VOL: XVII.
BOONfi, WATAUGA. COUNTY. X. C, TIIUltSDAY FEBRUARY 1, 1906.
SO. 42.
The Jndga may not ask
what you have done bat why
you ditl it.
, PROFESSIONAL.
L.D.IMG,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BANNER ELK, N. C.
VVi!l practice in the courts
of Watauga, Mitchell and adjoining
counties. 7 6.'04
Todd & Ballm
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
JEFFERSON, N. C.
Will practice in all the couata
Special attention Riven to renl
estate law and collections.
6-15-'05-
F. A. LINNEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in th oonrtR
of chis and surroundingcoun
ties. Prompt attention giv
en to the collection of claims
and all other busings of a le
gal nature. 6 12 '05.
EDMUND JONES,
--LAWYER
LENOIR, N. O
Will Practice Regularly in
the Court of Watauga,
6-1 '05.
J. C FLETCHER,.
Attorney At Law,
BOONE, N. Cr
Careful attention Riven to
collections.
E- F. LOVILL,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,
; BOONE, A'. C
WTSpecial attention Riven
to all business entrusted to
hlscare.-CG
11 '04.
E. S. COFFEY
'I
-ATWRbEYAl LAW,-
BOONE, N.C.
Prompt attention given to
all matters of a legal nature.
Abstracting titles and
collection ot claims a special
ty. '1-1 '05.
DR. R. D JENNINGS,
RESIDENT dentist,
BANNER ELK.W.C.
Nothing hut. the best material
used and all work done under h
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 arranged to be at the
Blackburn . House in Boone on
each first Monday. Call on me.
1.28.
w.oopit,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
Lenoir, N. ft
Practieeain the courts of
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchell,
Ashe and other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
all legal matters entrusted to
his care." ' ':: :
Db. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
BANNER'S ELK. N. C
ho Knite No Burning Out.
Highest references and endors
ments of prominent persons skc
eessfullv treated in Va., Term.
and.N.0. ,Bemetnber that there
Is no time too boon to get rid ol
a cancerous growth ntv matter
how small. Examination free,
letters, answerad promptly, and
WtiBfactiOnuaranteea. v
WASHINGTON LETTER
Fro uar RejaUr Csrosponleat.
TheSrnHteCommittee that
is looking into Panama Ca
nal affairs has gotted itself
into a bad tangle Ht the very
outset o its labors. It hah h
recalcitrant witness on its
hands in the purson of Mr
Poult ney Bigelow, a maga
zine writer of some reputa
ion. Mr. Bigelow was a col
ljge classmate of Emperor
William, of Grm iny, a mi a
close- friend of Pres. Roosc
vevlt beside being a traveler,
a good all round sportsman
ami a writer of international
repute, . Mr. iligelow, it will
be remembered, some time a
go wrote a magazine article
saying a number of unpleas
ant things about the Pana
ma situation He was Ringled
out by Se-refary Taft as the
one writer among a great
many who had hen saving
unpleasant things hbout the
canal, for a spirited reply.
The Sn-retary alledged that
Mr. Rigelow had only been
on the Isthmus 28 hours and
knew nothing of what he was
writing about, Hovnver that
is n.oie; or less beside the
mark. Poult ney Bigelow's ar
tide was no more. or I ass
severe than a good many oth
era had been, but he was an
author of some reputation
and therefore a good man to
make an example of. The Sen
ate Committee unedrtook to
cross question him as to his
source of information and
why he should dare to write
anything against the canal.
N iw. being a friend of the
President, it is not likely
that Mr. Bigelow was actua
ted by any personal malice
in the things he wrote. And
it has been proved a good
many times that newspnper
and magazine writers are
not given to hetra.ving their
sources of information under
"ompnlsion. The Senate has
been up against this sort of
recalcitrance at leas J once in
the last few yea is in the case
of the Sugar Trust investiga
tion. There it had two news-,
paper men. John Shrive and
Chas Edwards, whom it un
dertook to put on the rack
fond lorce to divulge the
names of their informants in
certain matters thev had writ
ten about. The writers balk
ed and claimed that the
things told them wpre as
much privileged as the state
ments made professionally to
a priest or a physician.
