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The herald., 1893-06-14
TIE rsntursa Of the orer,


The liberality of this offer can be
Judged when it is understood that it rep
resents what would cost the winner
about 5000.
The round trip frst-clasH ticket to
Chicago will take the winner to that
city over the popular Santa Fe route,
the three-dsy line, which is the only
road which has its own tracks from
California to Kansas City, st. Louis and
Chicago.
The sleeping cars are Of the latest yes
tibuled pattern of the Pullman palace
cars, and are run through to the worlds
fair city without change.
The fortunate winner of the HERALD's
offer will be taken to the great chow at
Chicago by most picturesque and in
structive route. The road passes
through eight states and territories and
presents to the traveller most enjoyable
variety of scenery. Il also posses the
great advantage of landing passengers
in Chicago from "a to SO hours quicker
than other routes.
The advantage of this offer can readily
be seen. The person who gets the great
est number of votes in the time indi-
Gated will virtually be presented with q
journey to and from the worlds fair and
ten days stay there at no expense.
1t is prize that any one might we'll
be glad to get. 1t is especially advan-
tsgeous to school teachers or school
children, for it will enable them to make
the trip during vacation.
The herald., 1893-06-14
Moses and His Horns.

Did Moses have horns? Certainly not,
but if You have ever had the pleasure of
examining copy of Michael Angeles
great picture Of "The Lawgiver" you
have wondered why the great painter
surmounted the patriarchal face, gray
beard and becoming priestly gown with
pair of horns much resembling those
of 2-year-old animal of the bovine
tribe. The reason is this: Jerome's BIZ
BILE, the Latin vulgate tells that when
Moses came down from the mountain
top his face was radiant rayed) with
the great light shining from his pure
soul In the Greek Septuagint the trans
lation said it was "cornua," meaning
radiant" jerome used this later YER
sion in making his Latin Vulgate and
translated ''cornua" as ''cornuta," the
last meaning horned. Angelo made
his picture accordingly.-Philadelphi
Press
The herald., 1893-06-14
A Reflection.

A Detroit man who is not especially
noted for the good clothes he wears was
sitting in his office the other morning
when mendicant appeared.
"Well, what is itY' asked the gentle
man.
"Pd like to get.enough money for my
breakfast, (" replied the visitor.
"Ol,, get out, was the angry response.
"rve got nothing for tramps."
Glow do you know I'm tramp" re-
sented the caller.
Because you ask me for money"
"But that's no sign. Other people ask
you for money"
Eyes, but not hke you. You look it
from head to heel. and the clothes you
wear emphasize it."
II knowed I'd get that when put 'em
on" was Che ambiguous reply.
What do you meant"
"Why, got this suit of clothes at
your house day before yesterday" and
the tramp made o break for the open.
Detroit Free Press
The herald., 1893-06-14

garded with gastronomical affection by
viperine snakes they began an instant
chase, each prepared to swallow the en-
tire phenomenon, because a snake never
hesitates to swallow anything merely on
account of it's size. When finally the
egg swanowcr brolke the egg and pre-
sented to their gaze the crumpled shell,
the perplexed viperines subsided and re-
tired 10 remote corners Of the case to
think the matter over and forget it-like
the crowd dispersed by the circulating
hat of the street conjurer. ARTHUR Nor
rison m Strand Magazine.
The herald., 1893-06-14
.rbs NobIa Art ar sa,f Dsf.nse. >,

Set FORTH BY AN AUTHoRITY-Self defense Is
instructive Persons who find themselves af-
ficted with heart disease as manifested by its
many symptoms palpitation, short breath, ir-
regular pulse, pain in tdc or shoulder smother
ing, fainting or dropsy, etc.. naturally desire
defense against what may terminate fatally.
For this express purpose no remedy has ever
G. II. Hsnce III N. Spring, on a guarantees.
Mrs o. F. Perkins OF Northwood, Ia, says,
DIR. Miles New Heart Cure saved her re. She
suffered from pc pitation and heart would ire
quently beat as high as 125 a minete. Was
not expected to live Was mere skeleton, no
relief from physicians New Heart Cure cured
her
The herald., 1893-06-14
DEATH FROM STARVATION.
The DEost Horrible of All Forms of Ending
Life Is by the Lack of Food.

