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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09
He Couldn't Help II.

julie Carr just couldn't help
it! 1t is in him, Sand must
show itself. The University
needs some more money. and
Of course, his hand quickly
responder 20 the impulses Of
his heart and his love for his
Alma Mater. If there b e
those who would condemn
him and Others of our fellow
citizens for this generosity to
snch institutions, there will
be those to come after who
will bless the memory ofsuch
inen-men whose love of their
fellow men and OF their State
moved them to make such
Investments in the boys and
gfrls-the future citizenship
OF the Old State. Ard, above
all God will bless them
there are no demagogues in
heaven. Morning Post.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09
The '57 Storm Beats the Last One.
Richmond Dispatch.

hlcIlNOllu DlSphlCH.
Mr.. Spencer Il. Hancock, of
Manchester, is among the
older citizens who think the
snow-storm thro Ugh which
We havejust passed compares
with that of forty-two years
ago. In a letter to the dis
patch, he says: "This is a
pretty good snow. No com
parison to the snow of 1857,
or Cox's snow, as it was gen
orally called. The snow of
1857 was not as long falling
rs the present one, but it fell
in much larger flakes. |
should say that Cox's snow
would average a loot and a
half deeper than this, and 1t
drifted a great deal more.
-Four or five days after the
snow of 1857 | came to Rich
mond, twenty miles, in a
sleigh drawn by four horses.
Five friends were with me.
We were four days making
the trip. COX's snow did not
all disappear until in April,
though it fell a month earlier
than this one. In my trip OF
twenty miles to Richmond |
could form a pretty good
idea of tine depth of the snow
of 1857, and | know this
snow for depth does not com
pare with it. | was 81 years
old when the snow OF 1857
fell, and have a pretty good
recollection of it. The five
friends who made the trip to
Richmond with me would, |
believe, if living, agree with
me in my comparison of the
SHOWS, but they, though
younger than myself, have
all many years ago passed
over the river where there
are no snow-storms.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09
In Gods Good Time.
Rocky Mount Motor.

ltOChN hOuuO motoIs
The times are hard, the skies
are dark, but If we help one an
other and trust oneanother and
recognize the kinship Of humani-
ty, the burden will become light
er, and all will pull through the
deep mire of financial stringency
and embarrassment, and reach
in safety the Ligh, smooth, solid
roadway OF ease, comfort a n d
prosperity. And another thought:
From darkest clouds refreshing
rain doth come, and from every
i'll some precious good is born.
We would never see the bright
and glittering dew drops had not
the sky wept over the shadows
of the night, and left her tears to
| glisten like diamonds on the pc
tails of the flowers. We love to
feast our enraptured vision upon
those irridesc,nt glories whiih
arch themselves across the sky
upon the darkened bosom of the
receding clouds and yet had there
been no black and and angry
storm muttering out its wratt
and it's fury, those beauties would
not have been seen, for the ram.
bow is,only born IN the wedlock
of blackened clouds and sun.
beams, and is mursed alone upon
the bosom of wrestling light and
shadow. 1t takes a dark and som
ber background to reveal t h e
exquisite pencillings of the paint.
er in all of their finest tlntings, il
takes the shadows to bring out
in full olbed splandor all OF the
gorgeous colorings OF his opulent
dye pots. Yes, shadow and dark
ness reveal to your visions t h
richest and brightest glories that
are seen on earth. 1t takes h {
night to show US the stars which
twinkle like lamps through the
streets of heaven, and but Tor
the shadows we would never know
how beautifully they sparkled
there. And these hard times we
are now having will bring us a
blessing. for as only the SICK
know the blessedness of health
and yearn for the comforts not
purchased by wealth, 30 this de
privation and depression an {
hard times will only serve t(
sweeten and make more enjoya
ble and delicious the ease an(
comfort and relief which will he
sure to come in Gods good time
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09

| have been afflicted with
rheumatism for II years and
nothing seemed to give any
relief. | was able to be around
all the time, but constantly
suffering. | had tried every
thing | could hear of, and at
last was told to try Cham Der
lain's Pain Balm, which | did
and VAS Immediately reliev-
ed and in a short time W a s
cured. | am happy to say it
has not yet returned.-JoHN
EDGAR, Germantown, Calf.
Sold by NJ. B. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09
The Success Of One Canning Factory.
Hickory Mercury.

