ft'
The Vatauga Democrat.
; Published Every Thursday
VVV mu omi tbit the querf
lion of child In bur in the fir
torii'P'was n Southern ques
tion and that iw Southern
lpglslHtures wonlil he found
able to deal with It. But the
quickness of the ..Noithrn
mind to Hee u needed reform
in the'Snnth hna in this in
fltanoe been followed by the
reflation "f abuses at the
North before which the in
etances of child el i very in the
South nre insignificant. A
uritpr in the New York Out
look of March 14diawR a pic
ture of factory life in New
York that i darker than
anything that could exist in
1 ho South. Reforms are like
baritjt they ehoul I begin nt
home. As the boys usen to
say in anjolil fashioned u me
at school' "Shinny on your
own 8 i (1 e." Presbyterian
Standard.
"Speaking about dogs."
aid Representative LVidler,
of Ohio, "1 suppose I hnve
the most intelligent hu terri
era in thftjcountry,' and hr's
unly a puppy yet. The other
.day he spilled his milk and I
cuffed his ears and chucked
him oat of the window Next
dayte spilled his milk ngni"
'and I cuffed his cars again
and chucked him out of the
window. The next day, afttr
he spilled bis milk again, he
cuffed bis ears and went and
jumped out'of the window.
Ifew York World.
DEATH RATE DECREASING.
The 1900 census shows a decrease
of 10 per cent, in the genera! death
rate The decline in cou sumption
is more marked than any other dis
ease Many causes are attributed,
but t is safe to sav that Dr. King's
New Discovery for consumption,
roughs arid colds is responsible for
this decline, to a large extent. Ma
ny a life hag been saved by its use.
There is nothing anywhere just as
good for lung and throat troubles
It is po&i ively guaranteed bv M, 13.
Blackburn. Price 50c and $1.00. Tri
al bottles free.
The following toast was re
ently proposed at a social
gathering by a New York
teacher, and can be found in
the March World's Works:
"Here's health to us; the rag
tag and bobtail of the learn
rt profession; beloved by chil
dren; tolerated by youth; for
gotten by maturity; eonsbU
ered municipally, financially
and socially as good enough
for what is left."
THE PLOT THICKENS.
But that has nothing to do with the
fapt that there is not a better salve
on earth than Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. It's a reliable cure tor bruis
es, bnrns cuts, corns, sores and salt
rheum. Tried and tested and pioved
infallible for piles Only 25c. Satis
faction pnaranteed or money refun
ded by M B. Blackbnrn.
The double office holding
problem continues to call
for some little discussion.
Itnleigh is perturbed now o
ver the legality of a man's be
fng a deputy sheriff and an
alderman at the same time.
;Tbre ure neverul scores of
oplein the woHj-ftj)d lite is
for any one man. -Greensboro
Telegram.
General Debility
. Day in and out there Is that feeling of
weakness that makes c burden of Itself.
-' Food does hot strengthen.
Sleep does net refresh.
It la hard todo, hard to bear, what
.iticvld be easy, vitality 1b oa the ebb, and
he Who!. ay-stern srjffors.
; l or Uila cor.dltloii take
Hood's Sarsaparilla
It rltsJIaci the llood, clve vigor and tone
to kU ttw on?sn end functlinr, and la
pos:tivt7 o:ieqjF.!!ci for all run-down or
flebt' tajed ronoi'.Hini. j .-
(ienmil Juli.ja S. V, a r r
writed to th Diirh.nn Herald!
denvingthe report that, he
would be h candiilute for!
Governor. tnil: 'I le !
wire to-siiy th.it 1 arn nut,
nor will be a candidate for
the nomination of Governor,
and I speak thus early, that
my friends' throughout, t h e.
State may he orqu'ainted!
with my position."
A man to do much foi his
city must he a good man. He
may not be great according
to some interpretation of t he
world, but he must b of
stauivh character and broad
public spirit. HlS life must ex
tend far beyond tha narrow
lines of neh. His motives must
be right, his purpose fixed.
Winston Journal.
OASTOniA.
ttr the The Kind you Always Bought
Signature
of
'More men would he rich if
money were as hard to spend
as it is to earn."
' I" woman is neither pret
ty nor musical she m;i.v, as a
last" resort, be intellectual."
'Even the self-made man
doesn't boast of bis worth to
the assessor."
"The old actr who plays
juvenile parts has to 'make
up' for lost time."
-C. C. C" on Every Tablet.
Every tablet of Cascarct3 Candy
Cathartic bears the famous C. C. C.
Never sold in bulk. Look for it and
accept no other. Beware of fraud.
All druggists, ioc.
