.Democrat.
VOL. X.
BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTYV N. C, THU11SDAY, MARCH, 3, 1898.
NO. 10.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Carrtipondent.
How m:uh longer 0 ingress
can stand the strain whhh
has been imposed upon u by
the action, oi rather non-action
of the administration
upon the destruction of the
battleship Mamaand the kill
ing of 250 of itn men, in Ha
vana harbor, without an ex
plosion, is problematical. Mr.
McKinley has, disappointed
mmv of his supporters, and
nothing but the unwritten
law under which C ingress
has always supported the
President in all questions of
policy affecting a foreign na
tion has prevented, an' out
break before this. Inasmuch
as there are probably not
50 men in Congress who do
not believe that the Maine
was blown up intentionally,
it is difficult to understand
.why Mr. McKinley and the
Secretary of the Navy should
so persistently asseit their
belief that the awful calamity
was the result of an accident
on board the Maine. The
naval attache of the Spanish
lection, has publicly an
nourced the same belief, and
added that the accident was
the result of carelessness and
lax discipline. Ye gods! and
this meddlesome fool has not
been sent after D e Lome.
It could have been under
stood if Mr. McKinley and
his Secretary of the Navy
hud Knid that th iv hail no
opinion to offer in advance or
the finding of the naval court
of inquiry, which has been
a pin tinted - to investigate the
awful affair, but why they
should take a position that
is a reflection upon Captain
Sigsbee and the other brave
officers ot the Maine, is only
explainable upon the theory
that they are afraid of offend
ing Spain, and that in the
event of the failure to find di
rect and conclusive evidence
that the Maine was blown up
by Spanish treachery, Capt
Sigsbee is to bemaden scape
goat. It was the genera!
opinion in Congress that Mr.
McKinley should have order
ed the entire United States
flee;, now off the coast of
Florida, to Havana harbor
to remain during the mvesti
gntion, but so tar, not even
a single warship has been or
dered there-Secretary Long
sftva that one will be. It is
not surprising that the Span
lards should think and say
that we are afraid to send
another warshiprto Havana
up to tnis Time, ir. mcjvih
ley has only done one thing
that has met the unqualified
approval of Congress, and
the indications point to his
haying done that under 20m
. pulsion. That was to refuse
to grant the request of the
Spanish authorities at lla
vana, to have a Spanish
ver accompany every Ameri
can diver who made nn ex
animation of the hull of the
Maine. Just who is entitled
to credit for his having done
that has not yet been asier
tained, but it is certain thut
somebody is, as Secretary
Long had stated before the
official request reached Wash
ingtOn, but after It W a
. a. I
made, that it would begrant
ed. Congress doesn't wish
ie Aorld to know that it dif
ere with the President; hence
h'isso far done nothing
nrther than to appropriate
1200,000 to be used in en v-
ing as much of theMaineand
ir.r equipment as possible,
ut the stiuin is terrible. and
tisstillon.
There is a difference of opin
ion as to whether Senator
Mason chose just the right
time to make that red hot
ueech of his. and also to the
urood taste of some of his re.
arks, which were certainly
not such as would be likely
to increase our prestige
broad.'but tlietruthfullness
f the following is fully ap
parent: "Why should the
dministration now hesitat
he President hesitated be-
cause of autonomy. Why
should he not act when th
minister has confessed that
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II. IB UUl ICIII, UUtaililUUIllltl
shnmY Autonomy, by the
. . . II
confession or the Spanish
Minister is a fraud a dlu-
sion, and u snare-a common
confident game of a common
thief, confessed out of his
own mouth." No one could
mbtthe contempt felt by
Mr. Mason for Spanish diplo
mats Hnd Spanish diplomacy
fterhesaid; "I would not
sit down at the same table
with a Spaniard unless I had
an ironclad wall between his
stiletto and my architecture.
There is nothing in Snanish
Hir.lnmi.ev for n hundred
ears which proves them any
thing but common scoun
drels."
Nothing yet seriously pio
posed in th line of paternal
ism goes futher than a joint
resolution offered by Repre
sentative Lovering.of Mass.,
providing for an amendment
to the Constitution, author
izing Congress to regulate
heHoursofhihorin all the
states. The House Judiciary
Committee has actually been
giving hearings on that reso-
lltion. A delegation of cot
ton mill men from the South
nown that It WOUkl be
appeared before the Commit- die in the Lord. Yea, sayeth Free silver can take care ot it
fn nmw, nint thp the Spirit that they may self. But it it cannot, we just
resolution, but they could
have saved monev bv stav
nae saved money by
ing iu uoiuu. wemnjr comi-
to-that sort OI thing in time,
. m . m .
but hot yet.
