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liOOXK. WATAUGA COUNTY, X. C niUUSDAY FKHIUJAHY 18 li0i).
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J II. HAKIMS
COUXCILL & IIARDIX,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Limestone, Tea nessce.
Write us what you want in the
way ol f mniiiii lands in this fer
til country wml we will do our best
to plcnse you. !-1.
smaiXfauniToi: sa aC
One and one half miles went ol
Pooiif X. C .pood location con
venient to first class school Tor
terms ami Partieubirs, address
(J. It. LOXti, Williamsburg,
Ihitte, Mont.
rit()FhSSIO.AL.
NAT T. DULANEY, M. D.,
-SPECIALIST -Fourth
St. Bristol Tcnn.-Va.
Eye and Throat Diseases.
Refraction for Glasses.
i L, D.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BANNER ELK, N. C.
ftp Will practice ia the courts
of Watauga, Mitchell aiid adjoining
counties. 7 6.'07
EDMUND JONES
LAW YEli
LKXOIlt. N. ),
Will Practice Regularly in
the Courts of Watauga,
6-i 'oS.
F. A. LINNEY,
ATTORN KY AT LAW,-
BOONE, N. C.
Will J met ice in the courts of
the UJth Judicial District in all
matters of a civil nature.
6-11-1908.
j J. C. FLETCHER,
. Attorney At Law,
BOONE, N. C.
Careful attention, given to
Elections.
W. Ii LOVILL
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BOONE, A'. C .
ftiTSppcial attention given
to all business entrusted to
his care.'XsSa
7-9-W8.
A, A. Holsclaw,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Mountain City, 'lenmssee.
Will practice in all the courts
of Tennessee, State and Federal.
Special attention piven to col
lections and all oher matters of
a legal nature.
Office north east of court house.
Oct. 11, 1907, ly.
E. S. GOFFEY
ATlORhEtAl LAW,-
BOONE, N. C.
Prompt attention given to
all matters of a legal nature.
SwT Abstracting titles and
collection ol claims a special
ty. l-l-'OO.
R. Ross Donnelly.
UNDERTAKER & EM BALM ER
SHOCX'S, Tennessee.
Has Varnished and Glass White
Coffins; Black Broadcloth and
White Plush Caskets; Black and
White Mitalic Caskets Robes,
Shoes and Finishings,
Extra large Coffins and Cas
kets always on hand. 'Phone or
ders given special attention.
H. ROSS DONXZLLY,
i v. rorsni.l..
WASHINGTON LETTER
Regular Correspondence.
A Seiiatori.il filibuster is on in
the upper house of Con
in order to kill time un
trap in which the Southern Sen
ators have planned to catch Mr.
Tafl shall catch its prey they are
holding a debate on the merits
of the automobile, ('rum the ne
gro collector of the port of Chaili'S
ton, S. C, has been renominated
but the Southern Democrats led
by Senator Tillman have deter
mined to hold up the confirma
tion until Mr. Taft assumes the
Presidency w hen they w ill be able
to revive the old race problem to
his discredit. The automobile fur
nishes the subject o( discussion
by which they hope to postpone
action in the (.'rum case until af
ter the Fourth ol March and as
the relative merits of the horse
and the automobile have never
vet and never can be finally set-
tied the discussion seems'likely
to be inadequate for the purpose
of delay. There may be a f e w
pregmatic people sprinkled thro'
the country who would in the
spectacle of a number of Sena
tors engaged in a wrangle over
the automobiles with the object
of wasting time see something
objectionable, not to say dishon
est. A great many measures are be
fore Congress which should have
the attention of that body. If
every moment of every day un
til the inauguration were to be
fully occupied bv dilligeut work
on those measures there would
still be much left undone. Mr.
Taft, is elected and will be Pres
ident for the next four years no
matter what sentiments beholds
in the race question and the trick
ol making him declare himself in
the i rum ense is for the small
purpose of embarrassing him. It
may be that Senators are elected
and and paid their $7,500 a year
with the understanding that
they have the right to work off
their small grudges and grind
their ax"s in Congress but at
least thev should be constrained
to wait for these gratifications
until they have finished themoie
important work of making and
revising laws upon which t li e
prosperity and progress of the
whole country are depending. It
is neither inspiring nor reassu
ring to feel that Senators will
eade their obvious obligations
in the fnce of urgent national ne
cessities to indulge in cheap po
itical trickery and that they are
so far unmindful of the dignity
and responsibility of their posi
tion as to use it in spiteful bick
ering and deliberate pettiness
It is believed that an attempt
will be made by Congress to pass
over the President's vetothecen
sus bill which the President re
gards as a measure looking to
ward the return of the spoils sys
tem. J ust as quietly and adroit
ly as possible a clause was slip
ped into the bill w hich provides
that three thousand census enu
merators and clerks for the com
ing census-taking of the country
should be appointed outside of
the Civil service and Mr. Roose
velt who is an uncompromising
civil service advocate, is deter
mined to balk at the clause a n
veto the entire bill. Congress so
jealous of its lately crippled pre
rogatives declines here and there
that it will pass the bill anyway,
and there is promise of an exci
ting contest whenit comes to the
point of raising the two-thirds
vote of that body w hich w ill be
necessary to pass it over his ve
to. Congress, of course, hnssonie
thing more than the vindication
of its dignity in mind in this
matter. Three thousand places
ready made into which hungry
constii uents may be slipped with
out civil servicqiialification and i
its embarrassing requirements isj
quite a aire little pork barrel and
gress and ' il ia ,lot i,ran ,I,:,t ,Mr R'-pre-j
iiitil t h p'(":ita''v,M should be inclined to,
. i . i ,
reserve me privilege oi nipping j
into it lor themselves. They are!
