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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28
sanA over Philosophy.

Some men want to "a t
with their knives, whether it
is polite Or not.
There ia such a thing as
dressing too fashi0nably for
the size OF the town.
When there are children on
either side, second marriage
never amounts to more than
New Year resolutions.
When an old man marries
a young woman the divorce
court lawyers begin to show
little tokens of friendship for
the couple.
When the people get to
hea ven and al! th ngs a re
made clear, will thev know
which Was right the stPpmo.
ther or'the'children?
A girl has an idea that she
isn't showing proper apprecl
alton of music unless she'Ills-
tens to it with a sad, far.a.
way look in her eyes.
II people like you. let them
see very'little Of you; they
may have given you credit
for virtue that intimacy will
show that you don't POSSESS.
No one should become too
proud; a look through an old
album seldom fails to.disclose
that every one has had an
ancestor who wore sidewhis.
kers.
The cause of 80 much dys'
pepsia in the west is the dis
position OF people to eat al
they canibuy for a quarter
Leave something on: your
plate!for the cat. and youI
stomach will do better.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28
Dlngley Deiles Mark Hanna.

The New York Journal says
that Mark Hanna has met
with an unexpected setback.
He called on Chairman Ding.
ley, Of the committee charged
with drafting h new tariff
bill, to look out for the
trusts in the way of prohibi-
tory duties. but his would be
dictatlon wns fatty refused.
Hanna thus finds himself un-
able to repay the trusts for
their heavy contributors
during the campaign.
"Chalrman Dineley, of the
Ways and Means Committee,
has fatty refused to accept
Mark Hama's dictation as
to the way thestariff bill now
in process of being drafted,
shall he shaped. The Nation
al Chairman desires that the
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28
What to Read.

Ifyou are down with the
blues, read the twenty-sev-
enth Psalm.
II there is a chilly sensation
about the heart, read t b e
third chapter of Revelations.
Ii you don't know where to
look for the months rent,
read the 37th Psalm.
Ii you feel lonesome and
unpro tected, read the ninety
first Psalm.
If the stove pipe has fallen
down and the cook gone of
in a pet, put the stove pipe
up, wash your hands, a n d
read the third chapter oi
James.
If YOU find yourself losing
confidence in men read the
frat chapter of First CORN
thians.
II people pelt you " / t b
hard words, read the 18th
cha pter of John,
Ifyou are all out OF sorts.
read the twelfth chapter ol
Hebrews,-Bible Reader.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28

AGENTS WANTED--For WARM
n Cuba by Senor Quesada, Cuban
representativein Washington. En-
dorsed by Cuban patriots. In tire
mendous demand. A bonanza for
agents. Only $3.50. Big book,
big commissions. Every body
wants the only endorsed, reliable
book. Outfit free. Credit given.
Freight paid. Drop all trash and
make $500 q month with War in
Cuba. Address today the NAT
IoNAL Book CONCERN, 352-356,
Dearborn st., hicago.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28

A sharp pain in the lungs
or side can be driven away
by applying vaseline and mus
tardin the proportion oftwo
par ts vaseline and one part
mustard. Rub it TO gether
and spread on II piece Of linen
as you would an ordinary
mustard paste. This il also
excellent for q severe pain in
tue back of the neck. and has
been used with good results
for breaking up the grip
Exchange.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28

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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28

Two artists went out to
paint each a picture ofpeace.
One painted 4 silvery lake
embossed deep among t h e
hills where no storca could ev
er touch it-calin, sweet, qui
ct, in lts shelter. :'he other
painted a wild sea, swept
by tempests. strewn wit h
wrecks. but rising out of the
s.a. a great rock, and IN the
rock, high up; Il cleft W t h
heritage and flowers, amih
which, on her nest, a dove
was sitting. The latter liz the
picture Of Christian peace.-
J. r. Miller.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28
McKinley's Plan for His Trip to Wash
irgtou.