The Most Horrible of All Forms of Ending
Life Is by the Lack of Food.
The most horrible death of all is that
Of starving The most vigor is lent to it
by being imprisoned in cave or mine
Some years ago was working in coal
mine near Pa1ua, o. Tho distance from
the mouth down 20 the first vein, where
was working, was 63 feet. It was an
S-foot vein and had been well worked,
so that many large chambers were made,
and plenty Of space was had to move
about in.
A miners life is rather wearisome and
lonely indeed. You have to labor all
day long in the gloom, with only a little
wick lamp on your cap to break the in
tense darkness. The life is much too
hard for the recompense. Then, ones
life is always in danger. Great rocks
are liable to and do frequently fall.
Explosive gases and firedamp are gener-
ated, and the first approach of light
sets them off. The mine is then wrecked,
and the miners-well, was once caught
in a mine wreck, and in that great vein
at Padua. was working very quietly,
away DetCh lIOi11 biiO oAltilu VI bAlC IlllnC,
and all alone.
My labors were interrupted by dull,
smothered roar that was followed by
falling earth, and then realized that /
was penned in; that the mine was
wrecked, and that my life was worth
very little. The noise soon died away,
and things were much as they were be-
fore. But little distance from my po-
sition the earth had fallen and blocked
the path. was at first overcome with
fear. imagined that could hear my
brains grinding in tunnel Then Lost
all consciousness. When I awoke again,
l was somewhat more calm and began
to move about. crawled along over
great banks of earth that had fallen for
a distance Of fully 100 feet; then heard
groans, and I knew that was near some
injured miner. But here my progress
stopped, and had to quit.
A few hours later my light burned out,
and then my misery was complete. For
eight days l remained quite near that
one spot, hoping against hope for deliv-
erence. It came eventually. ! heard
the sound of picks, and soon the glimmer
of miners lamps shone through various
crevices. When an opening was made,
| crawled out, and assure you that |
gave thanks. Yes, that's why people
say I look old now, when I am only
85. and that is why my hair is gray.
But l assure you that an aged expression
and gray hair are endurable, but to
starve to death in mine is the awfulest
and deadhest way to beat out mans
existence in this world that can con-
ceive of.-Interview in Chicago Journal
The herald., 1893-06-14
nrniaans sold hx Auotion.

A singular custom obtains to this day
in some of the towns ON the Lower Rhine
namely, that of selling" maidens at
public auctions. For nearly four CEN
turies, on Easter Monday day
the town crier or clerk of st. Goar has
called all the young people together, and
to tho highest bidder sold the privilege
of dancing with the chosen girl, and her
only, during the entire year. Tho fees
are put into the pablo orbox.-Lon-
don Tit-Bifs
The herald., 1893-06-14
An Egg snake Among Lot of viperines.

Among a number of viperine snakes
of about the same size is snake that
lives on eggs. He is about as thick as
lead pencil, but that doesn't prevent his
swallowing large pigeons egg whole,
nor even hens egg at pinch. 1t dis
locates his jaw, but that is a part of his
professional system, and when the bust
ness is over he calmly joints up his jaw
again and goes to sleep. He is eccentric
even for snake and wears his teeth on
a backbone, where they may break the
eggshell SO chat he may spit it away.
When he hefrststretched his head round
an egg, the viperine snakes in the same
case hastily assumed him to be a very
large tadpole, and since tadpoles ara re
The herald., 1893-06-14
An Approprlnte rm hlom.

