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I bans erlKI'n:.
I tsr VViU .practic e in the courts
I of WataugaM itcrw-.lt-'and adjoining
? .-. Mil .u in:;-i
counties. ! ' foO.'
Judire Michael Hoke Justice in
his charere tt.the Mecklenburg
5punty. jur, gave wnwuu
read by 'every 'cltiien 61 Ntorlh
Carolina. From the account of
hi8;6haTge published in the Char
lotte Newe this iextract w taken:
'The day of saloons in North
Todd&'Ballou,
V .A
ATTJY?;ATW.;
. JEFFEBSONi N. C.
Will pr Hctidr f (i Wl t he;?!OUJit
att.riWiiT-iriv n la real
;w"-r . 645:
j. e. HODGES -
Veterinary- Surgeon,
J'-
:-,F.,A.,LINNK;
ATTORN K 7, AT lAVV"',-
Will practice in the" courts of
N; ;ihe: 13$ Jd jcial Histrict . iuf all
M. li h.if
(North Wilkesboro Hustler.) ;
The prospects for a railway or
I trolly line on the Wilk'esboroand
jeBerson.turnpiKe seems 10 ue
growipg1. Messrs T p. Fmley and
W. W Barber , went , to Raleigh
this Week from Greensboro and
will ask the legislature to pass
an act empowering the State
Council to dispose of, or t a k e
JU TemvcrMce flltuittlon in I. Cv'
( ' ' Vprogressive Farmer.) '
,in tms connecuua wwraiv
15
i
n 1: nA.unn. - anA Th whatever action they may deem
V,UlVIHlt ID unaiiug wu i . -
l t 11. Clii) :n4.nnn4 in 4-Vin
number grows less and less every 18.01 ww biu.,
year, and men are seeing that Wilkesboro and Jefferson turn
where profiibitioA reighs;o3di- pike road. There is not, likely to
tions are better withourany, ex- De any vrouuw iu
ceptiun. fS-iii powe conferred .to, the State
Metway that prohibition wont wuncn, turn mum'
gifli3irt.,i,Jh fhftv tnota ;ihfai ei-offlcio member of the council,
oionai. tho itl.l and the most important member
tenshiD of that and the commu- nmeanu "Mj".
nity in which they" reside. When- pressed himself as being warmly
ever it does not prohibit it is be- in favor of a trolly line to devel-
- ' ' -a 1 li t . . l , nn tha annnM nf , thlH flection.
cause you ao noi cniureeuician. --
Now I am not going to make ft and for the State to. take stock
temperance speech here tpday. 1 to ine araouni, 01 (umu.uw
simply, say what I am . going to dings, $50,000.00; and even ten-
say and have said on vUu$ sud- aer misswc,.vw ujr , iu.uru;
:. t Vr.A vnri a vo that would construci a common
. ... . . 1 ' il' : 1 r. war fnof. trnilli I nA
absolute prohiDition m mis coun f " v """" .
i" .1 4.k W4i lannal mntinfr it ttffift. Recent
ly- Xne oppoHWiu ui iu;;f n liuu" o o -, r. r
law argue that ' it diriminates ly northern capitalist have been
between the , rights and , vrivileg- over the blue Ridge ( prospecting
es o--tjie rura . qisincxs finu nr nuw" ,"" 'v r.m
' ' i . V il'JL i kl.Li.' vii I nanvuliul f hov pan mak the same
Bmt Speller In tUe World.
(Kansas City Star.) '
Tlie champion siieller of the
, - 1 -
Krf nrncrrona nf tAtnnerftUl wnrld U nrof. D. Joiie8. a BChOOl
LWVi vbv ( ( ...... . j - - '
legislation in North Carolina. is . teacher of Lancaster, Moi";; ;
not out of place. or lour years onca. a year lor mm.y-uu
the temperance forces of the state! years he has published in his coun
IDlVtt UWU ciicvimcij j tJ real) iajivi v""'"-"o- - r f
through art organization, the, body wlro talks English to spell
Anti-SalOon 1 League, to secure ' against him.. His challenge went";
such legislation asseemeu oesicuj unaccepxea ior uuryi j io
Id
eulated to reduce the Irink evil
A. resumeof what has been acr
comolished was presented by the
Chairman of the League, Mr, J.