irgton.
Prpsident-elH.t Nc Kinley
has made his wants known
relative to his trip to Wush-
ington. His mother, wife
and nieces will accompany
him. On account of the aye
of his mother, Mr.. Mckinley
has made a special request
of the Pennsylvania Compa-
ny, that the train bearing
the presidential party to
Washington be run ON a slow
schedule, in order not to have
too great a strain on thc old
lady.
Mr.. Mckinley has request
ed that. If possible, the spec
iaI train leave Canton at 3 p.
m. the afternoon ofMarch /,
and the running time be AZ
ranged sO that the train will
arrive in Washington about
III a. IN. March 2.
Mr. MrKinley's escort will
leave about four OF five hours
ahead Of the presidential
train. in order that the for
mer may arrive in Washing.
ton in time t0 get off the
dust OF travel and make q
presentable appearance when
they escort Mckinley from
the depot to the Ebhltt
House.
Chairman Hanna will leave
Cleveland for Washington
two or three days before Nc
Kinley, and will he on hand
to ride with him to the hotel
The infantry escort, t h G
eighth regiment, will leave
Canton four hours ahead O.
Mckinley, on a special train
while the Cleveland troop.
will do the same thing al
Cleveland, both arriving ir
Washington about the same
time.
| Major McKinley's train
will consist Of two private
cars, one OF which will bt
used hy himself and family
two sleeping cars, one bag
gage car, a dining car, and q
car for the transportation o.
the committee and newspa'
per correspondents.
laud Dispatch.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28

The statement made by Sell
ator-plrct Money, Of Mis-
about what he saw in 'ub1.
has been denied hy II man by
the hainp of Wnod.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28

Much Of the trouble in this
world is caused by the man
with the beam in his eye try
ing to point out the mote III
his brothers eye.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28
CA0TORIA.

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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28
The Earliest American Coins.
st. Louis Reuublic.

- 49, sS~D~ ss-~s s~O- S~--~-
st. Louis Reuublic.
The very earliest coinage
that can be called American
was ordered b., the Virginia
company and was minted in
the Bermudas in the year
1912. At that time, and for
u longtim after, tuhacco was
the standar,i currency in Vir
ginia. In 1915, however, the
VirRinia assembly, after re-
citing that it "had maturely
weighed and considered how
advantageous a quoine
(coin) would be 20 the colony.
ard the great wants and mis-
cries which do. daily happen
unto it by solely depending
on tobacco" provided for the
issue Of copper coins OF t h q
denomina tiOns of two pence.
three pence, siIppnce and ninr
pence, but nothing was ever
done toward carrying out
the law.
Seven years later. in Nav
1852, the general ccmlt'' pi
Massachusetts I'assed a law
which created a 'minthou~e'
in Boston, and which direct
Ell tffat II regular coinage be
esta hlished. The coins pro.
vided for by this law we're, in
the quaint language of t b =
old statutes. TO bee II pence.
rs pence and 3 'pencepeeces.
which shall be fOi forme fiat
and stamped on one = q q
with N. E, and GU the other
side with characters Kid, vid
AMI lid according to the val
ne of each peace" This Bos
ton mint was tho one which
produced the famous "oa k
tree" and "pine tree 9 h i /
lings, which are highlyv a
ued by colfectors.of old coins
and which have sold as high
as $25 each. This early mint
continued in operation for
81 years. During the reign ol
William and Mary coppe -
coins were struck at t h i $
mint for the Carolinas as well
as for New England IN gener-
al. The first coins struck for
Maryl. I'd were silver u shiI.
lings, sixpen ,e and fOurpenre
pieces, which Lord Baltimore
caused to be minted in Lon
don.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28

trusts shall be well cared for
by means Of prohibitive du-
ties in return for their heavy
ca ampaign contributions. Mr..
Dinglpv, however, will not he
a party toS any such pie::''
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28


