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BOON& WATAUG4L COUNTY, K. C.. THURSDAY NOVEMIfEB 30, 1905.
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An oM bachelor is fortu
nate in having to' pose as a
model lor his sinter's chil
dren. ::ri:
Professional:
l;d.ime,
.ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BANNER ELK, N. C.
, "-l?rWnj practice in the court
of Wtaugi,'MitcheH and adjoining
counties.: T ." 7 6'04
Todd & Ballon.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
JEFFERSON, N. C.
Will practice in all the coiuts
- Special atteution Riven to real
.estate taw and collections.
,wl 6-15-?05-
F, A. LIN NEY ,
. -ATTORNEY AT LA W,-
BOONE, N.C
Will nractice in the courts
of this and surroundingeoun
ties. Promut attention giv
jpri to the collection of claims
and all other business of a le
ial nature. 6-12-,'05.
EDMtND JONES,
LATV YER
LENOIR, N. O .
Will Practice Regularly in
.the Courts of Watauga,
6.1 '05. ' V
J. C FLETCHER,
Attorney At Law,
u-:BOONE, N. C
' Carefal attention given to
collections.'
E-F-LOVILL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
-BOOSE, N. C- -
Special attention given
to all business entrusted to
his care.
1.V04.
I. S. COFFEY,
-ATWRSEY A 7 LA IV,-
BOONE, N. C.
Prompt attention given to
all matters of a legal nature.
13 Abstracting titles and
collection ot claims a special
tv.
1.V05.
PR R D JENNINGS,
. " resident dentist,
BANNER, ELK, N. C
Nnthino-hut the best material
And all work done tinder a
positive guarantee. Persons ot a
1 . i u i!.-. .
aisiancesnouia nmnjr me icw
days in advance when they want
avnrlr rinnit. Attar March the 1st.
1 n v a wav T - - - M
I have arranged to be at t It e
: Black burn House m uooneon
. each first Monday. Call on m.
. , 1.28.
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Lenoir, N. C.
Practices in the courts of
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchell,
Ashe and other surrounding
'counties.
. Prompt attention given to
' all legal matters entrusted to
his care.
Pa. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNER'S ELK. N. C
$ioKnte No Burning Out.
' 'ttiirhestrftfereuces and endors-
" meats of prominen t persons sue-
..tesstniiy treatea in itjnu.
and JI. C. Remember that there
linn tUntk TOO BOOM to get rid Ol
; a cancerous growth no matter
now sman. tiiauuutttiun . mx,
lletters answered promptly, ani
WASHINGTON LETTER
froa oil AeraUr CorrripeideBt.
The Attorney General has
come out with an official
statement, of which it is very
hatd for the anxious layman
to make anything at all. re
garding the pending cases of
the Beef Trust before the Chi
"ago Distiict Court. It seems
that the beef defendants in
entering their pleas in bar
have accused the commission
erof Corporations of enter
ing into cahoots, (that isn't
exactly the way the Attor
ny General expressed it but
that seems to be the mean
ing) with the Department of
Justice and making improp
er use of the information
that lie obtained as Commis
sioner of corporations in or
der to secure indictments
rom the grand jury. This im
proper action the Attorney
General emphatically denies
and says that he will urge
he cases for a speedy hear
ing. mat is itne oeec ana
most understandable news
contained in the whole state
ment. The farmers of the cat
tie country who found their
beef selling for four and a
half cents on the hoof while
porter- house steaks were
bringing thirty cts. a pound
in the stores, will not care
particularly about the tech
nical details of the 'technical
details of tliH case. But they
would like to see some one
sent to jail by the same to
ken. If the Attorney General
will just press the cases and
get a few convictions, the far
raers who suffered will proba
blv excuse him from elncida
ting his official statement.
They will also have the en
tire sympathy of the consu
mere who had to pay famine
prices for beef while the farm
ers were being assured by, the
buyers in Chicago that it was
a drug on the market.
