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STATE K0K2NCLATURE.
Arkansas The name is of
Indian origin, but has no
known meaning. In 1SS1
the legislature declared the
pronunciation to be Ar-kan--saw.
Alabama Takes its name
from its principal river, and
is supposed to mean "Here
we rest," which wordsaretlie
motto of the state. The name
was first given to the river
by the French in the form of
"Alibamou," from the name
of a Muscogee tribe thatlived
upon the banks.
California This name as
- first applied, between lotto
and 1539, to a portion of
Lower California, was derived
from an old printed romance
the one which Mr. Edward
Everett Hale rediscovered in
18G2, and from which he
drew this now accepted con
clusion. Colorado Past participle
of the Spanish Colorar, to
color.. So called probably
from its tin ted peaks, or from
the vegetation, rich in many
colored flowers.
Connecticut Takes its
name from its principal river,
an ludian word meaning
"long river."
Delaware Takes its name
from the river and bay, nam
ed after Lord de la Warr. one
of the early governors of Vir-
giniaandanancestorof Lord
Sackville West, late British
minister at Washington.
Florida This name was
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liOOXK, WATAl'(iA COUNTY, N. ,
pvcn to a larger territory! Vermont In the French 'in sjnmt in presidential ehr-, suddenly changed ends, the j borhood of the gnwery, on
than the present State by '.It means "gm-u mountain." j Hons, legislation has be- top veering backwards and j account of tlie apprehended
Ponce d I .eon in l2. from j Virginia and West Virginia cornea fane; a failure; from falling upon one of the boys, ; disturbances of drunkeiunen.
Mi.' Spanish name of Easter Named in honor of E!iza-jlhe fact that each Jlouseof aged nine years, killing him J As nine-tenth f thecrim
Sundav. Pascua Florida, beth. the "Virgin Queen." .Congress has a committee for ; instantly. We may imagine, i innl caws in our courts are
('lowerv pasture) t he dnv Hp-i
tin which it was discovered.
'Jeoruia Nanunl as a col-:
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ny in honor of (Seorge II.
Illinois Derives its name
from its principal river, which i
is named from the Indian)
tribe of the Mini, supposed
to mean "FUerior men."
I -Indiana From the word
Indian
Town Naniei from tsnr hi-!
final river; the meaning off
the Ind.an word is vnrunisly ,
stated to' be '"the beautilu! j
land, thesleejiy ones, "tins
is the place."
Kansas Xam.Hl after the!
river; the word in th" Indian
tongue means ''smoky va-
Kentucky Derived from
the Imliai. tongue, and is
said to mean the "dark and
bloody ground," alluding to
the i".uny battles of the Indi
an tribes.
Louisiana Na ! v. ed a f ter
Louis XIV of France, KjtJt,
by its discoverer, L i Salle,
i Maine After a district in
France.
Maryland After Henrietta.
Maria, wife of Charles I.
Massachusetts An I ndia n
chief's name.
Michigan Named after the
lake; t he word is Indian, and
means "great lake."
M innesota Named from
the river. In Indian the word
means "sky-tinted water."
Mississippi Indian, "fa
ther of waters."
Missouri Named after the
river, and meaning in Indian
"muddy water."
Nebraska This name is of
Indian origin, and is suppos
ed to mean "shallow water."
Nevada Name is of Span
ish origin, and means "snow
covered.
Ne v 1 1 a m psh i r e Na i n ed
after Hampshire county in
England. ,
New Jersey Named after
the Island of Jersey in the
English Channel.
New York In honor of the
Duke of York, about 1GG4,
afterwards King James 11.
North Carolina and South
Carolina Thes two States
are named after KingCharles
(Carolus) II.
Ohio Named from the ri
er. The word in Indian means
"beautiful river."
Oregon Of Spanish origin,
means "wild thyme."
Pen n sy 1 v a n i a N a med by
William rem), ami means
"the woody country of
Penn."
Rhode Island Thi State
perhaps was named after the
Hhoades family, one of whom,
Zachary Rhoads, was com
missioner for Providence in
1G58.
Tennessee In Indian it
means "spoon shaped," and
the State is named from the
river.
Texas How and when Tex
as received its name has been
a subject of much controver
sy. Some assert that it is so
called because the original
(inhabitants had roofs over
their dwellings, which in the
Spanish language are called
tejes or texas.
Wisconsin Named after
,tlie pruicip.il river, winch in; turn, ami every Mil nitroluc-.
Indian is Kaid to mean "wihLcd must he referred to the
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rushing river.
PA8X AND THE PRLSEflT.
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Local News.
SltiAU (iKOVK, Feb. 2.".
February has biru as fickh?
iandchan.ui,!easac(H1ue t.i
! f 4- li-iu ItiMiti tn ml miiililt'
, , - ' ;
! miii lil uv iniiiiilnwt kiinnv !
