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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04

During the winter OF 1897
Mr.. James Reed, one OF the
leading citizens and mer-
chants, of Clay, Clay TO-, W.
Va, struck his leg against a
cake Of ire in s1ch Il manner
as to bruise it severely. Ii
became very much swollen
and panied him so badly that
he could not walk without
the aid of crutches. He was
treated by physicians, also
used several kinds of limi-
ment and two and a haIfgal.
Ions of whlskey in bathingit,
but nothing gave any relisl
until he began using Cham
berlain's pain balm. This
brought almost a complete
cure in a weeks time and he
believes had he not used this
remedy his leg would haye
had to be amPutated. Pain
Balm is isunequaled for sprains
bruises and rheumatism. For
sale by dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
A Good Sentiment.

it is IA privilege to endorse
the sentiment expressed by
an esteemed contemporary
In the declaration thst "a
little more laughter and a lit
tie more brotherly kindness
would help US along the
rough places"
That's a good text for a
good sermon, even on Mon
day. Laughter lightens a
heavy load; brotherIy kind
ness divides the burden.
He who speaks q word OF
sympathy to a sorrowing
brother does n good deed
which helps both.
The great God OF the Uni
verse reaches down to whis-
per hope and comfort into
the ear OF suffering, sin.strick
en- humanity and shows it
the domes and spires of the
New Jerusalem glistening and
cleaning in the light OF
His unending love.
And nature teaches us the
same lesson, for in her grand
economy there is m ore ofsun
shine than OF storms, more
OF fertile lands than arid
wastes and rocky desolations
more of the song OF birds
than of the noise of thunder,
more OF light than of dark
ness, more of life than Of
death.
The simple statements of
the Beatitudes are more po-
tent than the lightnings OF
Sinai.
Perhaps in the midst OF 1.-THE
whirl and the rush and the
rivalry of business, some con
templa ton of such subjects
may not be untimelv.-T
Democrat.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
What's Your Face W0rth3

Sometimes a fortune, but nev-
er. if you have sallow complex.
ion, a iaIndiced 4 look, moth
patches and blotches on the skin,
all signs of liver trouble. But
Dr.. Kings New Life Pills give
clear skin, rosy checks, rich COM
plexion Only 25c. at Black
burns.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
Let.e, From smithboro, nj.
Editor Democrat:

4c1ci cIVM jtnithuuTU, Alls
Editor Democrat:
Hvou will Kindly allow
me space in your paper | will
give you a few itemsfor pnh.
|iicatiOn. Possibly l hava a
few friends in North Carolina
that would like tohear about
this country. We have here
la very nice country, very
nearly level. There is consid
[erable timber, such as oak
most all kinds of 0ak,-hick-
ory, cherry and walnut, not
a great deal Of the latter. |
have seen agreat many other
kinds of timber hut not in
abundance. | don't think
there is any chestnut or piue
near here. There are plenty OF
good horses, hogs and cattle.
They can grow most any
thing here that an ordinary
farmer would want to raise.
Wheat does not do 50 well
here az it use to, but there is
considerable wheat grown
yet in this { (Bond) county.
fGEasses do well. Timothy
HAY is worth $500 to$10.00
per ton, baled. The corn is
very nearly all in the shock,
and the crop is fairly good.
| New corn is worth now about
% cents per bushel; oats IL
cents per bushel; nice, time
cattle 3A cents per pound;
fat hogs 5 cents per pound,
and other products changing
hand pretty lively at a fair
price.
Politics are warming up
right lively. | find both
Democrats and Republicans
here and plenty Of them. Oh
course, both parties claim
their men elected. William
Jennings Bryan made a five.
minutes speech in Green vile
this county, seat of this
BondD county, the 18th.
There was quite a crowd out
to hea, him. Bond county
gives about 400 Republican
majority, but Mr.. Bryan was
cheered pretty. nearly all the
time he stood on the car
platform. Mr.. Bryan is fight.
ling very hard for the success
of the Democratic party in
November. If all Democrats
were as active as him, it
would give Mr.. Mckinley all
he wanted to do to defeat
him. Oh course, I'm expect.
ing Mckinley to be elected
but I wouldn't want to bet
more than a million on bis
election.
! Ii this misses the waste
basket, perhaps | will write
again. With best wishes tc
all, l am, very truly,
G. R. NORRIS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04

