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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07
The United States Navy.

Biblical Recorder.
In Naval force the United
States ranks fifth in point of
size among the nGyies of the
world. Our navy is nearly
all new, having been built
since 1881. And if the work
of building hattleships, cruis-
ers, and the like shall go on
another decade as it has these
last ten years, our navy will
rank second only to that OF
England. The average read
er who has been taught to
deplore our want OF a navy
will he surprised to learn that
the United States has about
one hundred war vessels eth
er at sea, in process OF build
ing or under commission;
and that but few of these are
small or out \of date. We
have five battleships, double
turreted, steel-clad and fully
provided with guns, rams
and engines. We have twen-
ty-fve cruisers, built for
speed, carrying from twenty
to forty guns. Resides these
our fleet includes the steel
a IN "Vesuvius," fourteen
steel-clad gun boats, nineteen
monitors, Ell z h t torpedo
boats, and a number Of mis-
cellaneous engines of sea
fighting. We are not SO bad
~ off, after all. Our coast
defenses are weak, but it is
strong enough in'the present
threatening circumstances
More torpedo boats ant
monitors are needed far this
defense.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07
Retreat or War.
Asheville Citizen.

Asheville Citizen.
All prospect of war can cas-
lily be averted if Spain will
1. Offer to pay an endem-
nifty tor the loss of the Maine
and the death of over $50
men;
2. Begir at onre and on
the largest possible scale the
relief of the starving Cubans,
not in the field; and
3. Ask the advice OF three
leading nations in according
to Cuba a form of home rule.
and apply that advice at
once and in good faith; or ac
cord home rule without wait
ing for advice.
All prospects of war can
also easily be ayertcd if the
United States will
1. Discredit its board ofin-
quiry report, and not demand
any indemnity for the loss of
the Maine;
2. Stop giving relief to the
Cubans; and
3. Announce that we have
no thought oiintervcntion in
any form.
Spain will not make the
second and third concessions
we have laid down for her an
necessary to avert war, per
haps not even the first; and
we will not refrain from re
lieving the starving and dy
ing in Cuba, nor promise
nOnintervention. Until yes
terday we should have said
t hat President Mckinley
would surely demand an il
demnity, but it is announced
that he inclined to waive that
for a time at least.
This is the situation, and i
President Mckinley sets
date by which the struggle
in Cuba must end there viii
be war unless one Of the two
nations retreats from it
present position.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07
New Railroad in Western North
Carolina.

Parties who came from
Waynesville yesterday re
port a proposed new railroad
of interest to all Western
North Carolina, says t. h e
AsheyIlle Citizen. A Mr.. Hart
of CIarksburg, W. Va, has
recently visited WaynesvilIe
with the object OF perfecting
IA plan tor building a road
from either Waynesville or
Clyde to intersect the South
ern at some point in East
Tennessee. probably N e W.
port. The object IN build.
ing the road is to provide a
means of transporting lum'
Der from the PlgeOnIiversec
ton and from the lands neal
the tributaries to that river
The plan is to make theroac
a first class standard gauge
1t would make a bid for al
tie traffic of that section.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07
TinpS-I)pmOcrat.

Times-Democrat: 5 a m.
johnson, a respectable color
ed man living on the lanns
of Mr.. W. II. H. Smith in the
PikeviIle section. of Wayne
county, was found dead IN
the woods neal his hog pen.
He left his home to feed his
hogs and his wife was DOT
anxious about his return for
he usually vent to visit his
neighbOrs without saying
anything about it. His pro-
longed stay caused his wife
to go in search of him this
morning and she found him
at the place mentioned with
out any signs of violence on
his person and 1T is supposed
that he died q natural death,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07
His Fight Abandoned.

