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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-02-04
Miss N a I'D Stalnaker, a
young lady Of Washington,

young lady Of Washington,
was recently an applicant for
a position under the CivilSer
vice Rules, and probably pass
ed the most difficult examin-
alton that has ever been pre-
pared BY the Civil Service
Commission. She was the on
ly one who was able to pass
discrimination, but the War
department refuses to ap.
point her to the vacant clerk
ship on the ground that she
ia a woman. The examina-
.tion required t.anslating in.
to English Of technical mill
tary works in French, Ger.
map, SpuDish and Italian;
typewriting iu all these Ian
guages; and ability to d Q
.proof-reading ana prepare
manuscript for the press; a
knowledge OF modern libra
~ methods; cataloguing,
indexing and of the English
language and literary CON-
position. The salary Of the
position demanding all these
reqirrepents g 81. .5OOa year.
Some very Interesting; al.
though Il thar tardy talk
about the methods hy which
President Cleveland g h u I
members Of Congress out of
presence, thus depriving him
self of information he should
have had about Legislation
asked for by the people who
are directly represented by
the members of the House,
preceded the passage by the
House over the Presidents
veto, Of the bill providing for
the establish :1ent OF n n = "
division of The Eastern judi
Gin! district OF Texas. Repre-
sentative Cooper told the
House Of several trips h G
made to the White House for
the purpose Of explaining to
Mr.. ('levelan ] why his c O n
stituants wanted this Iegisla
ton, and of his finally being
told by private Ser. Thurber
that it was useless for him to
continue bis Efforts to zee the
President. because he had al.
ready made up his mind ia
veto the bill. 1t is believed
that the Senate will indorse
this action OF the House.
Representative Grosvenor,
of Ohio, has already alarmed
those who are interested in
his welfare by stating on the
floor Of the House that be
was not McKinley's represen
tative and could not speak
for him. As modesty has new
er been a part of Grusvenors
makeup, it isfeared that his
mental faculties are getting
disordered.
A church that was want.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-02-04
Hints for Raising nosey.
Raise fowls to sell, or 70 r

eggs,
Pick and sell berries.
Raise vegetables, or sell,
with permission, th"se raised
in the family garden. 2
Sell bunches OF wild flow
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-02-04

How TIE Nsw Testansst Conquered.
A Roman Catholic priest
in a village near Morlaz, IN
Frame, warned hisflock that
he had power to give absoln-
tion to any of them who
might be guilty Of theft, ".
ing, or any other sin; but if
any OF them were guilty Of
reading the New Testament
he could not absolve them,
In the audience was a
) oung man who, from his vi
olent conduct, was the ter.
ror of the village, even his
parents had to defend them.
selves against their son.
This young man hearing the
priests statement, said to
himself: II have committed
all the sins the priest. has
mentioned, yet he will give
me absolution for all, If l do
not rea,l the book. What
kind of book can this De?
l am going to get one and
read it.
Whep he went to the col.
porter, the man, knowing bis
character, at first refused,
thinking he was only jesting;
but when he saw that he was
in earnest and explained bis
reasons. he gave him one.
A few days afterwards his
mother said: "How is it that
Jean is 40 quiet and soDer
tlateIy? He is never drunk,
aud retires to his own room
after dinner"
The father replied: II don't
know, but I will follow him.
The next day going quietly
to the door OF his sons room
h. found him readings a book.
| He returned and told the
mother: HE ia in his room
reading some book; ] believe
| il IL q New Testament"
She replied: "If that is all
the harm the New Testament
is doing, ask him to come
AMI read to US. Perhaps we
can get some good from it,"
He came and did 80. God
blessed the reading to the
father ind mother. and last
ly to himself.
The mother sent to the
missionary, saying: IL will
take the furniture out cf one
of my rooms and place chairs
in it if you will come and read
the word of God to the neigh
bors. and tell them, though
the priest refuses to give
them absolution, God has
forgiven us, and will also for.
give them"
The missionary did SO. and
God blessed the telling OF the
old, old story to many souls.
Some time after this the
mayor sent for the mission
ary and said: 81 don't know
how it il, but when the Bible
went into that house it was
the pest OF the village, b u t
now it is the pareadise OF the
place."
This proves that the word
of God ts still quick q n d
powerful, and sharper than
any two-edged sword. pierc.
ing even to the dividing as.
sunder Of soul and spirit, and
of the joints and marrow,
and is a disserner of thoughts
and intents OF the heart. -
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-02-04
DR.. J. N. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist, isl,
BANNERS ELK. N. {.

