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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
General Assembly OF the Presby.
terian Church Adopts Report
OF Revision Committee.
The Vote Was Practically IMAM
imous and There was Very
Little Debate.
Chairman Minton Rresents the
Question in Speech That
Was Applauded.


sembly of the Presbyterian church to-
day adopted the report of the commit
tee on creed revision, making changes
in the confession of faith. This action,
which was practically unanimous, was
taken with little or no debate.
The changes proposed will now go to
the various presbyteries for ratifca-
ton. The prospects of an interesting
debate on the creed revision attracted
a crowd which filed the galleries SOL
idly, and all seats not reserved for the
commissioners were occupied.
Rev. DR.. Henry C. Minton, chairman
of the revision committee, spoke for the
report. He would not, he said, argue
the merits of the whole report, but he
would speak especially of the consider
ations which Influenced the comittee.
They were guided in the first place by
the work of the committee of 1892. The
presumption, of course, was always in
favor of the explicit orders of last
ments on the committee, he explained,
those who preferred to make ali
amendments by verbal notifications,
and those who wished to make changes
by separate declaratory statements. OBJ,
viously there had to be some yielding.
and it was not all on one side. "Misap-
prehensions as to the confession" con-
tinued Minton, have come from two
causes: First, the unguarded state
ments of the confession itself; second,
the unwarranted differences from the
confession. In the first cases verbal
changes would be a remedy. In the
second. declaratory statements We're
necessary"
Minton then took up the various
points on which the committee mad
been asked to pass.
"Regarding the pope of Rome, ne
said. "the confession distinctly says the
-pope is anti-Christ and the son OF per-
dition. Now, If that is tru% and II we
want to say it, let 1t stand. II not true,
or if true and we do not wish TO say
it, take it out;
.I may believe the pope is anti Christ
On general principle. am quite wiling
to declare in the face of the vatican OF
the whole world. for that matter tnae
the pope is using the crown rights Oh
Jesus Christ, is Christian and the
son of perdition. The committee foi-
lowed the only proper course to pursue
hv broadening the statement"
Minton resented the aeeusa'lon
brought that the Presbyterian church
believed in infant damnation.
"Critics and enemies of the PrespS-
terian church have ruled 1T under tnelr
tongues as a sweet morsel. that we pc
ifave in infant damnation. We resent
tho accusation that tnis chapter con-
templates any such Interpretation.
DR. Minton was loudly applaudea
when he closed.
Rev. DR.. Moffatt urged the ASSEMBLY
in a brief address to decide the cues
ton Quickly by a vote to adopt.
Rev. DR.. r. Russell Both. OF TINS citS'
who has been known as a strong anu
asked the assembly TO ADOPT
the report.
AS he closed there came low cries ol
"ouestion." "Question!" from al sSss
the assembly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
An lJnsettled Problem.

springheld, No. May 22-The cum
herland Presbyterian general assembly
vas treated to a parliamentary sur
nrise this morning when motion pre-
vailed. 1s5 to 10, to table the whoie
n,ission board matter, including the
majority and minority reports, ana
president Fullerton's substitute Ior
both. The matter is thus left IN the
same state as previously
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
SUNDAY CLOSING LAW.
Clerks Union at Muscatine stirs UP a
Big Row.
snecia1 to Times-Repbublican

Muscatine. May 22.-The clerks un-
ion arrested two grocers for breaking
the Sunday opening law. The grocers
now threaten vengeance by attempting
to close sixty-three other places next
Sunday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
Nav Extend Time for Ratification

Copenhagen, May 22..-The Poiiliken
is authority for the statement that Sec
retary Hay has proposed an extension
until July "a, 1908. of the time allowed
for ratification of the treaty for sale to
the United States of the Danish West
Indies. There is little doubt that King
Christian will agree to the proposal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
To Pardon Americans.

Havana, May pa bill will be in
troouced in the house of representa-
1ives providing for a pardon for all
Americans confined in prison awaiting
trial. Cuban sentiment is strongly in
favor Of the measure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
The Topeka at Port au Prince.

