VOL: IX.
BOONE, ATAUOA ? COUNTY. N. Cm ; TO APBIL,
WASHINGTON LET'tfiR
From out Begular Correipoadent.
'CfThei were probably f e w
yv democrats at the last session
of the House who didiit feel
I ?ei little" bit ashamed of the
proceedings. Ren. Bailey; of
-Texas, rose to a question of
.personal privilege, and after
?, having read an editorial from
Washington paper,' t hat
r V . . it
claims to oe aRuocraiiu, etui
irig him in effect a tool of Mr.
Reed, he denounced the wri
ter as an infamous and mali
cious liar. Later Rep. DeAr
mond, of Mo., arose also to
a question of personal privi-
'ge, and policy of semi-week-
adjournments, and dis
; claiming that he and the
.Democra ts who thought as he
dio, had rebelled against the
Democratic leadership estab-
v lloliru 111 .auiuOi nuu t
d is charging that it was the
f! - other Democrats who were
1- TT-'. "... ...
-. Octing in opposition to the
A' ( caucus.- as II tnai were uui
V : enough lor one short sitting,
r . Ren. Burke, or Texas, also
ifaiade a personal explanation
callings the meetings of the
akerj or" with either of the
It e p u b 1 ic a n .., congressmen
row Cincinnatti; awl , now
Storer insists on tthat a p.
pointraent being made,: al-
thougnne cannot get me en
dbrsement of either Senator,
or any one of the Congress
ional delegation. He ha re
used to accept a foreign ap
pointment, because his j-foh
wife wiehes to figure ia tne
official Bonefy of Washing-
ton. It is said that Mr. Mc
Kinley lias told Senator For-
aker'that there was nothing
left for him to do but uomi-
imte Storer for the place, and
that he added that any tight
madron the nomination in
the Senate would not be re
garded by him as a fight on
' ' A Sent rata Life. . V 1 f n rnUa fh hlnc
I bylieve that a christian he recflrded .ag , bellieeu
man should lead a separate aud allies of . Turkeyi r Tftej
life, 1 he line between the choice of the.; latter pan,;
church and the world is : al- would be opposed by , public,,
most Obliterated to-day. ; l opinion througnouti weswrii i
have no sympathy . with the Europe; and the probabili
ideafyou must hunt, up an ties are in favor of tjie with
old musty church record in drawal of the ; blockading
order to find . out whether a fleet. W ith the departne oi
man is a church member or the foreign , ships the union
not. A man ought to live so of Crete with Greece would,
hat everybody will know practically become anaccona
that he is a christian. If blished f a c t. Philadelphia
- i
there are certain things in I Record.
your university which arede
tii mental to your christian
profession, you say, "No
Oil.
In London they used to
have a good deal of drinking
among church members.
Sometime ago when I was
there I was invited to a late
Hunoer at the house of a
W. B. COUNCILL, M. D.
Boone, N. 0.
RpHident Phvsician. Office
Christian (?) man, prominent on King Street north of Post
in tha Muhh.i ri fifthnnl. UfflCB.
was Koine: to meet some
Sabbath school friends, and
I expected a real religious
time. To my amazement
they had teven kinds of li-
The ilnhlpU Exploded. ':,; coming to the station carry-
Chicago Chronicle: L - ' v, ; ing two cameras and a sue-
If reports from Pavillion picious bundle." The two men
to wnship, Kalamazoo coun- owned the bundle and expos
ty, .Mich:, are true, the much ed a little airship about: four
talked of airship was not on- ft long, painted on 'canvas
ly a realuy,; put is now a At the endoi the platform
thing of the past. George ru.v wire runs ' out ' from the
W; Somers and William i;han ton of a telegraph pole, t wo
burn, old . soldiers, claim to slender threads which were
have seen the shio on Sun tied to the Dainted shD were
day evening, when they re-j thrown over the wire and the
mniried ud until a latelihour gh'D were drawn un. McCann
in attendance upon a sick moved back to a proper dis-
nurse. iu n puanuuit w.m lanrt ior uersDeCwive euorL
illuminated at both endsand nd snapped the camera. The
moyed through space with time was carefully selected
wonderful rapidity. , when the sunshine was bright
They had scarcely time for mid the streets- were desert
this observation wheu a dull ed.
