Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1915 — Skin Salaries. [ARTICLE]

Skin Salaries.

It is not a generally known historical fact that from 1774 to 1784 the territory now known as Tennessee formed a part of North Carolina, and that in 1775 the Tennesseeans, becoming dissatisfied with their government, organized a state government under the name of “Frankland,” which was maintained for some years. The state thus organized was afterward disbanded and territorial Tennessee was again annexed to North Carolina, says a recent writer on the subject. In 1838, in a speech by Daniel Webster on the currency, he gave the following as among the laws passed by the legislature of the state of Frankland: ’’Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Frankland, and is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that from January 1. 1 780, the salaries of this commonwealth be as follows: "His excellency, the governor, per annum, 1,000 deerskins. "His honor, the chief justice, per annum, 500 deerskins. "The secretary to his excellency, the governor, per annum, 500 raccoon skins. "The treasurer of the state, 450 raccoon skins. "Each county clerk, 500 beaver skins. ■ . "Clerk of house of commons, 300 raccoon skins. ’Members of the assembly, per diem, three raccoon skins. "Justice's fees for signing a warrant, one muskrat skin. To the constable for serving a warrant. one mink skin.”—-United Mine Workers’ Journal. Ready to Risk It, "Mr. Jones wants a windy pane twelve inches be fourteen,” remarked young Patrick Mulrooney, entering the glazier’s shop. In the shop was a smart young assistant who wanted to have a joke with Pat. "Haven’’t any that size,” he replied gravely. "Will one fourteen inches by twelve do?” Pat looked thoughtful for a minute, Then he repied: "He’s wantin’ it at once, and this is the only shop in town. Give me wan o’ thim. P’haps if we put it In sideways no one will notice.”—London Answers.