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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-25

order TO show cnuso why order OF sale of fea
estate should not be- made.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-09-04
Some oL Mr COUNTY, kIN.

Here are some Of my country kin
Come 70 visit mel Walk right In.
/ know you have journoyed many n mile
Take off your bonnets and rest awhile.
what funny old fashioned bonnets they nre.
But I wouldn't tell thom 30 for q starO
How lovely you look and how sweet you SMELL
What have you come 10 ask or 10 tollf
Tndeedi That's news. II must make n note
OF all they say for some poct 70 quote.)
1.-THE young Lord April and Lady hay
Net in the woods and kissed today.
"a hooking bird heard the kiss and made
A song just like u. - II Is said.
And listening 20 that ~telltals bird
The sap In tho oldest trco was stirred.
1.-THE naked boughs into green leaves slipped;
Tho longing buds unto flowers trippcd;
The little hills smiled az n they were glad;
Tho little rills ran as n they wero mad.
"There was green on tho earth and blue in the
sky.
The ohrysalis changed to a butterfly,
And our lovers. tho honey bees, all a-hum,
To hunt for our heHrts began 10 come.
Gan tho woods nre n-thrii with life and love.
From the proud old oak to tho cooling dove,
And all because Of that teiitaio bird
Who set 10 music the kiss he heard"
Outing.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-09-04
TARIFF LITERATURE FOR ALL.

The AMERICAN PROTECTIVE TARIFF LEAGUy
Is publishing a most valuable series of Taric
documents. These are prepared with a vicw
70 state the facts and arguments for Protec-
ton, whether in the interest Of farmers,
hborerS, merchants or professional men.
Each issue Of tho series appeals to those Gu
gnged in separate Industries, and presents in
disputablo tacts-0OmparisOus of wages, cost
OF living, and other arguments showing the
bcnehts of Protection.
ANY Single n will be sent on receipt Of 2
cents In stamps except wages, Living and
Tariff which win be sent for 4 cents.
The whole list will be sent for 80 cents or
cents, postage paid. Orderb number.
:" wagos, Living and Tariff" E A. HARFs.
2-"ThS Advantages Of a Protective iariTi 10 iOA
the LABOR and Industries OF the United
slate9' nnst fIize Essay, 1887. CRAw-
s-"Hons PfoducaoR Indispensable to a snip. %
tonimodities required for the Feopie Of
the United states. and Adequate Home
slhle without a Protective Tarin." First
--vthraiTT s hIssyj isss; Z: D; IopPis 80
Materials be Advantageous to the Labor
and Industries OF the United statos.i
First frlze Essay, 1888. HOMER II. DmELL 81
b-"Failacies OF Free Trade. !" Il. p. MILLER. SO
someN We've on the Tariff by an old Bust
Tho Protective Tarln It's Advantages for
ths soSth;s Q; L hDSARps Ss
e-"FroteetiOn IS. Free-Trade."-A Historical
kCNleM. D.. g.. HARTMAN. ........... 20
1o-"The Farmer and the TGrin'" Col. THOMAS
Il%-~Pre.eeties as Public Policy GIoRois..
ls-"Repiy 70 Tho Presidents FreeiTTadc lies:
sage" X. i. PORTER. ............ 3
Ia orkingmen and the Tarif =" ........... 8
A-"ihe Vital Question Ehal American Indus
tries be Abandoned and American Mar
kets Surrendered 7....-... s
l5-salis IN German, with Addition. ...-.... %. =
is-"rhe lrogTess OF one Hundred Years"
RQBEnT 4. PORTER. ........... ........ s
1T--frOtecuon for American Shipping. 49,. s
ls-"fhe Tarin Not a Tax" nOMERB, DBEIL.. B
10-" Any irlshmen should BE PrOteetionists." 5
20@'fratuctiOn /" 4. II. AMnnDowH. ..........
2l-"Whatf is a Tariff 2" 70 a Working
mans Question ....... ...............
22-"The American Wool Industry" Ell Am.
2s-gw asss and Cost Of Living j.D. WEEKS.
A-"kOuthCrn Farming Industries. ........ A.
IA short Talk 70 WOrkingmenY ....... g
U-"Proteetion and the Farmer" Senator s. n.
-raT II
The AlIIucAN ECONOMIST, weekly, devoted 20 the
discussion oral phases OF the Tarin question. a.
aycar. sample cOpies free, Address American Pro
IaINU HUa|# anauaA. nM M nuA % No.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-09-04

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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-09-04

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n'prussiots pf ANY Kind. Il will tr Independent
an evcfJtnt"g hrLtCgit in nothing.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-09-04
HIS s%oLILoQUY.


