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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News.l

IFrom the Chicago News.1
A one-sided quarrel never lasts long.
There isn't single moment in life
that you can afford to lose.
II you would have your business at
tended to, mind your own business.
Duty very often fingers and permits
curiosity to get there ahead Of it.
Some rules work both ways but a good
many refuse to work either way
The lazy man consoles himself with
the belief that he viii work tomorrow.
Many a man seemingly leads a useless
life. but he serves a purpose as an ex-
ample to others
Some people ask questions for the sake
of information, and some for the sake Of
starting an argument
If a woman is anxious to find out all
the mean things her husband ever did
she should induce him to run for Office.
The indications are that a great many
teachers who have taught the young
idea how to shoot didn't know 1t was
loaded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

Recent experiments show that all classes
If foods may be completely digested by
preparation called Kodol Dyspepsia Cure,
which absolutely digests what you eat.
AZ II is the only combination Of all the
IA fllraI digestants ever devised the de-
rnar1d for it has become enormous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

Some people ask questions for the SAX
of information, and some for the sake o
starting an argument
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

William Edward Baird. two-year-old
son of Andrew Baird. 1920 Polk street
died yesterday. The funeral was held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

cut Glass sale, 10 per cent. below cost
to me. to close out, Thursday. from
D. m. to D. m. only. Alp Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

Many a man seemingly leads a useles
life. but he serves q purpose as an ex
ample to others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

The lazy man consoles himself will
the belief that he viii work tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

When a woman gets on her best dress
and rides of to a reception in a neigh
boris broken down carriage with thu
colOred man who calls for Stops dressed
up in his best. clothes and serving a:
coachman, she feels that all the joys and
triumphs Of life are not monopolized bS
the Vanderbilts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

If a woman is anxious to find out a
the mean things her husband ever di
she should induce him to run for office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

Some rules work both ways. but a goo
many refuse to work either way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

TFrom the Atchfson Globe-1
what fun It would be to be sick if It
asn't for the sickness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

An Atchison man was sitting around
home lately, in the evening. when two
women came in to see his wife He kept
tab on the conversation, and found that
they discussed tWenty-three populations
OF them satisfactory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

A girl OF ten tainted recently, and it
was due to hunger. She had been assist
ing at a reception all day with her best
dress on, and her mother. being Of the
old fashioned kind. had forbidden her to
eat while she had on her best dress for
fear she might speck It
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

Full many a candidate for mayor
Who on his record banks.
VIII find himself high in the air
For that let's all give thanks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-20

.'Dearl deara" said the minister's wife,
'the cook has burned the steak to
crisp and served the potatoes almost
raw. H'mi" commented the reverend
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27

Mr.. W. s. Whedon. Cashier
of the First National Bank of
Winterset, Iowa, in a recent
letter gives some experience
with a carpenter in his em-
ploy, that will be Of value to
other mechanics: He says: ii
had Il carpenter working for
me who was obliged to stop
work for several days on ac-
connt Of being troubled with
diarrhoea. l mentioned to
him that | had been similar
Iy troubled and that Cha m.
herlain's Collie, cholera and
Dia,rhoea Remedy had cured
me. He bought a bottle of it
from the druggist here and in
formed me that one dose cnI
ed him and he IS again al
work" For sale by Black
burn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27
Headache
Gather Cat Tails.

Feathers and down are ex
pensive, hut il you know II
bank whereon the cattail
grows you can make pillows
galore for the mere making.
You must know that the fluff
OF the ripe cattail, which may
be gathered in August makes
a pillow.equaled only BY down
itself. So be provident this
year, and If you live near q
lake or pond, get a harvest
of cattails forfuture use. You
will -find them the most mex
pensive and satifactory ma
terial you can emplovfor the
purpose. II it shopld be your
fate to live in a section of the
country where cattails do
not grow, then substitute the
silk from milk weed pods.
Gather the pods in the fall Of
the year, hang them away in
paper bags to dry and they
will burst open before the win
ter is over and can be made
up into pillows in the early
spring --Ex
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27
MORTGAGE SALE.

