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VOL XV.
BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, N. Cm THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17,. 1903.
NO. 28.
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Dark Hair
V I have used Ayer's Htir Vigor
for a great many years, and al
though I am past eighty years of
! yet j save not gray nair in
my Dead."
ueo. leuott, Towson, ma.
We mean all that rich,
dark color vour hair used
to have. If it's gray how,
no matter; for Ayer's
Hair Vigor always re
stores color to gray hair.
Sometimes it makes the
hair grow very heavy and
long; and it stops falling
of the hair, too.
SlMaMde. AH
If your drnnlst cannot supply you,
send m on dollar and we will express
jam a bottle. Be sure andglre the name
Of toat nearest express office. Address,
. J. CO., Lowell, Mass.
What would a. woman rath
er have next to a seal skin
sarquj? A New Jersey,
TOP THE COUGH
WOUK OFF THE COLD,
Laxative BromoQuimue Tablets
cure a cold in one, day. . No cure
no payv Price ;25c.
PROFESSIONAL.
F. A. LINNEY,
.. ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in the courts
of chit) and surroundingcoun
ties. Prompt attention giv
en to thp collection of claims
and all other business of a le
gal nature. 6 12
EDMUND JONES,
LAWYER
-LENOIR, N. C
Will Practice Regularly xin
the Courts ot Watauga,
6-1. '03, i
J, C. FLETCHER,
Attorney At Law,
BOONE, N. C.
Careful attention given to
collections.
E. F. LOVILL,
- -ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
-BOONE, N. C.
Special attention given
.to, all business entrusted to
, his care.".
8-23, 1900.
J. W. TODD. GEO. P. PELL
TODD & PELL,
ATTORNEYS Al LAW,
JEFFERSON, N. C.
Will practice regularly in the
courts of Watauga. Hearlquar-
teis at Cofley's Hotel during
court. 5-4-99.
E. S. COFFEY
f
AT10RNEYA1 LAW,
BOONE, N. C.
Prompt attention given to
all matters of a legal nature
BSF Abstracting titles and
collection of claims a special
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8- 231900.
. Dr. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
Gancr Specialist,
BANNER'S ELK. N.
NoKnite; No Burning Out
Highest refereucea and endors
ments of prominent persons &uc
eessfully treated in Va., Tenrj
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
satisfaction guaranteed.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Corrt ipondent.
Oat of a clear Delaware
sky ban arisen a cloud which
gives promise of becoming n
cyclone, causing havoc and
disaster to the Roosevelt pop
ulnrity in that State. Miss
Hulda B. Todd, posmaster,
or must we say postmistress,
at Greenwood, Delaware, has
een removed from office at
the behest of Senator Allee,
the Addicks representative in
the Senate, and the conse
queuees of the removal proir
isetobedire. According to
9 I
the residents of Greenwood,
Miss Todd madea thorough
y efficient po-t master-and
ecordine to Senator Ball
she has been the befet Dost-
master Greenwood ever had-
Nevertheless, she wassamma
rily dismissed by Postmaster
General Pavne. She came to
Washington to learn the oc-
nnninn ni hpr MimiAl nftflr
service that covered- fi v e
years, and Mr. rayne tuiti
her she was "personally ob-
noxious to Senator Allee."
Since then Postmaster Gener
al Payne has explained that
by a mutual agreement Sena mre from Secretary Hitch
tor Ball was to control the cock in accounting of t h e
edeial patronage for New
Castlecountv, and Senator
Allee for that of Kent and
Sussex counties. MibS Todd
was "aott-Addicks republi-
can" in Sussex couDty and of
course Senator Allee claimed
he light to name her success
or; The anti-Addicks rpub-
jpflnn rinvA nnw nnnpnlftdthp
case to the Presideut. asking
il.the welfare of the Addicks
machine must be regarded as
sufficient reason for dismis-
sing an efficient federal em-
Dlovee. If Mr. Roosevelt sup
ports the Postmaster Gener-
all he will incur the enmity of
all the anti Addicks republi-
cans, and of all the resnecta-
ble element in the communi-
Todd
he will ineur the enmity of
AfHiVta Tn Piihpr fHs.i his hp.
tion will split the Delaware
delegntiop to the next repub
lican national convention.
