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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24
Attention Democrats.
Democratic County Convention.


BY order of the County Ex-
.rcutive Committee, a conven
ton of the Democratic party
OF Watauga county is here.
by called to meet at the court
house in Boone OH Thursday
May 81, 1900, at IL, a. nj,
for the purpose Of nominat-
ing a legislative and general
county ticket; to elect a n d
instruct delegates to the Sen
dtorial District Convention,
and to transact any other
business that ray come be
fore the body.
The Democratic voters of
the several townships, a n d
any one desiring to cooper
ate with them, are requested
to meet at their respective
voting places on Monday,
May %. 1900, at 2, p. IN,
and hold precinct primaries
to nominate township tick
cts and ascertain the choice
lof the people for the various
county Offices and to elect del
egates to the county conven,
tion. They will also elect y
precinct executive committee
cCmpospd Of FIVE members,
who will elect one of their
number chairman, and the
several precinct chairInen will
compose the County Execu'
, tive for the next two years
May 7, 1900.
j. {. HORTON, Chm
j. s. WILLIAMS. Sec.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24
Small Pox In Burke.
lence Charlotte Observer.

Correspondence Charlotte Observer.
The sc0urge of smallpox is
sweeping the Hunting Greek
section of the Southern pOr
tion of Burke county. In a
scope OF country there ABOUT
eight miles long and three
m lies vide there have been
about so cases. The disease
is among the white farmers
of that community. Nothing
so far has been done to check
it. Vaccination has been Of
fered. but the people refuse to
take it. Persons with the dis
ease alive on their bodies and
in their clothes go abroad
and scatter 1t. The State in
Stitutlons here are in dang
er. The situation in Burke is
similar to that in Rocking
ham county, where the dis
ease broke out several mos.
ago. Some Of the people are
skpptical as to the disease.
Several doctors openly dc
clare that there is no slnall
pox in the county. 1t is sta
ted on good authority that
as many as 400 people have
had it in Kockingham a II d
there have been twel g
deaths. Many white people
have had it. In Burke no one
has died yet.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24

go years Of age can recall va
time when the bible, ssPil
erim's Progress and Fox's
christian Martyrs" consti
tuted SO per cent. Of the fam
lily lihraiy. A weekly newspa
pr and a Patent Office re
port were the only other in
teresting literature in easy
reach. Now this ia all chang
ed; books. magazines and pa
pers Of all sorts are abund
ant~and cheap, go that the
Bible has many rivals. The
removal of the Biblefrom the
public a.hools, diminished at
tendance at church on Sun
day, decline of family pray
ers, omission of grace at
meals these are other signs
OF the times. The Sunday
schools do not, the doctor
thinks, take the place o |
home lnstructlcn an to the
contents OF the Bible. The
tendency, he SAYS, is toward
worship of the Diyine person,
reducing the Bible to the lev
el Of other hooks. The Bible
in short, does not hold the
place it deserves in the in
stlu:tion Of the young at the
present time.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24
A Fiendish Attack.

An attack was lately made on
C. F. Collier, OF Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal. 1t amethrough his
kidneys. His back got SO lame
he could not stoop without great
pain, nor sit in a chair except
propped by cushion. No rene
DIV helped him until he tried Elec
trio Bitters which effected such a
wonderful change that he writes
that he feels like a new man. This
marvellous medicine cures back
ache and kidney troubles. puri-
fies the blood and builds up your
health. Only 25c at Blackburn's.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24

An absent minded old gen
tlpnian went into u shop tn
buy Il new t.nne.
"Thnt's u very nice Onr,
lie snid, picking one up from
the counter. "How much il
I that?"
That theonp you brought
in with you You Just laid it
down there. sir" said the
shonkeppar.
"Oh. really said the old
gentleman. "Thpn | don't
Ned Il new cane. Good day
Aud he walked out.-EX.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24

j @. Hood, justice of the peace
Crosby, MISS, makes the follow
ING statement: Il can certify
that One Minute cough cure will
do all that is claimed for it. My
wife could not get her breath and
the first dose of it relieved her.
1t has also benefited my whole
family" 1t acts Immediately
and cures conghs, colds, Group
grippe. bronchitis, asthma and
all throat and lung troubles. Cot.
ley Bros. Phillips & Son.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24

