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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-07-04


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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-07-04
"Dixis. Dying.

"Dixip, says the New Or
leans Times. Democrat, sis
not recaisednow as "Dixie"|
onre was. and Judging fr3m
present ttiniiichtionsd this an
them Of the Lost Cause is
passing from nmong the pop
ular'alrs OF the day. One can
scarcely believe that Dixie
lis passing. But the fact re-
mains that this air, popular
as it ma y'be, is not received
with that enthusiasm which
marked it in the days gone
|by, and, in fact, the tune
seems to he something other
liIantit was. Even the old
Confederates do not shrek
over Dixie like they did in
days gone by. Why? The fu
ture must tell. Mayse voices
have grown husky. Maybe
the old men are tired and do
not want TO yell. Maybe I'm
Gle Sans new policy OF throw
ing his gig into any old is
land that suits bis fancy has
something to do with t h is
change. Dixie dying! One
can scarcely believe that Dix
1ie' dying! One can scarely
believe that "Dixie" is pass
ling, in spite OF the changes
| which have taken place in A
Terican politics." This may
be true in Louisiana but It is
not in South Carolina, nor
indeed in this section OF the
South. Every time the tune
is played by band or orches
! try the audience yells just as
vociferously and enthusiast
tically as eyer. What is more
Dixie now brings hearty
|applanse in Washington and
New York where there are
many Southern people and is
even chepred throughout the
north. 1t is not strictly an
anthem of the Lost Cause,
hut a song which because. oI
its sentiment and it's lively,
|, inspiring time as well as its
association with the south's
, great struggle for independ
lEence will never cease to be
/, popular in this section.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-07-04
a Fast Bicycle Rider

Will often rrceive painful cuts,
sprains or bruises from accident.
Bucklen's Arlica Salve, will kill
the pain and heal the Injury. It's
the cyclists friend. Culeschafng,
chapped hands, sore lips, burns.
ulcers and piles Cure guaranteed
Only Csc. Try it. Sold by Black
burn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-07-04

Pl,ssi'inns. it il suggested, we
( doubt it lr.wsver. s,.nhn.iusn t,s
\ p~tbylrag gss y. Payment oi stl'+
,lrhlsa ~ I
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-07-04
THE HAGUE MGCORKlE DRY GOODS COMPANY,
IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALERS
---GREEflSBORO ~ g.

DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND HATS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-07-04

pot likclyto sprteed. He.t0ldl
Senator Drbor TINT itwnsn'tl
the policy III the department
TO remove postmasters with
good records-tlat was no
doubt stretching the truth,
butt wassins a good cause.
And when Deboe trieo tn get
Mr.. Mckinley to act, he was
told ithathe never interfered
ID the appointment Of fourth
class postmasters. The place
only pays sixty dollars a
month, hut the widow wants
ii, and ought to have it.
Every body who has seen
a copy Of the gorgeous little
book issued. by the pink tea
master, pnr excellence whose
official title is Adjutant Gen
eraI of the Army, containing
the itinerary Of thlspetticoat
heroes lunket to the Philip
pines, has enjoyed a e 90 d
laugh OF Corbin's exhibition
Of the big head. 1t was "a
stretch OF good taste when
Secretary Courtelycu issued
a printed pamphlet contain
ing the itinerary OF the Pres
ldential trip to the Pacific
Coast, but the official rank
of that party and natural
curiosity to know all about
it's goings and comings, ex
cused that, but no such ex
ruse can be made for the vul
gal ostentation OF sAdjutant
General Uorbin, in copying
that idea and issuing a pam
phlet with the following title
page, lettered in gold: "Tour
OF the Adjutant General oi
the Army to the Philippine
Islands, from June Goth ia
Sept. %, 1901" In addition
to giving all the stops OF the
train, bearing the sell consti
tuted hero across the cont
nent, there are blank pages
headed date latitude"
etc, for the thrilling adven
| lures that must perforce at
tend his trip across the Pari'
ic, and more blank pages fol
what will happen in the Phil
|ippines. If some Filipino
mountain at,rigands shoul'
take the notion to kidnaT
ICorbin and keep him. the pee
pie of this country wouldn'
make a flood with thei'
tears.
Representative Bnrlesun o
1 Texas, said: "This talk Of re
publicans OF tariff reform nn'
antitrust legislation, is al
for effect. in my opinion
When you speak OF the trust
you instinctively think o
the republican party. The!
are synonymous terms. Th
trusts own the republican pa
.|ty and that being true it j
absurd to say that the repul
licans will enact Legislation
that may prove inimicabl
to the trusts. | don't Teal
to be understood as sayin!
, that the republicans will no
, discuss the tariff at the mex
session of Congress. for | b
lieve they will make a pre-
? tense in that direction, but
r will only be pretense. Z Th
. Republicans will have all the.
: want to attend to in legisla
ting for the Philippines an
Porto Rico.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-07-04
WASHINGTON LITTER.
FFam our Regular Correspondent

