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"Mr mother wti troubled hh
consumption for minr vears. Ar
law sn was iven up tc die. Tben
he tried Ayer'e Cherry Pectoral,
and was speedily cured'
D. P. Jo!ly, Avoca, N. Y.
No matter how hard
your cough or how. long
you have had it, Ayer's
Chcrrv Pectoral it tha
best tnlng you can tnlc. !
, it ioo riJKy iu v.ui
until you have constm;;
tlQO. If you are couehir:
today, get a bottle si
Cherry Pectoral at once.
' . Tknt iiu i ISc, Itc, II. All 4nkH.
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OoTUBlt yoar doctor, tf lit t it U!i h.
Mwa do m ho mt. if in tli ra nit
Jo toko It. theu don't tako It. Ho knows.
UkM tt with him. Wo m wllli.iff.
u. AIBK TO Iwnll. Hun.
iood en8f iHhnven'M !ioi
"H8tjift and in order to ob
t mi it most men have t o
. maw; the trip to heudquar
t'lK." ;':.'' . "
.Tr'v- to IP f(inel)oly un
le s vu are willipfftp beriHH
e-l a an "hu imU.V " ;.
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Beiuitk
SifUtUS
of '
. Tin KjrtYw Ho Alwayi BtgM
"Fr three UnrthtliDiyhtH
1 suffeivd Hjr)ti,v untold from
an a'ttat'K of Miolehi liuorfroH
1 1 roii 'H t oh l v ea t i Hit xrn m
lK'r;r n vt M. , E, Iewther,
rlerk 9f th,'dtn't court .'at
OMitervile; fwa "C tjiotjht
I vhmild enirejy die, n,id tried
a dozen different i)iedioincH
hut all ta no iairnope, J sent
.fur n bottle oi" 'ham herlain'fc
!otjc, Cn'olefa ayd Diarrhoea
RWinedv and three doew re-
I'erefi ntirejy. For Bale
b? liwt'kuum.-
ritUVESSJOXAL.
J. C, FLETCHER
Attorney At Law,
BO0NE,"N C.
Careful attention piveji
colleetiona.
to
E F LOVILL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BOOSE. A'. C
BJSpeciaI attention given
to all busiuess entrusted to
h'e care."a .
8 23. 1900.
I. W. TODD. ? GEO. P. PELL
iODO & PEIL.
ATWRXEYS At LAW;
JEFFERSON, N. C.
Will practice regularly in the
courts of. Watauga. Headquar
tets at Cofiey's Hotel during
court. . 5-4-99.
E. S. COFFEY,
-AT10RSEYA7 LAW,-
BOONE, N. 0.
Prompt attention given to
all mattera of a legal nature
flfir Abstracting titles and
collection of claims a special-
ty.
' 23-1900.
Dr. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer
BANNER'S ELK. N.
El ':
Specialist
jr1 JoK.Dite No Burning Out
Highest references and endors-
meats of prominent persons suc
jcessfully treated in Va., Tenn.
and N. C. Remember that there
;ia no time too soos to get rid ot
.a cancerous growth no matter
. how small. Examination ', free,
' lettera-tt'nswewl promptly, and
fttLJkctlcn j,uaranteeo.
UOONB. WATAdO 10UXTV. N'.:C.i; TnUllSDAY- . JANUARY llflp2,
VASHIXGTON LETTER, t
i om our Eejular Correipondent
TonirreHH auainin 8C8ion
inj dinorrat uu1 republi
jVuns apfiear eaer to jrappr
with the knotty nroblemn
wilh which they n re confron
ted. The newn that the' Pa no
ma Canal Compin.v'd propei
tyan be boiiKbt for f40,
00O.Q0O, whi"h, by the way.
ears out the predictions !
made aoin time ago in these
altera Home timeago in theae
ettera, 'that h prompt. -a ?-
ion of the ranal conmiitteea
n both theSermteand Houh
wna taken witn a view ro
bringing the French com pa
ny to reasonable teruiH, was
extendi vely diwusned by the
nembera in the lobbies hot
t 8eem8 probable that the
eaderR will press for ncti'in
he Hp!)urnblirin the House
and leave to the Senate tie
final discussion and decision.
