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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-03-15

nate against,any. section of
onr oSnconntry. II our prin
Iciples OF free government arr
mot broad enough to cover
any territory under the flag,
/ then we would BETTER bring
back the flag"
+ Instead Of avoiding the eel
lision Of Imperialism and pro-
1 lection, as the republicans
who lathered it intended, the
Porto Rico tariff bin seems
likely to precipitate the COLI
lisioll and the republicansto
be called on to say whether
the country shall give up the
! Philippines or the protective
tariff. Ii the Supreme Court
decides, as many believe 1t
Twill, that all territory owned
Ihy the United States, is
|constitutionally ly speaking, a
| part Of the United States, the
choice will have to be speed
lily made and Senator Fora
ker has openly said on the
| floor OF the Senate. that he
would favor giving up the
Philippines.
| Junketing is catching. See
retary Root, accompanied by
| three members OF his family
is officially junketing IN Gu
| han waters, aboard a govern
mant transport; Secretary
| Long is arranging to take
the House Naval Committee
to Newport News, on a gov
ernment vessel. and there is
talk Of Il Congressional junk :
letting party to Porto Rico,
made up ofthe Joint House
and Senate Committee and
their families.
| There Seems TO he trouble
ahead for the administration
bill providing that the Adiu-
tant General of the Army
shall have the rank Of Major
| General. The Senate has a.
dopted a resolution, offered
| by Senator Pettigrew, direct,
ing the Secretary of War to
send the Senate the record of
the Court Martial of General
/ Corbin. who was then a Lieut..
Col, during the civil war,
and a copy of a report made
about the same time by Col.
Thos. j. Morgan, relating tC
the first colored brigade, and
! Lieut.. Col. Corbin's relations
Herewith. Corbin was court
martialed upon the charge oi
cowardice, one of the specif
cations being that while nn-
der fire he got off his horse
and hid behind a tree. He
acquitted, butthe record.
as well as the report of col.
Morgan, is said to contain
matter which will canse Sena
tor and Representatives to
do some hard thinking hefore
they vote to make such a
man a Major General.
The Republican leaders oil
the House are preparing for
solne sort OF a political per-
Eformace during the present
J week, as they have issued or.
ders to every republican mem
! ber to be in his seat every
day during the week.
We have saved many doc
tor bills since we began using
Chambprlain's 8 Cough Rene.
a., in nur hnuip No kspp q
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-03-15

Lewis Alderman, Goshen, Ind,
says: DE Witt's Little Early Ri
sers always bring certain relief,
cure my headache and never
gripe." They gently cleanse and
invigorate the bowels. Coffey
BROS. Phillips and Son.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-03-15
DIR. j. NJ. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N, &

No knife; No Burning Ont.
Highest references and endors-
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cessfully treated in Va, Tenn.
and N. G. Remember that there
isno time TOO SOON to get rid OF
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how small. Examination free,
etters answered promptly, and
atisfactlon guaranteed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-03-15
MASKING TON LETTER.
From our RagElar Correspondent

u sit'Sit week IL
the record Of the republican
majority il the eHouse--atec
ord that should drive the re-
.pnblican party from power.
1t does mt mitigate the Of
fsnse against constitutional
goyerninantthat one ofthese
violations should have been
an attempt to practically
right the wrong committed
in the other. A rightful thing
wrongly done il often ns bad
or worse than a wrong.
When the republican n,ajnrl-
ty, driven by the party whip,
passed the bill levying a Is
per cent. duty on the prod
ucts of Porto Rico for a peri
cd OF two years, n grievous
wrong was inflicted npon the
Porto Ricans, 'and the Con-
stitntion Of the U. 5. was vi
olnted. Later, when the re-
publicans became alarmed at
the vigorous protests from
all sections Of the country q
gainst the proposed robbery
OF the helpless Porto Ricans.
they again violated the Con-
stitution by doing a thing
right ia principle in thewrong
way-passinG a bill placing
more than $2,000.000 alrea-
dy in the treasury, and all
future collections under Ding
ley duties upon Porto Rican
products, at the disposal of
the President, to obeexpended
under his discretion for the
benefit OF Porto Rico. 1t IS
perfectly right that every dol
lar of this money should be
spent for the benefit of Porto
Rico, but, as Representative
Baily 80 forcibly pointed out
it is everlastingly wrong, to
turn oyer to the discretion of
one man money in the treas
ury of the United States.
when the Constitution ex-
pressl.v gives the right to die
pose OF money in the treasu-
ry to Congress, and not to
the Executive. But good may
come of evil. These things
serve to excentuate in t h e
minds of the people the atti-
tude Of the.two great politj
cal parties toward the Con-
stitution, to make plain that
there is only one constitution
al party, and that is the dem
ocratic party.
Senator Jones, OF Arkan.
sas, said of the attitude oi
the democratic Senators to
ward the Porto Rico bill:
"The democrats accept the
issues rendered by the repu5-
leans. Porto Rico has been
annexed to the United States.
1t is an integral part of the
country. The flag proclaims
our sovereignty there and the
Constitutionfollows the flag.
The republican proposition
that we can enact discrimi-
mating legislation against
the Porto RIcans and Porto
Rican productsls monstrous'
We will fight 1t In the Senate
to the limit Of onr extent,
|nnd we will fight it before the
people from now until til e
ballots are cast in Novem
ber.
Senator Stewart, who has
beer counted az a couute-
dancer if not an actual sup.
porter of Imperialism, said in
a speech against the Porto
Rico tariff: "Idon't wantany
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-03-15

