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The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1898-09-17

into the extent, causes and treatment
Of sickness in the field and in the
camps? 1t is my desire that full and
exact truth shall be ascertained and
made known. 1 cannot too strongly
impress upon you my earnest wish
that this committee shall be of such
high character as will command the
complete confidence of the country,
snd 1 trust you will consent to serve.
civilian MCKINLEY"
There is general regret expressed
thart Gen. John B. Gordon, of Geor-
gia, is unable to serve on account of
the delicate condition of his health.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1898-09-17
Indicted.

The Frankfort Board of Under
writers have been indicted by the
grand jury for conpiring to make
an insurance trust to keep up the
rates O insurance.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1898-09-17
Gen. Breckenridge.

Maj. j. c. Breckenridge and staff
were in the city yesterday and made
a formal call upon Gov. Bradley.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17

The dead Indian doctor
and the poor little Red RID
ing Hood that accompanied
him in his wanderings under
Table Rock have reached the
yellow journals, and there is
no telling the mischief done
this county in the minds of
ignorant people, who devour
the garbage dished out daily
by those miscalled newspa-
pers. There was just enough
truth in the tale to hang a
lie to that would stick. Well
informed men from that sec.
tion tell us that the hope ol
the originarors was to make
some political capital at the
expense Of certain sturdy
young democrats of t h e
township Farmers Friend.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17

The following statistics re-
late to public school educa-
ton in North Carolina for
1897: Total assessed value
of white property, $211 ,3O1,-
837, colored, $7,35O,O64;
white polls, 97,477, colored
66,674; insolvent white polls
ID, ,430, colored 11,752; a.
mount paid white teachers
$451 ,474, colored $227,321; ;
paid for white school sites
$30,363. colored $16.534;
tai disbursements for
scoooI purposes 1881, $50,
balance on hand $751; ,269:
State and county poll tax
1906, CAT; general property
tax $416,183; special proper
ty tax under local acts $13.-
167; fines and forfeitures$ $13,
722; liquor Iincenses $685..
998.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17

The Chronicle says Lewis
Johnson, colored, who was
charged with the larceny OF
some wheat from Col. W. Fl.
H. Cowles, escaped Sunday
from Wilkes county jail by
prizing off a window sill, re-
moving some brick and then
jumping to the grounds
distance OF 25 feet. The
Chronicle says he struck on
his head when he jumped and
consequently unhurt.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17
NcKinlsy's Plan to Free Cuba.

A Washington Special dat
ed the 1st inst. say.:
Now. that the admihistra
tion has apparently accepted
the view that the Maine was
blown up by accident, McKin
ley has taken up the Cuban
question and will press his
plan for a settlement with
vigor. if the board Of inquiry
reports that the Maine blew
up from the inside. The
plan is now tor springing
McKinley's scheme for the
ireedum of Cuba almost i'm
mediately following the re
port OF the board. Direct in
tervention is scarcely to be
thought Of, but the PROPOSE
tion will be to purchase Gu
ban freedom by having the
United s tates guarantee
bonds that will he issued in
payment of t b e purchase
price.
John j. McCook, the New
York fnancier, is now here,
looking after the financial
end OF the scheme. He de
clares that it would be no
trouble worth speaking OF to
put the bonds on the mar
ket.
There is every reason to be
lieve that the Sagasta minis
tly has been approached on
the subject. The president is
said to have unofficial infor
nation that the proposition
is not without the possibility
Of acceptance.-Murcury.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17
Marion Messenger: C. N

Marion Messenger: C. NJ.
Ccrpening left for the Klon.
dixie region on Tuesday. He
goes to southwestern Alaska
and thence up to the Copper
river some three or four hun.
dred miles. Mr.. Corpening
is we'll prepared for sucl, a
trip, having taken a three
years. cruise TO the South
Seas while in the navy. He
was educated at the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md, and
is an expert electrical, me.
chanical and mining engi'
neer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17

Numerous witnesses have
been summoned from North
Carolina to testify before the
Senate judiciary committee
with reference to the charges
against Judge Ewart and
the hearing is not yet ended.
Governor Russell is one Of
the witnesses against Ewart
and there are numerous other
prominent m e n. Senator
Butler is examining The wit
nesses before the committee
and prosecuting the charges
against Ewart, while Senator
Pritchard appears in the lat
ter's behalf.-Landmark.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17