Thee-is an evident growing
i nrl i na t i on , a I way a d iacer n u
le when the republicans nre
in control ot uongreaa, to
ireat the House of Repreeen
tatives at n more or less irre
gponihlrf body which must
ie given its ow'n way like a
spoiled child and with reli
ance on the fae that the Sen
ate has power to reveise all
a decisions and render futile
its actions.
The persist a nee of. Senator
Cullom, who has the moral
support of the Junior Sena-
or from Illinois, in hia inten
ion to drag to light the rec
iprocity treaties negotiated
iv Commissioner Kasson and
which were suppfsed to be
pafely lairied in the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, is
causing no little annoyance
to the leaders of his party.
As chairman of the commit
tee, Senator Cnllom has pow
er to report the treaties and
Senator Mason has spent -hia
holidav recess in preparing a
brilliant, oratorical digest
on-the subject of reciprocity.
but there is no narmony a
aiong the republicans on the
subject and the mmbers of
Cullom 's party are deploring
his persistence in a coursp
which they regard as bound
to reveal the fact to thecoun
try.
Senator Cullom's attitude
ia that these treaties should
be thoroughly dirtcussed their
objectionable features empha
sized, if necessary, tind that
they should be either amend
ed or disposed of so as to
make room for others and
this is precisely what the high
protection wing obje?ts to.
So long as the present trea
ties remain with the Senate
committee the plea ' can he
made that the Senate is con
sidering the subject and the
way is blocked to all similar
legislation. By this means
theepnblicans had hoped to
hoodwink the advocates o
reciprocity without forfeiting
the support of the trusts,
whose interests would, suffer
from anv reciprocity treaty
worthy of the same. Senator
Cnllom refuses to see the log
ic of this argument and his
colleagues are at ft loss to at
tribute his density , to a gui
lessness thatisiVhiioTike and
blond," or to a wiley attempt
to curry favor with the ndvp
' t',;R of tan A rWiietiUti In
IMino'lH promises to c o n
tribute her full quota to the
difficulties of t he party this
season. Senator" Mason, who
is prone to be n little unruly,
told me yesterday that he
was heartily in favor of recip
roclty with Cuba. ,;To what
ever extent is necessary to in
sure Cuba's prosperity," he
replied; T voted qcnint the
Piatt amendment" he con
tinned "and I warned the Sen
ate that by its adoption we
were laying ourselves' open
to embarrassments w h i h
would surely follow. We a
dopted the amendment nnd
now we are face to face with
the rean ts Mirediereu. vve
have tied Cuba hind a nd
foot and by so doing we have
made ourselves responsible
for hr prosperity. That is
what I propose to tell my
friends in the S-nate as soon
as the opportunity presents
itself and I further intend to
vote and worlc for reciproci
ty witn Cuba." That the po
sit ion taken by Mr. Mnnn is
ogical no one ran deny, but
t is not ut all the one favor
ed by the leaders of his par
y who would even be glad
o vote for any kind of a jun
ket that would take the Illi
nois Senators off their hands
So greatly interested is thf
President in the success of his
policy of reciprocal relations
with Cuba, that, notwith
standing the multitudious
duties of his office, he is con
tinually accumulating facts
and statistics in support of
his contentions and whenev
er a memher of Congress who
i opposed to him calls at the
White House Mr. Roosevelt
has some new data on t,h e
subjects wh'ch he hands to
his caller with the injunctiou
''Read that while 1 speak to
Mr. So and ho," and off he
goes, leaving his guest to per
use the facts until he returns
in the course of five or ten
minutes.
The President's latest 'am
munition is made up from
some figures on Cuban im
ports. A caller who was just
leaving the White House per
initted me to copy some fig
ures, of which he had made a
note, and which ate as fol
lows: During the last fiscal
year Cuba bought of the Uui
ted States cotton coods to
the amount of $464,000 and
from other countries cotton
to the amount of $ 5,600,
000, She imported a total
of 8,300,000 worth of live
stock and live stock prod
ucts of which bnt $2,000,000
worth was sold her by the U
nited States. She imported
$6S6,0(X) worth of woollen
goods of which but $22,000
worth, ob me from the United
Stateft. Out of a total impor
tation of nearly $3,500,000
worth of rice and less than
Land, Timber and
All persons desiring to sell or buy Lands, Water Pow
er, Timber nnd Mineral interests are respectfully invited
to call and see LINNEY & HAYES, nt Boone, N. C.
