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Htitutiori of the State, it must make it on some o t h e r erroahd or in fomeqtherraan ner .than by erdeavorin? -to pivvett;tbAntrns: hi her otfcJtjWiehl to po - further a nd ex press "my prefererice ftH peeinjof Mr. MrKinjey Presi dent rather than to sce-ih4 Presidential function eiercisl ed bySesretar.v Olney, as it will be after the4thof March, if the effort is made to denj South Carolina the riffht to "vote." The following signifi rant language was used b y Represei i tati ve M cC5a 1 1 of Mas sachtieette, who ia a repunli ean and Chairman of the Wion eommitteehieh has charge or the contested elee "tlon cases from South Caroli na in this Conffres: ' "It is true, apparently, that the election laws and constitu tion of South Carolina dis bar a large proportion of the population from voting, but it swms to be the illiterate ones who are disfranchised There is a question in the minds of many intelligent men whether this is no t a wise plan if constitutionally enforced and carried out ac cording to law. A full gener ation has passed since the colored men were enfranchis ed, and 1 do not know how long they can expect us t o coddle them apd fight to se cure their electoral lights, while they neglect. tp learn td read and write.'J ' Nobody was surprised when the Senators who have been poshing the Nicaragua Canal Kill decided to gi ve up t h e tight. At no time during the present session has the bill had thej gllghtest "clTunce of gettlpg through the House, even if.passed by the Senate. It could have been passed by the Senate notwithstanding the protests "of Nicaragua, but.it could only , have, been done by; 'a prot racted fight which would have resulted in preventing action by the Sen ate upon other legislation. . Senator Daniel has made a gainst the arbitration treaty which may result in arraying the silver Senators solidly a gainst its ratification.. The point is that, if the (Jnited States Senate should adopt the free coinage of sil ver while that treaty was in force, Eng land could put in a claim for the difference between the val ue of principal an interest of American debts held in En gland, under the new system of a double standard and un ' (III "l i i . -5' ' H tQ m ?gjd; tpin. woqld proba bl,y get v decisiotfjfl fa vor '"of was that thP dirte Who h sHts wer upheld I hv P- ft i " J ; 9 ljbjican majority. The democrats so honored were JuVt-ritivea ! Sivansorf o V a;," "Kendall ot Ky , and Price and Boatner of La Tpiri Watson's; contest . has been decided bjr committee against him and i a favor of Representative Black, and will this week be decided the same way by the Houso. Canada has sent two .nem bers of its rrfiuistry to Wash ington to offer ''liberal trade concessions in" exchange' for duties in the new tariff bill that will not shutout. Cana dinn agricultural product, but lHooks as thonnh th.v wo'uld iist hs wejl( have re maided at;h6me ap fat asac compsimig'nythyg.vg The repii bliea nVha ve Hlready agreed to a 'schedule rutes on agricultural products. . The Washington Pout has been having j jn - withSeere- tary Morton Itshitest hit is too good to be overlooked; The Post s under obliga tions to Hon. J. Sterling M'jrtonf for his-most val u rint e import di? T.i pp- vt o nn s of Poultry'. By the keen em ploytnent of that twin screw and double expansion logic for which the head of the Ag ricultural Department is so noted, the writer is able to show that this pest which is annoying to farmers and a i a - i . oing 10 rneir mortgages is due directly to the constant agitation of the financial question by irresponsible per sons who do not agree with the present administration." The swearing in of Senator Kenney, of Delaware, which the most radical of the re publicans had not the chejk to object'to, after the com mittee on elections had refu sed to reopen tha.DaPont claim, makes a full Senate of ninety members., There will probably be a break in t he ranks again after th 4th of March, either on account of no successor being selected a ci hi . .11 10 oeuHior uiHCKOurn or ie cause of a deadlock in one or more states which have not yet elected Senators. lonr Present Need. Is pure, rich blood, and a strong and healthy bdv, because witn the approach of spring and the beginning of warmer weather tkti your physical system will under. go radical changes, all the Impu rities which have accumulated du ring the cold weather must now be expelled or serious consequen ces Will result. T le one true Wood purifier prominently in the public eye to-day is Hood's Sat- saparilla. Its record ot cur.?8 is unequalled. Its sales are tlie lar gest in the world. A few bottles of Hoofs Sarsaparilla will pre pare you for spring by purifying and enriching your blood and to ning and invigorating your eys- 18DJ.