WATAUGA DEMOCRAT.
R. C, Rivers, Proprietor.
Thuusday Marsh 19, 1908.: I
Csts Creel Culllap v i
(Too late for last week's paper.)
Mud, mud, mud I
The people in this neighbor
hood are standing the panic well,
I suppose and making prepara
tions for ft crop as usual. They
Are complaining of grip nowa
days more than panic. There are
a number of cases in thecommu
nity this week. "' 1
The wedding bells began to ring
on Sunday morning and before
the'day was ended, Dr. "Dick"
Bingham and Miss Rose Weaver,
ran out to Trade, Tenn., and
had the knot tied that made two
hearts beat as one. We wish for
both of them long life and happi
ness, The bride is the youngest
daughter of the Methodist min
ister on this work.
Bro. Weaver is very much lik
ed by everybody.
Miss, Flora Weaver, who has
teen very ill at Helton N. ft,
arrived at home a few days ago,
very much improved.
The school at Mat is progress
ing nicely under, the new princi
pal, Mr. J. B. Horton. "Jack"
makes a fine teacher, and cer
tainly knows how to govern a
school. Miss Brown still has
charge of the primary depart
ment, and Miss Ella McLendon
of the music. The students in all
the branches are doing good
work.
- About 100,000 pounds of the
machinery for the first oil well at
Mast is on the ground, which is
all of it, except lour loads. The
champion hauler was Mr. Will
Bass, who brought thehuge boil
er in on a sled, which he made
for the purpose. I suppose opera
tions will, begin in the near fu
ture. Despite the mud and slush the
drummers still pick up their
grips and go. Quite a number of
them have stopped at N. L.
Mast's during the past few days.
By the way, "Nute" says the pan
ic has got him, sure. . ' .
Messrs Marvin Blackburn, Tom
Thomas and Ben Isaacs, board
ing pupils at MastSerainary, vis
ited home folks Saturday and
Sunday.
.. Ned.
How It Xifht Be Passed.
A home is a sentence, some
times simple, sometimes complex
nd very often compound. To
live is the subject, and the hus
band is the predicate. There is
no object, because' the verb is
very often Intransitive. The wife
is an adverb, because she modi
fies the predicate. The children
are prepositions, because they
show the relation between the pa
rents and their work.
There are but few simple homes
.flow. We mean where father says
only once "John, bring s one
wood for the Are,'' aud where
mother says only, once "Mary,
you may get dinner today."
There' are many complex homes.
Father says, V Johnie, bring some
wood for the fire; "butO-oh, pa
pa," says Johnie, "I don't
wan-t-t-to." Go on Johnie,' says
the father, and daddy will get
you some candy.". It is enough
to say that Mary "can't work;
she always gets her hands burn
ed." - ;
There are also many compound
hoiaes.'Father says, "John, bring
some? wood for the fire, little
roani ."I sboll nob do it," is the
prompt reply. Of course the girls
do hot let this apply to them, do
yoogirls?
Every husband should try to
make his home a simple one and
wives should not modify too
strongly the predicate.
;. '-Uncle Bill"
Boone, N.C, ""..
The other day a Chicago man
Jaugbed until he fell over and
cut bin head on a radiator. Some
one most have assured liici that
the Repoblit-ans will revise the
.iarjff immediately utter the next)
-election. '
FOOLS. , j:'y
There ait three kinds of fools
that I want to write about
Fret, the young person that
points a gun or pistol at his com
panion, just (or fun. ' ;
Second, the one that blows in
the muzzle of a gun to see if it is
loaded.
- Third, the young man that
rocks the boat or canoe while
crossing the river with girls in it,
just to hearthem scream.
I heard a story of one who did
so, and turned the canoe over.
The water fortunately was not
deep and none were drowned,
but they were angered and felt
themselves humiliated. The man
was indicted and his lawyer ad
vised him to submit, and beg the
clemency of the court. The Judge
said: ."1 am going to let the de
fendant off with the cost on the
ground that he hasn't good
sense." The lawyer objectedj and
the J udge said: '-111 submit it to
the jury and if they find like I
have, I'll then let itstand; if they
find he has got good sense 111
change my sentence " The law
yer said: "Let it Btand.'
J.W.Topd.