Rnssell has abandoned his
disgIaceful fight Of the lease
of the North Carolina rail
road. He has also abandon.
ed his effort to reduce passen
ger fares to 2 and 2h cents
per mile, though the Railroad
Commission at it's meeting
last week declined to recede
from it's order to that effect.
The Chairman, however, dc.
knOwledgps that in voting in
favor Of striking out for the
reduction, he was yiel1ing to
a clamor ra ther than recoI d.
ing his own judgement. This,
it seems to us. is a humiliat-
ing confession for a high Of
fetal to make, after the un.
called for harrassment OF the
officials of the Southern rail
road in which their constitu.
liOnal rights were attempted
to be Overridden in a high
handed way. The truth a.
bout this matter is that from
that beginning it is a piece of
contemplate demagognery.
What great benefit is to ac-
crup to the people at large by
reducing passenger rates?
How many people in North
Carolina make a living by
riding on the trains? Most
of our people would ride but
liltle on the trains if you
were to give them transport
tation ON every line of road
in the State. Can a man
make potatoes by riding up
and down the railr Dads? Can
the farmer clean the grass
out of his cotton or worm
his tobacco riding IA train?
And who is going to pay his
hotel bills? Will Russell, OF
Butler, or the railroad Com
mission, or even SO good q
Democrat as Joe Daniels
Come, now, Let's get dowI
, to common sense. The edi
. tor of the Topic has no in
, terest in railroads, except
such interest as is shared by
| all who wish well the com
, monwealth. He expects ne
! favors from them, but he il
, tired Of this contemptibl'
p driveI of deInagOgues who
] are impeding the progress o
the State by a shallow pre-
f tension OF serving the peo
e pie.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07
Sam. Jones Answers Gov. Taylor.

Sam. Jones Answers 6ov. Taylor.
Rev. Sam Jones arrived in
Memphis Monday afternoon
from Nashville.
How about yourself and
Coy. Taylor?" asked Il re
porter of the evangelist.
"There is no hair nor blood
around that | know OF. Bob.
has been guye,l and jabbed
at by the press until heis like
some children | know Of.
He'll cry if you crook your
finger at h i N; he'll bawl.
His liver is out of fix and his
lights, too, | think. When a
governor pardons 1893 Grim
inals in a little over twpl 7e
months time, it's about time
TO disband courts and turn
the mob loose.
IF Bob. had rs mu:h head
as he's got heart he'd make
"A heap better governor than
he's making. He's right when
he says that / might have
been in hell but for Gods
pardoning power, but Gods
pordoned cOnvicts turn out
better than Bob's. In Other
words, the Lord knows who
to pardon and Bob. don't.
"But | love Bob. Taylor as
a man, but don't admire him
much us IN executive officer.
Personally we are good
friends; officially we are un.
thick.
"NashvillN is like Memphis
| don't think the devil would
make any changes in the
programme in either place i
he had absolute control. The
good people of any commun
ity are responsible for the
badness of the bad. The bet
ter sentiment of every com
munity is dormant, but
when it's once aroused a Mis-
souri, cyclone is nowhere
While the better element arr
making money and laying il
away for their children th'
worse element are preparing
to administer on the estat,
as soon as the. old man dies
| had rather leave a goo(
boy in a good communit.
without a dollar than a ba'
boy in a bad communit.
with a million dollars. Ther
is something in what yo1
leave him.
The Iawless element 0
Nashville or Memphis hav
no more fear or regard TO
law and courts than a bul
dog has fear and regard 70
an old pussy cat. Then
the courts do get then
they know Bob. will pardo
, them, so it's all tight any
t how.
Il have quit preachin
: against mob law in Tennes
: se-it's the only one the
! have.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
War! war!! war!!! That
has been the cry onevery side
in tones higher and higher,
since the official report OF the
Naval Court of inquiry, con.
firmed the opinion that had
been general from the day
the Maine was blown mp, 10y
saying the explosion was on
the outside of the vessel, and
showing by evidence present
ed. the impossibility of p:i-
vate parties being able to
get or to put into position
explosives powerful enough
to do what was done in Ha.
vana harbOr without the as
sistance or cOnnivance Of
Spanish officials. Mr.. Me-
Kinley knows that war Is the
only outcome of the sitna-
tion, Notwithstanding that
he persists in talking peace
while the whole administra-
tion is acting war, but he has
an overwhelming anxiety to
have Spain make the first
open hostile move, just as
though the blowing up OF the
Maine was not a hostile
act, and as if the fotilla OF
torpedo boats and torpedo
boat destroyers now making
its way towards American
waters, alleged to be bound
for Porto Rico, was not an
other hostile act. His reas-
Ons for not wishing to begin
is a fear that Europe may
think that he had forced the
war upon Spain.
Mr.. Mckinley has a policy
which he thinks will force
Spain to get out of Cuba
peaceahly, to declare war
against the United States, or
to begin fighting us without
a declaration of war. He told
leading Senators and Repre-
spntatives enough of this poi
icy before sending the Maine
report to Congress to secure
their promises to aid in keep
ing Congress from acting OK
the Name report until this
policy can be put into effect
or at least he tried. Thi.
policy is to be intervention
in Cuba in the name OF hu
manity, and under it, the loss
of the Maine is to be a side is
sue, treated as the result o
incompetence rather thar
criminal intention on tn
part of the Spanish govern
ment, and no specific repara
ton therefore is to be asked
although, it Is said, that MI
Mckinley indulges the hop
that Spain will voluntaril
make some offer in that line
a hope not shared by any
body else, so far as knowr
The first official move in thl
policy will be a messageiro'
Mr.. Mckinley to Congress
asking for an appropriate
to be used for the relief Of a
Cubans who are in need.
1t will not be an easy ma
ter to hold Congress dow
until MIR. McKinley's lnte
vention policy ran be be ca
ried out, although there
very little doubt that it vi
eventually bring on war wit
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07
81 feel it my duty to give

