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The Irish standard., 1891-10-31
EXPENSIVE HEATHEN.
1T Costs About Six Million Dollars Apiece
to Convert Them.

1t Costs About Six Million Dollars Apiece
to Convert Them.
Once upon a. tin1e--last year we be.
Eeve it was-a religious convention
was held at Saratoga, says Texas Sift-
ings. Among the delegates was
brother who, besides being skillful in
prayer, was not uniformed about
mathematics. He had learned to cipher
not only to sigh for mansions beyond
the skies, but to cipher out with a lead
pencil how much things cost. He was,
moreover, exceedingly fluent of speech
During the discussion about foreign
missions he got mp and spoke right out
in meeting. He said excitedly that he
had ciphered it out. and it cost six mil
lion dollars in hard cash for every cursed
heather that was converted Then sud-
denly remembering where he was and
whom addressing, he revised his re-
marks to read 'every blessed heather"
whereupon the ecumenical conference
drew long breath and felt very much
relieved, although some of the members
have not yet quit giggling whenever
the subject of the heather question is
n.y. OLA AAAlAAOAAo AS4 oAV
heather does seem to be a little steep,
even to a journalist who is accustomed
to deal with large sums. There are a
great many good people who would
rather take the six million dollars
themselves, put it where it would do
the most good, and then allow Satan to
carry off that black ''cuss." st. Paul
In ma ~ 1,is literary efforts to the
Romans says: eye were bought with
great price, but it would have made
his eyes protrude like the optics of q
sand crab to learn that it would cost
six millions to loosen the grip of Satan
on an ordinary Feejee islander. For
the price paid for one unsavory South
Sea islander great deal of good might
be accomplished right here at home,
and much real suffering be relieved.
We do not think that the white heather
should be ignored merely because he is
white and lives in this country.
The Irish standard., 1891-10-31
Somewhat Mixed.

The famous divorce mill at Sioux
Falls, S. D., had some queer grist the
other day. A New York member OF the
divorce colony asked for a divorce from
his wife, whom he married in New
York IN 1887. While this suit was pend
ing the sheriff served on the applicant
copy Of q summons and complaint
fled III London a few weeks ago. The
complaint alleges that this same gentle
man was married in England in 1866,
ma one chile, now living, was born of
ths ,,11iion Two years later the hus-
BAN band LIFT for the United States, and the
ish wife heard nothing Of him 1T
terE. i years 5 She discovered his big
nv svI11,erea bouts few weeks ago, and be-
4 US suit tor divorces. So the curious
i resentes 81 Famous "a husr
n, llt,G aui and being him
a nv ME tilne.
The Irish standard., 1891-10-31
Queen vlctoria's Humor.

!. It is evident that humor sometimes
invades the circles Of royalty. AS an
instance Of this we may state that the
Baroness Bloomfield in her "Reminisr
cences'' relates how on one occasion
the queen desired her to sing, and she,
Sin fear and trembling, sang one OF
Crisis famous airs, but omitted a shake
at the end The queens quick ear inn
mediately detected the omission, and,
smiling, her majesty said: Does not
your sister shake, Lady Normandy? to
which Lady Normandy promptly re-
piled: oh, yes, ma'am, she is shaking
all oper!' &
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~. sed lion 81 4 \ y = IL

The Sad Ternfn ~ h = - IL
..A very good ing RUNNER a.
was. and he had susce eded il maxim e4ss
3preat impression III ION the table girl att
4 Maine hotel. He paid strict attent iorElle.
TO the girl and to his dinner, and g h l1zIs
performance was creditable and thor
OUCH In both directions. But he did not
eat his sweet corn, says the lewiston q &
Journal. Finally the girl said IN her
sweetest tone: ssYou must have a an
other ear of corn. That is cold and .
not filed out. = 7: s.953ssf
ooh, no but she was gone.
she returned with a steaming ear OF
corn and then waited expeetantly TO
see him bury in the succulent vegetable
his pretty teeth, that he showed with
such charming grace in his smile. l.l'
ought to have known better, but IN 9
spirit of bravado he responded to the
mute appeal in that waiter girls eyes
and set his teeth into the corn. The
first mouthful went all right, the sec
ond was great success, but the third
we would that our tale could end
here, but it cannot. At the third mouth
full, as he darted CLEAN Of fond adora-
ton at the girl, his teeth Loyalty stayed
by the mangled ear of corn for an in
slant, then dropped to the floor with
rattle that sounded in his ears like q
discharge of heavy artillery. Worst OF
all, as he madly scratched for them he
couldn't find his treasure. Finally the
girl recovered them from neighbour
ing table, after lady had kindly
moved her skirts aside and revealed the
truant teeth. The look that passed be-
tween that girl and drummer as she
handed him his teeth had something in
it that wilted the bouquet over which
IT passed
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sss IN rs CANI)Y n AGTORY.I

