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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31
iiOffman'S Eloquent Address
Before Bar Association

The following are some gems from
Colonel Roy v Hcgman's address.
delivered On the first DAY Of Bar as
sociation at Shawnee:
Ny labofs ara almost as brief in re-
porting ihe federal legislation of gen
erai application to oNr territory which
became law during the year now clos
ing Indeed, for short time prior to
The Sth Of last November your chair
man was one OF a number CT entlg'-
siastic gentlemen industriously circu-
lating the report in this territory that
there hadn't heen any But the jury to
which we appealed. and whose iudg.
ment IN such matters is final # net
fnfallible, found that our territory eth
er had all the feieral Legislation Il
needed. or. peradventure. would get
all it wanted
The fact remains that outside Of a
few private pension bills. and the
house committee hearing on state
hood there seems u he little proof that
congress tnew Oklahoma vas on the
map.
Acts authorizing the secretar. of the
interior TO grant permission for the
construction Of pipelines through IN
dian lands for the purpose Of conduct
ing oil to refneries;
Attaching the Kew Indian Teserya-
ton TO Kay county aud providing for
its ultimate opening to settlement
Legaliding a SIC. .O0O issue OF water
works 5onds for the city Of Geary
and approprlating 100000 for a fell
erai building at Guthrie.
Making changes in the lines Of Kay,
Noble and Pawnee counties. and alb
norbing therein the Ponca, Oioe and
Missouri Indian reservations, have
become law but are Of little more than
local significance.
The permission gronted to school
districts ha7ing IL bona fide population
of 5000 to issue interest bearing bonds
at rate rot to exec, per cent. is
{ believe. the only direct act generally
applicable to Oklahoma which became
law during the current year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31

Duriag the recent snow a preacher
slipped and fell at Perry directly In
front Of a saloon As he iiii the sire.
walk ne uttered words mat sounded
like "d--m a. aud nov the people are
wondering how he did It.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31

There has been much department
made law. strange. multiform and fan
tasiic. E,ery little while some east
ern chap. enjoying government berth
gets the notion that our benighted lani
needs the light CT his genius. ard tha5
the lsw making body Of the nation has
delegated its authority to him, ane
thereupon he takes hack at what he
is pleased to term our conditions The
result Is a flesh set OF rules and reg
ulaticns. often bewildering, conflict
ing aud amazing but OF that | leave
our Indian territory brethren to treat.
their frequent and vigorous contact
Herewith rendering them, believe
the more qualified. and contributing
a broader vernacrlar N our good
American chunk-English otherwise
known as 'cuss words It is to be
devoutly hoped that under the Prov
idence of God. acting through the III
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31

Johnny Hinke IS so eiated over the
fact that the county commissioners
viii throw the county printing 70 him
over In Payne county that be has noe
boen out OF Saltwater for a month.
lie loves the old town.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-31

Nasal Catarrh quickly ylelcs 10 treat-
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree
ably aromatic. 1t is received through the
nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole sur
face over which IL difiuses itself. Druggists
sell the soc. sizs; Triel size by mail, 10
cents. Test it and you are sure TO continue
the treatment
Announcement.
To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal trou-
btes, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in
liquid form, which will be known as Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is 75 cents. Druggists OF by
mail The liquid form embodies the med
ieinal properties Of the solid preparation. !,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
STARTLING EVIDENCE

Fresh testimony in great quantity
is constantly comingin, declaring
DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption coughs and colds to be un
equa!ed. A recent expression from
T. ]. Mcfarland Bentorville Va
serves as example. He writes"
had Bronchitis for three yeaas and
doctored all the time without being
benefited. Then | begnan taking
DR.. Kings New discovery and 8
few bottles wholly cured me-" Equ
ally effective in curing all lung and
throat troubles, consumption, pneu
monia and grip. Guaranteed by M
B. Blackburn. Trial bottles free
regular sizes soc and $l.oo.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16

delicate to adyism-refined
incense at the foot ofthe Brit
ish throne, These bonds are
not to he issued imlnedla tely;
the Secretary only wants the
plates ready to pass when it
is necessary to take up the
collection.
Just before the Supreme
Court dissolved for the sum-
IneI it decided the case Of
Dorr and D Bryan OF Manila
They were convicted and sen
fenced for libel and we're de-
MED the right of a jnry trial,
though they were Americans
born and reared. Five of
the court confirmed that yer
diet; four opposed it. JUS
tice Aarlan held that the
Philippines were a part of
the q. S.; that the Constitn-
[tiOn extended to those Is>
lands and that-th he right of a
jury trial was a fundament
al right and could not be tn :
zen away by Congress. He
declared that an amendment
OF the Constitution by the
Supreme Court was a most
dangerous step leading toun
seen perils.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
CONSTIPATION

