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Graham guardian., 1901-12-06

They started on an overland trip
to Utah last August, going through
New Mexico and Colorado, max
ing very leisurely trip and enjoy
ing themselves as they went.
The new Court of the Independ-
ent Order of Foresters will be in
stituted in hall over DR.. Platt's
Drug Store, on Tuesday evening
next, the 10th inst. We under
stand that the charter list is quite
large and that many of our leading
citizens are availing themselves of
entering this excellent order as
charter members.
f. R. Stafford has accepted the
position Of Superintendent Of the
Horse Shoe Copper Mining com.
pany and is in charge at the mines.
Mr.. Stafford is an expert civil
engineer and has had a great deal
of experience in mining and the
handling of machinery lie is
thoroughly reliable and mnetent
for the work that the C unninv has
laid out for him to accomplish.
We are requested to state that
there will be "a Chri, tmas tree at
nj. 4. church on Gar stmis eve.
All are invited to pi,rr > ea,ats
on the tree for those to tlam til "
wish to present them. 4 c,n nit.
tee will be appointed to take
charge of the presents AMI see that
no names are changed h1t n II
they go to those for whom they
are intended.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04
Caught u Dreadful Cold.

Marion Kooke. manager
for T. N. Thompson Il large
importer of fine millinery nt
1868 MilwuuKee Avenne Chi
rhgO, says: During the late
severe weather ! caught a
dreadful cold which kept me-
awake ut night and made me
unfit to attend to my work
during the day. One OF my
lnilliners was taking Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for
a severe cold ut the time,
which seemed to relieve h e 7
So quickly that | bought
some for myself. 1t acted like
magic. aud | began to i'm
prove ut once. | ain now en-
lireIy well and feel very pleas
ed to acknowledges its merits.
For sale by BLACKBURN.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04
The commissioners of Blu,

. The commissioners of Bun
combe county are taking the
matterOf tax assessment in
their own hands. Their exam
inntion of several corpora
tion OfficialsSaturday reveal
cd the fact that about $75,
900 worth of capital h a d
not been listed for taxation.
They promptly secured i t 6
listing. Ii such were done in
every county in the State
not only corporations, but
individuals az well, the Legs
lature would have no further
occasion tC discuss the reve
nue. bills. and no bonds would
be necessary, as our t xes
would be sufficient to meet
all demands aud more.-Lum
berton Robinsonian.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04
Holds up q Congressman.

SAT the end of the last cam.
paign" writes Champ Clark. Mis-
souri's brilliant Congressman,
"frOm overwork, nerv ous tension
loss of sleep and constant speak.
ing, | had about utterly collaps.
ed. l5 seemed that all the organs
in my body were out of order,
bat three bottles OF Electric Bit.
ters made me all right. Its the
best all-round medicine evar sol ]
over a druggists counter" Over
worked. run down men, and weak
sickly women gain splendid health
and vitality from this medicine
Try it. Only Soc. Guaranteed by
Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04

convincing proof that the kidneys and blads
der are out Of order.
What to DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge 50
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmcr's Swamp.
Root. the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain In the
back, kidneys, liver. bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. ltcorects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
II, or bad effects following use Of liquor.
wine or beer. and overcomes that unpleasaht
necessity Of being compelled to 70 often
during the day, and to get up many itines
during the night. The mild and tho extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp Root Is soon
realized. II stands the highest for It's woEt
derful cures Of the most distressing cases,
lfyou need a medicine you should have tho
best. Sold by druggists In Soc. and ST.. sires.
You may have a sample bottle of this
wonderful discovery "a, sfcdZs -
and book that tells - 5s5**;;ss i
more about Il, both sent u r. (, y
absolutely free BY mail. -
address DR.. Kilmer & Homo u ssap. sfocs Z
Co., Binghamton. N. r. When wiring gfitF !.
ton reading this generous cffss IN this rarsf,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04
A Raging, Roaring Flood.

