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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
. A VERY CLOSE CALL.

81 stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve
was racked with pain," writes C.
W. Bellamya a locomotive fireman,
of Burlington Iowa. 81 was weak
and pale without any appetite and
all run down. As ! was about to
give up, got a bottle of Electric
Bitters and after taking it, | felt as
good as ever did in my life," Weak
sickly. run down people always
gain new life strength and vigor
from their use. Try them. Salts
faction guaranteed by NJ. B. Black
burn, Price soc.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS.

The fault of giving children med
icine containing Injurious substan
ces is sometimes more disastrou
than the disease from which they
are suffering. Every mother should
know that Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is perfectly SAFE for child.
rem to take. 1t contains nothing
harmful and for coughs. colds and
Group is unsurpassed. For sale by
j. M. Moretz.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

II it was worth Gods while
to give US the Book, it is
worth our while to toll and
fathom it's depths, to satu-
rate our thinking and feeling
with it's truths. and it is our
highest function and Office to
interprit them to our breth-
ren,-Sel.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

Things should not be done
by halves. II it be right. do
it boldly; If it be wrong, leave
il undone. Every DAY is n liz
tie life. and our whc le life is
bG. aida.aahpeutel."
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

urine scalds the flesh or II. when The child
reaches an age when Il should be sbls 10
control the passage. Il Is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon H. the cause ei
the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the iissl
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 q habit q
most people suppose.
Women as well Is men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Ro0t Is soon realized. Il Is seld
by druggists. In fifty ET
cent and one dollar @
sizes. You may have q - n gss,f
sample bottle by mail ~ y
free. also pamphlet tell Hsns q swsupassa
Ing all about II. including many Of he
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmsr
& Co.. B.nghamton. N. Y. be sure ~
psntion this papsr.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
cHAMBERLAIN's COUGH REMEDY
THE REST MADE.

Tn my opinion Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is the best made
for colds" says Mrs. Cora Walker
of Porterville, Caiiforuca, There is
no doubt about its being the best
No other will cure acold so quickly
No other is so sure preventive OF
pneumonia. No otl'er is so safe
and pleasant to take. These arc
good reasons why it should be pre-
ferred to any other. The fact is
that few people are satisfied with
any other after having once usedthis
remedy For sale by J. M Mo-
retZ.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
In Memory Of xIs. Nancy Moody.

In Memory Of Mrs. Nancy Moody. \
The subject of this memoir
was horn on Meat Camp, hi
what is now Watauga coun
ty. Sept. the 9th. 1882. a-r
maiden name was Miller, and
with her parents, David FL.
and Elizabeth Miller. moved
to Cove Creek IN her early
girln0Od where she continued
tn live the balance of hpr'lif
She was married Jan. Alb.
1884, to George W. Moody.
who survives her, and with
whom she lived more than fiji
ty years 10 the enjoyment of
coniugal bliss seldom sur
passed. She was the mother
OF eleven children, Six of them
surviving her.
In the management IF her
domestic affairs she was fru
gal, end one of the most N.
dnstrlOus women in the npl2 a
borhood in which she lived
In her disposition there was
s,u"h OF the virtue of human
kindness and the hungry llev
er LETT her doors begging
bread.
To those upon whom t he
heavy hand of affection had
been placed she was ever ren
dy to assist in the alleviation
of their sufferlngs and many
homes have been made brigh
ter by her presence where di-
ense and death has cast
their gloom and sadness. To
her devoted husband she was
4 loving and faithful com
panion and to her children .
loving and tender mother,
Our departed sister Joined
the Methodist church ut Hen
sons Chapel 81 years ago,
and thencefo ward lived in
the enjoyment Of the chris
tian hope.
For more than 70 years
she had met the vicici,udes
incident to human life and
she knew the great Master
would soon cone; her loins
were girdled; her lamp was
burning; sshe was waiting
had waited long; her adored
Master was coming, silently
coming, but she was ready.
Onr departed sister was
stricken by the hand OF dis
ease, the symptoms of which
at first were not very alarm
ing, bur she grew worse and
physicians we're called, and
remedies used without avail.
Hope was gone. but her lamp
Was still burning. She de,
scended into the chilly wa
ters, passing through t b p
stormy billo w AMI anchor
ed ut the port of glory. nnr
thus 1t will b. with all Oi
those who have had Thpir
garments washed and made
white in the blood of t h e
Lamb"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

