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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22
RROOKLINE.

The spring term OF school in No ! be
gan Oh Monday, with Lena Ryder Of Jamai-
ca as teacher.
An item of interest to the friends of Rev.
and Mrs. Walter Walker of Elgin, Ill. is that
of the arrival into their home few days
ago of little daughter. Congratulations
are in order
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22

Thousands suffer from Catarrh or cold In the
head and have never tried the popular remedy.
There is no longer any excuse, as a ten cent trial
size OF Ely's Cream Balm can be had of your
druggist or we mail II for 10 cents Full size 80
cents-Ely Bros, SO Warren St, New York City.
A friend advised me 10 tr6 Ely's Cream Balm
and after using 1t six weeks l believe myself
cured OF catarTh. II is a most valuable rem
edy-Joseph Stewart 624 Grand Avenue, Brook
lyn, n. Y
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22

Mrs. 6 n, WymAn will open Saturday, April
%, the largest, finest and cheapest line of MILL
merry and fancy goods ever shown in Jamaica,
fresh from New York, where she has been for
some time picking up bargains and informing
herself on making up the latest creations of fash
ion. Trimmed hats a specially, from 60 cents up
ward. Orders taken for ladies and children s
suits capes and mackihtoshes An apprentice
wanted
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22

Rev. James II. Cnilds of Northbrlige
Mass, a nephew of Rev. F. +. Barnard
visited his uncle here last week. He occu-
pied the pulpit with Mr.. Barnard last sun
day and preached a sermon that many OF
the audience claimed was the best they
ever heard.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22
THE HOMELIEST MAN IN
BRATTLEBORO

AS well as the handsomest, and others are invited
20 call any druggist and get free trial bottle
OF kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs, q
remedy that is guaranteed TO cure and relieve al
chronic and acute coughs, asthma, bronchitis
and consumption. Price % and 80 cents
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22
SOUTH VERNON

Dr. W. j. Bolton Of Bernardston has
resumed his practice He spent the pas
winter in Florida and has returned much
improved in health.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22
DUMMFRsTON HILL

a temperance meeting will be held at
George c, Washers on Tuesday evening,
April % per order of the president OF the
W. c. r. L.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22

You hardly realize it is medicine, when taking
Carter's Little Liver Pills. They are very small,
no bad effects; all troubles from torpid liver are
relieved by their use.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22

tlf1ual
strength
auOiviEOr
No moth
eT wants
to have
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-06-23

According to the London
Daily Telegraph, which has
exceptional facilities for ob
tanning official foreign news,
the leading Continental Pow
ers of Europe are consider
ing the question of interven-
tion between Spain and the
United States on the basis OF
independence for Cuba and
Porto Rico and the retention
by the United States of the
Philippines as security for an
indemnity not likely to be
paid for many years. But it
consideration in this matter
should ever be transformed
into conclusion thejudgment
of the Powers would be of no
force or validity unless ap-
proved by Great Britain, and
thereafter by t h e United
States. II the Governments
at Vienna, Paris, Berlin and
st. Petersburg be really talk
ing of intervention in other
than diplomatic phrases they
can be compared only TO chi
dren playing with fire. They
do not know how dangerous
is the element with which
they arc tNmpcIing.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-06-23

The Prohibitionist.P
list campaign for the Govern
orshlp in Pennsylvania under
the lead of DR.. Swallow is not
to be the single experiment
with a mixture of aquarium
ism and socialism. Ex-Sena-
tor PETER has been named as
the Prohibitionist candidate
for Governor in Kansas. DR..
Swallow wasa ProhibitiOnist
before he was a Populist, and
PETER was a Populists before
he vas a Prohibitionist. This
is a year Of varIegated poll
tics; but there is not q likpli-
hood Of any combination
more remarkable than the
cheap money cold water can
didacies. -Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-06-23

During the summer OF 81 ,
Mr.. Chas. p. johnson, Il well
known attorney OfLouisviIle
KY, had a very severe at
tack of summer complaint.
Quite a number of different
remedies were tried. but fail
ed to afford any relief. A
friend who knew what was
needed procured him a bottle
of Chamberlain's collie, chol.
era and diarrhoea remedy.
which quickly cured him and
he thinks. saved his life. He
says that there has not beer
a day since that time that ht
has not had this remedy ir
his household. He speaks o
it in the highest praise a n c
takes much pleasure in rec
ommending it whenever al
opportunity Is offered. FoI
sale by NJ. B. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-06-23
Mathematical.
New York World.