"A faultless nnrfon never
goes around pointing out the
faults of ot hnrs."
(8 $fj&znrL
Thiu sljnatnro is on every box of tho gcauitio
Laxative BromoQuinine Tablet
Uie remedy that cures a cold im vim day
"Fvery man has his trials
- for which the lawyers are
thankful."
To Core a Cold in One Day.
Take LaxaMve Promo Quinine
Tablets. All druriint8 refund the
money if it tails to cure. E. VV.
Grove's signature is ou each box.
25e.
A woman ran g linncr.v
very cotnlortaWy in fi n e
elothen."
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children..
The Kind Yea Have Always Bought
Signature of 35
"Thf lighter thp individual
theenpier, the easier he will
find it to float in the social
swim.
r
,n.,,i.,gg3Bagaga.nnii wanmi
IVenld that we eonld
SKSUT FECM EVERY KO'JSE-TBP
with the atrenvth of m Blllloa Toie
OlIDCP l'"crh. Cold. Cananmptlon't
UvltkU n""1!! aniu,jripnriyt
pBeamonlatClrtp. 8arThrot
MONEY BACK IP IT FAILS.
Pric 60c and $1.00. Trial Bottla Fraa.
NOTICE.
tor of the estaie of John Yatec. ile-l
cWcl, I hereby no.jfy all ' persons"
havinj' debts against the saiddec-a
ed to present the same duly ar.then
ticated to the undeiRirned within
twelve months from the date here
of or this notice will lw plead it bar
of their recovery. And also persons
owing said deceased will come for
.
waru nna mrke immediate pay -
meni. J nH March 31, 1903.
v o r. 1
r C VUrLr I n I T'i
-
Hw in Tr KMMr, f
i;ob?!i,;rf,n,oore11 k"inriii. Baia-
piafra.. Add.8trTin HemMjCo.cwcagoorM.f
I Or. I
tings
mmm
. I
IT
! '.THE GREAT, j
Thedford's Mack-Draught has
saved doctors' bills for more than
Bixty ; years. Foi the common fain
jly ailments, such as constipation,"
indigestion, hard colds, bowel com
plaints, chills and fever, bilious
ness, headaches and other like
complaints no other medicine is
necessary. It invigorates and reg
ulates the liver, assists digestion,
stimulates action of the tiduevs,
1 1 nnriKra tlin Vilmil ami n irir.n iha
' U bowels of foul accumulations. It
W cures liver complaint, indigestion,
ijsour stomacB, dizziness, chills,
tuvuuranw Siting, o.u.aciic uucit.
diarrliaft, biliousness, piles, iard .
coias aim iipaaacae. tvery drug
gist has Thedford's Black-IlrauirCt
in 25 cent packages and in mam
moth size for i 1 .00. Kevjr accept
a substitute. Insist on having tae
original made by tho Chattanooga
Medicine Conijiany. .
I Mleve Thedford! B!ack.Drauht
Is the but medietas on earth. It I
good for ar.v ar.d evervtli!n. I have
a family of twelve children, and fo
lour years I have kept liiera on foot
ana nuitr.y with no doctor but Black.
Draught A. J. GilEEN. Hlewara, La.
Instead of sending mission
nries to the South, Dr. Park-hti'-st
had hotter send a lew
to Lngnn county, Pi-nnylva
nia. where 'a few days ago
a man went ton school house
and beat a finjinl" tearh'T in
the face vvith his fists. And it
was a white man at that. We
are Pot free From brutes, but
that particular variety do-si
not grow in tli" South Nor
folk Public Ledger.
F2EE 10 OUR READERS.
Botanic i'.lood falin for the Blood.
If you suffer from ulcers, eczema,
scrofula, blood poison, cancer, ent
ing so.'es, itching skin, pimples,
boils, bone pairs, dwelling, ihcuma
lisin, cat.u rh, or any blood or skin
disease, we a.' vise vou to take Me
tallic Blood Hal ni (B. H. B.) Epec-
ially lecommcnilcd for old. ohsti -
nate, ili-op seated cases cures where
all else fails, heals every sore, makes
the blood pure and rich, gives the
skin the rich glow of health. I)ru -
gists, $i per large bottle. Sample
sent free by writing IJibod Halm
Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble
and free medical advice sent in seal
ed letter. Medicine sent at once, pre
paid.
Wilmington Star; Good
fchipmpnts ot strawberries
went forward jesU rdny from
all sections of tne trucking
bolt nnd prices are hivth.
Shipments commehced from
Teacher's yesterday, s i x
crates having been shipped
t'rom that point yesterdav.
j STOP THIS CO I'd H
j W'JUK OFF THKCOLP,
Laxative nroaioQuinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. Ao cure
uo pay. I'i ice 25c.
