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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-02-28
Letter From Smithboro, Ill.

Letter From Smithboro, Ill.
Editor Democrat.
II you will kindly allow me
space, will give you a line
from this part of our busy
country.
We are having had wealth
er now. 1t will snow some,
rain some and then turn
cold and freeze pretty badly,
and then be very nice wealth
er again for a few days. But
we have not had very much
cold weather after all. The
winter here, So far, has been
the mildest | ever saw. Mercu
ry hovered around zero only
a few mornings, but the win.
ters, as a rule, are more &C.
we're here, but l hardly think
the winters are to be dreaded
here any more than in Wat
auga county and other points
in the mountain districts of
Western North Carolina.
Smithboro is u small town
situated in a prairie, has
good railroad facilities; there
are two roads, the Vandalia
and Jacksonville 6 st. Lou,
is, one running from Indian
apolhs to st. Louis, the 9th
er from Jacksonville to Cen
tralia. The Vandalia ii n 9
does an immense business.
The road is kept in fine shape
and on an average, there is
a train passes over the road
for each of the twenty.four
hours every day in the year.
Our county (Rond) is one
of the smallest in the Stale
in area but not in enterprise.
Greenvllle, the largest town.
with a population of about
four thousand, is the county
seat and is built on the high
est point of land bet~ cen st.
Louis and Terra Haute, and
surrounded by good farming
lands.
Green>iIle Collegei is located
here and there ia also a large
public school here in session
eight ropths in the year.
The HeIvita Milk COndensing
Co. has a large factory loca-
ted in Greenville that han.
dies 10000 Tbs. of fmilk daily,
consequently furnishing the
farmers a splendid market
for their milk. There is a mum
Der OF other business en- nterpri
ses here, but | can't n a m 9
them all.
1t seems TO be a settled fact
that st. Louis IL to celebrate
| in 1903, the Louisiana pur-
chase. 1t only requires about
an hour and a half to mako
the run from here to St. Lou
IL, 80 it seems like one of our
neighhors that 10 fix'ng for
the big show.
G. X. NORRIS.
Millions of people are familiar
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-02-28
The Dog Tax.
Editor Democrat:

AS my EOou lTieiIu, JouH
Mcbride, does ne the honor
to call me out on the qnes-
tion OF putting II tax on dogs,
with the two-fold purpose of
raising money to add to the
public school fund, and 70 Ell
courage and protect the sheep
raising industry IN NorthCar
olina, | wish to express a few
thoughts on this very com
plicated problem.
| ain truly in sympathy
with the object set forth, If it
il possible to attain them in
this way. If IL reasonable tax
was levied on every dog
whose owner would pay the
tax rather than kill his dog
to avoid it, it wOIId no doubt
produce Il good amount Ol
revenue. On the other hand,
IA great many dogs are n very
expensive luxury when they
only cost feediug and what
they can pick up around,
therefore when it comes to
paying tax on them, human
nature will rebel, and hum
dreds of worthless dogs, and
the very ones possessing the
shift, for. himself, fof aging pro
clivities that are so destruc'
tive when exercised in t h e
sheep herd-wiIl go out of the
business on short notice, and
immense losses annually sus-
tanned by our farmers thus
avoided.
1t has occurred to me how.
ever, that our Legislators
may encounter serious diff
cultles in the way of a direct.
specific tax; to be levied and
collected on every dog in the
State>as provided. | do not
propose to argue Constitu-
tional law, but | have notic-
ed that the State Constitu-
tion provides that laws shall
be passed taxing by a uni,
form rule all monies, credits,
etc, and real and personal
property at its true value in
money. The other forms OF
taxation authorized are II.
cense taxes on trades, profes
sions and franchises. and a
tax on all incomes derived
from property not otherwise
taxed.
Now the question arises as
to what schedule the much
abused cur, the long cared
hound and the frisky fire
come under, and it strikes
,he as a knotty one.
If the dog il personal prop
erty he can properly be tax
ed only as such, at his value
in cash. fixed by his owner as
other property of that kind.
In that case | am afraid that
the revenue 80 derived would
not pay the expense incurred
by the Legislature while
wrestling with the problem.
Possibly the solution lies in
the form of "a license, tax OF
fifty cents or one dollar, to
be lcyied on every dog kept
by each person, desiring to
go into the business OF keep
ing one or more dogs, but |
will leave it to a highercourt
to say whether the privilege
is a trade, profession orfran-
chise.
| | wish to suggest however
that in my humble judgement
the incOlue tax feature OF
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-02-28
In the interest Of public bus
mess, | desire to give notice
that this Ship Subsidy bill

