ill)
VOL. XXIV
liOONE. WATAUGA COUNTY. TIIUKSDAY. AUGUST 15 1012.
NO.l.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTQR1 A
Furniture
Having purchased all thestock
in the business of tin Boone Fur
niture Co., I am prepared to fell
you anything in my line tit a
very reasonable figure. Dressers,
Bureaus, Chairs. Red Steads, Bed
Springs, Matrresses, etc. Give
ine a fall when in ned of any
thing in the line of furniture.
SStorein Watauga County
Bank Building.
Resictfnliv,
JESSE F. BOBBINS.
PROFESSIONAL
VETERINARY SURGERY.
I have tiren putting uuch study
on this subject: have received my
diploma, and aiu now well equipped
(or the praotine of Veterinary Sur
gery in nil Its brandies, and am the
only one in the county, all 011 or
address me at Vilas, N. . K. F. 1). 1.
G. H. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
6-17-'ll.
Ir. E M. MADRON.
DENTIST.
Sugar (irove. North Carolina,
A11 work done under guar
antee, and best mutenal used.
4-13-'ll.
E. S. COFFEY,
ATlORSEi Al LA 11',
BOONE, N. C.
Prompt attention given to
ill matters of a legal nature.
VS Abstracting titles and
collection of claims a special
l-l'll.
Dr. Nat. T. Dua r e.
SPECIALIST -
EYK, KAR; HOSK. THROAT AMD CHKBT
EYK9 BXAMIHKD FOR
GLASSES
FOURTH STREET
Eristol, Tenn.-Va.
EDMUND JONES
LA1 YEK
-LENOIR. N. C-
Will Practice Regularly in
the Courts oi Watauga,
6.1 Mi.
"7 L, D. LOWfj
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BANNER ELK, N. C.
Will practice in the courts
Watauga, Mitchell and adjoining
Counties. 7-6.'u
F. A, LINNEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in the courts of
the 13th Judicial District hi al
matters of a civil nature.
6-11-1911.
7C. FLETCHER"
Attorney At Law,
BOONE, N. C.
Careful attention riven to
oiieetions.
E. F. Lovill.
W. R. Lovill.
Lovill & Lovill
Attorneys At Law
-BOONE, N. .
Special attention given to
all business entrusted to
their care. .
7-0-'10.
Bt-ltmontU Failure.
Afhevilie Citizen.
"Bryan nominated Woodrow
Wilson" is an expression one of
ten hears on the afreets and tn
public place, and it in a tate
ment that has not been denied,
for the pimple reason that it is
th plain, unvarnished tnih. It
is an old torv m.w, hut t ill one
that w ill lear rejei i tion . that M r.
Bryan himself w as a strong pre,
identinl posKibilitv at Haiti more
until the eventful hour when he
threw d' flanj-e in the teeth of the
Rysn-Belmont -Murphy inter
ests. Since the echoes of the Bnlti
more convention have died awav
6ome interesting light has been
shed on the attitude of the si nia
ter inHienees we have mentioned
Belmont testifying at Washing
ton th other day admitted that
he had cien $2."0,000 to the Al
ton B. Parker campaign fund in
1 904. Let ns he frank and Pay
that a man of Beltmont's influ
ence and standing did not give a
quarter of a million dollars for
nothing. Heexpectpd something
from the laird of Esopus and he
would doubt long have gotten it,
bad not Parker been the worst
defeated candidate of the present
generation So ithappened that
when Judge Parker defeated Bry
an for the temporary chairman
ship at Baltimore last June thp
Bellmont Rvan-Murphy crowd
was controlling the convention,
Bryan saw that fact about as
quicklv as did anybody else, nnd
perhaps more quickly. He saw
that such influences, if allowed to
rnn on unchecked, would mean
another defeat for the Democratic
party, especially in view of the
fact that the shadow of Roose
velt ns a presidential candidate
was looming heavilv on the hori
zon. With the choice of the inter
i srs victorious then. Roosvplt's
election was more than a possi
bility. ftrvrtrt. hoinc en lionet Pto.
rrnr. and do'rons of party suc
cess, ha' no other alternative
than to throw his own chances
into the fire hr chnmpionip"' the
cnne f another. He "os thn.
perhnno tho rr9t annsntionnl fi
nr-p that omr held fho ettention
of a ratio- al coi'venfion and
throw down the gauntlet. TT-"
nomod th nnhlv powers thnt
held thp contortion in theirhnnds
TJron, Belmont and Mnrphv.
