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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-05-30

as il did ut the last ses sion.
Then, it succeeded in keeping
many quiet bYpntting up the
plea that il would be a viola
ton of international courte-
sy to stir the mntternp while
England was considering the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty, and
there will be- no such plea to
use next winter.
notwithstanding the fail
ure cf the experiment of pla-
cling the Federal patronage
of he State of South Carroll.
mn at the disposal Of Senator
McLaurin, with the hope OF
building up a white admins
tration party in that State.
there are reasons for the be
lief tha. the experiment is to
be extended to other South
ern States. In fact it is known
that men who have formerly
been active in the democrat
ic party in several other of
the Southern states have
been sounded to ascertain
whether they would he viii
ling to assume the roll that
McLaurin is playing in South
Carolina in their respective
states The responses haye
not, so far, been satisfactory
hut the sounding is still go
ing on, and men will doubt
less be found; hut outside OF
administra tion circles, no
body really expects any seri
Gus inroads to be made upon
Sou hern democracy by these
experiments, but they will &c
suit in one thing that will be
sal atisfnctory to the white peo
pie OF the South, and that
will be the abolition of the
"nigger" Federal officials.
| Evidently some of the men
who have grown rlrh by put
ting the screws on the United
States government, when
they had advance knowledge
of the intention OF the gov
ernment to buy something,
have been giving the owners
of he land in the vicinity OF
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where
a naval station of the first
class is to he established
some pointers. The Naval
Board which considered the
location of the station at
Pearl Harbor, has been or
dered to resume its slttingS
at Washington, to consider
a communication from Capt.
j. F. Merry, Commander ol
the naval coaling station at
Honolulu. Capt. Merry has
informed the Navy Depart
ment that the price OF land
around Pearl HarbOr has
been raised to such an extent
that the $150,00O Oappropria
ted by Congress, as the lin
it to he paid for the sitter,
will not buy the land orig
nally chosen, and that some
changes will have to be made
in the plans.
The latest officials to dis
cover that an extensive Euro
peon trip, at public expense.
was a necessary part OF n 6
Official duties, is Mr.. 0. p
Austin, the Hanna-made sta
tistitian OF the United States
Treasury. He says he is GO
i TlIr lIAnIlc AAnnnDvlr
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-05-30

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's s Swamp-Root,
the great kidney. liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medl-
caltriumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
dAr snecialief and ;e
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-05-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our Regular corresr oraent

from our Regular Corresr oraent
Having srcnred the admin
istration fayorfor the noto-
riously disreputable Panama
Canal. the men who are ma
nipulatIng the scheme to
make millions by unIoading
the Panama Canal upon the
United States are now work.
ing to create public senti--
ment in favor Of the Pana.
ma Canal and against the
Nicaragua Canal, and it can
not be denied that they a re
doing il rlevprly. Some high
priced brain work is being
put into articles given to the
press under Washington date
lines and otherwise, in which
advantage is taken to point
out everything that can be
called an obstacle to the Nj
caragua Canal, and specious
reasons are being given for
changes of opinion among
Senator's and Representa-
tives who favored that route.
And the most is made Of the
opposition of England a n d
it's right to oppose the con-
struction OF the Nicaraguan
Canal, except upon cOpdi-
tlons of which it approves.
Tho last reason. is also being
made. use OF by the admins.
tration in an indirect way.
Tips are given by prominent
officials to the correspond.
ents OF influential republican
papers, limiting at the posi-
bility of political complica.
tion with England, makingit
necessary to abandon t h G
idea of a canal over the Mica
ragna route, and, OF course,
those hints erpfected more
or less 10 the matter sent t.
Washington. As yet, neither
the Panama Press Agents,
nor the administration mer
venture to use names public
ly, when speaking OF Sena
tors and representatives who
have changedth heir minds ano
now favor the purchase and
completion of the Panama
Canal, hut privately the for
mer are not so discreet.
The news of this change or
the part of the administra-
tion towards the Nicaragns
Canal, has reached Nicara-
gus, and the Ni"araguan mir
lister to the United Srates
who had gone home on lea W
of absence. has hurried back
to Washington to do wha'
he can for the interests Of his
government. He has notified
, the State Department thai
his government and that o
Costa Rica, regard the proto
col they signed lastyear will
Secretary Hay, rs commit
ting the United States to TIT
Nicaraguan route, and bar
ring the Panama route from
consideration. That position
is a strong one, too. but Nj
caragua and Costa Rica hav'
I not the pull with this admin
istration that England has
and it may not help then
any. If the administrator
is not careful, it will maxi
fhic ooA o. C,,actiOp npo Of + n,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-05-30