An editor asked il he had
eyer seen a bald woman. re.
piled: mo, wc never did. Nor
did We ever see a woman waltz
ing around town with d eli.
gar in her teeth. We have
never seen a woman 70 fish
ing with a bottle Of Booze
in Ler hip pocket, sit on the
da mp ground all day and
come home as full as a goat
at night. Nor have We ever
seen a woman yGnk off her
coat and swear she can lick
any man In town. She is not
built that way"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
WORST OF ALL EXPERIENCES.

Can anything be worse than to
feel that every minute will be your
lasti Such was the experience ofMr
S. A. Newson of Decatur Ala. "For
two years" she says 81 endured in
sufferable pain from Indigestion stom
ach and bowelitrouble. Deathseem
ed inevitable when doctors and all
remedies failed. At length | was
iduced to try Electric Bitters and
the result was miraculous. ! i'm.
proved at once aud now Pm COM.
pletely recovered +" For liver, kid.
ney, stomach and bowel troubles
Electric Bitters is the only medicine
Ouiy soc. It's guaranteed by M. b,
Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
Reported hid in Monts omery.

Atlanta Constitution.
Frank G. Randolph. who
left here nine years ago $780,
600 short in his Office as pro
bate Judge, is reported in the
city, after travelling all over
South America getting in the
Honduras penitentiary on a.
life sentence and receiving q
legacy from a rich uncle Of o.
yer $4,000. He will not al
low himself to he seen, but
an intimate friend told the
Constitution correspondent
he is here. Randolph got be
hind in his Office, and fearing
that he could not recover,
drew $1,000 OF money of
his Office and left
After getting into South
America. he settled down and
bought a piece OF land. The
man who sold it t. him tried
to remove some houses from
it. and a fight followed in
which Randolph shot the
other man to death.
For this he was tried and
sent to the Honduras penfor
Iife' Friends in Montgomery
made up a purse and secured
help from Washington. and
finally got him pardoned.
In the meantime he had
been left a fortune OF $50, 900
by Admiral ('orbin, United
States navy, retired, oi Phila
delphia. The state entered
suit and gained from this all
it was out in his dedication.
Much OF the other went to,his
wife but it Ia understood he
still has $4,000. 1t il
thought he will make bond
tomorrow and be allowed to
20 at will. The county was
Unidentified by his bonds
men and his other debts have
been paid, and it is thought
the cases may be compro>
missed. Mrs. Randolph is su.
ing for divorce with alimony.
He is fighting it. 1t in under
stood that the conviction of
A crime in Honduras will n It
serve az a reason for divorce
here.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
NJ. B. BLACKBURN :

asks the readers Of this paper to test
the value of Kodol Dyspepsia cure
Those persons who have used it and
who have been cured by it, do not
hesitate to recommend it to their
friends. Kodol digests what you
eat cures indigestion dyspepsia and
all o m a h troubles. Increases
strength by enabling the stomach
and digestive organs to contribute
to the bloodall ofthe nutrimeut con
tanned in the food. Kodol Oyspep-
sia cure is pleasant and pa!atable.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
FOR A 100 YEARS

Or more Witch Hazel has been re.
'cognized as a superior remedy but
it remained for K. c. Dewitt & Go
of-Chicago to discover how to com
bine the virtues of Witch Hazel
with other antiseptics in the form Of
a splve. DcWitt's Witch Hazel
salve IS the best salve in the world
for sores, cuts. burns, bruises and
piles. The high standing of this
salve has given. rise 10 counte feits
and the public is advised to look
for the name "DeWitt" on the pack
age and accept no other. Sold by
Nj. B, Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
DRIVEN TO DESPERATION.