All throe "-pro dploratns and wore
pointed out bv the Nebrnskon.
Thpv wcro thee representing the
selfish intorests. monor. corpor
ations, overcnnitnlizntinn nnd
evev ot'opr evil connpetpd w'th
orfranizod prpod nndpr which the
country hns suffered so long.
At snob a crisis thp most avail
nble men wn Woodrow Wtlson
nnd rn him Rrvnn centered all of
h;j oTPnr, i flpnce Not onlv
wa th pw .Terepv governor, as
he is tonv. free from all obliga
tion to the interests whirh Tlrvan
fought, bnt bp "as. and is bitter
ly opnosed bv thpm. Thov had
lonnht as thov are ptill fighting
W'leon at everv turn; theircrent
wealth hns been ponrod out n nn
measured strpams to bead off the
nomina tion of their bittprost.pne
mv. To Wilson Bryan pinned
his faith. The resf ol the storv
is known throughout the worl '.
D. C. Bybee, teaming contractor
living at 669 Keeling Tourf, Can,
ton 111., is now wjII rid of a severe
and annoying case of kidney tou
ble- His back pained and he wis
bothered with headaches and diz
zy spells. ''1 took Foley Kidney
Pills just as directed and in a few
days 1 felt much better. My life
and strength seemed to come back,
and I sleep well. I t?m now all oy
er my trouble and glaH to raccomend
Foley Kidney Pills." Try ihem.
For sale by all dealers.
Vrijo?d Heart With Guld Wire.
New York Iiint-h, 2nd.
An aneurism op-ration w a s
lerforniel lnie Wpdnesd.iy after'
noon in lit Heme Ilosjutaj by Ir.
William C. Lusk, in which ,'tGj
fe-t of pold wire was wrapped
nrimnfl tbia nurftl n.,,1 i I
sent through the wire, whit h re-i
lured the sweJIinj; of the artery
sufficiently to allow it to tor
form its natural functions.
The operation was in IheCrane
room nnd wm wit m-sied by the
medical family of Bellevne and
about ."() of the leadingBiirjjeons
of New York No anesthetic was
used during the operation, the
incision, which was madp in the
back of the patient, lietween the
h'fih and sixth ribs, beinir "pray
e.J wirh cocaine leaving the pati
ent conscious. At the end of the
operation, whirh lasted about 4
hours, Dr. Lusk expressed him
self as satisfied, and while the op
eration is not looked upon as a
life saver it is expected to pro
lonir the life ol the putient.
The patipnt who underwent the
operation is 0-car Nielson, 50
years old, a rabinet maker, who
was taken from the IVnnslvania
Hotel, Thirty-fifth street and
Eightavroue, on July 16. He
was examined by several surgeon
who said the chse was hopeless.
Dr. Lunk was called in and after
an examination decided there
was a possible chance. The pa
tient was found to be suffering
from a swelling of the aorlo,
which had gi own to such an ex
tent that it was only a question
of a short time when the. vessel
would break causing death.
The patient was told of the risk
of an oeration, but readily con
sented. He was taken into the
operating room on a stretcher,
weak and suffering. An exami
nation was made by Dr. Lusk,
who announced that the admin
istering of an anasthetic such as
erher or chloroform would be a
a needless risk, and he decided to
substitute cocam.
The gold wire, attahpd to a
can ula needle was run through
nnd wrapper around the aorta,
the swelling of which had increas
ed it to five or nix inches in diam
eter. The wire used by Dr. Lusk was
thinner than a human hair, and
pftor it had been wound around
the artery like aspring, the end
in the needle was taken out and
attached to an electrical machine
the current of which was t urned
on and sent through the wire.
The electricity hardened the ar
tery and in a short time the
fruits of the operation were wit
nessed by, those present. The
blood started to circulate freely
through the aorta, which was be
ing strengthened by the wire and
electricity reducing the swelling
and at the same time allowing
the heart to perform its func
tions. The patient was under observa
tion for a period after which the
wound was closed. The wire will
act as a sort of artifical wall and
will hold the curreut for an inde.
finate length of time. This is the
the second operation of its kind
performed in this country.
