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Ma.niga Democrat 4 Vol xiv. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY,; NV C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, NO. 39, i 3- ' I bad a terrible cold and could hardly breathe. I then tried Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral, and it gtrt me im mediate relief." V. C. Layton, SldeU, 111. How will your cough be tonight? worse, prob-, ably. For it's first a cold,1 then a cough, then bron chitis or pneumonia, and at last consumption. Coughs always tend downward. Stop this downward tendency by taking Ayer's Cherry Pec toral. Tisfaw! ftc.. Mc..'$1. AHfcmhto. Ooosnit yonr 4Mtor. If h tart take II, then do as lis says. If he tslli you mot to take It. the, dunt take It. Ha know. Urt it with talna. Ws an wlllln. J. O. ATKB CO.. Lowell, ', Some ol thj Southern news Kapers have fallen ifltn the ahit of referring to Jefferson Davis as Jeff Da via. There was a day when this belittle mant of Mr. Davis' name wonld have been considered offensive to the same nes-papers.-Mobile Register. TUB WORST FORM, iul tudes arc singing the praise of JCodol, the new discovery that is ma king so many sick people well nod '.Weak people strong by digesting what ' they eat, by cleansing and aweetening the stomach and by transforming their food into the kind of pure, rich, red blood that makes you feel good all over. Mrs. Cranfill, of Troy I., T., writes: 4 1 lor a number of years was "troubled with indigestion and dyspepsia that , grew .into the worst form. Finally I ;Vm induced to try Kodol and after using four bottles 1 am entirely cur ed. I heartily recommend Kodol to all sufferers from indigestion or dys pepsia. Take a dn&e after each meal. It digests what you eat. T. J. Coffey and Bro. " , . . PROFESSIONAL ' J. C. FLETCHER, Attorney At Law, - BOONE, N C. Careful attention given to collections. E. F. LOVILL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BOOSE, N. C- JWSpecial attention given to all business 'entrusted to b!fl care."' 8-23, 19(H). f. W. TODD. GEO. P. PELL. TODD & PELL. AT'lORMYS A2 LAW, JEFFERSON, S. C. Will practice regularly in the courts of Watuuga. Headquar ters at Coney's Hotel during couit. 5-4-99. E. S. COFFEY, -ATWllhEY AT. LAW,- BOONE, N.C. Prompt attention given to all matters of n legal nature. SIS' Abstracting titles and collection of claims a special ty. 231900. Dr. J. M. HOGSHEAD, Cancer Specialist, BANNER'S ELK. N. C, ftoKnite', No Burning Out. Highest references and endors ruents of prominent persona suc cessfully treated in Va., Tenn. and N. C. Remember that there jsno time too soon to get ml ol a cancerous growth no matter how small. Examination free, Jetters answered promptly, and satisfaction unranteca. . - Illiterate Totert. ;Ther are 21,300,000 jn habitants of the UuitedSt.ites of voting age and 2.300,000 ofthfin.or about 11 per rent, were returned on the last rensus as illiterate a very large proportion for a rountry in whirh th oppor tunitien for nn education are universal. An examination of the fig nrs, nrrording to -the New York Sun, shows that, rontra ry to the general belief, it is not the foreign born voters whoi'MUfie this jwr centage to be ro high. The propor tion of illiterates among the f jrpign born voters in the U nited States is 11.5 percent., wheraa among the native born inhabitants the propor tion is 10.5 per rent. not a very important difference. The part of the United States in whi'h there is. least illitraey is t hp gronpot states which make up the the Mid dle VVof-tand North we-t. Io wa and Nebraska have Ipss than 3. per cent., Kansas less than four ppr rent, of illiter ate inhabitants over the age of 21.. - In Utah and Washington, fn the Pacific group of States the percentage of illiteracy is lens than 4 per cent.; in Colo rado, Oregou and Wyoming less than 5. In N'w England and a mong thp native born inhab itants the percentage iafltill lower, 1 per c nt in Massa chusetts, 1.5 in Connecticut. 2 per cent in New Hamp shire and 2 5 in Rhode Island fn the South the rate of il rtlerncy among' the native born whito inhabitants is highest in Louisiana, being 20 per cent. In North Caro lina it is 19 per cent, Ken tucky 15, Tennessee and AN nbama 14, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia 15, West Virginia 11 and Arkun sas 10. The high rate of illiteracy in the United Stntes isduelarge ly to the colored idhabitants there are some 2 000.000 of them 6ver 21 years - of age and ol these 1.075 000 ate illiterate- -46 per cent Wherever colored inhabi tants are numerous the rate of illiteracy is high; where they are few in numbers it is low; and leaving out the col ored inhabitants, the rate of illiteracy in theUnited States is not high and is being re duced bteadily. TimesDem-ocrat. JUMPED ON A TEN PENNY NAIL The little daughter of Mr. J. N. Powell jumppd on an in verted rake made of ten pen nv nails, and thrust one nail entirely through herfootnnd a second one half through. Chamberlains Pain Balm was prour ptly applied and in five minutes later the pain had disappeared and no more snf tering was experienced. In three days the child was wearing her shoe us 'usual with absolutely no discom fort. Mr. Powell is n well kpown merchant of Fork laud. Va. Pain Balm is a ann lisceptic rond hesal soli nja lies without maitonitura .in one-third the time requir ed by the usual treatment. For sale by Blackburn. Mirare U ffashirfion. Washington PoHt. Scientific circlcsin Washing ton a re discussing tonight the wonderful mirage which ap peared in thesky this after noon to the south of thecity. Thousands of residents of Washington saw the manifes tation. but it is accounted particularly fortunate that the officials of the Weather Bureau had their attention called to view it and nccumu late scientific data. The mirage was as dear ami distinct as if painted with a gigantic brush on the sky, and showed the dome of the capitol building, sur mounted by the Goddess of Liberty, at a point in the hpavens opposite the build ing. The sk picture was vast ly enlarged, covering an im mense area of the hpavens. and trTe white dome was thrown in sharp relief against the deep blue of the upper at mosphere. The Weath.