Port au Prince, May 22.-The United
States cruiser Topeka arrived here to-
oay The presence of the warship in
these waters has had an excellent ef-
feet. The situation of affairs is i'm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22

impossible to absolutely pacify the
| Philippines.
In conclusion Hoar believed better
counsel yet would prevail than now
seemed to exist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
Loubet at ST. Petersburg.

| st. Petersburg. May 22.-President
Loubet arrived here this morning from
| Tsarslsoe- Selo, and was accorded an
enthusiastic popular reception.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
The House.

Washington, May 22.-The house to-
day resumed consideration of the i'm
migration bill under the fiveminute
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
Actress Dies of Pneumonia.

Chicago, May 22.-Miss Annie Clark,
OF the Julia Marlowe Company died
here today of pneumonia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22

Saratoga, N. Y, May 22.-James F
Caldwell, veteran race horse starter,
lied here today of apopleXy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
LINpT ELECTED COMMANDER.
Council Bluffs Man Now at the Head
of the G. A. r.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 22.-John Lindt. of
Council Bluffs, was chosen commander
of the Iowa department OF the G. A. r.
this morning. Lieutenant Governor
Herriott was chosen a representative to
the national encampment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22

William B. Allison has received a
commission from the governor of Iowa
as commissioner of deeds for the state
of Washington at Seattle. He is q
nephew of Senator Allison.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
MAY Evacuate Martinique.

Paris. May 22.-The minister for the
colonies has cabled to the governor of
Martinique, instructing him to make all
possible arrangements for the en-
harkation of the inhabitants, in the
event of circumstances necessitating
the evacuation Of the island.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22

fishermen open their eyes. Dobson
found on his return that he is booked
for a speech at the congressional con-
vention at Perry and says if he gets
time he will write out a first-class
speech for the occasion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
I'd BULLETIN.
NOTICE 81 NEWS OF TO-DAY
The Weather.

The Weather.
For 10 = Cloudy tonight and Fri
Gay with :, ,wers and thunderstorms.
For III 4 s-Fair tonight and Fri
day, exc s. local thunderstoms.
For S Dakota-Fair tonight and
Friday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22

Ex-Secretary of State Dobson has
just returned from a fishing trip to the
Pacific coast, or at least he reports
having engaged in fishing at Newport
below Los Angeles. He and others went
out in launch and five or six miles
from shore they did business IN a way
to make the Spirit Lake and Okobojl
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27
Clerk,s Wise Suggestion.

II have lately been much troub
led with dyspepsia belching and
sour stomach" writes NJ. S.
Mead, leading pharmacist at At.
tleboro, Mass / could eat hard
ly anything without suffering sew
eral hours. My clerk suggested
| try Kodol dyspepsia cure which
| did with most happy results. |
have had no more trouble and
when one can go to eating mince
pie, cheese, candy and nuts after
such q time, their digestion must
bs pretty good. / endorse Kodol
Dyspepsia cure heartily" You
don't have to diet. Eat all the
good foon you want but don't
overload the stomach. Kodol
Dyspepsia cure digests tie lood.
L. j. Coffey and Bro.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27
The Last Heard of Il.

"My little boy took the Group
one night and soon grew SO bad
you could hear him breathe all
over the house. says F d. Rey
nolds, Mansfield, Ohio. I'VE fear
ed he would die, but a few doses
Of One Minute Cough Cure quick
ly relieved him and he went to
sleep. That's the last We heard ot
the Group, Now, isn't a cough
cure like that valuable? "One
Minute cough cure is absolutely
sale and acts Immediately. For
coughs. colds, Group, grip. bron
chitis and all other throat aud
lung troubles it is a certain cure.
Very pleasant to take. The lit
tie ones like it. T. J. Coffey and
Bro.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27
A PRINTER SURPRISED.