How Many 81 tho foot hsone Iorsclst Ar
II Made. #s s ss
at a reporter visited one OF our large
candy factories recently. says the Chi s
cago News, to see how the luscious bon
bons are made.
He found that in the manufacture OF
the best candies sugar is used only as g
basis Just as -four is the basis OF all
cake While we pay forty cents q pound
for fruit cake, we know that flour is
cheap and that it is the other ingredi-
ents and the labor that make the cake
expensive and delicious It is the same
way with the cardy. The ingredients
used are sugar as foundation mixed
with powdered nuts, fruit, jellies, jams
and often chocolate to give the candy its
delicious flavor. The best confectioners
use no favoring extracts with the ex-
ception of vanilla.
Caramels, that delight Of every WON
ans palate, were being made in huge
kettles, sugar, chocolate and cream be-
ing the ingredients. Men were doing
the cooking and constantly stirring the
brown mass in the kettles until it was
done. Then it was poured out on long
marble tables, and when cool enough
cut with big roller armed with circu-
lar blades. Then a little boy and girl
deity wrapped each caramel in oiled
paper and the caramel was ready for
an epicure. On other long marble
tables men were dreaming, working,
pulling and pouring into molds the vari-
Gus candies. Little heart-shaped and
various other shaped molds were lined
with starch Gust as molds for iron are
lined with sand) before the candy was
poured into them.
The girls in the factory were knead-
ing big patches of delicious nougat as
they would dough, while others picked
up some of a delicate green confection
and rolled it with Little paddles into
dainty round mouthfuls. There were
candies favored with nuts and fruit and
of delicate pink color and others of a
pretty shade Of lilac. Some of the
workers were making candy with april
cot jelly for the principal ingredient,
and the pieces when done were piled
up in pyramids, to be taken downstairs
and sold.
The busy workers were all scrupu-
lousy clean. They are required to be.
A great amount OF hand labor is re-
CURED to make candy, the cost for work
alone often being as high as ten cents q
pound
The sale of chocolate candies has in.
creased fifty per cent. in the last eight
years, for people are beginning to find
them as wholesome as delicious. In the
cheap factories most of the goods are
sold to the hundreds of little retail
candy stores all over town and to the
cheap dry goods stores and little gro
ceries. This candy is largely adulterat-
ed with terra alba (white clay), a proc
ess which is forbidden by law, but
Is nevertheless INDUCED in. Glucose is
also used, but this is harmless. Well.
TODD people will often buy this highly.
colored, cheap, adqlterated grade Of
candy for their children, who do not
know the difference and for whom the
parents seem to think the worst candy
good enough.
The Irish standard., 1891-10-31
MoRMONs IN MEXICO.

A. New Utah Elossoming Out In the State
of chihuahua.
s"rhe Mormons, now that they have
been compelled to behave themselves in
Utah, are rapidly settling in the prov
ince of Chihuahua, Mexico" said E. e.
An,ith, of the City of Mexico, to New
Yerk Telegram man. Hundreds OF
Industrious Mormons have purchased
hands there, especially in the valley Of
The Corralites, which is a great bed OF
sNuvial deposit, extremely fertile and
easily cultivated. The valley is nearly
1evel, sloping just enough to give good
drainage. The Mormons have neat and
comfortable adobe houses and wind
mills for raising water both for con-
sumption and irrigation. They have
huilt themselves barns and their Vine
yards and orchards are coming rapidly
Sato bearing.
II was surprised when visited there
recently at the way the newcomers
have changed barren, treeless plains,
covered with the tiresome mesquite
bush, into comfortable farms. The alti.
tide of the valley ranges from three
thousand to six thousand feet above sea
level, with magnificent climate, never
too hot and never cold Vegetables
do remarkably well All the fruits OF
the lower temperate zone are produced
In abundance aud Of great size and
splendid flavor. They sell most Of their
truck and fruit in the neighboring min
ing camps, and with the completion Of
the North Mexican Pacific railway from
The United States they will have the ad-
vantages Of an unlimited market. Be-
tween ourselves think they are going
10 give Mexico just as much trouble aa
they have made for Uncle Sam; but the
Mexican officials will not see it, for they
have already been seem"
The Irish standard., 1891-10-31
JOLLY ENGLISH COMPANY.
Franks Played by Some NEischief-Lovtng
Guests.