The ancipnts believed that
rheumatism was thu work OF
a demon within man. Any
one who has had an attark
of sriatic or nitiammatory
rheumatism will agree that
4 h = aflictior il dpnoniac
enough IT, warrant the belief,
1t has neNrr been clHime'l
that hamn rl',ins pain
balm would rast out dnIhons.
hut 1t will cure rheumatism,
and hundreds bear testimony
to the truth of this state
ment. One applIcation re
lieves the pain. and this qnick
relief which il affords is alone
worth many times it's cost.
For sale by dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24

ficer from Governor down.
and a legislature I b a t will
choose two democratic Uni-
ted States Senators. The re-.
pnlIicans are in a hopeless
state OF disorganizntion and
are beaten from the start. II
the rest of the country will
do as well as Delaware in No
vember, there won't be much
left Of the g. o. p."
Although the adminlstra-
tion succeeded in preventing
any preliminary report be-
ing made by the Isthulus com
mission, the members OF that
commission have given their
personal opinion Of the in
vestigatlon to rhe Senate In
teroceanir Canal Committee,
and those opinions are oil
one way, in favor of the Nj
caragun route. This makes il
evident that the position Ia
ken by Boss Hanna, b a t
the S'nate should NOT act up
on the Nicaragua Canal bill
until the report OF the Canal
Bill until the report OF the
Canal Commission is made,
is merely for delay. Another
proof was given by Hanna in
sisting that the committee
should grant hearings to the
officers and directors OF the
new Panama Canal Compa-
ny. Why should these men he
heard when this government
has sent. at great expense,
an official mission Of eX.
pert engineers to investigate
and that commission hasgiv
en- it's views to the commit
tee? There il political! dyna
mite enough in this question
to blow the Mckinley ad'
ministration and the repub.
lican majority in the House
out of existence, ana it Boss
Hanna succeeds in prevent
ing the passage by the Senate
1T this session, OF the Nicara
qua Canal Bill. the explosion
will certainly take place next
November.
1t il low pretty we'll known
why Gov. Teddy Roosevelt
paid that extended visit tt
Washington. He had some
doubts of the sincerity OF the
PIatt machine, and be wish
. ed to have the administra-
tion make it plain to Plnt'
that h. must be renominat
ed for Governor of New York
and incidentally, 10y paying
him special attention, t'
, help him convince some o
the New Workers., whose con
tidenre and esteem he hnl
lost. that he was Il higI
muck a-murk in the cOuncil
of the administration. Al
far as PIatt was concerned
: his visit WIS a success, an
Mr.. Mckinley has Platt'
u promise that Teddy shall b
renominatpd; but it will no
!, be seen until the votes ar
: counted whether the visit re
Z, habilitated Teddy in the rs
:, tpem of the kicking Ne,
u Workers.
% The ancients believed tina
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
thatitis not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. lfthe child urin-
afes too often. II the
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24
lgno, ance Of the Bibit.