Onlf 12democrats andone
populist voted for the Banfc-
ruptcy bill which passed the
House by a vote of 159 to
124 The bill passed is a sub
otitnta fnr th Nelson hill
r.HSeri-hvthSennrft at the
extra session, and it provides
t '
,O Ul " L"U U"
a j
voiuniury oanKiupicy.
Old uncle Louis Harris, who
lived near the Roaring Gap
Hotel died lastThursday eve
ning about 3 o clock, aged
104 year.
i f 1 1 it i i t 1 1 1 1 1. tji iiini
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' -.
nklfiiir uiu olid mm ciiri
able man was an obiect of in-
terest to the visitors of the
. .. - .
Hotel, mid manvhundredsof
people called to see the oici
man and be with him: all
spoke feelingly of the aged
Iran's gentle ways. He is at that the Zola-Drejfus Ester
rest, and why should nnv hnzv trial in France will not
mourn that ne is treed irom
the nurdens of this life and
.a m
cone to his reward. Elkin
Times.
Tt Cora Constipation forever.
8 U C. C.C.U.llocur,iiru.UrefuuU money.
. . . u r.. .i.- i tib. a.mm
emorj or ra. uiu nm
Matilda Norm wife of Da-
vid Norns whose maiden
name was Promt, was born
in the year 181? being a lit-
tie more than 73 yeais old.
phe died the 16th inst. 1898.
She was converted In early
nd joined the Methodist
church at Hopewell, ana has
lived a consistent christian
hfefor perhaps more than
40 years. Although she had
been a great sufferer for a
number of years, sh seemed
to be resigned to the will of
the Lord. It has been the
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writers privilege to live a
dose neighbor to her for the
,,,8t eight years, and to have
visited her often during her
hours of suffering, and to
have held religious ser
vices with her. uiten at Mich
times; have I heard hershout
the praise cf God. She was
always so patK-nt, and in
possession oi sucn strong
faith in Christ, that it was a
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heneiiiffinn to others tn visit
-
i
117 I ....II... I ....... i,
,,i,mft tn "I't and most
matuie christian in my knowl
Nk. I S'.V, ste1, No'
".. A long, steadr progress,
m the christian life gave her
at ,aHt 11 P(M'f"ct ta th' Per"
't hope and perfect love.
Her sunvrmgs at, rue iasr,
were intense, and she told her
friends that .'"The time of her
departure had come," and
rhfit nlie whs hnnnv '.w n Sav-
iors love. She then gave di
rections concerning her bur-
irtI "d ut'fit ('ill,",.v an'1
qaietl.V. When her struggle
with Death wis ending and
her weeping friends were
mourning
nieir loss 01 a
. I !
christian w:te and mother
the lines of pain seemed to
m m M.itlJ. T t. 1
disappear, and a beautiful is better than any kind of a re
smile lit up the dying face, publican and every man's vote
'She passed away as if going
into a sweet sleep. ''Asleep in
Jesus, blessed sleep, rom
which none ever wake to
WPPi- we tuny oeiieve mar
ttt 0 I I II It A
"ri ""'"J "rc","K"r c
Kit.. Itnn iM.inif f iMiifit
f":i nHr departure, tl
loss is her gain. "I
that then-
heard a
voice mm neuven saying,
Blessed are the dead, which
Heaven
rest from the r labors an
their work8 f()1,ow thtm'
,. ,omintible
" ...
kinn n iiru iwir rtii lrifinrriiri
" '," .,
im8 morf a 8 .ia"
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then shall be brought to pass
tne 8a.y)n tnac 18 W I l"en
swauoweu up n
victor." O death, vvbre is
th.v sting. 0 grave, where is
thy victory." May thelord
lit .!iL iL..I 1
ea fcrnuy wuu u euenm
ones, arm u ih innm HumifP"u,,iuw,i'bu,,n ",,w
sweet, dnv in Heaver,.
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Mr. Norris wisher to express
his gratitude to all his friends
for their kindness and svm-
patiiy during his wife's ill
iiesn.
' 1 1 1 . ... I n am . .
were
conducted by the writer on
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tne loiiowing aay at noun ai
Mt. Pleasant church.
p. Cole.
U is now beyond doubt
l.v ek n a
-jring out the truth. The
crovernment and the court is
determined not to let the
truth be known.
Kdocate Yonr Howeia witn cnaeareta.
i i7find rrntnnriie. cure cnnntinaLion Kirn nr.
1 Uc,25o. UCCCfatUdruKRisUrrfundmoaey.
voiwary
W illiam H. Danner depart
ed this life Deo. 8th, ?97, aged
36 years', 11 months and 8
days. The departed professed
faith in Christ in earlv life
and joined the Baptistchurch
He remained faithful and de
voted in thin relation until
the daj of his death. He was
pious, pencaole and industri-
ou, and is greatly missed.