Washed down q telegraph line
which Chas. G, Ellis, of Lisbon,
Ia. had to repair. standing
waist deep in nicyw lter"he writes
gave me a terrible cold an d
cough. 1t grew worse daily. Fl.
nall> the best doctors in Oak
land, Neb., Sioux City and Oma:
ha said.I had consumption and
could not live. Then | began u.s.
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery
and was wholly cured by six bot
ties" Positively guaranteed for
coughs, colds and all throat and
lung troubles by NJ. B, Bla"kurn.
Price SOC. and $1. Trial bottles
free.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04

friends will dn no kicking by
promising him that his can
dldacy for reelection should
l'e endorsed by the State con
vention. Still, with all that
they seem to be- afraid that
the democrats will carry the
state.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04
Jerersoulau Platform.

n +
The pntsburg Post gives
the following principles set
forth IN his inaugural ad-
dress.
This il the Jeffersonian plat
form Of 1900 as embodied in
his inaugural address:
Equal rights and exact JUS
tice to all men, of whatever
State orpersuasion. religious
Or political.
Peace, commerce and hon.
est friendship with all q a.
tions, entangling alliances
with none.
The support OF the State
government in all their
rights, as the most compe.
tent administration for our
domestic concerns and the
surest bulwark against anti
republican tendencies.
The preservation OF t h 9
general government iu lts
whole constitutional vigor az
the sheet anchor OF our peace
at home and abroad.
A Jealous care oi the right
of election by the people.
A mild and safe correction
OF abuses which are Topped
off bv the sword of revolu-
tion where peacdble remedies
are unprovided.
Absolute acquiescence in
the decision of the majority,
the vital principles Of Iepub-
lies, from which there is no ap
peal but to force, the vital
principal and immediate pa
rent OF despotism.
A well disciplined militia,
our best reliance in peace,
and for the first movements
in war till regulars may re-
lieve them.
The supremacy of the civil
oyer the military authority.
Economy in the public ex-
penses that labor may be
lightly hurdened.
The honest payment OF our
debts and sacred preserva-
tion OF the public faith.
encouragement OF agricul-
ture and commerce As its
handmaid, the diffusion OfA
formation, and arraignment
of all abuses at the bar OF
public opinion.
Freedom of religion, free
dom of the press, and free
dom of the person under the
protection of the habeas cor.
pus and trial by jurors i'm.
partially selected.
These principles form the
bright constellation W h ! C. b
has gone before us and guild.
ed our steps through an age
of revolution and reforma.
ton
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04

Sampson Was sublnrd hy
u woman cutting..off his hair.
The womer of today suhdnes
"a man by pulling his haircut
by the roots, remarks a wri
fer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04

tratii,n tolfOllow In dealing
with his trusts and other 10
terests, preierring to give
those ordtrsto the mnn to
whom ~ gave his big cam
paign contribution. rather
than directly to Mr.. MrKin-
ley. e.s
Through the efforts Of ri
val concern. a scandal that
was hushed mp by the War
Department a year ago has
heroine public. The briggs
Seabury Gun and Ammnni
tion Co., which was given
free use of government ma
rhinery in Frankfort Arsenal
to enable it to fill ito con
tracts with this governmpt.
and while it WAS months be
hind in its deliveries, it drop.
ped u. s. work and accepted
two contracts for similar
work from the government
5of Colombia, using the ma
rhinery belonging to t h ! y
gOvernment to max" them,
When Seer etary Roots ntten
|tiOn WAS called to the matter
he asked the contractors to
make an explanation. which
they did, saying that the Co
lOmbian contracts were prof
liable and that they needed
the monsy, or words to that
effect. And Secretary Root
accepted that as a satisfacto
ry explanation. But the end
is not yet. The rival compa
ny is threatening a snit in
conrt, and in any event t h z
matter will be heard from in
Congress.
Governor Odell, OF N G. W
York, who has jumped into
notoriety by his cnsting off
Boss Plat's collar, is being
groomed, according to inside
Washington gossip, as New
Ycrk's anti. Teddy candidate
for the republican Freshmen
tial nomination in 1904. Sen
atOr Fairbanks continues to
be spoken of AS the admins
tration candidate, but t h e
man the administration real
ly wishes to see nominated
and will get nominated il
there il the slightest chance
of doing SO without splitting
the party. is Marcus A. Han.
na. Of course it is Hnnna's
cue now to pOOhOo any talk
OF his being n candidate, but
all the same he intends to
get the nomination if he can
The Hanna Mckinley crowd
realize that they have n u
cinch IN the State campaign
in Ohio this year, az they are
trying to placate AL the hos
tile elements in the repuhli
can party. They threw d SOP
to the Anti-Saloon League
by letting it become known
that Lieut.. Coy. Caldwell
who is counsel for the State
Liquor Dealers Association,
would not be renomin ted,
and then to prevent any dis
gruntlement among the Ii.
qu0r Inen, promised Caldwell
that he should receive a good
Federal appointment. In ad.
dition, they have made SUI
t h a t Senator Foraker's
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04

sediment or setA
tling indicates an
unhealthy condt
ton Of the kid
neys; II II stains
your linen 81 b
evidence Of kid
ney trouble: too
frequent desire to
pass II or pain Ia
kha knNlr 4, al~sx
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04
WASHINGTON LITTER.
from our Regular Correspondent

