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BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, .X. C.,-.. THURSDAY JANUARY 1, 1006.
NQ. 33.
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Man wants b t ; little here
below a n d be"l probably
get it Christmas-
PROFESSIONAL.
LD.I.0WE,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,
'. BANNER ELK, N. C.
lWi!l practice in the courts
of Watauga, Mitchell and adjoining
counties. . , 7 6.'04
Todd Ballon.'
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
JEFFERSON, N C.
Will pructice in all the eouJts
Special attention given to real
. estate law and collections.
.' 6-15.05-
F.A. LINNEY,
-ATTORNEY AT LA W,-
BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in the courts
of chin and surrdundingcoun
ties. Prompt attention giv
en to the collection of chums
and all other business of a le
gal nature. 6 12 '05.
EDMUND JONES,
LAWYER
-LENOIK, N.O
. Will Practice Regularly in
the Courts of Watauga,
6-1 '65."
J. C, FLETCHER, I .
Attorney At Law,
BOONE, N. C.
Careful attention given to
collections. .
E- F. LOVILL,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
BOONE, N. C-
SSPSpeeial attention given
to all business entrusted to
his care."a
11 '04.
E. S. C'JFFEY,
-AT10MEY Al LA H',
BOONE, N. C.
Prompt attention given to
all matters of a legal nature.
Abstracting titles and
collection oi claims a special
ty. 1-1 '05.
DR. R D. JENNINGS.
resident dentist,
' BANNER ELK. .N, C. -
Nothing"but the best material
usad and all.work done under rt
positive guarantee. Persons at a
distance should notity me a few
days in advance when they want
work done. After March the 1st,
I have arransred to be at the
Blackburn "House in Boone on
ench first Monday. Call on me.
- 1.28.
WJI.B0WKE1,
-ATTORNEY AT LAVV,-
Lenoir,N. C.
Practices in the courts of
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchell,
Ashe and other surrounding
counties. t.
Prompt attention given to
all legal matters entrusted to
his care.
, , Dr. J. M.. HOGSHEAD,
. Cancer Speoalist,
BANNER'S ELK. N. C
hoKnile; No Burning Out.
Highest references and endors
"fnentB of prbmlnen fjperaoiiB' uc-
- eessfu H y treated .( to a..-Tefins
.Jand Ni C. R,emember.thatH there
. is no time too soon to get rid ol
. a cancerous growth no rtnatter
J now malL Examination, free,
,'.vMtera answrnvd promptly,.!,
?fltfiictionro J ra'o'fPc if;?!''"' v
A Xonntaiu Christmas.
",Up in the mountain region
someqneer things hnppeu but
certainly none queerer than
oiip whi'-h orcurred about a
Christmas' tr3e. Some years
ago a welNto do Welshman,
Mr. I), moved into one of
the wildest mountain roun
tieH, to take charge of some
mining properties, his profes
sion being that optioning en
gineer.' He had several chil
dren and had built himstlf a
very comfortable home. At
that tune there wiis not a
turn-plow in that particular
section, and he s.mt-d bun;
dred miles, down to South
Carolina, after on". People
to'd him tht such a plow
would ruin the country, and
two men whom he requested
to bring it to him came back
without ft, saying they real
ly could not do such a thing,
Then he sent one of bis ten
ants, but the latter 'also re
turned empty handed. Final
ly he had to send his hired
man. who brought back the
plow. He could get no one to
use the plow, aud had to nse
it himself, Ithappeutd that
that summer was very dry,
andhejnadea great wheat
crop, thanks to deep plow,
ing, while his neighboie, who
used only the little plows,
which did not tuin the earth
but merely tickled it, m a d e
a failure of their wheat. The
day before he began to n
the plow a man called upon
him and told him that he rjp
resented ibe people of that.
