.WATAUGA DEMOCRAT.
R. C. Rivers, Proprietor.
Thuhbda June, 25, 190.
Tift Nomliated to Snooeed Roosevelt
The Republicans, at the Chica
go Convention last week nomi
nated on first ballot William
Howard Taft, of Ohio, as their
candidate for the presidency of
the United States. Ilis career has
been summed up as follows:
"Wiiliara H. Taft was born in
Cbneinnatti, Ohio, on Septemper
15th, 1857. He grew up in h i s
JlflMYc cilj uuu woo jicymru iui
college in the schools of the city,
and entered Yale in 1874, from
which institution he graduated
four years later with second hon
ors in a class of 121 members.
After graduating he entered a
law school and in 1880 was ad
mitted to the bar for practice of
his adopted profession. He then
hung out his shingle, but instead
of waiting in idleness for clients,
he acted as court reporter for
different Cincinnati pnpere. His
first office was that of assistant
to the prosecuting attorney.
Soon after this he was appoint
d collector of internal revenue
for his district. He next went to
Washington as solicitor general
of the United States and was ap-
pointed by President Harrison
in 1892 as a circuit court judge.
He had also served as a member
of the Supreme Court of Ohio,
first by appointment of the then
Governor, but now United States
Senator Foraker.
He was first thrown into na
tional prominence as a result o
the war with Spain in 1898 by
the United States acquiring the
Philppme Islands. The island
was under revolt and military
rule and he was appointed by
President McKiuley as chairman
of the Philppinefomraissionand
at once proceeded to Manilla ac
companiedby his family. After
faithful service in this capacity
he was appointed military gov
ernor of the island. He remained
in the islands four years and re
turned to the United States to
accept the portfolio ot Secretary
of War in President Hooaevelt'i
duties he was brought into grea
ter prominence by interfering in
Cuba in behalf of peace when
that island was in the throes of
another revolution. He proceed-
ea do me isiana ana aamimsira
- ed the affairs m such a manner
that gained him an enviable rep
aitation. "Mr. Taftnas never been elect
ed to but, one office, that being
superior court judge in Ohio.
"Although he weighs more
than 300 pounds he isayhard
worker in whatever he under
takes. ' He is an ideal husband and
father.
"His wife is an intellectual and
talented woman. The v have three
children, Robert Alphonso, age
nineteen, Miss Helen Herron, nge
sixteen, and Charley, a l)oy of
ten.
'Mr. Taft has never known
what it' is to be poor having
come from a well-to-do family.
His grand-father was a Vermont
lawyer of distinction and his fa'
ther. Judge Alphonso Taft, serv
ed us attorney general and secre
tary of war in President Grant's
eabinet. lie had also served as
minister to Austria and to Kus
sia."
The Charlotte Observer has
this to say of James S. Sherman,
the Republican nominee for the
ice-Presidency:
"James Schoolcraft Sherman,
tne llepuuiican nominee lor vice
President, is a lawyer and bank
er, and before his election to Con
gress, was mayor of Utica, his
hnmt town. 1 Julian bepn for vears
one ol the most conspicuous fig
ares in New York State Republi
can uolitics. Two vears aero he
was chairman of the National
Republican Congressional Com'
znittee. Ilis present term in the
House is his tenth, and along
. with Cannon, Payne and Daizel
, has h&i considerably more
than his due share in guiding the
counsels ol that body. It has
been generally believed that ol
the House Republican leaders
Sherman would be the one to suc
ceed Cannon as Speaker. Politi
cal management, rather than el
oquence or other striking quality
is the new noimnow s si rong point.
n affiliation he stands with the
pre-Roosevelt element of the
party and thus his nomination
as Taft's running-mate is to some
extent a harmony move, lie
will be fifty-three years old next
October 24th.
Prohibition Proclamation.
Raleigh Special June the 19th to
Charlotte Observer.
