WATAUGA DKMO'JR IT .
II C. Rivers, rroprtitor.
Tm ay. J.in., 11,
Tl.eP.ev. (". V. T. IIh-Iahoh
l;o Htnuls lni;iettd fur the ;
nitiruVr of hi former sweet lu-art '
Avis Linnell, in Host on, hns con.,
fi-ed hi? guilt ninl in his Ji-O'i-ftiHiOu
pay: :
"I am moved to this course hy
no induci'.nent of self l nc tit
or leniency. Ileinou a my
rriim . t!o 1 1 ns not who'lv lnu
doned me, mid my const'iei c nnd
tii'iiihood, however ib-pinicd and ,
blighted, willl.ot admit ol my! Alfred iVti iys .i I) eUt M
rill fiiitfipr wioimini by a t'-t hurvi inr jmn fh.aile Pick-
lietiiid. her whose j ure yom u; 'his the novelet die ! th" I'a I
lif..-I have i:e-t roved. l'u br the'ar tin Hotel Atit in S York
lashing 1 f re:iuit I have suf? r-' ity o! neute inhp'-tiou. He
d and am sulTerir. the tortures Immii for non.e i mii i:i thi couf
ofthedained. la this I fi.,d ajtryoa a l iture tour He Wiin
raensiire of comfort. In my about 07 years old nnd hi home
mental aniruit-h I mo ot ize that
there is still, hy thenn rey of the
Master, some riinnatit of the
divine' ?p;iik of goodness fiiil
liiii;i'r;n with me. I could wish
tolneonly beeativ with some
prison's walls I nii-ht in some
small measure redeem my sinful
past, help s uie other desp-iiring
soul, ii nd, at last, hnl favor with
my Hod.''
His tri.d was set for the loth
lust.
I.ear. Admiral Uobley D. IW
ans. "Fight ing Bob" diedttudden
ly on the 3rd, at his home in
Washington City, after an illness
of less than two hours, of acute
indigestion. Admiral Evans was
Go years old and a Virginian ly
birth, lie leaves a wife, two
dnutrhters, Mrs. II. I. Sewall Mis
Marsh, and one son Frank T.
Evans, a late lieutenant com
mander in the Navy, now on
duty on the torpedo boat de
Btroyer Monalian, at Boston.
A picture of the Holy Family
painted on a sheet of brass in
the jrear 743 and valued at 30.
000, is, the- subject of a leal con
troversy in the surrogates court
in New York. It is the entire
personal estate of Mrs. Garrni lia
Garuli Irato and her husliand
wants it-turned to him by Julius
Winter,' a n expert rIiom Ii e
charges with taking tliap.iintiny.
for iijipraisal and keeping if.
Leonard Bliss, known all over
the country as "Baby" Bliss was
found frozen to death in his home
at Bloornington. lll. last Thurs
day. He had not been seen for
several days about the place
when neighbors went to investi
gate. He was sitting in a chair
in his night clothes, with gas es
caping from a gas stove. His
size was so great that he had
gone much w i t h circuses, lie
weighed 540 pounds.
Dr. J. B. Hartwdl died Jan.
3rd, at Ilwanghin, Cnina, where
for over half a century he had
labored among the heat herns
hainggone to. China in 1858
n yen r alter his' graduation at
at Fnrman University. He was
a member of the First Baptist
Church ol Greenville. S. C. and
one d th most noted Baptist
midsio aaii ie - i n F o r e i g n
fields. '''"'
Third Assistant Postmaster
General, J. J. Britt, recommends
a flat increase of one cent per
pound postage for newspapers
and periodicals. He also recom
mends that postage stamps be
issued to United States Senators
Representatives and executive of
ficials of the govSa-hment instead
of the Congressional frank and
penalty envelope as at present.
After an illness ot three weeks
of paralysis, Mr. J. Todd Mont
gomery died last Friday even
ing at 6 o'clock at lit home in
Lenoir. . Mr. Montgomery was a
surveyor and civil engineer well
known all over the State. He
was 65 years of age and was a
long time member of the Meth
i list Ch.irch, and was buriel
. ith Masonic honors lie jeaves
a wife and four childreu.
