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BOOXE, WATAUGA COUNTY. N . X rilUHSUA Y OCTOBER 17. 107.
NO. 24,
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FJIOFESSIOSAL.
L, D. LOWE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
't BANNER ELK, N. C.
ft9.WiU. 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 eouits
Special attention givt n to renl
estate law and collections.
6-15-'0G-
J. E. HODGES,
Veterinary Surgeon;
SANDS, N. (J.
Aug. 6. ly.
EDMUND JONES
LAWYER
-LENOlll. N. ;,-
Will Practice Regularly in
the Courts of Watauga,
6-1 '07.
F. A. LINNEY,
-ATTORNEY AT LA W,-
BOONE, N. C.
WU1 practice in the courts of
the 13th Judicial District in all
matters of a civil nature.
6-11-1906.
J. C. FLETCHER
Attorney At Law,
BOONE, N. 0.
Careful attention given to
collections.
E. F- LOVILL
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BOOXh, N. C.
,
GTSpecial attention given
to all businoss entrusted to
h'ncare."S
1-1 '04.
A, A. Holsckw,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Mountain City, 7 er.ntnee.
Will practice In all the courts
of Tennenseer State and Federal.
Special attention jriven to col-
toions and all oher matters of
a legal nature.
. Office north eaRt of court house.
Oct. 11, 1906, ly.
. E, S.
-ATlOEbExAl LA Wt
BOONE, N. C.
Prompt attention given to
all matters of a legal nut ore.
Abstracting titles and
collection ot claims a special
ty. T ' 1-1 '07.
R. Ross Donnelly. "
UNDERTAKER & EM 1ULMEB
SHOUN'S, - - - Tennessee,
Has Varnished and Glass White
Coffins; Black Broadcloth and
WhiteTlush Caskets; Black and
White Metalic Caskets Robes,
Shoes and Finishings,
Extra large Coffins and Ciis
kets always on hand.Thone or
ders given special attention.
R. JlpSS DONNELLY.
NEW JEWELER'S SHOP.
I will he located in Boone by
Juno the first, 1907, prepared to
do all kinds of watch and clock
repairing ou short notice. My
work is all guaranteed and no
work is charged for unless satis
factory to the owner. Bring me
your work and I will give you a
firstxloss job. . ' "
Office up stairs in Criteher
hrcik row. ;! "'
SILAS M.GREENE Jeweler.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regnlai Correspondent.
Washington, for the time, has
almost ceased to be a news cen
ter. The President in the Missis
sippi valley, Secretary Taft in
Japan and Secretary Root in
Mexico are monopolizing the
head lines in the newspapers and
the swirl of news that went out
of the national capital duringthe
recent brief stay of the Presi
dent at the White House has giv
en place to thequietalmostequnl
to the summer solstice. Active
preparations are going on f o r
the naval crui ie to the Paciffic.
The Army is drilling and study
ing military problems, the State
Department and the Postolflce
Departments are doing business
at the old stands but they a r e
not making news. ,
The Secretary of Conimerse and
Labor has, however, furnished
the politicians something to talk
about by his declaration that tin
less the tariff is revised the indus
tries of this country, and espec
ially the cotton industry, will suf
fer from discrimination of foreign
nations. Secretary Straus cited
President McKinley as ns author
ity for the necessity of tariff re
vision and reciprocity treaties.
Mr. Staus is the third member
of the cabinet to take his stand
for tariff revision and the opin
ion of the President that the Re
publican party must pledge itself
in the next national platform to
revise the tariff immediately af
ter the inauguration of the new
President is well known. Secreta
ry Tuft, Secretary Root and
now Secretary Straus have all
pnblicly announced their convic
tions that the time has come, or
will have when a new President
is inaugurated, to revise the
Dingley tariff. Secretary Wilson
and Secretary Garfield are known
to hold the same opinion and it
is probable that all the other
members of the cabinet do so,
with the possible exception of the
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.
Cortelyou. What his views are
no one knows but himself and he
won't tell.
