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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-08-14
NIahammed,S Mara.

The mare which conveyed Mohammed
from earth to the seventh heaven was
named Borak. She was milk white, had
the wings of an eagle and human face,
with horses cheeks Every pace she
took was equal to the farthest range of
human sight. This was one of the ten
animals admitted to the Mohannnedan
paradise.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29
NOTICE..

BY virtue of a decree made
by the Superior Court of Wa
tauga county in a special pro
ceedure entitled, W. L. Hor-
ton and Others ex parte, /
will, as commissioner, sell at
the court house door in the
town of Boone, ON Thursday
the 18th day Of Aug, 1897,
two tracts of land contain
ing respectively 100 and IS
acres, situated near Elk
Knob, in North Fork town
ship, being the lands former
ly owned by VIM. Horton,
embracing the old Nathan
Horton and Vim. Miller Su-
gar Camps. These lands are
rich, agricultural and miner
al lands. Terms of sale; five
per cent cash and balance in
six months with interest or
deferred payments. This July
7, 1897.
W. H. BOWER, Com.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29

During a former earth
quake that shook the State
a colored parson was pray
ing in a southwest Georgia
revival meeting. He said:
go Lawd, come down en-
sha ke lese sinners up! Lawd,
ketCh holt er dem en- shake
'en twell dey hollarsl'
Just then the earth trem-
bled, the building rocked,
and the kerosene lamp tip
ped over and was shattered
on the floor. The parson
lifted his eyes to the reeling
roof and continued:
"Dar, Lawd; dat'Il do now.
Dis here buildings mighty
shacklin'!'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29

Monroe Enquirer. Mr.. ].
I. Bass, who lives near
MarshviIle, reports that he
heard one of his young chick
ems squalling in his back
yard, a few days ago, and
that he ran out, thinking
that a ha"k was after his
chickens. To his great sur
prise he found a large spider
was biting a young chicken
on the neck. The chicken
was larger than a partridge
and died in a few minutes al.
ter the spider bitit. Strange
to say another chicken swal.
lowed the spider and is living
and doing well.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29

Hon. G. B. Bush, president
OF the GilmerC County (W, Na.)
Court, says that he has had
three cases of hux in his fam
lily, during the past summer,
which he cured in less than q
week with Chamberlain s Col
ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Mr.. Bush a ! s o
states, that in some instances
there were twenty hemorr-
hages a day.-GlenviIle, W.
Va, Pathfinder. This rene
dy has been used in nine epi-
denies of fux and one OF
cholera, with perfect success.
Itcan always be depended up
on for bowel complaint, even
in it's most severe forms. Ev-
cry family should keep it at
hand. The 25 and 50 cent
bottles for sale by M. B..
Black burn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29

a man in Virginia, rode
forty miles, to Fairfax Sta
tion, for the express purpose
Of getting Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, and took
home with him, Il dozen bot
ties Of The medicine. The
druggist who rctails the in
cident, adds: "Your remedy
seems to b" a general fav Or
ite wherever known" Its pi-
fects are indeed wonderful in
all lung and throat troubles.
Procure a bottle at M. B.
Blackburn's.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29

Johnson City, Tenn, J lly,
Thomas y. Turley, OF Mem
phis has been appointed to
succeed Isham g. Harris in
the Senate o { the United
States. The selection OF Tur
ley is taken as indlction that
Governor Taylor will be in
the race for United States
Senator when the election
comes off.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29
EycrYboGT Eays So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won-
derful medical disco, cry of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cure headache, fever, habitual COS situation
and biiousness. Please bny and try box
OF &. &. C.. to-day; 10, ~. 10 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29

no good, on account. of the
hard nature of the material,
and would blow out just as
out OF n gun. The matter ia
ken out containing the gold
is piled up until spring. when
the torrents come down and
is panned and cardled by
these. 1t is certainly very
hard labor.
81 see many reasons why
the gold fields should be par
ticularly rich. The streams
which cut through the noun
tains have probably done so
for centuries, wearing them
down several hundred feet
and washing out the gold in
to the beds and gravel.
ut is a country in which it
is very hard to find food, as
there is practically no game.
Before the whites went into
that legion there were not
more than 30Onatives. They
have har1 work to support
themselves, on account of the
scarcity OF game.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29