Northse est, the strongilolds
of the trnst-loving Repnbli-
cans? These striking labor
jers, who We're employed by
the formidable Iron an d
Steel Trust, were not receiv-
ing living wages; consequent
|ly, after having exhausted
all other honorable means,
they struck, not for gloEy Of
the power, but for higher
wages; that they might he
able to furnish food, shelter
and raiment for the five,hun-
died thousand women and
children for whom they had
been working.
This is only one of the
many instances showing the
deplorable condition OF the
laborer, caused by the Re-
publican Administrations fav-
oring, with it's laws. trusts
land monopolies, andfarmers
are not cognizant of the
gravity OF these conditions
like the daily wage-earner,
whose labor for trusts bene-
fits him little, but adds dol
lars to the united millions oI
these colossal combines.
The Republican party has
for years, fostered these blood
sucking trusts. and should
we remain a few years more
under Republican misrule, the
poor class of people in this
country will be in u worse
condition than, the Deasants
of England. And our many
thousands of laborers will
not. in their times of finan'
cial distress, turn to d Keput
lican administration for sue
cor, but will come, in Noven1
ber, to the Democratic party
for protection against the
wage-cutting rules and laws
OF the "Negro.af ting
party.
There isn't space in your
valuable paper to go into de-
tails on this matter, but it is
a subject of paramount i'm
portance and should be cor
sidered carefully by all voters
before the day of election.
A LABORER.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04

Thousands OF negro voters
are being colonizsd in West
Virginia and Kentucky, in
preparation for the election
this fall. If either state per
mits it's vote to be stolen by
this means, it will deserve the
sort of rulership that 1t will
assuredly get.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
PROFESSIONAL.
DIR. j. NJ. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. l.

Mo knife; No Burning Out.
h Highest relerencesand endors-
Z ments of prominent persons sue.
cessfully treated in Va. Tenn.
and N. g. Remember that there
isno time TOO SOON to get rid OF
Va cancerous growth--no matter
how small. Examination free,
ittters answered promptly, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
kidney trouble.

kinney trouDle.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart Is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney.
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
lfy you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-RoOt, the great kidney remedy II
soon realized. lt'stands the highest for It's
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and Is sold on its merits en-
by all druggists In fifty AfiEs1
cent and one-dollar siz- q sss;:
Is. You may have a sasIl5:s.Szllls ~ -
sample bottle by mail Home Of swanpRsos.
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Or. ki'mS
& Co.. Binghamton, N. Z.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
Stepped Inio Live Goals:

"When a child l burned my
foot frightfully,' writes W. II.
Eads, Of Sonesville, Va, (which
caused horrible leg sores tor 30
years, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve
wholly cured me after everything
else failed.' Iniallible for burns.
scalds, cuts. sores, bruises and
piles. Sold by Blackburn, 25c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
On the 10th of December.

On the 10th of December,
1897, Rev. S. A. Dunahoe.
pastor NJ. e. Church, South,
PIT. Pleasant. W. Va, con-
tracted a severe cold which
was attended from the begin.
ming by violent coughing. He
says: After resorting to a
number ofso called specifics
usually kept in the house, to
no purpose. | purchased a
b ottle of Chamberlain's
cough remedy, which acted
like a charm. | most cheer.
fully recommend it TO tha
public" For sale by dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04

DR.. DeWitt's Early Risers are
famous little pills for liver and
bowel troules. Never gripe. cot
fey Bros, phillips 4 son.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers. they I'll
ter out the waste OF
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains. aches andrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid In the
blood. due to neglected
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
A Fiendish Attack,