The Boer prisoners captur
ed at Paardeberg when Gen,
Cronja surrender d t o the
British number 5, $50 men.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-03-15
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

ran leaders is. Fake Tor IN
stance Revenue Collector Carl
duncan, who looks after re-
publican affairs in all eastern
North Carolina. He was spea
king about the Legislature
which is to be elected his
year and offered to bet 1t
woald he republican, but no
doubt he included popnlists
in his count. as republicans
invariably speak of them
selves and populists jointly
M we Then he said that
as soon as thelegislature was
elected Governor r ssel 4
would convene it and that it
wonld Immediately meet and
re zeal the present elrtion law.
He declared that after this it
would ba no trouble for"us'
to elect congressman.
| What tshortness OF memory.
| -
Does he really think for the
merest portiCn Of a second
that the democrats in North
Carolina and those W h 0
stood shoulder to shoulder
with them in '9S.at the cleo
tion have so soon forgotten
the negro rule in this Statein
'97'9S?. 1t il inconceiv vable
that in one year any people
so deter mined could eve er
think of returning to any
such state of affairs. Ii Mr..
Duncan can bet he will lose
as he lost in '98, for-if there
are three things certain he.
sides death and taxes in this
year Of grace, 1900, they are
that the democrats will car
ry the election and e ect
their congressional nominees
and that the Amendment will
be ratified by. a majority
more than gratifying.
T. Senator Butler is flooding
the State with copies of his
1speech IN congress against
the franchise amendment to
the constitution. This plpa
Tor negro supremacy is being
sent out by the republicans
under the Senator's ira nix
Collector Duncan, for exam.
pie, is sending out some thou
sands OF copies. He has a
great admiration for the Sen
ator; in tact he said a few
days sln,e he loved him. This
tenderness is very beautiful.
/. has increased considerably Y
since the winter and early
spring of '97.
Republican Chairman
Holton, one Of the bitterest
of all the republicans, b u q
some criticisms to make OF
Governor Russell's fr II II k
statement made at Il ban
quet in Chicago, in winch the
republicans were arraigned
for allowing themselves to he
| placed in antagonlsm to the
constitutional Amendment.
The Governor sees lar more
clearly than Hulton til e
Handwriting on the WALL
He knows what the white
men of the State will do at
the polls next August. The
Governor dismissed Holton's
criticism with q few contemp
tuous words.
It's hardly probable that
the session of the legislature
in. June will last more than
a week or that il will do 9TH
er than the particular thing
for wbichit meets-that is to
safeguard the election | "a W
and thu franchise amend.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-03-15
Over-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Douglas Island news., 1900-09-05
ALASKA BRIEFS.

