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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1893-08-31

Far sale. 900 acres OF land.
ON Rich Mountain, Watauga
County, on which IL asbestos,
and fine land for sheep ranch.
Bales private. l. D. Lowe 4
J. T. FurgersUn, Ex'trs. 81
Mrs. A. r. Galloway, decd.
Banner Elk. Nov. Il, 30.
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Hsw Postage snnps are Hsde.
Durham Sun.

Durham Sun.
Every part Of postage
stamp making 10 done by
hand. The designs are engra-
ven on steel; 200 stamps on
a'single plate. These plates
are linked by two men, and
then are printed by a girl and
a man on a large hand press.
They are drlsd ar fast as prin
ted, and then gummed with
a starch paste made from po
tatoes. This paste il dried
by placing the sheets in a
steam tanning machine, and
then the stamps are subject
ed to q pressure of2,OOO tons
in q hidraulic press, Next the
sheets ore cut no that each
one contains 100 stamps, ai-
ter which the payer between
the stamps IL perforated, and
n ftov hx,,,,sr v,souu~<l tl,n sb oxvA..
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the W ashington correspond
ent Of the paper sent a man
to ask Senator Gosmah ii he
had any answer to make to
the TRADE. Really" replied
the Senator, with one of h,s
most beaming smiles, ri sci.
dom see that paper, and |
have not heard of the article
you refer to-" With s0mecon
fusion the man began to ex-
plain the nature Of the article
lbut be Was interrupted by
lMr. German, who 4carelessly
remarked az he turned to
speak to one Of hiscolleagues:
"The matter is not of t h Q
slightest Importance, I as
sure you" 1t is needless to
say that the interview with
Mr.. German was not wired
to the paper.
Neither Secretary Fl O k E
Smith nor Com. L0chren are
worrying even a little bit O.
YER the resolution introduced
into the Senate by Mr.. Cal
linger, Of N. H., providing
for al investigation of the
legality Of their actions in
suspending pensioners shown
by I;he recotds not to be en-
Titled to the pensions t h e Y
have been wing. In fact,
an investigation will be vel.
come. and the more thorough
it is made the better it will
be liked. Meanwhile the sus.
pensions continue at an aver
age af about 150 per day.
y
At the close Of business SAT-
|1ialay the total number Of
pensioners who had been sus-
| pended wasS ,254.
The report of n bill from
the Senate committee on Fl.
nance for the unconditional
repeal. ofthe purchasing claus
Of the Sherman law put a
stop to the silly talk about
1.-The committee Intentionally
delaying a report on the bill.
The minority Of the commit
tee reported q substitute bill.
providing for tho free coin
age OF silver at q ratio OF 20
| to 1. ssES ~
The bill authorizing the Ma
tional banks to increase their
circulation is having many
u mendlnents offered to it in
the Senate. One Of them by
Mr.. Butler. Of >. c., is for the
repeal of the tax on State
bank currency. ard it is re-
ported that one will be Offer
led providing for free coinage
at 20 to /, in order tn test
the sentiment nf the Senate.
:. :.
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I. L. GREEN E, & CO.,
REAL ESTATE ACTS.
-ROONE, N c.

Will givs special attention
to abstracts of title, the sale
81 Real Estate in w. N. q.
Those he wing farms, timber
and mineral lands for sale,
will do well to call on said 70.
at Boone. 5.,l,..
Z. L.GREEN 4 20.
March 16, 1893. as58
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

