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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-29

trapped the imperial yoemanry at Lind
ley. June 3, three days later, he caught
big British wagon train and 1OS high
b 2 British wagon train and 1OS high
aIdeTs. Two days later he cut the
,ail20ad by which Roberts got supplies
CT his army Next day he tore up the
abroad for miles, and when a con-
ruction train came down to repair it
he captured the train and the fourth
lcrbysh re regiment which guarded it.
hen, at Rhe2oster river, he blew up
Arce railroad culyerts and got another
obstruction train. From there he
aarcAed seventy miles and fought the
+, envy near Wiuburg. After the battle
ne rctreated sixty miles, and then
zen the British had surrounded him
a-d thought they surely had him, he
rade a sudden forced march between
Generals Hunter and Rumble and got
away. Three days later the British
overlook him, but he scattered his men
G"d again escaped. Two days later
his httle force had got together again,
agd marching to Conirgspruit it cap
tured a supply train and 100 highland
ors and cut the railroad and telegraph
lines between the British and Pretoria
Two weeks later he crossed the Vaal
river and fought General Methuen.
4 few days later he was again cutting
railroads. August 10 he fought Baden
Powell and then camped at Wooder-
boom, only fifteen miles from the main
British army az Pretoria.
The I1ngIshman's opinion of De Wet
IS illustrated by the following: A
London gentleman heard a street fakir
eXtoIiing the Great De Wet Penny
Puzzle and bought one. 1t was
an ordinary puzzle picture with
the title find De Wet" The gentle
man searched patiently without sue
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-29
Church and Clergy.

Two young Christian Cinnamon In
lloilo have started movement for the
Characterization Of the Filipinos.
Efforts have been started in Brook
Ign to give the gospel in some direct
form to every adult during 1900.
Secretary of State Hay has present
ed to ST. Paul's church at Warsaw, Ill.,,
Il carved oak altar as a memorial to his
mother
Publishing firms state that the rise
in the price of Bibles is caused by the
advance in paper, and not by desire
to form a Bible trust.
The Congregational church building
society received for its work last year
nearly $25O,OOO The loan fund now
exceeds S65O,OOO.
About sixty clergymen of all de-
nominations, including a number of
Roman Catholics, formed part of a
large excursion party which sailed re-
Gently from Boston for the holy land.
A Union Theological seminary
graduate, writing for the Outlook, says
that the Rev. Dr. McGiffert is one of
the most popular and influential pro
lessons among the students there.
The COngregationalist, in discuss
ing apathy in church business. ex-
presses the belief that rs per cent. Of
church members are delinquent in at
tending business meetings of the
church.
Rev. DR. Babcocb Of Brick Presby-
terrain church New York, has an
nouncad as his policy that he will put
his best strength on his evening ser
vice. as the morning service should
take care OF itself
Rev, Or. Rudolph Duenger, pastor Of
lions Reformed Church. Ashland. Pa.
who has just celebrated his ninety
second birthday, is said to be the
oldest minister in point Of service in
the Reformed Church Of the United
States.
Rams Horn calls attention to the
significant fact that Robert Iugersoli
the son of the Congregational minis
ter, died a2 aguostic, and Dwight L
Moody, 90 son Of a Unitarian stone
mason, died the Wellington of the
evangelist" army"
Csbytorians in France have started
q paper, L'Avant Garde. to be devoted
exclusively to questions Of evangeliz1
ton in that count II is said tina.
the peasant and student classes are
looking moro favora...- On Protestant
ism than in former years.
Speaking Of religious services of
Protestant order in the puplic school
the Jewish Messenger says: Civil an
relisious liberty Is supposed to be tn
basis Of American institutions. and We.
over-zealous Protestant teachers ana
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-29

With no school education TO speak Of,
with little military training, with only
100 soldiers, General Christian De
Wet has made himself the most bril-
liant figure of the boer war, declares
The Little ChroniNa of Chicago, that
most breezy Juvenile weekly. He has
fought the British much as the
swamp Fox" fought them in the
American revolution. His flying column
has broken up conveys eight miles
long, held up mail trains, kept the
British lines Of communication broken
for weeks at a time, and with the help
Of another force has captured 5000 of
the queens troops AL this was done
in the face of 10000 pursuers.
De Wet was born fifty years ago on
a farm near Dewetsdorp, Orange Free
State Altogether he had only few
months schooling. He began life as a
tarmcr and by good management made
a fair fortune. 1t is said he was also
a Spectator and that he once bank
ruptcd himself by trying to corner the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-29