The State penitentiary will
I've made a federal prison and
all the convicts from the
Southern States sentenced
by United States courts will
be confined here. New cells
will he put in for the accom-
mediation Of the Federal
prisoners. One half Of the
building is unoccupied a t
present and the new cells will
be put IN that division for
the use of the government
convicts.-Caucasian.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17

Recorder: The leading ne
gro organ in North Carolina,
the Gazette, is extinct, hav-
ing suspended. Let its sue
cessor strive less to play the
delnagogue, to nlisguide the
peol lie and get Office for
the editor. and it may sue
cped. The Gazette did the
negroes more harm than
good.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17
zone Shall be Taken the Other Left. !"


Communicated.
Ministers of the gospel who
are laboring for the up-build-
ing OF the church of God, and
carrying the glad tidings of
salvation to lost souls should
by all means, receive k ind
treatment and the approba-
tion ofall. Butsometimes the
wild, deceptive influence o T
bad women allures the prea.
cher and he falls from Zioa's
height with a resounding
crash of shame and woe.
A Baptist minister some
time ago went to oStonv Fork
N. G., to visit his son, and,
no doubt, he received kind at
tentiOn. When he went to
leave he only offered free sal
vation to his daughter.ln-law
aud left his son to "wOrk out
his own salvation with fear
and trembling" and t hey
ploped TO some other coun-
try.
| wonder If this preacher
will claim to be an evangel-
ist and this woman a CO.
worker in the act OF evangel-
ization? When they return
to Watauga again will t h e
people go to church again
and hear the blind bat lect-
ure on optics, or the buzzard
coming up from the carcass
denouncing carrion?
Can fornication and holi-
ness enter the same ga t e?
Does this preacher believe he
can embrace the gospel, or re
ject it; practice religion or de.
spise it; walk with God or
blaspheme His name-it will
be equally we'll with him in
the future world. If he does,
let him read Ezekiel, 5-11:
"W. ~efore as | live sayeth
the Lord God; surely because
thou hast defiled my sanctu-
ary with all thy detpstibIe
things, and with all thine a.
nominations, therefore will |
also diminish thee; neither
shall mine eye spare, neither
will l have anv pity" See
Proverbs, 1-26: II also will
laugh at yourcaIamity, | will
mock when your fear com.
eth"
] presume
That Preacher Blumb:
Has given the people room
70 call this his final doom.
u. T. WATSON.
Rutherwood, n. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17
JOHN ". DYER.
BLACKSMITH and WHEELRIGHT
(ST. JUDE, N. C.)

I make a speciality of repairing
wagons, hacks, bugiges, etc. ~
@ Wagons made to order on
short notice: Nothing bnt the
best material used and satisfac-
ton guaranteed. A trial il all I
ask. !
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17

Cuban bonds which would go
to the present holders Of
Spanish bonds. Ifthis scheme
is seriously pushed, it will
soon be discovered that the
universal sentiment of our
people ia. millions for the
preservation Of our national
honor, bnt not one cent for
Spanish bond-hOl'lers.
1t appears that the friends
of Hawaiian annexation are
afraid to try to secure annex
alton by q joint resolution,
owing to threats Of the oppo
sition to keep Congress in
session all summer, if they
do. At a secret meeting of
the Senate committee on for
eign relations it was decided
to make another attempt to
ratify the treaty. If that
fails, as it is expected to do,
the whole matter may be
dropped until the next ses-
sion of Congress.
Car Reeds latest ruling.
that democrats shall not
when the House is sitting as
a Committee of the Whole
crIticlse the administration,
the republican party, or any
individual republican, IS an.
other step towards the sbso-
lutte throttllng of free speech
in the House, and is just as
outrageous as any of those
III the same direction which
have preceded it. From the
birth of Congress the custom
has been to allow the very
widest latitude to members
who made speeches while the
House was sitting as the
committee OF the whole, but
this new autOcratic mumbo
jumbo says that no demo.
crat will be allowed to make
a political speech. except
when the bill under consider
alton is purely political.
This muzzling rule would be
outrageous even if it were
made to apply impartiaIly
to all members of the House
but when applied, as it has
been, closely to anti-republi.
can members it is more than
outrageous, it is depriving
the representatives Of the
people oil their constitutional
right to be heard a t all
times.
The United States reward
has been increased to 81, 500
for the arrest of any person
or persons who were connect
ed with the killing of the ne
gro postmaster at Lake City,
IS. c., and his child, and a
number Of Government de
tectives have been put on tho
case. The members of thu
South Carolina delegation il
Congress all say that thu
State authorities are also
trying hard to run down INC
punish the perpetrators o
this barbarous crime.
Marion Messenger: C. N
| IC,.rpon;pp loft for tho Klnn
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17
The Mothers OF the President.


