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know It? , ,
And why give fhem a
chance to guess you are even
five or tea years more?
Better give them good
reasons for guessing the
other way. ItTs vey easy;
for nothing tells of age so
quicxiy as gray nair.
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Is a youth-re newer.
It hides the age under a
luxuriant growth of hair the
color of youth.
It never fails to restore
color to gray hair. It will
stop the hair front coming
out also.
It feeds the hair bulbs.
Thin hair becomes thick h sir,
and short hair becomes long
hair. '
t mIaaaaaa iV. Main M-
II moves all dandruff, and
Ii prevents its formation.
J We have a book on the
V Hair which .we will gladly
V send'yout
If yea do not obtain n tb n.
BuoopctnJfromtheoeof lb
Vigor, write the doctor ehoot it.
m Probebly there U tome dlfflenltT
with mt nnenl erttem which
f I mar be eully remorod. Addreu,
Or. J. & Ayer, Lowni, mm,
PROFESSIONAL.
W. B. COUNC1LL, Jr.
Attorney at La r,
Boone, N. C.
W. B. COUNCILL, M.dT
. Boone. N. C.
Resident Physician Office
on King Street north of Post
Uffice.
P. liOVILL. J. C. FLETCHER.
IflVilL & FLETCHER.
ATlOUNhYSAZJjAW,
BOONE, N. C.
VS" Special attention given
to the colletion otclaima.
Dr. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNER'S ELK. N. C
Ao Knile; No Burning Out.
Highest references and endom
ments of prominent persons sue
eessfullv treated in Va., Tenn.
and N. C. Remember that there
is no time too soon to get rid ol
a cancerous growth no matter
how small. Examination free,
letters answered promptly, and
attraction guaranteed.
, . NOTICE.
North Carolina, Watauga coun
tv. in the Superior court. Fal
term, 1899. Sarah llockaday
vs. Frank Hockaiay.
The delendant in the above enti
tied action, Frank Hockaday
. v ill take notice that the plaintiff,
" Sarah Hockaday. has commenc
ed an action in the Superior
court as entitled aboveto obtain
a divorce from said defendant
and whereae, it is made to a ru
pear to the satisfaction oi tne
court that he is & non resident of
the State ol North Carolina. It
is therefore ordered that publica
tion be made in the Watauga
Democrat for six weeks comman
ding the said defendant to ap
pear before the Judge of the Su
lierior court on the. fourth Moa
dav after the first Monday in &u
gust; 1899, and answeror demur
to the complaiut of the plaintiff,
or the said plaintiff will apply to
. the court for the relief demanded
iu her complaint. June 15. 99.
John H. Bingham, c. s. c
, W. It. Lovill, Atty. for Prff. ;
nd Wklektr Mw
out Mia Book of per
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From oar Regular C6rreipondent
At taut WnrDepnrtment
officinlBadmit the truth oh
to the si tun tion in the Phil
pines; thnt raorefightingnnd
lots of it- is' h head of o u r
troops;-that the alleged pence
commissioners of Aguinaldo.
who were feted and entertain
ed in Manila by our civil com
missioner, pulled tht Wool
over onr men's eyes and not
only got the time thev wish
ed to prep'are for more filth t-
ing, but gathered valuable
infoimution as to the num
ber and condition of Ameri
can soldiers, which they have
been able to put to good use
in the aggressive fighting of
Aguinaldo during the past
week. There js no more talk
of volunteer surrender on the
part orAguinaldo. It is now
admitted that he has got to
be whipped into submission,
and that it will not be an ea
sy job, by any means, unless
a much larger army than the
thirty-five thousand men no w
being provided for is placed
under the command of Gen.
Otis. .
There is a rumor afloat
thnt Mr. John R. McLean, of
Ohio, who also has a home
in Washington, intends to e&
tablish daily' paper at the
National Capital, which will
support Col. Bryan for Pres
ident and advocate free sil
ver; also that Mr. McLean
would like to run on the tick
et with Col. Bryan.
