VOL 7
BOONE,, WATAUGA BOUNTY, N. C
HlUllSDAY MAY, 2. 1895,
SO. 26.
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WASHINGTON. LETTER
From "oar ; EgnlAr Corrtipondent
Prpsirlent lie vela nd w j 1
probnbl.v make the holding
; of the Sound Money Convert
tton t Memphis, Tenn., on
May 23, the orcnnHion for fo
lowinur up hbChioaffo letter
wifh another n long the same
lines, only giving a more ex
net definition , o f . what he
considers soitnd money.' He
thinks that the time has
come when the currency qnw
tion must bediscussed jn or
der that the people may vote
intelligently upon it mxt
year. He also thinks that
there is anenonitounanount
of iriisinformatioii among the
)eop1e on the Hubject, and
that the main duty ot the
hour 18 to aid the people in
arrivingat a correct defini
turn of wbatcon8ituten8(und
money. 'Jtnat Memphis con
ventiou, although non-parti-
narf nuts character, will net:
ettrily be dominated by
democrats, and secretary
Carlisle i ex peeted to make
the principal address before
Thesv thingM"have cauned
that convention to tw re
guided with extraordinary
interest by t hone who are in
tereated in the future welfare
of the democratic 'pa rtv.
it ik certain tnar everv
democrat i in luvor or sound
money, but it must be ac
Knowieriicea mat mere is a
wide difference among demo
cratic th leaders of the par
ty, as well as the' rank and
file as to what is sound
money. That these differ
ences ought in some way be
wiped out, or ut least adjust
ed before the patty enters aj;
other National Campaign,
will be admitted by every
democrat without argument
Now, howdo individuals who
havn no desire to fight each
other usually adjust their
seri'Mis differences of opinion?
tty argument, showing each
their errors and convincing
one or the other. Well, that
is just what the administra
tion wants to do. It will
present its arguments as to
what sound money is, and
will ask-that, its opponents
in the party do the same,
leaving it to the party to de
cide which side has the cor
rect idea.
Ohio democrats who come
to Washington' all speak
hopefully ot party prospects.
One of them Mr. Oliver G.
Williams said: "1 may be
somewhat over sanguine,
but 1 feel that the democrats
are going to elect a majority
of the next Ohio legislature.
The people are very sick of
the last two legislatures, and
the recent grand jury investi
gations ut Columbus dispos
ed such shady transactions
on the part of prominent re
publican legislators that a
great deal of popular census
has been aroused. The bold
conduct on the part of
George Cox, the repubbcau
boss of Dncinnatti in work
ing for the pa 880 g3 of the
pool bill, has opened the eyes
of the people to the shame
less work that has beeu go
iDg on at the State capital,
and I shall be surprised 'if
they do not render a verdict
in November that, will sur-
prise the bosses and ring
A T II .
Biers, 1 wouiu not ne sur
prised if thousands of repub
lican voters acted with the
democrats this fall for the ex
press . purpose of rebuking
the misconduct of thelpgisla
ture, to call it by no stronger
pome. The fight will be hot
from start to finish, as it in
volves u 3. Senator, and
if the democrats do not win
they ffill make the republi
cans work mighty hard to do
so.
'According to the estimate
of Commissioner 6i Internal
Revenue Miller, the govern
ment will receive on the vol
untary returns made some
thing over $14,000,00 for in
come tax. No estimate can
be madf of how much t It i 1
will he incmiHPrl hv 'iihrmca
ing thetax upon those known!
to be liable who failed to
make returns in accordance
with law, but it will proba-
bl exceed $4,000,000. The
amount of Commissioner Mil
ler ft estimate hears out the
estimate made when the de
cision of the Supreme Court
was fiist handed down, that
th exemption ot such por
tions of income as were from
State or municipal bond
aiid rents wou'd reduco the
total expecied from the tax
or more than one half.
State Sena tor Eugene Ives,
one of the best known demo
cratic members of the New
Y. legislature, passed thro'
Washington on his way to
Fortress Monroe. He said:
4 The people are being given
an oSjeet lesson at Albany
that, will not be forgotton in
the State or overlooked by
the country. Already four
months have elapsed and not
a single m ensure urged by the
citizens of New York, jn the
interest of reform, has been
passed. Not for forty years
Ijave so many charges of cor
ruption qt; Albany been
brought forward, and I feel
that the people are fast real
izing that democratic legisla
tures can- be bitter trusted
than tjiose controlle.1 by the
present republican bosses.
