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wh- u h fill an u VOL. XXII UOOXE. WATAUGA COUNTY, THURSDAY. JUNE 11911, NO. 17. rOIEYSOailOlAXA foa Vwkh Taowait and Cmtioii 71? 1 BOONE FURNITURE COMPANY. Go to the Boone Furniture Corapanj for anything you want in the line of House Furnishings. Weh'ive a new and up-to-date line of furniture, Bed Sprint, Mattresse', Comforts. Blank ts, and various other article need ed in the home. Be ture and jrive us a call and vet pric More bating elsewhere.' Store in Bank Building. Very respectfully, BOONE FURNITURE CO. PROFESSIONAL Dr. E M. MADRON. - DENTIST. Sugar Orove. North Carolina, IwTAll work doneunderguar antee, and best material used. 4.13-'ll. Dr. NAT T. DULANEY. - SPECIALIST - Oil lXTERXAL MEDU'lXKHUd diseasesof the Eye, Eau, nose and Throat. Eyes examined for glasses. At Mountain City first Mon day in each month. 36 Fourth St. Bristol, Tenn. 1, 1). LOWE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BANNER ELK, N. C 19 Will practice in the courts Watauga, Mitchell and adjoining counties. 'io EDMUND JONES LAWYER -LENOIR. N. n, Will Practice Regularly in the Courts of 1) ataugu, 6-1 'io. F. A. LINNEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW,- BOONE, N. C. Will practice in the courts of the 13th Judicial District in all matters of a civil nature. 6-11-1910. , J. C. FLETCHER, . Attorney At Law, B00NE, N. C. Careful attention given to collections. W. R. LOVILL -ATTORNEY AT LAW, BOONR, N.C:- "Special attention given to all business entrusted to h!s care."! 7-9-10. E. S. COFFEY, -A Tl 0R.El Al LA H', Z?00NE, N. C. Prompt attention given to all matters of a legal nature. ; t& Abstracting titles and collection ot claims a special tF. l-l-'ll. Editor Always Under Fire. By J. E, Junxln, Journalism m indeed a funnv buine; then' no other in the world like it. L.i vyers, doctor", men-hants, mechanics and un skilled laborers all have their holes, but there is do place I o r the editor to lay his head. . When he in in trouble he has uo hole. After the smoke of the bat tie ha cleared away, after the epriug lection is over, the doctor goes back to his pill" and no one seems to bother him again; the lawyer flips into c-urt and what he said is forgotten; the other classes and conditions of men fade into the background and be come art of the landscape. But the editor sticks up like a sore toe in a high wind. What he said and what they thought he said and what he should have said and never said, and what he ruight have said, but didn't, as sume a historic importance, and men lay awake at nights hating bis internal arrangements. If he stands by the ticket he is accused of bossing the town; if he takes to the brush, lie is called a coward who is playing both sides; if he clearly indicates that he doesn't care a tinker's ob st ruction whether school keeps or not both sides claim that he is secretly helping the other side. It's a funny business. In times of great public stress over the election of a member of theschool board or the choosing by a sov ereign people of a candidate for the council the editor, whose real bnsinesss is to furnish -.a. reliable medium for the pufveyar: prunes and farm implements, drugs, paints and spiral corsets to advertise his wares, editor be comes a storm center. N ly more, he is a door m it. a kick post, a red rag and a casus belli all wrap pod in one neat package and sold at a dollar a year. He has no right, title or interest to his own Wpiuion, his soul is mortgaged, and he can't breathe without a meter or think without having his motives set upon by the cor oner and subjecting his afrer thonght to cross examination. In such times as these some men whom he has lived with as neighbor and friend for thirty years takes the street like a mad dog, yelpinsr and ki odling in rage. He carries the paper fol ded to show the inlamous item; he points the finger of scorn at it and veils like a circus calliope at the wrongs and Injustices of his miserable lot. He digs up some old three line item printed in the big corn year of '89 and holds it up, 'though lost to sight, ''though lost to eight, to memory dear" and you'd think that fellow and the editor had been bitter, burn ing enemies for a long hatelul generation instead ol old friends. What though he walk his feet off wear his fingers out, yell his lungs looose for his home town does it make any difference when an old friend takes the street? Not a bit. His grievance breeds others. Smoldering embers ot other differences are uncovered, the