80 iOuu many whn ba.2
gone wrong on earth will he
higher in heaven than those
who have forgotten charity
jo depon,icing them.'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that Il Is notuncommon
for . child to b born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. 1.-THE child URN
ates too often. n thu
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
W. BOWER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Len0ir, n. G,

Practices in the courts Of
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchell,
Ashe and other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
oil legal matters entrusted to
his care.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

A nations greatness isn't
measured by its miles or its
millions. but by the moral
might Of it's men.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Cerrespo ndent.

L
From our Regular Cerrespo ndent.
Mineling with Senators and
Senators of the minority pal
ty results in the impression
that official Democracy tho
disa appointed by TIE result oI
the election, Is not dismayed,
Dixie aud ;ammany will ha We
a very firm hold upon I b e
next Congress and will be GA
pable OF making a great deIl
of trouble for the champions
Of extravaganza and imperl.
alism, II they cannot pass ies
olutiUns OfinvestigatiOn and
appoint commuters, t b @ Y
can at least indulge in Il very
great variety OF irritating
and embarrassing remarks.
Meantime .OckrelI and I)nl-
zell have peacefully iaPen up
on each others necks, and
the status quo ante. bellum
reigns cnce more.
Democrat tic membersof both
houses will fraternally partic
ipate in the Inauguration ex.
ercisee, and toth the Presi>
dent and his Democratic es-
cort will forget what t hey
said about him in October,
1t will be interesting to gee
Senator Carmack and Repre-.
sentative Kitchin have any
place on the inauguration
committee. 1t is understood
that these twain are expert
ed from the presidents gener
al amnesty. They enjoy on>
" the privilege Of ticket-of>
leave men.
1t looks today as II the in
auguration ball would take
place where the inauguration
itself will take place-at the
Capitol building. The House
objects to tearing up th 9
Pension Office and interrupt.
ing business there, and the
Senator objects to granting
the use OF the Congressional
Library-by far the most ap
propriate place for it.
The inauguration Commit
tee announces that no re.
freshments will be provided
for the public-a quite super
fluous announcement, as no
President since Jackson has
tried TO feed the ri polIoi. He
tried. Receiving a vast cheese
weighing several tons from a
New York farmer. he placed
it in the center OF the East
Room of the White House,
then called "the Palace" The
popuIace made a rush for it.
They ella we'd it; they scooped
it out. They flung it at the
chandeliers and carried 1t
from room to room. tramp>
led it under foot on the car
pet and the odor thereof as
cended to heaven. But there
were other things. A letter
written of that time wrote:
"A prufusion OF refreshments
had been provided. Orange
pun:h by barrelful was made
but, az walters opened h e
door to bring it out. a rush
followed, the glass was bro,
ken, the pals OF liquor upset
and the most painful confu~
sion prey ai.ed. To such a de-
gree was this carried t b a t
wine and ice cream could not
be brought to the ladies. and
tnbs nj Dnnch were taken IN
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05

