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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-11-17
A Bit Of War History -Stoneman's No
ted Raid Through Watauga.

A Bit Of War H,story-Stoneman's No
ted Raid Through Watausa.
North Carolina Review.
The soldiers seemed to have
had a special spite at Boone and
the citizens OF Watauga general
ly.
The people we're attached to
the Confederate cause aud had
resisted East, Tennessee raiders
and marauders bravely. Mrs.
Col Folk, a daughter OF Jordan
Council, Esq, relates tha follow.
ing
She happened to be in Sails
bury when the place was captur.
ed and a party of officers rode
up tn the house where she was
staying. The ladies beng alone
and perhaps seeming "A little un-
easy, one OF the Officers remark.
led: "We arr Yankee soldiers, but
We are gentlemen. Don't be al
armed Mrs. Folk, knowing that
they had passed through Wat
auga, and feeling anxious to
hear something from her fnther,
vpntured to inquire if the raid
had destroyed much in Boone,
where her father resided. He re-
piled: "No, madam, General
Stoneman's soldiers are above
doing anything mean, but you
have some home Yankees under
Kirk. We prepare the way for
, them. and they follow
and do the dirty work" And
right well did they fill their mis-
siOn For when General Stone
man returned four weeks after
wards to Mr.. Councills house
where he'had his headquarters
Kirk, in tine meantime. having
Il occupied the place and kept Mrs
II Councill q close prisoner, in hel
room, Stonenan stopped on the
piazza and took a survey OF TIN
prrmises-the fencing gone-th'
flowers and sh' ubbery tramp
led hare, the yard covered witt
beef hide. and eheep skins, chick
en- feathers and pieces of putri
y mat and all manner Of filth, III
coolly remarked, swell, Mrs. c
l suppose you hardly knowwhe
ther you are at home or not
Mrs. Council had been kind t.
some Yankee prisoners, confined
in the Jail at Boone sometime du
ring the war, and Stoneman hea
F" ing 0 it when he first came t.
9 the place, seemed disposed t
treat her humanely. althong
che was strongly Southern inhe
= feelings. He made his headqual
ters at hcr honse and che trea
ell him az gpnteelly as possible
: preparing supprr and breakfas
for hlm out OF the scanty store
his raiders had lpfther. He seem
y ed particularly pleased wit
T. some fine mountain butter thil
"a was ON the table and asked he
" if she had any more of il. She n
piled chat a furkin Of it wa
about the only thing his soldier
had left her," and was congra
lug herself that her butter we
safe now for General Stonema
- would protect it. But what wa
her surprise and modification t
re see, a short time after, her ful
I'd kin Of butter put in his Drovl
I'd ion wagon! According to he te
's, timony OF the officer before me
TONED, General Stoneman a n
as his men are gentlemen but
or seems q Yankee gentleman ca
steal butter.
Boone was taken complete
by surprise. No one was aware
II the presnce of any enemy un
the advance guard dashed in
town. They made no halt, no d
~ mand for surrender, but fir
to right and left at every movir
ou thing they saw. Mrs. James Col
.ch - :
ud Chamberlain's Stomach and L
, 4 IN . a
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-11-17
The Cause Of the landslide.