-r Bureau officials had their attention called to the atmospheric phenomina by a telephone message from Francis H. Whitney. Post master Feneral Payne's pri vate secretary who saw the mirage while looking out ol the south window of the Post office Department. Realizing the rarity of the manifesta tion he made haste to call it to the attention of those whose observations might prove productive of informa tion to the scientific world, The mirage lasted only sey en minutes, and thpn did not fade, away gradually, but vanished as suddenly as it had appeared. The close prox imity of the mirage to the ob ject reflected is considerd as remarkable by scientific men. There are wel! established ob Bervationfr of mirages feen manj miles distant from thp location of the reality, but this is believed to be the first instance, in this country at least, of a sky picture, appa rently within a short disr tance of the object of which it was a reflection. The da ta taken from the Weather Bureau officials to the atmos pberic conditions which oh tained at the timethp mirage was seen, withtbedeductions as to the exact nature and cause of the phpnomenawill be made public within a few dayB. TO THE PUBLIC. Allow me to say a few words in praise of Chamber Iain's Cough Remedy. I bad a very severe rough and cold and feared I would get pneu monia, but after taking the second dose of this medicine I felt better, three bottles of it cured my cold und the pains in mr chest disappear ed entirely. I am most re hppcttully yours tor henltb, Ralph S. Meyers, 64-Thiity-seventh street, Whpel ling. W. Va. For sale by Blackburn. Kniser Bill has adopted the mono'.'le. He grows more like our president efery day. Macon News. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take LaxaMve Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it lails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature U oil each box. 25c. Tbe Cabbage Snake. . The stories that have been printed about the "little cnb bage snake" have hurt the cabbage business in moun tain counties. Here is what Mr. Gerald McCarthy, biolo gist of the North Carolina Department of Agricultur has to Bay about it: "The sen serpen t, of men dacious renown seems to have gone out of business this year by a land serpent which has located in the wes tern part of North Carolina, where it has taken to fright ening the owners of cabbage patches. Many stories have open published concerning the deadly venom of this crea ture usually referred to as the cabbage snake. Several of these serpents have been caught and senttothe North Carolina Department of Ag riculture for identification. All of these have proved to be the common andharmlsx water worm or 'hair snake' Gordius variabilis. "Snakes and serpents be long to thrt backboned series of animals. This creature is a nematode worm belonging far down in the scale ol crea ted beings. It has a soft bone Ipss body with only rudimen tary organs. It does n o t chew or bite, but absorbs its food in liquid form through any ami every part of the body. It is normally an inter nal parasite of grass hop pers and other insects. Its presence in cabbage heads is rare and accidental, due to the previous abundance of in sects upon the plants. The Gordius worms are never ionnd parasitic upon human or vertebrae animals. The stories concerning the deaths supposed to have been caus" ed by tbBe wormsareuntrue and ridiculous! There is no venom in them. They may be eaten raw or cooked without anjT danger to the eater. "The serious Dart of these stories is that such publica tions may cause considerable loss by preventing people from eating the cabbage they have raised or purchased, Such fears a re wholly ground less. The worms are not com mon and when they do occur upon cabbage they will do no harm to anyone eating the vegetable. They are at worst no more hurtful than the worms so plentiful in ap pies and peaches some sea sons. "The so called cabbage woiin or Gordius variabilis, is a slender white worm from 4 to 12 inches long and a bout as thick as an ordinary knitting needle. "It is hoped that those newspapers that have pub lished the mii Mi ding stories concerning the worm will re publish this refutation and thus hpp prevnt tbe need less waste of good food." Hnry L. Shattuck, of Shellshnrg. Iowa, was cured of a stomach trouMp with which he had been afflicted for years, by four boxes of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He had pre vionsl.v tried many other remedies and a number of physicians without relief. For sale by M. H. Blackburn. Kodol DyspspsSa Cure Digests what you eat Essay oo ttao Candidate!. Durant News. The candidate cometh up like a flower and ret i ret h bus ted. His friends fill him with false hope and atmospheie. He 8inileth upon mankind and eloppeth over with hu mor. He kisseth the children and s-attereth microbes a mong the innocent babes. He privately cheweth a clove when he meeteth the preacher and when he converses with him he standelh to leeward and curbeth his brpath as with a strong bit, Ilk? goeth home late at night to hu fi ery