It is now announced that
two Congressmen have been
caught in the iMiuy kill Arse
nal frauds. None of the d3
tails of the rase have been
made public, but a report has
been filed with the War De
patt ment and the names of
the "Congressmen probably
will come out when indict
ment s are secured, n n 1 e 8 s
they have pull enough to
kep their names from going
before the grand jury. It will
he remembered that the
Schuvlkill Arsenal frauds
were turned up last spring.
It was found that a number
of the contractors for cloth
ins: and the like had been
working off inferior goods on
the government and paying
the inspectors to sa noth
ing about it. Now it appears
that two Congressmen at
least were concerned in t h e
frauds. One of the men was a
manufacturer. What the otb
er's connection with the case
was has not yet been develop
ed.
A verv interest ing . letter
has just be-n revived by a
nrominent business man in
Washington from tte Hon.
WuTinc Fans, late minister
ttfrhinii in WHvhinutnn. It
has leen suggested frequently
in thp nnhlir orints that the
wiley W n had mitiateii me
f'hinPB bnvrott of Anierk'Hii
nies with sreat earnestness.
He says, however, that if this
remonstrances, made while
ne was in the United States
against the enforcement of
the Chinese exclusion act had
been heeded, the boycott,
which he regrets exceedingly,
would never have occurred
The letter throughout is a
covert sneer at Americans
and American ways and al-
luda to President Roosevelt
as "youi good President."
The letter is in too good
English, of which Wu was a
thorough matter, to admit a
donht that this phrase was
intended for what it would he
considered i n diplomatic
correspondence, an intentio
nal slur It presents the Chi
nese aide of the boycott case
very-ably and suggest that
much good might be acromp
Iished by showing the letter
to the President or to "some
of the hiirh officials of the
goverment " The cornaniea-
tion is interesting from the
fact that it shows the Chinese
boycott to be-as active as
ever, wbich fact the latest ad
vices to the State Depart
ment ha ve amply admitted.
It showes also that the Chi
nese official do not think the
boycott is working fast en
ongh and that they are anx
ions to do everthing in their
power to break down the bars
of exclusion which the Presi
dent has already lowered as
far as he properly can, con
sidering law and prejudice.
Speaker Cannon of the next
House has issued a definition
on the subject of tariff Iegis
lalion. He stated after bis
visit to the White House yes
terday that he did not pro
pose to ''have the country
held up by the tail during the
coming winter." He seemed
tolerably well satisfied over
his talk with tin President
and this was taken to mean
by some of his hearers that
there will be no mention of
tariff revisiou in the coming
message of the President to
Congresp This does not mean
that there may not be a spe
cial message sent in later on
the subject of tariff revision,
but the feeling in general is
that the'jPresident intends to
make his first and strongest
fight on railway rate legisla
tion, feeling that he lias, a
strong backing on the tariff
question whenever hechooses
to bring it to the front.
In Time of Perce.
In the first month of the Russia
Jnnan war we had a striking exam
n le of the necessity tnr preparation
r - - . -
and the early pdvantage of those
who, soto npeak, "have smngieu
their roofs in dry weather." The
virtue of ptepararion has made his
torv and ffiven us our greatest men,
The individual as well as me nation
should be prepared for any emer
crencv. Are vou prepared to success
fullv combat the first cold that you
take? A cold can be cured much
more auicklv when treated as soon
as it has been contracted and before
it has become settled in the system.
Chamberlain1 Cough Remedy is fa
mons for its cure of colds and it
tthould be kept at hand ready for
instant use. For sale by all dealers,
Boone, and Blowing Koclc Lrug t.o
Every international contro
versv develops a lot ol dry
goods box diplomats.
OJSL8X
Tin Kind Yw Hat Hlwirt Beoght
f
The South'! Thaikif Irlnt.
Charlotte News. r
The man in the South' who
has no cause to be thankful,
not .only on Thanksgiving
Day, but every 'day in t h e
year, has something radical
ly wrong with himself. He
should see the ooctor at once
or else moye out of acountry
where he can't appreciate the
blessings that it affords.
There is no other territory
on the Hce of the Globe that
has made such rapid' strides
forwa'td as the South in the
past ten years.
