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VOL. IX. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C .THURSDAY. NOVEMBER, 11, 1897 NO. 47. . O u f. (- WASHINGTON LETTER. From oar Regular Correspondent. Secretary Gage now owns up to the nolo bond scheme, which so many republicans took the trouble to "deny when it was publicly stated a short time aro that it would form the foundation of the administration's attempt to secure financial legislation tcom Congress at the coming session. Mr. Gage's state men I: to the Cabinet has been m:ide public, probably with the hope that it will meet fa vor with the people to a suf ficient extent t o influence Senators who are naturally opposed to such a schema, which, for bamboozling pur poses, Mr. Gage calls anti radical m character. This country fought the greatest war of modern times without finding it necessary to issue a single gold bond, yet, now, in a time of peace and amid boasts o continued and in . creasing prosperity, the ad ministration will ask Con grpss to authorize the issue of a sufficient quantity of gold bonds to refund the en tire bonded indebtedness of the country and to add a hundred or two million to the gold reserve fund. Some of the arguments pdvamed " in favor of the change arelit tle short, of ludicrous. For instance, when Mr.Gagesnys, that making our etitire bond ed indebtedness payable in gold "ivonld strengthen and on firm the public credit and put us in a posirion to com mand the markets of the world for o.ir securities on the most advantageous terms." Every school boy knows that we already occu py that position; that like the securities of no country on earth are in greater de mand all over the world than those cf the United States. Mr. Gage repeats t he Cleve land (J a rl isle recommenda tion that thegreenbacksand Treasury Notes be retired, and offers as a substitute the probable increase of Nation al Bank notes that would follow the adoption of this recommendation' to allow National Hanks to be estab lished with a capital of $25,- 000 in towns of les than 2, 000 inhabitants and to allow all National banks ti issue notes to the par value of the bonds they have deposited with the government to se cure their cuculaticn. Taken all in all, the financial recom luendations of the present administration bear a close resemblance to those of the Cleveland-Carlisle regime.and thefol!owng words written by Mr. Gage, after telling a bout how prosperous the country is now on account of bountiful crops, etc., indicate that the administration might even follow Mr. Cleve lands example in giving the country a financial object lesson to impress ire views upon Congress; "Unfortu nately these good- conditions cannot be assured to us Commerce and industry, sen sitive to a 1 1 unfavorable events, and watchful with anxiety against dangers as yt unseen, need for their full rehabilitation from past re verses and depressions, a re newed confidence that the governments finances are to be finr ly placed on stronger and more enduring founda tions than no.w exist." In other words, the establish ment of the single gold stand ard by law, instead of by the will of an administration, as at present, is demanded. The difference between demand ing and getting from Con- giess will soon be apparent mm the administration. How the Ding'ey tariff latf acts to reduce our trade with Mexico-trade which natural y belongs to us, is shown by lie following remarks of Mr. 3. L. Stillson, now in Wash- ngton, who has been mMex co for fifteen years, as man ager of a Philadelphia silver mining company;- "This country, I think, is not pur suing exactly the right pol icv in its relations to Mexico. We ought by right of contig uity to have almost a mo nopoly of the trade of the sister republic. Everybody knows that instead of buy ing the bulk of its imports rom the United States that Af eX'co prefers to get them of ranee and Germany. The reason for this Diaz govern ment thinks it proper to get back at us by levying a stiff dutv o n American wares lhe goods of France and oth er toreign countries are not so heavily taxed, and there ore crowd rankee products mtofthe market. As long as we levy such high monop olized by trans-Atlanticcoun ties. Notwithstanding the jolly ing that Attorney General McKenna has been publicly giving himself for his work n helping the Huntington s.vndi?ate make sure ot get ting the Union Pacific Rail road at a price admitted to lie many millions below the aituul value of the property, he i.j said to fear that it may keep him out of that coveted seat on the benoh of the U. S. Supreme Court, to which hb will be nominated in a few weeks. He knows that there are a numberof Senatorswho are thoroughly posted o p this whole Union Pacific bus mess, una ne nas a ureao lest they should see fit to either hold up or defeat his nomination to succeed us tice Field, as a punishment for his connection with the deal. It often hapoens that the doctor is out of