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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-07-11
Lie ht, More Light.

1t is pleasant to turn for a.
moment from the coinage.
warfare and read in the Red
SprinS l'itizen that last Sun
day Rev. g. W. Smith preach
ed a very unique sermon from
the twenty-first chapter of
Revelations. L he sermon
was a reply to an editorial
that appeared in the Messen-
ger a Sunday or two ago rs
to the size of the hea venly
city. The calc,llationsin the
sermon were very ponderous,
OF course, ana staggered the
imagination in their lmmen-
sity. The conclusion W a s
that there will be a room for
every inhabitant Of earth 10
feet square, with a surplus
sufficient to accommodate
the people ofeleven tn ousand
worlds as big as this"
We ARE coy about figures
of any sort these days, fear
ing lest we run up on 16 to l.
In the foregoing there is moth
ing to suggest the coinage ia
ito, but we have the highly
interesting statement t h a t
there will be Il room in heav-
Oil ''for every inhnbitant Of
earth nineteen feet square !"
We assume that there will be
rooms also for inhabitants
of lesser size. though we wish
the Rev. Mr.. Smith had been
il little more explicit upon
this point. charlotte ObSer-
yer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-07-11
( They Mean to Resist.

Offour hundred druggists
IN the State less than twenty
have paid the tlfty dt liar
state license mentioned in
last weeks paper. From all
sections come reports that
the lawyers, doctors, dentists
and hoarding-house keepers
are in a frame of mind "a
gainst paying the taxes laid
upon them by the meddle-
some Legislature that flocked
into Raleigh last winter.
1t is stated that Congress-
man Linney paid hislawyer's
tax OF ten dollars under pro.
test and declared his belief
that the act could notstand,
inasmuch as it had never
been ratified.
We don't care how loud
the bowling wakes. The peo.
pie are beginning to- feel the
devllment perpetrated by the
crowd for whom they e t
down the bars last year. The
druggists. and lawyers, and
doctors and dentists, a n d
boarding-hohse keepers and
the public school teachers
Make a strong combination,
and if they make up t h e ir
minds to raise thunder bout
the assault with intent t o
commit robpery which the
last Legislature pelpetrated
upon them, Why, thunder will
be raised and there viii be a
liberal admixture OF lightning
along with it. too.
Let them raise it.
What do the professional
men, end hotel proprietOrs,
and teachers OF CASTOR coun-
ty think of that legisla tive
crowd anyhow? - Gastonia
Gazette.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-07-11

W. II. Nelson, who is in the
drug business. at Kingville,
Mo-, has so much confidence
in Chamberlain's Collie, Cbol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy
that he warrants every bot
tie and offers to refund the
money to any customer who
is not satisfied after using it.
Mr.. Nelson takes no risk in do
ing this because the remedy
is a certain cure for the dis
eases for which it is intended
and he knows it. 1t isfor sale
by all druggists,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-07-11
North Carolina.

,a. a North Carolina. 'f" y
Biblica Recorder. }lr
Rey. Levi Branson is revi-
sing his business directory Of
the State.
The United States Govern
ment will make another at
tempt to build a light house
at Diamond Shoals off Hat
teras, $1, 100000 having
been appropriated for that
purpose.
Agent }. l.. M. Curry, Of
t h 9 Peabody Educational
Fund sent sent Supt. Scar
borough 81 900 last week for
institute work; but as under
the present law there is no
appropria ton of funds for in
stitutes, the anOunG will be
divided among the ak State
Normal Schools for negroes.
A Northern and Western
Company has bought for
$21 900 a tract Of 1.O3O a.
cres of farming lands in the
extreme western part of the
state, and will probably set
tie a South Dakota colony
on it.
Statesville has been advan-
ced from a third to a second
class post office.
Mrs. VI. J. Hall, Of A she
county, W h O died recently
left $1, 500 in ber will Tor bull
ding a Methodist church at
Jefferson.
The Directors of the State
Normal and Industrial have
decided topurchase l II acres
of land adjoining the present
property OF the institution,
at a cost Of $4,000.
Dr.. Maynard. appointed by
the Legislature, is recogniz-
ed by authorities as quaran-
zine physician at Whining
ton but former incumbent Dr.
Curtis, is expected to test his
hold.
A ruby mine is being deyel-
oped. near Franklin.
Prof. W. A. Withers OF the
State College OF Agriculture
aud Mechanical Arts, h a S
been appointed crop statisti.
clan for North and South Cal
olina, at a salary OF 5000 a
year.
The Charlotte and Newbern
division of the Naval Reserve
has suspended
Twenty-Five young m e r
graduated Mt the State Az
ricnltnral and Mechanical Col
lege recently.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-07-11

