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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-08-17
Gen. Wheeler sailed for the
Philippines from San Francis
co on the 25th ultlmn.
NOT rICE.

Sallie Mcbride VS.. Landen
Estep. Pursuant to orders
and DEGREES made at spring
term, 1899, of the Superior
Court of Watauga county in
the above entitled action, |
will on Monday, the 4th day
Of Sept, '99, it being Monday
of the Superior Court, at the
court house door in Boone N.
c., sell to the highest bidder
for cash thefollowing describ-
ed tract of land situated in
Watauga county, Laure |
Greek township, Onthe ters
of Beech creek, containing
100 acres more orless known
as the Dead Oak tract a n d
more particularly described
in a deed registered IN book
'E, page $50, Registers Of
flee of Watauga county, be-
ginning on a hickory a n d
runs S. $50 E. 100 poles to a
wl.ite oak, E. 100 poles N. 35'
W. 100 poles to a stake W.
25 poles to a stake in Har-
mans corner. S. with said line
33 poles to chestnut, Har.
mans corner, n. 80 W 30 p,
to chestnut, Harman's cor
ner on top OF a ridge. same
course 13 p, to stake in said
line W. to beginning TO salts
fy a Judgment for $4S0:92
principal, $74.95 int, and in
terest:on prln. till paid and
for costs OF sale and action.
This July 31st, 1899.
l.. D. LOWE, Commissioner.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-08-17
Iu Memoriam.

Mrs. kebecca, wife OF Jas,
H. PIesnell. and daughter Of
Larkin and Lucinda Greene,
was born Oct. 20. 1874, and
died June Z, 1898, aged 81
years, Z months and / Z days.
In the year 1861 she pro-
fessed faith in Christ and join
ed the Baptist church at Sto
ny Fork, and honored h er
profession by a most consis.
tant christian life, till the
year 1867, when she moved
her membership to Brushy
Fork church, where she re-
mained, as many can tell, a
faithful and devoted chris
tian, till the Death Angel
came with his summons.
In the death Of sister Pres
nell we doubtless all feel that
the church has sustained the
loss CT one of her brightest
jewels. and the community
one OF it's best examples of
christian love and piety; the
husband the dearest compan
ion, and the son, the only
child, has lost a mother, a
praying mother; but while we
feel our great loss, We also be
lieve that she has realized
great and eternal gain. For
the Lord doeth all things we'll.
He giveth and He taketh a.
way, and let us bless the
name Of the Lord for his
goodness, and the blessed
promise in His word that we
shall meet the sister again in
the sweet bye and bye be-
yond this vale of tears where
parting is no more.
"Why do we mourn departing
friends.
Or shake at deaths alarms,
'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends
To call us to His arms"
Done by order of Brushy
Fork church July 1, '99.
L. M. TRIvETT.
W. W. PREsNELI., Com.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-08-17

care you afraid to 70 down
stairs and look for that bur.
glar?" asked Mr.. Meekton's
wife.
"Certainly not. Lam per-
fectly willing to go and look
for him. But, Henrietta, /
am afraid you have been ma
king q mistake with me all
these years. You ought to
have developed my converse
tional powers more. After |
find the burglar | won't know
what to say to him. You'll
have to stand at the head OF
the stairs and do the talk
ing Washington Star.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-08-17
The Best Remedy for Flux.

Mr.. John Matthias, a we'll
known stock dealer OF Pulas-
XII, KY, says: "After suffer-
ing for over a week with fux
and my physicia n wing fail
ed to relieve me, / was advis-
ed to try Chamberlain Col
ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, and have the pleas
ure of stating that the half
OF one bottle cured me-" For
sale by druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-08-17

Herbert j. MattOx, of At
lanta, committed suicide in
New Orleans last week, When
a very small boy, Mattox be
gan smoking cigarettes, and
as time passed the habit
grew on him until he became
to be such an inveterate low
er of cigarettes that he was
never happy or rontented
without one between his lips.
This incessant smoking final
ly unbalanced his mind, and
his suicide was the result,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-08-17
OBITUARY:

