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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-03

to baptize double the number OF
converts of any previous year
and have had many tokens OF
Gods approvals and blessings.
This is true in spite of the fact
that these seven missionaries in
their schismetic Penticostial Ton.
CUES Movement have done all in
their power to create divisions
and bring ruin to our Baptist
work here. Their conduct, views
and practices taken altogether
make up the biggest fraud lhave
ever heard OF being palmed off fon
the public in the name OF mission
work. Notwithstanding this they
claim to be filled with the Holy
Spirit and work wonderful mira
cles on the ladies OF the Chinese.
They never seem to be able to
build up a work Of their own, but
depend for their success upon
tearing down and leading astray
the work OF other missions. Just
now they are leaving their own
work when there are dozens OF
towns untouched by the Gospel
and going miles across the coun-
try to a town where we have
a most prosperous work, for the
sole purpose OF creating division
and leading ourChristians astray
if possible. 1t is my purpose to
start to this town day after to.
morrow for a protracted meet
ing. / am planning to be out
at this and other towns in Oul
work till Christmas. Continue
to pray for us.
/ Yours Fraternally,
T. L. BLALOCk.
Tai An Flu Shontung, China.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
Worked in the Hay Field.

Arthur Jones Allen Kans. writes:
"l have been troubled with bladder
and kidney troubles for a good ma.
ny years. If 1t were not for Foley
Kidney Pills would never be able
to work in the hay field" Men and
women PAST middle age find these
pills . remedy for weak, overwork.
cd or diseased kidneys. NJ. B. Black
burn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
Jackson and Loo.

we are glad tne tllne mas cOLne
when everywhere in the United
States the names OF these great
heroes OF a cause that was lost
are honored and revered. Each
OF them was first and foremost a
Christian, and what they did was
based on the greater fact ofwhat
they were. Robert E. Lee is all
but universally acknowledged by
friend and former foe, and bypeo
pie at home and across the SEQ,
to be the foremost military gen.
ius OF America. Stonewall Jack.
son as fighter occupies a posit-
ion all his own and he has no ri.
val in the annals OF American
warfare. 1T is q rather unique
incident that the birthday OF
Jackson is the 21st and OF Lee
the 10th OF January. 1t is alto.
gether appropriate and proper
that our people should have as.
sembled, on some day selected
last week, to do honor to the
memory OF these great sons OF
the South. Taller and taller
they grow in the estimation OF
the world as the years come and
go; and we have already said,
their moral grandeur overtops
their military achievements. Lee
although a matchless general,
was the gentlest of men. His
heart was as soft and tender as
a woman's, and his beautiful
character was without a blemish.
Washington had his faults. He
was a man of high temper, and
it is also said OF him that he was
none too scrupulous in his finan.
cial dealings with his fellows. But
Lee was wholly free from the per.
sonal faults and foibles that 90
often spoil an otherwise high
character. He was guileless,
transparent, generous, high-min.
ded and always open, honora-
ble and true! He lived in times
of peace or in the storm OF war
above suspicion or reproach.
He not only professed religion
he lived it, and died at peace
with God and man. Stonewall
Jackson, the turbulent and ter.
rife warrior was q man OF t h e
deepest spiritual power. He ask.
ed and received direction a d
wisdom from on high. Not sogen
tie, so cultured or with the fine
special qualities that marked
Robert Z. Lee, Jackson was the
Elijah OF the Southern Confeder-
acy, feared not the face OF man,
but was a humble, trusting, faith
iul follower of the Lord! May we
not take off our hats and bow in
humble reverence today, that the
Lord graciously gave the South
two men so completely good and
so gloriously great?-- Charity and
Children.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
Dsughton Objects to Revenue Stamus.
Washington Dispatch 25.

