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BOONE, WATAUGA. COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBBll 29 lOOa.h ; .NCVaf.-: y V'.
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Bad Coiigfis
" ! bad bad cough for tlx
weeks and could And no relief
until I tried Ayer'a Cherry Pecto
ral. Only one-fourth of the bottle
cured me."
L. Hiwn, Newington, Ont.
Neglected colds always
lead to something serious.
They run into chronic
bronchitis, pneumonia,
asthma, or,, consumption.
Don't wait, but take
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
just as soon a s your cough
begins. A few doses will
cure you then.
Tim tint t Ik.. Mc., tl. Alt droQliti. v
CoDnll your doctor. If he aart Uka H,
then 4o M h uy. If h UIU Tog not
to uko it. then don't uk It. H knowt.
MHIRVNIIIIII. WO Mr WlllinC.
i. 0. AYKE CO. Lowell, Mmi.
Japan could probably beet Rus
sia on the plan ot the fleet-footed
Looter who brought the bear in
to camp. Philadelphia North A
merican. OASTOniA.
Bavt th jf 1 Kind Yon Have Always Btfgtt
lli8 Kind You Havs Always
VR0FESS10SAI.
F, A. LINNEY,
. ATTORN K5f AT LAW,
BOONE, N. C.
Will prartire in the courts
.of chio and surrounding coun
tips. Promut attention jii,v
.en. to the collection of chums
,and ull other business of n le
.gal, mil ure. 612
EDMUND JONES,
LAWYER
.LENOIR, N. O
Will Practice Regularly in
,the Courts of Watauga,
6-1. '03,
J. C. FLETCHER,
v Attorney At Law,
BOONE, N. C. '
Careful attention given to
collections.
sE-F. LOVILL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
BOONE, N. C.
iSSTSpecial attention given
to all business entrusted to
this care,
8-23, 1900.
X. W. TODD.
GEO. P. PELL.
V
TODD & PELL.
ATTORNEYS Al LAW,
... JEFFERSON, N. C.
Will practice regularly in the
courts of Watauga. Headquar
ters at CofiVy's Hotel during
court. 5-4-99.
E. S. COFFEY,
-ATWRSEY Al LAW,-
BOONE, N. C.
I Prompt attention given to
all matters of a legal nature.
VS" Abstracting titles and
collection of claims a special
ty.
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r Dr. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Eernlar Cormpondenl.
Fearing o democrntic vi"r
tory in the State President
Roosevelt 1ms interfeie-1 in
Marylnnd politics to an ex
tent which hnabeen resented
even by members of his own
party. His purpose was to
establish harmony between
the two republican factions
which have taken sides either
with Senator McComaR or
Representative Mudriin their
quarrel oyer Federal patron
age. The leaders ol both fae
tions have had several con
ferences with tbe .President
who gave them plainly to un
derstand that he wanted a
republican victory in the
state and that they hhould
put aside thejr differences and
unite to that effect. It is be
lieved that the President has
missed the mark aud that his
interference will have an ef
ffct the)ppo8ite of which he
deaired. The leaders of the dif
lerent factions &eem as faa a
art as ever, and one of them
gavs out in an interview the
opinion that ''Mr Roosevelt
has accomplished nothing ex
cept to lay bare to every side
that the republicans of Mary
land are sadly divided. All
his advice will have no mate
rial effect upon thecampnign.
On the other hand, as is well
known. Maryland people,
whfn in politics, are exceed
ingly clanish. Tbey resent
outside influence, and in my
judgment a mistakehas been
unwittingly made by -Presi
dent Roosevelt. Senator Gor
man criticised thePresident's
interference very severely . He
said, 'The voters of the coun
try are confronted with the
almost unprecedented and
most extraordinary spectac
le of the President; devoting
practically all his time to the
conduct of campaigns in the
States where local elections
are pending. In my own state
Marylandrthere is scarcely a
day when the President does
not summon to the White
Houm? the chairman of therp
puhlran state committee or
some other leader to instruct
him bow to run the. canvass.