Rev. DR.. G. F. Thwing to be
a growing phenomenon. The
young men and young wo-
men Cf the present genera
tion are far less familiar with
the Bible than were their fa.
theirs and mothers at t h e
same age. They do not read
the Bible as much and are
not obtaining equally the lit
erary benefit had iron. con-
slant acquaintance with its
admirable English. This con
cluslon is derived from the re
suit of text examinations SIT
for boys in an Ohio universi-
ty and for girls in an eastern
college. Twenty-Five passag-
es containing simple biblical
illusions were selected from
Tennyson's poems and a fresh
man class of 81 men and a
like class OF 81 women were
asked to explain them. The
men were from Northern 0
hio, Central New York an d
Western Pennsylvania; t h e
women from New England.
They were representatives of
ia miles in the enjoyment of
average incomes and had had
opportunities above the av-
erage With one exceptionaIi Ii
had ecclesiastical connect.
IONS. Yet the men answered
but 43 per cent. of the ques.
tions corr nectly and the wo.
men but 40 percent. Only one
IA young wOman-answer-
ed all the questions correct.
ly.
OF the IS students hard"
over 90 knew anything O
"the crown of thorns;;" 4(
were ignorant ofCain, Eseart
Ruth and the tomb in which
Christ was laid; 80 did not
recognize the incident OF Mo
ses' striking a rock fur wa
ter or Jacob wrestling will
an angel; 66 remembered
nothing of Jonah's gourd
while an illusion to Hezpki
ah foored Is. The girls were
pretty well ny on the story o
Lots Wife, but of the 34 mpr
only % bore 1T in their mem
ories. This same number o
the male students wer'
stumped by a question rela.
ting to "pearls and swine,
and 40 OF the girls missed ;
reference to the guilt of lsca
lot. One of the answers, i,
deed, made the a mazing sta t
ment that lScaiiot meant tn
cross, while another told q
Ruth "grieving for her CHI
dren." These were surpasse,
J IN an answer which seemed t,
assume that Jonah's gour,
was the emetic that cause
"the whale to cast Jonah
shore. Taking the answer
, together, they appear to Dl
\ Thwing to Justify the cOnrlu
: ion that the present gener
, zion are growing up to pa
anism. The Bible, h. think.
is M longer u force in Anne
| caD literature and theolog,
Young people 'lo not rea
it much, or if they do are nc
impressed h.r it,"
The cause of this state {
things the learned doctC
, finds in the fact that youn
! people nowadays have
, great deal Of reading matte
thrownin their wAy---perhal /
e roo much. The world hi
become" he says n worl
j OF hooks, a world OF mag
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

SFHilIaue III HuSlIiIR up tIt
scandal connected with the
enbezzlpment OF a lnrge sum
of money from the Cuban
Postal receipts by G. +. W.
Neeley, who has been Chief
Financial Agent ofthe Cuban
Postal System, and Others,
will heconhatted by the dem
orrats in Congress. who re-
gard the present az an excel
lent time for a thorough in
vpstigatinn Of all Cnban re-
ceipts and expenditures. Sen
ator Bacon says he waited
nearly a week to give the re-
pnblicans an opportunity to
propose an investiga ton be
fore Offering his resolution
instrurting the Senate Com.
mittee on relations with Gu
ba to investigate receipts
from all sources since the Oc
rupation OF Cuba by our
troops, and expenditures for
all purposes during that per.
iod. and report to the Senate
1T the earliest possible date.
Of his resolution, Senator Ra
con said: my purpose is to
have a thorough inyostiga-
tion of the moneys which
have been received and dis
cursed in Cuba. We know
that there has been some i'm
proper disbursements. / n
view Of that fact. it is our du
tv to thoroughly sift the
whole matter. Onr only ex-
ruse for being in Cuba is our
desire to govern the island
for the benefit of the Cubans.
and we ought to see whether
we are doing our duty to.
ward those people" That a
number of Cuban officials. IN.
Guiding the director of Posts
and the Auditor of Postal &C
counts have been suspended,
is proof that the public is he.
ing deceived by official state
ments saying that Neelev is
the only Cuban official who
has been implicated in the
stealing. L a proper ines
tigation is made, it will pro'
ably he ascprtained that
there has been n ring O
thieves working on the Gu
ban revenues, hut that is jus,
what t be administration
doesn't wish to be ascertain
ed.
Senator Teller arraignpC
the officers of the Ordinance
Bnrpan of the Navy Dprart
ment for inrompptenrv anC
ignorance, during the disrns
sion Of the armor clause @
the Naval Appropriation bill
and the arraignment was IN
dorsed by Senator Allison
Mr.. Teller said the ignoranc
dipIayed by officers of tina
Board. when thev appeared
before Congressional Con
: mittpps for the purpose c
giving Information had bee
sometimes absolutely pitifn'
and rhat he conld gat NOR
information ont Of a priva+
citizen in ten minutes tina
he had ever been able to ge
out of one uf those cfiirprs !
an honr: alsn that there " or
engineers in civil life VIII
could make infinitely bette
guns than ANY officer IN til
: Ordinances Board. hut tina
: the BOARD would not lister
!, to them.
: Adjutant General Hart. {
: Delaware, who is in Washin
ton on business said of tn
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courapes and lessons ambition; beauty, yigor
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24