that TINS snip SUBSIDY ON
cannot pass" Senator AID
rich pretended to be much
surprised and said that he
had not before any positive
notice that no vote wouId
he allowed on the bin. Spna.
tor Teller spoke of three re-
publican Senators who had
gone to him aud expressed
hope that the bill would not
be voted upon, and then
said: "There is a strong
sentiment among the rrpub-|
lican Senators, shared by
probably half Of them, that
this bill ought not to pass. |
am not surprised, for no bill,
ever presented to the Stnate,
carried upon its face such
evidences Of jobbery IN the
Shipping bill" Senator Han
ma got terribly worked up
while MIR. Teller and other
Senators We're saying things
showing the impossih'lity of
passing the Ship Subsidy bill,
and made a speech in which
he virtually took the ground
that the reelection of Mr..
Mckinley was a verdict Of
the people in favor of the
Ship Subsidy bill and any
other measures he might ia
vor in plain words, that he
alone had a right to say
what appropriations of pub
lie money should be made.
Instead of showing that the
subsidy bill was not a loot
ing sheme. Mr.. Hanna de-
clared that the River and
Harbor bill contained propo.
sitiens- "that would make
the shipping bill look pale"
Representative Babcock' s
bill to repeal that section of
the Dlngley tariff law, impos-
ing duties on such articles az
are manufactured by the
newlyformed Morgan Steel
Trust, IL not likely to be al
lowed to pass by the Republi-
can bosses, more's the pity,
but it has stirred up the re-
publicans in Congress, many
of whom are expressing views
worthy of good antitrust
democrats. for instance, Rep
resentative Landis, Of Indi-
ana. said: 81 am heartily in
favor OF the bill to remove
the duty from steel and iron
and kindred products. And
the commentator that bill
will receive from every nook
and corner OF the country,
wilfsurprise some gentlemen.
especially the magnates who,
boldly and in defiance of pub
lie sentiment. have organized
the most gigantic industrial
combination in history. The
people will expect thus Con-
gress to teach these ungrnte'
full benefciaries oftheir bOun.
ty a less on, and if the next
session of Congress does not
do it. the people will send
one that will. An anarchist
is not necessarily a poor man.
A trust that destroys legIti.
mate competition by brutal
arbitrary power, is just as
much of anaI chist as the fel.
low who destroys a building
with a bomb. | am against
both Of them"
Bucklen's Arnica SalTe.
| u.,a ,.,<,Il r.sIo e., ~, n fnu nan .,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-02-28
DR.. J. NJ. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. {

No knife; No Burning Out.
Highest references and endors-
ments of prominent persons sue
cessfully treated in, Va, Tenn.
and NC. Remember that there
isno time TOO SOON to get rid Of
q cancerous growth-no matter
how small, Examination free,
letters answered promptly, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-02-28

sediment or set
uing indicates a
unhealthy con&
ton Of the kid
neys: Il Il stains
your linen Il b
evidence of kid.
ney trouble: too
frequent desire 70
pass II or pain Ia
the back q also
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-02-28
WASHlNGT0NLETTEK.
From our Regular Correspondent