"She looked d~isgracefully pretty.
Nothing like putting a girl i'll a good
stand up rage to see what she's made
Of. 1 never knew she had so much in
her before. And she would just as soon
think of falling in love with the man
in the moon, wouldn't she? That's
pretty tall! Hang it all, why do they
put things in a fellows head? l was
happy enough before, and now this has
unsettled me altogether. = = A man
may not want to marry a girl, but
that's no reason why she should be so
precious indifferent.
II always fancied that she had a de-
cided weakness. = 80 So she wants to
laugh at me, does she? Little wretch!
She is always up to some mischief.
81 wouldn't object if it was at some
other fellow, for those dimples are un-
commonly fetching.
II believe she is right about tho col
lars, all the same; thought so myself
more than once. If another shape would
suit me better, it seems rather absurd
to stick to these. Man in the moon,
eh? Humphl Well, it doesn't do { o be
too awfully sure; it's a bad thing to get
into the way Of boasting. How would
it be- if | took her in hand and tried to
work a cure? DO her all the good in tho
world to be brought down a peg or two
and find her own level, and the process
would not be unpleasant. Hi, cabbyi
Stop ut the first decent hosier's you come
TO. / want to get out.
Extract from The Times of four
months later:
"On the 2Sth inst, at st. Georges,
Hanover square, by Right Rev. the
bishop Of Oxbridge, assisted by Rev. Noel
Blanchard, the brother of the bride,
Carl Aubrey May, captain Of the Royal
Horse guards, second son Of James
Eaton May, Esq, of Brompton Manor,
Hants, to Phyllis Mary Olivia, only
daughter of Major Blanchard of Bar
combo, County Wicklow. and Floraire. +"
sketch.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-09-04

The AhlEIucAN ECONOMIST, weekly, devoted 70 the
di3cusalon Oran phases OF the Tarln question. e.
nycar. sample cOpies free. Address American Pro
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-02-27
Funny "Ads. /"

CuriOusly wOrded adver-
tiSrmpnts, which ore funny
without intent, nre more com
mon in the London papers
than in American publicn-
tions. An English periodical i
offered a nrize recently for
the best collection of such
announcements and the fol-
lowing is the result:
FURNISHED apartments suit
able for gentleman with fold.
ing doors"
WANTED, a room by two
gentlemen about 3Ofeet long
and 20 fe t broad"
Lost, a collie dog by a
man On Saturday answering
to jim with a brass collar
round HID neck aud a muz.
zle."
"Mr. Brown, furrirr. begs
to announce that he will
make up gowns, capes, etc.
for ladies out Of theil own
skim
"a boy wanted who can
open oysters with a refer
en"e."
Bulldog for sale; will eat
anything; very fond of chill.
dren.'
Wanted n boy to he partly
outside and partly behind the
counter
IL )st, near Highgate arch
way, an umbrella belonging
to a gentleman with a bent
ribann n bone handle. "
"Wanted, good boys for
punching" :
"To he disposed Of a mail
phaeton the property of n
gentleman with n movable
'headpiece ns good as new"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-02-27

people of this State 60 no t
propose t, undo its great
work for the MASSES. They
Ohl, want now enough mon
e.y OF stable value to pay even
those reduced taxes and do
the business Of the country
Mr.. Smith was asked:
What is your idea as to
fusion of the Popul,sts and
Democrats on the basis above
ontlined?" He SAID in reply:
81 hardly have a well defined
idea az r0 fusion between
the Democrats and PopuIists.
1t takes two to- make such q
bargain, and |. do not know
whether either side is willing
to enter into such an agree
lnent. But / can net no sur
render of IirIn"iplc in parties
whose pla tforms are almost
identical uniting to accom-.
plish n common purpose.
From what the chairman Of
the Republican State com
'nittee says | Judge that the
Republicans have no need of
Populist support. Senator
Butler and his followers may
fool the enthusiastic over.
confident Republican chair.
MAN."
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-02-27