Guests.
One young man, at a recent house
party in England according to the II
Illustrated Americans correspondent,
was heard relating, with great gusto,
his experiences cat one of the jolliest
houses in the country" It appears that
two or three genial souls invaded the
dressing rooms of the other guests
both male and female-and distracted
from each some articles of wearing ap-
parel. The great hall below was
adorned with many statues and figures
in armor. These, by the light of the
moon, were invested by the marauders
with the stolen clothing, and great was
the confusion next morning when boots,
hats and even more necessary garments
were missing; greater still the amaze
ment and amusement when the guests
descended to breakfast, and found
Apollo clothed simply and naively in a
pair of bedroom slippers and a scarlet
coat, Venus in a bathrobe and parasol,
and mail-clad knight in long open
work silk stockings and a waistcoat.
Last year the favorite advertisement
was sliding downstairs OF tea-trays--a
sort of indoor tobogganing-but this
season a staid girl explained to her
mamma that the cause of her sudden re-
turn home from an unfinished visit was
the practice she found prevailing Of
putting one young woman--in full din
ner dress-in her portable bath-t11b and
carrying her about to solicit coppers
from the guests as payment for the
pleasure they had derived from the
music hall choruses and dances per-
formed by the choicer spirits of the
comDanv
The Irish standard., 1891-10-31

TINE DEE oN .''sl
A2 Piece 81 Land Not q ountesis tor N

STfiE 81 l y -'
81 Piece 81 Land Not Aecounted for - ~
No ordinary map shows the correct
boundary Of Delaware. Leaving aside
The long disputed question as 70
whether the so-called Flat Iron at
the northwest corner of the state be-
longs to Pennsylvania or Delaware, the
maps still fail to define correctly the
western boundary between New Castle
county, Del, and Cecil county. Md
There is on this boundary line, says the
New York Sun, a tiny wartllke pro-
Endurance that is never marked on the
maps It originated in this fashion:
When Mason and Dixon were employed
to define the boundaries between the
possessions Of the Penns and those OF
the Calverts, it was stipulated that q
north and south line should be erected
at a point midway between the
Chesapeake bay on one side and Della
ware bay on the other. 1t was further
stipulated that this line should be
drawn. as nearly as possible tangent
to circle whose center should be the
courthouse in New Castle and whose
radius should be twelve miles. Further
nore, it was stipulated that should the
north and south line cut off the circle,
the portion cut off should belong to
New Castle county. A portion Of the
circle was cut off, and it does belong to
New Castle county, as the stout granite
boundary stones still show, but the
fact is known to almost no one and the
maps are dumb upon the subject. The
little wart contains only two or three
acres, and it has long puzzled the resi-
dents of the region to know why the
boundary stones took that queer kink.
The Irish standard., 1891-10-31
Queer Epitaphs.

On the banks of the Susquehanna is a
grave with this epitaph: Charles Lew
is. He voted for Abraham Lincoln. .
In Baton Rouge is the following cpl
taph: ssHere lies the body Of David
Jones. His last words were: I die q
Christian and a democrat And
there is grave at Stonington, VT.
which has the following epitaph:
.sWhen Rhode Island, by her legisla-
ton from 1s43 to 1850, repudiated her
revolutionary debt, DR.. Richmond re-
moved from that state to this borough
and selected this as his family burial
place, unwilling that the remains OF
himself and family should be disgraced
by forming part of a pud Eating state. :
The Irish standard., 1891-10-31
Endurance Of ! Dauruerreotype.

