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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-05-03

was one of the swells of Wash
ington for a long period. He
got more than $40, 900 and
BY shrewd management went
to st. Elizabeth's hospital
for the insane, where he still
is. instead OF to the peniten-
tiary.
Senator Gordon quite un-
expectedly sprung the qIles.
tion with which the House
committee on Banking and
Currency has been wrestling
for a long time upon the Sen
e'by the Introduction OF a
resolution instructing t h e
committee on Finance to re-.
port a bill repeating the tax
on state bank currency. The
resolution was referred to the
Finance committee, Il major
ity of which are believed to
be opposed to the repeal OF
the tax.
The appcintnentofex Gov
ernor Jarvis to fill the unex-
pired term Of the late Sena-
tor Vance, was very well re-
ceived here, where Senator
Jarvis has maify friends, a.
mong the warmest of whom,
is President Cleveland. The
North Carolina delegation in
Congress have. nothing but
good words for the new Sen,
atOr.
The democratic party at
large will hear some 9 . d
news from the Senate in the
near future. More cannot b"
said without violating conf
dence. bnt i. can be stated
that it relates to The hnr-
monious passing OF the tariff
bill by the vote OF every dem
ocratic Senator.
The Pennsylvania manu-
facturers who paid out good
money to send seven reight
hundred people, under the
high sounding title of Dele
gates from t h e National
Workmen's Protective Tariff
League, to Washington to
protest against the tariff bill,
made a very-p0orinvestment.
The protest was very tame
indeed and did not create
even ripple at the Capitol.
Ii sent by mail it would
have been equally effective.
Hall of the delegates show
ed their interest in the widely
street parade by
not taking part in it, prefer
ring to spend their time in
sightseeing, n o t knowing
when they would again have
an opportunity TO come to
| Washington without cost to
themselves.
The new quorum counting
rule having deprived the Ie-
publicnns Of the House ol
their favorite occupation
tilibustering by refusing to
vo.e when there was no dem.
oclatic quorum present
they have now started u new
way of retar,iing business,
by trying to stir up bitter
political discussion over un.
important items in the regu,
larappropriation bills. They
wish to prevent an early ad.
juurnment OF Congress.
Knoxville Tribune: Fraud
Did anybody say fraud? |
SO let him suhside. The ides
offraud in a republican pri
maryl Next thing somebod,
will be charging that the DeN
Ill is not a Christian.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-05-03
Twenty Senators to Be Elected.

publishes from the New York
World the following resume
|nf coming Senatorial cleo
tions:
The politicians of the coun-
try are in the saddle. This
is no nnnpaning phrase this
year. for 1891 promises to
eclipse in interest even a pres
idential election. In tact it
promises to fOl pshniow ac
rurate'y the calnpaign Of
1896 For this reason all
the talent OF the Various par
ties is already being brought
to the front, prepared to
jump into the breach which
partisan strife will engender,
and pi'imed With a mass OF
campaign me terial growing
ont Of the silver, the tariff
and the Hawaiian contro-
versies of the past year.
Local issues will be merged
i'm those created by the lead
ers of the nation, and as over
twenty Senators are to be
chosen by the Legislatures
which are tn be elected this
year, and an entirely new
House of Representatives is
to be voted for, a change in
the complexion Of the legis-
latlve branch Of the country
lies in the balance. In the
following summary no de.
tailed mention is made ofthe
Congressional elections, but
thesb take place in all the
States ON November 9th.
The Senators whose terms
expire, March 4 1895, are
John T Morgan, Of Alabama
James H. Berry of Arkansas;
Edward O. Walcott. OF Colo
RADIO; Anthony Higgins, OF
Delaware; George L.. Shoup,
nf Idaho; Shelby NJ. Cullom,
OF Illinois; James F. Wilson.
Of Iowa; John Martin, of
Kansas; William Lindsay. of
Kentucky; William P. Frye,
OF Maine; tieorge F. Hoar, OF
Massachusetts; James Nc
MILAN, of Michigan; William
D. Washburn, Of Minnesota;
James McLaurin, OF Missis-
sippi; Thomas G. Power, of
Montana; Charles F. Manden
son, of Nebraska; William
U. Chandler, of New Hamp-
shire; John R. Mcpherson, OF
Ne Jersey; M. W. Ransom,
of North Care lima; Joseph N.
Dolph, OF Oregon; Nathan F
Dixon, Of Rhode Island;
| Matthew G. Butler, OF South
Carolina; Richard F. Petit
grew, Of South Dakota;
Isham G. Harris, Of Tenlies-
see; Richard Coke. OF Texas;
Eppa Hunton, OF Virginia;
j. N. Camden, of West Virgin
in: and Joseph M. Carey, OF
Wyoming.
In addition to these, va
cancies for the terms ending
in 1899 are to be filed by the
Legislatures of Wyoming,
Montana and Washington.
Iowa has already elected
Congressmen Greer tnsucceed
Senator Wilson. Virginia
has elected Colonel Martin
/ to ill the place Of Eppa Hun
/ ton. Kentucky has chosen
Senator Lindsay to succeed
4 himself. The Legislature oI
lIlouisiana will also have the
naming Of the successor to
/ Judge White. Senator Wal
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-05-03
L. +. GREENE, & CO.,
REAL ESTATEAG'TS.
ROONE, N. c.