Washington Dispatch 25.
Rep. RobertL Doughton wrote
Chairman Claude Kitchin OF the
Ways and Means Committee to-
day saying that he would oppose
any revenue measures carrying
the stamp provision OF the pres
ent law. He described it as an
"odious vexation and burden.
some" and said the people whom
he represents are tired of it and
want it repealed. Mr.. Doughton
believes it possible to raise some
OF the necessary revenue by an
increase in the income tax.
His letter to Mr.. Kitchin fol-
lows:
'"The question OF a revenue bill
is now under consideration by
your committee. l trust you will
not consider it presumptioun on
my part to offer a few sugges.
tions.
'In the last congress, owing to
the great falling off in customs,
caused by the European war, the
Ways and Means Committee
brought in a bill levying an ex-
else or special stamp taA on GER
tain articles, such as deeds, notes,
telegraph and telephone messa-
ges, medicines, etc. This bill was
passed as on emergency measure
and with the understanding that
1t was not to continue.
"When the present Congress
met it was found necessary to
continue the same measure TEN.
porarily, but now, in finding a
general revenue measure l trust
your committee will see both the
wisdom and the justice OF provi-
ding for the repeal of this por-
tion of the present law, levying
these special stamp taxes. This
law is odious, vexatious and bur
densome, and the people whom |
represent are weary under it and
want it repealed.
"While l am anxious at all
times to be found in line with our
party, l must say that will not
again under any circumstances
support a measure carrying the
stamp provision OF the present
law, believing as l do, with my
whole heart, that it is wrong Ii
additional taxes must be levied
it can be done, in my judgment,
in some manner less burdensome
and Objectionable than by con-
tiuuing the present system OF
stamp taxes and | trust your
committee will take this view OF
the matter"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
Observe the Warning.

\ cold that promises to hang on all
winter is to be dreaded. Prompt &C
tion should be taken at the first
warning of a cold-sneezing, chill
ness, slight shivering, Foley Hon.
ey and'Tar makes quick work OF
coughs, colds aad Group. 1t clears
air passages stops coughing eases
difficult breathing. N b. Blackburn
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
Good for Constipation.

Cbamberlains Tablets are excel.
lent for constipation. They are
pleasant to take and mild and
gentle 10 effect. Obtainable every
where. ~
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-03

Go on in simplicity; do not be
so anxious to win a quiet mind,
and it will be all the quieter.-
Francis de Sales.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
nlssisaaIy UIi|sek Writes.

ter from Missionary Blalock has
just been received by Mr.. George
Sheriff., which, as requested, he
sends Us for publication:
DEAR BROTHER SHERRiLL:-It
has been some time since / wrote
you or the Beaver Dam church,
and now the end of the year is
near when We hope to get off a
general letter to all our churches
and friends. But l will write a
short letter now and you can
have it published in your county
paper, if you like, and the editor
is willing.
We have just closed one Of the
most interesting Bible classes we
have ever held. The attendance
was above the average and the
interest good throughout the en-
tire two weeks. Our next class is
to convene about the Goth of
February Of next year, 1915.
These Bible classes are very i'm
portant, for our newly.received
converts know but little of their
Bibles, and in order to be able to
stand alone and combatthe ma.
ny enemies Of the truth, they
need above all else to be armed
with the Word of God which is
the sword Of the spirit. This time
we studied First Corinthians and
James. 1t was interesting to note
in the study OF First Corinthians
how very much alike the troub.
les OF the Corintbian church and
our recent ones here have been,
the difference being that those in
Corynth were caused by new con-
verts from rank heathenism who
were not yet we'll established in
the truth, while the recent troub-
les among us were caused and are
still being fomented by missiona-
ries who set themselves up as
spiritual superiors and havecome
to this land as missionaries and
leaders OF new converts.
There ls nothing in the entire
epistle of First Corinthians which
Paul condemns in the way Of
schisms and fragrant sins among
the church members t h a t is
worse than what has been done
or is being done by this detected
Pentacostal faction here in Tai
An Flu. And one sad thing about
it all is, that by their pious let
ters and spurious reports of mir
acles performed among the Chi
nese, good people at home are
being led astray by them.
lhave had but little time at
home this Autumn-have been
travelling and preaching over a
large section of country and
have been enabled to baptize
many converts. Though l have
had more OF our own towns to
preach to than l could reach
/ have had to visit some Of the
places where our work and the
Board work are overlappingand
and hold special meetingforsome
OF their evangelists and baptize
native converts. This work Of
the Board in this region is car.
ried on by the Shouting Bap'
tist Chinese Association and is
supported by the Chinese Chur
ches OF East Shontung. 1t is
largely a self support work such
as our Gospel Mission has beer
laboring for ever since we came
to China. 80 in helping thest
Chinese brethren | am glad t(
feel that l ON helping in an effort
a. self support and Baptis'
Church independence. But thei1
demands and intreaties for mi
to help them are bringing q bur
den upon me greater than hu
man flesh can bear. They vii
need to send Missionaries to loo,
after this growing work OF tn
Baptist Shontung Native Asso
citation, for my own work is en-
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
The Prsparsiasss Campaign.