DR.. Talcott Williams. Of
Philadelphia. has made an
interesting summary of the
lives Of the mothers OF our
Presidents.
Eleven OF them, or nearly
half the number, were in easy
circumstances, belonging to
families Of education and gen
tie breeding; the other halfof
the number struggled with
poverty and hardships more
or less severe. The lives
barest of comfort or softness
we're probably those of Jack
son's and Lincoln's mothers,
who were pioneers in the
West, and literally struggled
for the necessities of life.
Some of these women were
unlettered, and perhaps mar
row ard bigOted. Sons were
of the fairest fruit of civiliza.
ton. But DR.. Williams calls
attention to the momentous
fact that all, without excep.
ton, were godly and devout
women.
"NO American,' he says
"has become President with
out the memory of the pray
er he lisped at his mothers
knee. Not q President but
has left somewhere on record
his testimony to the training
and religious influence of a
Christian mother"
He notes also the slgnifi-
cant fact that all the Presi-
dents of the United States
have avowedly owed more to
the Influence of their moth
ers upon their lives than to
that of their fathers. More
than half, indeed, were left
fatherless in boyhood.
The conclusion to be Ira wn
from these significant resem-
blances in the lives of the
Presidents is that the quail
ties given to a man by the
love and daily training of a
sincere. God-fearing mother
are those which command the
trust of other men. The ma
ton has not, perhaps. chos-
en- it's most brilliant or pos
sibIy it's most able men to be
its chief rulers. But it has
never chosen a man, from
Washington t o Mckinley,
whom the majority of the
people did not believe to be
honest in character.
The 'higher education"
which the mothers of our
Presidents nre receiving to.
day will enable them to give
their children a broad culture
along lines of mental acquire
ment, OF which Mary Wash
ington and Nancy Lincoln
never heard or dreamed. But
let them not ignore the hon
esty and simple religious
faith which these women gave
to their sons, and by which
they were made steadfdst ir
principle, and held the conf
dence of the country in its
hours of dire need.-Youth's
Companion.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

There is no denying that
the present policy of the ad-
ministration is aggravating
and calling to the average
American. regardless of his
political affiIiation. 1t is dif-
ficult to understand, when
Spain IS moving heaven and
earth to borrow money and
to buy warships to fight ns.
why We should not he open.
ly preparing for war by hav-
ing Congress appropriate the
money needed to buy addi-
tional warships and to put
us on q war footing general
ly, instead OF pretending
that the preparations for
war which the administra-
tion Is making, not only to
the extent of available a apprO
priations but in anticipa-
tion Of appropriations, are
merely routine proceedings,
We are not fooling Spain,
and it seems nonsenslcal try
ing to fool ourselves. Mr..
Mckinley knows just rs ev-
erybody else knows, that
there isn't one chance in ten
that war will be avoided. He
knows that the acceptance
of blood money from Spain
will not be commenced. and
that a peace at any price
policy would have no sup.
porters outside Of Wall
street and lts connections.
Knowing these things it is
his duty TO ask Congress to
make the necessary appro-
priations to put the country
IN a proper condition of de-
fpnse and to enable ig to give
Spain the thrashing it has
been itching for during the
last year or two. 1t ia no
valid excuse to claim that
doing so would be a reaec-
ton upon the Naval Court OF
Inquiry. If so, Spain has
been casting reflections upon
that Court quite numerously
during the last few days.
But, as q matter of fact,
would it be any more refec-
tion to openly ask for the
money from Congress to
make proper and needed pre-
paration for war, than it is
to be secretly making condi.
tional contracts for the "a me
thing, in anticipation of ap.
preparations that Congress
has not even yet been asked
to- make? There is probably
not a man in Congress who
would ask that a gun be fir
ed in advance of the verdict
of the Court of Inquiry, but
inasmuch as everybody now
thinks that that verdict will
show that the destruction o
the Maine was not an arci
dent, that there is little doubt
that a majority of Congress
would like 10 see the admInll
tration openly making ready
to fight after that verdict il
rendered.
Few men in Congress ar
willing to believe the rumor'
connecting Mr.. Mckinley
name with the scheme to bu!
Cuba from Spain. Some O
his advisers may be in tn
scheme, but Mr.. McKinle,
ought to know the people o
this country we'll enough t,
know that they would bur.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-03-17

