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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21
A VERY cLosE CALL.

81 stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve
was rasked withpain' writes CIV.
Bellamy locomotive fireman of
Burlington Iowa. 81 was weak and
pale without any appetite and all
run down As / was about to give
up got bottle of Electric Ritters
and after taking it l felt as we'll as |
ever did in my life." Weak sickly
ruin down people always gain new
life strength and vigcr from theiruse
TRY them. Satisfaction guaranteed
By n ., lllackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21

urine scalds the flesh or II. when tho child
reaches an age when Il should Be able 10
control the passage. II Is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon II. 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 the
kidneys and bladder and not to Z habit -
most people suppose.
Women as well Is men arc made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect 81
Swamp-Root is soon realized. Il is sold
by druggists. in fifty EE
cent and one dollar = (z3Sn
sizes. You may have q ! |Il q sis'
sample bottle by mail sss
free. also pamphlet tell Hons q s.sWlssat
ing all about It. including many of the
thousands Of testimonial letters sscsived
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. KilmsS
& Co.. Bsnghamton. N. r.. Be sure and
m"ntion this paper.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21
TIE cRIMEo OF NOT IHsURIsG.
Rev, T. De Witt Talmage, D. D,

TIE CRIME OF MOT INSURING.
Rev, T. De Witt Talmage, D. D,
"Let him appoint officers over the
land, and take up the fifth part OF
the land of Egypt 10 the seven
plentious years. Gen. xii "a.
These are the wOr is nf JO.
seph, the President Of the 6rst
life insurance company the
word ever saw. PharOah had
a dream that distracted him.
He thought he stood on the
banks Of the river Nile. and
saw coming up the river sew
en fat, sleek, glossy COWS and
thev hogan To browse in the
thick grass. Nothing fright
mi about that. But after
them, coming W. out Of the
same river, he saw seven cows
that were gaunt and starved
and the worst looking cows
that had ever heen seen in the
land. and in the ferucity of
hunger they devoured their
seyen fat predecessors. Pha
raoh, the King. sent for Jo-
seph to decipher these mid
ig ht hieroglyphics. Jo-
seph made short work of it.
and intima ted that the seven
fat cove that came out OF the
river were seven years with
plenty to eat; the seven ema.
ciated cows that followed
them were seven years with
nothing to eat, "Now." said
Joseph. "Iet us take one lfth
of the corn crop Of the seven
prosperous years, and keep
it as a provision for the ssy-
en years in which there shall
be no corn crop"
The King took tho council,
and appointed Joseph, be-
cause Of his integrity ani pub
lie spiritedness, aa the presi>
dent OF the undertaking. The
farmers paid one-fifth ot their
income as q premium. In all
the towne and cities OF he
land there were bra nch hous-
es. This great Egyptian life
insurance company had mill
ions Of dollars az assets. Al
ter q while the dark d ay 9
came, and the whole nation
would have starved had it
not been for the provisions
they had made Tor the future.
But now these suffering fam
lilies had nothing to do hut
go up and collect the a mount
of their life policies. The BIZ
BILE puts it in a short phrase:
I'm all the land Of Egypt
there was bread" / say this
was the first life insurance
company.
1t was divinely organized. /.
It had 10 it all the advan-
tages of the "whole life plan. I"
Of the "Tontine plan" Of the
Endowment plan," and all
the other good plans. We
are told that the Rev. Dr An.
hate, OF Lincolnshire. Eng.
origina ted the first life insur-
anee company in 1898. No;
1t is ae old as the corn cribs
Of Egypt. and God himself
was the author and orlgina-
tor. lfthis we're not 90 | would
NOT take vOur time and nino
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21
SAVED FToM TERRIBLE DEATH.

The family of Mrs. NJ. L, Bobbitt
Of Bargetown, Tenn, saw her dy-
ing and were powerless to save her.
The most skilfull physicians and
every remedy used. failed, while con
sumption was slowly but surely ia.
king her life. In this terrible hour
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption turned despair into joy.
The first bottle brought immediate
relief and its continued use complete
ly cured her. It's the most certain
cure in the world for all throat and
lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles
soc. and 81. Trial bottles free at
M B Blackburn's
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21