lob, when the H ouse sat
down 40 hard on the Pa
cifl: Railroad Funding Bill.
The question OF legislation
on the subject IL still being
considered, but, Huntington
seems al least to realize that
the numerous lobby he b a d
at work in Washington old
the funding bill more harm
than good; and from now on.
the lobbying will not he 80
openly conducted. II there
ia any legislation ON this
matter it Is likely tn be a.
long the line Of the bill which
has been reported favnrably
| to the Senate, and which il
now being considered ny thu
House Committee. 1t pro-
vides for 4 commission Ut
cabinet officials with author
| ity to settle the whole bust
ness.
If the free homestead nil
fails to get through, Speaker
Reed will make numel Ous wes
tern enemies who will be
heard from il he is again a
candidate for his party's
Presidential nomination. The
bill when passed by House
onlv provided FOR free home
steads in Oklahoma, but be-
fore the Senate passed It, a.
amendments were added exten
ding the area of free home
steads. When the bill went
back to the House instead OF
allowing the House to vote
on the Senate amendments
that the bill could be sent to
Conference il thers were not
accepted oy the House, Mr..
Reed sent the bill back to the
Committee on public lands,
and it's friends are whisper.
ing that he did it for the pur
pose Of ha wing the billsmOth
cred.
Representative and Sena'
tor.elect Money, Of Miss.
thus d,sposes OF a sensation
al story sent from Washing
ton: "Thsre is not a word O.
truth in the story that lhavt
the slightest misunderstood
ing with Consul General Lex
growing out Of my letters or
the Cuhan question. Genera
Lee and | are the very best
of friends. and there is no,
the least particle of a chance
of our disagreeing. l Was st
much amused over the news
paper publication that ther'
was to. be a duel between VI
as the General will be whel
he sees it,"
The much talked of bill au
thorizing the President to al
point delegates to any Inter
national Monetary Confer
ence that may be called. ha'
becn introduced in The Sen
ate. This is a measure O
, which everybody in Congress
will vote, and which nobod!
in or out of Congress beIiev'
will ever amount to q row O
pins, 81 far as increasing tn
, ,Ise of silver IA a money j
concerned.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28

Washington Times, Jan.
18: A year ago Sam Jones
located he'll in Oklahoma,
whore he was then prosely-
ring. He now locates it in
Boston, which gives rise to
the suspicion that it follows
him around.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.

"A & y
From our Regular, Correspondent.
Poor Cuba |! The formal
announcements that 10 hn
Sherman had been compelled
to become McKinley's Secre.
tary Of State, in order to
make a placa in the Senate
for Ross Hanna, makes it Ger
tam that unless this Congress
does something for Cuba, 1T
will have to 70 on fighting q
lone. There has been a sus.
},icion for some time that Nc
Kinley occupied very nearly
the same attitude to-
wards Cuba that President
Cleveland does, an ! Mr.. iSher
man has made that auspic,
ion a'c~rtainty by saving: i
do uot Relieve that this gov
ernn,ent should interfere be-
tween Spain and the cubans.
I do not believe that this gov
erhnient should attempt to
settle the war or take a ny
steps putting upon US t h e
burden of determining the na
ture Of rule in Cuba in case
the Cubans vim" As t b iss
language was used when be
was juet from the presence oi
Mckinley aud after he had
accepted the Secretaryship Of
State. there isn't the slight
est doubt that it is an ad-
vance statement of McKin-
ley's Cuban policy. 1t is sew
eral shades worse than the
present Cuban policy. Presi.
dent Cleveland has at least
tried to bring about peace.
Mckinley proposes to do ab
soluteIy nothing and to let
the butchery continue indefi'
nitely. This may result in
stirring up the friends Of Gu.
ba in Congress. There are
now in Washington petitions
signed by six hundred thou.
sand American citizens, ask
ing Congress to recognize the
independence of Cuba.
1t ie evident that Speaker
Reed doesn't expect Represeu
tative Boatner, Of La, whl
was unseated at the last sea-
sion Of Congress and reflect
ed to Gil the vaca ncy and fo'
a full term beginning March
4th, next, to be unseated in
the contest which is agair
being made for his seat. 9th
1rwise he would not have sc
lected Mr.. Boatner, " h o il
one OF those rare democrats
who favors protection to 6
certain extent, to filI the den
ocratic vacancy On the Ways
and Means Committee. Rep
resentative BaiIv, of Texas
who was given the vacan:!
on the Rules Committee was
it is said, given his choice o.
the vacancies >by Mr.. Reed
Charlie Crisp, son OF the lat
ex.Speaker Crisp, was give'
the vacancy on the Post oi
flee Committee, and Represel
tative Stokes, OF South Care
lima, that on the Committe
of Agriculture.
The republican steering con
mittee has given the Nicara,
qua Canal Bill the first plac
in the order of business OF th,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-01-28
Dr.. J. N. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,

No Knite; No Burning Out.
Highest references end andors-
ments of prominent persons suc.
cessfully treated in Va. Tenn.
and N. C. Remember thdt thers
is no time TOO SOON to get nd 81
a cancerous growth-Ht, matter
how small. Examination free.
letters answered promptly. and
satisfaction guaranteed.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
SONS OF VETERANS.