Steel rails have betn adj
van"e,l. I.~as,l. Tie lratl.'
will i,aar i; Whit more do
ytm wnnt To knns?
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-05-30

We solicit trade of merchants only and sell nothing at re
tail We cordially invite all merchants tc call on us when
Greensboro or to our travelling statesmen before ac
ing orders elsewhere
L. l.. JENKINS, Jr, Salesmann
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-05-30

A gossip is a person who
thinks too little and says too
much.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-05-30
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
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, 1901-05-30

"Johnston's Sarsaparilla Is the most powerful
blood purifier known. Use 1t, fnd keep your
blood pure; Quart Bottles"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1901-05-30

dollar slzca are sold by az socd 1fuEgisl
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
The Average Lawsuit.

There is nothing more ridiculous than
the average lawsuit. Two men dispute
over a few dollars and so to law. Both
are sure to lose. Their neighbors are
dragged in as witnesses, and the costs
amount to 10 or 20 times the amount in
dispute. Frequently these lawsuits
ruin families and start quarrels that
last for years. Some men claim it Is
principle" that actuatcs them in these
lawsuits. 1t is bullhcadedness, pure
and simple. 1t is nearly always easy
TO "split the difference"
Another bad feature about these law.
suits is that the county Is put to con-
siderable expense. and men willing to
work are compelled to sit on the jury.
Settle your disputes without going to
law. If the man with whom you are
disputing is not willing to "split the
difference" lie will probably accept q
proposition to leave it to three neigh
bors.-Atchison Globe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
A contra.t In Cooks.

In IN article contributed to London
paper John Strange Winter, who has
been living for many months past in
Dieppc, compares the French to the
English cook. rather to the dctriment
of the latter. "ln the French kitchen" !"
she says, 'thcrc Is no waste. 1t would
seem that the French mind does not
run to waste or rcvcl In 1t as the lower
class English mind Invariably does"
The French cook VIII not only do n
bit OF the housework, but she will do 1t
cheerfully and as matter of course
You cannot buy your French cook too
many pans, ana her soul loves copper
In her Kitchen. Certainly an English
cook would arumblc II she was expect
ed to keep n kitchen full of copper pans
bright and clean, but French one has
them In Il condition akin to FURNISHED
gold. Her pride is gratlficd IL her
kitchen wallis nre hung With these or
namcnts. and even IL she does the
greater part of her small cooking in
little enameled pans she will daily rub
UP the copper ones which hang on the
wall"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
Advice From a putcher.

what the newspapers should do is
to devote less space to describing what
people should wear and more to what
they should ent," remarked the butch
or. "Fashionably dressed women come
in here every day who don't know lamb
from mutton or hen from rooster.
No wonder men have dyspepsin! find
that men know more about the quality
Of food stuffs than women do. Many
of the latter don't even know the few
simple tests that might help them to
distinguish an old fowl from q young
one, and about meat they're greener
yet. A young woman came in here tho
other day and asked for two pounds Of
veal outlets. showed her the loin
proposed to chop the outlets from, and
She remarked, Yes; that's very nice,
but isn't 1t rather thick to fry?'"-
Philadelphia Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
Boston. "Little Italy.

The Boston Transcript snys TINT Bos-
tons Little Italy" is established in the
very quarter where Paul Revere lived
and whence he bore the message of
the belfry. The Old North square rip
pies with the color and music of for
cign faces and tongues. The Old North
church itself cannot have far to go
to ncighbor with Franciscan chapels
and Roman Catholic cathcdrals. the
whole medley Of Il foreign world usurp-
ing that place where once Puritanism
relgned supreme.
They say that the Boston Italians are
very thrifty. that from being good rent
payers they are becoming notable prop
erty buyers. They arc music loving
and nrt loving people. "Go to the
Museum Of Fine Arts on the free days
and see these same Italians, in their
rags and hobnail shoes, men. women
and children, standing before the finest
things In the gallery and approaching
them"
And thnt sight reminds writer In
The Transcript of u shabby cabman
In Florence who always carried his
Gerusalemmn I.ibcratu In his coat
pocket and whose passion was for the
preservation of the Italian tongue In
its purity, "as only the Sicnnese now
preserve 1t, signorlna."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
CYCLONE Prnnks.