------
Fram our Regular Correspondent
4 prnfpstsfrOm business or
gnniziitiOns andmiflen'tialin
aividuals ha We brought the
administration to b, ,sraaliz
ing sense oi the blundpr Ser
'retaIy Gage made in inyit-
ing the present. tariff war
with Russiai -eIt is not, Of
course, acknowledged to be-
II case oi hlunder. On the con
traryylt has enGoffiriallY nm
nounced that Mr.. Mckinley
and alfthe Cabinet endorse
Secretary Gage. But, that it.
IL really recognized as a blum
der, il shown from the fact at
so ufficinlly announced, that
Secretary Hay has, under in
structions. explained themat
ter to the Russian Govern
ment, with the hope Of being
able TO bring about a salts
factory rendjustment OF the
matter. If Secretary Gage
was right, why should the di
plomaey Of the State Depart
melt he called in to straight
en- out what has followed
rightful acts? This admins
traticn vervfrequently makes
The mistake Of undertaking
the intelligence of the public.
Mr. MrKinley's delay in ma
ming a new Commissioner Of
Pensions has put the repub
lican opponents OF Commis-
sioner Evans in q very ugly
hulnor and they are letting
out campaign secrets. "Cor-,
porl" Tanner, who has haen
prominent in the fight a
galnst Evans, said: 81 do not
know whether it. il afactthat
,Iis known to the rublic,0rnot
ibut it is trne. nevertheless
that the National Repuhli
can Committee, prior TO- the
last election, promised faith
fully that Mr.. Evans wOnlt
be retired from the office q
Pension Commissioners rpor
he beginning Of President
McKinley's second admins
tration. in case OF his reelec.
tion. We have that promis'
in black and white. 1t ,is il
the form Of a letter writer
by the National Committe'
!, to Gen. Sickle and he still ha
!, that communication" Th
"Gorporal' intimated tha
it was only by making thai
promise That the committe
]. succeeded in keeping the sol
der vote in line for McKin
!, ley, an1 that If the promis
was NOT s6onsredeemed ther
would be trouble, and lots q
81 it IN the ranks Of the e. o. r
Evans says he will not Te
; sign, and Mr.. Mckinley seem
disinclined to pnsh him out
= There the matter is still sta
ding.
Z Senator Deboe is engage
in a Job that should berepu
naDt to Il gentleman an
D doubtless is to him, althoug
). he lacked the backbone to :
dl fuse to undertake it. when q
I dered TO do so by the Reput
lican Central. Committee {
Henry county. KY, The jo
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-07-04

cures made BY Or.
Kilmer's S Swamp-R Root.
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
II is the great med-
cal triumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer. the emil
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist and Il
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-07-04

We solicit trade Of merchants only and sell nothing at re
tail We cordially invite all merchants to call on us when
in Greensboro to travelling saesmen before pac
ing orders elsewhere
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-07-04
DO YOU GET, UP %.'
WITH A LAME BACKl.
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers Is sure to know of the wonderful
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-07-04
hoods Pills
Are prepared from Ma
lures mild slaxativesi and \
! while gentle are reliable !
and efficient, They 4 ..s,l
RDgzse kkG Liver.