No knife; No Burning. Out.
Highest references andendors-
ments of prominent. persons, suc-
cessfully treated in Va, Tenn.
and N. C. Remember that there
ia no time TOO SOON to get md Of
a cancerous growth--no matter
how small. Examination fyec,
letters answered promptly, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-02-04
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondents,

Will this week present the ere
dsntials Of Mr.. Ken ney, who
was last week elected Sena-
ator by the legislature, and
whose credential, are prop
erly certified by the governor
of that state. 4 hard fight
il gong to be made By the
republicans to keep Mr.. Ken
ney out of his seat. Inas-
much as M. Kenney, who is
d silver Democrat will re-
ceive the support Of all t h e
silver SENATOR'S, it is expect,
ed that the !, republicans will
devote their efforts tn trying
to stave off a vote until al.
ter the 4ths Of March, when
they will be stronger in the
Senate. 1t is said that "Lit.
tie Billee" Chandler's scheme
Of reLpeniug the Dupont ap-
plication will be abandoned
ibecauuse Of the refusal Of some
of the republican Senator'S to
support it, and that instead
the gas millionaire, Addicks,
which has already been pre-
sented to the Senate by Chan
dler,-he is always around
when any thing dirty IN t h Z
political line is needeo-wilI
be urged against that of Sen
ator-elect Kenney.. Addi:ks
has got plenty OF money and
ifthere are any votes in the
Senate that can he bought,
he is willing to spend it,.
Senator Turpie called U p
the Cameron Cuban resolu
ton and made a spirited
speech thereon, Gin which he
made it plain that while he
was just AZ strongly in favor
of the independence Of Cuba
as ever, hej.was even more
strongly in favor OF action
which would declare the Sen.
ate to he Independent of Ex.
ecutive authority.
Senator Morgan has n o t
at any time been overhead.
~ towards the arbitration
treaty, and since the Nicara.
qua Canal bill, Of which he
was an ardent supporter, was
given it's death blow by t h e
notice from the minister o
the great republic of Central
America t hat Nicaragua,
which is a part Of that repub
lie, would not allow the con-
cessions granted to the Ca
nal Company to be CONTROL.
ed BY the United States, az
proposed in the bill, but
would be willing to open ne.
gotiation on the subject with
this government dirct, b G
!. seems disposed to even ur
things with England by try.
ing to defeat the arbitration
treaty. Senator Morgan ga vs
that England IL merely ma.
. king a catspaw out of those
little Central American gov.
ernments, and that one ofits
reasons for wanting that ar
bitratiOn treaty enforced il
to get a hand in the control
Of the Nicaragua canal. This
it would do, If the arbitra'
tion treaty were enforce, by
getting up q disp lte with VI
over the canal and then re
ferring 1t to arbitration with
the certainty that King Os
car. of Sweden, would name
an umpire who would decide
in England favor. Senator
= l~- - A-L<soc s,.1l I -
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-02-04
AYE rs
CathaItle PMS

that I received anything. like PEI:
manent benefit. A single box Of
these pills did the work foE ne.
and I am now free from head.
aches, and . we'll man."-CHAa
HUrCHIN0a East Auburn, Ma
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03
Needed Legislation.

