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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Would Buy Cuba.

Washington. Jan. II. - Representa-
tive Spencer of Mississippi has intro
duced the following bill: ''The secre-
tary of state is hereby authorized to
offer to the government of Spain a
sum of money not to exceed $2OO.O00-
600 for the purchase Of the Island of
Cuba'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
John sherman Accepts.

ator John Sherman to the Associated
Press ut the Fort Wayne depot a few
minutes before the senator left for
Washington. The senator had but a
few minutes before left the presence
of president-elect Mckinley. Concern
ing other matters connected with the
incoming administration the senator
was very reticcnt
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
I'm iittcd.

"A big, ovcrgrown foro' IL" YOU
ought to be ut work i""'- =. y
glng," said the censoriou; citizen.
Pm willing to work." said Dismal
Dawson. "but I'm too blamed clumsy.
I've tried the shells and l'''N tried thu oe-
card monte, hut the Ruocs got on to
me the very first timc."-lndlanapolis
Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
An Old Man Suicides.

New Hampton. Iowa, Jan. IL. - An
aged man named Raben. living about
a mile west from New Hampton, shot
himself directly through the heart with
n :,2-calber revolver. He was "a years
of age. No cause is assigned.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Afruid Of the Plague,

London, Jan. II. - France and Italy
are taking strict precautions against
England and India Oh account OF
cholera and the plague in the first in
stance. on account of the British
steamship Nubia. which recently ar
rived at Plymouth with cases OF chol-
era OH board. .., -,3.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Decoration for Diaz,

Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE Reichsanzeiger.
official, announces that President DiaZ
of Mexico has been decorated by I'm
peror William With The Grand Cross of
the Red Eagle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Not So Bad, but Bad EnOush,

Humboldt. Iowa. Jan. 17..-An item
from Webster City. Iowa. stating that
| County Treasurer ]. w. S. Lindley.
just dcposcd. is likely to be a defaulter
i'll the sum of 100000. and that he is
out on bail, is false in both particulars
and does injustice to the county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Receiver for n Railroad.

Alton, ILL.,, Jan. ia sensation was
created here to-day by the announce
ment that the st. Clair, Madison & st.
Louis Belt Railroad company had
passed into the hands of Il receiver.
The decree comes from the United
States court at St. Louis in the name
of John E. May. a director, and the
local manager OF the company.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Men Lose Their Jobs.

GAINESVILLE. Mimi, Jan. ia seri-
o,is reduction of the force employed in
the Great Northern shops here has
taken place, about forty men being
thrown out.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

Because of it's inability to meet an
obligation of $4,000 the Common
Sense Engine Company of Muncie.
Ind. has made voluntary assign
ment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
More Schools for Blnck River,

Black River Falls, Wis. Jan. II. -
The board of education has called 4
special meeting to decide on additional
needed school accommodations. The
schools are all crowded and the young
children are only allowed to attend
half day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Conner Orc Near Superior.

West Superior. Wis. Jan. 17.-At a
meeting of the county board the men,
bcrs were shown samples of the cop
per-Dearing ore taken from the shaft
which was sunk on the site of the new
work house near Amicon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
CURRENCY Reform In Russia.

ST Petersburg. Jan. lit is stated
on good authority that the currency
reform scheme Of the minister of
finance may Er regarded as certain of
adopt.an.'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
To Exclude the pInrue,

0Vl OF ValEls!p vi 'uGr 'uopUo'I
Times from Odessa Says that tho Rus
sian govern is taking stringent
meas, res til the South Of Rus
Sia to cNc!uG Il re.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Mare School Room Needed.

NDrC SCHUCH NVOHH NCcNCU.
Red Wing, Mimi. Jan. 16.-The board
of education has decided to submit to
the citizens the coming spring election
IL proposition to issue bonds for the
providing of more school room.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Wants Big Damages.

Dcs MoineS, Jan. 17.-Dr. T.. C. Spin
ney has sued John McHugh of Crcsco
for $4,000 damages for SANDER and
libel,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Cnlifornians Celebrate.

Sacramento Jan. 17.-Gov. Budd de-
clared to-day a legal holiday to cele-
brate the defeat of the funding bill in
the house Of representatives.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

\ Distinguished Trcnchmnn Dead.
Paris. Jan. II. NJ. Alfred Mary.
who rescued the Comtc de Paris from
Il mob in the chamber of deputies in
1913, is dead.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
.ALLIN AND BRIGGS.
SYNOPSIS Of ALLIN'S MESSAGE AND
BRIGGS INAUGURAL.
The Retiring Governor Reviews the
BusincMs of state During His
Administrations Gov. briggs, In
Ilix Inaugural. Recon- ends Leg
tslnttlOn Which He Believes
Would BENEFIT the state.
The following is Il synopsis of Gov.