- - ' A Correspondent of the Winston Republican says the register of deeds of Orange county has hold the officeon tmuously for over 50 rears". Can this be true ? Landmark. in honor of KosauththeHiin gariah' exile, njJoir the- bcV-a si6;rio hfs visir to New Yorfe: '181 oHjfne 'fliifstCfFer; seen in ( that - city' (wri,tes Pa. rl$ ttoor(wjnj; ho wij oUh ed the uieinorable'deinoiiHtra Mon, land v very griphicall rh'jjlta it irt the j"Greatf Per niiM I Even ts" a i t icle' of the fiat, iiroaaway was, a be wildering eight, densley pa-k od with enthusiastic, cheer ing crowds; the houses were literallv buried by flags, bunting, greens r and other decorations. About the City Hall the colors ot Hungary floated in prolusion, alwnys flanked by the American fl.ig. At the inagniticient and Jn npiring spectacle Kossuth was evidently amazed. "It was more than he expected. and as he camly viewed the; scene (ut BroadwnyMno Amir."? gopditixeim to as- street) he was startled by t he' thunderous e bout of wel come from admirers that ha 1 gathered at the Astor House he looked up and saw every man in the windows and on the porch cheering and wav ing his hat in a frenzy of en thusiasm, and the women sh luting him with equal favor. Kossuth gracefully bowed, not once, twice, thrice, a doz en times. During this recog nition the Hcp.be gj:ew,4iu thusiasm until the effect was ala.ost bewildering. It seem ed as if the populate had gout mad. Again and again did Kossuth rise and bow, until finally he stood up in his carriage, hat in hand, ra diantly smiling. But the scene did not end here. The procession was temporarily ha I ted by t he i m metise to wd. The passsage of thecarringes was alniont impossible A- gain loud huzza lis for Kos suth were thundered forth by 30,000 persons of all classes and ages, and onco more did Kossuth rise and stand in his carriage. The Hungarian aides, who followed immedi ately after Konsuth's car riage, ctme in for their share of applause; they, too, were cheered heartily. Thev re turned the compliment bv waving their Hungarian baunert Again 30.000 voices were raised iu horfor of the great Hussar, and again the Hussar flag whs lowered It is impossible to adequately describe the scene that fol lowed. Those who witnessed it remember it, and will re call it as the most remarka ble event of its kind in the history of our country." Tl.eElkiti Times says: The late J. R. Norman, of Wilkes county, owned a safe and no one knew the combination but himself and be died with out telling any one. the fig ures. His family have made several attempts to get t o- pen, but nil of no availi The safe contains all hisaceounts notes and other valuable pa pers. OAHTOniA. HUH ii At Newton. Conn. 800 eiu. .1 i ii i k I oi oinerwiBe, wm raaKe linmeai ployesof the rubber : works Rte navmpni to me. This Feb: 1 1 are out OS a strike. . ' Rt.fi? 'of North Ca rol in a , Ex echtiye1)iV)rtment. IVhereas ifflcfa jhfo?tnation baH been revjvvVfiat this Department that it ?HoWw person or per1 son "ij'it the 1st of Nov., IHOO.vt fire to the barn of M.'L. Jateis, destroying it and itv.i'otitehts. And where as, it .NM'Mrs that the said an Known person or ( persons have fled the State, ir so cbn ceal themselves that the ordi nary process of law cannot be served upon them. Now, therefore, I, E I i a s Carr, (jovernor of the State of North Carolina, by virtue of authority in nie vested by law, do issue this my Procla mation, offering a rewaid of one. hundred dollars for the apprehension and delivery of the said unknown person or persons to the Sheriff of Wa tauga county at the court house in Boone, nnd I do en join all officers of the State sist in bringing said crimi nals to justice. Dorie at: our Cityof Ral eigh, the 11th day ot Janua ry, in thy year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninuty seven and in t n e one hundred and twenty first year ot our American Inde pendince. EliUSCAUR. Governor, 8. F. TELL FA IK Private Secretary. As a model tor those who will do such things, we com mend thwfaltawiug obituary card in a recent edition of the Eldorado Times, 'says the Bristol Courier. "I desire to thank m $ friends and neighbors most heartily in this manner for their rinked aid and co opera tion during the illness a nd death of my recent husband who escaped from me by the hand of death on Friday last while eating his breakfast. To the friends and all who contributed so willingly to wards" making the last mo ments and funeral of my hns band a ho-vling success 1 de sire to be remer.ibered most, kindly, hoping these fewjines will find you enjoying the same blessing. I also have a good milch cow and a roan gelding lmise that I will sell cheap (iod moves in a mys terious way his wonders t o perform fie plants his foot step on the sen and rides up on the stormalso a black ami white shoat very low. 1 G EXTS WANTED For War in liCubabySnorQuesada, Cuban representativein Washington. En doreed by Cuban patriots. In tre menuous demand. A bonanzalor agents. Only $1.50. Dig book, big commissiorjf. Even' bodv .vants the only endorsed, reliable book. Outfit free. Credit given. Freight paid. Drop all trHsh and make $3.00 a month with War in Cuba. Address today the Nat ional Book Concern, 352 35C, I Vurborn St.,' Chicago. Dun-& Co. say the month r January showed a roal gain in trade.. NOTICE. Having qualified aaadministra tpr with will annexed of the last vill and testament of the 1 a t e Elizabeth Swift, all parties hav ing claims againnt said estate art hereby notified to preseiit them to the undersigned executor on or belore Feb 11, '98, or this no l ice will be plead in bar of their recovery; and all persons ind bt- ed to said estate, either by note 1897 bMiTHHAQAiuu. Executor. ma Ke decision mat seem very queer to those who are not acquainted with all the facts and conditions involved. The Supreme Court of Col orado, for instance, in a re; cent opinion holds tltat a man cannot pump from a well oh his own land wateV, which, if left alone, would utetta Vy tbTstWanV In which another man has rec ognized rights. 