Hickory Mercury.
Several years ago Mr.. A. G.
Corpening, OF Cora, Caldwell
county, commenced canning
tomatoes, berries, etc., on a
limited scale. He put up a
high grade of goods, which
he sold to merchants in small
lots in this section. Every
order brought larger orders;
the demand steadily increas-
ed, and to-day he has a large,
flourishing industry, and is
unable to supply the demand
for his popular brands of
canned fruits and vegeta bles.
His factory has a capacity of
1000 cans per day, and he
cans toTatoes, tomato soups
corn. beans, berries, and
peaches. Mr.. Corpening buys
large quantities of these pro-
ducts from the neighboring
farmers, paying good prices
for them. One of the farm
ers who lives near the can
merry told US recently that he
could make more money
wing tomatoes at 20 cents
per bushel than tobacco, corn
or any similar crop. He said
he received the last season
$40 per acre for his tomato
crop, which cost him $5 for
labor and 100 pounds OF
euano, and that it was less
trouble to raise tomatoes
than corn.
-A .-@-R
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09
A CONTRAST.
Charlotte Observer.

n CVNxhhCAs
Charlotte Observer.
1t is quite a pleasure to con
trast the closing days of the
present Legislature W i t h
those of the last one-lndeed,
for that matter-tO contrast
the entire session Of the pres
ent body with that of the
Fusionists. 1t is in the last
days of a Legislature, how
ever, that it's character Is
made the more easily under
stood. If il has applied it.
self strictly to business, has
Ieeislated for the best inter-
ests of the State, and has
passed 20 vicious or opprps-
sive laws, it will be running
along smoothly with a good
conscience, like the present
body IS doing, rounding up
its work Systematically and
IN order, the members know
ing that when their time is
up they can 90 home in no
fear OF a frowning constitu.
ency. The present Legisla-
ture h as been confronted
with some perplexing prob
lens and still has a few ON
hand, but they have handled
them in a busineSs-like way,
and there has been an entire
absence of t h e scenes OF
rowdyism that characterized
the Fusion Legislature. There
has been none of the crimin-
alton and recriminatlon that
marked the spssions of the
Fusion body almost daily;
there have been no scandals
to air, but plenty of Fusion
evils to correct, out of which
scandals had grown nd
overspread the State. Much
OF the work OF the Legisla
ture has, of necessity, been
in the order of repeating and
amending bad laws-correct'
ing the abuses which had
been piled upon the State by
the Fusionists during theil
brief reign, and this work has
been well done.
The next few days Of the
Legislature will be crowded
with impol tant events. Not
much time remains, and &
good deal OF work is yet tC
he transacted, but so thor
oughly is the system oftrans
acting business perfected anc
maintained by the present
Legislature that a greater
portion of the measures, i
not all of them, will be at
tended to before adjourn
ment. There is a great diffe1
ence between an orderly an(
intelligent body OF men, leg
is.ating for the interests o
their State, and a mob O
place-hunters who becam'
more frantic as each da.
would 90 by leaving then
unprovided for. More plain
ly speaking, there is a grea
difference between a Demo
cratic Legislature and a Fus
ion mob.
[ have been afflicted witt
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09

The Charlotte News says
that Charlotte is to have a
new opera house. It will be
owned by a stock company.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09

It is said that in Havana
5000 houses have been re-
ceiving city water without
paying for il.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09

Mr.. J. F. Carter, of Sails
bury, committed suicide in
Charlotte on 25th ult., by
taking laudanuln.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09