section and that the use of
the plow would not he ppr
mitted. Mr. 1) laughed at
him and paid no more atten
tion to his hilf threat. The
very man who came as a com
mitfe called upon Mr. D. uf
tpr the successful wheat
raising and said he wanted a
plow of the same kind, and
offered to pay a fancy pree
for that of Mr. D's. The old
gentleman tells another cap
ital story, this'one about h
Christmas tree. The first 3 far
of his arrival he' decided Jto
have such a tiee and sent to
New York and got all sorts
of decorations for it, as well
as various gifts, and invited
to be present Christmas eye
seven neighboring families,
the country then being then
being quite Hoarsely settled,
and being in close t o u c h
with ihc land occupied then
and now by what is Known
as "The Eastern Band'.' of
Cherokee Indians. The seven
neighbors invited Ihronght
it their duty and privilege to
invite other neighbor a n d
instead of haying 25 or 30
guests there were GO to- 7o
The fame of .the Christmas
tree went abroad and the
next Christmas, when he had
another iree, the people fair
ly pouied in. The third year
before three and four hun
dred came, most of theiu trav
elltng long distances iii their
covered wagons, and bang
ing food and drink with them
the drink be'mg th" .,i,oun
tain rorn whiskey. They pre
pared themselves o htay two
or three da vs. which' t hey
4id ' mileag
occiftiorifad; WrOreyW "P' '' frks.thv
and contriW'to haye som have rights enough now to
,orKoi:aS!
let it be.known that he would
have no moreChrist mas trees
as hj could not stand the
crowd. Some of whon were
drunk and fighting. Imagine
his surprise the next day
when he was called upon by
a committee which informed
him that he must have a
Christmas tree; that the nei
ghborhood would not sub
m it to his giving up the
Christmas tree business and
with this very plain language
caiiiea threat t hut if he did
notShave another .-.tree dam
ag'V.uiight be done to him
and his property in fact
that his-house might be burn
ed. He is a man devoid of
fear and so bad the coolness
to laugh ut th committee,
y hich retired rather discom
fited. He did not ha ve any
more (Jhristmastr. es a n d
no harm was done him.'That
was years ago, now a Christ
mas tree is no noHty in
that section, certainly in the
school houses and the Sun
day schools, if not in many
of the private homes. Fred
A. Olds.
Tottureol n Trencher.
The ntor.r of the torture of the
R.iv, O. D. Moore, pastor 'ol the
Bfi itist church at Harperaville,
N. Y., will interest yon. lie says:
"I suffered agonies hecanee ol a
presistent cough, resulting ironi
the grip. I had to sleep Hitting up
in bed. I tried innnv lemedies
without relief, until I took Dr.
King's New Discoveiy lor con
sumption, cougliH and colds,
which entirely cured m.v cough,
and saved me from consumption.
A grand .ure for diseased condi
tion of throat and lungs. At all
denless; price 50c, and $1. Trial
hot ties tree.
It is said of theLongworth
Roosevelt engagement that
it is purely a love match. We
believe it is. Only love of the
most desperate nature could
ever reconcile Miss Roosevelt
to the thought of living in
CinVinnatti. Pittsburg Post
No Opium in Ch AMnEULAND's
Cough Remedy.
There is no! the least danger in
sivintr Chnniherlain's t'ouj;h Rem
edy to small1 children as it contains
no opium or other harmful drug. It
has estahlished reputation of more
than thirty years as the most sue.
cessful medicine in use for colds,
croup and whooping cough. It al
ways cures and is pieasant to take.
Children like it. Sold by all Dca-
lets Boone, N. I'., and Blowing
Rock Drug Co., Blowing Rock, N. C
Just htop and think for a
moment of .the nerve (.on
gressrnan Longworth must
have had to deyelope when
it became necessary to ask
papa,. Chicago Record Her
aid.
Furious Fighting.
"For seven years," writes Geo.
W. Hoffman, of Harper, Wash,:
"I had a bitter battle with cliron
ic stomach and liver trouble, but
at last I won and cured my din-
eawe bv the use of Electric Bit
ters. I unhesitatingly recommend
them to all, and don't intend in
the future to be without them in
the house, They ut certainly" al
wonneriuj meaicinc, 10 nave cur
d such a bad case, as .mine.' Sold
under guarantee to do the snnie
lor you, by all drugists, at oUc.
a bottl., Try them today. :
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The S'lute and House me
still wraniiling' oyer their
Sorat-thiuj to 'Look To,
Christmas is Over and we
can now turn our eyes to
New Year. Easter, Summer,
etc. Every lively, healthy per
son' must have something to
look forward to.'.Stagnatbn
is the origin of blues, melan
cholia and a lot of things
that are unpleasant. We hear
a heap about the "star of
hope." The youthful orators
have lauded thatatar almost
into oblivion. Nevertheless
we re all so constituted that
we must have something in
prospect all the time to be
ruly happy.
Too many' of us ore con
tent to druw pleasure from
reDectionB of the past"," no
matter how good the experi
ences might have been. So as
soon as the glamour and ex
citement of 'Christmas is over
we unconsciously begin lo
cast our thoughts to the lu
ture aud strive to find some
thing that "is to be' that
will suffice to till us with hup
py anticipation.
