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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24
A Preacher Sues For His Salary.

There has been quite a SEN
satlOn III church circles IL
mong the colored population
here for some other time.
Rev. D. l.. Shadh was pastor
of the BAPTIST church, but
during the year he lett the
Baptists and joined the Pres
byterian church. At t h e
time he left the Baptist t
church his membership owed
HIM 5000 on back salary.
For this amount hadd en-
tered suit against the church
authorities.
His members claimed that
they were under no obliga-
tions to pay him, as he had
deserted them and left them
as it were a flock without a
shepherd. The ease was call
ed last Saturday and the
plaintiff was informed that
he would have to bring suit
against the individual mem.
bers of the church. There are
lis defendants in the ease
and the outlook is that the
cost of making suit will bt
more than the salary.-Mon
roe Enquirer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24
Like for Like.

In one of the mission chur-
ches recently a good Christ
ian lady saw Il rude looking
boy spit on the floor. She
very promptly reprOved the
little fellow, and asked him il
he had not been taught bet
ter than that. "This,' she
added, "is the Lords floor,
and above all things you
ought not to spit on the
Lords floor"
1t cut the lad keenly, bat
he remained sileut, leaning
meanwhile, upon the shoul.
der of another lad, who
growing tired, asked him i
he could not find some Other
place to lean.
The good lady, who haC
been watching, asked the lac
whom she had removed if be
could not lean upon II bench
near by and give his friend
rest.
"No M" he replied curtly
that's the Lords bench"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24
SENATOR BUTLER.

The POpuilSt ana RepuDll-
can joint caucus Yesterday
afternoon nominated Marion
Butler for the long term as
United States Senator, to
succeed Senator Ransom. He
is the editor OF the Caucasian
and Presidentof the National
Farmers Alliance. and Chair
man OF the State Executive
Committee OF the Populist
party.
Mr.. Butler is Il native of
Sampson county, and was
born in May, 1868. He
graduated from the Uniyer-
sity in the classo 1885. He
then taught school at Hunt
ley, Sampson county, and al
terwards became editor OF
Caucasian. He joined the
Farmers Alliance when it
was organized, and was Pres
ident of the County Alliance.
In 1891 he was State Sena.
tor from Sampson, having
been elected as n Democrat. t.
He was chairman of the com.
mittep that framed the Rail.
road Commission law which
Mr.. Ewart is now trying tC
repeal. In August 1891, he
was elected President of the
State Alliance. He was pres
ent as a delegate to he Dem
orratic State Convention
that nominated Governor
Carr. Shortly thereafter h'
Joined The new Popniist par
/ ty and presided over the POI
ulist Convention that nOmi
mated Exum for Governor.
In 1894, he was elected
, president Of the Ma tiona
Farmers Alliance.
He was married in August
1891, to Miss Florence Fai
son, daughter of Capt. e. L
Faison, of Sampson county
, He will be elected by tn
combined Populist and Re
publican vote ON Tuesday G
, next week to a six years
t term in the United State
5 Senate, beginning on tn
) fourth of March. He is tn
youngest man ever electe'
from North Carolina
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24

JOnesville Vlrginian.
Party gods, cliques q n d
family rings have become 40
burdensome on the two old
parties that principles are
lost sight OF, And surely if
ever there was q time in the
history OF & country when
sign-boards OF political har-
lotry were an offence to com
mon decency, or a people On
the face of the earth W h o
could rlghtfully be called lack
eys or grooms of vultures,
that time is now and that peo
pie the inhabitants of this
country. Surely from the bow
els OF perfidy the birth of a
monumental incubus has a.
bout finished it's expectora-
tions, and the ashes of Hen.
ry VIII turned green with en-.
Wy, while the shades OF Jef-
ferson, Sumner, Clay a n d
Lincoln shudder with horror
at the decadence oil Ameri-
can principles. Where are the
patriots ofold? The gold-god
has emaculated them a il.
Where are the rail-splitters,
the canal-drivers. the SONS OF
the poor ard the toiliEg at
Washington? Echo answers
where! The country isregal-
ed day after day with the wind
bags of oratory, and the bal
loon nations of gold gamb-
lers ami bank shylocks, while
the wall Of poverty echoes
throughout the country. And
where standeth the time SER
wing press call free during all
this? 1t only serves the be-
hests of rings and cliques.
The editors of the land who
dare stand up and say they
are free to write their honest
thoughts are few. As for the
'Virginian' and her household
she expressly reserves to her
self from the beginning OF
this new year the privilege OF
saying and thinking as she
likes.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24
Senator Jeter Tritshard,