Ten years ago it was' bard
foi laborers to get work and
when they got it there was
precious little remuneration
in it. Today the South is cry
ing for more laborers, ana is
willing to compete with any
territory in the country in
prices paid for them.
Ten years ago there were
thousands of barren acres un
tilled. Today almost all the
arable land is under cultiva
tion and is worked with ma
chinery that ten years ago
would have made the farm
ers superstitious and would
ha ye frightened the horses to
death.
Ten years ago the crop of
cotton oi ten million bales
brought the farmers six cents
a pound and they thought
they were getting n good
price for it at that. Today
they can get 12 cents or more
for their ten million crop. '
Ten years ago there were
few manufacturing establish
ments iu our bounds. Then
all our timber and natural
productions were sent to the
North and sold at a big price
to be worked up and to en
rich, not the South, but the
North. Today there is scarce
ly a hamlet or section in our
fair land where the whistle of
the factory is not heard and
where there is not some kind
of an industry that is turning
out its products for the en
richment of our own land.
Ten years ago it was little
dreamed that in our 'wild
mountain sides were to be
found some of the rarest jew
e'a in the world. Today our
mines turn out a great quan
tity of gold and precious
stones.
Ten years ago ignorant
stalked abroad in the land
Today our colleges and high
suhools are doing work that
is second to none in the Uni
ted States. Every ohurch and
every locality has its church
and its school house, and by
rapid degrees our common
wealth is becoming more and
more highly cultured and ed
ucated.
But it is useless to try and
picture thegrowhef theSoutb
in the ten years past.
It is simply marvelous. And
to strungers, to whom our
story ot growth may appear
a fairy tale, all we can say h,
'comeand see. and welcome!'
f ree from the "i8ms",andsen
tions that have cast a blot
on other sections; happy in
our God-Riven boou, and
contented we stand with
thanksgiving in our hearts
and songs of praise upouour
lips.
Obituary. ::
Precious in the sight of the
Lord is the death of H i s
saints. So'we believe it was
with Sister Irena Hodges,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ti1
man Adams, who first S a w
the light of this world Febru
ary 25, 1879, and died Aug.
21, 1905, agfd 26 years, 5
months and 26 days.
She professed faith in Christ
and joined the Baptist church
at Brushy Fork, November
12, 1H92, and lived an orna
ment to her profession dur
ing her christian life. And aU
though the Lord in His wis
dom saw it best to take her
from the stage of action, sh
leayts a christian influence
and example that will ever
live and speak for her. And
although we realize our loss
we believe Bhe more fully real
izes her great and everlasting
gain.
Though dark and heavy sor
row
D ith cast on us its spell,
And gloomy seems the mor
row,
Remember all is well.
Though grief doth hover o'er
lis,
And dark clouds haunt our
sun.
Keep this sweet prayer before
us:
"Father, Thy will be done."
L. M. Trivett,
D. W. Green, Committee.
Sells more of Chamberain's Cough
Remedy Than of Ail Others
Fui Together,
Mr. Thos Georire. a merchant at
Eleiu. Ontario, writesi "I have had
the local agency for Chamberlain"?
Uough llemeuy ever since it was iu-
trodnced into Canada, and 1 sell as
much of it as 1 do of all other lines
have on mv shelves put together
Of the many dozen sold under
truarantee. I have not had one bot
tie returned. I can personally rec
nmmend this medicine as 1 have us
ed it myself and eiven it to mv chi
dren pnd always with the b.'st re
sults." For ialeby all dealers Boone,
and JJlowmg Koc Lirug to,
Asheville Gazette: A Wash
ington dispatch snys Former
Senator Butler is likely to he
come the richest man in N.
C, as he owns sixteen o i
wells in Indian Territory,
which have turned out to be
very valuable. With sixteen
oil gushers and a gushing
personal organ Mr, Butler's
cup of happiness should be
full and gushing over.
Not A Sick Day Since.
