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V; v ft dv? rTP p y J 1 j VOL. XXI PROFESSIONAL j " ! DENTIST. I will be al r,lt. in Bock from the first to tlie iifie. nth of nrh1 inontli prep ircd to ('o u'l kinds of Dent'd work ' ' ' j OTwp KpnriXatnimn TWcl 1 wjlii-iMill (((( ilj.l tiO'.Cl. I . ) f 1 NAT Tf DULANEY, M. D., SPECIALIST, Fourth St. Bristol Tenn.-Va. Eye and Throat Dises pes. Refraction for Glasses. 1MB, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HAN NEK ELK, N. C. JVi!l practice in the courts Watauga, Mitchell ami iuljuining C nmties. 7 6-'(9 EDMUND JONES UAYV YEli LKM)1U, N. C,- M ill rr.H'tici' Hruhrly in t;f? Courts ol h'nt.-nifia. 61- 'o9 F. A. LINNEY, -ATTOIIXEY AT LAW, 1? IONIC. . Will oraol ice in the courts of t lie loth Judicial District mutters of a civil nature. o-ii i yon. i. in all J. C. FLETCHER, Attorney At Law, BOONE, X. C Cit roful attention givon i oliptinns. v. n LOVILL ATTOIINLY AT LA W,- HOOXh, A'. C &pecial attention given . to all business entrusted to h'.8 care."&3 7-9-'01). E. S. GliFFEY f -ATI 0 US Ei A'l LAW ftOONE, N. C. Prompt attention given to all in n Iters of a legal nature. , .-j i ill i ioii".u i, i na i ne "oiiiu uiiiive &er Abstracting titles iinUi . " i mn ip. However. Thomas re collection oi claims a siicvw- tv. 1-1 '09. I Ross Conelly, UNDERTAKER & KM HA 1. MO S II GUN'S. Tennessee, Has Varnished and Class White O.dlins; Black mad lot n White Hush Caskets; Oiack ami White Metalic C a s k 1 1 a Robes, Shoes and Finishings, Extra large Coffins and Cas kets always on hand. Theme or iers given special attention. R. ROSS DONNZLLY. IT IS WELL WITH YOU. If you have a watch that needs reninrini? or any little job you t ili lint, a lii inrr nr KUlliI it, to IIIH ! at inv office nfsilv. rstone and I will give you a first class job. I also keep a nice lineofgrocer ies and other goods that I will sell you real cheap for (ash or , good produce. inanKingyouiortnen.cep. - rounge you have given me nnd hope for a continuance of the Bame. I am, Yours Very Tmlv, - . S, il. GREENE, Jeweler, l.OOXK. Duthof Gsor?.H !Hara. Norw ood. ("ul, i. Feb. Sun- lil.V HltlTIKMUl lit (t'rliK'k. '. (lomer ' h"imis hliot an I mortal jM uomxi.vi i.eor-ie II. Dun-nn. i whose (P al h lollowed in less than i it I mm . i . , I ( i ih'mii. i in PiMUii i h r in I j .n-t. ,.,, ,-j v , Norwood. The lirst reports that r,"T''nt ll,'r'' m "hieha loa- ded nnii t in t he lia nds of I)nne:iii ! Oil 11 I if I1 r Ul V tit 1 1. j tiz-mtlt t-... t- if i were utterly without i f'aindati' n, as will be show ii I y j the state's main witness. Frank iieuuHK. no was in company with Ihineaii when they wen o vertaken by Thomas and heard al! that wns said Mis unimp ts- i'-si.mo.n wi i prove iiih ( n.s ma.i.y were in n g wnc u,e , V(.Ilti(,n OP primaries are In Id be ,to have bif ii one of the most j head ol the lanii y met his t mgie ; ,on, M;1 y mi,j u w ns )lri, tlat ' I'l )lil.t ill ) w t.wl llllirilfia tlw-if tlw. l.liil lia U'Dm t 1: 1 1't ft itl r VUiliu ......... ' " annals ot any coinmnnity re- cord. A careful investigation of f . A. 1 1 .1 1 in -is nave oe. n macie ami mveu below: Some time ago, Du'iean bor rowed twenty dollarsfrom Thom as. to be used ia the purcha-e of a ho'se. Asa II. Perry had amort-j gnge oa the horse, ami Diincan had secured permission from IVr ry to trade the hors to Tom Sullivan for two unbroken colt. This had l.e-m done and lii Idick wns helping Duncan to get one of the colts home, when Thomas overtook them, haviiiir been to' Sullivan's, and having learned. mat me irauo mi.i neen made, I le rode along wdh Duncan nnd Heddick for a hundred yea irs. chatting pie; smith about t h e ; D puty Sheriff Dunham on Mon kind of horses the colts would! day. make never giving t he least The funeral services over the sign