1 ' ! n--- -..! t'
X rfji !';! i r k:M t J: t lie di !
h rv.-ttoviil--. .1
Co'. h"vn: who Ii'iMTt I t't u
" iMiiocrw an : u i :iM'iui
w.-io of tin nnn
l'i:ltiT.aI JUi.f
, lli at not pil l il! sh-ak in 'till
'''' th' w-, k. S.ot i-i i Chlei
Love i but faith in iiKsupeme
and p-ifnt loini. It is tin iin
iMs-ioned i S'lit ss'o:' mi t he hiee
filth. Tl:eie is 1 -1ST o-,.. Jim-
thu. lxin it !f an it'"t of will
iin. I obediem-f nl.nvr works nut
w unl into love. I'eter T. lor
rvth. ; was in Mrl'.or; e. Aii -tr.i!in.
W. B Iliirkcr. the gifted editor
of tie S o: tidi Uhjjf at Maxton,
N. C, has sust lined a slight
stroke of paralysis from which
he ha b-eii confined to his home,
though n.it serioudy ill. Kvery
one win reads his paper and
kno.s!iim, v. ill wish for him a
speedy recovery.
It has been aun iuneed that Bev
Ir J. B. Bridees former head ol
the I'rebyterian "'ollee of Char
lotte, will have charge of the
Standard until a permanent Su
ccessor to the lata Dr. Law, eon
be selected,
In the last eal ndar year a
total coina-e of 20o,ii'U.ii7.'l
li"ces, valued at J$()o,750,S."0.
whs axeuied at the I'nited States
mints. In December alone a to
tal of !).00t, 077 peiees valued
at ."3,Sdii dr(j-l was minted.
Postmaster George Altman,
Ilallandale, Fla., handed liimself
ti'om a rafter in the post office on
Saturday morning. He left anote
Haying things had g. me against
him, that his nceounts were
straight .and leaving his library
to the public t-rhool.
Lieutenant General Irwine Wal
ker, Commanding the United
Conederate fVt terans, ami lunees
that Major Wallace W. Screws
ol Montgomery, has been chosen
as orator For the reunion to be
held at Macon, (Ja.,
According to figures gather
ed by the Federal government
in a special inquiry through the
census bureau, insanity is incrcas
ing in the United States twice as
fast as the population,
Carrying out its plan of econ
omy, the House committee on
appropriations is after the Char
lotte mint again. Bepresentative
Webb who saved it once before,
will make an effort to do so
again.
Our exchanges tell us that the
Piedmont Carolina? have been
having the coldest weather they
have had for years, and that in
run im t - n 1 ... 1 . , o I . n !
.u.v .win.:, l"tti;i,-iium
cany tieu up.
Tin businesjs m.m of Mb. Airj'
have organized tlieuiscl ves and
will develop the commercial cul
ture of tipples ami peaches in
Surry County,
Rev. F. A. Bishrp one of the
best known ministers in the North
Carolina Conference, died in Wil
mington Saturday, after an ill
nesB of several weeks.
The cold wave which has swept
the country north, iast, south
and west, has been responsible
for much sufteriug and not a levy
deaths, and the end will see much
more.
Judee p, F. Long of the super
ior court bench announces that
he v ill not be a tndidate for the
judgeship iu the commg elec
tions
On last Friday Duhith Minn.,
according to the theraotneter,
wns the coldest place in the Un
ited States. Theinoineteis regis
tered 30 degrees below js-to.
l s..y u... ir x. w.ri
-.ii.: tu m t hat during th." 1 :!t
Ifnil a i .. ly n.u...
1. 1 XMVr
5 j aMii tl.rtt'.ih Vas.u;..,:i to
ii-
i.v jin l it ;ri m ii't-.i th;t be w i
a
f: d w?;-
tnkii jr u'-n rij tio!:f r t ! jt.1i.
lie.-iluin. II.- pop. .-ed !n "ivet!"
ni iL:azi. e for rt who'u ve.:r hr
one d l!:u, and throM in a K t o:
.... . . . .