He leaves a wife.seven chil-
dren, mother, brother and sis
ters with many other rela
tivesnnd friends to mourn
their loss. May Hod bless us
.
with His grace and comfort
us with a hype t'lat we shall
,neet hnn again with oil our
loved ones.
In closinir this short sketch
I would express my most pro
found sympathy for the sor
rowing ones left behind. May
the brothers and sisters meet
him ngain m the light of a
better worl
Lonely the house and sad the
i
iiuuib
Sirwmrm,. Ur nno I.OQ n-rmo
uim,vuui v.- u.. "iv uii I
p.ut ()h a brighter home than
ours
I heaven w now ins ovn.
J. I). Danner.
Shulls Mills, 2 18, '08.
iThe Only Isa e.
There are two or three Demo
cratic newspapers in North Caro
ina to whom we would tender a
few words of advice. It may not
be much in the eyes of those for
whom it is intended, but still we
think it worth the little trouble
it takes to givn it. This advice
is to pay more attention to State
issues and lean to freesilvor. Nev
er mind about the mugwumps.
If there are any in North Carol!
na thev can take care ot themsel
ves. Thev mav Drofess whatever
ftllththev nlease so that they
vtP with us. which thev will sure
lydo. Anvkind of a democrat
counts. Dion the mugwump
business and let up on free silver
and pay more attention to ac
tual State interests and less to
those which are fanciful. Our
first and mightiest effort should
be to redeem the State. If North
Carolina goes Democratic with
the State ticket next fall she can
surely be counted upon to sustain
the presidential ticket in 1900.
a , ' ,,p I 's
t0 the ld .
dm her honor. We must strike
the shackles from her"beauteous
iimb8 of steel" (and steal), and
we .nust drive out the horde ot
vampires who are preying upon
her lifc bood we must put good
men and true men and honorable
men and intelligent men and non
P8t men on guard, we must get
rid of Russell and Butler and
jnnn u smitnana rreac ner nauo
I L':..K.- Bm fli mil Honnnnb
..u - -"
ing to drive her to the devil and
who care nothing for the honor
and fame and good repute of the
old mother so long us they may
fatten on her vitnlsi When this
ia done, then we may turn our
eyes abroad and see how it fares
with our brethren elsewhere, but
til it is done we muet have no
eyes, no ears, no tongue, n o
thought, no care, no desire for
anj other issue than the thor
ough and complete redemption
of the old mother State. Wil
inington Review.
Everybody Baa Go.
Casoarata Candr Cathartic, the moat won.
AnrtiA mnrilml diai-oi arT of Uifl HUB. lileas
ant mid refrpsliint? to llie tasio. an iroDtlv
and iiosltivoly on kiiineya. liver and Ixiwcls,
eh ansiucr tlie entire aystPin, dispel colds,
enrn heartaolie, fei-nr, habitual (Otiitipniior.
and bi'ioiines(. Plpasn buy nml try box
ot tl C. C. bxlav: 10. W i-enw. bold and
Al!i
The Hnoua Body.
In the human body there
are about two hundred and
sixty-three bones. The mus
cles are about five hundred
in number. The length of
the alimentary canal is about
thirty-two feet. The amount
of blood in an adult uverages
thirty pounds, or fully one
fifth of the entire weight. The
heart is six inchts in length
and four inches in diameter,
and beats seventy times per
minute, 4,200 times per hour,
100,800 times per day, 36,
792.000 times per year, and
2,565.440,000 in three score
and ten. and at each beat
wo and a half ounces of
blood are thrown out of it.
one hundred and seventy five
ounces per minute, sixty
mndred and fifty-six pounds
er hour, seven and three-
vuarter tons per day.
All the bbod in the body
Hisses through the heart in
three minutes. This little or
gan, by its ceaseless industry
pumps each day what is
equal to lifting one hundred
and seventy-two tons one
bot high, or one ton one
hundred and seventy-two
ect high. The lungs willcon-
tain about one gallon of air
at their average degree of in
flation. We breathe on an
average twelve hundred tim
es nn hour, inhale GOO gal
ons of air, or 24,000 per
day. The aggregate surface
of the air cells of. the lungs
exceeds iu,wwv Munre iih-iii-'h
i . nrt
an area nearly equal to the
floor of a room twelve feet
square.