VAO1lNUlON LETTER.. I.
From our Regular Correspondent.
speaker Crisp has couple.
ted the cum .nittee assign
ments, and be will announce
them early this week. Owing
to there being no ocommitte-s
T" which they could bereferr-
led, no bills have been intro
duced in the House with the
(exception OF THAT for the re-
peal q the purcifa sinRtcfa34e
OF the Sherman law, which
was taken up for considera-
ton untferan agreement with
out having been referred 10
a committee, but q food oi
them are ready tO be intro.
dnced as soon as the commit
tees are ready for them.
No speech made.in the sill
YER debate in the House which
is now drawing to a close,
was more carefully listened
to- than that of Representa-
tive McCreary, OF KY. Gov.
McCreary is u good talkerup
ON almost any subject and
the knowledge gained as one
u the United States delegates
to the International moneta-
~ conference added to the in
terest I'll what he had to say
abont silver. He began by
stating that be voted against
the Sherman law which had
been afailure and a Colossal
curse, and that, ha: favored
the unconditional repealsuf
the purchasing clause a nd
the adoption of other legisla-
|tion afterwards in a.sepafate
bill; and he impressed it up
on tho House that he was
speaking as q friend OF silver
aud not "a its enemy. He
said he favored international
bimetalism and believed the
repeal BID the best, way to
bring it about, and that the
only safe path TO free coin
age was through an interna-
tional agreement. In reply
to a question from Mr.. Bland
he stated that ne was as
much in favor of silver an
TINT gentleman was. He also
stated that to change the ra-
tito would be to destroy ev-
|ery prospect # an interna-
tional agreement. 1t wds
PLAN to all that the speech
made ah impression on the
members. The general belief
here, even among the radical
silver men, is that the repenl
will pass the House, altho'
opinion differs as to the ma
|jorityit will get.
II any one has the idea that
president Cleveland is | die
while at gray Gables an ear
|lv morning visit to the office
| OF his private secretary, in the
White House, will show how
erroneous such an idea il. As
regular as the morning mail
comes a big batch Of official
documents, representing the
Presidents work Of the Gay
before. and just an regularly
does private Secretary Thur
Der send a big package to
the President.
Everybody is laughing at
the neat manner in which Sen
Tator Gornian sat down upon
the representative of a New
York paper. which has lately
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tativss.

Peculiaritles Of Senators and Repyesen
tativss.
Commercial Gazette, Neo.
The Congress summoned by
President Cleveland contains
444 members, not counting
the four territorial dslega tea.
OF the % Senators As are
pretty sure to vote soIidly
democratic, 80 republican,
3people's and two doubtful.
The youngest of them is Ed
ward U. Wolcott, of Denver,
Col. He'was born IN 1S48in
Massachusetts,, and IS a lew
yer by profession. The old
est is Justin y. Morrill,, of
Stafford, w., who was born
in 1910 and now is a mer-
chant. Moreover, he IL the
Nester of Congress, ha wing
served thirty-nine y ears. The
rest OF the Senate is made up
Of 81 lawyers, 4 capitalists,
three; journalists. 2 lumber
men, 2 manufacturers, / lner
chant, one rai!rMad official, 1
miner, l stock raiser, l car
builder l doctor. 2 bankers,
1 planter and 6 quarry,nen.
The restput themselves down
rs "r~tired." Twenty Of the
Senators served in the Con-
federa re army during the war,
and 16 IN the Union army.
The man with the longest
time to serve is Walthall, Of
Grenada, Miss, who has been
re elected by the legislature
Of his State for the term en.1-
ing in 1901. The most cul-
tured Senator il Henry Cab.
OF Lodge, of Massachusetts,.
who IL an author, artist, lin
|guirt, scholar, and society
man.
The handsomest is Charles
H. Gibson, of Maryland. The
most senatorial is Alfred II.
Colquitt, Of Georgia, whose
father and grandfather sat
in the senate before him. The
ha ughtlest is J. Donald Cam.
eron, Of Pennsylvania, whose
unique distinction is Lever to
say a word in the Senate un-
less he moves tu adjourn.
The richest, now that Stan
ford i'd dead, would seem to
be john p. Jones, of ofNevada,
who bestows gold dollars on
tho beggars OF Washington.
The one most celebrated out
side of bis own country is
John Sherman, the one most
abused is Matthew Stanley
Quay, Of Pennsylvania. The
most pnnctilious is Calvin s.
Brice, Of Ohio, who changes
his shirt three times e very
day. The most temperate IL
David b. Hill, Of New York,
who neither drinks, smokes,
swears, CANDLES nor ca t q
dnipties. The strongest ia
William B. Allison, OF Iowa,
who could almost fell an OK
with his fist.
Free Lance: We are often
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ALL SORTS ASSORTED.