dead past exhumes itself, and he walks down the street a hu man pariah. He is the ocial and moral leper. He is the North and South Caiohaa. Charity ami ChilJreu. ! a 1 Lying side by side, aud bearing the same honored name, the peo ple of the two Carolina a re more widely different than the ppople !of North Carolina and Ne v York. We do not think alike upou pub lic questions, and we are no near er together now than we were fif ty year ago. The reason for this difference is easy to s-v. In South Carolina there are two classes of white folks; in North Carolina, speaking broadly, there is only one. There is solidarity and uni ty iu North CaroMua; in the Pal metto State there are sharp di visions and bitter antagonisms. The "upper class" ruled the state with a rod of iron They held the offices, made the policy and administered all the affairs of the government. For a long time the common people bore with the arrogance of their mas ters, but in due season a one eved faimer, named Beu Tillman, who was himself a large 1 a n d- owner and an uper class man, but a "shrewd and wily dema gogue, arosa and tore the scep ter from the hands o! the partn cians, Some of us remember how the lenders stood aghast when Ben Tillman entered the Senate to which only the blue blooded aristocrats from South Carolina ever went, and how they predic ted Tillman's downfall and dis grace in that August body. But he did not fall down and he was not disgraced. ltd hell his own with the best of them and was the most influential Senator South Carolina has had since the war, and perhaos the brainiest. The success of Tillman gave the common people hope, and' ever since they have figured conspicu ously in South Carolina politics. They are not always wise." They are not half so fit to administer public affairs as the aristocrats. They elected Cole Blease for Gov- ernoc, They have elevated many iucompetent men to office; but the aristocrats have themselves to blame for this deplorable sit uation. They gave no quarters and received uont. The history of North Carolina is wholly dif ferent. In this state meh from all the walks of life have been cho sen to high positions. Nathaniel Macon was the plainest of men. Zeb Vance was a poor mountain boy. Charles B. Aycock isever owned a slave. Judge Pritchard was a printer in his youth and never saw a college. The spirit of Democracy has always charac terized the people of North Caro lina, and this accounts for the happy condition of our public af fairs. The sharp division among the people of South Carolina ac counts also for their unhappy situation. There are no finer people to be found than the up per clas of South Carolinians, but they do not so well and tru ly represent the real American spirit as their brethren of t h e Tar Heel State. TheUoodOidDiyiortaaLon? A(o. And now I want you to return .HiMrprwenlmg: Fast. (By Charles W. Bell.) itll me to the Good Old I) V9. ; Charlotte New.. How would rim like to teturn un1 Jay u visit to theolll ,lome. to "The Good Old Da" More v...i-s--i. the bill collector was turned loo-e . voll ,ISP(1 to fllh Hnil c in 8mim. upon an innocent, un-nspecting, ;,,,. Iard bv is ie woodland and unprotected public? in iM,vhood days vou ie.or.; u person Knew tnat lie , ,linrp,l Bn,iirr. l .md nossums had concealed within his ana-! gathered bawt, wild grapes, and ....... ,.. .... um.TM.,tt ureumu. una wo. in-: Mlw pwai ,in,, dw, cjnsiug, ..-no mi-it in iiiiii-imiery Known as But Physicians Advise the use of goodlaxative, to keep the bowels open and prevent the poisons of undigested food from gettinginto your system. The latest product of science is VELVO Laxative Liver Syrup, purely vegetable, gentte, reliable and of a pleasant, aromatic taste. Velvo acts on the liver, as well as on the stomach and bowels, and Is of Hie greatest possible efficacy in constipaUon, indigeson, kninxcnacc rirt, huHirha foverUhnmis. rnlir. flatulence, etc. Trv - ''' Vr 1 ViUWU.IICdO. J I uKUUMHia .w. v.. j . F LAXATIVE LIVER SYRUP J. M. Howell, a popular druggist of Greensburg, Ky., says. '"We use Chamberlain'b Cough Remedy in our household and know it is excel lent. For sale by all dealers pink whiskered disturbs ol the public peace. He is the tountaiu of all the troubles, all the trou bles, all the misfortunes, all the tribulation to which to which the town has been heir in thirty years. And yet journalism is the greatest business in the woild. It is full ol large opportunities and deep red overdrafts, rife with glory and prone to sorrow as sparks fly