The following is IL synopsis Of Gov.
Aims message:
He calls attention 10 the veto OF
$4,000 of the appropriations Of the
last assembly, thus complying with
party pledges for economy and cXpcnd-
lures within the revenue; suggests
amendments to the constitution pro-
yifiing for the taxation of corporations;
urges an appropriation for the board
of health to enable it to perform It's
duties as required by law; reports
S5.752.Oc paid for the care of eighteen
incorrigibles at the Planking reform
school, under an agreement by Gov.
Miller for the care Of this class, for
which no appropriation was made, and
vision for the appointment OF commits
the $4,000 appropriation for the Rus
sian cactus commission was not used;
saws there is no provision for the col
lection Of taxes and insurance in the
codes, but they have continued to pay;
the amount turned in to the state treas
,lrer by the commissioner OF insurance
was $47,599 for the biennial period;
says the state owes a considerable
sum for the transportation of the mill
tia to the Jamestown encampment,
and recommends that $500, in the
hands of the board, be used in fitting
ND the grounds, and that future ell
clnlpments be held at Devils Lake;
100 trees have been planted about the
capital grounds and other important
improvements made; recommends i'm
provements at and more furniture for
the executive mansion; there have been
thirty-Gight pardons during his term,
and three combinations of sentence to
the penitentiary.
Gov. Allin expresses pride in the fact
that he is the first of alien birth to
hold the Nasition of executive in
North Dakota, and declares that he
will spend his remaining years as a
private citizen among the people OF the
state who have honored him.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28
An Odd Bridal Tour.

The story OF one OF the
strangest bridal tours ever
taken 10 told by the st. Paul
Globe. Mr.. and Mrs. Clar.
ence Berry started for Alaska
Immediately after their mar
riage, and have spent the
last eighteen months in the
inhospitable region, search
ing for gold. They were un.
successful at first, but after
ward herring of gold in the
Klondyke, they went there
and have now returned to
st. Paul rich. Mrs. Berry
herself picked up $4,000
during the season. She is in
excellent health, weighing
twenty-five pounds more
than when she left, although
she has endured many hard
sbips.
IL would advise all who
contemplate going to the
Klondyke," Mrs. Berry .aid,
"to provide themselves with
the warmest clothing posi-.
blp. | carried with me four
suits of extra heavy flannel
underclothing and stockings,
1t is essential that ones foot
wear t'e near perfection as
possible. | wore heavy WOO
en- stockings nil winter, and
nv other dress was in keep
ing. | would not advise any
one take the journey this fall
There will unquestionsbly bt
great suffering among th'
miners already there, and j
a thousand more prospector'
20 in there is no telling hov
; great the misery will be-
FIX.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28
A Prompt Answer.

An amusing anecdote was
told me the other day by an
acquaintance Of Sol Smith
Russell, the actor, concern
his little daughter.
Five year-old Alice had
been very disobedient, and
her mamma, believing in the
efficacy of moral suasion,
sent her to her chamber to
pray God to forgive h Q r
naughtiness.
The little girl was absent
for a long half hour, and
when her footsteps wei e
heard upon the stairs her
mother expected to see a
thoroughly penitent an d,
perhaps, fearful suppliant
for Gods mercy.
But Alice came blithely in
to the room, and announced
the response to her supplica-
tions:
"What did Jesus say, dear?"
questioned her mother.
"W'y, he said, Great Scott!
Alice Russell, | know a lot el
worse little girls than you
are," announced Alice with
gravity becoming the situa.
ton.
Mrs. Russell was silent with
surprise at the wit display ed
by 80 small a child, and she
now believes implicitly that
I he talent of the father de.
scendeth unto his children.--
Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28
Climate and Crime.

The Secretary of Agricul-
ture is testing, through the
meteorological bureau de-
partment, t h e theory Of
French, Italian and German
scientists that the volume OF
crime, notably suicide. is de-
termined by atmospheric
conditions. This year t b e
number of suicides has been
ex ira ordinary. The record
will surpass the statistics OF
several consecutive years. In
all the large cities of the
country the suicides have ap-
peared in large force. Poison
ing, shooting, drowning,
have been the usual methods
of "shufling off this mortal
coil" while not a few have
preferred to be pulvelized un.
der the changing wheels ol
heavy railway trains. The
Secretary Of Agriculture
should by all means pursue
his investi9at ton. 1t will cel
tninlv be- something gained
# We can establish the theory
"" is working upon as solid
fact, i. e., thai after all, erin
- of violence ana all crimes
are prompted by a peculiar
~ moist condition OF the at.
mosphere: that a condition
of great heat and humidity
induces that left spiral move
ment of the molecules OF thf
brain which impels q human
being to envy, hatred a.nc
malaca ann all uncEaritHble
ness; yes, even murder OF
self !f-destru"tion, according tC
the eminent biologists t c
to whom man is but a me
chnnical arrangement, a for
TUT ous cOncOurse or atoms
and thought, emotion, pas
sion, but exudatiOns OF g.
cretlons like bile.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28
Asheyille Citizen: George

Asheyille Citizen: George
Johnson, negro, convict
ed of rape in the Wilmington
criminal court, and sentenced
to be hanged. Johnson as
saulted a young colored wO-
man. He was defended by
two colored lawyers, while
Solicitor Richardson, for the
State was assisted by Con-
gressman Geo. i. White, col
ored. The jury in the case
consisted of IL white men
and one negro.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28
Education and Wages.

