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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11

-Four persons sat at dinner together
at the Belfast home IF Mrs. Joseph
bennett. the other day. whose united
ages amounted to 2s7 years and their
united weight to $40 pounds.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

them, as these old Germantown trees were
probably brought direct from Germany or
raised from nuts brought from there. The
farmer of to-day thinks he cannot wait for
such a slow tree as the walnut. He wants
something like the apple and the pear,
which will give him fruit in quicker time.
Those old-gOing German settlers could wait
longer than their children can, as even here,
in Pennsylvania, there are but few of the
trees planted to-day. There is many an
acre lot bringing no revenue to-day which
could be planted with profit with these
trees. When they commence to bear, which
is when they are about ten years old, they
rarely miss crop, and keep on thriving
and bearing for 100 years or more. The
planting distance for these trees should be
about so feet, utilizing the space between
them with plum or peach trees, until the
walnuts require the space. But besides Che
orchard culture, there is room for single
trees about the farm, which may as well be
of something profitable, as the English wal
nut certainly would be.--Wm. Saunders,
United States Department Of Agriculture.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12
Planting Nut Trees.

There is no doubt that by continual Sc
lection of hardy sorts, saving and sowing
the nuts from the most northerly trees, lit
tie by little the hardness would increase,
carrying the northern limit further and
further along This has occurred in the
case of the evergreen magnolia and the
sweet gum of the South, also of other
Southern trees 1t has been found that
when tree is doubtfully hardy the North
ern planter should get his seedlings as near
home as possible. The peach from the far
South, if raised from trees native to the To-
cality for years, will not do as well in the
far North as trees from nearer home And
this holds good with the English walnut.
This is proved in this way. There are in
Germantown, Philadelphia, trees of the En-
glish walnut, perhaps 80 feet high, which
were planted by those who first settled the
town. These trees, besides that they are
entirely hardy, produce nuts which give
race of hardy seedlings, hardy from the
start, which is not the case with imported
seed. The nuts imported from abroad pro-.
duce seedlings which are liable to have their
terminal buds killed in winter. This will
occur for two three or four years, making
the trees have a crooked main stem. After
these first years have passed, the trees are
not injured. This proves that in time trees
adapt themselves to conditions surrounding
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

be able to obtain the legitimate protection
which is the best safeguard of social peace.
DR.. Charles Borgeaud, Lecturer on Swiss
Constitutional History in the University of
Geneva author of Adoption and Amend.
ment of Constitutions" etc.
In the world of thought contemporary
Switzerland has become an important
over.
Men have seen in the heart of Europe,
the rise and persistence of a democratic
state, sufficiently large to furnish the world
with an example which may be quoted with
advantage, which is being quoted every
day. Evidence is being furnished to socie-
ties which are profoundly moved by the
spirit of modern progress.
The Swiss peasant journeying to the next
village in his Sunday garb to deposit his
eyes" or "NO' in the urn at the school
house, would shake his head incredulOusly
if told that his act may have an interest for
men outside of his own country, living far
away beyond the mountains. Yet such is
the case. The old historic nations are
marching one after the other, or are pre-
pairing to march toward democracy, like
the columns of an army, slowly advancing
into an unknown country. This peasant is
Il scout of the advance guard of this army.
Democracy, as has been said, is more
than form of governments it is state of
society. 1t is a state toward which all con-
temporary nations are tending by seem
ingly inevitable law of evolution. Some
have already reached it, and are making for
themselves and for others the difficult ex-
pertinent of popular government. Others
are marching toward it more or less rap
idly. Finally others are held back by the
force of their mediaeval traditions or by
their imperfect civilization, but all are ia.
tally drawn on toward it by the conquests
of science and industry, by the annihiation
of space, by the diffusion of knowledge, by
all that which constitutes modern progress.
j. Solari, editor-in-chief of lie Precurseur,
of Geneva, Switzerland.
Direct legislation in Switzerland has the
merit of clearness 1t has freed the people
from many obscurities directly maintained
by the cantOnal and federal governments
sometimes by interested officials and exag-
gerated suggestions.
1t has the merit of uniting within reason
able limits the diverging tendencies of sep
arate committees in a sound and mutual
brotherhood.
1T tends to unite all classes on the same
basis of physical, intellectual and moral cu-
ture without regard to past rank. It thus
bears the first fruits of peace and social well
fare and OF federal equality, the forerunner
OF individual equality.
1t has the great merit of preventing,
through its power of regulating wages, Sc
rious labor wars-cOllsions which are fruit
ful OF reactions and dangerous to public
liberty.
Finally it has the supreme merit of max
ing possible and feasible, through the voic-
ing OF public opinion, an evolution, deveI-
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

