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Wataiiga emo VOL. XXI liOOXE, WATAUGA COUNTY. N. C. mUSDRAY JULY 8. 1903. NO. 6 Chamberlain' Stomach ami Liv cr T;'!'!'" w'll brace 'P the nerve. hanMi itk Headache, revent de-j-onilnicv ar-d inigor:ite the whole bvstem. SulJ by J. M. Motives. PROFESSIONAL. J !' (OlNCIU,. J. H. UAHIWX. COUNCILL & HARDIN, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, Limestone, Tennessee. Write us what you want in the way ol farming lands in this fer til country and wewilldoourbest to pleuse you. 9-10. NAT T. DULANEY, M. D., -SPEC I ALIST, TourthSt. Bristol Tenn.-Va. Eye and Throat Diseases. Refraction for Glasses. L, V.IME, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BANNER ELK, N. C. SrYVi!l practice in the courts Watauga, Mitchell and adjoining C lunties. 7 6-'()S EDMUND JONES LAWYER -LtiXOUl. N". :,- Mil Practice Regularly in f (,ourts of Watauga, - ; '08 F. A. LINNEY, r TO. IX 10 Y AT LA W, BiiONE, N. c. 'AMU practice in the courts of he l.'lth Judicial District in all twitters of a civil nature. '5-111008. J. C. FLETCHER, Attorney At Law, BOONE, N. C. ireful attention (riven to '"tions. W.R. LOVILL ATTORNEY AT LAW, BOOSE, N. C. Sppcial attention given " all busineHgi entrusted to 7-9-'08. A A. Holsclaw, ATTORNEY AT LAW Mountain City, Tennessee-. Will practice in all the courts of Tennessee. State and Federal. Siiecinl attention given to col- 'ecMons and nil obiter matters of a legal nature. Office north eastof court house Oct. 11, 1007, lv. E. S. GtfFFEY, -AHORSE 1 A7 LA H', COONEN. C. Prompt attention given to ill matters of a legal nature. 8" Abstracting titles and collection of claims a special--v l-l-'OO. R. Ross Donnelly. UNDERTAKER & EMBALM ER SHOUJTS. Tennessee, Has Varnished and Glass White Coffins; Black Broad doth and W hite Plush-Caskets; Blick and White Metalic Caskets Robes, Shoes and Finishings, Extra large Coffins and Cas kets always on hand. 'Phone or lers given special attention. R. ROSS DONNELLY. Tha rairj Land f North Carolina." The writer of this article is a student of the A. T. S., Boone, X. ( leaving his home at Shore, X. I ., June 1 "1, n gives a des cription of what limy Ihj seen by him who has neyer crossed the Blue Ridge westwardly into Wa tauga county, the ''Switzerland of America. 1 -curing Dotinaha. the naine- sake of au Indian chief, we came ou the Southern Railway, arm in ! urm with the historical Yadkin, on whose banks lived once the man in .whose honor Boone is named The train beingonlv five hours late, we readied Wilkes boro, the metropolis of Wilkes county, just belore sunset. Stay ing oyer night in Wilkeboro we prepared early next morning for j a -io-mile drive across the "ridge of ridges," We made our way towards Reddy's River (Jap, passing off a! few hours of the forenoon with' out any material change. A few hours later, there was presented to our view one mighty blue wall. After crossing and re-crossing Reddy' River, we soon came to the foot of the mountuin. Af ter eating dinner we 'mosied' on ward and upward, beholding 011 one side grandeur, on the other a snug mountain home, meeting often a two-cow load of bark ou its way to Wilkesboro; passing over babbling brooks that seem ed so lonely and innocent, but whose waters may some day take uu active part in m allowing up some great vessel out ou the ' briny deep." Soon we reached the summit and God. only, knows the mag nitude of the scene. What broad expanse of spnee was before our weak eyes! On every hand we be held numberless blue hills. "Oh, the North Carolina Hills, how majestic and how grand, With t heir summits pointing sky ward to that grand almighty land." We now entered Ashe coun ty top of Blue Ridge. Coming down the western side, We passed through gorges deep and wide, Into the land where the wind ev er blows, And wheat, the golden grain, never grows. We then entered the grazing lands ol Watauga. On every side were large herds of cattle and flocks of sheep, tor miles you may travel and find nothing but green hills and meadowed val leys. Soon you will reach How ard's Knob, on the top of which one may stand and behold the hills of Va. and Tenn., and on which is Sampson's chimney, a rock about 30 feet high and not much larger than an old-fashioned chimney. At the base of this knob is Boone, where Daniel I Boone once lived. The sign of his chimney may be seen now. After staying at Boone a few days, we made a short visit to the town of Blowing Rock. The scenes of nature were presented to us in a new and fascinating