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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-05

"Ihere, there! Take off this riding
dress that hangs SO heavily about
thee"-Elsbeth stroked the bowed head
gently-"and don thine azure muslin
that Sir Godfrey loved to see thee
wear. Dost remember, sweet, one
night in Paris when was brushing
thy hair that thou told me that thy
lover said thou vert like dainty flow
err in that frock-a blue forgetmenot?
And the next day he sent thee bunch
Of the sweet flowers?"
days." she replied tearfully. "Ah,
lackaday, that l ever left mine aunt
in Parisw
Elsbeth, assisting her to remove her
habit. said, with gentle sympathy,
"'Tis no wonder thou art nerveless
and pining, bonny, in this raw noun
tain climate that, l trow, doth not
agree with thee, an the sober ways of
thy ncighbors do pail upon thee"
although it doth appear to thee, Els
beth, that have lost my bravery and
strength, l have Still courage to bear
lHc He'iNieSl Ills VI me, SUCH as Sepafa-
ton, poor health, grim poverty, l. truth,
starvation; but admit that such agony
as the knowledge of harm to Godfrey
would be grief such rs would kill
| me-"
"Fie, fie on such grim thoughts!
Cheer thee, Margaret" urged her COM
panion.
For moment the girl struggled with
herself, then forcing Il smile through
the tears said more cheerfully, 1.-The
blue frock, Elsbeth, and my lace ber-
tia. Who doth dare say that thou and
have lost hope of brave Godfrey?"
An hour later, just as the waning sun.
light was lowering over the pine GOV.
cred peaks Of Cragenstone now dis.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
STRICTLY & ENUlNE.

Most of the patent medicine tes-
timonlals are probably genuine.
The following notice recently ap-
peared In the Atchison, Kansas,
Globe: "Joe Tack, a we'll known
engineer running on the Missou-
RI Pacific between Wichita and
Kiowa, lately appeared III big
one, with a picture, and when he
was in his Office today, we asked
him about it He said he had a
terrific paiu in his stomach. and
thought he had cancer. His drug
gist recommended Kodol and he
SAYS it cured him. He recommen'
dpd it to others who were also
cured,' Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat and cures
All stomach troubles. just as
surely as the sun shines 70 u
stomach can be brought back tt
it's originally pure condition ant
life sweetened by this lasting an(
truly tie greatest digestant eve
known. Sold ny NJ. B. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
SAVED BY DYNAMITE,

Sometimes a flaming city is saw
ed b, dynamiting a space t h
the fire can't cross. Sometimes a
cough holds on so long you feel
as if nothing but dynamite would
cure it. Z. II. Gray, of Calhoun,
Ga. writes: "My wife had a very
aggravated cough; which kept her
awake at night. Two physlclanS
could not help her; so she took DR.
Kings New Discovery for con
sumption, coughs and colds, which
eased her cough, gave her sleep
and finally cured her." Strictly sci
entifc cure for bronchitis and La
Grippe. At Blackburn's. Price $
cts. and 81 guaranteed. Trial bottle
! free.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
TERRIFIC RACE WITH DeNTH.

"Death was fast approaching, -
writes r. F. FERNANDEZ, Of Tampa.
Fla, describing his fearful rae e
with death, 'as result of live r
trouble and heart disease, which
had robbed me of sleep and of all
interest in life. had tried many dlt
ferent doctors and seversl medi-
cines, but got no benefit, until
began to use Electric Bitters. "a .?
wonderful was their effect that IN
three days I felt like a new man
and today | am cured of all my
troubles" Guaranteed at Nj. Is
Blackburn's. Price soc.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01

convi.clg proof that the kidneys ana plao.s
der are out of order.
What 10 DO.
There is comfort In the knowledge 50
often expressed, that DR.. Kimer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain In thd
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. 1t corects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
It, or bad effects following. use Of liquor
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of bsing compelled to 60 often
during the day. and to get up many timee
during the night. The mild and the extrse
ordinary effect Of Swamp.Root is soon
realized. ltstands the highest for its wops
derful cures Of the most distressing oasess
II you need medicine you should have tho
best Sold by druggists in Soc. and 81. sizes
You may have sample bottle Of tins
wonderful discovery s..
and book that tells a =
more about it. both sent 4 !:
absolutely free by mail, - -
address DR.. Kilmer & Homo Of swanpsoce'
Co., Binghanton. N. Y. When writing men
ion reading this generous offer In this papss'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
HOT WEATHER PILES.

