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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05
Queer Questions AbOnt Children.

In Ireland a belt of won
ans hair is placed about a
child to keep harm away,
and garlic, salt, bread and
stake are put into the cradle
of a new born baby in Hol
land. Roumanian mothers
tie red ribbons around the
ankles of their children to
preserve them from harm.
while Esthonian mothers at.
tach bits of assafoetida o
the ne:ks Of their offspring.
Welch mothers put a pair Of
tongs or a knife in the cradle
to insure the safety OF their
children. The knife is also us.
ed Tor the same purpose IN
some parts of England. A
mong Vosges parents child.
ren born ut a new moon are
supposed to have tongues
better hung than Others,
while those born at the last
quarter are supposed to have
less tongue, but better rea-
soning powers. A daughter
born during the waxing moon
is always precocious. A. the
birth OF Il child in Lower Brit
tainy the neighboring women
take it in Charge, wash it,
crack its joints and rub it's
head with oil to solder t h e
Uranium bones. 1t is t h e n
wrapped in a tight bundle
and it's lips are anuointed
with brandy to make it full
Breton. The Grecian moth,
er, before putting her child in
her cradle, turns three times
around before the fire while
singing Ter favorite song to
ward OF spirits. The Turkish
mot her loads her child with
amulets as soon as it is born
and Il small bit of mud, steep
Ell in hot water prepared by
previous charms, is stuck on
its forehead. In Spain h e
infant $ face is swept with a
pine tree bough to bring
good luck .-Baby-hoOd.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05
Beautiful Thoughts.

The hOliest of all holidays
are those kept by ns in si,
lenre and apart; the secret
anniversaries of the heal t..
Longfellow.
b. thou faithful; thatis all.
"A. H. Clongh.
Every misery missed is a
new mercy.-Isaac Walton.
Keep the home near heay-
en-, Let it face toward t h q
Fathers house.-Jas. Ham
ilton. Affections are but the
sha low of Gods wings. g.
Macdonald.
Faith is the pencil Of t h g
soul that pictures heavenly
things. 7. Burbridge.
We count words as roth
ilig; yet eternity depends up
IN them -Quesnpl.
when God..sendS one angel
to afflict, He sends N a n y
more to comfort
Ii you cannot be great. be
willing to serve God in things
that are small.-S. e. Smith,
Only let us have faith in
Ged, and We shall not lack
the means of doing good
Andrew Fuller.
Gratitude to "A covenant
Cod makes even n temporal
blessing n taste of heaven
RomAinp.
We 90 not sail 10 glory on
the salt sea- OF our own tears
but IN the rcd s"n OF a Re-
depmer's hlnOd.-Spckpr.
Advice ia like snow; thrS ,f-
ter it falls the longerit dweIls
upon, and the deeper it sinks
into the minh.-t'Ol ridge.
The hest culture of human
friendship finds its infinite i'm
age in The saving Of the soul
by JesnS Christ. p. Brooks.
When PRAYER mounts nnon
the wind OF ferver to & o i.
theE answers come down like
lightning trOm God Seeker.
We understand death for
the first time when he puts
his hand upon one whom we
Invn Nmo 6o St.al
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05
How to Prevent Cr0U D.

Some reading that " i'll prove
interesting to young moth.
ers. How to guard against
the disease.
Group is Il terror to young
mothers and to post them
concerning the cnuSe, first
symptoms and treatment is
the object of this item. The
origin OF Group is a common
cold. Children who are sub.
ject to it fake cold very easI-
ly, and Group is Utmost sure
to follow. The first symptom
is honrseness; this is soon fol
lowed by a peculiar roug h
cough, which is easily recog
nizpd and will meyer be for
gotten by anyone who h a =
heard it. The time to act is
when he child first hecOmpz
hoarse. Ii Chamberlnins Rem
edy is freely given all tenden-
ry to Group Will soon disap-
pear. Even after the Group
cough has developed it will
prevent the attack, There is
no danger in giving this rem
edy for it contains nothing
injurious. For sale by drug
gists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05
IMPORTANT.