An Irish laborer, great favorite with
his fellow workinen, was honored at his
funeral by their Offering of an enormous
floral anchor. The widow had never
seen the Hike, but mother wit helped her
10 It's name-she. thanked the giyers
warmly for .Patsy's ricl-. N--Exchange
The herald., 1893-06-14

Get our prices on hardware before buying
Big cut for 60 days. J. W. Baker g. soma, lis
North Main steet.
The herald., 1893-06-14

II the care ot the hair was maze part Of 4
lacy's educ ltion. we would not see so many
gray he DIS. and the use Of Halls Hair Remover
would he urznaoAaaar5
The herald., 1893-06-14

Dodgers, books and window cards distrih-
uted. Campbell Bill Posting company, 1l9.
East Second street.
The herald., 1893-06-14
wall Paper

Wall Paper.
25 and 80 per cent Off; 237 8, Spring st. Get
our estimates on werx. We beat them all.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-07-13
Preferred Them Mixed.
Yankee Blade.

Yankee Blade.
Many interesting stories
have been told about the fa-
vo-ite son of the South, Hem
ry W. Grady. One that was
heard a few evenings ago at
an assemblage largele made
up of. Presbyterian clergy
men, shows that his colored
coachmap, who had not ap-
peared prominently before
the American public, was well
worthy to be in the service of
snch 4 master.
Rev. DR.. Henry N, Field
was the relater of this INCL
dent. DR.. Field was visiting
Atlanta, and Of course, met
Mr.. Grady. Mr.. Grady placl
ed his carriage at Mr.. Fields
disposal, and after driving
about the city, ON being left
at Mr.. Grady's Office, the DR..
rewarded the cOHctman with
la big silver dollar. Later in
the day Mr.. Grady remarked
Ito Dr.. Fields that his coach
man had told him of tn o
trip, and at the same time
had said that a certain Bap-
fist clergyman whom he had
driven about the city ashoff
time before ns Mr.. Grady's
guest Ind at the end of the
ride rewarded him with his
blessing. saying that he could
telve him no other reward
Mr.. Grady asked him which
he preferred, the dollar or.
the blessing, and the coach
imam, scratching his head, re-
piled that both we're good,
and that he thought he pre-
ferred them mixed. And there
tare Others of us, | think, con
[cluded DR.. Field, Who prefer
them mixed. s
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-07-13
Taks Our Own Medicine.
Republican. !,

u6puDHcdn.
Southern newspapers can
not BE- blamed Tor rringing the
chafiges on the recent dis
graceful std'enks Of mob
IAN in DSrthurn States. They
are turning against the peo-
pie of Michigan and Illinois
all the. severe things which
northern people have said IL
bout Myut thern lynching and
nothing can be said Ia reply
The trirth is that the north
ernerx are by long o dds
the worst Offenders. Their
outbreaks Of brutality direct
ed against a defenseless priss
oner IN the hands OF the law
are without shadow Of justis
tiratiun, and II the southern
ers can sting the people Of
Michigan and Illinoisintosuf
ficient indignation to make
them punish the crowds OF
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-07-13
elected to do the needed most

J.. La e
elected to do the needed most
urgent work. !. S, ,.,....
Do not forget that the re-
publican Supreme Court de-
cided that taxes laid for any
purpose otherthanf0 for reVe-
nce-is "RoBBERY.b That is
the very word it used. And
80 it is. Hence the republi-
can tariff is a Robber a u d
nothing else, and the worst
Of it's kind. 1t is on enemy
t0 the. people. a.-s'< ~. ~.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-07-13