{. a remarkable example Of the endur-
ing qualities of the dauguerreotype is
to be found in the old graveyard at
Waterford, Conn. In the headstone
that marks the grave OF a woman who
died more than forty years ago her por-
trait is inlaid, covered with movable
metal shield This picture is almost
as perfect as when it was taken.
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icals that it is well to not,.
These great sums. to a con-
siderable extent were voted a.
way by men, for the most
part, who had been condemn
ed and repudiated by the peo
pie in the election oflastyear.
Dozens Of them were "sent to
the rear' and will have no
chance of deviltry in the next
Congress. The New York Eve
ming Post says:
"No party has. in the coun
try, and indeed we think we
may say in any country, ev-
er received such a mark Of
popular disapproval as was
inflicted on the republican
party in the Nc vember cleo
ton. No such vote of "want
of confidence" is to be found
in political annals. Only a
handful OF the legislators of
1SS9-'90 got back to Con-
gress.- .-MeSsenger.
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party and devoted to thepeo
ple's interests-the honest
democratic party"
"Then the Farmers ALI.
ance does not cut much of a
figure in your State?"
"We have no Farmers Al.
lance in Wisconsin. The Tar
mers understand that their
interests will be taken careo
by the democratic party"
"How about the next Leg.
isla ature-what will it's pOliti.
cal complexion be?''
Undoubtedly democratic.
The causes that resulted in
the election Of the presentleg
islature are sill in existence.
The republicans certainly put
forth their best efforts last
fall, and were defeated. l can
not see where they expect to
change the result nextyear."
els there any likelyhood Of
Senator Spooner succeeding
Senator Sawyer"
81 cannot see how there can
be-. Senator Sawyer certain
ly did all he could to elect a
republican Legislature a 8 t
year with the intention OF re-
electing SenatorSpooner and
l cannot see how he can do
any more next year. " iscon
sin is safely democrat tic, and
the feeling of security and
satisfaction now prevalent a.
mong the voters ofthat State
argues we'll for it's continu-
ance in the demcratic ranks.
Our farmers are too sensible
to be led away by the new
ideas that have cropped out
in the third party movement.
Senotor Villas will remain
here several days. Among
J his callers last evening was
} Associate Justice Lamar. A
very strong attachment ex-
!, lists between these two men,
and their greeting was OF the
, most affectionate character.
-Washtngton Post, Mar. 8.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-19
SUTHERLAND SEMINARY.
MISS EMMA VIM,
Graduate Greensboro Female College
.-PRINCIPAL.-

This Institution of learning is
situated in one ofthe most tpictur
esque and hospitable sections of
the State, and rare opportunities
are here offered for a practical,
and cheap education. The school
now has an enrolment of over
100 pupils. Latin, French, and
all the English branches taught,
For full particulars address the
Principal at
SUTHERLAND, N. G.
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NOTICE |

| am Just receiving a new
stock 0f goods bought for
cash down and will sell for
strickly pay down, at prices
to live and let live. You will
do we'll to call and examine
my goods consisting Of boots,
shoes, dry goods, notions,
&c. Yours truly,
r. A. CRITCHER,
Bamboo. y. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-19
Preparing for Emergencies.

CHICAGO, March 10.-A Mon.
treal special quotes an officer
of the British Navy as, say
ing there is more significance
to be attached to the ap-
preaching visit of Lord VOL
seley to Canada than general
l.v believed. Wolseley will at
once proceed to the Pacific
coast with Gen. Herbert and
inspect the defences of Brit
ish Columbia and the naval
yard at Esquimault. He will
remain at Victoria until the
United States is given an I'll.
timatum with regard to the
Behring Sea question. The
officer said 81 would not he
surprised to find Great Brit
ain and the United States at
war before the year is out.
The British Government has
been remaining quite in view
of the possibility Of the Lib
eral party in Canada getting
into power, through whom
Lord Salisbury believed a
more satisfactory settlement
of the matterin dispute could
have been reached than
through the administration
OF Sir John Mcdonald, whose
policy has been more in the
direction of ofintensifying hos
tilities than effecting recon-
ciliation. The activity about
the British dock yards clear
,[ly shows that England is
preparing to be ready for
any emergency Messenger.
!. ~ - -.L.- = -.---- ..--- ~ - s4l
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The johnson City Comet
says:-Two jail-birds escaped
from Jonesboro jail ! a 6 t
night. They we're Sherman
Lewis, a murderer, andA Ben.
Williams, a burglar. Both
were from johnson City and
were daring, desperate fel-
lows. 1t is reported that they
escaped by lockingiailor Haw
kins in the cell when he took
them their supper.
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# you feel weak
and all worn out take
BROWN 5 IRON :!ls srTTlras = =!
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-19
Money to loan.

Persons wishing to boz
row money, who can secure
it by mortgage on good real
estate, cai beaccommodated
by applying to
J.F. SpsinhOur, Boone N. c.
or A. j. Critcher, Horton NC.
4. "a.
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Notice..

