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VO XVII.
BOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY JANUARY 25, 1906.
NO. 41.
Many a m in thinks he is virtu
,ous because h feels vicious when
jheseea others happy. '
PROFESSIONAL.
L,D IMfi,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BANNER ELK, N. C.
tST Will practice in the courts
of Watauga, Mitchell and adjoining
counties. . 7 6.'04
Todd & Ballou.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
JEFFERSON, N. C. '
" Will practice in all the couata
Special attention given to real
estate law and collections.
6-15-'05-
P. A. LINNEY,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in the courts
of thus and surroundingcoun
ties. Prompt attention giv
en to the collection of claims
and all other business of a le
gal nature. 6-12-05.
EDMUND JONES,
LAWYER
LENOIR, N. f-
Will Practice Itegtilatly in
the Courts of Watauga,
6-1 '05;
J. C. FLETCHER,
Attorney At Law,
BOONE, N. C.
Careful attention given to
collections.
F. LOVILL,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
BOOSE, N. C.
iWSpecial attention given
to all business entrusted to
h's care."
11 .'04.
E. S. COFFEY
J
ATlORhEYAl LAW,
BOONE, N. C.
Prompt attention given to
all matters of a legal nature.
WS" Abstracting titles and
collection of claims a special
tv.
' M-'05.
DR. R D JENNINGS.
resident dentist,
BANNER ELK. IN. C.
Nothing but the best matprial
used and all work done under a
positive guarantee. Persons at a
distance should notity me a lew
davH in advance when they want
work done. Alter March tho 1st,
I have arranered to be at t h e
Blackburn Houne in Boone on
each first Monday. Cull on me.
1.28.
Y. II. BOWER,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
Lenoir, N. C.
Practices in the courts o
Caldwell. Watauga, Mitchell
Ashe and other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
all legal matters entrusted to
his care.
Du. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specalist,
BANNER'S ELK. N. C
hoKnite; No Burning Out
Highest refereuces and endors
ments of prominent persons sue
eessfully treated in Va., Term
and N.'C. Remember that there
is no time too soon to get rid ol
. a cancerous growth no matter
how small. Examination free,
letters answerad promptly, and
.eatisfactioiinaraoteoa.
WASHINGTON LETTER
From oar &egalar Correspondent.
Strenuous efforts are Deing
made to "rush the "insurrec
tion" in the Hmse Hnd foree
the joint statehood hill to a
vote. An arrangement hus
befn made to vote on the
Philippine tariff bill within
the next few iny and after
that will come the real tent
of strength to see whether en
nui;h of the majority can be
dnigooned into voting for a
rule on the Hamiltrn bill:
The insurgents claim that
they have enough otrs al
ready pledged to defeat the
rule. Hut there is an outlook
for peace in a suggestion teat
has been made to split the
ale ami vote twice on the
Hamilton proposition. It will
be remembered that the Hum
uton Dill provides in one
breath joint statehood for
Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory and for Arizon and New
Mexico. Now it is possible.
that the first of thes-- two
combinations could be put
through without suh a des
perate fight. Rut nearly all
the people of Arizona are lin
ed upairainet jointstatthood
with New Mexico and they
are in a position to force
their views strongly. There
fore it is possible that the Ar
izona-New Mexico combina
tion may be allowed to go
by default and the other
measure put through. This
would bed nominal vi-tory
for the majoiity. It would
"save their face" and make a
way to apparent harmony,
lint the wound that the con
flict has made alrady is too
deep to he easily healed.
Strong arKUinents are be
ing used against the Philip
pine ta.iff bill No cm dis
putes that it would be a good
thing for the islands, though
whether it would make them
contented with American rule
is nnotherquestion. But that
it would be a serious thing
for the ranp and the beet su
gar interests of this country,
the.opponents of the bill say
is a certainty. Those oppos
ed to the measure say that
there would be a million tons
of Philippine sugar exported
to America if the bill became
a law. Out of this there would
be a pr.u. ol $8.50 for the
Philippire Treasury and a
oroflt of flO.50 a ton for the
planter. The, people whoculti
vate the sugar are paid on
an average of 15 cts. a day.