Mrs. Nancy L., wife of Til
man Adams, departed this
life June 16, 80, aged 48
years, I months and 10 days.
She leaves q husband q n d
four children to mourn her
departure, besides m a my
friends and relatives. who
feel that in the dea tn of this
good woman they have sus-
tained a great loss.
She professed faith in Christ
in early life and joined the
church at Stony Fork Noy.
II, 1865, and lived a devo.
ted christian life until her
death. Her life was Zone OF
great suffering, but she bore
it all patiently, and when the
death angel came she could
say in the words OF the poet;
"Life, we've been long together,
Through peasant and cloudy wea.
'Tis hard to part when friends
are dear,
Perhaps twill caus n sigh a tear,
Then steal away, give little warn
ing,
Choose thine own time, say not
good night,
But in some brighter cline
Bid me goodmorning."
Thus the cold hand of death
has entered another home
and has taken a loving wife
and mother, over the river
where she can praise God for
ever more. No. more are her
sweet smiles to be seen a.
round the freside Of that
home; she has gone to her
home eternal in the heavens.
1.-The Lord gave and t h G
Lord hath taken away, bless
ed be the name of the Lord y
This done by order of the
yBrushy Fork church, July
1, 1899.
POWELL Z. HERMAN,
WHLAIAM Z. HAYES, Com
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-08-17


The Rev. W. II. Costley, of
Stockbridge, Ga, while at
tending to his pastoral du-
ties at ElIenwood, that state
was attacked by cholera NOR
bus. He says: by chance |
happened to get hold Ola bot
tie Of Chamberlain's Collc,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Rene
dy, and | think it w3s t h g
means OF saving my lie. 1t
relieved me at once For
sale by druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-08-17

to officers in additiOnt their
pay except asyhereinafter pro
yided." The visions re-
ferred to are for the care OF
officers horses the payment
for quarters. and for travel
pay, but there is nowhere a
word aDout any allowance
to maintain dignity" Itis
very clear that Alger exceed
ed his legal authority in ma
king these allowances, but
whether Secretary Root will
say SO is a horse OF quite an
other color.
Democrats hereabout have
paid but very little attention
to the attempt Of a few anti
Bryan democrats in New Jer
sey, to start d boom for Hon.
Grover CIeyeland as the dem
ocratic candidate next year,
simply because they know it
is not worth any attention.
Even if Col. Bryan. the man
whom ninety per cent of the
democratic party wishes to
see nominated again. were to
die before the nominating
convention met, Mr.. Cleve-
lands name would not be Sc
riously considered. He has re
ceiyed all the honors he will
ever get from the national
democracy, with which he was
never really in sympathy up
on more than two or three of
lts principles, and even those
he has a way OF interpreting
to suit himself. Mr.. Cleveland
is all able man-One of the
ablest who was ever Presi-
dent, but so self-opiniona-
ted as to be unfit to lead a
party in a country where ev-
cry man is theoretically, at
least, the peer of every other
man. One autocrat is an
ample sufficiency for the de.
moclacy for a long time to
come. The last time Mr.. Cleve
land was nominated, it was
not because he was the choice
of the majority Of the party,
but because OF the shrewdness
OF Hon. W. G. Whitney.
Against the advice OF ex.
perts, Secretary Alger gave
a contract, last yearfor TWEEN
tyfive Brown segmental wire
wound guns. They are now
ready for delivery, but will
not be accepted because wher
tested, one of them blew out
the breach and fractured its
Jacket, under less than the re
quired pressure. If they had
been ready for delivery before
Alger went out, they would
probably have been accepted
and paid for. ...
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-08-17

IL wonder" she said. knit
ting her brows in u perplex-
ed way, whether" -
And then she paused. 1t
was her first experience in
keeping house on an allow
ance, and naturally many
problems presented them
selves.
81 wonder" she repeated,
whether, when woman comes
into her proper sphere and
exercises her rightful inhu
ence, il she legislates on the
first OF every month out of
existence the bills will come
in the second day or~will be
entirely abolished. | think
the plan would be worth try
ing anyway '--Chicago Post.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-08-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