The average weight of the
brain of an adult male
.a t 1 j
i s three o inas a'ia cigni
ounces; of a female t w o
pounds and four ounces. The
nerves are all connected vith
it, directly or by the spinal
marrow. These neryes, to
gether with their branches
and minute ramification, pro
bably exceed 10.000,000 in
at n bt f.-ll1irii1dt f H XT
j 1 I r , Mil IllllJK 11 OUU T
a j n
.. a a -
,s.n..ii ' MitnniYiKinnrr hir F',11 -
kuumi uuiuumu. . ...h "j
the greatest army ever inar-
hhnlled 1
The skin is composed of
three layers, and varies Irom
.... .... rpi.J
fill 1111. If It. Liiiv-ninuwi .v
atmospheric pressure being
about fourteen pounla to
the square inch, a person of
medium size is subject to a
pressure of 40,000 pounds
Each square inch of skin con
tains 3,500 sweating tubes,
or perspiratory pores, each
of which may be likened to a
little drain-pipe one-fourth
of an inch long, making an
aggregate length of the en-
tire surface of the body of
201,166 reet, or a tile ditch
1 "
toitv miles long.
Alan is marvelousiy maue.
A whale 65 feet long that
will vield 65 barrels of oil. it
ia thought, and the
CUpilirtU 1UI IllUIIjr .VCUia ill I
i r .... ,
North Carolina waters, was
killed by a whaling party
near Beaufort harbor on the
14th. It is estimated to be
worth $1,800.
Dos't Tobaeea Bait and kasoke Toar lift Away.
To Quit tobaooo easily and forever, be maf
nctle. full of life, norre and vigor, take No-To-
Ttfu tha wnw1er.wnrkp. that makp Weak men
strong, aii druggist, soo or ii. cure guana-
BtarMag Remedy Co., Caicago or New York.
nrmHMtuuaag
HP
1)M demonitrrttd Un tboniaa '
Umu that It U lmo-l InfalllU
FOR WOMAN'!
KCUIIAH
WCAKNWEt.
Irrtcnlaritln and deranrcinenU
It baa become tha laading raioad
lor tbia elaaa of I ravblaa. It aiarta
a wonderfully haalinr. atrangth
nliif and oothin Influence upon
tha manitrnal or am It coree
"whltaa" and fall ng or the womb.
It atopa fioodlnf ana ralievea auu
pressed and palnfnl menstruation.
For Change of Life it ia the best
meJicina marie. It U benedcial
during pregnancy, and helpa to
bring children iiit boinea barrea
for years. It iuTlgorttes stimu
la es. strengthens tha whole sys
tem. This great remedy Is offered
to all afflicted women . W hy wi I
any woman suffer another tnlnnta
with certain relief wi.bin reacbf
Wine of Cartful only costs 11.00
per bottle at your drug store
Far advice. In eases requiring tptial
directions, addrmt. givivn tymjitoma,
e " l.aniet' Aiivitory Orpartmtnl,"
The Chatiannoga Afedtctne Co., C'aat
tanooga, Tmn.
Rs. I. W SMITH, Csmdsn. S C.. eTt:
"My wife uicd Wine ol Cardul st hum
tor ulllna Of tha omb and II tntirahj
cures nsr.
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PROFESSIONAL.
W. B. U0UNC1LL, Jr.
Attorney at LaV.
Boone, N. C
W. B. COUNCILL, M. D.
Boone, N. C.
Resident Physician. Office
Knr Sfrppt. iinrth of Post
; o
yfflee.
E F. Binirliam, H. D., Amantbt, C.
Dr. 0. D. Bingham, Amnntha, N. C
Bpham & Bingham.
Associated Practicing Physi
cians.
Calls promptly attended
L alj hours.
2-17-98.
1 1
E. F. LOVILL. 3. C. FLETCHER,
I.OViLL & FLETCHER .
ATWUNhYSATLAW,
BOONE, N. C.
I taWXBa L T V XX X
1 Pfccff Vnnttn 7 oftonriin n f xra it
l aymr kJIUlirM witrHti-vu dirc u
1 - ' . . 0
,t0 the colletion olciaimsr
T. C. Blackburn, M. D., Boone, H. C.
Dr. T. J. Proffltt, To lie Crndi, 5. C.
BlaCkbUTIl & PrOfitt
Associated practicing phvBi-
nQno
jQ-(.'alls promptlv attend
ed. o-r,7.
WILLIAM B. LOVILL.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Sutherlands, N. C.
Practices in the State and
Federal courts.
Dr. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNER'S ELK. N. C.
Knfe. No Bnlning 0uU
Highest reffereuces andendore-
ments of prominent persons suc-
cessiuiiy treated in va., leim.
and IN. U. Keinember that there
iunn timp Tnn nnnv tn orot. rirl ni
a cancerous irrowth no matter
how small. Examination fre.
ZSSrSTT'
n-
JOHN IT. DYLIU
BLACKSMITH aad WEEE1RIGHT
(St. Jude, N. C.)
I make a specialty of repairing
wagonB, hacks, bugiges, etc.
Wagons made to order on
short notice: Nothing but the
best material used and satiK'ac-
Ujon guaranteed. A trial it) fdl
ask.
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