Governor Glenn to-day issued
the following proclamation: "I,
Robert B. GlcnnJGovernor ol
North Cnrolma, by virtue of on
act of the General Assembly,
passed at its special session of
1908 and ratified January 21st,
do issue this my proclamation
declaring the results of the elec
tion held May 2Gth; which elec
tion was helil to take the sense of
the people on the question of
Drohibiting the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors
in North Curolina, to be, accor
ding to the returns made to the
State board of elections and can
vassed by it, as follows: There
were cant at said lection 183.028
votes, of which 113,bl2 were
acainBt the manuefacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors and
69,416 were for the manuefac
ture and sale of intoxicating-li
quors, the majority against the I
the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors being 44,196
votes."
At the Goyernor's office at 11
o'clock ceremonies began which
lasted two hours. These were in
commemoration of the great
prohibition victory of May 26th.
All the State officers, many min
isters, most of the officers of the
State Anti-Salpon League, mem
bers of tho Women's Chrietaian
Temperance Union and many
prominent citizens filled the off
ice. The opending prayer was
by Rev. Livingston Johnson and
then John A. Oates State chair
man of the Anti-Saloon League
spoke. He spoke of Governor
Glenn's great leadership in this
great work and begged God's
blessings upon him. This was
greeted with great applause. He
spoke of the work the women of
the State had done and said ban
ners had been provided by the
women. He asked Mr. Josephus
Daniels to present the one awar
ded to Buncombe for giving the
greatest actual majority, this be
ing 3,670.
State Organizer R. L. Davis, oi
the Anti-Saloon League, presen
ted a banner to Yancy county,
with an inscription showing that
it had given the largest percent
age of votes for prohibition.
Whither Are We Drifting.
Cumin uuii-a ted.
There would seem to be no
doubt that Mr. Taft is not en
tirely acceptable to Wall Street
ha been adopted as the best
that can be obtained under the
circumstances. Wall Street ex
pects to control Taft and has
doubtless had assurunce it will
do so.. But a spector arises, as
the result of Republican policirs,
tnat may well make an honest
citizen stand aghast at whither
we are drifting. That well known
financier of Wall Street, Henry
Clews, in a speech delivered be
fore the Manchester Economic
Club on May 20th, gives us an
inkling of whut may be expected.
'It may surprise some toleain
that the great power concentra
ted in the President's hands by
Congresss ljas made the great
corporations) including the rail
wuy companies and banking in.
stitutions, ambitious and eager
to control the Federal govern
ment itself, and they are reso
lutely working to control it as
far as they can by the force' of
capital, but as unobtrusively as
possible.
"Already they are sub rosa
powerful political machines. Jn
this connection it ii euflicieut
that some large railway and
banking interests have intensifi
ed themselves with the Taft
movement."
The success of the Democratic
party, therefore, is all that will
prevent the rule of plutocracy, j
and the plundering of the people
with greater and greater effect
than ever before. Defeat now
may never be retrieved.
With all the powerful influence
of concentrated wealth in-the
hondsof the Republicans and
their alliance with trusts and
3ombines, if successful at t h e
coming election it will be nigh
impossible to dislodge them here
after.
I Under new indictments for re
Owing to the scarcity of the bating, the Standard Oil Trust,
timber supply the several politi- js ,iab,e to be fitie( $fl8000,000.'
cal parties of the present yearlThis ifJ lhe RbiM-an way of
should try and get along with as t . t k h belieVe it
I few planks as possible in their , jg Vrustlnwring, but it does not
platform. Save the pulpl
i seem to worry Rockefeller.
Judge Tarker might be induc
ed to accept the nomination for
Vice President, at Peuver just to
show his appreciation of the sup
port he received from Mr. Bryan
in 1904.
Richard Penrsoji Hobson zays
he is afraid we will lose the Philp
pines and all the rest of the Dem
ocrats i n the country are afraid we
won't.
Bast Boone
Is the place to go when you are
in need of Dry Goods, No
tioiis, Groceries, Standard Pat.
ent Medicines, etc.
SOMETHING TO EAT
Flour, Jiacan, Lard, Sugar, Cof
fee; Rice and canned goods...