of dissatisfaction, until sud- deiily lie reinel his horse and said to Duncan. "You did not treat me right about thos- coits; I want you to ive me a mort "lire on them for twenty dol lars." Duncan rep'ied that he coul i not, becaus-lie had trans - fi-rrcd t he moi tgaee gi ven tor t he . hoise l.e had 1 rade.I. adding! lint . . , . , , . . . Thomas could have one of thejas. The jury consisted o! Sain Col Its if he would take it for what ii was worth. Nothing m ire was s lid. but Thomas put spurs to Ids horse, and, heading for home, .veiled: '"I'll get somethinsr th it w ill make yon give ine a mort gage!'' Duncan called to him to come back and settle it some way, but be paid no attention. This liiprinie nnr th? cabin where Johnson has his saloon. Duncan rode on to the Scott I.eneh place, and was there ad-i-ed by Rid. lick to go home by an unusual way, lest lie be over taken by Thomas, though it was . At ..1 . I 1 . . 1 1 1. .. ' . , . ., turned in a lit ' 10 wane, wirn n ri fle, and noticing Duncan's tracks in the snow, started in pursuit. At Heddick "s suggestion, Scott Leech stnrted across tointercept Thomas, but wns too late He In nrd two shots, and, hurrying on,"saw the smoke from the'liird ''ml fat'd shot. The ball en'ep d the hip a'd lodged, and p'-or Duncan fell from the horse to the "round Thomas wheeled his horse nnd rode to the home of Fred Ander son, whom he told what he had done. He was advised to come to lown and give himself up to the authorities, which he did. Meanwhile the dying man lay helpless, with h;s face and hands in the snow, for the greater part of an hour, before a wapon could reach him. He was terribly chill- ,ed, and the loss of blood was great that his hands were never warm again. Dr. Dolinger has be in summon ed, but could do nothing for the stricken man, who, strugglimr ,.f whn jn thp l,lIU . . arms of Ed QuaintanceJ expired in in srr-at agony at 8:1 o Thomas says the first twos' ots were fired to stop Duncan, and WArAL'(IAC()UNTY.TIUIi:si)AY. MAllCII 17. l'.un. t!,;,t ri ling n irr tothejin inn- j ed man. he again dem mded a! nun t-;i--, nnd that uhilet-tnnd- hi': near Ik liail ismoii n t t1 ; iui nw yun cocke I. it dwcliar-: gel accidentally. 1 homns had 1 1 l i . i "m u ii vm t i t mi irrn i n 'i ii ri . . w . .., nA , 1 1 1 1 1 1 W iw 1 ft 10 lia 1 1 -i . I (Im eoli iiil-U'l . .Mississippi, Louisiana n:id ol her ' m with Duncan, and had lime., states Tl-.ey so lixe l the ti to think itorr. fr p,.yin the poll tax as, in Inmcanwnsa native of Ashe fu. i. i i. ' enmity, North ( arolina, and drift- i I'd into ( ilora do but a few ye t rs a wurkin ia !iidw,iv prev- oils toco ninyr to .N o r w o o d , , wle'ie, f.ir a time, he jilie.i '- ; trade as a slioeniaker,hiterliliiij n a homestead, on which heund - ol I ami is survive.l by his in it Iter and tour brothers in North ar-; I . 1 ! . l...r Ii. ' oima aim a wue an'i iiveeuiiun n here. Thomas is a KentucUi in by liii tli and is well known lv T. 11. j Cuiininham, of Kedvale, for whom lie worked as a teanistei on two different occasion' the lirst. lime at Marb'e, Colo, com ing from N 'wc.ictle, Colo., where nena i wen imp,oyei us a iiVeivi1 later to Hie voter il he miner, lb- acoumpaiii.'d Mr. Cum- ! W()ult, V1)I(.11S tl)0 (l..tv p. i,.. iiiiigliam to t his locality and wor j H, tv..u ,i.i,-.i i,,u,'.,,,u,'itt, ! ked under him on Li I v lam is ditch. ! I he slaver of Duiic.in has tie1 name of being t hril'ty and honest is sm in oi stature ami a iiian-:e.i is small oi stature ami a inari:e.i blonde, is middle aged and singh He was taken to Telluride bvi body of Duncan were conducted ! at the homestead luesday alter noon by Rn Knight interment to .k place at Norway Wednesday after the coroner's jury had view - .edthe remains and rendered a verdict to the effect .that Ueorue j