Jefferson, N. C. "
John Puckett, a white man,
has been arrested at King's Mt.,
on a charge of kidnapping. Sev
eral weeks ago the 13-year-old
son of Mr.C. M. Crowder, a Gas
tonia contractor, disappeared,
and every effort possible has been
made to find him, but to no a-
vail. Puckett maintains a stol
id silence when questioned.
The big cotton factory at Coo
leraee, Davie county, has been
damaged by fire to the extent of
1100.000, which was covered by
insurance. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
The life of every man is a dia
ry in which he means to write one
story and writes another and
his humblest hour is when he
compares the volume as it is
with what he yowed to make it
J. M. Barrie.
Denver hotel races are not to
be increased daring the Demo
cratic convention Furthermore..
it is positively denied that any
Denver hotelkeeper wishes to be
postmaster in that city in case
of Bryan's election. Altruism cer
tainly isjooking up. '
Mrs. Hettv Green's pronoun
ced view against Amrrican heir
esses marrying foreign noblemen
undoubtedly would start a Hetty
ureen rresiaencmi boom w e r e
such things permitted in thiscoun
try.
January imports of f 85,000,
000; January exports of 206,
000,000 the way this country
can both hustle and economize
when it has to is a wonder.
Evelyn Nsbit Thaw has enter
ed suit against Harry K. Thaw,
and he will deny charges of in
sanity and pray dismissal of the
suit. Truly they are much before
the world.
H tty Green's daughter is to
wed a man without a title. Hetty
always wns lucky in financial
matters.
The State Democratic exentive
committee selected Charlotte .as
the place and Juue 24th as the
date for holding the State con
vention. Gov. John Johnson of Minn.,
sajs he will not accept the Dem
ocratic nomination lor President:.
No, he certaiuly will not. William
J. accepted it first. '
On one single Sunday in last
month, 8lU persons were receiv
ed into the membership of the
C a 1 y a r y Methodist Episcopal
Church, of New York City. 1
It is said that over 50 labor
unions in Massachusetts, have
passed resolutions in 'favor of
woman suffrage, .
Clue Ridye to ProkibHiea. ; I
Mr. Editor: I notice in your
paper of March 12th that a friend
told you that Blue Ridge nasi
coming to the front in the way of
prohibition. Blue Ridge will set
tle that on May 26th. .The peo:
pie of the Ridge are not ready to
sacrifice the liberties handed
down tQthem through the blood
shed by our fore-fathers who have
long since passed away. ' ..
It Seems that some of the peo
ple of Watauga think that the
citizens of Blue Ridge are a lot
of outlaws, but it is not so. They
are accused of drinking a lot of
whiskey, and of beingdrunkards.
I believe there is lees drinking in
Blue Ridge than any other town
ship in the county; although we
do drink a little whiskey when we
can get a little money to order it
from other States, as our rights
are taken from us in North Car
olina. ' ' .;
. But while we do drink a little
in Blue Ridge township, we have
a better way of controlling it than
they have in any other part of
the county. If whiskey is at the
head of all crimes, the county rec
ords will show this. Search the
records of the county courts and
see how many cases yon can find
on the docket Irom Blue Ridge
township; see how many crimi
nals or murder cases you can
find since the civil war in Blue
Ridge township.
I served ns deputy sheriff un
der W. H. Calaway three years,
and had but little business to do.
The people all paid their taxes
promptly. The first year I collec
ted every cent in the township. I
want to say f urther that there is
no better law-abiding people in
the county. To be sure we are go
ing to vote old' Blue Ridge wet
on the 26th day of May by a
large majority.
So let us have our rights and
we will all be happy.
G. L. Stowe,
Todd Hall, a Balimore detec
tive, who became a celebrated e
vangelist, has passed to t h e
Great Beyond.
Swath
ftfutan
- at
frKUYMtosMmBRtf
? A. man has just married Ja wo
man he had saved from, drown
ing 25 years ago. Apparently
there is no escape.
OABTOXIXA,
Some Ohio authorities are
using pictures in an attempt to
cure the insane. Now, however
sou veuir postal cnrd).
Happy thought; One year from
now we will be prettjr well over
the effects of inauguration dayv
Business appears to he reviv
ing everywhere except In Con
gress. :
God in whatever you want Him
to be. McNeill.