5 ' . ... A man named Wilson; liv ing :n Lone Tree valley, dn two artesian wells and with the water procured from I hem brought 480 acres of hither to useless land to u high stab of cultivation. But Lone Tree creek, which runs near by his land, showed the effect, of the artesian wells very decidedly in its decreas ed flow. A water company, which has been supplying its ditches from a creek, obtain ed an injunction to prevent Wilson from using his pumps. This decision has been made permanent by the Supreme Court, which holds that Wil sou's pumpirg diverted wa ter which would otherwise have gone Into the creek, and is therefore an interfer ence with the rights of oth ers. In Old Hand. . "l am very sorry, sir,' said the poet, "'but I am obliged to call your attention to the fact that a line in one of my recent compositions was en tirely perverted and the mea ning painfully distorted b y the compositor." 'Young man," replied the editor that compositor has gone through more poems than you ever wrote or ever read. He has put in his lite getting up poetry of all kinds, spring and fall styles and heavier goods for winter. lie may have changed your po em, out wnen you say that he harmed it you presume. When a man of hisexperience makes up his mind to change a piece of poetry, a person in your position should remem ber the respect that is due to superior knowledge and not attempt to criticise. Wash inglon Star. Here is the kind of an obit nary says the Progressive Farmer, that a Georgia Edi tor put up for a 'poor, man: "Poor Jim slung his earthly garments on a limb and swam the river yesterday. He did not stand back becaase the water wascold, butplung ed right in, rote smiling and struck light out for the oth er shore where the angels were waiting for him with a finer suit than he had ever worn in his life. Mitn was u poor man, but hehad hissub scription to his home paper all paid up, and he got there in good shape." The Stillwater (Minn.) , fa ther wrote to the Treasury Department to ask iftheGov ernment allowed a bounty for triplets was not at all illog ical. Certainly, if it be a func tion of the Government to odriltt infant industries it is trebly bound to do so in the case of triplets, Ex. I'lio liKol anif Drvo i .lot- -K.. - l ' W ilmington Messenger, Vr ; been compromised by jwyjng ' l-; the plaintiff, Uuth r. ibp,' ir j V ; " Bucklw' Artkt d'ir. v -T ' ' . Yj: . The best salve in the wrd (of cuts, bruises, sores, ulceijialf. jS.Yj rheum, fever sores, tetter flliapj -.;'; ';' '.; ped hands," chilblains, cohis' Wrid . ' all skiA ei-uptions, and posit eMP V V cures piles, or no pay rwuiirl.iU is guaranteed to give pwfeet sat . . ' 1tHction or money refund"d ' 5 , cent per box. tor sat by Uofsi . " ' claw and by Rl ickbum, Q -:it '-ftY And '.theBest''' ; ' "fn 'tiie Tnll'-tf 'k iyWon; ;le hia wwk. Tim d.ictor luncod it, imt'gavt) hw -noj er. manput Li'iu-liL ... . was then rosorted to, and tli r-. Biiib yv tin uu noiuiiiu llir winuriu for. The carbuncle bealetl qick- ly, and his health Is now perfect." - II. 8. Rouzie, Champlain, Va, The Only ' Sarsaparilla At World's Fair. Vy.L. Douglas i5? WTHK I 'Sm FIT FOR AKIN. cordovan: fklliCHfclNMKUUUl?. , ' Onr Ont MUUoa Ppte wr thw W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes , All our shoes are equally satlsfactoiy Thy plv th bMt value (or the monty. Thev eaual cutm .V In tivU and fit. fbelrweartnf qnslltk. tr uruarpaurd. Tha prtcrt ara unnorm, ttampta on saie, Prnm tt jfit flftvrd nvr ftthr nak4. If your ialer caii ntfcapnly you caii,oUbT 1 PROFESSIONAL. . W. B. (J0UNC1LL, Jr. -Attorney at La ' Boone, N. C. W. B. COUNblLL, M. D. . Boone, N. 0. . Resident Physician, r Office on King Street north of Post; Office. T. C. BLACKBURN, M. D,f.: BOONE, N. C. Office at tbe residence oi' M. Ii. Bl&ckburn. ' tGrCtills Promptly Attended " E. F. LOVILL. J. C FLETCHER' I.OViLL & FLETCHER , A Tl OHM YS A T LA IV, . t BOONE, N. 0. 1 9&" Special attention Riven to the colletion ofclaims.'&k . WILLIAM R. LOVILL. ' ATTORNEY AT LAW. I ' " ' ,-i -;lirl ( Sutherlands, N. CV '-!i'-Practices in the State and ' Federal courts. r .. i'i Dr. J. M. HOGSHEAD, ' Cancer Specialist, ' BANNER'S ELK. N.'C : fto kaite; No, lint ning Out Y , Highest references and endors- . ments of pronnnect persons Sbc- " cessfully treated in Va., Tenn. and N. C. Remember that thera i fano time too soon tp get nd o .' a cancerous growth no nmtter :" how Bfnn.ll. Examination free. . lntters angwere! promptly, aud.-. eatisfactionnyantccQv-' .
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