Watauga Democrat.
Robert C. Rivers,
EDITOR AMU PboI'RIETOR.
Thursday May20. 1904.
The BepublieM Sinto Convention.,
The Republican S;ate Con
vention held at Greensboro
on Wednesday of last week
seems to" have been largely
attended and the entire sea-
Bion was very harmonious.
The Democratic admiuistra
tion of the State wa8arrain
ed for its extravagance, etc.;
the tYatta law was cptidemn
ed and Roosevelt and bis ad
ministration washeartily en
dorsed, the unpiecidented ex
penditores and nnheardof ex
travaganceW the same never
being referred lo. Strong
speeches were made by Chair
man Rollins and others.
The followink ticket was
nominated.
Governor, Charles J. Har
lis of Jackson county; lieu
tenant-governor. ; Isaac M
Meekin, of. Pasquotank; at
torney general, VV, H. Yar-
borough of Franklin; secre
tary of state,!. J. Jenkins o
v Chatham, treasurer, C. G
Daily , of Davie; auditor
FranK Linney of Watauga
supf rintendant of public in
struction, 0. P." Frazier of
Guilford; corporation com
raissiouer, D. fl. Abbott cf
Pamlico; commissioner of ag
riculture, W. R. Dixon ol Cm
ven; labor commissioner J.
Y. Hamby of Cleyelundjjudtr
es Supremo court, : R. M.
Douglas, of Guilford; W. A.
Montgomery, Warren: dele
gates to national convention
Thomas S. Rollins, E. Spen
der Blackhurn, K. C Duncan,
U. F. Mehane.
On last Saturday night it
was our pleasure to ba pres
ent and hear the address of
ex Gov. BohTaylor.at Moun
tain City, Tenn. : flis subject
was ''Castles in the Air' and
. he spoke to a crowded house
for more than an hour, lie
has been called ''The Apostle
ol Sunshine", and if ever a
man deserved the title it is
he. i. His flow of language. is
. simply grand, and he has thu
power to carry you to the
dizziest heights on the wings
of his eloquence, and to drop
you suddenly into unretrain-
,. able laughtei; and from logh
ter almost as quickly into
tears. He ia iudeed a genius
in the literary field, and is to
the heats of the peopleof Ten
.nessee what our beloved and
lamented Zeb Vance was to
North Carolinians -the gran
dest and the bBt. May he
long live to scatter sunshine
along the pay th way of oth
ers, whi -h it now teems is his
mission in his dacliningyears.
To the credit of the busy
little city in the mountains
we would say that it has nev
er been ourjpleasure to see
or mingle with a nicer or bet
ter behaved crowd of people
than that assembled thereto
hear the address.
Two preacher of Dallas Tex
as while on their way to the
Southern Baptist convention
at Nashville Tenn , engaged
in a fight on the train near
Texarcana Texas last. Fri
day. It seems that both the
divines were well armed one
getting in two shots while
the other was rankin a ties
perate attempt to get his
gun. But neither shot took
effect. When preachers go
. nrmed it seems the rest ot us
should seek some means of
protection. ' j
Wfcy Jhij JUte the .Watti Lw.
News and Observer, ;
There are several reasons
wbv the Revenners and Dis
tillers who assembled at
Greensboro lost week jump
ed on the Watts law, but the
main reasons are two: .
1. t reduced the number
of lobs in the revenue ser-
m ...
vice and therefore reduced
the j number o( peripatetic
roustabouts who did- the
bushwhacking for the Radi
cal nartv. The uaiicer at
each country still was utiliz
ed for electioneering purposes
and was selected because, he
was a'good party worker; Of
course the Revenue 'and
RanictilH hate the snicker-
Biiee.that cntsoff the hcadsof
these henchmen.
2, It tends to stop the col
lusion between distillers and
gangers by wljith the govern
ment is robbed. The recent
co'uviction of a ganger-nnd
distiller, whose conpirncy
resulted in defrauding the
goverment of more than one
handled thousand dollars,
was due in part to the, fact
thatthefrands were practiced
in a town. As long as a dis
tiller could put up plants in
thecountry away from police
surveillance and the public
eye and could get ndishoucst
Hanger appointed at his "hell
kettle" he could defraud the
government without any
troublp. But publicity and
police surveillance , m a k e
practicing fraud much more
difficult. Therefoie dishonest
revenue office and -dishonest
distillers wish a rutijin to'tbe
old system where fraud was
easy and conviction almost
impossible.