Will give special attention
to abstracts Of title, the sale
III Real Estate in w, N. &.
Those he wing farms, timber
and mineral lands for sulp,
will do we'll to call ON spid 20.
at Boone.
Z. Z. GREEN 4 GO.
March l6, 1893.
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DRIVEWAY TO THE PARK.

Property holders on Deyisadero street
are casting about for some plan by which
street railroad and a park drive may be
ombined on enc street. The Market
street Railroad Company has taken pos
session of portion of the street which
has been used as drive, and the question
now is how to retain carriage travel with
out losing the railroad. The pro blem
seems to Us substantially insolva ole. No
practicable width to street will enable it
to serve both purposes. Such a driveway
as San Francisco needs to the park cannot
be maintained on street the center of
which is occupied by railroad bed. The
street may be broad enough to accommo-
date all the travel that will pass over it.
but railroad track will divide it iuto TWO
parts. Carriages will be constantly pass
ing each other. and the inconvenience. not
to say the danger, of crossing railroad
tracks. will lead in the END to the prepara-
ton OF driveway not thus incumbered.
II operty-holders should go TO the ex-
pense of widening Deyisadero street only
TO find that in spite of the effort TO retain
carriage travel park driveway was being
prepared elsewhere, they would be more
firmly convinced then than now that the
Market-street Company had done them an
i'll service in invading the street.
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ARMOR PLATE.

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie called at the Nayv
Department on Saturday to discuss the
defects 10 armor plates that had been dis
covered by tests. and on Saturday evening
Secretary of the Navy Herbert decided to
acce OF the entire lot of plates Mr.. Her
berts reasons for accepting the plates are
not much s0under than the plates them
selves. One reason was that the proiac-
tile which cracked the plates was superior
70 the ordinary service shot, the second
that the steel plates submitted to the test
was below the average. 1t NAV seem a
little odd that an inferior plate should
have been submitted, but of course Mr..
Carnegie's word may be taken in a matter
of which he is so competent to Judge. The
gun that sent tie projeetile on its hazard
Gus errand was undoubtedly good one.
If it was really superior to other guns il ia
probable that other guns of like power
will be manufactured. In that case the
damage that was done at the test will.
doubtless. be repeated in effect should the
accepted armor plate be exposed to battle.
The Navy Department seems to have ad-
United practically that in the contest be-
tween assault and resistance as carried on
for some years through the agency of guns
and armOr plate thesgun has the best of
IL. At all events armor plate that projec-
tiles have cracked is to be attached TO one
of our crack battle ships. Whether or mo-
Democracy Is triumphant Carnegie GER
tainlV is
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TO MAKE YOU SMILE.