We dreamed the summer,
of its flowers and sunshine.
But when summer comes we
at once launch into fancied
dreams of winter, of sleigh ri
ding ol Santa Clans. -
Thus we are constituted
and knowing this proneness
to.be dissatisfied with pleas
ures at hand, we at once
strive to determine what it is
that we really have to Took
forward to.
To the Kchooi boy and girl
it is commencement nnd a fi
nale ofexaminationpads nn I
the, reign of the guerrelous,
grouchy piofessor.To the bus
nessman it is n nicp. long
vacation a ft he beach or in
the mountains. To the child
ren it is the far uff Jbare foot
season, or Raster and colored
eggs.
In fact, weallbignnd little
rich and poor, have some-
thing to liy for, something
to look; to, otherwise living
would almost be a boring
task. Christmas has gone
and we got all there was in it.
The happiest season. of the
year bad lost none of its
charm or pleasure, and now
we all have something to Hyp
for. equally as entichgas the
pleasures just past Ex.
Kinooi'Ai-l Ceuoii Medicines
Mr, E. G. Case, a mail carrier of
Canton Center, Conn,, who has been
in the U. S. He. vice for about six
teen years, says: "We have tried
many cough medicines for croup
hut Chambei Iain's Cough Remedy
in king of all and one to be relied
upon every time. We also find it
the best remedy for' coughs and
colds, given certain results and leu
ving up bad after effects. For sale
by all Dealers Boone, N. O., and
Glowing Rock Drug Co., Blowing
Rrck,N;C."
Fitzsimmons (n his forties
is considered an old mnni
I'heodore Roosevelt also in
fortieses looked upon as
quit? , a president ja I yonn
gster. There is a' significant
fesstnHn t of the duration
of youth in brains as com
pared with the early senility
of brute force. Baltimore
American.' - F
OABVOXtXA.
Buuttbt Tla Kind Yw Haw Always Bongtt
ICodol Dyspepsia Cc;1tnr,
U It a Nftti'on'ot Toadiei or Fools!
Some boss toady has come
to th? front with n sugges
tion that upon the marriage
of Miss Alice Roosevelt to Mr.
Longworth, ' thR' American
people arrange by states to
give her a magnificent pres
ent to be purchased by email
contributions by all the peo
ple, nobody giving more
than ten cpnts. The origina J
tor of this scheme estimateHi
that the present purchased I
in that maumr would aggre I
gate in cost $300,000 a 11 di
that it would be a splendid j
token of national interest in i
the event. This idea was no
doubt obtained from the old1
custom of taxing the people
to provide a fortune ror the
King's daughter when she
was married aud was a tax
long recognized as rightfully
imposed. But. we have moved
far from that day add spirit
and the, suggestion to t h e
American people in the twen
tieth reutury reads like a
pane taken from the history
of feudalism when men were
regarded as tho chattels of
royalty. ,
It is to be regarded that
the fools and toadies cannot
let Mr. Roosevelt's .daughter
marry like the daughter of
Mr. John Smith, of Rham
katte. In Rhamkatte the per
sonal f 1 iends of the bride and
the neighbors 'take a natural
interest 111 her marriage, and
will send suitable presents,
and all the folks who can get
in the little church will be
there to see the ceremon.v.
Lut the friends and neighbors
of Miss Roosevelt do likewise
and let the balance of the
American people wish lir
much happiness. Hut that's
enough The lucky m.in is
worth sixteen million dollars,
Miss Roosevelt's father is a
rich man nnd the notion of a
popular subscription for a nn
tionnl prenenf would be as
distastr-fiil to them as it
would bedisgusting wi'h folk
of common sense.
This sugfeCHtion and 'the
newer court custom at Wash
ington prompts tfi- question
are we coining tobe a nation
of tf.aOies and fools?
The next fool proposition
will no doubt tie a bill to
release all the. LorigAortlj
Roosevelt wedding presents
i om abroad of t h e ( tariff
duties. The tmu protection I
theory would he -to' romp"l
thel'opeand others in tending
to send presents to buy them
iu America in order "to pio
tect American,''! a b o r r s
against the paupor labor o'
Europe." But that applies
o n 1 v during campaigns.
News and Observer.
AGCAUANTEKt) CURE FOll IMI.ES
Itching, blind, bleeding or pro
tru'diftg piles. Druggists 'refund
money 'if Pazo Ointment failstocere
any cane, no matter of how long
ct;imlititT in In 1 a a Tii-st ait.