Inc cause Of the LanQ0llQ0.
Charlotte News.
Fake tariff revision; broken
party pledges; reckless extrava.
gance in offire: and Wholesale
corruption in and out OF official
circles were, perhaps, the prime
reasons for the democratic land
slide
Take Massachusetts,, a rock
ribbed republican stronghold,
and here Eugene Foss, a demo-
crat, won a signal victory on the
tariff as the first issue.
The supremacy of the trusts,
and the .exhor6itant cost OF liv-
ing. as the direct outcome OF
gradually increased tariff sched-
u'es, were reasons which have
caused the American people to
turn from the party in power to
democracy. These are the same
reasons which will result in the
completion OF the victory alrea
dy partially achieved, by t h e
election of a democratic presi-
dent, and the overthrow of the
small republican majority in the
senate,
The combined efforts of Re
publican lenders failed to de-
tract public attention from the
cardinal is sues. Spellbinders
sought to smooth over the tariff
question; the cost OF living was
pronounced q minor issue, and
in states where Wholesale corrup
,ion existed, an effort was made
to deceive voters by discourSes
on prosperity, etc.
But the great public is no Ion
ger easily deluded. And the issne'
could not be befogged.
The utter failure Of the Roose
velt. and the Taft admInistra
tions has had the effect Of stir
riag a mighty popular CLAMP
for the new administration OF al
fairs.
r The average citizen became til
ell of the billion dollar congress
tired Of trust-inspired tariff law
, which bore fruit in increasing
expenses; tired of such patriot
in office ..s. Ballinger. Canno
: and ,nen oi their ilk.
? And the protest was recorde
in one ii the most significan
e and fnr-rpaching political up
e heavals ever recorded.
Scarcely a state where demo'
] racy has not made great gain
: Into the strongholds of the Mort
: and West, the battle has lee
1 carried, and such states On, Me-
. York, Connecticut and MaSsa
chusrtts have been carried I,
democrats,
The outshopt OF the election
9 that the next congress will be col
e trolled by the democratic part.
r for the first time in, many year
. and numerous states will be Ell
;. tirely in tue hands of delnocra
d or the first tim", in manyinsta
!. ces, in decades.
). And coming to state affairs, IL
/. reasons Tor the mighty maj0
r. tiles. are not hard to figure out.
;s From the moment Marin Blu
Ter became the dominant figu
:, in republican circles, utter al
l. inglorlous defeat waS tOretOld.
10 There IL every reason to belle
today that ten democratic co
gressmen have l,een elected.
. The subserviency OF the thr
. republican congressman fro
9 this state to the oil Cannon me
hine and the feeling that shou
MrNinch or any of the other re
IN ul'lican aspiran.s be chosen, th
st would line up with the same O
v. crowd, caused q popular det'
Of mination to Gust the entire Ia
p. out.
u Thus is written one ofthe me
s. brilliant stories of achieveme
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-11-17
1t is seldom, il ever, necessary
to iuoculate land for alfalfa when
it has been well enriched with ma
nure.
Will Promote Beauty.

Women desiring beauty get won-
derful help from Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. 1t banishes pimples, skin e.
ruptions, sores and boils. 1t makes
the skin soft and velyety. 1t glorl
fes the face. Cures sore eyes, cold
sores, cracked lips, chapped hands.
Best for burns, scalds, fever sores,
cuts, bruises and piles. z5c, ut all
dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-11-17

In,applying manure with a
spreader it is put on uniformly,
and all parts of the field are
equally benefited.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-11-17
Do You Get Up
With a Lame Back?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Mseraale.

Almost everyone knowso Of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney, hver aud
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-11-17

hold water and scalding pain in passingit,
or bad effects following use Of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 60 often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp.Ro0t is not recommended Tor
everything but il you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, it win be found just
the remedy you need. II has been thor
oughly tested in private practice, and has
proved so successful that special ar
rangement has been made by which sll
readers of this paper, who have not A.
ready tried 1t, may have sample bottle
sent free by mail, also Q book telling
more about Swamp Root. and how b.
findout if you have kid
ney or bladder trouble. ARDESEEf - -
When writingmcntion ::IlssSil:::.1G:s=
reading this generous ..s5 sss:ss ss.:ssss
offer in this paper and ~ ~
send your address to
DIR. kilIner g. Co., Hon. oissssp p-Hsol 4
Binghamton. N. Y. The regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles nre sold by
all druggists. Det't make any mistsks
bn, remember the Eame, Swamp Root
Or. Kii1nce's . SN9asnp. Root, 6iid .thf 3D.
dress Bingaarntpa, n y . every sctiis
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-11-17
R. Ross Donel|yl

UNDERTAKEN & EMBAI.MER
SHOUN,S. .--- Tennessee,
Has Varnished and Glass White
CotHns; Black Broad'loth and
White Plush Caskets; Black and
White Metallic G ske 8 Robes,
Shoes and Finishings.
Extra large Coffins and Cas-
kets always on hand. Phone or
ders given special attention.
R. ROSS DONNELLY.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-11-17

uuoOuIu ouiiASCkMr
ney or bladder trouble.
When writinginention
reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-15
MARINE RAILWAY
DEAL A CERTAINTY
The r-IsIand Will Then Have
a Necessary Adjunct to Its
System.