urine scalds the flesh or II, when the child
reaches an age when It should be able to
control the passage, 1t is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon II. the cause OF
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due 10 diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not to habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Ro0t is soon realized. Il Is sold
by druggists, In fifty EE
cent and one dollar :s$;::ss)l
sizes. You may have q
sample bottle BY rnail a;ssl. ssiE L.s:.isI
free, also pamphletteif-. nome q swauIpReos
ing all about It. including many OF the
thousands OF Testimonial leissrs received
from sufferers cured. lnwritfng Or. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton. N. Y. Be sure and
mention this paper.
CA . TO "a r a.
Bs.-..h., -1'lAs Kind y. s... ...s s1es
''s,s'''' = MH2Zs1s;
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-05-24

Whenever the farnlties oi
men are at their iulness, hey
must express themselves 10y
art.-Ruskin.
The age-herald., 1900-01-03

somewhat irregular, further improvement m prices. The firmness in London was a reflection of the first substantial British success scored since opening of hostilities, and further, of the material lowering in dis count rates in the open market. The most pronounced advances were gains scored in the industrials and in the so-ealled special ties. There were, however, substantial ad- Vanees in number of the higher priced stocks, including New York Central, Della ware, Laekawanna and Western, and Chic ago, Cleveland and Cincinnati The general market was almost wholly unaffected by very severe decline in Brooklyn Rapid Transit in the initial dealings, part of the loss being later on recovered. At the same time the particular weakness. of the stock in question was a subject of general com- ment, nothing that was new came to light to account for its peculiar course. It may be added, moreover, that apart from what may be called strictly investment con- alterations there was httle,,to which the particular movements in other quarters could be attributed.
The age-herald., 1900-01-03
Articles Opened Highest LowestI Closfn

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was firm. Mo- spring wheat 621sB651sc; No red, 6SG69c. No 2 corn. 31Ac No. ? oats, 22%c; No white, 25625Ac; No. 3 white, 24a@25c. No. rye. 501a@52c. No 9 barley, Ss642c. No. flax seed and north western, $1.48; prime timothy seed s23O Mess pork, per barrel, $9. 2Ga10 50; <iard, per 100 pounds, $5.60G5. s21a; short rib sides, loose, s5.45@5 75; dry salted shoulders, box ed, 51a05%c; short clear sides, boxed, $5 TOO 5.S0 Whisky-Distfllers' finished goods. per gallon, on basis of high wines, $1 23h Su- gars-Cut loaf, unchanged. No. 2 yellow conn, S1hc. Clover-Contract grade sSOO0 10.00 On the produce exchange today the butter market was strong; creamery 1SQo 27c; dairy, 16d22c. Cheese was firm at 12D 12%c. Eggs were firm; fresh, 1s@19c
 fa@ +rf,e r~ | "arisr.-
 Sit. Louis, Mo, January 2.-Cattle-Re- ceipts, 4,70O including l,SO0 Texans The market was steady for motives, with Tex ans strong and higher. Native shipping and export steers, A.75@6S5; dressed beef and butcher steers, s4.25@5.55; steers under 1000 pounds, s325@4.50; stockers and feeders S3.40M4.75; cows and heifers, $2. 00G5. .O0: can rens, s1 .75@3.00; bulls. s2. .6o9p4. co; Texas and Indian steers, $s.SOa5.10; Texas and Indian cows and theifers, $25o@370
 Hogs-Receipts T,600. The market was strong and active Pigs and lights s43O@ 4.40; packers, A3504.50.
 S'heep-Receipts, 300. The market was steady. Native muttoms, $4.O0d4 25; lamlos, s4.2505.50; culls and bucks, g. 0Oa35O
 Chicago, January 2.-Cattle were general ly steady, with butchers stock active and canners firm; calves, 25c above a week ago; good feeders in strong demand good to choice. S5.40G5.65; poor to- medium, &f50 4.S0; stockers s. 00@3.S5; selected feeders. $4.25@4.90; choice cows, & 40654.6O; heifers, @s.25@4.9O; canners, $225@4.0O; fed Texas steers, S4.25f55.35
 Hogs were active and 10c higher; top prices, $4.60; good cearances; mixed and butchers, $.250l4.6O; good to choice heavy, A45a4.6O; rough heavy, si.25M4 40; lights, S4.2Oa4. .521a; bulk of sales, s445@520
 Sheep and. lambs were active and 10c higher, with good clearances. Native weth- CTS. s4.30G490; lambs, $45016.O CO., western wethers, A.4O@4.S0; western lambs, s55o0 5.9O.
 Receipts-Cattle, $500; hogs, 2,e00; sheep. + 000.
The age-herald., 1900-01-03
Coffee