and this is the sort of labor
that would be brought into
direct competition with the
labor of this country. The
opponents of th? bill say
"that is not good enough "
There has been a howl rais
ed in a number of papers late
ly over the request of Secret a'
ry Wilson for an emergency
appropriation of $135,000
for additional meat inspec
tors for the Department ol
Agriculture. Now the depart
ment has a good many sins
to answer for, but if this call
in ignored, a it looks now
tbttt it might be, it will mean
a serious lm for a numher
of states, especially in t h e
middle west. It is strange
that there should be such a
nrotest ma le over, thin re -
quest apparently Without e?
en the trouble ol investiga
tion. the facts as set forth by
tlie Secretary in an intei view
are that theGerman import
ers are trying to beat the
new German tariff that goes
into effect Next March. They
are ordering, so the packing
houses state, an aggrngateof
$50,000,000 worth of Amer
ican meat, particularly pork.
This cannot he imported in
to Germany -without a gov
ern meat inspect ion. There a re
not enough inspectors to do
the work in the short time re
muining. Hence the call for
t he emergency a ppropria t ion
That the packing houses are
acting in good faith is Indica
tod by the fact that the y
haye urged the Agricultural
department to allow them to
pay all the expenses of t h e
inspection. But the Secretary
can not do this under the
law, and if he is not furnish
ed the money he needs f o r
the extra inspectors, the big
borders will be lost to this
country. So much for the
false economy of the govern
ment and also the failure 1o
take any steps to" meet the
situation created by the pew
German tariff.
The Department of Agrieul
tare ban had an interesting
visitor in the person of Sir
Horace Plunkett, the Se-reta
ry of Agriculture for Ireland
and a member of Pail foment.
It is not general known, but
the Euglish M. P used to bea
western cow puncher and he
still has considerable ranch
interests in Nebraska, Mon
tana and Wj oming. He comes
over about once a year to
look after his American inter
ests, and when he does usual
ly stops over in Washington
to see what is doing in a de
partment of whivh he id chief
at home. He said on this vis.
it that he was particularly in
tercsted in-the diatary ex per
iments the Department waH
carrying on,- as he considered
the proppr feeding of the Ir
ish pennant a good deal more
important than the proper
feeding of hiscattle. He also
looke.il into the questions of
plant breeding and seel selec
tion for use in Ireland, say
ing that the American gov
ernment had made such
strides in these lines and in
these lines and in the tjues
tion of farm management
that he whs much in hopes of
. laking the small Irih farms
more produ-tive and onab
ling the Hinall. farmers who
were Htruggling bravely un
der the Land PuMiatw Act to
become landlord on their
own nctouut in much less
time than anyone now ex
peoted. Of course if Sir Hor
ace is able to take home w i 1 h
him any suggestions t h a t
will materially help this
cause, America will havedotie
more lor Ireland than by any
amount of contributions in
money toward ,the political
agitation hind.
Half the W orld Wonders
how the other half lives. Those
who use Bucklen's Arnica Salve
never wonder il It will cure. cuts,
wounds, burns, sores and all skin
eruptions, thev Know it will. Mrs.
Grant Shy, 1130 E. Reynolds St.,
Spnnafie'd, III., says. "I regard
it as onp of the absolute neceesi-
Itiea of houekeepinjr. ''Guaranteed
by all druggists. 25c.
Mrs. C. K. Mount Is Dead.
Tennessee Tomahawk.
At the home of her parents,
Capt. B. R. and Mrs. Brown,
near Vaughtsville, Mrs. 0. K.
Mount died last Saturday
morning soon alter giving
birth to a child. The annouce
ment ol her death wan a se
vere shock to her numeroiiH
friends as it came so sudden
Hnd unexpected.
Mrs. Mount was 62 years
of age and was one 'of the
most pleasant and cultured
young ladies ever reared ih
Johnson county. She belong
ed to one of the best u 11 d
wealthiest families in this sec
tion of tho country, and she
had manv friends among the
poor class' of people. -
The husband of the decean
ud and two small children stir
vive. Thev have the tender
sympathy of a large cir de o
riendtf in the loss of a model
wife and affectionate mother.
Not long since Wiley W.Brown
only son of Capt. and Mrs.
Brown, died in the prime of
young manhood and this
loss was yery great to the pa
rents who then centered their
parental affections ou their
only child and daughter, Mrs.