Iwnstaken severely sick with
kiciney trouble. I tried all sorts of
medicines, r.one of which relieved
me. One day I saw ad of yo-;r Eiec
trie Bitters and determined to try
that. After taking a few doses 1
felt relieved, and Boon thereafter
was entirely cured, and have not
seen a sick 'ay since Neighbors of
mine have been cured of rheuma
tism. neuralgia, liver and id ney
troubles and general debility. 'This
is what B. F. Bass, of rreemont,
N. C, writes, Only 50c at Black
burn's. Alter stealing a kiss an
honorable man is not satisti
ed until he returns it.
Disastrous wreck.
Carelessness is responsible for ma.
ny a railway wreck and the same
causes are making human wrecks
of suffering from throat and lung
troubles. But. since the advent of
Dr. King's New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds even
hnnel5 restoration is no longer
hopeless resignation 1 no longer
necessary. Mrs. Lois Cragg of Dor
Chester, Mas.., is one of many
w hose life whs saved by Dr. Kings
Ne Discverx This reat rrmrd
ie uneven , 1 nis redi t
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Ask Your
OwnDoctor
If he tells you to take Ayer'i
Cherry- Pectoral for your
severe cough or bronchial
trouble, then take it. If he has
anything better, then take that.
But we know what he will say;
for doctors have used this
cough medicine over 60 years."
"I har Mt Ayet'i Chart, FMtonl far
hraeoMi,MdiUKh.n4lnflana It dm
don dm mil rood, and I belle It la Ui
bwt eouh madtolM la th world for all
throat and long treubloa."- ELI C. BtuaBT,
Albany, Oregon.
by J. O. Am Co., Lovall,
AJao amftotafm t
yers
PILLS.
HAUVMOR.
uZZntii hnuuala amn with OIM at
Ayor's Hill at bedtime, Just one.
BANK STATEMENT.
Following is the reDort of the
conditon of the Watauga County
Rank at Roone. N. 0.. in the Statu
of North Carolina, at the close of
business Nov. 9, 1905:
resources.
Loans and discounts $ lQ.f50Q.it 1
Overdrafts unsecured 76 24.
Rankinar house ; 800.00.
Furniture and fixtures 7" 400.00,
Due from banks and ban-
kei8 18,476.76.
Cash items . 144.05
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency, 49:67
National bank notes and
other U. S. Notes 1,348.00.
Total $4i344 '3
Lt Abilities . ,
Capital stock $10,000.00,
Undivided profits, less
current expenses and..
taxes raid . 404 77.
Hills payable 2ij358o.
Deposits subject to checK 28,337 16.
Cashier's c'ks outstanding 30640,
Total. 1. hi i.niiiiih '94 344-' 3
State of North Carolina. Watauga;
county, ss! I, E. S. Coffey, Cashier
or the above named bank, do sol.
emnlv swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of my knowl
edge and belief,
E S. Coffey, Cashier.
Correct Attest. W. C. Coffey, W.
L. Bryan, Directors.
Snbscribed and sworn to before
me, this 22nd day of Nov. 1906.
Thos, Bingham, C. S. C.
The staticians haye discov
ered that e.very five minutes
a baby is born in New York.
Two hundred barrels of beer
nre drunk every five minutes
in Chicago, and a divorce is
granted every five minutes iu
Sioux Falls.
Women as Well as Men Are Mada
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.
ITi.liipv trouble nreva tinnn trie tiiinrt.
discouragesaiidlessensatubition; beauty,
vigor anu cneermi-.
lies soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or di
eased.
Kidney trouble haa
become so prevalent
that it is not ttneom
inon for a cbild to be
born afflicted witlt
weak kidnevs. If tho
cbild urinates toooften, if the urine scalda
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-tiug,
depend upon it, the cause of the diffi
culty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miser
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
wamnRoot ia soon realized. It is soldi
by druggists, in bfty
cent and oue-dollari
size bottles. You may
have a samnle bottle
tiv mail free, also t floaM(SvaaRoot,l
, pamphlet telling all about Swanrp-oot,
rh f nd,,,, tetti,
monM fetimJ reCeived from rofferert
; enred. Iu writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N.Y., be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make anrtnistake,
rember the VKat Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, ana "
dress, mngnamton, X- .9 T7
joods in China. This W u de