Finance, who has always vo-
ted for the free, coinnge OF sill
yer, Is strongly in favor Of
the repeal Of the Sherman
law, and expresses the belief
that it will be repealed. The
Senator is always 9 power in
Congress. and his aid will un-
questionably be valuable In
the Senate. where the strong
est opposition to. ths repeal
will be met. 1t seems to be
set tied IN the minds Of those
|wsi6 have heen studying the
question that the House will
vote for repeal by a majority
of not less than 20, although
it may take good leadership
and some hard fighting to
get it to a vote. 5aSssiaiaua
In view If the probability
OF a prolonged fight in which
h 9 whole silver question
would be thoroughly stirred
up, and'its probable had ef-
feet upon financial affairs,
the suggestion has b g n
made that it would b. good
policy for the extra session
to pass a resolution authori-
zing the President to sus-
pend the purchase of silver
nnder the Sherman law and
then at once adjourn. 1t is
claimed by the advocates OF
the plan that it wonld dem
onstrate before the opening
Of the regular session Of Con-
gress whether the purchase
f silver wan IA largely re-
sponsil,le for the financial
lstringency;as it il claimed to
|bos and would enable Con
|grass t6asgislate upon the
fsnbject with more intelli-
gencea On the other hand,
there are numbers Of demo.
Gratis who aay the party is
pledged togive, the country
financial and tariff reform
and that the work should he
gln. with the extra session
and not end untilit has been
thoroughly completed.
The canvass for the Officers
tot the House will necessarily
have to be short. Speaker
Crisp will he reelected with
out opposition, and clerb
! Kerr il SO far the only candi
ldnte for his position. In ad
l.lit,on to the incumbents--S 5
lis. Yoder, Of Ohio; Charles II
| Turner. Of New York, and L,
curgus Dalton, Of Iniana-
/ IthUre area number Of gentle
linen who would like 10 b
Sergenpt-at-arIls, D0orkeep
lerand Postmaster, and tn
probabilities are that. thel
lwill make Il very lively cain
paign with the chances Sigh
fly iniaHOr of the old 0Mciuls
i & a ,| b b
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-07-13
and reign with Thee in glory

and reign with Thee in glory
everlasting.
in this, the hour of theif
freshly-awakened sorrow, o,
Father, most tender and low
ing, in the plentitude Of Thy
compassion remember and
comfort thine handmaiden
and all dear to her. Thod
husband of the widow ana
father Of the fatherless, be
Thou tlleir strengths their
song and their salvation"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-07-13

For ssle. 200 ncttsof land,
on Rich Mountain, WatauRa
County /, ON which Is sshestOa,
aud ane land forsheep ranch,
Sales private. Il D, Lowe 4
+ Fur6eftpt Extra. q
Mva. A. T. Galloway, DECD
Banner Elk. Nov. IL zee
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-07-13
y. Z. GREENE, g. CO.,
REAL ESTATE ACTS.
ROONE, N. e..

J. Will Civ. special attention
th abstracts oi title, the sale
0EsReal Estate in W. NJ q.
Those he ving iarms, timber
and mineral lands i0r sale,
will do well to call ION srid 20,
at Boone.
=. Z. GREEN 4 co. 1
March 18, 1893.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-07-13