explosion was heaid and the McCann wati busy all day
obiect disatiDeared. Theyde- vpsterdi v nrintinz nhoto-
I - I r ry i
tu ndminirttrfltion. T h e dare the report to have heen cri uohs from the nenative he
nn.riinnt inn will almost he re like that of heavy ordnance mm, in the camera, and this
. . I 1, t . I . . J! . A. . I . t . I 1
jected, and Storer must know una to nave oeen immediate- morning tne puotograpns
it, yet ne insists on uemg iy isuixwueu uy n umium, were iiisme.
nf nroiectiles 11 vimr The Goat tad the Airship.
Certain Renublican Sena- through the air. From a Greensburg, HI, tele-
thpm MAntlfl.l fn the mornim? there was gram
Carter, Sboup, Warren and found a large coil of htavy One disastrous resultofthe
Burrows, have demanded of wire, evidently a part of some airship's visit came to theta
tha Tipnnhlipnri of the Sen- electric anolianc). At anoth mous Greensburg goat. Billy
ate Finance Committee that er point a propeller blade of saw the strange thing In the
dntr ot not less than two some very light material was heavens, and immediately
rents a nound shall be olaced discovered in a partially f us- becoming frantic, comraenc
i - - i . ..
A that fh Hntv pA pnndltinn. Tnrpft men en- ed to DUt ihe nortneaSi
. UUUO a jitrau un.iwm.. i vu uihed uiiu v .
:j.p" a'nr unci no- thflt HOlnnw ml shall he raised to caired in shinaling a barn in corner'of the Reformed Pres
ilf no" hl own nation was mtet a schedule submitted Comstock township affirm by terian church. Finally, he
?i n..noH hA hAd pnnsnlteri hv them, and the demand is that unon resuming work on took another despairing
W ' MV - - I I 111 11 Hl
'-.- ''". til tuna nnf a I niwintnoii !aH hv a ihi-out t tha nwtrnino fnllnwinir thrt ne look at the heavens. Ihe
tf .'f.,t,rf RannKiifMins nd Mr. ,iAt t.hft tariff bill if their onrrenee thev found there lights in the airship changed
V : vAHnnk imnd nnins to al- wishes are notcftmnlied with, work littered with minute color at that instant. Billy
' .', rnmnm.nfo tn An oo If ii nludflu within (ho nrtwpr (viirmonta arhiph hn d in frothed at the mouth and
Lnmtt instnnP tipnptrn ted went against the corner of left the table, and tin host
4 j- ... tinn r, Mk.ia.iff kin Km it iflU-Ko aKimrioa anH Atitail tha the church a seventh time, followed me uo stairs, tie
talked against other Demo- not the opinion of those best boards beneath. Whatever when bis left hoiu broke off wanted to know the trouble.
a IUo. mninntv vfitorl infninioH that fhftv will tlink I rnnv hfi thp thpnpipft thprfi IfllflG&ritK bMSfli llfttlldl
'. for the three day adjourn- use of that power to such an scarcely a doubt that tne
-h ment just the same, and car- extent. They are simply ex- aerial stranger is gone for
f ried it. . ercising their right to make ever.
WlX1 The treaty negotiated by a big bluff in the interest of , Other MwlfwUtlow.
S'lSne last administration, with the products of their -states, Washington, April 13. -A
'rl Great Britain, denning a in order to get as much of telephone message received
r::v' groat porton of the boundary the protection swag for their to-night from Columbia
'0Hrie. between Alaska and Can- constituents, as possible, but Heights, - a suburb of this
1- ada, will never be ratified in in the end they will tuke what city, stated that the airship
; . its present shape. By a pre- is given them and vote for was seen in that locality
:? tense of liberality in giving the bill. A shortly after 9 o'clock.
