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A. J. BoVII, J. W. It KID
BO )']) SEE ID,
Attorney H-ut -I
WBNTWOHTII, N. C.
Practice in the Superior court of
Stokes county.
ROBERT D. GILAtER,
Attorney and Counsellor,
MT. AIUV, N. c.
Practices in tin* courts of Surry, Stokes,
Yadkin anil Alleghany.
If. F. CARTER,
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MT. AIKT t SUBRI I «»., \. (
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Til IT USD AY Jt LY 31, INsi.
The Democratic Ticket.
FOll PRKSIOKNT :
GROVJER CLEVELAND.
VOI- NKW YORK.
FOll VICK-PRKSIDKNT
THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
OF INDIANA.
KLECTORS AT LAROtt:
_ \VM 11. KITCHEN.
JOHN N. Br APLEB.
FOll UOVMINOR:
ALFIiED M. SCALES,
OF GUIIFORU.
VOR LIKVTENANT GOVERNOR:
CIIAHLES M. ST KA DM AN,
OF NKW HANOVKR.
SKCRKTAUY OK BTATIJ:
WILMAM L. SAI'NDKRS,
OF WAKK.
FOR ATTORNI.V F.NKRAL:
TiiKODORK P. DAVIDSON,
OF RUNOOMRK.
FOR TRKAM RKR:
DONALD W. IJAIN,
UK WAKK.
FOR AUDITOR:
WILLIAM T. ROHKKTS,
OF (IATKS.''
FOR SKP'T I'lRl.IO INSTRICTION :
8. M. PINO Ell,
OK CATAWBA.
Foit srriiKMU .n imsf.:
AI'GUSTUS 8. MKRRIMON,
OP WAKE.
It is now said tliat Elaine will not
canvass.
See our oluli rates for tlio campaign,
liverj reading Democrat in Stokes coun
ty ouglit to take this paper.
The Internal Revenue officers get in
North Carolina $300,000 annually.—
The Republicans uphold the system be
causo upon its retention depends the
life of their party. ''Self-preservation
is one of the first laws of nature." Is
'hero a Republican iu Stokes county
with a thimbleful of brains who has the
remotest idea that his party is willing
to sacrifice such uiaguificent spoils 1—
Surely not!
If York uses up Scales on tho stump
like ho did Muj. Rabbins, we hardly
know which would be most deserving of
pity : our Democratic friends who have
been boasting of their big majorities or
Gen. Scales.— Winston Re]>uf>licun.
York, as a campaigner, compared with
Gen. Scales, is as a small cur, of an
insignificant breed, compared to a mas
tiff ! This Mr. Goslen knows as well as
auy man. And "York using up Rob
bius on the stump !" 13ub ! The crab
nibbled Hercules on the heel, and bc
camc a constellation, it is said, but uo
one has ever claimed that the hero of
antitjuity was much "used up."
The Winston Republican , of last week,
in speaking of tho Democratic District
convention, says :
•'Without expressing any preference
as to candidates, wo may be permitted
to hopo that the lawyers will not entire
ly monopolize thai patriotic body."
We desire to ask the Republican who
voted Stokes county in the convention
that nominated Tyre York for Govern
or? Why, a Revenue officer, to bo
sur« ! And it has been a long 'imc, so
far as we know, sinco this county has
had any other kind of representation in
the Republican State and district con
ventions. Between revenue officers and
lawyers, give us the latter all the time.
Our people regard tho law a legitimate
and honorable calling, but mention in
ternal revenuo to a Stokesite, and you
raise his ire immediately, "if not acon
cr."
DANBURY, N. 0, Till" USD AY, JULY 31, 1884
oen hocyi.tix sci:.xj- itr.
Since our first .mil only trip across
the great mountain ranges lying between
Greenville. Tenn., anil Morgaoton, N.