The facts and figures contained in
the following letter to a Leesburg
shipper Of produce, from a commits
sion merchant of Augusta, Ga, con-
tains the strongest possible argu-
ment ais to why Florida should have
a railroad commission and why the
Interstate commerce commission
should be strengthened, if the pro-
ducers of the country are to be pro-
teoted from rapacious transporta ton
companies. The letter, under date of
February 10th, reads: Does it not
strike you that the freight rates on
vegetables from Leesburg to Angus
tn are entirely too high, and very
much out of line with rates on same
class from eastern and western
points?
The carload rates from Leesburg
on 10000 pounds is $4,000 to Angus
ta.' The carload rate from Rochester
N. Y, to Augusta lis $4,000, the dis
tance being three times as great and
all rail. We suggest that you get uT
data and write a letter to the Rail
road Commission at Washington, d
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03

C. We are advising our Florida cor
respondents TO do so, also receivers
of Flouida products in this and adjoin-
ing States" The letter speaks for it
self. The rates are too high, and ex-
perience teaches that without the in
tervemtion of a state commission or
the Interstate commission will con-
tinue too high and, of course, the
producers of Florida will continue to
suffer. A railroad commission in
Florida is needed, and the powers of
the Interstate commission should be
enlarged. These can only be accom-
plished and producers and shippers
be protected in their rights by the
Floria Legislature at its next session
emactimg a railroad commission law
and electing to the senate of the
United States a man who is known
to be in favor of strengthening the
Interstate commission law.
Every producer and shipper II
Florida is vitality interested in this
matter and it behooves them to take
hand in securing such legislation
and in seeing that the right man is
elected to the United States senate.
To the accomplishment of this end
they should all work.-Leesburg
Comm ercial.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03

have for years deemed such assem-
blies in their respective lines essen
tial to their interests, and the farm
er Should be no exception. When he
comes to realize that fact, as he is
now doing, he will be in a position
to gather both pleasure and profit
from his toll.
Upon this subject the Gainesville
Sun says:
Hereafter the successful farmer
must be thinker and planner
rather than poddler. Brain and
Drawn must combine. He must pro-
duce more than one kind of a crop.
He must know what to raise and
when to produce it. Intelligence
must gnuide his work. Judicious man
agement must extend to details Just
the same as in any other industry or
enterprise. And when the farmer
succeeds the whole country will pros
per.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03
Tobacco Growers Convention.


The following call has been issued
by THE officers of State Tobacco
Growers Association:
The Florida State Tobacco Grow
ers' Associa ti'on will meet in annual
convention at Quincy, Gadsden coun-
ty, on Tuesday, March 9, at 9 a. m.
All persons interested in the Guilt
Walton, promotion, purchasing or
handling of tobacco are respectfully
invited to attend this convention
with a view of acquiring member
ship in the association, and enjoying
the benefits that may be derived
from their concerted action.
The county commissioners of the
several counties are requested to ap-
point one or more delegates to rep
resent their respective counties at
this convention, fraught with so
much Importance to the state at
large.
AS tobacco is cultivated on such a
large scale in Gadsden county, and as
Quincy is the most important tobac-
20 center in the state, this point was
designated by the executive commit
tee as the place for holding this an
nual meeting.
The railroad companies will make
special low round trip rates from all
points ait this convention.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03
The Increased Duty.

We are pleased to note in the press
kilograms that the Ways and Means
an increase in the custom duties on
oranges to 20 cents per cubic foot,
either in packages or in bulk, with a
retention of the present advalorem
duty of 80 per cent on the packages.
This is a very material increase, and
IS equivalent to forty cents per box
On the ordinary package.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03

Farming Advantages in Florida.
A writer in the Southern Democrat
f Jacksonville, says:
1t is not the purpose of the writer
to prove that Florida is the best coun-
try on the earth's surface in which to
follow farming. It has it's peculiar
drawbacks, and while snow and ice
aud frost bound soil do not confront
Us here as in some other parts, this
does not show that we are free from
III the ills found elsewhere and ee-
peeially those found in southern
lands. Our purpose is rather to rs
count the many advantages we do en-
joy from general farming as pursuit
for livelihood and comfort. The writ
err has never spent a season Tor Year,
in any other part of our country
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03
Farmers Institutes.