81 feel it my duty to give
you a truthful statement of
what Chamberlain's colic,
cholera and diarrh0ea RENE
dy did," writes j. S. Collins,
Of Moore. S. G., 81 had a child
about two year old, that had
thediarrhoea for two months.
| tried all the best known
remedies, but none gave the
least relief. When this remedy
came to hand, | gave it as
directed and in two days the
child was completely cured" "
Sold by NJ. B. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07
JOHN ". DYER,
BLACKSMITH and WHEELRIGHT
(ST. JUDE, N. C.)

| make a speciality of repairing
wagons, hacks, buggies, etc.
bT Wagons made to order on
short notice: Nothing but t b e
best material used and satis'ac-
ton guaranteed. A trial is all |
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
hetic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No.To-
Bac. the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 5Oc or 81. Cure guaran.
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07

than to virtually force Spain
to take the initiative in the
war, by acting under the
cloak of humanity. Repre-
sentative Lewis, OF the State
of Washington, voiced the
opinion of this element in
Congress when he said: "War
is already upon US. We are
fools to disguise it. 1t is not
patriotic to delude ourselves
further. A Spanish fotilla
is sailing towards our shores.
1t is the duty of the govern
mpnt to intercept that fotil
ia and blow itfrom the seas.
And the enthusiastic cheers
which greeted his quotation
from n speech made by John
Randolph. in the House, in
IN 1922, were significant
"As we would not be bullipd
by the British lion, so we re
fuse to be frightened by the
jackall."
The Secretary OF the Inter-
ior has asked Congress for
on appropriation Of more
than $S,0OO,000 to meet a
deficiency in t h e pension
funds for the current fiscal
year. The republican leaders
in Congress probably knew
what this deficiency would
exist, and that was why .hey
insisted upon making the
pension appropriation for the
next fiscal year about $1O,-
100000 less than they know
will be required. 1t is all a
part OF the scheme to keep
down the total of appropria-
tons at this session of Con,
gress.
The democratic filibuster
while the Naval Appropria'
ton bill was being consider.
ed by the House, sitting as a
committee of the whole, was
not made to delay the Naval
bill, but as a rebuke to Repre-
sentative Payne, Of N e "
York, who was presidlngand
who tried to out-CZar the
Car himself, by refusing tC
allow Representative Hart
man, OF Montana, to com
plete a speech he began, be
cause Mr.. Hartman, who ls
silver republican, dare t {
, satirize the republican party
and such as it fully deserved
Representative Bailey, who
led the filibustering, correct
ly stated the democratic po
6 sition when he said, in pro
testing against the refusa
:, of Little Gar Payne to en-
tertain a demand for teller
on a vote upon an appea
from his decision: eli you d'
. not permit us to verify tn
a count, you destroy the las
y safeguard OF the majority.
> dishonest man in the chair
and there have been dishor
!, est men in the chair,-coul
= defeat the will of this HOUSE
=, | am free to say that my pu
pose in inaugurating this fiji
. buster was to consume twi(
y AS much time as you drnie
- the gentleman from MOI
J. tana, and | intend to do
y, every time you deny a rea
=. enable demand"
r. 81 feel it my duty to gi,
is you a truthful statement
Z.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07

