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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02
An tl6s,rne e!Dssiys.

En- closing ONE OF h&s ~s3
dresses Bob kngersoH Eres
nouneed the following beastl
fuF eneOfnintn upon Shake
ispeare:
S'Shak kespeare was an Tntes
lect1af oceHn whose waves
touched all the shores Of
,thought5within whosebosom
were all the tides and waves
OF destiny and will, over
which swept alb the sturms Of
fate, ambition and revenge,
upon which fell the gloom
and darkness OF despair amd
death and all the sunlight of
a continent of loye; an mtes
lectuatl ocean towards which
all rivers run and from which
now the isles and continents
of thought receive their dew
and rain,'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02

Some days ago Senator
Foraker, OF Ohio, asserted in
a speech in the Senate thatit
was the purpose of the gov
eminent to hold the Philip
pines only until the people
are capable Of governing
themselves. This remark at
tracted attention, it being
assumed that Foraker spoke
for the administration. Fri
day Senator Foraker denied
this, stating that he spoke
only for himself, and his re-
mark t h a t the Filipinos
would be given their independ
ence when they exhibited d
capacity for self-government
appears to have been based
on pure assumption.-Land-
mark.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02

The great men of the world
have been workers. This is
true without exception. The
world always finds a place
for an earnest worker. Ed
son says that he works TWEEN
ty hours a day. No wonder
he has astonished the world
with his inventions. Moses
and Paul, and Luther, and
Wesley, the worlds great re
formers, all died with the
harness on. What a young
man wants to learn; more
than anything else, is t o
work. There is no room for
idlers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02

Landmark: In Wake Su-
perlor court last week a con.
vict named Moore was con
victed of murder in the first
degree and sentenced to be
hanged March 30th. Moore
is a white man. He was sery
ing a sentence in the peniten
tiary for stealing a mule and
killed a guard while attempt
ing 10 escape.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02
New York World.
rhe Democratic Attitude.


The Democrats i'm BOTH the
Senate and the House are
practically unanimously OPP
posed to- the annrexatien
and permanent government
of the Philippines by the
United States.
They stand by our Decfar-
alton OF Independence. They
abide by the Constitution.
They respect the traditional
policy OF the Republic. they
are satisfied that the control
OF this continent and the dom
ination OF this hemisphere
arc enough to keep as occu-
pied and to satisfy any reas-
enable ambition for glory.
They believe, contrary to
Mr.. Mckinley, that we have
unsolved home problems of
sufficient gravity to tax our
wisdom for years to come.
They do not believe in the
"assimila ton" OF 5000, 900
mongrels and savages 10,-
900 miles away. They do
not favor a permanent annu-
al expenditure of $780, 600, :
600 to support a graft ofim-
perialism upon the Republic.
This position, shared in
common by Cleveland and
Bryan and by nearly all the
Democrats in Congress, is
creditable to their good sense
and their patriotism. Ii only
party interest we're consider
ed the Democratic leaders
would permit the Presidents
absurd abolninable imperial
colonial policy to be ADOPTED
with simply a protest. This
would give them an issue fol-
1900 that would put all diff
ferences on other questions
out of sight and sweep the
Republicans from power with
the force of a whirlwind.
But the Democrats in Con
gress are right in standing
firmly against this wilC
scheme of Imperialism now
so that the nation shall no,
be committed to it. "Oul
country first il a good mot
Ito.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02

There is perhaps not a par
allel in the history of the
United States for the Gattis
Kilgo incident, reported in
the last issue of this paper
the case of one minister of
the Gospel suing another for
libe', says t h Q Statesville
Landmark.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02
4 Letter FrUHf the State Normal an6
Industrial Seh0els
Editor Democrat.