An attack was lately made or
e. M. Collier, of Cherokee, Iowa,
that nearly proved fatal. 1t
came through his kidneys. His
back got so lame he could nor
stoop without great pain, norset
in a chair except propped by
cushions. No remedy helped him
until he tried Electric Bitters
which effected such a wonderful
change that he writes he feels like
a new man. This marvellous
medicine cures backache and kid
ney trouble, puriiies the blood
and builds up your health. Only
SOC. at Blackburn's.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
Radical Good Times.
Editor Democrat:

leading argument in favor OF
Republicanlsm are the Good
Times" which have been in
evidence since McKinlev's
election. We all know there
has been more money in cir
culation during thelast three
wears than within the same
period preceding. And we
all are. or should be fully
aware of the cause of the
tendency in prices OF
the products and holdings OF
the farmer. Republican pol
iticians would have us believe
this state OF finances due to
the electing and seating OF
one Republican in the Presi-
Dental chair, and these Same
politicians are continually
doubling theireffcrts to ward
holding the half-paid labor
er and tolling farmer in mex
cusable ignorance Of the real
facts in the financial situa-
ton OF today. The leaders
of the administration
are scattering broadcast over
this country erroneous and
absurd compaign literature
through which they are en-
'deavoring to crown their
trust-loving President and
Mark Hanna with the honor
of lending aid, in the shape
of Good Times" to our pa
triotic countrymen.
The unparalleled, foreign
demand, coming through the
Vaccinations of war and in.
surrettions, upon this coun-
try for the products and
holdings of the farmers, is the
direct cause of the unusually
large amount ofmoney being
throwninto circulation. War
is the kew to Our financial
condition today. We will ad
nit that the monstrous po-
litical machine OF the Repuh-
lican party manages to
throw some money into cir
culation during off"-years
with the Democrats. which
causes less stringency in the
money market. But their
object? Not for the love OF
country, nor for the assis.
tance of the poorer classes,
but for a deception, by which
the Republican party is hold
ing their votes, and thus
holding the power to legis-
late in the interest of the
mOneyed classes and fnan.
cial combinations, thereby
drawing tighter. around the
necks of the la boring masses
the strong and choking arm
of poverty.
Admitting, forillustration
that the Republican party
has, for the past four years
given us such prosperous
times, why have we had, ir
the same period, so many
business failures, such colos
sal strikes, and so many
strong appeals from t h {
daily wage.earners to the
law.making bodies of oUI
country, asking for legisla
tion protecting them against
the tyranny and oppression
of corporations and trusts
II war has not been RESPONSE
BILE for the large amount o
cash thrown into the hand.
OF the farmers, why was moi
the power of the Republican
party and their political ma
chinery sufficient to hold uE
the wages OF the one-hun-
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
BANKER ELK LrrTRR.

EEdH0r Democrat.
A MiUelieiicunnty dra
Ter told me the other day
that he thought Mckinley
fhad brought prosperity to
1.-The country, and he intended
70 vote for him. | asked him
II he thought the admInistra
tion had anything to do with
ruling prices, and he said it
had. i told himthnt il he as
|sumed that. he must assume
some other things. Mr.. Nc
Kinley himself says that his
administration raised tn e
price Of cotton ana wheat,
but he failed to take into ac-
count the weather condl.
tions. II Mr.. Mckinley is re-
sponsible for the plenty, he
is likewise responsible for the
drought, the famine and the
cyclone. We are therefore
driven to the conclusionth tha
he created the famine in In
ldin in order that he might
Eat.yare the price Of Amerl-
|cnn wheat, and thus he be-
comes sponsor to thu starv-
ing millions of India. But il
| he manufactured the famine
liu India he must take upon
himself the responsibility oi
1atmosplleric disturbances in
this country, and be charged
with the storm that has
nearly blotted out Calves.
ton from the map. II he dis.
semiuated the drought, the
untimely rain and the rust
that have given us eleven
cent cotton this year, and
innocent cotton last year,
then he must he held respon-
sibIe for the five-cent cotton
the year before. If he is re.
sponsible for the increase IN
our export manufactures, he
must have done it by a sort
Of back-action, for this in
crease began during the ad'
ministratioD of Mr.. Cleve
land, and progressed uni
forTly for the past seven
years. But enough of that
Another republican who is
drawing a pension tor sup
posed vices in the Confed.
| crate war, (although he has
no marks,) said he had g
son in the army in the Phil
lippines. | asked him if he
knew that his son was fight
ing against the very prlnci
pie for which he (himself) was
drawing a pension. He sale
he didn't. | explained it to
him ana he understood it.
. asked him if he @as going to
vote for the imperial policy
Of this administration. anG
he replied: "That bringsth'
whole thing home; and
want my boy" There ART
thousands of men who. al
they say. "are not taking
any papers" and who arr
led at the polls by sattelitel
of the tory leaders, withou'
ever knowing or seeming t.
care for the result, whicl
prompts the quotation:
} "And Greed has come to con
quer US,
She musters stout and strong;
Now, workers for the right
of man,
Come forth and fight tn
wrong"
PHANTOM.
|
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
STATE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL
col ECF
OF NORTH CAROLINA