ALASNA OE\ALA A|s
 The Bristol bay strike has proven to be fake.
 Dawsonites want an open port on Lynn canal.
 Through rates from skagway to Atlin are now s25.
 The beach diggings at Nome are thing of the past.
 The Bank of British North America has closed it's branch at Bennett.
 s1OO,OOO will be expended in improv. ing the Yukon river this winter. c. E. Claypool has been appointed court commissioner at Circle City.
 Lilly Bros, the skagway hay and grain men, have established branch at Dawson.
 A s63O.5O nugget was recently picked up on No. 12 above discovery on Jack Wade creek.
 It is estimated that the Alaska can neries will put up 100000 cases of sal mon this year. The steamer Bonanza King was dis abled on her last trip down from White Horse to Dawson.
 Smallpox in Dawson is all stamped out, at least that is the report of the Dominion health officer
 Thirteen hundred tons of freight for Dawson and other interior points were unloaded at Skagway August 28th.
 The smallpox hospital on Egg island, St. Michaels bay, has been destroyed, and those in charge have gone to Nome.
 The Yukoner holds the river record from Dawson to White Horse in the time of days, 15 hours and 15 min utes.
 One hundred and twenty head of cat tie were unloaded at Haines last week to be driven over the Dalton trail to Dawson.
 The Atlin-Ashcroft telegraph line will be completed Oct. 1st. On August 25th all but 15O miles of wire had been strung.
 The first International Typographi cal Union ever organized in Alaska came into existence at Skagway last week. 1t has a mem mbership of F.
 The round-trip passengers on the steamer Queen on her last trip north organized a society to discuss the question: "What we don't know about Alaska"
 The freight steamer John P. Light. the largest craft that ever visited White Horse, recently took cargo of over 400 tons of freight from White Horse to Dawson.
 The Hon. MT. Justice Martin, who has special power to adjudicate mining matters of the newly acquired British territory in the Porcupine district, has arrived from the south.
 The Canadian Development company has purchased twenty-four teams for freighting and passenger traffic be- tween White Horse and Dawson, as soon as the river closes.
 Prof. Daniel A. Ellsworth, of the State Normal School at Emporia, Kan. sas, is making tour of Alaska for the purpose of gathering data to be used in history he is compiling.
 The Skagway News says: "And it isn't the blame, and it isn't the shame, that stings like white-hot brand, but it's coming to know that there ain't no dough in the dirt you've painfully banned"
 A Skagway paper in speaking of a nugget recently found in the Porcupine district, says there was no quarts" in it. By reducing this statement to it's proper dimensions you may be able to see the "pint."
 Gen. J. B. Mescalf, a prominent Seat tie attorney, who has just returned from an extended trip to Nome, says, that in his opinion, in another year
Douglas Island news., 1900-09-05

The Dawson lumber interests have combined and agreed upon the follow ing prices: Rough lumber, s85; dressed, two sides, S12o; four sides, beaded, etc., for ceiling, etc., sl25; sluice lumber, S15O. Former prices, S7of9r plain and 800 for dressed lumber,
 A canoe with five Indian occupants was caught between two icebergs in Glacier bay, 100 miles to the westward, and crushed. Two children were lost, the others narrowly escaping. A Swear old girl got on a cake of ice, but it drifted away and became lost from sight among the surrounding bergs and she was seen no more.
 The Skagway News says that J. J. PaulselI, attorney for Jim Hanson, has been notified that the president has re. ceived the petition for executive elem ency on behalf of his client The pe- tition has been referredt to the attorney general, who in time will refer it to the district attorney for this division. As Gen. Freidrich is known to favor the reduction of the death sentence in Hanson's case to life imprisonment, he will probably so recommend.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
IN HEMORY OF HEROES.

The ceremonies attending the unveiling and pres
entation OF tablet in honor Of the heroes Of the
Revolution 10 the Dutch Reformed Church. Fifth
ave. and Forty-eighth-st.. by the New-York State
Daughters Of the Revolution, were largely attended
yesterday morning and were Of highly interesting
nature.
The tablet. Of gun metal with letters in brass.
rested upon easel and unveiled by Miss
Lambert a true daughter" whose grandfather
fought al Bunker Hin The presentation made
Ia a few words by Mrs Charles H. Roe. and the
speech OF acceptance made by DR.. David J
Purrell who gave a brief history of the Collegiate
Cnurch which he stated. started In 1896 three
wears earlier the parish Of Trinity DR. Donald
Sage Ma rkav also spoke and the programme also
Included a prayer and hymn. The tablet is 70 be
placed al the right vestry upon entering the
central door OF the church.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
~ ENERGETLC PHTSLCI4N

