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7 yL 11JL &clj mocr 4 VOL. X. The Republican Contention. News and Observer. The will of thebie-PieEarer was carried out in the Rppub licari State Convention with out friction. The machine was so perfectly oiled that it did not Klip a cog. From the moment that Chairman Hoi ton let the gavel fall at noon until Chairman Linnpy de clared an adjournment, ev erything was carried out in accordance with the cut and dried programme. It follows that the convention was dul and liRtio8.s, having no life nor spii it except when a ne gro orator tirred up the ne groes h.y an unworthy am: vicious and low speech, which was an offence to common decency, showed that thecon vention an a body was fitly represented by the utteranc es of the negro leader. Even Mr. Linney, who is not want ing in ability and witty say- ingK, was commonplace and ! heavy, actually telling Pri vate John willen's good jokes e.0 poorly as to put his hear era to nodding. Spencer Blackburn, whoseonlv speech in his repertoire is to declaim "1 Cannot Beat a Retreat," could evoke no enthusiasm. The oroers had come (the leaders were carrying thmn out obediently) but they could not evoke enthusiasm out of a cut and dried pro gramme. No nominations were made. The convention even refused to ratily the district nomina tionsalraady made. Theex- ecutive committee was gmn plenary power as to solid tors and judges, and author ized to trade with the Popu lists. For weeks we have been ' hearingtheconvention would witness a battle royal over the proposition to endorse Russell's administration. Some of the Federal Pi Eat ers have been swearing that it should never be done while State Pie Eaters ha ye sworn violently that they would haye endorsement or a row. Inasmuch as there is no real differnce in the policies of the two Pie Brigades no inteli gent observer supposed they would jeopardize the pie by a wrangle. The platfjurm en dorses everything and every body in sight. Jf there is any old thing not endorsed, the omtnission is due to an over sight, for it was the purpose of the convention to make the platform an omnibussnf fair endorsing everything that needed endorsement. It was a characteristic He publican convention, com posed almost entirely of Pie Eaters. There were the old moBsybacks, there were the Populists who have come over bodily, and the new re cruits who bit at the Pic hook. The "sons of Ham," as Mr. Linney called his dus ky constituents, were much in evidence, and showed that the taste of office had whet ted their appetites, and that like Oliver Twist they are say ing "please, sir, I want some more," the orly difference be ing that they leave joff the "please sir'' and go in to de mand and take of the pieces in sight. -Their spirit is to take every office they c-iu I300NE, WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C and if the Republican party wins this year, the negroes will overrun the East, nn make the white men bow down to them and whisperin a bondsman's key. No man could see the spirit displayed without seeing that Congress man White voiced the senti ment of his race and party. The alarm h:s been sound ed. The true whit? men who have seen and felt the evils and ills of the first, act of Re publican rule see whut it wil !f A. A iiifan a ine oiner acts are permitted totakeplace. They will, in the presence of the threats against their race and the protection of their homes, unite to restore that white rule in North Carolina which has been replaced by .. .1 X l I J Sat Heroes aim xneir wnireomce holding slaves. Spain Willing to Yield Cuba. London. July. Dispatches from Madrid state that the defense works are being act ivcly pushed at all the Span ish ports. The Spanish newspapers as sertthat the United States intend to demqnd an enor mous indemnity, "in order to have the pretext to seize the Philippine Islands as a guarantee." Ihe supposed .Amoricau peace terms are greatly ex citing the public, and the opinion is expressed among the people thot war to the death would be preferable to the ruin of Spain. The Spaniards haye erect ed new batteries, armed with six-inch guns, at Ceuta and 1 ill MM. VIEWS OF THE MINISTRY. It is asserted by friends of the Spanish Ministers that in any peace negotiations the point of departure ought to bo the publicly avowed ob ject of the war on the part of the United States-namely the emancipation o f Cuba from Spanish rule, They say that if President McKinley restricts himself to that object, there will be no serious difficulty in coming to an agreement; because Spanish public opinion, offic mi ana unomciai, lias come 1 1 o recogr-ize that Spanish ule in Cuba cannot be re established. If, on the otherhand.awar undertaken for the specific uipose of liberating Cuba develops into a war of ruth- ess conquest and annexa tion, the Spanish government and people will defend them selves to t he utmost. QUEEN PLACATING WEYLER. The Standard's Madrid cor respondent says: "(Jencral Weylcr had an nudieneaof an lour with the Queen Regent oday. He assured her that recent events had not modi fied his opinion as to Cuban affairs.'' The Daily Chronicle says hat the Conference between the Queen Regent and Gener al Weyler means that her Majesty is trying by her per sonal influence to dissuade the "Hyena" from