Cure Sick Headache, Bill
iousness, Sour Stomach,
and Constipation. Sold
everywhere, 25c. per box
Prepared BY O. I. Hood 8 Co, Lowell, lGass.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-10-04
The Poultry House Floor.

poultry raiser advises building the
poultry house floor of dirt. He says
that cement floors cause bumble-foot
and that board floors are little better.
We think that the gentleman has paid
too little attention to the height OF
his roosts. There is no need OF having
the roosts so high that every time =
fowl flies down it will result in bruis-
ing the feet. Board floors and cement
floors are certainly advisable in many
cases, and if the roosts are low there
need be no damage from bumble-foot.
The writer of this has used board
floor for years, with roosts only Is
inches above it. No. case of bumble-
foot ever materialized. Moreover, it
is entirely feasible to keep the floor
covered, with dirt, dust or chaf.-
Farmers Review.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-10-04
BURMESE MAIDENS.
They Compare Fav0rably with Our
Girls in Looks, But Indulge I'm
Stranxe Habits.

A traveller in far-away Burmah, Of
which we know very little except
from missionary reports, says that
Burmese girls compare very favor
ably with our girls in looks and man.
ners. OF course t..ey smoke cigars,
which is contrary to our standard OF
good manners, but it is good form
in Burmah. Perhaps the most in
teresting trait about Burmese GIRLS
is their passion for personal adorn-
ment, especially in the way of ear
rings.
All Burmese women, says Golden
Days, wear ear-plugs. These are as
costly as the purse of the women
can purchase, ana they are like no
earrings you will find in America
The lobes of their ears have holes
in them, each of which is from half
inch to an inch and half in dame
ter, and I have seen such holes
through which mans thumb could
be thrust and not bruise the skin.
In some cases women carry these
big Burmese cigars in their ears, and
I once saw woman's ears in which
there were gold rings which would
have made good-sized napkin-rings.
1t seems incredible that the flesh
can stretch as it does, but some of
the poorer women's ears are so en-
larged by this process that the string
of flesh which hangs down in the
place of the lobe is almost as large
around as the ear itself.
The high-caste lady has hole in
her ear about as big around as her in
dex finger, and the ear-plugs, which
are about half an inch long, are often
tipped with clusters of diamonds.
They are sometimes of gold, and in
the cases of less well-to-do people
are plugs of solid amber.
The ceremony of boring the ears of
Burmese girl is quite as important
to her as that of the first long dress
to the American girl. 1t takes place
when she reaches the age of IL or 10.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-10-04
STRANGE PLAYTHINGS.
Camp Children In the Far West Wore
Delighted When They Found
Three Little Mice.

I wonder II the boys and girls who
have Travelled to the Pacific coast re-
member the wide, desertlike plain
over which the train seems to travel
so slowly. Perhaps they remember
better the grand old mountains that
tower far up into the clouds. Ono
often hears the remark: "a fine
piece of engineering!" and people
exclaim over the wisdom and in
genuity of the brain that made it
possible to cross those terrible noun
taips by bridges, tunnels and switch
backs. But you don't hear much
about the workmen who dug it out,
mile after mile, along the weary
stretches.
These men are called contractors.
subcontractors and men, and they
live life quite different from the
rest of the world, particularly the
subcontractors and the men. The
work takes them from one part OF
the country to another, wherever
there is ''railroading" to be done,
and many of them take their FAM
lilies with them. They do not sleep
in house year in and year out, but
camp near town between ''jobs."
When moving camp or going on a
new piece of work, the boys and
girls mount their ponies and ride
along beside the wagons, which car
rv the scrapers, plows, cooking uten-
sils and bedding. Often the children
of the camps do not see a town or
other children for months, or some
times years at time. They grow
up very hardy and strong from the
outdoor life, but as wild as deer.
l went into the tent of one OF
these contractors few years ago,
and in the farther corner I noticed
two little girls chuckling over the
antics of some pet. I wondered
what it was, but was afraid to speak
to them for fear they would run, as
they had on a previous occasion, SO
I went on talking with their mother.
Presently piercing scream and a
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-10-04
STRICTLY FRESH EGGS.
They Certainly Should Find a Hcao9
Market Whenever Perfect
Food In in Demand.