town when he is most needed, the two vear old daughter of J. Y Schenck.of Caddo Ind. Ter ritorv. was threatened with crouu. fie writes: "My wife insisted that 1 go for the doctor at once, but as he was out of town, I purchased a bottle o f Chamberlain's Cough Remedv, which re lieved the child immediate Iv." A bottle of th. t remedy in the house will often sav the expense of a doctor' bill, besides the anxiety al ways'occasioned by serious sickness. When it is given as soon as the croupy cough ap pears, it will prevent trie at tack. Thousands of moth ers always keep it in their homes. The 25 nnd 50 cent bottles for sale by M, B. Blackburn. UENEBAL ORDERS. Farmers' Mntoal Headquarter, Castle or the Duke or Summe'-noia, ; Angrust, 28th 1897. General Order No. 1. W HEME AS, The Duke has 200 bushels of wheat for sale and, whereas, the price oft he same has reached one dollar per bushel; whereas, the farmers' Mutual is flourish ing and growing i n. favor, and crops are good, and, whereas, in spite of this, evil ms entered into the hearts of some of ray subjects, nnd general cussedness in high laces abounds, and, whereas n former orders 1 revealed and prevented the dark con spiracy of bold, bad men to luck ihe remaining tail eatherw from the ancient and lonorable American eagle. now, therefore, finding furth er conspiracy and rottenness issue my general orders No. 2: 1. Benedict Arnold Butler and Chief Mountain-stomach ed Russell areorderedtotake smaller quantities of firewa ter daily ana t.i cease hold n g midnight conferences. sleeping together nnd using he same quill for domestic Hirposes. Otherwise I shall lischarge the band of savag es, orner nusseii oacK, ai east into the picket grounds of the Republican party, and shall command Otho Wilson to march with Gideon's band against the late Mr. Butler, aforeBuid. 2. Judge Walter Mexico ark is hereby ordered to cease writing letters at the order of the pair aforesaid and to report at once to the R. R. Commissioners that he s the only man in the State who eniovs special freight rates. 3. The State Printer and in e 4.1. do ,.,a Oliupiuiu ui Mi" oavs"i Rev. Hallelujah Ayer, is re quired at once to carry out his reduction of salaries for State officials and to make an immediate report on the State Printing, tie is also required to explain how the Caucasion is printed at the State's expense, and why he should not be impeached for high crimes and tnisdeineun ors. 4. My charioteer is oi del ed to release from the chariot my four steeds, Butler, Rus sell, Clark and Avery, as they have been driven together long enough and are now spavined and troubled with botts. We, the common people o North Carolina, must thrive and prosper, and a brighter day must dawu The Far triers' Mutual must increase in elorv and mv people be prosperous and happy. uiven under my hand am seal on the day ana year above written, his Duke of X Summerfield mark. The celebrated oiaers o the Duke of Summerfield de Dieting the checkered life woes and miseries of the po itician and the unalloyed happiness of a faithful Fur raei 8' Insurance Agent are ready for distribution at the Duker's Castle and will be sent free upon receipt of a 2 cent eta in p. A new order will be issued monthly 'till all of the conspiracies in North Carolina are laid bare. There is also opened the annual iroceedings of the Farmers' Mutidl, a company of the eople, foi th people and by the people, safe as the safest and cheaper than the cheap esr. Sweeping Democratio Victory. News and Observer. . The election yesterday showed how the people vote when fraud and coersion do not dominate. It shows that democracy is n a large majority in this country, ami that upon a air and unbought election in 896 Bryan would today be u the White House. In Nebraska, the home of the eloquent and able leader of the party, the Republican )art.v was sno.ved under by i much bigger majority than ast year. "Beginning at Je rusalem." The success of the l)mo ratic ticket in the State of New York, wiping out an ad verse majority ot 240,000, is glory enough. It shows that the Democracy of the Em- ire State, though disorgan ized and discouraged in 1896 n trying to undo the teach ngs of Cleveland and Hill, a i has not abandoned tne aith. The news from Ohio is that the Democrats have elected he State ticket und will con rol the General Assembly, thus insuring he defeat of Mark Hanna to the Senate. The Republicans d o not con cede this, but say that the re suit is in very creat doubt. The Democrats have elect ed their Mayor in the city of Louisville ufter a most excit ing contest. This city gave McKinley a n immense ma jority in 1896. The bulletins om other parts of theState indicate that the Democrats have won by old-time major ties, though returns are too slow to be certain. The result in Mnylarid is in verj gr.tvp doubt. It rath er looks like the Republicans are in the lead, and thatGor man may be defeated. Virginia is strongly Demo crntic, insuring the reelection of Senator Daniel. In Iowa the Republican loss is very great. The ma jority of 189b is reduce! more man 4U,uuu. ine Democrats claim the election of the Governor, In all the other States vot ing, there are big Democratic gains. Democracy is triumphant. All the money power in the world cannot defeat Bryan in 1900. . 