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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
Poll Tax aud Jurors:
Chatham Rpccrd


For many years past the
law Of this State has requir-
ed the county commissioners
in drawing Jurors, in draw
ing Jurors, "tO select the
names ol such persons only
as have paid tax for the pre-
ceding year" That is, men
are not eligible-are disfran-
chised-tO serve as Jurors
who have not paid their tax.
We have never heard any
body complain of this law,
nor has any political party
ever attempted to repeal it.
Now il this law is all right,
and nobody complains of it,
why would there be any com
plaint against the law reqnir
ing the payment of poll tax
as a prerequisite to voting?
If a man is required to pay
his poll tax before he can
serve as a Juror, why should
he not pay his tax before he
can vote? II the payment OF
tax is required before a man
can be a juror in trying some
petty case, why should not
the payment Of a tax be re
qulred before a man can eX-
ercis tie greatest privilege of
a freeman in voting for the
Officers who govern III?
Had you thought of this?
And it is all a mistake to
say the law disfranchises a
man because he does not pay
his tax. The law does not
disfranchise him but he din
franchises himself as a Juror
ny not paying his tax.
The law requires ii voter to
register before voting, and il
a man is deprived of voting
because he fails to registe, he
dlsfranchises himself just as
he does If he fails to pay his
poll tax, and that is all there
is in this sO.called disfranchi
sing OF voters.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
1T is hard to believe that
the good die young when
you order spring lamb in d
cheap restaurant

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 my well wonder, for it is
u great mystery, However, ma
ny know now by experience that
Mothers Worm Syrup vii rid one
OF intestinal worms and greatly
improve the health after the
worms are expelled and destroy
ed. It is absolutely a harmless
remedy to take, and as it only
eos is 5 cents, all should try it
who suspect worms to be the
cause of their i'll health.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
1t May Yet be a Question.


A Washington correspond
ent TO the Charlotte Obsery-
er says:
"If the opinion of Il gentle :
man who has a responsible
position here, and Is a close
student of law, is correct,
there is yet a chance for ma =
ny voters in the State who
imagine tbemsel yes disfran.
chised, to retain their right
to register and vote. This
gentleman says he has just
received Il letter from n gen
tlpman in Tredell county in
which he asks him il there is
any way for him to vote,
now that the first of May has
passed, if he can show conclu
siveIy that he is Il proper sub
ject for exemption by t h e
county commissioners on &C,
count OF poverty and infrmi
ty. According to this stu
dent of the law neither the a
menhnent to the cODStitu-
tion nor the election law say
that this release Or exemp-
tion by the board of commits
sloners shall have been order
ed or da ted on or before the
first day of May. 1t would
seem that If this is true the
several boards circumcision
ers in those counties where
the voters have failed to pay
in such large Numbers may
yet be called upon to try and
determine many more appli
ca tions OF those who claim
| to come under the head .oi
poor and infirm."
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
Dangerous if Neglected.

Burns cuts and other SSwoun Is
often tail to heal properly if neg
lecte and become troublesome
sores. DcWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve prevents such consequtn-
ces. Even where delay has a2-
gravated the injury, this salve
effects q cure. 81 had a running
sore on my leo for thirty years, "
says Ii. G. Hartley, Yankeetown
Ind. CATER using many rene.
dies tried DeWitt's witch hazel
salve. A few boxes healed t h e
sore" Ctres all skin diseaies.
Piles yield to it at once. Beware
of counterfeits.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
henrt the lessons Of truth
and duty he learned from a

heart the lessons Of truth
and duty he learned from a
country mother, to resist the
allu rements OF the tempter
and keep his rud.ler true, he
will find his path upward,
safe End clear.
In Great Britain the royal
ty are found in magnificent
houses and they Wear warm
soft clothes and issue their
commands to underlings who
do their bidding; in Ameri-
ca the royalty live in log cab
ins or houses with a ba *
shed away off from the big
road. They wear cotton pan
falcons supported by one sus
pender. and a hOmespun
shit. Ii yOu want to see
then, look at the men of al
fairs all over North Carolina
to- day.
But every boy must carve
out his own fortune. Ii ne
cannot work, and wait and
suffer, he can not expect to
win.
Heaven IS not reached at a
single bound,
But we build the ladder by
which we rise
From the lowly earth to the
vaulted skies,
And we mount to the sum NIT
round Ivy round. .
We rise by the things beneath
our feet,
BY what we have mastered
by greed or gain.
By the pride depose J and the
passion slain.
And the vanqulshed ills that
We daily meet"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
NO LESS OF TIME.