his political services and dis
bnrsements in the campaign
OF SO, appointed him (Alger)
to his present position, and
had maintained him there
ever since, notwithstanding
his incompetency and against
t b G righteous complaints
that have been made against
him." He said that Mr.. Nc
Kinley's recent Boston ad-
dress "was nothing more nor
less than Il carefully devised
misstatement OF the ISSUE"
and of our Philippine policy:
81 insist that the whole pol
icy is not simply an error,
hut that it is q crime, and
that the Chief Executive Of
this nation is the one who
has precipitated upon us the
embarrasslnents and Difficult
ties hy which we are now con
fronted." Speaking OF the
claim that Mr.. Mckinley act
ed upon the advice of Dewey,
in demanding the Philippines,
Mr.. johnson said: TT h e
Chief Executive ecannOt screen
himself behind the gold lare
of the hero of MAnila.' He
expressed the opinion that
the real reason for Mr.. Me-
KinIey's policy was his con-
cessions 10 the selfish capi.
talists of the country, his sur
render to their demands.
These are the gentlemen who
furnished the money for his
nomination and election, and
who, | doubt not, have Dledg
ed him a denomination and
re election. These are t h G
gentlemen who are already
grasping after special pri>i-
liges in the Philippines, in
Cuba, and in Porto Rico. 1t
was, | imagine, for their es
pecial benefit that the Presi-
dent created his Advisory
Board to the War Depart
ment."
1t is an open secret IN Wash
ington that Mr.. Mckinley
would be glad to receive Al
gers resignation. The story
circulated last week that AL
ger was about to resign orig
mated in administration cir
cles, and was doubtless in
tended as Il hint 10 Alger. l,
brought out the defiant state
ment from Alger that he die
not intend to resign, of bis
Own accord. He il aaid t(
believe that Mr.. Mckinley il
afraid to ask for his lesigna
ton, although h e knows
! that he is constantly being
> advised by prominent repub
licans to do so.
When the Morgan Nicara.
> qua Canal bill passed the Sci
ate, there was seven votes
D., cast against it; when the RI
, D., er and Harbor bill, contain
J ing an amendment providing
for the building of the Nicar
aqua Canal passed the Sen
) ate, only three votes wer
; cast against it-SeDators Pc
tigrew, Teller and Rawlins
neither of whom are opposed
to the Canal under what the.
consider proper conditions.
Mr.. Mckinley has nomin
: atad Ex.Secretary Day to
United States Circuit Cour
> judgeship
The Charlotte News say
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

From our Regular Correspondent
Mr.. McKinley's backdown
from his army bill bluff will
go down in Congressional his
tory as the most complete
ever made by a President.
The democratic victory is
Fcomplete. The new Army
bill is practically just what
was offered to the admins
tration by Senator COrkrell,
on behalf of those Senators
who opposed a large stand
ing army-it provides for
continuing the presentstatns
of the. regular army of 62,-
600 men for two years from
next july, and enlisting 35,.
900 volunteers for the same
period. The administration
Senators fairly fell over each
other in their anxiety to ac,
capt Senator CockrelI's offer.
The next Congress, which will
be republican in both branch
es, will probably infict a
large standing army on the
country, but that will not de
prive the Senators who killed
the bill, to do 80 at this time,
of deserved credit.
Our Philippine policy is
bearing fruit quickly. In ad-
dition to ha wing an expen
slve war with the Filipinos
on our hands, Dewey's dis
patch to hurry the battle
ship Oregon indicates the be.
lief on his part that there is
danger with more powerful
opponents. Just how great
this danger is can only be
guessed, because officials are
cOncealing what information
tLey have and pretending
that the dispatch from Dew
ey. which was made public by
mistake, had no meaning
Little information can b
gained from private dispatch
es from Manila as they are
all strictly censored, but it is
known that conditions are
critical, and that European
consuls there are making
some stiff claims on account
Of the recent partial burning
of the town.
Mr.. Mckinley h a s beer
catching it again from mem
bers of his own party IN Con
gress. Senator Sewell, who
voted for ratification of th'
treaty andforeyerytbing els'
that has been asked for by
the administration, was sc
stirred up by the progl ess o
the war with the Filipinos
: that he let out the fact tina
he had been supporting th'
Mckinley policy against hi
own judgment. He said EN-
phatically: 81 never was il
favor OF the acquisition O
+ the Philippines" and adde'
that he had begged Mr.. Nc
, kinIey to order Dewey ava!
from Mania, after he wo1
his victory. Mr.. Sewell think
the Filipinos will have to b
practically exterminated be
fore we can control the Phil
|. ippines. He slso thinks tha
We shall soon be at war wit
Cnba, because OF headminis
tration policy.
Representative Johnson, @
). Indiana, a republican, mad
a long speech, nearly ever.
onto,.o &c u,b;ob ooo+,;no,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-03-09

GAS ToEIA.
,ssr, III. 1Tha Kind You Have Always Bought
''',s'''' s &<zMx
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-07
LODGE MEETINGS.