It is a safe assertion that a raa
jority of the Senate is in favor of
tariff revision and it is entirely
possible that a majority of the
House is of the same opinion,
although it is a difficult tasK to
ascertain the views of a majori
ty of the lower chamber. Majori
ty rule in the House of Represen
tatives is a thing of the past,
save in theory. The Speaker and
a few of his choosing, not more
than three or fonr control the ac
Hons of the House with despotic
sway and it is rare indeed for the
majoity to secure an opportuni
ty to express itself on auy ques
tion of real importance Of course
in the theory the Speaker is se
lected by the popular vote of the
members and no man can be
speaker who does not command
the support of a majority of the
majority party. Inioct, howev
er, the Sneaker, as dispenser of
committee, plocts, builds up a
machine which he absolutely con
trnls and few men who have once
secured a good list of commit
tees, and especially a chairman
aliin of an important committee,
will risk their position by quar
,.cilinr with the Sneaker. Howev
er, if a majority of the next Re
publican Convention ;orces uie
oinn of a tariff revision
pledge, not a plank but a pledge.
it is probable tnat me
will be forced to succumb.
Tt,n Armv Board of Ordinance
and Fortification is conducting
onmo nlnhorate experiments to
Qcrtnin the best form of projec-
U..-JV w v""--
tile for the use of Coast in-ens!
Artillery. There are two forms
of projectile, one known as . the
armor-piercing shot and the oth !
er as the armor-piercing shell.
The first is more solid than the
latter, has a smaller hollow space
and so carries less explosive ma
terial, although both are really
shells. t The armor-piercing shell
carries a large quantity of high
explosives, and while it may not
go so far through th.' armor of a
ship, it explodes with suchter
riffic force that it tears every
thing in" the vicinity to pieces. In
these experiments armor the
same thickness and of the same
strength and hardness as that of
a naval vessel is set up and the
great guns at Sandy Hook are
fired squarely at it, producing
the same results as they would
were they fired at the s:de of an
armored ship. The guns are fired
at short range, of course, but so
accurately can these things be
calculated that by decreasing
the charge of powder placed be
hind the projectile, or shell, pre-cii-ely
the same effect can be pro
duced at will as if the shell were
fired at range of 5,000, 6,000 or
9,000 yards, the latter being the
greatest distance at which the
big 12-inch coast defense guns
can be fired with accuracy. Thus
far, the advantage in destruc
tive power seems to be with the
armor-piercing shell, which was
the type o'f projectile used with
such deadly effect by the Japan
ese on Admiral Rojesventsky'a
fleet.
When asked recently if the Rus
so-Japanese war did not prove a
valuable object lesson to army
ordnance experts a prominent
officer explained to your corresr
pondent that there was great dis
appointment in this respect be
cause the Japanese have abso
lutely refused to give out aiy in
formation regarding the results
of their gunfire They captured
most of the Russian vessels, even
raising those that were sunk, and
so they have the only means of
gaining, accurate information,
and this they have tightly bot
tled up for their own use. The
Russians, on the contrary, are
willing to tell all they know "al
though this, unfortunately, . is
comparatively little, as viewed
from the standpoint of the ordi
nary experts. It is declared to be
quite characteristic of the Jap
that they should refuse to per
mit other nations to profit by
their experience, but it is very ag
gravating to those who had hop
ed to gain valuable information
from the first war in which mod
ern guns, smokpless powder and
modem armor were employed.
Speaking of the big guns of the
army and navy, some remarka
ble progress has been made in,
both arms of the service in the
shoot ing of these great wea pons.
Only two per cent of the shots
fired at Admiral Cearvera's fleet
hit tho mark, while now naval
gunners often make 60 and 70
per cent of hits at similar ranges,
that is, from 1,600 to 3,00.)
yards, while army gunners, who
formerly fired at targets only
2,000 yards away and then made
only 50 per cent of hits, ha ve re
cently made 100 per cent of hits
at 9,000 yards not feet but
yards, 27,000 yards.
Occasional headache, belching,
bad tasie tn the mouth, lack of appe
tite and slight nervousness are sym
ptoms of indigestion which, when
allowed to go uncarcd f 01 , will de,
velop into a case of; dyspepsia that
will take a long time to get rid of.
Don't neglect your stomach. At the
tirstlindication of trouble take some
thing that will help it along in its
work of digesting'thefood you eat,
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will do this. Kodol will ma' e ynur
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ROMY STORY.