Persons afflicted with piles should
be careful at this season OF { h e
wear, Hot weather and b a d
drinking water contribute to the
conditions which make pl 8
more painful and dangerous. De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve stops
the pain, draws out the soreness
and cures. Get the genuine, bear.
inc the name OF E. c. Dewitt u
Co.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
Cleared for Action.

When the body is cleared for ac.
ton, by DR.. Kings New Life Pills
you can tell it by the bloom of
health on the cheeks; the biig hten-
ing of the eyes; the hrmness OF the
flesh and muscles; the buoyancy tot
the mind. Try them. At M. b.
Blackburn's. 25c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
Census of the Philippines.
Youths Companion.

Youths Companion.
From the United States Cen
sus Bureau has recently come
the report OF the first CONS
pIete census Of the Philippine
Islands. This census, there's
fore, is the first in modern
times which a tropical peo-
ple have made Of themselves.
At first the Filipinos were
hostile to the idea OF a cen
sus, because, under Spanish
rule, an enumeration OF the
people in any district was u
sually preliminary to a new
and heav vier tax levy; but the
Philippine commission SUI
ceeded in impressing on the
minds of the people that this
census was preliminary to
the apportionment OF dele>
gates to a popular elected leg
islature to sit in Manila.
Consequently it soon hod the
hearty cooperation OF the
native provincial governors
who acted as supervisor ol
the census for their districts
Many interesting facts were
disclosed by the canvass o
the islands. In the frstplace
it was found that the pOpuI'
ton numbered seven mllllol
six hundred thousand; tina
nearly seven million possess
ed. some degree OF eivlllza
, ton and professed the Chris
: tian religion.
It was also discovered tha
almost the whole population
= live in villages, as there ar
= nearly fourteen thousand Y
{ laves with an average pOpt
t lation Of five hundred. Oh tn
] large towns, thirty tive hay
' five thousand populatlo
each: four have ten thousant
= and Manila has two hnndre
e and twenty thousand. Tf
y people own the houses, {
d "huts," in which they live
e only Six per cent. vi t'ie ii"'
U ~ are rented-and the farm
n ers own their farms. Abol
II four hundred thousand chi
|. dren are enrolled in school
: and they are said to be Gag
Ie to learn. The night schoo
le in Manila, twenty one in nu
If Der, have an enrolment
l. more than four thousand {
o ults who are studying En-
re lish.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
A Creeping Death,

Blood POISON creeps up toward
the heart, causing death. ]. E.
Stearns, Belle Plaine, Minn writes
that a friend dIeadfuliy injured his
hand, which swelled up like blood
poisoning. Bucklen's Arnica Sa!ve
drew out the poison, healed h c
wound, and saved his life. Best IN
the world for burns and sores. 25c'
at NJ. h. Blackburu's
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
Rurnsyille Eagle: Nick Bal.

Burnsyille Eagle: Nick Bal
ley recently sold to Vines &
Wilson, OF Johnson City,
Tenn, an oak tree that meas
ured 60 inches through at
the base and contained 81
600 feet of lumber. The tree
was bought for $l5 and the
lumber in it sold for $ll2.-
IS. This tree stood near Toe
cane in Mitchell county.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
Purge the Jnry Box.

