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llOOXE, WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C THUKSDAY, AUGil, 1900.
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Look st ..your tongue.
Is ft coated?
Then you have a bad L
taste in your mown every
morning. Your appetite
is poor, and food dis
tresses you. You have
frequent headaches and
. are . often dizzy. Tour
stomach is weak and
your bowels are ahvays
-cpMtlfratedr - -.--
There's an old and re
liable .cure: .
Don'nake'a cathartic
dose and then stop. Bet
ter take a locative dose
each night, just enough to
cause one good free move
ment the day following.
.You feel better the
very next day. Your
appetite returns, your
dyspepsia is cured, your
headaches p&ss away,''
your tongue clears up.
your liver sets well, and
your bowels no longer
give you trouble. '
Prk, 25 CMts. AD 4rgj(lt.
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I have tatoin Ayert Pills for 15
years, and I consi'ler tbem tbe bent
nude. Una pill docs me more (food
than half box of any other kind I
have ever tried,"
Mm N. E. Talbot,
Uarch 30.JS9D. Arrlngtun, Kant.
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Dyspepsia
Diaests what yon eat.
Itartlflclally digests the food and aids
Mature In strengthening and recoa
structlng the exhausted digestive or
gans. It Is the latest discovered digest
ant and tonic. No other preparation
can approach It to efficiency. It in
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea.
ick Headache,6a8tralgia,Cramps,nna
nil otherresnltsof Imperfectdlgestlon,
rtpartd by E. C. DtWItt Co, Cljleogo.
r coffey Bros, Phillips &Sou.
I'ROFtiSSIOS'AL.
H . B. C0UNC1LL, Jr.
. Attorney at La at.
Boone, N. C.
Du. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist
BANNER'S ELK. N. C
JVo Knife; No Burning 0u1.
IIilieHt refereuces and endors-
nientH of prominert persons auc
ceasfullv treated in-Va., Tenn
and N. C. Kemeinber that there
ih no time Too soox to Ret rid ol
a cancerous jrrowth no matter
how Pinall. Examination free,
letters answered promptly, and
BatiHfaotion (;Uirauteed
STATE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL
COLLEGE
OF NORTH CAKOIJNA
Offers to .young women thor
ough literary, clasHical, scientific
and industrial education aud
special pedajroffical training.
Annual expeiiHeH f 92 to $132.
for non-ref idents $152. Faculty
of 30 tqernbera. More than 40Q
regular student Hna matric
ulated altont 2,000 students, re
"presenting every county n the
otate except one. Tractive and
Observation School of about 250
pupils. To accure boar 1 in dormi
tories, all free, tuition npplica
tiona should b? made before Aug
Correspondence Invitwl from
those desiriiitf cometent trained
Mi
a 0 0 O fl
Cure
teatherM.
For catalogue and other infor
mation addreHa until Anf Jil5th
PR0F.J.Y.JOYNER..
' Dkas of College
CHAS V. MgIVEU, Pkebident.'
If ;: CDBI08ITVt
Buml-wVekly Kewa.
Men, Aft well as some of the
lower animals, . puffer from
what is sometimes fatal cur
lositv.. Hunters of wild ani
mals have various devices by
itj of deer duck and. other
Ratneand lurethemtodeath.
Hunters of mra - act on pre-
ciselr the same principle,nnd
iU.i . t 1 J -.
yiuumm.m..mu. . i-B m,v ,
d.ffpt.Krrutlyjrom Jheanno-
cent moope, who, seeimr I,
something oot of the ord.- l
nr"ppi"a: . T .
iiiKuiiinumuu ru '
u.uumi iucurHmu.y, u
(1HH UfcrMl I lie ll'UIIIUI CHUM1 Ul
sin i and suffering for centuries.
Well directed curiosity leads.
on the other band, to an in
Tease of useful knowledge.
The desire to in y estimate the
forees of nature leads to dis
covery and invention; curios
ity on the nart of children
promoten the acquisition of k
knowledge; hut curiosiry to
be lietiffiVial must bedirected
to proper channels. Curios
i t y refpecting f)rbidden
iniiigH, suru us vne, is ex
tremely dangerous. Oue may
begin his researches with the
purest and beat of motives,
but viee, familiar grown, be
comes tolerable, and may in
the end master the curious
inveatigator. Passion may
get the lietterof reason, un
derstronc: temptation, and
one
.I,. tr,A.,..l.f f vioiv
Till,.- illl'llKlli 9 I
ed hy lira passions to seeK an
experienee that can begained
nly by perlk)nal iiidulgen-e.
or this reasonamong oth
i f a j...,:-.
aiueiototesiaii cunosiry in
a k
I A 1 ' ... A. I
ne young oy teaming mem
all the i should know about
he weaknesses of humanity,
rmtPH f Ipnrinc thain to
Kaina.iriiKiMietigu...e,u.