Ny uncle Ben Jones had q hoss
years ago, Y
An he thought him tho best on
the road.
He was gimlet- tailed, hip-shotteH
hide-boun' an slow.
With o frame that 'uG rattle when
the winter winds blowed I
"He's pedagreed hoss," Uncle
Ren used to say;
But my father 'ud swear in o
cute sort o. way.
Less pedigree, please an more
hOss flesh l pray,
Ia a docterne I hold ["
Some preachers is struck inthe
way and the how,
An what they believe is theigos-
j,el to VIM
| am fogey enough. as il wure, to
allow
God thinks a lot more of the
heart than the skin
A bit more religion an little less
creed
Ii about what the most OF the
people now need:
For a creed without charity's a
fake pedigree
Ia the doc ctsine | hold
Will 7. Hale in Memphis CONNER
ciql Appeal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-02-27

world would be returned to
the place Of writing # the per
son addressed could not be
found. He therenpon adres-
SGD q letter to himself in a
town in China, which in due
time came back stamped in
French "can't be found VIII
mingtOn Star.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-02-27
They are getting the l,osta

They are getting the postal
business down pretty fine
over all the world. As a
proof of this two years ago
Il postmaster IN n town in
Austria made a wager with
n friend that a letter address
ed to any known place in the
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-02-27
Buckleu's Arnica SaIye.

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, salt rheum,
feversores, letter, chapped hands
chilblains, corns. aud all skin
eruptions, and positively cures
piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or Oney refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale
by all druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-02-27

III tut " dt WcTtiOtilSt liz lVleIJ
proclamation Of patriotism
mud their dpnnnciatiOns OF
those who hid fought a,
gainst the Union and amid
the laughter of the House he
quoted the expression that
''thosr who are invincible in
times of peace are generally
invincible in times nf war;
Secretary Herbert ga w the
House Committee on Naval
affairs the benefit OF the
knowledge he has acquired
during his long service on
that committee and since he
became Secretary of the Navy
at the last meeting of the
committee. He stated with
out qualification that the
United States caDtoday bent
thu world il the building of
warships so far ns efficiency
: | q
goes, although it has not
quite distanrp,i all count, les
in the race to lower the prize
OF construction, but hp bp-
lipves it will in the near fu.
turp. Already we are build.
ing warhips cheaper than
either France or Germany
has been able to do, and al
most as cheap as addition to
Great Britain does. Mr.. Her,
bert told the committee that
in addition to the specific
recommendations in his an
nuaf report, he WAS in favor
ofany and all proper methods
OF strengthening our Navy.
While 1t is generally rcog-
niz"l that senator Qnav's
candidacy Tor the republican
presidential nomination was
announced solely for trading
purposes, some of the friends
of the other candida tes are
afraid Of him, They know
his ability as a politicals sche'
'ncr and they are afraid that
he may br able to sneak that
nomination for himself. A
republican who has before
gi\ rn me correct infOrlnatioE
concerning moves made by
Quay says OF his ! test:
Quay is trying tn bring
Reed to terms. He is for Reed
and has so declared himself
to Reed, but for once he found
ont that he committed him
self too soon, When he wished
Reed to give him certain
pr III ises the Maine man
utilized his Yankee cnnning
by adroitly dodging. Then
it was that Quay determined
to become n candidate him.
self. With Pennsylvania S
vote behind him he will com
pei Reed to voluntarily make
him all and more promises
than would have at first sat-
isfied him, or he will make a
dicker with some other can,
didate. aud Tom Platt is in
The same boat with Qnay."
The DE- cIaration of Congress
man Linney in Statesville
Yesterday that the lightness
of the free silver vote in the
House Friday was duein any
measure to Mr.. Cleveland's
Ingenuity in parceIiing ont
pie, il scarcely logical in view
oi the fart that the House il
nearly three fourths Repub.
lican, and the further fact
that nearly twice as many
Democrats voted for the free
- -, ,xx,s,oe .t M n
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-02-27
x.Chsir'aan Smith.