7. .....1 ri.. F.L
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it your druggist tumut it send' V'C
in stamps and, it. will be, forwpided
post-paid by Paris Medicine Co, St.
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L.OUIS, 10. ; .
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UllSSiail journalism IS bo.nnd
to tutfer for some tiiiie owing
ro me iact tnar most oi .1 ne
' dol ar size oottles are .i" .
competent newspaper ,111 nM: Do'take
have tieel sent to Sibei ia. "take,'l)tit remember the same.
Help!Help!
I'm Falling
Thus cried tha hair. And a
kind neighbor came to the fes
cue with a bottle of . Ayer's
Hair Vigor. Th?, hair was
saved 1 In gratitude, It grew
lone and heavy, and with all
the deep, rich color of early
life. Sold in all parts of the
world for sixty years.
" Abont on yotr Mrs I Im) nearly 11 of my
hulr following hu attaok of mmufet. I
aihljcd byn fiieml to me Anr't lUlrVlvnr.
1 did so, nnd m ii nnt I now Imw nbAUtiriil
n ,d nf lialr " Mb. W. J. liBOWK, Meuoin
vuo K1U, Wi, 1 . ... , . . .
Had br J. 0. At"' Co., IxnrtU. Maaf.
Alio Biuunotnrm oi
yers
P 8AS8APAHUX
FILLS.
CHERRY PECTORAL.
BANK STATEMENT-
Following' is the report of the
conditon of the Watauga County
Rank at Boone. N, C,, in the Statu
of North Carolina,, at the close of
business Nov. 9, 1905:'
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts 1 ' $19,599 41
Overdrafts unsecured , ' 7624.
Banking house ' 800.00.
Furniture and fixtures 400.00.
Due f rom banks and banw
ken t ... , 18,476.76,
Cash items r '144.05,
Silver coin, including al
' ' minor coin currency. "499.67.
National bank notes and f
other U. S. Notes " 1,348.00.
Total.
!..;;;..'....f 41,344 '3.
M AHILITIKS '
Capital stock f lO.ooo.Oo,
Undivided profits less '
current expenses and
taxes paid ' 464 77.
Bills payable : 8,335.80,
peposits Hubject to check 28,337 t6.
Cashier's c'ks outstanding 200.40,
Total .4L 344.13
State of North Carolina, Watauga!
county, ss; J, E. S, Coffey, Cashiet
of the above named bank, do sol"
em uly Hwearthat the above state
in e nt is true to the best of my knowl
edge and belief.
E. S. Coffey, Cashier.
Correct Attest. V. C. Coffey, W,
L. Rryan, Directors. - ;
Subscribed and sworn to before
uiie, this 22nd day' of Nov. 1905.
Thos. Bingham, C. S. C. , .
Even Arfstitidea by.the vo .
ry fame of hisexcellence wear
ied Athens. Mr OdeR cannot
hope to escape the.common
fate, and he will not tndd to
his reputation byputtingpnc
sonal pride an prowess be
fore the welfare of the party
of his piofessed devotion
New. York Tribune,
DO YOTJ GET UP.
with a xxma BACK?
suncy Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost evervlKxlv who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
cures made by Dr.
1 Kilmer's ' Swamp
I Root, tha trffat kid.
l ney, liver aud blodt
j f;-ucr rcnicuy.
t'S U is 'the great tued-
njueteenUi century;
rtNB f scientific research
eminent kidney and
bladder specialist, and ia . wonderfully
successful in promptly curing lame back,
uric acid, catarrh 01 the - bladder and
Brixlu's Disease, which, l the worst
form of kidney trouble."
Dr. Kilnrer'i 5wamp4l00t I3 not rec
ommended for everything but if you have
kidney, liver or bladder trouble Uill be
found' jnfct the remedy yon, need. It baa .
bceu U-Hted iu so ninny ways, ia hospital
work and in private, practice, aud has
proved bo sticcsiul )a every case that
iul nrranK,nie,lt lia4 beeu
which lrvWr of lhipppr, who have)
' not already tried it, may have a sample
' birtflc sent free by mail, aU a .book tell-.
I in ftiorfe alwut SWamp-Root, and how to
: find out if you have kidueyot bladder trou-
jble. ' TienVrituijrineittkB) reading tbui
'generousflffer in this paper andaend your
'address to Dr. Kilmer"' ' FCm .-
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fiftv-cent and one-
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