Charlotte News.
We quote from the Pro.
gressive Farmer:
SIN North Carolina the ju-
~ boxes in each county ale
to be pnrgpd and filed again
in June. This is a matter OF
no small Importance. an d
public opinion should be a
lert enough To compel our Of
ficinls to a strict performance
of their duty in regard to it.
No matter how worthy our
laws may be, they will count
for little unless the machine
ry for executing them is in
the hands Of good and laws
ful men, as the legal phrase
has it. The pressure OF arous
ed and intelligent public opin
ion can accomplish a great
deal tor the State, and for
law and order just here"
The evil results from hav-
ing unfit men on juries are
too we'll understood to re'
quire eIabration, but it is
not amiss to impress t h e
, fact upon the people ofNorth
{ Carolina, lest some OF those
who are charged with the i'm
=, portant duty OF filing t b e
] jury boxes should grow care
+ less or Indifferent. Law will
= count for little or nothing
unless the callbre of the jn'
!. ror is of the right material.
The jury system is the very
t best form of justice. 1t il
n therefore all the more impol
% tant that it be improved H.
il long certain lines. lp pur9lns
!. and refilllng the jury boxes
10 next month the officials il
q every county in this Stat
n should exercise their strong
!. est censorship in keeping ou
d the names of all men who ar
,e not fit to serve on a jury il
,r any case, it matters not wha
. the Importance OF it may be
IS Let public opinion gro
i strong on this vital9uest'or
It Ir is a matter that affects g
l. erv individual, man, wOma
y and child, in North Caroline
pr Build up the character OF ou
,|s juries, and the condition
N society will be greatly eleva
at ted. There is an abundant
,d OF laws now on the statu'
~. books. What is most needf
now is their enfol cement. III
way TO enfoIce them is I
purge'the jury boxes OF 8
- men whose charactere are I
pa. clean,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01

The trouble with d o ing
something wrcpg forthe first
time is you go and do it over
again to SEE if you feel the
next time,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
DR.. J. NJ. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. (

No knife; No Burning Out.
Highest references and endors.
ments of prominent persons sue
eessfully treated in Va, Tenn.
and N. C. Remember that there
isno time TOO SOON to get rid OF
a cancerous growth-nO matter
how. small Examination free,
letters answered promptly, and
satisfactlons guaranteed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
As a proof that he t a k e s
care of the baby. a man will
point to the candy spots on
his clothes,
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Qulnine Lab
lets. All druggists refund the mon
ey if itifails to cure. E. W, Groves
signature is on each box. 25c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01

sediment or set
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kids
neys; If It stains
your linea II is
evidence Of kid.
ney trouble; too
frequent desire 10
pass It or pain ip
the back is also
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
W. ii. BOWER,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW
Lenoir, N. G.

Practices in the courts OF
Caldwell, Watanga, Mitchell,
Ashe and other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
all legal matters entrusted to
his care.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
DIR. r. D, JENNINGS
PRESIDENT DENTIsT,]

-BANNIIIt TLN, N. u.
Nothing but the best material
used and all work done under a
positive guarantee. Persons at q
distance should notify me a few
DAYS in advance when they want
work done. After March the lst,
| have arranged to be at t h e
Blackburn House in Boone on
each first Monday. Cali on me.
1928.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.

|
Has President Roosevelt en-
tered the wedge for a split in
his party which will! rend it
wide asunder? This is the
question which is being dis
cussed wherever politicians
or even business men, are
gathered together IN Wash~
ington and, Judging by the
reports, IN business honses
and clubs all over tho coun.
try. If one listens for a few
months to "a group o! stands
patters, as they are called
who rigidly oppose any
change of the tariff schedule,
he will be convinced that the
Republican party is doomed
to disruption and defeat and
their reasoning is not snrprl
sing, Az the servants of the
highly protected Industries
all oyer the countryRepubli-
cans. in Congress have been
d l.igently opposing every
move toward lowering t h e
tariff schedules and have de-
MED, with naughty indlfer
ence to facts, that American
manufacturers were selling
their products abroadtor prl
J ces far below those charged
in this country. They have
refused to listen to the peu-
ole who have read the | a 5
Democratic Campaign BOOK
and who there saw a long
list OF articles with two pri'
o ces opposite each. one tn
price charged the foreigner
the other the price charged
the American for thesame a
ticle and with a difference o
about SO per cent IN favor O
the foreigner.
n Now the American public j
O informed that the claims q
the Democrats>are absolute
Iy correct; that two ship
= which the Panama Canal Cor
mission wished to buy wer
priced at $l, 400, 900 in th1
: country, while identical ship
constructed Of steel plate
q made by the American ste'
% Trust, could be bought i
ri Europe for $750,0OO; t h a
u the domestic price OF ste
rails is $33 a ton and the fc
elgn price for the same rail-
with freight prepaid to Er
8 rope is 800 a ton, and, inc
dentally, that the cost OF tt
rails is only $l2 a too; thf
"the protected hogs IA a v
'a' q their hind feet in the trough
a and that it is high time tht
ew we're taught a lesson; thi
In' IT. the tariff shelters monopo
. q and that. in a word, the
on mpr,can consumer is b e i n
robbed. And the informa
Q. of the American people o
all these points is none 9th
than President Roosevelt t
- leader Of the Republican pc
ty. Is it any wonder that t
stand pa,ters see defeat
W " head; that they foresee th'
n1 NO. own doom for the reas
that they have always be
to elected by the campaign &C
to tributions of the trusts a +
now that the party
which they are members m
follow its leader and elect
Congress men who will "
( for tariff reyision, their re
,,t son for being had ceased?
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01