Monroe Enquirer: A gen
tleman in Jackson township
has "a clock which is a true
barometer and foretelIs rain
more tely than the
Oldest weather prophet. Be-
fore o rain the strokes of the
clock become very indistinct
and can scarcely be heard. In
dry weather the strokes are
very clear and distinct.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29
Banner Elk as a Summer Resort.
Editor Democrat.

''f - 80 ~ ~ oo sNooi ts
For years past many of the
people of the low lands have
found a pleasant home a
mong the citizens Of this
lovely valley where they
found rest and reireshment
during the h o t summer
months.
The people all over the coun-
try are becoming more inter
ested every day in thisloveIy
valley. Being surrounded by
some of the most magnif-
cient scenery found anywhere
and possessing almostevery-
thing necessary. Many good
people from other states and
sections of our country are
becoming very much interest
ed in this place.
Banner Elk in our opinion
su"passes in many respects
many other places OF note as
a summer resort.
Such extremes are no t
found here, as are found with
other places, Of greater alti-
tude. The boarding season
is much longer; being from
early spring to late fall.
Banner Elk has a frstclass
hotel which is owned andrun
by Mr.. K. l.. Love, who is
doing a good business. Mr..
Lowe knows we'll how to en-
tertain his customers. One OF
the most encouraging feat
ures about this hotel Is that
the regular boarders are peo
pie Of high toned christian
| ,haracter.
The mercantile business is
growing very rapidly under
the management of the firms
of Mr.. l.. NJ. Banner and Bros
and Messrs. Lowe and Stin-
son who are very kind and
accommodating.
The people are always
found interested in the cause
of education; but can't say
whether they will vote the
proposed school tax or not.
This should be we'll consider
ed and before we vote against
the measure be sure we are
right.
Miss Mary Dougherty, of
Bakers Gap, Tenn, is teach
ing in the academy and Civ
ing sa tisfactlon, as she al
ways does.
A Miss Morgan, of States
vile, 1--WE believc) is teaching
at the lower house and DO
ing well.
In the matter Of good
roads Banner Elk is waking
up; and surpasses almost
any section Of the county in
her effort for good roads.
The turnpike company IS to
be honored for the splendid
road it Is building from Vale
Crucis to Elk Park. So Ban.
ner Elk possesses that public
spirit and enterprise that but
few sections of our county
has.
In conclusion we wish to
say that after having known
this section and its peoplefor
the last six or eight gears
and bavlng mingled with
and la bored among them to
some extent we feel safe in
saying that you will find a
healthful atmosphere, physi-
cally. politically and religi-
ously. And Banner Elk is
not that backwoods, out
landish, uncivilized pl ace
where Won WOuld hn in dan.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