The contamination Of the deal be.
tween the Inter-IsIand Steam Naviga,
ton Company and Sorenson & Lyle
whereby the company will purchase the
lease on the land held by the marine
railway Is only a matter Of a short
time. Negotiations have been in prog
ress for several days, and Yesterday a
prominent official Of the Inter-Island
company stated that about the only
tang lacking at the present time is
the signing of the legal papers trans
ferrng the property from one to the
other.
Tie property is considered a logical
adjunct Of the Iurer-Island. as that com
ranv is one Of the principal patrons of
the marine railway.
The property was originally leased
from the government, and since then it
has been turned over to several firms
SorcusoH & Lyle hold the lease now
1t Was learned yesterday that barring
the unexpected, the Inter-Island would
take possession in very short time.
Two years ago the chamber of com
merce. IN its annual. printed a report
which recommended that the railway
be removed or reconstructed 50 as not
+" Interfere with the movement of yes
sells ia the harbor It was claimed the
railway extended too far out into the
harE0r Pilots and other seafaring men
have frequently recommended that the
marine railway he shifted to some Other
section pf the harhnr.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-15

average load of cane in fifteen hand,
loaded cars was 400 pounds each. and
IN eleven machine-loaded cars $500
pounds each.
As regards the cost of loading with
the machine, while. of course, the whole
or this work was of an experimental
nature, the results We're exceedingly
gratifying and particularly close to the
present contract price for hand-loading.
Mr.. Crozier is now remodeling his
machine to suit the actual working
conditions. particularly as regards
handling cane in the fields, and he is
strongly of the opinion that the cost
OF loading the cane can be greatly re
duced
The principal points aimed at in the
operation of this machine are that there
Is no mechanism connected with the
same such as gas engines or other ap-
plIances, and that man s whole effort
is utilized in Transporting the load from
the field to the car, instead of two
thirds of his energy being wasted in
lifting his own weight. as in the case
of hand loading, one-third only remain
ing to carry the load.
When the remodeled machine is sent
out to plantation the committee on
labor saving devices Of the planters
association, will look it over.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-15

troz err 5 cane-loading machine. which
has already been given practical test
on Waipahu plantation. is soon to be
gwen test under the scrutiny of a
committee of the Hawaiian Sugar Plan
tiers Association on labor saving de-
vices. The Cr0zier machine appears to
be more pearl y practicable as a mechan-
zeal device for taking cane from the
field and dumping it in ears than any
heretofore tested. The results of the
test made last week have been gratifv-
ing to all interested.
The cut herewith shows the loader.
which consists Of an incline tramwav
about sixty feet in length extending
back into the field, with a traveller or
car which is capable of carving from
three to FIVE hundred pounds of cane.
the load on the traveller. as shown in
the cut. being $50 pounds. The car is
operated by one man by means of
light wire rope and hand windIass, the
ear returning by gravity. The object of
this trial was to test the machine under
actual field operations.
A test of two cars, one loaded by
the Crozier machine. and the other by
hand, was in favor of the Crozier ma
chine. From a test of various loaded
cars it has been found that the actual
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-15
M0RGAN's POWER IS
ALMOST L|M|TLES5
Has Now Returned From Europe
and Stirring Things May
Be Expected.

j. Plerpont Morgan has returned from
Europe and it is not unlikely that there
will be further developments in the
Morgan plan for the consolidation OF
the banks and trust companies of New
York under the Morgan banner.
The vast power already possessed by
}. +. Morgan & Co. among New York 5
financial institutions can be. gathered
from the subjoined table, which shows
that the trust companies the firm domi-
mates have aggregate deposits of $375,-
43S,f00, while the four national banks
controlled by the same group have
1863 ,5l9, 500 deposits, grand total of
S14492s, 200, exclusive of the Morgan
connection with the New York Life
and Equitable insurance companies,
with assets Of fully 0O0,00O.OOO.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-15
Total. sol 100000 s369, 80. 500


There is another factor in the New
York banking situation which is grow
ing stronger. 1t is headed by the
great international banking firms Of
kuhn-Loeb K Go. and Speyer 4 Co.
few years ago these two intiu,
entail houses were not to be found
forming Joint syndicates, but since j..
T. Morgan Co. began to reach out
aggressirelv for greater and still
greater financial power, other leading
interests have felt it necessary to read
Just their position.
1t is the general opinion in high
financial circles that ultimately prae-
ticallv all the big banks and trust
companies Will be compelled to ally
themselves with one or the other OF
these groups and a battle royal for
the dominance of American finances
will be fought out
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-15

