Watauga" Demo-rat.
'A Democratic family newsmipei
davot! to the iuteresl U Coun
ty State ana Nation. Published
every Thursday at Hoone, Wa
tauga County." N . C.
An Editor's Prayer.
Almighty and kind hither
who from the throne lookest
down on the government of
men and delinquent auhscri
beis, most humb'y do we be
aeech thee to draw near unto
them and whisper n few
things into their ears that
the statutes forbid lis to pub
Jish. Thou knowest (tin- ma
ny wants, but the subscrib
ers knoweth them not a n A
Keldom step in to enquire.
Let it be known to them that
there are large patrhes on
the homestead of our pants,
and there is an aching void
in the front of our backs and
that we hunger and thirst
and he nsketh us not to sup
with him. Thou knoweat,
Lord, that our print, pnper
and ink cost money, but the
subscriber knoweth it not,
and cnreth n darned sight
loss. Thou knoweth that we
are cold and that the subscri
her bringeth not tlie wood
he promised, and we areshiv
ering and shaking while he
ronsteth his shins before the
ted hot sfove of his mother
in law. Tell him all these
thine-fl, I,ordj and if he then
bringeth fW succor banish
him to the lower regions to
dwell among the calamity
howlers and thine shall be
the prtdse through our news
paper career. Amen. Ex.
It is statea that there are
not less than 1400 islands in
the Philippine group. With
proper management each one
of these little islands could
be made the domain of a gov
eminent bureau officer, to be
charged with the duty of
looking after the physicul
and moral welfare of the na
tives. The Dutch in Suma
tra nnd in other East Indian
colonies have had much suc
cess in dealing with the abo
rigines; but it reed hardly be
suggested that the late Freed
men's Bureau would afford a
basis of operations in t h e
Philippines upon which there
could belittle improvement.
News and Observer: The
Democrats of the Ninth dis
trict have acted wisely in
nominating Hon. William
Tecumsch Crawford for Con
gress in the Ninth district.
He has served two terms in
Congress with conspicuous
ability. He is an able cam
paigner; has the confidence of
every man, woman and child
in the district; is a man of
clean and upright life; and is
in every respect a fit man to
lead the Democratic forces to
victory.
Keep your eyes o n Mr.
Crawford 1
Can we eyer be too thank
ful to G rover Cleveland nnd
John G. Carlisle for filling up
the Federal Treasury before
they quitted office? Dingley
nns ianea us. Mis revenue
measure does not bring in ad
ditional cash. The war expen
ditures is cutting down the
available cash on hand
There is only about one hun
tired millons of the Cleveland
surplus left. Meantime the
Senate debates and dowdies
and dobitate whilst the wai
goes on tfnd the bills payable
accumulate.Philadelphia Hec
To Car Constipation Forever.
I Tke Oiscaret Candy Culbartie. 10c or 250.
II G- C fall to cure, druiucifrta refund nione.
The unanimous- renomina
rion o f Hon. (ieorg 11. ,
Bi own as jndre of t he First ,
. .. '
(llstlM't IS a prop'-l tllblltetO
one. of the ablest judges in'
the State. Hr has been on j
t fie bench niiice lfrWJ, a per
iod of nearly tf n years, and
has held court in every coun
ty in the State. Wherever
he has gone, he has by his
ability and fairness shown
his fitness for the high posi
tion. His distiicf and State
honor themselves in honor
ing .ludge Blown. Newsund
Observer.
fl Horace (J reel r, thirty yenrs
ago had published hi one issue o
his paper half tin '-scare heads"
nud alleged facts concerning the
Maine explosion (piippnsinr it to
haveoccurred then) that the 'ye
low journals' are daily publishl
iag now, the whole?ountry would
have been aroused to anas, and
tl.e war with Spain would not on
ly have bten inevitable, but a ne
c'sfity, to "preserve the peace."
To the credit of the American
eop1e, Ihj it said, they knew a
truth telling press then and" fol
lowed it, as they know a lying
press now and
francisco Star.
ignoie it. San
The problem which Sampson
and Schley have been trying to
solve is how to catch a swiftlv
moving fleet with slower moving'
hVets. The problem is compliant
e 1 on the one side by the new s
sity ot maintaining the Cuban
blockade, and on the other by
the necessity of getting coal to
keep the projieHers of the Span
ish cruisers moving. Probubh
in the long run the question of
cohl supply will Se the determin
ing factor. When the Spaniards
can no longer run away they
must tight or surrender.
Grander Age: The people will
not know what real freedom isun
til they elect every officer by a di
rect vote, nn'il bv ballot they uc
cent or reject the laws offered
them to live under, until by im
perative mandate they can dis
charge any uusutifactory official.
,U the present day the United
States has no such thing as "a
government of, lor and by the
people." A party that is not un-
mistukablv in lavor of the initia
tive, referendum and imperative
mandate is a party not worth
voting for.
The graphic story of Admiral
Pewev's defiance of a menace of
force from the German Consul at
Manila, as narrated in recent ca
blegrams, furnishes a key to the
character of the man. Hluif,
whether personal or internation
al, could have no effect whatever
upon the commanderoftheAmer
ican squadron at Manila. Not
all the war ships of the Gentian
navy could have convoyed a
merchant vessel through Dewey's
blockading fleet without first
sinking everv cralt under his
command.
The Winston correspondent of
the Chariot,' e Observer says: Con
sul Kobert Jenkins, of Pa t r a s,
Greece, writes to bis parents in
Salem that many of the Greeks
in his consular district want to
come to America as volunteers
Consul Jenkins says: "These stol
wart, sun burnt fellows from the
mountains, dressed in their'na
tive picturesque costumes, come
to my office frequently and want
to be sent across at once, C. O
D."