The expected has happen
ed. The republicans Of the
tariff conference committee
have agreed to cut out the
Senate sugar schedule and in
sert the House schedule with
several changes of course, in
the interest Of the sugar
trust. The result is just as |
stated it would be. 1t is her
aided as a defeat OF the sugar
trust, and the agents of the
trust are doing their best to
look disappointed, while they
are entirely satisfied, as the
amended Dingley schedule
gives them a little more than
they expected to get, al
though, of course, not every
thing they wanted; IN ey
want the earth and the full
ness thereof. Now that the
farcical fight in conference
has been concluded, there Is
very little doubt that the
Conference report will be ac-
cepted and the bill sent to
Mr.. Mckinley during the
present week. There may be
q little delay in reaching a
vote on the report in the Sen
ate, as a number ofSenators
wish to express their Opin-
ion OF several hunco schemes
which were worked in the
conference, notably the res
toration of the $2 duty on
white pine lumber, which will
put a tax Of something like
$40, 100000 on the people
for the benefit of the white
pine combine, and the replac-
ing OF cotton ties and bag
ging on the dutiable list.
Mr.. Terrence V. Powderly,
the ex-labor leader, has re-
reived his reward for making
Mckinley campaign speeches
last year, by having his nom
ination to be Commissioner
General of immigration sent
TO the Senate. Terrence was
on the anxious bench for
quite awhile, and in fact he
had a very close call, owing
' to the opposition of the Ia
Dor organizations to his ap-
pointment.
"Why dosen't John Sher-
man resign?,>> asked one
Ohio man of another, after
he had been listening to
some of the current talk a.
bout the manner in which the
old gentleman is sighted
and Inundated by Mr.. Nc.
Kinley. That question has
become one lf the cOnund.
runs Of the day and it has
been discussed more frequent
ly since the publica ton of the
instructions given to Ambas-
sador Hay, concerning the
Seal Fisheries negotiation.
Although those instructions
were signed "Sherman," there
are few that believe that Sec.
retary Sherman wrote them,
and some who openly express
a doubt as to whether he ev.
er even saw them previous to
their publication. There is
nothing Objectionable from
an American point of view in
The facts upon which those
Instructions are based, but
the language is not that
which one who has been so
long connected with things
diplomatic as Mr.. Sherman
has been, Dy reason of his
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29
The Gold in Alaska.

familiar with the country, in
which t h e klondike gold
fields are located through
having been on several geo
logical expeditions to the
region in Alaska adjoining
the gold district and says
that in his opinion the re-
ports from there probably
are not exaggerated. He
said:
when | was there | did
not find gold, bat knew of it
being taken out in profitable
quantities for Is years or
more, 1t was first discover
ed thare in 1866. In 1880,
when | was up IN that coun-
try, my last trip having been
made two years, the party OF
prospectors, who make min.
ing a profit, started out. The
gold is found on the various
tributaries Of the Yukon and
| have been within acompar-
atively short distance of the
Klondike fields. | made one
trip to Circle City, lust over
the boundary OF Canada.
"The gold bearing belt in
northwestern America con-
tains all gold fields extending
into British Columbia, what
is known as the northwestern
territory and Alaska. The
Yukon really runs along in
that belt for 500 or 600
miles. The bed of the main
river is in the low land of fthe
valley.
"The yellow metal is not
found in paying quantities in
the main river, but in the
small streams which cut
through the mountains on
either side. These practical
ly wash out the gold. The
mud and mineral matter is
carried into the main river,
while the gold is left on the
rough bottoms of these side
streams. In most cases the
gold lies at the bottom of
the thick gravel deposits.
The gold is covered by frozen
gra vel in the winter. During
the summer, until the snow
is all melted, the surface is
covered by muddy torrents.
When the snow is melted
AMI the springs begin t o
freeze, the streams dry up.
At the approach of winter. in
order to get the gold, the
miners find it necessary to
dig into the gravel forma-
ton.
"Formerly they stripped
the gravel off, until they
came to the gold. Now they
sink a shaft to the bottom
of the gravel and tunnel
along underneath, in the
gold bearing layer. The
way this is done is interest
ing as il has to be carried on
in cold weather when every
thing is frozen. The miners
build fires over the area
where they wish to work and
keep these lighted oyer that
territory for the space Of
about "a hours. At the pX-
piratipn Of this period the
gravel will be melted and
softened to a depth of per-
haps six inches. This is then
taken off and other fires are
built until the gold bearing
layer is reached. When the
shaft is down that far fires
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29