Don't you want freedom from
pain? Take Vino OF Cardui
and mako one supreme effort 70
be we'll. You do not need TO bs
. weak. helpless sufferer. You
can have woman's health and
do woman's work in life. Why
not secare bottle Of Vino Of
Cardui from ysar druggist 70
dsyp
NvlNEaC CaRDul
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys arc out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become % prevalent
thathis not tuncommon
Tor . child TO b born
afflicted with weak KID
neys. lfthe child urin-
afAs ton aftan N sha
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21

in a Sabbath discussion of
this subject; | feel that it is a
theme vital. religious and in.
finite report--the morals of
life and fire insuranc. |. seems
20 me that it is time for the
pulpit to speak out.
But what does the Bible
saw in regard to this subject?
II the Bible favors the in
stitntiOn. l will favor it; il
the Bible denounces it, I will
denounce it. In addition to
the forecast OF Joseph 10 the
text, ! call your attention to
Paul's comparison. Here ia
one man who. through neg
lert. fnlIs to support his fam.
lily while he lives. or after hp
dies. Here is another man
who abhors the Scriptures
and rejects God. Witch OF
these men n the worse? Well.
you say the latter. Paul says
that the man who neglects
to care for his household ia
more obnoxious than a man
who rejects the Scriptures.
"He that proyideth not for
hIs own. and especially those
of his own household, is
worse than an infidel."
Life insurance companies
help most of US to provide for
our families after We are
gone. But if We ha We the mon
ey to pay the premiums and
do not pay the premiums We
have no right to expect mer>
cy at the hand of God in the
Judgment. We are worse than
Tom Paine. worse than Vol
taire, worse than Shaftsbury.
The Bible declares 1t; We are
worse than infidels. After the
ceI tifcate OF death has been
made out, and the thirty or
sixty days have passed, and
the officers OF a life insurance
company comes into the be-
reft household and pays
down the hard cash on m in
surance policy, that officer OF
the company is performing
q positively religious rite, az
cording to the A postle j a mes
who says: "True religion and
undeflled before God and the
Father 10 this: to visit t b 2
Ia atherless and the widow in
their amiction," and 80 on.
y
When men think of their
death they are apt to think
OF it only 10 connection with
their spiritual welfare, aud
and not OF the devasta tion
in the household which will
come because OF their imigra
ton from it. 1t 10 meanly
selfsh for you to he absorb
ed in the heaven to which you
are going that .yOu forget
what is to heso,ne Of your
wife and children after you
go. You can 20 out OF this
world not lea wing them q dol
lar. and yet die happy il you
could not provide for them.
You can trust them in { b e
hands of the God who owns
all the harvest and the herds
and the fiocks, but il you
could pay the premium on
Il policy. and neglected them.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21

One trouble about the self
made man ls the unalterable
conviction in his mind that
he made n cou.plete job Of it
AMI that there is no room for
lmprovemenr.-Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21

1t is a mean thing Tor you to
70 up to heaven while they
20 to the poor house.
You. at death. move into a
mansion, river front, and
they move into two rooms
on the fourth floor of a tene-
meDt house in a back street.
When they are out at the el
bows and knees, the thought
of your splendid robe in hens
ven will not keep thein warm.
The minister may preach a
splendid sermon over your
remains, and the quarterte
may sing like four angels in
the organ lott butynur death
will he a swindle. You had
the means to provide for the
comfort of your household
when you left it, and YOU
wickedly neglected it.
"Oh," says some one, II
have more faith than you; |
believe that when | 70 out of
this world the Lord will take
care of my family Yes, H.
will provide for them. 10 70
Blackwell's Island, 20 though
all the poor houses of t b e
country, aud l will show you
how often God provides tor
the neglected children Of neg
lectful parents. That 10, He
provides for them through
public charity. As for myself,
| would rather have the Lord
provide for my family in a
private home, and through
nv own industry, and pater.
nal and conjugal faithfulness.
"But.' 'says sou,e man, Il
mean IN the next ten or TWEEN
ty years to make a great for
tune, and so | shall leave my
mily, when l 20 out of this
world, very comfortable"
How doyou kno~ you are
going to live ten or twenty
years? If we could look up
the walk of the future We
would ses it crossed bv pneu
mcnia and pleurisies a n d
consumptions, and coll;ding
railroad trains, and runa wav
horses, and breaking bridg~
es, and funeral processsion-.
Are you 80 certain that you
are going to live ten or twen
ty yeare that you can war
rant your household any
comfort after You 20 away
from them? Besides that, the
vast majority OF men die
poor.
Two only out Of a hundred
succeed in business. Are you
very certain that you are 20
ing to be one Of the. two? -
There are men who die SOL
vent who are insolvent be.
fore theyget under the ground
or before the estate is set.
tied. How soon the auctions
eer's mallet can knock t h e
life out OF an estate? A man
thinks the property worth
fifteen thousand dollars; un,
der q forced sale it brings
seven thousand dollars. The
business man takes advan-
tage Of the crisis, and he com
pels the widow of his deceas
ed partner to sell out to him
at a ruinous price. or lose all.
Or the administra-
tor is ordered by the Surro-
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21
DIR. J. NJ. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. {