arguing that it will Imdiflicult if,
not impossible to (ill these pla-l
res under the civil service since j
the appointments are teinponi-.
ry and will hist lor only two
yeai-s but the President will not
lose sleep over that contingency.
As a nuuter of fact if the ap
pointment? were only for a mont h
there would bo hundreds of ap
plicants for each placeand a two
years job at Government pay is
attractive enough to bring out
at least ten times as many aspi
rants to it as possibly can lie re
q nred. Another objectionable
clause in the bill which the Pres
ident may be trusted not. to over
looktprovides that tin printing
of thecensusreportssh.dlbedonn
outside the government printing
oflice which means some m ore
juicy plums for Congress to dis
tribute, but the President does
not propose to let either of these
propositions s'ip through over
his signature and a lively fight is
expected. I have just received in
tormatiou that the bill has been
vetoed.
That hell has no fury like a wo
man's hat seems to be well nrov-
ed bv that once-time interesting
woman, Mrs John A. Logan
whose da ughier has achieved na
tional notoriety bv thevindic
tivenpss with which she has fol
lowed up the charges against her
husband, Col. William F. Tucker.
Mrs. Logan, the widow of "PIack
Jack"' of war time fame and la
ter vice-President is an old wo
man now but she has never part
ed with her amazing energy and
ambition and when Col. Tucker
and bis wife came to some nnsun
derstanding over the Colonel's
alleged friendship for a widow
school teacher in the Philippines,
Mrs. Logan assumed general
ship of the campaign against the
Colonel and has made Washing
ton and especially the War De
partment thunders with her can
nonading. Mr. Taft while Secre
tary of War slood the bombard
ing of Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Tucker,
and all their friends without Uin-
ching or even the semblance of
retreat,
The Secret.Of Long Ltfe.
A French scientist has dtscovcrcd
one secret of long life. His method
deals with the blood. But long ago
millions of Americans had proved
Electric Bitters prolonged life and
makes it worth living. It purifies,
enriches and vitalizes the blood, re
builds wasted nerve cells, imparts
life and tone to the entire system
It's a god-send to weak, sick amide
bilitated people. "Kidney trouble
had blighted my life for months,"
writes W. M. Sherman, of Cnrhig
Me., but Electric Hitters cured me
entirely," Only 50c. 11 at all drug
gists. When it was proposed to in
crease the governors salary there
was an awful howl from republic
ans, although itcostsagovernor
more than his salary. When the
presidents salary was increased
from 50,000 to $100,000 ar,d
the common district Federal
Judges' salary increased to 9,000,
there was 110 republican objec
tion. A resoaable increase to
poorly paid State oflieial is awful
in the sight of a republican, but
an extravagant increase of an
extravagant salary ofa republic
an Federal official isthe thing.
Wilkes boro Chronicle.
Bu the a Vw Have Always Bought
Diiitli of an Aged Minister.
Rev. Win. Wilcoxon, the sub
ject of i his sketch, was born Dec.
7, IX is, uiiddied Jan. I'.ioii,
aged 90 years. 1 month and daily enliven the press reports
days. The burial service was con- from the scene of the Carmatk
dueti d by Lev. !. F. Wilcox on 'Coopers trial in Nashville? Was
Feb 2, 1909, in the prc-enee of ' thereever bcfoiVKiichaweinland
a large concourse of weeping ! woolly bunch?
friends niiil relatives. The casket First one juror announces to
containing his remains was then the court that he is accustom.'d
consigned to its last retmg place, , to his morning toddv, and that !
and wi ll he descries a calm. !
peaceful rest for, for more than
sixty years, he faithfully preach
ed l ho rosi)el of Jesus Christ.
1 1 is untiring work for the Mas
ter through the long period of
his public service, upon which no
shadow of discredit ever fell, gain
ed the conlidence, loveand admi
ration of all w ho knew him. He
was a member of South Fork
Baptist church, where ho joineJ
I iy letter 52 years ago. lie spent
the last three years of his life at
the home of his son-in-law, Mr.