BY virtue of the power OF
sale contained in q certain
mortgage deed executed on
June II. 80 by +. NJ. Gragg
and vile, Rachael Gragg, to
W. V. Galway and wife 70 Sc
cure a certain promisory note
bearing even date with said
mortgage for.$50O and where
as sai,. cote, interest and ev-
cry part thereof is due and
unpaid. Now, therefore, to
"a tisi.y the said note with in
terest and costs, | will on the
first Monday in August, 1901. it,
being Monday OF Wntauga Supe.
rior Court, proceed to sell to the
highest bidder for cash at the
court house door in Boone the
following described tract of land
lying on Watauga River in said
county and bounded az follows:
Beginning OH n bunch OF laurels
and small spruce pine at the
bank OF WatauSa River, running
thence north % east 20 3.4 poles
to a stake in w. H. Getaways
line, thence with said Calaway's
| line south to a stake at the bank
of the river. thence up with the
meanders Of said river to the bt
ginning, containing 4 IA acres
more or less. Said mortgage reg
istered in book g. page 236 This
June 27, 1901.
| W. V. CALAwAY and wife,
Mortgages
By e. r. LoTILL, Atty.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27
sort of a man to go off half
cooked, hence the belief that
he ia assured Of a strong re
publican backing.
Seven Years IN Bed.

"Will wonders ever cease?" in
quire the friends oi Mrs, s.. Pease
ot Lowrance, Kan. They knew
they had been unable to leave her
bed in seven years on account ol
kidney and liver troubles, nerv-
Gus prostration and general de
bility, hut. Three bottles of f..
lectric Bitterh enabled me t q
walk" she WI tes "and In three
months | felt like Il new person.
Women suffering from headache
back ache. nervousness, meIan
choly, fainting and dizzy spells
will find it a priceless blessing
Try it. Satisfaction guaranteed
Only soc. at Blackburn's.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27
A Sprained Ankle Qaickly Cured.

"At one time | suffered from
Il we're sprain Of the ankle"
SAYS Geo. e. Cary, editor OF
the Guide, Washington, Va.
"After using several we'll rec
commended medicines without
success, ItIied Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, and am pleased
to say that relief came as
soon as | began It's use and a
complete cure speedily follow
ed. For sale bv Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27


Plans for a combination
OF 81 OF the largest plow fac
tories in the country have
been practically completed
at. a meeting in Chicago over
which Chas. Fl. Deere. OF Mo
line, presided Forme Judge
Vinrent, Of Chicago, has the
details in Charge, and expects
to ha We t he combine orcorpO
rated within a month with a
capital of $75, 900, 900.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27

Booker II. Washington, the
principal OF Tuskeegee Nor
nal and Industrial Institute
has been notified by John D.
Rockaieller that he will pro-
vide the money tor the cree.
ton of one of the much need
ed dormitories for boys at
the institution.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27
Saved Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an al
most fatal attack of whooping
cough and bronchitis" writes
Mrs. W. X. Havland, OF Armonk
N. Y. but when all ether reIne-
dies failed, we saved her life with
Dr.. Kings New Discovery. Our
niece who had consumption in an
advanced stage also used this
wonderful remedy and today she
is pefectly well, Desperate throat
and lung diseases yield to DIR.
Kings New Discovery as to no
other medicine on earth. lnfalli-
BILE for coughs and colds. so cts.
and $1.00 bottles guaranteed by
Blackburn. Trial bottles free.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27

You may as well expect to
run a steam engine without
water as to- find IN active. en-
prgetic man with a torpid liv
or and you may know t h a t
his liver is torpid when he
dOes-not relish his food and
feels dull and languid after
eating, often has headache
and sometimes dizziness. A
few doses of Chalnberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets
will restore his liver to itsnOr
NAL functions, renew his vital
ity, impr owe his digestion and
make him feel like a new man.
Price % cents. Samples free
at Blackburn's.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27

The election of Prof. Jerome
Dowd, OF Trinity College, to
the chair OF Sociology of the
University of Wisconsin, is
an honor not alone to Prof.
Dowd but to Nol tn Carolina.
1t is especially gratifying to
the people OF MeckIenburg,
the home of Prof. Dowd.-
Times-DemOcrat.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27
. SIgus Of Summer.