The kintl of reform the State
has been getting from Piatt
is not what was demanded. I
look forward to a democrat
ic victory in the State of N.
Y. next fall."
Secretary Morton, in a pub
lished interview, declares his
belief that "we must sooner
or later declare that the Uni
ted States recognizes j;old as
the best ai.d least fluciua
tinu measure of value mid me
dium of exchange which the
commrce of civilization has
thus far utilized."
The negroes in N. C, in
some section have organized
a secret order having for its
objpet the remove of ob
jections against them on ac
count of color and opening
up the way for them to enter
the parlors and churches on
equal footing with white peo
ple and marry wnite women.
This movement will soon
trine them into trouble and
they had better let such mat
ters alone.
John J. Ingails, of Kansas, has
co me ou t for free col n age. The;
big fellows must think there is
something In the silver issue and
want to put themselves in posi
tion, you know.
A Pew Seatterlaff Thoagktl By "Sett
Life is intensely real, and if
a fellow don't believe that it
is, just let him get married
and he will find out in a few
years. . Many of us are act
ing Jonah, because we can't
do something just big en
ough for all the world to see
ana extol us. Yes, lots of peo
pie are content to quietly
wait for an opportunity to
do something very great, o
verlooking the little things
that confront them and not
realizing that life with all its
varied cares and duties, is
made up of the "despised lit
tle things." We all need to
have for our motive, God's
glory and the uplifting of hn
manitj, and it is necessary
for us to know that wo can
serve God and bless our fellow-beings
by doing whatso
ever our hands find to do,
big or little things. Mighty
few of us have the abilitr to
do the big things. The per
son who is working for the
praise of "mortals, tnay get
his dues, but he will soon
find that his coveted prize is
powerful light, vapory" stuff.
nothing in it to enhance the
higher motives of the soul.
When God is served self in a
measure must be forgotton.
We used f.o be clothed with
the spirit of humility, so that
we might not be above per
forming any duty, however
l-wly. It has Iteen truthful
ly stated that God might
command two angels tocome
to earth, one to rule an em
pire, and the other to sweep
the streets of a city, and that
the one informing the meni
al service would be just as
happy as the other occupy
inir the exalted position, be-
rausv their happiness con
sists in doing the will of their
Creator," whether in great 01
lowly. things. Happiness to
man or angel is not found in
the path of disobedience. Well
Christ ians should glorify God
in theii daily avocations,
whether following the pbw
standing behind the counter,
sitting in the school room,
pleading at the bar, nd minis
tering medicine to the sick.
Yes. everywhere, at all times
and under all circumstances
whut we do should be done
to the glory of God. Many
mighty good Sunday school
workers, and valuable help to
the church in various ways,
have in many instances de
stroyed in a large measure,
their life of useful Christian
work, by letting their zeal go
beyond their knowledge, ram
ing them to enter the minis
try, a work God never called
them t'j do, not being pos
sessed with the gift necessary
to petform the work required
in the highest calling known
among men. A mau must not
conclude that he is called ot
God to preach the gospel,
ust because he has enough of
the "gift of gab" to deliver
an acceptable Sunday school
lecture, or can make a right
mellow prayer meeting talk
and can pray a pice and may
belong winded prayer; nei
ther should other people
think so every time. Yes,
lots of pretty good fellows
are in the ministty that God
nevet called, just aimed too
high and missed their whole
world of duty. The older I
get, I find the less I know,
but do believe that it would
not hfar wrong for us to
make an effort To keep out of
the ministry all the fellows
we can by persuasion, orby
the use of a little "filthy Th
ere." Well, if we could only
by sound argument or 'the
free use of "boodle" get a
large number of the preach
era to quit the business, we
would have better times spir
itually. Yes, every man ought
to stay out of the r.iinistry if
he can be satisfied. Too ma
ny svlf and devil called prea
chers, but more - will be too
many of the God called men.
Let us refpember that God
requires of us feithful, dili
gent service in our respective
spheres of labor. Let us also
remember that it is mighty
easy for a person to flounce
ontof his proper element and
make himself miserable as
well as other people.
Globe, N. C. April 29. '95.
The True Position On Sifrer.
News and Observer.
