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VOLXVII.
BOOXE.. -WATAUGA. COUNTY, X. C, THUHSDAY APRIL 19, 1000.
NO.R2.
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I; : 'W&tauga Democrat
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OASTOniA.
BMin tlj Ito Kind You Han Always Bouht
Bignatui
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ATTORNEY AT. LAW,
BANNER ELK.N. C.
tSTWHl practice in the courts,
of atau;ja, Mitchell ami adjoining
counties. ' 7 6 'O4
Told & Ballou,
ATTOUNKYS AT LAW.
.. , JEFFERSON, N. C.
Will practice in all the caut
Special attention given to rnl
estate law am collections.
F. A. LINNEY,
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in the courts
of chit and suiroundingcoun
ties. , Prompt attention giv
en to the collection of claims
ond nil other business of n le
gal nature. 6 12 '05.
EDMUND JONES,
LAWYER
LRNOIlt, N. C
Will Pr.ic.th'f Regularly in
the Courts of Watauga,
6.1 '05.
J. C. FLETCHER,
Attorney At Law,
1300NE, N. C.
Careful attention given to
collections.
E. F.LOVILL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
DOOXK, N. C.
ffSpecial attention given
to all business entrusted to
h's care ."8
1-1 '04.
E. S. COFFEY
ATIOIMEY A1 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 K D JENNINGS.
RESIDENT DKNT1KT,
BANNER ELK; IN. C-
Notion;: hut, the best mnterial
used and all work done under a
positive giiarnntee. Persons t a
distance should notify me a few
days in advance when they went
work done. Alter March the 1st,
I have arranged to be at the
Blackburn House in Boone on
each first Monday. Call on me.
1.28.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
Lenoir, H. C.
Practices in the courts of
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchell,
Ashe nnd other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
all legal matters entrusted to
his care.
Dit. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specalist,
BANNER'S ELK. ' N. C
Ao Knife; No limning Oat.
Highest references and endors-
ments of prominent persons suc
cessfully treated in Va., Tenn.
and N. C. Ketneinber that there
is no time too soon to get rid ol
a cancerous growth no matter
. ho small. . Examination free,
letters answered promptly, and
.patisfactionoarantecdr
Adrortising by Churches. .
That the liberal use of
printer's ink is a means of
spreading snlvuMon hnsheeii
pmyed in Knoxville, Teiui.,
wlu'iv I Ik experiment was r
C'Miti)' oiiide and ministers in
other eitieH are preparing to
adopt the plan with t h
satin hop" of success.
It is 1 elated that th Rey.
W. Roy; ts, pastor of First
Cumberland I'lesbytpruncoti
gregutiou was discouraged
bp4'ue the attendance of
th l!ihl class rras not so
large as in other classes
When jJp matter whs discuss
ed at the rhurch meeting it
was lecid 'd to try n page ad
vcrtisement in the news pa
per, Of course it attracted
much attention. It was an in"
vitation to men at large to
OUIP to the net vice, t h I
names of te-icht'is and ofti
errs wre included, and the
printed page whs so attrae
live, that it wjscrtlculuted to
catch the p.ve of th11 shiner
and the saint. The first Sun
day after it appeared the
attendance increased o n e
third, and so great and in
tens and gnuiti" is the in
terest that the class proba
blv will have to be divided in
to two or three sections.
There Are in a My goodchris
tians who may not fancy the
idea, for th reason, perhaps
that it i too yellow or revos
lutionttry in its character.
But it is not. This is proyei
by the good that was done
bv the increased mp tuber
phip, and by the sincerity o
those who were impressed
Tho Knoxville minister isn't
of the sensational type. He
deplores that sort of thing:
yet hp knows that the sinne
must be reached, lhey re,:u
the newspapers even if they
are nrt found in the church-
en on Sunday and when su'-u
earnest appeals an sent
forth they are inclined to re
spond. Advertisements in the
d nominntionnl papers w'ou
hardly pay, inasmuch as
their constant readers are
regular attendants at relig
ious services. A page udver
tisetneiit in the afternoon pa
per of Saturday would be
read by practically nil of th
ppople of the city, who wouh
have time to think ot t h
call befoie the church bells
riiiir on Sunday. But it makes
no difference whether it is
printed in the afternoon or
morninir. so long as it reach
ps those beyond the fold.
Evening Times.
Always Keep Chambeihiin'srough
'Remedy in II is House.
"'c would not be without Cham
bei lain's Cough Remedy. It is kept
on hand continually in our home,''
savs VV. W. Kearney, editor of the
Independent, Lowry City, Mo.