violently- adopting the Carlist cause and taking his military ad herents with him. Bean tu p MD Ton Have iw.irs uoupi Farming iu Cnldwell. Editor Democrat. As I have been a citizen of Caldwell county, for nearly five years, I wish to give in brief how we faun on Alu berry. Although the conn ties join there is a vast differ ence in the farming. F'rst to begin with we make our land grow its own fertilizer, ex cept some acids and plaster for vegetables. In the early winter we turn a coat of dear peas to prepare the land for corn 1 his freezes and keeps the land soft and mellow and U l I . neiore pianimg corn we plough again with a double shovel plow or cultivator that pulverizes the ground thoroughly mellow readv for the crop. We, as farmers, be hove that corn ouj-ht to be cultivated once before plant nig that is a thorough prep aration of the soil. If you plant, corn in grass and weede most likely the grass and weeds will be a part of the harvest. We pile up all the manure from the barn, oh straw, leaves and waste. mat ter into a compost heap that will decay into a pulverizer mass that will be in readiness for trucking. We use this lomemade fertilizer and acid n the different vegetables as early as the season will grow beans, onions, tomatoes, roasting ears, etc., for a n early crop, as the first fruits and vegetables brinir the lighest prices. We always select the best seed possible that will bring the best re sults. We plant and replant the different vegetables, that as the old is goinjr out the new is coming in to market He market our vegetables, chicks, ducks and honev at .Mowing Rock, where the boarder can smack his lips and say, "Behold it is very good." We grow double crops, plant Irish potatoes between the corn on the high est land, plant peas to ripen or early picking, before Irost. At the last working of the corn we sow peas in the corn o make a forage for wheat sowing. Airer trie corn i s gathered, the potatoes dug, and the peas picked, we turn cornstalks and peas under and sow wheat after frost. We grow sweet potatoes in abundance and after thefirst rostdigand store them in tunnels to keep fiom freezing. We grow limber-twig apples hat usually bear good pric- es ne raise bees that make the pure poplar and sovr wood honey. During the win tcr we trap for moles, minks, muskratsand rabbits to clear out the pests before crop tim. Be sow Dens after heat harvest and stack them on poles with snags to make our hay for winter. here is nothing better for milk cattle. We live, inside the stock law bonndry, and are not molested by neigh bor's stock. We have good neighbors, and all live in peace und prosperity. ' A. M. Mast. CASTOR I A For Infants- and Children. he Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the srTTZT ' Signature of CrXT THURSDAY, JULY, The English Language. Imagine voursejj a foreign er striving to master the En glish language. Perhaps you may be gazing at a number of vessels on the water; and exclaim, "See what a -flock of ships!" You are at once told time a flock of ships is called a fleet, and that o fleet of sheep is called a flock. It might also be added foryour future guidance that a flock of girls is called a bevy, while a bevy of wolves is called a pack; yet a pack of thieves is called a gang, and a gang of angels is culled a osl; but a host of porpoises is called n shoal, and a shoal of buffa loes is called a herd. Still, a herd of children is called a troop, but a troop of part ridges is called a covey; a co vey of beauty is called a ga laxy, while a galaxy of rut h'uns is called a horde; further a horde ol rubbish is called a i . i i neap, yei a neap ot oxen is called a drove; a drove of blackguards is called a mob but a mob of whales is called a school; a school of worship pers is called a congregation, while a congregation of en gineers is ca lied a corps; a corps of robbers is called a band, though a band of lo custs is called a swarm, and a swarm of people is called a crowd; a crowd of pictures is called a collection; but a col lection of money is called a hoard, and a hoard of people is called a company; a com pany of ministers, however, is culled un assembly, and an assembly of soldiers is called a muster. "Stop, stop!" me thinks I hear you cry. "lean not remember half of it." Demorest's Magazine. Liberal Policy lu Cuba. Washington, D. C, .July. General Chambers McKibbin, of Pennsylvania, now com manding i n Santiago, and the military commanders in the other cities and towns, will be instructed to encour age in every possible way the resumption of business in the cities and of agriculture iu the country. Our "immune" regiments will garrison the cities, while most o f General Shafter's army will bo withdrawn. The Cuban troops will bo left to defend the border, but will be kept from interfering with the Spanish inhabitants, and the Administration's belief is that the former foes will soon dwell together in harmony. It is thoroughly under stood that the Mauser rifles of the Spanish soldiers will remain literally in the hands of our troops, for they will e substituted fortheSpring- fields which proved to be so utile against them. The great immediate result ol the s jrrender in the eyes of the Administration is theop portunity of grappling suc cessfully with the yellow fe ver epidemicfor that is what is now