There are various articles OF food
which can be produced hundreds OF
miles away from the place OF consump-
ton. and which suffer no injury or
deterioration from transit; but others
are perishable in their nature, and
even when not actually perishable do
not retain the quality which is their
characteristic, nor are they absolutely
fresh. In these days of rapid transit,
of refrigerators, ETC., great deal has
been done to minimize the difficulty
indicated, but distance must always be
an important factor in this class of
food.
Eggs are included in the list of per-
isha BILE articles, but consumers do not
realize that to obtain an egg in its very
best state and while its nutritive value
is greatest it must be absolutely fresh
not more than two or three days old;
and vet multitudes of those who by
reason of their ability to pay for good
quality ought to create demand for
the best are content to be put off with
eggs in which, to say the least, the first
indication of decomposition can be
traced. For really fresh eggs it is es-
sential that price be paid which is re-
numerative to the producer. Some
producers do not feed their hens dur
ing the greater part of the year, but
allow them to find their own susten-
ance. If eggs were not perishable
articles our farmers could not hope
to secure the highest prices. Con-
sumers, therefore, should realize the
fact and be willing to pay reasonable
price for abs olutely fresh eggs. When
once they understand how superior
these are to those not fresh they will
do so. If consumers will insist upon
having the best (Which some do), and
be willing to pay fair prices for it, they
will obtain an article of food superior
to anything that can be used, consid-
ering the various modes in which eggs
can be used and their high nutritious
value.-Farm and Fireside.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-10-04
A WORD ABOUT QUEENS.
Apiarists Can No Longer Az
ford to Ignore.

Says DR.. c. c. Miller in Gleanings in
Bee-CuIture: "Longevity in bees is
coming to the front. Assuming thai
in harvest time worker lives six
weeks, and goes afeld when 16 days
old, if its life were prolonged a week
it could store q per cent more. Ifone
queen lives twice as long as another,
will not her workers live at least a
little longer? Is it not possible that,
by proper selection continuously exer-
cised, we might add that week to the
life of the worker? If we could add a.
sixth to the summer life, that ought to
add a sixth to it's winter life. In that
case, bee born October 1, which now
lives till April /, would live till May l
quite help in the wintering prob
lem. Another thing: We can tell
better what queen is by two or three
seasons work than we. can by single
seasons work. The one that shows
herself best for three seasons is a
safe one to breed from. 1have queens
born in 1897 that are among the best
one of them, think, the very best
have" While this is true, the average
queen, I think, would better be dis
placed in two years by young one,
remarks the editor of the Bee Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-10-04
9v wILLIAM MCLEOD
copyright, 1901, by Authors Syndicate.}

TIM HENLEY, manager and part
II owner of the Bar Z cattle ranch,
got his first sight of the new teacher
at the Half Way house just after he
had recovered from one of his period
ical sprees. He was riding along
gloomly with his cayuse at walk,
and the young man was putting IN
his time hating himself savagely. In
point of fact, Henley always desplsed
himself after one of his outbursts,
but they happened none the less reg
ularly on that account.
He was a younger son OF an old
English family a university man (Col-
lege of St. Ambrose, ONford), and a
gentleman; add to which he was the
Quickest man in the San Joaquin
valley-or at least one of the nerv-
lest, and that is a pretty large or
der-a splendid rider, good shot,
a handsome fellow in devil-may-care
fashion, and was possessed of reck-
lessness enough to sink three-deck-
err. His vices were those which
sprang from Incidence and unsteadi-
ness of purpose, but at bottom he had
the manl1ness out of which stanch
men are made. The trouble with him
was that he had always had more
money than he knew what to do
with, and unworthy companions who
were quite ready to assist him on
the downhill road. The result was
that he had long since come to feel
q cynical distrust about himself.
I'm a bad egg. and the sooner I'm
bowled clean in the middle stump the
better it will be for my people," he
told himself, in the mixed figures he
was wont to employ. "The devil OF
It is that I'm liable to live 100 years
vet. Hello! What's the matter here %
The matter appeared to be that
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-10-04
A FUNERAL AT SEA.
1t IL Described as Most Impressive
Ceremony by Those Who Have
Witnessed One.