Editor Democrat.
Thinking perhaps some oe
the Wataugs people might
be- interested in q shortletter
from the Normal and 1ndus-
trial College, / thought that
] would try TO entertain then
awhile by telling them some
thing of the work and sur
roundings Of the College.
There are two large brick
buildings one of which ls the
school building, and the 9th
er a dormitory. Besides
these there are two wood
dormitories a n d another
brick building used as an in
firmary. There are about
300 students boarding in the
domitorles, besides quite a
number OF day students, and
horrders IN private families
Marty all OF the counties in
the State are represented.
Our Watauga girls, the Miss
es Baird, Burket and Mast
are sustaining the reputation
OF the mountain girls for hav
ing such bright minds and
are doing efficient work. All
of our neighboring counties
have students here. Wilkes
boro sent three OF her bright
est young ladies as represent
atives.
Four regular courses lead
ing to graduation are offer.
ed by the college. The Nor
NAL, Domestic course, Com
mercial, and fourth course,
which last provides for two
modern languages. There
are 40 members of the gradu.
ating class this year, and we
new girls wonder if we will
ever reach the distinction
which the seniors have at.
tanned. We are all dreading
the ordeal of mid-term exam.
nations, which begins OF
Friday Jan. 9th and we are
working as hard as we car
so that we may pass then
successfully. Many thanks
for the weekly visits of the
DEMOCRAT. | hail its com
ing with delight.
MINNIE FARTHING.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02

Lawrence Pulliam, default
ing cashier of the first Nation
al Bank of Asheville, who dis
appeared in December, 1898,
has surrended himself to the
sheriff at Stockton, CAL, and
will be brought back to Ashe
vile to stand trial. Pulliam's
defalcation was not discover
ed until some time after lie
left Asheville. He was short
IN his accounts about $7,-
600:
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02

Private Earl Agnew, q Min
nesota boy at Manila, says
in a letter to his parents:
"The inhabitants here are
not very modest. Some of
them wear simply a smile,
while the more bashful of
them wear a garter string"
This observing young man
also notes that "during the
dry season it only rains six
days in the week, but during
the rainy season rains only
once, and that is all the
time"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02

Tennessee Tomahawk: The
former editor Of this paper,
whO has been spending a few
days in Carthage, the home
of Governor McMiIlin, says
that the people over there
have great faith in Benton,
and believe that he will make
one Of the best Governors
the State has ever known.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02
NOTICE.

Having qualified as admins
TRAITOR OF Pinknay Underwood
deceased, all persons h a in g
claims against his estate are no
titled to present the same duiy
authenticated within II months
from the date Of this notice, or it
will be plead in bar of their recov
cry. This Jan. 2, 1899.
G. j. CoTTRELL, Admir-
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02

A correspondent of the Sails
bury Sun says the boiler of Prest
wood & Co.'S. saw mill, near Con
over, exploded Friday and pieces
Of the castings were thrown a dis
tance of 400 yards. Six men were
standing near when the explos-
ion occurred. but fortunately
none of them were hurt.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02
NOTICE.

Having qualified as Admins
tratrix of l.. l.. Greene, deceased,
late of Watauga county, N. c.,
this is to notify all persons hav-
ing claims against the estate OF
the deceased to exhibit them to
the undersigned within twelve
months from the date of this no.
tice or it will be plead in bar of
their recovery, all prrsonsindebt
ed to said estate will please make
Immediate payment. Dec. 15, SO.
MATTE J. GREENE, Adm'x.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02
A Preachers Confessions.

ie."
A Preachers Confession.
Richmond Times.
In his letter OF resignation,
Rev. Thomas Dixon said that
he had met with disappoint-
ment in trying to organize
the "People's Church" IN New
York; that he had not been
able to raise sufficient money
to meet expenses, and that
he had been "disillusionized."
The Religious Herald is
glad that Mr.. Dixon has been
"disillhsionized," and init
mates that there is hope for
him.
The trouble with Mr.. Dix
on, as we said yesterday, is
that he contracted the re-
form habit, and departed
from the old time preaching
which he did not approve.
He thought that preachers
ought to- discuss all sorts Of
secular questions from their
pulpits and tell people how
to vote. Accordingly he
preached about all the ques-
tions of the day, from a bi-
cycle race at Madison Square
Garden to a Gubernatorial
election. Whatever the news
papers talked about Mr.. Dix
on preached about in his
Peoples Church, and h i s
hearers got all the news of
the week from Mr.. Dixon's
pulpit, served up in the most
attractive style and punctu-
ated with sensation invective.
Mr.. Dixon is a man Of learn
ing, and a gifted orator. He
is also a man OF great mag.
netism, and those who hear
him are usually fascinated
with his style. Yet his ire
form" preaching don't sue.
ceed with the public, and Mr..
Dixon is "dislllusionized, ~
which, b Ell n g interpreted,
means that he has failed.
Mr.. Dixon has a brother
who is no orator as Thomas
is, but a 1evout man, and a
fervent preacher, who has
stuck to the old time relig-
ion and the old time style OF
preaching the Gospel, pure
and simple, without the flow
err Of secuiarity and sensation
alism. He h a 8 sometimes
gone into the streets and
preached on the corner to
such a crowd as he could as
senble. but he has always
preached, in church and out
of church, the religion OF the
Bible. His lot, roo, was cast
in New York, and his ministry
has been eminently successful.
The last time that We heard
from hfm he Was still walk
ing in the good old way,
teaching repentance and sal
vation, and If he is "disillu-
siOnized," he has not made
the tact public. The old way
is good enough for him.
But Rev. Thomas Dixon
has not made a acompletefai
ure. He has had IL negative
success. He has succeeded in
showing preachers how not
to preach. He ia a living and
an eloquent warning to the
ministry.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02