rf n ~ w. p ...s'
( The administration IN de
termined that there shall be
an extra session of the next
Congress. That is now as
plain as the nose on your
face. MIR Mckinley is talk
ing up Il settlement Of the Gu
ban question az the reason,
hut if the Ship Subsidy jnb
had been allowed to go thro'
he would probably have dis
covered that an extra seS.
sion would not be necessary
to deal with Cuba. BIT there
are other strings to the eX-
ira session bow, andit would
not he surprising if the repnb
lican leaders in Congress SO
manipulate things that one
or more of the big appropria
tion bills failed to get through
at this session, and then tri-
ed to raise a howl atit was
the democrats who were to
bla me for the extra session,
that the failure would make
necessary. Neither would it
be surprisingif if the, River and
Harhor oil, which is to be re-
ported to- the Senate t h ! &
wee k, also failed to get
thI ough. That would reduce
the total Of the appropria-
tions made by this Congress
: a total that has thorough
ly alarmed the Republican
leaders since the press Of the
country, regardless OF poll
tics, have opened up on it.
Then there is the bill for the
reduction OF wart axes which
is deadlockpd in conference
and in a fair wav to fail, be-
cause the House conference
encouraged by Sec. Gage
and other members Of the ad
ministration, refuse to ac-
cept the cut in beer and to-
bacco taxes made by the Sen
ate. The Senate is now con-
sidering tie oleomargarine
bill, but whether that meas
ure is to be voted on or mere
1ly be used as a club to kill
time is not clear. One thing
ia very certain, and that is
that the intelligent people OF
the country know that tn G
democrats will not be respon
sible for the failure Of any
regular appropriation bill.
They have at all times assis
ted in disposing of the appro
priation bills, as fast as they
were ready, ard have repeat.
ediy warned the republicans
that they we're wasting time
on the Ship Subsidy bill that
should have been devoted to
the appropriation bills.
/ The United States Govern
ment. would have saved mon
ey had Congress appropIia-
ted an amountequal to what
would be received from t h
sale of tickets to the inau'
raj ball, toward the expenses
of Mr.. McKiDley's second in
auguration, as the receipts
from the sale Of those tickets
will be very much less than
$4,000 whiehrepresents the
cost to the government of al
lowing the Pension building
to be used for the inaugural
ball, not to menticn the de-
lay in the work of the bu-
reau that will be caused BY
the holiday 81 all of ils EN-
1
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-02-28

He who fears God need nev
er fear man.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-02-28
CA0ToREA.
Bear. tn. I'm Kind You Have Ax.r Dsugk
''':: ''':;:'' : ''' ZM4ZZSzx
The begging church is a
libel on the givin, Christ.
Thousands Have Kidney TfoabA
and Don't Know Il.
How To Find Out.

FIJI bottle or common glass with you
water and let II stand twsnty-four hours .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21
--s.Nr -NSEf EsiStt &Eaufn' a. Htt8S#1HF. "
EruDtiOnS

Dry, moist, scaly letter, all forms
of eczema OF salt .rheum, pimples
and other %cutaneous eruptions pro-
coed from humors, either inher-
tied, or acquired through defective
digestion and assimilation.
To treat these eruptions with
drying medicines is dangerous.
. The thing to do is to help the
system discharge the humors, and
strengthen it against. their return.
Hoods Sarsaparilla permanently cured j.
g. Hines. Franks. ILL.,, of eczema, from which
he had suffered for some time; and Miss
AIvina Wolter. Box 212, Algona, Wis. of pim-
pies on her face and back and chafed skin on
her body. by which she had been greatly
troubled. There are more testimonials in
favor of this great medicine than can be
published.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21

Pacific coast, into n gigantic corpor-
alton, absolutely destroying all COM
petition, Is a very serious one, and
nothing should be left undone to pre-
vent the contamination of so mon
strous a proposition. 1t seems to me
the time has come when the people of
this region should rise in their might
and prevent it If possible. This, I be- Z
lieve, can be ultimately accomplished,
but it cannot be done without the
most determined efforts on the part OF
the officials of the state governments
and of the people at large through
their legiSlatures.'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21

The state agricultural college at
Fargo issues an announcement of the
college of pharmacy established in con-
nection with that institution. The
chair of professor of pharmacy has not
yet been filled but will be in the NEAR
future. An excellent course of phar-
macy is offered all who desire to take
it, and the institution will be a valu-
able addition to the educational advan-
tages the state has offered its young
men.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21