News and Observer: Some
lays ago we printed a state
ment that the Pcpulists in Il
certain county in Mississippi
had abandoned their organi-
zation and had joined t h e
Democratic ticket. A tele-
gram to the New Orleans
Tines Democrat conveys the
intelligence that the Popu-
lists of Madison county had
done likewise, having "deci-
dpd to abandon their party,
horse, foot and dragoon and
pledged themselves to vote
the Democrat tic ticket entire
both State aud county,"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-07-11

The March number of the
Church in China" contains
some extracts from an artic-
le on medicine in China" "by
DR.. Suvoong, n Chinese gen.
tleman who rec, ived his med
ical degree in the City of New
YORK. He says medicine, as
practiced by the Chinese, is
in a depIorabIe state. Ii a
man dies. 1t is not for medi-
cine and drugs, for the drug
gists conscientiously collect
with much expense and la
bor, tigers bones, bears legs,
hart's horns, etc. Tiger S
bones ground into a powder
are used in plaster for inter-
nal injuries. Bears pa Tvs are
boiled to a jelly and used as
IA powerful Alternative for the
weak and aged. Hart's horns
are sawn into thin disks and
given for renewing wasted Vi
tality.-Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-07-11

mhleflal feuuctiOn III mrce
In the pension office, seventy
SIX clerk ks,in that Office Lad
their salaries reduced in or
der to bring the salary total
inside of the appropriation.
" NV iwhat a splutter those
lame ducks are making III
the pond nf the Coast and
Geodetic Survey, although
General Duffield's gun was
not very heavily charged.
Every one who is at all ia
miliar with the different
phases OF official lifein Wash
ington has noted the air of
proprietorship which is as
sume,i by many of the .nen
who are employed in the al
legged scientific branches Of
the government. The men
draw salaries running from
$4,000 to $4,000 year, and
have been in office from ten
to forty years, and are most
ly weli-to.do and some of
them actually rich. The ma
iority of them come and go
when they please and spel'd
more time working for pri-
yate parties than they do
working for The government.
They have succeeded fairy
we'll in the past in muzzling
criticism by ealing the crit
irs ignorant and accusing
them Ofbeing unable to ap-
preciaie or understand the
Importance OF the work done
by the scientific employees OF
the government, but that
n.y is beginning to fail and
criticisms are becoming more
frequent. But to return to
those lame ducks and their
spluttering. In accordance
with authority conferred by
the last Congress, General
Duffield, Superintendent of
the Coast and GeOdetic Sur
vey, he's reOrganizpd that
bureau. He dropped six
employees, two of whom had
been in Office forty years, and
they and all their numerous
social connections have be-
gun to yell as though some
body had pulled the plug out
OF the bottom OF the world
and that the whole business
would he settled on the mud
dy bottom of OBLIVION IN u
few holrs. The scientific
branches OF the government
are thoroughly alarmed to
discover that their employ
ees do not own the whole
outfit. But the government
still lives, and General Duf-
field has no idea OF apollo.
gizing to or of reiEstating
anybody. He believes the
changes made were for the
good of the service, and be
ought to know.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-07-11
/ WASHINGTO LETTER.
n ---.- "
From our Regular Correspondent

