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WA1AUGA DEMOCRAT. R. C Riven, 'Proprietor. TnuicBDAY October 34,-1007. Tkaokftgiving FrocUiHtioa . Washington, I). C, Oct. 26. - President Hoosevelttoday issued , .. . , .. his Thanksgiving proclamation Thrnno-h t.lm SwrPtnrv of Ktnta I . 0 - j naming t he last Thursday in No vember, the twenty-eight.. , The proclamation follows: -' ''Once Again the season of the ; year has come when, , in accord ance with the custom of our fore fathers for geneations past, tho' ..President appoints alay as the ' especial occasion for all our peo ple to give praise and thanksgiv ing to God. . , "During the past years wehuve been free from famine, from pis tilence from war. We a re at peace with all the rest of mankind. Our natural resources are at least as great as those of any other na tion. We believe that in ability to develop and take advantage of these resources the average man of this nntionstsndsat least as high as the average -man of any other. Nowhere else injthe world is there such uu opportu nity for a free people to develop - to the fullest extentall jrs pow ers of body,' of mind, and of that which utands above both . body and inind chuiaclcr.' "Much has been given us from on high and much will rightly be eqpected of us in return. Into our care the ten talents have been entrusted;Jand we are to be pardoned neither if we squander and waste them,' nor if we hide? them in a napkin; for they must be fruitful in our hands. E ver tlioughout the ages, at all times and among all people, prosperi- , ty has been fraught with danger, 'Jtbehooves us to beseech the, Griver of all things that we may not fall into love of ease 'and lux ury; that, we may not lose, our seuse of jnoral responsibility; that we may not forget our duty to our God and to our neighbor "A great Demoracy like ours, A Democracy bayed upon the priu ciples of ordeal liberty, can be jjciiiruiKiiwii uui v u hi me nearc or the ordinary citizen therei dwells a keen sense of righteous neatly pray that this spirit of righteousness and justice may! grow ever greater in the hearts of us all , and that our souls may be inclined evermore both toward the virtues tliat tell for gentleness and tenderness, for loving kindness and forbearance one with another, and toward those no less necessary virtues that make, our manliness" and rugged hardihood for without these qualities neither nation nor individual can rise to the level of greatness. "Now. therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the Uni ted States, do set apart. Thurs day, the 28th day of November, as a day of general Thanksgiv ingand Prayer, and on tliat day I recommend that the people shall cease from their daily work; and fn their homo or in th-j 'churches meet devoutly to thank" .the Al mighty for the mauy and great I)1o3ci!nrra fliav li n-n nun!. c v --- v v. ain the past, and to pray that they may be given strength so to or der their lives as to deserve a continuation of these blessings in the future, "In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caus ed the seal of tho United States' to be affixed. "Done at the City of Washing ton the twptltv flftlirlnv if Ant. t uiv v VVt-v ber, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sev en and of the Independenc of the United States the one hundred and thirty second. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT 'Py the President: . "ElihuRoot Soc. ofState. De Witt'n Little Early Risers are pood for an) one w ho-needs a pill, Th?v are small, mfe.sure, little pilU :hat i r.ot fjiipu , r -ir!i-:i. Sold bv ... SI.-- r-i .