Jeter G. Pritchard, of Mad
Ison county, was nominated
by the Republican caucus
last night, to fill out Vance's
term.
He is a native OF Tennessee;
served his time as 'n apprnn-
tire in IL printing office; work
ed at the case in BakersvllIe,
~ e.; became a revenue Otti-
Ger; read law and Was admit
ted to the bar; has served in
the legislature; was the Re
publican candidate for Gov
ernor in 1883, and for Con.
grpss in 1890, both times be-
feattd.
He is about thirty-seven
years old, is a strong and
aggressive Republican par
tlsan, and had the active as
sistance of Butter in the con
test.-NeWs and Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24

present S6SSlOH, UuI liz udr
not'yet consented to do so,
because he has not been con.
vinced that it would do any
good.
A nnmber of minor officials
connected With the Land Of
flee may soon find themselves
dropped from Uncle Sam
pay 1oll, because oftheir hav
ing engaged in IL little scheme
to raise money to pay the ex
penses OF a lobby which was
to try to defeat the legisla-
tion necessary to carry out
Secretary Smith recOmmen-
dation concerning changes in
the Land Office. The Secre.
taly has publicly shown his
disaproval of the scheme,
which was only lately brou't
to his attention, and intlma-
ted that he thought + h e
good of the servire demand
ed the dismissal of those ac-
lively engaged in working it
up.
How little it takes to build
up u Washington sensation
may he judged from somepec
pie seeing, or pretending tc
see, in n dinner given to Jol
Jefferson, the actor, by Spcrt
tary Lamont, a few evenings
ii 90, a movement for II non
par tisap financial bill in Con
gress. The only reason fol
such a belief was the attend
ance at the dinner OF II nun
Der OF prominent republicans
and democrats, including Set
retary Carlisle, Attorney Gel
eral Olney. Chairman Wilson
Senator Hill and Representa-
tive Everett among the dem
; ocrats, and Ex-Speaker Reed
Senators MOrril Sherman ant
) HawleA among the repnbli
cans. l. seems a pity to de
stroy such an interesting st(
ry, but il can be state npol
the very best authority tina
the guests at this dinner wer
as usual in such cases, invi
: ted because they were know
, to be pei sonal friends of tn
: Guest,sof honor-Mr. Jeffel
, son-and not with any ide,
, of making the dinner a fac
tor in the Congressinnalsitu
alton.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24
-."Principles Still in Obeyance."