DR.. Harriette Nel NJ B. a well known woman
practitioner OF Belfast Ireland. has twice been com
nissioned by the Coroner Belfast to make a med
ical examination OF women who have died suddenly
and give evidence in the Coroner's court This Is
the first time in Great Britain that woman doctor
has been called upon to perform such a duty. In
1894 (the year which she qualihed) she appeared
before a special council meeting Of the Queens
College Belfast. and Pleaded successfully for the
opening OF that college 10 women who desired to
take up the study of medicine
Miss NeiIl also the means OF getting the
ROYAL Hospital opened women workers an ex-
ample which followed by the College OF
Cork and Seway and others.
At the present time she has an extensive practice
IN Belfast. while she is also one OF the medical
officers OF the Rock Assurance Society her duty
in that respect being 10 examine women candidates.
She IS also honorary physician OF the Girls Rest.
Bangor House.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
mA q o.
AGEa1-spSs scS1E H.
IcHlLDRENS CORNER.
lIxlA-AwGE~
LITTLE FOLKS GARDENS.

The Childrens Corner would like TO have its little
readers who have flower gardens write letters
about them telling what they have planted, and
how their gardens arranged. Even the chill
dren who live in city apartments can become little
gardeners in a small way, and have window boxes
full of pretty, bright flowers.
If there is courtyard, or small tnclosure which
is paved an effective rockery may be built some
boys in d Boston day nursery have done in an
alley way. They brought the stones in their little
handcarts. piled them up into pyramids filed in
the crevices with earth, and planted hardy vines.
geraniums and the like Seeds always be had
for nothing by writing to the Agricultural Depart
ment a Washington.
The interest in the contest Of dolls to be sent to
the Queen Of Rumania's collection is growing with
each day, and three weeks still remain before May
10, when the competition closes. The Chiidren's
Corner offers s. for each Of the five dolls most ac-
curateIy dressed "a q Puritan girl Indian
maiden. nanny, Uncle sam and Martha
Washington. Each doll must measure twelve
inches height.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
MISS LILAVATI SINGH.
YOUNG HINDOO WOMAN OF THE RAJ
PIT OR WARRIOR CASTE, AT THE
ECTMENICAL CONFERENCE.

Miss Llavari Singh IS Of the interesting
women attending the Ecunenical Conference.
she Is professor Of English in the Lucknow
E-cia1 Woman's College, and has been making a
VISIT Of several months in this country. She viii
return 10 her work with Miss Isabella Thoburn
Nav :. Miss Singh Is a graduate Of the Lucknow
W0man's College. receiving the degree Of Bachelor
O. Arts from the University Of Alahabad. with
which that college is affiliated. She received the
degree Of Master Of Arts from the Government
College ar Calcutta.
Her family. .renounceG heather worship when her
grandfather and his two brothers became Chris
rians. One Of the latter suffered death a result
She was brought up in A Christian home where
The allowed all the freedom of Amerf-
can family life In speaking Of this she explained
rhar her father had separate room. or office in
which 70 receive the heather men his acquaint-
snce. and that the women Of the family because Of
national custom. never entered the room during
such visits
She recalled, laughingIy. a goodly sized hole a
door which was a relic Of the C-fmean War. Dur
ing that. time visits her father were frequent.
and her mother overheard many interesting scraps
Of conversation. and finally coaxed her husband to
make the opening in order that and the other
women OF the family might listen through It and
gain Information that would otherwise be lost to
them.
NO" said Miss Singh. 7 have not met many
surprises n America have spent much OF my
life among English and American people and have
read a great many stories Of this country.
Your people. I ina Etue. ind the heather more
picturesque than the Christian, and so fear they
have been disappointed - me-. But I think they
ought 10 love native Christians, because we are
the results Of their Efforts
Miss Singh was struck by expression in
7ecenr story in which the heroine was described as
rco Indifferent be angry. She believed that 10
be the great difference between the women OF Amer
sea and India
The women Of India" she said. ARE given 10
abandonment OF grief, JOY and passion and could
never be Indifferent
Miss Singh family was. before its conversion TO
Christianity. of the 'RaIput, OF the princely or
warrior caste, which IS next 70 the E8rahnlan She
and her family are now entirely ignored by the
members 1f raa- caste. and when & relative some
tine ago 5eiEned 70 pay VISIT TO her sister and
present a wedding gift ne threw IL her, be
cause MS hand could not on any account come into
contact with
Mss singh speaks English huently with no ap-
parent foreign accent She wears a modified cos
tune Of Bengal. which was adopted by the girls
university L is OF cahlia red color, edged
WI EnLE h-alC
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
ODD rALLIEs FOR CARD GAMES.