, i. j..t....l
selves, i ne ooeirme 01
icredity has suffered by con-
spinous exceptions to il
rulea, mainly because the ef
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iuci.iiM-ui.umtj. ... u-
Hence, nave- iioi uvn iu
into account, ine cunu 01
rilL'.Mlkl
strictly virtuous and respect-
able parents goes astray
ao met lines because of unsat
iafied curiosity. Knowledge
is withheld from him that
ought to ha ye lajen imparted
and befalls, while seeking it,
AaA on.l nnminr.lt.rl I
n .w- i,nnj k, t,i
On the other hand, the child
oi vicious parents may reject
- - a.
their example. - j ne outer
... . . , . .
world has nothing to teach
him in tbe way of yie. He
learns at an early Qge nil
k.,4- i.A o.,n.i,f and
u a. i
7?
victim ot an nnneaitny car-
losity. He may not ne vir-
tuons and respectable from
high motives, but because he
has noted in time the evir ef-
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fects of viceand is not to be
auiireu ii.y 110 iamw jj'",'nf-
Recognizing the potential
lori?e ol curiosity for itood or
evii, it is important that the
ne, in a measure Bauauei
and directed into the right
ehannels. Children, as a rule,
arc of an inquiring turn of
mino, and, except in rare in-
x u .
stances, have plastic minds.
They can be interested m
studies and researches that
will be beneficial to' them just
08 easily us they can be inter
ested in forms of virions en
tertainment. The important
thing to do is to give proper
direction to their activities,
aud this should be done at a
very, early age. Oroinarily
Thought to the futn.e of their
chM thelrttter havp
QUfljned he Q ofU or 16
wnnt . H,fm.fl thil4 atrp
J'" - " -1 o-
t tf c,idren.s hallit8 of
hoo ht m havft tevtl
A k,r
notner is interested in sports
still another isanidler.easily
It W Hn easy mntter to keep
the good DO ill the figh
path, but it is exceedingly
mffliuit to reform tne one
who has gone wrong. Curios
it v uuiries them h hut in
very different directions, aim
the aim of pnrentsand guard
ians should he to arouse in
the veiy young a curiosity
respecting good or at leist,
f , things, to the ex
elusion oi ruriuany mimiui uie
: 1l l ul.
things which are vicious in
their influences, inus may
tbe curiosity or childhood, so
pernicious at times when left
unguided, be turned into
proper channels and made
helpful to them.
AN ELECTRIC STORM.
Mitchell Mirror.
The severest electric storm
of the season visited uur town
yesterday evening, ana it is
oni.va miracie mar aeverai
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nu nuu iuc
thp Mpthn
,ji3t church destroyer1. The
Ltoim did not last over a
half hour, but it was fright-
to sa, Jht.l'8t? w IX
uasieu. j no nirnininjr nrsi
nu uin t as v iv nav v
,uilltlhnt,.h riartv Hamnliah
MMIIUl IIU1 VII Mill aama
I. . . - . . .
,nK the belfry trod tearing a
good-aiz1 bole in the top of
the chan-h and aoing other
I t " 4- A nit.. A
Hllglll uamagen. me cuuri
lHUc u-ii wno i no ujki
)IoCp ,iKntninff
ri,,lirtiH dnwn miP of th he
fry posts, partly demolishing
ine OHiry auti aiiuiiermg ev
ra planus in tne ceiling ano
oei haps one or two sleepers.
;i ,Vi BHj, Di A Bowman,
c. Omi and and Joseob
a. r.
(irPene were all standing in
the court bouse door right in
the track of lightning, and it
is indeed a miracle thev were
not all killed. All them were
shocked but not badly. Light
ning also struck a large wil
low, just in front of the Stni
ford property, and shattered
J . Li. MCJVinne.V Was OniV t
few feet from the tree when it
I QQ off. a . rooa:vorl n
I 1 U,llv u x. s w'vi f v v
Ujight shock.