attic opposition. If now and then they have
voted under the influence Of obvious ill
humor with their representatives, they have
on the other hand more than once given the
agitator clearly to understand that he had
no chance with them. The net result has
been a great tranquilizing of public life.
When the ballot has pronounced, everybody
accepts the result. Those who make the
most noise cannot impose on the people as
they do in other countries; they are taken
for what they are really worth. Adapted
to a people fundamentally democratic, like
the Swiss, the referendum is unquestionably
one of the best forms of government ever
attempted. 1t may be thought good to
modify it in accordance with the sugges-
tions of experience, but there can never
again be any question of doing away
with it.
Hon. c. Descurtins, National Councillor
corresponds to United States Senator),
President Swiss Catholic Workingmen's
Association, delegate to 1897 International
Congress for Labor Legislation.
The prominent place which Switzerland
occupies among European nations is more
olOsplv oOnnactpd
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

tlon, a means OF
peaceful revOlu-
ton; it is provis-
ional, the prelim-
mary to other re-
forms, the meth
cd for the COM
mon people. 1t is
likely the chan
mel for the devel-
opment of the
social mind, the
destruction of the
old physical and
moral society, a
guide to the evo-
luton of evoIu-
tions, the coIlec-
tive sovereignty,
"the parliament
of man, the fed
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

Grafton Of the world" II is a moving
bridge, plank of safety by which we shall
pass from the wreck of the present to the
firm land of the future. It is the alphabet
Of liberty put into the hands of oppressed
slaves, the common school Of society yet
in its infancy.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

Tommy, aged 5, accompanied his father to
church one cold Sabbath morning. and upon
their return his mother asked IL he could
repeat the minister's text. "'Course can"
replied the little fellow. "He got up and
rubbed his hands together and said, Many
are cold, but few are frozen. Chicago
News.
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

Opment of humanitarian sentiment whose
active realization to-day seems almost inn
possible.
Hon. Jacques Gross, orator and author
Direct legislation is not a principle-far
from it. IT is an instrument, a manifesto
The Advocate and news., 1899-04-12

closely connected
with her demo
cratic form Of
government than
would seem from
a superficial view.
If Switzerland is
at the head of all
European coun-
tries in labor leg
islation and if
anarchism has no.
W here such a
small number of
followers, direct
legislation by the
people is to be
thanked. By it
the working class
can defend their
- Ii
The daily sentinel., 1899-04-24

science of the people more than the
laws verdict. 1t would be hard to
convince, judging from the evi
dence in the great trial, the people
generally that he was not guilty Of
using the funds of the state for his
own personal gain. The people
will have to suffer for the return Of
such a verdict, as it places license
on corruption in public office.
The daily sentinel., 1899-04-24
THE HAND OF NEMESIS.