Every Federal office holder
ano every occupant of a state
or municipal place whom the
President believes he can con
trol has been ordered by him
to get out and "hustle" for
the republican ticket. When
he was a civil service com mis
sionor under the Harrison
and Cleyeland administra
tions it was Roosevelt's bab
it to demand that a feleral
office holder who was a mem
ber of a State, city or other
politi-al committee should re
sign one or the other. Now
that he is president he per
mits federal ofhVe holders ap
pointed by himself or by his
subordinates toengage as ac
tively in the campaign as
those who follow private vo
cations. !
One of the events of t h e
week was rue unveiling ol u
magnificent equestrian stat
ue of General Williana Tecum
sea Sherman. The ceVetnony
was attended by President
and Mrs. Roosevelt, mem
bers of the cabinet.the diplo
ma tic corps, representatives
of the four great armies of
the Civil War and many oth
er prominent u my nnd navy
men. The unveiling wa pre
ceded by a paradeand review
o all the cavalry, infantry
and artillery of For1 Mever,
Washington, Hunt and Mon
roe, and of the. National
Guard of the District of Co
lumbia President Roosevelt,,
Gen. David B. HendeJson.
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, Gen.
Charles H. Gronvenor and
General Thomas J. Hender
son made addresses. T Iip
President a pppenled for the
upbuilding of'the army and
navy, condemned dishonesty
in public service and said
that he hoped to see soon a
proper statue of Lincoln nt
the National Capital. He
praised many of the leader of
the Civil War and ii was no
ticed that he did not forget
McClellen. Hesaid: "Asana-
tion we ore greater not only
for the valor and devotion
to duty displayed by the
It I
nieu in Diue, wno won uie
great struggle for the Union,
but also for the valor and
loyaltv toward what they re
garded as right, of the men
in gray; for this war, thrice
fortunate above all recent
wars in its outcome, li ft to
us all the rnrht of brother
hood alike with the- valiant
victor and the valiant van
quished."
The two American n.ig
which draped the statue were
drawn aside by William Te-
ctimseh Sherman Thorndyke,
the nine year old grandson
of the dead chieftain, the ar
tillery fired the salute of sev
enteen guij&, the Marine Band
struck np the Star Spangled
Banner and the Civil War vet
prima' who surrounded the
statue gave a long and hear
ty cheer. Many members of
the Diplomat i'? Crops evoked
adverse comment by leaving
in the middle ot the speech-
making without waiting for
the President to depart. The
statue stands Bouth of, and
fucintr. the Treasury Build
ing at the head of Pennsylva
nia Avenue.
According to the reports of
the agents of the Deparment
of Justicethousandsof illegal
naturalization papers nre lm
ing granted to aliens all over
the country in violation of the
provisions of the immigra
tion law which was passed at
the last session ot Congress
The state courts are especla
ly lax n naturalization cas-
sesandan instance is cited
where a Chicago Judge ad
mitted 1,800 foreigners to
full citizenship in one even
ing. This would have been
physically impossible if be
had administered the oath
seperately in each case as he
is presumed o do by the law
The provision of the law
which states that persons
with anarchistic beliefs, incii
nations or tendencies shal
not be citizens of the Unitet
States has been frequently ig
nored. It is said that Presi
dent Roosevelt will recom
mend to Congress the pas
sage of an act which willgiye
tluLtedernl courts jurisdic
tion in all natnralizjitioD ra
ses and which will create
pecial commission to exnm-
me and report to the-idgf.. ;s:.q.vH.0 DeWiI Vitch
upon all applications for i-Mi jii'svco; .' ;;. r.ljeUlyr"-
zenship papers.
Agents ot the General Staff
of tbe the Army nre tobesvnt
iib military attaches to the
different South America coun
trier to study military condi
tions there in view of a pos
sible conflict of the United
StutH in that pnrt of the
world. For iriis purpose sev
ernl nrmy officers are now
under instruction in the Di-
vision ol Military iniorma-
ion and will start for South
African capitals before the
nd of the month. The con
stant friction between Latin-
Americou and European gov
ernments, of which the late
trouble in Venezuela was an
nstnnee, has made it possible
hatthisconntry should be-
)ine involved in war to pre-
ma r a
servH the Monroe uocxrine.
furthermore it in known that
he European Governments
rnve had military agents in
South America for a long
time, gathering information
which would be of great val
ue in case of war It is said at
be department that one na
tion in particular has been
especially active in this re-
sdprt, and although the name
of the country is withheld, it
is an open secret tbut it is
Germany. Before long the Gen
ernl Staff hopes to have thor
ough knowledge of military
onditions not only in South
and Central America, but in
Canada and Mexico as well.