, ,, . i
Wl,llest; wjnt whlt
ol(Mas,,io iH wintw..
t:,:.. i.-..,- ,.f i, i
4l . , . j
teen t.h century is a fast, ami
1 ' , .; ? ,..,., t . I
iuim ii if ii, men ih u . lici
us compare the present wit li
the prist, and note a few of
the most important profes
sions and occupations of in
dustry which are most pro-j
L,..,:;... r , , ;! j
I lilll .111' I II Mill rl I III III I :
or misery.
RKLiciors.
First, we will consider Reli
gion, as it moie nearly con
cerns ns. inasmuch as it af
ftcts us in a two-fold sense
for time andjeternitv. Is the
Church as pure and holy now
as in the past? We fear not.
It seems to us that there aie
i too many isms, too many
'appendages attached to the
Church and too much of the
modern thought. Ah, in a
word, the Church is too
worldly. So many professed
Church members seem to car
ry their religion in one hand
and the world in the other
Is the Church, in its faith,
its doctrine and practice, as
simple, pure, holy and apos
tolic as in the past? The
echo gives a negative answer.
How is the ministry? In
the past, simple, aire, evan
gelical, faithful ministers were
inspired to cry, Woe is me if
I preach not the gospel ! We
now have many able divines
who preach the gospel in its
simplicity and purity, while
many, ah! too many, make
merchandise of the gospel.
AGIUOULTL'KAL.
Agriculture, in a temporal
sense, is the foundation of
human subsistence Itistime
honored, for it is coeval with
man's creation. Hence, its
vital importante to man's
existence. Yet, statesmen
and politicians seem to re
gard it as of secondary, or of
third or fourth grade in their
legislation. If agriculture
had as, much protection as
the manufacturing industry,
its progress and success
would ra pidly develop a more
healthy and prosperous sys
tem of farming, and we would
not see so many of our farm
ers' sons leaving the farm for
more profitable occupations.
POLITICAL.
In the days of Washington,
Jefferson and Jackson, our
government was administer
ed in the interest of the whole
people. Now it is adminis
tered in the interest of capit
alists and monopolists, and
now the corruption fund or
campaign fund is enormous,
and, no doubt, would greatly
surprise honest people could
they know how much money
WEDNESDAY, M AIUII (5, ISK).
'every department of legisla-.but
. . .
proper commit h to be pass-!
id on and reported back, fa-, extend our heartfelt sympa
vorably or unfavorably, if it thy to the family in theirsud
escapes goingintothe p;geon ' den bereavement. Such is
holes, for discussion and ,1m! In the midst of lite we
adoption or rejection, and !
m-i- !iin,u't.inl Kill if 111.1,1.
d , ,J;1S K(
amf ndments
tacked on it!
. .... ....... ...
that, if it is pass.1 at all. it;Dea.l. Hit it nain, Mr. I or-
is only a bare skeleton of the.
original, and when passed in j
one house and sent to the
other, it is rejected and a sun
..... , ,
other, it is rejected and a sub
stitute offered in its place, to
be rejected again.
IT
pi IO, II'.UVI I"
lice and its emoluments is the
jgnat desideratum of too
many politicians.
I wonder what Washington
would say if he could be hej-e j
m the flesh ami witness a pres
idential election, with all its i
swindles nnd corruptions?
What would Jefferson think,
j ii he could be here and see tlie
j manner of our Solaris' legis
lation? 'What would Old
I Hickory Jackson sav if he
was heieto witness the decay
or lack of patriotism. He
would say, "Ry the Eternal!
this government xhnll be ad
ministered in obedience to
law and the constitution of
our country. The machinery
of our so-called government
is so complicated, in all of its
component departments,
t h a t desi gn ing, d isho n est a n d -corrupt
demagogues may
and do evade and corrupt
honest and just legislation.
LOCAL ITEMS.
The far-away western fever
is coolingdown. Messrs. Fin
Mast, ( lark McDride and
Richard Davis are now con
valescent, as well as several
others. Some of the fever
stricken will go. Let me say
that, in my opinion, it is not
the country that makes the
ma n, but ra t her the wa i that
makes the country.
Our fanners are, compara
tively speaking, doing very
little farm work this winter.
' Roughness for horses, cat
tle, sheep, &c, is getting
scarce. Thesiipplyof wheat,
corn, &c, is shoit, and the
demand and the price are in
creasing and rising.
Messrs. John (i rider and J.
Monroe Herman have sold
their farms to L. I). Herman
and bought Mr. Cirt Ilarbins'
farm. Ilarbins is going to
V T .
Pink Edmiston & Rrother
have bo't Bryant & Church's
steam saw mill. They have
set it down at Esquire White
field Farthing's.