Although young Story has
been dead tor several weeks, the
following which has just fallen in
to our hands, clipped from the
University "Tar Heel" is such a
fine tribute to his memory that
we publish it for the benefit of
those near and dear to him in
his native county, of Watauga:
"Story is dead" was the mes
sage that was handed from
mouth to mouth Saturday mor
ning, and a gloom was over the
campus. We knew that the nvjn
was sick with typhoid fever, but
the idea never entered our heads
that Romy Story would die-
Story, the great big, gentle, kind
hearted athlete. Reports were
current that he waa improving
and the hope waa expressed that
he might even come back this
fall to guide his fellows on the
foot-ball field but the message
came and sorrow was upon us.
lie died at his home near Blow
ing Rock, N. C, Friday night, the
telegram announcing. his death
came Saturday morning and im
mediately President Parker, of
the athletic Association, appoin
ted a committee to arrange for
the sending of a floral offering as
a token of the respect and admi
ration of his fellow-students, and
Mr. Foye Roberson left ou the af
ternoon train to attend the fu
neral as the representative of the
student body.
A mass meeting waa held Sat
urday night. Amidst a deathly
silence President Parker arose
and in a few impressive and sol
emn words, announced that the
meeting had teen called to pay
respect to our departed friend
and fellow-student. Mr. Parker
then called upon some of those
present to say a few words, but
the speeches were without excep
tion failures from "an oratorical
point of view the feeling was too
great to find expression in mere
words. Among those who at
tempted tospoak ware G II. Hef
ty, Coach Simmons, Mr. R. S.
Stewart and Mr. Tom McNeill.
" At the conclusion Mr. Parker
appoints a committee to draw
up resolutions of respect. It was
suggested that money be taken
from the treasury of the associa
tion to pay for the floral offer
ing and to pay Mr. Roberson's
expenses, but every man present
felt that he would like to con
tribute something jiersonally,
and a collection was taken.
Romy Story was bora at Blow
ing Rock Dec. 1 2, 1882. He was
prepared for college at Watauga
Academy, now Appalachian Trai
ning School at Boone, N. C, and
while there he was the star base
ball pitcher, winning many a
hard fought game for his school.
His modesty prevented him from
trying for the Varsity until his
junior year, but when he did fi
nully try, he showed himself to
be one of the best players on the,
team.
Story had never seen a foot
ball up to the t ime he came to
the University, but the game fas
cinated him, and though he con
tented himself with playing class
football during his Freshman
year, he demonstrated in h i s
Sophomore year that he had in
him the stuff of which football
players are made, and from then
uutil the time of his death, each
season, ho was the star player.
Story wu.s"a very popular man;
he was a much loved man. Men
loved him for his meekness, his
gentleness, his kindness, his man
liness, his bravery. He was the
idol of the college. Every inch a
gentleman, he scorned the quos-
tionabte in every game and m
his private life. The estimation
in which he was held by his team
mates is shown bv the fact that. 6ie-tw
he was twicderted cataiu of.. ;
the football team and once of the
baseball team. t
One that was a man has gone
from our midst, and we lielieve,
with Mr. Steward, that when the
great Coach of the Universe lookB
over Roiny Story's record Ho
will be satisfied.
Caul Ur Bought.
A largo number of crooks have
been caught up with in late
mouths. Graltcrs big and little 1
have been dragged into' tho lime
light, and the pessimist would de
clare the country is rapidly go
ing to the bow wows; and the
honest man is a relic of by-gone
days.
Such however, is not the case,
True, more men have been cau't
up with of late tnan ever before
in the length of time, but it is. be
cause the public has determined
that only honest men shall hold
places of distinction. Were there
no sentiment ugainst corruption
and crookedness, the grafter
would still be feeding from the
pail of the honest man.
The country is being purified.
Sentiment, is cbangiug. To be
popular with his countrymen, to
hold the respect of his neighbors
and acquaintances a man ihust
today be a MAN; a man of integ
rity, of honesty.and of principle.
The same applies to newspa
pers. Ono often hears it intima
ted that such and such a paper,
because of certain policies it
chooses to fol'ow, is subsidized.
The charge is usually slanderous
and false .