6TIf we doir't buy, we will find you,a buyer.
B6S"lf von won't sell, we will sell voii.
LIHNhY & HAYFb, Real Estate Agents, Boone, N.C.
Per F. A. LINNEY, Attorney.
, . 5,9.
$9,000 came from the United
States. These jire but a few
of the flu ures given but they
are sufficient to illustrate
what the high protectionist
wing of the republican party
would sacrifice in order to
retain the favor of Mr. Ox
nurd. and his confreres.
. In its treatment of Cuban
indepf ndence the administra
tion i making what is known
in theatrical parlance as ,4a
play to the gallery". It has
announced that thatnssoon
as General Wood receives the
official count of the election
which" made General Palma
president, he will nnnonnce
the date on which thegoern
ment is to be handed over
to the elect of the people.
While the President anil Sec
retary Root profess to have
everj confidence in Senor
Palma. Geripral Wood has re
ceived his instructions a n d
they are to do nothing to fa
cilitate the time whrr the
full returns from theelMPtions
shall be made and even after
they are leceived to act
'with no precipitancy.' Know
ing the diltorinesa of the Cu
ban character the adininis
tratio.n is counting on a pro
longed delay.
Thousands Sent Into Exile.
Ev-rv year a large number of
poor snnVrersiwoose lungs are
sore and rooked with coughs are
urged to go to another climate.
Hum his is costly and nor alwnys
Rnrp. Don't be an exile when Dr.
Kinji'n New Discovdry for con
sumption wilt cure you a home.
Its the nionr. tiiniiiiie medicine
for coughs, colds and all throat
and lung diseases, on earth The
first dose brings relief. Astound
ing climes result from persistent
use. Trial bottles free at nlack
buru's. Price 50c and $1.00. Ev
ery bottle guaranteed. ,
Lifd is a building. It rises
slowly, day by day, through
the years. Kverynew lesson
we learn lays a block on the
edifice which is rising silently
within us. Every influence
that impresses us, every nook
we read, every conversation
we have, eyery act of ourcom
monest days adds something
to the invisible building,-
f. R. Miller
A Deep Mystery. .
It is a deep mystery why wo
men endure backache, headache,
nervousness, sleeplesness, nielan
cholj, fainting and dizzy spells
when thousands nave proved
that Electric Bitters will quickly
cure such troubles. "I suffered
for years with kidney troubles,
writes Mrs. Phebn Cherley. of Pe
terson. Ia , ' and a lome back
pained me so I could not d reus
myself, but Electric Bitters who!
ly'cured me. and. although H
j ears old, I now am able to do
all my housework." It overcomes
constipation, improves nppetice.
gives perfect health. Ouly 50c at
Blackburn's
CASTOR I A
For Infanta and Children.
Till Kind Yea Han Always Bought
WMtiir of maf?Z 44cM
Mineral Wanted.
- v , Eosr and FillpUo. j
Times-Democrat.
Through the West ; a u.l
parts of the Northsyiiipniliy
for the poer.is daily finding
expressjn in mass meetings
which are addressed by men
of prominence and which dep
ri-atr the war in Sooth Afri
en and urge some afctive in
terference bj Congress. At n
meeting in Cleveland county
yesterday the foMr thousand
people gathered to express
their sympathy for the hunt
ed in this war of extermina
tion that is being carried on
in South Africa were agreea
bly surprised in being ad
dressed by Hon. William Jen
nings Bryan. Mr. Mryan
struck a ringing note when
he exclaimed in the course of
his speech:
"Sad will be tint day, fallen
will he the star op our destiT
ny, if the time ever comes
when struggling freemen feel
that they cannot look upon
the penpjp tif those States for
sympathy."
Hut, this ilei-nr.iti':i can
not lie nc.'cpteil in Hie light
of prophecy, 1' is the state
ment of condition. actually
existing ii; ill ' IJ:;tt Stntes
today. Tin1 present admin
istration in its attitude of
monarchical subjugation of
the Filipinos Ims made t h e
term '"freemen." when nppli
ed to our citizens in our new
ly acquired territory an iron
ical misnomer, it were per
haps more appropriate to
tertnj them the ..unprivileged
u j.vtM)! iti'piihlit-atiismand
M-wiopoly.