W. Bailey, at a recent meeting as
follows: : -
The number of licensed distille
ries in North Carolina has been
reduced fronl niore than. 500 to
less Ihafi SOjand the number; of
saloons irom aoouc wwnuu
150. The entire rural regions of
the State have been swept clean
of manufacture and sale of intox"
icating liquors, saving , brandy
and wine manufactured by grow
ers bf fruit and sold only in bulk,
and not to be drunk on the prem
jges a very limited business at
VililiabA-f ea of the rural districts and m a rouw ana waw w uuimr
..ritf; tf-ui . .'iwn innt' hscanse Drovided they can make the m
T5Kif, un JJOVFS thecciuntrv'peoparedt'al- more extensive than limited be
.PWSPJ ?JOMWV a; hkvthelr :crossoad. tween this place and Jefferson.
MWVC-''' giWli6i-'lomerly.'A!-; They wish to extend and connect
' ' ' lfr!?i?J-- FS':T?:!V Jdgt. Jwtice description of up perhap with 'the South &
tr;; vVlTtta Mftikrl In '.niflriid of the saloon Western raUway, under construc
ted Courts 6t it tLtsiuffri system provoked m e r r i m1 e n t tionln McDowell county. With
tl .Anvf. mnm I TJlPSfl IACW ' DPI O TO UO LUC inuo"
UUUUUUUU HCCVUIIW" 1 -
ir i A nnna ' v ft ii tuttta ri frood: and there is notn
J-OfFLETCHERL ... havebeautifttl schools and chur- tag more important to the peo-iY-
!AMrWlAt4w: 1 1' che. scattered oveTowconntry, pie o!thistion of country, now
U t a rWTVXtt "I t vol 2lvivflk foa W pending at Raleigh, than the con
- .-.4mJi3J. V. I :A1 A .InoV. a Innml lo a. titTHCtlon OI inw HW. UltW'ia
ZwiX are' the notWng' thati' .more, (to
V" . t - ujnn. (mm thosa Ashe. Watauitft, AUeghany and
:f; n-i, ft,, ajvinnnn nm IWilkea counties , than 1 the on-
vailed in the city and the grog struction of, this outlet for the
snop rn the cbiintry." .. I ' "!" great resources tho have solong
Jessie Hamilion is acountry girl
who went to;tMacon a few months
ago to read proof for a newspa
per. , She came across tne cuui-
lenge of Prof. Jones ana accept,
ed it. ... :,; . ' .(..;. .
Miss . Hilton is ' 16 yearn old
She , has the .. crtificate of her
last , school teacher that the. e
was no word in the, English lan
iriinrre she could not spoil. It was
this that secured her theposition
of proof reader, r. .
'How did you (jorne to chal
lenge the 'champion?" she was
asked. . .,. ,
"In reading proofs of a commu
nication he had sent to my pa
per I came across this," she an
esperate
Coughs v'
Dangerous coughs. Extremely
perilous coughs. Coughs that
rasp and tear the throat and
lungs. Coughs that shake the
whole body. You need a regu
lar medicine, a doctor's medi
cine, for such a couffh." Ask
your doctor about A y e r '
Cherry Pectoral. -
A
9
yers
from wir udUM
Hnnn rni
MtO
Any rood doctor will tell yon that a ma
, elna like Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cannot
I do its best work it tbe bowels art con
tipnted. Asa your doctor it na anova
anything better thin Ayer'a Plila for cor
recting this sluggishness of tba IKrar.
mu br tha J. 0. A7r 0 Levtll, Vim
best and reduced to a minimum I swered:," Without being afraid of
eollectiona,
1M
E.F J4OVILI-
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
: w ,wiaWi Ri,nn v BTtrftnte remained uudevelopea Toe turn-
Iff t7 uuiiiauvM --1 - - ' i ' ,
from the charge of Judge uooice piKe as n now pumu,
! n tha RrjLta if tint comnle-
ax Asnevuie, in wmvu uj wumou 1 -- .
upon the cigarette'evil that is de ted to thisextent. .' The peopla.of
i'Ui- L ' . i. "L-t 2 1 ii...ji.A LM .n mftnv hovs i . these ! counties have expressed
BOOSh,
h'.s care.'ISl
ATTORNEY AT LAW-
wl iaU mnhnMT t h a themsel ves many times for . such
words of Judge Cooke and Judge a road. They want it and should
Justice for two reasons: 1st be- nave a... ,
iWnmtwaof the ablest
and wisest of imr iudcw, whose ' .' Ourod of Lung Treble.
inmr exrorfcrjee at the bar. in the 1 It Is now eleven vcnrs uncc
the past year by thefailure of the
apple crop. ; . i.i .,.!
