LAlsTDBB, X MACON COUNTY AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ADVERTISER. Vol. 1. HIGHLANDS, MACON COUNTY N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1885. No. 3. THE HIG- THE SILVEB DOLLAIt TEOUBLE, In 1879, wlien the silver in a silver dol lar was worth eleven per cent, less than a gold dollar, Congress passed a law mak ing silver coin equally a legal tender wijth cold, and requiring; the government to roin not less than $2,00),()00 per month This act was passed by a two-thirds vote over the veto of President Hayes. As a matter of course, coin has now accumu lated immensely, and the country is in danger if the catastrophe has not already arrived of having a silver standard sole ly. The government treasury is nearly exhausted of gold, and the banks liave come to its relief by exchanging gold for the government's silver in order to avert the necessity of a suspension of gold payments. For the government is autho rized to pay out silver whenever coin is called for. The banks have done this, it scents, with the notion that Congress is going to stop the coinage of silver, and so change the law as to continue gold as the standard. Rather a delusive idea, we fancy. And if the banks haven't got the government bound down (which it is very likely they have) to get their gold back when they want it, they will bo apt to suf fer a loss. A wrong step once taken in hard to re trace. And the evil of this great coinage of silver, and allowing it an equal power with gold, has run so long, that it will likely continue until gold is entirely out of circulation, or exported to foreign countries. The Bland silver dollar bill was conceived In dishonesty, and it would be remarkable if great financial dirnrul ties had not ensued as a natural conse quence theref rorau It was pushed through Congress in the interest f the owiiera fit silver mines, but it does hot appear to have benefited them much, as silver has continued to fall in Value. In 1870, silver was worth in London 60)d. pe ounce; in 1878, 50 1-16d,; it is now quoted at 49 3-16d. The New York Herald says; " New enterprises wait all over the country for the settlement of the curren cy question. Capital is locked up ; the banks are full of money and cannot lend it out at even the lowest rates of interest; the spirit of stdventttl'e is" Crushed; manu factures and commerce languish, mainly because no manwho has money is willing to put gold dollars into a neV enterprise, With the probability that he will be able io draw out of it only eighty-three cent (silver dollars. If there is stagnation, if there is lack of employment among the laboring masses, if interest is low and money a drug and capital and labor both . if j 1 1 VI- i 1.1 . . i. XI x PROF. LINDEN'S LECTURE. Last Friday evening, Prof. Linden gave his lecture on the Geological History of the Alleghany mountains. Dr. Anderson was chairman and introduced the lecturer, who commenced by speaking of the great age of the world, shown by facts which were indisputable, being the testimony of the rocks themselves, which were more to be depended on than the narratives of past events written by man. Twelve or fifteen million years, he said, had elapsed since the formation of the Appal achian chain of mountains. The granite rocks on which Highlands stands are the oldest in the world, and existed before the advent of animal or vegetable life. He held to the theory that mountains were mere wrinkles on the earth's crust or skin, formed by waves of motion ac tuated by gigantic pulsations, in the course of millions of years, while the earth was cooling from a molten or soft state, and that the process is still going on, and heat leaving the earth. The great height of mountains was nothing in comparison to the thickness of the globe nearly 8,000 miles. The sea once covered the space between the Alleghanys and the Rocky mountains, and the low lands of the East were also buried under the waves more than once during these lengthy periods of time. Time had no beginning and no end, to the comprehension of hnite matt. The learned and versatile Professor wjtt listened to attentively while he discours ed on this fascinating