Sou'h AFRICA potato market IN looo-l
he dISooeyeo the heuIrailIy proclatha-
'loh Oh president hrahu ana served
with the IranSNaaI DoerS uhuer
JouberJ against the BRUSH. lie IoushI
at halhE6 Mex aAd was one OF the
hIty daring volunteers VINO CLIMBED
MGJUba hill and caused the famous
defeat OF the English force cntrenched
on top He still treasures the kilt of
highlander soldier whom he shot in
this action.
Tho nnvi tir,o no Wot onnaore he is
&, p.on,h,,. or In, rroo state ,,oIl,srood
a., ,.,.. ,,o ,,.,t,r hrt hi, irto,so
r,.,, ..,.,
-. a., ,!..,'.,,.,,
''''', spec, '''S Ut ''' "'So ''S'o,i -
any HnHI'Sn question: II Is Sai" ne
even objected 10 an EhglShman teach'
ing English In 4 certain college. Dur
.Hg the years he was in congress he
did his best to undermine British in
lluoacc. and thus gained considerable
standing among his Dutch tellow-citi-
zens. In 1896 his anti-British speeches
were largely responsible for the cleo
ton OF Stc,n AS president, instead of
Fraser the English candidate. The
Jameson raid into the Transvaal had
lately been ,hokcd by the uuicy. strong
hand Of Joubcrt. and De wit success
fully argued from this that the only
way to keep the Free State independ-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-29
How France Got Into rndo-china.

The connection OF France with Indo-
China dates back to 1854, when ware
house and trading station were es-
tablished in Anam. The old customs
OF China still prevailed. the whole
country having been under China for
many centuries. until a native vice
king led q successful revolt about the
year 1880. During one Of the inter
aecine conflicts which broke out with
due regularity among claimants and
orentenders, the aid Of Louis XVI, Of
France was solicited, and treaty Of
alliance was entered into in 1887.
Thus originated the first claim of
France upon Indo-China-Consul John
c. Covert
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-29
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BY BERTHA NJ CLAY.

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~ "o, , ',,,ov = would have bna1
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,,,ao rar no hn or,o, eaid IN hImqeIf
orh,, ,no, Lrt Emo rroIoonn-the MAY
na1 ,ot owe, hogrn He simDry
,',,ai,ata,I no,,. ,i,,o a,o,,ob Il, ~. rroea
81 th,t st,nid old aoniro nroyoI oh
at,roto
c......,,..,
'''a 'r',' .'.Et ,,,' , D,, =" - - a.
,,,o,,.,n,, Tho worth M the CIynn
as,otos ,,,ov, roild and nationt. oven
rrol,o, consontod IN ronny his hill for
,,y ,,o,tbs ITO woo obIa to borro,y
,,o,o,, on n en- mat fine crisis had not
,nt coro
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no "''' w. Nv Wv -. to c,I.t,
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"''''"'' '' '', ,.'2 - w. ,,,,, T., ~
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CroEcr who hrntcJ thot fine hin wouId
FAN duc +, two wool,e and then tho
nnncy mnai ho maid
,T,,, ,l,oII ,,,t t,,o brrdro5
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-29
Very Rough Voyage.

Milwaukee, Nov. 22.-After a terri
Bile lake voyage the steamer William
Edwards has arrived with ! 500 tons
II coal from Cleveland. The Edwards
eft Cleveland Nov 10, having the
eonsort Golden Age in tow She en-
eountered heavy weather directly
The Golden Age has three feet OF
water In the bold
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-29
Continued