w Jno-people. ~'-"
a Menorabfs Piayer.
Messenger.
The prayer of Rey. Or. Mo-
ses j. Hoge, OF Richmond, at
the grave'of President Davis,
was peculiarly apposite, i'm
pressive and tasteful. 1t was
in striking contrast to the
bombnst and infelicities OF
Rev. Dr.. MilUurn's4lrayer at
the Chicago SHOW. We would
like to copy all of the prayer
of Dr.. Hoge, for it is lnemor-
able. 1t was reverent, full of
pace and reconciliation, but
there was no betrayal ofcon-
science, no confession Of sor-
row and repentance over sins
committed by the brave men
of the Confetieracy who dared
to fight for what they held to
be sacred and righteous and
dear to their heart al hearts.
Hear the venerable Presbyte-
rian divine in the presence cf
the vast assembly who stood
with. uncovered bendpd heads
Las he offers up to the. AL
migty God, most-high, most
holy, mort merciful his sup
plications ana prayer hear
this devoted and aged SER
vant of Jehovah saying:
"By Thy help, Lord God Of
truth and justice, we will bs
faithful to our trustl We will
perpetuate the story Of all
who, by disin terested service
and heroic sacrifice, strug-
gled to maintain the empire
of principle in the world, and
who, with honor stainless
and conscience inviolate, full
filled their task. Now ntfm-
bered with tft.immortal dead
they still live enshrined in
Tho souls Of those who love
them I'LL the more for what
they suffered and who cher
ish their memories with un.
dying DEVOTION"
Then hear him lifting his
heart fillcE with gratitude
and ednring love to the King
Of kings 'is he refers to the
noble dead and Ilnsbandless
wife and Devoted daughters;
"Accept our thanks, gra
clo6s Father, that we have
accompFishef the Office ofgiy
ling uilr beloved and honored
chief his appropriate resting
place. among those who shar
ed withhiln The ioys ofvicto
Try and the sadness Of defeat
land who followed the banner
now forever iitrled, with afol
titude which no reverse couit
shake and which no disaster
could daunt.
Here on this imperial hill
1--we have laid him down be
side the river whs,se water
II J-s ~ Z .-.-1 -. -. - - -
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-07-13
Work for the Extra Session.
Wilmington Messenger.

Inc cntilng Of, the extra ses-
sion Of Congress meets with
great favor. Sec. Gresham
says it was needed. So saidl
the more far,seeing newspa-
pers, ltis e pity that it was
not even called earlier. That
the Congress must flrst az
tend to the finances is appa-
rent. They are 80 distressed
and complicated, and require
sue h Immediate doctoring
that they must iiIst receive
the undivided attention Of
both Houses and both par.
ties.
High patriotism will die
tate to all that it il MO time
Tor a display of mere patti
sanship. 1t is an occasion de-
manding the greatest wis
dom and broadcast possible
patriotism. Men should lift
themselves above the mere
dictates of party, and deal
with the financial question
that concerns all parties a.
like and the whole country
in a spirit of broadest ma
tioDality and most consplcu-
Gus unselfishness and Wis
dom. If this is done it will
be well and no5ly done. s.
The Congress will have to
grapple With questions other
than the finances. The dem
oc,nt;c party must ia k e
hold in "dead earnest" OF the
huge tariff tax question. The
democrat who -shirks here
should die the death Of " po-.
litical dodger and -triekster.
No man may ever hereafter
be trusted who fails his par
ty in thia crisis and in tho
very teeth of solemn pledge
and reiterated assertion that
the vile, unequal, unjust, ul-
reasonable, Unconstitutional
Mckinley Republican Tariff
tax shall come down, and
with a vengeance.
The pledge Of the democra-
cy TO the country is a tariff
tax for revenue only. That
and nothing else.
THE democracy haveswtnn
solemnly that no longer sh1ll
the country he handicapped,
Durdencd, robbed by a mon
strous system Of Taxation
that is based upon the abb
suri, unwise, unconstitntion-
al principle Of u tariff fol PRO
LECTION with only Incidental
revenue. 1t wassw0rn thar
all this shall. be reversed.
that the sound, constitution.
al, just, fir tariff is only foi
REVENUE withsuch incidental
|protecti0n as may be deriv.
cd from ii, This is the pledge
lof democracy. Stand by it
i. The people demand this ol
the democratic Congress and
their eyes will be upon every
mothers son oi them. II any
democrat hedges, dodges, de
ceryes the Messenger viii
take very great pleasure IL
publishinghim Turn on tht
light.
Then there are the rascaly
Ithieving pensions, a disgract
Ito the county and especially
Ito the North that favorst
!, It1em-these must be reduced
.lrazped With heroic hand.
I There il plenty to 10, ant
,Iif any Of the members u 4,
sIt0o lazy, or too delicate, Oi
TOO indifferent tOdo the need
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-07-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From onr Regular Correspondent.