anOtnef Welt-knOwn a0vO-
cate Of free silver, aud as tits
somewhat along the line of
Judge MacRae's e'sinterview we
give place t., it below.
To-day your correspond.
ent put this question to Mr..
Ed Chambers Smith: CAS- one
of the lenders of the North
Carolina silver movement
what are your views az to
the best means Of putting sil
yer - the front as an issue
in the Statp?"
MIR. Smith replied: While |
am not a leader of the North
Carolina silver movement, as
you term it, ! am an earnest
advocate Of the coinage OF
silver freely with gold at the
old established ratio of 16
to l.. Az tU the hest method
of securing this desirablaol
;ect | am somewhat in t b e
| am having very lit
tic to do with politics, but |
do take enough interest to
desire good government in
North Carolina. A large ma
jority of the white people in
the State concur in this, az
well ms in the desire to secure
the free coinage ofsilver, and
it seems to me to he folly for
those who are unite1 upon.
these great issues to divide
and he beaten when united
they would be invinclble.
There ought to be some meth
oil Of uniting those forces and
| believe one will be found.
The capturing OF the State
governmen by the republicans
would be attended by evils
too numerous to mention
and they need to be recalled
to those who remember their
former. supremacy or have
read history. We can, under
honorable terms Ibelievec con
tlnue good government at
home and have the electoral
vote of North Carolina east
for Il good silver man, and it
would seem that wisdom die
tates the adoption of some
plan BY which this can be ac-
rolnpliShed.'
Your correspondent asked:
"Do you favor a square.Out
party non-poli::icaland
antagonistic to the repuhli-
can IDEA that protection is
and financial is
sues seaondary?" TO this
Mr.. Smith replied: "Any par
ty which | support must be
antagonistic to the republi-
cap idea that protection is
paramount and financial mat
ters secondary and the peo-
pie of North Carolina will Op
pose with a majority of 50,-
900 the upholding of any.
such principle. They know
too we'll that a reqnstinn OF
taxes of every kind and in
cre,lsing the vollnue of mon.
ey benefits them at h o t h
ends. What man can consist
emily more taxes and more
money, especially when the
taxes to he increased do not
go tn support the govern
lnelt, but to enrich members
of trusts and combines of ev-
cry description :? What the
people want and are going
to have Is honest money; the
money of former contracts;
silver and gold of the consti-
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-02-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

" lie nepu taTlH DIil ~ uedtI
ns q last years b ifd =
res and it was killed by re
publican senator's at that.
The scheme of the high tariff
republican senators was to
take up the free coinage. sub
stitute for he thrift hill,
which WAS reported tu the
Senate from the finance com
mittpe, vote that substitute
down with the mid of a,;tl sill.
vrr democrats. and then with
the aid,of porulists to pass
the if bill without amend
ment. But it struck Il sna9
in the shape OF " republican
revolt an SOO,I MS the very
first move To carry II out
waS made, and the revolt was
led by the chairman OF the
Republican National Commit
tee-t,arter, of Montana
who, VIII three other silver
republican senator's, voted a.
gainst taking up the tariff
bill. The high tariff rppuhli
cans are now engaged in try
ing to beg o., bullioza the re-
voting silver rep lulicans in
to coming n,rk into line and
carving out the decree vi the
republican caucus by voting
tn pass the Reed tariff bill
without amendment. but
there are no indications ot
their snc"psI.
The vote in the Fl ,use-
215 to 60-against the free
coinage substitute Tor t ht
House. boBd bill makes it cor
t lin that whe' her the Senate
PASSES the free coinage snb-
sritute 0rnot. free rOinagp is
az dead for this session as
the Reed tariff ,ill. and that
brings forward the question.
what in this Congress going
to do anyway? 1t looks now
az though the republicans
would spend the time not de-
voted to passing the regular
appropriation bills in ma
king moves for or against
the various presidential can
didates, aud that the final re-
suit OF the session would he
the appropriation bills.
It. NAV b. that Representa-
tive Howard, Of Alabama.
the author OF the dirtiest
hook ever sold in Washing
ton, was really i'll when he
was taken out VI the House
the other LAY. and NOT drunk
AZ he was reported to he. but
his reputation was already
SO had that it really makes
little difference. lle has never
been assIcinted by any ofhis
colleagues except the pOpu-
lists.
Representative Talbert, of
South Carolina. who made a
little break several weeks a
20 on the secession question
tqrned the tables nicely on
Representative Hardy, of in.
diana. who tried to goad him
into saying something more
about secession by abusing
SOUTH Carolina. After Mr..
Hardy had used up his stock
of ppithets, covering Sonth
Carolina from John G.. cal
houn.to the present Congress
siorml delegation, Mr.. Tai
bert effectuaIly squnlchetl him
by remarking that he W a s
glad TINT Canada had been
heard frOm-Hardy was born
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-02-27