1 J sv s. s j-v Til From the Lone Star State comes the following letter, written by W. F.Gass, editor of the Mt. Vernon, (Tex.) Herald: "1 have used Cham berlain's colic, cholera and diarrhoea remedy in my fam ily for the past year, and Und i the bfHt remedy for colic and dimrhoen that I have eypr tried. Its effects are in stantaneous and satisfac tory, mid I meerfully recoin ment it, especially for cramp colic and diarrhoea. Indeed, we shall try and keep a bot tle of it on our nwlicine shelf as lontr as we keep house." For sale by M. B. ftluckburu. Cotton Is Still Lagtinr. Atlanta Constitution. The low price of cotton seems to be still too high for the manufacturers.- There is such on unsatisfactory con dition of things at Fa P. River and elsewhere in the North and East, that the mills hve practically withdrawn rom the cottou market. The boom that was expected has not arrived; the higher tariff dtiHes have not- proved in the least effectual. Unquestionably Ihe low price of raw cotton is caused y the lack of demand for cotton goods, nnd the lack of the demand is due to a lack o f money. The gold men say there is plenty of money n circulation. Tlwe is prob ably more than a plenty in imitation in the financial centers, but the fact doesn't help matters in th wide ex panse of territory covered by the South and West. There is more in circulation in the West than there has been, owing to the higher price of wheat, but the increase is not a drop in the bucket compar ed with the needs of the peo ple. The territory referred to is the market for cotton goods, and owing to the lack of money there, the mills find their unsold stocks piling up. When will the matter take a turn; When the munulac Hirers join with the farmers in abolishing the single gold standnrd. Unless that i s done shortly, the majority of the Eastern mills will have to go out of business. A Wood Indication. Biblical Recorder. It is right hard on the cot ton buyers that compara tively so little cotton has been brought to market; but it is a good sign, neverthe less. It shows that many farmers are at least no long er at the mercy of their friends, the spring time Iein takers. Time was, and is now with m any J when if a farmer had cotton on Octo berlsthe must fetch it to market and lay it at the feet of the merchant who supplied him with provisions and fertil izrs in the sowing season. That so much cotton is now in the farmers' hands, and that they express a readiness to hold in hope of better prices, which we believe will be offered, indicates that the farmers are more independent than they have been, which is as good a sign of the times as we have discovered in many a day. Let our farm er friends strive to be inde pendent more and more They know how better than this writer, The achieving it is the question. It is easy to say: "Make the farm support itself: then plant the surplus acres in a money crop." But it requires masterful manage ment, and tine thrift to do it. let it has been and is done: and the more that do it, the happier this land. Chicago News: He: "Do you think there really is any danger in kissing?" She: "Wait till I go to the stairs and listen to find out whether papa is asleep or not." To Core Constlpatioa Foeaer. Take OucareU Candy Cathartfa lOo or tta. U C U. C. fall to curs, druggUU refund money. PROFESSIONAL. W. B. COUNCILLOR. Attorney at Lay. . Boone, N. C W. B. ( 0UNCILL, M. D. Booue, N. C. Resident Physician ., Office on King Street north of Post Office. E. F. LOV1LL. J. C. FLETCHER I.OViLL & FLETCHER ATlOUNhYSATLAW, BOONE, N. C. PeT Special attention given to the colletion otclaims. T. C. Blackburn, M. D Boone, N. C. Dr. T.J. Profltt, Mast, N. C. Blackburn & Profitt Associated practicing physi cians. BCalls promptlv attend ed. 8-5, '97. WILLIAM R. LOVILL. ATTORNEY, AT LAW. Sutherlands, N. C. Practices in the State and Federal courts, JOHN W. DYLli, BLACKSMITH aad WHEELRIGHT, (St. Jude, N. C.) lam now well prepared to do your smith and wood work on sliorf notice. I now ha ye on liand for sale a new two-horse wagon that I wish to sell. Call and exam ine it. Repairing hacks, wag ons, etc. a specialty. Call. Dr. J. M. HOGSHEAD, Cancer Specialist, BANNER'S ELK. N. C. Ao Knite; No Darning Out. Highest reffereuces andendors- ments of prominent persons suc cessfully treated in Va., Tenn. and N. C. Itemeinber that thert is no time too soon to get rid ol a cancerous growth no matter how small. Examination free, letters answered promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed. vy. l youcLAs S3 SHOES." BEST. KIN. $3. CORDOVAN, FRr!: S. 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