Principles Still in Obeyance."
News and Observer.
Step by step the Boss leads
those who follow him into the
Republican party. Last Au-
gust he told the Populists
that it was necessary to ef
feet fusion with the kepubli-
licans in order to repeal the
election law. Later on, the
repeal of the present system
of county government was
given as a reason for put
tirg their ''princlples in obey
ance" till these things should
be secured. That was in Au-
gust, September, October and
November.
Now the legislature is 60
ing to repeal theelection law,
and change the present sys-
TEN of county government,
When that is done, and But
Ter elected to the Senate, it
was belieyed by the popu-
lists, before the election, that
Fusion would end, and the
principles "held in obeyance"
would come to the surface a.
gain.
In his speech in the Joint
caucus however Mr.. Butler
urged his followers to contin-
ue fusion, saying:
This victory will be use
less it il followed by another,
|
for if Demo crafts get control
they will pass snch election
laws as to leave pO veStlge OI
reform. n Any man who
opposes this continuance OF
fusion does not d. his duty
to his people and the State,
1t must be continued to show
the Republicans thatthe POP
nIists were not acting selfish
ly when they claimed the long
term in this fight, for next
time the Populists will givei'
to the Republicans"
In the same tone spoke 'Nt
too Prltchard:
81 agree lully with Mr.. Bu'
Ter that it would never do t(
stop the cooperation fight
now, but the thing to do il
to 60 hand in hand and whis
the Democrats in 1896"
Very good for PritchaId d
"Co-operation" gives the Re
publicans the victory in SO
But where do the Populist'
come in for free silver, fifty
dollars per capita and Othe
reforms"
1t begins to look like tn
leaders of the PopulIsts hav
. held their 'principles in obey
ance' SO long that it will tax
, Il search-w warrant to Fl n
them.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24

News and Observer: This is an
era of small men and peanut pol
itics. For proof, apply to Jeter
Prtchard and Marion Butler.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.


saw through the clouds in
the democratic sky last week
was a mirage. There was a
rift in the clouds and sang
uine democrats thought the
rainbow was jnst behind and
thet the long storm was
over; that the sun was again
about TO Shineupon Il united
democracy. But even while
congratulations were being
exchanged the rift was closed
darkness again prevailed,
AMI the storm demon was
again supreme in the black
and lowering clouds which
shrOud the future OF the dem
Ocratlc party
Secretary Carlisle was nat
urally disappointed that for
ty.odd democrats should
have Joined with the Repub-
leans and Populists to pre-
vent his currency reform. bill
from reaching a direct vote
in the House after j. had
been approved by 4 demo
cratic caucus, but he spent
no time in "crying over spill
ell he isn't that sort
of IL democrat. On the con-
trary, he went light to work
to ascertain the reason for
that democratic opposition
aud whether it was possible
tD overcome it. Ills investi-
CATION encouraged him to be
lirve that u currency bill can
yet be passed and he is now
engaged in perfecting it and
expects to submit it to the
House committee in Il fe \
days, possibly during t ! {
present week. This is "a sufti
cient answer TO the new atcl
of Wall Street rumOrS con
cernlng Secretary Carllsle's
resignation.
Democratic Senator's are a
SO trying to arrange a cur
, rpncy reform Jill that can bt
t passed, and the Senate FL
nance committee, protitlns
, by the experience of t h
House Banking and Curren
cy committee, which report
ed a bill before ascertainins
V the sentiment Of q majority
of the House towards it, vii
i report no bill until it agrees
: upon one that is certain tt
g pass the Senate, if that j
i possible.
Certain Senators are vast
ing valuable time in tryin.
to defeat the appropriation
for the collection of the in
come tax. There IS no prob
ability of their success, bu
even if the apprOpriatiO
l failed, the tax would still b
collected; the only differenc
being that with the appropl
-, alton made the tax will b
easier collected. The sus
picionis gaining ground tha
the real object is not to d'
feat this appropriation 'bu
to kill time and thus pre\en
n other legislation.
u The House Naval COmmi
tee has informally agree
that the building OF fthe thre
h battleships recommended b
lie Secretary Herbert shall /
OF provided for in the Naval A
,,, ,s preparation bill shortly to /
se reported to the House.
X Again pressure is bein
to,l,@ a., knn,, ,,,>On D,oC
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24
Snaps from the Messenger.