No KNIFE; No Burning Out.
Highest references end endors.
ments of prominent persons sue.
eeesfully treated in Va, Tenn.
and N. G. Remember that there
iisno time TOO SOON to get rid OF
Q csncerous growth-no matter
how small. Examination free,
letters answered promptly, and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21

gate to wind ~ the whole NJ
fair. The estate was suppOs.
ed, at the mans DEATH to he
worth twenty thousand dol>
lars; hut alter the indebte,l>
Dess has been met, and the
bills vi the doctor and under
taker and the tombstone cut
ter have been paid, there il
nothing left.
That means that the chiI-
dren must come home from
school and 20 to work. That
means the complete ha rdship
of the vile turned out with
nothing but a needle to fight
the great buttles Ofthe world.
Tear down the lambreqnIns,
close the piano, rip np the Ak
minister, sell out the ward
robe, and let the mother take
u child in each hand an d
trudge out INTO the desert
Of the world. A life insurance ce
would have hindered that,
= y
The utter indifference Of
many peaple on this import
ant snbject accounts for much
OF the crime and pauperism
OF this day.
Who are these children
sweeping the crossings with
broken broken broom, and
begging of you a penny as
you 20 by? Who are these
lost souls gliding under the
gas light in thin shawIa? At,
they are the victims of want.
ard, in many Of the cases the
forecast OF parents aud grand
parents might have prevent
ed it. God only knows how
they struggle to do right?
They pIeyed until the tears
froza on their cheeks; t b 9 v
sewed on the sack until the
breaking of the day, but they
could not get enough money
to pay the rent; they could
not get enough money to
decently clothe themselves;
and one day, in that wretch
ed home, the angel OF purity
and the angel OF crime fought t
n great fight between the emp
~ bread tray and the freless
hearth, and the blark-wing-
ed angel shrieked, AHA, |
have won the day."
Says some man: II believe
what you say; it is right and
Christian. add ! mean some
time to attend to this mat
ter" My friend, you are go
ing to lose the comfort OF
your household in the 80 me
way the sinner loses heaye
by procrastination. | see
all around me the destitute
and suffering families of pa
rents who meant some day
to attend to this Christian
duty. During the process OF
adjournment the man gets
his feet wet, then comes the
chill and the delirium, a n d
the d0leful shake of the doe
tors head aud the obseq uies.
II there is anything more pit
liable than u woman, delicate
~ brought uD, and on b er
marriage day, by an indulg
ent father, given to a man
to whom she ia the chief joy
and pride Of life until the mo
ment OF his death. md then
that "a mo womnn n uoipu ont
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21
Women as Well as Mem
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis.
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vieoy
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21

Hair.splitting splits
friendships. II the hair
splitting Is done on your
own head, it loses friends
for you, for every hair Of
your head is q friend.
Ayers Hair Vigor In
advance will prevent the
splitting. If the splitting
has begun, It will stop Il.
- &.se stsesis. Al .dsussisis.
II your drcsgist cannot supply you,
eend % ono dollar and We win empress
you bottle. Be sure and give the namo
Of your nearest express ofBce. Addrcee.
10. AVER CO., Lowell, Nas0.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-01-21
'1fy ferheaith|
900 South Peoria st.,
N Ixx Dat 100l

Loo OOubA WAN ossf
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. Z, 1eo9.
Eight months ago ! was % ID
that I was compelled to Lie o! at
down nearly al tho time. Ny
stomach was 30 weak and upsel
that / could keep nothing on j
and I romitsd frequently.
could not urinate without great
pain and ! coughed 20 much that
my throat and lungs were raw
and sore. Tho doctofs pro.
nounced it Bright's diseass and
others said it was consumption.
It mattered little to mo whst
they called it and ! had no do
sire to live. Asister visited me
from st. Louis and asked me u
Ihad over tried Wine Of Cardui.
/ told her / had not and she
bought O bottle. ! believe that
itsaved my life. Ibelieve many
women could save much suffer-
ing If they but knew Of it, value.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10
CIRCUS EXCURSIONS.