we are pleased to observe, says the
Pensacola Times, that the question
of the establishment of farmers in
stituttes is being agitated by the state
press. A farmers institute is an as
sembly, composed of farmers, in
which general farm topics are dis
cussed and papers and addresses Civ
en- concerning all questions of inter
est to the farmer. That these ms Vi
tu es are becoming more and more
popular is evinced by the greater at
tention given them by the press OF
the country. In a recent issue the
Jacksonville Citizen in an editorial
relative to the subject said:
These farmers institutes grow
more interesting and valuable every
year. The facts are coming to be
universally recognized THAT farming
is a science, and that success as the
result of hap-hazard methods is no
more to be expected in agriculture
than i'm any other business. The pur-
poseof THE Institute is to disseminate
world have these common meetings
among the FARMERS trustworthy in
formation about those methods of
farming that careful trial has shown
to be most likely to produce good re-
suits.
1t has been a popular delusion for
Years that "mIost anyone can farm "
but people are now beginning to re-
alize, and especially the farmers
themselves, that to be successful, in
the truest sense, in agricult ural pur
suits, one must possess certain
knowledge, which can be acquired
only through an exchange of ideas
with others whose experience has
had a wider range, and by an expo
sition of subjects which have been
studied from scientific standpoint.
The farmers Institute is to the agri-
is to the teacher. The time is past
when the farmer who does not edu-
cate himself i'm a scientific way can
hope to compete with those who do.
And why should it not be so? In 40
either business or profession in the
world have thes common meetings
for the advancement OF the special
+ interests in "a particular line of work
been neglected SO long as in the in
stance of the farmer. Teachers, law
yers, ministers, tradesman, business
men, and even newspaper editors
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-03
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1897.
BILE OF CONTENTS.

FARM, GROVE AND GARDEN-To-
bacco ManureS; Dalrying and Bust
ness; Money in COrnSualks .......... l2S
Nitragin; How Fence Posts Should
Oe 0eI .......... ......... .............. Lon
National Editorial Home; Straw
berry Rust; Time to Fertilize. ....... 10
Profitable Tobacco; A Practical IL
The South; How to Cure and Smoke
Meat ......... ................ .......... l34
FLORAL DEPARTMENT-The Ker-
ria or Corchorus; The Gala; Notes
on Floral Novelties; Old Fashioned
Flowers .......... .......... .......... Loo
EDITORIAL - Needed Legislation;
Farmers Institutes; Tobacco Grow
ers Convention; The Increased
DUTY .......... LOO
HOUSEHOLDER Roll; How to
Cook Rice; Blind to our Position;
Horehound Candy; Washing the
POULTRY DEPARTMENTAL
Meal for Hens; Raising Eggs and
LITERARY-An Unheard of Proceed
ing ............. ........... l4U
FLORIDIANA .......... ......... ...... 143
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All communication intended for pub
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Money should be sent by Draft, Postof-
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of door labor requirements.
In New Jersey, in Pennsylvania, in
New York and Ohio it was common
matter to have hired men and teams
substantially idle so far as farm work
was concerned, fully seventyfive days
during the year.
In Virginia the writer found ma
terially lessened loss of time-nnt
seemingly beyond forty or fifty days,
and here in Florida only about doz-
en- or fifteen days per year of what we
could call enforced idleness from bad
weather or land too wet for working.
Out of three hundred and six or
seven working days, if seventy-five are
substantially lost it takes away one
quarter part. If only forty-five were
lost it takes out one-seventh part full
ly; and if but fourteen are lost this
calls for a deduction of only one
twentysecond part, or less than five
per cent as against fourteen or TWEEN
ty-five per cent.
Labor is very important factor in
determining success upon the farm.
Four days and one-half per week in
comparison with five and three-quar-
ter days is a very considerable differ
ence. If we estimate a mans daily
earnings at an even dollar, in one case
his earnings would be $3.50 per week,
the other $575.
If any man deems it better that the
farmer should have more rest than
the one day per week, which Sunday
affords, we can state that twenty 9th
er days are given for rest and recre-
alton or enjoyment, as the legal holi-
days supply.
Here farmer may plant or sow, or
prepare the land for so doing, at any
time of the year.
In January he can mark out and
plant corn, potatoes, etc.
In February cane, melons, squash
es, etc.
In March tobacco, tomatoes, beans,
millet.
In April cowpeas, sweet potatoes
wines or slips), corn for late crop, or
fodder.
In May dig round (or Irish) pota-
toes, plant sweet potatoes is seasonal
BILE weather comes, SOW millet, cow
peas, etc., cut and cure crimson clo-
yer, cultivate all spring crops, gather
spring vegetables such as squashes,
cucumbers, onions, etc.
In June finish planting sweet pota-
to cuttings, finish sowing millet and
cowpeas, gather roasting ears, corn
fodder, melons, etc.
In July gather hay, millet, cowpeas,
corn fodder, and pillow for fall plant
ing.
In August finish hay crop, gather
in corn, cowpeas, and sow seeds I'M
der shade for fall crops; begin latter
part of month to plant for fall gar
dening.
In September plow and plant and
sow for fall and winter crops, cult
vate where large enough to do so;
hauling manure or compost materials
whenever little opportunity admits
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-26
GOLD FROM CUBA.
May Be Used to Purchase Supplies
For the Insurgent Army.