; the United Slates about four Having satisfied theraselv- Ripon, Wis., April 13. The
' teen square miles of territory es that Democratic Senators hundred and odd people of
' which we already had'a leg- would make no further con- Ripon who think, they saw
'.H-'al claim to) the wily English cessions, the Republicans ac- the airfehip Sunday night was
diplomats made a trap cepted the last proposition beautifully caught in a trap
which was intended to cost made by the Democratic by two or thiee of the city
nri:. Ka TTnitPfi StAtpa a11 the ter- atiprinnr rnmmittee and the best business men. These
' - lliv vaavw .-. .... - I
V riiorv worth having in that vacancies in the Senate Com went to Ingalls park, the col
: : wtinn. hv HhnHinff out our rnitree i will all be filled in a leire athletic campus, and
claims within what is known few days. Politically speak- there fastened together two
am nr "thirHr , mile stnuM ire the committees will stand larse sized paper balloons by
and its intersection with the substantially as they did at means of wires. The balloons
14l8t meridian, and it came the close of the last sessions, were then set free and caused
O yery near to succeeding "too; An agreement might have the excitement. Stranue to
-AB .thA trPiitv would have hppn rpnehpd hefore. hut the sav. the eye and ear are so
: been ratified sometime ago Republicans wished to pun- easily deceived at such tim. s
had not Senator Stewart ob- i8h tho silver Republicans foi as this, that many of the
jected.' Mr, Stewart object- supporting Bryan, and the best citizens were ready to
ed on the general principle Democrats insisted vhat it swear that they cou'd either
that the matter was too Jtn- should not be done, and it see the boat distinetly
.MepArataiife. ; 1 to raise the bloirfe:&: ; m
PROFESSIONAL.
W.B. COUNCILL, Jr.
Attorney at La it
Boone, N. C.
T. C. BLACKBURN, M. D.
BOONE, N. C.
Office at the residence ot
quor, and they drank until H,, nnmrtu AttanrlaJ
should call them drunk, but , -
they would have considered e. f. lovkll. j. c. fletcher
it a Kifat insult if 1 had ea.d , m I fl n rxpurn
so. There was a iaay sunng
next to me who kept ref usi ng A. Tl OLlllh YS AT LA W,
and the deacon kept urging ROONK. N. C.
it upon her until her cheeks ssrspecml attention given
I finally said that they
would have to excuse me. II
WILLIAM R. LOVILL.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Sutherlands, N. C.
Practices in the State and
A Child's Plea.
A pretty little golden haired
girl of seven years walked timid
ly into a New Jersey Police court
room the other day nnd asked
for the -'man who sent mamma
to jail." The judge happened to
drink-conrts.
Du. J. M. HOO-SIIGAD,
UUilbDI UkiQUIUIIOlf
ism
V iU I
or
portant to be hastily dispos- was not done.
i ed of, and now that the con
tents of the treaty is nnder
. - stood, he is being. congratu
lated . for having prevented
? the Senate making a blun
der. ' ,
According to current gos
sin. ex-Representative Kel
fl lamy Storer," of Ohio, must
hear the flapping of v iuy:s.
when it is positively known
they saw only the balloons.
That Photographed Airship.
Chicago, April 13. Accord
ing to the Chronicle, the air
ship seen at Rogers' Park.
Citizen: Evangelist W m. P.
Fife, of whom it was an
nounced that be would re
move to Gainsville,. Ga., to
Hve'and would locate his Bi-
l( ii. - U.. I.. A
. . - V u n ! and of which phor.ographs
cd to remain m North Carohr."" . , . K.
ken by Walter R. McCann, is
jail?" When told Tier name, the thing until they put it away letters answered promptly, ana
juage recaiiea mat nuurv uu vrhen 1 was about, at least. "
before lie had sentenced a woman mh Rih e tells us to lead a
to jail for sixt days lor drunk- different jfe. You may lose
enneBS and told the child so. . u.,- ,ni rain
Looking up mto the kindly face j
J D I llii tunl nroo r ha mrar 11 Tl.
did you ever have a marainaf
and'then. choking w.th sobs, she popular man in Babylon at
could control her feelings no Ion- a certain time, but thank
ger and begged piteously for her Uod, ne nas ouuivea an ine
mother'r release. "Your mamma other men of his name. Who
has been very naughty," said the were the chief men of Baby-
tx,Arra "Sl'io cef a dnink nnd abn- Inn? IVhun HnH wnntfH nnr
J""6"' R" 7 iwm. J'"..-""-- - a J oi....
ses her neighbors. ' But she is work done in Babylon He W. L. DOugias cr puuca
.. ...... I . I ill .... .kiu. mrm aulli?!v ntiifai.t ATV
frt ma nnd I Inv hfir." ROD- I ...l,.. GnA n,nn inal wii.-iv.