A universal desertion Of the
sunny side OF the street, thus
giving to one in n hurry a
free course.
An intermittent desire to
interview the thermometer
and to grow hotter as the
mercury .ascends in the tnbe.
A wonderful improvement
inthe taste Of beer, soda wa
ter and other liquid refIlger--
ants.
The, fly that crept away to
die last autumn is again a
thing of life, and, it is won-
derful to relate, it has forgot
ten our long-suffering bald
head.
The dulcit voice of the mos
quito il again heard in the
land. There is blood in his
eye and bis musical instru-
ments are in his hands
| The open street street car
gather in the nickels and ev-
en- the unwashed take to the
water.
1t is easy to sleep in the
day time and so hard to sleep
at night.
Meat, however strenuous
today, is tenderness itself to-
morrow and has acquired 6
gamy flavor, which ought tc
make it worth u great deal.
The dog drives his tongue
out-ot jaws, and the cat does
not come back to the hous'
at night.
You don't feel a bit like dt
ing anything and you dom
DO it any more than you cal
help.
There il no living creatur'
you envy as you do the fish
unless 1T is the ice nicrobe.
Your drinkatite has forget
to the head and left your ap
petite far in the lurch.
You feel like complainin'
: OF everybody and everythin,
and OF trying in every wa,
possible TO make yonrslf no
! ter than you need to be-
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27

urine scalds the flesh or II, when the child
reaches an age when II should be, able to
control the passage, II Is yet afflicted with
bed-wet,ing. depend upon II. Abpause Of
the difficulty Is kidney trouble. ltAhe first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble Is due to diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swanip-koot is soon realized. II is sold
by druggists. In fifty EE
cent and one dollar s36sF1k M M ass4tt:s:l
sizes. You may have II
sample bottle by mail - szsslsss
free, also pamphlet tell Home OF swn,up Roe..
ing all about il, including many OF the
thousands of testimonial letters rccciYed
from sufferers cured. In writing Or. Ki.'-.as
& Co., B,nghamton. N. Y, be sure 81
msIilon this paper
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys arc out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that tits not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. 1.-THE child urin-
ates too often. II the
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27

The:.salarv OF the postmas-
ter at Greensboro will I've rails
ed from $2,7OO to ~, 800 on
July 1st.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27
W.isHINaToN LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

1t has always been Under
stood tllat Mr.. Mckinley was
absolutely lacking the sense
of humor. That understand
ing no longer holds good.
Whether it wasithe wording
of some of the congratula
.tions showered upon for his
declaration that he would
not he a third term candidate
that aroused the sense of I'm
mOr in him doesn't matter.
The fact remains that he now
has it. His first exhibition Of
it almost frightened several
members of the Cabinet. but
they have become accustom
ed to it now and find it an a
greeabIe change. The exhi-
bition is in connection with
FsOnne Of the congratulations
Mr.. Mckinley received dur
ing. the past week. He has a
little bunch OF them on his
desk from his would-be re-
publican successors that are
particularly fulsoine.in tone.
The first man he eshowed them
to, with a .perceptible chuck
lp, was Secretary Hay. who
loves a joke as well az the
next man. Notwithstanding
hiS dienified and frowning
Hooks, but who could not
hide his astonishmert at Mr..
MrKinley's quiet enjoyment
of the congratulations Of
d these men for having taken
himself out Of theirway. How
ever. it soon spreads and no
one of those congratulatOrs
will meet Mr.. Mckinley OF
any member OF his Cabinet
tor Il long time without a.
rousing an inward laugh.
Has the administration
promised the Chinese minis
ter to use it's infuence,to pre-
: vent a re.enactment ny Con
gress of the Chinese exclusion
law, which will expire next
MuyFrhat question is deeI
ly interesting the labor or
CARNATIONS and Others who
are working 10 favor OF {
prompt re.enactment OF tn
law by Congress. There arr
several suspicious circum
, stances. The Chinese minis
ter, who has more 7pull will
the administration than an.
other member of the diplO
matte corps, is openly work
!. ing against reenactment, an
officials connected with tn
administration have b eel
wing that the sentiment o.
the Pacific coast ia muc
: more favorable to the Chi
nese than it was when the e
clusion law was enacted. |
Z ia not probable that the ad
ministration would dare t
Openly favor throwing ou
doors open to Chinese imml
: grafton, but it is feared b
the friends of re.enactnien
. that it may allow Senator
. and Representatives to infe
ri that failure to re enact til
! Chinese exclusion law wOul
not be displeasing,
Boss Platt's new COmml
: sioner Of Patents has evi
IDENTIFY taken "pnolic Office q
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27
DR.. J. NJ. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. (