0., we liave been impressed that there
IH not so little known about any part of
the old States as there is nbuut this
grand old mountain section of western
North Carolina, where the tallest moun
tains rise and the purest waters gush
from the baso of a thousand hills, and
ripple over gravelly beds or leap down
one precipice after another until lost to
view amid the rich foliage that line the
bank? nf Ttlß clear "pai kli.lg Mi cams.—
Yes, we must believe that the impres
sions nnde on the mind of the pedes
trian, as lie marches homo from a far
away Yankee prison, will hang around
him until he gets to the bank of the
rivet whcie he will "cross over and rest
under the shade on the other side."—
Hut wc leave a description of this grand
old seotkm to a pen with better descrip
tive powers than the "old goose" with
which we write , and it is only with a
view of itiduoing.some oue whocangivo
some faint idea of the scenery here in
Middle Western North Carolina, that
we pietcnd to write.
ili ing somewhat at loisnre a few days
since, and having a special fondness fur
rambling in the wild woods, especially .
among and over mountains, together
with a solitary friend we started uut lo [
view the range of hills, one and a half
to three miles sjuth from Panbury,
known as the Flat Shoal mountain.—
I his mountain lies immediately s mth nf .
the old Suuratown, with but u narrow
valley between, and is sonic twelve or ;
fifteen hundred feet above the bed of
the river, llising in the west amid the
hilly count the heads of Flat
Shoal and Ncatiuan creeks, it extends
about f.iur miles north-east (or nearly
sol until the eastern terminus is lost j
amid the "beautiful hills of the Pan."
Passing up Camping Island creek, over
two spurs of the old fauratown, and
crossing the ridge that divides the wa- j
tors of the Flat Shoals and Camping
Island creeks, leaving tho heavy beds 1
of flexible sandstone behind, and pass- 1
ing over the bold ledges of while aud
blaek granite, which seems to be the di- i
vidmg line between two separate aud
distinct geological formations, we began
to ascend the Flat Shoal proper. Win
ding our way along tho narrow path,
with millions of black and blue huckle
berries on cither side, we soon had com
fortable scats on moss-covered rocks on
tho top of the Brst peak. We did not
rest or stay here long. (Wo were not
tired.) llcsuuiing our tramp wc de
scended into tho first 3wag or oove, known
to the mountaineers in this soction as
the Miler place. Here it is said that
an old pioneer huntsman of loug ago
bad his cabin. Here, too, is the Tory j
Pen of the old revolution. We had I
never seen it before, and were really
amazed, when looking at or into this
tremendous grotto. Our imagination
may picture, but pen cannot describe
the grandeur of this scene. Notwith
standing we had spent the greater part
of our maubood days within three miles
of this wild scene, we had never dream
ed it to be half so grand as it is. Im
mediately south and rising almost to
the top of tho first tall peak, ibis tre
mendous opening or grotto lifts as it
wcro its ponderous jaws. Wo soon
fomid ourselves in the bottom, or what
might be termed tho floor, of this old
rcvolutiouaiy Tory Hall where ho feas
ted on the fat deer and held high carni
val one hundred and moro years ago,
and from the walls of which the rains
of more than a century havo not wash- '
cd tho traces of smoke. Tho hall is
about 150 feet long by 70 or 80 feet I
broad, while tho walls, of solid roek, on
the north and south sides rise nearly
100 feot, not perpendicularly, but bend
ing toward caoh other so as to form
something like an arch. The bottom,
of loose stones, is covered at somo pla
ces with dry leaves which do cot seem
to have ocon wot for ail :ige. 'J'l; ■ ends
of tlio hull arc opeu, and wliU■ ■ largo,
loose holders at tlic cast CIIJ n.nlv it
ililfiuult to get in ot out, the u 'cut at
.lie wost enJ towiril the old Miter rub
in is not so st -cp, while sapiiugs and
giant forest trees line the way. Just
east of tlie Tory Pen, we loaru fr.iiu an
old mountaineer is what is known as the
Povil's Don, (wo had no guii'o uiid diil
not visit it). Hero it is said is a bot
tomless well, from which issues in warm
weather a ourreut of air alur> i. t cold.