"D n't impose on others
in order to make an impos-.
in? show."
at
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist.
Th SlKorerer of STvaop-Root at Work la
Bis laboratory. .
There Is a disease prevailing In this
ffiffi
ii ean cisease, pneumonia, Heart lalluro
dlsease.
or apopiexy are onen tne result ct Kidney
If kidney trouble Is allowed to ad-
K'i
Sa fin
break down and waste away cell by celL j 1 ,,e '4 Poles to a toneJ. B. dark
Then tha richness of the blood the albumen 'corner; thence nouth wjih Clarke's
? leaks out and Ihe sufferer has Brlght's j line 20 poles to the beginning con
Isease the worst form of kidney trouble. ,,- , , . flCPeH mf)PI! or ,..
1 Dr. Kilmer's 5wcmp-Root the new dls-
eovery isthetrvespe
snd urinary troubles,
peclfic for kidney, bladder
es. It has cured thousands
TM Pac attmr all Athtf
! PPren'l'hopleM cases, after all other;
I by mall, also a book telllngr about Swamp-
' Root and Its wonderful cures. Addrjss
Dr. Kilmer St Co., Binghamton, N. Y. und
mention thU paper.
- Patient.
. A n X"chtric old deacon . iu1
a New England town wsapj
proa h-d some time agn by-,
a ,voung man who sought his
iiaugiitei s nuini in inuv
riage.
"You can't have my daugh
ter," said the deacon.
"Bat I love her dearly. and
she loves me,", pleaded the
youth.
uNo matter; you can't have
her." .
"Yhii know, sir, that 1 am
j amply able to support a wite,
and you know a ho that my
r-putation i without a Mem
is!.."
' I could not ask for, a
more thrifty or a morn up
tight man, but for all that,
you can't have mv daugh'
ter."
' It is simply that be ha
an ungovernable te nper."
'"Bat Sarah is a devout
Christian." pleaded youth.
"That may be true," paid
the deacon. "But see here,
young man, you will eonWo
know before you are are old
ns.l am that the Lord can get
along with many persons
you couldn't get along with.'
Pniladelphiu Ledger.
"As an army motto 'Liy
and let live' is a failure."
WOUE RIOTS.
Disturbances of strikers arc not
really, as grave as an iudividna dis
order of the system. Overwoi k, los
of sleep, nervour tension will be
followed by utter collapse, unless a
reliable remedy is employed. There
is nothing so efficient to "cure elisor,
iters of the liver and kidnevs a Elec
trie Bitters It's u wondei ful tonic,
and effective nervine and the great
est all around medicine for run down
systems. It dispells nervousness,
rheumatism and neuralgia ann ex
pels malaria germs. Only ?oc. a n d
satisfaction guaranteed by M. B.
Blackburn.
FARM FOK SALE.
I am offering for sale two hun.
di'tnl acres of land lyin? on the VVji
Jtauga River, one mile from Shull i.
Mills on the . turn pike road, and
eight miles from Blowing Rock
!0ne fiundred acres of open land,
principally in grass with fine wa
ter power, and all pastures well
watered. Present crop reserved.
For farther particulars calll on or
address S, W. Coffey, Shu ' s
Mills. N. C.
NOTICE.
At a sale of real estate mnde
for raxes by V. H. Calavva.v.
ex-Shn iff of Watamro conn
t. an March the 3rd. 1902.
at thoeoiirt hotihe door in
Boone, I purchased one lot
in thefiwn 1 Blowing Rock,
in ithwing Hock township,
listed in the name of J. V.
Cluer, tax and cost of sale
amounting to $4 46. Unless
redemption is modems the
law directs, I will take Sher
iff's de"d for the same. This
Feb. 1903.
John Y. Hodges.
.NOT CE OF LAND SALE.
By virtue of the power of s:;le
container in a mortgage deed exe
cuted to tlie undrsigned on the 26th
'day of Dec, 1901, by Z 11. Buch
anan and wife. Myrt'e, to Hccure
a debt of of 45o.oo, ami registered
in book No. "11" page 81 in the of
fice of Register of Deer's for Wa
tauga county, I will, on Monday,
the 41I1 day of May, 1903, at the
court home door in Roone, Watau
ga county, N. C, sell to the highest
bidder for cash, the following de
scribed tract or lot of land, lying
and being in the town of Blowirg.