Mount.
Now that death has again
entered their home and rob
bed them of their brightest
and most cherished jewelthe
bereft parents have the kind
est sympathy of their numer
ons relatives and friends who
rind language inadequate to
express their feelings.
Funeral services conducted
by Rev. V. J. Williams, were
held at the homeSnnday mor
ning at 11 o'clock. M a n .
friends and relatives were in
attendance and followed the
remains to the family ceme
tery where interment was
made.
Dangers of a Cold and How to
Avoid Thorn.
Mere fatalities have their origin
or result from a cold thiiri from any
other cause. This fact alone should
make people more cat eful as there
is no danger whatever from a cold
w-hen it is properly treated in the
beginning-. For many years Cham
berlajn's Cough Remedy has been
recognized as the most prompt and
effectual medicine in use for this
disease. It acts on nature, plan,
loosens the cough relieves the lungs
opens the secretions and aids nature
in restoring the system to a healthy
codition. Sold bv all Dealers Boone
N. C. and Blowing Rock Daug Co
U E. Bake . of F.ui.
0
JohtfMti I'linntv N ('. li !i s
b'Highi a ifirm itit'h r'ei H, I
county. Va , and will Mioh
lih thereon h training
school for h'Mll.'less lievs.
A Jan aican LadySpkaks I'ighly
Of Ci am be main's Cougu
Rem buy.
Mrs Michael Hart, wife of the
superintendent of Cart Sarvice at
Kingston, Jamaica, West indies
Islands, gays that she has for some
years used Chamberlain 8 Cougli
Remedy for coughs, croup and
whooping cough and has found it
very beneficial. She has. implicit
confidence in it and woiiild not be
without s bottle of it in her home.
Sold by all Dealers Boone N.C. and
Bowing Rock Drug Co.
You are not likely to slay the
enemy by drawing a long bow.
. . jders, general debilifv and bodily
It invigorates, strengthen nnd 1 wwikmss. Sold on h ifiiarante"
builds up. It keeps .you la condi-! by all druUts. Price nlyiiic
tion- physically, mentallv and
morally. That is what HollisterV . r - '
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35 ! ThH rc"",,n H"""' or not Wh'1
cents Tea or Tablets. M. B. Black ded to one bad habit is because
.burn, Sloping Rock 4Prug Co.
It Is Better Farther 011.
"The world moves on. Ii
cares little who is on top
who is underneath. If you
would go with it you must
swallow your conceits, your
prejudices, your fuds a n il
your whims, and join in the
fight with honest enrnest ness
Sitting down to sti uggle ami
complain, to lament, to cen
sure and t ) blame, may re
lieve your mind, but will leave
you still at the post when thr
others h'lve won. The school
boy has an uimpenkable eon
tempt for the lad who has a
sore toe. The 1 h 1 11 is fathei
to the man, and the rest of
of the world has only con
tempt for the grown-up lad
who is always thrusting out
some mental or moral sore
to be guzd upon. Get it into
your head if you have a
head what youwant to do
in this short and uncertain
life, am keep pegging away
at it, till D'Hth or Success
stops vou, For Death and
Success are the came. Imita
tion is the tribute, they say,
that Mediocrity pays to Geni
us. So work out your own sa'
valion, and so long as you
are honest and work faithful
ly and to the extent of all
that is in you, it will matter
not, at last, whether you went
up with the locket of Success
or slipped on the banana peel
of Mishiune."
When you are feeling "sort
o' bine," and you imagine
that the sun is neyvi going to
shine again, sit down and
read the loiegoing until you
have learned it by heart'.
Then you will go out into the
world feeling like a new man;
you will hear the birds sing
ing a hymn of hope.andyour
rosea that hare withered will
bloom again.
After all it's a good o 1 d
world, Oftentimes you will be
knocked down anil rolled fi
ver, hut get up, shake off the
'lust, and know that it is her
ter further on. Selected.
A Modern Mi rude.