Don't delay having courthouse
painted while the season is here.
Don't have your paint wasted
and your work hall done by an
inexperienced painter, as paints
cost money. | will be glad to do
your painting and paper hanging
ing this season. Ten years expert
ence Best OF reference given.
} T. ABSHER, Boone n. c,
6-23-3 IN.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05
Ex.Congressman Tarsney,

ExCongressmsn Tarsney,
Of MicAigap, iswitty as he is
bright, never indulges IN a.
buse on the goidbugs. In a
speech the other day he used
the form 'goldbug' with appa
rent inadvertance. Pausing
TO explain, he said: II rarely
use that term, feIlowcitizens.
We have nothing more a.
gainst the goldbugs than We
have against the bedbugs.
What we object to is the way
they get their living .--Corun-
IA independents.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05

Visitor What makes you
SO ugly. Tommy? Don't you
love your new little b a b y
brother?"
Tommy (viciousl) swell, I
did till illsomebody yrame in and
said he looked likeme. .-Somer
vile Journal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05
Gola on q Desc. ted 1 land.

/
Boston Oct. 25.- An expedition
il being unostentaciously fitted
out IN Boston TO seek the gold in
the sothern seas. tits not ,birate
gold, although thereis piracy and
hanging and blood SIZED enough
in the story for one OF Stevensons
novels. This gold is on unvisited
island in the Pacific. According
to reports, the soil of the island
is full of gold nuggete, and t le
and the lodges of the interior ra-
vines are rich with auriferous ore
OF lncalculable value.
The secret of the islands posi-.
tion 'is known to two men. one OF
whom is E H. Baily, oi Al, Boils
ton street.. Boston. He is at the
head OF the party. and, with his
side partner. is an experienced
miner. Mr.. Bailey, who lives in
Melrose, Mass. tells vividly the
story of the islands discovery.
In 1877 a Maine carpenter stop
ped in Panama on his return
from California. AT the isthmus
party OF sailors. who had deser
ted from a whaler, showed him a
lot of metallic ore, which his expe
rienced eye told him to be gold.
The sailors reportsd that thev
had discovered 1t on an island a.
bout u months sail to Panama,
where their ship had stopped to
take in water.
The rpenter and the sailor
and a party ofadventurers fitted
up "A small vessel and sailed to
the'island. which they located
without difficulty. The treasure
rxcet ded the widest expectation.
It was a virgin claim. In celebra-
ting the event a quarrel started
anu the vessel was burned.
All but the carpenter and one
other seized a sailboat belonging
to an oil German hermit and
sailed TO V 'lparaiso for fres h
tools and supplies. The Chileans
hanged them all for piracy. One
manage | to escape, and with his
dying breath, notified those lett
on the island.
The second sailor died Of fever
and the carpenter, the sole depos
itory OF the secret, navigated the
sailhont Panama. Hegot back
70 Maine, hut before he could re-
turn was injured and died. Re.
fore expiring he described t he
place with full details, latitude
and longitude, to Mr.. Baily.
Baily and his partner are well
backed. are familiar with t b e
South seas and the language of
the islanders. They go to t h e
isthmus next week, and they will
buy a vessel and ship a crew for
the exploration of the new Eldor
ado
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05

Green sboro Patriot, 1lth:
W. I'll. Miller, a Watanga
county man who came here
last week as a witness befole
the Federal Court, dIsappoin
ted his home folks by failing
to return on schedule time.
The cause OF bis delay was a
watch and chain. The fine
piece belonged to the land
lady. who missed it shortly
after he left her house, he
having taken it while there
at his meals. The watch was
found in his satchel by OH
Ger Pearce, and he w3s sent
on to- court by Mayor Nelson
for larceny.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05

The wife of Mr.. Leonard
Wells, oI east Brimheld Mass.
had been suffering from nep-
ralgia for two days, not ne
ing able to sleep or hardly
keep still, when Mr.. Holden.
the merchant there sent her
Il bottle Of Chamberlain's
Pam Balm and asked t b Il t
she give it a thorough trial.
On meeting Mr.. Wells t b q
next day he was told t h a t
she was all right, the pain
had left ber within two hours
and that the bottle of Pain
BAN was worth $500 il it
could not be hadfor less. For
sale at SO cents per bottle by
drug gists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05
Death Of Hon. chatles r, CRISP