"v - - 1 kuuw nunc iu uuu dujo v-'
bed the golden haired pleader, 0 Q
"and il vou will let her go 1-1- y0l7 can be in the world,
won't let her be naughty any butnot Qf jt Christ didnt
nmre-I love her so. Please. ... ....
v.1 r.i,, ntt nlaaoa lor. hor irn. I
Lii'r.no, vu, kuov r-w ..1.1 1 i L I U..
That was too much for the gray wona, out ue ,.yu u. 1
hsire I. kind hearted magistral, they might be kept from evi .
and .in he turned away to order A ship in the water le all
the reU-nse of the mother, he used right, out wnen me water
hinhsm lkerchiel vigorously and gets in1o the ship, then look
his voii.-e was husky from a 'bad out. The world in a chris
eold' which had suddenly devel- tian is just like a wrecked ves
I Da.
I . - 1. ' -t .l..l, (1PVTU W 1 MTPIPnii tt'on'ii o tara fif t ho flifllHIPSt HOrt.
w ''; ' The story goea that be took ACababvnorQat.ada. Cuba.ii William ' Hoodtaw. flyman
: adrantogeol MrvMcKinlej' in
n : !.l t-l." ... . I . J I... irnuo tlio tafnt-u PWPV
financial obligations to him
to force a - promise that he
':y-S?, should be appointed Assis
tant ; Secretary 0 f State.
" ; .When the promise was made,
T J Mr. McKinley 'did not know
that Btorjer was not on speak
f ing terms with Senator. For-
mendous demand. A bonanza lor save the story away.
agents. Only f 1.60. Big ' book, 'f he alleged photographs
Xrt? t"; rshss Mss b Mr ',d "nd,,H
book. Uotnt tree, ureuit given, uuiupauuiu unuiw v"n-
Freight paid. Drop all trash and Vr Sunday noon, and
mate f auo a men in who n ar in
Cuba. Address today tne wat
. . . i 1 f o nr
ional Book Concekn, 352350,
Dearborn St.,' Chicago. v ,
not
early in the morning, as
claimed by' MeCann. Hood
less says he saw the two tuen
oped. Ex.
CASTORIA
Tor lafanti &nd Children.
selatBea. D.L. Moody.
Now that a state of war ex
ists between Turkey and
Greece, what is to become of
tha "pacific', blockade of
Crete by the European floets?
Tho powers must at once
mnL-pfl choine of positions.
The McAdoo bouse, areens They must declare their neu-
boro, is closed. trnlity, in which event they
would be compelled to cease
AJnM An Ka Cl rtrr n 11 n1oi
which the Cretans fight and
fkttw
tffUMN
Mali
MADE UPON HONOR,
SOLD UPON MERIT.
"There is to much
ing; 1 can't stand it.
He said. "You are not a
eentleman."
" 1 1 1
went out of the house, and pammttr'R RT.K N C.
the next timo I went to Lon- n
... L j :j. u: AftoKnite: No Burning Out
(ion 1 tiearu il hiiibucicu ,t. , j
I I . . . 1 1 I JL ICiUV,klU vnvvu -
orouna wnat an unurenne- m
nnfu tf nrntTiinon . rpiiannn dim
it.i:i.'M,i,A4. i.ratil Imnnlv t.hinrr T had done. But nil v treated in Va.. Tenn.
LUfS li L lie iijioo nuau O"? nauu, v o , T. s. V; ,1 ji
i i .l. i t-.vi i .r-v- hn hrti nnnnr. i h.iiii h. ij. ilcuicujuci iuu u umm
ivarn came imo nereis n i ir juu, r -f. B Tnn RnnM to Bt nd ol
turned to the judge and asked, tunity ol speaking in London nniirmitrrowth no matter
"Did you send my mamma to I J thundered against that how small. Examination free,
W. L. Douglas
S3 5 SiOSnT "".
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