K!oes mi i ins-. li ita i a .-urn-
I1' 'i tin knives a'uj itrt t
I . ,
ph of tin knives a'ul ft-n wis':
lor -"2 to:$ p r set any where but
his proposition was to give t
fie ith pn'ior. Tlie knivm and
fo:ks r.eie U.' drawing card "i:d
many h.aisev. iv h ciiine aeross
with tlh ir liardc.'ir.' ed dollars
ati-J faking the man's receipt
waited expcitantlv for the tr.ai'n
7 uv i.n i especi d!j ;h piciuium
to an iie. They are std! aitii.u
as mither the m iga.'nc nor ti-
knives and forks have bvn , re
ceived and nothing more htt-
been heard from il''m-iu. u
eliiimi'ii td.it I e I nd tki as. v'rr ;
nl hundred nrdei. iu (aldV!i
ci urn I , on. r ::oi 1.1- aiu in an. - ,,.,, '(l,.,th O.dlVIOll Sltlil? '
one in this com ty biting at thc'8,..,. Then .cit from th shroud.. 1
poorly concaled l.o ik. 1 ..,,;,., ,,f Solit n h. then-came j
After ililiisr -at eu airy we fail ' 8,uvtt.,. and, dim !
to l;c.!to! anyone ho as"ta-;i;, tIl(1 ,ijstan o. npp ared anoth-
Ken in iy ttie crook in atnu
ga. I'ossii.ly we have some stick-
e:s. but it takes better bait than
cutlery, etc.. to mnkc tl em bite j
for the purpose ol inflating the
calculation of any pui li ati.m
Origin t f the Postal Cii.lom
The steamship Oregon w n s
lost off Fie island on Manh 14,
lSSti. She was raaime l by a
coastwis. schooner, reiniiuiKg
afloat f'f half an hour, a time
which made it possible to save
every peison aboard. When hr
mad was fished up and deliyetvd
the pieces were stamped that
thev had been ia the wreck, the
first instance of a practice which
is now employed by direction of
the internal ional posnal union.
Tin1 credit for this simple device
is believed to be due to Edward
M. Morgan, at that time-in n
subordinate position iu tin Xeiv
Y'ork postofHce who foresaw th t
a lew minute's, work with a ruis
b'T stamp vould forestall an in
finitudes of complaint.. N. Y,
Sun. : .H-'
: t
'No more etriis for Tennessee
convicts'' is t Im? edict of (iovern
or B' li W. Hooper atterspending
a night and at the state prison,
mingling with the prisoners with
a view of finding those most
worthy of a Christmas pardon
and to investigate the cause of
alleged munity among the in
mates. His visit has ivtfoluted
not only a plan to substitute
unit irms for si rip -s, bat the gov.-,
ernor establish a school f . r th
the convicts ami recomei.d an in
tennediate law giving a. maxim'
and mitimnm sentence, depend!-'
ent upon upon the conduct of
the prisoner Exchange.
From The Lenoir Topic we
iiearn uitii .uiss r lon ence ooyu :
! is Superintendent o? and head 1
' ,. ..... ., I
um hem ine i'uuu uui o.iuuor-
at Lenoir
q.. . . , . . . ,
uib cnoiuiiuiB,iuiiiif! iauj uuq
man v friends in Boone who be.