The Senate eertifl-d theai
in contempt and they were
const nvtiveiv convicted but
their triaj and con victiopwos
a farce and they never saw in
side ol a jail. Whether they
were right or whether Mr.
Bigelow was right in t h e
things they published hecam
a minor question beside the
larger one of the right of a
congressional committee to
haul up any author and com
pel him to divulge the names
of anv people he has. talked
with in gathering material
for an art He. Thecommittee
has divMed on pirt.v lines,
Senator Gorn.an and Sena
tor Simmons holding that
it is unwise to push Mr. Bige
low to extremea, while Sena
tor Knox and his colleuges
declare that he should be cer
tilled to the President of the
Senate and punished for con
tempt. Senator Gorman has
taken the common sense view
of the case whatever the law
may b. For to single Mr'
Big-low out for punishment
would he to nnke a martyr
ol him before the public and
to freeze up any other wit
nesses the committee might
want to examine. The Capi
tol is considerably stirred up
over 1 he affair for it involves
the whole question of thefree
dom of the press. It is n 0 t
likely that it will hae any
serious consequences for the
writer, but it certainly has
put the Senate Committee, in
an "mbarrihsing position at
the outset of Its labors.
The appointment of. Luke
C. Wright as first ambassa
dor to Japan to succeed L.
Griseom, is something of a
surprise. Judge Wright is a
Tennesse man and has had
six years of hard work in the
Philippines where hewassent
as a member of the first Me
Kiuley commission. It will be
recalled that tb announce
ment of the commission' was
not hailed with any great en
thusiasm at the time. Com
misioner Taft was an un
known quantity. Mr. Wright,
while he had held the office of
attorney general or Tennes
hee, was a Democrat little
known outside bis own statt
and was thought to have
been thrown in merely to
give the commission a bipnr
tisan color. Henry Me of Ver
mont, was about equally
well known. But as it proved
all thi'Fe. of these lit.tleknown
men did excellent work. Con
missioner Taft was eventual
ly called tthe War Depart
ment as Secretary. Judge
Wright, after winning the af
fections and confidence of tbe
natives, has now been made
an ambassador, and Com
missioner Ide is now govern
or general general of the
Philippines, which position
he will hold for a time a t
least as an honor before com
ing home to enjoy a w e 1 1
parned rest.-
The Keepeommission's long
expected report on the De
partment of Agriculture has
been published and Secreta
ry Wilson has made at least
a partial ply. The report,
as was" surmised, discredits a
good deal of the depart
ment's work in" cr p report
ingard advises changes in
methods as well as thn trans
fer of certain of the reports
to the census office. The re
tort of Secretary Wilson is
that the most of the commis
sions' recommendations for
improving the service had
been put into force when the
work of the Bureau of Statis
tics was reorganized anil
that as for transferring any
Ol the reports to the Oupus
Office, that is a matter for
Congress to deal with, as it
Lis fixed by law and out of the
power of the beeretary. J he
whole matter stands just
where it did before the pon
derous ami svretive commis
siou took the department in
hand, and it is bard to see
whre hiiv change of impor
t a nee bus leen recotn mended ,
still lesst'i see how any chan
ges can be put into effect un-
'til the whole matter is tltffl-
edoyrrtvCoDji0$y; .
The Territories '
Within a few years, if not
within a fw months, all the
United States territory on
this continent, with the ex
ception of the District, of Co
lumbia and Alaska will have
been organized into stares.
Bills making stairs of New
Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma
anil Indian Territory are al
ready before Congress. The
only obstacle to the move
ment arises from a dispute
wheihr they shall be made
into two, thieeor fonrstates.
Some interesting and au
thoritative information a
bout these territories is con
tained in tbe annual report
of the Secretary of th Interi
or, probably the last report
in which he will treat of them
as territories.
The Secretary says that
Oklahoma now has an est i
mated population of e i g h t
hundred thousand, twice the
number indicated by the cen
susof 1000. In the last fit
teen years the population of
Arizona has increased three
fold. Its mines last year pro
duced minerals worth thirty
million dollars, whereas Alas
kan gold and silver mines
yielded less than twenty mill
ion dollars. New Mexico has
been growing rapidly, and
now has three hundred thou
sand population, a hundred
thousand more than fl y e
years ago.
