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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-05-26

Mr.. Morton W. Reid, Superin
tendent Blackwell Durham
Tobacco Company, Dur
ham, n. G.
My Dear Sir:-From and at
ter this date please be careful
tC see that such light work
as this company can furnish,
that preference must. in all
cases, be given to the families
of members OF Co. |, First N.
C. Regiment, now in service
at Camp Grimes, Raleigh, N.
c. Your compliance will very
greatly obllge,
Very truly yours,
is CARR,
President.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-05-26
7. Il BARLEY cnndncts

L. F. Farley conducts a
large mercantile business at
Liberty Hill, Ga. He says;
Zone application of Cham
berlain's pain balm relieved
me OF a severe pain in my
back. / think it o, K" For
lame back. rheumatism, neu-
ralgia, swellings, sprains,
bruises. burns and scalds no
other liniment can approach
Chamberlain's pain balm. 1t
is intended especially for
these diseases and is famous
for its cures. For sale by NJ.
B. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-05-26
Bucklen's ArnIca Save.

The best salve in the word for
cuts, bruises, sores. ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, tetter, chap
ped hands, chilblains, corns and
all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction or money refunded. 25
cents per box. For sale by Hols-
claw and by Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-05-26
Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Catlartic, the most Won
derful medical discovery Of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys. liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousDess. Please buy and try box
of q. c. c. to-day; 10, -. so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-05-26
JOHN ". DYER,
BLACKSMITH and WHEELRIGHT
(ST. JUDE, N. C.)

Imake a speciality of repairing
wagons, hacks, buggies, etc.
a~ Wagons made to order on
short notice: Nothing but the
best material used and satistao-
ton guaranteed. A trial il all I
ask
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-05-26
A PATRIOT.
mes-Democrat.

l1me6- democrat.
1t is easy to be a. patriot
when it costs nothing. 1t is
not 80 easy when it requires
personal sacrifice or cost g.
money.
But we are rejoiced to see
1t demonstrated within the
past few weeks that there are
thousand Of Americans will
ling to make any sacrifice,
even to giving of life itself for
the protection of their coun-
try. Nor have all the patri-
OTIS volunteered. There are
plenty OF them at home rea
1y to hold up the hands of
those who have gone to the
front, and to take their place
in the ranks when the occa-
sion demands it.
Prominent among I h ose
stay-at-home patriots is Col.
J. S. Carr, OF Durham, as the
following letters will show:
Captain J.. G. Niche, Compn-
ny |, First Regiment North
Carolina Volunteers, Camp
Grimes, Raleigh, N. e.
My Dear Captain:-I write
to send you my compliments
and best wishes and to ask
that you make the same ac-
ceptable to each and every
member of Company |, First
Regiment.
AS soon as opportunity pre-
sents, l am coming to see the
boys in camp. [ want them
to feel that we. do not pro-
pose to forget them and that
we will look carefully after
every mother, wife or sister
who was dependentupon any
member OF Co. l. l would
thank you to do me the kind
ness to ascertain from any
member of your company
who has left anyone depend.
ent upon them here at home,
and get from such one the
street, number of street and
their names, where they live
that | may see them person
ally and see that they have
proper care and attention.
have issued to my superinter
dent, Mr.. NJ. W. Reid, the in
closed order which you viii
see, provides work as far al
| am able for any member O
the family of each soldier ir
Company |. My purpose is
while the boys are away from
: home to do what [ can fol
} the dear ones left behind, an(
you can say to them that an!
thing that can he done shall
> be done always with my bes
! wishes. | beg to remain,
: Yours very truly,
j. s. CARR.
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their achievements.

their achievements.
While this war may not
give Southern commanders
IN equal oppOr
tunity to display their valor
it will certainly open the way
for them in the future by re-
storing them to an equal
footing with their brethren
from other sections OF t h e
country.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-05-26
Coryera to His Crews.