/ have sold Chamherlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhopa
Remedy for years. and would
ra ather be out of coffee a nd
sugar than it. | sold Ave bot
ties of it yesterday to- thresh
efs that could go no farther,
and they are at work again
this morning fl. r. Phelps,
Plymouth, Oklahoma. Al
will he seen by the above the
t threshers were able to keep
on with their work without
losing a single days timp.
You should keep a bottle oil
this remedy in your home.
For sale by NJ. B. Blackburn
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
SCIATIC RHEUMATISM CURED

81 have been afflicted with
sriatic rheumatism for four
teen years." says Josh Edgar
of Germantown, Cal. Il was
able to be around but con
stantIv suffered. tried every
thing | could hear OF and ar
last was told to try { ha'nber
Iain's Pain Balm, which | did
and was Immediately rcliev
ed and in n short time cured
and | am happy to say that
it has never returned" Why
not use this linimpnt and get
well? 1t is for sale by M. B
Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
Wants Others TO Know.

81 have used DeWitt's Little
Early risers for constipation and
torpid liver and they are all
right. | am glad to endorse them
for think when we fihd a good
thing we ought to let Others
know it," writes Alfred Heinze,
Quincy, Illinois. They never
grippe or distress. Sure, safe pill
T. J. Coffpy Il Bro.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22

The sudden death of three
democratic members of the
House of fRpDresentatiyes ear
Iy last week, Messrs. Otey,
Cummings and Salmon, seem
ed about to be followed by
another ON last Friday when
Mr.. Smith, at the conclusion
of a speech fell senssless to
the floor with a slight stroke
of apoplexy. Mr.. Smith soon
recoyered from the stroke
and is now considered out oI
danger.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
You will never wish to take

You will never wish to take
another dose of pills il you
once try Chambprlain's Stom
ach d LIVER Tablets, They
are easier to take and more
pleasant in effect. They regu-
late the stomach and bowels
and cleanse the liver. For
sale by Nj. B, Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
SHOT IN HIS LEG.

For all kinds of sores, burns,
bruises or other wounds DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve is q sure cure.
Skin diseases yield to it at once.
Never fails in cases OF piles; cool
ing and healing. None genuine
but DeWitt's-beware of counter
feits, | suffered for many years
from a sore caused by a gun shot
wound in my left leg, says A. F.
Fuller, English, Ind. at would
not heal und gave me much
trouble. | used all kinds of rem
edies to no purpose until | used
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. A
few boxes completely cured Inc. "
T. j. Coffpy & Bro.
k0d0I Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22

"A woman who will readily Tor
give a man for taking her por
trait out Of a frame, but il he
steal the frame and leaves tn epic
ture, the sin is objectionable.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that II Is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. lfthe child urin-
ates too offeu ~ tha
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
Opportunities for Our Poor Boys.
Charity and Children.