upward. But neverthe less and howsomever it's funny business. the veritorm appendix? When every doctor had bis sad dle-bairs with him, and no mat ter what niled you, gave you cal omel and quinine? Before we were informed that counMessdeath-dealiny: microbes lurk in everything, from Love's first honeyed kiss to a hunk of Liniburger cheese? When an invitation to a wed ding didn't have to berespouded to with a seventeen dollar cut glass punch-bowl, or a twenty three dollar dialing dish? When a girl could make up her bed and sweep her room without having nervous prostration? When a boy could split a little kindling and carry in an armful of wood without having a paia in his side or the headache? When you didn't have to sell a good horse to buy your wile a hat, and two, to buy her a coat suit? When a boy nt Christmas time was satisfied with a package of fire crackers and three hor blad ders; and a girl was delighted with a china doll and a candy sheep? In the Good Old Days il you had a pin-scratch, or a sore toe, it was not deemed essential to send for three doctors and two trained nurses nnd sterilize every thing on the place, from the ha bv's rattle to the bath-room out fit. In the Good Old Days girls wore sunhonn.'ts that were as s -veet a d simple as they were in expensive, I onn explain the mvptpries of the Aurora Borealis lean analyze the rinsrs that en circle Saturn; I can solve the in tricate problems of Algebra, Geo metry and Calculus, and demon strate the Fourth Dimension; I can compute the return of Hal ley's comet, and explain the gym nastic stunts performed by its evanescent tail; I can even fore cast with comparative accuracy what a small boy is most likply to do under given conditions; but I cannot tell you why a young woman, married or single, or ev en a woman whoseage isenshrou ded in a halo of mystery, will gad about the streets, take horse back or auto rides in all sorts of weather with nothins on her head but a collection of stove hair; while that same maiden or matron will attend church wear ing a hat so large that a full- grown man has to stand on the hnck of the bench to see the preacher. Neither can I expla;n why she will appear on the street with her sleeves rolled above the elbows as if she had just be--n washing dishes and forgot to roll them down, while the same day she will attend a pink tea, nobody present but women, with gloves on as long as a parasol handle. In the Good Old Days mother made cherry preserves, peach pre serves, pear preseryes.quincy pre serves, plum butter, apple but ter, peach marmalade, blackberry jam, raspberry jam, nine kinds of jelly aud several varieties of sweet pickles, sour pickles and catsup- Nowadays a loving wife hurries home from the whist club and sets before her hungry hus band an attractive layout con sisting of baker's bread, canned salmon, a factory made pie, and some sliced bananas or dried prunes. what changes have taken place! The old log stable where you used to hunt egns, turn "somer sets'' on the hay, and have cob- lighta with the neighbor boys on raiuy days has been torn away and replaced with a modern barn The well with its quaint windlass and old oaken bucket has been filled up and a cistern dug in its stead. The mulberry tree whose luscious fruit you used to dispute with the "yaller hames." the rob in, and the blue jay, the old grape-vines where youswangout over the bluff, and the cluster of !ersimmon trees that you watch with longing eye, "when the frost was on the pumpkiu and the fod der in the shock," are all gone. The big fireplace, around which ather, mother, anil all the chil dren were wont to gather and eat apples, nuts and popcorn, and ing songs and hold evening de- votoions, has been closed up and an airtight stove substituted. As vou view these changee, a food of thoughts came oyer you. It seems but yesterday when you were a little boy standing at mother's knee. You can never forget that sweet face as she sits in the old arm-chair reading the family Bible and singing the old, old songs. "I love it, I love it, and who shall dare To chide me for loving that old arm chair? I have treasured it long as a sain ted prize, I've bedewed it with tears, and embalmed it with sighs; ;Tis bound by a thousand bands to my heart. Not a tie will break, not a liuk will start. Would you learn the spell? a mother sat there; And a sacred thing is that old arm chair." The last legislature has been criticised in certain quarters, usu ally by men who were just biding their chance to criticis, no mat ter