NO KnIfe; NO burning Out.
Highest references and endors.
ments of prominent persons sue
cessfully treated in Va, Tenn.
and N. G. Remember that there
isno time TOO SOON to get rid OF
Q cancerous growth-no matter
/ how small. Examination free,
letters answered promptly, and
/. satisfaction guaranteed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27

l
ness OF every inventor whose
case requires a hpnring. The
business of the United States
Patent Office rs conducted at
Il large, profit to the govern
ment and the idea that nny
ofiirial, even the President
himself. should assume the
right to suspend; any branch
of that businesss for q long
sixth of n year is ridicllons,
and this arrogant COmmis-
soner of Patents cannOt he
taught too, ,soont that the u.
8. Patent Office is not his pri
vnte, property for his pei
sonal comfort or conven-
ipnce,
Senator Martin OF Va. who
ia IN Washington on official
business, said Of the work of
the State Constitutional Con
vention, now sitting in Rich
mond: 1.-The. question of sui
fraee is a difficult problem,
hut / feel that the. Convrn.
Ition will he able 10 solve, tito
the satisfaction of the great
pr portion Of conser, atlve
|Virglnians."
Teddy" has made a bid
for the supper OF the mig
ger" delegates to the Repub
Ilican National Convention.
by appointing n "nieger" his
essenger-this is the only
appointment at, the disposal
of the Vice President, altbo'
Senators told him thatit was
against precedent to have q
"nigger'' messenger around
the Senate. Those who know
the sort Of argument requir
ed to get the ''nigger' votes
in a'Repuhlican NationalCon
vention, regard "Teddy's'
bid as a joke.
The tariff fight in the Re
publican party is already or
Senator Aldrieh, Chairman
OF the Finance Committee
and of the Republican Steer
ing Committee. and who
Yields a greater influence
with the Republican Sena
tors than any other man il
the Senate, led the fight which
resulted in hanging up all th'
administration reciprocity
treaties in the last Congress
and he is lpa'ling the new
: fight. He has served notic'
' on Mr.. Mckinley that nj
treaty with the new govern
ment Of Cuba, which is to b
: established as a result of tn
: unconditional acceptance q
= the Platt amendment by tn
! Cuban Constitutional Cor
" stitutional Convention prov
:. ding for. tariff concession o1
. Cuban tobacco and sugar
y will be ratified by the Senate
also that the fight agalns
= the ratification Of the recil
rocity treaties already neg
tiated would be continued
!. This is flying directly in til
;. face oi Mr.. Mckinley 'srepea
ed declarations. in favor O
:. reciprocity and means a no
= fight in the Senate, ~hic
' may later figure in the Co
gressional campaign Of mex
year, Mr.. Aldrich is not tn
IA TIT IIlnIIc llnnnDVl
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27

"Whpn n iox gets caught IN q
,trap.h .l'cl wrH ilis leg l'ld
gat away; til it's all righ- j he
a m'tyet caught too often.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27

Caller-Your big sister En-
ma and that Mr.. Sophie
seem tn he pretty thick don't
thev?-Ethel-O my. no! Sis.
ter Emma is but Mr.. Sophte's
lust rs thin as he can be.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
courages and lessons ambition: beauty. vigor
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-06-27

We solicit trade of merchants only, and sell hing at re
tail We cordially invite oil merchants to call on ns when
ing orders elsewhere
20 S. l.. JENKINS, Jr, Salesman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-27
NIAGARA LIMESTONE.