\ WASHlNilUN LEIIEh.
From our Regular Csrrespcndsnt
The democratic party looks
more like q winner today
than 1t has ats any tim o
since the disastrous Congress
ional disasterla last November.
The country ia daily 1becom-
ing prosperous, and, just as
floating voters heln the dem
prratic party responsible for
the hard times. which were
Il natural consequence of the
the thirty years of repuhli-
can class legislation, + h e
same class of voters will next
year give the democratic
oarty. credit for their in
creased prosperity. and in
that they will he right. The
treasury, too, is beginning
to feel the increase in t h e
country's prosperity. T h o
revenues for the month of
June we're 80. 100000 in ex-
cess Of the expenditures some
thing that has not occurred
t,r quite a while before.
Rnt the principal reason
why theIdem ocratic party is
again looking like a winner.
ia that its members are in all
directions nre announcing
.
their intention to get togeth-
Or, The split which many
foresaw and Others feared as
a result of the silver fight
within the party lines W il ]
not matprializa. unless some
of the shrewdest men in t h p
party are mistaken in their
calculations. The fight isn't
over bv any means, hut it is
asserted nv prominent silver
and anti-silver democrats
that it will he over when the
National Convention q h a |
have ected npon it; and that
the platform adopted by the
convention and the national
ticket nominated will be 10y
ally supported by the silver
and anti-silver dpmocra ts. In
oihpr words both sides will
fight to carry the conven-
tion. and will accept the &C.
cision OF the convention.
Another reason why t h e
democratic party looks like
a winner may be found in
existing republican dlssen-
sion. The republican party
in the great states Of Penn.
sylvania, Ohio and N. Y, is
divided into two bitterly hos
tile camps, warning, not for
a principle, but for the su.
premacy of PERSONAL bosses
Ohile democrats are hard.
ly sanguine enough to expect
the fight between the Quay
and anti-Quay factions in
Pennsylvania to result i II
the electoral vote of that
state being cast for The dem
0cratic candidates, they Ger
tainly have goo ! reasons to
hope that the wrangling be-
tween the followers of Forea
ker and those of Sherman
and Mckinley, in Ohio. anC
Of Platt and anti Platt Re
publlcans In New York vii
result in landing both o
these States in the Dem oCrat
ic column next year. a.
Secretaries Smith, Morton
and Herbert are just at pres
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-07-11

chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
Is certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
Granulated Eye Lids, Sore Nipples Piles
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum and Bcald Head,
25 cents per box. For sale by druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1895-07-11
TO HORSE OWNERS.

For putting horse in fine healthy con-
dition try DR.. Cady's Condition Powders
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
io8 ef appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms giving
new life TO an old or over worked horse. %
cents per package. For sale by druggista
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-22
RrOQkdAid.


Mrs. Twiss and family are with Mrs
Allen on Bear Hill.
Mrs. Lucinda Lane Of Cornwall is visit
ing her son, Gilbert.
1t is expected that Rev. G. H. Morse will
occupy the pulpit next Sunday.
Mr.. Shanks has been spending a week
with bis wife at Mr.. Follansbee's.
]. B. Perham and H. H. Fullam are lay
ing lead pipe to convey water to their
buildings.
Mrs. vane Wardner was called to Gran
vile by the sudden illness and death Of
her mother.
The w. r. c. social will meet with Mrs.
Fred Durkee Saturday afternoon. All are
cordially invited.
Many OF the young people OF the town
enjoyed pleasant corn roast Wednesday
evening at the home OF Miss Leila Peck.
Arthur Flint showed his skill as marks
man last Wednesday by shooting large
heron with shotgun on the village pond
Mrs. Will Haggett returned Saturday
from atrip to Randolph, having been
spending few days with Misses Mamie
and Susie Goodrich.
About twenty members OF Beulah Chap.
sSAs ~ AZ Ne, Va AsoooVARA RtSAASAoN VAN
the members Of Crescent Chapter last
Wednesday afternoon, and in the evening
witnessed the initiation Of five candidates
at the regular meeting OF the order.
The Y. P. 8. G. e. will hold their enter
tainment, s'Songs OF Seven," Thursday
evening in the church parlors. Refresh
ments will be served. Next Tuesday
evening it is expected that Rev. A. W.
Gibson from Bangor, Me-, will be present
to speak to the society.
George D. Wheeler OF Barre has been at
his home here for the past few weeks en-
deavoring to regain his health. He was
out in the fields Saturday with rifle, In
search OF woodchucks, and had lain down
upon the ground to rest when his rifle, a
IS calibre Winchester repeater, was dis
charged and the ball went through his
foot. He was alone and was obliged to
hobble and crawl some distance before he
could find any one within hearing. He
was taken home and surgeons were sum-
moned. Monday he was suffering consid-
cradle pain. The outcome Of the accident
is, OF course, as yet indefinite.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-22
Gaysville.