subject, and a vote of thanks was unanimously tendered lum. suffer, this is due mainly to the fact that We are cursed with two kinds' of dollars, one worth seventeen cents less than the other, and both legal tender by act of Congress." But what is to" be done? The Herald feays: "Stop coiilhlg the" silver dollars." Supposing that done, what is the govern- inent to do witll the silver dollars on hand? They were coined by order of Congress with the" tilrject of being paid Out by government on the same terms as gold when coin was Wanted. Govern ment lias persistently neglected to do tliis as long as gold was in the Treasury. And tow that file gold is all gone, of nearly so, silver must be paid. If not; are' these silver dollars to be kept in the Treasury as " dend stock," or melted up and traded off for gold at less than coat ? To allow the silver to remain dead and useless Would not suit the taxpayer and to put It on tlie market fts a commodity would still be a loss to the people, and by bring ing down the price still lower, displease the silver mem There w'ill evidently be Antagonism all round when Congress meets. Bankers and capitalists are going to lose if the present law continues 'that is a dedd e'eftairitjv and they are ftoV mightily seared. Tliey hare got the sil ver dioved off into the hands of the peo ple, and now they want to get if back at reduced value. It L? the old tttti.fliat has always been played, and the people hnv to pay the piper; Owing to the blunder of the New York printer from whom we get our sheets, two pages of this issue are left blank. A party of the topographical division of the XL Si Geological Survey, undercharge of Col. Yates, are now encamped itt High lands, where they will probably remain one or two weeks. Col. Yates, we under stand, has lamed his ankle, and is itt Franklin, and .Mr. Hays has temporary charge. Mr, Fuller Norton (and family), of Bre vard, is in toWtt, visiting his father-in-law, Mayor Hill, and other friends and relations in this neighborhood. He re ports the crops m Trausylvania county better than ever before seen there. Fruit of all kinds is plentiful. - Mf. Rayhill gave one Of his readings at Highlands on Tuesday evening last before an appreciative auaience. Mr. K. lias a good voice, is a trained elocutionist, and his selections on this occasion were good. He made a few introductory remarks on reading attd pronunciation which were instructive and to the point. His theory, however, that the tone Of the Voice in speech, and the various gestures of the speaker, according to the subject or feel ing expressed, correspond to the different parts of the human body, is fanciful, and open to objections find of ttd account if truei The Wolf HuJftWA party organised in Highlands, consisting of about twenty men and half that tturriber of dogs, went out yesterday to hunt Whiteside laurel for woltfesj They soOft succeeded in find ing the rendezf Oils,- and after a long and tedious Chase through this Immense tract of laurel, succeeded in Kiuuigone. Ulys ses Grant Zachafy got the' lucky shot The hunters report there are at least ten or more Wolves, and from all appearances they have been there for a long tune. They have lately been killing sheep for Mr. G. D. Edwards and others. Tlie' boys also report bear sign in plenty" rind count on having some fine1 sport hunting bruin at the fall of the mast, of which there is the best prospect of an abundance for 33 years back. HIGHLANDS MARKOTS. Avfgitst 21, 1885. Wheat $l.S0i Corn $1 . Rye 65c. Flour 8.75i Oats 50c to" C0c. - Butter 15c to 20c. Eggs 120. Potatoes 40c to 50c. Onions bOc to 75c Honey .12Jc to 15c Appha 25c to 50c. Chickens 8 to 15c Wool, brisrht and clean. 