New York, January 2--Coffee futures opened steady and unchanged to ten points higher, and though showing fair stability ruled comparatively quiet, with prices tend ing downward under light profit taking, and in absence of investment support. Eu- rope sold sparingly on the advance, room shorts covering. The better feeling was caused by firmness in Hamburg. Specula- ton was retarded by an absence of news from Brazilian and Ifavre markets. The market closed steady with prices unchang- ed to five points higher. Total sales 1625o bags, including January, 6.15; March, 6.30 @6.35: April, $40; May, 6.40G6 .45; July, GAS .55 September 6.60; October, 6.65; Mo- vember, 6.65G6.70; December, 6.75. Spot coffee--Rio irmer; No. invoice, 7Bc; No. jobbing, 7asc; mild firm; Cordova, SO 12hc.
The age-herald., 1900-01-03
Metal Mark t's

New York, January 2-In metals, the new year opened with the outlook for re- newed activity and price improvement quite encouraging. This was particularly true of tin and lead, which ruled firmer on in creased demand and favorable advices from outside markets. While quiet, the other de- partments were fairly steady and about
 unchanged At the close the metal ex- change called pig iron warrants quiet; lake, copper unchanged at 1850; tin quiet and firm at 2550f525.S 80; lead steady at 4786Dt75; spelter quiet at 4.50@046O. The brokers price for lead is 4.45. and for copper 16as9 161@.
The age-herald., 1900-01-03
Birmingham City Bonds

Q~I-
 rr'ts p--''- -Prct'Ucr Butter-Elgin, 2s@25c, dairy, No. T. 1s@2oc; country, 15G16c cooking, S610c. Potatoes-Irish, 75c. Lemons-Choice, 8 75d4.50. Poultry-Hens, 2Od22he: fries 15GD16c; small. SEC; ducks PUG; geese, 25c. { Eggs, 1S6I2tt per dozens -.'- ! Ton,at toes-$1.50 per crate. ! Cabbage-2c per pound. .,ss..- --z. | Onons-1hc nound.- .s1.ltys Apples 8 50q4.5a per barrel.
 N.A tapte Grceerie Flour-Best patent. s.s5; straight. sa.e5. patents. $40.
 Sugar-tiranulated s5.25; Y. C., 5I5Mc. Coffee-Green, S0D1119c: Arbuckle 5 pack ages, $1t.S0; Lyons packages, $1.3O. Iar1-6lkc.
 Clear rib sides, 6Ac. Aiolasses centrifugal. f59s5r; sugar house, z0n35c. Rice-4d6bc.
 Corn-Mixed, 4sc; white, 49c Pearl smeal-SSc. Hay-Choice timothy, l6.50 Mo- l. s1550: clover mixed, $H.50 Oats-Mixed, 36c; white 3Sc Bran-Mixed, s1z00; pure wheat, s1So0 Cotton seed real-$19.50.
The age-herald., 1900-01-03
Chicago hanps