Indian Killed On Track.
Near Rochelle, 111., an Indian
went ti sleep on a railroad train
and was killed by the fast express
He paid oi his carelessness with
his life. Often its that way when
people neglect cony lis and colds,
don't risk your life when prompt
use of Dr. King's New Discovery
will cure them and so prevent a dan
gerous throat or lung trouble. "I
completely cured ine, in a short
lime, or a terrible cough that fol-j
lowed a severe attack of Grip,'' i
wiites J. R. Watts, lloydale 'lex.,
' nnd I gained 15 pounds in weight
that I had lost." Quick, safe, relia
ble and guaranteed. 30. and $1.00.
Trial bottles free at nil druggists.
UomeTelt's I'Utfurm.
Chariot t OWrver.
In Win "rontefc-Mon ol faith,'" as
he rails ir, Mr. Kuosevelt takes
n pretty ra ik view ulnorae of the
economic questions ol the day,
being in part rankiy populii-tic
and agrtin in part rather social-
tic. Having lieen whipped out in
Chicago, the Colonel very frauk-J
ly says that He can look lor 110
help from thd Republican pni ty
or, machine as be puts it. Nat
urally he could expert none from
the Democratic party, so it was
to have been exacted that he
would kick these hiiks aside and
invite the people to walk up to a
feast of the real thing acorns.
Rut. while Mr. Roosevelt would
go to extremes in some things,
he is Houud on some questions.
He would have effectiveand com
plete regulation of the trusts by
like powers exercised over the
railroads by Hie Interstate Com
merce Commission and over the
national banks by the Compt
roller of the Currency. To this
end. he advocates the creation of
a Nationl Industrial Commission
butitBeernstousthepresent pow
ers could be extended in influence
to reach the desired objects. He
is strongly in favor of the recall
of judge, which he thinks is nei
ther a doctrine of anarchy or
socialism, but rather a correc
tive of both. He wants Federal
co-operation in the important
matter o) enlarging our foreign
commerce and we take it tliHt by
his recommendation of the Euro
pean system that he favors lib
eral government subsidies. He
would have publicity applied to
wage scales and other labor data
and would have wage commis
sion to take complete charge of
the business of the factories aud
shops and industries ol the coun
try. He would, in short, have
governmental control of al! in
duH'rial business, a species of
socialism for which he ofiers no
qualifying cause.
The Colonel would have, the
breath of life blown into his de
fence t Country LifeCoinniission,
whose death, besays, was a great
blow to the people. If we recollect
aright, the killingof this commis
sion marked the bf ginning of the
between Roosevelt and Tuft. As
to the cost of high living, The'
Colonel says the Republican rem
edial promise is not worth the
paper it is printed upon the
party is such a liar and it is
hopeless to turn to the Democrats
for relief To reach the seat of
trouble, r he would have fearless
intelligent and searching inquiry,
followed by effective legislation.
All the people could adopt
Roosevelt's plank on conserva
tion, but there is no necessity for
that, as it is promised by both
the older parties.
Roosevelt affirms that he is
not a theorist, hut that his con
victions on the troubles of tha
country have been arrived at
after much careful study and ex
perience and t hat there was never
a fight better worth makingthan
the one which he hasmnppedout
and which he is to lead.
Flying Men Fall
yictims to stomach, liver and kid
ney troubles just like other people,
with like results in loss of appetite,
backache, nervousness, headache,
and tired, listless, run down feeling.
But therere's no need to feel like
that as T. D. Peebles, Ilenrv. Ten.
proved. "Six bottles of Electric
Bitters" he writes, "did more to
give me new strength and good ap
petite than all other stomach reme
dies I used." So they help every
body. Its folly to suffer when this
great remedy will help you from the
first dosa. Try it Only 50 cents at
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C ASTORIA
From tbe Tea ef Agvi Citura.