A funeral service at sea is most
impressive scene. All hands are
dressed in white, called funeral rig, -
consis ting of Llue cloth trousers, a
white frock, and cloth tunic over the
frock, with black silk handkerchief
bound around the left arm. The OFF,
GERS wear frock-coats and swords,
while - marines 4orm a firing party.
When everything is ready the ships
engines are stopped, the ensign is
hois ted half-mast at the peak or en-
sign staff, and the ships bell is tolled.
The hands are mustered on the
quarterback, and the four bearers,
usually the dead mans messmates,
bring up the body, which is sewed
in q canvas hammock and laid out
on a wooden grating.
The chaplain reads the funeral
service, and then the bearers, fol-
lowed by their messmates, walk slow
" onto the quarterback with the
body. On arriving there the grating
is rested on the gangway, previous
ly opened.
Inc UOuv Is "1dPPeu III 1AAo AA"'Ao1A
al colors, and a signal-man attends
to holding firmly to this covering, to
prevent it going overheard with the
body.
The bearers, with the exception of
two, let go their hold upon the graf
ing and step back. When the chap
lain comes to the words: "And now
we commit his body to the deep" the
two holding the grating tilt it W"
ward, and the body falls into the
waters.
The marines then form upon the
gangway, and three volleys are fired
into the air, the drummer each time
sounds the "salute for the dead the
hands are dismissed, and the awful
ceremony is over.-Columbian.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-10-04
BUMBLE-FOOT IN HENS.
An Affection That Often Leads 70
Serious Consequences, If Not
Properly Treated.

This disease is in very many cases
caused by carelessness. Flying down
from high roosts to q floor which is
always more or less covered by small
gravel stones results in bruises that
are precisely like what are usually
called "stone-galls." The flesh of the
foot being very tough, pus cannot es-
cape, so if not attended to it must
CONCEAL, and an ungainly, troublesome
foot be the result. The fowl goes lame
and careless of it's comfort; in nine
cases out of ten, the poultryman fails
to investigate in time to prevent Sc
rious trouble. When discovered before
the pus congeals, lance the swelling
at the rear of the foot, and the pres
sure upon it in walking will press the
pus out and there will be q much
smaller callous than if allowed to set
tie down of it's own accord.
Some cases are treated by making
an incision in front and rear of foot,
and those on shank by opening at top
and bottom, and by the use of syr-
inge and solution of carbolic acid, OF
one part of acid to ten parts OF water,
cleanse them thoroughly, when they
heal satisfactorily. When not aware OF
the trouble until the pus is congealed,
it is almost impossible to press it out
unless some portion of the layers OF
the foot are removed with it, which
would be worse for the fowl than to
use a strong liniment to take out the
soreness and let Inflammation settle
down into corn.
When swellings are on the shank or
knee joints, which are generally the
result of rheuma tism or govt, the fowl
may as well go to the block, for it is
doubtful policy to breed from such
a specimen. Where a fowl is to be
doctored, use strong liniment, and
bind the shanks and joints in leaves or
bulbs of the skunk cabbage and give
internally one drop each morning OF
Fowler's solution of arsenic for
month, or bromide of potassium three
grains per day, until the trouble is
cured. Bumblefoot may be prevented
in a great degree by providing low
roosts and keeping the floor of the
fowl-house covered three inches deep
with loamy sand, which costs less than
to doctor fowls for want of it,. K.
Fetch, in Farm and Home.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-10-04
: XZI:yP D! :(.[!Iz i
* : * BE!ES:Q'X{F;,
/h ESr1"NsA'
CHICKENS WITH PIP.
Unless They Are Treated Without de-
lay the Worm That Causes the
Trouble Kills Them.

Herewith we illustrate chicken
with the gapes-popularly called the
pip" Many farmer sees his chicks
acting as indicated in the illustra-
ton and imagine that the food is not
right. The food is changed, but the
trouble is not obviated. The difficult
ty is the presence of the cape worm,
a little red worm with a V-shaped
terminus. This v is formed by the
juncture of the male and female
worms. We give this much for iden-
LITIGATION purposes. The worms in
habit the trachae. Sometimes they
can be removed by feather and some
claim to remove them with drops OF
turpentine. Others have failed in all
the things they have tried. Without
doubt prevention is the factor that
should receive the most attention.