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M.VS tll.lt .')illi II.ii tl.V l.iin
ril Oil.' fl:t V oi;ihc J liv," !tis
Il.lVC COIIIP.
A new l.ily b iy at ,. V.
Spiiinlnmr'n.
IIo;oe iihicvi.ito 'li'tl;i-
ry notitvft nnd Umvc oi'f po.-t-
IV.
K.;tnr I). IJ. Dotlifit.v
is attentiimc' ouit of. .K ff.r
8oi this fek.
Uv. J. J. L. Slici woo.l
hiiH ti.'CTH-nllt'tl to takcchaiX'
of th U.iti.-t tlmivli Ii.ti'.
M. 15. r.Lti'kbarii is Imv
niff a new coat of paint put
on Ins dwelling.
Don't for-t to mII on
Mm. Will W. IIo!claw wiien
you want pictures taken.
-- lAnlilr pulling and 'las
b'.s biling-' tlit order of tin
day in Watauga.
I am still headquarters
for anything you want in !.'
lin of gdod.s. W. L. Hrvan.
The Morning St.ir has on
tercd it.s 27U) year. It is tht
oldest daily in the State.
Mrs Maijii F. Ho.vdtMi,
who has Ikvii visiting hT sis
ter, .Mis. Taylor, at E I k
I'.uk, has returned.
Miss Anni Parks left a
fw days a;o fur(irayson Co.
Va., where shf jtiwh to take
charge of a u usic cl
The Judge-, Solicitor and
wolne attorneys upent Satur
day night in Uooue on their
way to Jeffei'Hon oouit.
Abernethy & Younce will
be in Boone during court
with a good line of vehicles,
harness, etc, for sale. See no
lice elsewhere.
'There isn't a newspapr
of account in the U. S. that
doesn't offend somtbody al
most every week, says an ex
change. It speaks tiuthful
ly too.
I will be in Boone during
court with with the tax
books for Wafauga county,
and hope all who can will
meet me thero and pay their
taxes. D. F. Baikd, Sheriff.
Attorney V. B. Councill
und sister, Miss Jennie, left.
Sunday morning for Chicago
where they will spend some
time taking in the World's
Fair.
-Will W. iJolsclaw has re
ceived 1,000 yds. of domes
that he will sell at 7c.
cash by the bolt, and 800.
yds. of Al'imauce at 6u. by
the bolt.
The Methodist church in
course of construction at Val
le Crucis, will be, when com
pleted, truly a magnificent
structure, for this country,
and will reflect much credit
upon the good people of that
vicinity.
We regret to chronicle
the death of Isaac Coffey, an
eged and respected citizen of
Caldwell county, which oc
curred on the 18th inst. at
the home of his son on Jack's
pei fi'i-t
of I ii'ie
h.it
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:r:d ;.s t . . f ! -1 I .
Hie i!; v. ! i!.
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after a hungry mule h id fa I the d'reat He.!
ioiil i lit Tr-iy .;ic. ,toi . !
tliit -p I ;l.;l y tl) l'.(,.!!i a '
j-n-i-ions -w v ri t !,f (-ro m ,i
Ir.-iini (Jod'sl
kni mippe- off of it. W. ii.in l ways , ne ii..! our wajs,'' fori
'':! are l:t:;li.T.
t halt the carl h, so are lay !
ways higher t ha n your ways.'
r ;aren! wh heai ts'
what it would have weighed ,iS t!,e heav
had it not b.vnforth-.it male?
Monday-week out court
convenes, and we noiifv our
delinquent Mihscribers that
we expect tlient t-) eoaie pre
pared to Netth. tlieir accounts
with tlte Dic.MofKAT. It is now
nearly two weeks before that
time aad .rocan ea-il make
the little .jinoiiMt jug aredae
us between now an I then. It
is humiliating to us to have
to eternally dun tho.se who
are due in the faces of our nu
iticrous paying subscribers.
Ifjouoweus you know it,
and if you do not this will
not applj to you.