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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-25
SANTA f TEST TRAIN
MAKES OBSERVATIONS
Fourteen Cars and Two Engines
Sent from Chicago to
Record Conditions

SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. "a
Drawn by two massive engines and
consisting of fourteen of the heaviest
passenger cars, the Santa Fe test train
that left Chicago Saturday reached San
Bernardino this morning. Directly be-
hind the two engines was the dyna-
mometer car in which a crew OF four
teen men have been recording the OBJ
servations made on the long trip to the
coast.
The test is being made to ascertain
the amount of power needed to draw
14-car passenger train, the resistance
of the curves and grades and the gen
eral condition of the roadway.
On the trip thirty pairs of engines
were used the train being double
headed practically the entire distance
from Chicago west. The same equip
ment came through intact.
In recording the observations maze
by the experts S400 feet of paper six
inches wide have been used. sixty
thousand telegraph poles have been
counted and their position located.
Tests made show that 1t required ooOo
pounds of steam to start the train.
It is said that the tests are being
made to determine what success would
follow the increasing of the weight or
the overland passenger trains. m
On the eastbound trip the train VIII
start Friday night from Los Angeles
and the same tests will be made.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-25
VENICE
Cfreulation-Home All, Sunset S5s1.
CONGRATULATIONS tSS1I Sunset 7s1.
SPEAKS ON EQUALITY
FOR CALIFORNIA WOMEN
J. H. BraIy Addresses. Branch of
Los Angeles Political
Equality League

VENICE. Aug. 24.-J. H. Braly, head
of the Political Equality league of Los
Angeles, today addressed the branch of
the league recently organized here. He
discussed the purpose of the league to
procure the privilege of the ballot for
women of California and intimated
that steps Will be taken to induce the
next legislature to sanction the plan
and pass an act providing for carrying
it out.
Mrs. c. f. Edison, an active worker
in the league, also spoke at the meet
ing, which was held at the Ship Cab
rillo. Those present included promi-
nent club women of the beach cities.
The advisory board, appointed by the
executive committee of the league, is
composed of the following leading citi-
zens Of Santa Monica, Ocean Park and
Venice: w. I. Hull, H. j. Englebrecht,
David Evans, Mrs. Charles Shissler,
H. Cowell, DR., n. H. Hamilton, Ken
meth Summerfield, J. H. Clark, Mrs.
Robert Farquhar, j. c. Stockberger,
Mrs. D. G. Stephens, Mrs. Robert Dol
lard, DR.. w. G. Dobie, Mrs. Hester
Griffith. Edward Horan, c. Hunter
Miller, Henry Cassidy, Mrs T. c.
Whaley A NJ. Jennings, Mrs Suther-
land Hutton, Dr. f. ]. Wagner, H. b.
Eakins. Mrs. Hite Wichzer, w H.
Anderson, Fred H. Taft, Mrs. j. NJ.
White, C. y. Middlekauff, Mrs. H. NJ
Rebok, Professor J. A. Brown, Dr.
A. S. Johnson, Abbot Kinney, w A.
Rennie,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-25
Circulation Dept.
Home 1042
aunaet 274O

the months total permits to $177,9S9
to date. This is $4,000 more than for
the entire month of August last year,
Mayor Farley has named c. d. Dag
gett, board of trade director, and
Charles II. Prisll, publisher of the
Evening Star, as delegates to the
American mining congress to be held
in Los Angeles.
Charles f. Holder, local collaboration
for the National Conservation associa-
ton, has appointed Mayor Farley, Hon.
George H. Patton and c. d. Daggett
as delegates to the national meeting
in ST. Paul. DR.. John Willis Baer, who
is visiting in the east, win represent
the Pasadena board of trade and the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce at
the meeting.
Bishop Abraham Grant of the At
rican Methodist church is visiting with
the family of Rev G.. NJ. Tillman of
the First African Methodist church of
this city. He will preach the ami
versary sermon of the church next
Sunday. Bishop Grant is a trustee of
the Jeanness million dollar fund along
with President Taft, Andrew Carnegie
and Booker Z. Washington. He pre-
sides over Missouri, Colorado, Kansas,
Puget Sound and California confer
ences.
The engagement Of Miss Frances
Marie BOyntOn, soprano SOlOlSI OF lne
First Christian church, to Harry Ross.
mining man of Los Angeles, WAS an
nounced yesterday at a party given
in their honor by the Misses Green
of North Los Robles avenue.
Harry w. Noyes, alias Norris.
charged with forging the name of
District Manager Mulligan of the
Edison company to a check for S4S.
was taken to the county jail last even
ing in default of necessary bail. He
will come up for examination in Jus
tice McDonalds court Friday at 2
o'clock.
Raymond L. Lee was found guilty
by Justice Mcdonald yesterday of dis
turbing the peace of his neighbor,
Richard SchwanneclSe. Lee was grant
ed a atsy of execution until next
month. Last month Schwannecke paid
a fine for blacking Lees eye. A charge
of throwing salt upon Schwannacke's
lawn to kill the grass is still pending
against Lee.
G. Gibbs. moving picture operator,
pleaded guilty in Justice McDonald's
court to dismantling a motor in the
pumping plant on the Hugus ranch
and was put on probation for six
months after having agreed to repay
$50 to the owner of the motor for dam
age done.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-25
Late News from the NeighbOring Towns and Cities