| rASM WI 006uAei OVitUoPohuous
There is to be more whip.
ping Of the devil around the
stump, That is the sum and
substance of the seml-official
leaking as to the intention of
the administration IN t h e
philippines. Gen. Otisis not
to be either recalled or .hu-
inflated. Oh no! not for the
world! the administration
has such absolute confidence
in him, that it intends to
let him sit in his Dfficeat Ma
Mia, and worry over the ten
cent details OF the govern.
ment of such portions of the
Philippines, as recognize our
authority. Bat another man
is to be put in command of
the army which is 10 do the
fighting. That would be so
thoroughly characteristic of
the Mckinley administration
that it is generally accepted
to be true OF present inten-
tons. OF course, those inten
tions, like many Others have
been, may be changed before
being carried out. Statements
differ as to the man who is
to command the fighting for.
ces of the Philippine army,
some saying that it will be
| Lawton and Others that it
will be Miles. Gen. Miles has
1 indicated to Secretary Root
his Willingness to take com
mand Of the Philippine cam.
paign, but there are several
reasons why he is not likely
to 20. The first and most
Important OF which is the evi
dent intention OF the admin
istration to leave the su-
preme command nominally y
in the hands of General Otis
General Miles could not serve
under a subordinate officer.
The new Secretary of War
has been asked to pass upon
a question of law, but he has
not said that he will do 80
notwithstanding all the talk
about that being what he was
taken into the cabinet to do
, The questlon,inyolyed Is wbe
! ther the Secretary OF War hat
a right to authorize officers
who are his favorites, tC
draw specified sums, in addi-
ton to their salary and al
lowance, to be used "mair
: tain the dignity of their pos
: tions." During Alger's recent
, visit to Cuba, he authorized
1 Gen. Brooke to draw 81, 900
q year in addition to his pay
as major general; Gen. Lud
low, who made a break last
week by suppressing a Cubar
newspaper, $1,000 a year, il
, addition to his pay as briga
: der general; Col. Bliss, Collet
tor at Havana, $3, 900 IN &C
dition to his salary as colo
mel, and Maj. Davis, Santa
: ry officer at Havana, ~, 800
in addition to his salary al
major. Alger directed thai
!, these allowances be made
E from the Cuban revenues. Or
+ ly favorites of Alger were au
/ thorlzed to draw this extrt
! money, no such authority b'
!, ing given to Gen. Fitz Lee
j Gen. Leonard Wood, and otf
4 er officers who would seem tt
i "a yo onitn oc mnf.h dirpit ,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-08-17

. a 9 II q r Z "a.
Bar, II. >,Ihs Kind YOU Have AixaY Bought
a''s'''' 1T NzHAAzu
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06
~
Ifafhs.

BENsoN-lln this city, on July 4th. 1900, Dorothy
McCracken, infant daughter OF Elmer T. and
Ella X Benson. aged year and months.
Funeral private, thursday afternoon, July 9th
at $3.50 o'clock. Interment at Riverview come,
tory.
CAMTLER-In this city, on July lst 1893, Beulah
II. Camtler, aged 81 years.
DOHERTY-On July LIST, ls99 Mrs. Mary Doherty.
Relatives and friends ore respectfully in
LYScH-In this city, on July Sd, 1900 Mabel G.,
only child of John and Susie s. Lynch, aged
months and 90 days.
MAsoN-on July 4th, 1899 Lewis Mason, aged
SIS years.
Relatives and friends, also members OF WASH
ington Lodge, A. F. A. NJ, and Mechanics Lodge
of Odd Fellows are invited 10 attend the funeral
from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Lucy
Bowers, 4l3 East Eighth street, on Friday after
noon. July 7th, at O'Clock.
Philadelphia papers please
McNIFF-on June eth, 1850, Ella d. McNit, wife
Of John McNif.
NEuMANN-In this city, on July 4th, 1899,
Aleita NJ, infant daughter of Martin and Ada
NJ. Neumann. aged months and weeks.
STRAHokN-on juno 2eth, 1890, Thomas W.
strahorn, in his 6sih year
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06
SHE TOOK WOOD ALCOHOL.

After n Quarrel With Her husband Mrs.
Albert O. KtnsIer Tried to Kill Hsrself.
Anna p. Kinsler, wife of Albert D.
Kinsler Of No. Mousley's Row, took
wood alcohol with suicidal intent Tues
day afternoon, but the services of
o physician few minutes after the
deed, relieved her of the poison. Mrs.
kinsler is about As years old and is a
Woodworking woman. Her husband,
who lie a brickmaker in the employ
of the Delaware Terra Gotta Co., is
pretty steady in his work, but when he
is drinking, is inclined 10 be disagree
able. Such appears to have been the
situation Tuesday and as a conse-
quence, a quarrel is said to have taken
place between husband and wife, under
the influence Of which the woman
determined to kill herself
The wood alcohol had been borrowed
from a neighbor for application upon
hives, with which member of the
Kinsler family had been affected. and
this strong smelling liquid was chosen
by Mrs. Kinsler to carry out her
suicidal impulse.
Almost as soon as she had drunk 1t,
the fact became known, and the hus-
band went hurriedly to summon DR..
Edgar Wrightington. Within 10 minutes
OF the time she took the poison, and
before 1t could have much effect, the
physician was administering emetics.
These were effective, and Mrs. Kinsler
was soon out of danger.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06
@arriaass.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jnne as,h, 1899, by the
Rev. A. N. Keigwin D. D., Edward q. Burton
and Clara .. Watson, both Of this city.
CARLIsLE-PARR--on' June esth, 1880. at the
Thomas g. Carlisle and Mary farr, both'of this
city.
McFARLIN-PARRERr-on Jnue asth. 1899, by
Rev. A. N. KeiRwi6, Akebert AcFarlin u
MURPHEY-PIPPIE-Et the Hsytiaop5 Street
M. B. parsonage, Thursday, j ens e9sh. 1e99, BY
the Rev. n. 7. Course., Robert EcMpfphey
o'BBIEN-CoMPsToN- June ,igth. by. the
Rev, John France, Waiter W. % BrienTand
Bertha compston,both of this city. -
SMITH-LAYMAN-At. tho Harrison Street M.
L. parsonage. Thureda y.v juno a9th. 1899. By
the Rev. II. 4. Coursey,.Ali oyssInith and
Fannie Pttayman,ipoiho Of tits eitT -
TAYLoR-SToUT-on june estlL by the Rev.
John France, Owen. 3. Taylor apd Bessie L.
Stout, both OF this city, ss'1:.S :,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06
Associated Press Dispatch BY Special wires.