manner. There were many things of interest to be seen on the way as we passed over the Boone & Blowing Rock Turnpike, among them being the falls of New Riv er half way between Booue and Blowing Rock. But the thing that attracted our attention most, was the beautiful lake to be seen just before reaching the town. This lake is of artificial formation, one-half m le in cir cumference. Myriads ofsouthem laurels decorate its margin, and has pinned ou the lapels of its bosom thousands ol beautiful water lillies by Nature's thought ful hand. The water is inhabited by many of the finny tribo which darted hither and thither on our approach. Leaying this we visit ed the lake on the Cone estate. This Jake iH also of artificial lor- mation, covering 26 acres, so mucn grainier man the lormer one. Xot only were there lillies upon its surface, but there were many ducks winch wen? being chnsej hy hunters in the gaso line bout th'it belongs to the lake. Just above this are a num ber of smaller lakes in w hich we saw manv fish, among which 1 were bass, trout, etc. Xear these lakes is a park containing many deer. Between this and the Cone mansion, which cost $68,000, and which is located at the top of a beiiutiful hill and cau be seen for twenty miles, is an or chard containing 4,500 trees. Reluctantly leaving this en trancing spot where our eyes hnd beheld so many of the beauties of nature, we passed beyond the town about two miles to the spot known as 'Blowing Rock," so called because of the high pivipice and the strong, never- ceasing current of air coining up from below. To sav that this is a grand and maguificent view would only half describe it.. A vast amount of territory, em bracing parts of Watauga, Cald well, Mitchell, Burk and Wilkes, opened itself to view as we ap - proached. So great is the beauty ot the scenery that one would very naturally imagine that he was getting a ulimpse of fairy land, and would realize that this is justly termed the "Swit zerland of America." Another thing of interest to be seen was the Grandfathermountain whose towering peak points upward to the height ol 5. 897 feet, and as some one has said, "whose brow is received into a cloud of histor ical glorj We congratulated our selves upon being permitted to drink water from the headspring of the Yadkin River, The day was now far spent, but we were lothe to Wave this loyely spot, but we left thorough ly convinced that the scenes of nature are more attractive to the eye than the art of man. Cius. H. Myehn, Boone, N. C, July 28. Could Not Be Better. No one lias ever mnde a salve, ointment, lotion or balm to compare with bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's the one perfect healers of cuts, corns burns, bruises, sores scalds, boils ulcers, eczema, saltrheum. For sore eyes, cold sores, chapped hands it's supreme. Infallible for piles. Only 25c at all druggists. Lenoir is the fi ret town in the whole State to provide free text books to students, and as a re sult the attendance at school is increased. Eighty per cent, of the school population now answers to the roll-call every day. The town buys the books from the publishers who put patent cov ers on them furnished by the businessmen of the town for their adverlising which is in the backs of them. Each is charged to the parents of the childreu, and at the end of the year ull nre collected, t he covers burned, the books fumigated, new covers put on and they are ?eady for anoth er year. We think Lenoir has doue a handsome thing and oth er towns should follow her ex ample, sure. It will be found that when the roll is called the sentiment ex pressed by Senator Simmons and other Congressmen has the following ol a large number if not the majority of good Demo crats. W by not change the plat form to suit the voters. High Point Enterprise. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C A ST O R I A "Call ef The Wild." Charlotte Chronicle. Perhaps there comes n time in the life of almost every one when he f e!s tired of it all tired ofthel game. I e may be a f a 1 t h f 11 1 worker in his chosen urolession and may be unfitted to work in any other field, yet the spirit of! unrest is likely to assail him and j he may wonder why, He may j come to the conclusion which. nine times out of ten is not true, that there is a lack of apprecia tion ofliis results. As somepeopte mnyask why this spirit of unrest should come along to keep them awake at nights, so do we won der why we have been h-d into this train of though. fnvlta if. is because we are tired of the more or less artificial life of the city and have been dreaming too much of God's life the life in the country. 