with Mr.. Sherman has made
him thoroughly familiar with
his style OF expressing him.
self said: 81 will stake mycx
istence that Mr.. Sherman
neither wrote nor give any
opportunity to edit those in
stru"tions; also t h a t he
knew nothing OF the. lnten-
ton to have them publish
ed" In view of this sort Of
talk, is it any wonder that
men are asking why Sherman
dosen't resign? Assistant
Secretary Day has b a d
charge of all Cuban and Span
ish matters ever since he
ca me to Washington, and he
is the man credited with hav-
ing written the Hay instruc-
tons; also the man slated to
be Secretary of State after
the Ohio election, when it is
believed to be the intention
TO use pressure to force Sher-
man ont of the Cabinet. Mr..
Sherman isn't the sort of
man to have made warm
friends, but he has well-wish-
prs who would like to see him
upset the Mckinley Hanna
Day arrangement by resign
ing now and telling why. Put
official title is dear to Mr..
Sherman.
What has the Carnegie Ar
NOR Plate Trust done to the
Senate? While the democrats
are glad to see even one
trust hit, to limit the cost of
armor plate to $500 a ton
and Senators to inform mem
bers of the House that it was
useless to add a cent to that
limit, because the Senate had
fully determined that no
more should he paid. Re
pulicans friendly to the Car
negie trust made a hard fight
for an increase in the House,
but failed, and the trust will
have to make amor for that
price, or wait until Congress-
auth orizes the payment of
more. Mr.. Carnegie should
apply to the sugar trust for
pointers on how to manage
Congress. Jerry Simpson
says that Carnegie is being
punished because of his lack
of liberality in contributing
to Hanna's corruption fund
in the last campaign,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netc. full OF life, nerve and vlgor, take No.To-
Bac the wond srworlSer, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran.
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1897-07-29

NO knife; No Bur ming Out.
Highest references ardendors.
ments OF prominent persons sue
cessfully treated in Va, Tenu.
and n. G. Remember that there
is no time TOO SOON to get rid OF
u cancerous growth-no matter
how small. Examination free,
letters answered promptly, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
The Irish standard., 1897-10-02
Ladies' Home Journal.

Ruth Ashmore, writing of the "Shams
of the Modern Girl in the October La
dies Home Journal, and of "the sham
that is worse than all others--the relig
ious sham," says: "She is the one who
is most conspicuous in speech and some
times in work; but in her heart hel
religion is simply means to very
earthly end. She is prominent in the
Sunday school, because she thinks she
can in that way become acquainted with
some people she would like to know.
She is ever ready to get up and express
her creed at the prayer-meeting, because
she thinks that her ability will be recog.
MID. She rustles into her pew, kneels
for a long time, and then settles her
self comfortably--to look at the congre.
CATION. She CONSIDERS it respectable tc
go to church. Beyond that she gives
no thought. She forgets that, unless re.
She has never understood that it is not
the loud prayer, nor the wordy prayer
which makes an impression on God, but
that it Is the sincere cry from the soul
appealing to Him to which He listens.
The religious sham can usually give
you a description of all the costumes
worn by her set in church. She can
tell you Of the amount of money put in
by each member as the plate is passed
along. She goes to church to observe
the outward. visible sign, and never, il.
any way troubles herself about the in
ward, spiritual grace"
The Irish standard., 1897-10-02
PART II.
THE SEA COOK.
CHAPTER VII.