marl@nagne wore an $1,000 robe
John Bull has 1000 lady gardeners.
PARIS has 1000 American residents
California reports 800 pound fish,
Britain owns half the ocean ships.
The "PennSy" has 5000 locomotives
London rheaters employ 1900 persons.
Germany has railway dating from 1885.
Liberia yearly exports 100000 pounds of
coffee.
Germany sends us 100. 900 canary birds an
nuaily.
\ Scotch farmer has arranged to do all his
work by an electric motor.
Bamboo has been known to grow to height
of 30 feet III Six weeks.
The average trip around the world COMPRISE
about 1900 miles Of crave.
About $4,000 people are kite every year IN
India by wild beast and reptiles.
The city of Caracas, Venezuela had popu-
lat.0n of 10000 in 1910 aud 10000 in 1891
Carnelian is greatly improved by exposure to
the sun and then heating in earthen pots.
Aluminium is TO be used on the accoutre-
menrs of the German army TO decrease the
weight.
Since 1910 the worlds production of meat
has increased 81 per cent, that Of grain 400
per cent.
IIematice was once used for canoes and in
tag hos. and many ancient gems are OF this
mineral.
He.iotrope, or blood stone, is a dark green
quartz, covered with red biotches supposed to
De que TO Iron.
A Welsh church In London paid over 500 last
year for the services Of ''heddgeidwad," or
policeman.
There is a twin crystal Of emerald in st. Pc,
tersburg, inches long, broad and weighing
4 ID pounds.
New Hampshire takes it's name from Hamp-
shire, England. New Hampshire was original
ly called Laconia.
The Caspian sea is the largest incio$ed body
of water in the world. 1t varies between
TAO miles in length and 200 niles in bread h.
The 9th of November was the fiftieth amt
ve1sary of the production Of the Bohemian
Girl" and was duly celebrated in Drury
Lane.
New Jersey was named for Sir George Ca
teret who was at the time governor of the
island of Jersey in the British channel.
The Krupp gun works claim TO have manu-
featured a machine which will roll iron so
thin that it would take 500 sheets to make
an inch
Antiquarians generally consider the Mentz
Psalter printed on vellum in 1850 by Peter
Schoeffer to be the first book with a printed
date.
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THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING.
From the shelf | hang, SUSPENDED

From the shelf hang, suspended
In the fireght's glow, distended
Till my sides almost split with everything
that's good;
I'm full that it's question
IF don't have indigestion
Never yet was so stuffed with such peculiar food.
In my toe ooh, goodness gracious!
declare it is veXatiOus)
Some ones put big potato and 1t makes mo feel
SO strange;
WONDER now, what made them do 1t.
Do you know that right next to 1t
They have put lot of candy-something sweeter
for change?
Then a bank to save up money
And man that acts SO funny
When you pull him right sharply by his strlngy
hempen tail;
a picture book, some small tin fishes
And a set OF little dishes;
Pair of mittens, popcorn and little wooden pail
Then on top piece of paper,
Isn't this a funny caper?
Perhaps they want to burden with some new
tangled dish.
Let try my best to con it.
Whv, this is what Il ey We written on 1t:
"Biay you have merry ChIi'tmas is my hearty
WISH
Tom MASON.
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Tom MASON.