30c Ba con 10c. Peaches 59 to 75w CLEAR CREEK CORRESPONDENCE. For The Highlander. Clear Creek, August 20, 1885. During last winter, the refreshing re hearsal of snake stories smacked some what of the marvelous, so much so that one could not but think of the Arabian Nights, Don Quixote, Baron Munchausen and other works of like romantic and as toundlng character, and after Mr. Hal leek killed the first and only rattlesnake yet found within the precincts of Higl lands, we were on the alert for those that might be found on this side of the moun tain, and this is the crop to date, and the season is pretty far advanced: William McCall, one on Brushyface mountain Benson Pickelsimer, one on Queen moun tain; Robert Brooks, two; John Brooks i two; Bud Teague, one; Marion Teague, one; Jolin Wilson, one. This is the crop so far as heard from, and those were from two to six miles apart. From this it is reasonable to infer that there is no danger of getting one's bootlegs torn off by rattlesnake's fangs in this region. The dreaded sound of the erotalus will soon be as much a thing of the past as the twang of the Indian's bow. That little animal, the skunk, which coimnands i certain kind of veneration, has not entire ly disappeared, so all good things are not numrjerea witn tne past. Cheops. A GOOD ASSORTMENT visitors m highlands. ARRIVALS AT HIGHLANDS HOUSE SINCE LAST WEEK. Lane Mullaly, H. E. Lewis, J. T. Mul- laly, J. M. Lewis and Edwin V. Panton, Seneca, S. C. A. D. Farmer, Franklin. W. M. Moore, Westminster, J. W. S. Moore, Franklin. S. P. Smith, Walhal- la. James H. Rayhill, Jacksonville, HI. J). C. Cunningham) Franklin & St O. 9. W, L Miller, H. L. Selden, G. Herbert Giesy, R. Lee Longstreet, R. M, C. Mick ler, J. W, Hays, Wm. Eads, Gaston Brown, (coh) Coh Graham Business Notices. DOCTOR KINNEBllEAV, After Sep. 1, 1885, will be found day and night over the post office at Franklin, Herb We" Are, Right" End VP With care, and desire to assure oilr Customers that "Enterprise'' has not left Highlands that's a myth. Don't you believe it. We are doing a better business than ever, and are head oiiarterft for shoes, boots. jeans, and anything else you want to see in a village store; 10,000 lb Wool wanted. Bring iW yOiif trout.-RiDE'OUT & CO; A fine lot of Hamburg Edgings and Laces at Rideout's. we warit more wool ahd beeswax RlDEOUT & CO, .... -i If vou wish to buy a ffOOd organ or piano of any kind, call at Rideout's store, Where you can buy them as cheap as you Can anywhere. Sheet music for sale. LfiTf BR Head's. BiM Heads and En velopes furnished promptly and in the best style at the Highlander omce Note, LettjIr aKd Foolscap Paper, and Envelopes1; at f cents and Upwards, at the Highlander umce. OF GROCERIES AT W, B. CLEAVELAND'S Oldest House In Highlands. Tie Best of Food Products. FINEST BRANDS OP COFFEES and TEAS. M'LEAITS FLOUR Staple Hardware. lllCfHLANDS POST OFFICE; Walhalla. j Mail leaved Highlands daily (excepting Sunday) at 6 a.w ; due at Walhalla at 4 p.m.. Leaves Walhalla at 7 a.m., due at HighlaHds at 5 p.m. Franklin.' Leaves Highlands daily (excepting Sunday) At 5.30 a.nM due at Franklin at 12 ndpn. Leaves Frailklin at 1 p.m. ; due at Highlands at 8 p.m. WebSTERj Leaves Highlands Tuesday and Friday at 3 p. hi. due at Webster on Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p.m. Leaves Webster Monday arid Thursday at 8 p.m. f due at Highlands Tuesday and Friday at 2 i.m. Highlands is a rriotoiey order Office. T. BAXTER WEtiTfi, P. M. J. M. ftACHARY; Sitrgeoi Dentist BATS, BOOTS $ SHOES. Mayer k GFosli's Pociet Cutlery. DR. HARTEttS FAMiLY MEDICINES1 Agent for John Wannaniaker'i Custom & Ready-made CLOTHING. ' T. BAXTER WHlTE; Highlands, N. C. Highlands Insurance AGENCY Is odllnected tfltfl only Fifst-class Companies; T. BAXTER WHITE; , Agent, HIGHLANDS HILLS, WILLIAM PARTRIDGE, Prop. CASS PAID FOR GBAlM Wheat BUttcivheat diid Mjje Flour kept for Sale. HIGHLANDS HOUSE, HIGHLANDS; MACON CO., N. C. fieii iM fdr jnnief and Snmmer. Altltuda nearly 4,00 fe8t'ihe Landof thtf Sky; The health-giving power of our pure air, spring watery and grand scenery, had no equal, Winter, or uhinier. Invalids hvho fro' to Florida In winter seeking health, win do weu to stop nere ana get it; also be'tter fare at less than half the cost; Our tablfe is stipplifed. With the best the markets aifford, coolccd ith the best of skill, , We hive kind ahd attentive waiters and take" pleasure in. caring for our guests; The sick receive special attention. lf Terms low. . JOSEPH" FRITTS Proprietor. BOOK & JOB PRINTING At TFTR JrliWHlASPFK xjmov;

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