The death of Hon. charles
70. Crisp will carry grief into
every section # the Republic.
He stood easily among the
foremost OF public men. He
Was N trained statesman, ju-
dicial, able and wise. He was
one of the best pal'liatnenta-
rians the countryha known,
wini ing the conmeil,lation
and regard of all parties. Per
sonal'y Mr., CRISP was II man
OS pure life simplein his taste,
Tree from ostentition indus
Thousand dilligpnt in III Q
performance Of ,eyery duty.
He WAS not an orator, o u [
his speeches We're clear cat.
direct, full Of force, and i'm
l,rpssp1 his hearers with the
idea that the speaker thor.
ought, believed what he was
advocating and had master
ed his subject.
Mr.. Crisp has held the high
est Offices in the Republic, ex
cept that oi President, tor
the Office Of Speaker Of tn g
House Of Representatives is
in,neasnrably greater than
that OF Vice President. Three
years ago, while filing that
great office he was rendered
an apIjhintmrnt as United
States Senator. He had long
haan ambitions To 90 to- thp
Senate, but when the appoint
Inpnt came the Democratic
members uf the House unani
p'nusly requested him not to
accept, pointing out to him
that, under the peculiar con-
ditions that surrounded the
party in the House. his with
drawal would be disastrous
to the nart.v's prospects. The
appeal was the highest com.
pllment to absolute leader
ship ever paid ii Speaker. Mr..
Crisp put aside his ambition
and yielded 10 their request.
Not even his matchlpss tact
and good generalship could
prevent lthp rent in the party
that had not been of his ma
king. and his sacrifice a vailed
nothing TO save the party
from defeat in 1894.
EIrly in the present year
Mr.. Crisp announced himself
a candidate for the United
States Senate, and at the re-
cent election i'll Georgia q
very large majority of t h e
legislators chosen were com.
mitted tn his support. With
in a few months he would
ha We been elected to succeed
Gen. Gordon, whp will retire.
Mr.. Crisp was one OF the a.
hleSt of the more cOnServa-
tive leaders in the present
fight for free colnage. Ii he
had not been Ineligible to the
Presidency hv reason of for
eign birth, he would probably
have been nominated at Chi
cago for Vice President. He
will he sadly missed in t.h e
councils of his party and in
the service Of the country
News and Observer.
ExCongressman Tarsney,
r hHs-i.:s.-xx~ s~...s4k... L.. .,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05

"It only remains for me
now" vOciferated the frey
orator, Ito say, in the words
of our eloquent leaner, You
shall not press the brow of
corns upon the thorn of la
bon %
And as he sat down the ap-
plause fairly loosened the
plastering,-Chicago Tribune
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05
TOO much politics." :" saiG

TOO much politics." said
a subscriber from the country
the other day; "Not enough
politics. said d town smarty
not long since. Dio You ever
hear the like? Well, its no
use to fret-we have put forth
our best Pffortsand shall con
tinue to conduct the course
OF this paper as W e think
best.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05
The
Oldest
And the Best

"In the Fall of '9s, my son,
RIB. RoUzIE, had 4 huge carbun-
Gle ON his neck. The doctor
lanced it, but gave him no per-
manent benefit.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05

The preacher IN politics cuts
a sOrrT figure at best, and he
is a thousand tine likely to
do the cause he espouses
harm than coed. To begin
with, by profession a dogmat
ist, and is at a great disad.
vantage when he enters a
field where there are two
sides to the question and the
laity has Il chance to Ia Tx
back.-Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-05

The l28th anniversary o
the Methodist Church in A.
lnerica has recently been cele
bra ted. The first Methodist
church IN this country was
hrgonizpd in a sail loft at
100 Willinm street, N. Y.
When the congregation had
outgrown its quarters the
edifice in John street wa. IS
built. In 1918, W h en- the
church was erected, t ere
We're 400 members OF hat de
nomination in America; now
there are more than 5000
900. Some of the old relics
owned by the present coDgre
CATION are the original pul
PIT chair, the alternating of
the William streetchurch, The
subscription book, which con
tains the sums given by the
charter members anf entered
in their own hand writing,
and other interesting artic-
s.-New Dreams Picayune.
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Wonderful Pen Work.