'
speak for that institution p,reat
success under her inauageiaentlr
Gen. Francis T, Nichols former
Governor of Louisunn, who was
credited with putting an end the
Louisiana lottery, died at Thi
badaux. La. on the 4th at the
age of SO. He was a brigadier j
general in the confederacy and
left the army minus one eve, one
arm, and one leg. After recon-
struction, he was the first govern
or of Louisiana.
em ray notice no. 2509
State of North Carolina Watauga
County. Office of Entry Taker for j of the Love-t reek section, and IS
said county. I known as the Midden Harman
John A Penney enters and locates f Vine bottom land fdearnl
12 twelve acres of land mors or les.Iarm- lne , " , ,'
on the waters of Elk creek, . BcKiU. i swamp and craw fish boles. Has
ning at a beech, the S W comer of two good dwellings, good out
the Riley Hatupton prant, and runs j houses ai id plenty of timber. A
N with said urant to the corner then i i .., irj .-.t, npw nnp
With the N E cofner of the Marion oicnain nun a new one
Watson grant then South with said j coming pn. Tor terms and full
grant to the corner of same; then E particulars call on or write me
to the beginning so as to include all a( Suirac Grove, N; C.
the vacant Jandliii the said bouudry. T. . '
Entered the 18 of Dec lull. - er-v P" t Wty.
11 J 11AKU1N Eutry Talier. ' ; E M. MApK -N.
1 liK ;ID ir ?. XVM TVIE J I. .V.
C F M.-K. In st -itft'.i!.- I.m.!ui uk.
Uieri'Ut th- o'd. linj in the
i
bism;i Hi? lds, n iu lin
in.e."'
.. ... , , . , , ...
I tl -Old I ar. !l' ',li.!l ' I ltll
t ...j.ti.r n t. hj wit Si f!i I I-
..": si, ,!r . t ....... sr..J
a., i (;li;:r., tt jji, ,.,-i.ae .i: Tiire 1
ta,,j,,. i.Hpi'i
1 " " 'l " ' -
...,,,.,:(,,... , , ti... v.
i.tNW,!!ir.,,l!tll- ..M(Jul
white sailmi cloils .ml shi.ii
iii.'iing .s!:us, is mm' rl mi the
Thr -ne .f Time.
1 .-.lti hi d ti.e Ol 1 Year ns he
wriihed i:i agorn. an I heard his
groans and bell twi.tg as they
'!'!io-d through ji'i tin cavern
of e it i !i and sho. k thegi int liih".
TiiWutPl Hope, aad bllgli'ed
A;n::l i -n. an 1 lenful Mela-.c'io
ly. a id b .ill 1 i i ili. nu I Law,
M'dice. B. iiHM'se iiad iPireijtiifed
I.ove, where tln g im. -npctrul
p o eMon that boiv lii:n n the
P"o,.e I fast. With mockery of
ntoi;;n' s(?n''. thyV wh li!id
cr train bearing in lilted arms!
he infant Year. Star eyed Hop
a n radiant Facy and Youth
a h Pleasure and laughing Love,
hand in hand with Joy, and
Mirth hoveied on silken wi;ijs
above the blooming hours and
welcomed with swiftest smil s
K'rrnity's latest gilt to Man.
"See the gohlcn Morn arise,
Vheii the first faint streaks ap
pear, (,Ii:nli"g up th" devy skies
To hail the new-born Year. '
'Theie's not hteg in a name
I think then is." Prove it.''
Well I'll bet if it was called lodge
instead of church more men would
..attend." Detroit Ftv.' Press
KOIICK OPSALK.
yorth Cnrolinn. Watauga County.
Stiite vs. Siuitli Mminuery.
liv virtue of the power of sale con-
tamea m a mfrririi-ie deed executed
to the Stu,teof North fiirnliution the
:t)(h diiy of March lull), by Smith
Spmbery, to secure the iiuyniCiit of a
ih e and liill of cost niuuuiitinM: .to
:4.0W, 1, the "uiiilfi-si,int'il,' Clerk of
rl.e Superior Court of V:i taoj.-t (Xidii.
ty will sell at public miction at the
cturt house nor in Hooup, N, C, to
fee liitrliest bidder for cash on the 5th
diiv of Pel? i u.trv
,ry i.it2, at tha hour of
M. the following clew
1 o'clock
cvi'icd tract of lani'.R. lyice ftnd beiu
iu the c. uuty of Avery, ami bounded
.is follows, towit: lSeginiiie on a
uinplo near the mail and runna Wt
course up the creek tl poles to a stjike
In T. R. McCIoihI'k line; then with T.