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
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DR.. J. NJ. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. c.
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No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, q. All druggists
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Companion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

Two Of the horns which grew on the
head Of Mary Davis. Of S8ughall, near
Liverpool, are preserved In the British
museum. They seem 10 have been well
grown when she was 2S years Of age.
/ proceeding from the back of her head.
She east them after five years. and
others grew. which she cast also 10 five
yean more She died at the age Of
-, In 1858. In the library az Edln-
/ burgh, founded by Clement Little. a
crooked horn. several Inches long. Ia
/ preserved This horn Is said % have
been cut from the head Of a woman In
1871 when she was 30 years of age.
She lived twenty years after suffering
! this strange amputation. FrancIscus
Troyillon was born In a little French
village called Meziercs. and bred up In
/ the woods among the charcoal burners
About the seventh year of his ago
he began 10 have strange swelling In
his forehead. which continued to In.
crease until he was II. when ne had
a horn about the size Of q mans finger.
but not quite 80 long This horn reg
ularly grew til he was 49, at which
time It rescmbed a rams horn both
In size and form. lie was ENLISTED
two months In Paris, In 1895. From
Paris he was carried to Orleans. where
be is said to have died soon after. A
writer In the Gentleman's Magazine de.
scribca a girl whom he saw at Darlen.
In France, who had excrescences Of a
bony and horny substance growing out
Of her fingers and toes The same
writer also mentions the case ~ girl
90 Palermo, In Sicily. on whom grew
horns like those Of q calf Also anoth-
ed case Of a girl at Waterford. in lre.
land, who, soon after her birth. was
observed 10 have kind Of rams horns
growing out OF her not az tho head
only, but at the joints Of the arms. feet
hands and fingers This child was GA.
hIbiod as q prodigy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

eft was given for her BY actors who
appreciated her talent. The money
that Il earned paid debts.
Her work was 20 her more ardu7ns
than she ever thought :. eolld be. To
make Il lighter she used morphine
which made II impossible Then one
met her In the popular dining rooms
emptying a glass ever hlled Her ply
stefan. DR.. Adams. told her sensibly.
thai what she needed vas a rest. not a
stimuiant.
He advised her 20 forget that she
vas an eiocutlonlst 70 retire TO some
farm and live ihese amid the fragrance
Of flowers and FRESHNESS Of pure air
She had 10 work and she remained In
the city. But she drank exc 7zlvely.
A. the s. Cloud Hotel. where shs
lived guests saw her three or four
times drunk. and complained Of her.
To reason With her vas % wats time
She cane 70 the hate. IN q cab. whisa
had been driven tvic. around the park.
The manager q the hotel directed the
cahman 20 her physl- An. Il hid tesn
agreed between them thai Jennie
O'Neil Potter should have a ch nee 70
become herself again = size were treat
ed az Bellevue. SEE vas placed there.
Eazlng stupidity into vacancy. al one
o'clock the other morning.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