Living at an out Of Me wsy place
remote from civilization a family is
often driven to desperation in case of
accident resulting in burns, cuts,
wounds ulcers etc. Lay in a sup--
ply CT Bucklen's Aonica Salve. Its
the best on earth. a5c at M. B.
Blackburn's.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel a shoueh
they had heart trouble. because the heart h
over-woriing In pumping thick, kidney.
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to Be traced to the kidneys
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming In kidney trouble.
lfyou are sick you can mako no mistake
by first doctoriHg your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of Or. Kilmer.s
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy 4
soon realized. II stands the highest for rs
wonderful cures Of the most Distressing csses
y ~ Il / sssss':.s ss's e = / %ss',. ii's
cent and one-dollar siz- ! 3
Is. You may have 4 g q
sample bottle BY mall ns.s y 1ss.ekess
FREQ, also pamphlet telling you how 70 ilnd
out Il you have kidney Of bladder irouhlD4
Mention tiis paper when writing ~. kilnoo
+ Co., 4inghazntcn, ". Z. "a K; s.:
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16

Mrs. Clemens, wife of"Mark
Twain" the American auth
or and lecturer, died in Flor.
ence Italy on the 5th. inst.
The body has been enbalmed
and will be sent to the Unlt~
ed States.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
Fired on by Chinese Troops
}Y the Associated Press

by the Associated PreSS
A private telegram just re
reived from Shan Hal kwan
says that Lewis Etzpl. cor
respondent OF the London
Telegraph and Earnest Brin.
ole, OF the London Daily
Mail were fired upon by Chi.
nese soldiers while in a junk
between Srhwantauzeand Ell
diko Etzel was killed but
Brindle IL believed to be "a e
They left here on June B Ia
investigate the movement.
OF some bandits.
United States Consul Gen
Miller has left here by special
train TOR the srene Of the kill
ing OF Lewis Etzsl. The con
sul will make q personal in'
vestigation.
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16

Some women sweeteD their
tea wit h gossip instead OF
sugar.
1t is much easier to run in
debt than it IL to get out.
Honesty is the best poll.
cy" but 80 many tail to real.
iza the TACT.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16

Hanna and Quay are dead
and Platt is going to Europe
to be gone till fall. Consider
this and Cortelyou as cam
paign manager Of the Rough
Rider aggregation!
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Reg ular CSrrespo nds mt.

tutc uIVtutug, " kpy OUT
the lay Of I he land Senator
Jones has gone to Arkansas
Tor a fortnight. leaving Rep
resentative Cowherd, OF Mis-
sour, in command; Senator
German stepsoverevery day
or two from Maryland, Rep
resentat,va Vandiver " a 4
here Wednesday but he had
to hurry to look after his pa :
tirnlar protege. Folk, whose
enthusiastic approval by the
people Of Missouri is the talk
OF the day. CuIbertson, oI
Texas, is here quite unafraid
of any hurricane in bis state,
Houston, the single member
From Delaware. elected. be-
ca Ise of a Republican split il
also OF headquarters. Fitz
gerald Of Brooklyn, has just
been here and Broussnrd oI
Louisiana.
Cowherd says there are for.
ty close districts this year,
estimating as "close" aRy
district which g b ould he
changed By the transfer OF a
thousand votes. Seven Ol
these are in Missouri. 1t .ie
believed that Folks run for
governor will pull through
all imperiled Democrats and
give us at least one more
memberfrom the State. Some
three or four of the doubt
fuis are in lllinOie but'ths RI
publican scrimmage there
will be likely to settle them.
l met Martin Emerich, De-
mocratic representativefrom
Chicago yesterday. His is a
close district. but he very
likely will get in again for he
is Sublime Post Master Wor.
shipful Grand Mogul and
Royal High Priest Of more
fra ternal societies than any
other man in America. He
said with a laugh II am not
terrified at the state ri things
in Springfield one bit. | shall
not weep II they keep it up,
Isn't it funny though about
Cannon? Republicans think
that il they could make him
run for Vices President Spna-
tor, Governor and speaker,
they would carry the state. y
AT headquarters your corr
respondent ran against Col.
Herbert. President Cleve-
land g Secretary OF the Navy.
| asked him what it looked
like. He said Parker this
morning, and he evidently
measures up to the position.
l have no doubt, however,
that CIey elBnd would be elec..
ted If he were nominated
though there ls no reason on
earth why Re should want it.
A tariff so high as to he rob-
berry has debauched the en-
tire country. Look at the
Republican elamo for ship
subsidies. One would think
that jim Hills dismal expert
ence as confessed BY himself
would be enough to put a
stop to il. Haven't the far
rpers OF the U. S. a right to
send their crops to foreign
markets by the chenpest pcs
sible mode OF conveyance!
Are they criminals that they
sohuld he held up and plum
dered and punished?"
Secretary Shaw in his ao,
nual report to Congress last
December announced that
there would be Il surplus 81
$14. 600, 900 in the Treasury
- 80 T. - -
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
DIR. J. NJ. HOGSHEAD,
Canoe Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. {