President Wilson's speaking
tour of the Middle West will a.
rouse interest in his plans for ma.
tional defense in a section OF the
country that has displayed
strange Indifference to this vital
question. Bryan and Roosevelt
may follow him. Between the
two extremists, the Presidents
modest recommendations are
likely to commend themselves to
the common sense OF the whole
country. Publicity will help rea-
sonable preparedness. We must
neither be too cock.sure of our
safety nor fall into a blue funk
and waste billions on a big ar
my and navy that we cannot
need Tor defense.
Congress is reasonably sure to
do something in spite OF Mr..
Bryan's pacificism. The dan.
ger is that Congress will stick to
it's flleshpots, the pork barrel,
and grant money to the forty.
eight states OF the Union to be
spent by their at their sweet will
on State militia or national
guards. Most of the money
would be wasted and the coun.
try would have nothing that
could be called an army. The
Federal government has no au-
thority to call out State troops
or to order them to any pointaf-
ter they are modified, and Con.
gress cannot confer or assume
such powers until the Constitu.
ton is changed. The Federal
governmentcould not rely solely
on q call for volunteers. though
that worked we'll in the war with
Spain as far as the number OF
enlistments was concerned. Ii
the individual States are to be
subsidized by Congress to keep
up military organizations we
will have an army with forty.
eight bosses whose petty jealous
les could not be assuaged before
a modern war would he over.
Each state would have to decide
for itself whether it wanted war,
before it sent it's soldiers out to
defend the country and the flag.
Suppose Congress declared war
on the Teutonic powers, would
all the states approve and call
on their militiamen to volunteer
under Federal control? The Uni.
ted States had little when the
Civil War broke out and would
not be much better off now. Lest
we forget; had a veteran army
from Europe faced the Union
troops at the first battle Of Bull
Run, instead OF raw levies, little
if any better drilled than the de.
tenders of the capital OF this
country, the enemy would have
occupied Washington b before
nightfall; and every regular ar.
my officer in this country will
say 80. The Confederates did
not take Washington that day
because they were as disorgani-
zed as their foes and lacked ini.
tiative.
We do not need q vast army
but we must have an efficient
one and behind it we must have
a reserve adequate for defense
for q few weeks with the machin.
cry for recruiting and equipping
whatever forces may be needed
to prosecute any war to a sue
cessful conclusion. This is Pres
ident Wilson'S plan. He does
not pose as an authority on mil.
itary and naval affairs, and ex.
perts can no doubt suggest i'm.
provements, but he is right in
his main idea that the United
States must have better def4nses
and that they must be under
Federal control.
|
Strong and well as Ever.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-02-03
VETERINARY SURGERY.

have been putting much study
On this subject; have rsceiyed my
diploma, and am now we'll equipped
TOR the practice Of Veterinary 6ar.
gerry In all its branches, and am tn
'nly one In the county. all on or
address me at Villas, N. r. r. d..
g. q. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
,-17-11.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-07

Towle graduates. Miss Marion Towie
finished at this school last year.
Johnson Bloom Wedding.
Miss Anna Josephine Bloom,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Bloom, was married last evening at
the Emmanuel Lutheran church at B
o'clock to Mr.. Bernard Enos Johnson,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Johnson OF
Creston, Ia, Rev. Il. 9. Chinlund, rec
tor Of the church, officiating.
For half an hour preceding the
ceremony. Mr.. Albert Sand gave an
organ recital to the wedding guests
at the church. The ushers, Messrs.
A. W. Bloom, Raymond Stromburg,
Charles w. Keller, John Mellen and
Lenus Sjolin, led the bridal process
sional to the Lohengrin wedding
march.
The three bridesmaids, Miss Olga
Backman Of Galesburg, H.; Miss
Florence Almquist Of Wahoo, and
Miss Margaret Liljenstople, follow
ed, gowned alike in pink and white
Dresden silk. with short, full skirts,
bodices Of pink taffeta and tulle, pink
chiffon hats and carrying white stats
topped with pink peonies.
The maid Of honor, Miss Ellen
Bloom, sister to the bride, came next
in a pink and white Dresden gown,
velvet and chiffon hat and carrying a
lace and chiffon muf
The matron Of honor, Mrs Ray
mond Stromburg, just preceded the
bride, wearing pink Dresden silk
gown with pearl trimmed bodice and
picture hat Of pink Georgette crepe,
trimmed with rosebuds and stream.
crs. The bouquet was shower of
pink roses in a lace holder.
The bride wore a princess lace
gown, combined with white tulle,
skirt made short and full with court
train held to the shoulders with
pearls. The tmle veil was fastened
with pearl strands and the bridal bou-
quct was a shower of brides roses
and white sweet peas.
A profusion OF ferns and flowers
decorated the church, with white pill
lars marking the main aisle, topped
with baskets of pink peonies.
A reception to $50 guests followed
the ceremony, at the home OF the
brides parents.
After an eastern honeymoon jour
ney, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will be at
home at 4832 Farnam street after
July Is
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-07
Society Notes Personal Gossip Entertainments Club Dojngs
Merchant of Venice
Is Staged in the
Forest of Arden