-t. ' 111 9 A)ac1ilon Forest eterre Mr. Ewtou: Sometimes wlien a question like this is before the ijiitnii'jji iuic kiiu uwwiv lire peoplejt is very, necessary to stop. and think' soberly. Tliere must evidently -be reasons pro and con, but the most "I li a y e ! Q V 1 i f , j a wo"?w ,f he Takers land writers themselves know i , . .. . . . . . ' heard on. either side is not' satis some things I am sure they do j ... ,i not.. I want .to ask some questions it . ana see it we can answer tliem. Will this enterprise be a pay- ing one for -the United States? Can Uncle Ham, without too much cost, preserve the timber? I am afraid it will beliketlmnan who shared the hog. Such a thiiig as a park is entirely out of the quest ion. Can the Govern ment keep enough men in the field to keep down fires? I think not. There was .not any trees in the forests 150 years ago except a few old ones. Since the country has been settled we keep the fires down by every man flying to the spot at first sight of smoke and and then thousands of our best timber is burned in spite of all that can be done. Uncle Sam, un less ho has the help of many citi zens, would have a task indeed. Will it do the good hoped for in keeping off the floods? In my opinion it will not. Men for it, in the same breath blow hot and cold. They flrs't say that if the timber is on the lands we will i have no floods; then they say if we take it off we will have a des ert, that the trees draw rain, etc. What shall we believe? The truth is that trees do increase the am ount of rain-fall, and". intensify the destruct ion by water spouts. I am sifre that this has no" sweet sound to us in the mountains, nor can it much to those on the riveis below. A water spout pass ed through Clay county some time ago and in one place it cut out a hole large enough to bury a common court house- taking up trees two feet in diameter a"n d carrying them for hall a mile a- cross the country, and the rain continued until the valleys were covered with water from " hill; to hill. This started in a gorge cov ered with larce trees. These things will occur in this country in spile of the laws of the land. If Congress can pass a law- that will stop some of this rain, the people of Watauga would be very grateful. Lnst year it rotted our hay, cabbage and corn, and kept our summer boarders away. If timber will keep away Hoods No ah should have planted trees in stead of building an ark, and had a foest reserve law; I know that we are so located between two great hot belts that we will surely have rains and floods. We are wasting some of our best tim ber, and the best wa v to itoo it is a question that a statesman like our Governor should be able to settle inside his own territory. Others could do the same. Save it for the people to use now and in the future, to use to the best advantage instead of taking it from the people. That sounds too niuch like we were children We have bird laws, fish laws, temper arice laws, and could have tim ber, laws. If so, why not t he State look alter her own interests. North Carolina would lose more, or gain .pi're, as the othe side has it, than any other State per haps, and she needs it the least. Tho sixteen counties in the wet are mainly fine farming lands, ranging from $ 20 to $ 200 per acre worth more in grass than in trees. Does our State want to sell and get rid of such v mines us this? The question is 1 A-hnt-. rl .a nf o.t ....ii ! 'tvuwiir 115 il uuv UI1U IIIIC1.U Hill we get? The Speaker of the House, with ' (In -o U-Olif nn.l n.lin- .,.,11 I his great brain, certainly saw dif Acuities in this thing. He said it was going through "like a dosf of salts." All the daily papers I have seen that venture to say any thing at all, have just talk ed one side. Turn on the light. J. H. DnicmYLL. Boone, N. C. . ' B vr th m Kind You Hatt Hwan Bc!$tit Odd Ft41iir. Cekb-ale; - " j The grutef'ii citizens should ex Mr. Editor: Will' you Heane. perience no serious trouble in allov me space in your p i per for aiiu'i uiu opaun i u j uur fj I jilt HJI , will nif; n I iitiiuvrfi mfc, iu.-.(. " a lew in-ms descriptive of the DiH he is fortunate enough to own a trict Mwtiua ol the 17tl Nortli'pinnofinda Kitchen range and a Carolina, District I. 0. O, F., that few suits of household furniture convened with the Grundlutlicr LoduP, No. 283, on Friday, Oct' 18? The nnetings on Friday and Friday night were well attended and much interest was liinnilpH. 