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W. R.COIXCILL, Ju.
A n oi'N:v at La .v.
Bootl", X. C.
W. II. C0LXC1LL. M. 1)..
r.oont', x. c.
Resident Physician. Office
on King Stist north of Post
Oiiice.
i:. v. lovill
Attoknky At Law,
Boone X. C.
mi. l. e. reeves.
Physician and Srnur.oN
Cff.cc at Residence.
Boone, X. C.
L. I. LOW!:,
Atf3iii3y at Law
AND-
xotary rniur.
BANNER'S ELK'. N. ('.
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a house ' .i 7 ,.t n
MARION. X.C
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Wil! practice in Hit coin ts o-Wainu-a.Av.h.-.Mitcli.'IKMfno-.v.
ii ami all t r.er eoiirtics the
.vestern iisirict sfSprcinl ntten
tion given 1o the. colled km ol
ci.ii'iiM. "
not in:.
Hotrl Fvoprrty tot Ship. '
Oh M-i-oui:t fl' failing health
of mys!f am! v. il 1 ortVr for s.el
m.v hte! pir.pertv in tli town !
p.oone, N'nri h t'n o!in. and will
sell low for i .'isli r.ri'l make tones
o 5isit U) buy. v, mii'! will taki
re;il t;- prrsii?i! propeity in ex
change. A'l.v soon.
W. 1. PftYAN.
XotifP.
For sale. 900 acres of land,
on Rich Mountain, Vitnnj,;i
County, on which isnsbestos.
nrul fine land for sheep ranch
Sillies private. L. D. Lowe A:
I. T. Furgerson, Ertrs. of
Mrs. A. P. Cnllowav, deed.
Banner Elk, Nov. IF. '90.
Parties putting papers in
m.v hand for execution will
please advance the tees with
the papers and they will re
ceive prompt at tent ion, other
wise the.v will he returned
not executed for the want of
feCK. D. F. BaIRD Shkf.
L.L. GREENE, & CO.,
REAL ESTATE AG'TS.
HOOXE,X.f.
Will give special attention
to abstracts of title, the Hale
of IU?al Estate in W. X. C
Those hp ving farms, timber
and mineial hinds for sale,
will do well to call on said Co.
-at Boone.
L. L. GREES & CO.
March 16, 1893.
NOTICE.
Tholawa of the State re
quire all weights and meas
ures to be sealed, and I here
by notify the people that I
am prepared to do such work.
You will find uie in Boone at
the residence of I). B. Dough
erty. .1. II. Cook,
Standard Kseper.
TK SRIAT OF t'LETRIClTV.
f.?p? KHlCtl & WW KSfSt!
Vrlrnto Fruutdf, !.! kit
FA.mCRi) iii nil en'i
rents In Btm; for book on
tboTt dlteieii, ftnd how to
1 ar tben. CU1 r ddrst.
0R. ALBERT F. SHELL I CO..
t :
The IVn'ioo lii.rraa.
Wilinintiiii M-siiirr.
tJelieral (iralit favored Hot
ifoie than $:t(),()00,000 an
lHially for pei!inin. (IciH'inl
(oirtii'hl favored int in ore
Ilia li fMJ.000,000 for t h i m
purpose. They were bothXor
tlirn Kohli'-rs aii'l Xorthein
1 1'resid"iits elerred bv the re-
P'.ibliean purty.
Xow the pensions voted a
wav by the republican h.i'e
reaihcd the great sum of
$180,000,000 for the present
fiscal ye n-ending 30tli June,
1 80-L and will exceed $JO0,-
000. 000 for the Ijseal year
Hiiding :0th June, 1S91. The
'lemocrats are powerless to
prevent this. The present Con
jjress cannot byre lucti in af
fect the pension expenditures
until I he :H)th June, 1891.
There are now or were or
1. ")th April I,,! 900,0 0 0
names on the pension roils.
This list is Lrieahr now. On
oOth June. IPSO, under Har
rison's bah ful Administra
tion thio were but 4S9,72..
How has this number so rap
idly grown until il is more
than 900,000. with over-100.