The rapid growth of these
territories is snrpiising to
one who husnotclos.lv watch
fd their development. When
one unierstnnds the condi
Hons one is not surprised at
the demand of the neople for
statehood. Along with the
growth in population has
come the development of the
material resources. Irriga
tion will make thearid wastes
fertile. audj.furmers are ta
king up the land as fast as
water is supplied. Arizona
and New Mexico are particu
larly rich in forests. One of
the largest unbroken forests
in the world, covering s i x
thousand square miles, lies
within tbe bounds of Arizo
na. Youth's Companion.
The Grip.
' Before we can sympathize with
others, we must have suffered our
selves." No one can realize the
suffering attending upon an attack
of the grip, unlets he has had the
actual experience. There is proba
bte no disease.that causes so much
physical and mental agony, or
which so successfully defies medical
aid. AH danger fron the grip, how
ever, may be avoided bj the prompt
useof fhamberlain's Cough Remedy
Among the tens of thousands who
have used this remedy, not one cast
has ever been reported that has
resulted in pnem-.nia or that has noi
recovered. For sale by all Dealers
Boont N. U. and Blowing R"ck.
Drug Co.
; There is on thing In Hides
the pen that is mighlier floin
the sword it ih .th" o r k
screw
May Li ye 100 Years.
The chances of living a t"ll cen
turj are excolleiit in the ense of
Mrs Jennie Duncan, ot Hsynes
ville. Me., now 70 years old. She
writes: "Electric bitters cured me
ol chronic dyspepsia of 20 years
Standing, and mu le me teel ns
well nnd strong ns a young girl.' 1
Electric Bitters cure Stomnch
nnd Liver diseases, blood disor!
ders, genTal debility and bodily
weakness. Sold on n guarantee
by Oil druggists. J'Jpe. pnly 50c
Eobf rt E. Lee.
It is a diffi-ult task for the
average wtirer to fully por
tray the worth and merit of
the Southland's great son.
Robert E Lu. Poets hae
sought to bring him nearer
to thf hearts of men, and the
greatest word painters t f
modern times have endeavor
ed to tell us of Lee the man
but all fall short of the stau
dard of him who practically
ga e the best part of his life
to the end that his sorely af
flicted country might emerge
triumphant from her trials.
Lejwas not of the bloated
military type whi'-h we havn
all read about the type
which in the bitfernss of de
feat would seek revepgp. in
murder and pillage. No, Lee
was resigned, as real heroes
are, to that which fate sent
to him, bnd hi last words to
his ragged soldiers were to
the effect, that they return to
their homes and take up
peaceful occupations. In the
bitterest moment that can
come into the life of b r a v e
men, Lee waved no "bloody
shirt" nor was it hewhoplan
ted the seed of sectional ha-
treit,
This great Sonthtrn gencr
al retired into private life
with the same modestv a s
that which marKud his ap
pearance in the arena of war,
W hen "war's dread passions
hud subsided" he made no ef
fort to trade on the glory of
past achievements, and in
that he set a notable exam
ple for inun.v generals of latP
memory. Graft was an un
known quantity to this man
among men, and he never
lent a willing hand to propo
sal that were nmde looking
to the using of bis influence
a an article of commerce.
Ben Hill, of Ci orgia, paid
a grand rrihubto Robert E.
Lee when he said:
"He was a foe without
hate, a frienrt without trench
e y, a s-ddier without cruel
ty, and a victim without inur
muring. He was u public ofii
cer without vices a private
citizen without wrong,'nnei
ghbor nit hour reproach aud
a man without guil ."
No long obituary that, but
a c'itpieh-"isi vesiimui irv of
1 man whose couni rpar'
joes no' xit f('it
"it 'Z
A Modern Miia:e.