Offers to young women thor
ough literary classical, scientific
and industrial education and
special pedagogical training.
Annual expenses$92 to $132.
for non-residents $l52. Faculty
Of 80 members. More than 400
regular students Has matric-
ulated abont 1000 students, re
\ presenting every county in the
State except one. Practice and
Observation School of about $50
pupils. TO secure boar1 in dormi
tories, all free, tuition applica
tions should be- made before Aug.
lat.
Correspondence invited from
those desiring competent trained
teachers.
For catalogue and other infor
nation address until Aug. 18th
8. y PROF. j. Y. JOYNER,
IL DEAN OF COLLEGE
!. CHAS. D. McIYER, PRESIDENT.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-04
Oyer.Mork Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the b.ood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-02
JEFFRIES TALKS OF FITZ.
Why Lanky Bob Has Trouble in Max
ing Matches.


They are all afraid of Fitzsfnnmons. and,
to tell the truth, would rather fight ten
Sharkeys, a dozen Corbetts and all the Nc
Coys you could bring before me than fight
Fitz again"
This was the assertion made yesterday in
Chicago by Champion James j. Jefrries.
The champion arrived in the windy city
yesterday from Kansas City. Jeffries was
asked what he thought was the trouble
with Fitzsimmons, and why the Cornish
man could not get on any matches that
could be made to stick. This Is Je6ries'
idea of the situation:
Mccoy knows ia his heart that he can
not beat Fftzsimmons. Sharkey would as
soon be dropped into bear pit. 1 will not
say about Rubin. but guess the big feI.
low would take chance. for he has neve,
felt the might Of that freckled fist of Bob's
l am satisfied none Of them care a bit about
Fitzsimmons' game. They do not think
they can beat him. and have a fear that he
may wind them up In a hurry, as he car
do. u, -,
"FtzSimn1ons is one Of the creates,
judges Of distancaI ever heard of. He car
get away from aopunch by the narrowes,
margin. always keep himself In hitting dis.
lance, and. best of all. Gan hit from aImos,
any position. l must take off nv hat tr
him. He is far and away the best man i
ever fought. You may have heard that befors
from victorious man. but mean IL in this
case, and 1 am not head over heels in love
with FttzSinmenS personally at that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-02
SPORTS OF THE DAY
GeorgetoWn's Team Again Victor
on the Diamond.
MATCHES PLAYED FOR 4. v. l. TROPHY
Champion Jeffriess Talks About
PpgiIists.
LOCAL MN ES B E A TIE N
LOCAL MN ES ATEN