Gus NJ. Donnelly has been
appointed post master at
Sutherland, Ashe county.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02
UNCLE SAM TALKS.

Uncle Sam ON the 4th day of
July, 1898:
Ladies' and gentlemen"
said Uncle Sam, clearing his
throat, II trust that on this
most glorious fourth OF July
you will pardon any seeming
hoasting on nv part. [ do
not expect to make a speech
to-day, but as l have some
few facts and figures at hand
| shall endedvor to give you
a few pointers that will !
trust " not entertain, at
least interest you.
"When-ahem-the fourth
of July was first invented |
was in very delicate health
and many of my friends fear
ed that / would not live until
the next one. In addition to
my wretched health my pov-
erty was most appalling. My
real estate consisted OF a
fringe of territory along the
Atlantic coast, andeven that
was in litigation. As for
money ! had none. | gave
nv note for whatever sup
plies | couldn't do without
and notes soon became more
plentiful than precious. s
"For seven years / litigat-
ed with one John Bull and a t
length acquired a clean title
to 13 colonies, which | i'm
mediately combined and call
Ell the United States of Amer
ica. 1t was quite a big name
for a small property, bnt by
careful management | soon
began to expand my posses
sions. In fact, | grew very
rapidly and was doing splen-
didly wheu, in 1912, | was
forced into litigation with
that same fellow Bull. 1t
didn't last long, however.
and we compromised in my
favor.
"For forty-five years
grew like domains gourd. In
1860 I got into a very costly
dispute with sonIe relatives o'
mine who were about to-
J ahem-divide my property
whether | consented or not
They came in an ace OF max
ing off with my garden spot
but l argued with them four
years, and, though their ar
guments were the warmest
: have eyer had to meet, | f.
nally prevailed upon them tc
withdraw their claims. From
that time until 1898 | had
no trouble. But in the yeal
mentioned I was ihsulted by
Spain, a peninsular kingdom
across the ocean. | prompt
, ly ducked SPAN in the deep
! lamp sea, and retained such
OF her possessions as | liked
as pay for my trouble. lr
fact, | added Cuba, Porte
Rico, the Philippine islands
: and some OF her smaller
) change to my map and since
, then have been improving
{ the property.
} "At this moment | an
: champion hand monopolist
f OF the universe, and my share
t of the gulf stream would ir
2 rigate "a planet While my
sunburned boys are harvest.
ing bananas at Porto Rice
their fur-clothed brothers O
: Point Barrow are harpoon
i, ing iceberRs. While my MIN
!. BILE fingered lnaidens at Ma
Mia are wea wing straw braidt
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-02-02