wife with beery breath and cold feet. He riseth up before breakfast sa.ving, "I go and se a msn." The dead beaj lieth m wait and pulleth his leg to a queen's taste. He "naileth a lip," but before e lection he runneth short of nails. He giveth liberally to the church, he suhspribeth liberally to the band, contrib uteth a sum to thejpoor whose barn was burnpd. he sent let h a small keg hither and a large keg thither, be yieldeth up his substance with apparent alacrity. Af ter the election hegoeth back to the barn and khketh him self and calleth himself a Kot terdam fool. Life is not easy for a n y onp, and to many people it is very hard. They are carry ing every ounce of burden they can possibly carry.. They sometimes almost totter be neath the heavy load. Now suppose that, instead of say ing cheering words to these people, heartening words which would put new hope and courage into their ppirit, we do nothing but criticiee them, find fault with them, speak in a harsh nn'oviug way of them; what is tli ! ef fect upon them? It can only be hurtful. It makes their load all the heavier. Or, rath er, it takes out their heart the enthusiasm, the hope, the courage and makes it harder for them to go on. Carr.ring ones cross means simply that you are to go on the road which you see to be the straight onp; carrying whatever you find is given you to carry, as well and as stoutly as you can, without making any facej or calling people to look atyou. Above all you are neither toload or unload yourself, nor cm your cross to your cross to your own liking. But all you ha v. really to do is to kdep your back as straight as you can and not think about what is on it, above all not to boast of what is on it. The real nnd essntial meaning of vir tue is in that straightness of the back. -Ethicsof theDust. "Last winter an infant child of mine hid croup in a violent form," says Elder J. W. Rogers, a Christian Evan gelist, of FiUey, Mo. "I gave her a few dosps of CliHiiiber lain's Cough Remedy and in a short time all danger was past and the child recovered. This reuiedj not only cures croup, but when given as soon as the first, symptoms appear, will prevent the at tack. It contains no opium or other harmful substance and itiuv be given as ronfl dentl.v to an inf;int as to nu ad ul t. For tale by BIdckbuni. ALL WOMEN Wine of Cardui is th guardian of a woman's health and happi ness from youth to old ago. t helps her safoly into womanhood. It sustains her during the trials of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood, making lubor easy and preventing flooding and mis carriage. It gently leads her through the dangerous period known as the change of life. VUIE" CARDUI I cures leucorrhcea, falling of the womb, and mcnstruul irregularity In every form. It U valuable In every trying period of a w oman's lifo. It rcinforcex tho nervous system, acts directly on the geni tal organs and is the finest tonio for women known. Ak your druggist for a $1.00 lottlo of Wine of Cardui. Bateaville, Ala., Julf 11, 1900. I km wring Wine of Cure! u I and Thed fnrd's Black-Draught and I feel like a different woman already. Sereral la dies here keep the medicines in their homes nil the time. I have three girls and they are using it with me. Mrs. KAfB 13KOWDEB. For sdTlce and lltrnilttr, addroiti siring lymptonm. "Th Ijidi' Advisory Depart rriHiit ", The Chntianooga Altdleiua Couioony, Chattanooga, Tcna. Merciful Women The statement that 16,' 000 marsh hens and jack daws were killed last summer in Currituck county, N. C, to supply the demand f o r feathered ornaments on wo men's hats, is not encourag ing to those who would pre vmt the wholesale slaughter -of birds. But the evil work-, did not stop here. We are even told that the very buz z-irds were sacrificed so that 1 heir wing feathers might be used to embellish feminine head gear. That it is time to call a halt on this business there is no denving, but the reformj if successful c a n come from but one source the women themselves. And when you touch a woman's hat you get very close to the person in it. Richmond DIs patch. FORTY YEARS IN TOKTUttE. To be relieved from a torturing disease after forty yeats torture mijjht well cause the gratitude of anyone. That is what DeWitt's W'itch Hazel Salve did for C IIi ney, Geneva, O. Uc says:DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured me of piles after 40 years." Cures cuts, burns, briiites, skin diseases, Heware of counterfeits. T J. Coffey and Bro. Wireless telegraphy t be used on Italian trains n a means of preventing rails way accidents. Ex. Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by , Kidney Trouble. Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor ana cheerfulness soon disappear when the kid neys are out of order or diseased. Kidney trouble has become so prevalent that It Is not uncommon for a child to be born afflicted with weak kid neys. If tho child urin ates too often, if the urine scalds the flesh or If, when the child reaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wetting, depend upon It. the cause of the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards the treatment of these important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well as men are made mis erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold by druggists, in fifty cent and one dollar sizes. You may have a sample bottle by mail tree, also pamphlet tell- Hoaw of Bwawp-Roo. Ing all about it. Including many of th thousands of testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamion. N. be sure as4 mention this paper. tr-
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