From Rams Horn A pltlable con
fession OF weakness h. made by the
secretary Of the treasury In his report
OF the condition OF affairs In Alaska.
lie says that the advice from the civil
officers In that territory Is 10 the effect
that Il Is entirely out OF the question
10 enforce the restrictive measures on
the liquor traffic In such places as Dyea
and other settlements Not only arc
the ordinances ot the government ig-
nored and scorned, but any officer who
might try 10 execute them would be
suppressed by the strong local senti-
ment. which Is In favor Of wide
open" policy. Unlimited rum and un-
limited crime The secretary. there
fore, advises suspension Of these
measures. Does II not bring a blush 10
our cheek that nation which can as
semble a fleet and an army which Is
the admiration OF the world. qualls be-
fore the assault and the scorn OF a few
black-leg whisky men who are trying
to prostitute the citizenship of new
territory and put It's laws and ordi-
nances to scorn. shame on the official
cowardice which suggests q retreat be-
fore the lmpudont foe. II the govern
mont forces in Alaska are insufficient
10 execute our laws. let the President
call Tor volunteers and We promise him
that the RAMS Horn win raise a regl-
ment which will see that laws are en-
forced and public and private purity
are protected
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09


ly three times ~ old a. bis wife. who
IN 10 and pretty About the time of
Buffers third marriage a widow died
whom he had known from childhood
and left little daughter. men 7 years
old. On the woman's dying he prom
ised 10 adopt her little child and take
care Of II. This child Is now Mrs Ezra
Butler. wife No. 4 His friendship for
his adopted daughter grew very sin
cere and he gave her as good an edu.
cation a. his means afforded. His at
tentions 10 his charge caused mucn
dissatisfacilOn IN the household. and
Mr. Butler knew Of the approaching
storm and sent hls present wife 10
Charlotte. Mich. 20 visit his relatives
and commenced divorce proceedings
against wife No ? After two years In
the courts he obtained an absolute d.
yorce and came north and bought a
large farm near Pottervllle. The young
sard entertained for him feeling Of
deep gratitude. which easily changed 10
love under her guardians practiced
and earnest wooing aud marriage FOL.
lowed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

Ephesians v. rs: BE not drunk with
wine wherein is excess"
/ Cor w.. TO-. NO drunkards shall
Inherit the kingdom Of heaven"
"fe shall drink no wine. neitaer 20
nor your sons forever. "-Jer. XIV. 8
Woe to the crown Of pride. to the
drunkards of Ephraim. Isaiah
xviii. /.
Awake. ye drunkards. and howl and
weep. all ye drinkers OF wine. joel
T..
Their wine is the poison Of Dragon
and the cruel venom Of lsps" Deut
xxXil. 80.
Romans Kill 70: Let as walk hon
estly In the day, not IA riotlng and
drunkenness.
"Benhadad was drinking himself
drunk, 80 be- lost the battle. o. First
Kings xx.. 10.
Strong drink IL raging and whose
eYer Is deceived thereby Is not wise. o.
Proverbs Xxx. /.
BE not among wine bibbers. for the
drunkard and the gluttOn shall come to
poverty. Prov. xiii. 20-2l.
Woe unto them that are mighty 10
drink wine. and men Of strength TO
mingle strong drink. Isaiah ". %.
" Woe unto him that giyeth his neigh
Dor drink. that putteth the bottle unto
him and maketh him drunken. "-liab.
H.. rs.
We have not eaten bread. neither
have SO drunk wine nor strong drink.
that yo might know that am the
Lord. -Deut. xxx. 6.
lie shall separate himself from wine
and strong drink. and shall drink no
vinegar Of wine. neither shall he drink
any liquor OF grapes Numbers w.. 3.
This our son Is a drunkard ana a
gluiton. and the men Of bis city shall
stone him with stones until he de. So
thou shalt put away evil from among
you. Duet XXI. 20
DO not drink strong drink: thou nor
thy sons with thee. when SO 10 into the
tabernacle OF the congregation. lest ye
die. Il shall be statute for ever
throughout your congregation Lev.
4. o
Deut. XXI. 90: And shall say this
our son Is a drunkard and a glutton.
and all the men Of his city shall stone
him with stones until he die So thou
shalt put evil from among you. Touch
not taste not. handle not. which all
are 10 perish with the using"
But they have erred through strong
drink and are out Of the way. the
priests and the people have erred
through strong drink They are swal-
lowed mp by wine. they are out Of the
way through strong drink they err In
vision. They stumble In Judgment
Isaiah xviii. 7.