NO KnIfe; NO BuInIng Out.
Highest references and endors.
ments of prominent persons sue
cessfully treated in Va, Tenn.
and N. C. Remember that there
isno time TOO SOON to get rid oi
. cahcerous growth--no matter
how small. Examination free,
letters answered promptly, and
Satisfactioh guaranteed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they III
ter out the waste or
impurities In the blood.
u they are sick or out
Of order. they fall to do
their work.
Pains. aches andrhet-
matism como from or
cess Of uric acid In the
blood, due to neglected
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16

ous that the Secretary was
dreaming about what ought
to be. instead Of declaring
what would;be. AT any rate
hs got within $86, 900. 900 Of
it Tor it seems certain that
the deficit will be $4,000
900 The receipts hav e fallen
off $1,000, 900 in a year
and the expenditures for or.
binary purposes ha eincreas
ed about $22.OOO,oOO In
rluding the Panama and st..
Louis expenditures, the dis
hursements are $75, 900. 900
more than n year ago. In
other words, the nation il
heavily in debt, and is going
down hill at a smart pace.
When the democrats inaugu
rate their President next
March the outset party will
OF course shout, We have
handed to you an overflow
ing treasury. ana now you
are squandering the nations
wealth and bringing ON hard
times!" II every voter will
stick his paragraph in his
hat. he will he able to show
in a minute which party it is
that under the bewiIdaring
Oosst Of "Prosperity!" has
dragged the nation to bank
ruptcy.
Some very lively word
singing is being INDUCED in
by R. 81. Pratt, Snperinteni.
ent of the Carlisle Indian
school, and w. j. McGee the
chief American ethnologist
OF the country and now in
charge OF Indian affairs at
st, Louis. Pratt says (virtu
ally) that ethnologists are
doing all they can to keep
Indians wild and savage. Nc
Gee retorts 81 brand your
statement as wholly false
and deem you a pusillani-
nous slanderer." Pratt re-
Joins that McGee is "petu-
liant and puerile' and then
he a ne ers at ethnologists'
"alleged discoveries Of allpg-
ri hinderlng. indurated COM
plexities of l n d ia n life. "lf
the learned cOmbatants con-
tinue to hurl these elaborate
and abtruse neologians at
each other, Sycamore Pratt
may have to gO into the In
dian hospital for dacdalion
incnrables q Id DR.. Anita
Newconb McGee return from
the siege of Port Arthur to
nurse the stricken member of
her family. The missiles may
not stick. however; it is GER
tain that they will not stick
as adhesively as il composed
OF the iuscOnsc c o IN D ou n d
which the q e cl o'gIca !
Survey, in one of Its inspired
moments, has alluded to as
that finely comminuted
a md thoroughly lixiviated
substance which is calle d
mud"
A Panama Canal is an ex
pensive luxury. The plates
are now being prepared at
the Printing and Engrav wing
Bureau of the. Treasury De-
partment for the issue OF
Panama Canal bonds am
o unit ing to $780, 900. 900
autborIzad by c congress.
They will bear the portrait
Of the late Senator Hanna in
grateful recognition Of b is
service in getting tn Z canal
treaty through. and of h Ia
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
Wounds from wandering
are not tO he classed with
those won in the fighting.
Over.Mork Meakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1904-06-16
W. II. BOWER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Lenoir, N. c.