NY Dear Children: Did you ever hear or
the grip If you never have, l hope you
never will, for it is just the worst thing to
get hold of you that you ever saw.
I think it has a very good naple, for 1t
holds you with the tightest kind of grip.
In old times it would have been called a
very bad cold, but people love something
new and SO now it would be unSyllSh to
say you have a bad cold, and so you must
say you have the grip, and Ii you wish 10
be very fashionable you say ia grippe
but the Ia don't ease it a bit.
Well, your Aunt Susie" has been sick
week with the grip, bad enough to have
two or three ia 81 to it, and the doctor Is
still coming to see me and says ] must
not go out, or work or do anything; but he
wont know / sitting up here writing
10 you tonight and 1 don't believe it is 60
ing to hurt me, for it makes me forget my
pain.
What troubles me is to think that / may
not have any fun Christmas. King is here.
and we were fixing for big time He and
Clayton talk all day of what Santa Claus
IS going to bring them, and are examining
the Chmneys to see which one is the biggest
to get down. They want to have q Christ
mas tree and they don't knew how TO
manage about hanging up their stockings.
but 1 believe they have concluded to write
Santa letter and tell him to put nothing
in their stocking but something to eat and
hang the toys the tree. Poor old Santa
he has a hard time trying to please ev
erybody. You must read the poetry l give
you. The Christmas Stocking There
win be many little stocking saying the
same thing in a few weeks.
Well 1 must not write any more. I know
this is q very poor letter, but l could not
let Christmas come and not wish you all
good time I hope you may each and all
have q very merry Christmas, and have
stockings Just as full as possible, and as
many toys as Santa Claus can bring you.
Yours. AUNT SUSIE"
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Suicide Of n STRANGER.