The opening is said !o ho n'i i:t ;hc size
of an ordinary well, and that a ■ tone drop
ped into it limy bo heard iumbT?n)» down
!ho liilea until the rjuaJ ii list '.o
the car. Leaving the Tory l)en, and
passing the Milcr eahia place (some of
the stones of the old chimney are yet
hero) we commended ascending to the
top of the licit peak, which i probably
100 feet higher than the one just cross
ed over, the south and cust slopes of
which arc covered with real giants of
the forest, hickory, poplar, chestnut,
iVe., while the soil is really rich, and
almost cleat of rock. We are s>on on
top iii plain view f Danbury, as well
as the hundreds of pl.intal.uiis an ! I rui
houses that dot the eoun'iy . ver. We
now wind our way al i i!: top .r back
bolie of the mountain, passing the buz
zard cove, a deep depression on the very
top of the mountain, which, agreeable
to our idea, looks as if it might be the
opening left by some ancient vol can i.—
Turning duo north we were soon a: the
head of a deep ravine, known to neun
ttim. ers as the "l'ecp ('r.i." Tin is a
truly woudeiful cut or ravin l , xlending
from near the top of lie mountain al
most due north for at least a mile to its
loot. It sides rise at an an,:l of CO or
.V degrees. Its great l. npth, ('. pill
and its almost (in many places) perpen
dicular sijes, all add to make ii a won
der for this country. Along thir ravine
we fiud some of as lino timber as the
country can afford, such as hickory,
maple, beech, ivy, kc. The ivy bushes
(you would call thcui trees) will ine.i -
nrc from (i to 1G inches across the stuuip.
15y the time wo reached the road on
Camping Island creek it was t 10 warm
and late in the day to vi. it the Ilock
House, Blow Holes, and other [.laces of
interest on the Sauratown, so we re
turned home, where we arrived in time '
for dinner, which we did justice wheth
er W9 did ourselves or not.
SELECT I( WSTS.
KlcUcil by Ills Lint I.rir
Btatesyillo T.JimJmnrki
A one legged ex-Confederate poldier!
from one of the mountain counties was
in Statesvillc u few days ago on busi- f
iicsj, and iii one of our wholesale stores
was engaged iu conversation on the sub
ject of politics, lie expressed his per
fect satisfaction with the Democratic
S'.ate ticket und announced Ins purpose
to vote it throughout. Continuing, ho
said he had been cured in a very singu
lar manner of voting for Radicals and
briudlo-tails. He has always been a i
Doinosiat and though, in 1882, a little !
cold on the trail, he still expected to I
vote tho Democratic ticket, but a paiccl
of fellows got around liiiu at the poll",
over-persuaded liiiu, and almost before
ho knew it had voted for York. "That
night," said he, "I dreamed that the
leg that I lost at the battle of Sharps
burg, got up nut of its grave and kicked !
mc alt over tlio county. I bail tho
same drcaiu two or three nights in suc
cession, and so help mo, that lost leg
having lot up on mc at last, will never j
bav c reasou to kick mc for tho same
cause again."
About Drikd H'ufiv. — A firm in j
New York, of largo cxperienoo in the '
dried fruit trade, requcsta the Raleigh
jVetta "to advise tnoso going to dry ;
peaches* and can do so, to dry them un
piled and in halves, ni they will bring !
more net money iu that condition than
if pared. Tho stock of pared fruit car
ried ovur is enough to supply the de
mand for a year if not aaothor pound
should bo made ; while unpared will be
scarce and comparatively high." '
Instead of J allies liillespio Blaine, i
suppose we call the Doctor Jay (jouhl .
Blaine ?
Mi« li J«» Your Iliisli
Stimlav .i«:h ttl VMtor.
One day, when I was a lad, a party
cif bn)s ami girls were go in if to a dis
taut jciMturo to pit-k wbortle berries. I
wan tod to go with them, but was fear
ful that my fat lie r would not K:t me.
VVholt 1 tuM him what was g>ingon,he
at once gavo tno permission to go with
thorn. I could hardly contain myself
for joy and rushed into tin kitchen and
got a big basket and ask 1 mother for a
luncheon. 1 had the basket on my arm
and was just gling out of the gate, when
my father called me back.
He took huld of my hand and said in
avoiv gentle vuio *'. l »,«eph vent, *;r;
you going for—to pick berrie# or to
] lay ?" "To piek berries," I replii d.