It is not surprising that
the administration s h o u Id
have quietly overlooked the
break made by Prof. Haupt,
a member of the present and
of the last Canal Commission
in confirming the general ira
pression that influence strong
enonfch to thwart the almost
unanimous wish of the peo
ple of this country, had been
successfully used to prevent
the building of the Nicara
gua canal, and even to pre
vent the publishing of the re
port made by the last com
mission, which is said to con
tain a scathing exposure of
some of these influences. The
subject is chock full of politi
cat dynamite, and the admin
istration was afraid of it.
Therefore, instead of calling
Prof. Haupt downforhis too
truthful exposure of the na
tional scandal and firing him
from ths new commission, the
administration got him to
write a letter saying that he
bad been misquoted by the
newspaper that printed the
exposure and was glad to
let it go at that. The new
commission met last week
authorized the appointment
of committees, and adjourn
ed to, meet again in Washing
ton July 6th.
There isn't the slightest
doubt nbout the position o
Representative Lentz, of 0
hio, on national issues. He
said of the national outlook
'The only thing that can
keep Mr. Brvnn from being
President of the U. S., is for
the Hanna .democrats and
the Hanna repuolicanstopre
yent his nomination. They
are now' scheming to bring
about theconsummationjbu
they will - hardly succeed.
am for Bryan for President
in 1900, end a repetition of
ths Chicago platform, with
srtine addition. I favor the
election of the United Slates
Senator by a direct vote and
also hope to 'see the initia
tive and referendum mode . a
part of our governmental
system.
A prominent Ohio republi
can has been telling tales out
of school. He said of the fight
on Senator Foraker by H.
H. Kohlsaat, editor or the
Chicago Times-: Herala . which
has caused so much talk be
cause of the close personal re
lations known to exist be
tween Mr. HrKinley and Mr.
Kohl8aat: 4l have absolute
personal knowledge that the
assault made upon Foraker,
in the Chicago Times-Herald
are the result of an under
standing hetween its. editor
and Senator Hanna. The lat
ter said at the Columbus con
vention, after Foraker had
dfdared against the Hanna
Machine, that he proposed
to get even with him, and
would resort to auy means
that might be necessary to
down him. Eoraker'e term in
the Senate will expire in 1903
and Hanna intends to defeat
his re-election. I am thor
oughly convinced that Mr.
McKinley is familiar with ev
ery move oy Kohlsaat a
gainst Foraker. I would not
say that Hanna is paying
Kohlsaat ont of funds of the
Republican National Commit
tee for making war on Fora
ker, but those who know
Kohlsaat best say that he
seldom docs anything with
out being in some way be
ing rewarded for it. Hanna
has bougnt Boss Cox, and if
he will stay bought, there
will be serious trouble for For
aker iu the Cincinnatti end of
the state."
One of the most valuable
witnesses who has testified
before the Industrial Com
mission since it tackled the
trusts, was Mr. P, S. Dowe,
President of the Commercial
Traveler's National League,
He presented soire startling
figures. He said the forma
tion of trusts would throw
33,000 drum mers out of work
and reduce the pay of 25,000
who would keep their jobs,
which would mean a loss to
the men in salaries of $60,
000,000; a loss to the rail
roads of the country of $21,
000,000, and to the hotels of
$28,000,000. Mr. Dowe gave
details of a number of men
knocked out of places by re
cently formed trusts, and
read a list showing the ab
surdity of the'claim that the
general tendency of trusts
was to lower prices. This list
which was obtained from
drummers recpntly in t h e
trades named, showed the hi
lowing incrense in prices di
recti? traceable to trust con
trol: Iron pipe, 100 per cent,
tin and tin plated ware 33,
brass goods 60, chairs 30,
rubber 13, tin plate 30, news
paper to cent a- pound,
book paper 5 to 10 per cent,
common soap 25 to 50 cents
a box, hi at glass bottles 10
per cent; clocks 6, m t a 1
goods 25, brushes 12 combs
1 and ribbons 10 per cent.
In the few cases in which
trusts have .reduced prices, it
has been done not to benefit
the consumer but to drive
out competition.