what haptens. And the critic of this type usual! gets facts crooked, aud don't care if he does. Thr Greensboro Uecord and Ktatesviile landmark have ta ken occasion to show one in stance ol misrepresentation. Says the Uecord: "What would the kicker and the carper do if they could not practice their profession? It has lieen printed a number of times that the last legislature greatly increased the expenses of t b e State by the chauge made in the appointment of assessors. It has been charged that the legislature created 100 new officers at $4 per day for each office. It is just as easy, and much better every way, to keep the facts straight, says the Statesville Landman, and tell the truth. Under the old system of assessing property a list taker was appoiuted foreadi township, an I when real estate was to be reassessed, as is the case this year, two assessors were appointed for each town ship, and these, with the list-ta-xer, made the assessments. In Iredell, lor instance, 32 men were appointed and had to be paid, of course to assess the real es tate. Uuder the new law one man, the county assessor, takes the place of two in each township takes the place of 32 men in Ire dell. The one assistant assessor m each township takes the place of the list taker and these and the one county assessor do the work. Under the change the assessment work iu Iredell disposes ol the services of 31 men; and instead of two men in each township in the State several thousand there is one to each county just 100. It has always been so, ami always will, we suppose, .that many people prefer to mis state facts rather than speak t u e truth. And they will keep on at it." Saycd Child From Death. 'After our child had suffered from severe bronchial trouble for a year" wrote G. T. Richardson, of Rich ardson's Mi'ls, Ala., "we feared it had consumption. It had a b a d cough all the time. We tried many remedies without avail, and doctors medicine seemed as usless. Finally we tried Dr. King's New Discovery and are pleased to say that one bot tle effected a complete cure, and our child is again strong and healthy. 'For coughs, colds, hoarseness, la. grippe, asthma, croup and sore lungs it's the most infallible remeJy that's mad;;. Price 50c and if 1. Tri al bottle free. Fvr sale by all druggists. A Caldwellcounty man was sur prised last week to see Catawba wheat heading up sorapibly, aud was equally curprised to find the corn so backward. Iu his coun ty these conditions are reversed. Cutawba wheat isgood this year; there ure poor crops here and there always are; but where far- ruerz have done well their part of the deal, the grain is first class Mr. Wallace Bernhardt makes claim to the best in the county, and it i line. They are guessing 40 and 50 bushels for it. Cataw ba County News. Do Ghosts Haunt Swamps? N, N-Jver. It's fjjlish to fear a ncied evil, when there are real and deadly perils to guard against in swamps and marshes, bayous and lowlands. These are the malarial germs that cause ague, chills and fe ver, weakness, aches in the bones and muscles and may induce deadly typhoid. But Electric Bitters de stroys and casts out these yicious srerms from the blood. "Three bot tles drove all the malaria from my system," wrote Wm. r'retwell, of Lacuma, N. C, "and I've had fine health ever since." Use this safe, sure remedy onlj. 50c at all druggists. Comfort will be found, and on ly found, in keeping steadily, courageously, resolutely on with life. The way to light lie through the shadows; the way to life through death. Light and life will not come to you; by press ing forward you will come to them, Lymon Abbott. Do You Have the Right Kind of Ileip? Foley Kidney Pills furnish you the right kind of help to neutralize and remoye the poisons that cause bakache, headache, headache, ner vousness, and other kinds of blad der ailments." M B Ulackburn. Warning to Railroad Men. E. S. Bicon, 11, Bast St., Bath, Me., sends out this warning to rail roaders: "A conductor on the rail road, my work caused a chronic in flammation of the kidneys, and I was miserable and all played out. A friend advised Foley Kidney Pills and from the day I commenced ta king them, 1 began to regain my strengeh. The inflammation cleard and 1 am far better than I h a v e been for twenty years. The weak ness and dizzy spells are a thing of the past and I highly recommend Foley Kidney Pills. M B Blac'--burn. FOIIYSOMOlAXATIVE He who seeks a wife without lault will remain a bachelor.
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