San Antonio, Tex, December ia well
dressed old man, giving the name Of Alfred
c. Ray, of New York, arrived at the Por-
ter house here last Friday. Last night he
took an ounce of laudanum and an ounce
Of chloroform with suicidal intent. He died
today. He left the following remarkable
note: please put the following on my
beadstone and the future will tell why this
request: In memory to the author and
originator Of the earth's motion by its
own atmosphere; and the motion of all
bodies by unequal forces. The Messiah wa
rejected and so are all men and great
truths Truth crushed to earth viii rise
again; so will the truth in my epitaph
then viii / be revealed
The deceased is a stranger here. His
body is held for identification.
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lumbus are supposed to rest IN havana
jamestown is the Oldest town. settled by
the Europeans, in 1907.
Carrie Halpn, Windsor, ILL., have for
some time been reading and admiring the
letters from the young folks and have de
cided to join them in their happy circle.
am going to school now. My father is
farmer. We have not very large school.
Aunt Susie, please tell us more about the
fair. Correspondents solicited. My age is
twelve.
Stella Hartsell, Windsor, Ill.--Aunt Su-
sic, will you please welcome me in the list
of cousins? L am going to school. My
teacher is j. T.. Clawson. have four broth
ers and only one sister. My father has
farm Of three hundred and twenty acres.
l live four and one-half miles from the
thriving little town of Windsor. | do hope
that little Edna Brewer will get we
did not go to the worlds fair. My eldest
brother went. l have an uncle that lives
there. o Aunt Susie please don't let my
letter reach that awful waste basket.
will answer Matte Anthony'S question.
Andrew Jackson became president in 1929
1t is getting late and l will write no longer
Burlie I. Morris, DeFuniak, Fla-Have
any of the cousins ever been to Pixies peak:
/ never have but my papa has. You all
know that this peak is covered with perpet-
ual snow. Papa assembled 1885 feet. While
he was on the peak a storm came up and
he saw the lightning flash, heard the thun-
der roar and saw the snow flakes all below
him. AS he descended he passed through
the cloud
Cousins, who was the first queen In the
world? l would like to have the opinion
of the cousins and also Aunt Susie on this
subject. Should Palestine be rescued from
the hands of the Arabs who now nhabit
it?
I will exchange Robinson Crusoe'' for
1.-THE History of the Confederacy," by Al
exander II. Stephens. / will also exchange
1.-THE Orphan Boy on the Streets of New
York, !" THE Orphan Girl at the Rich Mans
Door" or a temperance son for Sleeping
Under the Willows or Rocked in the Cra-
die of the Deep" Correspondents solicited
Age eleven.
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Mamie L. Bowen, Iuka Mss-I, like many of
this Corner, am collecting stamps. "Whew!
other st. mp crank / hear you say. Yes and [
want YOU all TO i.elp mt. have beautiful stamp
niuu.l. and want 10 fill it Up. | have several thou
sand and from all the foreign countries. To any
enc VINO sends ne 100 cancelled Columbian stamps,
] will send them twenty-five pretty (but queer
foreign stamps. ii you have any BAG, 8xl0 i5x30,
30 cents stamps, send them, and will send You
e dollar stamp from France.
Miss Mary Catron, Grundy, KY write to ask
Sc some Oi the cousins VIII please send me the
gong, Garry me back to old Virginia. My pd-
rents came IRON Virginia here when | was >ma l.
Mamma olren sings tins song, but has forgotten
most OF the words. l am very anxious to get it,
ard will return the favor in any way can.
Many thanks Lo Aunt Susie Tor her pretty letter
temperance.
With many kind wishes and much success to
the dear old Constitution, Aunt Susie and the
many cousins now bid you adleu-
miles from Cedartpwn, on the +. and W. railroad
of Alabama. | enjoy to full extent the sweet
mountain breezes and many other enJoyments IN
known to our city cousins, such as rambles IN the
woods, hunting chestnuts and grapes.
We have good school at Beriy's, but am not
going now, but expect to st 'rt soon.
like to read The Constitution, and especially
the Young Folks Corner. / am different from
most OF the cousins: | have no pets. spend most
OF my leisure moments with study. am school
girl Just sweet sixteen" and desire a corTespon-
dent from sixteen to twenty, girl or boy.
Jeter f. Jones, Spottsville, Val live on large
farm in Surry county have two little gray SOUR
re for pets Aunt Susie. wish you could see
them / know you would think they were pretty.
viii answer Emory Newberrys question:
.'It was Lydia at Thyatir,." And also Jennie
ETattoX! 1t was "Poc.huntas.
| live eight miles south of James river, and
straight across is James Town, where Captain
John Smith settled
Cousins, Will ask you all question:
To what king did the Lord refer to when he SAID,
ago We and tell that fox?'
wish some of you Florida cousins would write
TO me and send me some orange blossoms
Awkward Bill, let me give you some advlce.
The next time you meet any one, you must NOT
make such polite bow.
Frank s. Fowler, Juliette, Cal write TO IN
auire about my Uncle Jack Aloock. The last news
had of him he lived in Tennessee near Morrlstowh:
am poor orphan boy; have no home III any OF
his relatives this, please write to me- am tired
living here alone. | II work for my living but
would be glad to live with my relatives. My father
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questions. The remains of Christopher Co
lumbus are supposed to rest in havana.
jamestown is the Oldest town, settled ny
the Europeans, in 1907.
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r -, = III ga CTTIDV y thorough and practj
EESR Me5 uiUDA, cal Business Educdtlo
E5 III sass 20 in Bookkeeping. Shorthand, etc.
III ~ IL Ssn given by W Ns3. at students hons
Tow r ties. Catalogue and Trial Lesson PC. ryaDt
& Sttuiton -. .; Lafayette st, Buffalo. NJ
llenfion The Constitution. moi
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Julia A. Stewart KeysvilIe, Fla.-NIy father is a
farmer, and we 1--we one mile from keysville l
enjoy reading he cou-ins' letters much, but l
never before attempted to te. We have large
orange grove.
20 to school now. and enjoy myself very much,
for have good teacher.
have been to one candy boiling and one play
tins wear, and had 4 splendid time.
The boys AFRAID Of the girls? Why that is not
the way. Tor think the girls are more afraid of
the boys.
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YOUNG FOLKS CoKREspoNDENCE.
letters of Exchange Among The Constitu-
lions EjttIa Folks.

Maude I. Foy, New Berue, n. CT live about
five miles from New Bernc, with my grandma and
uncle, IN a beautiful OAK grove. There are great
many squirrels III the grove.
] have no pets, bat have two sisters at the Sa-
lem Female Academy, and my only brother at the
University OF North Ctrulint.
sent Brewer several hundred stamps and
hope lie has received them by now.
Correspondents solicited.
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Anna F. Wise, Alexandria, LAS it is raining
and have 20 stay indoors. thought would wrie
10 The Constitution. go to school ON Emanual
Till. love to 90 To school very much.
live a farm Red river. Mamma and l
have raised about forty turkeys this year, but this
is a very poor market Tor poultry.
Tree Of my lite PlIym ties came to see me last
Sunday ana we had gr. nd time.
What city Is sometimes called 1.-THE Athens of
America and why?