1 . . We have a notion that . I i i a . , our pencil out the window and pick up in its stead a hoe handle in an old-fashioned garden be hind some farmhouse a garden with rows of boxwood down the walk, and its borders of holly hocks, pinks, poppies, raggeil robins, phlox, and other flowers ! that our mothers loved; to wear the cotton shirt and one gallus; to wash our face out of a tin pan on the back porch, to sit nniund in idle luxury and watch somebody or something else work the busv bees, for in stance, in and out the hive under the shade of a cedar; to be wak ed in the early morning by the potrack, pot-rack of the guineas, to jerk a sun perch out of the creek, or knock over a spring chicken whenever we want some thing to eat; to shake a tree and get a peach, a pear, aplumoran apple; to ride a bull calf around the barn lot and to throw clods at the cows on the way home from the pasture; todrink spring water out of a gourd and to leel the soothing lather ol soft soap, to forget about barlmrs' sheers and safety laundered collars and an shoes: to turn in with the setting of the sun and not care a ding whether we ever again write anything for anybody to read, or read anything that any body else has written that is the fever that seems to be on us. It is stated pretty much in the nature of the hypothetical ques tiou we have been reading so much about in the past few days, II there is any farmer who wants to leave nature as badly as we want to get back to it, let him banter us for a swap and offer enough boot. Women Who Are Envied. Those attractive women who are lovely in face, form and temper, are the the envy of many, who misfht be like them. A weak, sick ly woman will be irritable. Consti pation or kidney poisons show in nmples, blotches, skin eruptions and a wretched complexion. For nil such, Electric Bitters work won lers. They regulate stomach, liver nul kidneys, purify the blood, jrive strong nerves, brignt eyes, p u 1 e breath, smooth, velvety skin, love ly complexion. Many charming wo men owe their health and beauty to them. 50c at all druggists. The fight on Senator Simmons has fallen flat. A surprisingly large nurnlier ol newspapers and people walked up and stoodbeside him. It was patent to all that the assault was inspiredjforapur pose; and the purpose itself is by no means obscured from the pub lie gaze. North Carolinians will be slow to turn down a man who has done the work for this state that Simmons has, to promote a man who has never done any thing but draw his salary. Lex ingtOD Dispatch. AYER'S HAIR VIGOR Does not Color the Hair Hair falling out? Troubled with dandruff? Want more hair? An elegant dressing? InPrPfllPntc Sufefcur. Glvccrla. Oulniit. Senium CMorM. Wt believe doctor endorse this formula, or we would not put R p. AYER'S HAIR VIGOR Does not Color the Hair J C Atwb Oomp.wt. Mm DaXlEL B03NE. D. in Lenoir News. Some time ago I promised to give you some facts or tradi tions in the life of the great pio tieer, Daniel Boone, connected with the town of Boone, Watau ga county, North Carolina. The town is named for him, and it is supposed that he once had a cab ! i 1 1 liui'Q f.rn tt'lt il.i rPlm iLnrtrli n m 111 uric v. 1 ti n 11 11-. j lie 1 'trwi u U1C , . . , . ' , 'I" vmuj j mini iwir, tliiu l I r point out a pile of stones which are supposed I to be the remains of the chimney of his cabin, and near by stands a solitary oak of centuries' growth on which it is said he hung his deer to skin them. It is possible and probable that Boone may have had his cabin here at one time whether the place pointed out istheexact spot or not, for this would be on a probable course from his home on the lower Yadkin to Ken- jtucky. He would naturally make his way up the ladkm to its head springs at Blowing Rock, and down New river from its source (a few yards distant) and being attracted by this protect ed valley he may have taken up his abode here for awhile, possi bly for a winter or a summer, He could huye found few better summer homes. It is claimed that Boone lived on the Yadkin in Wilkes county, possibly at other points, and there seems to be pretty good evidence that he, or at least his father and mother, lived in Da vie county. In 1751 his father, Squire Booue, moved his family, including Daniel, from Pennsyl vania to the Yadkin valley, most probably within or near the pres ent limits of Davie. As an evi dence in favor of