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Watauga Democrat.
Published Every Thursday
TtUipnranre And Crime
W, It, Hamilton, state superin- j
Just an A mugs Man
The. average man lives and dies
tendent of the Afiti-Salooij league comparatively pooiv lie lias not
lias been gathering some .statin- the faculty ofaccuinulating mon-
TUP lYP A n IW A T ' I "r." Mip . j tf vwuiu jiuv jju mw b e-
1 11 Aj Ul'jAllliVX X ', . I pni'.ta nf nrlma in'wnt nnd I n i nniml, I, t.,',,1 n..... '
' So rarrly does a newwpuper ed- counties. He finds that in the 12 'ally, Tho exceptional . man is
itor dare to MWik nnfc full v nnH
wuiuiro Elicit; UUC U IO "IMUO 1V JItilltC UIUIHJJ , 1X1 O Jl t? y
oner sent ta the penitentiary for.( seems to stick to his Angers, Luid
everv 707 of the nnnnlntinn rlii- Ton eonld nntAwmlnmnnrti. Tim
paying and general honesty, that rinir 15)05 and 1008. In t h a lif historv rft.)mnn ,,,,.
the 1oIIOW:inr Strong editorial . fMirhtv-foiir drv fnnnfips nno nra Yivfid
v - - - - - r--r
itor dure to npfwk out fully nnd
freely just wbat he thinks on the
rather delicate subject of debt
froiti the Monroe Eiiquirercomes
aa a refreshing exception. We
quote it iu full. Gastonia Ous-
. i'tte. ': , ; ,
"Merchants in Durham and in
Concoid have adopted the plan
; 6f Belling their accounts against
non paying customers at public
auction. The threat to sell his
: fcecount nt auction might move
pome dead-beat to action, but
some of them simply have ho
ense of honor, no pride of char
aeter no regard for an honest
name and nothieg short of a
shot gun with a mau who menns
buniness behind it will get a
wove ou thf-m. The business life
' 9I the South has bef u cursed
with the dead-leat. He.eats the
. Krocer'sstufl.wcursthedry goods
merchant's clothes, takes the
doctor's medicine, the lawyer's
advice and f he editor's paptr, all
ef which he gets for nothing, the
dead-bf at does. On the books oi
the business men of this country
aw multiplied thousands of dol-
" lar'a worth of aecouuts uncollec
ted and uncollects b!e. It is high
time the dead-beat was quelche.
SWhe being sat upon and that
hard. The dead-boat has a hard
er time now than he ever had in
making a liviug off of Ignesl peo
pie. Folks anTmore inclined to
pay debts now thnn ever before
anl Wie dead-beat is dying out
btaati.ully fast. It is the duty of
Ice business world to kill the
dead-beat. The man who is not
able to pay. who get into hard
lines through uo fault of his owni
who liits rough plncrs hard and
falls, derves sympathy and the
old world, rough us it is, always
n is hoping hand for thestrnigbt
and honest man who "gets up a
giiinsc It" hut we are writiog
theSB lew linns not about the un
fortunate honest man. but a
1 gninst the pesky old dead-bpat,
'' IX fellow who lives better than
does f he hard working man w hosi.
bread he entB, he is the fellovr we
:aieeayiug these things about.
"and right hero w& fuel the need of
Borne Holind, emphatic wordH,n-c
; uiur"hos8lol" wordd. .Newspii
per Words that the wotneu and
children are supposed to read are
not equal to the occasion when
omethiog js to be said about
' thut parasite on that business
body the den d-beat. lie has rob
bed honest men ot what is justly
flue tueni long enough. Put him
dispute. Close your church
doors agaiust him when be ap
plies lor membership, m;;kebima
social out cast, deny him a place
at the political pie counter and
let him die without tie beutfit of
cieruy and the memory of him be
.blotted out, tor he has been and
Is the curse ol businens Ij.'e of this
our good country, the dead-beat
has bitn, and half ot his cussed-
nesa has not been told."
oner has gone to the state prison 'p0r is one one of uueventfulness
for every 2,8U jwpulatioij, '. j He is generally generous-hearted
It may be claimed by' those .and mever aspires to enrich him
who would condone the aloon self. All he asks is adecenMivimr,
that the criminals of tho dry
counties have nocked fo the wet
counties and thus brought up the
worthily earned a roof tree and
food and clothinir for his family.