These .two classes and their
allies completely dominated
the L Republican convention
and that accounts for the vi
cions'attack upon the Watts
law. ?'It is the. hit dogjhat
hollers."
Republican State Ticket.
The Landmark, :" '.' :
The Republican State 'tick
et is made up largely of new
material, .J.Jlai 1 is, the
nominee for governor, Is a
prominent business man of
the extreme western section
of the State, He is a native
of Minn., and is said to be a
man of education and char
acter. C. G." Daily ,of Davie
is well known in Iredell, and
F. A. Linnev the nominee
for Auditor, is a son of x
Congressman Linney, Ham
rick was labor commissioner
and Abbott corpora tion com
missioner.in the old da.vs.
J n d g e s Montgomery and
Douglas are now on the Su
preme Court bench Montgom
er.v having been named us a
Populist in the days of fusion
few of the nominee have any
public record and its better
for them probably that they
are unknown.
A Dago band played ''Dix
I . 1 I A
IB ' among oiner selections,
In the lobbv of the Benbow
at night after theconyention
adjourned. There were about
50 delegates present, but the
usual yell was conspicuous
bv its absence. One comrner
cial tourist asked another
the reason for this absence
of usual enthusiasm. The an
swer was "These fellows
have no patriotism their
motto Is 'Pie'." Greensboro
Record
The fight for gnbernatori
al honors in North Caralina
waxeth warm, ami on whose
shoulders the mantle will fall
it would be hard ,to predict.
Steadman and Glenn are, it
seems, looming up quite rap
idly; Turner, of Iredell, Wa
tauga's choice, is holding his
own quite' nicely, while the
lesser lights are doing the
bent they can in the great
conflict. r
John II, ..Bingham,'- of Sti
imr Grove, this county, has
written a strong and vn-y
lengthy article to the Char
lotte Observer endorsing' the
candidacy of the Hem. T. C.
Bowie for CongrfSs ia .this
district, anil had it reached
us in time we would have giv
en it space in this issue. As"
!to Mr. Bowie's ability, tlre
is no question; he -made for
himself a, record as a a rent
campaigner in his mini nr
the Senate in this district, re
during the majority of his
opponent 800 vot; h is, a
democrat ot the strictest HH-t,
highly educated by his own
efforts, and poss"ss-8 hII the
qualifications necessary to
carry our party to vuecess in
November. He has no past
record to defend, and I fully
equipped for the great battle
that is to be wnced dnrina
the campaign, and will ap
pear before the people as a
model man and one whom
each and every democrat in
the district could and would
support. It now appears that
his chances for carrying the
convention and procuring
the. nomination are good,
which would insure his elec
tion.
VV are -now receiving oneyf.the prettiest andheststfect
ed Stocks ol General Mer;-han(Jise ever nronut 10 tUeeoim
ty. and we are prepared to save our customer s money ,W
. .1.. Con. on . 1 Lultlltillll l.n.l ytllluK I! - 2
ICVlTV . pUn'nHSB llinur ninn ii". - a ....-. ,, UQ
ot dress good for spring and summer wear. Gent a Furn
hdiinif go'(l in almost endless varieties and styles- j
.A full stork of .shoes always on hand, but,, weranke a
. ... - 1
specialty oMoeifimous .........,....,......
Hamilton Brown's ;Cwn Make Shoes.
They have won and deserve a world wide reputation, as
their equal can hardly be fnnnd on any market. Men, wo
men and children fitted in this make of shoes....
A'fULL HVPPLl OF GRQt EMES AL W'A T6 UN HAND.
Sugar, Coffee, rice, flour, bacon, lard, .and all kinds of
groceries on hand at reasonable prises.