Saturday was pay day in the button
shop.
Maud Durham is with her friend, Mabel
Spaulding.
Mrs. Charles Cutler has returned from
her visit in Massachusetts.
Elbridge Spaulding has been under the
doctors care the past week.
F.v. Hassam is repairing his house, Ar
thur Ballard doing the work.
Rev. W.T.. Roberts was called to Chelsea,
Sunday, by the death OF his sister.
Mrs. Bert Curtis OF Lakeport, N. H., is
with her sister, Mrs. Lucy Durkee.
Several OF the boys from this village at
tended the ball game at Bethel, Saturday.
Eugene Wilson, wife and son, Jerry,
have been spending few days in Mendon.
Mrs. Andrews and daughter OF Maiden,
Mass, are in town, the guests OF DR.. c. c.
Smith.
The Gaysville nine played with the
Pittsield nine Saturday. The score stood
IS to IS.
Alb. Gay, wife and son and Emma
Moses Of Randolph spent last week at J..
A. Gould's.
Road Commissioner Perkins is working
the roads in the village, making decided
improvement.
It is reported that o. j. Richardson has
bought the house occupied by Will Flint,
known as the DR.. Crandall house.
1t is reported that Mr.. Edmunds has the
bill OF the lumber for the building that is
to be erected for the electric plant.
Miss Anna Brown, who has been teach
ing in Cambridge, Mass, for the past year,
is spending part OF her vacation in town.
Walter Mills and wife OF Rutland, who
have been visiting her father, Chas. Men
on South Hill, buried their baby Sunday
in the Ranney cemetery.
Friday, as Chauncey Boutwell, was driv.
ing home with load OF lumber, he was
thrown from the load below Eugene Will
sons and " hen found was unconscious in
which condition he remained for twenty
four hours. Monday morning he was
quite comfortable and hopes are enter
tanned OF his recovery.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-22
North Pomfret.

Miss Laura Thacher has returned from
Bethel.
The poles are being set for the new line
of telephone.
Mrs. Urquhart and two children have
gone to Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Spear visited her sister, Mrs. Fos-
ter OF Sharon, recently.
Quite number attended the Old Folks
picnic at Sharon last Friday.
8. H.Warren and two daughters are Wis
iting their old home in Maine.
Mrs. E. Y. Dana and her mother have
returned from New Hampshire.
DR.. Hewitt and wife OF Cincinnati, o.,
are at his brothers., J. D. Hewitt's.
John w. Dana and daughter, Nellie, OF
Hanover, N. H., visited relatives here last
week.
Lizzie E. White has finished work for
Mrs. 8. Spear and Sarah Burke is to take
her place.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-22
Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised druggist to
sell DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs, and Colds, upon this. condition
If you are afflicted with Cough, Cold or
any Lung, Throat or Chest trouble, and will
use this remedy as directed, and experience
no benefit, you may return the bottle and
make This offer did we not know that DR..
KINGS New Discovery could be relied on. 1t
never disappoints. Trial bottles Zoe. at Drew
& Leonard's Drug Store. Large size, SOC.
and 81.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-27
4 SCENE OF UNUSUAL SADNESS
sixteen OF the Victims OF Fridays Mine
disaster buried.


Disaster Buried.
Chattanooga. Tenn. Dec. 22.-The sad
dest scenes ever witnessed In this state
were enacted in the little mining city of
Dayton today In 16 households the
cries of despairing widows and helpless
orphans, the heartbroken grief of moth
ers, relatives and friends disturbed the
peaceful quiet of the Sabbath as 16
mangled corpses, victims of Fridays
mining disaster, Of husbands, fathers.
brothers and kinsmen, were carried to
their final resting places In the little
cemetery adjoining the town.
The work of rescuing the six men
whose bodies are sun buried beneath
the debris of the cave-in of slate and
earth was stopped last night by the ac-
emulation of gas, but 1t Is expected the
rescuers will be able to resume work to-
night.
The company has decided that here
after open lamps win not be allowed In
the mines and all blasts will be made by
fire boss. who will be assigned to the
men, who will work in sections.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-27