GO TO BRISTOL.
1t was longer than the squire i'm
agined ere we were ready for tho sea,
aud none of our first plans--not even
DIR. Livcsey's, of keeping me beside him
could be carried out AS we intended.
The doctor had to go to London for
physician to take charge OF his prac-
tice; the squire was hard at work ut
Bristol; and | lived OH at the Hall UNI
der the charge of old Rrdruth, the
gnmckccpcr, almost II prisoner but full
of sea dreams and the most charming
nnticipn,ions of strange islands and adj
ventures. broodcd by the hour to-
gcthcr over the map, all the details OF
which l well remembered. Sitting by
the fire IN the housekccpcr's room,
approached that isInnd in my fancy.
from every possible direction; ! cx-
plorcd every ncre Of its surface;
climbed thousand times to that tall
hill they emil the Spy glass, and from
the top enjoyed the most wonderful
and chnnging prospects. Sometimes
the isle was thick with snvnges, with
whom we fought; sometimes full OF
dangerous animals that hunted us; but
in nlI my fnnc,cs nothing occurred to
me so strange and trngic as our actual
adventures.
So the weeks passed on, till one fine
day there came IL letter addressed to DR..
Livcscy, with this additions: $40 be
opened in the ease of his absence by
Tom Kcdruth, or young Hawkins"
ODcying this order we found, or rather
found-for the gnmckecpcr WIS IL
poor hand ut rending anything but
print-the following important news:
"Old Anchor Inn. Bristol. March l. IL.
Dear Livesey: AS | do not know wheth-
or You are AT the Hall or still In London.
send this In double to both places.
THE ship Is bought ana fitted. She lies
at anchor, ready for You never i'm
Ag!ned swecicr schooner-a child might
sail hcr-two hundred tons: NAME His
PAMELA
II got her through my old friend. Bland
ly. who has proved himself throughout the
most surprising trump. The admirable
fellow literally shaved In my interest. and
SO. may say. did every one In Bristol. as
soon ns they got wind OF the port we smiled
for-treasure. mean"
"Redruth." said !. intcrrupting the
letter. "Dr. I.ivcscy will not like that.
The squire has been talking after ALL"
grow!ed the gamekecprr. "a pretty
rum 80 If squire ain, to tnlk for DR..
Livcsey. | should think"
y, that gnvc up all nttclnpta mt COM
mcn,ary. and read strnigh, on:
"Blnndly himself found tho 1Iispa niola,'
and by tho most admirable ma ma cement
The Irish standard., 1897-10-02
CHAPTER VI.
THE CAPTAINS PAPERS.

IlE SAl LAIN
We rode hard all the way, till we drew
up before DIR. Livesey's door. The
house was all dark in front.
Mr.. Dance told me to jump down and
knock, and Dogger gave me u stirrup
to descend by. The door was opened
almost at once by the maid
SIS DR.. Livescy in?" asked.
No, she said; he had come home in the
afternoon, but had gone up to the hall
to dine and pass the evening with the
squire.
$50 there we go, boys" said Mr..
Dance.
This time, as the distance was short,
did not mount, but ran with Doggcr's
stirrup-leather to the lodge gates, and
up the long, lentlcss, moonlit avenue to
where the white line of The Hall build
lngs looked on either hand on great old
gardens. Here Mr.. Dance dismounted,
and, taking me along with him, was adj
mitted at a word into the house
The servant led us down q matted
passage, and showed us at the end into
a great library, all lined with book
cases and busts upon the top of them,
where the squire and DR.. Livcsey sat,
pipe in hand, on either side of the
bright fire.
l had never seen the squire so near
Mt hand. He was n tall man, over six
feet high, and broad in proportion, and
he had abluff, rough.nnd- ready face, all
roughcned and Redeemed and lined in
his long travels. His eyebrows were
very black, and moved readily, and this
gave him a look of some temper, not
bad, you would say, but quick aud
high.
Come in. Mr.. Dan &C." says he, very
stately and condcscending.
Good evening. Dance" says the doc
tor, with nod. sand good evening to
you. friend Jim. What good wind
brings You hcrc?"
The supervisor stost1 up straight and
etiif. and told his story like a lesson;
and You should have sccn how the two
gentlemen leaned forward and looked
at each other. and ftrrot to smoke in
their surprise and interest. When they
heard how my mother went back to the
inn, DR.. Livcscy fnirly slapped his
thigh. and the squire cried "Brnvo!"
and broke his long pipe against tho
CRATE. Long before it wns done. Mr..
Jre!awney Chat. you will remember,
was the sTnir"'s Earie) had rot up
from his scat. ard WIS s,riding about
the room. and the doctor. M If to hear
tn" better. had ,nl:rn OF his powdered
wig. ard sat 'Erre. looking very strange
indeed with his own close-"ropped.
black POL.
81 ias: Mr.. n:acc flushed the story.
Mir Ear~f 'a,;' -" .qmirn. won
are "e:'v "t',i' tr.,ow. .."d 50 Tor rid
Ing down ''a' h!a"h. a:,rr'a"s mis-