5e no attempt to iced the A
,neriran people ON March the
4th however much his stI.nu
osity might enjoy the sight.
Secretary TAFT, just back
from Panam, has spent solne
time this week helping to res
cue the Philippine bill from
defeat. The debate on t b e
bill touched mainly on t b Q
right of Congress to dele
gate to the Philippine com.
mission power to revise the
insular tariff. Several RepuO.
lican Senator as we'll IA Dem
ocrats denied that right. Sen
ator Newlands urged a reduc
tlon OF the interest ON the
railroad bonds which t b e
Philippine government mnst
guarantee, from FIVE per cent
to two, and a half per cent
insisting that the IT s. would
be morally bound to redeem
the bonds and by assuming
the legal responsibility for
them they could easily be
sold for a higher price. Sells
ator Carmack got the floor
yesterday with his usual af-
f@tiyeness. He said that ai-
ter the late election he might
not have courage to take
any farther part IN debates
had not the President in his
message .distinetly aligned
himself with the Democrats
and Anti>ImperiaIist. The
President expressed the hops
that the time would come
when the. Philippines would
hold such a relation, to the
United States as Cuba now
holds-the very thingsadvo-
Gated in the Democrati plot>
form. Would not the Presi-
dents message anticipating
selt-governmentfol fol those peo
pie tend to excite insurrec-
tion there? The President fur
ther said that our presence
10 the PHILIPPINES was justlf.
ed onlo by an effort to aid
and assist them. These "two
utterances qualify the Presi-
dent for embership in h e
Washington Anti lmperialist
League" said the Senator
amid laughter. The bill pass,
ed last evening bv a party
vote.
The confirmation of he sen
tences of Machon, Lorenze.
and the Groffs is greeted with
II told you So" on the part
oi Republicans who promis-
ed that official dellnquencies
should be punished. In this
connection it is announced in
the Post Master Generals re
port that 1 1,593 post Offices
we're robbed during the last
fiscal year. And this recalls
inevitably the optimistic pre-
diction of Senator Beveridge
who, in ona of his oratorical
rainbows asseverated t b q t
our government of the Phil-
ippines would be reflected
back upon the United States
and immensely raise the NOR
al standard Of our peopl.
This 10 a good time to invite
his attention to the prophe,
cy.
For instance our laws a.
gainst smuggling seems to be
violated with impunlty by
our naval offlrers the frag-
rant Porto Rican scandal
has not ceased to assail our
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-01-05
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, 1905-01-05
DR.. J. N. HOGSHEAD, :
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. Z,
M Rn;fe. M Rur DiD0 O,,f

NO KnlIe; NO burning Out.
Highest references and endors-
nents of prominent persons sue
oessfully treated in, Va, Tenn.
and N. c. Remember that there
ID no time TOO so0N to get rid OF
" cancerous groNth-no matter
Nv. small Examination nee,
6rs answered promptly, ana
EactlonS uaranteed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
Liabilities:
STATEMENT IS ISSUED.
David c. Montague Tells Why the Tn
 stifuti0n Was Closed.

David c. Montague Tells Why the In-
 stitution Was Closed.
 Boston, Nov. 27-The American Ea- tional bank, which failed to open for business today. Is not one of the larger financial institutions of the city, its capital being s200,000. It was not a member of the Boston clearing house
 The bank was incorporated in 1900. The officers are: President. H. c. Pat terson; Vice-President, J. Midd1eby, Jr.; Cashier. H. A. Libby.
 It Is understood the bank was heav- nett, Cummins & Co.,, railway promo ters who failed last spring.
 The following statement with refer ence to the closing of the bank was made today by David P. Montague, di- rector and counsel for the bank:
 "The directors were dissatisfied with the executive management of the bank, which practically controlled it and he deemed it unwise further to continue business. Arrangements were practi- caIly completed for the liquidation of the bank but, at the last moment the negotiations fell through and on satur- day evening the directors voted to ap- ply for a receiver and so notified the comptroller of the currency and the bank examiners took charge of the bank at 9 o'clock. Deposits were being withdrawn. the reserve was exhausted and there was nothing to do but close. It is expected that the depositors will be paid in full and that there will be a substantial dividend for the stockhold-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
ATROCITIES AT ODESSA.
Horrible story Told By Eye Witness Of
 The MasaaCre

 Bristol. Tenn, Nov. 27.-At a mass meeting of citizens held here tonight at the opera house to protest against the massacre of the Jews in Russia, a letter received by one of the prom inent Jewish merchants of the city from brother in Odessa was read. It is dated October 24. and is in part as follows:
 T saw them catch an old Jewish man with gray hair and long beard, they robbed him, cut his head from his shoulders, kicked his body into the street and then took his head and placed it on long pole. while every one was shouting hooray.
 Right at that time a young man dressed in the uniform of high coll lege scholar ran up and was protest ing against this barbarian when four or five Russians jumped on him, knocked him down and had a great big knife stabbed in his stomach and split him in two and there was a lot of maccaroni lying on the street which came from the grocery store and while still alive they tore out his entrafls and stuffed him full of this maccaroni and left him there and they were just running from one house to another breaking windows.
 "Oh Godl What I saw in that barn makes me shudder think I can hardly write you. We found in the barn eight children, the oldest of whom was not over eight years of age, hung on one long rope and left swinging there"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
, READY TO SURRENDER.
Mutineers are Now Willing to La
 Down Their Arms.