" As a consequence 01 these laws,
'99 per cent and more of Uje terri
tory of North Carolina is under
prohibition: and 4Ki.per cent . ;oi
the Dooulationpf ..North Caroli-
na is under . prohibition. 1 nere
are fewer licenses to sell liquor, in
North Carolina in proportion to
the population than in any oth
er State In the United States,
save one, Mississippi Fewer than
in Maine or in Kansas, which
states are under state prohibition.,.;,;-.
., .,.. , .; I
This is a eood showing a show
tag that ought to ' gi atify, even
if it does not satisfy every tern
perance advocate in! the State.
With snrh a' record of hopeful
progress toward ultimate prohi
bition, the League could auoru
afford to refrain from urging the
tisk of a campaign for the State
prohibition and to enjoin udon
the minority 4 citizen of licensiid
territory the courage of hope- al
ready fulfilled arid the patience
Which belongs toi courage. ,, . . ,
. j. t i-o Optipral Assembly and On the had narrow eacape'from consomp
MountHintitfrliennesstf uenerai abpij uuu wit uuc o. Floyd a lead-
-11 ii.- ,rt- bench cives great weight to their r"eV;": "
oS TfnneA State and Federni. views, zno: jsecause mejr n uiu tt-tfpel-aitenitniTfeiywi
$9pU fashioned Democrats of "of the
.''",lKins and all oher matters' of mmt 8trictest'ectM--men who bo
inz business man in Kershaw., 8. C
'I had run down in weignt ,o 145
Innunds. and couehine was constant
mcwt strictest sect" men Who both bv dav and by night. Jfinally
trrn 1 natllM. I . . .1 t ' ' If u. Lsf itr Vino' New
Office no8t 0i counnouw. , ..-. ri-nd who are capa- wvwy, "
iM it 191)6 iv , Ttn,'- bouts x months vnen my cougn
Oct II, , !- , ble of expoundingit Whenyoung . . u; wfcrejntire1 v gone
A 7 .i .1 men stand for suppressing the ani t w rentored to my normal
; v 1 rv 4 tlUUUf M'UU mpuuscicwi-c, wciKni. iy i wmn. x ..WW"-..--
I ... i .1 i 'u.m I wfrv vrar liuar
I are w)ia uv mose uu wsu, iuciu-im ,- v -.j j , -
; h.M K r I aolvPfl nn na law rivers that such y ."" 'bi"" j -
1 am. BOW. iywr , - -r T hMMnlrMJ i - .
Dractlcc of Deitistiy and ;krn:n'. lejrlslation ia;'contrary ta lemo-
K,n cmwc doctrine to ry i , .
MAar inrrirniP w i ii v bv iiu tt u -a . c a. . Mata a i w - v
""T: . x srAnaeponeerioru1g1tutCyuo ..o n:Pfia nrilv
pou.V,nVe!il6.tsfa pwngs,; we turn to yexpres- . f ;he ft
SW. Nothing the t mate- sions of our wisest )otat Jg -ftQdiencc Jthat a com
r rUluHedinxbecxecunonof any of lawyers, and truest deciples : of . fa ...
- m work. Jffprnn ' ,r M ' & - ..
- - . . w , , . .4.,4, x fnnrn na
V'i ' i d ia!ikartfcii- . :. ... , A. Western Wonder. lan actor. According to Mr uyoe
liMrrtTiA jn Thricibill at Cow T-; Powers, trainer of wide expeifcl
.rniiuvv nuruMV!"'."; TrwttH av-icrriou. -cuukii. bhu mwh i . -. t .....
1m'j14 j: '-Lkiil. r.ot nnkl .vt-m. n to die of conaumntton. off acam at the proper -timer, it
nil iiia ii o vi n. n-B).. .--i, -y-r. . , i ,. ... . r- 1'
" w ... .1 1 .-1. 1 r. n.,.. hiin I a nhinran a. kvaolr nr'mflt.
I' - s 4.t,?t . ; , i began laKing vj. rwiiigicw r anda turkey can not;
s . i T ; , w""1"" - - icovery lOT
WeBn ana am coinpicicij i u-.v.... --
Whtirpavs for the advertising
of merchants aiid other buisnesH
men? No the. advertiser for.thf
rosf is returned to him four fold
in increased profits. Not tho pur
chaser, for he bu.vs chea per from
the advertiser, and has a better
assortment and fresher goods to
select from. Who then, really
nava for the advertising bills?