.fs ..f-.i. t'-s t---- IN
The republican syndicate,
which had made expensive
and extensive preparations
10 loot the philippines. IN
der public land and timber
concessions, are III a k j n =
things warm for the admin
istration a n d demanding
that promises made to them
he kept. There is one obstac
le-the HoaraInendInentt that
was added to the Philippine
amendment to the army blll
Although that amendment
specifically prohibits the gral il
ting Of those roncessslons,
the Representatives of ( h !
lOOting syndicateare deinan
ding that it be ignored. and
some of them are claiming
that Secretary Root fav0rs
meeting their demands.
The traditional bull in a
rhina shop did not create
more CONSERVATION t III a Ii
Repr esentative Babrork. OF
Wisconsin. iIs creating among
the trhst hound republican,
b0ssesit,y talking iup the mel
it's Of his antitrust bill which
he introduced near the close
Of the last Congress, a n d
which he will re-introhucp. II
will he remembered that the
hill. as introduced, provided
for a repeal of the duty or
all manufactured steel and
iron, its avpwed purpose be
ing to prevent the big stepI
trnst making our people pay
extOrtiOnnte prices for it,
products. Mr.. Bahsork whC
is now in Washington, has
received so much encourage
nent of support for his bill
that he has announced his ir
tnntion to broaden IT, so a'
to hit two more trnsts-tir
plate nnd plate CLASSIFY ado
ing clauses repeating the tar
if on tin plate and plate
glass. He has also served NJ
tice On the trust-bound re-
pnblicans that the bill shal
not ba pigoonholed IN com
mittee. andupon republicans
in general. that they do MOI
join him in cnrbing he trusts
they will see a party put II
power that will. 1t is certain
that the democrats will sup
port the bill in the next Con
gress. and If Mr.. BahcOrk car
get as many republican votes
as he thinks he ran, all t h
power of the trnsts cannnt
prevent its passage by t h
House.
Senator Burrows has dres.
ed up the bugaboo of a re
duction in the Congressional
representation Of t h Os'
states which have disfran
chised illiterate voters, ant
is coddling it as earnestly al
though 1t were a bran ne v
baby and he were its daddy
He has also discovered an(
announced a veritable mare'l
nest-that Congress las au.
thOrity to make a new Con
gressionaI opportionment a
anv time.
T. piprpOnt Morgan had s
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04
THE HAGUE MCCORKlE DRY GOODS COMPANY,
AND WHOLESALERS
---GREEMSBORO, ~ e.
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND HATS.

We solicit trade of merchants only and sell hing al re
tail We ecordiay invite all merchants tc call on ns when
IN Greensboro or TO travelling statesmen before ac
ing orders elsewhere.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04
a Wonlan soldier.
,r "S '"
Cor. Lenoir Topic.

Cor. Leiio'r TOplc.
In a recent issue OF t h =
Topic ! notice an article on
the fatality ofthe 26th North
Carolina Regiment Mt t h e
battle Of Gettysburg. That
bit oishistory reminded me Of
the early days of the Rpgi
meht and particularly OF a
certain person, II woman. who
volunteered to do service for
the ConIederary soon after
the 26th went to Raleigh,
Her name, as | remember
"alling it every morning for
three months, was Blalock,
5, M. She was generally call
ed Sam. Sans was n fine ply
Siqup. Dressed in a full gray
uniform, with a cap fitting
well on a closely shingled
head, she, looked like the fin.
est specimen OF sturdy noun
tain sOldiery, Her ice,
strange to say, did not he
tray her sex; but to the con-
trary, seemed to Indicate a
lung power pernlir to males.
In fact, nature had SO endow
ed Sam with some Of the pc
culiaritips of man that no
one ever thought her to b.
nny other than plain ) a m
Blalock, of Mitchell.
Sans husband. Reese Bla-
lock, joined Company f when
it..wns organized at Lenoir,
Soon afterwards that cOmpa
ny was made a part OF the
26th regiment and stationed
at Raleigh. Sam followed the
company there and Joined it
AS a recruit. She was assigned
to my squad to be taught the
formalities,,oi the drill. The
pase with which she lear ned
the Art of soldiery was sur
prising, and | remember dis,
tinctly how | secretly praised
my apt recruit. There was
no duty that Sam was 10th
to perform and no danger
that she was not willing to
face. You know, however,
that during the first t b re e
months of our existence as a
company we were not called
into active service. Conse-
qnpntly our dangers were
confined to those OF a fe W
skirmishes; but they were
more than | thought a wo-
man would stand.
Before Sam had bcen tn
oughly Injured to the hard
ships Of soldier life. K es G
Blalork was honorably dis.
charged from the army on at
count OF a serious and long
continued poison. SamTther
decided to quit the army al.
so. SO she made herself known
to Col. Vance. | happenedsto
he present when that occur
red. The colonel became aw
fully angry with d "The h i
you say ! Pay your bounty
back ond 60 d-D you!' he
loOsed her from the service oil
the Confederacy.
Whether or not Mrs. Bla
lock joined the arlny from
love Of county or from con.
jugal love IcannHtsay. That
does not belong to my story
any way. The interesting
fact is that the 26th North
Carolina Regiment gave to
the Confedprary the only wo.
man soldier | know of. Then,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-04-04
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know Il.
How To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with youf
water and let It stand twenty-four hours; q
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03