The Niagara limestone outcrops at
many points in the eastern part of the
state. and were IL not for the superior
quality OF the Bedford oolitic limestone
the ouarrying industry In the Niagara
limestone belt would be a very important
one in this state. IL r. equal TO the Joliet
and Lamont Ull.) limestones and II sue
cessfully competes with them The Mag.
ara limestone also completes with the
Berea 90 sandstone. This Indiana lime
stone occurs in natural slabs OF uniform
ckn and usually very even. being
easily and cheaply Quarried without
much n any. drilling or blasting. and
requires no dressing after duarryfne. Ii
Is of handsome color. very nara ana dura-
NJ except where smoke from bitumi-
nous coal affects IT, Being n magnetism
limestone. the ~sulphurous fumes OF SOFT
cnai tbs magnesia In the
.,o,e n "a used extensively for Tagging
aca curbing in street works. IL Is also
,soa for window stills. doorsteps. founda-
,gors bridge abutments. street CROSSINGS.
r,,,,er stones. sidewalks. etc. In the
,raaa mi. Is known as the Laurel lime
1900. ~ account OF it's best exposure
aaar Laurel Franklin county where u
~. .lso heen more extensively quarrted
ia, in the state. IL has also
hoep ouarried on n large scale In Ripley
county near Osgood. In Decatur county
near westport. Newport and 81. Paul.
and IN wabash county. near wabash;
al.o nj Huntington. Delphi. Logansport.
Kokomo and elsewhere for lime and
rourrcto
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-27
INDIANA GREAT IN MINERAL WEALTH;
RICH STONE QUARRlE OF THE STATE
Enormous Deposits of Ooitc Limestone Which Yield Splendid
Financial Returns Each Year.
History Of the Development Of Trade in Bedford scne-Tcas Show 1t Is UnemeIkd as
Building Naturalization of the Deposits and How They Are Found
and worxd-Nnema Limestone d Sandstone

tests TO which stone can he submitted.
The ratio Of absorption Is very small, the
crushing strength very great. A test
made by the United States government
gives the crushing strength OF Bedford
stone at about 1870. 900 pounds per square
foot. That thlsi Is ample IL shown by the
statement that the piers OF the Brooklyn
bridge. which are subjected to an unusual
weight. sustain but 1900 pounds per
square foot Many fire tests have been
made. all OF which offer conclusive evil
done. that the stone is flreproof up TO tho
point OF calcination or turning int quick
lime, In which respect II is much superior
70 the average building stone. Granite
Is affected by heat far more than is Bed
ford stone. bursting with a loud report
when subjected to extreme heat. Fur
Their proof of the durability Of Bedford
stone can be furnished by an examination
Of 1t where an outcropping shows along
the lodges. These. although exposed.
doubtless for many centuries. have been
but slightly affected by wind. hair. heat
and cold and the other natural agencies
which tend TO disintegrate and destroy.
Bedford stone has stood both the natural
and physical tests.
il was first used for biliding purposes
about sixty years ago. The stone in the
Winthrop Foote yau In Bedford. built
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-27

its quarries. store houses. machine shops
and mills. which are equipped with the
most modern machinery. he has seen tv-
erything that can be seen In any luarres
or mills in Indiana. This company " -
600 acres In the very heart " the best
oolitic district Of the state. md after
many tests is satisfied that is supply
OF fine stone is practically Unlimited
They are undoubtedly the largest pro-
ducers OF oolitic limestone In the world
Old Hoosler.
The Old Hoosier quarry Of this COM
pany Is tho queen OF oolitic quarries- IL
was opened over thirty years ago and
has produced such Immense quantities OF
the very best quality Of bun and blue
stone that Its reputation is known wher-
ever oolitic stone is used. Many archi-
tects and owners when using Bedford
stone specify that IL shall come from the
Hoosier quarry. knowing that by so do
ing they will receive only the hest ssaae.
The bum stone is found In the largest
quantities. and II Of a warmer and more
pleasing color than the blue stone. IL
fewer defects and Is altogether
a more satisfactory stone to use. In this
quarry the stone lies In homogeneous