an interview to a representative OF the
Associated Press today on the outlook
OF the Venezuelan question. After re-
marking that II was a delicate and crit
ical position. he said:
1T is deeply to be regretted that the
incident has imperilled both the good
will and trade, and even peace and COM
merce must in any case be more serious
ly interrupted and injured just at the
time when prospects were improving
and business men were justly hoping
for better times
He did not question the American at
tachment to the Monroe doctrine and
that 1t was sanctioned by cogent rea-
sons from their point of view. The
feeling which inspired it. however. he
thought was Ineligible, but in the true
sense of the doctrine Great Britain
could not be said to desire any extern
sion of territory In seeking a delimita-
ton in insisting upon recognition of
what she believes to be her just rights
by a state greatly indebted to her for
the development of her public works.
He did not think it wise for Englishmen
to follow the example of many Ameri-
cans in attributing the action Of Presi-
dent Cleveland merely to party and
personal motives. But he felt confident
that Americans generally would ulti-
mately realize that the course of Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Olney was
impetuous and imperious and had ser
iously embarrassed even the most
peace-loving Englishmen. But he re-
lied upon the good sense and CONNER
cial instincts and interest of both peo-
Pile to discover friendly and honorable
solution.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-27
wILLowBANK's CREW SAFE.
THREE BIG FIRES YESTERDAY
\ Man Loses His Life While Rescuing a
Woman and Children.
THREE

Bluehelds, w. Va. Dec. 22.-Fire at 5
o'clock this morning resulted in a none
tary loss of $4,000, one mans life and the
severe injury of several others. The fire
originated in Tomany's bakery, and
quickly spread to b. c. Cohens clothing
store and the Central hotel, entirely de-
stroying the three structures.
The scene in the burning hotel was an
exciting one. Eli Stevens, a servant at
the hotel, was burned to death. S. l..
Ritz succeeded in rescuing a woman and
three children, and then to save himself
had to jump from fourth-story window
He is fatally hurt. George w. Blues
Misses Sallie Comvars and Emma New
jumped from the second story and all are
severely injured.
FIRE AT CINCINNATI
Cincinnati, Dec. 22.-The five-story brick
building occupied by w. w. Thomas &
Co., wholesale dealers in teas, coffees,
spices and baking powder burned tonight.
The loss is 100000; insurance, $4,000.
SEVENTEEN FIRMS BURNED OUT
Houston. Texas. Dec. 22-At Kosseau,
Texas. fire this morning destroyed sew
eral brick buildings. Seventeen firms lost
their stocks. Outside towns rendered
prompt assistance, or the entire town
would have gone. The loss Is about S75,-
600; insurance. $4,000.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-27
PH|LAOELPH|A'S STRIKE
Street Ger Employees Making a
Determined Fight.
THE SITUATION is CRITICAL
Strikes Receiving Aid in the shane of
Money and Provisions-Imported
Men Kick.

Philadelphia, Dec. cat a late hour
tonight the strike situation was appar-
emily unchanged. but the air was full
of all kinds of rumors. No attempt was
made to run cars. the authorities fear
Ing violence from the strikers sympa-
thizers. who were idle today. Many
conferences were held on both Sides
but no statements were given out.
The strikers had uniformed men in
all parts of the city soliciting subscrip-
lions from door to door, and it Is said
the aggregate collections run into high
figures. What effort will be made to-
morrow in the way of running cars can
not be ascertained tonight. but an un-
easy feeling exists for what may result
If any are made.
At the West Philadelphia station of
the Market street line small army of
new men are confined They were
brought here from Boston and other
New England cities to take the places
of strikers. Soon after their arrival
one man became dissatisfied and left.
To the strikers he said that all the
men would leave but that they were
practically prisoners, They claim they
were led to believe they were wanted
to open a new trolley line here and
upon learning the truth became dis
gusted and wanted to leave. but they
were not permitted. The Boston man
declared that he had to fight his way
through crowd of traction employees
to reach the door The strikers say they
will take legal action to secure the men,
release.
The executive committee of strikers
was in session all afternoon, and to-
night sent a subcommittee of Ave en-
ployes to confer with General Manager
Beetem. Attorney Stevenson instructed
them to use their best efforts to effect
a settlement tonight and If they failed
to try and make arrangements for ar
bitration tomorrow.
Prominent clergymen of the city dis
| cussed the strike from the pulpit today
| and while deploring violence. were al
most unanimous in unfolding the de-
mands of the men and condemning the
action of the company.
The strike leaders asserted tonight
that fully 1000 people had promised not
| to ride on the cars of the company and
| had contributed to the funds solicited
| today. Between $1,000 and $4,000 has
been realized up to midnight and con-
| tributions were still coming in.
The conference with General Manager
Beetem lasted four hours. Then the
committee of employees returned to
| headquarters and went into session
with the executive committee of the
| Amalgamated Association and Pres-
| dent Mahon.