card eight columns 1f a news
paper, selecting his material
from there different articles.
The writersays he could have
put 8. 800 words on the post.
al card without difficulty.
The writing can be read by
any one with strong eyes
without the aid of q glass.
The 7.O6S words are written
with an ordinary steel pen
in violet ink. The writer is
near sighted and wears eve
glasses. He has suffered no
pain in his eyes from his a
chievement. The writing was
done ut odd times. but he
SAYS he could have accom-
pl;shRd the feat in six hours.
Rams Horn.
We claim woman has the
destiny ri notions in her
hands. She can rule the
mlghtiest Empires, King
ions or Republics. She can
swerve the minds of the great
est men; can change the tide,
when wrong, of the greatest
political current. In fact she
can govern the political
warld. and that without a
vote if she only would. Lcts
have moregOod conservative
mothers aud sisters; more
good women who desire to
make home q happy AID de-
sirahle place. Sisters work
to make your home attract
i've, Nour converse tiOnS in
strnctive and pleasant, there
by gaining the company of
your brothers nt evenings.
Wives spare. no pains to
make the home anattraction
for your husbands. Let not
the many little household du,
ties vex you. Meet him al
ways with a smile, at noon
or evening. By such actions
and with love, woman :an
govern the world and never
cast a vote.-HOllv Leaf.
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aye RS
y SarsapariiIa

was then resorted to, and the re-
suit was all we could have wished
for. The carbuncle healed quick
ly, and his health is now perfect"
H. S. RoUzIE, Champlain, Va
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affected by it. You know how well Lodge
can talk? Well, 1 never heard him talk
more eloquently, for no one possesses
more the faculty of saying pleasant
things than he. There were others who
followed in a similar strain. and l can
not begin to express how deeply [ was
touched by all that was said"
SENATOR STEWART PLEASED.
NEW, YORK, June Ex-senator Stew
art of Nevada, who is at the Hoffman
House, regards the action of Senator
Teller and the men who followed him
out of the st. Louis Convention as sig
nificant in the highest degree.
Senator Teller represented the real
sentiment of nine-tenths of the people
west of the Mississippi River" said he,
land three-fourths of the people of the
United States. To me it appears a
hopeful sign and very remarkable that
100 men could have been found in the
convention to vote as they did against
the consolidated bank influence of Eu-
rope and America.
THE friends of silver had succeeded
in electing a majority of the delegates
in favor of the United States and
against English rule, and are anxious
to make an honest effort to rescue the
party, which Cleveland betrayed from
the control of Pierpont Morgan, the Bel
monts and their associates. 1t remains
to be seen whether politics and intrigue
will debauch the convention at Chi
cagO."
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Highest q N h Leavning Pow9-xase& u s. Govt Repsn
R3>!a!! al Rs%assz RRasies
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

menced. 1t was magnificent pageant
of floral floats and artistic novelties in
water craft 1t was scheduled that Gov
ernor Budd and Queen Josephine would
review the procession as it passed the
royal palace, but the Governor failed to
arrive and the Queen presided alone.
The floats came from the lower end of
the lake and passed in front of the grand
stand, and then under Queen Josephine's
throne Round and round they went
over and over again, and yet the audi
ence never tired of them. Each float
came in for it's share of praise.
During the afternoon Roncovieri's
band rendered musical programme.
The scene was beautiful during the
day, but when night came it was almost
beyond description. The contrast was
astounding The waters in the lagoon
appeared like ink, except where they
caught the reflection of the palace and
barges. Over the surface of the lagoon
countless barges moved, each illumi-
mated by Chinese lanterns.
The incident of the evening was the
mimic engagement between the Monitor
and Merrimac, which Won great ap-
plause A varied entertainment was
given on the stage in front of the palace,
and the evenings pleasure was con-
cluded by a brilliant display of fire.
works
The record-union., 1896-06-20