That is iust what every family
should do. When kept at hand rea
dy for instant use a cold may be
checked at the outset and cured in
much less time than after it has be
come settled in the system. This
...n,lv ; also without a neer for
croup in children, and will prevent
ihn attack when given as soon as
the child becomes hoarse, or even nf
ter the croupy conjh aripeirs, which
run nil lv be d'ne when the remedy
is Kept at hand. Tor sale by all deal
ers in Boone, and blowing Rock
Dreg Co.
There's no virtue ot homeo
patbic religion when ii takes
the form of giving two ir ts
for the salvarion of the hea
Ubeu.
Tli 8 Democratic 1'onTentlon;
After much balloting stud
ri'iidly rivalry it was decs
fed a few nights ngo that
the next Democratic state
invention would be held in
.'irepnsiioro on the third day
ol July. Raleigh pulled out of
th con'est but Adipvill"stnv
I in to the end making a
warm fight for the convm
tion.
The fact of the business is
that Raleigh. Ahheville, Char
olte or Greensboro either
would have been odminsble
places for the convention.
And there are- other towns
which would ajso have been
desirable but the (Jute City
is the one hi mo ret I so it in up
to all to prepare to make the
convention the greatest sue
cess of jts history.
lhe convention this year
is ot peculiar inrereKr., or
should b The Democrats of
the Ptatp have everything
their way if they will b u t
make use of theopportunity,
and we believe they will. The
recent turmoil and strife in
the Republican P'irty h a s
opened the avenue for t h e
Orand Old ratty to step in
and sweep the deck. The fight
is up to us.
At the close of the meeting
the other niirht, Senator Sim
tnons. chairman of the State
committee, made an interest
ingtalkon the necessity o
paying the poll tax before
the first dar of May.
We have urged every oni
to see to it that they p n y
their tax before that date
time ana again but we can
V
not sav too much, unless
this is done it will ho nbso
lutely impossible to vote in
the ro tiling eMion, nnf so
on"e again we enjoin every
man to take a stitch in time
and rnukp himself ready to
helpcarrv on the fiat ties for
good government and right
eounes.. t.-ha riot t e News.
Doctors Are I'uzzVd.
The remnrkablrt recover.vlot Km
lU'th VI elver, of Vuceboro, Me ,
iH the snhjfHit of much interest to
the medical Iraternity and a wide
circle of friends. H sayH of h i h
Crtse: 'Owing to severe lnflnmma
tion of the throat, and conges
tion ol the lungs, three doctors
gave ma up to die, when, as n
last resort, 1 was induced to try
Dr. King's New Discovery and I
am li.'ipp.v to say. it saved my
life." Cures the worst coushs and
colds, bronchitis, tonnilitin, weak
luiiirs, hoarseness ond in grippe.
Guaranteed bv nil druffnisis. 50c
and $1. Trial bottles Iree.
Some of the papers nre discus.
sing whether it is right to fi:ht
the devil with fire. No. Fire is
the devil's own weapon nnd be
can do nothing without it. Fi-
ght the devil with Truth. He
knows nothing about it ond you
will have him atns much disad-
vatage with Truth us the weapon
lip will have you at thedisad van
tage il Fire is I lie weapon. News
und Observer.
Torture by Savages.
"Sppakinj of the torture to
which some of the savng" tribes
of the Philippines subject their
captives, reminds me ot the in-
tense suneruig 1 eiuiureu ur iiircn
months from innainmntion of
the kidneys," sn.Vfc W. M. Sher
man, ol Gushing, Me "Nothing
beljwd me until I tried Electric
Bitters, three bottles of which
Completely cured ine " Cures liv
er complaint, dyspepsia, blood
disorders und n alaiia; und re
stores the weiik nnd nervous to
robust hen'rh.G'i'irHntecd by nil
druibts. Pi See 50c.
Ia Memory orjames C. Ragan.
The su(-j'Ct of this skt tch
was born Atig.20. 1817, and
lied April 3, 190(5.
He whh marrieif to Miss
Salhe L. Bryan A,)fil 5, '73.
Po this union were born
nine children, two of whom
lied in infancy. ThP () r
seven, with n kitnl find lov
ing mother, ate left to mourn
in d' pai ture.
lie professed faith in Christ
mo uniiu 1 wit 11 tne isaptisr
hurch nt MeatCainp ubout
23 years ago, of which he
las since been a worthy and
active member, much of the
time holding the position of
deacon,
Uncle Calvin, as he was fu
initially known, was a devo
ted husband, a kitnl and lov
ing father, a man of v e r y
1
generous impulses, always
willing to In lp the net dy and
sympathize with the afflict
ed. Hh vvvis.n man of f e w
worth, and those who knew
him best loved him most.