. M.B. . ..
I A umer xcua tun nm oi, net
Little Daughter'! Life.
I am the mother of eight
children and have had a great
deal of exoenence with inedi
eines. Last summer my lit
tleatirlhadthe dysentery in
,tg w0.Bt form we thought
Hne woud ip, i tried eveiy
thing I could think of, but
nothing seemed to do her
nny gooo. i saw ny an an
I i.Ai.H(.AtnAtit III AIIMTUItiANrhot
1 t VI llCCIIir-ll I, III Will U -Ul I I1U 1
Cba mt)eriHin colic, cholera
and diariboea remedy was
hiirhly recommended . a n d
sent and got a bottleatonce
It proved to be one of the
mv ittje daughter's life. 1
nm anxious for every mother
to know what an excellent
meaicine it is. naa i Known
it at first it would have saved
me a great deal of anxietv
an4 ittle daughter much
8aff,.ring -Yours truly, Mrs.
Geo. F, Burdick, Liberty, R.
I. For gale by dealers.
Mr. ff i Ideas About Aketiea.
Interviewed reeentlj by
newspaper reporters Mr. Wu
Ting Fung, the Chinese min-
istirat D'aahinpton, said:
The educated Chinaman
who comes to America is not
sb much impressed with the
superiority of your civilza
tlon .nsyon might be inclined
to imagine. Certain ad vant
ages' you nn.y have over our
selyes, but there are offsets.
After all, thn object of exist
ence is the pursuit of happi
ness, and I do not think that
people generally are happier
in the United States than
they are in thy country.
"Happiness is a condition
of the mini rather than one
dependent upon extraneous
circumstances. The Chinese
have managed to get. along
until now very comfortably
without electric cars and tel
eDhones. but we are not so
reluctant as is generally im
agined to accept what you
rail modern improvements,
and both these instruments
of civilization are being rap
idly introduced.
'I do not find that the
great stores of pour lurge cit
les are superior to our own,
so far as the opportunity of
buying what one wants is
oncerned. On thecontrary,
t. is n rather interesting fact
ttiat we nre oble to buy in
China many products ol
American manufacture at
prices less than aie charged
i r the same' articles in the
United States. That seems
odd, doesn't it? Our mark
ets, in which previsions anr
other food supplies arc sold,
are at least asgnodasyonrs
In our own view, our method
of living affords ns comforts
equal to those which you en
joy. In respect to the clothes
we wear, we have an ndvant
age over you. f rejuaice n
side, 1 am sure that the cos
tn me worn by ,nen and wo
men in China are handsomer
and more comfortable than
those which are the fashion
in the United States.
Tethapsit may he said
that the American costume
is more suitable for work. As
for tbe comfortableness of it
I might speak with morecer
taint.vifl had ever tried it
on. . uur anoes are snreiy
more pleasant to wear than
i i
yours; l never neara oi atni-
naman who had a corn. Our
women compress their feet,
and J am not prepared to de
lend the custom; but how
about the habit of tight-lacing
adopted by so many
American women? It is ad
mi t ted that tight lacing con
stricts the body organs and
is a serious injury to health,
and yet it is very general in
your country. Chinese wo
men, on tbe other hand, wear
no corsets, and not even a
belt nothing t o interfere
with the normal develop
ment of their bodies.
"From the Chinese stand
point, the full-dress costume
of American women is extra
ordinary. What can be the
reason for such exposure? I
do not understand it. How
did it originate? Tbe dress
of American, women, in my
opinion, is not nearly so
sensible, so becoming, or so
higienicas that of my own
"The opportunitied offered
or ability and worth in China
are not less than in the Unit
ed States, A public career
presents quite as many at
tractions. It is not possible
in my country for a wood
chopper to beconre Emperor,
but he may rise to the prem
iership. . One thing I may
mention incidentally, if that
the opium evil, which is sup
posed to be a national vice
in China, is "not neaily so
widespread, nor does it bring
inita train such dreadful
evils as ate caused by ulcohol
n America."
BIM'8 HORN BLASTS,
The love of truth is the
only way to tha light of
truth.
There is no harm in the
tongue when work keeps pace
with word.
Mix all your grief with
gratitude and it will taste of
the latter.
The blustering of theinfidel
are the winds of a tempest-
tossed heart.
Every man deceives him
self more successfully than he
deceives others.
