
it dissolve and qnnffed il
down IN t h e brlmmlna
draught. | had children as
sweet and lovely as the flow
| on, of .,n,.inr npJ Toou, fhan
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24

To Cure Constipation Fcrover.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c
II G. G. 9. fail to cure, druggists refund money
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-02-24
DIR. j. M. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. {.
No knife; No Burning Out.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-11
SCHOOLS IN THE RICHMOND.
Point Lobos Improvement Club En- ters Protest Against City
 0#oio1c

The Point Lobos Improvement Ciub at its meeting Wednesday night spohe Tn no uncertain language of the mlsfnanage- ment of the school funds in so far as the Board of Education has been neglectful in not providing school accommodation for the children of that district. II IS also true that a certain amount of blame is attached to the Supervisors for not pro- vidinG sufficient funds out or which school buildings should be erected Tor the housing of all children entitled to pub lie education, but it is held by the mem berS of this club that other seeming eX- travagances in the distribution or the school funds should in measure De stopped when the great necessity IS con fronted of providing buildings TOT the hundreds of children now compelled to roam about the streets of the city, when by right they should be attendlns scnool
 It was stated by some of the speakers the Richmond District for whom no School accommodation was to be had.
 This condition of affairs was charac- terized as "a burning shame to the city of San Francisco, where taxpayers are so willing to contribute for the mainten- ance of the public schools, yet the chll- dren for whose benefit this money IS be- Ing collected get the least peneHt rom it:
 The members of the club did not quite charge wrongdoing to any or those m authority, but they hinted very stroHgly at bad management somewhere where IL should not be- There are certain streets the improvement of which could and should be cut down when such tnlns as education for the children is at stake.
 'The cry" as one speaker sad, of giving to every child in the land an eau cation in the public schools. where the spirit of patriotism may be 1nstllied into their young minds may be all well enough to read about in Fourth or July orations, but if the entire country does as San Francisco is now doing this boast ed patriotism will soon be thing of the past"
 The committee appointed at previous meeting of the club to stay With the question of getting from the Supervisors at the next annual levy sufficient ap- propriation to provide schools for the Richmond District was urged to use all the proper means at it's disposal for that end.
 There was good attendance of ladies present at the meeting, the object of which was to show how deeply interested the whole community Is in this one ques- ton of having school accommodation provided for the children.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-11
4 HOUSEWIVES
 READY TONCS Mrs. Am ella Sandman ViciOusly Alta cks Her
 Landlord.
Warrant Sworn Out for Her Arrest on the Charge of
 Battery.
Mrs Snallnlan and Her Husband Came Into Prominence in the
 Courts Fig hteen Years Ago

J. H. Scott is an owner of property on Ashbury Heights, and one Of his houses is occupied by W. H. M. Small man. a manufacturers agent. Small man was in arrears with his rent, and Wednesday night Scott, accompanied by his attorney, w J. Tuska, went out to the house to see what could be done, as the lease of the Smallmans does not expire until August.
 AS a result of the visit Scott and Tus- ka called upon Judge Campbell yester- day morning, and Scott swore to con- plaint charging Mr. Smallman's wife Amelia with battery.
 Scott said he went out to the house with the most pacific intentions. They talked over the matter of the arrears of rent, and the Smallmans got mad. Words not usually heard in polite so- ciety were used, and finally Scott rose, and firmly told the Smallmans that un- less they paid the arrears of rent they would have to get out.
 Scott was walking toward the door, followed by his attorney, when Mrs. Smallman who was wild with rage, seized the tongs from the fireplace and made a rush at Scott, striking him a resounding whack on the back with that homely, but necessary, instrument. Tuska rushed between Scott and the in- furiated woman who just then aimed another blow at Scott, which Tuska re- ceived upon his hand, which he had thrown up to protect his client. The force of the blow skinned his knuckles. Scott and Tuska got out of the house before any further personal damage could be inflicted.
 Smallman and his wife came into prominence about eighteen years ago. They were arrested on a charge of swindling William Cooper and his wife, Margery, out of $2000 which had been given them to invest In stocks in New York. The case attracted considerable attention at the time, as the defend ants were charged with grand larceny by trick and device. It was the first case of the kind brought before the courts in California. The defendants were convicted by jury in the Supe- rior Court, and appealed to the Su- preme Court. The higher court con- firmed the judgment of the lower court, holding that the money was received by the Smallmans from the Coopers with the avowed intention to defraud them and therefore they were to all intents and purposes guilty of grand larceny. They were each sentenced to four years in San Quentin.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-11
ACCIDENTAL POISONING.
Clarence F. Jones, a Grove-Street Druggist, Took an Overdose of
 Laudanum.

Clarence F. Jones, druggist residing at ST Grove street, came to his death last Wednesday evening by accidentally taking an overdose of laudanum. He had been sick for some days the effect of drinking to excess, and his attending physician, Dr. l. O. Rogers. relative, residing in the same house, prescribed laudanum in certain doses. Jones mother gave him the first dose, and when the time came around for the second dose Jones helped himself in her absence, but unfortunately took too much. The case was not reported to the Coroner until yesterday morning.
 The deceased was a native of San Fran ciScO 36 wears old.