Daring his trying illness he
was very patient and uiicom
plaining, seldom alluding to
his sickness when his neigh
bors railed to see him, spend
ing almost his laHt hours in
singing praises to (Jod,
Dear wile find children, you
will no more giect him in
this world, but he cheered bv
the assurance that if faithful
,vou will greet hirn in a fairer
clime where nckness and
death will never etitei.
Words of comfort were spo
ken by Rev. David Greene. A
host of triends and relatives
were iti attendance and fol
lowed him to his uruve which
was near his dwelling. May
the Great. Comforter sustain
the bereaved ones.
E B. T.
A favorite Remedy f;r Babies,
lib pleasant taste and prompt cures
hae made Chambei Iain's douh
Remedy a favorite with the moth,
ers of small children. It quickly
cures theii co'ighs and colds and
prevents any clunker of pneumo
nia or other serious consequences. It
not only cures croup, but when gir.
en as soon as the croupy cough ap
pears will prevent the aUuck. For
sale by all I'ealers at Boone and
blowing Rock Drug Co.
Durham is alter two Duke
iTiillionnires lor not paying taxes.
One ot them, who swears he is
worth ten million dollars, claims
to bo u oitiz 'U ol this State, bti5
pnvs no taxes hero lb) pays in
New York on less than three
htiiidrcd thousand dollars, .the
other, who rtsides ia Durham
claims to ho a citizen ol New
York, but his name la not even
on the tax books of New York
city. If the rich nswe'i os the poor
would pay their just shnre of the
taxes no one would have cause
to complain of the tuxes being
too high. Wilmington Messen-
Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy
The Cbildrea'a Favorite
COP.Efl
Cougha, Colds, Croup and
Whooping Coueh.
ThltrewMlrl" fair.oi for llcnre0Ter
lai'K li.rt ot tho ciiliiicj vorl-l. It cna
elwuye Le dnpro-.Hil udoii. It onn'Mna no
oplu'u or otln-r bmm.ul 1ru anil tutij l9
given aac-jnfluMiMr to a Itiby u tuiinulult
Piius 23 eta; Larrf SiZJ, GO cts.
Ijm mm
blve the Lawyers a Rest.
It will soon be time to elect
another crowd to godown to
Raleigh, meet in the en pilot
and call theniMiil ves the Leg
islutur. Right in the begin
ning of this campaign Our
Home vvantB to muke one
simple suggestion, Hlld tin t
is to raise its voice in behalf
of the over worked lawyers ol
this country. This thing ol
dragging them away from
their legal practice and forc
ing them to g-o to Raleigh
every two years to uuik.
laws ought to step. It's
worse than cruelty to nni
mals to n quire them to make
so many sacrifices to run our
Legislatures all by them
selves, nnd it's time for some
oth'M' class to come and re
lievethem,
The next time you see a
rowd of heartless voters
pu'ling at n first class law
yer to run for the Legisla
ture, it wilj be a humane act
for you to pick up a few
rtx ks and chunk 'em away
nnd rank ' 'em let these apos
tles of the law alone, Being a
yiry conscientious class of
people the attempt to pass
such laws as will give law
yers more business might not
to be thrown nri.iiud them.
We ought to elect a lot of
plain o I d fashion common
cense folks to go to the Leg
islature nnd with ore "omiii
mis bill repeal about 90 per
'nit of the laws, make the
other 10 per cent, si plain
and simple that nny magis
trate can nndeifitatid them.
then give the magistrates
more j lfisdtction nnd then
adjourn with prayer. What
we need now is Legislators
who know how to repeal
laws instead of make laws
men who know how to sim
plify instead of complicate
laws. If we can get a Legisla
ture of this kind it would de
serve a monument to its mem
ory, Marsh villi Horn?.
Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Itch.
Ripg Worm, Herpes. Umbers
Itch.
All of these diseases are attended
bv intense itching, which is almost
instantly relieved bv apph ini' L'Lam
berlain s Salve and by its continued
usj a permanent cure may be effect
ed. It has in fact, cured many cases
thar had resisted all other treatment.
Price 2? cents a box. For sale by
all dealers ill boi n
Roc-k Drug Co,
.mid blowing
The Washington corrtspon-
dent id the Baltimore Sun sa vh
that the President i. angry be
cause ol tho way the Senate rr-
cieved his recent amendment 'to
tha Hepburn bill, nnd is disposed
t help puss the Daily ant i susp
insion amendment. The more
the. President ussrees with Buity
the nearer right lie is apt to be
on constitutional questions.