From present indication this city and
community Will be pratieally depopulatsd
on Monday, June i3. the date vixen the
great Adam Forepsugh and Sells Broth
ers' Enormous Shows united Will exhibit
ut Providence. Scores Of local people
have expressed their iDtcntion Of grasping
this unusual opportunity to see the great
est OF all American Circuses. and they
will see many acts never before presented.
lust partial list includes Porthos, who
on his bicycle leaps chssm so feet wide
Diavolo, who loops the loop on q bicycle
Cyclone, ascending perpendicularly tie
Devils Chimney the Lecussons, the
famous French family Of wonderful eques.
trians; the Hungarian Magysrs In singu-
lar emotional dances and wildly strenu-
Gus scroba,ie performances; the re.
nowned Aurora Zouaves, most marvellous
drilled soldiers In The world. Then there
are over halt hundred celebrated clowns,
three great herds OF trained elephants,
the greatest number OF polar bears ever
seen In one collection, fourteen full.grown
Arctic beauties. All lines OF travel Will
offer specially low rates, and the day will
prove the biggest holiday OF the Year.
The agent oil these lines OF travel Will
furnish all necessary Information a. 10
time OF trains and rates OF fare.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10
Dizziness AND Weak
NERVES CURED.
Nothing Helped Until the Wonderful New
Medicine, Cal cura Solvent, Was Taken.
Your Money Back " u Does Not Cure.

az very much wish" writes Loretta J.
Vail, Of Hopewell Junction, n. T., that
might be able In few lines, without put
ting myself forward, 81 Let the people un-
derstand how valuable Cal-cura Solvent,
the nen medicine discovered by DR.. David
Kennedy, Is in cases Of indigestion and tho
like ailments, which are ~ common among
us. suffered from severe yansty oliver
complaint, with dizziness, numbness, and
an exceedingly weak and excitablo state OF
th. nerves. / Ienployed the best treatment
within my reach, yet nothing really helped
until began 20 use Cal-cura Solvent, aDd
that did"
II your druggist does not have Cal-ura
Solvent, write 90 the Cal-cura Company,
Rondout, NY; but ask your druggist hrSt.
s1.OO bottle. Only one size.
Guarantee. Your druggist will return
your money IL Cal-curs fails 10 cure, and
The Cal-cura Company will pay The drug
gist. Remembss, Calcium Solvent cures
gseS Of all cases Of Kidney, Bladder and
Liver disorders.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10

Kendall A. Mowry, one of the expert
fishermen OF the annex, took . trip TO
Smi,hfield last week in pursuit OF the
elusive tros'. Ithas not been a spring
noted for heavy catches OF these fish, eu.
Mr.. Mowry, Who 10 an old resident of tho
Smithfeld section. knew where to 60 and
the retullASrn most satisfactory n he
brought home a fine display Of the spesk-
led beauties. Nearly two dozen fsh WAS
the tally OF the day' sport and ten OF the
largest weighed little over seven pounds
This 10 no fairy tale {. MIR. MowD''
catch was seen by number OF well knowu
citiyens
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10
r.nnnu Mncn Tired.

Every one should know that 10 eat
when tired is 10 place upon the diges-
tive organs burden which they are
wholly unable 10 bear When the body
Is In state of fatigua.the digestive
organs are unable 10 perform their
natural functions The glands of the
stomach will not form gnstrlc juice,
the saliva Is deficient in quantity and
the whole digestive apparatus is In.
capable or doing efficient work, When
exhausted one should rest before eat.
ing. II a faint or sinking sensation IL
experienced relief may hc obtained hy
drinking glass of hot water or di-
luted fruit Juice of some Kind,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10
Letter TO n. C.Pierce,
Oisfyg7As, II. l.