BraEos Camp, No. iOl, W. Of W.
Meet second and fourth Friday nights
in each month. W. r. Johnston, @. c.;
Joe b. Reed, clerk.
Bryan Tent No. 10. X. o. 7. NJ
Meeting nights fret and third Monday
each month. J.H. Mawhinney, c.; Joe
Is. Reed, X. X.
Bryan Lodge No. $50, Home Forum
Meeting nights second and fourth
Wednesday each month. W. T. james,
pres't; Joe b. Reed, fnancier.
Bryan Lodge No. 400, National Aid
Meeting nights first and third wednes
day in each month. W. W. Griffin,
pres't; r. W. Downward, see.
lvanhoe Commandery No. s, knight
Templars-N Meet 2nd Tuesday in each
month. A. NJ. Rhodes. +. c.; II. q.
Rhodes. Secretary.
W. T. Austin Chapter No. 81. r.
M.-Meets third Monday in each
month. n. D. Cole II. p, Joe h. Reed
Sec'y.
Brazos lodge No. 10, Al. & A. VI.
Meet fourth Monday in each month.
W. II. Nall, W. M.;C.O. Carr, sec'y.
BraEos Lodge No. o., X. Of P.-Meel
first and third Tuesday in each month
e. j. Jenkins. G. @. ID. G. DeMaret
X. 81 II. S.
Vulcan Lodge No. 81, A. o. U. w
Meet second and fourth Thursday in
each month. A. W. HOLMAN. NJ. W..
W. J. Walker. recorder.
Bryan Lodge No. 1882, X. ofH.-Metl
first aud third Thursdays in each
month. A. Emden, dictator; A. }
PlatneT, reporter.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-07

Helena. Mont, April 6--Collector Of
Internal Revenue Charles NJ Webster re-.
ports the receipts for the district com.
prising Utah Idaho and Montana. for
the past nine months, aggregated $50
900. which Is almost twice as much as
the entire year ending June 30 last He
estimates that the receipts for the entire
fiscal year, ending June 80. will be at
least $685.. 900. nearly Si20.OOO in excess
Of the receipts Of the previous year
Practically all OF the increase is owing
to.the war revenue Montana has contri
buted twice as much as Utah and Idaho
combined. The largest amount contri-
buted for stamps for one document wa,
$Ss2s contributed by the Boston and
Montana company for the documentary
stamps required on its deed reconvcyinl
property from the New York TO the
Montana company
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-07

COUNTY oFFicERs.
Judge, A. q. Board.
Clerk. q. W. McMichael.
Attorney, Chas. S. Gamer.
Tax Collector, J. J. Adams.
Tax Assessor, II. NJ. Nall.
Sheriff, T. @. Num-.
Treasurer, A. W. buchanan.
District Clerk, J. q Williams.
Commissioners: X. J. Deems, Lee
Edge, Felix Phillips, 7. II. Arlington.
CHURcnEs
Baptisi-R. d.. Wilson, pastor; ser-
wees every Sunday II a. IN. and 7:l5
p. m. Sunday school 9:45 a. m; pray.
er'meeting Thursday night.
Methodist-J. b. Cochran, pastor:
Services II a. m. and : p. m. Sunday;
Sunday school 9:46 a. nj. Epworth
Lengue Sunday 4 p, m. prayer-meet-
ing Tuesday night.
~. Andrews Episcopal-Rev. Herbert
4. Bowers, l.. l.. d., rector. Holy
communion fret Sunday in the month.
Seryices-First and third Sunday in
each month, morning and evening aud
also morning Of fourth Sunday. Other
Sundays and each 9th Sunday the rec.
tor ofliciates at Nava,ola
Presbysterian-J. d. West. pastor;
Services morning and evening LIST. 3rd
and 4th Sunday in each month; sunday
school $40 a. m; prayer.meeting
Wednesday night.
Christian, J. l.. Andrews, pastor
Services II a. m. and 7:l5 p. m. sun.
day; Sunday school 9:i5 a. m, Chris.
tian Endeavor 3 p. m. Sunday; prayer
meeting Wednesday night.
Free Communion Baplist--A. NJ
Stewart, pastor: Services every Sun
day night 10 each month; Sunda,
school l0a. m.
st. Joseph's Catholic C hurch-FAihe
Pelnar, pastor; Mass At and 10 a. M
Sunday.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-07

Montreal, April O. - Recently pub
lished official figures show that in 1893
the Canadian gold output was $4,000 .
600. placing Canada in fifth place as =
gold-producing country. OF the total
product slO, 600. 600 was taken out Of the
Klondike. Official estimates place the
output from the Klondike this year at
$50 coo, 600 and British Columbia is also
expected 10 do much better than In pre-
vious years. 10 that the Canadians hope
that Canada will soon be near the top.
The yield Of silver is also growing larger
from year Ia year. In 1897 IL was ",
923, 305. supplied chiefly by British Co
lumbia silver mines. The copper output
h now past the 81. OOO, 900 mark.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-07
TELEGRAPHING
-- WITHOUT ANY WIRE
signal Service Men Of the United State,
Army Working With I'm.
eouriging Success.