"1 hen, Josrph, r want to tell you one
thing. !t is this, when y.>u find a pret
ty good bush, do not leave it to find a
better one. 'I bo other atid girls
will run about, picking a little here ami
a little there, wasting a great deal of
time and not getting tinny berries. It
yon do AS they do, you will eoine home
with an empty basket, ff you want ber
ries, Mick to your bush."
I went with the party, mid wc had a
capital time. Hut it was just as my
father said. No looncr had oM found
a good bush than he called all the rest
and they left theii several places, and
ran "if to the now-found treasure. Not
content more than a minute r two in
olio place. They rambled over the '
whole pasture got very tired, and at
night hud a very few berries. My fath
er's words kept ringing in my ears, an I
I "stuck to my bush.'' \\ hen I had
done with one, 1 found another an I fm
islied that ; then I took another. When
night came 1 had a large h . 1; t■: ;'i;| ofj
nice berries, more than all iho others
put together, und was not half as tired
as they were.
I went bomo happy j but when I on- j
tored I found that my lather had beeu
taken ill. lie looked at my basketful |
of ripe berries, and said "Well dune |
Joseph. Was it nut just as I t Id you '
Always stick to your bush."
110 died a few days after, and I had
to mako my own way in the world as j
best 1 could. Hut inv father's words '
-an!; deep into my mind, and 1 never
forgot the experience of Iho whortleber- '
ry party, I -tuck to uiy bush- When 1 ;
had a fair place and was doing tolerably i
will, I did not leave it and spend week;.!
and months iu finding one a little hot- f
ter. When the other young men said, i
"Como wi'.b us, and we will make a fur- ;
tunc in a ftw weeks," 1 shook my head j
and "stuck to uiy bush." I'reseutly ,
uiy enipl iycrs offered t > tako me into
business with tlioiu. 1 staid with the
old house till the principals died, and i
then 1 took their place. The habit of!
sticking to my business led people to j
trust mo, a character. I owe all 1 have
and am to this motto : ".Stick to your
bush."
llci'ubllean CaniiiulKii Opens
Vi'mluuton star.
"A friend informs us thftt on Friday
last there was expected to be a big I
speaking at Pales,' in tho Scufflotown
section, Hobcsen county, where Nor
ment, Dookery and U.S. Hayes wire
to hold f rtb. At the appointed time,
however, only Hayes put in his appear- :
ance. Dui iug the speaking a free
occurred uiui ng the inulatocs or half
breed Indians und ool.ired m n present, :
during which pistols wore drawn and
Stephen Jacobs and Sirueklatid I.■
lear were both wounded, one 1:1 the
head and the other in the hip. l'rank !
Cobb, one of the blacks, was s i badly
beaten and btttised that ho couldn't t'!' 1
whether he had been shot or only ] un
ded wi*h a big stick, nr.d had to bo !
stripped before tho question was set
tled."
If you want a sewing machine, you
can save money by seeing Pepper .V
Sons. They tako machines for adver
tising, and can save you from s"> to $ I . r >
on utmost any machine you want. You
will find in their house now several ofj
the vety bos!, machines, including the |
lieuiington, Weed, Hartford, &o. 11 i
an tdil saying that a "penny saved is
two made."
—Josh Billings reads nothing, lie
gets the materials for bis numerous
paragraphs through his eyes ami cars,
lie never wroto anything till he was 45
years old. I'p to that time tho world
was his college and men were his boflks.
Hillings says that humor d ics not pay
as nmeh as it did a few years ago. The ,
market is over run, ami yonng men who
think of going into the huim rous writing
arc simply wasting their time. |
I nciiodi U K i»i.i n oitn
\ilo|iicl m Rnlrigch, June •r.ili. issi.
We again congratulate the pooj>lc of
N»rlb on tlie career of peace,
■ priority govcrnuicut on
which fhc entered after the inauguration
ot a Democratic State administration
and which lias been unbroken for so
many yours since ; upon tlia ju.it and
impartial enforcement of the laws ; upon
the efficiency of our common school sys
tem, and the great progress made in
popular education : and upon the gencr
j al improvement and enterprise tnanifos
. ted in every p irtion of the state. And
wo again challenge a comparison be
, tw'f N HUH state ofthings and the crAuci,
' outrages and scandals which attended
Republican asci'iidancy in our borders;
ami we (Jcdge ourselves to exert iu the
future, as we have done iu the past, >ur
best offorts to promote the material in
terests of all sections of the State.