Friend-What's worrying you?
Manager-Ihe prima donna OF my company
refuses TO sing oftener than twice week. I
am making only hundreds where l ought to
make thousands.
Friend-Huhl I'd settle that II were you
I'd marry her.
Same Friend Ga year lateD-My gracious!
You look seedy. What's happened?
Manager-I married her. and now she won't
sing at all.
Student-Mars is older than the earth, is It
not?
Professor-Very much older.
'Then the people there must be further ad.
vanced than we are.''
''MoSt ikely.''
"In that case I don't believe those so.called
canals of Mars are canals at ALL"
"Hum! What are they?"
wagon roads made wide enough for women
TO drive in.'
Friend-I notice you have a string around
your finger and knot in your handkerchief.
TOO.
Old Lady-Yes, the string around my finger
is to remind me that have a knot in my baud.
kerchlef, and the knot in the handke rchief is
TO remind me that the things l want to remem-
per are written on piece of paper in my purse
Traveller (angrly)-why don't you railroad
men do something to put a stop TO train-rob.
bling?
Railroad Magnate-That is just what we are
working al now.
"Glad TO hear it,"
Eyes, we are thinking of raising fares, so that
the passengers won't have enough left TO tempt
train-robbers."
Old Boarder-Whats for breakfast? Hope
not ham and eggs again.
Waiter Girl-No, sir. not ham and eggs this
morning.
THANK the stars What is it?"
"Only ham,
First Boston Glrl-What dowdy that Miss
Careless is.
Second Boston Girl-In what way?
First Boston Girl-She uses a pronunciation
that went out of fashion two seasons ago.-C.
w. Foster In New York Weekly
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earning livelihood which they must i'm
mediately enter upon. 1t has also been
urged that the last year or twoin The gram
mar grades have been devoted rather to
preparation for the high school than
To the completion of what may be termed
common school education. Mr.. Moulder
has not as yet got much further than to
look in the right direction. He has not
fully outlined the changes which he will
recommend to carry out his ideas. Lit is
very much to be hoped that the new Board
Of Education will work in harmony with
the Superintendent in this respect. Under
Mr.. Moulder's administration no policy
will be adopted looking 10 the gripping of
the high school. But it may be found that
the primary and grammar grades can be
much more useful to the nine-tenths who
go no further without Withholding all
needed support from the high school
which is to carry pupils to the university.
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

King Albert Of Saxony has appointed Paul
w allot, the builder OF the new German Reich
stag building at Berlin to professorship OF
architecture In the Dresden Academy Of Arts
j. Pierpont Morgan. though a millionaire
banker, is plain and unpretentiOus enough to
pass through crowd of wild-eye1 anarchists
without attracting notice or creating envy.
Sardou's father was college professor, and
the dramatist was destined for the same career
and in fact actually was a professor OF history.
His studies bore ripe fruit afterward.
Foreign papers say that Professor Leyden,
the famous German physician who was called
to attend the dying Emperor Of Russia, received
$4,000 as his fee.
The owner of the prize steer at the Chicago
fat-stock show sat In big rOckiDg-chair placed
upon the broad back OF his winning exhibit.
Queen Victoria loves cold weather and has
been going about In the keen November days
in an open carriage.
Ira Ward and his wife, who were married
seventy-seven years ago. are living on farm
near New Hudson, VT.
In Melbourne there is barber named Taylor,
and next door to him Is a tailor named Shave.
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FINANCIAL PLANS.