Spain has a population of IT,
550,216. Cuba contains 1907.
Oil.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-04-07

To Cure Constipation Forever.
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DIR. J. NJ. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
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New-York tribune., 1898-10-23

Nine. Meba will sail from Liverpool Novem-
Der 12. and will sing here for the first time this
season at the Metropolitan Opera House No
vcmber %. a concert in aid OF the Sunnyside
Day Nursery. organized by committee composed
of Mrs :. A. Coats Mrs Whitelaw Reid, Mrs.
Henry Marquand Mrs. Robert Bacon Mrs. Archi-
bald Murray Miss Cuyler and Miss Rhett
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23
IX. RELIGION AND PATRIOTISM COMB NED-FINALE

rosch has many admirers. and the Oratorio Society
and its patrons are numerous and enthusiastic in
that category. That is one factor which will have
10 be reckoned with. There also evil w!shers
OF Mr.. Damrosch in this world. and some well wish
ers who think that the things which make for
good in music are best subserved by leaving per
sona matters entirely out Of consideration when
Il comes placing an estimate upon his artistic
doings. Here more things TO be reckoned
with. Then there IL some hing 80 heart warming
In The thought of the incident which the "Te
Deun1'' recalls that f. will be extremely difficult
while listening II to pronounce that judgment OF
taste unalloycd with feeling demanded by pure
aesthetics.
Besides all this. It VIII be difficult TO keep clear
OF comparisons and Of the prejudice which his
tory shows always 10 be associated with oc-
cas,ona,s" or as they generally considered.
p,eces written 10 order" In high sense all
Great compositions are "occasionals for II is only
from incident physical or psychological that IN
su,ra,jon can come. and without inspiration no
great art work has eyer been created. Beethoven
began his Solemn Mass In ID for the purpose Oh
testifyng hts respect for a noble patron ana Pupl
and 10 provide music for his installation as arch
bishop; but he ended II years after the installa-
tion had taken place and now we can see how
the Inspiration fePotfen 81 sucn a theme in such
y mind, carried him far beyond the churchly ap-
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23

day OF thanksgiving appointed on the Kings re-
turn 10 London. The battle had been fought near
the lptle village OF Dettingen and from that cir
cumstance the ''Te Deum' which Handel composed
for the occasion Is known the "De,tlngen TIE
Deum' Walter Damrosch heard much Of this
music In his boyhood for IL opened the great fest-
val planned and directed by his father in the 7th
Regiment Armory In 1881 In this "Te Deum" we
have loud jubnaton; p@an OF thanksgiving In
which-for It's military victory that Is cele-
brating-the trumpes raise their brazen voices at
the outset In Il fanfare which stamps the whole
work with It's distinctive character. When the
great Hande. Commenoration took place in Vest
minister Abbey. in 1874, II was thought that only
fourteen trunpets. two pairs Of kettle-drums two
pairs Of double drums. placed In the tower and
two bass drums we're none too many Of the musical
instruments OF war to make the proper prOclama-
ton OF rejoicing Small wonder. under tn circum-
stances that Mr.. Damrosch should have felt the
influence Of this music when he entered upon the
task OF giving voice TO the Joy OF the American
people the victory OF Manila; and little ba me
that he emulated his great predecessor I'm calling
his TIE Deum" after that famous victory.
But 10 a description OF the work. II IL written
for 500 quartet chorus and orchestra. There are
no solo pieces, but the quartet takes the part In
each division OF the composition except the first and
last The celebrated hymn. which beautiful ira .
dition (unhappiy groundless. like 80 many ira
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23
MUSICAL COMMENT.
Mr.. DAMROSCHs "TE DEUM"-A MUSICAL
CELEBRATION OF THE VICTORY IN
MANILA BAY-NEws NOTES.
PROGRAMMES AND AN
NOUNCEMENTS.