/. Santiago is 800 miles
from Key West BY water. 1t
rs 500 miles from Havana bv
land, without railroad or 9th
er means OF transportation.
BIT for the fact that poor
Cervera's fleet, driven from
Cape Verd by the neutrality
laws, was forced to seek ref
uge there, Santiago would
have cut no figure IN the war.
2. Havana is only 96 miles
from Key West. 1t is the
capital of the island, the seat
OF Spain's strength in Cuba,
the centre of every military
enterprise and of all political
power.
The hosting Of the Aneri-
can flag over MORO Castle
would have a greater moral
effect in Spain and through
out Europe than the over
running by our troops of alI
the rest of the island.
3. Cervera's feet is reduc.
ell, according to the latest
reports, to three or four ef-
fectlve ships, and an equal
number of small craft. These
are bottled and corked secure
ly in the harbor.
Our united fleet of seventy
ships is surely not required
for blockade duty or toguard
the narrow and obstructed
channel into Santiago. We
have fighting ships and cru
isers enough to lombard Ha
vana, to complete the work
so foollshly stopped at San
Juan, or even to attack the
Canaries and Cadiz itself.
Now that SANTIAGO has
, been besieged and lombard
ed it must be taken. Samp.
!, son could have taken it ma.
ny days ago, according to
his own statement to the
correspondent of the World,
! il he had been reinforced with
p 1000 troops. These troops
J. delayed by foolish fears o.
!. Spanish spook ships, are nov
r on their way.
e SIMPSONS work at Santi
2 ago will soon be finished. But
n the capital stroke, the vita
T. blow at Spanish dominion il
r this hemisphere, will still re
4 main to be delivered. Th'
y way to erd the war qnickl.
e is to shell Havana and seiz'
It Porto Rico.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-06-23
Make Stahlman DiSg0rge.
News and Observer.

news ana ODSerVer.
Senator Tillman has q way
of going to the bottom OF
matters. After a number OF
Senators had spoken of the
scandal Of paying Major
Stahlman 100000 for col.
Letting the claims of $685.
600 due by the government
to the M. E. Church, South,
Senator Tillman declared
that "the Methodist church
ought to make Stahlman
disgorge."
That's exactly what ought
to be done. If Maj. StahlInan
induced representatives OF the
church to make so scandal
ous/a contract, he took ad-
vantage of their confidence
in him. Senator Tillman IS
right. Stahl!nan ought to
he made to disgorge. For
months he has been posing
az a great friend t o the
church. Every dollar, except
a reasonable fee, is dishonest
money.
When the bill was pending
in the Senate, twas reported
that some lobbyist was to
get a big slice, and this re.
port was about to defeat the
passage OF the bill. Senator
Bate telegraphed to Smith &
barbee, agents OF the Metho
dist Publishing House, al
Nashville, Tenn, and they
wired back authorizing the
Senator to denounce the re
port as false. He did so. The
bill passed. The money wa'
paid, but the church only gor
$1SS,OOO, while Stahlmar
got $1O0, 900. There isfrau(
. somewhere and the Senat'
does we'll to investigate tn
matter. If any agent of tn
: church is guilty, the churcl
) authorities will unfrock him
The Bishops ought to lool
into the matter at once an
, clear the church from tn
blame that ought to be pIat
ed on the responsible parties
The money paid was due 10
e property destroyed. Tier
:, was nothing wrong in urgin
! payment and employing a
! honorable lawyer, but afte
the telegram to Senate
8 Bate, an explanation shoul
he made, the responsiUilit
! placed, and Stahlman mad
p to disgorge The Methods
V church ought to have ever
dollar of that money, exceE
: a fair fee. If Stahlman ha
e to spend Q big pile to secul
i the passage of the bill, tt
y whole thing is unclean an
. the church ought to wash il
hands of it.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-06-23