A traveller In the west, the Rev. G. u.
Brady, says that Of all the manifesto
tions of power he ever witnessed, from
nn earthquake down, a cyclone is the
most appalling. The midnight black
ness of the funnel, the lightning DART
Ing from 1t in inconceivable flcrceness,
the strange cracking sound from Its
bosom, the suddenncss of Its irresisti-
BILE attack, its Incredibly swift motion,
Its Wild leaplng and bounding, like
gigantic beast of prey, tho awful roar
which follows, all this but feebly char
nctcrizcs that strange rayagcr of the
plains. He continues:
Tho cyclone plays odd pranks.
have seen two horses lifted In atr and
carefully deposited, unharmed, In q
field about an eighth OF mile away.
have seen chickens and geese picked
clean of feathers and yet fecbly alive.
One house, remember, had hole
ten feet In diameter cut out of its roof,
rs II by circular saw. have seen
the black, whirling cloud lift build
ing and shake 1t to pieces, as one
shakes pepper box. One Of the
worst cyclones ever knew threw a
heavy iron safe about as a child might
toss n wooden alphabet block in play.
1t Is IN irresponsible us we'll as an
almost omnipotcnt monster, and 1t
seems to love the hideous Jokes Of its
own concocting.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
Army Jokes with n Moral.

During the civil war;" said IN ex-
army officer, "tlle authorities for some
reason We're anxious to move troops up
the Tomb!gbcc river. Word was sent
to the engineer In that district asking
what 1t would cost to run up the Tom
bigbcc. That official got gay and re-
ported that the Tombigbce ran down
and not up. II joke that promptly,land-
cd his head In the basket. as the mat
ter was serious.
''At the bombardmcnt Of Charleston
1t was extremely desirable to bring to
bear on the city an extra heavy gun
called by the men the Swamp Angel
The gun took its name from the swamp
In which 1t stood, and to move 1t
through that boggy morass was an en-
gineering feat of extreme difficulty.
However. the commanding officers were
determined to have the gun brought
within range of Charleston and issued
orders TO that effect. At the same time
they sent word to the engineer having
the matter In charge of requisition
without regard to trouble or expense
for anything necessary to accomplish
the desired object. Ills first rcquisi-
ton called for men 90 feet inches III
height Another officer promptly tool
the matter In charge. from which 1t car
readily be deduced that 1t is not a pay
ing Investment to make Jokes in the
army at the expense of your supcrlors.' .
New York Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
.ar s,ory o, q Hoo,soo Hat.

...r. Joln il Cooper, Que q Dooly ccun-
tvs most pTo:.lncmt ct! ems, is in the
city on his way to Augusta to attend
the old veterans reunion. When he
got of the train. he looked up Captain
Warren Moscley, one OF the bravcst of
the boys who went cut in the sixties,
and they Immediately began swapping
"reminiscences about their army life In
Virginin. FINALLY Mr.. Cooper asked
Captain Moslley II he remembered the
Yankee hat. \ reporter who was stand
ing there heard the following story,
which both men vouch for us being alb
solutcly true:
On the first day Of the battle of Win
chester Il Yankee was killed so near
the line OF lattle that soldier OF the
name Of McLendcn, Company l, Fourth
on and Wore 1t. He had not had 1t on
his head for more than two hours when
lie was shot through the head, the bull
let. piercing the hat In almost the same
hole that the bullet had entered that
killed the Yankee.
Another soldier of the name of Woo
ten of Company III, Fourth Georgia.
picked UP the hut and put 1t on. and in
less than an hour he. too. was killed,
the bullet striking him in the head near
the place where the other two bullets
had entered
The next day another soldier of the
nnmc Of Fitzpatrick Of Company FL.
Fourth Georgia, was wearing the hat
when he. too. was struck in the head
and killed.
Although the hat was fine one, 1t
was left lying ON the field, as there
was no one who would wear 1t, as four
lncn who had worn 1t We're then cold
and stiff, and each one hnd been shot
through the hat In almost the same
place. Macon News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
She t;ucsscd It.

