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VOL XV.
BOONE, WATAUGA. COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, F-EBliUART 4, 1904.
NO. 47.
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My Lungs
"An attack of la grippe left me
with a bad cough. My friends aaid
I bad consumption. I then tried
Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral and it
cured me promptly."
A. K. Randlea, Nokomls, III.
Youfprgotto buy a bot
tle of Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral when your cold first
came on, so you let it run
along. Even now, with
all your hard coughing, it
will not disappoint you.
There's a record of sixty
years to fall back on. ;
TfcfMih: lSc,Mc,lt. All (ni(tti.
Oomnlt year doctor. If be nyi take It,
then to u he ., If he telte .on not
U Mil It. then don't take It. lit kuawt.
Urn u with him. w ro wtillnir.
. 4.0.ATKBCU..Uwl.Man.
Business is a mantle that cov
era a multitude of queer transuc
- . dons. . ,
WONDERFUL NeKVE.
la displayed by many o man endu
ring puirjs of accidental cutH wounds
bruises burns scalps nore feet or stiff
. joints. But there's no need for jt.
. Bucklen a Arnica Salve will kill the
pain and cute the trouble. It's the
lies salve on earth for piles too 20c
at M.B Itlackburn.s
1'ROFESSIOXAI.
Todd&Ballou.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
. JEFFERSON, N. C.'
Will practice iti all the eoiuta
- Special attention given to col-
ection.
1-64.
iK. F. ' A. LINNEY, ;
; '41 lynnrii ai uai,
; BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in th( courts
of chid and surroundingcoun
tiH. Promot attention piy,
en to the collection of claims
: and all other busings of a le
teal nature. . 6-12 'Of
EDMUND JONES,
LAWYER
-LEN01U, T. C
W ill Practice Regala rly in
the Courts of Watauga,
6-1. '3,
J. C. FLETCHER,
Attorney. At Law,
BOONE, N. C
Careful attention given to
collections.
E F. LOVILL,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
-BOOSE, S. C
SSTSpecial attention Riven
to all business entrusted to
bscare." .
1 1 'Oi.
E. S. COFFEY
-ATWRbEl AI LAW,-
COONE, N. C.
Prompt .attention given to
all matters of a legal future.
E3 Abstracting titles and
collection of claims a, fipecial-
t . M '04.
. Dit, J. M. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNER'S ELK. N, C
Ao knite'No Burning Out.
' ' Highest references and endors-
. menta of prominent persons suc
cessfully treated in Va., Tenn.
and N. C. , Remember that there
is no tifne too soon to get rid ol
a cancerous growthno matter
to small. Examination free.
fitters answered promptly, ani
ttsiaction jjuaranteca. .
The Dead of Boone Her Fast and
Preseut
Following in an uddreHH deliv
ered by Prof B. B. Dougherty at
a recent gnt! eriiir in Boone: .
I mil not an old man, but I
have lived long enough tosee
Dfth knock nt almost every
home in thin mountain vil
bigc Conie with me, and let an
survey out the town. LV
liegin at the old homestead
of Dr.' Councill, whone aienio
ry is dear to uh all. I only
pause n moment that y o o
may think, for you all knov
the test.
Just this side, in a rolling
campue, adorned with beau
tiful maple tres, are t w o
large. massive stun- hi'ii
npvs; sdenr. yet ever spenk
inn of the history of tin' past.
Com. tig thin wav and upon
a bold eminence, you will find
the dwelling of a uMnl . tne
chanie, Wesn the tirst
building burnnii dowi; we
saw the new one go up.. The
brilliant days uud the pleas
ant hours til at passed there,
will ever hang in the memo
ries 0' many wh.i are here to
night. If y ou will reflect for a
moment, many scenes will
pass through yi ur minds.
Cose by, and upon the ru
ins of the 'old court house
that was swept away by ti-e,
is the model home of a son.
He was a voung man strong
in body, ad a well balanced
uiind. After he bad - grap
pled with the problems of rh
wild west, he returned to help
bnild up his own town and
his own native land. H i s
end has everkbeen a sadness
in my mind.
Yonder is the; home of the
widow and the orphans; yon
der is the remodeled home of
the aged minister. He, too,
has paBsed away, and his
family has'sea tiered far, and
wide, I know not where.