game were wire bracelets and key rings, the for
ner for the women and the latter for the men
They were devised by a bright college girl. home
for vacation A jeweller employed TO bend
heavy copper wire into the shapes required. The
bracelets were twisted the ends into hooks
and loops that they might De secured about
the wrists. bracelet or ring was given each
guest and as the game progressed d tiny bell
was slipped upon the wire wren game was won
and little brass charms in the shape Of geese and
CLOWNS when il was lost Before the evening was
over the filed with fairylike tingling
that was decidedly musical
Pincush:ons the shape of hearts and diamonds
for the women and pin balls formed like clubs and
spades for the also novelty. Large blue
headed pins given 70 the winners and white
headed ones 10 the losers.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
sorsA AND HIS BAND SAIL FOR PARIS.
WILL PLAY At THE EXPOSITION AND TOUR THE
CONTINENT-OTHER TRANSATLAN-
TIC TRAVELLERS
TIC TRAVELLERS

John Philip sousa and his band sailed yesterday
morning the American Line steamship St Paul.
The band viii play first the American Pavilion
the Paris Exposition, when il is dedicated.
May ). A tour of Germany VIII follow. after which
the band Will go back Paris in time play at
the unveiling of the Lafayette statue July 4
SOusa has composed new march for that Occa-
siCn.
They will stay abroad until the last week in Oc-
tober- After their visit 10 Paris they viii tour
Norway. Sweden and Holland
Among the other passengers on the ST Paul
Stanislaus STANCE. who goes 70 London 70 arrange
for the production of QUO Nadis". Joseph Hum
phreys. stage manager for Charles Fr0hman. Dan
ieI L Bradley and w : Edey. of the Carteret Gun
Club, who go shoot in England and France.
Others who sailed J. j. Hin Mrs. HilI Mr. and
Mrs. J. o. Lawson Johnston. the Misses Lawton
2 Lawson Johnston Captain y. Mcneil. Mrs. Rich
ard ? Parrish, A 2. Riker and August Thomas
Among those who sailed the TeutOnic yester-
day We're Charles Mallory. OF the Mallory Line.
who goes 10 io.n his wife. and Mrs Henry Mallory
vho. with Miss Mallory and Mr. and Mrs Charles
Williams, have been making tour OF the world
Mr. ana Mrs Albert q. BOStwiCk. who are To take
some long automobile rides Europe GEORGE C.
CrOckeT W Bayarc Cutting John g. Lane. LADY
Playfair and the Countess OF STAFFORD.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-26
NIRTH AT THE ECLECTIC.
MEETING TO THE DISCONTINUE
OF MANY

Mrs. Louis Mathez, chairman of the Committee
Music of the Eclectic Club prepared an ex-
cellent programme for the entertainment portion
OF yesterdays meeting at Delmoncos where the
club assembled for its sem-monthly discussion and
luncheon
After the business session behind closed doors the
exercises opened with songs from Mrs. Clifford
Williams accompanied by Miss Rose Hill. and
then Mrs. Seymour Van Cleave called upon to
read paper on Margaret Fuller This contained
many incidents IN Miss Fulers life from the time
of her birth. through her many vlcisstudes TO the
hour of her untimely death IN the shipwreck off
Fire Island
1t was with courteous patience that the members
listened to their guests paper until a half hour
had passed, when sighs of restlessness began to
pervade the room, then low whisperings. and finally
the climax reached when a woman in the
said something TO her neighbor which proved too
much for the risibites Of the listener and there
followed an explosion of mirth which proved too
contagious for the majority. Those who ventured
to indulge in the general smile Gained
by the quiet dignity Of the president Mrs. Dora
Lyon. and the hystercal member quietly slipped
out.
Mrs. Van Cleave blame for the length
of the paper, she had not been informed that
there were others waiting to read, and so the dis
cusson OF the day had 10 be omitted. But it was
only laid until the meeting, when the two
papers will be read, the best the other
on the worst thing in life
The other pleasing musical numbers of the day
were contributed by Edward Mallett and Mrs. Ella
Joclyn Horne, each singing songs Mrs
Batcheller read few interesting book notes, which
the first of series which she will present TO
the club about month next year.
The club guests yesterday included Mrs. Edward
Mallett, Miss Lillian V. Parker, Mrs. Thomas ].
Brady, Mrs. Jerome Bernheimer and Mrs. D.