CABTo1IA.
ss.r, ,hs ,Tha Kind You Haze klxaE Bsuyh
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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11
AN ALIBI THE DEFEN Sc.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain,
Anaconda. Oct. little defense in the
Dotson murder case was taken up this
afternoon. Counsel for the defense made
no statement.
Wilson,, a guard at the penitentiary at
Deer Lodge, was the first witness called.
Witness knew the defendant in the Black
Hills. where his reputation was good.
Frank Lott of Deadwood, S. D., had
known the defendant u years and his
reputation was very good.
John Mulholland, the cabin mate Of
Eugene Cullinane. the murdered man,
discovered the loss of Cullinane. Witness
was present When the body was found.
Captain Oliver Dotson, father of the
defendant, testified that during the time
his son was with him this summer they
had spent some time in American gulch
cutting poles, which We're used in placer
mining. The poles were cut between July
Is and IS. Ed Cachelin, a brother-in-law.
came from Deadwood, S. D., to Wash
ington Gulch, June 90; the defendant
came there the latter part of June. Wit
ness had assisted defendant cutting poles
in American Gulch. Dotson left WASH
ington Gulch for Helena July 30.
George Ingram of Helena had known
the defendant IS years at Deadwood $.
d. His reputation was good.
c. H. Goliath, A Helena barber. les
tined to having a tai k with the defendant
in the county Jail in Anaconda. Witness
could not remember the defendant hav-
ing called his attention to certain con-
Versatlohs at a certain time M place in
Helena. Goliath is still on the stand n
a recess of Is minutes has been taken.
The defense will close tonight and ex-
pect to prove a complete alibi,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11
SOUVENIR BADGES.
THE LADIES ARE TAKING A PATRI-
OTTO INTEREST IN THEIR SALE.

A meeting of the soldiers reception eX-
ecutive committee is being held this at
ernoon at the office Of Senator Lee Nam
tie at which many Of the details for SOL
diers' day will be arranged.
Some of the ladies are meeting with
splendid success in disposing of badges.
and it is believed that a handsome sum
will be realized from this source. Since
yesterday noon. Mrs. B. r. Calkins and
her sister, Miss Doty, have made up and
disposed of 102 badges. However there
are a number of other ladies who will be
heard from. as soon as the weather clears
up, and who may be depended upon to
exert themselves to the utmost as they
are taking a patriotic interest in the sue
cess of the movement.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11
is frequently used where human cuticie
be conveniently obtained.
REQUEST WITH A HISTORY.

Cambridge Nfass.) Special Chicago
Tribune: Harvard has Just been made
the recipient of W. strange requests. one
in particular with a history to it. The
first is from DR.. Calvin S. Ellis left $780,
900 to pay the tuition. room rem fees and
board OF any descendant of the Ellis
family who should elect to come to Har-
ward. This is the first beHuest of the
sort on record at Harvard, but it was
another story, too. DR.. Ellis died in 1883.
and for 10 years his will has been con-
tested by his heirs. In the meantime
several descendants Of the Ellis family
have gone through Harvard at their own
expense. There are now no descendants
of the name. so far as is known. At the
present time his sister gave to Harvard
$50, 600 for the medical school,.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11
LOCAL BRIEFS

J.. G. Bates. tuner. Montana Music
company. Tel. 5G4.
Business lunch. 15c. from II to 8. at the
Hamilton. katenback & Kerth. oS West
Broadway. y
Butte Stove Repair company for fix
lures and Home Comfort ranges. Phone
529. PIG r. Park.
Chemicals ana assayers' supplies. Falr
Drug and Assay supply ompan 10
East Park street.
The Heilbronner cigar emporium. %
the box from so cents up Call and
see.
Patrick O'Connor. a we'll known Ola
timer, was picked up on the street TINS
morning. seriously i'll, and was sent to
the county hospital.
Thomas F. DAILY, aged 90, died yester-
day at No. 600 North Main street. The
young man only recently arrived in the
city from California. His remains are
being held until his relatives can be heard
FROM.
One furry of snow does not make a
winter and the gentle snow flakes Of to-
day are but reminders that the season
of the sere and yellow leaf is near at
hand. Reminders are needed occasion
ally and especially is this true of Cen
tennial beer. The people are reminded
frequently hat it is one of the best bev-
erages sold in the state and that where
ever used it has given the very best of
satisfaction. If you have not tried it
you should do so and o will be salts
fed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11

London, Oct. 11.-If the latest reports
from South Africa are true. the Beers
have not waited for the expiration of
the time limit, but have already crossed
the border, as they would be entitled to
do. both in virtue of the notification con-
tanned in the last paragraph of the ulti-
natum, and also of the British asknowl-
edgement. which reached Pretoria so
speedily as to justify a belief. amounting
almost to certainty. that the war party
in Great Britain is in reality delighted
that diplomacy has said its last word and
that action can now proceed. All indi-
cations go to show that Great Britain is
so unprepared as to be compelled to re-
main on the defensice for some weeks.
All aggressiveness must come from the
Beers. 1t seems highly probable that
the tongue of Natal as far as Newcastle
will be in the hands of the Beers before
many hours.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11
THE PORTER'S MISTAKE.