Practices in the courts of
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchell,
Ashe and other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
all legal matters entrusted to
his care.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-19
An Open Letter.

From the Chaplin, S. c., News: Ear
ly in the spring my wife and I were
taken with diarrhoea and so severe
were the pains that we called a ply
stefan who prescribed for us, but his
medicines failed to give any relief. A
friend who had a bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy
on hand gave each Of us a dose and
we at once felt the effects. I procured
a bottle and before using the entire
contents we were entirely cured. It is
a wonderful remedy and should be
found in every household. H. G.
Bailey, Editor. This remedy is for
sale by A. G. Luken & Co., and W.
H. Sudhoff. corner fifth and Main.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-19
DANIEL. {. STORMS
Excellent OFFICIAL Record Maee by
Efficient secrstary Of State.

Daniel e. Storms. who has the
marked distinction of having been
twice nominated by reclamation for
the Office of secretary of state, was
born on Tippocanoe county farm,
near Stockwell, on January 80, 1866.
His education was secured through
the common schools, Purdue Univer-
sity and Michigan University, he grad
uating from the law department of the
latter with the degree of LIB. in 1892.
He then became successful practi-
toner and was Tippecanoe's county
attorney at the date of his first elec-
ton to the Office for which he has
been renominated. His family con-
sists of wife, daughter and son.
During that portion of his term al
ready completed the Office has made
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-19
Not a Sick Day Since.

II was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. I tried all sorts Of medi-
cines, none Of which relieved me. One
day I saw an ad. of your Electric
Bitters and determined to try that.
After taking a few doses I fe.t relic
we'd, and soon thereafter was entirely
cured, and have not seen sick day
since. Neighbors Of mine have been
cured of Rheumatism. Neuralgia, v
err and Kidney troubles and general
debility" This is what B. F. Bass,
of Fremont, n. C. writes. Only soc,
at A G. Luken & Co.. druggists.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-19
MORPHINE
What is to Become Of the Constantly
Increasing Number Of Drug
Victirs7
Can They Be Cured?

This question is agitating the minds
Of the best ministers, doctors and
thinking men Of today. There are
ovc, million drug users in the Unit
ed States alone. and the number is
rapidly increasing. All unite in say
ing that reliable cure is the only
salvation. This is no ordinary dis
ease and yields to no ordinary drugs
or methods Of treatment. We now
offer our treatment which we guaran-
ten will cure any case of Morphine,
Opium, Laudanum, Cocaine or other
drug habit or refund your money. To
any person suffering from this dread
full disease we will send trial pack
age Of our treatment absolutely free.
Write today. All correspondence
strictly confidential in plain en-
elopes. Address, Manhattan Thera-
peutic Association, Dept B., 1135
Broadway, New York City.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-19

the board of trustees of his alma
mater.
After graduation he began the study
of law in the office of Hon. Albert P.
Charles of Seymour, where he remain
ed, spending the winters in teaching,
until April %, 1884, when he was ad-
mitted to the bar of Jackson county.
Immediately thereafter he formed a
partnership with his cousin, L. H. Rey-
holds Of Greenfield, and entered upon
the practice of law in Hancock coun-
ty. This partnership continued until
February 1, 1885, when he returned to
Seymour and opened an Office alone,
where he has ever since practiced
without partner. From the time of
his return to Seymour he has been
fortunate in having large and con-
stantly increasing business, extending
embracing litigation of every charac-
ter.
He has never held an elective office,
but was for ten years the city attorney
Of Seymour and has devoted himself
with great diligence to his chosen pro-
fession. At the same time he has
taken a reasonably active interest in
politics and received such recognition
Of an honorary character as his party
locally had power to confer. He has
served as chairman of the county com
mittee, and Of the Fourth COMPRESSION
al district, and as delegate to the Re-
publican national convention in 1896
He is vice president of the Indiana
State Bar association, a member of the
American Bar association, and mem.
Der of the commission on uniformity
of laws among the states, having been
appointed by the late Governor Mount
about six years ago.