|
Who are filing the places
once occupied by Senators
Vance and Ransom? Their
sons? No. the sons OF poor
men are there. Two boys who
had to battle their own way
through the worl' ;whoknew
more about mauling rails
than they did about going
through he mazes OF the
German" or playing the pol
ishei gentleman at a high
tea or a lOwstea, at a swell
dub or a card party.
Who is your Governor to-
day, boys? A man whoIn~his
Y out h pIowed in a new
ground, and hauled wood to
town to exchange for meat
and bread for the folks at
home. Would he be where be
is if he had been reared in the
lap of luxury, or even in the
scented atmosphere where
dudes are supposed to thrive?
Well hardly.
Who occupy all the PROM
inent places in all the depart
ments of life? Cast your oye
over the list that you know
and see if you can lay your
finger upon one who was soft
" reared. Oh, it is mighty
nice to have a plenty OF ev-
erything; to say toa servant
do this and he dCeth it, to
20 and he goeth, to stay and
he stayeth; but it has it's pen
atty, and that is to stay at
the bottom OF the panel and
see the bottom rail slowly
mounting to tie top.
There are exceptions. but
the rule is that the men VIII }
move things are they who
went balefooted when they
were boys and learned to
break yearlines and manage
mules. 1t is easy enough to
see the reason for it A fel-
low who over powers a steer
or gets the better of a young
mule has received his first les
son in the management o1
men.
Oh, you boys who long to
be counter jumpers, and ci
gafette smokers and sill Y
dudes; who aspire to be young
J lions in society. past masters
} in the art of howing anC
scraping to giggling girls
adebts in the intricacies Of {
village dance or q city rarC
' paltv-you dom t know how
grateful you ought to pc thai
you have COWS to feed anC
fences to build and wheat t(
SOW.
p The American boy-wha
). glorious possibilities lie be-
fore him! And the poorer
the more awkward, the greer
er. the gnwkier he is, the bet
ter the chance, for the les'
likely he will be,tO be enticet
into the company of the flip,
pant foam OF ''sassiety."
II he will only keep his pur
} pose cleur before him, to dt
J.. his very best to carry in hi
SHOT IN HIS LEG.
: For all kinds of sores, burns
4 L l.. A..N 4,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22

'The straight and narrow path
is not adopted to the require
ment of the individual who is in
clined to speak Tor himself
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22

urine scalds the flesh or If, when the child
reaches an age when 1t should be able to
control the passage, 1t Is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon It. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble Is due to diseased condition Of tho
kidneys and bladder and not to q habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
erable with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It Is sold
by druggists, in fifty Ef
cent and one dollar flII 49, E s:.f:s
sizes. You may have IN - .
sample bottle by mail Al5zs
free, also pamphlet tell Home Of s-.mpnoes' !
Ing all about ii. including many OF the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. KilIner
& Co.. Binghamton. N. Y, be sure 80
meation this paper
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22

1T sometimes happens that af
ter meeting II great man you dis
cover that his reputation is a.
bout three times larger thal he
is
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
@MAvvs~

G'hiJ signature ia on every box of tho genuine
Laxative Drom0=Qui1ine Tablets
tho remedy that cases cold i9 ONE day
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
moxv Arc Your Eidneyss

Dr. Hobbs sparagus Pills cure all kidney ills. Sam.
pc free> Add Sterling ReEsody Co., Chicago or n Y
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22
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, 1902-05-22

The man who sits down ON
the road to success and waits
for IA ride will never reach his
destination.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1902-05-22

There are a few fellows who
are cut out for real lOafers,
and whoever cut them out
understood the job.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-17
TIMELY TOPICS.
A Large Stock tor
Observation-Disclosures

PansY Stoves and Ranges,
Alaska Chest and Refrigerators,
Enterprise Meat Chopper,
Lawn Mowers and Sprinklers,
Rubber Hose and Hose Reel,
Steel, Rubber and Cocoa Mats,
Wheelbarrows. Hoes, Rakes and
Hooks,
Shovels aud Spades,
Cos and Handles,
Scythes and Garden Shears,
Lamps and Lanterns,
Rat and Mouse. Traps
Step Ladders,
Coffee Mills and Agate Ware,
Poultry and Mosquito Meetings.,
Victoria and Pan American Hand
Sewing Machines,
Table Cast 10 and Scales. Timed and
Porcelain Seucepans,
8. P. Knives, Spoons and Forks,
alooss, Chimneys and Wicks,
Kerosene Oil, Gasoline,
Ssd ana Charcoal Irons,
ChaIoc a in Bags,
Tin TN Agate Wares,
Hawaiian and Dairy Salt in Bags,
Gem Ice Shavers and Gem Ice Cream
Freezers.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-17

hard matter to I'll and make good.
Brought up aud educated as an
American by naturalization, he was
nevertheless ever aud always true to
the land OF his nativity; although he
was OF British extraction, that made
him a good and loyal subject and
citizen to the land of his adoption
as we'll as to his natal home.
The INDEPENDENT extends Gually
its sinoerest sympathy to his young
widow, bride OF only few days, to
his afflicted and depressed aged
mother, as we'll as to his brothers
and other relatives. Aloha walohia
udlel
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-17
The Lady of the Twilight