A Boston lady Of great responsibility
was recently travelling through North
Dakota, a rigid prohibition state. and in
the d~ining-carS this notice was posted:
NC Intoxicating liquors will be serve1
while the train is passing through the
state of North Dakota.'
The train had been rolling along a long
time, when the Boston lady finally came
into the dining-car for her dinner. Cast
ing her eyes out of the car window upon
a somewhat changed landscape, she said
to the waiter, with purely geographical
interest:
Are we still in North Dakota?"
mo, ma'am,' aid he alertly; and
then, with a hospitahle grain, "whatll
you tax to drink. ma'am?'
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11
SUMMONS.

In the District Court or TIE Second Judi
ciai District in AMI for the COUNTY nf
Silver Bow. State of Montana.
Hollis Johnson, PLAINTIFF, VS.. Bertha John
son, defendant.
The state of Montana sends greeting to
the above-named defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer tina
complaint in this action. which is filed in
the Office Of the clerk of this court. in an
action brought by the ~abcve-named plain.
ing the bonds of matr:mony heretofore
ard now existing between you and tbs
said plaintiff.
The said conpiaint alleges that you did.
On or about the 18th day CT November.
1896, disregar1ing the solemrity of Your
marriage VOWS. wilfully and without cause
desert and aha 1don the said plaintiff and
to live apart from him. without any SUM-
will and consent and that you are required
thereof on plaintiffs attorney within
mons. exclusive Of the day Of service. and
swer. judgment will be taken against YOU
to the court for the relief demanded in the
Complaint.
Witness my hand and seal this o3d day Of
September. 1899.
CLINTON c.. CLARK.
Clerk.
HERBERT Fl. FARLIN,
Deputy Clerk.
GaffEey & Merritt. attorneys for plaint;ff.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11
NOSE REPAIRING.

New York Tribune: The operation of
rhinoplasty is said to be a very common
one at Heidelberg. Where the students
have long had the ubly habit of slashing
each others noses in their frequent duels.
A flap of skin is almost detached from
the forehead and brought down over the
nose which has been meaSurably de-
stroyed. this skin then being stitched
dawn on either sid Of the nose. and in
tlnle becomes grated thereto. Skin
grating is also quite common in cases
OF severe burns. Small strips of skin
are taken from the untouched parts and
cut INTO small pieces, then distributed
over the raw surface. In time they
take root and grow spreading until they
completely cover the place. The skin
or frogs, recently killed for the purpose,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11
$50 sets of teeth $40. DR. Wix.
ST. PAUL'S LAZY CLUB.

The Lazy club is not, sui generis, a st.
Paul institution. Other cities have
them. The international headquarters
are at Philadelphia. A member of he
st. Paul section recently contributed
in a sitting posture-some facts concern
ing it's membership. He said:
There are twenty-seven of us all toid.
And we are tolled often enough. This
one of the prohibited jokes of the club
1t requires something of an effort to see
the point. | was fooled yesterday by
you newspaper folk. They old me
that there was a machine in the GLOBE
Office that set type. Glad to know that
a certain amount of work had been done
away with. l dropped into your eleva-
tor and was shunted up into the fourth
story. The machine was a fraud. Found
a man working it. Was disguised. Re-
ceived a report from II Omaha branch
last week. They have just buried a
member. Buried him alive
"Alive!'
Yes. You see the citizens got sore
on him because he had conscientious
scruples against working. and were cart
ing him away to the cemetery. What
are you going to do with that MANI
asked an inQuisitive cuss on Dodge
street.
Bury him. replied the committee.
"'What for?'
"'Oh, he hasn't got nothing to eat in
the house.
well, hold on said one of the citi-
zens: 1 hate to see a man treated that
way
We'll. what are you going to do about
it?' asked the committee, stopping the
cart.
why, I'll give him a bushel of hick-
ory-nuts to live on until he can do better.
Our brother raised his head. looked
over the side of the cart. and inquired:
".Are they c%racked?'
NO said the philanthropic citizen;
but you can crack en-
"'Drive on boys said our truly loyal
and consistent brother. And so they
buride him. | was out to White Bear
lake to see my aunt last Sunday. but
there was too much Sabbath-breakin
in that family. so l came away
How so?"
II thought everything was all right
but on going down cellar after an iced
watermelon, ] ran across a half-doz:f