The non-ad vertiiier: ol course. A
just proportion' of the morey he
loses by his lack of initiative or
enterprieps finds its way to the
orinter to advance the csuweoi
education 9nd the interests ot the
community. If you have never
Innkpd nt it in that imht, it is
worth fh'mkina: nlout. Ii f 10
worth ot advertising would brin
f20; additional . profits ' y o u
would ha ve your ' advertising Jree
and WtlO ahead olthe game tie
sides Jhe nn-advertiser who
l5sth tjad:an profits' which
tou trained would then bebeariiig
your ad wrj'tjinff expense as well
'Wise Counsel Frorn, the South.
criticism on account of being an
egotist,-,wc fearlesly . assert that
we have paid more attention to
spelling than any of our readers
ever saw or ever will , see. There
is more spelling in pur little fln
rrop than there is m all the spell-
e"' - - .
inff books combined, be tney dic
tionary or what riot," . ; ' 1 '
"When I read that I determin
ed to take the conceit out of Bro.
Jones, and I'll do it or eat the
dictionary he offers as a prize. It
may look a little presumptuous
in me, but' either he or i must
co back and sit down; In' t h e
country I used to have luck at
thasDellimt bees and I Uked tne
sport, I don't claim to be the on
1 v nAl1er" on earth! or even in
Missouri, but I don't shiver much
at the thouzht of meeting Mr.
' ir
Jnn'pa. His rjlan is fair, and!
will aETee to all its conditions."
The Professor's rules of battle
are these: Ordinary English words
clearly pronounced by an expert,
and written down by tne contes
tants: each contestant to get
an mo wnrrf: ! match to four hours
contmuouslv: no" cheering until
result, is announced; winner to
eet new Unabridged dictionary,
on the fly kaf of which the loser
will write, t'The champion speii'
er of the world."
Solomon himself couldn't map
out a squarer deal. It s up to the
professor now. and times run
The people of Missouri are pat
ting Miss Jessie upon the bacK,
Thev have so much confidence in
heir ability to spell that they
have offered to pay the expenses
of Prof.' Jones' transportation to
Macon, lodee him like an honor-
ed guest while here and have the
brass band cerenade him in tne
contingency of his winning. : .
BANK 8TATE1EBI;
Vnllow'm? is the renort of the
condition of the Watauga County
llanK at rioonc. fM. u., in me oiai
of-North CHroJinn, at the close ol
business Jan. 26, 1907: '
UHouncE8. ' .
Loans and discounts1 $36,188.15.
Overrtrnfts secured - ; . 303.46.
t)verdrafts unsecured,..' i,. . 340.4 1.
Banking house , , , 1,458.24.
Furriture and fixtures ; 400.00,
Due from banks and ban-"''
" keu ,';-5,l8i.a6.
Cash items, one check. '- i a.50
Gold coin,' ' ! ; . 1,005.00
Silver coin, including all ut
minor coin currency . , 869.9;,
National bank notes and
other U. S. Notes ! 5,078.00,
Total
....at.f. 40,83597.
tlABILITIKS , 1
Capital stock $10,000.00.
Dividends unpaid, i '. . i r,;; 93.5
Bills payable ,..-. 3i34,0O
Time" certificates of deposit' ...
, included in Dins payaoie
Deposits subject to checK 26,162.55.
Cashier's ck's outstanding '423 90.
' ' ' ;:.'; V;!i- 1 i.-.
Total.........;.;.......... f40.835.97.
Rtate of North Carolina. Watauga
county, is; I, E. S. Coffey, Cashier
of the above named bank, do sol
emnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of my know!
edge aud belief. '"' -.)!'
J E. S, Coffey, Cashier,
Correct-. Attest. J. H. Mast N.
L, Mast.Directors.
. Subscribed, and sworn .to befort ,
me, this jaht day of feb. 1907.
. J. M. May, Register of Deed.
