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BOONE, VW ATAUGA COUNT Y, N. C, THUllSDA Y JANUARY 28. 1897,
NO. V.
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WASHINGTON LETTER
From .lefuUr Cormpondent.
J 'Poor CuKa ! ! The forma)
Annnuncehieht that J o h n
6hr man bat) ttepn com polled
t become McKioly's Secre
tary of Stale-1 In order to
make a pi aw in the Senate
for Ross Hanna, makes it cer
tain thatuhlethiHCongrea
"does nomethinj? for? Cub,a, It
will have to fo on flghtiug a
lone. There hna been a uh
lirion for nome tioie that Mc
Kinley oct'Upie! yery "nearly
1 , the same attitude to
warda Cuba ' that (President
Olevefantl dorfK,' an 1 Mr.Sh'er
man hflft, made .that Mispic
ioh WcertaiV by Raving: ,'I
do uot believe that this ov
ern men t.shovld interfere be
tween Spain find, the Cubans
1 do not believe that thin gov
i erftnlent Bhonld Bttempt ; to
settle the war or take any
steps putting upon us-1 h e
KritfeVof 'determining' the na
tiire of rule in Cuba in case
the Cubans win." As this
languagewas used when be
. wnj jut from the presence of
McKinley and , after he had
accepted the Secretaryship of
State, ther isn't the uligrit
est doubt that it is an ad
vance statement of McKin
ley's Cuban policy. It is sev
eral shades worse than the
present Cuban policy. Presi
dent Cleveland has at least
tried to bring about pence.
McKinley proposes to do ab
solutely nothing and to let
the butchery continue indefi
nitelv. This may result in
stirring up the frieuds of Cn
ba in t oiieress. luere are
now in Washington petitions
signed by six hundred thou
sand American citizens, ask
ing Congress to recognize the
independance of Cubn.
It is evident that Speaker
Reed doesn't expect Represen
tative Roatner. of La., who
was un&eated at the last ses
sion of Congress and reelect
ed to fill the vacancy and for
a full terra beginning March
Ttth, next, to be unseated in
the contest which is again
being made for his seat. Oth
erwise he would not have se
lected Mr. Boatner. w h o is
one of those rare democrats
who favors protection to a
certain extent, to fill thedem
ocratic vacancy on the Ways
and Means Committee. Rep
resentative BaiK of Texas,
who was given the vacancy
on the Rules Committee was,
it is said, given his choice of
the vacancies by Mr. Reed.
Charli Crisp, son of the late
ex-Speaker Crisp, was given
the vacancy on the Post of
fice Committee, and Represen
, tative Stokes, of South Caro
Una, that on the ..Committee
of Agriculture.
The republican steeringsom
tnittee hafl given the Nicaraa
gua Canal Bill the first place
, in the order of business otthe
Senate, which is merely an
other way of killing the" time
during the four days a week
the leisurely Senate conde
scends to sit during this ses
, sion, as they know that the
bill bas no chance of getting
acted on in the House.
" Those members of the Hun
tington's lobby, who are not
r regularly " on hi pay roll,
v found themselves out of s
ob, when the H o u s e sat
down so hard on the .Pa-c-ifl?
Railroad Funding Bill.
The question of legislation
oh the subject is still being
considered, butHuntington
seem at least to realize that
he numerous lobby he b a d
at work In 1 Washington aid
he funding bill more hahn
than good; and from now on,
the lobbying will not be so
openly oild acted. If there
is any legislation on this
matter it is likely to be a-
ong the line of the bill which
lias been' reported favorably
to the Senate, and which is
now being considered by th-
HouseCommitt.ee. It pro
vides for a commission t
;abinet officials with author
ty to settle the whole busi
ness: , ,
If the free homestead hill
fails to get through, Speaker
Reed will make nu met bus whs
tern enemies who will be
heard from it he is again a
candidate for hi party s
Presidential nomination. The
bill when ". passed by House
onjy provided for free home
steads in Oklahoma, but be
fore tne Senate passed it, a-
mendments were added ex ten
ding the area " of free home
Steads. When the bill.; went
back to the House instead of
allowimrtht House to vote
on the Senate .amendments
that' the bill could be sent to
Conference if the r: were not.
accented by the House, Mr.
Reed sent the bill back to the
Committee on . public lands,
and its friends are whisper
ing that he did it for the pur
pose of having the billsmoth
ered.
Representative nnd Sena
tor-elect, Money, of Miss.,
thus disposes of a sensation-
a I story sent trout w asning
ton: "There is not a word of
truth in the story that I have
the slightest misunderstand
ing with Consul-General Lee
growing out of iny let ters on
the Cuban question. General
Lee and I are the very best
of friends, and there is n o t
the leapt particle of a chance
of our disagreeing. I was so
much amused oyer the news
paper publication that there
was to be a duel between us
as the General will be when
he sees it."