--On iaxt Monday night
Larkin Kohhinp, who, we are
informed, hud bet-n drinking
rather i'tecly, stayed at J. I'.
Co'inciil's on Brushy Fork.
The next morning he was
told to get, up by a Mr. Wa
ters, who stajed there, but
he did not for oaie trine. Wa
ters returned to the room
after an absence of some min
ur-sand found Kobbins on
the floor, the blood gushing
from his nose, and in a dying
c3iniiiion. Tin alarm was
raised, but nothing could be
done, and in the fewest mo
ments life was extinct. Com
tier Farthing held an inquest
and the jury dcci led that
Lai kin Bobbins came to his
death from t h excessive use
of strong drink. Only anoth
er warning, boys. Let the Ire
wrecking and sou! destroy
ing stuff alone.
so x. widened by t hisriMiri ion i
look up, and learn the lesion j
thl would tench. whall wej
not listen ad his loving voYo-
teiis us "It is well." And
shall we not reply, "Kwn so
Lord, for it seau th good in
thy sight."
Fa it el I sweet Trpy, but
n ) forever.
Mauy Hakman.
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Hundrels of jwoplo write: "It
is iiii possible to uV.-Tibe the good
Hood's Jnonh pari lie lias done
nie." It will be oi eqnul help to
3011.
Trinity College has 17o
students and other? coming
in every day.
The use of Hall's Hair Reuower
prsanetes the growth of tliehair,
and restores its noturaleulor and
beauty, trees the scitl ) of dan
lrulf, tetter, and all iiiijiuritieri.
The cholera is again at
Hamburg four fresh onsen.
It is also at Vienna and oth
er places in Europe.
As a general rule, it is best not
to correct eostiveness by the use
of saline or draetic medicine.
When a purgative is needed.
the most prompt, effective, and
beneficial is Ayer's 1'llJs. Their
u ndene.v is to restore, and not
weaken, the normal action oi the
bowels.
2Zra. Sfary K. Q Fallon
of rif.ua, O., Rftys tlio Plijr
hit'l.ms am Astonishes!,
Mat bok at her e ona
Rofsed fien!i3 Dead
Long and Terriblo Illness
from niosd Fsiaonlng
Comptrtrly Cured by Hood's
Snr&aparilla.
Mrs. Mary !". O'Fallon, a very Intelligent
lady of 1 ivju.v, Oi.io, w piUoncct while as
sisting i)liysicl?;is at tn ajtopsy c years ago,
and .:n i.n.h'o uiirra broko out ou her
Load, ara-,, U-nue ar.,1 throat. Jler hair nil
f.uii.i out. v.;-:;,-;he1 V-ut 78 lbs., and saw
so prosvt ot licln. At last elio legan to
t-.fce l!.iors Eaifpar;::a aal at once Im
pioved; could somi fn-t cut of bed and walk.
She says: ' I becanu? j'rfj;t!y cured by
Sarsaparilla
audani now a well woman. I weljh 128 lbj.,
eat well and do the work for a largo family.
My ease seemi a wonderful recovery and
jihysiemrij lok at mo in astonishment, as
ahno.it like bob raised 1 rtf.ii the d. ud."
HOOD'3 PlLL8 nhonld be la every family
tnodiciue chest. Oace used, ulwayi profarrod.
fTs:u A Well-known
Lowell Grocer
- J Debilitated by over-
r t 7 "win, ll'HC
:-J't Sarsaparilla
''Z'.'. ' -'y , and soon feels
(jr'X ' ' i Strong and Well.
x 7 1 L 1 j "'.'1 ',( w li.ili i.nrdc 11 ;ui. t, sinsi.
