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IJOONK, WATAUCiA COl'NTY, N. ('.. lliniSDAY, JI NK. 1-V 1MH.
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Attorn ".y at La v.
I'iOOUC, N. C.
w. u. cofncill. m. i).
1'oouc, N. C.
Resident Physician. Office
on King Street north of Tost
Oflhv. -
E.F. LOYILL
Attounky At I aw,
P.oone X. C.
1)11. L. C. KEEYES.
I'hysiciax and Snnn'ox
Office at Residence.
Koono, X. C.
L. 1). LOWE,
Attorney at Law
AM)
xota11y vu11uc,
p.anneks elk. x. c.
I i. WILBAR,
DKNTIST,
LLK 1'AltK, X0KTI1 CAKOMX A.
Otters liis professional services
to tlif people, ot Milrliell.
Watauga imhI adjoining coun
ties. r-'iAo L;a1 in.ttrinl used
nnd .ill work iu;ir;uiteel."-r
Mnv 1 1 y.
J. F. Mm plitw. K. S. BJakl!ini
Marlon, X. C. J r n,X.C.
MOIUM1EWyM,.U'FvIUJKN
Atttoknkys at Law.
Will practice in the courts
of Ashe, Wat iiujr:i and Mitch
ell counties, also in the ped
ral courts of tin1 Dist.. and
Supremo Court of the State
( olfaction at chums solicited.
Aprl, 10.
Xotice.
Tor sale. 000 acres of land,
on Kieh Mountain, Watauga
County, on which isnsbcslos,
and lino land for sheep ranch.
Sales private. L. I). Lowe &
.1. T. Furgerson, Ex'trs. of
Mrs. A. P. Calloway, deed.
Banner Elk, Nov. 1." '00..
Sloney to loan.
Persons wishing to hoi -row
money, who can secure
it by mortgage on good real
estate, '-an be accommodated
by applying to
J.F. Spainhour, Boono N. C.
or A.J. Criteher, 1 1 or ton N. C.
4. 24.
Hot ho
The Governor having or
dered a special term of court
for Watauga county begin
ning on the22nd,day of June
next and continuing two
weeks for the purpose of try
ing both Criminal and Civil
cases. All persons having
business before said court
either as witnesses oruilors
will take notice" and govern
themselves accordingly.
J. E. FlXLEYChm. Krd. Coins.
P.ooneX.C May Gtii, 1801.
MILLINERY.
-0
I would fiketowiy to my friends
in Wntajga ami hinroumliiig
counties, that I liave now ou hand
ami am receiving every week, a
nice line of
SPRI N G A I) S F M M F R
MILLINER I AXDXOTIOSS
When you come to Lenoir, 1
would be pleased for you to call
and see me. I solicit your cus
tom. Orders filled promptly by
mail. Most Itesp.,
MRS. M. X. 110RTOX.
Lenoir. N.C.. May 21.
WASHINGTON LEl'VEi!.
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From our EcuUr Ciu.tronrt
Mr. Harrison is really 1 '
coming alarmed on account
of the attitude Mr. P.laino
has assumed towaidshiia. It
i.n't th' absurd fiction con
cerning Mr. Phone's Jailing
neiifal powers that is worry
ing Mr. Harrison for he h,i"
hid occnlar demonstration
ivilhin the last four days
that there is nottheslightesl
disarrangement of his pre-
viii.it u .il.iliti lik nik iiLim
i , A
inn! terse English, but it is
tin1 idea that Mr. BlainMlo:'s
not nronosi' io iiive lam the!
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uriii ii i i inn mil i' r 1 11 . 1 1. . i -
lllif lllltltlw' Pll lll 1 1 11 I I t I I
. , , . .
lion, and that under the plea
of ill health. Mr. I'iaine ma v
go to Maine and have him
lor an indefinite period toj.
11'liKtl.l ! Il I , u with f I Ii i (I I I 11 ,!- I
. 1 i
taut international onestioiis !
,
that are now so numerous in
the State department that
they almost bump their heads
together.
If the republican District
Attorney is not made to
i eglect his duty by the pow
ers above him young Mr.
Uauin. the son of the bor
rowing Commissioner of Pen
sions, may find himself the
inmate of a prison cell as the
result of his energy in selling
appointments and promo
tions in the Pension oliice.
The Civil Service Com mission,
which was duped by this
young ol'ice-broker, is deter
mined, that is to say, 'Ted
dy'' Roosevelt, who is in re
ality is' the commissioner, is
determined that I'aum and
his confederates s hall be
prosecuted, and if hecan pos
sibly accomplish it, punished.
The evidence, which itoose
velt says makesa plain case,
was laid before Mr. Harrison;
he referred it to the Attorney
General, after holding t long
consultation with him, and
doubtless mapping out pre
cisely how much in earnest
the prosecution is to he on
the part of the Government.