H, filcCIoud's line 5 p. .leu 8outh to
the road, and with the roud to the
beyiijuhi;.', conrainin 1-4 acre, more
or Iciw. Adjominsf the landx of T. H.
Mcfulloek. Isaac Krprs and Smith
Hurtrers. Tliia the 2ml day of January
l'JU.
W, D. Farlhiii, C. S. C.
what does mn lovebzst?
fctriTOTacrrai
A WOMAN OP COURSE!' But,
what I started out to say, is this, I
Watch cases. Movements. Clocks.
l ockets, 'Bracelets, Ring", Stick Pins
Gents Collar Pin, Ladies Sash, Pelt,
and Bar Pins; V'ateh Chains, Locket
Chains, Watch Charms Pmb'em Pins,
of all orkers. Musical Repairs and all
kinds o! Jewelery.
I ' also repair in first class r'tIp
W.,il,.. ri....i,,ir.,,:...i r....
and all kinds of Jewelery. I can
''n!c vour Riiifrs larger or smaller. I
do Pll kinds of Gold and Silver sol
r iin.' v r.r '.l .n vdo.v 1,,.
(.t""d us it "'n:e i.ie i i, e .i '
1 ( T II I. 1 . fa.. A . ... I. I' i
' t p. II (t. , JF", II I II i WII'll,'" j
K ,ic pnijcs mil can s vciyou money,
J Write me your wants.
I ' WILT.C WALKPR
:,'KAni'Ar, kAVtatcu Ma'kku. ' '
Butler, Ter.n-
MILLER-REINS CO. '
Monuments, Tablets; any size,
shape, orcolor. Bring your dates
when in town, seeainj-kuow what
you are getting. Patronize home
ndustxy am save money Loca
ted near the ll'Pot in Lenoir tind
?s7(" tl1 Wilkesboro. We satisfy
yu or no ba-v
MILLER-REINS CO.
By Claude Y. Miller.
FARM FOR SALE.
One hundred'acres in the heart
Children Cry
JO ruTcarss
C A S T O R I A
I N.rh rr litm. VnuifA t'ouiitv.
! i: vinm. of iHiwj-r.it nlv win
,. . ,i. trit xril-
'-l 1 1- ui..hii.ivnl tnitoe hy l.
v i'"''"--'-r" '"L " "T
1 'l" ir thf iMfi-tit f" M. I- Oon-
'uar.liiin to ttuiv the payment ot
tlioMim nl sv;il.i ami inttivt anu
cir 1 will .hi Moiiilay t lit 5th da;
f VI. re i:j l'JU. Irtwt n t'.. hiiiirn
f M oVI-t-K A. M. ami 4 o clock I. M
at the court honiM. dinir in Hoon, N.
t:. oflcr fur fait for fn-U to tin? hitrh
est biihlcr the following denorilied
true! ot Intnl. Iyia and belli in paid
cotiiitr niul ftate and in Mrat Camp
tnwiifhip ne.ir the head of Meat
Camp crvek, Itoniuted on the ncrth
l.v the I:iii.Ik ot IS. J. I'roflitt and
John Moret, on the eat by tlie(
I.iikIk of W. I . I'rtntt, on the foutu
liv the liitnla of I). V. WiuelmrKer, J.
C Pretllt and S. (I, Moretz and on the
wift hy the Iniulu of the Smith heiri,
!"Hid trnct of lend eontaiiiiiiK one
hundred acres more or Deed hi
fee f iinple. w ill he liiaile to the pur
ciiaM-r. Thid Jan. '!. l'.Uj.
T H, Finley, trustee.