experienced it. Men W ho
stand within so or 100 feet
of the guns are lifted from
their feet, blood vessels are
broken, ear drums snap, and
it is a tremendous tax upon
the strongest nerves.
"And what are the troch-
as?" asks some one. The
trochas are two great ditch.
es dug across the narrOwest
portions of the island of Gu
ba, one in East Cuba, the
other in the western portion.
The dirt is thrown up Oh one
side OF the ditch while on the
other is a barbed wire fence.
Every few hundred yards d
block house was built, mann
ed by Spanish sentinels. Gen.
Weyler supposed that by the
aid of these trochas he could
divide the insurgent forces,
and could then "pen them
up" and all rebels would be
compelled to surrender or
die. He was mistaken for
his 1rochas have been of but
little use to him.
"There is a sweet with ev-
cry bitter" say the cpti-
mists, and it is doubtless bet
ter doctrine than that con-
tained in the pesslmists state
ment that "mlsfOrtunes new.
er come singiy." For in
stance, war will make us val
ue peace more highly. Again
this war Is emphasizing the
evils of the cigarette habit
and if this evil is stamped
out by the war then onegreat
good deed is done. 1t i:
stated that a majority o
those would be soldiers wht
fail to pass the physical ex
animation are cigarette us
ers, and ninety per cent o
those who are at all addicted
to the habit are rejected. Tn
ten per cent accepted ar
those who have not practic
ed the vice long enough t.
disqualify them.
"And the recOncentradoes
who are they?' Well, dfte
Gen. Weyler had been vainl.
trying to put down the Gu
ban rebellion for m an
months, he came to the cor
clusion that so long as tn
peasant farmers of Cuba II
. mained in sympathy wit
the insurgents and iurnishe
= them supplies, it would b
impossible to conquer the il
!, land. He then hit upon u
, idea which finally assume
, shape as his famous "recol
centrado order" This con
, manded the peasant farmer
9 and their families to leaN
, their farms and go with
90 the nearest Spanish fortifie
~ lines. The Spaniards the
: took or destroyed all tt
property left on the farms
order that none might be t
!. ken bJ the insurgents. t
- this recOncentrado ord e
- 100000 innocent men, W
- men and children were cor
- PEELED to leave their farm
y, and go within the SPANS
lines. Here starvation star
- them in the face for the Spa
y iards being in the land
~ their enemies had almost
-. food for such a multituC
. AS O result 100000, we a
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-06-23
Seven Weeks OF War.

MOueTu WAITS u'c uPt w Nv
fought quickly and the tihal vic
tory of the superior force not
long delayed. 1t was so in the
recent wars Of Japan against
China and of Turkey against
Greece. The indications are now
that the present war OF the Unit
ed States against Spain will be of
The same character.
Wsr was declared on April 21st.
How has it progressed? What
has been accomplished in the
shortspace ofseven weeks? Dewey
has annihilated tie Spanish
fleet in the Pacific and virtually
captured the Philippine Islands.
The most seaworthy and really
formidable ships of the Spanish
navy been bottled upin Santiago
harbor by Schley, Sampson and
Hobson, and will be blown up by
their commander, Admiral Ger
vera, before very long to prevent
their falling into the hands of the
Americans. This fleet, 80 much
feared for awhile that its cruise
| in West India and Caribbean wa
ters led to a postpUnement otthe
invasion of Cuba by the United
States, was really nerver as dan
gerous as even it's enemies deem
ed, and events are developing the
fact that Cervera put into Santi-
ago harbor deliberately, because
he could go nowhere else, and
knowing full well when he did so
that his squadron's career was
ended and it's doom sealed.
But what of the remnant OF the
Spanish fleet? Its existence Tor
awhile frightened the old women
of Boston into anticipation of q
bombardment. 1t kept Commo.
dore Schley at Hampton Roads
much longer than he had any
need to stay. 1t was soon learn
; ed, however, that the Atlantic
seaboard was i'll no danger OF at
tack, and Schley's life was saved
for he said he was dying of mac
tion. Then, once more, the word
was put out that the Cadiz fleet
had sailed to the reliefofCervera
but this, too, was a fake. Admi
al Camara doesn't count. HI
> can't get engineers. His ships
too, are necessary to the defenc
of the Spanish eeacoast.
The vigilance of the American
r has interrupted the workings q
, tho Spanish spy system in tn
United States. Cuba is isolate'
=, from Spain by the cutting of al
the cable connections. Captain
General Blanco cannot commur
icate with the home government
: The blockade of the island shut
Z: off his supplies Of food aud an
] munition. The desolated islam
e does not raise enough to kee
J. the native population from star
n ing by tens of thousands.
4 The United States has embark
J. ed nearly 10000 troops for tn
invasion of Cuba. She has raise
;. u volunteer army of 10000
- men and is raising another of7i
{ 900.
|, And all this in the space cf Sc,
q en- weeks. This war will hardl
n be a long one. But if EuroF
"a makes any attempt to dictat
'e the terms of peace, there may |
n another one.-Charlotte Obser'
l. er.
y During the summer OF 81
r Mr.. Chas. p. johnson, Il we
j. known attorney OfLouisviII
n- KY, had a very severe a
tock Of S,1mmpr cOmnlain
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-06-23
JOHN ". DYER,
BLACKSMITH and WHEEL1IGHT
(ST. JUDE, N. C.)
PROFESSIONAL.