Rock, N. ('., adjoining the lands of
Joe B. Clarke, S. M, Thomas and
othern: Beginning on a small lo
cust tree on the north side of the
uoone road or street and runs tast
?S i(1.r0ad ,4
me
Z. B. Buchanan, now T, R. Clark's
corner, thence north 20 poles to a
HtOne or snrurp ninp in tha Sora
west with nJd
,pther Wth lb? riKht tf .use water
j 'l 0"i "-' 'prin' on adjoining lot.
' Tl.!. Ia U . 1 . U . .
This lot has a large house on it,
(Property. This March 30. 1903.
' Alexander McRay Mortasrce.
, r. T .
L D. LnK, Atty. . ,
The Kind You Hare Always
In use for over 30 years,
' and has been made under bis per'
lyjfflfrjffj 80nal sanervlsion since its infancy
l, "CCCAW Allow no one to deceive you in th!&
All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiments
What is CASTOR I A
Castorla is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pore
gone, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotio
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worm
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wlnf
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep
The Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the
The KM You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
tmc eiNTAun eoHMNV, tt
mm tmm
"Vhfn u man looks into a
mirror imnninen that h
wece iht rnfl.-ction ot a hero."
fqgP CANDY CATHARTIC.
10b
lie. lOt.
Gtnuine stamped C. C C Never loid In bulk.
Beware of the dealer who tries to tell
"jomtthinj Just as good."
No matter ns to the mo
tiveofthos' Piltjcators who
sat down at a mixH table,
they should haveknown that.
it wiU cripple their iufluence'Thls preparation contains all of the
m thf South. I) ii ham H-r-
Hid.
" I have been uiln CAflCARETSanda
a in I Id and eBociivo luiatle they are iinulr won
derful. Mr daughter and I wore bothered with
tick stomach and our broath was very bad. After
taking n few doses of CascareU we hare Improred
wonderful!?. The? are a groat help In tbe lamllv."
WlI.UELJll.Vi Ni:i;i.
1137 Blttenhotiao Bt., Clueluuatl, Ohio.
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste flood. Do
flood, Nevor Slokon, Wookeu, or Grlpo. lUc. m. 60o.
... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
Utril.f llffjjt Copif, ttljtt Ka.lrnl, I. y.rt. j,
KQT0BAC nd Itnarniiteed by nlldrng-
MILLINERY,
I rm now luindliiiR n lirnn
tiful linnof MrH. A. P. White
rier'n Millitiry Gnodn, mxl
the ladies are cordially invi
ted to exaniinp my Ptook,
whether they wish to pur
chase at prp?:ent or not.
MRS G.VV. RABY.
Blowing Rock, 11-27.
The Martin College,
BLOWING ROCK, N. C.
MRS. W. P. PENDLEY, PROPR.
Thin hotel building has recent
ly been refitted and refurnished
iu all departmentK, and is nowo
pen lor the accommodation ot
the public. Good, comfortable
rooms, and tin good lare as the
market nflords.
BQTlie comfort of transient
boat-derB always looked after.
RATEd KEA80NA11LE.
CAVEATS. TRADE MIDkfi
COPYRICHTS and DESIGNS.
Send yont biulnMi direct to Washington,
save time, costs leu, bettor aenrlce.
Hy oat clow to Hunt 0c. nBtmllaUa.
m an!otlo-i ntda. Atljr'i fM sot 4a. ufu ptt-r.t
!?i."r?,iL'iRH0,'AI' ATTKMII0,i OJVSH-1 TEARS
AvrsuAbBU-utlHnr-ft. M9V1L 'BoV to obtain Fouata,
ta., Mot frM. fatnts norarod thnana S. 0 Uuari
nuln sasclat aotfo, vltlwit alawiia, la Um
irtivrnTEvr agf
, UlastraUd ataathJ7-BTtdth lwr-tsnas, 1. a jmt.
iiloPTi2!
ffrTl CANDV
Bou?ht, and which has been. "
has borne the signature of
Signature of
muhmv strut, n(wtoiw am.
fc'issj tmm mm m na
"it id "iny to acquire
knowing ir.voii Hi'p; i.ot a
Mhamej to confess your igno
in UCP.''
oastoriaT
Semtha y9 Kind Yw tU't Alwajfi BosJC
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
dlgestants and digests all kinds of
rooa. it gives instant rellefandnever
fails to cure. It allows you to eat all
the food you want. The most sensitive
stomachs can take it. By its use many
thousands of dyspeptics have been
cured after everything else failed. It
prevents formation of gason theston
ach, relieving all distressafler eating,
Dieting unnecessary. Pleasant to take.
It can't help
but do you goof)
Prepared only by E.O. 0BWiTT&0o.,Cblcaa
Tho It. bottle contain H Umea the &0e. ala
111 3 Morning Post
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