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" Tv' i i 1 fr" "e"" -'" Imn-aHcU tare
Ty--S . V ) itml hiinl w.trk, in coiiniTtioii with
tli'- low i-tate of my M.mmI, so
fi v. ri !y taH lny ntrt ii','tli tbut I
r.-i'iiine till run ilou ii, IkuI nonite-
tito, w:w uuk. nervous, uu t oniurcJ a!t tlif tornx nt wliirh lii-ml;u'lio,
tiuli;' -N'io!i, f., m-r,a tl, i i!i:y, i.N I t.Ual 1 . of .'ticr'y conl.l jio.ssility in.
f U t. The i I M-in- ro', .iiom inlet i.v i i V liyii-i:tiis di't no more good
tlinii so imi.-ti v;iiT. AVJ.Fi's S;.rs'i.ir'il!i l.cintj favorul.ly brought
to my no. i,t ion, I trinl it. mi. I. in a sliort time. U-pxn to f.-el In-tter. I
c.niiii.ni .1 to tiil.ii tliis I'li'diriiie for two months, at tlit end of which
time I f. lt rk.' a n-w My npetito, eneriry, iind Mrennth returno.1,
my f v.d ;i.'estet p. rf. -tly, and !! tr:et-s of l.eadacl p :tr.d nervousness
Hs;i...-nra. 1 :i i-oiivin.-ed that if I had not taken AYKH'S Sarsa
j.arilla, instead of 'nein str.-nti and well, when the warm weather set
in, I ..ho'iM , wo l.--en cohl, ned to my l ed, under the doctor's care, and
totally iinahle tii ud M Imsim I am a thorough believer in the
merits of AYKH'.S Ntr.i!mri'.l: fur restorinj? to health,';, vigorous ac
tion, the vital oi ;.: of the t..:y, when they have hec'onio T.ted
ore.haus(cd." H u.i iam II. li;uu y, 33 Oorliam St., Locll, Its&e.
Ayer's Sarsapj
Frf-pired by Dr. J. C. Aytr Oo., Low ell, Maee.
Has cured otSiers, will cure you
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TIIi:X()lLMAJXi ( GLI i;(iIArlK INSTI-
rITI TK, FOll Y'JUNd WOMKX.
Asm; villi, x.c.
Hood's
St'vond session begins Sojcmbcr L'l,
The hiMitutioii islocnle.l in tin most Ivatitiful kii'.hiiI) of Ashe
ville, N.C. ThespaeiotiH building. r.N-ently completed f(r its uh
t 11 eost ol Jr(Ji),OOt) is turiiisliod witii .in-e wi.tri'- (mm sprite's 011
t.ie i.v;nis,s, is lighted with gn.s, htctedbv hut water and provided
vut:i hut mid cold baths. -
The hi ultii aad habits of the pupils are earefuilv gum-ecd. T.e
!s:i.s the amp;.' upace given to 0111. loor exereiw, a veil rciiiipped
gyuiiiasmiii ill . fitted up within doors. No expense has been
s;s!ivi to make the sewerage and sanitary a rrangciueiits pci h-ct.
J;.'.fh pupil will have her share in the domestie work, as a part ol
her praeticnl t raining (or lijo, and whilst aiaiing at ' horottgim. rsin
every dep-artmfiir, the management, will strive to pro i.le'lor t hose
eoiiii.nl ted to ! heir care the ad vantages, not merely of a christian
school, hut 11 christian home. No pupil will lie admitted who is
not 1:1 reasonat,.; health, or who cannot furnish credentials ns to
int. c;il charade r.
lour Sip;u;ieConrses of Study are offered to thtt Student.
1 THE NORMAL (') USE. for the thorough training
of teachers under instructors trom the best Xorihal schools
2. SEaIINAIIY OK COLI.EOIATE COURSE, including
.tia-ieni, .-m i niooern languages, science, music, dr
a. CO M M ERCI A1j('( tERSE. inchtdhigstunogra
writing. llOll':kMl'oin!:. etc.
4. DEr'AUTMENT OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE, (a) Scien
tific cooking, the study of the production and manufacture
cf food, etc, (b) Sowing embracing the cutting and fittimr
of garments, millinery, elc.
The teachers at the head of 1 his department are from t he famous
I r.itt School, Brooklyn. . Y., and the others from the best insti
tutinis in the eotmrrv. chosen with reference to christian character
experience and alnlf.v as teachers.