He was dcscanting with vigor on the
exceptional quality Of the dinners that
are served at one of the fashionable
clubs Of Brooklyn ut very low figure
for first class meal on Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays. Equally
toothsomc lunchcons could be had on
other days of the week, but dinners In
course only on those days.
"And why on only those three days|
queried the New Yorker, to whom the
delights of life In Brooklyn were being
rchcarsed.
Wash day. ironing day and the girls
day out" quickly responded one of the
ladies Of the party. That's no sort of
n conundrum to woman who has ever
had the care Of house. Better try 8:
harder one next time unless you hap
pen to be In stag party. New York
Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
THE DATE OF THE FLOOD.
Bible Encts ON Which the bishop
Dased His Question.

Bible Facts on Which the Bishop
BASED His Question.
Some people had fun over the re-
ported rejection of eight candidates for
the African Methodist ministry In tho
south by the examining bishop because
they could not tell the date of tho
flood Nevertheless the bishop who
asked the question knew what he was
doing. 1t may not have been a fair
question, but there Is a concise answer
to it in the Bible. and he no doubt
thought that the eight candidates. IL
they were we'll versed in the Old Testa-
ment, would answer it at once.
The date of the flood was 1866 years
after the birth of Adam, in the second
month and the seventeenth day. 1t be-
gan then and continued for 40 days
and nights. This is how 1t Is figured:
The third verse Of the fifth chapter OF
Genesis reads thus, "And Adam lived
130 ycars and begat son in his own
likeness, after his image and called his
name Seth" Then in the sixth verse
1t is told that Seth lived 1O5 years and
bcgat Enos. Adam, says the fourth
verse, lived 500 years after the birth
of Seth. and the latter after the birth
Of Enos lived SO7 years. So it goes on.
Enos bcgat Cainan when he was 90;
Calnan bcgat Mahalalecl when he was
IS; Mahalalcel bcgat Jared when he
was 65; Jared begat Enoch when hc
was 162. Mcthuselah was born to
Enoch when the latter was G5, and
when Mcthusclah was 187 he begat
Iamcch. and Lamechs son Noah came
into the world when the father was
1872. This brings us down to the birth
of Noah, which, according to the added
ages Of the several patriarchs ut tho
time their sons were born, occurred
1,O50 years after the birth of Adam.
In the seventh chapter of Gensis tho
| eleventh verse reads as follows: '.In
the six hundredth year OF Noah's life,
in the second month. the seventeenth
day of the month, the same day were all
the fountains Of the great deep broken
up and all the windows of heaven
were opened" This was the flood,
and 1t came to pass in the year 1856
after the birth of Adam.-New York
l Sun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
Another Romance Spoiled.

"Tell a good story and stick to IT,"
IL an old maxim that Is illustrated in q
story that Is going the rounds along
the Nla.to. =. certain well known
actor tloatcd inso his home one morn
ing about = O'clock. The Wife Of his
bosom was waiting up for him. He
told her lie had Eccn out all the even
Ing with one Of their friends, Charlie
B., and then related an Interesting
fairy story of how Charlie hat, taken
IL crowd to supper, how funny Char
lie had l,ccn all the evening, how
we'll Charlie locked IN lila Ecw suit,
how he said this, that and the other.
alter telling a 10 minute story, to
which the gentle partner of his Joys
GnIl cut et wei,; periods li:stcaed With
respectful nttcEl:om. but cynical mlcn,
hc paused for breath. Then SHE, In u
confident now I've got yau tonn. said:
That's II lovely roinaice you've been
giving me. and late to spoil it. but
Charlie las been here nearly all thu
evening waiting to see you about an
engagement He left only about half
IN hour ago"
The teller of the tale looked rat.lr.
dazcd for II moment as II hc had Ice.
struck. Then quickly gathering him.
self together liz assumed IL bold front
With hands In his pockets. head thrown
back and, In defiant innocence and cnl-
pl,asizing each word, said:
"Wcll. that's my story. and I'm not
going TO change 1t for anybody" Clip
per-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
Low Rates West and North
West this Summer

Via the Northwestern line. Ex-
cursion tickets will be sold to San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland,
Seattle, Salt Lake, Denver and
other Colorado, Utah and Pacific
coast points, as we'll as st Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth, Dakota Hot
Springs, etc, at greatly reduced
rates, with favorable return limits,
on various dates during the sum-
mer season. Frequent fast trains,
through sleeping cars, chair cars,
dining cars. The best of every
thing. For dates of sale and full
particulars inquire of ticket agents
Chicago & Northwestern R'y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
Two Great object..