Sarah Barnllardt has made in
actingin twenty-seven years over
one million OF dollars.
Seventy-fve Iowans have just
settled in Arkansas, and fifty
eight Belgians have gone to far
ming in Mississippi.
Lawyer Mcclure, of N. Y, re-
ports that Jay Gould's aggrega-
ted wealth is $50, ,934, ,5e0.79 less
some debts.
SO the Senate Is at.oGgerheads
over the cu.GcuCy oueS ion and
can do nothing. Then Congress
should go home and rest from
its labots."
Quay is helping Hill fjsht 'ae
income tax. The n, I. Word Lits
written up Quay'srascalitles, and
has shown how he is a heavy de-
faulter to Pennsylvania.
Corbett says he wants to fight
Fitzsimmons just for the pleas
ure of licking him. The negro
Jackson challenges Corbett. but
the latter pays no attention to
| it.
Philadelphia. like larger New
York, is an expensive city to live
in. The estimates for the munic'
ipal government for 1895 are
100000, That is a grra'
sum for a city for one year q
some 1 200, 900 inabitants.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24
NOTICE.
Hotel Property for SAFE.

On account of failing health
of myself and wife, | offer for sale
my hotel property in the town OF
Boone, North Carolina, and will
sell low for cash and make terms
to suit the buyer, and will take
real or personal property in en-
change. Apply soon.
w. l.. BRYAN.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24

We failed to note the fact at
the proper time that the Caste
MA Gazette had passed it's 18th
miIe-board, and is now beginning
it's 10th year of usefulness. May
Is years more of prosperity be
all otted to this newsy little Jour-
nal, and a long lite to its hust-
linn editor.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-01-24

Morganton Herald: II h e
lnonazite businessis creating
considerable stir now, and
especially in our county.
Burke is the center Of the
nOnazite district, and most
of the buyers make Morgan
ton headquarters. Gentle
men from Dresden, Quebec,
New York and many Other
cities have been here lately
prospectingand buying. This
bids fair to be a source q
revenue tor those OF our peo
pie who own II onty'te.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-26
1857 w. Polk St. CHICAGO, Oct. 81, 1899.

1857 w Polk st, CHICAGO, Oct. 81, 1899.
TIE OWEN ELECTRIC BELT AID APPLIANCE Co.:
GentIemen-Soely in the interest OF others
who are, or may become similarly affected with
myself, I venture &c offer my experience with
the use Of the Gwen Electric Esela, and that
am actuated entirely by that motive, must be
apparent from the fact that until you see my
name and address recorded on this letter you
had no knowledge OF either. Ihad long been
sufferer from chronic dyspepsia and neryoUs
prostration, contracted or aggravated by many
years residence in the East Indies. About three
years ago purchased one of your Belts III the
hope that its use might afford me some relics
and wore it continuously as directed for s.oct
four hours every afternoon for a NORTH or ~
and the result wac perfectly marvellous. IL.
Indigestion with all its attendant Eiseriesr neE
vouSness depression, irritability and insomnia
from which latter 1 was great sufferer, na7t
disappeared then discontinued the use OF thS
Belt (the existence Of which l had indeed f,,r
gotten), until about six weeks ago, when
recurrence OF my old trouble very forciDi
reminded me of it. l again put it into We.
(after ceasing its use for over one and one-ha
years., and with the same extraordinary resu't
being again restored to health, strength :,
vigor after wearing it for only ten days. (n:.
these circumstances | can most e1nphaticali
recommend to others suffering from the ailn.e}4
which have endeavored to describe, the aGoi
ton OF the use of the Owen Electric 12c1,
/ had long been sware OF the curative powers
electricity from what had read Il the auojcc
end on ICY return 81 EngiaI2 purchased fra.
pulYermacher Of Regent street, Lcrdtf 4
combined chain bands, OF which he IL ia
patentee, for which / paid three guinea, sct.
although / must admit that / derived SOP
benefit from their use, | All bound % sly i
gcnaral result did not approaci ii49 isLo
derived from the uso OF the sagseas fz.'tf
besides which its utility is SO greet r j ',;.'v
mcnt in comfort and convenience: rllfsI
machers' being cumbersome and collq.ss:.sosi
adjusting to the body, besides causing, iT.;1
being uncovered, blisters and ceres, aaL s>ioF
ell not being able to regulate tao cGxre9t S
the case in the Glvvez2 Electric Z,G3t. Yoi
ire at perfect liberty to make WElt usc .os
think fit OF this letter, and / s1sll &c s1..l :.
answer either verbally OF BY letter cny igquifs
made from NO on tsais subject. enA, seatlea.e5
Yours respectfully,
~. J. BRoDEG.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-26
Mrs. William Rowe Dead.