AiErmiug our adherence to Dcino
-1 cratio principles as heretofore enuncia
ted iu the platforms of the party, it is
' hereby
It 'ilvc /, That we regard a free and 1
fair explosion of the public will at the '
ballotb.ix as the only sure means ot pre- !
serving our lice American institutions, '
and that the corrupt and corrupting use >
id' Federal patronage, in influencing and
''ontrolling clcctious is dangerous to the
liberties of tin.' State and the Union.
Rttsu/ccd, That wo arc iu favor of the j
! unconditional and immediate abolition'
of the whole internal revenue system, '
as an iniob ruble Lurdcu, a standing!
tucaiico to tlio freedom i f elections, and '
■ a source of great annoyance and corrup
tion in its practical operation.
/O N ilvti!, That 110 govcrnuicut lias a 1
i right to burden its ji- pie with taxes
bv}olid l he amount required to |>ay its
tice»>->ary -xpuiM-s and gradually extiu
•:ui-h ii> publi debt. Ami that wlien
: ever tho revenuos however, derived,
| sccod this amount, they should bo re
duced so as to avoid a surplus in the
treasury. We thcrcfoio urge upon our
! Senators and Representatives iu Con
gress to exert themselves in favor of
j such legislation as will secure this end.
I Resi/vcl, that with respect to the
1 tariff wc reaffirm the life long and fun
j daniental principles of the j ar'.y as de
j clared in tho National Democratic plat
j forms and that the details of the nietli
' od by which the constitutional revenue
! tariff shall be gradually reached, are ;
| subjects which the party's represent a- j
, lives at the federal capital must be trus- :
' ted to adjust . but in our opinion the j
' italics on foreign importations should be ,
levied f r the production of public rev- 1
' o'.me, and the discriminations in its
! adjustment should tm such as would
i place the highest rates on luxuiies and
! the lowest on the necessaries of life,
' distributo as equally as possible tho
burdens of taxation and confer the great-
I est good to the greatest number of the
American people.
Ih v >lve I, That the course of the Deui
j oeratie party iu furtherance of popular
j education, by efficient public schools in |
! all sections, and the establishment, of
' graded and normal schools iu the larger
, towns and accessible centers, is a suffi
cient guarantee that we favor the edu
cation of all classes of our people and
' wo will promote and improve the pres
ent educational advantages so far as it
can be done without burdening the peo
ple by excessive taxation.
AND WIII I; v , TL. ro i> new more (
than a hundred millions of dollurs in
the treasury of the I'niied States wrung
from the pockets of the people by unjust.
taxation on the pan of the Republican '
party . therefore,
Uesoli': /, That vo will accept such I
distribution of said surplus revenues of j
the govcrmucLt for educational purpo
ses as may be made by the Congress of
the I'nitcd States: pruvidflutwiiys, that ,
the saaie shall be disbursed by State
agents, and not accompanied bv objee- j
tionable features and embarrassing con
ditions.
Resolved, That it is due to the white
people of our eastern counties, who have
so cheerfully borne llier share of our
common burdens, that the present or
some other equally effective system of;
county government shall be maintain- i
ed.
I!, ,oln ! That in view of the existing j
aud increasing harmony and kindly feel
ing between tho two races in this State,
and a simitar condition of things which
wo believe to exist generally iu other
Southern States, we deprecate the at- !
tempt ol the Republican party, in its
recent platform at Chicago, to force j
civil rights as a living issue, and wo de
nounce it ns a tire brand and a hypo- '
critical expression of interest in tho
black raoo, a wanton insult to the whites I
of the South, and tending to stir up strife
between (lie now friendly races.
t he rLOW"r r rn
Something u«w vnd t'Mefur
Prying fruit a pleasure instead of
drudgery. No trouble to dry fruit with
my Patent, Solar, Fruit and Vegetable
' Dryer. It dries rapidly, on both sides
1 i alike, and all over at the sauie time.