1make a speciality of repairing
wagons, hacks, buggies, etc.
s~ Wagons made to order on
short notice: Nothing but t h e
best material used and satistac-
ton guaranteed. 4 trial is all !
n -
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-06-23
SOME WAR NOTES.
progI essive Farmer.

continues from July to OctO-
her. !
Santiago, of which we have
heard SO much for several
weeks, was once the capital
of Cuba. It's climate is hot
and unhealthy.
1t is said that the dailies
of our country spend $780,
600 per day for war CORES
pondence. Then, too, every
day some man transforms a
piece of his own conscience
into a newspaper fake.
Havana has one of the fin-
est harbors in the world. To
enter it q ship must pass
through a narrow channel
three. lights OF u mile long.
The harbor itself is capable
Of accommodating 1000
vessels of any. size.
Gomez, the leader of the
Cnban insurgents, ia said hy
Fitzbugh Lee to be a "grim,
& resolute. hOrest, cOnsclen-
tious, old man." He is sew
enty-five years old but is sstill
able to plan and push.
The nature of the war ia
well illustrated by a remark
of Gen. Semmes, who served
in the Civil War. Being told
that a prisoner was hungry,
he said: Feed him. Shoot
'em.in the line but feed 'em
on this side OF il"
War news! War poems!
War maps! War stories
War jokes! Every one reads
thcm or hears them, Every
man you meet has a new
Joke or incident to relate. Be.
sides the newspapers talk o1
little else hut war.
A great many prisoners are
held by the Spaniards "in
cumunicado." Gen. Lee says
,these little ''inco,nunlcadO'
cells are "about 8 by 10 feet
stone floors and dark" an(
prisoners are kept thus >fo1
days and weeks without be
ing allowed to see or tall
with any one.
The Spaniards are said tt
lie civilized. hut though the.
have helu Cuba for four cen
turies they have built no pull
lie roads and no canals
There are no telegraph line
except along the railroad
and the few railroads wer
built not by Spaniards bu
by En9lishmen.
In New York the saloo
keepers offer free drinks t
men who have enlisted t
fight for Uncle Sam. The Sc
loon keepers say patriotism
prompts them to make thl
offer. Some one suggest
that by making our soldier
less effective they are glvin
aid and comfort to the en-
my.
TO lie a soldier requires n
education. In the civil wa
q Kentuckian was once d
tailed to go to the regimen
commissary to assist i
bringing the compahy's n
tions. Among his stores
brought some potatoes, M
down on the requisitiOn. b
ing asked where he got ther
he replied: II went to tt
conersary to draw some vi
ions, and seem these tater
Iconsecated them
An exchange tells W tn
ov,~,r a@oo,o oou thof r
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1898-06-23

GA ST q II Z A.
Bs.,, tb, a The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature q; &xHAz@zM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-30
FELL INTO SCHLEYS TRAP

have obtained substantial foothold
upon Cuban soil
Commodore Schley has not only his
own squadron but two or three vessels
besides at his command. and it is not
believed to be possible for the Spanish
admiral to escape with his fleet. No
information is obtainable to the in
tention of Commodore Schley. Whether
he will endeavor to force an entrance to
the bay and seek a battle with the
Spanish squadron is not known, but
such a course at present is not regard
ed as likely. 1t would be the better, in
the opinion of some naval officers to
keep Cervera and his vessels safely in
the harbor where they are as absolute
ly useless as they would be at the bot
tom of the sea.
Kew West, Fla, May 30.-Any doubt
remaining as to the exact location of
Admiral Cerveras fleet is removed by
reports brought in by naval scout ships
and forwarded by Associated Press. The
Spanish squadron is anchored in the
harbor of Santiago, and the problem
remains for the commanders of the
American fleet to dispose of the enemy
either by cOrking the bottle, by fore
ing the long narrow passage and
smashing the strong Spanish squadron
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-30
GOMEZ ATTACKS.
Captures Remedies But is Later Com
PEELED to Evacuate.