When you have any good country produce t: sell bring
it to us, as we are headquarter lor oroduce. Thehighestpri
It seems that yellow fever
is getting a fastening: in dif
ferent parts of the country
and it will be only a question
of time until it will be as
common as small pox. But
it is to be hoped that it will
comej in n mild form as does
small pox. Years ago small
pox was looked upon as al
most sudden nnth. Now it
is not dreaded so much as if
is not so severe or it may be
that medical men are mor
capable of handling the dis
ease successfully than they
were in former days.
We trust they will get to
looking int.o and studying the
"yellow plague" in this pait
of the "moral vineyml" so
hs to he ready for we know
not when the demon will
COIll".
: Major Stedman, one of the
leading candidates for the
nomination for Governor, is
an old Confederate vetcr
an. a man well fitted for the
hhh position, and we are de
i-idedly of the opinion that
after Turner, he is the choice
of a majority of our people
for the position.
Do Wilt's as Salve
For Piles, Burns, Sores.
In Formosa during March
3G9 persons were yictiins of
the Bubonic plague and it- is
still ranincr. The disease
seems to be chiefly con fined
to the southern part of the
island. It is to lie hoped the
plague will remove! on th
island of the sea.
OASTOnA.
Bern th The Kind Yoa Haw Always Boiii;
Discord seems to prevail in
the Republi"ati convention in
general. But that sp"lls nih
inn: they will be licking oui
of the same, pot in November,
CPS.
Thanking cur many friends nnd customers for their , past
favors and hoping to meiit a continuation of the same, w
are,
Very trnlr,
HALL & JONES.
Rlowinsr Ro'k, March. 10.
NAT SALESMAN
New Supply of
StIIELDS HATS
Note on Sale
Latest New York Styles
Sold on an Absolute ; Guarantee
Satisfaction or Money Refunded
T. S. COFFEY & ("0.
Wagons Hardware Farming Impkmenst!
We have the celebrated "Mitchell. Wagon" the -best
Wagon on earth have juHt receiv d a solid car l(ad of themi
Get our prices before buying. . Our btock-of.
HARD WARE 4
OASTOHIA.
Bunth Tlie Kind You Hae Alwaja Eaigtt
8ignatur
of
It would be a measly shame
to cut our fair sex out in re
gard to singing in the'rhoirs
of our churches. ' For indeed
singing without the soft ten
der melodious voice of the
gentle. . woman, would not
taste right. It would be like
mush without salt.
That is a big hearted vio
mt.n who left her home in
Conn , the other day and
crossed the continent, to wed
a man she had never seen.
Chairman Rollins at the He
publican State Convention
yesterday proved himself to
besom what of a humorist
when he charged the Demo
cratic administration with
being "extravagant and in
competent." How's that'foi
a joke? Ashville Citizen.
Shylock was the man, who A government si ientist ha
wanted a pound of human diecovered't bat grms enn-
flesh. There are many not live in muddy water. We
Shylocks now, the convales- take it then, that theaver
rent, the consumrjtive. the 'aire city water supply is
sickly child, the pale young sale,
woman, all want human flesh
and they can get it take
Scott's Emulsion.
Scott's Emulsion is flesh
and blood, bone and muscle.
It feeds the nerves, strengthens
the digestive organs and they
feed the whole body.
For nearly thirty years
Scott's Emulsion has been the
great giver of human flesh.
We will send you a couple of
ounces free.
SCOTT A BOWNE. Chemists,
409-4 1 5 Pearl Street. New York.
50c and I i.eo i H druggiats.
Etodol Dyspepsia Guro
Digests what you eat.
FOR SALE: About forty (40)
ucrea of good farming hind located
one and one-hnlf miles from the
Training School in Boonp About
one half of the land is in cultiva
tion; good five-room dwelling a
neat home. About eight acres of
line bottom lands, Easy terms will
be mad? to purchaser. Call on' or ad
dress
Powell E. Herman,
Boone, N. C.
A Collax, VnHbirgton, din
hatch of the 14h says: J. E.
Brown was today released
from the county jail on $3,
500 honds signed ty Hiram
Gragg and wife nnd R. J. Hry
n of Garfield. Biown has
been an 'inmate of the county
jail for more than nine inos.,
and has lien a model prison
er dnrinj: that time. Mon
day ihe !ate of his trial will
Ih K.'t l, Jildue (.li;idvi.-k ol
the snpi-rior court. Brown
shot J K . Turnhow at (Jar-
t Held in Autf'ist luHt.