The much talked of bill au
thorizing the Presi1int toap
point delegates to any Inter
national Monetary Confer
ence hat may be called, h.-ts
beon introduced in the Sen
ate. This is a measure t o r
which everybody in CoDgress
will vote, and which nobody
in or out of Congress believe
will ever amount to a row of
pins, so far as increasing the
use of silver as a monev is
concerned.
AGENTS WANTED For War in
CubabySenorQuesada, Cuhau
reDresentativeio Washington. En
dorsed by Cuban patriots. In tre
menuous demand, a Donanxaior
agent. Only 1.50. Rig book,
bite commissioner. Every body
jrants the only endorsed, reliable
book. Outfit tree. Credit given.
Freight paid; Drop all trash and
make f 300 a month with War in
Cuba. Address today the Nat
ional Book Cokcern, 852856,
Dearborn St., Siicago.
Th EarliMt American Colu. :
t. Louis Republic.
The, very earliest coinage
that can be called " American
waa brderd bj the Virginia
company nnd was minted in
the Bermuda in the year
1612. At that time, and for
a long t imp h f ter, tohnceo was
the standard currency in Vir
ginia. in 1040, nowever, tne
Virginia assembly, after re
citing that it "had maturHy
weighed nnd considered how
advantageous a quoine
(coin) would be to the colony.
a'r.d thegmi wantn and mis
erieH which do daily happen
unto it by solely depending
on tobacco," provide for thn
issu of 'oppwr coinH ol the
denominations of two pew.
thre pene,sipHinHnn1 nln
pnw, but nothing w.is nvr
done toward carrying o n t
the law.
Seven years later, in M u
1652, the "general Ci:uit" i
Massachusetts pawned Iri w
which created a 'minthiuie'
in Boston, and which direct
ed tftat a regular coinage be
establishHj. The coins pro
vided for by this law were, in
the quaint language of the
old statutes, 'to bee 12 pence,
6 ponce 'and 3 iioepeeces,
which shall be fot forme flat
and stamped on one side
with N. E, and ou the other
side with character xiid, vid
and iid according to the val
lie of each peece." This Bos
ton mint was the one whi-h
produced the famous "oak
tree" and "pine trwe" s h i 1
lings, which are highlyv a I
ued by collectorsoi old coins
nnd which have sold as high
as $25 each. This early mint
continued in operation for
34 years. During the reign of
William and Mary copper
coins were struck at this
nrnt for the Carolinasaswell
as for New England in gener
al. The first coins struck for
Mary I. "d were silver s h i I
lings, sixpenie and fourpence
pieces, which Lord Baltimore
caused to be minted in Lon
don.
Two artists went out to
paint each a picture of peace.
One painted a silvery lake
embossed deep among the
hills where no storr.i could ev
er touch it calm, sweet, qui
et, in i.h shelter. Che other
painted a wild nea, hwt-pt
by tempests, Mtrwn with
wrecks, but rising out of the
e, a great rock, and in the
rock, high up; a cleft with
herbage and flowers, amid
which, on her nest, a dove
was sitting. The latter is the
picture of Christian peace.
J. R. Miller.
A sharp pain in the luns
or side can be driven away
by applying vaseline a ndmus
tardin the proportion of two
parts vaseline nnd one part
mustard. Rub it to irether
and spread on a piece of linen
ns you would an ordinary
mustard paste. This is uls
excellent for a severe pain in
the back of the ueck. and has
been used with good results
for breaking up the grip.
Fxcbauge.
Much of th troqble in this
world is Caused by the man
with the beam in his eye try
ing to point out. the mote in
his brother's ej e.
MeKlulej't VIM for Hit Trip to Wuh
' - ' iirton.
President-elect Mc Kinley
has made his , wants .known
relative to bis trip to Wash
ington. His mother, wife
and nieces will accompany
him. On account of the aye
of his mother, Mr. Mckinley
has made a special request
of the Pennsylvania Compa
ny, that the. train bearing
the . presidential party to
Washington be run on a slow
schedule, in order not to have
too great a strain on the old
lady. ' '
Mr. McKinley has request
ed that, if possible, the spec
ial train leave Canton at 3 p.
in. the afternoon of March 1,
and the running time be ar
ranged so that the train will
arrive in Washington about
II a. in. March 2.