Without exception the best play
ever produced in The Forest Of Ar
den" was the verdict OF the crowds
which Witnessed the production Of
the Merchant Of Venice" by Belle
vue college players Monday evening
The play was the annual senior play
presented every commencement
The setting Of the play was exquis
site. The amphitheater, reached by
an srboreal path, was surrounded on
three sides by a thick, low growth OF
trees and bushes. AZ the foot OF the
eastern slope was the stage rooted
by trailing wild vines and huge elm
rising from the midst OF a background
OF thick green shoots and bush.
Before the play, acting President
Nicholl introduced DR., David Ramsey
Kerr. the new president, who pre-
sented to Miss Marguerite Diddock
the silver loving cup offered by Miss
Berniee Miller, physical director for
women, to the winner OF the woman's
tennis singles
AS the applause which followed the
presentation died away, Antonio and
Bassanio appeared on the greens.
ward. Ten scenes from the first four
acts OF the play followed
The best and most finished acting
was presented by Miss Anne NJ.
Johnston as Portia and by Dean
Fales as Shylock.
Dean Fales as Shyloek made de-
cided impression. Although only a
sophomore. young Falcs interpreted
the part OF the Jew with sympathy
Perry Johns made Bassanio a
lover and . lusty bachelor" Barton
Maxwell as Gratiano lent the touch
OF comedy necessary 10 relieve the
tension OF Shyloek's tragic fate, Eu-
lalio Dagdag, the Filipino student, In
. Moorish turban and baggy trousers
OF scarlet and gold, played the part
OF a serious and loye-lorn prince OF
Morocco. -
The two other senior girls, airline
Smith for Nerissa, and Berniee
Mitchell for the gentle Jessiea,
pleased the audience in eostuming
and playing.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-07
Rectory Weddings.

Miss Berenice L. Bateman was mar
ried Monday at All Saints rectory by
Rev Thomas Mackay to Mr. Roy
II. King. The bride was attended by
Miss Evelyn Potter and Mrs. Frank
M. Bateman. Another Monday mar
riage at the rectory by the rector OF
All Saints was that of Miss Emma
shulz to Mr. Henry w. Mcdonald.
The attendants were Miss Catherine
Slaven and Mr.. Henry Shulz.
Rev. Charles N. Dawson, pastor of
the Dietz Memorial church, married
at the parsonage Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock Miss Mabel Hoague OF
GAINESVILLE, Wis 10 Mr. Harry " Kull
Of Omaha. $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-07
PEONY EXHIBIT
AT COURT HOUSE
Prizes Will Be Given for the Best
Blossoms Shown in Annual
Display Wednesday,
YORK MAN TO GIVE A TALK

Considerable interest is being mani.
Tested in the second annual peony
exhibit, TO be held in the court house
Today from 1880 a. m. to $50 p. III.
Prizes will be offered for the fol-
lowing in the open class: Single
specimen OF double light pink peony,
collection OF twenty-five different va.
rieties, display OF not less than TWEEN
ty-hve blossoms arranged for effect
in vase or basket, single specimen
Of double white peony blossom, sim
gle specimen OF double dark pink
peony blossom, collection Of ten dou-
bic white or cream blossoms, collee-
ton Of ten double light pink bios
SONS, collection OF ten double dark
pink blossoms, best collection OF sin.
gle variety.
In the amateur class prizes will
be offered for best three double white
blossoms, one or more varieties; best
three double light pink blossoms, one
or more varieties; three best double
dark pink blossoms, one or more va
rietics.
During the afternoon {. s. Harri-
son Of York, Neb, will give a talk
on peonies.
Mrs. Luther l.. Kountze, recording
secretary Of the exhibit, will receive
and record all entries, ."
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-07
FREMONT SALUTES
EFETE FASTENERS
Has Forty.Two Centimeter Gun a
Depot to Welcome Eastern
Ad Men.
SOME MISS TRAIN AT OMAHA