This does not indicate that
the officers apprehend any
trouble in any of ths coun
tries, named, but it is in pur
suance of their policy to be
prepared for any emergen
ejr.
THE PEAmltE OF EATING.
Persons suffering from indigestion,
dyspepsia, or other stomach trou.
ble will find that Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure digests what you eat and
makes the stomach sweet. This rem
edv is a never failing cuifc for iiuli
estion and dyspepsia and all com
plaints affecting the glands or mem
branes cf the stompch or digestive
tract. W hen yon take Kodol Dvs
pepsia Cure everything you eat
tastes good, and every bit of the
nutriment that your food conta.ns is
assimilated and" appropriated by the
blood and f tissue Sold by Black
burn ,
Actions ol most men everlaBt
ingly knock the stuffing out of
their good intentions.
A PURGATIVE PLEASURE.
If you ever took DeWitt's Little
Early Risers for billiousness or con
stipation you know what a purga
tive pleasnre is. These famous little
pills cler.nse the liver and rid the
system of all bile without producing
unpleasant effects. They do not
gripe, sicken or weaken, but give
tone and strength to thetjssues and
organs involved. YY.ll, Howell o
Houston. Texas, says: "Nobettei
pill can be usfd than Little Early
Risers for consttpatioil, sick head
ache, etc. Sold by Hhckbutn.
When there is a devil to pay he
usually charwes a high rate of in
terest.
THE GENUINE VS. COUNTERFEITS,
The genuine is always better than
a counterfeit, but the truth of this
statement is never more forcibly re
alized or more thoroughly apprecia
ted than when you ccmpare the
irennine De Witt s W itch Haze
Salve with many counterfeits and
worthless substiutes that are on the
market. W . S. Ledbetter, of Shreve
port La., says: "After using numer
ous other remedies without benefit
one box of DeWitt's Witch Haze
Salve cured me." For Wir.d, bleed
tit li Food aid Medicine. J
t fruit hiisiJiiiriy-; uses
That
besides pleasing iuvtaste is
well known,, but tfoj exact
properties of each;kinr a re
not so well understood by the
consumers, and a few sligges
lions on the subject may not
be amiss.
Fruit alone willnotsustain
life for any length of time,
but helps to furnish a varie
ty in the diet.
It stimulates and improves
appetite and digestion re
lieves thirst and introduces
water into the system, acts
us a laxative or stringent,
stimulates the kidneys and
supplies the organic salts nec
ess'jry to proper neutri merit.
If the medicinal uses of
ruit were understood a n d
are takn to us? the appro
iriate kinds much less medi
al treatment would be need
ed.
Among the laxatives are
figs, prunes, dates, nectarines
oranges and mulberries
Tbe astringents are black
berries, raspberries, pome
granates, quinces, pears, wild
herrics cranberries and mod
ars.
The kinds used for diuiet-
ics are gi apes, black currunts
peachas, whortleberries and
prickly pears. -
The refrigerants are red
and white currants, goosebur
ries, lemons, limes and ap
ples
Apples are. useful as a stom
ach sedative and will relieve
nausea and even seasickness
Grapes and raisins are nu-
trativeand demulcent, ma
king them excelleot f.ir.the
sick room.
It is sometimes difficult to
keep raisins, figs and dnts
away from the inquisitive lit
tie ants and roaches, butthis
is easily accomplished by put
ting them in paper bags that
have been well brushed over
with strong borax water and
dried betore the fruit is put
in. The little pests do not
like the borax, and will not
gnaw through the sack when
thus prepared
A fig split open makes a
good puoltice for a boil. It is
especially useful forguraboil
A split raisin is also good.
