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I i Ti' .o. o t n IT LfiLfe (Oh VOL 7 IJOOXK. WATAUUA COL'NTV. N. C, I'llUlLSDAY N iVKMUKH !., NO. 4. Insure Your Life And thereby injure the comfort of tlne who ore dejemli:!r; on you for support. If you ::re r.lone in the world insure y -ur life a:nl form cn endowment that will ct.nifort and support you in after years. At all events insure your life. What is the lxst form of ir.snrar.c ? The Tontine Policy issued by the Equitable Life It offers advantages to be hud under no other form of in surance, besides being backed up by the richest and strongest society in the world. Write at once for particulars. W. J. RODDEY, Manager, Department of the Carolina, ROCK MILL, S. C. PROFESS 10 SAL. V. H. COUNCILLOR. Attorney at La y. Boone, X. C. W. B. COUNCILL. M. I). Boone, X. C. Resident Physician. Office on King Street north of Post Office. J. V it Hi AllORXEY Al LAW, MAIUOX. - x.r -(o)- Will practice in the ctc-ts ol Watauga. Ashe, Mitt-t.. 11, Ni.-IKuv-ell and alt Uher counti's i t the western district WTStcinl atten thai given to the collce k;:i oi bihiie.ls W. B. Consdll M. I. T. C. Blackburn. Boone, Jf. C. Ziotivillr, X. C. Council! & Blackburn, Physicians & Surgeons. KSCalls attended at all hotirs.& June 1, '03. E. F. LOVILL. J. C. FLKTCHF.lt. LOViL & FLETCHER ATWRSLYSAT LAW, BOOXF, X. e3mSpevial attention given to the t olletion ofclaimir&& L.L. GHKENE, fc CO., REAL ESTATE AG'TS. HOOXE, AT. 6. Will give special attention to abstracts of title, the sale of Heal Estate in W. X. C. Those he viug farms, timber uiul inineial lands for sale, will do well to call on said Co. at Boone. L. L. GULES & CO. Uareh 10, 181M. Hotel Property for Sale. On account of failing health of myself and wife, I oner for sale my hotel property in the town of Boone, North Carolina, aud will sell low for cash and make terms to suit the buyer, aud will take real or personal property iu ex change. Apply soon. W. L. TtjtYAX. NOTICE. Parties putting papers in my hand for execution will please ad,Tnce the tees with the palnuid they will re ceive prompt attention, other wise they will be returned not executed for the want of tees. D. F. Baird Shff. The Vicaer Of Politic- I Stntcsville landmark, j Tin election is over and many lately excited citizens ar dt hiring that they will never take as much interest! or do so much woik in a bi-j ture campaign. The nostuf; theni are probably mistaken if th"V are not they should j be. '1 he love of poln ics is a p.trt of the birthright of ev ery American citizen. A state' it polities whieh made hie in-i tolerable in the old country! nave birth to the new. Our forefathers tld from Ureal Britain on account f a polit ieal condition under hich they cou'd no longer live, and founded on the new con tinent a government under wlrch it was designed that the will of the majority should be the supreme law. This was the leginning of government in America. For awhile all were united in a com iron cause. The new gov eminent was purely a matter of experiment nothing like it had ever before been at tempted on the face of t h e earth, (ireeee and Home had, sought to establish a lepub Iica governments, but on a less liberal scale, and had fail ed; and so the forefather: were prartically without prec edent in their undertaking. They realised the necessity of unity , an 1 all were of o n mind throughout the forma tive pel iod. Independence was declared, the war was fought independence was won a n d Washington became Presi dent. Except f'r the minor differences which arose in re gard to the terms of the con stitution, which differences were quickly omposed, no disagreements occurred am ong the founders, becausedis sension 'could not be afford ed, the mother country still regarding the rebellious child jealously and the other es tablished poweis of the earth considering it legit imate prey. Iu process of time, howev er, the feeling of security ob tained, end as the conscious ness of the fixity of the new experiment took possession of the people they began o divide in their views of t'.ie methods of government, and hence arose factious which afterwards beeatne parties. All hold the cardinal princi ple of majority rule hut wide differences exist as to matters of det ail in government , some of these involving questions of highest principle and of policies ot vital concern. The issues have changed from time to time but there has always remained tin great lines lot demarkation upon which the people originally divided the idea of a strong government at the centre, and the opposite idea of a central government, the pow er of the people reserved to themselves in a word, cen tialization as against iocj! self-government. But that i's neither here nor there. The point we choose to bring out is that all sorts of oifferences exist among men and that under this free government of ours all have equal rights of ex pression. The idea or fight carries with it the sense of duty .iii I i' ii hi last that we w ii to imii"ss. It is the tlutv of evci v iitiz-n to take I,.! inteieM ill p Mr.;' 1. d to re-..id lis views utoi ..I.......:.... ; i II., It ix not l ( 7 ir nor a kiair that is responsible f,,r this1 .r., ..iiii.i..iii hnt it !j iiiw.li the peopl" who compose it i that its peiM'tuity dejiends I If they as a mass should cease from participation in public affairs if would fall i.... i . ..f .. ...... I mill iim- ii inns in l !'