pressed for time to study the feelings
OF the recipient, and he must be left
10 oecipher as best he may this sloverriv
eplsIIe. Age was once held to be a fiji
ting object for reverence. and the ohli
cations of the fifth commandment were
understood to include a respectful he
haVlor OF the young towards their Sc
nIofs' But age has become a synonym
for incapacity and boredom
The superior young man is everywhere
In evidence, and the experience OF age
is at q discount in the markets of the
world. In the clerical profession a pre-
MUM is offered to youth and ineEperf-
ence; curates who have attained to mid
ole age in the discharge of their dut
are left to starve on a beggarly pittance
Whilst boy priests, well-backed by pat
fohage or impotence, are preferred to
rich llVings. In the educa tional world
schoolmasters who have had twenty
years OF experience in tuition are thrown
aside in favor of youthful graduates who
are GIFTED with a certain knack in hit
tlng or Kicking about a bali; and among
goVernesses youth and beauty are Of
more serviceabie value than intellect or
the power to impart instruction In no.
nucal matters statesmen who have serv Il
their country for the greater part of their
nVes are to be pushed aside to make
room Tor younger and smarter politicians.
Inc demon Of Impotence threatens to
dismiss our aged statesmen; it has prov
ed absolutely fatal to the British mat,o1
as chaperon. Young ladies of long ago
never went to evening parties except I'M
der protection OF some suitable guardian:
but nowadays our unmarried girls have
such thorough Acquaintance with up
to-date literature they may be confident
Iy relied upon to take care of themselves.
rms restless spirit Of impa tience has not
only ahected our manners, but it has
also had deteriorating effect upon our
politics, literature and art.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03
1t Is Becoming a
Consuming Demon.
Tnqpafienee~
HASTE THE BANE OF LIFE

HASTE THE BANE OF LIFE.
Rapid communications have corrupted
good manners, says Sir Edward Arnold,
for the speed with which people travel
or transmit news has aroused a nervous
tmpauence Of delay which Is fatal to
courtesy and good manners. For good
manners are the outcome of unselfishness
and leisure, and these find themselves
strangely entiquated in the midst of all
the hustle and hurry of the present The
pU"cullouS rules Of old fashioned ETH
qCetJe demanded a sacrifice OF time and
patience which our ne1ghbors 1--WE will
not be so rude as to say ourselves) are
not prepared to make. One meets oc-
cas!onahy some interesting survival OF
an almost extinct species, and one is
beth surprised and amused at the quaint
figure cut by this Don Quixote or Sir
Charles Grandson amid a wild of Vul-
gariars.
The formalities Of courteous behavior
take time, and most people are now far
too busy to eXpend that precious COM
modify in such an unremunerative fash
1Cn. Abruptness has therefore become
the rule in all grades of society, and
sn2rtness bids fair to take the place once
held by good breeding. Formerly birth
and culture We're Indispensable but nov
the chief criteria Of gentility are to lie
found in we'll cut clothes and a large
income. The correspondence of today
Is in striking contrast to that Of the
past; formerly letters were digniied and
interesting, but now they are lacking in
beth these qualities. People have no
time to write elegantly, and In a spirit
OF i"p3dcnce they scribble few lines
to some friend when there is no escape
from the painful necessity This note,
one cannot cali 1t Letter, is probably
n-Spelt and certainly badly written and
imperfectly punctuated. People are too
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03
Question Box
Curious Things in
Life and Literature.