'lobacco. Cheroots, Canutes in
the greatest yariety
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
I always keep in stock a full line
of School Supplies, such as
stationery of al kinds, inks,
pens, pencils, crayons, in fact,
almost anything usi-d in the
school room,
WANTED: Fresh butter, eggs, all
kindg of grain for which I will
pay good prices
Thanking you for your patnnage
already received and hoping to mer
it it in the future, I am.
Very Respectfully,
L. L. CRITC
(Near School Campus.)
ObWITT'S CARBOLIZED WITCH HAZEL
SALVE For Plies, Burns, Sores.
Entry Notice, No. 2481.
State of North Carolina. Watauga
Countv, Office of Eutry Tukerof
said county.
F. G. Harper locates and enters
50 acres of land in Watauga coun
ty, Blue Ridge township, on the
waters of Yadkin river, beginning
nu a chestnut tree, "the beginning
corner of the Richard Martin grant
No. 8S5, and runs north with said
pne of said grant 53 poles to a pine
slump, corner of said grant, thus
N. 70 west to the line of said grant
k8 poles to a chestnut, comer of
s:ill gram, men noriQ uij JU'i-riMj
a chestnut locust and stake on top
of ridce. then n. 65 w. 40 poles to
walnut stump at the edge 01 a
field tnthc line of Alex. Green's 25
ncretract. then south with line
ol said traet 66 poles to a locunt
S. E. comer ol it, then west with
line of it 4; poles to a chetnut
tree, S. W. coi ner of it in the line
ol another AlexIGreen 25 acre
tract, then south with Hid lino
12 poles to a chestnut, the S. E.
corner ol it, then west with said
line and the line of the line of the
Elrod 200 acre tract 120 poles
toawHter oak on too of Blue
Ridge, in'the old Wilkes county
line at the N. E. corner of the
Ben Green 50 aero tract, now the
lands of the Green Parklmprove
ment Co,, then with said lineand
the old Wilkes county line south
30 noles to a chestnut, corner of
said grant, theu S. 50 E. 64 poles
to a small forked maple on the
bank ol a brunch, corner of tract
sold bv A. S. Edmisten to said
Imnrovemeut Co, then south
with the lineof said tract 82 poles
to a chestnut oak and two sour
woods on the top of Locust ridge
then east with the old line of tue
Martin Grant 110 poles to n
stake in the line of Isaac Story's
25 acre grant, then with the line
ot it 85 poles crossing two tran
ches to adcad chettnnt,the north
west corner of it, nnd then east
with the line of it 80 pohs to an
oak, at the north east corner ot
It. then south with the lim ot it
25 poles to a chestnut oak stumj
the old bemnninir corner ot it
then east, with the line of the Lu
cy Hamlet lands 42 poles to the
. - . rril . t ,1 . .
nepinnmg, 1 ni oouiiunrj m
cludes errant No. 885 to Richard
Martin for 1UO ncres, ai.o grant
As Mr. Haniman i a "practi
cal man" he is no doubt prepar
ed as "undesirable citizen of very
great weaith," to again furnish
his ehare of the campaign boodle
The Steel Trust has at last
been obliged to succumb, to the
lack of business and cut t h e
price of its products to try and
induce buyers to come into thp
market. But the price of steel
rails are to remain the same, ex
cept when sold to the foreigners.
Hoke Smith declined to be a
candidate for the United States
Senate from Georgia because he
thought it was his daty to serye
for the Republican National Com tm3 6tafe another term as Gov-
mittee, ' ernor. The joke is on Hoke.
ipecuuuy, Kn 1A -7 . Tnspnh Elrod for
L. L. CRITCHER, 11K acres, which amount 11K
acres is excepted ont 01 nounaa
ry. Entered June 18, luua.
H. J. Hardin, Entry Taker,
The effect of Scoffs Emulsion on thin,
pale children is magicaL
It makes them plump, rosy, active, happy.
It contains Cod Liver Oil, Hypophosphites
and Glycerine, to make fat, blood and bone,
And so put together that it is easily digested
by little folk.
ALL DRUGGISTS I 50c. AND $1.00,
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TENNESSEE FARMS FOR SALE.
