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'''")'' :1"':'''.V' ..-"'' ' .'""7. V.;'- .' w.C' v.'."---.' " : -: . ; ' " .... , . ',! 5 :; i .: t VOL XIX. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C.i TTUUSDAY JUNE 27, 1907. XO. 8. L.D.1.0WE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, V , BANNER ELKr.NC. . l" 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 couate Special attention given to real estate law aui collections. ; ; 6-15-'06- J. E.HODGES,- Veterinary Surgeon, sands, n. - Aor. 6. ly. ,F. A. tftNNEY, . -ATTORNE? AT LAW, .BOONE, N. C. V : Will practice in the courts, of $he 13th Judicial District .in all matters of a civil nature. . 6-11-1806. EDMUND JONES, LAWYER -LENOIR, N. fi - Will Practice Regularly . in the Courts of Watauga, 6.1 '.06. J. C. FLETCHER, . Attorney At Law, BOONE, N. C.- Careful attention Riven ool lections. to rEBVLOVILL -ATTORNEY AT LAW, -uooyi, N. C. ,8S-Special attention given to all business entrusted to his care."8 1 A, A. Holscluw, ATTORNEY AT LAW Mountain City, lennessee. Will practice in all the courts of Tennessee, State and Federal. Special attention Civt-n to col lections and all oMier matters of a If rut nature. " - m . i. I J. . f At .. Oct. 11,1006, ly. "XJ E. M.MADUON, D. b'.S. -BALJ,X.t.' - I am now located here for the practice of Dentistry, and am ma king Bridge and Crown , work, the most intricate work known to the profession, a specialty. BfifMy work is all done under a positive guarantee no satisfaction, no pay. Nothing but theliest mate rial used in the execution of any -of . my work. . E, S. GOFFEY ..-ATWllhEx Al LAW,-' BOONE, N. C- Prompt attention given to all matters of a legal r.nture. MS" Abstracting titles and collection of claims a special tr. 1-1 '07. R- Ross Donnelly. UNDERTAKER & EMBALM ER SIIOUN'S. .... Ten nessee .. Has Varnished and Glass White Coffins; Black Broad loth and White Plush Casket s; Bhck and White MetaliCyp.". Vets Robes, Shocs and nnishings, ' -. ExtfTarge' Coffins and Cms kets always on hahd'.'PVAne or .ders given special attention. , ' R. ROSS DONNELLY.' WASHINGTON LETTER Fum Cti Efgolai Ccrm t ot dent. , The Department of Justice an nounces that it is about to insti tute proceedings against the Powder Trust under the Sherman anti-trust act. The only wonder is that the prosecution has been delayed so long. But the expla nation probably lies in the fact that Senator Dupont, the n e w Senator from Delaware, is t h e head of the trust and (is powerful n politics as his election to the Senate proves. The recent investi gationof the trust by the bureau of corporations and the Depart ment of Justice indicate that it is one of the most complete mono polies ever devised iu the country. It has followed the methods of the Standard Oil Company in beating ddjwn and breaking up competition. It has run its rivals one after another out of business had ceased to be profitable. The result is that although there are lot of nominally indipendent companies, still operating, they are all or nearly all under the di rect .management of the trust which controls about 95 percent, of the powder output, a larger propotion of the finished product than was ever controlled dv the Standard Oil Co, Probably the thing that has moved, the government to pro ceed against the trust is the in creasing cost of powder for the army and navy. 'There are bids formally open for powder supplies as formerly, but the officers of both army and navy.- know that it is a farce. The same company presents all of the bids under dif ferent names and if there is any difference in the price it is because the trust wants some particular mill to do work instead of some other. Efforts to establish govern ment powder factories have been successfully fought in the past, and if the country were to be plunged into war next week, it would either have to confiscate the mills of the powder trust or else pay whatever price the trust chose to name for firing every gun in the army and navy. One 'of the most important pieces of areheologicol work ever, done in the United States, h a s just been reported in Washington- It is the partial completion of the work of excavation at the "Casa Grande." Most people know that LUC V'UOU VJ I V 1 1V.4 VJ II CIO lU"tO KJ - ll ranked as the most important and impressive of American ruins. The translation ofits Spanish name is "The Big House," and it is located in, southern Arizona where it has been known to the scientific world since theconques tador Alvarado first entered that section in his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola. It is a great building something less than 1 00x50 feet in area with wnlls in some places thirty feet high. It is built up of adobe con crete with wooden door and win dow frames, and is different from any othea Indhra construction of the southwest. It is such a re markable structure that the gov era ment some years ago made an'appiopriationtohelp preserve it from the effects of the weather, and last year Dr. Walter Fewkes of the Bureau of Ethnology was sent down thore to do a little more ' protective work. . But in stead of confining himself to the work he was sent to do, he com menced excavating, and the re sult is that he has unearthed what was the ground floor of the house waich waa400 feet by 235, and 30 frethiglu making the o- rigiiial house small by cpmpari J . 