II. Duncan came to his death : irom tne eaects oi a na i noui ' .1 1.1 I' I TV ...I .i. ..... . t i 'r : uuu 1:1 rue nanus oi uoui -r i nom Isaacs, Al Uielt, 1'. K. Steele .'ay 11. Mirtin and (le irge Skin ner. The busiest ;md img!' ticst little thine; that ever v;is inude is (Jlnim Ikji hiiii's Slomach ;ind Liver Tfb t'ts. L'iuv d tlie work whenever you require their aid. These tahjets civilize weakness into strength, list- lessness into enurv to j lyousr.ess. Their action is so jjenile one don't realize ihey have taken a pur:itire. Sold by J, M Hedges. .v sueinesu nanus ' : . - i.-.: 4-1. ..,!.: iiiiiik won our iocs, which i - i - nblyaccouuts for the fact that . . peop'e who wear tight shoes are: narrow minded. I'nity of aim is more than iden tity of appearance. f If 9,896 Farmers and planters told you that their yields per acre of cotton, corn, tobacco, wheat, fruits, peanuts, rice, sugar cane and truck crops were greatly increased and even doubled By Using Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers and which they thought the best and biggest crop pro ducers on earth wouldn't you feel that you should, in justice to yourself, try these fertilizers and get the same increased yields on your own farm? We have many thousands of un-asked-for letters from farmers blessing the day they bought Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers. Many of these letters are incur 1 910 Farmers' Year Book, which can be had free of your dea!er,or by mailing us the coupon SALES OFFICES I mcitKlon:. 1. Mill us iMs Co'ipon ITisginia Carolina Chkaiic.-.l CfiiiF.ir.v. Prt fc;:J me -i cn?v -f yr't l.;lo farmera' Vut Bcl. liv -A 51. Narae...... Town r Siat.- t'lt'-.iT,. '. Wi-.si.-int'm, N. C. C.;: 5. C, L u :l Wli . . ' 1. s. .; i..,o jr. Ca. I i :-:t.-.p-.-. -. All, ...,.h , re-m. I'oi.i.tax r.i:nii:i:v. Vw, .,, iti . . . W Ilt'Tl Till VI41 lllt'll U'iii'u Ilvl'ii j,,,, ties(ff g.nmen lin.-ut hev I Mta li tin1 navriiHttt nf tnv 1 it reivtU.ite ol voting, a- li.nl . . w . . imt,s.sji,w for c indi!ates t;i l.uv ii - ii J'l i; llL-ll l., n .111 I lllilKU I! j votes by ja vin,r t he ' - .rv pnu 'eh s iiiat ti )lltax. The le poll tax Inilsf i. ....j,! i... ,i1M fikt m,,,,. d.-iv in Mtv tf tl:e venr in which wls'l(eM (f) W)tp 'r,eiav ,au, h(Jk.-t(d be cans- nocon- nxiur Hie .inie I'eiore anv nomi- nill aill sjx ,,,.,, 1H ,fon, ,,t,,.( w,)n,j ,,av,, ,!,.Mm..i1t ,,,. ,,,, lini, t , ., i,. Ii..v..u..i or,..l ;r i... i r, i fill tu' I , i- I I'll 11 111' 1(1 II j permittid it. That was the pur. pose ol the haulers the law, but in some counties that pur- pose is said to have been thwar - led by politicians v ho gave t he sheriff a sum ol monev nnd took ,'iod tUN teceipts which were deli counties this evasion of the l,uv seems to have reached Inrire nro ' ,()I.tin,ls i v i v..i,i, ;., i,ij -i,.,r,ru in ,,, -yiry ()( eiidersJn Co. is reporti d to linveshocked ina- ny people by 'he vigorous way he leierred to this illeu'id pi acl lice, lie declared that naving po'l t ax ; j-ur purpose of securing vott s was "a. most disreputable one nud should not be countenanced . . sy the honest electorate." He 1 ij. j, tia, llUler the law poll tax-1 the potash in the manure is lost, es can he paid on! v bv the voter Whenever manure is allowed to . ,jMliJ(iif n, ,,, bv otliers whose dieal until t he: sharp, nscrid scent , jUll,()S(. U!liS to secure their votes., of escaping ammonia can be ami t lie payment of poll taxes 1 'l' ' '1 , U(!j ! under such conditions was noth ; jnir j(,ss ,ia)1 i,,.,,,,, and boi h the giver and the taker was guil-j the air. In tact, whenever de fy of bribery, composition sets in, there is The use of money in politics I likely to be some loss ol amonia. has grown alarininv.lv, and the p iyment of po'l taxes bv candi dates threatens to become a great