Nothing has ever equalled it.
Nothing can ever surpass it.
I larger and more complete. thin ever before.; V are Headquar.
uts for Genuine Oliver Chilled and Farmer's Friend Plows and all
Kinds of Fai ming Implements. H you are going to buy
FERTILIZER OR GRASS SEED
Vtt nrx.S it. i. . t ' t
mm nji im, 11 nm tty ytm tuwc uh ueioreyou nuvi we can eive
you me DMi Beea tor me L-rjAsr money, we carry at all times
a large Btock of Vv bite Lead, Lindaeed Oil,
MIXED PAINTS,
and all kinds of Building Hardware. We try to carry everything
the fanner needs and sell it at the right price.
LONDON STOKFEL HARDWARE CO.
(wholesale and retail.)
Mountain Cit.v, Tenn. - .
The Appalachian Training School,
ESTABLISHED BY THE N. 0. LEGISLATURE, 1903.
Spring Term of Hixteen weeks begins Jan. 6', 1904.
BThe PojilicSchool branches will he thoroughly tangbt
CTMe tlods of teaching and school management will be
m ph a sized.- - ; .
P"Tbis school prepares students for any college in N. C.
.'89r Board and Tuition very reasonable.
flFrce tuition to Public School Teavhers.
For other information address
I'ue Secretary op the Faculty,
' Boone, N. C.
12-3-1903.
Br. King'
Hew Dissotfory
ForC
ommwrriuj 0.1.,
A Perfect For All Throat and
Cure : Lung Troubles.
Monoy tjack if it falls. Trial Bottlea free.
Exi'e i:cfvcs
fffofe-ii cts.cn.s,.'
ccPva:cnTii
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Anyon oiwHnit ti "Vrt'li oncl t'p.r!iton mft
eJloklyuMfrtiln ft-cc, h';r.iri an inwfi. t
pro1 Mj pjteruahle. "or nu.'ti .i i..,, (tricti'v
oormldiiiiil. Olil": .'ni 1 ,ri"!i !irlPk lu.ienii
la AiKiirlr. We I.uj b Hmmi'ntrniM.
Patents t;iki;n thtouh Xiu.n Co- rtwuin
iptcinl aotico tu (.(
sciENTiFiG mwm,
besntlfiillr tllii'tr tAi, l.rmwt rrrhiion et
nu m .itl'l( tiiiiruai. v.iv,tin: fiWn-"-
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Mul i,-o..
Dr. G.W, Raby&Co ,
DRUGGISTS AND OPTICIANS
SUCCESSORSTO
Blowing R( c Dru&iGo,
BLOWING! ROCK, N;, C.
NVe now have in stoiK a splendid
line of staple drngs, patent nied
icicp.s, toilet articles confections
ptr . etc.
e are also prepared to examine j oar eves scientifically
v p -ANDFI,'GLASSES THERETO
A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF JEWELRY THAT WE ARE SELL
1NG UNDER. A
Lome and se 11s. Vpr Trnlv
Dr. (1. W. RA BY. & Co., (Successors to)
BLOWING ROCK DRUG COMPANY.
mm J WsJ'
MER CH M AKD TRADER'S! BANK
MOUNTAIN CTTY TENNESSEE.
nprn?1,2?0 CAPITAL....'...'..,..,(W.i.
iTa v v- VnALTR Wight, President, W. P. DtJN
Vice PnjHK W,t,.l. S. Rambo, Castner,
0( . , . R. K McL)ade. Aps't. Cashier,
btock-holdmg Directors: J. Walter Wright, I. S. IUu
' IB,';V;11-,)usG.-andE.Ei-HrisTER.
?;H;;,d'' D'e tors: Dr. j, g. butler." J. N. A
ills, It. E. Donnelly, and Dn 1 n Rrtrrrirn &
' Aceonms "'ton toir ()il1uSf jd jldirjCv$lB '
wlwitvd.