1t is a known fact in human sci>
ence that many people revel in the
actual experience or forecast OF cal
amitv. Good times to them is not
blessing; indeed under its inf1u>
ence they are depressed, morose
and predicting disaster. Their
livliest moods are exhibited in the
presence of irpending disaster.
For no better term or name these
people are called Calamity howl>
ers," because in their distorted rea-
son ing they see evil in everything
and good in nothing. All people
j. though, who glance into the future
to see what tale it unfolds for good
or evil. from conditions or prem,
sises now existing cannot be class
ed in the category given above, else
to predict or reason to conclusions
would subject them to be named
in an odious class.
The name calamity howler" is
justly odious, as there is little rea-
son to their direful plants. The
temperament of any individual
who allows his mind to run riot in
contemplation of coming disasters
which have no existence and who
refuses to rejoice in anticipated or
actual prosperity, must suffer from
such condition.
If our picture OF the difference
between the Calamity howler" and
the discerning citizen be made
plain, no odium then can be att
tached to the latter, if he be cons
cerned for what the future may
hold in store.
There can be no denial of the
fact that a tickle prosperity is now
being enjoyed throughout the
country. 1t may be due to many
things; the result of the late war;
a returning confidence begotten of
our victories in arms; demand for
commodities from countries in sufe
fering or any one of a half dozen
other reasons, but that it is here,
there can be no denial
Enthroned as result of this
prosperity, however, is black pail
which has advanced in our forget
fulness and our lack of vigilance,
in the enjoyment OF this prosperity.
which threatens to engulf us and
precipitate untold disaster. 1t is
the creation of innumerable trusts,
whose absorption of all minor man.
ulacturing interests, into several or
many giant monopolies, capitalized
The daily sentinel., 1899-04-24
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL %, 1900

and expecting profit on stock is
sues greater in amount than the
eountry's wealth, which threatens
greater agonies to the republic than
devastating war.
Against protest Of leadership, in
violation Of party pledges, in NUNS
Der and magnitude never dreamed
OF, these trust formations continue
until the whole country stands in
an agony of apprehension at the
outcome.
Light hearted ministers OF pros
perity, the calm conscience Of well
conducted and concentrated busi>
ness interests, conservative and
level headed, allayed our first born
fears, but even these have lost
heart, and we stand today on the
brink Of a chasm OF financial
depths, too deep for anyone to
fathom.
We could be happy il this state
Of affairs was the moribund dream
Of the calamity howler," but alas!
it is not, or at least the pulse OF
the people, an answering barome>
ter of whatever betides our couns
try, says no" 1t would be hap-
piness to know that the makers Of
these great trusts alone would suf-
fer, when they go tottering to ruin,
but the whole people are bound in
these unlawful creations and must
suffer in their undoing
One ray Of hope dawns for the
people and this is the unlicensed
piling up of these trusts. There
seems to be no stint, no restraint,
no fear. The aggregated mass of
stock issues are tottering flom their
own weight and here is born the
hope Of relief.
What right, says the promoter
Of these mountains of fictitious val.
ues, have you to complain, and
with this impertinence he expects
to stop the Glamour against his
work. We answer, the right of
labor to rebel against creating pros
fit on that which does not exist.
The people are justly alarmed
and they demand in bold voice
that their servants, the officers of
all classes of government, tear
down these top heavy skeletons Of
prosperity.
The daily sentinel., 1899-04-24

If Matthew Stanley Quay feels
vindicated by the judgment of the
courts, he has no need to fear save
from his own conscience, any other
verdict. However, we believe he
fears the judgment Of the con-
The daily sentinel., 1899-04-24

70 Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tsblsts
Druggists refund money IL II fails to
cure. 36c. Genuine has L B. Q. on
eash tablst.
The daily sentinel., 1899-04-24

D. ,e,.s P.,. Pn,s,.. x....,,>,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-01-12
La Grippe successfully Treated.

II have just recovered from
the second attack oila grippe
this year." says Mr.. JAS. A
Jones, publisher of the Lead
er, Mexio, Texas. "In the
latter case | used Chamber
berlain's cough remedy, and
| think with considerable sue
cess, only being in bed a little
over two days against ten
days for the former attack.
The second attack | am sat.
isfied would have heen equal
lv as bad as the first but for
the use of this remedy as |
had to % to bed in about
six hours after being struck
with it, while in the first case
| was able to attend to busi-
ness about two days before
getting down." For sale
by M. B. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-01-12
The natives of Porto Rico

The natives of Porto Rico
make soap for washing pur-
poses out OF the leaves and
bulbs of plants. Their shaw
ing soap is prepared from CO.
coanut oil and home made
lye, and the process of shaw
ing involves the use of a CO.
commit shell cup, a donkey
tail brush and a razor fash
ioned from q piece OF broken
glass. .-Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-01-12
NOTICE..