Mrs William M. Rowe died at about
midnight Wednesday night, as the re-
suit of an accident which occurred last
Thanksgiving day. On that day she
attempted to lift a kettle of boiling
water from the stove and fell, the wa
ter dashing over her and scalding her
dreadfully. She has been in more or
less Of critical condition ever since
and at the time mentioned iu terminal
ed fatally. Mrs. Rowe was very do
nestle in her tastes and was conse-
quently not very we'll known to large
circle. Her death is Il very sad one
and strikes with awful force in that
household. The funeral was held
Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-26

Great Britain will presently be
moved to go on record with the
opinion that Mr.. Bayard is a much
nicer gentlemen that Mr.. Cleveland.
To the aged, with their poor APP
petite, feeble circulation, and i'm
poverisheJ blood, Ayers S;.rsaparilla
is boon beyond price. It's effect is to
check the rayages Of time, by inVigor-
ating every organ, nerve, and tissue of
the body. See3Ayefss Almanac for the
new year.
The expressions being heard al
most everywhere concerning the public
library scheme are most encouraging.
A prominent gentlemen in speaking
of it says that it has always been a
desire of his to see some place estab
lished where all the young men of the
city could feel free to go and find
warmth and comfort without feeling
that they are necessarily under re-
ligious restraint. For that reason he
hoped the public library scheme would
be made all that it's possibilities imply
with no disparagement whatever to
any other organization of religious
tendencies. Such an organization he
believed would reach very large class
of young men no other could, and
without detirment to any other. The
gentleman who pronounced these senti-
ments is a leading member of one our
largest chuches.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-26
Harper's Weekly
In 1896.

HARPER'S WEEKLY is journal for the
whole country. It deals with the events of the
world that are important to Americans.
In carrying out this policy, in 1885, JULIAN
RALPH visited China and Japan. and jOurneyed
through the West; RICHARD HARDING DAVIS
took trip through the Caribbean Sea; the
evOlutionS of the new navy were described and
illustrated by RUFUS F. ZOGBAUM; FREDERIC
REMINGTON presented studies of Army and
Frontier life. PoULTEEY BIGELoW attended
the opening of the Kiel Canal
In 1896 like attention will be given to every
notable happening. The chief events in art,
literature, and music and the drama will be
artistically presented w D. HowELLs, in
the new department, Life and Letters,
will discuss in his interesting way books and
the social questions of the time. E. S. MAR
TINS sprightly gossip of the Busy World
will be continued. The progress of the Trans
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In 1896 will occur Presidential election In
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In fiction the WEEKLY will be especially
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Harper's Magazine
In 1896.

Briseis, d new novel by WILLIAM BLACK,
written with all the authors Well-known
charm of manner, will begin in the December
Number. 1895, and continue until May. A new
novel by GEORGE DU MAURIER entitled The
Marian, will also begin during the year. 1t
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been awaited with such great expectation
as the successor to Trilby. The Personal
ReCOlleCtiOnS of Joan of Arc will con-
tinue and will relate the story of the failure
and martyr dom Of the Maid of Orleans. Other
important fiction of the year will be a novel
cite by MARK TWAIN, under the title, Tom
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MuddIety, by LANGDoN ELwYN MITCHELL;
and short stories by OCTAVE THANET, RICH
ARD HARDING DAVIS, MARY E. WILKINS. iIT-
LIAM RALPH, BRANDER MATTHEWS, OWEN
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