It has no equal for drying bright fruit,
1 as there is uo scorching or smoking tha
fruit, no sticking, no expense for wood
' or water, no waste, as it dries all tho
' juices ami sugary matter in tho fruit. It
is not only the best drier for drying
' peaches and apples, but also for all the
small fruits, sweet potatoes, snap beans,
or anything that you wiaii to dry quiuk
in the sun, as priming leavet o I tobaeeo
Sic., as any intelligent person will know
>! at once who sees it. Ittsmade of thui
' muslin cloth, such as is used for cover
ing plant beds, stretched over a light
frame made of laths, with a tin reflector
so arranged as to throw the rays of tha
sun over the cloth. The material for
making one dryer 33 inches wide and 10
I feet long costs less than one dollar and
i\ill weigh about 28 lbs. Anybody that
lias secu one, or wish uiy printed iu
! strati ions how to make, use &c., cau
. make it in a feiv hours. Three dryers
is about as many as an ordinary family
{can manage. The combined heat of
the suir mid reflect ur causes a contin
ual upward current of atr to draw up
through die cloth which causey the fruit
lo diy rapidly. Set the drier in the
shade, place the fruit ou the cloth and
; then set it out in tho sun, square with
, the rays, then m about two hours lift
one cud around so as to briug it square
with the sun is all you have to do until
the fruit is dry. It will dry sliced fruit
in about half a day. Fruit dried on
| the above dryer for making pies &c„
require* no cooking or stewing, simply
cover the fruit you wish to use with
, boiling water, just enough to cover it,
, and let it stand !50 or 40 minutes, then
put the water with the fruit into your
pie, sweeten and flour to taste and bake,
mid you will find it equal to green fruit
pie in flavor and color, and I think
better than when the fruit is put up
in cans. The above dryer and parts
thcrof is fully covered by Letters Patent
cithor with or without tho rollootor, aud
any infringements upon the same will ba
; prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
i Any one sending me an order wiih
two dollars and 12 cents 1 will send him
by registered letter a farm right toiuako
us many dryers as he wants to use at
lii-t place of residence only, with printed
j instructions how to make, use, &0., or
live farm rights for ten dollurs. Writa
I name, Post office, County and St»ta
plain. All ordess promptly filled. Ad»
dress Riley P. Pctrcc, German ton,
i Stokes co, N. C.
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(•cntlc .Mother*,
".My mother dear, my mother dear,
My gentle, penile inoilier."
I thought 1 was singing tny boy tn
leep with the little ballid of which tha
j above is the chorus, but th« blue eye*
opened, and the quiet voice said «'Mam»
ma, you ain't always gentle." In self
justification I replied, "Hut you know,
darling, mamma has to scold when you'ra
naughty."
"Yes"in.' The argument dropped, so
did the little head upon my bosom. I
did not finish the scng, nor have 1 sung
it sine. Tenderly tucking in tho littlo
truth-teller, 1 reproached myself for de
serving his remark, and gently question
ed the truth of my answer. Do mothers
ever have to scold 1 IFas scolding any
legitimate place in tho family govern
ment ' II ow is the word defined 1
"Hailing with claoior, uttering rebuke
in rude and boisterous language 1" Is
this a helpful adjunct to parental author
ity 1 Why do Christian parents some
times scold 1 For two reasons, it seems
to u«. Firs', for lack of self-control;
second, from habit. Childron are often
terribly trying, and loud and angry
tones seem a safety-valve for onr stirred
tempers. Hesides, we feel that gentle
ness alone can never safely steer tho
fa-.uily bark over life's troublous Boa,
Force, firmness,decision, sternness even
severity are often necessary. A suitable
degree of these is not incompatible with
1 gentleness. It is notasynonym for weak
lies?. Tho gentleness that makes ono
; groatcoines fruui subdued strength. The
lovely fruit of the spirit provos an ele
ment of power. The soft answer often
costs the answerer dearly. Sweetness of
spirit is the outgrowth of sclf-oontrel.
Sereniiy of soul, whatever be the con
stitutional ehai aeteristies comes most
■ frequently from loug self discipline and
] rayerful struggle.
Don't buy a coach in order to plwa
your wife. It is much cheaper to irako
iier > littlo sulky.
NO. 7