Chicago, January 2-The firmness of Liv- erpool, an improved cash demand and the decrease in lbhe visible, with the shalp ad- vance in provisions, were a combination of bullish influences in the wheat market to- day, May closing strong and up A07sc over Saturday at the close. Corn closed 12c and oats 1s@Ac higher. Light hog receipts and better provisions at the yards were a strong support to the provision market, May pork closing 3219e, May lard 1719c and May ribs 1712@20c over Saturday.
 The leading futures ranged as follows Articles lOnened IIIipineStI T,owestl Closinc
The age-herald., 1900-01-03

victory at Colesberg caused a good feel ing at the opening today. Though business was small. In the afternoon, however, eonsols fell from 997s to 99h on dsappoint- ing allotment of treasury bills and the other markets were sympathetically af- fected. Americans began buoyant above parity but sagged.
The age-herald., 1900-01-03
s2. 2.oe-sLEEPING CAR BATE BIRMING- HAM TO MOBILE, VIA MERIDIAN

For the convenience of it's patrons the A. G. S. railroad has arranged for the sale of Pullman space Birmingham to Mobile via Meridian at the regular rate of $2 0O per double berth Parties leaving Birmingham at 10:15 p. n. arrive at Mobile next morning at 7:30. S-1G-tf
The age-herald., 1900-01-03

Galveston-Holiday; receipts 3.626; stock. 24ST31.
 Mobile-Firm; middling, ' 7-16; sales, 800; receipts, 636; stock, 3S,9S4 Savannah-Quiet; middHng, ' 7-16; re- ceipts, 2,629; stock. 156135.
 Charleston-Quiet; middhng, "A re- ceipts, 432; stock, 29, 401.
 ilmington-Hohday; receipts, 446; stock, 14,S72
 Norfolk-Firm; mddling, 7ia; sales, l62; receipts, 1 12i3; stock, fl ,291.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middiing, "A re- ceipts, 2,21S: stock ,266.
 Boston-Holiday; net receipts, TEA; gross, il, ,as6.
 Philadelphia-Firm; middling, s; receipts, 131; stock, 5,74S.
 St. Louis-Steady middling, 77-l6; sales, 1000; stock, 103,59O. [.
 Memphis-Firm and higher; mlddlng, 1hs; receipts Ss9 sales, 5000; shipments, 3'2i6; stock, 1S4, ,1sS.
The age-herald., 1900-01-03
1,reasnrx Statement

Washington, January 2.-Todays state ment of the condition of the treasury shows available cash balance, s2s3, ,5e5, ,453; gold re- serve. 236, ,99023e.
The age-herald., 1900-01-03

No. 3S, washington and Southwestern, Limited" solid vestibaled train, Atlanta to, Washington; Pullman sleeping car, Bir- mingham to New York; also Pullman H. brary observation car Atlanta to New York, making close connection at Atlanta with through sleeper for Tampa, Fla.
 No. 36, "U. s. Fast Maii," carries Pull man sleeping cars,. Birmingham to Jack sonville Fla, via Atlanta; also sleeper At. lantai to New York.
 No. 37 carries Pullman sleeping car, Bir- mingham to Greenville, Miss.
 F. S Cannon. Third Vice President and General Manager Washington, D. c.
 J. NJ. Culp, Traffic Manager, Washington, Q. c.
 W. A. Turk. c. ?. A.. Washington, D. c.
 C. A. Benscoter. A. G. P A. Chatta- nooga, Tenn.
 c. F Jackson T. P. A. Bi-mirghsrn Ala.
 R. M. Ellis, T. P. A., Birmingham, Ala.