1 as irt
1 l' , It- . ' t B 14 S1'
'v"'- ' 'tJ ,-.lTTTri.'.-'i cred." Only sure Cough and. cold is impossible. A goose is the most
,';r, .'.i :i.-)i, T7 jT irMVl I5B ' -i cure. fiuanteed by' ll druggists, intelligent "of all the feathered
v " tt'fl M tt- V'-M,v. 50 gtSjiand i rrtial bottles free. ,, tribe and a g0O8e is also the on-
V ' -a 1 1 iAi it-," f-;,t i 1 Thft leirislabprs. no m a 1 1 ? r ly one ol tne domestic iowis tnat
. . . i r 1 - . I
'".!..! ,. '"...'.i f-:., v
T a nir TIk f! :' : what view they mav take of the
i lAIU4Uj Aa. w. . ' :.JLX
.-. : r - : ... i nrntuMM biiimuk law. vcniuut
'."v" t... . 11 n fn mat an ln-r-aaf ( a
I. iw v. - T- : . -7 ... .
- ry' . nu:.Mn v I iu,li,. TristoJ IleralJ.' v'
mer.
A GDiKAMTKRD cvaa FOll MLB 8.
Itehintr.HUnd.Bleeline.Protr'udinir
PiU nruo'0iauareauthortzeif tore-
fnrteoifif'pXzro OINTMENT
1 want to nive some valuable ad
vice to those who auffer With lame
back and kidney trouble' says J.
K. lilankensnip, or uecu, i.-nn, 1
have oroved to a absolute certain-
t ibut Klectric Bitters will DOS'-
A 'It . AJ7? !.!- J:motM..''.rknli
UVeiy CUre llll umisw"), v"..-
tkrt. The first bottle gave me great
and after takine a few more
bottlef, I.was completely cured; sH
Don't "fire" the boyl keep him
and make a better boy of him! If
you do, he will be a better man.
Boys are all right if you under
stand them. In everyone of them
riehtlv handled there is a1 germ
of manhood and possibilities of
. . j i
mighty success in , tne iuture
Grown up under kindly influenc
es the excess energy that made
them enjoy, their ''boyish esca
lades will be directed to the ac-
- . r.
cOmpliBhment of great tnings. bo
don't "Are" the boy." Talk to
him.-Get him interested in h i s
work. Tell him of the things be
fore him in life. Teach mm thrift
Tlmembef hew
and industry.
r.wvTf i,..T y . lUlbttlUiUD IO" uiownw y -
corbpletfeiy that it becsn.es P' W - , - . 1 , . . ion -
. . 1 1 .1 a.' ifnon than
Sold under guarantee . oy u firoj.
isti Price 50. , '::,; . , ; jhow goody
( 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' "
, . There would be a heap'' of vir
tue in the world if Jhere was more
foDiujt r :
That's "the house the Doctor built,
The bigrjie-t house you see;
Thank goodness he. don't get our
nmoiiev((i.' . . . , '. :
For we take Kocky Mt. Tea.
-M. B Blackburn, Blowing Rock
Drug Co. ' v '
Loan money and you borrow ,
trouble with the one you favor. ;
Often Tba Kidneys Are
: Weakened Ij Oier-Worl
Unhealthy 'Kidneys Hake Impure BlooaV
, Tt used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
iracea 10 uie iuucjh
tut now rnodtrs ,
scienct " 'proves that .
nearly all diteasea :
have their bcfflnninf
In th ; disorder of ,
Uiese most important
organa. . r
Tha fcidneya filter ...
and purify the blood
Vi. ia ih'rir wade.
- , -
. .i,. vmirki(1nvaarct weak 1
. -t .! m nniVrctanil hnt
or oui ui uiua, v. - -- -j
quickly your entire body U "4
now every organ kcuu w w v f
youare sick or' " feel badly "begla
UVing the great kidney, remedy, Dr.
Kutner a ftwamp-K.ooi, ucvu
as your kidneys are welt they will bel-j
niith. other oreaiia to health. Atrial
will convince anyone. .
II you are sick you can
Uke by first doctoring your kidney ?
The mild and the extraordinary eflect of
Dr. Kilmer-a Swamp-Root, the great
kidney remedy; U-soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
nf Hi mot dirtresiiintf oaaea. and is aol
on its inetits by au
drugglw m trty-cetK
and. one-dollar size
bottle.1 '.Yon may
ISC L.
an wmon.a.r.-
VOUarf, no matter, by mail free, also a pamphlet telling;
nn ara'-i:i' :" ; how to find out If yon hava kWney
OU are. 11.X, ,. ...,., tMi!.. Mention this t
yon
or
Mention this rper
hamton, N. .f Don'tmake any rnlsUaa,
bladder .trouble.,. Mention this ppei
when writintto Dn XUmer a w, Bir-j
i
bat remember the name, Swanrp-Rort,
pr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the a -
dress, Sir ghi mton, N. Y., on every bait.
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