"They say" remarked the very Gym
ical person, "that in this corrupt and
superficial age the great object is not
to be found out"
THAT shows you have very little ex-
pcrience with bill collectors" answered
the impecunious friend. MY great OBJ
ject is not to be found in."-Washing-
ton Star.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
A water Of Special Value.

While Sir William uarcourt was
travelling In the highlands With Lord
John Russell and other friends they
were one day crossing Scotch loch.
and IN course of some conversation
with boatman. from whom they were
trying to elicit information us to his
views on the beauty of the surround
Ing landscape, the man assured them
that the water of the loch had spe-
clal value. When asked to explain
what 1t was, lie remarked that 1t had
the reputation of making the finest
toddy in Scotland.-Chambe Journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
In the Interest of Accuracy.

At meeting Of the Mansfield House
settlement Mr.. Percy Alden. the ward
en-. told n story Of the mother Of
Robert Louis Stevenson. The widow
Of the novelist was telling how. In the
island of Samoa. the old lady had
taken walks with native chicftain
"who had killed thousands and eaten
hundreds" "Oh. Fannyw exclaimed
the novelist's mother in horror, you
know 1t was only 11!"-London Chron-
kcln
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
GAN Fish"

Mrs. Thurlow says that Cardinal
Wisemnn went to dine with some
friends of hers. 1t was Friday, but
they had quite forgotten to provide a
fast day dinner. However. he was
quite equal to the occasion. for he
stretched out his hands in benediction
over the table, and said. II pronounce
all this to he fish," and forthwith en-
1oycd all tic good things heartily
"The Story Of My Life" by Augustus
]. c. Hare.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
spinsters.

Unmarried women are called spin
sters, or spinning women, because 1t.
was maxim among our forefathers
that young woman should not marry
until she had spun enoughAinen to fur
nish her house. All unmarried, old or
young, were then called spinsters,
name still retained in all legal docu.
ments.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
slisundcrstood.

Uncle Reubcn-I jcs COM t. town t
git couple O. sldcboards nn tho't I'd
drap in t. see you.
City Why, Uncleueuben, what
do you expect to do with two side
boards In your house?
Uncle Reuben-Say. I'm tallsln about
my farm wagon. What MIR you talkin
about?-C Columbus State Journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04

PrussIan blue does not como to US
from Prussia. 1t is chemical product
of which England makes her full share.
Irish stew Is not an Irish, but an Eng
lish dish. and Turkish baths did not
originate In Turkey, but in Russia.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
The Point af yiaw.

The squire (synpathetically)-I'm
very sorry to hear that your husband
is at the point OF death. Mrs. Hodge,
but you must try and be cheerful. Us
you know 1t will be all for the best.
Mrs. Hodge-Ah, yes. indeed. sir;
It'll be n blessing when 'e's gone.
I'll be able TO live In comfort then, as
I ave lin In four different clubs
Judy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04

By permission, we give below
very interesting letter from Mrs.
G. W. Burbank, of this city, who
in company With her daughter,
Miss Amy, are travelling in the
east.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-04
WINGS.

Tho gods hut half reluctantly
Grant us the gift of song;
Yet. ,awny throat, they give to thee
lure notes and pinions strcng.
To those blue worlds that arch above
WcS,ok. aspirc-and fail.
Thou, thou dost mount the skies VIC love.
The stars we never scale.
Thou knowcst not, winged soul, ths fires
OF that old discord strange.
Tho vast and infinite desires,
The all too finite range.
So sing for us! Our throats are still.
And song no solacc brings
To whom the gods have given the will.
But not, alas, the wings!
Arthur stringcr in Ainslcc's Magazine.