Upon this hill stands the
old mansion of an ex-Sherifl,
and oft. a. I-look upon its
fast -decaying walls, a great
panorama passes before my
eyes; upon that hill was the
study of n learned judge.
H hen he died the whole
"State raornned.'
To my right, is a splendid
hotel, painted and frescoed
in the most up-to date man
net, but the first building
was put there by a man, a
victim of a dreadful disease,
leaving his wife and children
to contend with the financial
problems of a cold, gloomy
world. .
On thf next corner located
an eminent physician. His
was a family of 'bright', in fel
lectB, but. now the father and
mother and eldest son are
seen no more.
We all Ptood on the Bryan
Hilt one nignt. amid the min
gled .light of the flames and
the stars, and saw the life-
SAVED FTOM TERRIBLE DEATH.
The family of Mrs. M. L,Bobbitt
T Bargetpwn, Tcnn., saw . hep dy
ing and were powrles to gave her.
The most okilfull physician and
every remedy used, failed, while con
sumption was slowly but surely ta
king her life. In this terrible hour
Dr. King's New Discovery for Con
Bumption turned despair into joy.
The first bottle brought immediate
relief and its continued use complete
ly cured her. It's the most certain
cure in the world for all throat and
lun troubles. Guaranteed bottles
Coc. and SI. Trial brittle free at
M J3 Blackburn's ; ' '
time earnings of an industri
ous man go up in smoke.ush
es and vapor.' t
And who has not felt their
retrievable loss of a noble wo
man at "the Coffey -Hotel?
But turn to the tight, if you
ttiil and see the deserted
Inmeof tin great .financier;
and a little farther on t Ji e
hewed walls of the home of
one of thefathersof the town,
the. pillow of the- church nid
I he f re-ru n tier of.t he Su nd a y
School
In the extreme eastern part
of the town is wheren young,
bright, physician opened hia
nlhVe. He had the prospect p
of a long, useful, happy Iif-;
but, he, like mnv others, died
early. c
Th"ii where is the town and
wheris the people that have
a more tragic history? Oar
ancestors lived, died a n d
pa ss ed a w a yT b n 1 1 hey ' ' h a n d
ed down to us in th- lives
they lived a golden heritage,
one of which I trustee nhall
continue to be proud. As we
reflect over the lives they
lived, we must not forget
that, they had great faith ; in
us. i Ii w fall short of their
standum in life, we have done
little indeed. If .we barely
equal them, we are not do
ing enough.-- If we, with all
out multiuliei advantages,
surpass them in the race oi
life, we have done nothing
more than, what they may
have reasonably expected at
our. hands, ,.
Let it be understood that I
am"no'pessimist as to the fu
turel'oUhis; town, nor do 1
wish tolivelby iehearsing
the sad history of oar past.
With buoyant hearts, full of
hope' andf aspiration, we
should turn our faces toward
the future.
We have mote ndyuntageH
here than we can utilize We
have the best geographical
situation of any mountain
town, being midway between
Ashevillennd Virginia. If the
locomotive.' -should leap a
cross the Blue Ridge in t hist
section-of thbtate, it can
not miss us far. Our climate
is uhsurp tssed-ra little cold
in the winter, but delightful
in the summer. . If vou go to
the North. you will long for
th gentle sunshine of t h i s
mountain section. If you u
to the. South, you will Hgb
for the cool breezes that are
ever afloat upon the bills of
good old Watauga.
Of our people, no one has
eyer spoken too-highly, .We
are a kind of heterogeneous
race; we are not indigenous
of the town or county. W
formerly came from Tennes
see, Virginia and South Cam
line; from the counties of
leghany, Ashe, Wilkes, Alex
ander nnrj (-aid well. We rep
resent almost every phase of
religious, political and busi
ness differnces, I' should lie
A VERY CLOSE CALL.
"I stuck to my engiiie, although
every joint ached and every iierve
was rncked withpain"writes C,W.
Bellamy a locomotive fireman of
Burlington Iowa. "I was weak and
pale without any. appetite and all
run down As llw;, about to give
ap I got a bottle of Electric Hitters
and after taking it I felt as well as I
ever did in my life.' Weak sickly
rundown people always gnin new
life strength and vigcrfrory their use
Iby M. B. B!..ckbur. . ,
surprised to know, that
there is anywhere any town
in which the people getnlong
more stiioothly than here.