The Importance of Dela-
ware to a republican presi-
dential candidate is consider
able and Mr. Roosevelt ap
preciates that and has been
making every effort to seeure
the support of the State. ev
en to the extent of treating
with the notorious Addicks.
Delaware is sixty on the roll-
call of States and the first,
8 a v'e perhaps California,
where the delegation if like-
ly to vote othr than unnni-
mously, Uuanimous yotesdu
ring the early part of the
roll call are most important
to a candiate because they
are likely to stampede the
convention inhisfavor. Soon
after Mr. Payne became
Postmaster General he an-
nounced in an interview pub-
.
lished in these letters that.
"Hereafter, fourth class post
masters shall he governed by
the merit svstem and none
shall be dismissed for politi-
pl rpfiRons" In view of this
fact, the exception just made
in Delaware and in favor of
an Addicks Senator is most
significant. It is also worthy
of note, in this connection,
that at the election of n e x t
fall the legislature which will
select a successor to Senator
Ball will be voted for. It prtjfl
ent plans do not miscarry
that election will result in
1 he vote of the Btate for Roose
velt and an Addicks Legisla
ture. That -is the program,
but it is more than possible
that one energetic woman,
Miss Hulda Todd, may onre
more demonstrate that the
"The best laid schemes of
mice and men," etc.
New evidence of fraud in
the Indian Territory are eom
ing to light almost daily but
.1 TV 1 l
oretnry uitcncocK, wno
e,uim 8 to have beeQ BWare of
theexistmg abusesever since
,asl May. na8 noT .V" I0UU(1
a man wnora n fleemB co,n
perent to conauct tne mvesti
at,on or(1ere(1 n tl,e p'psi
dnl - The Secretary has al
8 claimed that he had been
conducting an investigation
for - 'nonths but when asked
to verify this statement he
has been able to prove only
tnui iuhi juij uhudm-uoot
tain man to undertake nn in
vestigation and that this
man refused. The efforts of
the Treasury officials to ses
funds accruing from the sale
of town lots m Hobart, Law
ton and Anadarke, Oklaho
ma, have thu- far proved un
availing. The Secretary refu-
ses to recognize any autuori
ty on the part of the Auditor
to ask an accounting and, as
Comptroller of the 1 reasury
TraceWCll. 18 always On 1)18
vacation, no further action
has been taken in the premis
eP-
Acting Attorney tienera
MoReynolds has announced
that he some weeke ago, pu
in operation an investigation
of ail the employes of the De
payment of Justice in the In
dian Territory, including
four United States attorneys
their assistants, marshals
and others. Mr. Reynolds al
so admits that there are
gravo charges against his sul
ordlnates which have not her
toloro come to light, includ
ing the allegation that Jthf.v
have shared in the profit
from illegal liquor selling
have secured a commission
on the contracts for feeding
prisoners and have prostitu-
ted their trusts in several oth
er wajs. That the court situ
atiou in the Territory is de-
plorable is the testimony of
all who have lived there or
who have attempted to con
duct a case before the the ter
ritorial courts and it is pre
dieted that the results of this
investigation will proyemost
startling,
All the facts in connection
with the recent inyestigat ion
of the Government Printing
office and with the case ol
William Miller, the foreman
whom the bookbiuders ex-
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De led from their union, are
now before the President and
his decision i6 expected at an
earb date. Secretary Cortle
you has gone to Oyster Bay
to talk over the situation
with the Chief Executive and
it is predicted here that Mr.
Roosevelt will act favorably
on the decision of Public
Printer Palmer who recoms
mends the disrnisHal '-f Mil-
er on charges preferred a-
gainst him since his reinstate
raent by the bookbinder's un
ion, It is also predicted that
he President will adopt the
ecommendntion of his inves
igating committee and in
struct that type setting uin-
hines be installed in the Gov
erument Printing Office.
The officials in charge of!
he Pootoffice investigation
promise more important in
dictments in the near future.