The Rwtle RosKlBe
Why did Carlyle call John
Ruskin ';The seer that guides
his genera tion?" Where did
he worthily secure 8 u c h
praise? Ruskin was the child
of genius. Fortune had been
lavish with him. He inherited
and earned a vast amount
of money. He became a liter
ary star. when only twenty
one years of age a star of al
most first magnitude. Every
pathway was briliuntly light
ed to.his feet, and every door
was open to his entrance,
and every honor wus 'ready
for bis possession. He biw
farther than other men and
could lead the host. He turn
ed a wav from this golden
path to forget himself and to
live in the lives of others. He
was willing to walk on White
chapel road and breathe the
atmosphere of the poverty
stricken "districts of Lyndon;
to behold the intense suffer
ing of the overworked and
underpaid men, women and
children. He saw their brains
reel and trotlies weaken, and
hearts faint beneath tbe tre
mendous burdens of life. He
saw enfeebled ond disease-rid
den children born from such
ancestry into a world of dirk
nesb. He looked at the scene
so sympathetically and so
continously that the city of
London seemed to him to
turn into a gigantic cemete
ry, and hospital, and prison,
and asylum. He possessed
more than n million of mon
ey, but that was not hiM life.
He cried not "flow much can
I get out of this human
blood?" but "How much can
I give for its redemption und
purification?" He gave one
tenth, then one-third, then
one half and, at last, his en
tire fortune in sublimest sac
rifice. He lived with the poor
and for them. He formed
clubs and schools, and brigh
tened their lives with new
ideas and new opportunities.
He broke their shackles and
set them free. He enlisted oth
er men, and his own art stu
dents, in this divine service.
His life was literally laid up
on another cross, but helives
amongtheimraortal and won
a triumphant victory thro'
the operation of the sublim
est principles in human life.
When Carlyle placed that
bright crown upon the brow
of Ruskin, he had written,
"Oh, it is great, and there is
no other greatness to make
one cook of God's creation
more fruitful, better, more
worthy of Godjtoniakesome
human heart a little wiser,
manlier, happipr, more bless
ed, lessaccursed." Rev.Cort
land Meyers, in The Treasu
ry. I was seriously afflicted
with acoughforseveralyears
and last fall hud a more fie
vere cough than ever before.
I have used many remedies
without receiving much re
lief, and being recommended
to try a bottle of Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy, by a
friend, who, knowing me to
be a poor widow, gave it to
me, I tried it, and with the
most gratifying results. The
first bottle relieved me very
much and the second bottle
has absolutely cured me. I
have not had as good health
for twenty years. Respectful
ly, Mrs. Mary-A. Beard, Clare
mont. Ark. Sold by M. B.
Blackburn.
A Trait Hif bwtjmtB.
St. Louie Republic.
. Another conspicuous exam
pie showing that the motive
and .'purpose of trusts are
not, as their apologists and
defenders affirm, to reduce
the prices of products to the
consumer by systematizing
and improving theeconomies
of production, is furnished
by the tiu-plate trust.-
Before the highly protected
manufactories engaged iu the
industry of making t e r n e
plate, commonly culled tin
plate, were merged in a trust
consolidation, the price, of
their product was $2.60 a
box. Now it i $4,00 a box.
Making a fairallowancefor
the portion of ths increased
price due to the rise in the
cost of steel, pig iron and la
bor, it can be demonstrated
that from 60 to 70 cents of
it is increased profit to the
manufacturer. .
Here the article is consider
ably higherjthan it is in for
eign countries.
The duty is $1.50 on tin-
plate. So far from the claim
having been put forth by the
protectionist papers that
that there was a loss in tin
plate production under the
old price, thev were filled with
boasts right after McKinley 's
elpctionabou tithe revival and
profitableness of the indus
try.
The preseut extortionate
prices exacted by the t i n
plate trust are an an illustra
tion of how an "infantindus
try" under touch of the mag
ic wand of a Republican tar
iff, become a trust highway'
man in a few years.
If some of the Republican
papers who favor a removal
of duty from articles which
become the subject of monop
oly by autocratic ;r o b b e r
combines desire to prove
their sincerity, let them de
mand that the tin plate trust
shall be included in the first
edition of reform legislation.