000 npplieants filed for no
tion ? Read whnt follows:
Mr. A. B. Caselman, con
nected wiih tlift Census lb)
rcau under Harrison, h a h
written a very instru -t ive ar
ticle for the (entury .if;l;i
liiw. It is called the "'Inside
View of the I'eu-ioa Bureau.'
What dues he tell ? He says
t hat the business of the l u
lean hiis heretofore been con
d'icted with a view to politi
cal results. Kadi Coaitnis
sionr of 1 'elisions, therefore,
seeks to show in his aiitiual
report th.it ho has transac
ted a larger volume of ousi
ncss than his predecessor
and so far has sir-ceeded.
Thus in 1891 the Commis
sioner c-.illed together h i s
chiefs and announced to them
his wish that the Bureau
should issue a thousad pen
sion certificates per day for
each working da v of the en
suit g year, thus assumi.m t(
decide in advance that, the
claims were meritorious nnd
must necessarily be granted.
They did not tlisappoiut his
wishes. Usually, no sooner
is a pension granted than the
pensioner tiles an applica
tion foi increase, so that in
admitted c I a i rn s; applica
tions for increase have been
filed as often as once a year,
on an average, for in a n y
years. Many cases are on
the ifil'.M like this, where A,
who served four years a n d
was wour.ded in battle i re
ceiving -f t a month, while B,
who served three months and
never saw a battle is receiv
ing $ 30 a m nth for '"mala
rial poison" (a favorite disa
bility). Another great source
of corruption is the cases of
pensions paid to guardians
of insane persons who receive
from $30 t: $72 per month,
and attorneys are actually
hunting the records of asy
lums for such clients, getting
themselves appointed guar
dian and appropriating the
pension to their own uses.
What a shame and a dis
grace! buch a leeord is en
ough to cause every brave
Northern soldier who tried
to do his duty to rise up and
demand tint these frauds
ami out rages upon tin; peo
ple shall bo Stopped. Some
ol the hit nnd truest of the
Northern (Jetierals have free
ly denounced these frauds
aiel robberies, and among
them (Jen. Slocinn. But he
is a democrat. II r. Cnssel
maii say the greatest over
shadowing abuse is the prac
tice of "'granting continuous
incrvnse of pensions to those
who are on the roll." It is
high time that th" North was
taking the mighty bull by the
horns in earnest. It is known
all over the land that these
are frauds of tke most dis
gusting kind that are prac
ticed in regard to pensions,
an J rascals are to-day draw
ing large pensions who never
fired a gun or perhaps saw a
gray coat :n a live Confeder
ate. But more of this anoth
er day.
News and Observer: (iener
ally it is a good rule not to
be too hasty in judgment,
and when some action is ta
ken ity our fi iends which we
cannot approve on first in
l'ru:ation, it is well to sup
pose that on a fuller hearing
the matter may wear a differ
en; aspect. Thus it turned
out with regard to Sir. Cleve
land and the Fayeteviile post
mastership that the mattir
was not so bad as it appear
ed at first blush; and so also
in regard to the retention of
Mr. John Nichols in t he t reus
ury department, which some
of our papers have animad
verted on with considerable
warmth, it stems that his ap
pointment is temporary and
for the purpose of initiating
his successor in the duties of
his position. II j s employ
ment under the cii cunistan
ces is complimentary to Mr.
Xichols as it is a rrjognition
of his efficiency and .ompe
tency, while it isentirdy prop
er t It a t the deparcment
should take such precautions
to insure efficiency in his suc
cessor. In such mailers let
us pay our friends the com
pliment of supposing that
they are doing the best the.v
can for the country and the
party, and let us .vithhold
hasty criticism.
Kjali.iiii,' ua t'u fei-r.ite ticript.
N. Y. Herald.
Confederate currency gors
better in New York to day
than it went m the South a
long about the close of the
war, When I was a soldier
amusing mysolf with either
chasing Braxton Bragg or
being chased by him over the
States of Tennessee and Ken
tucky, I could just carry en
ough Confederate script to
buy a bushel of sweet pota
toes. A sympatheticcolored
man would look a long time
at a watermelon before he
would let it go for a hundred
dollar bill fresh from t h e
printing presses at Richmond.