"Truly miraculous seemed the
recovery of Mrs. Mollie Holt of
tl.is plnre, writes J. O. It. Hooper,
Woodford, Tenn.. "she was so
wasted by eoughingup puss from
her lungs. Doctors de:lared her
end so near that her family hud
watched 'her bed-side 48 hours;
when at my urgent request Di
King's New Discoverv was nivri
her, with the nstdiiisli'.ig ivM,t
i hut inipriM . in -lit iic , i n (I
Continued u ti! sll limliy n-roV.
ered, and she h hen I thy woumn
today. (lUHMinteeii cure for
coughs rind cold. fiOc nnd $1,
at all diu'rgiM. Trbil bottles
tree.
"I lov" w, iv in th" m r
aing," sang die voung aian,
ard-mMv. ,,Htili!' hj -laiaied
Ins younget iv" tinr, "y o n
hiiin't never .-'a n-rin th
moining ver." Pii'-k.
May Li ye 100 Years
The chances of living a foil cen
turj areexcellenl in the case of
M's Jennie Duncan, of Ihiynes
ville. Me., now 7(J years old She
writes: "Electric bitters cured nic
bt chrmiic dyspepsia of 20 years
standing, nnd made rne lee) as
wellnnd strong as ayoun? girl.'
Electric Bitters c u r e Stomach
. nnd Liver diseases, blood disoi-
they are couiling so .many.
How Many
Birthdays ?
You must have had sixty at
least! What? Only forty?
Then it must be your gray
hair. Ayer's Hair Vigor stops
these frequent birthdays. It
gives all the early, deep, rich
color to gray hair, and checks
falling hair. And it keeps the
scalp clean and healthy.
t wm cmtlT trnublMl with dindrnff which
produced moat dtUErecabl Uchlnc o( th
druff noon ilHamfrd. M J Hair Uo flopped
foiling nut until now I have plrnritd limd
ra n.
I inu Aj.r nir v ijfur aun wia ui.ii
of uaii." David U. Kihwb. flainOald Conn.
brj. O Ayer Co.. LonUi m
Ail
M nunuffcoturar of
ll.ll
vers
SARSAPABILU.
PILLS.
C11ERRY PECTOEaL.
BANK STATEMENT.
Following is the report of the
conditon of the Watauga County
Bank at I' oone. N. CI., in the State.
of Nortli Carolina, at the close of
business Nov. 9, 1905!
KiisuURCES.
Loansand discounts $19,599 4! i
Overdrafts unsecured , 76 24,
Hanking house 800.00.
Furniture and fixtures 400.00.
Due from banks and ban
kers 18,476.76,
Cash items 144.05.
Silver coin, including alj
minor coin currency. 499.67, .
National bank notes and
other U. S. Notes . 1,348.00.
Total :....4t,344 3.
LIABILITIES
Capital stock f 10,000.00,
Undivided profits, less
current expenses and
taxes paid 464 77,
Bills payable 2,335.80.
Deposits subject to checK 28,337
Cashier's c'ks outstanding 206.40,
Total ; $41, 344.13.
State of North Carolina, Watauga
county, ss: I, E. S. Coffey, Cashier
of the above named bank, do sol
emnly swear that the above state
meut is true to the best of my knowl
edge and belief.
E. S. Coffey, Cashier.
Correct Attest. W. 0. Coffey, W,
L. Bryan, Directors.
Snbscribed and sworn to before
me, this 22nd day of Nov. 1905.
Thos. Bingham, C. S. C.
Tears over today's broken
toys blinds us tomorrow's treas
ures,
O AST O TiXA. .
Bean th f in Kind Yob Haw Always BflUCT
Big tutor
Cheerfulness is a virtue hard
to practice when you persist in
late suppers and manufactured
"happiness."
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by Over-Work.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood,
It used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder trouble were to be
traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood-
that is their work.
Therefore, when your kidneytare weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty.
If you are sick or " feel badly," begin
taking the great kidney remedy, Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are well they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone. .
If you are sick you can make no mis
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases, and is sola
on its merits by all
druggists in lifty-cent .
and one-dollar sizes -,t
bottles. You may
RE. :
have a sample Dome HoMotSwunp-Root
by mail free, also pamphlet telling you
how to find out if you have kidney .or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writingto Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Bing- ''
ham ton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake, .
but remember the name, Swamp-Root. .
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the sd
j dress, Bingluunton, N. Y., on every bottle.
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