-( uil'i would lose its rliaracter as a republic. Losing this, the jeoplt would, in the process of time, lose their liberty and everything else that makes life worth living. Let no man. therefore, af ter the heat of the campaign has subsided and his blood has cooled, curse himself for the interest he lias taken in politics, feeling that he has made a fool of himself. In terest in politics is one of ids highest duties, and he ought, in season ami out of season, to keep it alive. A Wonderful Well. Nasiivillk. Tenn.. Oct. 2S. A K'loxville special to the American says that t he Trib une's convspoadent at Cum berland (Jap writes as fol lows: This phfe ir stiried up oyer the late discovery of a number of arms, etc.. buried during the late war. Thesto ry of their resurrect ion is as follows: A few days ago a Mr. Martin, an e.;-confederatesol dier from Lynchburg. Va., who is now United States storekeeper ami ga uger, while discussing the late war with Col. Cockerel!, nn ex-federal soldier and pn sident of t. h e Kastern Kentucky Land Co., told him that during the war he and several others had at tla order of iJen. John II. Morgan buried twenty-five cases of Fnfield rifles, several hundred bayonets and pis tols, four wagon loadsof can mm balls, five banelsof whis key ann numerous other ar ticles such as cooking vessels shoyt ls, axes, etc. All had been placed in a large well ISO feet deep. ' Col. ''ockrell took a force of hands next day and went to work hunting for the well and snc-eeded in locating it within a few feet of the cor ner stone where the three states, Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky, come togeth er. They located the well al ter removing the several feet of earth, sand, etc. They have so far gone down only thirty five feet, and have taken out several cases of the guns in good condition, some not e ven rusted, a largenumberof eanir.ni balls, cooking ves sels, four wagon wheels and harness." It issaid that when the test load was put in the well tilt wheels were taken off the wag on mid thrown in and the other tart destroyed. Among the latest things taken out was an enormous cannon, supposed to be the one the government adver tised for so extensively a few Vf.nsHgo and offered a re ward oi S.1.000 for it. It is a brass cannon that was hor! rowed from the Kntisli gov - eminent. Among some oth - er articles taken out ;s a bras kettle, e.aitaiuinir a lot of ol I ..!:,. some dating bark !! a 111-2. lie-Coi.. i.'l he will find! !ev'r. t!ii!i liH tr:e-)'l elaiaeNl 'w.'i-i.t i,. tl... well. Th-!"f ,t work iii b eontitai-d until I tile I.itiriil'.i nf llin Wi-ll is reached. A i.kaMo Prvim. j Cd. S-nini.-l B. I'otd.a Vir jiiinian by birth, a Tennessie jan bv raising, a North Caro linian by marriage and a dreamer by profession (as he styles himself) has been hav ing some very remarkable dreams of late. His latest ana most astonishing dream we will give in his own words which is as follows: Afew evenings ago just as the du. k. shades of night had began to glow thick str.inge and weird thoughts began to flit through my m i n d. A strange voice whispered in my ear; You are going to have a true dream. A few mill ntes later the glittering stars the forget-me-nots of the an gels, peeped out from the az ute Heavens and imprinted upon their faces were t h e words; you are going to have a true dream. The moon, th" queen of the night, escorted by the constellations, came trailing gracefully through the vast domains of space and t in i.".g theefulg nt rays down the hrown bare bosom of mother earth seemed' to say; You are going to have a truedrea m. All natureseem ed to tell me the same story. "ot being a firm believer in dreams I hastened to bed. In a short while I fell into a peaceful slumber. All at once the devil seized me and took me many miles distant. We halted and talked the matter over. He told me he w o u I d give me three t:isks to per form, an 1 if I proved success ful in all I was to be released, otherwise 1 wasdoomed. The first was to pull up o tree by the roots, which, in my im agination, I accomplished with ease. The next was to pull down a mountain which I did. His face became more solemn, lie then said: "I am going to gi ve yon a third and last chance. The task is an extiemely hard one to per form. There are but one or two men in my place of abode who can do it. Whether there is any on earth who can I do not know. I n :w put t h e question Tell a bigger iie than Joe Buchanan. My heart sank within me. Tears filled my eyes. I fell down and be gan to pray. I told His Sa tanic majesty I could not do it and asked why he did not put the first and thereby save me the trouble. He told me he knew I could not neither could any other living man. I then iom.IJakersville Enterprise Many stubborn and aggra vating cases of rheumatism that were believed to be in curable and accepted as life legacies, have yielded to Chamberlain's Pain Balm, m lch to the surprise and gratification of the sufferers. One application will relieve the painand surteringand Us continued use insures nn ef- jtecruai cure. rwNBuj o 'L. Bryan. A Ho riblr lte'.i :. I. Skatti.k. Wash. Oet. 27.. '.Tin' o.h-of t his cily win : io:r;Ji.d t - I a v v a hot I t I I ' holocaust, wtiicii oersna.i - m o.x i.o.i;m.