The Tribune is in receipt of a little
pamphlet called the "~Philosopher'
published at Wausau, Wis. The cur
rent number is devoted largely to Maj.
Edwards and H. c. Plumley of Fargo.
Among the statements made in refer
ence to Major Edwards is one that
his enmity has meant the annihila-
ton of most men of the state" We
call attention to this statement for the
benefit of the Grand Forks Herald and
Editor Winship. If the latter contin-
ues to oppose the major and incurs his
enmity he a see what he is coming
to-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21
Hoods ~Carsdpdrilla

Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Don't put off treatment
Buy a bottle of Hoods today.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21
INTERNATIONAL LIVE STOCK Elk.
POSITION, CHICAGO, DEC.
as 1901,

For this event which includes also
the annual convention of the National
Live Stock Association, the Chicago
Great Western railway will, on Dec:
ID, sell excursion tickets to Chicago.
good to return December Sth, at one
fare plus $500 for the round trip.
FOR further information apply to any
Great Western agent. or J. P. Elmer,
G. P. A., Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21
Ths 8ismartk Tribnmf
By NJ. Fl. JEWELL.
THE DAILY

Published every afternoon. except Sun
day. at Bismarck. North Dakota. Is dellv:
cred by carrier to all parts of the city at
daily sent to any address In the United
States and Canada, postage prepaid, So
per year; 50 for six months; $1.5o foE
three months.
Published every Friday: eight pages,
containing a summary of the news Of the
~week-iocal and foreign-particular atten-
ton being paid to state news. Sent ia
one year; so cents for six months 25 cents
Tor three months.
The Bismarck Tribune is the oldes,
newspaper in the state-estabished June
II, 1873. It has a wide circulation and Is
q desirable advertising medium. Being
published at the capital OF the state II
makes a feature of state news, OF a semi
official character, and Is therefore partich.
sarIy interesting to all who desire to keeI
the. run of state affairs-political, socia
and business
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21

Continued On page 8.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21

HOPE OF RESCUING THE MINERS
ENTOMBED AT TELLURIDE,
COLO, HAS BEEN ABANDONED.
Telluride, Colo, Nov. 21.-Reports
from the Smuggler union mine, the
scene of yesterdays disastrous affair,
are that hope of finding any of the i'm
prisoned miners alive is practically
abandoned. The rescuers made sew
eral attempts to enter the mine but
were driven out on account of smoke
Over a hundred men are u~naccounted
for.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21
ONE MISSING

Medora, N. D., Nov 20, 1901.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21

General Washburn denounces the
proposed merger of the northwestern
railroads in vigorous terms. In
speaking of the matter he says: This
matter of consolidating all the rail
roads in northern Minnesota, North
Dakota and Montana and SO on to the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21
A MATTER OF GEOGRAPHY.

A MATTER OF GEOGRAPHY.
Editor Tribune: From reading an
article in today's Tribune, from the st.
Paul Pioneer Press, l note that the P.
P. places Fort Keogh on the Missouri
river. I have always heard that the
P. P. was run by persons from across
the line; I believe it now.
THE OLD MAN.
Medora, N. D., Nov 20, 1901.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21