An interesting meeting is
going on at the Mouth of the
North Fork of Cove Creek,
conducted by the circuit rider.
Mr. Henly, and Mr. Newton
Combs. Hope much good
may be done.
A very sad and horrible ac
cident happened at J. Wiley
Herman's, on the 2Gth day
of January, While Wiley,
his wife and daughter were
at church his little boys were
trying to cut down a lodged
tree, by cutting it off f.s high
as they could reach, when it
cannot fully realize, the
shock inepnrenisexjerienceu
wh.m tlu heart-rending news
. , II
was announced to them
We
are in death.
I lwitii-o it irfovrif mrl.i tici
iu the i),M(M,tAT from Hor.
ton that hit the nail on he
respondent, and drivethe nail
hometothconvincingof our
farmers of the errors of our
way and manner of farming
and stock raising. (Jrassand
stockraising is the secret of
success in farming, in Watau
ga county, if properly man
aged. Your correspondent's
suggestions and advice were
to tlie point
11. V. W.
ABOUT A CERTAIN WHISKY SEOP.
i.i:tm. d,,,,,, VT.
Two miles below Zionville,
at the mouth of North Fork
of Cove Creek, within two
hundie I yards of a public
school house, is a whisky
shop a real doggery. This
shop has been set up by the
authority of our County Com
missioners, and is owned by
a Wilkes county whisky man.
Have our Commissionersfor
gotten that, four years ago
last May, the citizens of Cove
Creek township voted on this
question, and that 8tt of the
voters at the ballot box said
No License and 42 said Li
cense ?
Have our County Commis
sioners authority to override
or set aside a law of the State
in order to accommodate a
whisky seller? Do our Com
missioners fear a whisky sell
er mora than they do the laws
of the State of North Caroli
na? The good people of that
section petitioned the Com
missioners not to grant li
cense to sell whisky to a man
who evidently cares nothing
for the good or peace of our
county, just so he can get
their money for his poison.
Rut thoselordly Commission
ers said, by their action, that
you shall linveh whether you
want it or not ! I reckon the
whisky seller has a good mor
al character! All whisky
sellers have ! Why do we not
have a law for a man to
prove a good moral charac
ter before he goes to stealing?
The whisky seller steals the
peace, prosperity and every
thing that is good, from a
people, and gives them pov
erty, theft, murder and hell in
the end. Surely, if men have
a thimblefull of brains and a
conscience, they could not be
lieve that a man who engages
in the deathly business of
selling whisky is a good, mor
al man.
I ask, what are the people
of our county going to do?
Must they meekly submit to
such insults?
The people of Cove Creek
township pay their taxes to
compensate our Com m issi o it
ers to thrust this curse up
on them, and now miuisters
of the gospel fear to hold re-
ligious services in the neigh-
NO 3r.
jcnusd by whisky we will have
a good crop of crimes from
Cove Critk township during
the next year. Already our
lawyers will have something
to do at our next court.
I wish to ask, Is RoDne
ready for a saloon? If men
iu authority can ride over
the local-option law in this
canity and the wishes of ih
best citizens they can rido
over corporation laws, and
piant a grocery wherever n
Wilkes county whisky man
wants to sell. I reckon that
there are plenty of them in
Wilkes. I wish they would
stay at home and keep their
poison with them.
I will say more w hen I come
again. Yoursngainstwhisky
sellers, aiders and abettors.
Jehit
Zionville, Feb. 25.
He Didn't want a Partnership.
"You have been a very
faithful employee," said the
editor and proprietor of
Way back Herald, to his as
sistant; "and now I propose
to reward your fidelity by
giving you a share in the
business by admitting you
to partnership." O don't I
beg of you!" replied the as
sistant, in dismay. "Remem
ber that I have a family to
support! Reduce my wages
to seven dollars a week, if
necessary, but don't make
me a partner. You won't do
it will you?"
North Carolina:) IntheSupe
Watuga County) rior Court.
Emma Johnson) Suit for Di-
Vs) vorce.
J. R. Johnson)
It appearing to the satis
faction of the Court, That the
above named Defendant is a
Non-Resident of this State ;
and that personal service of
summons cannot after due
diligence be made upon him;
and that the plaintiff has a
good cause of acting for a di
virce absolute against him.
It is therefore ordered by the
Court that service of Sum
mons be made upon him, by
publishing this notice in the
Watauga Democrat, a week
ly newspaper published in
Boone, N. C., for G successive
weeks, and the defendant will
take notice, if he fails to ap
pear at Spring term 1889, of
Watauga Superior Court,
and answer or demur to the
complaint which will be filed
in said action during the 3
first days of said term, the
plaintiff will demand therelief
then asked. Joe B.ToodC.S.C
T
"This the 28 Jan, 1889.
v
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