Richmond, Va., May 241 Spec
ials to the Dispatch from South
Boston, Danville, Va., Reidsville
and Greensboro, N. C, avd other
points on the Southern railway
tell the story of a a oyation to
General Lee on his journey to
Tampa. Crowds thronged the
depots flags and flowers were
greatly in evidence and the great
est enthusiasm was manifested
OASTOXIXA.
Beintb yflln Kind Yoii Haw Alwajfj
fifaiich in Little
isssiwiaiiy true ot Hood's rm,ior num.,.
cine evt r contained bo great curative powor I
so small spuce. They are a whole medicln.
food's
cbost, nlways ready, ul- n-tv a
ways efficient always sat- Lf B I I j
Isfactnry; prevent n told If 1 I S
or fever, mire all llvi-r 'lis,
lick iefiilnelic. Jaundice. cntlatlon, etc. SM.
Tlicou , I', lis to !;;ko Willi llniHl'.i S.irs: parilla.
Inti ior: Immediately after the
Manila it was reported that th
pMiie was prostrated by the war.
and that he had wished that ho
had died before the tiagedy came
to his knowledge. Yet he h a d
kept his health for three years
while the Cubans were suffering
the ugonies of starvation, expos
ure and cruelty. We may be par
doned for wondering whether the
old gentleman has less reverence
for Saint Peter than for salt kj
ter. Cuee Tried, Always Us d.
If we sell one bottle of
Chamberlain's cough remedy
we seldom failtosell thesain
person more, when itisngain
needed Jndeed.it has become
the family medicine of tins
town, for coughs and colds,
and we recommend it because
of its established merits Jos.
E. Hakned, Prop. Oakland
Pharmacy, Oakland, Md.
SoldV M. B. Blackburn.
Now tl.a William Jennings Bry
an is to organize a Nebraska reg
irnent and lead it to battle as its
Colonel, the gold-bug organs are
wishing him unbounded success,
expecting probably that, tearless
lender as he is. he stands a good
show of uettinff killed. Anvthing
to beat free silver, you know.
Morganton Herald.
A llaleigh (N.C) special
(May 22) sas: t'ol.Benehan
Cameron, . of Raleigh, who
presented ' General Fitz Le
with the magnificent stallion
Choctaw, today icceived a
telegram from General Lee
asking him to ship the horse
tolampn tomorrow. Choc
taw is a chestnut, the finest
in North Carolina, is 9 year
old and gentle.
Interior: We are not engaged
in a war of conquest. We do not
care to keep the Philippines, ex-
cept as a, guarantee of Cuban in
lep( tulence. As a book publish
er might say, Admiral Dewey sim
ply rushed out an advance edi
tionofCuba Libre" in Manila
covers, the bindiri" is only tempo
rary.
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rheum, fever sores, tetter, chap
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istaction or money refunded. 25
cents per box. For sale by Hols
:iaw and ity in ickuurn.
Yesterday wasQueen Victoria's
birtlrJay. The event Was celebra
ted from end to end of the earth
but no single notice ot the an hi
versa ry occasion win ue more
widely herulded as a "ign of theJ
times" than the prayer made tor
Her Majesty by the chaplain at
the opening of t he session of the
United states Senate. Lx.
O Dewey was the morning
Upon the first ol May:
And Dewey was the Admiral
Donn in Manila bay.
And Dewey were the tt 'gent'se yes
TI.a, .1.. .. I) it i
x inj-TC ui Ufi Ul ivuyui uiue.
And Dewey feel discouraged?
I Dew not think he Dew.
Ironquill, in Topka Capital
lhe people of the U. S
in u s i conieiiT, inemseives
while the President diploma
ically deals with the Cuban
question. In the mean time
the Cuban patriots, whose
only crime is love of liberty
win continue to starve to
death. Silver Knight Watch
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(late City Journal: While a
great many people will stand.
up and assert that the news
tapers are made up of lies,
yet these very fellows are as
nnxiou- to borrow a paper
and read it as the dahchick
is tf) catch a minnow. The
truth is, there isnoniorepovv
erful or popular influence on
earth to day than the press;
no moie over-worked or un
derpaid class than the news
paper people, and none who
seek more diligently nnd ex-
pensiyely to get the truth.
During the summer of '91,
Mr. Chns. 1 Johnson, n whII
known attorney of Louisville
Ky., Inid a very severe at
tack of summer complaint,
Quite n mi in ol different
remedies wt re tried, but hill
ed to afford iinv relief. A
friend who knew what wns
needed procured him bottle
of Chanibei Iain's colic, chol
era and (lmnliofn remetiy,
which fpiickly cured hi:n and
lie thii.lvs, saved his life. He
says that there litis not. been
a day since that time that he
has not had this remedy in
his household, lie speaks of
it in the highest praise a n d
takes much pleasure in rec
ommending it whenever an
opportunity is offered. For
sale by M. 15. Ulabkburn.
Chattanooga. Times: Scnor
Moret, excitedly, in a speech
to the corte, on Monday, ask
ed: ''Where is our navy?" Ad
miral Sampson would like to
know, senor. He has been
looking for your navy, aim
it appears to, so lar, have
Miocessfully eluded him. He
can't see it w i th the most
powerful glass. Perhaps Se
nor Moretand Admiral Samp
son should hire a detective
to find where Valamel's fleet
is 'at' since they both are in
terested in having it "locat
ed." Chamberlain's Pain Ualm
has no equal as a household
liniment. It is the best rem
pdy known for rheumatism,
lame back, neuralgia; while
tor sprains, cuts, bruises
burns, scalds and sore thron
it is invaluable. Wertz &
Pike, merchants, Fernandina
Fla., write: "Everyone who
buys u bottle of Chamber
lain's remedies, come bnck
nnd ways it is the best medi
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