| never was 40 much snrpris
Ell in my life, as | was with
the result of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm" says Henry 7.
Cook, pressman of the Ashe
vile IN. C.) Gazette. IL con
tr1cted q severe case OF heu
matism early last winter by
getting my ieet wet. | tried
several things for it without
benefit. One day while look
ing over the Gazette 7 motto
ed that Pain Balm was posi-
tivelv guaranteed to cure
rheumatism, 80 bought a bot
tie of it and before using two
thirds of it my rheumatism
had taken it's fight and /
have not had a rheumatic
pain since For sale by Black
burn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27

he accomplished. The work
on these roads hasbeen done
by privatecorporations. The
efforts thut have been made
Tor improvement oi the pub
lie roafs have generally pro-
ven very unsatisfactory. Ev-
en- where careful surveys are
made, iuries are usually sent
over the line and make such
changes as the landowners
and local interests ask for,
or as may apppr 10 cheaper
the opening Of theroud. Then
overseers, whose only appa-
rent wisdom consists IN know
ing better than the spirit lev
el which way the water will
run, are instructed to open
the road.and allowed to make
snrhsfurthpr changes as their
fancy may suggest. The inter
est OF everybody is sacrificed
to the local convenience of
Anybody, and finally !herond
is little Improvement over
the old way and only serves
to discourage and convince
people that good roads can't
be made and maintained in
the mountains.
"And so far it seems there
has been no general, practi.
cal, version to the Gospel
OF Good Roads, and we are
are not so much in need Of
Good Roads trains as John
the Baptist to prepare the
way Tor thegreater prophets
and apostles OF good roads
who shall come after to con-
template the good work"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27
Strikes a Rich Find,

81 was troubled for years with
chronic indigestion and nervous
debility" writes F. j. Green, of
Lancaster, N. II "No remedy
helped me until began using E.
lectric Bitters, which did me more
good than all the medicine | had
ever used. They have also kept
my wife ia excellent health TOR
years. She says Electric Bittcrs
are just splendid TOR female trou-
bles, that they ars grand tonic
and invigorator tor weak. run
down women. No othsr medicine
can take: its place in onr family"
Try them. Only soc. Satisfaction
guaranteed by Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27

DR., ClOntz, the Runcombe
county physician, who is char
ged with the seduction of an
insane girl. has surrendered.
His bond was reduced from
$4,000 to $4,000, which he
gave. The Doctor says t h .
charges against him are at
telDpts to blarkmail.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27
HAVING A RUN ON CHAMBER
LAIN'S s COUGH REMEDY.

Between the hours ofeleven
O'Clock Il. w., and closing
time at night on Jan. 25th,
1901, A. F. Clark, druggist.
Glade Springs. Va. sold II
b OF ties of Cha IN berlains
Cough Remedy. He sa w: 81
never handled a medicine thar
sold better Orgdve better sat
isfactiOu to my customers"
This Remedy has been IN gen
eral use in Virginia for many
years, and the people there
are well acquainted with it's
excellent qualities. Many of
them have testified TO the re
mnrkable rurps 1t. has effect
ed. When you need n good, re
liable medicine for a cough or
cold Or atta"k OF the grip,
use Chanlberlains Cough rem
edy and you are certain to
be more than pleased with
the quick cure It affords. For
sale by Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27
The Coed Roads Question for the
Southern Mountain Section.

cOueuctu 0Ouutalu 0oCttOus
Revised from a pnperread be
fore the Southern Interstate
Good Roads Convention in
Charleston, s.. G., Feb. 1st.
1902, by s. p. Kelsey.
Speaking for Western N
e. and the Southern noun
tain section generally. W &
should sny that the question
uf first and greatest impor
tance in all good road build.
ing is location. but it seems
to have received about the
last and least consideration.
The wretched condition Of
our country roads is destruc
tive OF all bnsiness and enter
prise. and nothing would do
so much to improve the coun
try and add to the comfort
Of fliving. as the better nent
Uf our roadways.
OF course t b e Macadam
road is too expensive, and We
must for a time depend upon
the earthnade road "Of
such material as around, the
workman's hands had readi.
eat found" An experience OF
81 years devoted largely to
the location, building and i'm
provement OF country roads
in the Carolina mountains,
the examination OF III ore
than a thousand miles OF
prospective road lines and
The surveying OF some hun
dreds of miles, aconsidera ble
portion of which has been
built and in use for several
years, has given us y . m e
knowledge of the conditions
and possibilities ofmountain
rOad-maklng that may be in
teresting and perhaps useful
to such as are trying to get
better roads.
Most of our present roads
got their location by acci-
dent. The woods trail be-
tween the settlers houses. or
the easiest way to get h e
fist wagon through, was fol-
lowed and finally became the
public road. Some attempts
have been mace to improve
the loca tons generally 10y ju
ries appointed without re-
gard to knowledge OF road.
making, and whose principal
effort would beSto avoid any
supposed damage to land
owners and local interest, /,
suit the convenience of each
farm and building and save
expense in the first working
out of the road.
As a consequence OF this
slip shod practice our roads
are, with few exceptions, so
badly misplaced that time
and money are hopelessIy was
ted trying to make good
roads on present locations.
Grades on the main thor
oughfares are from 10 TO Is
per cent, and often hea vier.
They run along the creek and
river bottoms 40 near the wa
ter that they are often wash
ed away by flo DDS, and in ma
Clerk's Wise Suggestion.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist.