-- m- i;i.nr- ls', wli.ii th" greater portion of the city was laid! III IIMICS. In tie nTruciion i of the Wst Street h i by j (iii this moii.aig at least sixteen inmates lost their lives. At 8 o'clock this morning fifteen bodies h;. d been taken from the ruins. The search is still being continued. . The following is a list of the transient guests as shown by the register taken from the burning building: A. Wei son, F. BoMuian, H I). Simon son, C. I). Johnson, M. Ale Sorle.v, John Chesterman. F. S. Hicks. Mrs. J. W. Huss luan. D r;;.?tr. Mrs. f Smith and S'i-a.! F. .!. Clark,; Chari. s A IVre. -I m Merme, W. P. 'o Win.1 Matheson, M. J. Lawson. I. ! McDonald, city; C. L. (iibb. j oeorge J. Moon, lledinond P. S. hmitt, George Bothell, C. L. Ih-llmnn, John McGnire. Mien D. Chase, Win. McXair, John Kingston, city; M. (i. Dediickson, Post illakely. A. (1. Butler, a brother of the proprietor, is missing. The injured are: Edward Ha vim, badly injured about the heud and back; by jump ing. D. B. (ilass, leg broken, back injured. C. B. Anderson. hand burn ed and badly bruised. The saddest sight of all was found in the inside room of the pass.ige way. which led to White street. There, calmly lying in a charred and blackened bnl, was evident ly an entire family. The fa ther lay on one side, wife next to him, and a little burned iiud blackened arm, the flesh hilling in shreds from it and the small riggers f clutched, showed that a lit tle child was among the vic tims. Business Bsforo Pleasure. They were perlormers in t h e a mat tier theatricals. During the progress or the play, at. one time while their presence was not needed on the stage they sat together behind thescee.es. She look ed beautiful indeed in old fashioned gown and powder ed hair, ami he, in court cos tume ol a ecu tin ago, was the beau ideal of a cavalier. For -tome ime he had been very attentive to her, and, although people had fre quently rem 'irked upon his devotion, he had not come to the point of proposing. But. as they sat belaud 1 he scenes he felt that, an oppor tune moment had arrived. "Marie," he said, "you may not have perceived my liking, but I cannot delay. I I want to ask you to be" Just then the prompter called the girls uame, but she never stiried. "That's your cue," faltered the interrupted lover. "Yes," she answered, calm ly enough, laying her hand on his arm: "but never mind the cue. Y iti seemed very much iu earnest just now and I want you to go on; what wereyou going to say?'" -Truth. a Jt vr RElu EE Try as the people ,! the South may to let the 'fad past bury itn dead, they aif still designated as "rebeb" while their representatives iti 'ongress are spoken of ; 'outhern brigadiers. Twelve years airo (Jen. Sher nan visited exp- ition .:: An il' i. ii was the ity he wascl ,-ged with buriii. as a milit ir. necessity. If the bitterness of a former em ,lty were jastir. lble under any circnnistaiices they would be those surrounding this visit of the great leader to the scene of his former tri umphs. But !; was received with the op-, ii-armed hospi tality for which the South is justly noted. Every honor possiole was shown him and his visit to the Georgia capi ta! -o ! a!u i '.'. aids among I, is most cherished memories. This was the spirit .shown .vicve a conquered people were entertaining one of thj most distinguished t their lor.querors. It is 'a strong contrast with the hatred kept alive for partisan purposes in many section of theXorth. This is an ageof Christianity and enlightment when to per petuate enmities, especially after the forms of peace have been observed, is to preserve a relic of bar barism and low er our common citizenship in the scale of humanity. The war has long since passed in to history. The South has yielded to the inevitable and in time of common danger has been the first to offer its services tor the protection of flag and country. "Let us ; have peace, was the ad monition of one who did most to preser ve the threat ened union; ami in support of his wise counsel comes ev ery suggestion of Jianhood aud patriotism. Those who do not heed it are at enmity with their own people and undeserving of public confi dence. D( troit J- ree rress. Crouched in a corner ol a small inside room two char red and naked skeletons met the gaze. The flesh was burn ed from each and the first, that of a man with blacken ed stumps of arms, seemeJ to be fighting on impending dancer. Immediately uehind him, also bolt upright and elu t hing 'lis waist, was thw skeleton of a woman. The eyes were burial from t h e sockets of each, but then one could easily imaginethe look of horror, the deadly fear which clung to the ill-fated couple as they fought with an unseen foe. There were about twenty transient guests registered, and night clerk Butler says the hotel had about twenty permanent guests. It is ab solutely known that sixteen ersons perished and theuext. few hours may add largely to the terrinie death list. Carlton Cornwell, foreman of the Gazette, Middl town, X. J.. believes I hat C'i; ;nber lain's Cough Beiuedy should be in every home. Hetifced it lor a cold and effected a spee dy (Mire. He says: "It is in deed a grand remedy. I can lecoinmeiid it to till. I iiavo also seen it used lor whoop ing cough, with the beot re sults." 25 and oU cent bot tles lor sale Ly W. L. Bryan.
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