Fremont, Neb,, June 6.--(Speeial1
On time to the second the big
Union Pacific de luxe special train,
carrying the twenty-five eastern adj
yertising men in search Of wisdom
concerning the great state Of Ncbras-
ka, buzzed into this city at 10 o'clock
this morning and were promptly
elasped to the palpItating bosom OF
the Fremont Commercial club
The Nebraska Publishers bureau
encourage, including the gentle erea-
lures from TIM cffete east, now num-
bers fifty-nine folks, and since Henry
7 Jrly and other prominent Nebras-
kans managed to miss the special
train, having been given the scissors
hold by Morpheus, the arrival Of reg
uIar trains from Omaha will doubtless
swell the party tomewhat,
Paper Printed on Train.
The Husc boys OF Norfolk have SET
up their modern newspaper printing
plant N the baggage car ahead and
publish their first edition OF the
"Cornhuskef" this afternoon
All OF the guests were greatly in
terested in the Lane cutoff and many
made notes on the facts given them
on that subject by General Passenger
Agent Basinger, who IS on the train
After having glimpsed the wonders
OF Frcmonts business center the tray
clers we're taken TO the Country club
for luncheon.
AS a fitting reception for party
who had spent a good deal OF the
previous night singing old college
songs, the Fremont boosters had
iorty-two-c cannon az the
depot, with which they fired salute
OF ten guns. a...
Fremont Handsomely Decorated,
Bright sunshine and A Whit OF Ne
braska's celebrated and cooled ozone
made the stay in Fremont a pleasant
chapter in the story OF the expedition.
AS was the case in Omaha, there were
more automobiles on hand than there
were tourists, while both the cars and
the streets were handsomely deco
rated with remnants and bunting
Ross Hammond, editor Of the FREE
mont Tribune. joined the party at
Omaha and the train was met by
large delegation OF citizens headed by
George Wolz, president OF the FIRE.
mont Commercial club. and Mayor
George Murrel John G. Helm and
Paul Colson were other prominent
business men we'll 10 the fore
The two dozen experts from back
yonder were greatly impressed with
the Fremont spirit Each Commercial
clubman wore white hat, upon which
was emblazoncd the slogan Annual
Budget for Publicity $4,000.
Assistant Superintendent j p. Ca
rey 81 the Nebraska division of the
Union Pacific is in personal charge OF
the de luxe equipment furnished the
distinguished 'rubbernccks' and is
popular with the boys.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-07
,RROWNELL GIRLS
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Miss Martha Leavitt Carries Off the
First Honors in This Years
Glass.
IS HELD AT NOON
By MELLIFICIA-June 6.

by WI LLLAFAN SA'e "
Miss Martha Leavitt, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayward G. Leavitt,
carried off first honors in this years
graduating class at Brownell hall,
winning a magma cum laude degree.
The commencement exercises for the
SD year of the hall were held at
St. Matthias church this morning.
Rev. F. D. Tyner OF St. Marks
church, Minneapolis, made the COM
fmencement address. Preparation to
meet the issues Of HE was the point
he emphasized. Bishop George A..
Beecher OF Hastings was another out
al town clergyman who took part in
the exercises. The Right Rev Arthur
l.. Williams conferred the diplomas
and read the honor roll
The annual commencement lunch
con, for which 800 covers were laid,
was held at noon and was followed
by the annual meeting and election
of officers Of the Brownell Hall
Alumnae association, for which Miss
Marion Towle was president last
year.
The class of 1916 includes in the
college preparatory course: Misses
Harriette Cora Ashbrook, Geraldine
Hess, Martha Leavitt, Jeanette
Mapes Mcbride, Helen Elizabeth
Reynolds.
Post graduate course: Misses Alice
Louise Forbes york High school,
Mildred Rose Krumm (Tilden High
school, Edna Kent Muligan (Bca-
trice High school) Marie Katherine
Sander (Papillion High SCHOOL,, Alice
Sedgwick (NewcastIe, Wyo., High
school.
General course: Misses Marguerite
Mary Boggs, Jane Beulah Clark, Cal
lie Hazel Faddis, Mary Elizabeth
Fuller, Jeanette Greenshields, Helen
Babcock Johnson and De Isle Will
helm Maika.