There is a disease prevailing In this
country most dangerous because so decep-
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
it-heart disease. pneumonia. heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result Of kidney
disease. II kidney trouble Is allowed to adj
vance the kidney-poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness Of the blood-the albumen
leaks out and the sufferer has Bright's
Disease. the worst form Of kidney trouble.
DR.. kilmer's Swamp.RoOt the new dis
covery Is the true specific for kidney. bladder
and urinary troubles. lthas cured thousands
Of apparently hopeless cases. after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists In fifty-ccnt
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
by mail, also book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Address
Or. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y. an1
mention this paper.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27

C.s LEU hSDAl, MA
should he the limit for any
public road Oni work has al
so shown that mountain
roads may be so located and
built that they will be reas-
oDably safe from damage by
foods and washouts. They
can be kept in repairat much
less expense than the badly
placed roads and with prop.
er care may usually be in
good condition tor travel at
least nine months in the
year. and in fairpassable con
dition at oil times. Gravel
and rock are generally found
cOnvpnientforilrprOving,any
soft places, and intelligent
use OF such material will in.
sure a permanent betterment
Gf the road.
Fairly good graded earth
roads can he mace II feet
wide almost anywhere in the
Southern mountains wit h
wooden bridges and culver ts
across all streams and ra.
vines, for $500 to $500 per
mile. A 16 foot road will cost
nearly twice as much. Where
land is cleared and little bias.
ting or bridging. the road
may be built much cheaper.
rhe II foot road with con
venient turn outs squite sat
isiactory until travel becomes
too heavy for the sing e
track, when it cen be widen
ed with little loss OF originnI
work, and better surfacing
can he done when needed. A
team will hanl over such a
road two or three times as
much us it will over the ordi.
nary up and down roads with
equally good road bed IN less
time aud with less wear and
tear on the team and team
ster. Once the road is right
ly lOca ted it can be used with
some pleasure and profit even
If cheaply constructed, and
as the wants oftra vel require
1t may, without loss Of work
already done. be improved
even up to the best good
roads standard. Ii wrongly
located it is a heavy tax on
ira vel costly ito keep in re
pair and correction Of lOca
tion becomes difficult, because
OF building connecting roads.
land lines and other changes
and improvements. s...made to
fit the old location. So where
Improvements are attempt
ed, continued unsuccessful ef
forts are made to put the old
bad roads in good con lition
and tn make good ron d s
where no roads ever should
have been and good roads
never can be.
With careful, intelligent
location well graded roads,
such as we have described,
can be had almost anywhere
that roads may be needed.
through the mountains and
foot hills of che Southern Ap
palachians, providing howev
er, that local interests and
land owners shall not be al
The Last Heard OF II.
llN
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ny places they even follow
1.-THE bed of the stream for
long distances. Crossings are
80 made that with every hea-
w rainfall tie water follows
the road ana washes itaway.
They run needIessly over hills
where with little ifany length
ening of the line, they might
run around.s Where any con-
siderable difference OF eleva-
ton must be overcome, the
road is often located SO. that
the bill must climbed two
or three times before reaching
the top and once or twice to
get from top to bottom.
Such roads, at best, are only
passable fortnight loads and
slow driving. They served
the purposes Of the pioneer
settlers hn. have outlivpd
their usefulness and are as
poorly suited to present re-
qnireunents OF travel and
transportation as the old
b a d loom and spinning
wheel to the requirements OF
manufacturing. The loss to
the country amounts to mill
ions OF dollars a year. W.
fail to get immigration and
our young men and women
20 west or seek the cities.
With scenery and climate un
surpassed, we get but a frac
ton OF the tourists travel
that should naturally seek k
these mountains. making bus
mess for the railroads and
maj kets for the produce OF
the country.
OF course everybody can
see that We need better roads
but there are SO many diff
culties to lie overcome that
good roads seem a long ways
off. Some OF the mountain
towns are'improYjng t h e r
streets and adjacent roads,
and private corporations
ana individuals have built
some fairly good roads that
should serve as object les
sons. Such work has shown
that the main road lines can
be located generally on l to
3 per cent. grades with 5 to
6 maximum, and a general
increase in distance of 25 to
50 per cent. over a straight
line. For example, two places
10 miles apart in direct line
would require 12Ato Is mills
Of road, which is little il any
more than the usua! distance
by the old up and d o " n
roads. No grades heavirr
than a 6 per cent should be
allowed on the main lines and
rarely over 4 or 5 per cent.
will be found necessary.
On short roads and con
Meeting lines for local use,
heavier grades may be used
up to 10 per cent. and that
HAVING A RUN ON CHAMBER
LAIN s COUGH REMEDY.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27