..'A Scientific Wonder.
The CU'es that st Hid to its
credit ran la RiicrI n's Arnica
Salve a scientific woiider. It cur-
cd E. R.Mulfonl, lecturer for the
Patrons ol Husbandry. Waynes-
born. Pa., of a distressing ensej comes that unpleasant necessity of being
of pilej It henls the worst burns. .U t0 K oftcu through the day,
' , ., , ... 'ana to get up manv times during the
notes, hods, u.cers, cuts.woniuls, ;uillt The mill1 wjd the extraordiliary
chilblains und snltlheuin. Only , efTect of Swnmn-Root is soon realized. .
25c. ut all drugits.
The man who grew wkitehnired
in oneiimht through griel over j .ampie bottle of this wonderful new xlia
the ileal h ol his wile a vcur ngo, fovery and a book that tells all atot.t it,
,, , , , . , , ... i both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. KiU
grey bhUK hr.irin less than Of- m.-r& Co., IlinghamtonN. Y. Whea
teen minutes the other d.iy. He
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dy'd bis bUir preparatory to1
renewing Lis in treat in loye uff-
airs.
For the
Children
To succeed these days you
must have plenty of grit, cour
age, strencth. How is ft with
the children? Are they thin,
pale, delicate? Do not forget
Ayer's Sarsaparillo. You
know it makes the blood pure
and rich, and builds up the
general health in every way.
Ttie children cannot ptwaiWy lmvo
hrallh unlet, llio l..ioh are In proper condi
tion. A ImkkI"Ii llvir llu n coatfit tongue,
hil ItroMtti. rnnfltlliuU-'l I'owul.. Corrort till
tv.i! by rIyIiik stnnll lnxiiUvn ln,oi of Ayer'j
All V0K0Ial,At iiwar cornea.
WAt i'X . O. Ayr Co., lowl), JCxh,
Alto run-.ufaotuiorj of
f II'.ISVIWR.
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ACliB CUKB.
CKWRV tectoka:
IUNK STATEMENT.
Following is tho report of the
condition of the Wattii-ga County
Hank at I'.oone. N, (.'., in the btate
of Nortli Carolina, at the close of
husiress Ian.. 29, 1906:
KESOUKCKS.
Loans and discounts $24,795.81
Overdrafts unsecured 43-53
banking house 800.00.
Fulfil me and fixtures 400,00.
Due from hanks and ban-
keis 8,800.11.
Cash items 111-05.'
Gold coin, 42-50.
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency, 811.58,
National bank notes and
other U. S. Notes 5 7S0.00.
Total f4i.5S5.5S.
LIABILITIES
Capital stock $10,000.00,
Undivided profits, less
current expenses and
taxes paid 030 19.
Hills payable 2,490.00.
Deposits subject to cherK 17.776 64
Cashier's c'ks outstanding 488 75,
Total .f41.1S5.58.
State of North Carolina, Watauga .
county, ss: 1, 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.
CorrectAttest. W. 0. Coffey. W.
Lj Rrynn. N. L. Mast, Directors. .
Snbcribed and sworn to before
me, (his 6lh day of Feb. 190C
Thos. Bingham, C. S. C.
The Standard Oil Compa
ny Imping been discovered as
the real i wncr of tha lecoy
oil companies around the ...
country, is goint: to econo .
mize by consolidating them. -The
Standard is great on
consolidating. Tin n whntare '
we going to do ubout it? ,,
Sioux City Tribune.
I xt,e raUqe 0f Manv
Sudden Deaths.
There 13 a disease prevailing in this
fuy .iort w
- live. Jlaiiyguuuetl
jiiWI.-iJ deaths arc cruised
S bv it heart dia.
li p:ikv Ditpiimnnii. ,
heart failure or ;
f-apoplcxvare often '
mm
the rcsiult of kid- '
ney disease. If f '
kidney tiouble ia .
allowed toadvance ;
the U iilnev-noisou.
ed blood mill 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 .". (leraiifjctuent of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained nuickest by a proper
treatment of the kidneys. If yon are fc:l- .
ing badly you can make 110 mistake by
taking Dr. Kilmer'a Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and Madder remedy.
It corrects inability to hold urine nud
scalding pain 111 passing it, and over
It stands the highest for its wonderful :
cures of the most distressing cases.
SwRiup-Koot is pleasant to take and ia
sold bv all druggist) in fifty-cent and
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it;"J! "'ention reading this generous
oiler in this pajier. Don't make -any
mistake, butremcml)erthename,Swanip-.
Koot, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and tho "
'address, Ciughamton, N. V.Vou every
bottle. .
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