An apparent attempt to let
the investigation die out rc
entlv met with such a storm
of indignant editorials from
the republican as well as
the democratic press, t hat
here seems to be renewed en
ergy instilled into the situa
tion, and the promise of more
indictments is received in
good faith. It is not judicious
to say against whom those in
dictments are to bo rendered
but it may be said that thny
concern the legal end of the
Po8toffJce Department.
DISTKESS AFTER EATING CURED
Judge W T. Holland, ofGrcens-
urg, La., wno is well and fayora-
blyknown. says: ':two years ago
I suffered greatly from indigestion.
After eating, great distress would in
variably result, lasting for an hour
or so, and my nights are restless. I
concluded to try Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure and it cured mecntirly. Mow
my fc'lcep is refreshing and diges
tion perfect, Sold by Blackburn.
Washington Post: The
Southern land is capable of
uroducintr a greater diversi
ty of marketable products
than the lands of the west
and northwest, the center of
consumption is more accessi
ble. cost of . living less, and
the climatic conditions more
attractive. There are some of
the reasons for tho marked
iucreasein population in the
South. It is an evidence ol
the new spirit of the Soutb,
an indication and a promise
of still greater development
of her marvelous resaurces.
FEEE TO OUR READERS.
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If vou suffer from ulcers, eczema
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ially recommended for old, obsti
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the blood pure and r ch, gives the
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sent free by writing Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble
and free medical advice sent in scal
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paid.
When thou wishest to de
light thyself, think of the vir
tue of those who live with
thee; lor instance, the activi
ty of one and the modesty of
another and the hberuiity ot
a third and some good quali
ty of the fourth. For noth
ing delights so muh as the
examples of the virtues when
they are exhibited in tho mor
als of those who live with us
and present themsplves in a
bundatiee, as far as possible.
Wherefore we must keop
them before us. Marcus Au
relius Antonius.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind Yen Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
Tb
at nt for for fresh
!Imnrhir.
The Unwritten law.
But so sure as the sun
shines In heaven if a burlev
brute attempts the subver
sion of a dt?fnsele3s woman,
or if he succeed in his diaboli
cal design it is safe to count
on a new commotion in hell
caused by the getting ready
for another guest, rorjjnst
to sure as a rope can besecur
ed the chances a're that the
mis created wretch will dan
gle from the first tree or the
first telegraph pole sighted.
The ; Brotherhood of Ma li
the grandest order in all the
world an order with neither
ritual, grip, pass word nor re
galin, has long ago decreed
and to-day stand pledged to
hold inviolate a womanshon
or. And to do this, all law-
abiding citizens will meet the
allied hosts of hell spill their
nst drop of blond and think
their lives well lost. Men to
day who grav-ly shake their
heads and say that Lynch
Law will not do -that the
second sober thought will
condemn and stay the lynch
er s nand will tomorrow,
with u dearnon's glee, light
the torch that is to burn to
powder the lustful brule who
hatli despoiled their kith or
kin. lnconceivableand incom
prehensible is the magnitude
of this crime unspeakable
this sin unpardonable. Be
fore it Reason stands paU
sied and the Beast which
dwells in man and which
knows no fear and count no
cost exhibits to the world
that quality which men have
called Intrepidity.
That this statement is a
tact no matter how much it
may be regretted, is proven
by the numerous instancesof
mob law throughout the
western world. It is only the
Africnn who has essayed this
hellishneBs. in no other coun
try in the world do we hear
of the revolting tragedy. But
in almost every State in the
union negroes have ravished
women and frenzied mobf
have participated in aveng
ing the crime. Theivlore the
cause is known it is up to
the black man to desist. It is
not ho much tho fear of the
law's delay or the uncertain
ty of sure, swift and certain
punishment that -inspires the
spirit of the mob but the
black, diabolical and fiendish
crime a crime impossible for
exaggeration and incompre
hensible in its brutality and
wickedness, a erimethatgoes
beyond the spirit and inten"
tion of theCoustitution which
provides that the accused
shall be fajed by the accuser
a crime that men do not
propose to have detailed inn
court room by the victim if
she may chance to recover
and therefore Death is de
creed by an unwritten law.