We sympathize wit bench otli
er in our bereavements; we re
joice w ith each other in our
achievements and our pros
peri ty. The town is becooiing
pyogressire. The ieop1e-be
lieve in external and internal
improvements,
The town, in ronjnnelion
with the country , -built the
most beautifully graded turn
pike load that murks this
mountain belt. We are. to
have a new court b o u s e,
which will be the pride of the
county and an ornament to
our town. Not only so, but
our people. a re developing in
tellectually. When theeinea
tipnal boom started in t h e
Eist and, almost at a single
bound, caught' on lice hre in
the West, we were ain'ng.the
first to catch the spirit of in
spiration. -We put our influ
ence and our money togeth
er, and put ud a large and
commodious building t h a t
should be owned by us all.
Later we irave a hearty in
yitation ami a warm recep
tion to the Appalachian Trai
ning School. When it shall
have been located iri its new
home, no passer-by can look
upon its towering walls with
out havinga greater interest
in this county. It ought to
be said and generally known
that thiatowneoinmenHiirute
with- its wealth " has given
more money for edncational
purposes within the past four
years than nny town in t h e
StsTe of North Carolina.
Boone, tbedeserted village,
with emrity and decjying
houses, is nt)W the home of
the young scholar the Ath
ens of the mountains.
JUST ONE MINUTE.
One Minute rough. Cure gives re
lief in one minute, becauHe it kills
the mierobe.which tickles the mu
cus membrane, musing the cough
and at the same time clears t he
phlegm, draws the inflammation and
heals and. soothes the affected parts.
One Mi'Uite Cough Cure strength
en the lungs, wards off pneumonia,
and is harmless and and neyer fail-
i n .v iMirp lii nil nirnltle CilseR fo
coughs, colifs and croup. One Min
ute Cough ( ure is pleasant to take,
liarmlous and (rood silikn to vminc
and old. Sold by M. b. Blackburn.
'Any man wlio has s ns
and selfishness can get rich
if he wnjits to," said a visitor
Saturday. Sense and selfish
uess what a combination!
Sense: something that no
man can give himself there
foie God given. S dfilinss:
the meanebt.attriijute of hu
man character ai'd much cnl
tivaied! Now, no one would
say that every man who gets
rich has ither sense orseffish
neps or both but the remark
was that any man who had
the two could gut rich. And
can't be? And then wouldn't
everybody, sing pesns, ol
praise to wonderful man
who has money? Wouldn't
they all bow and scrape and
smirk figuratively sp"aking
and forget that be was mean
man and selfish and .,refer to
him fondly as their greatest?
Monroe Jonrnnl.
OASTOXIZA.
, 1 Just Msiisara. ; "
The "Hepburn "'liquor I'd'
now pending in the United
States CongrefS is intended
o prohibit the shipping of
liquor from one State into
the prohibition territory of
another. This is a jnenwre
which' will commend itself to
the jndgeti.ent of evry rea
sonable citizen. When once
a community has passed up
on this question and decided
by a popular vote that no
liquor shall he sold in town,
county or State there is nolh
ing more absurd than to al
low men outside to ship li
quor into mieli territory.
We must have thin foon;-r
or later not only as nn Inter
State-law; but thestateinust
eome to "-the protection of
t h o s e conimilitifiei which
though .they have voted whn
key ")ut arc K-t 1 1 at the ineic.v
of tin tralhV. Oar peopl.; will
soon become 'discouraged in
thdr efforts to get rid of the
traffic if there is not provis
ion made to protect, thm a
gainst barrooms at long
rangp. m .
We trust every on will
bring to bear all p ssit! in
flaenee upon Congressman to
get thi measure through.
North Carolina Christian Ad
vocate.
what's in a name?
Everything is in the nanie when it
comes to Witch Hazel Silve. E. C.
DeWitt & Co., of Chicago, discov.
cred some year ago how to make
a salve from Witch Hazel that is
a specific for piles. For blind, blee
ding-, itching and protruding' piles,
eczema, cuts, burns bruises and all
skin diseases De Will's Salve has no
equal. This has fiveti riae tommier
ous worthless counterfeiters, Ask
for De Witt's the genuine. Sold bv
M.B.Blackburn.