The "Te Deum" composed by Walter Damrosch 10
celebrate the victory OF the American ships and
arms in Manila Ray last May-day is TO be per-
formed by the Oratorio Society at its first concert
this season on December 3. After that perform
there will be ample time for criticism whether
1t devotes itself to praise, spends Itself in finding
fault or exercises Itself in its proper function Of
separating excellence from defect and helping TO an
appreciation OF the beautiful. There need be found
no anticipation OF the judgment OF that time In the
suggestion that Mr.. Damrosch's composition is
more than likely TO be condemned unduly. and that
II is also in danger of being praised unduly; for
many things connected with II force personal
equation into a prominent place in the critical
procedure which the work challenges. Mr.. Dam
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23
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Tabourettes or Flower Stands in an.
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New-York tribune., 1898-10-23

paratus and. indeed. rs some Of US thinh. 70 the the
extreme OF negation Of the dosmas OF the
Church whose child he was: Those who pray iSa fSr
Missa solemnls amid the whirrng OF drums , and
the clangor OF trumpets. scarcely be con-
ceived resting content with the regulated media
ton OF priests saints:-they are themselves at
the foot OF the throne Of mercy. A nobler sub
ject than Deweys victory over the Spanish squad
ron In Manila Bay has not been presented to a
composer of the nineteenth century. nor one
worthier OF the highest order OF creative talent.
Shall young composer who undertakes to sing
the praise OF such an event be faulted Tor that
reason? We hope not. Rather let 1t be that we
rejoice In what he has done to open the doors 70
those whose emotions most easily make use OF the
wings of melody.
Victory and Peace have had notable musical
celebrations. and one OF them. we think. was much
in the mind OF Mr.. Damrosch while he wrote.
Nearly two hundred years ago Handel celebrated
the Peace OF Utrecht by writing "Te Deum" and
n "Jubate." The "Jubilate" lives. but the "Te
Deum' IL forgotten, helped into oblivion by a
lofter setting OF the same text made by the master
at the zenith Of his powers. When King George H.
at the head Of his troops In person. defeated the
French Army under the Marechal de Noaes and
the Due de Gramont June q, 1743, Handel
called on to provide some music for the solemn
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23
THE NEW com Field N ana

Canal Dover. Ohio. Oct. 22-The excitement fol-
lowing the discovery OF gold at Malvern. north OF
here continues undated. and to-day the little
town Is crowded with strangers. This hamlet %
rve hundred inha abtants has been transformed In
a few days into Western boom town. The gold
quartz VEN has been probed for ninety feet 1t IL
four feet deep and perhaps six feet wide. These
dimensions almost uniform far as found.
Al all points the quartz is rich and will average
up TO the assays which have been made. Specu-
lators are buying up all the land possible In the
vicinity Al fancy prlceA
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23

After an absence OF two seasons Plulket Greene
is 20 return 10 America IN January 10 undertake Il
recital tour Of three months duration.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23

Very encouraging reports are heard concerning
Mrs. Rutland. solo contrato OF the Lafayette Ave
Presbyterian Church Brooklyn. who went
abroad for study some months ago She f. now I'm
Wales studying old Italian airs with the mother Of
Liza Lehman Of Persian Garden" fame She
has also studied oratorio and songs with Mr. Hen
schel. and has been engaged for a number OF con-
certs In London. Glasgow and other places. at two
OF which she VIII sing in The Messiah and
'I,iitah
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23
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New-York tribune., 1898-10-23

now the choral melody Is superposed upon The
beginning Of The Star Spangled Banner" Exam.
pie IX). whose conclusion is taken up by voice:
also on the words, 20 Lord in Thee have
trusted. let me never be confounded." The march
rhythm OF the church" call hurries on the pom
pOus close.