Meanwhile old man Paum
holds the fort in thecrooked
est bureau of the Govern
ment, although public opin
ion may in the end compel
Mr. Harrison to ask for his
resignation he'll never get
it unless he does ask for it.
The oh! fake that Mr. Har
rison had e-iine to the con
clusion that, it would be only
right and decent to give the
democrats three out of the
nine F. S. Circuit Court judg
es has again been revived
possibly by the visit to tin
White House of a delegation
of Virginians led by Senator
Harbour, in the interest of a
democratic candidate for'one
of the appointments. When
he appoints even one demo
crat then I shall believe that
he intends recognising the
party. Outside signs the
presence of some of t he known
republ ica n ca n d id ; i tes i oi 1 1 1
to the early appointment of
the new judges, but it is im
possible to get a definite offi
cial statement, consequently
rumors are numerous. One
will tell you that in order to
take no chances Mr. Harri
son has decided to defer ma
king the appointments until
after Coiej.r. . .!. :.!...!!.-
!' that !.( h a s t In1 iii ;i 1 1 1 1 : V
p announce.
1 mre is ;t.i u:n ii iraicd ni
inor that Mr. .1. W. Foti r.
w ho recent i rei :vv, 'd !i an
Spain uhiil.er h Meat :,s
Mr. Liaiac's .; ia! nnl con-Fob-lit
ial .vg-'iit , is io t a k e
charge of dipl nuatie a!'iaii
until Mr. 1'Iaii!-1 iei'.:i!'s to
duty. There an ennn iou
reas;! whicli make ii prob
able that this rumor will turn ;
out o be a fact. ',
1 1 is inn icarie taci i aa i
ev-'
,ei v republican (t an v promt -
' , . .
iiience wno come
t o 1 1 w n
these d-iy.s gels him
viewed for 1 he p'irpi
it inier-
e olV'l
iiefore view.Mi lor 1 i" p'.irp
1
ting a di.-h of "taffy
1 lie gcal icnian wlio oi
. . ,, ,
the Wliite Hons- they
ward soiuething. There hae
hern a half Jo;:-'U of tli-'s"
interviews nilh.in a wim-!: 1 1 1 -1 5
the on 1 v d i herei ! 1 m y.nst'i
, ' . .. .,
cnaiigeoi tlie name oi in
talker. These p o; ilea il talk
. i .i i .1-... '
as . i-'Uga iney c.vpee'cu ie . ,. ... i
t ,i i . i , : II art inn. and L. ' . i -1
as to cast her electoral vote,"-' " ' , , i
for Harrison hecau: e Icrcit
ens courteously n et ived the
Presidnt of theFnited States
"Mark my word", said a
dist inmiishcd reguhlican, "ifi
the democrats of th ne: t !
House will )iit a smart wives
iigating committee to work
on this 1'ichringSe.i business
and one of the. biggest scan
dals of the age .will be uncov
ered. The facts are in exist
ence and can he gir at if they
will go about, it in t he right
,vay, and, like the trial of t he
notorious whisikey ring, it
will lead pretty close to the
Executive Mansion " In viiin
I t lied to persuade t he gen-
tlemnn to say more on the;
subject.
It is announced with a great
flourish of t r u ni p ( l s as
though it were a ii nan 'i;il t ri
nmph, that Secntary Poster
now sees hiswnycleartopay
ing the?2),000.000 of pen
sion money that falls due in
the first week in June.
Mr. 'Steve' Elkins was at
the Wliite House a day or
two ago. He says hejias no
persoal interest in the Behr
ing Sea sealing cont ract, hut
his friend Mills, father-in-law
of U'hitelaw dteid, requested
him to look out. for his inter
ests while he was abroad. Of
course no one would think for
a moment of doubting any
statement that Mr. Elkins
might make.
MISSIONARIES KOI TED IN (IUX.V.
SiiANfiiiAf, May 20 The
statement that the Christian
mission.-, in M.inkin have;
been a'tacked i nd pillaged
by the nai ives is e()1-n.c , 'j'(. j Hiouias.
inmates manage(l to escape, j M dion to take up a co!!ee
All the European women and j t ion to-nntrrow for the Pap
children have, left Mniikin. ! fist Orphanage. Motion nre-
1 lie Methodist girls sciiool
has been set on lire and loot-j
ed. Theanti-missionnry mob,
after doing a considerable a -
mount of damage, dispersed.