Truly miraculous nei'iiied the
recovery of Mrs. Mollie Holt "I
tl.is Jace, writes J O. It lloo,ier,
"oodroi'l, lean., "sue hs so
wasted by coughing up pusfroni
her iuiis. Doctors de. hired her
end so near that her family had
watched her bed-nide. 48 Iioiim;
when a r my urgent request Dr.
King's New Discovery was given
her, with the astonishing result
that improvement heg.u,, u n d
continued until she fi'nlly recov.
ered, and she is a lieali by womnn
tori. iy. (ju;t'"inf ecd rure for
coughs and colds "idc ami $1,
it all 1I1 U':gist. Trial buttles
live.
A MKlower can't even look at
iii unman ie worn in will,
(Mil ifietliole t f ItihotH ht,l
lalk'na nhoiii 11.
Befits the I iisic
To keep the bodv
11 re.
in tune.
writes-Mrs. M.ny Blown, 20, Li-
fyHtie Pl'ice pouiht,, psiu N
y. 1 take Dr. Ki" New Lite
I'ills. They a;c the in st reliuble
and pIcusHnt Jaxative I bav
found." IJest tor the stomach,
jiver and bowels. Ouuianttea liy
1) drugists. 2,rc.
For Lung
Troubles
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cer
tainly cures coughs, colds,
bronchitis,consumptioo. And
it certainly strengthens weak
throats and weak lungs.
There can be no mistake about
this. You know it Is true. And
your own doctor will say so.
Mr little boy hd terrible count), t tried
everything I coull lifftr nf tint In Tnln nnUI
I tried Ayer'i Cherrr I'ertural. Tlie lint
nWit he im bettxr, mik! lie ilalllT Improved
until he win perfectly well." Mrs. 8. J.
Steii.b, Alton, 111.
A
ild. by J. O. Ayef Co., Ik)WU Man,
Alio niuuiauiurori qi
SARSAPAKOU.
PILLS.
uers
, Keep the bowels regular with Ayer'0
fins ana tnus naeien recovery.
BANK STATEMENT.
Following is the report of the
condlton' of the Wntm-ga Co"ty
Hank at Boone N. 0., in the Statu
of North Carolina, at the close of
business Nov. 9, 1905!
KESOUHCES.
Loans and discounts $19.599411
Overdrafts unsecured 76 24,
Banking house ' 800.00,
Furniture and fixtures 400.00.
Due from bunks and ban
kets 18,476.76,
Cash items 144. o5
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency, 499.671
National hank notes and
other U. S. Notes 1,348.00.
Total .'.4t,344 13.
1. 1 ABILITIES
Capital stock $10,000.00,
Undivided profits less
current expanses and
tnxes paid 464 77.
Hills payable 2,335.80,
Deposits subject to check 28,337 16,
Cashier's c'ks outstanding zof 40,
Total $41 344.13,
State of North Carolina, Watauga
county, ss: 1, E. S. Coffey, Cashier
of the above named bank, do sol.
emnl v swear that the above state
mcnt is true to the best of my knotvl
edge and belief.
E S. Coffey', Cashier.
Correct Attest. YV. 0. Coffey. W,
I . Bryan, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, thfs 22nd day of Nov. 1905.
Thos, Bingham, C. S. C.
The reflation that if the
"powers" go to war among
themselves Morocco might
have a chance to control its
own affairs, is n pretty good
guarantee that peace will not
be disturbed. Kansas City
Times. .,
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.
Tliere is a disease prevailing; in this
country most dangerous because so decep
tive. fllanysucUiei!
deaths are caused
2 by it heart dis
i ease, pneumonia,
"II
tJ
jSg heart; failure or
r- apoplexy are oiteu
( r1'
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
u allowed toad vance
the kidnev-Doison-
ed blood will at
tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from a derangement of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by a proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing ba:'.'.y you can make 110 mistake by
taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
It corrects inability to hold urine and
sculding pain in passing it, and over-
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and to get up many times during tho
iiifjht. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swauip-Root is soon realized.
It stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and la
sold by all drugdsts in fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery aud a book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. Kil
mer & Co., Biughamton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name. Swamp
Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and th ,
address, Binghamton, N. Y., oil every
bottle.
He rejects all rewards who
ictusts moral responsibility,
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