A thtiroughly (,igani?,ed Preparatory department has Ven fur
nished for all such a, arc not prepared"lor tiie higher classes.
The school year is divided into two terms; cost to pupil .r0 per
term, or 1 00 per year, which barely coves the expense of board,
the school being practically free, having been provided for by n few
friends to female education. For further particulars npnlv to
REV. THOMAS LA WHENCE, Ashkville; N.-C.
a wing etc.
phy, r.vpe-
TlilS IS NO HUM
lsUGTO D1JAW
TRADE!
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It now nppearsfroin recent
telegrams that Emin Pasha
was wilfully murdered on the
Congo, in Africa, Sept. 20t.h
by one of his guides.
Ayer's 8arsaparilla does what
no other medicine in existence
can do. It searches out al! the
impurities iu the sybtem and ex
pels them harmlessly through
the proper channels. 'This is why
Ayer's Sarsaparilla is so pre-eminently
effeitive as a remedy for
rheumatism.
DO YOU WANT TO BOY
A HACK,
PILE I OX,
ROAD-CART,
1!U((Y,
Or any thing in the line of
harness, bridles, etc? If so,
meet us iu Roone court week,
where we will have n
SPLh.WlD LINE
of them on. hand. You can
save money by trading with
n.
Our line of harness, cannot
be beaten in quality or price.
fc3-Yewi!l trade for fat
cattle, h'.irses, mules, or on
time with good notes and se
curity. Tow is the chance of
your life to buy a stylish con
yoyanceon easy terms.
Respectfully,
Abernsihy Ana Yonnsa. j j
Snrewd buyers arc always after good bargains, nnd
this leads thfit class of our eitiz"iis to inspect inv di'sol-iv
of NEW (iOODS. j ' 3
1 receive new goods every we.'i: uliii h I am selling at
bargains that will stive yon money. .Inst received a lot of
ladies' lo'.v-cnt slioes or slippers in black and fan colors. A
beantimi line t.f wide ribbons and ilowrs for hat trim
ming. A beautiful line of all kinds of notions very cheap.
Come I see me when in need of goods. I will sell vou vorv
low. I have just reet ivd a largo lot of Mason's Fruit jars
-lil'lllll" r -
mat 1 win sen ctseap. 1 want a lot of voung chickens eirirs
etc., for which I will pay good prices; nlsx, roots nnd herbs.
Oivc me your tr mL and I will do you right ever..' titr.e.
krS'Ol ILi: 1 have just completed a black s;aith shop
and li..vifvir!'il the services of n first-i ivorkotaii in
both wood and iro.i, and 1 ask you to bi inmeyma- work,
or 1 will have you a n. w wagon built on short notice. Give
me a call when in reed of work, and I will give you low pri
ces. Yours Anxious to pjse
WILL W, HOLSCLAW.
Many Persons a broken
down from overwork or household cares.
Brown's Iron Bitters Rebuilds the
Bystera, biUh ii?wstion. removes excess of bile.
oa curt malaria. Oct lie eaaitniv
Relieves fcii snrz-n'm of the sn nrmu Biemhonn anrl
roifsCoNOR RHt& and GLhK T in t int rti. Ha ?
1p.-1 'f ill injurious, kltex sner-M SnM C. CIA M
8100D BAIM Ca.,N'.tUi!t.6if
B"The DEMOCRAT one year one dollar.
trr'AOlY fS THE 1IAE 70 SUW-J!IIiE.-mrG
1 MEMTBQSINESS.
1 rom now until the first daf
of Aptil I will sell my stock o
CLOTHING.
A XI)
OVERCOATS
At ""O per ceut above
COST J
If you Oon't think I mean it
come and look through my
STOCK
It wont cost you one cent if
you donf purchase.
I have a large Stock and
want to get rid of it before
spring.
-o -tig-
CALL AND LOOK! TSSt
I would call your attention
to the big cut in prices ifr in
other lifiefl.'
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