The British twin Hcrew-siem
torpedo erusier Porpoise, six
gu n s, 1,700 tons, 3,500
horse-power, Commander
Kichard W. U Into, has boon
ordered to Mankin to inves-
tigatetke riots and to pm-j s j.-jn-thing and J. F. Sj.ain
tcct the British interest!. Chi-
nese troops have also been m,UI-
dispatched'to the sceneof the Seventh question was not
trouble. AcH.-jJtC'.Wrrr c. 1 reat lu d for want of time-
Yi!" r.ih.a M eel i n g i.l
Ti.iee-I'urk's A --ocia tioa.
ij-i::ig !i' pi'c n '.;s al
ia :i g i ;;: i: i . i i t v. i: !i (he
:; ' i ';;i-ip !;U!!l.
I ei.i v.
,1
Mty the .: h l'-L
llil 'i; s.'i c '1'.i .i
preached 1 !'.- v J . F. Da i
Iron ' -!. 1 and -'trd. Aft r
v. h!-!i a d j o u r it e d for one
hour.
1 1 .
in
inh-'-d M i 1 o'clock
; ad .;:.;;!! : ! for bnsi-
in-
ar-
.Mo.! -iter and L. ".j
i I '!( rk. i
,""
,, i!.-o;
On motion st i u-1; oat Miej
won: I' ". in t he .". ii auction j
and change.. the word ', i
to manifest. ' a :i )t ion ap-1
poi'iled John rri-p to:
sp v.k o;i theMi'iject assigned i
E.F.Jones. ' j
On ae
avid t '
n appointed i-.cv.
n, I .. A.liivi"! and i
'.I I ! ( i' '. i in re - i
alcv
. 1 - - - i
!ig', a;s ve:- i-,-s. ). lao! ion ;
1 il T
e-e-Miin o.i. ! . ,.a:as. a .
son ( oin. on tmn1, pliiee ami i
orogram tor next i n l o n
f,,i. i..,vt" '
Meeting. On motion, look
up the pro. vraui and discuss
ed as follows.
First, nuestion was ojiened
! ! y I . ;. r a i t lung, remarUs
by J. F. Davis and others.
Seeoiid question was tlien
taken up and discussed by J.
F. Davis, Asa Brown and
others.
Coin, on religious exercises
reported Elder 1). C. llnrman
to preach at 1 1 o'clock to
morrow. On motion adjourned to
meet tomorrow morning at
imlf afier S o'clock and spend
ihaif an hour in devotional
exercises.
Met. pursuant to adjourn-nii-n!
. Saturday morning' at
the appointed t hae and en
gaged in devotionnlexen ies
conducted by L W. Farthing.
Minutes of yesterday's pro
ceedings were read, corrected
and approved
Motion to hear an essay
from J. J. T. Keen? on the
second question, Motion pre
vailed. On Motion defered the de
cision of the third question
until T o'clock.
Fourth question was then
considered and ably discuss
ed by Kcvs. John Crisp, D. C.
llarman and others.
Oi motion adjourned un
til 1 o'clock for dinner and
to hear'a sermon from Kev.
D. C. Haruiiui. Which was
delivered from 2nd Cor. oth
and 1st . with much f"eling.
Iteas-vMililed at 1 o'clock,
House called to order by the
; .blcra'or: prayer by Kev.
j vailed
Third question was then
j ref-a-ed to and was very ably
j discussed by Keys. J. J. L.
; Sherwood and J. II. Far-
t hiiig.
Fifth (picsfion was' then
taken up and discussed by
Kev. David Green find others.
Sixth cpiestion b.eing con
sidered was discussed bv W,
n
'.ii---
Frioi
no. i ! . : pi- - . d r:u li
. in 1 1.-' A.-i ;. I :ol! to
it i -i'-; :" t! I
t,,,
.
a: t,.'i
)!,.;.
Mir?;..-
Coin, on iime. ,'aee ;ini)
pro-i a .a lorn M Fi. n!01 lts .v' of uorethan 100
M. au" report" I. Firthet as I1"' vllt 1:1 ll " l"'"'' 'f 'Om
t!:e ph.reand o a Siia.lav in OJ,s: 'M) ". '"id
An.:..! as the t-me. C-a. on j m,m ,n ul"':,t il1 P'imitive
-lo'i.s ecn!,-is reporic-i,
P.-v. John ChVp to piea.!1:",-w" ' 1,M'"V "''Vcs. ami
to-!.;::l;: at .arlvcand' lit;-' f"r I,,XIIS' 11,1,1 advanced
:;gan. .!. .1
I o-a ;: i e.v a i
On motae:
to have the
:ei w. i.ill
a. ! i.
Ofn
d t'ld k
roceeding-; of
sag published
the Fnioii Meetiag
in the Wat.V! o , V
v.o, at.
Ou Snnday morning the
people ire .1 ia S. S. mass
r.iee! ing- and ai'o r prayer led
bv P. ('. ! lamina. !istei;ed to
ail
es d '!i
1 v C.