We find in the New York
World an extremely interest
ing, and, in this State at the
present moment, pertinent
summary OF the report OF the
Massachusetts Bureau OF
Statistics of Labor.
From this it appears that
tariffs have little or nothing
to do with wages. The Bm,
reau found greater differences
in wages in like trades in this
country than between t h 9
wages OF the workers of the
United States and England
IN the same occupations. In
other words, our mechanics
and lnborers' incomes a r e
both lower and higher than
those of men in the same
trades abroad.
A more significant fact is
that Massachusetts work
men receive the highee wages
paid in this country. What
is the cause of this: The
'World' says:
The statistics Of educa.
tion undoubtedly furnish the
clue to it. They show that
Massachusetts gives each o|
her inhabitants seven years
schooling of two hundred
days each, while the average
for the United States is foul
and three-thenths years o
TWO hundred days each.
Further, while the average
wealth-producing power o
each man, woman and chile
in the United States is forty
cents a day, the average
wealth producing power fo
each man, woman and chil(
in Massachusetts is seventy
three cents a day nearl.
double" "
The lesson seems plain. Th
uneducated workman ia at 4
disadvantage. IlIiteracy i
: costly - AshevilIe Citizen.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28

Gen. Fitz Lee, who has been
much before the public since
he became our Consul Gener-
al to Cuba, will be a candi.
date for the seat now held by
Senator Martin. 1t is also
fully understood that Gen.
Lee will, when h e returns
from Cuba, PROBABLY early
next year, begin a personal
canvass for the Sena torship,
which he intends shall cover
the entire State of Virginia,
even to it's remotest corners.
The administration fully
recognizes the danger Of a
big Treasury deficit during
the next fiscal year, added to
that which is being piled up
during the current fiscal
year, and at the last Cabinet
meeting it was determined
that the departmental esti-
ma tes for appropriation to
be submitted to the coming
session of Congress, should
be cut down as low as posi-
BILE, in order to try to get the
expenditures down TO the re-
ceipts Of the government.
This il confirmation of the
arguments presented by
prominent democrats while
the tariff bill was before Con-
gress-that the bill would
not raise sufficient revenue. 4
No one in administra tion
circles has denied the state
ment that Attorney General
McKe2na is to have the va.
cancy made by the retirement
of Justice Field from the U
s. Supreme Court, on Decem'
ber l, although there is one
special and particular reason
why Mr.. McKenna shoulC
rever SIT on the Supreme
Court-he is too friendly te
the big corporations, thi'
, was known before he came tt
Washington, but additiona
. proof was given by his avid
=, lity to rntifv the bargain
made under the Cleveland aC
ministration for the sale o
!. the Union Pacific Railroad
+ to the Huntington rrolgani
i, zation committee. undercon
, ditions which particular.
shut out competition in tn
bidding. An attempt is nov
q being, made to get Mr.. Nc
kinley to interpose hls au
= thority in some way to stoI
q the sale OF the Union Paciti
, at least until the condition
q of the sale can be changed 81
: as to make them as fair t.
one set of bidders az to an
p other, but there seems to b
n some doubt Of his authorit
/. and more of his inclination
tointerfere, after Boss Hann
n had told the HuntingtO
, ring that the sale should b
8 put through under the OIL
!. agreement, although the go
; ernment will lose millions {
dollars by the sale unde
IS present conditions.
n Some newspaper men ar
It terrible liars. In writing of
e l. a .
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28

Some newspaper men are
terrible liars. In writing of a
cyclone out West one ofthem
said ii turned a well wrong
side out, a cellarupside Gown
moved a township line, blew
all the stages out of a whis-
key barrel and left nothing
but a bunghole, changed the
dny of the week, blew the
hair off a bald headed man,
blew mortgages off farms,
blew all the cracks ont of a
fence and took all the wind
out of a ~politician.-Ex,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