Yet there were were some con
tiding and long-headed white
people of the South whostow
ed away bushels of this stuff
Ptthat period in anticipa
tion of thetime when it should
become as good as gold. The
time seems to have come.
Hardly a day passes without
this old currency is exchang
ed for foreign gold the ac
commodating victim being
the newly arrived emigrant. '
Whirr thn Cold !.
"Xew York is no longer the
gold iviiOt of thecountiy.eo
farasthr gold in Xational
'banks in concerned," remark
jel j prominent treasury offi
cial. " She has biN'ii playing a
big game of "bluff trying to
impress the world with the
fact that she can embarrass
or relieve a present situation
as she nleases. A a in tter
of fact there is less gold in
the national banks of Xew
York than in Chicago, a n d
Hip gold center is west of tie
Alleghanies.
On March 0th. last the
comptroller of the currency
called for reports from all na
tional banks as to the a
mount of gold on hand. As
between Xew York and Chica
go, the reports show the
amount of gold held to be.
Xew York, 12,-t3S,0.L; Chi
cago, .?11,,S21.000. Th is
brings out the important
fact that the demands which
have been made by the Xew
York bankers during the re
cent ri; is were largely in the
nature of "bluffs."' As be
ttveeu the west and the east,
the former has $.-LO()0,000
'if gold in its national banks,
while the east h is only $39,
000.000. Heie is an interestingstate
merit: Gold in the western cit
ies, 27,001,890; gold in the
eastern cities, $22,411,774.
gold in western states, $25,
541,002: gold in the eastern
states, $10,708,559.
Chicago is the first of fif
teen large western cities which
have heavy sticks of gjld.
w'-ile X. Y. is the first of eight
eastern cities, withsuppli s f
gold. Thus the western cit ies
outrank the eastern both in
number and in amount of
gold carried. The western
States are also ahead of the
eastern States intheii supply
of gold. The reports made
to the comptroller, it should
be remembered, do not cover
the supplies of gold held by
private banksor state banks.
The Chicago banks havb al
ready tendered the use of
their gold to the Secretary of
the Treasury. Ex.
Het-rj Blount.
Editor Henry Blount, of
the Wilson Mirror, recently
delivered one of his popular
lectures at Xew Berne. A cul
tured friend writes to us that
he "is a noble hearted fellow,
floes ali he can for North
Carolina, and always speaks
and writes well of her distin
guished men. He possesses
also an exhanstless treasury
of beautiful thoughts whbh
he draws upon like a free liv
er. His talks give great pleas
ure to the young people, and
his boundless jollity isanedu
cation in cheerfulness. I cer
tainly think that he makes
Ivs fellow men better, if he
does not make them wiser.
I find myself earnestly desi
ring to heip a man bkehim."
We never heard him. His
aminbilitr and desire to
plensf- everybody aie some
what uncommon traits, and
we are glad to copy from a
letter the above opinion of
one of the guild who is, above
all others, kind and sympa
thizing and not withoutgifts
of his own of an unusual kind.
'.ye.s'e?pr.
Law Fartnrr IlNirirt Latit.
Law paitner Bisne.l on Sat
unlay last went r step be
yond any previous ruling
when hp gave out that no
presidential post master
would ! removed before tin
expiration of his term, ex
cept for cause, and no f jurth
class postmasters (those liar
ing no term) would b? re
moved in the absence of char
ges. And then the blockhead
added insult to injury by say
ing that his policy would be
best for "doubtful Stateslikt
Yirginia and Xorth Carolina.'
How did this pot-bellied pro
vincial from Buffalo acquire
the experience in politic or
the knowledge of the situa
tion in these tivo "doubtful
States'' which justifies him in
making oracular deliveran
ces about what is the "best
poliev" for them? We have
resisted the conclusion as
long as possible. Bissdl is
what the Chicago Ih-mld
says Ward McAllister is just
an ordinary, (everyday mouse
colored ass. -Charlotte Ob
server. If the Old Man wants tore
tain the respect and confi
dence of the people of this
country the sooner he dispo
ses of that fool Postmaster
General the better. Landmark.
H"i Got Thfir Paseword.
N. Y. Iha-ald.
This happened in a little
town in Southern Illinois not
many days ago. It is in a
section where the Farmers'
Alliance is strong, and a lodge
of tl:it organization exists
intheUrvn. They meet Mon
day nights.