It is always easier to wepp
over the wanderer than to
k?ep him at home. Thegreat
man has greatness in him be
fore the occasion brings it
out.
Light comes with the knowl
edge of God and love with
tbe taste of His love..
It is not the length but the
largeness of eternal lile that
makes it desirable.
Holy joys are current coin
in heaven, but thpy will not
pny church expenses on earth.
Salyation is not the gath
ering of the salvage, but the
perfection of the whole being.
The church that is frozen
at heart is most likely to de
pend on the icecream social
for its support.
Many who are very seldt m
solicitous that God should
have the shells are eating the
kernels themselves.
The early Chriatinns wor
shiped in barns, but the mod
em Christian is not like them
because he is willing to let
the church look that way.
Life is more than a living.
Righteousness usually cur
es rags.
Conformers do not make
reformers.
The ct oss is the crucible of
the Christian.
What we can is the mens
ure of what we ought.
There is no second child
hood in the Christian life.
,It is useless reaching out
dirty hands for God's holy
gift.
Theexperienceof Christians
is not always Christian ex
perience. The Bible in the head will
suffocate a man unless it is
in the heart too.
God uses the chaff to pro
tect the wheat.
The falling leaves enricb
tbe living plant. .
He who feats God is not
afraid of any other.
The plea of conairttency of
ten means cowardice.
A competent pilot may be
a sad wreck in himself.
The man who rets on in
lile is the one who knows
when to stand fast.
The Gospel trumpet can
smaah the walls of khi or
soothe the wos of th sor-lowing.
; ' Ufcwty Uider law. ; -:v v
Biblical Beeorder. Y v l '.
When in making a political "
argument any one is able to
bring upon bis side some dic
tum from the Constitution '
or the Declaration of Inde
pendence, we all stand ,bv ,
and hearked. Of late, how.
frequently have we seen the
quotation from the latter
adduced with regard to Porto
Rico and the Philippines '
"Governments derive their
just rights from the consent :
of the governed I" The gen- .
tlemen who say it are utterly
oblivious of tbe blood lest fact
and the biggest in the history
of the United States-the
Civil War, waged and won to
compel consent of the gov
erned when they would tiot.
From that day until now the
unwritten declaration of the
United States has been that
the majority rules because it
is the majority not that
might make right, but that
the bestavuilablestandard
aud we must have a stand
ard -is the will of the most.
This does not make the , dic
tum any the less good if it
is good but it does vitiate
ts effect in an argument by a
citizen of the United Statei.
As for the dictum itself, it is
quite as easy to make it the
motto of anarchy as of liber
ty, as a writer recently point
ed out. The consent of the
governed is worth having
only when the governed nre
capable of fine goverumeut.
Time was when American cit
izens went so far in their re-'
volt against tyranny that
they oppoaed all sovereign
ty; but long since we have
learned that in one stage peo
pie need a king, in auother a
limited monarcy, in another
a commonwealth; and seeing
that none of these are perfect,
there beinarserious objections
to even a republic, we look
lorward to the time promis
ed when every man shall so
rule himself that, no outward
authority will be required.
But meanwhile let us not
make the mistake of seeking
to effect this too soon or fall
into the scarcely less serious
one of investing inferior peo
ples with a more advanced
political condition that they
are prepared for. We cnuld
do them no worse wrong. We
do well to exalt liberty but
it is no exaltation to entrust
it to hands that will abuse
and degrade it.
DO YOU GET CP
WITH A LAME BACK?
Kidney Trouble Hakes You Miserable.
Almost everybody who reads the news
papers Is sure to know of the wonderful
cures maae Dy ur.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy. -It
Is the great medi
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century: di-:
covered after years of
-! stntfflf ai)MtMk Was
HS8 Df- Kilmer, the em(- .
der specialist, and is
wonderfully successful In promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou
bles and Bright s Disease, which Is the worst
form of kidney trouble. .
Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Root ts not rec
ommended for everything but If you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble It will be found
just the remedy you need. It has beed tested
tn so many ways, In hospital work. In private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur
chase relief and has proved so successful In
every case that a special arrangement bs
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried It, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book .
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out If you have kidney or bladdsr trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous .
offer In this paper and
send your address to.
Dr. Kilmer &Co.,Blng-1
bamton, N. Y. The
re gun
dollar
ilar fifty cent and Boa of
sizes are sold by ail good druggist, v
JLj&SSa.
couutrywomeu.
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