cial tribunals that the citizen and tax
payer may look, and not elsewhere, for
the redress of grievances and for the
protection Of life, liberty and property.
The interests of suitors are especially
safeguarded by the law and every law
yer knows that repeated and ve~xatious
delays in the courts are often tanta-
mount to a denial of Justice" y
Regarding the adjournment of the
term of court at Wahpeton the day be-
fore the writ issued by the supreme
court was served, ordering Judge Lau-
der not to adjourn the term, or to show
cause if he did so, the court says:
THE writ was served the next day af-
ter the district court adjourned and
since such service the respondent has
had full opportunity to show cause
why he has failed TO perform the duty
laid upon him by the statute. Has
the respondent succeeded in showing
cause? We are constrained by the
undisputed facts in the record to an
swer the question in the negative. It
is conceded that no outside judge has
ever appeared in Richland county to
try any OF these Eases except Judge
Fisk alone, who was called after said
adjournment to try court cases at the
| adjourned term in October. No claim
is made that any judge has been ar
ranged for or procured to try the large
majority of the cases, i. e., the jury
cases. We have seen that the. defend
ant wholly failed and neglected to act
in the premises at any time within
the long period which elapsed between
the adjournment of his court in Janu-
airy and when it ~reconyened on&3uly 2,
1901. We have further noticed the
leisurely way in which after court con-
vened in July, the respondent went
about the duty of requesting outside
Judges, one at a time, to attend for the
trial OF these cases. Finally We have
seen that after the respondent was
duly informed that Judge CoWan would
attend and preside in these cases at
once on respondents request therefor
that the respondent then and there
promptly adjourned his court and by
such adjournment effsctually defeated
the very purpose for which the request
had been previously made by the re-
spondent. BY this adjournment ne
spondent successfully defeated the very
arrangement which law and duty re-
quired him to consummate and which,
p~rofessedly at least, the respondent had
attempted To consurnmatte'
But the respondent has neglected
to avail himself Of privilege accorded
10 respondents in this, class of cases.
He has not attempted to show by eyi-
dence or allegation that since the alter
native writ was served upon him he
has proceeded to do his duty In the
premises and has arranged in that lie
half TO call In another Judgeto sit II
these jury Nothing OF this
kind is claimed by counsel; hut corn
sci offered as an xcuse for this delay
that no duty rests upon the respond.
ent until court shall reeonYene IN Rich.
land county in January. 1902. W.
think this ASSUMPTION Of counsel Ii
without foundation either III reason o.
Id the statute and that the excuse q
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT, BISMARCK.
Thursday, the 2Sth day of November,
has been designated by the President OF
the United States as Thanksgiving Day.
This day has been set. apart and made
a special day all over our land to ex-
press to the Almighty Ruler our feel
1ngs of gratitude and thanks for the
more than usual benefits of the past
year. 1t has been a year OF great
growth in material wealth; labor in
all branches has been bountifully e
warded; comfort and contentment have
been with our people.
And now, at the close of the year,
after the harvest has been garnered,
we do well to rest from our labor and
gather in the places of worship, and in
our homes, and in thankfulness and
JOY dedicate a day to grateful acknowl-
edgment of the Divine Providence
which has been over us for the past
year; I do, therefore, appoint Thurs
day, the twenty-eighth day of Novem.
Der, Thanksgiving Day for the state d
North Dakota.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the state, at the capitol in Bis
marck, this 18th day Of November, A
d. 1901.
FRANK WHITE,
Governor.
By the Governor:
e. r. PORTER,
Secretary Of State.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21
NOT TRUE

Vienna, Nov. 21.-An official Servian
statement declares there is absolutely
no foundation. for reports that Queen
Draga was shot or has committed sui
eide.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-21
QUIET AT COLON.

Colon, Nov. 21,-Colon was perfectly
quiet all yesterday and last night, for
eigners being respected and protected.
Transit across the isthmus is uninter-
rupted.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-05-11

The weekly edition Of the Evening
Bulletin gives a complete summary OF
he news Of the day.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-05-11
SCHEDULE OF ARTICLES.

Required by the Bureau of Public
Works for the term of six months
Mcy IL, 1901.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-05-11
BUTLER TURNED DOWN.

New York. April ga cable to the
Sun from London SAYS: II Is per-
sistently reported at the military clubs
that Sir Redvers Butler. on the pub
LEGATION of the official gazette in which
Earl Roberts damned him with less
than faint praise, applied to the Sec.
rotary of State for War for the ap"
pointment of a court Of inquiry. The
Secretary promptly refused. Butler
then took the remarkable course OF
complaining direct to the King, who
declined to interfere. II is confiden.
TALLY asserted that Butler will soon bs
placed on the retired list.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-05-11
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Office Of the Board of Health, |
Honolulu, n. T., May 9Th, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the Board
Of Health has elected c. B. COOPER
N. d, President Of the Board Of Health.
CHAS. WILCOX.
IS;6-3t. Secretary Board Of Health.