Senator Blackburn, of Ken
tucky, has stated his own po
sltion on the silver nuestion
with such clearness that it is
worthy to be adopted ns the
Democratic parly's declara
tion upon that question. It
is short, comprehensive, safe
and straightforward, and the
Democracy cduld win on this
platform, if suc-iess in 1890
be possiole. We quote :
"I am in favor ot opening
the mints of tHs country to
thv unlimited coinage of the
silver metal on an exact
equality with gold. I am op
posed t o gold rnonometal-
ism and just as much oppos
ed to moiiometalism. With
out reservation or evasion,
lama bimetalist. I want
anu mean ro continue to in
sist upon the use of both
gold and silver on even terms
as the redemption money of
this country. I would be
glad to see this result
brought about by the action
of an international confer
ence, but I am opposed to
this government waiting for
any such conference to act
Our experience with sugar
agencies has not been such
a s t o gi ve u s ei t h e r co n fi d en ce
or hope for the attainment
of this purpose.
"1 am in favor of the res
toration of 'the silver metal
at the ratio of 16 to 1, be-
lieving in fhe light of an ex
perience that covers a cen
tury such ratio will establish
and maintain permanently
the parity between the two
rnetuls. I believe that we
should take this action at
the eui best day possible, in
dependent of the politics or
views ot other nations."
The "News and Observer"
adopts Senator Blackburn's
ringing announcement of his
position as the strongest
way oi stating its own posi
tion. The attempt to com
mit this country irretrievably
to the gold standard cannot
be too strongly combatted.
The iucome tax up to date-has
yielded Uncle Sain over fourteen
millions of dollars.
BSTVay yoursubscription.
Too Roan Mountain Bear Hunt.
(Continued from last week.)
Hurry Huffman xvats now
left alone to contend with
this huge beast, which was
now aroused with all the fe
rocity of his natare. With
Huffntan it was now a tight
for'ifo. He never faltered but
sprang upon the mighty
beast using his knife with ter
rible effect and precission, the
bear with his glaring eyes,
his hug jaws set with ravin
ous teeth and red tongue, his
hot breath coming in hot
puffs in the face of Huffman
were enough to deter most
nuy one else, but Huffman's
butcher had penetrated vi
tal parts of bruin andhe
yielded up his life about the
time Shields had returned
from his fall and slide down
the cliff. Most of the dogs
were killed or disabled and
the men made the fight alone
During the fight with the
other bear. ( It was what
hunters call a running fight,
down over the cliffs, some
time the bear had one of his
ponderous jaws, while the
others were plying their
knives into the body of bruin.
Huffman seeing their friends
in imminent danger, sprang
down the cliffs and covered
the bear while he was crush
ing the heel of Jim Lenzei
a 1
between h 1 s massive jaws,
Huffman w i t h seaminglv,
super human strength pene
trated the heart of the bear
with his knife. Thus endej
Dne of the inpst exciting bear
fights of ancient or modern
times. A withe was fastened
to each dead bears nose and
they were slid on the snow
down the mountain to old
man Rust's fire, and butcher
ed and earried home for sup
plies. The casualities were
four c)gs killed several bad
ly cbewed up and the others
slightly Fenzer had his heel
badly mashed. Shade Win
ters had a broken arm and
another man, nameforgoten,
had his thigh bitten all bad
their clothes torn badly.
Fenzer had both of hisinocca
sins torn off and lost in the
deep sn :w. Old man Uust
never got. over the loss of his
two favoritedogs. After the
wounds hud all healed they
killed many more bear and
finally exterminating them.
Huffman, afterwards, moved
down into East Tennessee
and being brave and ventur-s-mie
volunteered in Hickory
Jackson's war and distin
guished himself at th& battle
of the Horse Shoe, He was
one of the men who capture1
the great Indian chief, Weth-
enoro. tie was also at rne
battle of New Orleans in
1815. Few men of our day
know anything about rough
times or the indurancj or the
men of our pioneer times in
these mountains. None tmti
brave and fearless men would
venture into such a. wilder
ness, but they were especial
ly fitted for such times and
places; The .women were cor
respondingly brave and done
many things to prove it. But
what a great change civiliza
tion has wrought in these
wilds.
John Livingson.
n&"One dodat pays for tht
Democrat one vear.
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Attorney at Lay.
Boone, N. C.
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