The division officers have received en-
oouraging reports during the past week
from Fort Fairfield where active effort
is being put forth in the direction of
forming camp at an early date.
Mastering Officer Orrin j. Dickey of
Belfast is at work endsavoring to organ
ize camps at Castine and Camden and is
meeting with good degree of success
and is in hopes to report the same mus
tered in prior to January lst.
Captain Charles 8. Berry of ShepIey
camp Of this oity inspected Wade camp,
No. 10, of Westbrook on Friday evening.
Chaplain ". l.. Harris accompanied him
and assisted in the work.
Shepley camp has appointed the follow
ing committee TO assist Thatcher Post
Memorial association in arranging for the
erection of monument for the soldiers
lot in Forest City cemetery: Lieut.. a.
M. Nickerson, Col. A. M. Soule, Lieut..
r. II. Greenwood, Chaplain w. L. Har.
ris and Sergeant H Towle.
f. g. Warren camp, No. 81. of Bidde-
ford, are about to commence q thorough
recruiting canvas of their city with the
hope that their camp may receive a re
newal of interest. Efforts are being made
to secure the names of the members Of
the camp formerly located in Saco to be-
come members Of the Biddeford camp.
A. FL. Marr camp, No. 40. of Oxford.
send in encouraging reports. On the
September quarter they were about ready
to surrender their charter, but through
the efforts of the division officers they
were stimulated to continue, and as q
result by active work have succeeded in
securing renewal of interest and have
added eight members to their camp.
Appomattox camp, No. 53, of Bruins
wick, swill be inspected on Monday even
ing by division officer from Portland
The annual election of camp officers
will be held by camps on their meeting
nights in Decem ber and the officers thus
elected will be Installed at the first meet
ing in January, 1898.
Division Surgeon Charles e. Dow OF
Wateryiile will be ordered on duty early
In December
The division surgeon receives reports
from the captains of camps relative to the
average ages, the occupations and the
neurology of members for the year ending
January 1st.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
HON. FRED E. RICHARDS.

Hon. Fred E. Richards, President of
the Union Mutual Life Insurance com
pany, has served the State as bank exam
iner and is familiar with the conditions
governing the savings banks of Maine,
rs well as the general subject of invest
ments. Mr. Richards said Saturday in
conversation with PRESS man:
81 think that any legislation, the effect
of which is to withdraw capital from
general circulation and concentrate 1t in
one large money center, must necessarily
impair the general development OF business
throughout the country. Any legislation
that carries money out OF Maine Tor IN
vestment is detrimental to Maine inter
ests. The deposits in savings banks are
largely the accumulated savings of wage
earners and the savings banks receiving
these deposits and loaning the money on
substantial collateral securities TO the
employers who carry on the business
Whlch enables the wage workers TO save
| surplus from their earnings, afford In
creased employment to operatives by fur
ulshlng capital, which really belongs to
the employed, to the manufacturer who
furnishes the business which gives them
thelr occupation If u savings bank in
Maine gathers up the earnings of our peo-
pie and sends the money TO some distant
part Oh our country for investment, 1t Is
Just as detrimental to the commercial
interests of this state as the postal saw
lngs bank system would be, if | under
stand it correctly. Very many OF our
railroads in this state have been supplied
with large portion of the capital for
5nelr construction and operation by the
savings banks. Other enterprises requir-
ing capital have been aided by the savings
banks OF this state The capital necessary
Tor the construction of the new Portland
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
Mr. WlNSLOW FOR MAYOR.
he is Likely to Again Be the Democratic
Candidate.

The Hon. Edward B. Winslow is likely
to be the Democratic candidate for mayor
next March, as he was last year. 1t has
been the understanding among many who
think that they are good political prog
nosticators that the Hon. Darius Ingra-
ham would be the standard bearer of the
Democrats in the approaching contest,
Notwithstanding the fact that MIR. In.
graham has been quoted as saying thai
he did not want the chance, but 1t is now
said on reliable authority that the friends
of Mr.. Winslow are moving in his behalf
and the present outlook is that he will be
the man to lead the party's forces.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
WHAT 1T is.
The Postal Savings Bank as Descibed