Simply because one man is
caught in a crooked game, de
fraudinsr his fellows, does not
mean thct all men are dishonest.
And the same thing is equally
true of newspapers. Th fact that
one will accept a subsidy from a
trust does not signify that all pa
pers are bidding for bribes.
Society is getting letter each
day, despite the fact that a caa-
thata thousand glance at tho
number of scoundrels being
caught daily; would point to gen
eral corruption. And newspapers
are also becoming purer and bet
ter. Charlotte News. .
A Humane Appeal.
A humane citizen of Richmond
Ind., Mr. U. D.- Williams, 107
West Main Rt , says; '1 appeal to
all persons with weak lungs to take
Dr. King's NewDiscovr.i r,the only
remedy that has helped me and ful
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than all other throat and lung reme
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and cold cure the world oyer. Cures
asthma, bronchitis, croup, whoop
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phthisic, stops hemorrhages of t'ne
lungs and builds tiiem up. Guaran
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. The Lord .will not lift the man
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There are a great many people
who have slight attacks of indices,
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time. Their fojd may satisfy t'.ic
appetite hut it fails to nourish the
body simply because the stomach is
not in fit condition to do the work it
is supposed to do. It can't digest
the food you eat. The stomach
should he given help. You ought
take something that will do the
work your stomach can't do. Kodol
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Brth .T Kind Yon HswAlnysBotilif
kjOtdson
the Chest
Ask your doctor the medical
name for a cold on the chest.
He will say, "Bronchitis."
Ask him if it is ever serious.
Lastly, ask him if he pre
scribes Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral for this disease. Keep
!T close touch with your
family physician.
When you tell your doctor about the bad
taste In your mouth, loss of appetite for
breakfast, and frequent headaches, and
when be teci your coated tongue, he will
ssy, You are bilious." Ayer Pills
work well in such cases. -
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MORTGAGE SALE.
That whereas, on the 7th day
Aug. 1907, D V. Winebargerand
wile, JUnila V inebarEer, ol tho
countr of Watauga aud State of
North Carolina, duly assigned to
Yv lllie vv . Minor a certain mort
gage deed executed us hereinafter
dcscrilted, which assignment is
recorded in the office of the Reg
ister of Deeds for Watauga coun
ty on the 30th day of Sep. 1907,
in Book N', of mortgages, page
174. Now, therefore, as assignee
ol said mortiinge and by yirins
01 u iiowfcr in nhih noiiiHinpn in n
certain mortcagu deed executed
b Mattie J. Green to Loula
Winebarger, wife of D. V. Wine
barker, on the 16th day of June,
1907. to secure the payment of
a certuiu promisory note ol f80.
and iuterest, due and pavableon
the Ut day of Oct. 1907, which
mortgage is recorded in Book
M' ol mortgages ou pugf- 7, 011
the 17th day of June, 1907, to
which reference is hereby made.
Now, therefore, by virtup of said
alignmentand power contain
ed in said mortgage, 1 will sell to
the highest bidder for cash in
hand, at public auction at the
court house door in Boone in
said county and State, between
the hours of 11 a. m. and 2 p. m.
on the 4th day of November
1907, it heiua the first Monday
in said month the lolloping de
scribed lauds, situated in said
county, in the town of Zionvill,
in Coye Creek township, adjoin
ing the lands of Dick Gragg, W.
U. Davenport, Isci line Profit and
R. S. Roten, containing 4 acres,
the same being the lands for-mer
ly owned by S. S. Yon nee, Rev.
E. F. Jones, and later occupied
by Thos. Greer and J. L. Norris.
Said lands will b sold to satisfy
said debt, interest and cost of
nale. Thin Oct. 2, 1907.
Wilue W, Milleu , Asssiijuee.
The honeymoon is never ended
until the rifo storm believing. her
himband's excuse for coming in
htp nt ninrhr.
ThoasaBuS Have Kidney
T;9sb!c and Never Sospect It
Eow To Find Out.
Till a bottle or common glass with your
water aud let it stand twenty-four liouri ;
ascuiutentorset
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tiition of the kid
neys ; if it stains
your linen It is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire
to pass it orpain
in the back is
also coiiviuciug proof that tho kidneys
and bladder are out of order.
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