Tiiee is but one lodge room
in the town, and on Tuesday
night it is occupied by the lo
cai branch of the Knights of
Pythias.
The president of one of the
country riub-alliances came
to town one Tuesday. He
had visited the town alliance
and when he saw lightsmthe
lodge room concluded that
he would go over and con
dole with the brethren over
the defeat of Buchanan.
He gave the proper knock
at the outside door. The
ieko; was raised ami an ear
was placed at it to hear the
password.
"I plow, I hoe, I spade,''
whi.-' -p -red the Allianve man.
The ar was teplaced by an
eye, and it in turn gave way
to a inoutl', which whispered
in reply;
"The h II you do!" a n d
the wicket dropped with a
bung.
The indignant farmer short
ly afterward met with a
"brother" to whom he told
his tale of woe.
" Why, dad blame," was the
shai p comment of the broth
er, "them's Knights of Pyth
ias, and you've given 'einour
password!"
" Dogged i f 1 a i rf t , " w a s th e
response, '"but." brightening
up, "durn 'em, I'vegot theirs'
Kith, iUd Blood
As naturally results trom taking
Hood's Saisaparilla as personal
cleanliness result trom the tree
use of soap and water. This great
purifier thoroughly expels scrof
ula, sultrheuui am! all other im
purities and builds up every or
gan of the body. Now is Hie time
to take it. .
Tout JforUru Lot.
I stood at his colli:,, a:-"!
thn there were man v toi.gu-'s
!to speaK his praise. 1 !i-i :
n ;i not a breath of ape
sioi in tie- air. Met! spo'.:
of se!f-d'iiinls of his wol .
mong the poor, and of h i .
good qualities, of his quie
liens, his modry, his hu..i;'
ity, his pir less of heart, h.
faith and power. There -r.
many who spoke indign;"'
H' of the charges that false
hood had forged ngainsthita
in past years and the treat
ment he had received. There '
were enough kind things said
during the two or three days'
he lay in thecoffiin.and whii..
the company stood around
his grave, to have blessed
him and made him happy all
his fifty years, and to have
thrown sweetness and joy ;v
bout his soul during all bin
painful and weary journey.
'1 here was enough sunshine,
wasted about the black cof
fin and dark grave to have
made his whole life path a
bright as clearest, day. But
his ears were closed theu, and
could not be thrilled by the
grateful sounds. He cared
nothing then for the sweet
flowers that were piled upon
his coffin. The love blossom
ed out too late. The kindness
came when the life could not
receive its blessings.
But meanwhile there is a
great host of weary men and
women toiling through lifj
toward the grave, who need
cheering words and helpful
ministries: Th incense ;
gathering to scatter aix i
t!."ir colli i"j:: but vhyshouei
it n:t be scattered in their
paths to-day? The kind
words are lying in men's
hearts and treuibiingon their
tongues, which will bespoken
by and by when these weary
onr.s are sleeping; but why
should they not be spoken
now, when they are needed
so much, and when their ac
cents would be so pleasing
and grateful. Ex.
Catawba Gold Mine Sold.
Shelby Review.
Tiiy largest deal in mineral
property that has t a ken
place in this county foryeara
was the side last week of the
Catawba Gold Min1, near
King's Mountain. Our cor
respondent writ'-s that i. h e
Catawba with all its machine
ry ami franchises was sold to
Mr. F. C. Dempsey, of Bos
ton, Mass. The price paid is
known to be between $75,
000 and $100,000. The pur
chaser is organizing a new
company to operate the mine
Mr. E. S. Wilson, who has
had charge of the mine for
some time will go to N. Y.
and engage in the vulcani
zing business.
"Snakes do not bite," says
a Xew Orleans physician who
has studied snakes consider
ably. '"They can't," he says
"because their jaws are con
nected i nly by a cartilage,
are not hinged, and cannot
be bi ought together with any
force. Thesnakesitnply hook's
the fangs in its upper jaw in
to the object aimed at, the
lower jaw not figuring in the
act at all. The act is very
similar to that of a man stri
king a cotton hook into a
bale of cotton ora boat hook
vntoapiei."