Saturdays game between Georgetown and
Lafayette proved exceptionally interesting
to the followers of the local team The
wearers of the blue and gray resemble
thoroughbred horse trained for the mile
and-a-h half distance-the further they go the
better they get. The great improvement in
team work and all-around confidence of the
Georgetown boys>was quickly seen, and the
future certainly looks bright for them.
The Lafayette lads started off well and
for four innings held the lead, but they
were doing little with the bat and had easy
fielding chances, their lead being established
through lucky playing. The local collie
gians were in something of the same shape
in the matter of hitting, but their fielding
chances were hard. but well taken care of.
In the fifth Georgetown simply got into its
right stride, and from then to the finish it
was a walk-over, the final score being IL
to g.
Golden and Blewitt did the twirling for
the locals. while Plat and Johnson did the
same for the visitors. AS usual with young
pitchers, both teams were handicapped with
their wildness, but~the Lafayettes suffered
the most, as their free passes were given
when the hitting began. The fielding or
both teams can be described as brilliant.
although First Baseman Bachman had
three misplays and Shortstop Currier two.
The presence of Moran at short for the
Georgetown meant great deal to his team.
The little fellow is a ball player all over.
and his aggressiveness puts confidence in
his companions, and result a winning
combination is quickly formed. Lafayettes
team is considered quite a strong one. and
the ease with which they were defeated
augurs well for Georgetown's chances
against the clubs from the big colleges.
Other College Games Saturday.
At New Haven-Yale, 20; New York Col
lege. 8.
AT Prnceton-Princeton, 5; Fordham, 2
At Atlanta-Cornell, IA; University Of
Georgia, Z.
At Nashville-Upiversity of Chicago, %;
Vanderbilt Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-02

The Signal Corps. District of Columbia
National Guard. gave an entertainment and
lat home to the lady friends Of the corps
in the company rooms at the National
Guard Armory Friday night. The program
rendered consisted of numerous selections
by the Twentieth Century Eentertainers
String Club" vocal solos by Mr.. Sheppard
vate James Bond. Rotations by Mr.. Scott
Mr. Fletcher and Corporal Niemeyer, ali OF
the Linthicum Dramatic Club, trick banjo
solo by Mr.. G. c: Willard Of the Twentieth
Century Entertainers.
At the conclusion of these exercises re-
freshments were served in the corps locker
room.
A similar entertainment and dance will
be given April ~.
Lieutenant 3. c. Mattingly was recently
chosen commanding officer Of the Signal
Corps, and his election waa celebrated Fri
day night Lieutenant Matttneiy made the
announcements during tho svenins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-02

At the thirty-eighth deal Mr.. Otis COM
bination was seven tricks to the good. but
in the remaining deals it dropped ten tricks
and lost the trophy by three. Totals for
the match were: Albany, 3O4; New Jersey,
BOZ. Albany gained eleven singles and five
doubles, total of twenty-one. New Jersey
gained eight singles, three doubles and one
quadruple. total Of eighteen.
The whist match scheduled for last week
between the Marlborough and Capitol Hill
teams. captained, respectively, by Mrs.
and is being played today at the rooms of
the Marlborough Club. on G street.
The strong four from the New York
Whist Club journeyed to Albany Saturday
to play for the L. A. W. trophy, and the
same night returned with the scalps of the
Albany Whist Club team dangling at their
belts, the score being 33 to 10. The New
York team stands for everything that is
best in the common sense" game. being
the pioneers in this new development Last
year this same team Won the trophy with
ease. but lost it again on the next contest.
AT that time there was great hue and
cry by the long suffers over the defeat of
the New Workers. but 1t developed that
the same four did not participate in both
contests. The trouble with the New York
ers is that it is almost impossible to get
representative four together. but when
their best four enters contest a victory
is almost assured before hand. The teams
contesting Saturday were:
New York Whist Club. B. Elwell, cap
tain; ]. E. Faber, c. s. Cole and E. E
Denson.
Albany Whist Club-C. F. Snow. captain;
David Burke, E. Leroy Smith and David
Muhlfelder,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-02

course of friends invited to a musical en-
tertainment and to witness the presentation
of an easy chair and lounging gown to DR..
s l. Groot, charter member of the or
ganization. The exercises We're presided
over by Mr.. Andrew Wilson. Rev DR.
Rankin bestowed the gifts in the name of
Goodwill Commandery. This was followed
by Frand Commander Ehle presenting to
Dr. Groot an oak chiffonier from the Grand
Commandery of the District of Columbia,
of which he is a past officer.
Among the participants in the program
were: Prof. Garland. organ solo; Mrs.
Grigsby. vocalist; Miss Sherwood. vocalist
Miss Witherow, pianist; Miss Wingate
vocalist, and the Branzoh Mandolin and
Guitar Club. At the conclusion of the ex-
ercises refreshments were served The
audience contained most of the prominent
members of the order in this vicinity and
all of the officers of the Grand Com
mandery.