as to try to rob the govern
mpnt which by its iayorism
has created them and as uns
grateful as the viper t h a t
stung the bosom which cher
Ished it. When rumors OF this
condition ofahnirs first reach
ed the President he did not
believe them, but he heagn
an investigation. First he de
termined to get rid OF Admi-
raj Walker, chairman Of the
old Commission. Congress,
that is, a few leaders in Con-
gress, killed the bill t h a t
gave the President authors
ty to reorganize the Pana-
ma Canal Commission but the
resourceful President found
a way" when he had gotten
rid of Walker and the o d
Commission he placed m e n
whom he knew in charge and
told them to report the facts
to him. When they IN a q e
their report he found t h a t
the rumors were true and he
became angry and used siren
uous-not strong, but strenu
GUS language, referred to the
trusts as hogs who had put
not alone their fore feet In
to the trough, ETC., and then
he rendered his now famous
decision that the Commission
should either compel the A
merican trust to grant thelI
, largest foreign discount OF
!, else buy the machinery a n {
supplies for thecanal abroad
The President j. a protec-
ZIONIST, but he does not be-
! lieye in the perpetuation o
schedules which will allow o
s extor1;on and heis convinced
i, that many OF the Dlrgle.
schedules do that.
G The stand-patters are us
s ing every Effort to defeat tn
intent of the President. The.
- h a We spread unwarrante'
:, stories to the effect that h
~ proposes to load up the cor
=, mission before Congress ca
10 meet and pass a Law compe
,s ing the purchase o. only \
Il merican made goods at A
- meriran trust prizes for tn
canal. This is not true. In
i President will do nothing
the kind. He has merely ln
structe1 he Commission t
l., make such purchases as al
;. necessary abroad If the a
80 mericans will not make the
!, prices right, but he kno"
full we'll that the American
- will make their prices rlgl
~ when they are comnelled to
,Jt J There is a very importal
" investigation going on
A. Washington of the respectl
O. charges against Asslsta'
nt Secretary of State, LOOM
n and Herbert W. Bowen, 10
on mpr Minister to Neneznel
ho The iDdlcatlOns now are I'M
Minister Bowen will he dro
be ped from the diplomatic Sc
o. vire for his lack OF dis retio
o;r The tate of Secretary Lo
an mis- is still undecided. The
on tire investigation is eclipse
m. however. by the tariff que
j., d ton, but it will keep and
os a future letter the impc
,st tance of the Investigate
70 and the rampfieations OF
,te bearings will be explained.
"a A Creeping Death,
Rlood roison creeps up tow
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01

Everybody agrees upon the
proposition that Andrew Gar
negie and John D. Rockefel.
Ter ought to be ashamed to
make any more money.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-06-01
Thousands Have Kidney TroGslc
and DON'T Know It.
How TO Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let II stand twenty-four hours; 8
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
BOY Has sTRsNcE MANIA.
Brooklyn Lad Can't Resist Passion
for Entering Other Peoples Houses
and AbStracting Property.