Original Observation).
The fhnnel cakes of flat
tery makes the.best diet for
fools.
Some men are the most pop
ular where they arethe least
known.
The difference between the
wasp and the fly is only in the
fi nishing touch.
The weather has been hot
enough this week to sour the
"milk of human kindness."
Open air concerts will take
place in Orange this summer
under the musical dictator
ship of the mosquito.
A poet writes of a"sun kiss
ed face,' as though it was
something new under the sun.
Son kissed faces are every
dav visitors in Orange, Or-
auge, Va., Observer.
AMr. P. Kitcham, of Pike
City, Cal..saH: "During
my brother 8 late illness witn
sciatic rheumatism. Chamber
Iain's Pain Balm was the on
ly remedy that gavehim any
relief."" Many others have
testified to the prompt relief
from pain which this lini
ment affords. For sale by M.
B. Blackburn.
"The world is mine," nhouted
Monte Cristo, just as the curtain
tell iu a Hnvana theatre, "Sat,"
whispered one youthful Cuban to
anotherl'Tharn Deweyjain't it?"
Kansas City Star.
The Counterfeit Dollar. ,
Wilmington Messenger. ' '
Some cf the counterfeit sil
ver dollars and halves which
have been made here and put
in circulation In and a round,
Wilmington are as good as
Uncle Sam's stuff. That is to
say, they are as good so far
as the material goes but they
are somewhat defective as to
the milling and lettering.' '
Mr. d. v . rerrry,tne Becret
agent of the Treasury' De
partment the dollar which he
secured last week from Mr. J.
II. Hardin, of the Palace
pharmacy. It will be remem
ber?d that the Messenger sta
ted that Mr. Hardin sent a
depowit to the National Bank
of Wilmington last Wednes
day ami one silver dollar was
returned to him as spurious.
The assay divison of t h e
Treasury Department assay
ed the counterfeit dollar and
sent Mr. Hardin the analy
sis. Jit contained 900 parts
of pure silver, the same quan
tity as the genuine dollar.
The other hundredth part
was alloy, and altogether
tho spurious dollar in intrin
sic value stood up with the
standard silver.dollar.
Bad management, keeps
more people in bad circum
stances than any one other
cause. To be successful one
must look ahead and plan a
head 6o that whena favora
ble opportunity presents it
self he is ready to take hold
of it. A little forethought will
also save much expense and
valuable time, A prudent and
careful man will keep a bottle
of Chamberlain's Colic Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy in
the house, the shiftless fellow
will wait until necessity com.
)els it and then ruin his beet
lorse going for a doctor and
iavd a big doctor bill to pay
)esides; one pays out 25 cts.
the other is out a hundred
dollars and then wonders why
his neighbor is getting richer
while ne is getting poorer.
For sale by M. B. Blackburn.
NOTICE.
Under and by vitrueofa
mortgage deed executed to
me on the 14th of Feb. '97,
by L. L. Greene and wife Mat
tie J. Greene, to secure a cer
tain piomisoiy ntefor two
hundred and twenty-five dol
lars ($225.) bearing even
dates with said mortgage,
which is duly registered in
the office of the Register of
Deeds of Watauga county in
book 'C at page 113 of mort
gages; and whereae, there
still remains due and unpaid
upon said note tbe sum of
sixty dollars ($60.00) togeth
er with the cost of these pro
ceedings. Now, therefore, to
satisfy the balance oi said
debt, I, L. A. Greene, will on
Monday, the 7th diy of An
gust, 1899, at the the court
house door in Boone between
tbe hours of liM., and 3, p.
m., proceed to sell to sell for
cash in hand to the highest
bidder lot No. 23, in the oflfl
cial plot of the town of
Boone, on which there a r e
two small houses, and also
one other lot beginning on a
chestnut tree in T. J, Coffey's
line, and running theucewe&t
with said Coffey's line 20
poles to a stake, thence north
20 east 13 poles to a span
ish oak, tbern-e south 50 E.
18 poles to theboginningcon
tabling three fourths of an a
ere more or less. June 22. '99.
L. A. vJreene Mortgagee.
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