C. Tin ker, of McGuire, N. C.
If one could possibly reach a
state of sinless perfection m this
life, Pro. Wilcoxon surely reach
ed its highest heights. His char
acter was pure and unselfish,
frank and courteous. He never
used the weapons of ridicule or
slander; never grew impassioned
or angry; never allowed himself
to take any part in the rumor
of gossin of his neighbors, lie
lull v believed in a "religion that
would not govern the mouth and
bridle the tongue, and make men
benefii ent and holy, was not the
religion of Jesus Christ and would
not secure salvation."
In his private relations as hus
band, father, friend, he was one
of the most loyal and lovable of
men. In the pulpit as a minister
he gained the attention of his
hearers by his pleasing and at
tractive personality and convinc
ed their understanding by h i s
candid and logical manner of rea
soning. Pro. Wilcoxon doubtless con
ducted more funeral services than
any other minister in Western
North Carolina, always carrying
a message of comfort and conso
lation to the surviving friends
weeping around the casket of the
dead, with the blessed assurance
I hut as they part with their lov
ed ones, at the door of the tomb,
they would meet again at the
door of immortality. As lie de
scended the western declivity of
life, he never grew childish or im
patient; always the same jovial,
rrrnn f ln'iTfnl irntitlotnnn h n. t"
characterized his home life fifty
years ago.
He delivered his last sermon
just, one month before he died at
New River church, from the text,
"Therefore be ye also ready for
in such an hour as ye think not
the tson of Man cometh." Matt.
21-44 . The sermon was most im
pressive, emphasizing the impor
tance of being ready, and t h e
dreadful consequence of procras
tination postponing the day of
salvation.
His death at a score of years
beyond the allotted life of man,
is an irreparable loss to the
church and nome. "He was not
only a preacher among preach
ers, but a man among men."
"Mark the perfect man, and be
hold the upright; for the end of
that man is peace." He bequea
thed to his friends the priceless
fruits of his life's work, and gone
to leceive his reward in "the land
beyond the blue," but his name
and virtues will be cherished in
the affectionate memory of his
many friends as long as they con
tinue in the pious belief that
God's greatest gilt to the people
of His care,
man.
U a wise and good
Z. T. WATSON.
Riverside, X. C.
Bettor Than (be "Qrealeit Show." t
(Columbia State.)
W here did they get these jurors
and talesmen who-o 'doiics'
he hail mifWe.l
rang in question m consequence
of being deprived of it. Could'nt
he have it? The judge declared
he could.
Juror Number 2 remarks to the
judge th.'.'.t time was beginning
to hang rather heavy on t li.-ir
hands: Couldn't they play
cards? The judge declared they
could, and added that they could
shoot craps on the floor if they
had a mind to.
Juror Number ,1 is challenged
on the ground that he was drink
ing when selected, and he admit
ted that he had been "a little
drinking'' but that he was not
drunk. Outstioned as to the
matter of degree, hegaveitashis
opinion that, he never regarded
himself as drunk so long as he
was conscious.
The need ot prohibition seems
to have been urgent in Tenne
ssee. Juror Number 4 was chal
lenged for drunkenness. He was a
llaeksmith and a witness brou't
to testify swore that the juror
"would put a shoe or two on a
horse, collect for the work and
go ihree miles to a saloon for a
drink before he would finish the
job."
Another juror, so it was testi
fied, or it may have been this
same bibbliug blacksmith, had
not been sober for twenty-five
y ars.
A talesman was excused from
appearing before the court on the
ground that he was celebrating
his one-hundreth birthday.
Another talesman could not
read "but his wife could;" lived
within two miles of his brother
but had r.ot seen him in three
years, had heard that there was
a killing, but was not certain as to
who was killed and who did the
killing.
And finally we have the tales
man who approached the judge,
"accompanied by a buxom young
woman" and complained that, he
had been summoned to appear in
court at 10 o'clock and "had an
engagement"' to get married to
the young woman at the same
hour. What was he going to do
about it? The judge appeared in
clined to hold the talesmen, until
the near-groom explained that
"it's dangerous to put it off,"
when he was excused.
This Cooper jury and talesmen
is a wonder and a joy. Where
did they get it? It's a pity that
Rarnum is dead.
Washington Once Gave Up.
to three doctors; was kept in bed for
five weeks. Blood poison from a
spidet's bite caused large, deep sores
to cover his leg. The doctors failed,
then "iJucklen's A mica Salve com
pletly cured me," writes John Wash
ington, of Rcsqueyille, Tex. f or
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More good watches are ruined
int he hands ol inexperienced work
men th ir, in anv other way. A
watch is too costly an article to
entrust to any one who may
claim the title of Watchmaker.
Durfng my many years of busi
ness I have always giyen the clo
sest attention to the careful re
pairing and adjusting of watches
brought to me and have bought
none other than the best mater
ial. My charges ore never exces
sive; only enough to cover the
cost ol the work; neither do un
necessary work nor charge for
work I do not execute. Don't
wait until your watch reluses to
run before having it cleaned, ad
justed and freshly oiled,
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