Out of his modest eafnipgs he
r-.ww.V V1I UtjU JV
record, but it mi;ht on the same will probnblv saveenoiio-htn mv
ground be further urged that if; for his modest hora seldom
done away with thesnloon drives
the criminal away, then all that
is necessary is to abolish the sa
oon, to rid the country of crimi
nals. '
It will doubtless be found that
crime records per population for
more. He gives his children a
common education and starts
them out in the world with a"God
bless you" for their dower. He is
honorable in his dealingsjhe works
naru and spends little for luxur
ies. He seldom complains of his
the wet counties during theyenrs.lot.Jand never knowingly commits
1905 and 190; are not material
ly different from any period in
the past, that, in fact, the wet
counties are no worse now than
tbey have been in this respect. The
fact that criminals nresrill sent
up from dry counties show that
some are left. Perhaps some
would be at home und about
their honest business now were
it not for the contents of a iuz
sant out .from some of the wet
towns. ,
The facts winch Mr.' Hamilton
presents will be hard for the Ba-
loon men to get round. They will
aflord invincible arguments for
temperance people, not only here
but everywhere where the battle
is waging. Journal and Tri
Inj was Skeptical-
Judge Fox, of the Supreme
Court killed a turkey in South
east Missouri the day after the
hunting season closed. When his
attention was called to his viola
ti ju of the law he went before the
gr ind nry and made a complaint
telling how he had made a won
derfully long shot and did not
Japanese Trove: hs.
Spead of man and his shadow
coinesj
A tongue of three inches can
kill a man of six feet.
Tho fly finds the sore spot.
A small-minded man looks at
the sky through a reed. -
A woman to rule fs for a hen to
crow in the morning.
Good doctrine needs not half j
from marvels.
Lovelies with the red pettr-
coat (only unmarried girls wear
this garment.
If you hate a man let him live.
Many words little sense.
To be over polite is to be rude.
The doctor cannot cure himself
Hell's torments are measured
by money. . " ,
Inquire several times before vou
uonere a report.
lie is a clever man who can
preach a short sermon.
Treat every old man as thv
mtiier.
Thiuo own heart makes the
world.
The poet at home sees the whole
world.
The throne of the cods is on
ttie brow of the righteous man.
a crime against the state or hu
manity. He lyvea much and
laughs more. He may put by a
few dollars for his old age, but
of tener not. When he die j men say
of him: "He was an honest man
and a good citizen. We shall miss
him. '"There is nothing startling
in his Wstory; nothing in it to ex
ploit; just thestoryofan average
mau one of tne earth. We all
know or knew him and his kind.
He has lived according to h i s
light, and has served its purpose.
No man is a failure who has left
behind him the influence of useful
and strong integrity. Ex. -
Indigestion, constipation, dynpep
Ma, kidney and liver disorders, nnd
all Stomach troubles positively
cured by using Holjister's Uocky
Mountain Tea. 35c, tea or tablets
M. B. Blackburn nd Blowing Rock
drug Co. '
It is fortunate tor the average
man that he doesn't have to nav
cash for the ad vice his wife bauds
him.
BANK STATEMENT.
Following is the renort of th
condition of the Wntiiusra T'ountv
Hank at P.oone, N. (!. . in the StwiV
of Nortli f!aro!infl.. at thu r1..c. f
bubiness Mrry. 18, 1907:
' KEsoUROEs.
Loans and discounts $25,619.95
meruraits unsecured, 171 10
ti l t w
ianKing nouse 1,470.24
Furniture and fixtuies 40060
uup irom oanKs ana ban- .
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TLe Lat Tay$ of Arjnst.
norsmint is blooming now
a dull pink and yellow flower
With road dust pniits leuves.
Most delicate is its pufume and
suflufHtive of autumn otid us
mellow liuitfuhiess. fIt loves to
grow in old . Ipups and pastures
among t !i hauiiis ol men a 11 d
herds a1o on everv hillside: the
goldenrod is heralding the full f
the feuf. The swamps are s h o t
with the brilliant rellow of pop
lar and det'D red itum leavif.
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Here and there a group of black-
ejed susans nod like flirts to , the
mzi's. . 1
But. th!se few scouts do not ai-
jrue that queen of summer h a s
laid down their sceptre. The bee
still wings on her clover bloBsomn
oxeyes yet sprinkle her tjiussv
places with white; her mavpops
or her passion flowernHhow com
bined the bloom and the-fruit,
and her migrant singers who will
brook uo other rule but hers are
then. '
August, therefore, isthe month
of transition. The rirnte'Saxoiin
of autumn have bpun steullhilv
to scatter themselves along the
coast of summer and will soon
usurp her region. Full otdi licou-
hintHof tall aud harvcKt an Au
gust is, nhe yet culminates t' f 1
hearts of the year and cmtinw'H
to hold out to sweltering: human
itythe summer's invitation to
cool woods and seashore, moun
tains and streams. 'These flun:
broua sultiy noons, with sky ol
brass above what dwel'er mile
town would not dearly like to l e
"Where tidesof grass break foam
of flowers,
Or where the wind's feet shii;e n
lonj; the sea?"