1 i!..' J I 1 . sou. n iiuv uie wunu im kiiuwh ior.xoreo.Huu imn ct'iuurun u Ultj l.UBiv uiuuuc, in. uic-ivij. mo delapidated top story of an im - mensely large structure. It seems ftohave been the citadel of the Pima tribe against the attacks of the Navajos and Apaches. It is by far the most remarkable etheological discovery made on the continent and has won Dr. Fewkes much credit from the Archeological Society all over the country. It will be of interest to users of the weed to know that the Treas ury Department has officially de cided that tobacco is a necessity and not a luxury. The case came j up in an appeal to the Comptrol- lerover an expenditure for to - bacco for some laborers who! weieheld in quarantine in Pana: attached to one end which drives ma. There was .f 1 5.50 worth of jit, through the water on its mis tobacco bought for the laborers, and the item was questioned by the disbursing officer. The Treas ury decided that it was an ex penditure for one of the "necessa ries of life within the meaning of the act. The decision went on to say that whatever might be the moral orhygeinic aspect of the case, that tobacco, especially to the laboring classes, was so much a part of their regular ration that it must be ranked as a necea sity, and the item was allowed in the account. The Treasury is called on to render a number of interesting decisions, and another even more curious than this was made some time ago where it was decided that a man could not possibly tell how old ho was and could not be convicted of perjury in swearing falsely on the subject. The case came up under the civil service act where a Treasury em- I ployeehad stated his age at a certain figure., ana where it was proven conclusively that he was at least five years older. It was shown in this case that the man had gone on information given him in stating his age, and the Department made a ruling in general form that nobody could be certain of their own age, as they always have to depend for the information on hearsay evi- dence. There have been no new develop ments in the Japanese situation in the past flew days, and it is in ferred that this government does not feel much uneasiness on the subject, us the Navy Department has just sent 6,000 tons of coal to the American naval depot at Yokahama where the vessels of the Asiatic squadron rifit instead of going to Manila. This action certainly would not be taken if there were any apprehension of trouble during which the coal supply would easily fall into the hands of the Japanese. The Navy Department has just started on a new system of identi flcation for the sailors of the ser vice. The "scar system" has been in use for a number of years, and has worked very well. The re cruits were all identified by scars and moles on the body, and it was found to be a remarkable; fact that the srars of no two nQn ever coincided. But the army has gone iu for finger print identifica tion after the Bertillion method, and it has been found so much easier and more effective that the navy is going to adopt it as well. Remarkable Remuu. That truth is stranger than fiction has oi-ce rout e been demonstrated i" the little town of Ft'dora, Tenn.,tlie residenceof 0. V. Pepper. He wiites "1 was in bed, entirely disabled with hemorrhages of thelungsand throat. D"Ctnrs failed to help me, and nil hope hid fled when I began taking Dr.. -KincVNew. Discovery. Then instant rtU-i cam. The convhing sjxin- ctHKed; the hWding diminish j rapi(Ily m it) ,hre week f w.ts i UM-irt ' m m w.irU " wurk uuiiraiiK'w ! tQf -0UK, url crt;is. S"ic. ana . i 1 t all p UJ,gi. ls TiaJ Bottle free, A T ip to the Exposition , (Continued from the 14th ) We next enter the War Depart ment, which is one of the most interesting exhibits on the grounds, to the man who has any sort of antipathy for "big guns and women's tongue's" will not find this department a con geniel spot, for both are much in evidence here. The first thing we examine is a torbedo. a . v e r y harmless looking thing indeed, about, five or six feet long and perhaps ten or twelve inches in diameter, pointed at- both ends with a little propeller of four wings not larger than your hand sion of destruction. In this de partment you see all kinds and sizes of guns, from the smallest pistol