Madrid, May 17.-2 p. M
At the moment of his depart
ure from Cape Verde Islands,
Admiral Cervea (in command
Of the Spanish Squadron in
West Indian waters) made
the following address TO the
crew VS. OF his ships:
"After three years of strug
gle in Cuba we we're nearing
the end of the trouble which
certainly would have b e en-
ended three months ago but
for American aid. The nation
believing she had created by
underhand means a thous-
and embarrassments, but
nevertheless she would not
be able to attain the object
of her ambition, at e a g t
threw of the mask and when
the lnsurrection was on it's
last legs, commenced against
US the most unjust war in the
history of the world"
"Spain," the Admiral con,
tinued, "dld not wish for
war. Her conduct proved
this. She conceded everything
a selt-respecting nation could
concede, but the Americans,
whose ambition is Unsuitable
always asked for something
more, and even what belong
ed to us,-that land, discoy-
cred by Spaniards, led Co.
lunibus.
Forward, then, to war,
since we are forced thereto by
the Americans blind ambi-
tiOn. But let rs enter | h G
combat as did the Spaniards
of old, strong in their rights
and trustful in God, who will
never abandon a just cause
and who will aid our efforts.
81 need not enjoip disclp.
line upon you, for during the
past six months you have
been under my command.
. have only had cause for con
graduation Nor need | cal
on you to do your duty con
, scientiously, especially dur
, ing the watches which will o
} ten be most trying. Still less
t need | urge you to display
: courage. You are Spanlards
and that is sufficient in war.
r "Then, when | lead you tt
battle, have confidence J
+ your chief, and the nation
whose eye is upon you, will
see that Spain today is tn
t Spain of II time.
! "Vlva Espana! Viva El Rey
: Viva La Relna Regental"
(Signed) "Admiral Cervera.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-05-26
Some Of the Hum0rs Of War.

MI tooSCo wal udo ICN
humorous as we'll as it's terri
BILE side, and Captain Gener-
al Blanco is not the only hu-
in the present conflict.
The cablegram to Madrid
from that redoubtable COM
mander about the mule that
was killed at Mantanzas set
two continents a.laughing
and thousands OF rhymers to
writing verses. And it is IL
dull day when he does not in
a dispatch to the Spanish
government destroy several
American men.Of. wal.
But as a humorist the cap.
tain at Manila who request
ed a cessation Of hostilities
while he sent ashore for more
ammunition Is entitled to
the cake. The Petrel. of Dew
ey's feet, chased a gunboat
up the Pasig river. Seeing he
was cornered, the captain of
the Spanish gunboat wehtto
the Petrol in a small boat un
der a flag of truce to make
terms. The American cap
tain told him he must surren
der or fight. I'VE are willing
to fight" replied the Span
lard, "Please allow us to send
for ammunition, because our
store is exhausted"
There was decidedly no hu-
NOR, however, in the misuse
Of the flag of truce by the
Spanish Captain Sasta at
the Cavite arsenal. lie hoist.
ed a white flag when he was
sore pressed, and when the
Americans, believing he had
surrendered, came to t a k e
possession they found the
Spaniards still under arms.
The withdrawal of the troop
with their arms pen ding ne
gotiations for surrender was
an instance of treachery and
bad faith.
The GOODNESS with " h i c b
Commodore Dewey interrnp
ted the battle for breakfast
is decidedly humorous. The
crews Of the warshlps were
shut up below decks, with hot
boilers within and a tropica
sun without. and the intense
heat would possibly h a W
done more damage than th'
Spanish guns. So breakfas
time came most opportune
ly. But it is not likely that
: great battle was ever dell5e
ately Interrupted before up
on the sound OF the b:eakfas
: bell.
An incident took place a
J the battle of Mobile bay whe1
{ a breakfast was kept wait
, ing for the close of hostlli
|, ties. Rear Admiral Jam {
, Jouett, OF Montgomery TO-
Maryland, then a lieuteuan
{ co nmander, was in CON
e mand OF a vessel. A lieuter
, ant named Murphy, who ha
resigned from the U. 5. NJ
e IVY had command OF one {
). the small Confederate boat
: in the bay. Jouett and Mu
z ply had been warm friend
j before the war at the Navf
n Academy. So Jouett had
# delightful breakfast prepare
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-05-26