J. C. Fletcher. Att y.
AND HIDES
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID
FOR RAW FURS AND HIDES
Wool on Commitslon. Writ for price-
lilt mention In g
JOHN WHITE & CO. SSmSuw.
to be jn ISoonp, (Blackburn Hotel) on the ' fir.-t ot eery month"
or ' or 4 di vs, in I every court week, prepared to do any kind of
Dental work. Am. wohk (iUau xti:ki1 Nothing but the BEST &
PUREST rniterials used in any ot my work. Prices reu8onablf,
So charge for examination. Patient from a distance, will avoid
d la, by informing me beforehand, at what time they propose
jeoming, either to Bvuiie, or Bniieis Elk
c. t. rAitniKn, prcs j. n. curkk,
BANK OF BLOWING
BLOWING
Capital:
i T. , , j-. ,
U ftUVVUltU XTOtWJ....
With our increased capital, we are better prppared to.. handl
your banking business then ever tefore. Open an ricconnt'with ,u,
we will extend to .voa every advantage consislaut witn.fafe iiiiO
sound banking. We will loan you money, at a reasonable fate h4j
far as your personal responsibility
j II not toii ventent tn call in peiou, write us, ana your jeners
!i,n u. ,,... ,L,.nm,. .tlMitinn
.llt.An'J.M151'.U U Ii 1'Al I'f.U I I JA UMVj HVjI 'I.D1,
Ct)M POIJXDEI) EVERY THREE MONTHS.
7 Ml il m i I
f i ne Rreai woaaer oi ine ate.
'-S- f 'if ,i HiN7M:ti k mil vwst
. . i l:.. .i m & : 1 1
gsumple free. 1. 1. CUDK iltOitlnE
ft eimbWli nmmiHAMS
FOR Rhcumiitiinn. neuralgia, herd, tooth, and tarncl c; sprains' ?i.d
hiuisLS lame bnpk and stiff joints. ' Swelling of ?f kinds, cramp colic,
cuts niul hums, bites and tinps of inserts, kidney cd liver trouble,
I i.'iiin.c. coUIr and coul'Iis. uhthisic and sore throat, croup, chclera nn.r.
hus. coic. diarrh'ota and flux pleui is
niale weakucSM and indigestioc cures
Winston K.dem, N. C. April, 2-1900,
:r. T. L. Cook. S.dem. N. C.
Dear Sir: I fh d vour C. C. V. Dr. Cook1 Certain Cure, a valua
ble Icinedy for ilheumatim, anc' all pains;
IJespectfuIlv, '
R. J. REYNOLDS, Pres. R. J, R. Tob. Co
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L L CRITCHER
-IUiALKU IN-
Xoti-.i's (Jrot-erief, PtHtin
pry, Coffinn, Casket, and etc.,
Also ng-iit for t tic 1 1 ickory Steam
Laundry.
50TICK TO CREDITORS.
5orth Cart'Him, WtD County in
the SniM-rior Court. II. J. Hanlia
et til. vb. M lit tie J. Gretue, Aduirx.
rt nl.
In the matterof tlte entnt ot L. tm
(4tvfii. iWh-hmiI: At fall tertti lull
of the 8uMr1or Court for VntAUK.
rountjr, It wan orlrel that all per
u liavinir elniiu aaiimtthe eptate
of Im I tlrceiie. (Iwrtael, fllo the
BHiue In ttieotTice of the Clerk of the
Suiierior Court of Watauga County,
iniy Tcntlrd lielore Hie nt-xt term or
thin roun which convenes on the 29
day of March 1113. Failure to com
ply with tin order will forever debar
Mich creditor! from participating In
the distribution of any f inula arininij
from the ale of landg belonging to
the wiid estate. This the 2nd day of
Jan. 1U12.
W. D, Farthing. C. 9. C.
f. ifju: mK;i
this M.
Dr.R. D.JENNINGS
KESIDEXTDENTisT
Banners Elk, N. C.
I have arranged for the con
venience ol muny of ray patients
vice rres.
O. M. SUDPKItTH. Cush.
nuui.
R0CK,N. C.
i.....,"..'...: $10,300,00.
tnKnnn
tPf"v.w.,
and balance will wnrrant.
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