Washington. April at Is the con
hdent expectation Of officers Of the sig.
nal corps Of the army that within a
short time messages can be flashed TO
and from the war department TO Fort
Meyer, five miles away without the AID
Of wire
Important experiments already made
at Fort Never by Colonel James Allen.
now acting chief ~ the signal corps and
Lieutenant George q. Squire have dem.
onstrated that IL is practicable 10 trans
init messages by means Of electric waves
produced IN the manner attempted by
Maroon These officers have found
that at distance OF 1000 yards they can
telegraph any message. and It is intend
ed 10 increase the distances gradually
until the war department and Fort Never
are connected
Lieutenant Squire said that he was
much gratihed at the results Of the cx.
perimenis. and he believes that when
the experimental stage has been reached
the system will be Of much value for
working between the shore and light
house communication between vessels
at sea and for marine work generally.
Perhaps the most important demon.
stration 10 far has been made by means
Of the electric wave Lieutenant Squire
said that in the place IL would be neces.
sary TO have an operator ON board the
ship 10 be destroyed. and even then, II
would b. impossible 10 transmit the
wave through iron Placing the instru.
ment in an iron cage viii prevent the
waves from reaching their destination.
and a zinc screen also stops them.
On account OF the length Of the wave.
their energies are absorbed differently
by different substances Thus. water
and metal absorb all their energy. glas.
ahsorbs nearly all and paratiine and
hard rubber absorbs hardly any. Thu,
they move through hard rubber aud
parafiine a. light moves through air
glass or water-that Is 10 say. with
hardly any resistance while glass let,
very little Of them through, and meta
and water are impervious 30 them.
Lieutenant Squires estimates that tn,
waves travel at the rate OF is6. 900 u sec
ond Al this rate they could reach th'
sun in eight minutes. In time Of war
Lieutenant Squires stated. II is possible
10 fire a gun 500 yards away by mean
Of spark thrown that distance.
The experiments in transmitting mes
sages have thus far been very limited a
the instruments were received only
few days ago. The instruments use
are the finest that could be obtainei
The messages so far sent have been r,
ceived with difficulty.
The appliances include an orlinar
battery and a Morse eleciro-mAgne
When the key Is pressed the cur-ei
flashes between two brass globes 3Au
ing a spark. AID sending the cec,r
waves in motion Whenever the send
desires 10 get in communication vii
the receiver. the pressing OF the X
causes bell TO ring, calling attentic
TO the instrument
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-07
robaeee cIau.e Kpoeked onl.

indianapolis, April AT wednes-
days session the presbytery the
United Presbyterians voted not TO bur.
den the book Of discipline and govern
ment with overtures suggested by the
general assembly in regard 10 the use Of
tobacco. The oyertures read In part a.
follows. The use Of tobacco Is sinful,
and therefore inconsistent with the
Christian profession. Because the use
Of tobacco Is especially obnoxious 10 Of
6oers Of the church, no officer will be
ordained unless he promises 20 refrain
from It's use. No student shall be adj
mitted license 10 preach the gospel,
or ordained unless he promises TO refrain
from the use Of tobacco"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-07

weatherford. Tex. April 6.-It Is
learned here that Tom King, who was
seriously hnrt near Whit while running
his horse after cattle. never regained
consciousness and died from the effects
Of his injuries.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-07
CITY DIRECTORY.
cry oFFIcKns.

CITY OFucKRs.
Mayor, c. A. Adams.
Marshall, 7. P. BOyett.
repu,y Marshal, X. II. Smith.
Secretary and Treasurer, Henry q
Rhodes.
CITY Sexton. II. II. Jones.
Constable, q. l.. Baker
Aldermen; X. G. Tabor, W. ;. How
ell. W. W. Harris, @. II. wyse, Jno. NJ.
Lawrence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18
PRIZES FOR THE
CHRISTMAS NEWS"

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day, December q. isg9.
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Ap contributions to b. IN the News
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