The Platt.McKinley deal,
first shuwn up in this cores
'pondence. has been fully pro-
ven by the actions OF the ad--
ministration, public and pri-
vate, within the past few
days. 1t was to whip all ad-
ministration republicans IN
to line for Platt's man Tracy
that Mr.. Mckinley and Sec
retary Bliss write that gush-
ing letter in Tracy's favor
announce his intention to
personally take part in the
New York campaign. The
fate of other national "A admin
lstration candidates ih New
York should have warned
Mr.. Mckinley.
According to private let
ters received from those who
move III diplomatic circles
in London, Mr.. Mckinley be-
came very much afraid abort
the time the Governor of the
Bank of England made that
silver bluff, that his own
bluff, the International bime-
tallic commission, was being
s"rionsly taken by the Brit
ish government, and caused
it to be unofficially intilhat-
ed to Lord Salisbury that
this government had no real
desire that any steps should
be taken that were likely to
lead to International bimet-
alllsm, as 1t wac slowly but
surely paving the way to
make the single gold stand.
ard perm; nent in the United
States.
Senator Germans manly
open letter to the publisher
of the Baltimore Sun, offer
ing to withdraw from the
leadership of the democratic
party Of Maryland. if the
Sun would show it's loyalty
to the democratic party, bJ
honestly supporting it's can
didetes, and it's publisher
would take the management,
of the present campaign, ha'
been the most absorbing tOI
ic of conversation in Wash
iugton since it was published
Inasmuch as the Sun ha'
claimed Senator German t.
he the only obstruction to it'
support Of the nomination.
Of the democratic party il
Maryland, Senator German
offer has placed it where i
must present some better ex
cuse for ignoring the offe
than it has yet done, or ru1
the risk of losing the conf
dence of many democrats
Democratic sentiment il
Washington l 8 PRACTICAL.
unanimously on the side G
Senator GOrman in this cor
tro>ersy. In that open lei
ter Senator German thus dt
fines his attitude toward
the Civil Service Law: 81 ar
unaletrably opposed, excep
in judicial places, to life ter
ure of office. 1t is incompat
ible with our free institu
tions. | believe that t h
highest standard for admis
sion to the Civil Servic
ehould be honesty aud ca
pacity. W h N appointed
persons in public emplo
should be free from politics
assessment, but | am una
terably opposed to any ruI
which will prevent the pee
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28
wHATNEGRG RULE MEANS.

Ihe News ana observer III
an editorial says:
One Of the most respectable
ladies in Newbern had for
some time had in her employ
a small colored girl, who
was SO welltreated that when
she was bound out by the
clerk OF the court to a negro
from the country, she didnot
want to leave her white mis-.
tress. Armed with the order
OF the clerk for the custody
of the child, the negro man,
to whom the girl had been
bound, called at the home of
the white employer and de-
manded THAI she go home
with him. The girl secreted
herself and the lady, know
ing her aversion to going,
{ id rot disclose her hiding
place. Wbereupon the negro
went down to Five Points
and obtained from a negro
magistrate n warrant a.
gainst the lady for abduction
of the child, an1 placed the
warrant in the, hands Of a ne
gro constable who served it
upon her. The lady did not
attend the trial, which was
held in a negro nut, but sent
an attorney to represent her,
waive examination and give
Dond for her appearance be-
fore the superiorcourt. When
the lawyer appeared at the
place of trial, be found that
Il negro lawyer had been EN-
ployed to osecute the lady,
and when he offered to waive
examination and give bond
for her appearance to the
upper court, the negro law
yer objected, and insisted
that t h e lady should be
J brought personally int o
} court. He made Il violent
speech and declared that her
absence was a contempt OF
court and was intended as
an expression OF contempt OF
court, and demanded that
she be attached forcontempt
and be brought into court.
: The negro constable, who is
a darkey OF better since than
: the lawyer, advised the mag
: lstrate that he could accept
: the bond without the defend.
: ant being brought into
, court, and che matter was
2 settled in that way against
: the protest OF the prosecut'
} ing attorney.
} This affair created great in
: dignation among the white
e people rs soon as it was
known, and if the advice O
n the negro lawyer to have the
lady brought into court b,
D the negro constable had beer
e taken, nothing could have
j prevented a race riot. The
lady is the wife of a gentle
j man well'knOwn in the state
The only hope for decent
government IN North Carroll
e ma. not to speak ot any re
a form, is voting out the pres
n ent corrupt and incomplete
g gang. The man VINO saws h
n wants reform, and applaud'
y Russellism or Pritchardisn
j. is a liar or a fool. Each O
g these Republican Leaders
e may now and then do
e gpod thing. but the whole
!, tendency of their Leadership
), is to elevate bad men ant
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life AWAY.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder-worlrer. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 50c or si. Cure guaran.
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Ciscarets Candy Cathartic 10c or sc.
II C. C. G. fail 10 cure, druggists refund money.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-10-28

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 100 or &c.
II C. C. e. fail 70 cure. druggists refund money.