'ted for the good of the order and I'. quite a lot ol earnest work was done, among v was a resolii- ition asking the Grand Lodge ol! I I V I. 11 I' i i .L umuni. w.iuinu h jiMin rne lodges west ol the P,!ue Ridge to build and support an orphanage and industrial School in con nee lion ilh HtuneothergoodTHiool to be situated as near the center ol the tenitoiy as convenient. Alter the imeting adjourned oil,. Friday night .the delegates and visiting brethren wrw as signed homes and a!l wi re hand -sonit ly entertained. Saturday morning at 8:30 the meeting reassembled and to.ik up the program tor the Uaj. The maivh was led by Silver Liuk Lodge while the Walnut Grove brass band gave the music for the day in a manner very credi table to tlx; nn'iiibei-s. The wag ons and buggies had been arri ving all the morning loaded with provisions, and after the march an address ol welcome whs deliv ered by Bio 0. W. Robbins, and 1 aure you that he m ide every one lecl welcome, which was rr- ponded to by Rf v A. Graybeal, ol Montezuma Lodge, in a touch ing. .and beautiful address. He was followed by John H.; Ring bam in a splendid speech, his sub ject Iteirig "Love." Many said it was the effort of his life.. It was indeed a masterly elf rt in th tin terest ol the order. Alter the speeches dinner was announced uud the writer has nevf r seen in his long life more bountiful table spread, and the most tempting variety ol good things tliat could be thought of was there, it was estimuted that there were from 800 to 1.000 peo p!e on the grouuds, and all were feasted to their heart's contenr, and yet the good things were not consumed. Dinner over, the meeting had a few moment's private sfssion, af ter which the Rev. A. Graybeal made a short addiess and many regretteJ that his time was so short that ho could only spi ak 15 or 20 minutes but in those lew minutes he -aid many-ftood things which tnad us fed tliat he as a la other indeed. The met-ting then re-convened and resolution of thanks wus ten dered to the good peopte ol Fbs- coe aud surrounding community for the right royal manner in which they had 'entertained t'ie meetingThe meeting adjourned to meet with Lansing Lodge in Ashe county, on the 7th Stliand 0th ol Of. 1008. R. L. 11e8')N, President, J. W. HoLsclaw, Secretary. The notion prevails to larjreex ten t, in labor circ les tliat when a strike h won , labor has gained a victory anil capital suffered de feat. This is a mistaken notion, for the success of any strike means additional cost to prod uctionand higher prices to the consuming public Janesville Oazette. Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Marga ret Angehne liurkett, of Greens boro, and Mr. Sumter C. Brawl- ey, an attorney of Durham. The pmon3r will take place in Ureens boi"o Nevember 6th. Mr. Brawlev is on Iredell man. Tjinrlmn.rL- The bride-elect is a native of j atauga, ana has many Na tives and warm friends heje who 1 extend congratulations and best wishes. She is certainly a 1 a d y possessed of many most admira ble traits of character. Indigestion, constipation, drtpep sia, kidney and liver disorders, and all stomach troubles oositi'velv fined bv usinir Hollister's Ittfrkv Mountain Tea. 35c, tea or tablets. M. B. niackbisrn and Hlowiixr Hoc!.- ! curing a Thanksgiving turkey ii ou which he can give the accom modating grocer a lien. Bristol Herald Courier. To The Macon Telegraph it seems that " the Taft boom has fallen by the wayside and the Cortelvou boom was stillborn, !n.w1 tim TiWuW hnom kielod i . boom shot over the garden wall while the Roosevelt boom alone j8 booming and it booms a little louder every day, -Charlotte 0b- server. Ileahn in the Canal Zone, The high wacK paid make it a mighty temptation to our young ar t.kans tv join the force of ltll,.'(l workmen needed to construct t h e Panama (Jat'.al Many are restrained however, ly the fear of fevers and m;:lai ia..It i the knowing ones those who have used Electric Bit ters, who go there without this fear, well knowing they are safe from malarious influence with Electric Bit'ci'-j on hand. Cures bood poison too, biliousness, weakness and h11 stomach, liver and kidney Uou!)e.. Guarantee! by ill druggists, 5IJC. Bmstb Ito Kind You Have Aiways -BouIrt N OTIC K. The firm of Taylor & Mast has this day been dissolved by mu tual consent, W- W. Mast will be responsible for all bills duebv the firm, and C.I) Tnvlnr nndY V Mast are to collect all debts due ! saiu nrm. w. v. .Mast will con- tinue the business at the 0 1 d stand All parties due said firm are requested to make prompt settlement. This Sept. 2-i. 1SMI7. W. W. Mast, C. D. Tavlor- Valle Cmcis, N. C. t t -r-77Z7Z7Z7 Ill O U kAlM KjL Largest Insurance