Brooklyn. y. Y.--L0uis Th0net, the
15-year-old SOD u Frederick Thoner.
Who. il IS said. has an uno0ntroIlabls
passion Tor getting fnto persons homes
on any sort Of pretext and then wan
dering around. often carrying away
small things. has been held on a tech
nical charge Ct vagraney- He has been
the source Of much worry to the mem
bers Of his family.
The Dor. Who has light hair and blue
eyes. which answers the description Of
boy who has got into many houses
in Brooklyn under false pretenses IN
the last year or so. was arrested at the
home Of Dr. William II. Seymour. the
other night The boy got into the
offiee. saying that he wanted TO wait
for his father. who was coming to have
an injured knee examined by the doc
tor. The latter went 70 dinner. leay-
ing the young man in the ONCE Re
turning suddenly be caught the boy
jumping back into the Office Growing
suspicious. the doctor questioned him
closely and tangled him up. The boy
had first given the name Of Samuel
Pickles. then said he vas George
Waits. In the station he gave his right
name.
Several doctors were In court to have
q look at the boy. Dr. William Mad
dren identified him as the boy who
had hung around his Office for two
hours on the pretext that bis father
was coming to be treated for some
complaint. he was found wandering
around the house. even in the kitchen.
The cooks wages disappeared the
same day. It is stated that young Tho
net went TO Washington some time ago
and was caught playing bis strange
game there.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
PANAMA REPUBLIC is RICH.
Much Of the Money Received from
United States for Canal Rights
Profitably Invested.

San Francisco.-~The little republic
Of Panama got $40. OOO. 900 as its share Of
the Panama canal deal by the United
States with the French holders OF the
old canal property and rights. and IL Is
wisely investing much Of that money
IN good New York real estate" said
NJ. L. Grimwood, of New York, while
on a visit here the other day. From
what l was told a few days ago, more
than half of the $40 100000 has been
loaned out in mortgages az four and one
half per cent on Manhattan choice
realty and Improvements. Abouts 81 .OO0,-
BOO is being used by the officials Of the
little republic for needed Improvements
on the isthmus.
another ~ .oVO ,OV0 is on deposit with
several New York trust companies, and
three per cent is being paid by them for
the money.
THE republic has no need for about
100000 Of the total sum, and It Is
good management to place the money
as mentioned. Two commissioners were
sent from Panama to investthe money,
and they had good advice in placing It
safely and at fair interest. One OF the
commissioners. Manuel Ariat, thinks
with the interest on the 50. O00, 900, to-
gether with customs receipts and in
ternal taxes Of several kinds. that the
government will keep its head well
above the water"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
THE ORIGINAL JUNGLE s SAN.
Fred S. colburn, of New York, Who
Claims That Distinction, Walks
from Gotham to st. Louis.

St Louis, Mo-Frank S. Colburn.
who claims that he is the original liv-
ing Uncle SAM" is at the present
time in St Louis, having arrived here
a few days ago from New York city.
walking the entire distance.
Colburn states that his resemblance
to the original, as handed down to
modern days by caricaturists. was de-
rived by eight years Of study of the
character and all OF the ideals that II
Is supposed to embody.
He walked across the continent In
1897. expounding the constitution and
declaration Of Independence which ha
claims he knows from beginning to
end. and started on his present jour
ney on June 20 OF this year from New
York city.
Colburn Is As years old, the same age
as President Roosevelt, and his birth
day comes within 13 days of that OF
the president
He claims that his sole idea in as
suming this role is to enlighten the
American people on the constitution
and declaration OF independence. two
documents which he thinks are held
in ignorance by tie majority Of the
American people.
Colburn never axes his journeys
except by walking. and it is his inten-
ton to go from re to the Pacific
coast, after he has pent about week
in this city.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
TOBACCO

The prospect of success in es-
tablishing the Burley Tobacco
Growers Association has evident
ly caused the buyers for the Con
tinental and other firms to pay big
prices for tobacco-much more
than they otherwise would have
paid. OF course the tobacco trust
will discourage the farmers pledg-
ing their crops to the Association.
Some farmers have sold their crops
Of tobacco at fine prices and these
sales are used TO discourage the
Association. The indications are
that success will crown the efforts
OF the Association.