London. May 30.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Key West says:
Intelligence has been received here from
Cuba that a portion of the army of Cen
eral Gomez, consisting of 800 cavalry and
500 infantry, Saturday at daylight at
tackled, captured and held for two hours
the town of Remedies, in the province of
Santa Clara.
The Cubans were under the command
of Garlic, and the object of the attack
was to capture supply of provisions sent
three days before to the Spanish troops,
who numbered 5000 men. General Garlic
hearing of their arrival, sent to Gomez for
reinforcements, and having received 100
infantry and 200 cavalry. decided to at,
Friday night about three miles from Rem
edios. No fires were permitted and all
orders were given by word of mouth in
stead of bugle.
for attack, the cavalry being in front and
the infantry under Colonel Botra consti-
tuted the second line. They were almost
in the town before a sentry gave warn
cided the capture and the infantry follow
ing at dOuble-quick looted the place of
everything edible, which was sent to Cen
eral Gomez as well as 304 Mauser rifles
and 10000 rounds of ammunition, under
escort of so cavalry and 100 infantry.
The loss to the CubanS was four killed
and three wounded. The Spaniards lost
80 killed and 81 wounded. The Cuban
troops had eaten nothing but .'juita' for
weeks, and had no bread or coffee. ConSe-
quently they are reveling in the canned
beef, sardines, coffee and other edibles of
the capture.
Two hours after the town was taken
the Spanish troops, who had been rein
forced, returned and recaptured Remedies.
Five Cubans were killed or wounded in
the second engagement The Spanish loss
is unknown,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-30

captain of the Spanish gunboat Callao.
captured by the United States feet.The
Spaniards have been threatening to
shoot him for surrendering although
confronted by the whole American
fleet
All the American ships are at Cavite,
in Manila bay
Salt provisions are plentiful, but
fresh provisions are not obtainable.
There is no sickness in the American
fleet
In reply to the Spanish attempt to win
over Aguina1do's men, the insurgents
are said to have informed the Span
iards that they are neutral and will
await events.
The Spanish gunboat Ell Cano, which
captured the American bark Saranac,
loaded with coal and owned by William
Simpson, Jr., of New York, has left
Iloilo and gone to the Samoangan riv-
er.
1t is said the Spaniards released the
Saranac, owing to the fact she hoiSted
the British flag prior to her capture.
The Americans have captured the
Spanish gun boat Leyte, which was at
tempting to run dispatches into Iloilo.
A steamer Is reported to have landed
5000 rifles at Cavite for the use of the
insurgents.
The Spaniards have offered $25. 600 for
the head of Aguinaldo, the insurgent
leader.
The governor of Hong Kong has pro-
hibited the United States auxiliary gun
boat Seairo from taking war stores to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-30
A GERMAN SPY.
Supposed Statesman May Be
Shot ON Sight-His Ruse.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press }
st. Thomas, D. w. L, May 30.-Mr.
Emershohn, a German subject, travel
ing as the correspondent of a German
newspaper, left ST. Thomas on Monday
of last week (May 23) for Santa Cruz.
About Wednesday, the 25th, he left
Santa Cruz for Porto Rico. 1t is sup
posed the object of the trip was per-
sonally to observe conditions, which
some claim have been misrepresented
by American journalists.
1t is learned here today that en-
Thusday, the 26th, Mr.. Emersohn was
arrested at Caguas, Porto Rico, but
subsequently escaped, whereupon the
alcade of Caguas declared him a spy
and placed a. price on his head.
According to the same adviceS, the
German: consul is poWerless to interfere
The charge of being a spy is absolutely
groundless. Mr.. Emershohn declared,
before leaving st. Thomas, his in
tcntion of acquainting the Porto Ri
can authorities with the entire legiti-
macy of his mission, but it is under
stood that the German consuls in the
island of Porto Rico, and the German
merchants also are too much interested
locally to take the proper energetic
STEPS. Unless the German authorities
act promptly Mr.. Emershohn may be
shot on sight