to the largest fort or naval gun, the cannon of all sizes ex cept one of the very largest are shown, cut half in two lengthwise so that you can see the bore, the powder and the ball or ehell, and if a shell so that you may see the contents of the shell. Guns carry ing 18 to iJ2 Ids, Solid Dans are about ten feet long. One 12 inch breech loading refle 40 or 50 feet long carries a very sharp pointed steel project ile The project ile has behind it about six feet of powder, the powder 'grams' are little cyl inders about half an inch in di ameter and about two inches J iong. The largest gun shown car- ries a ,15 inch steel projectile weighing more than 2,000 lbs. The gun is about 50 feet long and it's necessary that you have more than 50 lbs. of powder in your horn when you load for big game. On one long taBle are placed in perpendicular position 135 different patterns of small arms used in wars from our earliest history to the present time; many of them are flint-locks and every kind of bayonets at tached. On the. wall near by hangs every type of army pistol used in any of our wars. In the same section of the building is shown the different process of manufacturing cartridges. The first machine cuts the hull from a plate of brass; the second ma chine shapes thehull and trims it; another puts the capon; another primes and loads, at last the finished product passes through a machine that weighs and sorts. If any cartridge fails the smallest partical of its proper weight the machine finds it and takes it out All of this work is done veryVip idly by the finest and most intri cate machinery imaginable. La dies show you all. Standing near the center of the building stands a mounted cannon ready for he road with six horses hnrnes sed and hitched with everthing complete except the driver. Near by are five army mules j with bridle, saddle and saddle bags packed with small guns etc. for transporta tion. These mules arc only stuffed hides of the same fid perfectly d(5ne that they ap- Lnear to ne real horses and mules r . with the fire of war in every eye and muscele, In this same section of the buil ding we see the latest inventions in the way . of gatliug and ma- chiuo guns: litttle guns not more than four or five feet long with a hopper like a coflee mill in which they pour great quantities of car tridges and grind out death with a crank. We next inspect a block of armor plate about 5x8 feet, 6 inches thick, made of the hard est steel barderHhan cast steel J that has been pierced by ten 6 inch balls in target practice. The holes are rut out nearly smooth, -except on the faces where the 1 i it i 11 j 1 ; . oans enrer arm -leave mere, is a I Hiigur rupture ui niu auriuce, i - .1 a. a - f ii.. f .. The bovs have decided by this time that it's almost "dangerous to be safe" in war. There are two old wagons on exhibition one an old six-mule army wagon, the other an old office wagon used by Gen, George H. Thomas. j Under glass we see old war rel icsshoes, boots, legains, coats, hats, canteens, cooking vessels, j etc., etc., with a label attached telling when, whereand by whom used. A pair of shoes, apparent ly No. ll's, worn by a "Johnny" picked up; on a battle field, cut into strings almost, as though they had been too small, caught our. attention. The thought came rushing "Where is the man who wore that pair of shoes?" In this same department, behind rail ings, are life-size wax figures dressed in uniform representing every rank in array and navy from the private to the highest officer, 24 in ' number. Some are mounted, some dismounted a fine eight. Standing to the right are soldiers dressed for war in hpt countries, lightweight, white clothing. At the left are those who fight in the arctic countries, dressed in furs from head to foot. As we pass to the navy section we notice a Philippine carabo and cart. The carabo somewhat resembles an ox. His horns are about four feet long, making a head and horns of about 9 feet. The cart wheels are made of sol id plank about four feet high a crude etructnre to be sure. If this is tho most dangerous para' phernalia of Philippine warfare, that's the couu try for me when the fight begins . In the navy department we see models of all our ships, docks, etc, a great anchor weighing 17 600 pounds, and great chains with links 3 inches in diameter, with ropes to anchor 7 inches in diameter. Smith Hagaman. The Magic No. 3. Number three is a wonderful man cot for Oeo. II. Tarns, of (Jedar Grove. Me,', according to a letter which retids: 'After suffering much wi'h liver and kidney trouble am becoming greatly discouraged by the failure to fiud relief, I tried Electric Bitters, and as a result am a well man tcuay. The lirs hottal relieved and tliree bottles com Dieted the cure " Gnarenteed best remedy fsr stomach, liver and kid ney