Mr.. George Schneider. president of the
National Bank of Illinois. does not agree
with his fellow-bankers in respect to the
new currency plans. He condemns the
Baltimore plan. the Carlisle plan and the
Eekels plan for the following reason:
Many banks would be started up in remote
paris of the country by spe culatOrs just for the
purpose of Issuing currency, and then elose-to
promote, float and wind up the bank at the loss
of the public.
Mr.. SehnedeT's experience ia banking
reaches back to the days when banks did
what he now predicts banks would do If
the chance were given them. Reputable
bankers would not descend to such schemes
as Mr.. Schneider describes, but any bank
ing system must provide against financial
adventures
There is a wide difference of opinion as
to what the Government may properly do
In the way of furnishing the people with
sound currency. There is the same wide
difference OF opinion as to what the Gov
ernmeDt may do in the way of protecting
the people from railway and other mOnopo-
lies. 1t will be observed that the monopo-
ISIS, with here and there an exception,
hold that the Government should do
nothing. 1t should neither issue currency,
manage railroads nor offer encouragement
to one branch of industry 1t does not ex-
tend TO all otheE branches. Bankers are
SO sure OF nothing else as that the Govern
ment should not issue currency; the rail-
road kings can prove coDclusiyelY that the
Government would make a bad mess
of an attempt TO manage a railroad, and
people who are engaged in growing
wheat and cotton, products that can
be grown In this country about as cheaply
as elsewhere, contend that Government
should not stimulate the production of
sugar. which can be produced elsewhere
under present Conditions at less cost than
10 the United States. There are cases in
which the opinions OF experts are not thor
onghly reliable. They have studied the
problem from a personal point Of view.
The inability of the Government to con-
duct the Postofice Department would be as
confidently insisted upon il the Govern
ment had not shown that it could run that
department. Meantime there is one fun
damental condition Of currency that should
be kept steadily in mind. The people
should be supplied with an absolutely safe
currency and should be protected from any
currency that is not absolutely safe. The
limits of Governmental action have never
been arbitrarily fixed. Each age has given
an expression to the opinions OF thai age
on the subject But such developments as
have been made in the last few years in
the way of combinations of capital to erect
monopolies devolves new duties upon Gov
eminent. If there were no monopolies
there would be TO question of the power of
Government TO regulate nonopolies. TIE
notion that the Government may not
directly Issue currency depends entirely
upon the ability of fnaneiers to formulate
and carry out plan by which the people
may be supplied with a currency as good
In every respect as that the Government
can supply. 1t may be said with conf
dence that such plan has not yet been
nutliued
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gives an equivalent for it." This is the
situation exactly. If any one nation was
rich enough and was so inclined, it could
raise the price OF silver 10 the old ratio of
10 of silver to 1 Of gold. But the uncer-
tainty is as to the amount of silver that
would be thrown upon the market at less
than The ratio price. When the Sherman
silver purchasing act was passed it was
assumed that the purchase of few hun
dred millions of silver bullion would cause
the market value Of silver to advance to
parity with gold on the 16 to 1 ratio. A
sharp advance in silver for time seemed
to indicate that the speculation would be
successful. But silver in unlooked-for
amounts was thrown upon the London
marker, which our Treasury Department
accepted as fixing the worlds price of sill
yer. Ii has been commended that the ex-
pertinent conducted on larger scale would
be successful. Some such opinion seems
to have been entertained by Mr.. Roths-
child when be suggested during the Brus-
sells conference that joint purchases CT sill
yer bullion for period Of years by Great
Britain and the United States might re-
store silver to its old parity with gold.
Without doubt combina ton of two, three
or four nations of the first financial class to
purchase silver in large amounts with
view to free coinage when the market
price Of silver should reach certain pro-
posed ratio to gold. would in time restore
the bimetallic standard. But there seems
to be no solid basis upon which to estimate
the amount of silver bullion that would be
thrown upon the market as soon as the
prices should begin to advance.
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around the bay toward San Jose are done
in fantastic patchwork, JUS now of uni
form rich brown, which will later develop
into green's of various shades, as beans,
peas, corn, ETC., appear above ground. The
present storm is rather severe upon these
steep garden spots, washing them badly,
and if 1t continues much longer many of
them will have to be replanted.
The rainfall so far is some Is inches. A
good half of all that is needed to insure a
good fruits yield. No blowing has been
done in the valleys or orchards yet and
garden work is all delayed, but parties and
clubs and bazaars meet and gayetjes Of all
kinds keep people busy and merry.
Although greater part of the dried frnit
crop is still stored in the dryer. farmers are
not worrying out ars waiting before thew
sell, as they feel sure that better prices will
rule before long.
MRS. j. E. THANE.
NILES December 81 1884
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disgrace to civilization. There has rarely been
criminal case In which The guilt of the ac-
cused was so strongly established.-New York
Recorder.
The public insists that the Lexow committee
SNAIL continue and finish its work, no matter
now long 1t lakes nor what additional legisla-
tive authority it may require.-New YORK
Tribune.
The venerable William l.. Holman says the
Democratic party Is not dead. He could hardly
say that OF himself politically, without badly
wrenehlng the tiuth.-New YORK Mercury.
The consultation held over the state of this
country's financial system ignores the repre-
sensations made In favor OF Dr. PETERS Patent
Populist Panacea.-Washington Star.
Mr.. Croker still holds to the view that the
Senate investigation is hideOusly partisan, just
as Governor Flower said il would be. 1t is
sad.-New York Advertiser
Senator Morrill, of Vermont makes but one
speech each year. That's why Senator Nor
rll is such valuable member of the national
Leglslature.-Ch Record.
What is the use of BUILDINGS we do-the
finest battle ships afoat if we provide no one
with the practice necessary TO make them eff
fective ?-New York Herald.
Marylander has been appointed Consul to
Dutch village in the West Indies. Who says
we have no influence with this administration
Baltimore Herald.
Mrs. Gait, the woman suffrage reformer, says
she "has decided to leave Kansas forever"
Bosh! She'll come back; they always do
Chicago Dispatch.
The sentry in front of the White House is IN
derslood to have been given a private view Of
Senator German. with orders to aim low.-De-
troit Tribune.
Gompers says that the Sioux Indian, with his
pony and his bow and arrows, is better off than
the farmers of Kansas are.-New York
Journal.
lola is coming to America He should walt,
however until the Lexow committee has in.
ished its wOrk.-New York Press.
There is no longer any doubt of the fact that
DR.. Parkhurst has Tommy Platt on his list
Washington Post.
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The Overland FLYER