eyil unless checked. The charge of Judge Webb is salu tary. Let the 1 iw beenforce l ami the practice broken up. The law imposes no poll taxes on any per- , son over ,"0 years of age. and the j county commissioners may re- Ilievemen too poor to pay the I j til X- All others should iiav the! t.ix and Jia.V it themselves in t ime j to vole. If they do not do SO, i ! nobody should be permitted toj !).. - ' l a i ..I. . ' u in oricr to con inn men vote You can never pray for anoth er with your lips alone. Atlmta, Gl. How Hitnurr W Wafcled. jiiuMVi Farmer. I'm Nxiinitlistan ling tin great vnl-j The Irnig hoped-lor railro ul ii.' of stable ma nine and I lie vr.v from thin place into Watauga limited supply on most birins, it county will lie built. Thecompa is utPortuuutely tun- thutn lnrgej ny is incorporated and is railed H'i ccm ui me puiiu iom in u is ; wasie i i.isiea.i 01 oeing reiuniea 1 to the soil, and in many eases ! 'much of the humus lorminsr nnd i l - i r I i " """"r " " i ! minht be obtained from it ilost. in . ? i i . n'lievT manure is u ic expos- d id ti'ie weather the soluble ! olaut foods in it are nuicklvi washed out by rains. If it is on the laud where it is reeded this i does not matter, as the plant fooil.s ill be taken into the s ib but if the manure is iym in a hard packul bariiynid that drains into a gully or creek, the best part of it is largely lost. Many farmers imngiee that the manure bft by the'r stock on the pasture is of little benefit, j while the truth is that they get 'i much larger proportionate ben , efi t from it than from that which if '1' onpe.! in t he stab'es. This is ! certainly true if the latier is thrown out under ems of the: miles of road. 1 he line will con bnrii or al'owi-d to get hot nnd I m'ft with the roads leading into firefanr". I'Vvv fanners have any real idea of tin- great loss which occurs from their careless methods of handling manure. 'F.xp"riments made by Roberts show that when horse manure is thrown in a loose pile and sub jected to t he joint action of lea- : climg ami weathering it may j loose in six months nearly sixty i I"''1 -'et of its most valuable fer- tili.ine ootistituents. When the j Hrj'iid manure is wasted as is so lten the case, fully two-thirds of ' - i : i 1 in- narogeu uiri u laijjf pui i, oi "o1 lf',(1 t lie larmer is losing mon- .. . ... ey again, tor the most valuable i I'bii'i tood in it is escaping into The mixing of lime or ashes with manure also tends to liberate the amonia in it aud s ho ul J never be practiced. Do you know that croup can be prevented? Give chamberlain's Coueh Remedy as soon as the child becomes hearse or even after the rroupy couh appe.'i s and it will prevent the attack. It is also certain cure for the croup and has never been known to fail. Sold by J. M. Ho! 'es. The Daniel Boone Memorial Association is assembling exhib its lor the big day, April .'10, aud there is a movement to puiclmse a, monument t- perpetiate the pioneer t vp . A great ninny ar ticles haviii'.r hist 'lie int. 'test !,n be n e;,t tier.. ) a d M r. J T. at of Fin 1,. KoiMin c unty. . 1 -1 1 ,i . ) ' -'.!':'! ' " . :it i CI 1 -11 I I e !i s. Ill p - paration.s being made all tend to add a lot to the significance of April 30. The newspapers of the state have given hpace to the matter and the event has assum ed more than local importance. The association, in making up its exhibits, is especially in 1 1 res ted in continental money and WOllld like I o pi"Ce out an alrfU'l i lii-i 1 ..I, j valuable displav of paper bills be - I longing to the revolutionary per - . ... io.l- L-xington Dispatch. If irouhltcl vviih indigestion, con stipuiion, no appetit" or feci bilious K've Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets a iri.,1 aud you will be pleiised with the result. 