admitted tobeamoiig our troops, although it is of light type, with a small percentage of mortality, and it is believed can be checked and stoppedi OABTOniA. ti.. i The Kir.d Vja Hate Always BminM 28, 1898. Muat Owu Porto Rico. Washington Tost. Senator Hanna was in most amiable frame of mind this afternoon and for the first time since his return or before, for that matter, dis cussed the question of terri torial aggrandizement. The Sena tor's close rela t ion with the administration one the latest developments o the war situation makejiis views of interest. Whileofthe opinion that the wnr will be soon terminated, Senator Hanna is in hopes the eiu will not come before the fore es oi i ne Government can possess the island of Porto Rico. ''Porto Rico ought to be taken and kept by this government," said the Sena tor, with emphasis. "What about Cuba and the Philippines?" was asked. "I am not talking about those islands," was the la conic reply. "But 1 thor oughly believe we should ac quire these eastern-most pos sessions of Spain. Because of this war," continued the Senator, "we are bound to maintain a much larger navy than heretofore, and for this a n d other reasons Porto Rico will come in very nicely, principally as a coaling a'ta tion. I would have Porto Kico in preference to some other placeH in that vicinity, because it is near the archip elago and valuable asaslrat egetic point. Senator Hanna was asked if it was the plan of President McKinley to acquire and re tain possession of Porto Rico, To this his sole reply was: "I have not said." Notes of the War. General Duffield,ofSiboney Cuba, has a mild attack of yellow fever. Clara Barton telegraphs that the yellow fever patients at Siboney are doing well. Uncle Sam may have acus- tom house in full operation at Santiago to-day. Col. W. J. Bryan and the Third Nebraska Volunteer Infantry started for Jackson ville yesterday. The Bureau of Construe tion and Repair is expending 1,250,000 a month upon re pairs, fitting and refitting vessels for the war. It is now believed that the only sunken Spanish shipsat Santiago that can be saved are the Maria Teresa and the Colon. Admiral Dewey will be en titled to $10,000 as his share (one-twentieth) of the head money paid for the defeat of the Spanish fleet at Manila. In the reassignment of quar termnstera, Lieutenant Col onel A. V. Furey is to have charge at Philadelphia depot, with the rank of colonel. Observer: Our Cuban al lies are dandies. They de cline to nurse the sick and wounded and decline to help make roads, but they have no prejudice against A men. can vittles, and it must be mighty ill fitting American eIothe8that they decline to wear. This ".var of human ity" appears to be for the sake of a lot of humans who scarcely appreciate the sac rifice involved. NO. 32. Cheerfulness. Cheerfulness can become a hab it, ond habits sometimes help ud over hard places, clieerful heart sooth chcrful things. A lady aha a gentleman were iu a lumber yard hituuto.1 by a dirty, foul smelling river. The lady said: "How good the pine boards' smell. ' "Pine hoards I" exclaimed the gentleman. "J UBt smell the foul river i" "No, thank you," the lady re plied, "I prefer to smell the pind boards." And she wart right, li Biie or we can carry this principle llirough bur entire living, we shall have the cheerful heart, the clieeriul voice, and the cheerful lace. There is in some houses art uncfinacienbe atmosphere bl do mestic and social ozone which brightens everybody. Wealth can not give it, nor can poverty takd it awav. Misri Mulock. MONTHLY SUFFERING. fhousands of women are troubled at monthly inter vals with paiua in the head, back, breasts, shoulder's, side hips and limbs. But tbey need not sufr. These pains are svrnntomn of dangerous derangements that can be corrected. Thebien traal faocUon should operate pe4nleaty makes menstruation painless, and regular. It pats the deli cate menstrual organs in condi tion to do their work properly. And that stops aU this pain. Why wfll auy woman suffer month after month when Wino ofCarduiwIU relieve her? It Costs $j.oo at the drug store. Whv dont you get a bottle to-day? For advice, to cases requiring special directions, address, giv ing symptoms, "The ladies Advisory Department," The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. oeteoMM Mrs. ROZENA LEWIS, ol Oononllte. Tsxas. Hut Swtth terrible pains In mj fcad aod baok, put have been erJlrol Mllwed b Wine 61 Cardul." I troubled at monthly InUnfatt PROFESSIONAL. W. R. OOUNCILL, Jit. Attorney at La Boone, N. C. W. B. COUNCiLL, M. D. Boone, N. C. Resident Physician Office on King Street north of Post Office. V. LOVILL. J. C. FLETCHER. I.OVilL & FLETCHER ATlOllNhYSATLAW, BOONE, N. C. tffi'Snecin I nt tent ion ti veu to tlw collet ion ofchiim6.& WILLIAM R. LOVILL. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Sutherlands, N. U. Practices in the State and 'Vieral courts. Dr. J. M. HOGSHEAD, Cancer Specialist, EANNER'S ELK. N. C. Ao Kuile; No limning Outi Highest reflereuces andendors ments of prominent persons suc cessfully treated in Vn., Tenn. an. I N. C. Remember that there is no time too soon to get rid ol a cancerous growth no matter how small. Examination free, letters answered promptly, an satisfaction jiUMruiiteed
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