J. C. McNeill in Charlnlfp Ot..
server,
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1 AVf5?efah!ePrcbfi'ralionrorAsr m
8
AYp ??efah!e Prcbn'ralion for Aa
slroifating 8icrotxlamiriC3u!a
ting the Stoands andDmveb of-
When you kiss "a girl in the
dark it mckesher indignant for
fear you wouldn't Ulieveit made
her blush.
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Promotes DigcslionCheerfuI
ncss andRest.Contains neither
(Man,Morpl!ie norliacraL
V nm V 4ti H nm
fatfA Stai'
khite.tmt '
tor Infants Riil Childjen,
Worms ,loimi!aK)i,Fevcnslv
ness and Lo3 or SlEEP.
Tiia . Kind You Kava
; Always Beoght
Bears tie '
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IvJ ' Fnr mp.r
Fac Simla Signnturtof t
SSj::: Thirty Years
ccTcqjycr wrapped IjflUy E Wttiw
T mnw om. tnm tow ttrv.
Some people aro criticising ( ?."
I'atterson for using the pardon
ing power too freely.. Well, the
Pharisees are not all dead jet.
Thoy criticised Jesus Christ for
pardoning sinners. Houston Co.
News.
.. It's nil well enough to ask 'adi
vice, but oct'iis'.onallv
hiako8the mistnki
.t. V: ., ,
a m a n
of following
Husbands never hdcuj to think
Of lormim a urdon to demand
'some of theirowiimdny tosxWicf.
Tho Pead Carar U Lxitu
A remsikuI'lM chhc' ol t, fond
rnturning to life whs fnniishpi tiy
John A. Hull, h r-iilrniid man
who csme hpr Salrt.hn:
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Kan., recently to lo k tor vnrk
He dropped uncoi.Hi ioiiH iit the
yards and waslouud iippur.'Kitly
dead. Ho was tekt u to the
morgue and left on a table all
maht
The coroner decidfd upon a
post mortem to deteimiue the
cause of death and left his as
sistent to do the work. No sooner
had the point of the surgeon's
knile touched the body than it
expect to kill the turkevbtit in. suddenly began to sit upon the
structel the mrors that ifc wuh tanse
their (Juty to indict him. especial
ly as it was his duty to know the
law, and his oversight was there
fore the more inexcusable.
When he afterward inquired
why he was not fined for the mis
demeanor he was informed that
the jury did not believe, he could
' have killed a turkey as far as he'
claimed to have shot. LinrrCreek
Reveille. . .
A man cenws to be the whole
thing after taking unto himeli;
a better half. : - ' '. j
"Vou needn't cut meopensaid
Hall, ''I'll answer any question
you uk me." '
Hall exclaimed that he bad not
lain senseless at all, but knew all
that bad been going on. II heard
all that was said about a post
mortem, but was unable to muke
a sound of any kind.
"About that time," said Hall,
M was doing some haM think-ing".-Lincoln
County Xews.
OABTOIttA.
Bitb Th Kind Yoa Kan Alsra Bciirt
or"
ktis
Cash items
Gold coin,
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency.
National bank note and
other U. S. Notes
6-74.33
100.00
'370-00
1,09989.
3 9I3-o,
lotal $.41,084.51.
LIABILITIES '"'J
Capital stock ?io,ooo.oo.
Undivided profits, less cur.
rent expenses and tax paid 1.047.47.
Bills payable 3,246,00.
Time certificates of deposit .
included in bills p'ayable
Deposits subject to check 26,347.54.
Cashier's ck's outstanding 443 50.
Total ..$41.084.5 1.
State of North Carolina, Watauga
county, ss: I. E. S. Coffev. Cnshi.rr
of the above named bank, do sol.
emnly Bwear that the above state
ment is true to the best
edge and belief.
E. S. Coffey, Cashier.
Correct Attest: N. L. Mast? W
C. Coffey, Directors.
Subscribed" and sworn to befor
me, this 12th day of Juner-1907.
.J. M. May, Register of Deeds.
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