1 hese tan- lets inviforate the stomach and li vr er and strengthen the dirt sticn Sold by J. M. Hodgts NO. .18- Yaiaiia Railroad t Bs Built. j l nuir Si-i-ial to Charlotte Olmervor ue " uuiujzu. uiuroau i o:iip;i- ny. in aeconi inre wnn ino ac- tion of the directors in t h e i r last meeting, stock Mibivriptions 1 I . i ...v. . ... v v.. ed that the required amount will -. . : rm.c..i ueiuri i ne ruiic oy itec Assembly, aii)iopiia.ed the la- bor of 150 convicts, taking stock in thecompany asrompensation. The corporation originally capi- talized at ?2u0,000, litis been an jthorized by the stockholders' to increase this amount to $1,000, 000. Tor the present it is proposed to build the road from Iienoir to Iioone, thence to Hutler, 'i'enn. A branch line will extend to Wilkeslioro and North Wilkes, boro. It is also intended to ix tend at a future date the lin from Tru'ler to Klizabethton and .Johnson City Ttnn. When com pleted there will be about 120 the coal producing sta'es and will furnish a shorter route for transporting coal to the sea board than that afforded by any other road. The local business of the road promises to be good from the start. It will traverse some of the best farming lands of the State, namely, the famous Yadkin val ley and those of Watauga known far and near for their products in fruit and produce. The line will also do a great business in haul ing mining and fore.st products abounding in the territory thro which it will pats. Key. B. F. Harnett Fotertalns, The Wilkes Patriot. Key. 15. F. llargett enteitain ed a number of friends at the par. sunage Friday eyening, the oc casion ol his HOth birthday. Ho was the recipient ol many useful and valuable presents nnd the guests, in turn, were served with hu elegant repast. With some interesting games, merry conver sation nnd delightful music, the evening was pleasantly spent. Mr. llargett tells us that "50'' seems to have been, incidentally, the dominant number of the eve ning. He had sent out 50 invi tations, that 50 persons were, present, and that full $50 dol lars worth of presents were given him; but that in appreciation the presents are woith 50 their intri nsic value Gflen T!i3 Kidneys Are Wfiakenedjj Cver-Wark. Unhealthy KUueys Make Impure Blood, We.'ik nil;! vtnlicaltiiy kidneys nre re- sjjji!iil);c 11 -r inii'-U sickness auusuttering, V . .- ;- trouble is i permitted to , !! iMiitmue, serious rc- 't'jd suiis arc most likelv ..J 5i v 'A in iiiiiuw. lourocuer 11.. a .. r,i tey X. I I organs may neea ai- v ATJ.m 13 .... , . 7qfl 1 tenuon, but your kid- in 1 ncs iiiobL, uecaue ''' 1L-1 thpv llo mrtst nnil should have attention ' 1 1 " 0 first. Therefore, when your kidneys are rcak or out of order, yon can understand ho-.v quickly your en tire body is affected and how every organ Beems to fail to do its.duty. If you ere sick or " feci badly," bepin takiup; the freat kidney remedy,' Dr. Kilmer's fhvamii-P.oot. A trial will con- I vince you of its great merit. The mild find immediate effect ot , rwam;,KRcotf tlie ETeat 1:idney anil 1 bladder remedy, is toon realised. It i stands the highest because its remai-kuhle health restoring properties have bean proven in thousands of the most distress nix cases. If you need a medicine vou should have the ber,t. Sold by clni'rp'Lsts in I lifty-ceut and one-dol- rJaiS,; i lar sizes. You mav ave .ffiP!c ,;ottle llSMpISMa j by mail frcie, also tamnUIct toilini' vou ' ?fLif u,have Sidney or . i:.aua.i nvi.ui. iiiuiiv.i L11.5 yjp'jr I u-hca v.ritiinr to Dr. K:.jr.-er & Co.. j;ingnamton, n . i: on i nic-.e acy mis t.ike, but remember the name, Sncrip kcot, and don't let a deakr sell ym. wwsttins; ii i-ir-co cf SvTorr.-RoV.if i'oa cla vstt vviU ht ilirpptiat&a. t "5 f f i i ? ' m w mn-n r- J --faHiUt'Tfi(i!li
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