New York, Aug. &c. An unusual flow
of Spanish gold into the United States
from Havana has excited considerable
speculation in Wall street. Various
theories are held concerning the move
ment, but its true meaning has not yet
been dofin itely disclosed.
During the last two days $3.50, 600 in
all has been deposited in Spanish gold
coin. all received from Havana, in the
u. :. assay Office in Wall strset. OF this
amount Muller Schall Il Co. deposited
500. 0)0. the Western National Bank $780, %
COO and Lawrence. Turnure * Co. $50 900.
That these big remitta1cos are for the
purchase of food and other supplies for
the army in 6ubn, for the account of tho
Spanish government was suggested. It
is also thought that the remttances were
due TO the hazardous situation OF the
money market in Cuba On this sup
position the bulk of the $3.50, 00J is believed
TO represent large number Of small
holders of merchants and planters who
have taken fright ana adopted this means
Of securing themselves.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-26
CHANGE FOR BETTER.
Manufacturers FEEL Encouraged by
the Business Outlook.

Holbrook. Mass. Aug. 26-The busi-
ness boom has been the cause Of a marked
increase of confidence among local manu-
facturers A marked change for the bet
ter has already manifested itself, and all
appear hopeful Of large increase in trade
In the coming fall and winter.
Tbs newly organized White a. Wilbur
shoe company, which has just taken pos
session of the large Edmund White fac
tory, has placed operatives at work in
the cutting department. and has nearly
completed the work OF moving the ma
chnery into the factory. The company
will begin operations on daily output
Of between % and 30 cases, which, 10 Is
expected, will be Increased 20 75 in a
short time. An effort s being made TO
have all the departments in operation by
the end OF the present week.
A new company Is also being formed to
succeed To tho business OF the Paine shoe
company. IL will be Incorporated under
the laws of this state as the Platts Paine
shoe company This firm has already be-
gun operations In the cutting depart
ment, and has already booked "a large
mum ber Of orders.
Fred Sturtevant drummer for tho old
Paine shoe company, who is thoroughly
acquainted with trade conditions through.
out the Western states, says that In his
opinion the outlook is far more promising
than for several years past. It is his be-
lief that although tho Improvement may
DO gradual, il will prove substantial