ORrrJTAs, n. l.
Dear Sir We manage to get some fun
out OF paint. ]. II. Kohlmeyer, Grove
City, Pa, putin Devoe. Along came a
salesman of somebody eiss's paint before
ours had got there. Salesman sald ours
was shor,-measure. Kohlmeyer weak
ened hung fire and hopPed; stopped ours
and took his.
Uwas our turn now. We emptied our
can into HE and his into ours. The short
measure was his, not oursi and we kept
our man,
And, ever since then, that paint manu-
tacturer gives full measures his paint 10
not pure. but his gallon contains four
quarts.
Go by the name; and the name TO 80
| by Is Dsvos leat-an6.EiHo.
Yours truly,
r. W. OEvoE n Co,
p. 81. +. Collision sells our paint.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10
An Educated Echo.

An ordinary echo il a curious thing;
but. according 90 the statements of u
FreRchman at \ watering place In the
Pyrcnecs, one echo on the Franco
Spanish frontier Is So far from ordi-
nary That II must have started In Amer
lea. AS soon ms YOU have spoken
said the Frcnchman. who had secured
an audience Of wide eyed tourists, you
hear distinctly the voice leap from
rock 10 rock, from prcciplcc To prccl.
pice. ana IS soon rs IL has passed the
frontier Il assumes the spanish tongue,
But, yes; have heard IL oftcnr
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10
A Long sleep.

An agricultural lnborcr In Russia is
reported to have slept for scv0n months
We dropped or while " work In the
fields. was carried homNnnd remained
slumbcring for the period mentioned.
watched from time Ia time by physl
clans. Curiously enough, he lost SO
little flesh that no attempt was made
to feed him. when he awolSc he was
ns weak as an infant, but after fort.
nights nurslng he was strdS enough
TO return 10 his work.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10
An OpportunI.t.

The bride and bridegroom sat side by
side. "DoareStw he said. looking up
50 that he really and truly looked up
and into her eyce "Ncs, love" she re.
spondcd In soft, frightened mousse
tones. III | had known that tunnel
was that long | would have kissed
you" Didn't YOU kiss moy" she ask
ed with puch surprise NO he re-.
piled. well, somebody did,"-Clcve.
land Leader
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10
Boyden Heights.
p. 81. +. Collision sells our paint.

Public tavor has already been shown
tor the new Boyden Heights. uuder the
management of Spilz. Nsthanson *
Ames The policy Of having = number
Of free attraction. has caught the public
fancy and no greater attraction has ever
bean offered at any OF the down river re.
,orts than the flying hor.cs shown h
Boy den Heights .inee the opening of the
beat served on Narrsgsnsett Bay, have
been maintained at their former high
standard with even rome improvements.
The best In the markets 10 served at
Bo, den Heights and the service there 10
claimed TO be better and more complete
than at any other down the river resort
open TO the public. Dinners ara served
daily from noon until ak O'Clock. There
10 no lack of amusement al Boydsn
Heights. The flying horses, the big
dance hall with one Of the finest floors In
this country and room for many couples.
the music by Thornton's excellent or
chestra, the band concerts by the Boyden
Heights Concert Band, an organization OF
great merit, the penny vaudeville. the
cages OF birds and animals including the
monkeys, the bear, the boxing dogs
these and more are open 10 the public.
1t Is easy TO reach Boyden Heights, Tor
the steamers leaving Providence on the
hall hour stop there and the Riverside
cars OF the Rhode Island Company ss well
as the cars OF the Consolidated road,
leaving Fox Point station al freqnent In
tefyals aIl sion there
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10
why Italians Fence We'll.

Experiments shov that the nervous.
ness Of southerncrs acts I'm n most
marked manner 10 their disadvantage.
Owing 10 greater nervousness and
qpickness OF response, they impose
severor strains on already tired
muscles. The skill Of the Italiaps with
the foil Is nm instance Of the greater
speed OF their motor cryes.-Professor
Nossos Book on Fatigue.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10
GnnnuItlnn the SnHc.

No Korean couple would think Of
marrying without consulting the sage,
who fixes the happy day for them.
This he does simply by adding the
brides age to the bridcgroom's, and,
after determining which star rules the
destiny OF their united ages, ne decrecs
that the wedding shall take place upon
the day sacred 20 that star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-10

The Rhode leland Company 10 reeely-
ing much prsi'e for the manner In which
the reeonstTuetion work on its lines has
been carried along In this eiiy.-Partuc-
kst Gazette. Six or seven car loads Of
worEmen go out from Oiheyyills every
morning TO assist In this work. This
may account for the Cszet,e's prsi,e.