f%ooSesNsoa
Houston, Tex, July ga cores
voyage through the flooded district.
The half has not been told Of the
havoc wrought. The disaster is so ap-
palling that a description is not pos
sibie. After this food will come sick
fairest part of Texas is now almost a
wilderness. The waters of the Brazos
have for six days covered its valley to a
depth of from 6 to 80 feet Where a
week ago there were on every hand
fields OF cotton and corn and thousands
of acres of watermelons and canta-
loupes, today there is Shiny mud over
all the vegetation. Carcasses of animals
are to be seen, and many persons are
missing.
Our party left Bryan at sunrise yes
terday, going to the Navasoto bottoms
and to point about three miles from
Millyan. We encountered everywhere
an overflow from the Navasoto, which
spread out fully two miles on either
side of the Houston & Texas Central
track. Everything is under water from
2 to II feet lt looked on all sides
like great lake, and the water was so
high that for vast area it completely
submerged the telegraph and telephone
poles along the line. In truth, portions
Of the Navasoto bottoms are even now
perfect sea, extending four or five
miles wide at certain points. / saw
hundreds of houses there totally
submerged, and as many more
swept from their foundations and de-
stroyed. The planters of the bottoms
are still moving their help and what
ever is left of their stock to places
where they can be cared for. They
are all nobly helping each other, and
taking refuge wherever they can, some
of them seeking safety on housetops.
All the planters stated that the out
side world has no conception of the
floods or losses incurred by the de-
struction of crop. stock and buildings.
Nearly every planter has built boats
and sent them through the flooded dis
tricts to render assistance to the people
and, il possible, save some of their
drowning stock. The flooded district
has length of over 500 miles, and a
breadth of probably 80 miles, and in
all this vast space damage incaloulable
has been done. The loss to life will
never be fully known, perhaps. The
bottoms were thickly settled, mostly
with negro tenant farmers, among
whom has been the greatest loss of life.
To show the damage done, the fol-
lowing estimates have been made by
men who are in a position to know :
Lives lost, from 100 to 300; loss to
farmers, including crops and live
stock, from s., 10000 to SIS, 900, 900 |;
damage to railroads and country
bridges, from 81, 000, 900 to "a, 600, 600.
These estimates are taken in the whole
area. 1t is known that more than go
people have met their death, that many
bodies having been recovered.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06
RAGING ON THE THAMES.
Four Heats for the Grand Challenge Gu
kowed Mt Henley.

kowed Mt Henley.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
Henley on Thames, Eng, July g.
In the first heat for the grand chal-
lenge cup, eights, to-day, the Argonauts
(Toronto, Can. crew beat the Dutch
crew by two feet. Time, minutes,
G seconds.
In the second heat, the London
Rowing Club beat the Thames Rowing
Club by length and a half. Time, Z
minutes, % seconds.
In the third heat, the Leander Club
beat Balliol College by length and
a quarter. Time, 7 minutes and II
seconds.
In the fourth heat, Trinity College,
Oxford, beat Eton by a length. Time,
Z minutes, 6'seconds.
In the first heat for the stewards
challenge cup, Harmonic beat st.
Georges Hospital by length and
three quarters. Time, minutes, 40
seconds.
In the second heat of the diamond
SOULS, singles, Howell (American),
Cambridge, beat Bright of the Ar
gonauts. Bright did not have the ghost
of chance with Howell, who jumped
off with the lead, and was clear of his
opponent before they reached the end
Of the island. Thence, Howell pad
died ahead, increasing his lead as be
liked. In the first heat for the diamond
SOULS, yesterday, Hammerde had q
walk-over.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06
LOYAL BREvIrIEs.