he Chicago. Union Pacific and Northwestern
Railways form the only line running Pullman
drawing room sleepers and dining cars daily, san
Francisco TO Chicago without change. Time to
Chicago only three and one-haf days. and TO New
York four and one half days
Select tourist excursions to Chicago daily with
out change, in Pullman upholstered tourist cars
For tickets and sleeping-ear accommodations
cal on or address d. w. Hitchcock, general agent
NJ ontgo emery street. San francisco
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THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

That DR.. A. Conan Doyle should pronounce
Philadelphia first OF American cities may be
passed by IS little eccentric. But why
does he call Indianapolis second2 Has he not
heard OF New York 2-Chicago Herald.
Senator Wilkinson Call OF Florida made his
annual bid for the support OF the Kay West
cigarmakers by introducing his time honored
resolution regarding Cuban Independence
Buffalo Express.
Ii Hung Chang will probably die without
realizing how much good advertising space was
wasted on him In Ameriea-Washipgton Star
What wouldn't Cleveland give If he had that
surplus be was bothering over six or seven
years ago.-Rocky Mountain News
The aeQulttal OF those NJ emphis lYnehars La n
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THE PURCHASE OF SILVER.

After considerable cropping in the dark
the Examiner. has discovered how the sill
yer problem may be solved. "a nation"
says our contemporary, "can have the BIZ
metallic standard on any basis it chooses,
provided it is rich enough to take all the
metal that is offered a: the ratio it sets and
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SCHOOL STUDIES.

There is look in the right direction in
Superin tendent-elect Moulder's suggestion
that the course of studies in the public
schools be made more practical. Tie fault
with the present course is that the large
proportion of pupils who dash out OF
school at the middle or end of the grammar
grades are not prepared for the race for
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-24
Useful Presents at the Xxi

Six handkerchefs, mutfiers. cardigan jack
cts. gloves, suspenders. scarfs, sleeve. buttons,
dressing cases. handkerchief boxes, manicure
sets. perfumery, etc., ALL at a slight margin
above cost. The Old / X L. corner Kearny and
Commercial streets
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Santa Claus invites the Bows

To the old L. Toys and candy go with each
purchase OF boys clothing ana hats. Each daY
from 10 TO IL A. NJ, 8 to p. NJ. and TO p NJ
Santa Clans distributes candy free to boys ac-
COMMANDED by their parents. The ola Y l..
corner kearDy and Commercial streets, che APP
est house In America for mems and boys CLOTH
Ing, hats, etc.
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Phillips' Rock island excursions

Leave San Francisco every Wednesday via
RIO GRANDE AND Rock ISLAND RAILWAYS
Through tourist sleeping cars to Chicago and Bos
ton. Manager and porter accompany these excur-
sions through to Boston. For tickets, seeping-car
accommodations and further information address
CLINTON JONES, General Agent Rock Island Rail-
way, so Montgomery street, San Francisco
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Mrs. winslow's Soothing svruup

Has been used over fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child softens the
Gums, allays Pain, cures Wind Collie regu ates the
Bowels, and is the best remedy for Diarrhuas
whether arising from teething or other causes
Forsale by Druggists in every part of the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs Ninslows Soothing
Syrup 25c bottle
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-24

MORE than $4,000 people read the Pacific
States Watchman"; 10000 bona fide subscrIh
ers; largest legitimate circulation OF any
monthly west of the Rocky Mountains few
dress VIM. ii. BARNES, ST. AIMS building,
San Francisco, Cal