ANIL 6ss AOOSs
lowed to dictate the location
and spoil the Tcnd for tllpm-
selves aud everybody else.
To illustrate the practica-
|bility Of such roads, We give
thefollowing examples:
First. The Yonahlosse road
from Linyille to Blowing
Rock. This road runs along
the Blue Ridge and around
the south fare OF the Grand
father lnonntain, which has
an abrupt elevation OF 1000
feet from the valley ofJohn's
River. 1t is steep. rough and
rocky. with many streams
and rayines, all OF which are
bridged. The road bed is of
earth and ro"k. mostly IL
feet wide. was worked by la.
bon hired ut IS rts. per day,
and 1S miles Of new road
cost $4,000. The grades run
from level to 5 per cent. and
o very little 6 per cent. 1t
has been built and in use 8
to 10 years, and though it
has been a time of heavy
storm and foods there has
not been a slide or wash0ut
to delay travel for one min
ute, and it is kept in repair.
at little expense.
Second, The Boone & Blow
ing Rock Turnpike, fro m
Boone to Blowing, Rock, 10
miles of new road. This line
follows the Middle Fork Of
New River through h lex
woods most of the wAy, wich
steep hill sI1es, considerable
rock blasting and six cross
ings of the stream. all bridg-
es, and the road built Is feet
wide on contract for 81 800.
The maximum grade is 3A
per cent. The road has been
in USE = years subject to hea.
w travel, and is kept in fair
condition.and being improv-
ed at small expense. The Su
perintendant lately informed
me that there had been but
one washout since the road
was bnilt, that was Il bridge
placed by the contractor too
near the water.
Third, We have surveyed a
road line from North Wilkes.
buro, 1000 feet above sea lev
el, to the top of the Blue
Ridge 80 miles westward and
5000 feet elevation. with 3h
per cent. maximum grade. A
II foot road might be built
on this line with streams all
hridged Tor about $500. per
mile.
Fourth, We have surveyed
n line from Linville to t he
highest peak of the Grandfa :
ther, the highest, rnggedest
mountain in the whole Blue
Ridge range, with 5 per cent.
maximum grade. 1t runs un
der, around, over rock cliffs,
but is not a difficult line to
build, and a well made II
foot road should'nut cost o.
YER $500 to $1,000 per mile.
"These examples are given
as types of the various, con
ditiOns TO be met with in
Southern mountain road ma
king and showing what may
Afrikna q Rich Find
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-03-27

CA UOy. hltSeNi vi lIlltiDiS.
and a prominent figurein pol
itics. died suddenly a few
days since.
Many Wonder.
Many wonder why it is that
pin worms and stomach worms
get into little children, or how q
tape worm 800 feet long can get
in and exist and graw inside of a
man, as it sometimes happens,
They m ly well wonder, for it is
a great mystery, However, ma
ny know now by experience that
Mothers Worm Syrup wilrid one
OF intestinal worms and greatly
improve the health after The
worms are expelled and destroy
ed. 1t is absolutely a harmless
remedy to take, and as it only
costs 25 cents, all should try it
who suspect worms to he the
cause ,oftheir i'll health.