Mutineers arc Now Willing to Lay
 Down Their Arms.
 St. Petersburg, Nov. 2S.--Though the mutineers at Sebastopol are still mas ters of the situation at Admiralty Point, and though armed parties have apparently free access to the town, notwithstanding the announcement by the authorities that the roads leading to it were blockaded. dispatches re- ceived yesterday from Vice-Admiral Choukin, commanding the Black Sea fleet, present the situation in an opti- mistic light
 These dispatches. which were read at an extraordinary council of the Ad- miralty, declare that most of the nlu- tineers have decided to surrender with their arms, though such action involves a trial for mutiny before a courtmar- tial. ThIs is confirmed in part by ditpatch to The Novoe Vremya, which says that the spirit of the mutineers is failing and that several bodies have already surrendered.
 On the other hand. dispatches to the Associated Press from Sebastapol say that revolutionary orators succeeded yesterday in winning over a battalion of reservists. and that in spite of the arrival of reipfoFcements to the num- did not dare to interfere with a review held by the mutineers at the Cathedral Of St. Vladimir. which Is in the very heart of the town.
 So far as known, most of the demands of the mutineers have to do with ser vice conditions, including the release of reservists who have served beyond their time, increase of pay, increase in the allowance of food and the removal of alleged incompetent and brutal of- ficers.
 Beyond a determination to proclaim martial law nothing of a definite nature has transpired regarding the decisions arrived at by the admiralty council, but it is reported that the council agreed as to the justice of many of the demands made by the mutineers, and would recommend to the Emperor that immediate steps to taken to ame- liorate the condition of the sailors.
 The latest dispatch from Sebastopol says that the mutineers forced the of- ficers and crew of the cruiser Otchakoff to leave the ship. She crews of the battieships Rostislav and Tria Svia- tilia, so far as at present known, have not mutiniew One reserve battalion, however, has joined the mutineers. Sev- eral companies of the Wilma regiment have arrived st Sabastopol from The odosia.
 Martial law has been declared in the fortress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
CONFESSION OF RYAN
TELLS HOW CONNECTS SECURED , THE EXPLOSIVES.
Ex-fnnaate of fhe Penitantiary Climbed Into Stociade At Night and Left
 NifrOgIycerine and Pistols.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Nov 27.--A com plete confession was made to Warden Hall of the state penitentiary tonight by George Ryan, one of the eonvicts recaptured after his escape from the penitentiary last Friday in company with three other convicts during which three men were killed and several wounded, regarding the manner in which the convicts secured arms and ammunition and the nitroglycerine with which they blew up the large wag- on gate in the outer wall of the pris- on.
 Ryan voluntarily sent for the warden tonight In his confession he implica- ted H. E. Spencer. who was discharged from the penitentiary in November. Ryans story of the plot to escape was shown to convict Raymond another member of the party that made the break for liberty, and he confirmed the details.
 Ryan told the warden that Spencer agreed to furnish the guns and nitro glycerine which was used to blow the hole in the stockade. He was to pur- chase the guns in Kansas City with $40 which they gave to him and to go to Carthage, Mo, and steal dynamite and nitroglyeerine from the mines there
 These were to be brought here last Monday night and taken up in the stockade which is not guarded at night He then was to let himself down on a rope inside and take the material and place it under the bench which Vaughan used in the factory. Spencer was then to climb back over the wall and make his escape.
 Nothing was heard from him but Thursday morning the supplies were found where Spencer said ne would put them. Thursday afternoon and night the prisoners held a consultation and decided to capture Deputy Warden See, yard master Porter Gilvin and depu ty yard master Frank Moore and make them open the gates and let them out or they would blow their way out.
 They proposed to capture an engine, make the run to Moreau, blow up the Missouri Pacific bridge at that place to prevent pursuit until they could get to a. safe place.
 Friday they started to put their plan in operation when they found that only See was In the office. They started with him and the two strangers they found there to get through the round gate. When the big gate was opened they changed their plan and started through 1t. Officer Clay appeared with a drawn weapon and they killed him. They fastened the gate and ordered See to let them out He said he could not but would let them out through the of- flee.
 They called for some one to open the gate and when Ca ptain Allison appear ed with his gun they killed him. They then blow open the gate and made their ! escape.
 Warden Hall has sent telegrams all over the country asking for Spencer's arrest. Governor Folk has offered re- | ward of $500 and every effort will be ] made to capture him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
FIGHT IS GONE OVER
"snsiaS wErsER EscousrEs1 TEsTsTT
Defense Mfz1 Cicse To-day Eynfees Ekea- acsf 7restlmony RelatinH to Au- topsy is More Lengthy Than
 Expected.