Lemons are verv useful in
health or sickness. Hot lera
onade is one of the best reme
dies for an incipient cold. It
is also excellent in cases o
billiousness. For malaria the
"Roman cure" is prepared by
cutting the rind and pulp of
a lemon into'a pint of water
then boiling until there is on
ly a half a pint. One teaspoon
ful is taken before each meal
This has cured obstinate ca
ses when quinine failed.
Lemon syrup, made by ba
king a lemon twenty minutes
and then squeezing the juice
upon half a cupful of sugar i
excellent for hoarseness am
to break up a cold. Chris
tian Work.
DISTRESS AFTER EATING CURED
Judge W. t. Holland, of Green
hurg, La., who 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. 1
concluded to'try Kodol Dyspeis':t
Cure and it cured meentirly. Novv
my flcep is refreshing and diges
tion perfect, Sola by131ackburii.
Frttit
! BLACK-DRAUGHT
THE ORIGINAL
r iwrn Kf rtvirt incv
A sallow complexion, diiiinew.
biliousness and a coated tongno
are common indications of lirer
and kidney diseases. Stomach and
bowel troubles, severe as thej are,
give immediate warning by pain,
but liver and kidney troubles,
though less painful at toe start, are
much harder to cure. Thedford's
Black-Draught never fails to bene
fit diseased liver and weakened kid
neys. It stirs up the torpid liver
to throw off the germs of fever and
ague. It is a certain preventive
of cholera and Bright! disease of
the kidneys. Witb kutneys re
inforced by Ibedfords Black
Draught thousands of persons have
dwelt immune in the midst of yel
low fovcr. Many families live in
perfect health and have no other
doctor than Thedford's ' Black
Draught. It is always on hand for
use in an emergency and saves
many expensive cous 01 a doctors.
Munint.S.C. March 10. 1001.
I have wed ThedfottTi BUck-Dr (.ht
for thru years and I nsvt not htd iv tfo
to i doctor tines ! luvt been takinl tt.
It Is the best medicine for mc that Is
on the market for liver and kidney
troubles ana ayspepiu and other
complaints. Rev. A. C. LEWIS.
Mr E. L). liluekburn.ofOap
Creek, A'm-' county, passed
through Suturdar for SluU-d
ville Federal court this week
where he is a juror. ,He is 80
years old, and is still pejHt
as a cricket. He has 17 child
ren and 193 grand children
and .great grand children
and none to spare either.
This record is not recorded
every day. His family can fur
nish jurors a long. time yet
and still have some in reserve.
Wilkesboro Chionicle.
CONFESSION OF A PRIEST.
Rev. John S. fox, of 'Vake, Ark.
writes: "for la years 1 sunered
from yellow jaundice. I consulted a
nnmbcr of physiciar.s and t.'ied all
sorts of medicines, hut got no relief,
Then I began the use of Klectric Hit
ters and feel that I am now cured o
disease that had mc in its grasp
for twelve years." Liver, and. kid
ney trouble, stomach disorder or
general debility, get Electric Bit
ters. It s guaranteed by M. li. jjlack
burn. Only 50c,
S'-veral county and. town
officials have failed to make
their reports as called for by
the State Tax Commission
for publication in the annnal
report of commissioners, and
have so rendered themselves
liable to the penalties for
such failure. News and OBgpr
ver.
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it
How To rind Ont.
PHI a bottle or common glass with yoat
water and let It stand twenty-four hours; a
sediment or set
tllng Indicates an
unhealthy condi
tion of the kid
neys; If It stains
your linen it ts
evidence of kid
ney trouble: too
frequent desire ts
pass it er pain In
the back Is alatf
convincing proof that the kidneys and blao
der are out of order.
What to So.
There Is comfort In the knowledge SO
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain In ths
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
of the urinary passage. It corrects Inability
to hold water and scalding pain In passing
it, or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many times
durlne the nieht. The mild and the extra
I ordinary effect of Swamp-Root la soon
; realized. It stands the highest for Its won-
derful cures of the most distressing
If you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists In 50c and$l. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
wonderful discovery
and a book that tells
more about It, both sent
absolutely free by mail,
address Dr. Kilmer & rom(i
Co., Blnghamton, N. Y. When writing moo
Hon reading this generous offer In this paper'
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