For sale. 900 acres OF land,
on Rich Mountain, Watauga
County, ON which is asbestos,
and fine land forsheepranch.
Sales private. j.. D. Lowe 4
J. r. Furgerson, Ex'trs. Of
Mrs. A. P. Galloway, decd
Banner Elk, Nov. IL 80.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1891-03-19
SENATOR Villas INTERVIEWED.
Continlnned Ascendancy Of His Party
Predicted.

Predicted.
Ex-Secretary OF the Interi-
or and Senator elect Villas, of
Wisconsin, with his daughter
Miss Nellie, arrived in the city
yesterday morning. He is
stopping at Wormley's where
he has been receiving many
friends made during his SO.
journ in Washington under
the last Administration. The
common desire ofmany OF the
new members of the next Con
gress to be in at the death of
the present one, together with
business affairs, has brought
Senator Villas here at the pres
ent time.
The Senator was found in
his room at the hotel lasteve
ming looking the picture OF
health. He has lost nothing
of his old time cOrdiality, and
seems glad to be back on the
scenes of his public life.
In answer to an inquiry
from the Post representative
Mr.. Villas said that the polit-
cal outlook from a democrat
ic standpoint was most sat-
isfactory.
"Who is the most promi.
nent and the most probable
candidate for heparty nom.
nation in 1927" was asked.
"Why, ex-President Cleve.
land, OF course" was the
ready response. "Atleast he
J is the favorite in my State
, We are all for Cleveland ir
Wisconsin"
"Then his expression on the
silver question did him nc
: harm in that part of thu
North west?"
: "On the contrary, the peo
3 pie of Wisconsin indorse hi
: position. You know the Les
: islature of that State passed
4 resolutions instructing thei
! delegates in Congress to yot'
: against free coinage. We ar
: oppo.Jed to high protection
t either to big manufacturer
g or to big silver miners"
e "What is the political feel
+ ing in Wisconsin at presenti
8 Zone of intense satisfaction
Q The people have spoken an
J. the people rule. Wehave ev
a erything in our own hands
Y and expect to keep it there
e Last falls election was tn
g spontaneous expression OF
of people who demanded chang
f. Instead Of running to an
e. new third party or takin
le in the political schemes ths
8. have grown up in the Wes
Of they tnrned to the party tht
d. has always been the people
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
Mr.. Harrison has never
been credited with having an
over-supply of back bone,
but he has just given indis-
putable evidence that he can
be stubborn when he desires
to be. Sometime before Con-
gress adjourned he nomina-
ted James H. Beatty to be
United States District Judge
for Idaho, but owing to the
active opposition of the two
.ldaEO Senators and other.
republicans the Senate ad-
journed without acting on
the nomination. Now Mr..
Harrison has appointed Mr..
Beatty to he Judge. and he
will sit on the bench until the
Senate meets again, even il
his nomination should then
be rejected. Another exhibit
ton OF the obstinacH of Mr..
Harrison was his going off
to-day on a weeks hunting
trip instead OF settling the
question of who shall be the
nine Judges OF the United
States Circuit court, provi-
ded for under the new law,
which he was urged to do by
many members of his party,
who do not wish to leave
here until this matter is set
tied. 1t is thought that it
was to get away from this
gang that Mr.. Harrison went
on this hunting trip, but it
will do him no good, for these
fellows will never leave here
until these prizes are distrib.
uted.
Believing that it would be
but Justice to have the demo.
cratic party represented
In these appointments, q
number OF prominent demo
Gratis have decided to present
the name of representative
Culverson, of Texas, to Mr.
Harrison. Mr.. Culberson j:
recognizeh as one OF the a
blest lawyers in congress anc
he was e.elected to the Fifty
second Congress, but his
friends say that he would re
sign if, appointed to th'
bench, as the judicial duties
would be more cougenial. l
is not probable, however
that Mr.. Harrison will Civ
, the democrats even one Ou
! of the nine new judges.
Representative Sayers, O
Texas, who has to a larg
extent taken the importan
place so long and so abl.
filed by the late Representa-
tive Samuel j. Randallin tn
V House committee on Appro
T priations, has made a state
! lnent showing the amour
! appropriated by the Fifty
e first Congress to be in exces
j, of one billion and six millio
}, dollars-stop a moment an
think of that immense |,
, mount of money. He has a
so suggested a practical wa
to reform the expenditures {
the government that is wo1
thy OF careful consideratio
by the new democratic Hous'
He thinks that there shoul
be one committee of not LEI
than fifteen members upn
is the expenditures Of the Go