vOAs ~
Tho South Will Not Get Her Share Of
Glory.
Times s-Democrat.
1t is not likely that t h 9
Southern States will get a ma
val hero out of the present
war. The Washington Star
explains the status OF t. b e
South in the army and navy
and shows why we can hard.
ly expect to get our share OF
glory out of the present war.
1t says:
"The Southern States will
be in exceedingly good luck
If they succeed in getting a
naval hero out OF the present
war. This fact does not re-
suit from lack Of heroism in
Southern blood. but merely
an incident OF the civil war.
Nearly all the officers OF the
navy of the higher grades
now were in service during
the civil war. Naturally but
few of those who stayed in
the service of the US. at that
time we're appointed fro
States South of Mason a n d
Dixon's line. These are the of
ficers who are now in import
ant places of command and
the ones in positions to make
great names as naval COM
manders.
Acting Admiral Dewey is
a VerlnOnterand Capt. Samp
son, who may be proclaimed
a great hero any day if he
has the good fortune to meet
the Spanish feet, was appoiE
ted from New York.
lit SO happens that Rear
Admiral Kirkland, who heads
the list of offers of hisgrade,
was appointed from N orth
Carolina, while Rear Admiral
Matthews. the last on t h e
list. was appointed from Mis-
souri. Only one commodore
was appointed from a South
ern State, and that was a
State on the border " h e r
there was a tremendous Un'
ion sentiment. OF the forty
five captains in the navy OIL
ly thee are from Southern
States. they all being from
the border state of Kentucky
There are eigty-fve comman
ders in the navy. Two o
them were appointed from
Virginia, fourfrom Kentucky
and three from Missouri
The Others are all fro n
Northern or Western States
There are seventy-four lieu
tenant commanders, all iron
States North of Mason ant
Dixon's line except two frolI
Missouri, one from South Ca
olina, one from Kentuck.
and one from Miss. The pres
ent grade OF lieutenants j
made up of men who entere'
the service after the close Q
the war, and they were ar
pointed from all parts of tn
Union, as was all the lowe
grades"
What the Star saysis true
and while the South may no
expect to get her shsre
glory from the achievement
of the officers and navy {
our country, she may hav
the satisfaction of KNOWN
that it was only because sh
lacked the opportunity, an
the further satisfaction o
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-02

martial were often confined there. The
Tortugas group consists principally
of Long. Bush. East Middle, Bird
Sand and Loggerhead keys, of which
East is the largest and Loggerhead the
longest. and in almost the exact center
of which Is Garden Cor Busn). i3 acres
in extent. The main entrance is from
the east. From a distance nothing is
seen but q long line of rollers, which
break on coral reef several miles i'm
extent. The ship channel here enters
between East and Bush keys. passes
Sand and Middle keys. then almost
doubles on itself. running by shoals
which at extreme low tide are almost
bare. The channel is in some places
hardly a ships length in width. and
large cruisers would have difficulty in
entering, even IL IL were possible for
them TO do so. The channel is deep. of
rich blue color, In strong contrast to
the reef. IL turns gracefully around
Garden key. passing between IL and
Long key, then past Bird key, thus
completing the circuit and affording an
outlet to the southwest and northwest
by Loggerhead key.
Fort Jefferson is therefore a coral
bank in the center OF a great lagoon.
protected by coral reefs and surround
ed by a complete miniature harbor.
Rising as IL does directly from the sea.
IL looks like floating castle. The sand
on which the fort stands is so shallow
that by digging q foot or two anywhere
salt water can be reached, and during
heavy storms Il has risen so that one
could float about on a raft within the
fort. Nevertheless the parade ground
In the center was covered with grass,
and little lawns of Bermuda grass were
seen in various yards. The path from
the sally port. where there Is a draw
bridge, and 20 the officers quarters was
fringed with tall cocoa palms and but
tonwoods. while In various parts OF the
key cocoanuts grew and fiourished. their
roots deep I'm the salt water. The cot
tages OF some OF the officers were COW
cred with vines. thus presenting an at
tractive appearance and fully justify
ing the name OF Garden key.
Each casemate on Fort Jefferson was
over cistern. During the civil war.
when II was additionally used as a
base of operations against the Confed-
crate states and 1000 men had TO be
furnished with water the supply gave
out. and a condenser was kept run.
ming day and night TO supply the de-
mand
Ths cid fort shows the wear AZ tsAs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-02
PAGES
9 to IL.