called triumvirates formed for ruling the
state: a. Between julius Caesar,
Pompey and Crassus go B. c.; ~ be-
tween Oetavius Caesar, Mark Antony
and Lepidus (43 B. c..
nfThe carte blanche was a "blank
paper authenticated with an authori-
tat1Ve signature, and intrusted to some
one TO be filled up as he may think best.
Thus In 1919 Charles II. tried to save his
fathers life by sending from The Hague
to the parliament a signed carte blanche
to be filled up with any terms which they
would accept as the price of his safety
115-The cap Of liberty worn in the
Roman states by manumitted slaves was
made Of red cloth Those who wore il
were called ''pileati," /. e., wearers Of
the p1leus." In revolutionary emeutes
at Rome the pileus was sometimes hoist
ed on spear. After the murder of Cae-
sar, Brutus and his rebels adopted the
red cap as token Of their republican:
sentiments.
116-The Straits OF Babelmandeb. tho
passage from the Persian gulf into the
Red sea, are called the Gate of Tears
by the Arabs. The channel is only about
twenty miles wide, is rocky and very
dangerous for passage in rough weather.
1t received its melancholy name from the
number of shipwrecks that occurred
there.
Answers were received in the follow
ing order: Martha Waynick. $50 Iglehart
street, st. Paul; William Hendrickson,
Osakis Mimi. Thomas H. Harrison,
Crookston, MINI.
QUESTIONS
To be answered March II:
123-What is the Bastinado?
124-What are crosS-buns?
125-What is the Sacred college. and
how is it constituted?
126-Who was first called the Defender,
of the Faith?
127-Who established fire worship?
128-What was the Brook farm?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03
"Gen. Washington Is Known
to Us, and President Wishing
ton, But George Washington
Is an Unknown Man.
John Bach McMastsr.
more prevalent than Precept.

more prevalent than Precept,
4sth. Use no Reproachful Language
against any one; neither Curse nor Re-
vile.
seth. Be not hasty to believe flying Re
ports to the Disparagement of any
51st. Wear not your Clothes, foul. un-
ript or Dusty, but See they be Brushed
once every day at least and take heed
that you approach not to any unclean-
ness.
sgd. If your Apparel be Modest and
endeaVour to Accommodate Nature rath-
er than to procure Admiration Keep to
the Fashion of your Equals Such as are
Civil and orderly with respect to Times
and Places.
54th. Play not the Peacock looking
everywhere about you. to see If you. be
Wen Deckt. If your Shoes fit well, If your
stockings Sit neatly and Cloths hand
somely.
18th. Associate yourself with Men Of
good Quality if you Esteem your own
Reputation. for It's better to be alone
57th. In walking up and Down in a
House only with One in Company if he be
Greater than yourself at the first time
give him the Right hand and Stop not till
he does and be not then the first that
turns, and when you do turn let 1t be
with your face towards him. if he be a
Man of Great Quality, walk not with him
Cheek by Jowl but Somewhat behind him;
but yet in such manner that he may
easily Speak to you
seth. Never express anything unbecom-
ing nor Act ag'st We Rules Moral before
your inferiours
61st Utter not base and frivilous things
amongst grave and Learn'd Men nor very
difficult Questions or Subject among the
Ignorant or things hard to be believed.
Stuff not your Discourse with Sentences
amongst your Betters nor Equals.
66th. Be not forward but friendly and
Courteous; the first to Salute hear and
answer & be not Pensive when it's a time
to converse
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03
CDEe H.
VIM the English Drop 1t.

THE FRENCH HAVE A HAND IN 1T.
The question is asked London Tid-Bits
by "An Englishman,' "Why is it that
English people are such sinners in re-
spect to the improper Use of the letter
'h?' F" The writer gaes on to say that
the Scotch. Irish and Americans are not
given to this faultiness in speech. Phil
ologists attribute the frequent disrespect
with which the letter is treated to the in
fiuence OF the French language upon
those of the English-speaking race who
live in England itself. AS every one
knows, the III is not aspirated in the
French language, which was until the
Middle Ages largely used III this country
And mp to the time of Victoria French
was the court language Of England.
Then, for almost centuries at time, in
the days of the Plantagenets, English
soldiers, who were wandering about
France, became naturally enough affect
ed by its peoples manner Of speech, AMI
returned TO their own country to infect
their families and acQuaintances with the
same influences which are to determine
method OF pronunciation. And at that
time it was really an English-not British
army which did the bulk of the fight
ing.