Coming from the halls of
Congress are heard echoes
sn -h as "stand pat," "a full
hand." "queen up," "a pair
of jacks," ' a fltHh " 'a strait'
"two pairs," etc.. ths mean
ing of which is they have a
meaning, is about as dear to
us as mud. We haveearc li
ed all the good books from
the Hible to Webster's Dic
tionary in quest of light on
the subject but have found
none. We take it, however,
that such expressions are per
fectly legitimate.- and they
have a meaning and that our
distinguished statesman who
use them, fully understand
their meaning. Information
on the subject will be fully
appreciated. Mascott.
- A "VEST-POCKET DOCTOR.:
Never in the way, no trouble to
curry, eay to tuke, pleasant and nev
t-r failing in results are DeWiit's
Little Early Riseis, A. vial of these
little pills in the v st-pocket is a cer
tain guarantee ogainat headacfTe,
billiousness, torpid liver and a'l the
ills resulting from constipation.
They tone air! strengthen thu liver,
For sale bv M 13. Blackburn.
. It's ' a ten ibla di.sappom' incut
to hear bud news' of a. friend nud
then to learn it whs a fule re
port. .
DOMSSTIC TBOUBI-ES.
It is cxccptionnl to fird a family
wnrre there are nodoniestic ruptures
occasfonallvbut these can be lessened
bv having Dr. Kins'1 ew LifePilJ
around. Much trouble they tjave'
by their great work in s'oiiatb ai:d ;
Liver troublt-8. They. 'not oniv ri--lieye
you hut cure. 25c at M. B, !
Blackburn's
For Flics, Bums, Serose
0nAUGC3T
STOCK and
POULTRY
MEOICINE
Stock and poultry bate few
troublu wliiph ure not bowel and
liver irri:frulariti(.i. Black
braiipht Stock and Poultry Medi
cino is a bowel and liver reined
fur stock. It pats tho organs of
diction in a perfect condition.
I'ruininent American breeders and
f armors keep their hertU and flocks
healthy by giving them an occa
sional (luneo?Blac-Drauffbt Stock
and Poultry Medicine in their
food. Any stock raiser may bny a
25ent balf-pound air-tigut caa
of tbis medicine from his dealer
and koop his stock in vigorous
health fur weeks. Dealers gener
ally keep Uliick-Draugut Stock and
Poultry Medicine. If yonrs does
not, semi 25 cents for a sample
can to tho manufacturers, Tb
Chattan6ojta Medicine Co., Chab
taiiooga, T enn. J-
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Rikjuu., Oa., Jan. 80, 1101. ,
BlMk-Draaght 8toek and Poultry
Medloln 1 th bet I T8r tried. Oar
took wu looking bd when jra mbS
me the medloine and now the re
getting to flae. They am looking W
per oent. better. ...
8. P. BROCKINCrrOW.
l.r ueiiher in toiling nor
in legieilnting does mtin pro
ceed by mere accident, but
but the hand is ever guided
on my mysterious operation
of the mind. In all his, modes
and habilitutryendeavorsan
architectural idea will be
found lurking; his body and
cloth are the site and the tna"
terial whereupon und where-,
by his beautiful edifice of a
peixon is to be built, Wheth
er b flow gracefully out In
lull led ma nt les, based on high
headgear from amid peaks,
spangles and bellgirdles.and
swell out- iij starched ruffs,
buckram stn tilings and mon
strous tuherosites; or goetb,
himself into sepnra te sect i ons
andftont the world on ag'
glomoration of four limbv
will perid on the nature of
such architectural idea; whe
ther Grecian, Gothic, Latin,
orvalogether modern nnd
Parishian or Anglo-Dandi-
cnl. -Thomas Carlyle.l
Early RIsera
. Ths famous little pUlfl .
The promises of Providence
are to those who.dig for their
bread and not to those who
dream about big loaves. .
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist,
Tis SIscoTcrer of I wsnt-Koot at Wert U
. Bis labgratorr.
There Is a disease prevailing In. this
country most dangerous because ao decep .
tlve. Many sadden deatha are caused by
It heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure .
or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. 1 kidney trouble la allowed to ad-
vance the kldney-polsoned blood will attack
the vital organs, or the kidney themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness of the blood the album ea
leaks out and the sufferer baa Bright 'a
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root the new du '
eovery la the true specif io for kidney, bladder
and urinary troubles. It has cured thouaanda
of apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druggista In fifty-cent
and dollar tizes. A sample bottle aent tree
by mall, also a book telling about Swamp
Root and Its wonderful cures. Address
Dr. KUrmir & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. ani
mention this paper. : ' . '
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