es preparatory 10 going into sssvlce
as n training ship 10 Le stationed ~
San Francisco. The historic Old frirala
Hartford. which has mado sts lnrt vcy~
age. now lies astern the Pcnscsoln anc
is dismantlcd. unslghily "c,d tuo."
TO use sailors ph-nscology.
The Mohican arrived thcrs on Ma-ch
and docked at the quay astc.r OF tho
Charleston. The Int;losh.p crcgon
(first class) arrived there n short timo
ago from her anchorage at Puget sound
naval station and left on EIarcn - Tor
Key West.
Last November nearly LOO 'acn were
employed at the yard. while mt prracnr
there are 1,60o workmen engaged as car
penters. joiners, calkers. macliniats
and Iaborers, working night and day.
Captain Henry Glass. t. s. NJ. in
now acting as commandant Of the yard
owing TO the indisposition OF Admiral
kirkland. who is the senior rear ad-
miral OF the navy
ALBERT p. soUTHWICK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-02

Men OF unusually fine education and
accomplishment very often drift into
the United States navy. and 1t is this
class of men who furnish the better or
der of instrumental music aboard war
vessels that are not blessed with bands,
and only fiagships have them. In large
ships company there are always banjo
plunkers and guitar and mandolin
thrummers innumerable ND forward" :"
but in the line of higher grade music
there are few good sized ships in the
American navy that cannot produce
one or more excellent violin or xithsr
players.
Here is peculiar story:
A young Pole OF noble family shipped
as landsman on an American warshIp
at Gibraltar a few years ago, and be-
fore he had been aboard "a hours he had
all the officers aft as well as the men
forward In a trance over his violin play
ing. He did not have violin OF his
own--it was in pawn somewhere In
Italy-but he played on one belonging
to an Irish marine whose musical abil-
ity consisted only I'm his rendition 1f
THE Rakes a Mallow" and The Dew
IFS Dream" This young Pole was SIM
ply a master of the violin. When the
ship on which he served returned to the
United States. he was permitted to leave
the service. and now he Is Trevinck. the
well known violin instructor OF Chicago.
but he was not Trevinck In the navy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-02

bilty OF building a fort on some one OF
the keys was at once taken into con-
sideration, With the primary object OF
preventing foreign power from selling
a harbor so near the coast where ma
val station could be established rather
than from any great defensive value To
the country. There was nothing done.
however. until the administration Of
President Polk QS45-9). when. in 1S47.
while Jefferson Davis was secretary Of
war, work was begun on the fort after
ward named Jefferson. Millions Of
money were expended on its construc-
ton, but 1t was never completely fin
ished. All the building material as
well as the supplies for the laborers
had TO be taken TO Garden key by sea.
The fort is hexagonal in shape. and at
each angle is a bastion. The curtain
walls have a double tier of casemates.
and the whole work If fully armed
would have mounted about 500 of the
old time guns. Ihe anchorage harbor
TO the northwest of Garden key is by
11s miles In area, with depth OF from
3A to 7is fathoms Of water and excel
lent holding ground"
Many relics of piratical days have
been found there In the form OF ships
guns, both iron and brass. and many
coins of all countries OF both silver and
gold. Today 1t is valuable as an ideal
naval station.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-02
downright. 1881

Copyright. 1881
While our Atlantic coast navy yards
are more or less generally known to
people east OF the Rocky mountains the
single one on the Pacific coast does not
have the prominence 1t deserves. II
has been slighted by some administra-
tions, and its distance from Washirg-
ton seems to have retarded its proper
development and care.
or our seven Quitting stations the
League Island CPhiladelphia) navy
yard with it's 9s3 acres. is the largest.
but Mare Island, with its 741 acres. is
next in size. incidentally the Brook
lyn yard. perhaps the most important
and which has been in existence since
1901. occupies only $50 acres.
Mare Cor Napa) Island is % miles
from San Francisco. northeast and in
land, opposite the town OF Vallejo.
ed in the yard live. A little steamer,
the Ellen. plies between Mare Island
and the town for the accommodation
Of officers and men. Benecia. a few
miles away. is where John C. Heenan
did some Of his training for the pugilis-
tic ring and where he had a blacksmith
shop. said 10 be still in existence. The
mountains OF the Sonoma valley group
form a background to the place. The
island derives it's English name from
the fact that a Spaniard raised mares
ON ii for breeding purposes
Entering the Golden Gate from the
Pacific, there is Alcatraz island. in the
middle of the channel. covered with a
fertilization, besides the islands OF
Angel and Yerba Buena, while there
is another at Fort Point. on the south
side of the Gate. The name San Fran
cisco bay is often extended over San
Pablo bay, which is nearly round and
ten miles in diameter. though there Is
strait three miles wide connecting the
two The last named receives from the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-02