Mr. M c Kinley 's escort will
ave about fouror five hours
ahead 'of 'the presidential
(rain, in order that the for
mer may arrive in Washing
ton in time t get off the
lust of travel and make a
presentable appearance when
they eacort McKinley from
the depot to the Ebhitt
House.
Chairman Hanna will leave
Cleveland for Washington
two or three days before Mc
Kinley, and will be on hand
to ride with him to the hotel.
The infantry escort, the
eighth regiment, will leave
Canton four hours ahead of
McKinley, on a special train
while the Cleveland troops
will do the same thins: at
Cleveland, both arriving in
Washington nbout the same
time.
Maior McKinley's train
will consist of two private
cars, one oi wmcn win ne
m t t
used by himself and family;
two sleeping cars, one bag'
gage car, a dining car, and a
car for the transportation of
the committee and newspa
per correspondents. Cleve
land Dispatch.
WhattoRe4.
If you are down with the
blues, read the twenty-sev
enth Psalm.
If there is a chilly sensation
about the heart, read the
third chapter of Revelations.
If you don't know where to
look for the month's r e u t,
read the 37th Psalm.
ll jrou feel lonesome and
unprotected, read th ninety
first Psalm.
If the stove pipe has fallen
down and the cook gone off
in a pet, put the stove pipe
up, wash your bands, and
read the third chapter of
James.
If you find yourself losing
confidence in men read the
first chapter of First Corin
thians. If people pelt you with
hard words, read the 15tb
chapter of John,
If jpu are all out of sorts,
read the twelfth chapter of
Hebrews, Bible Reader.
Washington Times, Jan.
18: A year ago Sam Jones
located hell in Oklahoma,
whre he was then prosely
Hug. He now locates it- in.
Boston, which irfyea rise to
the snspicion .that it follows
him around.
: SMnlowor Philosophy.
Some men want to eat
with their knives, whether it
is polite or not.
There is such a thing as
dressing too fashionably for
the size of the town.
Wheo there are children on
either side,. second marriage
never amounts to more than
New Yea r resolnl ions.
H'hen an old man marries
a young woman the divorce
court lawyers begin to show
little tokens of friendship for
the couple.
When the people get to
heaven and al! ih rigs are
made clear, will ' thpv know
which was right the stepmo
ther or'the'children?
'A girl his an idea that she
isn't showing proper nppreci
ntion of music unless shehs-
tens to it with a 'sad, far-away
look in her eyes.
If people like you, let them
see'very'little of you; they
may have .given you credit
for virtue that intimacy will
show that yon dorrU possess.
No one should become too
proud; a look through an old
album seldom fails tojdisclose
that every one has had an
ancestor who wore side Ma
kers.
The cause of so much dye
pepsa in the west is the dis
position Of people to eat all
they canjbuy for a quarter
Leave something on your
plateffor the cat. nnd your
stomach will do better.
. .Huibaad aad Wife.
You may think it weak and
........ a . a
childiih, it you please, bat It h
the admired wife-rthe wiie who
hears of praise and who receives
smiles and commendation who
is capable, discreet, and execu
tive.
I hnve seen a timid: meek, selfl
distrustful little body fairly
bloom into stronjy, self-reliant
womanhood under the tonic and
cordial companiopship of a hus
band who really went out of his
way to find occasion for showing
her how fully he trusted th e r
judgment and how tenderly he
deferred to her opinion.
In the home there should be no
jar, no striving for place, no in
stating on prerogatives, or divis
ion of interest. The husband and
wife are each the complement of
the other. And it is'as much his
duty to bechefrful as it is hers
to be patient, his right to bring
joy into the door, as it is hers to
sweep and garnish the pleasant
Interior. A family where the dai
ly walk of the father makes life a
festival U filled with heavenly ben
edictlon. The Meader.
Dlngley DeBes lark Hanaa.
Th? New York Journal says
that Mark Hanna has met
with an unexpected setback.
He called on Cbainnm Ding
ley, of thecommitteeeharged
with drafting t new tariff
bill, to look out for the
trusts in the way of prohibi
tory duties, but his would be
dictation was flatly refused.
Hanna thus finds himself un
able to repay the trusts for
their heavy contributions
during the campaign.
'Chairman Dineley, of the
Ways and MeausUommittee,
bas flatly 1 refused to accept
Mark Hanpa's dictation as
to th way the,tariff bill now
in process of being drafted,
shall be shaped. The Nation
al Chairman desires that the
trusts shall be well cared for
by means of prohibitive du
ties iu return for their heavy
ca mpnign contributions. Mr.
Dingley, however, will not be
a party to any such pie;" .,
The staiement made by Sen
ator-elect Money, of Mm? ,
about what he su in f ubt
has Dean denied by a num. by
the name of H'ood. -
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