with q bow that lnCIuH'u wv "ho''
group, he turned away
"WcII," said Major Brezil. how he
managed that would puzzle a lawyer
What n fate for such a girl hytto1
Is n capital boon companion; but
would not trust him with a dog ! carcI
for. Rely upon it, it was a runaway
match"
So they dismissed the subject. II
the squire had heard that conversation
what would he have thought Of hls
darllng's fate?
There was great wonder among an
his ao.calIcd friends when Captain
Ayrton's marriage was made known.
Gradually the truth oozcd out that he
had won her by trcachcrous means,
that he had induced hcr to leave
home against her fathers wishes, "iNi
that the old squire, although refusing
20 pardon, was breaking his heart for
the loss Of hIg child.
lie might have punished him, for the
law protects the innocent, and he ha'
broken 1t; but the squire knew such
revenge would pierce his child's heart,
perhaps oven Kill her He gave up the
idea; atlII 1t would not have been well
for the gallant captain had he fallen
into the Old mans power.
SYPHILIS perfect happiness lasted one
whole week. I'm after time she looked
bock. and know she had bartorcd tho
ponco. the happiness Of II lifetime
for that ono week Of perfect bliss.
When Iystcr told her that he could
not como quite 30 often, or stay so
long for no had duties and he must
pcrform them. she, knowing no more
or lbo world than simple child. be
lIovod him After a time he would be
absent for two days together, and she
welcomed him with smile. dovOutly
believing that he had been hard at
work
Often while he loungcd in thcatcrg
or I'm the UaymarI,ot cafes, she, poor
child gpt up wcarying for him houl
after hour longing only to love hin
md sootho him after the rntigIos OF
duty They tnIkcd Mt his club and
tbcy talked I'm the regiment, wondering
how the young wife bore it, aud pity
Ing her lot.
1t was great change for her from
the stately magnilccnce, the warn
luxury of Glynn to these -four rooms
from the attendance OF "'lI-ua'h''
domcstlcB to the clumsy waiting o
Tho nul. VVnrI pITl who nj tended ID the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-29

Vorkmen have discovered the
buried temple Of Montezuma in the
city of Mexico.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-29
THE ELUSIVE De WET
ALWAYS JUST WHERE THE BRIT.
ISH THINK HE'S NOT.
HIS REMARKABLE CAMPAIGN

Makes the Enemy Feel His Pres.
ence Even Though He is
Forced to Slip From Place to
Place. ne London Fakir's Little
Joke.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-25

During the winter OF 1897
MIR. 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 slch a manner
as to bruise it severely. II
became very much swollen
and panied hin. 80 badly that
he could not walk without
the aid of crutches. He was
treated by physicians, also
used several kinds OF limi-
ment aud two and a half fgal.
Ions of whlskey in bathingit,
but nothing gave any relief
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 unequaled for sprains
bruises and rheumatism. For
sale by dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-25

A Great deal having been
said relative to the treatment
accorded to the Rev. 6. W.
Trivett at the Association re
Gently held at Watauga
church, IN behalf OF Brother
Trivett l desire to make the
following statement: l was
correspondent fro m Three
Fork Association to the Sto.
nv Fork Association. | got
there on Friday morning and
no correspondents were call.
ed for from other churches,
and | was not invited to a
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-25
Banker ROuts Z Robbsr.

J.R. Garrison, Cashier Of the
Bank Of Thornville, Ohio, had
been robbed of health by a SER
ious lung trouble until he tried
DR.. Kings New Discovery Tor
consumption. Then he wrote:
at is the best medicine ever
used for q severe cold or a bad
case OF lung trouble. l always
keep a bottle on hand" Don't
suffer with coughs, colds, or any
throat, chest or lung trouble
when you can be cured 80 easily.
Only soc. and 81. Trial bottles
free at Blackburn's.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-25
In order to understand wh,

In order to understand why
Attorney-General Griggs-w b O
was selected from the trust law.
yers Of New Jersey-does not en-
force the antitrust law, look at
the following record. 1t shows
that since January 1. 1898-twu
years after McKinley's election
the trusts organize1inthatState
alone have total capitalized
value CT $3, ,l31, 100, 900.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-25

81 wish to express my
thanks to the manufacturers
of Cha mberlain's collie. rhol-
era and diarrhOea remedy. for
ha wing put on the market
such a wonderful medicine, -
says W. W. Massinglll. OF
Beaumont, Tex. There are
many thousands of mothers
whose children have been saw
ed from attacks Of dyseniery
and cholera infantnm vi,o.
must also i.'l than&!a!. "
is for sale by dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-25

We are all paying war taxes to
support the colonial policy ol
President Mckinley. Not a dol.
lar of war taxes was paid by any
body to support the Democratic
policy of expansion Inaugural Ted
by President Jefferson.
Which policy will the American
people indorse at the polls in
November?
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-25
Let Every Ansricaa Cisise. TAinH.