OF time and weather. Guns which were
never fired are dismantled, the roofs OF
bastions have been blown away by
hurricanes, and the useless gun car
riages stand like ghosts cracking In the
sun. IL Is a picture OF desolation and
decay. Uncle Sam has been criminally
negligent OF this post. which holds the
key TO the gulf commanding entirely
the northern approach. and which can
be used as a base for fleet operations
against Cuba. IT is valuable as a coal
ing station and seat OF supplies during
a war. The place of late years has been
nothing more than "a quarantine sta
tion. and the marine hospital service
has had its disnrecting plant there. The
war department however Is TO resume
charge OF II. and new health station
viii probably be established on Fleming
key. Those men who were injured in
the Maine explosion who were in the
hospital at Havana, where yellow fever
always exists. were detained at Dry
Tortugas before being sent to Key
West
But a century ago these islands were
the home OF maritime romance and the
scene OF piratical butcheries Florida
was purchased from Spain BY the United
states in 1919 for $1,000 900. The Tor
tugas had then been for 200 years or
more the resort OF buccaneers. the
scourge of those seas, and the advisa-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-02
They Love Children.

The following surprising story is told
las illustrative OF one phase of the
character of the Russian peasant--in y
recent magazine: During the last
Russo Turkish war Russian regiment
marching from Philippopolis to Adri-
anople overlook the Turkish refugees.
whereupon the terrified Turkish women
threw down their infants in their flight
The Russian soldiers. while pressing
on as rapidly as possible. stopped and
picked up the babies until nearly every
man in the regiment was carrying n
child. and the general was absolutely
obliged to stop the march and find carts
and men TO transfer the children to a
place of safety.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-02

the. European station (the Mediterra-
nean) is regarded as the paradise OF
them all.
The huge drydock at Mare Island Is
perhaps the most interesting feature.
Imagine a small coliseum or classic
amphitheater, and you will have almost
literal idea of this massive basin.
II is made OF granite and is ellipticai
In shape, its sides terraced with lnnu-
merable steps leading down 10 fiat
oval at the bottom, along whose greatest
diameter rests the keel OF docked ves-
sci. The reason for docking is that the
ships sides and keel may be cleaned.
started bolts and strains below the
water line may be repaired and the hull
given a new coat Of paint, The ordinary
landlubber has little idea of the enor-
nous amount OF drift that collects on
seagoing vessels hull--millions OF tiny
shellfsh, barnacles. whelks, minute
clamlike mollusca. parasites OF every
description-against the gathering OF
which there is no known preventive A
three months cruise will foul any
ship--wood. iron or steel--to such an
extent that her speed will be materially
decreased and her efficiency impaired.
And docking is always an expensive
affair. the cost OF which adds largely to
the financial maintenance of our navy
A cruiser out of water is a queer look
ing object. Her grace. her lightness, her
appearance OF speed and agility van
ish when she Is in the drydock. She
looks like a fish on land or seal on a
barrel-a thing amphibious. clumsy ard
slow moving. Her dignity has disap-
peared. There is too much incline to
her bow and stern, her screws and rud-
der look trifiing and inadequate, and
her ram. her formidable forefoot. capa-
bic OF administering the kick that
crashes In the ribs OF her adversary and
sends her to Davy Jones' locker dis
mantled wreck. seems only a hideous
protruding snout, the lower jaw OF
sulky bulldog.
Then there Is the storing OF provi-
sions, done mechanically by those huge
lean arms, crahes and sweeps that
swing to and fro and drop their burden
within the ships hold.
A few months ago the greatest activ-
ity prevailed at the Mare Island navy
yard, but at present the work is OF the
ordinary kind, in strong contrast to
some of the eastern yards. The Phila-
delphia arrived there last fall. was plac-
ed in the drydock, cleaned. painted. dis
mantled and stripped of her last gun
and then towed into the stream, where
she presents pitiable spectacle. a sor-
ry looking hulk. Her great barbettes,
through which her and inch ri
fled guns once protruded menacingly.
now resemble the eyeless sockets OF
some monster. And yet she is one OF
our best armored ships. The cruiser
Charleston and the gunboat Yorktown
of the new navy are also there. The lat
ter is anchored in the stream ready for
instant service, while the first named is
tied up 10 the quay. seemingly hope
less tangIe of beams and rigging. The
Adams. little wooden craft, with an