Having qualified as admins
traitor OF Pinkn,y Underwood,
deceased, all persons b a wing
claims against his estate are no.
titled to present the same duly
authenticated within II months
from the date OF this notice, or it
will be plead in bar Of their recove
cry. This Jan. 2, 1899.
C. J. CoTTnELL, Adm'r
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-01-12
NOTICE.

Having qualified as Admins
tratrix of l.. L. Greene, deceased,
late of Watauga county, N. c.,
this is to notify all persons hav-
ing claims against the estate OF
the deceased to exhibit them to
the undersigned within twelve
months from the date OF this no
tice or it will be plead in bar of
their recovery, all personsindebt
ed to said estate will please make
immediate payment. Dec. 10, %.
MATTE J. GREENE, Adm'z.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-01-12

An exchange says: Il b e
Hon. CEauncpv Depcw is ad
monishing Americans that
they now have Il country on
which the sun never sets. and
incidently that t he Hon.
Chauncey Depew has u mouth
which never shuts.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-01-12

and pays YOU y0nr salary.
You will get $4,000 more
to misreprAsent this district
and nisapply thephtrOnage.
You can Kiss your seat good
bye when you leave it two
years from next March.
You thank me for my ser-
vices. You are not as liberal
as your chairman. He Offer
ed me office and money if |
would withdraw from the
race and publish a card ask
ing the Republicans to sup
port you. OF course you
knew all about it. This was
the only proposition that
was made tO compensate me
dnring the campaign, despite
the fact that your henchmen
reported that | was in the
pay of the Democrats. am
informed that yon made the
same statement. | fought
your election from a patriotic
desire to purge the Repuhli-
can party ola vampire. which
has sucked it's blood almost
to the death of the party. |
oppose you because | think
you are not a Republican in
any sense and that you sim
ply dwell among us for a liv-
ing. You are like many 9th
ers who have come to Us
since 1980-because h e y
could get nothing from the
Democrats. The manner in
which you manipulated the
Wilkesboro convention dis
played all the qualities of a
political pirate, who boarded
the ship for plumber. | shall
always be found fighting the
rings and cliques which sub
sist on your patronage and
cater to your selfish desires,
] have no personal feeling in
this business. | am purely a
philosopher as you designate
me. The Republican party
must purge itself ofyou. You
and your kind have delivered
us into the hands Of the De
mocracy. The rank and fill
OF the Republican party have
rehuked the leaders who fore
ed you and such sorehacL
Democrats as you upon us.
have the consolation of fknOv
ing that in this dark day o
Republican sorrow | hav'
forced you for the first tim
curing your four years. ser
vice to thank me for my ser
vice to you, over your owl
signed manual, and not
rubber stamp. |. am als'
proud to know you have tt
roost very low, although yo'
crow loud. Yours, &c.,
JOHN NJ. BRowER.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-01-12
How to Prevent Pneumonia.

You are perhaps aware that
pneumonia always results
from a cold or from an at
tack of la grippe. During
the epidemic of la grippe a
few years ago when so many
cases resulted in pneumonia,
1t was observed that the at
tack was never followed bv
that disease when Chamber
lain's cough remedy was u.s.
ed. 1t cOunteracts any ten
dency of d cold or la grippe
to result in that dangerous
disease. 1t is the best. rem
edy in the worl1 for bad colds
and la grippe. Every bottle
warranted. For sale by NJ.
g. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-01-12
A Letter from Gastonia.
Editor Democrat:

Editor Democrat:
In the last issue Of the DEMO
Graf you say that there are L.
600 members of Baptist churches
in Watauga county. There are
near 5000 Baptists in the coun-
ty. There are more than 1000
in Three Forks Association. All
the churches have monthly
preaching. just as the fathers did
one hundred years ago. In that
respect we have madeno advance
ment in a century.
Only one church in the county
paid as much as 500 to the pas
tor last year. Many OF tn e
stronger churches haye dropped
off one halt of the pastors sal
a1y in five years. Churches that
paid 500 five years ago pay
$50 now, and yet the men who
attend those churches say that
they can't give up those churches
for fear they can'tget a living The
pastors in Watauga county are
good men, know them, but they
can't be spiritually minded be-
cause they must work and study
BUSINESS. They are worldly
minded. They think business
and talk business. They are
barely able to feed and clothe
their wives aud children. They
can never educate their children.
only few days each year in the
Public schools is all the educa-
ton their children get. A few
Of the preachers of Watauga Co..
have property, but they never
made it by preaching. Some of
them had it given to them and
others made it by trading or
hard work.
Bro. E1itor, | have given 30
years OF my life to the work of
preaching in Western North Ear
Dina aud East Tennessee. |
have only made a "sorry living
as the world would say. l can
never educate my children. II
they are ever educated they will
have to q, t it themselves.
thinkI will visit my old home
in Watauga in a few days and
probably locate in the county to
stay. | love those people as |
love no other. | do want to see
our people in those churches liv,
ing up to the measure OF their
duties. know that our Baptist
preachers are a little cold to
their brethren in the ministry
and appear willing for their
brethren to leave the county
Brethren why is this? Is it jeel
ousy?
The churches OF Gastonia are
now without a pastor and W.
have brethren here from a dis
tance nearly every Sunday advel
tising themselves for the pastor
ate here, by coming and giving
the brethren one of their bes
performances, they call them ser
mons. | have preached for th'
Baptist saints a few times, but
not as a candidate for the pas
torate TOR l am no candidate lol
any city pastorate. | like tn
work in the county and small
towns. l suppose it is because
am not "tony enough" as SOM
say. Well, | find there is plent.
Of religious work in our towl'
but see the great lack of deeI
spirituality everywhere. Agrea
lack of deep heartfelt love fo
God and his Word and a want o
longing for the salvation o
souls.
Allow me to wish for all tn
Democrats readers a happ.
New Year, Yours truly,
r.. F. JONES.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-01-12

have it done for the sheriff.
and each, Legislature. since
then has incorporated this
useless expense in it's revenue
act. For this work the conn
ties pay on an average about
500 apiece every year, thus
making nearly $4,000 a
year paid by the people OF
North Carolina for having
the tax receipts filled up for
their sheriffs. Usually any
man is glad to fill up, or
write, a receipt for any mon-
ey paid him, and our sheriffs
ought 70 do SO, lust as they
always did before 1898.
The fact that most of the
county officers of this State
are now Democrats should
not deter a Democratic Leg
isIature from reducing their
fees. The only question is,
ought any of their fees be re-
duced? If they ought, then
reduce them regardless OF the
politics of the officers who
will he affected thereby. Our
legislators should remember
that they are expected to leg
lslate and enact laws in the
interest Of the taxpayers
and not uf the otficeholders,
and most of the taxes are
paid by the Democrats.
The State constitution Tin
section Is of article Lily pro-
hibits the Legislature from
diminishing the salaries Of
the Governor and other exc
cutive State Officers during,
the term for which they are
elected. Therefore the saler-
ies of our present State Offic-
prs cannot be reduced, even
if our legislature should
wish to do so. But it is 9TH
erwlse with the fees and sal.
aries of our county officers,
for by section 18 ofarticle "
of the constitution the Leg
islature is expressly author
lied to regulate them.
Atchison Daily Globe: Some
one once wrote a sentimental
song about the light in the
window for me-" and ever
since that time the eight in
the window has figured in
poetry and song to a agreatel
extent, and in a more sent
mental manner, than 1t is er
titled to. The cold truth is
that when there is a. light II
The window it means some
one is sitting up to give tht
last one to come home {
scolding or advice about th'
good sense of going to bee
earlier. A light in the viii
dow is something that a nal
geo person never fails to see
and when his eyes first see j
,, in turning a corner he gets
cold chill and longs for I
home in a boarding house
, The light in the window
7 sentiment is badly Oyerdone
How TO Prevent Pneumonia.
You are perhaps aware tina