Agency in Western North Carolina. Harry Daily, Elk Park, N. C. Mitchel County Bank Build ! Write me for rates on your! property, only the best com panies represented, the ones that pay claims. BEAD THIS, Tho attention of the public is re spectfully called lo tl)ese facts; When ycu arein need of shoes for Men, Women or Children, don't fail to call on e as I cm save- yon money on every pair you buy. Jv Stock is new and up-to-date. The ladies' $3,25 patent leather is truly a beauty, To see them is to buy a pair, to vve.tr them i.s tc be s:it isfi.d. I also carry a nice line of Ladies' Dress Goods at prices to suit t h e buyer. I also handle a full line of Oro. ceries, that aie sold as reasonably as possible. I am always ready to buy jour produce at the "very highest market prices, and sell you goods at the lowest possible figure. Be sure to call on me when in town, always remembering that it is a pleasure to show you my poods and wait on my customers, Thanking, my friends and custom ers for past patronage, and asking for at least a portion of it in the fu ture, I am respectfully yours, Ij, Jones Cottrell - m C' ,he K M- Green old stand,) 1 ptrwviivfTYyTfOTrri-TraaeAaBKg ICILLthe COUCH and CURE the LUNGS Dr. Kin Bl tnm mi uisseverv . ... VOLD3 Irii JoHl Frti nnu r.u. TifKOftT AND tuHQ TROUBLES. OUARA.NTEI.D HATISFACXOBJ Consumption is less deadly than it used to be, i' Certain relief and usually complete recovery Ji . will result from the following treatment : 3 ' Hope, rest, fresh Emulsion ALL DRUGGISTS I JO !HE .MEnOHiWTS OF WATAUGA CO. T nr.7 hiva a brj,nc!i housQ - - - 1 v., jlui tug puiose of buying Roots, Hsrbs, Birch Oil, Pennyroyal Oil, Wool, Hides, Chickens and Eggs, and will at all times pay the High&t Ca3a Prices. I will also have tov sale at wnolesale Prices, Corn, Chon and Floni' and will sail a? chean as can he hnno-bf J!' railroad station. I will also, have Heavy Groceries that-r will .sell. , as low. as. they can be bought anywhere, less - tie ftvsio-hr ;T invit.f nn and all tn mvp ms 9 f riol oJ I don't pay you mre for your barter and sell you good3 wr iwjiicy man yvu iidvc uwu paying. For the present I will pay $1. 95 for Birch Oil. Yours for Business, MILLARD F. HOPKINS. Elk Park, May 1st, 1907. c. J. - t'AKM Kit, President. BA N OF BLOW ING ROCK BLOWING ROCK, N.'C. Thi; Tnst.ithf.inn is nffpAncr ifs rafrc. mmn. We buy and sell exchange, discount commercial pa pers and give our customers every convenience of Banking Business. ..:' We pay four per cent, interest on time deposits. No account too large or too small for us to handle. Call in and see us when convenient, or write us. We are always glad to meet you ' " J- H- nii.sox, president 1 I LaPim ana surplus UIUILKL LC(H lY Y .K'A'N'R 'Resources, ....$200,000,00. To merchants and fanners who desire better bankinsr facilities, we respectfully offer-our services. . vith our large reserve i matter now LARGE or how we aiso issue demand re pay 4 per cent. Get one of our steel saviUgs banks and begin :to ; save part of your money. Ranges, Cooking and Heating Stoves. 44 DIFFERENT STYLES AND SIZES. - The best assorted line ever shown in this section. Our purchases were made before the recent advance in iron and we are therefore in position to sava you mon- Come early and you will be certain to find just what you are looking for. ; , Call on us for everything in the HARDWARE line. London Sinffp.l Hantaam flnmnanv (WHOLESALE AND RE3TAIL.) Mountain City, Tennessee. JMU)ur Motto is "to keep what tlie People Want." fou lowes i- riuctK F trnitore Carpets BTattingandiEugs. -XI) EVRYTUING IN THE FURNITURE LINE CALL OX The Mountain City Furniture Co, Furniture Cofflnis and Caskets. Opposite Court House, MoontainCitY Foraitnre Company. Oct. 17 Mountain Ciiy. TeDtieav MERCHANT AND TRADER'S BAMK MOUNTAIN CITY, TENNESSEE. -' nJ.- VLALT.ER Wright. P' evident, W. IM ' V ! want, I. is. Rambo, Caeliter, ii It V'f nunnelly, H. T.:D ";m: Accounts of fin, (oiporutioie, 'and Itdirito air, and Scoff j 6O0. AND tt.OO. at Elk Park. N. r. . M. nri)iEiiTH. rni.;. ... HAKllY HAIKY,CftBh,ier. .25,000.00. we can carry any account, no SMALL. certificates of deposit on which . ' 000M Drug Co . e 1
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