CASTOR I A
For InfiuiU and Children; :
Tti Kind Yea Rais Always Bocght
Bears the
Stfaatvrtof SPECIAL. ,
Do you want your watch re
paired? If so, bring it to me and I will
do you a good, honest job at a
reasonable price. I keep on hand
a good supply of material for re
pairing. Mainsprings guaranteed
12 months. AH work guaranteed
to give satisfaction. I amloca-
i ted at R. M. Green's store.
SILAS M. GREENE.
8-5. .
NOTICE.
FOR 8ALE85 acres of good
rich fertile, Corn and grass land.
20 acres in cultivation, Orchard
good bouse, 1 mileol rail road,
church, school, three springs good
cold water. Stream on land, 65
acres in fii-etdasH merchantable
timber. Good settlement. Come
and let me show you. Price
f 15.00 per acrei, ,
. A. S. Hicks, Minneapolis,'
- . .Mitchell Co. N, C.
! "What has become of the t I
fashioned boy who used to of-
fe to fight a smaller boy on his
knees nd with one band tied bo-
hind him? aks ..the Atchison
Globe. .Why, we understand be
is married, and gets all the .ligh
ting be wants,; , :' (; :
. Even with "In God we' frusl"
restored to oar eointv ii will' still
be necessary to hustle for liv-
A Cotton schoolboy was tall,
weak and skkly.
His arms were toft and flabby.
He didn't hays) a strong muscle in bis
entire body.
The physician who had attended
the family for thirty yean prescribed
Scotfs Emulsion.
To feel that boy's arm yon
would think he was apprenticed to a
blacksmith.
ALL DRUOOItTSl 600. AND et.OO.
TENNESSEE FARMS FOR SALE.
If you will write the East Tenuess Ri al EntateCo , MoHstown
Tenn", they will send you tree of
a lull description of the Valley ol
price list ol various farms of all
be of value to you, and it's free; just write a postal card for it. 'Ad
dress '' s '
EAST TENN. REAL ESTATE COMPANY,
Wood A Johnson Proprietors.-,
Morristown, Tennessee. .
N, L.MAST, Pres. W. C. Coffey,
THE WATAUGA COUNTY BANK.
' B00NE, N. C.
We are in position to give our customers every conven
knee and accommodation consistent with safe banking.
Accounts of any size accepted.-4 per;, cent interest paid
on time deposits.. Even if you use your money from week
to week, pay it through TftisBank. The returned checks
are legal receipts for all bills
As a County Institution we
County people.
When you visit the county
you call on us at the Bank.
Hew Tears Greetings to All I
The holidays are now over; the New Year is with us;
and I am pleased to say that I am still prepared to furnish
my trade with fresh staple drugs, standard patent medi
cines, confections and, I believe I will say, the prettiest
lme of Toilet Articles to be
I also still have on hand, left from the holiday trade, &
small stock of handsome jewelry, suited . for both gentle
men and ladies, that will be sold under apositive GUAR
ANTEE. If you need anything in this line fce sure to give
me a call. ...
I always have on hand a nice little stock of well-select
ed groceries, sugar, coffee, rice, tee., that should be tested
by every one in reach of my store. My goods are fine; my
prices are ngni. jive me a pan oi your trace.
Boone, N. C, Jan. 1. J. M. HODGES, M. D.
Offices in Bhclcburn Hotel.
HERE IS A SPECIAL BARGAIN.
603 acres ol the finest River
sale at f 32,500. Un terms that will euit tbe purchaser. 331 acres
of rich blsck River Bottom land. No richer or more productive
land tn the world. 1W arres in grns. iSometbinjr over 200 acres In
timber. Five dwelling house, six barns. Four silos, scales, alliarm
in j? outbuildings, crib, Rranery and
is a itiace in country, nurai man delivery. Three miles from rail
road town. Steam boat on the river. Farm 20 miles from KnnT.
ville, Tenn. $10,000 worth ol timber on the farm. The up land is
rich red mulatto land very productive. Farm almost clear of stone.
If you are interested dn't fail to come aud look. We guarantee
iU- J !ll I ...II . .t! J .. .
iuai nie mrui mil iw iuiij up 10 idib Havenisemeni. .
245 acre farm far sale. This farm is situated near White Pine,
Tenn. White Pine has a ten months college aud stores and a bank.
A very proBjierouft little town of 1,500 inhabitants. The farm Ib
Hitnated on a public road, and is all fine, smooth farming land.