Ifvou will write the East Tennessee Real EstateCo.,Morristown
Tpiin, thev will send vou tree of charge a booklet on farming and
a lull description of the Valley of East Tennesser, and a complete
price list ol various farms of all sizes and prices. This booklet wil
be of value to you, and it's free; just write a postal1 card for it. Ad
EAST TEN X. REAL ESTATE COM PANT,
Wood & Johnson Proprietors.
Morristown, Tennessee.
N, L. Mast, Pres. W. C. Cokfey, V. P. G. P. Hagaman, Cash.
THE WATAUGA COUNTY BANK.
B00NE, N. C.
We are in position to give our customers every conven
ience and accommodation consistent with safe banking.
Accounts of any size accepted. 4 per. cent interest pa;d
on time deposits. Even if you use your money from week
to week, pay it through This Bank. The returned checks
are legal receipts for all bills paid.
As a County Institution we solicit the patronage of our
County people.
When you visit the county seat we shall be glad to have
you call on us at the Bank.
V-haW-i-?
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Collar Label
SPRING"
Clothing
Should occupy your at
tention right now. The
kind we sell is select
ed with the greatest
care, quality being the
.first consideration, price
next.
Shield Brand
Single & double breart
ed, two-or three-piece
suits, price ranging from
$IO-oo to $18 -co
For sale by
H.C. MILLER,
Blowing Rock, N. C,
Hew Years Greetings to All !
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 -medicines,
confections and, I believe I will say, the prettiest
line' of Toilet Articles to be found m the county. ,
I also still have on hand, left from the holiday trade, a
small stock of handsome jewelry, suited for .both gentle
men and ladies, that will be sold under a positive GUAR
ANTEE. If you need anything in this line be sure to give
me a call.
I always have on hand a nice little stock of well-selected
groceries, sugar, coffee, rice, tee., that should be tested
by every one in reach of my store. Myvgoods are fine; my
prices are right. Give me a part if your trade.
Boone, N. C, Jan. 1. J. M. HODGES, M. D.
Offices in Blackburn Hotel.
FA RMS FOR SALE.
400 acres 11-4 inilee from railroad dennt for s1r Tl
is practically level. Rich mnlntfo hind. Z0 cn iiun. cliuritihlp
timber. Fine rond to town. Principal titnher White, Black 'and
Red Ohks. Some Hickory, Waluut nnd Poplar. 220 acies clenred
and in cultivation. 70 ncres rich creek hottom. This
Grain and Live Stock farm. Five-room frame dwelling and IrtJ me
htirns. The value of this farm is in the land timht-r lint, in tlio
building. Price, $9,500.
If you are looking for first-class land, this farm will pleaseyou.
Eighteen miles from KnoxvilK Tenn.. on mniii nil-u rnH ta
road is now piked within two miles ol the farm, nnd will nnn ,a
completed. .
FINE 245-ACRE FARM.
This farm is situated on a public rond. nnd i nil
larmmp and about yO to 60 acres creek bottom land. The farm
has itwo-Ktory six-room Iramedttellirins on it, and a large frame
and log barn about 80 feet long. This is a fine grass farm and has
abundance of hay and fine uiPadow land- One branch is on east
Hide of farm and another branch on west side, and a fine.cold spring
near the dwelling running sonth. Faini being abundantly watered
Clear of stone and suitable for flue farming. 80 acies of fine white
oak timber that is worth f 3,000. This is all flue blue grass land.
Price on terms $9,000. &
Also 80 acres of fine creek bottom farm adjoining the 255 acre
i IToOO a m a aCre8, rrU: for the two larUJ8'
75-ACRE FARM FOU $2,000.
The farm is situated 5 miles of Morrihtown on first class mud,
i room house, branch through farm, Young orchaJd.
34 mile from flouring mill store, rural mail route' a tnuVn ni
Russell ville, Tenn., a railroad town.' This is all X ' L7 vou
can run a lander over every field. The soil is red tlav m.ri ' l.fn,.V
loam, about 10 acres in timber. T.tlc peifect Iwlon at
once. If taken now we will sell the above farm and L 00 Tiionil
property for $2,500. Cash down $1,500: balance on- ffifuo
years. 1 "
Mert Wcod,
; MORRISTOWX TE.N
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