this his lather and mother are buried in old Soppa graveyard a mile from Mocksville, that county. This writer has been to their graves. They are side by side and are marked by the old fashioned soapstone tombstones on which appear their names "S quire Boone" "Sara Boone" with the date of their deaths, and I think their ages. I am not certain a bout the figures, but think the dates are 17G0 and and 1765. The tombstones are well preserv ed except the corner ot one is broken off. The lettering wnsstill plainly visible a few years ago. Note, Since writing the above sketch of Booue I am informed that thtv tombstones have been thrown down and marred by souvenir collectors. This ought not to be. D. If you are not satisfied after using according to directions two-thirds of a bottle ot Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, you cau have ycur money back. The tablets cleanse and invigorate the stomach, improve the digestion, regulate the bowels. Give them a trial and get well. Sold by J. M. Hodges. Governor Hoke Smith of Geor gia, suggested the other day that the executive mansion at Atlanta should bo sold. W here upon the Rome Tribune handed him this- "Why, Hoke, you wont be the last Governor. There will be others." Mean, wasu't it? Andereou Mail- 6T Advertise in theDeomcrat" Watch Repairing. Afore good watches nre ruined intheliaudsol inexjterienced work men than 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 manv vears of busi ness I have ulways giyen the clo sest attention to the careful re- E airing and adjusting of watches rough t to nie and have boujrht none other than the best mater nl. My charges nre never exces sive; only enough to cover the cost o t he work; neither do un necessary work nor charge for work I do not execute. Don't wait until your wutch re I uses run belore having it cleaned, ad usted and freshlv oiled. J. V. BRYAN, GraduateWatch-niaker A Jeweler flie Charlotte Observer. THE LARGEST AND BEST NEWSPAPER IN N.C. Eveiy Day in the Year $8. a Yea r. The Observer consists of 10 to 1? pages daily and 20 to 32 pages Sun day. It bandies mole news matter, local, State, national and foreign than any other North Caralina news paper. THE SUNDAY OBSERVER, is unexcelled as a news medium and is also tilled witli excellent matter of a miscellaneous nature. SEMI-WEEKLY OBSERVER, issues Tuesdays and Fridays, at $1. per year, is the largest paper for the money in this section. It consists of 8 to 10 nasres. and nrints all the news f the week local, State, na. tiona und fcreign. At ress, THE OBSERVER CO, Charlotte X. C. The sentiment against ladies wearing hats in church is grow ing rapidly. A Charlotte minis ter has requested the ladies of his congregation to leave off their hats at the evening service. We don't see that, the ladies need wear them at all with the am ount of hair they wear these days. But the more hair the larger the hat Is the way they seem to figure it. Greenville Re flector. It is possible for a man to reach the pinnacle of fame and still not be above suspicion. Often The Kidneys Are Weakened by Over-Work. 1'iiliealihy KiJucj Make Impure Blood. Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re sponsible for much sickness ami suffering. therefore, ft kidney trouble is permitted to continue, serious re sults are most likely to follow. Your other organs may need at tention, hut your kid neys most, because they do most and should have attention first. Therefore, whea your kidneys are weak or out of order, you can understand how quickly your en tire body is affected and how every wgaa seems to tan 10 uo us uuiy. If you are sick or " feel badly," begin taking the great kidney remedy. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. A trial will Con vince you of its great merit. The mild and immediate effect of Swamp-Root, the great kidney and bladder remedy, is soon realized. It stands the highest because its remarkable health restoring properties have been proven iu thousands of the most distress ing cases. If you need a medicine yon should hava the best. Sold by druggists in fifty-cent and one-uol- j lar sizes. You may have a sample bottle) by mail free, also a 3 pamrmei leuinc yon Hom..iWi how to Cud out if you have kidnev or bladder trouble. Mention thit paper when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Eiugbaraton, N. Y. Don't moke any mis take, but remember the name, Swamp l . .. .1 iA. - .1 I.,- :. something in place of Swamp-K.oot ti you do you will be disappointed. 1 MMJIiaifl'vMM.ZTS ilk IT I i t 5