About 60 to 60 acres of creek bottom land. The farm has a 2-story
6 room farm dwelling on it, and a large frame and I6g barn About
80 leet long, This is a One grass tarm and has abundance .of bay
and fine meadow laml. One branch on the east side of farm and
another on the west side, and a fine hold sorincr between th ttrn
dwellings running south, farm being abundantly wateres!. Clear of
Bionc ana Boiiuiue lor nue (arming.
You need not hope to learn more about this farm without see
ing it. Abundance of timber land. A good home, a good neighbor,
hood and convenient for everything that a hrmer most desires on
a farm. It taken a good farm to be worth the orice. Bnt nniml.f
a good farm Jia good value, And
iimp or lurnitLw price. Aw iarm is wortn tRe monev. Trice
$10,000. Writ 4or leaflet and pri.:hst.
EAST TENNESSEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY, '
Wood k iohnfon Proprietors, ,
MotTwtown, Teunewee. ,;
The poets nre doing their bee
to induce the Weather Bureau to
believe the spring has come,
' According to theHonaton Post
a Dailw man. has come bom
seventy-eight nights in success
ion with a different explanation
each tjuio that was perfectly sat
isfuvtory to bin wife. A man .like
that really ought to lie in the di
plomatic "erviee ol his country.
charge a booklet on farming und
East Tennesser, and a complete
size aud prices. This booklet wil
V. P." G. P. Hagaman, Cash
paid. - "
solicit the patronage of our
seat we shall be glad to have
. i ' .;
found in the county.
farm In the State of Tennesse for
a 16 room brick dwelling. This
you need not hope to buy to
WW
Tes.lt Is AM
t
:
SHEW00D
HAS JUST, RECEIVED HIS
SPRING AND SUMMER
. I . . GOODS. , :
I can show you the prettjyv
est line of Ladies' Dress
Goods I have eyer been able i
to show. I have all the new
things in Ladies',
WHITE GOODS
Includine Persian Lawn, In
dia Linens; etc, etc Spring
Suitings in the different '
Shades. Yard Wide Percals,
12 1-2 cents the yard. The
S5 cent hind India Linen at
25 cento. u..
Big Jot"bf Ladies' Hats in
the latest ' designs. Men's
and boys fur, wool and straw
Hats.;'
Good things to,eat: Cali
fornia peaches, prunes, ap
pie butter, preserves, toma
toes, corn and peaches, Best
package coffee on the m ar
ket at the price. 15c per lbu
Come. and-' examine my.
good3 prkeS,
and then
if you want to buy I will sure
make the prices right
Come and see. M '.
Yours For Business, r ;
W. F. SHERWOOD,
Amantha, March 19,
At CotrellV
You will find everyf article
marked at Bargain Figures, 1 i
and when I say that I mean '.
ic ii it is ury uoodSr Gro
ceries, Shoes, Rubber Goodg
or anyhing else' along this
line, yon win save some moh
ey on every purchase by tra
ding with me. Remember iC
I do not sell you bargains in
anything you want I will see
that rdttia nher morrfianf
does. ,
A good line of Confections '
Stationery, etc, always on
hand. : ; i
for butter, ggs, grain of all.
kinds, und give in exchange
goods at Cash priees, , ,
N. B. A ' beautiful china
Souviner plate given with
each $2.00 purchase, - i
- Yours for trade, - '
D. . Jones Cottrelt
(At the It. M. Green oW stand j
INSURANCE.
largest Insurance Agency in
Western North Carolina.
Harry BalytmPatk,N. C,
miLcneiuountyatucUuiia
Write me for rates m your
property, only the best com-'
panies represented, the one
that pay claims. J ''.
TO THE PUBLIC. -I
have the best euuimd whirh
repair shoo in the State. Mt
tenal is all flrstlass.- i5neR. Jt.
Watches especially ad jusbad fcind
all defects corrected. A gnar&ntMi
goes with every watch repaired'
by m No matter what yem want
I have it no tniPtm fmtok
Your watch is cleaned nil m ,.
paired with the best skill known
to the trade. Bee. Councijlhouee,
Boone, N.C. -
J W TtPTiV '
Graduate Wach-maker St Jeweler.
Rtllfl. "" HMkbt
Wat pkh, lumi, torti