Lei Every American Citizen Think.
The time. has come for ev-
cry American citizen to make
up his mind soberly on this
greatest question presented
for settlement since the War
for Independence. It IL o
real, present, pressing issue.
Colonies have been est a blish-
ed under the American flag
by the Republican party.
without the consent Of the
people, in plain defiance OF
the Declaration Of Independ.
ence and in violation of
American tradition and sen.
tlment. President Mckinley
and bis advisers have assert
ed the right to exercise pow
Ell superior to and outside
Of the Constitution OF the
United States.
II must be remembered
that this is an entirely new
issue in American politics. 1t
has never been voted upon
by tho people. 1t involves a
revolutionary programme
1t abandons the fundament-
al principle upon which the
Government of the United
States rests. 1t proposes the
extension Of the vicious Eu-
ropean colonial system into
our domain instead of ths
expansion OF the well-tried
and irreproachable American
system into lands hitherto
strangers to It.
1t is not expansion; it is
imperialism. 1t proposes to
keep millions of subjects un-
der our flag by armed force.
1t denies American citizen
ship to them.
This is the reckless policy
OF imperial adventure inaug-
urated by President McKin.
ley, upon which the Republi-
can party now invites the de-
liherate Judgment of the
American people.
The Republican party In it's
national convention has SOL
emnly indorsed the colonial
system established in Porto
Rice and the Philippines.
The Democratic party has
denounced the imperialism Of
the Mckinley administration
as a betrayal of American
principles, and pledges itself
not to add new territory to
the United States except for
the constitutional and just
purpose OF creating Territor-
les and States.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-25
seat as snch. Bro, E. N. Gragg
having been pastor Of GU r
church ut Brushy Fork for q

0cu DC UtV'u. DTtDs Il. W. MsVVokk
having been pastor of GU r
church Mt Brushy Fork for q
year or more, |, Of course, ex
pected to be cordially treated
by him, but he only shook
hands with me once, and
while ! was there two days !
was only invited to the home
of one man and / did not
know his name at that time,
and neither dosI know 1t. t.now.
As l left for home Joel ER-
gers inyited me home wit b
him.
On Friday, when the Asso-
ciatlon adjourned tor dinner,
| placed myself near the stand
expecting dinner, and the peo
pie who had brought dinner
spread it near the stand and
said: "You delgates b g ! p
yourselves" but no one ever
asked me to have any dinner
neither did l get any t h a t
day. On Friday night l staid
at Harrison Aldridge's. l
went not because l was invi.
ted, but in company with
some delegates from Do e
Ridge church, who invited
me to 60 with them. Next
morning Mr.. Gragg, son-in-
law of Harrison Aldridg said,
81 buy my meat and bread
and l have none for demo.
Gratis or any one else who va
ted for the amendment, and
they shall have none ifIknow
|it." During the night t b e y
sang songs rejecting on the
democratic party in general,
and particularly upon t b G
democratic candidate fol-
President.
Mr.. Aldridge, brother oI
Harrison Aldridge, said he
doubted il there were any
honest democrats, and he
told me that he was a mem
ber of the Baptist church and
; the common understanding
seemed to be that there wal
nothing to eat for any demo
crat or any one who voteG
for the Amendment. This
altered from the talk of thu
people generally. This ISM
done for the purpose ofwour
ding the feelings OF any one
but in the interest of truth.
6. W. GREEN.
Sworn to Refore me thil
Oct. Is, 1900.
JOHN h. BINGHAM, G. s. G
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-25

A great reform to which the
Democratic party has pledged it
self this year is 'an amendment
to the Federal Constitution pro
viding for the election OF United
States Senators by direct vote of
the people."
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From cur Regular Csrrsspsadsn'