Annapolis. Nov. 27.--No great prog ress was made today in the trial by court-martial of Mldshipman Minor Meriwether on charges that embrace one of mansiaughter in connection with the death of Midshipman James R. Branch. IT., after fist fight between him and Midshipman Meriwether.
 The opening of the court was delayed by the absence of Captain Richard Wainwright and the official stenogra- pher, who, having spent Sunday out of town missed their trains this morn- ing.
 Perhaps the most important develop ments of the day were the decision of counsel to put Midshipman Meriwether on the stand in his own defense and the appearance of Dr. L.. w. Glaze brook of Washington in the role of ad- visor to Meriwether's counsel. Most of the testimony offered today was by Midshipmen and related to details of the fight and events that led thereto.
 During the afternoon session Mid- shipmen A. w. Fitch and Leigh Moves. respectively, referee and time-keeper of the fight. were recalled and again went over their testimony as to certain in- cidents in the fight. They said that twice 1t was thought Branch had hit his head against the floor
 Lieutenant Commander Decker testi- fled that the floors in Bancroft Hall where the fight was held, have a con- crete base, then layer of rough boards and then the smooth surface boards Midshipman Ralph Yeager, who was Meriwether's second, said the latter had slipped in the fifteenth round. spraining his ankle and that he was almost disabled thereby, but said he could continue the fight though he could do little to defend himself
 Midshipman IT. W. Caller. a forth class man, testified that he had loaned the civilian clothes that were found by Branch to Merlwether during the sum mer and that on the day they were found in the closet Branch had told him he had better go get them. He had then gone to the closet and recov- cred the clothing.
 Today Dr. L. W. Glasebrook of Washington, who was present at the autopsy held on the body of Branch yesterday, became advisor to counsel for the defense and consulted with them during the proceedings.
 The defense will close tomorrow un- less the medical testimony relating to the autopsy consumes more time than is now expected. Witnesses for the de- fense will include Medical Inspector Howard Flames and Lieutenant Com mander T. P. McGruder, aide to the Superintendent, the latter to testify to the matter of academy record
 It has been decided that Midshipman Meriwether will be put on the stand in his own defense.
 The court will meet Thursday Thanksgiving day) unless an unex- pected order to the contrary Is re- ceived from the Secretary of the Navy Witnesses may be called in rebuttal but the probability is that the court will finish its work by Friday.
 The court adjourned shortly before 3 p. m.. until tomorrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-28
Wnn KIIled by HiEhwaxmen.

Connorsville. Ind. Nov. 27-The local authorities have received a telegram from Alexander Smith from Concord, Tenn. asking that the body of his son Ebert, who died here yesterday as the result of blows on the head inflicted presumably by highwaymen. be shipped home for burial. His request will be granted. An autopsy held today re- vealed that Smiths death resulted from cerebral hemorrhage caused by a blow on the head. Coroner Hamilton will investigate the case thoroughly before returning a verdict.