Farthing and J. F. Siephens
e-.on tlie S. S. .uk At. ihe
a-.iv.iaied ho-iv I'ev. .'. J. L.
'
iei'iYood d' 'ivered a spieli
I serinoi! to M verv large
a i
ntive eoagregation.
I Cov. t h iiili a. nd
Oth.
Aft-T w h i c h a collection
was taken for the benefit of
the Orphanage at. Thomas
ville and receive;! 0. Io.
We a re satisfied that those
who have attended I'nion
Meetings have1 never been
treated kinder, nor ever has
there been more hospitality
manifested by any people
than by the people of Meat
Camp For whicli wo extend
many thanks.
Ii. C. WlLso.V. Cij.uk.
a YAs:uyp re.:; sivrus ron
I'KANCE.
There is a great deal said
now in the;paiersaloutstat
ues and monuments. They
are becoiainy; common in the
North. Its civic and milita
ry heroes are often honored.
Its philanthropists and cler
gymen of great note deserve
to be thus remembered. We
sec it is stated that a statue
oi Gen. Washington is to be
presented to I 'm nee by Amer
ican women as a recognition
of the most important aid
and sympathy given to the
struggling colonies in the
crisis of their tmise. France
sent long ago a sta tue of La
fayette which stands in Fu
ion Square. Now York City,
and a few years ago it also
gave the stupendous creation
of French genius "Liberty
enlightening the World." II;
would be a graceful act to
send a statue of the illus
trious Washington to France
as a token of grat itude upon
the part of the V ailed Slates.
We hope it will he done. The
wife of Justice Field, of the
Puited States SupreincCourt,
is President of the associa
tion, headqua i ters in V'ash
ington. Mtwiwr.
A circular has been issued
!.r rhe alh.aneoia this State,
calling their attention to the
fact that the 'new party "had
been organized atCincinnatti
and stating' that now, more
than at any time in the his
tory of the'order, it is neces
sary for its members t o stand
together. The circular does
not advise the nllhiueomen
whether to lean towards or
j from the new party. It meie
j !y emphasizes the necessity
for the alliance to stand eo
'ser together than ever.
-"Uriulm- On'I.K t. L i the rartiiim.
,:' " oi on- Mausu-
CI Ml 1 if tll t I.. ..l ,........ . ..f
ri... ........ . f .i. .
" I'M lit!' ill 1 1
Viniculture, now
in
press,
- fundease since April
'cauo for choice b
- , i- . m , m
ceves. and
V;!iu"s o! J,n 'rolH and
j meats. A hopt f::! r.r.: ( her.
fill feeling is noiiccd, says t lie
report, in official correspon
dence from all parts of the
country. The elimination of
the surplus of corn and oats
through the underproduc
tion of .. ;,t ya rin.su res good
prices , j- those crops, and
the sho. age of tha wheat .of
t he wor i for two years, with
l.v.i r .i.
1 1 prnspecr. lor
I ,!'' .unevh-g crop, promises
the largest foreign demand
for ten years at remunera
tive prices. Fortunately pres
ent appearances indicate
ability to moot such demands
with 0:HiI)isp;ltcll.
HUMILITY.
Piety, like beauty, is un
done as soon as it is con
scious of itself. The best men
and women V?i our churches
are those that don't know
it. They mourn over their
imperfections, rather than
claim to have reached some
higher plane of goodness. In
passing through the great
fields of Indian corn in some
Western States, one observes
that the ears which n re small
and green and not, filled out,
stand perfectly erect upon
the stalk, while the ears that
are ripe and brown and
weighted down with golden
grain, bend over so that the:
1; us k f or n i s a n u l n brel 1 a , co in
pletely protecting the fruit
The best people are like that.
Laden with thefruits of Chris
tian experience, they bend
low with humility and a sense
of imperfections. As bees fly
home to their hives, their
thighs laden with pollen,
which they shake off, and
never looking behind, fly a
way again for another load,
leaving it for others to pack
the poKon away in the cells,
so the true Christian forgets
those t hings which are behind
and roaches for Mi unto those
things which are before. It
is ;i good motto, to do all
the good you can to all the
people you can, and make as
little fuss about it as you
can. ix.
Thd Itiglit Kiutf of a Itoy.
When I find a boy that
raises popcorn, or (thickens,
or honey, or strawberries, or
onions, I justliketo takethat
boy by the hand and claim
relationship; and when our
great nation of people gets
to where it can offer the boys
encouragement in the way of
good prices, we are on the
road to better things. I al
lude especially to the boys
who go out in the ileitis and
work for themselves under
God's clear sky, instead of
hanging around the lacto
nes begging for a chance to
be "bossed" by sombody.
A. L. Hoot.
.