quarters today and given a lecture, ar
ter which they were dismissed.
Joe w. Young, who put up $40 bail
after being arrested Sunday in Pasa-
dena, charged with exceeding the speed
limit forgot to return for his trial, so
two Crown City officers visited him to-
day and personally invited him to re-
turn with them. The local realty man
accepted.
A horse attached to a Soft Water
Laundry company wagon tore through
the business part of town about 3
o'clock this afternoon, on dead run,
going west on First street to Pine, then
turning south. At the alley between
First street and Ocean avenue the wag-
on was upset. Several pedestrians mar
rowly escaped injury. The driver was
not in the wagon during the excitement.
Merle Wayne, a small boy, was hit
on the head accidentally by a hatehet
in the hands of his brother today, near
their home on Atlantic avenue. He
was painfully but not seriously hurt.
The boys had been playing with tools
belonging to a man engaged in cutting
up stumps.
NJ. e. Foster, owner of the Houston.
Tex, Chronicle, and Thomas d. Camp
bell. president of the North Dakota
Railway company, are among the late
guests at Hotel Virginia.
Mrs. Mary Buck, aged 73 years, wan
dered from her home at SIT Locust
avenue. yesterday afternoon. She was
found last night walking along the
street half a mile away.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-25
PICNIC FOR MECHANICS
OF PACIFIC ELECTRIC

LONG BEACH, Aug. 24.-The second
anual outing of the mechanical de-
partment of the Pacific Electric rail-
way will be held here tomorrow. a
long program of sports, starting at
$50 o'clock a. m. with a baseball game
between the Machinists and Electric
ians for a 500 cash prize, and in
cluding a number of races and several
tugs of war, will be staged.
A Los Angeles coffee company will
furnish free coffee and brew it with
out charge. The picnickers will have
an abundance of lemonade. Valuable
prizes are offered the winners in the
various events. The executive COM
mittee for the picnic includes NJ. B.
Tyler, president; A. Foster, vice presi-
dent: A. D. Nolan, treasurer, and ].
A. Younquist, secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-25
LONG BEACH WOMAN DIES
FROM DRINK OF POISON
Funeral of Mrs. Raymond C. An
derSon to Be Held .Tomor-
row at her Home

LONG BEACH, Aug. 24.-Mrs. Ray
mond c. Anderson died at her home,
421 West Ninth street, early this morn
ing from the effects of the bichloride
of mercury which she drank last Fri
day, shortly after noon. She was %
years old. Domestic unhappiness, it
is said, led to her act. Her husband,
a jeweler here, and her mother, Mrs.
w. S. Talbard, believe the young
woman took the poison to frighten
them and did not expect to die. They
assert that after she took it she eX-
pressed the wish that she could live
and be happy.
Friends OF the young couple say Mrs.
Anderson had contemplated separating
from her husband, but her mother
urged her strongly not to do so, and
tried to effect a complete reconcilia-
ton. The young woman drank the
bichloride while sitting at her dining
room table with her mother after the
latter had demonstrated with her re-
garding her stand toward her husband
Mrs. Anderson was an unusually
beautiful woman and a social favorite
here She was born in Pennsylvania,
and came here with her husband four
years ago. They have a daughter four
years old.
The night before the woman took
the poison she and her husband had
sharp disagreement, it is said, in his
store on Pine avenue. The next day
she packed his trunk and had it sent
to the Virginia hotel, where she ad-
vised him to go and live.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
residence, and will be private.