Robert Lyle of No. 1917 West stree
shot away portion of one of his
fingers on Monday afternoon.
The trustees of the New Castle
county workhouse. are to hold meet
ing the latter part Of the week.
Ralph Rose, aged 10 years, of No.
$50 Bennett street was burned by the
explosion Of a cannon cracker or
Monday night
Farmers living in the vicinity o.
Dover and Smyrna were pleased yes.
terday to seq shower of rain, which
was badly needed.
A fire threatened one Of the mills al
the ,Carney's Point. N. j., powder
works on Monday afternoon, but nc
serious damage was done.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Wilmington & New
Castle railway, which was to have been
held on Monday, was postponed until
July 25th.
Mrs. Robert Serson of New Castle
avenue and B street, is suffering from
injuries received by falling from a
street car at Fourth and Market streets
on Sunday night.
The members of the Phoenix am
bulance crew are greatly pleased with
the treatment accorded them TUESDAY
by the attendants of the Delaware
Hospital and desire to extend their
thanks.
Last Wednesday the Rev. William
F. Lewis, pastor of Rodney Street
Presbyterian Church, took out his
final naturalization papers in the
United States Court. He is native
of England.
The Rev. Henry Ward Cunningham
of Calvary Church has been appointed
examining chaplain by Bishop Cole
man for the diocese to fill the vacancy
caused by tie death of the Rev. DR..
Charles Z, Murray.
A semi-annual dividend Of 8 per
cent, payable on demand, has been
declared by the Farmers Bank of the
State of Delaware. The dividends Of
stockholders whose shares have been
issued at New Castle will be paid at
the Farmers Bank in this city.
On Friday Lewis r. Chandler of
Brandywine hundred was bitten by his
dog on the wrist. DR.. f. Harvey Day,
the attending physician, thought it
best that the injury should be treated
at the Pasteur Institute in New York,
and the patient left Tuesday for the
institute.
Bishop Coleman had busy day
Tuesday. He officiated at Washing
ton Heights, at the meeting of the
Society of the Cincinnati and made
the Invocation in Independence Square,
Philadelphia, where celebration was
held under the auspices of the Society
Of Colonial Wars, of which the bishop
is chaplain general.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06
TRIED TO KILL TIE AMEEH.
Associated Press Dispatch By Special Wires

hssuuIHIeuf Fes5 DIspHtcn uy bpecIaI WIres-
London, Eng, July 6. The st.
Petersburg correspondent of the Globe
says that advices have been received
there from Cabul, capital of Afghanis-
tan, that an Afghan recently dis.
charged rife point blank at the
Ameer, but missed him, the bullet
lodging in the shoulder of general
nearby.
The advices also say that the Ameer's
brother, Ishak Khan, attempted to
bride cook to poison the Ameer, and
that when the plot was discovered
Ishak fed into Russian Asia and the
cook was hanged,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06
DIED ALONG THE ROAD.
Unplesant Position OF Man and His Wife
and Three Children While Drying.

A horse valued at 5000, the property
of Ira Mclaughlin of Newark, was
overcome by the heat Tuesday and
died while on the road near Cooch IS
mill, and five people who were in the
carriage to which it was attached
would have been in rather unpleasant
position, had it not been for the kind
ness of people in the neiehborhood.
A German hired the horse III the
morning to take his wife and three
children driving. They went in the
direction of Delaware City and when
near Cooch's mill the horse became
sick. j. W.. Dayett, who saw the
predicament the strangers were in, did
what he could for the horse, but it
sSoon, died, and Mr.. Dayett's son,
Irwin, took the people to Newark.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06

Miss Mary Mcintyre of Trainer, Pa. +,
who was hurt in the trolley accident at
I BELLEVUE Tuesday, was moved from
the Delaware Hospital yesterday in
the Phoenix ambulance to French street
station and placed aboard train and
taken TO her home. On the arrival of
the ambulance at the station it was
found that there was no cot upon
which she could be carried on the cars.
Finally Station Master Brison secured
a wooden cot. The young woman was
suffering excruciating pain from the
injuries, especially the broken right
leg,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06

Early Tuesday morning while going
to the fire 1t Union Park, Patrick
Dugan, driyeiNof the Water Witch Fire
Co., had a nTrow escape from death.
The engine wal going at high rate OF
speed as it was about to enter the gates
at the park and the driver failed to
notice the height Of the archway until
pearly upon il He threw himself
backward on his seat and escaped
having his skull crushed. The dome
OF the engine struck the archway and
was wrecked.