The Postal Savings Bank as Descibed b,
s Its Advocates.
A postal savings bank, as It's name i'm
plies, isssa bank in post office. In sec
ti.on one of the bill already mentioned th,
Postmaster General is authorized to des
ignate such postoffices as he may select
for that purpose as savings bank offices
That is the common procedure in coun
tries having the system. Making al
postofices of certain kind savings bank
offices at once by law would greatly ham
per the postoffiee in putting the system
into operation. The system should deyel
op gradually, and only so fast as pro
vision can properly be made for doing the
work.
Section two makes the unit of deposits
81 for purposes of ease and facility in
bookkeeping. The question as to the
proper maximum limit of deposits is one
on which opinions differ In Great
Britain the limit is $50, or $3.50, in any
one year, and e2O0, or 81 600, all told
In Canada the li,rit is 81, coo in any one
year, and So, 900 all told. In Canada the
bankers complain that the limit is toe
high. In the Record bill the British
limit has been taken approximately, the
provision being for deposits of $500 in
any one year, and 81 ,000 all told.
Section three oontemplates the issuance
of a pass book to every deposiJor by the
postmaster with whom he deposits The
idea of frequiring the acknowledgement
is to keep the depositor and central bank
in touch with each other, and thus min
iu,ize the possibility of fraud on the part
of postmasters.
Section four, providing for savings
stamps, is one over which there is some
divergence of opinion. The stamp system
is used in most European countries. In
Great Britain, where the unit of deposit
is shilling, persons are allowed to de-
posit as shilling savings cards bearing
twelve penny stamps. The provision is
put into the Record bill because of the
belief that it will teach valuable lessons
Of Saving and having to the children
of the United States.
Section five relates to Withdrawals. 1t
will be further anaplitied by regulation by
ths Postmaster General. who will pro-
vide blanks on which applications for
Withdrawals shall be made.
Section six makes the rate of interest
payable to depositors two per cent. In
Great Britain the rate is 2 1-2 per cent.
but within the last year consols have
gone SO high as to make the interest
thereon only about 2 1-2 per cent. conse-
quentiy there is no margin left for ex-
penses of administration. The rate of in
terest paid on deposits in Great Britain
in all probability viii have to be reduced
to two per cent. in the immediate future.
Until very recently, when the rise in con-
soils in which the savings funds are in
vested has been marked, the bank was
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
Rum Responsible for the Case. Judged.

In the Municipal CourtSaturday morn
ing the most noticeable feature was the
arrafgnment of man and wife on charge
of being common drunkards. They were
Lendal 6. L. Foote and his wife, Cathe-
rine A. Foote.
Officer Frank said that the pair had
been before the court for drunkenness,
and on Friday he had been called to their
house. The fact was they were accus-
toned to get drunk whenever they could.
Foote denied that he was q common
drunkard; and his wife said she oouldn t
be because she spent most Of her time in
the poor house. The poor woman was
not very strong in her defence, and one or
two questions by the Judge showed her
that he knew she was not making a good
excuse Then she burst out: 81 have
got this to say-if they would attend to
the rum shops rather than me it would
be better They leave the rum shops down
there alone, and they pull me in every
time"
ri agree with you on that, ''said Judge
Robinson.
The Judge sent Catherine to the House
of Correction for thirty days. Her hus-
band got thirty days in jail.
Michael Joyce, a young man who has
before been before the court, was ar
raigned on charge of intoxication and
disturbance, second offence. Officer
Skllings told of Joyce's bad habits, men
tioning that he frequently got little boys
drunk. This aroused the Judge, and he
informed Joyce that he should give him
the full extent of the law, ninety days In
Jail. At the end Of that time he hoped
he would think better about getting lit
tie boys drunk.
Ralph G. Frank, whose case had been
continued, appeared, waived a hearing and
gave bonds in $500 for his appearance
before the Superior Court. The same
bondsmen who heretofore became his
sureties, gave bonds for this time.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
IVY REBEKAH FAIR.

Ivy Rebekah fair opens Wednesday noon
at Odd Fellows hall, Baxter block, and
continues two days. At the meeting Of
the lodge Saturday evening there was a
report from the committee of arrange
ments showing that everything was pro-
crossing finely and that the fair would
undoubtedly prove decided success. Sup
per will be served Thursday from 6 to
7.3O. All contributions are to be sent to
the hall as early as Wednesday noon.