The Hawaii Ponoi Dramatic Club
presented a melodrama on Hawaii
an history, at the Opera House
Saturday night to large audience,
Hawaiians responded periodically.
The acting OF the Hawaiians was
perfect and their pronunciation OF
the English version very good.
The Lady of the Twilight" is a re-
miniscence Of ancient Hawaii, with
its odd costumes, rites and super
stitions, full of pathos, bordering on
tragedy.
"The Landing and Death OF Cap
tain Cook" followed and was very
reslistic. VIM. H. Ke,we as ships
quar!ermaster, gained the favor OF
the audience and won several rounds
OF applause. The same plays will
be give again Saturday night.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-17
THE HAWAIIAN Gnu aoH.


Approval by the Presiding Bishop
of the Action of the Diocesan
Synod of the Anglican Church
in Hawaii.
The Bishop OF Honolulu has re-
ceived the following letter from the
Presiding Bishop:
BIsHoPs House, PROVIDENCE, r. L.,
February Oath, 1902.
Ny dear Lord Bishop,-I have re-
ceived your letter of the 18th instant
and also the copy OF the official
Journal OF the Diocesan Synod held
in December last.
wish very much that l might be
present in person when the Church
in Hawaii comes into union with
the American branch OF the Anglic-
an Communion, but am nearly
ninety years old and too feeble to
undertake the journey.
Our H use OF Bishops meets in
Council in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the
month of April when any matters
pertaining to the transfer will be
considered aud acted upon.
So far as / am informed, fully
approve OF the steps taken in the
transfer up to this date and trust
that peace aud harmony may attend
ell deliberations relating to this
matter and that the blessing OF God
may be with the Hawaiian Church
in all coming time.
1t must DO in many respects a
trial to you to reliuquish your duties
there, but there ia a higher Hand
which controls our destinies.
With my best wishes, l am affac-
tionately, your brother in Christ,
THOMAS M. CLARK,
Presiding Bishop.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-17
ERIN's GREAy DAY.
(CoMMUN1oA rED.)

We are not sufficiently Irish, but
nevertheless we are glad to note
that in these fair Islands, the feast
OF st. Patrick il being observed by
Irishmen temporarily with view to
its religious and patriotic si1ni-
fcance, rather than as an occasion
for mere merry-making, carnival
of sport and holiday. The custom
airy parade. OF the mainland has,
happily, we think, been eliminated
with it's attendant features none too
creditable to Iushmen. The bur.
lesque entertainment, disgust
ing travesty upon Irish manners
and Celtic characteristics, has been
ob,iterated in Honolulu, and will
remain sunk into oblivion.
The celebration began this morn.
ing when a special religious ssrvice'
was celebrated at the Roman Catho.
lie Cathedral by the Rev. Father j.
j. Henley, OF Dubuque, Iowa A
number of Irshmen were present.
This evening cur Irish citizens
will commemorate the day by a
banquet at the Moana Hotel, which,
il 1t lacks the pageantry and deliri
Gus convivislity OF mainland cele-
bratiops, will rebound more to the
inst ruction aud benefit OF those who
attend and to the credit aud honor
OF the Irisa name Ths awakened 10
terest 10 the history of Ireland as
we'll IS in the past which Irisbmen
have had ia the making OF history
will bs inter preted by eloquent
speakers aud will have its influence
upon the character OF the proceed
ings observed. This is as it should
be and betokens most cheerfully
the growth and development among
Erin's sons and graudsons Of a
fuller and more liberal national
spirit. Erin go braghi
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-17
MONDAY, MAR. II, 1902.
TRrBuEE TO OUR LATE FRIEND.