troubles, For sale by all drug gist. 50c. The eyes of the people are the eyes thnt ruin uh. If nil but my. self are Mind I nhnuld want Dei ther fine clothe, Huh houses nor fine furniture. You cant tf II a woman 8 age after she takes Holljstcr's Rocky Mountain Tea. Her complexion is'' fine. She is round, plump, and hand some; in fact she is young again;: 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. &fiB' Blackburn and Blow Ing Rick; 'Drug -r?v;V . Very few Ohio people fetfeni in clined to believe tha0ft -'Taft's ; slumbers are being disturbed by ' dreamers of Mr. Knox' -sitting on his chest. Washington Post. 1 He Fired the Stick.. No' greater mistaxe can be made than to consid-T lighly the evidences of disease in your system. Don't take desperate chances on ordinan medicines. Uae Hollistcr's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. M. R. Rlackborn Blowing Rock Di'ug Co. and We hold this t ruth to be self evident, that all men are credited equal, but in order to leave no possible room for doubt about it we insist upon the dress coat at all formal affairs. Puck. ' , " Care Hair It's fine care that makes fine hair! Use Aycr's Hair Vigor, new improved formula, sys tematically, conscientiously, and you will get results, i. W$ know it stops f ailing hair, cures dandruff, and Is a most elegant dressing. Entirely new. New bottle. New contents. Don not changt the color of the half. A formal with Moh bottl y mi. .. w U&lS Art him it Show It to 70111 I AbOtlt It, Arer't Hair Vigor, as now made from our new Improved formula, is the latest, most scientific, and In every way tne very oeai bair preparation ever placed upon the market. For falling hair and dandruff ll is the one great medicine. Hid, by tht J, 0. Aytr Co., LovtU, Mo. Promises ol Republican tariff reform "after election" will not ex cite auyone who remembers tha t Republican reciprocity has been promised tor rears, out seems a tar off as ever. ten The Kidneys Weakened by (her-Work, Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood, It used to be considered that only urinary and bladder troubles were to bat traceu to me Kiuncj-g, but now ' modern science proves that' nearly all diseases have their beginning tn the disorder t these most important organs. The kidneys filter and purify the blood that is their work. Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out of order, yon can understand how quicklv your entire body is affected and how every organ seems to fail to do its " feel badly," beela taking the great kidney remedy, Uu Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because m soon as your kidneys are well they will nelo all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. - 1 If you are sick yon can makt no mis take by first doctoring your ktaneya. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Koot, tne great kidney remedy, is soon reallzea. stands the highest for its wonderful cure of the most distressing cases, and is sold on its merits by all dniciristsin (iftv-centi ml one-tioiiar sizeroiW-ia'iH on - fUllWi.Tmi: I bottles. You may have a sample bottle nomoof awuDpooot' by mail free, also a pamphlet telling yon ' how to find out if you have kidney of bladder trouble. Mention thts paper when writiiiK to Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Bing bamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake, but rcr.ietuber the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's SwampRoot, and the ad. dress, Binghamton.N. Y., on every battle. The excitement in Japan' is caused by the tight between the n liticnlpHrties thrt and the ouh are using th California .dis pute about th Japanese to r;x rite the voters there to ''turn the rnHpalrt out." There will w uo war. This tempeat iu a ten pot is much ndo about nothing. It the Japanese do not line thoyr treatment in Calilomia, or Ainet icans feel aggrieved at their treat ment in Japan, th.-y should keep nt home, at oil events nntil t h$ excitement eubsideH. ' ' rheBount OfTtocrieK Fine Fine depends upon the lita-lonf rtndy and experience of the men who it- ; root this busine and who nil fertlllnrwhioh "makes three (often adotenlbladesof grasarrow, where , nnlvAiui rrmm hjifnrA" Tr The nam ' Offti. Virnla-Carotina FtrtSizer. ' Br IU very liberal use. a week or two before, or at planting, well as second application, multitudes of farmer! in the South have " ln creaatid tlioir yields peraore.nsnd with the larger profit which theao inureMOQ yietB dcvuku. paiu vu the mortrafreoii tlioir in rmii. Dont be fooled by any dewier into buying "cheap subaututa. - - Vlrftnla-CartltaaCheafcalCaw lobmOD'J. Va. Atlanta. Ga.' . Norfolk, Va.' - Savannah, Oa. Durham, N. 0. Mootaomery, AUU Churlvston.H.O. Memphis, Tonn. . fiaiUiuore, Md. 6hreveport, La. 0 i
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