Wl.de tin sympathy-of the
Am-ri:nii is wit'i the strug
liling son of the veldt, fight
ing as we once fought, but
under the most discouraging
circumstances, any attempt
of Congress to better their
condition could not be else
than an imperious overstep
ping of national bounds to
check Cr rent Britain's c o n
dui't,ofa W'irthat is, in eve
ry respect similar to ourown.
What.right have we, who
are trodding upon a n-ople
fighting for an independent
government to sny to England-"Thou
shalt not?" Be
fore we can consistently cori-
1emn England we shall have
to purge the conscience of
the American Government ot
the weight ol a cDiirse of op
pression which we have as
sumed in the Philippines and
whi?h hns been prosecuted in
South Africa so long.
A Profitable Investment.
I wis troubled tor about neven
ears with my stomach and in
l)ed half iuj time," as D. Uem
ick. Soiuerville, Ind, -'1 spent -i-bout
1.000 and never could get
anything to help me'until I tried
Codol DyspHia Cure, I have ta-'
ken a few bottles and am entire 1
ly well." You doivt live by whht
you eat, but by what you digest
and assimilate. If your stomach
doesn't d'gest your food you nre
really starving. Kodol D.vspep
"sia (Jure docBtheBtomnoh's work
by digesting the food You don't
have to diet. Eat all you want.
Kodol Dyspepia cure rurexull
stomach troubles. T. J. UoffW &
Bro.
'The man of pr-jjcts is not
always the man of ideas.
Kodol Dyspepsia Curo
Digests what you eat
nilorill gondlieSS IS heav -
renV only live;
NO. 48.
The Talle Cntei ScliooL '
Editor Democrat: : ' v
Please allow , us space in
yonf interesting paper totell
the people of Watanga and
surrounding counties of our
spl.mdid school at Valle Cru
cis? School is in session again
altera very enjoyable time
Christmas. It is at its b e s t
now, and if we were boasting
chnriicftrs, we would have
plenty of room to bo&stofit.
There nre ten boardeis at
the Mission House, and more
are expected, among whom
are Miss Astoria McConnell,
of Jefferson, Miss Blanch
Campbell of Beaver Creek,
Miss Cynthia Blackburn, of
Tond, and others. There are
also pupils boa rding with fam
ilies near the school.
. We have adebatingsociety
which meets every Thursday
evening. The boys debate
and the girls select pieces to
read. We also have music,
both vocal and instrumental.
The school buildings, which
already 'look nieo nnd now,
will soon he improved by
paint that is nt the depot.
We have as good instructors
as the county affords, and
we see no reason why this
will- not be one of the best
schools in Western North Car
olina.
Tiirek PtiriLs.
A Bad Breath
A bad breath means a bad
stomach, a bad digestion, a
bad liver. Ayer's Pills are
liver pills. They cure con
stipation, biliousness, dys
pepsia, sick headache.
25c All druggists.
Want your Moustache or beard it b dutiful
brown or rich black? 'Minn use
BUCKINGHAM'S DYEv?h&
era
SOCT. OFOmiMUT. O" P. HMl A CO.
fiAjMUA, N.H.
If a man has plenty of pu9h
he is hound to get there
out sometimes a pull helps a
long wonderfully.
Thl'j slfrnaturo la on every box of tbo genuine
Laxative Bro:naQuinine Tubicu
tbo romed that curea a cold la one day
"I'm nfraid this gown dots
not suit my complexion," ru
in nrked Mrs. Dosha way. 'You
should have no difficulty in
fixing that," murmured her
husband.
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist.
T2ie Discoverer of Swamp-Koot at Work la
Bit Laboratory.
There Is a disease prevailing In thla .
country most dangerous because so decep
tive. Manyeudden deaths are caused by
It heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result of Kidney
disease. If kidney trouble Is allowed to ad
vance the kidney-poisoned blood will attack
tho vital organs, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away coll by cell. -Then
the richness of the blood the albumen
leaks out and the sufferer has Bright
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble.
Dr. Kilmer's SwampRoot the new dis
covery Is the true specific for kidney, bladder
and urinary troubles. It has cured thousands ,
of apparently hopeless cases, after all other '
efforts have failed. At druggists In fifty-cent .
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free -by
mail, also a book telling about Swamp-
j Dr. Kilmer UCo Binghamton. N. Y. aoi ;
. rjitaUtn this paper.
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