President Cleveland never
did y mgreunivorsally popu-
lar thing than when he issu-
ed his proclamation calling
Ian extra session Of Congress
to meet August I, it being.
generally conceded by every
body that, the fnalicial situ.
alton demands Congressional
legislation, although there III.
difference uf dpijiUh 7S-f0I
1.-THE exact nature ~ what that
legislation ought to be. II.
is well known that in calling
the extra sessionfor Agueus
instead iof September asorig-
inally intended, the President
deferred to public opinion ias
represented by prominentfin-
|diyiduals and business organ
tizations in every section.
They stated to him that in
their judgment an extra ses-
siOn would have n tendency
of itself to restore public con-
fidenc~ and improve the f.
nancial situation. and al
though it greatly inconven-
fenced him personally and
doubtless many Of the Sena-
tnrsand Representatives. who
had made their arrangements
Tor September he yielded, and
q good effect is already per-
certible.
Now that the extra session
hns heen called, the question
naturally at'ixns, what will it
lido? Mr.. Cleveland stated in
lhis proclamation that "The
| present reritSns condition IL
lnrgelv the resu't Of a finan-
cial policy which tile execu.
tive branch 81 thu govern
ment finds e,uhohied in sun-
wise u ws which must be exc
cuted until repealed by Con
gr-as, /" and it would seem
THAT both House and Senate
being democratic t there
should be mo difficulty in hav
ling those nnwise laws repeal
led at the request of q demo-
lcratic administration, partic
ularly when the fnct is re-
msmhered that the Chicago
- 70 :. = - .<.ls-l 4 4 :.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-12-17
PLAN FOR A RAILRoAp
A Correspondent Expresses His Views
on the Subject.

The following communication will b'
read with interest:
Astoria, Or, Dec. 16.
To the Editor of the Astorian:-
Since suggestions on how to build q
railroads are in order, let me venture
one.
Assuming that 1000 acres of land are
raised on the peninsula for this pur-
pose, they can be divided into 5000
lots. If these 5000 lots can be sold
for $3.50 apiece, they will produce 2,O0O,-
900, or more than enough to build the
road. Can they be sold? 1t seems to
me they can by letting the people of
the country know they are for sale
and for what purpose. In these days
in order to inform people it is necessary
10 advertise. In order to do that most
effectively fer this purpose, it would
be best to take page in each Of the
nigh class magazines of the country
and put in an attractive advertisement
showing the location or a view of AS
toria with succinct, accurate, state
ment of its advantages. In order to
induce investments 1 would couple with
the offer of the lots an offer of one
share of stock in the railroad at $50 per
share, or give lot and five shares 1ol
$780, Thus, if man should invest
$1,000, besides his real estate, he would
get ten shares of railroad stock.
merely use these figure sto illustrate
my plan. OF course the prices of lots
would vary according to their location
but for every 800 invested, the pur-
chaser would get a share of stock in
addition to his real estate
This plan, if it could be successfully
worked, would not only provide the
money necessary to build the road, bu
would Interest," thousands of non-resi-
dents in Astoria by their permanent
1t would not take a dollar out of
Astoria, hut would bring millions in.
Very Respectfully,
j, s, PARKE.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-12-17

The steamer State of California, from
San Francisco, is due today. The iol-
lowing passengers are on board: Mrs
Rawley, Mrs. M. Davis, Mrs. r. lIar-
finger, C. Richards, A. j. Smith. ami
wife, L. Lachman c. A. Blackstone,
NJ. A. 'Nelms, Miss Lou Smith, George
A. Suttle, e. B. Gaze Mrs. Scott, Leo
pold Hahn, d. j. Quimby, f. Williams,
George T. Heusner, Mrs, L. NJ. S'na;ott,
G. W. Tuthill, J. Schubring, w. r.
Fuller, Miss Amelia B. Rippi, William
Alex Smith, H. T. Findlay.