From our Regular Correspondent
The entire administration,
from the President down, is
playing partisan politics for
all it knows how, and the pub
lie business is getting on in
any way it can. The White
HousI has been turned to po.
litical headquarters with the
| President filing the duties Of
Lieutenant to Boss Hanna.
Anything to keep the repub-
licans in power is the basis OF
all the White House consul
tations and conferences. That
even not single votes are be.
ing overlooked was shown
by the official order sent out
from Washington for the i'm.
mediate dismissal of a wo-
man clerk in the Indianapo-
lie post Office, who got mar
ried the other day, and the
and the appointment of a w
ter in her place. Besides the
political members OF the ad.
ministration are doing IN
Washington, the following
prominent officials, and this
is only a partial list, are on
tho stump for Mckinley with
their salaries being paid by
the Taxpayers while their Of
fetal work is being neglected:
Post Master General Smith,
Secretary Gage, Secretary
wilson, Attorney General
Griggs, Solicitor General Rich
ards. Third Assistant Post
master Gen. Madden, Fourth
Assistant Postmaster Gener.
al Bristow, Assistant Secreta
ry Meiklejohn. Commissioner
OF Pensions, Evans, and di
rector Of he Mint Roberts
In addition to these there is
IAN army Of smaller officials
10 the field speaking or pull
ing wires to influence voters
and the people are footing
all the bills.
Republican speakers a . q
writer's are not likely to ex
plot the returns for thu
month OF September from thu
postomces Of the fifty largest
cities in the country, just re
ceived and tabulated. tc
prove the prosperity of tn,
country, for the simple rea
son that fourteen out of thu
fifty shows smaller receipts
than they had in Septembel
OF last year. indicating tha1
the pinnacle ofthe temporary
prosperity, made by the wal
with Spain, big crops, ant
: other conditions which pu'
, money into circulation, ha'
been passed and that the buI
: mess OF the country is nov
on the dow ngrade, as demo
Gratis have predicted it woult
be as soon rs the natural re
action set in.
Il Senator Wellington passet
through Washington on hi
7 return from a speaking tou
!. in the Nest and North vest
In replylto questions as t,
the campaign outlook, h
said: "In my judgment, Bry
an will be elected. | think tn
Middle West will 60 for him
and that when the electora
college is polled, he will &c
/. the necessary n u m ber @
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-10-25

democratic ticket. On the 9th
or hand. there will not be u
ha andful of democrats who
will fail to stand to their par
ty's nominee. l think that
Bryan's majority in my ma
tive state will be anywhere
from il, 900 to 10000"
More government clerks
will 20 home to vote I b is
year, than have done So since
the days when Zach Chandler
bossed the republican ma
chine and made them do as
he pleased. Clerks will regis
ter and vote who have not
done 80 for twenty years or
more. Every government
clerk residing in q state that
is considered anyways close,
has received a circular letter
from the republican bosses u
his state, telling him that if
he fails to register and vote,
his name will be handed to
the republican state commit
tee, which is merely another
way of telling him that If he
fails to vote he will lose his
job. The heads Of the gov.
ernment departments are do
ing their part to help along
the exodus of voters, at the
expense of the tax payers of
the country, by allowing it
to be known that the clerks
will be paid for the time lost
in going to register and vote
aud will not have the time de
Quoted from their a n II u a ]
leaves.
The starting Of a Boss
Hanna upon a stumping tour
of the Northwest shows who
IS bossing tho republican
campaign, as it is well known
that Mr.. Mckinley did all he
could to stop the speech
making Of Hanna, because oI
his knowledge that it was
hurting him badly.
Late advices from Illinois
put that State 10 the sure
democratic column. A poll
of the State completed by
the democrats several days
ago, gives Bryan q majority
of from 10000 to 10000
outside the city OF Chicago,
which has been practically y
conceded to the democrats
by the republicans from the
beginning Of the campaign.
When it was telegraphed tc
Washington a few days ago
that Teddy had, in a speech
at Milwaukee made the posi-
tive promise that the wal
tax on beer would be repeal
ed by the republican Congress
at the coming session, it wa'
thought that he had beer
talking merely to m a k
votes among the brewing in
terests of that locality, but
it ia now almost certainly
known that he spoke OF th'
card, and that Boss Hanna
has made a decker with biz
brewers, whereby in return
for big campaign contribu'
tions and their influence, h
promised that the beer ia,
would be repealed at the mex
session of Congress. Teddy
only break was in publicl!
stating what Hanna woult
probably have preferred be
ling kept quiet until afte
election.