Fa i r b ro t her's K ver y t h i n g.
THU OKVUINE VS. C JU T Eltl' KITS,
'i In: genuine is always bettor than
a counterfeit, but the truth of this
statement is never more forcibly rf!
alized or more thoroughly approcia
ted than when vou ccmparc the
' r u-,i-"c v,t,i. ii.. ,l break down and waste away cell by celL ;
genmnc De-Witt & W Hell 1 1 a z c . ThM ,h9 richnesso(thebiood-the albumen
Salve with manv counterfeits and
worthless suhst'mtes that are on the
market. W. S. Ledbetter, of Shreve
port says: "After usin numor
ous other rcmpdiH without benefit
one box of )c Witt's Witch Hazel
Salve cured me." ForbUid, bleed
uisr, itching and protruding ouch
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UMiiulv i- oqUMl t-- De Witt's Witth. Dr. Kilmer ?; Co.. Binghamton, N. Y. an4
1 U' ?t- S.,!fc. KoM by ls
MR.S. L. S. ADAMS.
Of Galvealon, TfiBa.
"Wine of Cardul Ii Indeed Nesting
to tired women. Having tuffercd for
seven years with weakness and bear.
In j-down palm, and having tried sev
eral doctors and different rtmadto
with no success, your Win of Cardnl
was the only thing which helped me,
and eventually cured me It teemed to
build up the weak parts, strengthen
the system ad correct Irregularities."
By "tired women" Mrs. Adams
means nervous women who have
disordered menses, falling of the
womb, ovarian troubles or any.of
thtMO ailments that women have.
You can cure yom-Belf at home with
thUtfroat women's remedy, Wine
of Cardui. Wine of Cardui has
cured thousands of cases which
doctors have failed to benefit. Wliv
notbrpn to get well today? AU
druggists have 81.00 bottles. For
any sUimuch, liver or bowel Uior
der Tbedford'i Black-Draught
should be used.
symptoms, Tim Lai
FornrtTlcf mid lltnmturv. mMi
4Im' Advisory bepf rf
uuw. lira i;
yn'iil, Tim ClinttiinaoKa iledicUM
ChMfanoofk, Tonn.
WI?j"CARDUI
A recent writer estimates
the toial farm labor enpt-.of
a bushel of wheat under lha
favorable conditious prevail.
ing in the westtru wheat
fields at three and one-third
cents. Forty years ago it
was nearly eighteen ceuts.
The difference is due to mod
em American farra.machine
ry, and marks a great eco
nomic change.
A PURGATIVE PlKARUHE.
If you ever took Dc Witt's Littfo
Early Risers for billiousnesn or con
stipati n you know what a purga
tive plcasnre is. These famous littlfi
pills cleanse the liver and nd the
system of all bile without producing
unpleasant effects. They do not
gripe, sicken or weaken, but gi.v
tone and strength to thetissues and
organs involved. W. H, Howell .of
Houston, Texas, says: ,4No bettei
pill can be used than Little Early
Risers for consttpation, sick head
ache, etc. Sold by ilhckbutn.
A woman invariably has
more listening than speak
ing acquaintances.
EarEy Risers
The famous little pills
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Any man who is determin
ed to enjoy life, whether he
does or not, is a true optirn
ist.
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist
Tl8 Discoverer ot Swamp-Soot at Work in
Els Laboratory. . i
There Is a disease prevailing In this
co jniry most dangerous because so decep
tlve. Many sudden deaths aro caused by
It heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure)
or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. If kidney trouble Is allowed to ad
vance the kidney-poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs; or tho kidneys themelves
leaks out and the sufferer has Bright'
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root the new dis
covery is the true specific for kidney, bladder
and urinary troubles. It has cured thousands
of apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druee ,n ftftyeeni
and dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free)
i uv man. vmiiuwa ivuuik mw
by mail, also a book telling about Swamp
no R- t d lf wond.,ful cures. Address
rr,cn;ior. thU paper.
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