All that was once mortal OF our
! friend, the late Hon. E. G. Macfar-
lane, was laid to his fiaal long sleep
yesterday amidst weeping, soft
solemn music aud the fragrance OF
flowers immersed in green foliage
aud evsrgreens, and with him went
forth the aloha luuluu paup1ako
(heavy and sorrowful grieD OF the
Hawaiian people, although they
were not numerously represented,
those there present fully represent
ing them and that their aloha went
out to the sorrowing widow aud re-
latives as evidenced by the numsr-
Gus condoleces received, their Queen
being am ongst the many and who in
truth represented them. The INDE
PENDENT is fully aware that he had
an nselfsh and unwavsring tenn
permanent whenever and wherever
Hawaii and her people We're con-
cerned (we here mean the nativ es),
whether in political life or other
wise. Hs was always found ever
ready with voice and purse to give
his quota and his advice when
sought for, which was always sound
and safe aud highly appreciated. LII
the truth was sufficiently known, let
us make it known that on his last
bridal trip, he had his heart full OF
home, and had his life bsen spared
to us longer, we would have known
what was uppsrmost in his mind.
In him was personifed the tongue
OF a bold and fearless speaker, very
cautious and scsthing, who was ever
ready to weld the pen OF ready
writer manfully and caustically
against the despoilers and trsducars
OF the little country he only knew
as his home, whose people were to
him as il they were OF his own kith
and kin. He was ever on the alert
on the political Issues of interest or
otherwise as we'll as in The CONNER
cial and progressive advancement OF
the country and its people. This
country aud its people have really
lost true and tried friend in him,
whose place in its annals would be
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-17
Last Letter From Ireland.
Written for The Independent.

Thou'rt far from me tonight, alanna,
In your new home DER the sea;
But my heart is full of blessings,
Though these poor eyes weep for thee.
I'm growing older, Tom, acushla,
And more childish with the years
Sure you were my hearts own treasure
And you will forgive my tears.
/. 1.
I'm sitting here tonight, alanna,
BY the fireside's mellow light,
And l think / see your features
In the glowing embers bright.
] see your pale, sad face, mavourneen,
AS you looked that autumn day,
When you said God bless you, mother,
Pray for me when am far away"
! j.
ALI pray for you, Tom, ma bouchal,
While there's life in this old heart,
For that heart, though wellnigh broken,
Loves you still, where ere thou are.
Beside the shrine you raised, alanna,
With your own true, loving hand,
There my prayers are offered nightly
For your sake-and Ireland!
T.
No more I'll see you Tom, alanna,
For my sight is growing dim,
And my footsteps halt and totter
Der the graves dark, yawning brim;
But ere | leave this world forever
One last boon / ask, machree:
Tis, be true to God and country
True to self--and pray for me!
j. B. s.
Honolulu, ST. Patrick's Day, 1902.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-17

Rear Admiral Merry raised his ad-
miral's flag for the first time Satur-
day at the Naval Station, and salute
of thirteen guns was fred from the
station battery in his honor. The
ceremony was interesting, and was
attended by nearly all the Federal
officials in the city.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-17
News Notos of the Lepcr Settlement

News Notos of the Lepcr Settle men
We are having fine weather AID
all look lovely again after spell OF
stormy weather
The paiai from Kahului delivered
on Friday. the 9TH inst, were ell
taken by the lepers who prefer the
poi furnished by j. W. Kalua than
the stuff, called poi, made from taro
raised in the Settlement by the
Board of Health and which is unfit
for usa.
hear paiai from outside has been
stopped for sometime, in order to
rid the "loliloli" taro Of the Board
of Health which is being cooked
and made into poi A big lot was
prepared on Tuesday, aud oh, my
goodness, one must see to realize
what kind OF stuff it is. 1t looked
more like as II "mashed" for hogs
than for human food, and there Is
no exaggerating it, tell you. An
other lot is being prepared to make
up the weeks supply. (Loliloli ia
either watery or tasteless, aud is not
fit for use as human food.)
March 10, 1902. ExEUNT
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-17

F. J. TEsTA, Proprietor and Pub
Usher.
EDMUND NoRRIE, Editor.
Residing In Honolulu.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-03-17

Kentucky's famous Jesse Moore
Whiskey, unequalled for it's purity
and excellence. On sale at any OF
the saloons and at Loveioy s. Go
distributing agents for the Hawaiian
Glands