Mantle OF Montana, who stayed in the
convention, but voted against the plat
form and the candidate, in a late edi-
tion of the Chronicle this evening
casts his lot with the bolters His
signed statement follows:
Although not having actually with
drawn from the late Republican con-
vention, am nevertheless firmly of the
opinion that in the adoption of the
single gold standard the Republican
party has abandoned one of it's car
dinal principles of faith, and 1 cannot
support it in that position. 1 believe
that Henry M. Teller represents in the
fullest and highest sense the true prin-
ciples and purposes of the Republican
party as advocated by Lincoln. Grant
and Blaine. / fully indorse this. r,
tully lndorse the suggestion of his cana
didacy for President, and do not hesi
tate to say that if nominated I shall
give him my hearty support And I
urge upon all who believe in the prin-
clples for which he stands to do the
same.
take this position in my individual
capacity, and not as a delegate repre-
sentlng the State of Montana
LEE MANTLE'
TELLER GOING To FULTON. I'LL.
ST. LOUIS, June Ex-senator Teller
CT Colorado feels the need of a rest after
his exciting duties of the past fortnight.
In pursuance of this purpose he will
leave tomorrow for Fulton, ILL.,, near
which place his aged mother is residing
There he will spend q week or more.
He will make the trip by water to
avoid the fatigue of railway travel 1t
is his intention to participate actively
in the campaign after the Chicago Con-
vention has made its nomination. and
the issues between the two parties are
fairly settled. He believes the great
middle West offers promising fields for
missionary work, and it is in that re-
gion that he will be most generally en-
ployed.
His withdrawal from the Republican
party, with which he has been identi-
fed for more than a third of a century.
is, he says, the most serious step he
has ever taken. He realizes fully its
responsibility, and yet he does not see
how he could have acted differently.
holding financial viws so dimetrically
opposed to those which the party had
adopted.
And yet the sundering of these polit-
ical ties was not without it's compensa-
ton. These compensations were found
ir the f1attering personal tributes which
were paid to him by his former Repub-
Ecan associates, at the meeting on
Wednesday last, of the Committee on
Resolutions Especially gratifying were
the remarks of Senator Lodge of Massa-
chuSettS.
Speaking with United Press reporter
this morning, Mr.. Teller said .sWhile
my relations with Lodge have always
been pleasant, they have not been inti-
mate. When l finished my speech in
the committee room announcing my in
tended withdrawal from the convention,
and Lodge arose to reply, anticipated
a severe criticism both from him and
others. To my surprise, Lodge spoke
with great feeling and in a manner so
friendly to myself that I was greatly
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LOVERN FOUND GUILTY.
The Jury Recommends That He be
Imprisoned for Life.

VISALIA, June 19-The jury in the
Lovern case came into court this morn
ing after being out seventeen hours and
rendered the following verdict: I'VE,
the jury, find the defendant, Josiah
Lovern, guilty as charged in the infOr-
nation and recommend and direct that
he be imprisoned in the State Prison of
California for life"
The verdict gives universal satisfac-
ton here, where the defendant is well
known. Before his arrest he conducted
a dive where many crimes We're alleged
to have been committed
Charles Ardell, who is under arrest
and charged with completely in the same
train robbery for which Lovern has just
been convicted will not be tried until
the 10th of September
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Family of Three Missing, Believed to
Have Lost Their Lives.
Josiah Lovern, Charged With Com
plicity in the Attempted Train
Robbery Near Goshen in September
Last, Found Guilty by the Jury,
Imprisoned for Life in the State
Prison.
Prison.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20.-Short1y
after / O'Clock this morning fire broke
out in cheap lodging-house above
livery stable at Nos. 10, IL and IL
Ohio street.
Mrs. Henry Johnson, the wife of a
street sweeper, was overcome by the
flames and perished within sight OF
her frenzied husband, who was unable
to reach her. Angelo Figori was terri
bly, burned and taken to the Receiving
Hospital, where he will die. family
OF three occupying the upper floor are
missing, and it is feared that they have
been burned to death.
The fire is what is known as a blind
one, being confined to the interior OF
the building. The property loss so FAR
as known will not exceed $4,000.
Nothing can be learned regarding
the missing family until the firemen
are able to enter the burned building,
which is still blazing
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EXPLOSION AT BARCELONA.
One Person Killed and Three Others
Injured.

BARCELONA, June ia terrible
explosion occurred here at 6 o'clock this
evening, and for time there was a
panic in the city, the people imagining
that the anarchists had resumed their
nefarious work. Quiet was restored
however, when it was learned that the
explosion had occurred in factory de-
voted to the manufacture of explosives
The shock was very violent, and the
windows of houses a long distance away
were shattered, while buildings closer to
the factory were more extensively dam
aged 1t was at first reported that there
had been large loss of life, but it was
soon ascertained that only one person
was killed and three injured 1t is not
known what caused the explosion.