When Baby was sck, We gave her Castoria
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Mis-, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Childrsn, she gave them Caseoria,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-02-27
Two Significant Uttsrancss.
News and Observer.

politicnl circles throughout
the whole country. This is
particularly true in North
Carolina. During the past
week there have been two ut
terances of startling signi-
ficance-utserances that may
be portentons of great chang
es in the political campaign
upon which we are soon to
enter.
Hon. james Z. NacRde of
Cumberland county, repre-
sented that unterlified DEM
ocracy in the Legislature asa
Young man, attaining to lead
ershid in that body. After
wards ne was chosen Judge
Of Superior court for a long
term of years, and later still
g sived as Associate Justice on
the Supreme court bench. His
declaration in favor Of "m
stnnt reorganization of the
democratic party" and of
such action t,yf the State con
vention in favor of free coiG-
age as will enable the party
Ito strike hands with all Of
like persuasion" can have no
other meaning than a desire
to bring about joint action
between the democrats and
populists. "The democratic
party was first called repub-
lican paNSsS says the ex-
Judge ut gave Ip its name
in North Car"linatwhen it o.
pened its arms TO those who
were afterwards it's most pW
tent elelnent-the old Whig
of blessed melnory-an:l was
for a time called the COnserv
at;vp party" Does this mean
that in order to get the pop.
uIIsts back thei democrats
will again, give up t heir
name and take the name "Sil
YER partv?'
The second utterance, while
not unexpected, is no ordina
ry reclamation. We'r-fer to
the address Of Dr.. J j. Mott,
chairman of the National
committee Of the silver par
ty published to-day. DR..
Mott has been for a quarter
of a century a leader of the
republican party in theState
chairman Of the State Ex-
erutive Committee and Col
,lector of Internal Rerenue for
the Western District DR.. Mott
has been a leader of.his party
so long that Mott and Repu-
blicanlsm has seemed to be
one and inseparable. He
sta tes in his address that hp
has lost all hope of securing
silver legislation through the
Republican party, and he
therefore cuts loose his old
nc orines. There is a touch
of pathos in stating his
changes political status: IL
appeal not only to Republi-
cans in my own State, who
can appreciate the sacrifice
,, | make in renonncing party
obligations on that question
IN advance of party action,
ect. DR.. Mott will now de-
vote his entire time to organ
izing the silver sentiment for
independsntaction. Logical
he is fOrce,i to antag0nize
fusi0u in NOrth (,arolinn
The herald., 1896-11-07
PROJECTED IMPROVEMENTS.
Nebraska and Colorado Capitalists Start
New Enterprises.

OMAHA, Neb. Nov. Tn view of
the settlement of the money question,
the Omaha Bridge and Terminal COM
pany will soon spend between S200, 900
and $1,000 in Improvements in this
city," said John r. Webster, general so :.
licitor, this morning. THE work that
will cause the expenditure will be in i'm
proving the termi,al facilities of the
company and Will call for grading the
building of track and similar work"
The Carter White Lead works increas-
ed its force fifty men today.
The Omaha Water Works company
arranged to begin expenditures of $780,
900 at once.
LEADVILLE, Colo. Nov. 1.-THE
Cowenhoven Railway Tunnel and Drain
age company, capital 81, 100000, was in
corporated today at Aspen. This COM
pany has tunnel at Aspen two miles
long and will at once begin work upon
the second two miles, which will take it
through Smuggler mountain from AS
pen to Lenado from which point it will
build two lines of railway connecting
with both the Denver and Rio Grande
and the Colorado Midland, and on int
rich mineral districts in Eagle and Pit
kin counties. The incorporators are
men of great wealth and will push the
enterprise to completion at a rapid rate.