Mr. Kin-roil: The two ereat
parties of the nation have held
their conventions, udopied plat
funus and rhohoii their leaders,
and they are iow saving to the
people We will give 3011 relief "
It appear from tho iiewxpnpers
from every part of these I'njted
States are, ami have been, de
ceived and imposed upon by the
legislation of the htatea and na
tion by fhe corporations, trusts
linff fnmiiiv nriiiilk'niiu tli.it iliatr
are restljHH and discontented
and are calling lor aud demand
ing relief from the powers. No
wonder the laboring claswes of j
the nation have become so ,
WTIUrht 11 n tn kpo iindhpnri.fi
the crimes, crookedneH9 and
frauds of the oes higher up
the Governors of theSt.ntes, Con
gressmen and judges of the Cui
tod States. If the President or
ex- President of t he United Sttits
are either guilty of the crimes
that they have charged each oth
er with, both ought to be in
some lonely prison or banished
from civilization.
1 suppose that the new third
that was launched in Chicago on
Aug. 5, adopted a platform that
will promise the people temporal
relief, ut least. The United States
Senate has taken from Senator
Lorrimer. of 111., bis Senatorial
toga, and I would tie nurprised
if some one who sit in judgment
ugainst him, if the light could be
turned on, was not as guiltv as
he was.
From reading the State pa
pers and talking with the people,
I find that there is an idea am
ong them that there is some need
ed additional leginlation, and
changes in some of our State
laws, an well as in ihe manage
ment of oitie of our county af
fairs. Some say one thing and
some say another, and Ihavede
cided to submit a plan to the
people of W ataug county that
I think would be thethink would
be the thing to get Buch amend
ments made. Iet the voters in
each township, irrespetive of po
litical affiliations, convene in n
mass meeting in their respective
townships and agree upon such
things as they want or need, and
foiinnlate a platform in writing,
and let. each township appoint a
committee say 4, (5 or 8. equal
ly divided between Democrats
and Republicans, to a county
meeting at Boone, and t here let
thedeligates from the various
townships draft a county plat
form. Then let each party sub
mit it to their respective candi
dates to sigu and pledge them
selves to make an honest effort
to get them enacted into law.
So, uow, if the people of the
county think the plan a wise one,
let us hear from them in short
articles in the Democrat.
Very respectfully,
W. W. PRKSNELL.
Hay fever and asthma make Au
gust a month of intense suffering to
many people. Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound gives pi orapt case
and relief, and is soothing and heal
ing to the inflamed membranes. Wm.
M. Merethew, N. Searsport, Me.,
says: "A few doses of Foley's Hon
ey and Tar Cotrmound relieved me
of a severe attack of asthma and less
than a bottle caused a complete cure.
Refuse substitutes. For sale by all
dealers.
Some folks who boast of having
"sand" haven't enough t o sand
their tracks when they feel them
selves slipping.
Robert VV. Herter, Lawrencevi'le
Mo., who had been bothered with
kidney trouble for two years, says;
"I tried three different kinds of kid
ney piUs but with no relief. Mv
neighbor told me to use Folev Kid
ney Pills. 1 took three bottles of
them, and got a permanent cure.
I reccomend them to everybody."
For sale bv all dealers.
The Switxerlnl f Auerie.
H jrryiripli, in Lenuir Topir.
People who have never visited
the beautiful Blowing Rock coun
try do not know what a storage
battery of health, recuporHtion
and real natural enjoyment m
here in this wonderful country
of sublim e grandeur. It mutt be
seen to be fully ap predated. Tbe
scenery is ol awe-inspiring beau
ty. The Master hand ha sprin
kled loveliness upon every moun
tain arid hill top. It is here in
the workshop of the clouds that
tbe Divine artUt fashions the va
por as to Hiin. cmethbect;iuU
the clouds with prismatic colore;
loads them with their cargo of
jeweled rain drojw; and whisper
the breezes into blowing lann
that starts and moves them in
their journey down the moun
tains mto th. yalleys and across
the face of the earth. With the
thermometer frisking in the UO'e
nnd fo'n; the breezes blowiug
like they came across the sea m
their refreshing coolness; air -as
exhiieratingne if breathing cham
pagne; crystal water as coll a
ice, from mountain spriugs; sleep
ing under blankets, and reposing
in restful recreation these are
some of the delights in the Swit
serlarid of America; the grand
and wonderlul Blowing Rock
country; and some of fehe advan
tages of Green Park Hotel which
now has a charming circle of
gu sts and more comiugin every
day.
Mr. Henry Williams, of t h j
Richland nection, some ten milt's
down the mountain, was at the
Green Park today and telle me
that on Thursday last that see
tion waa visited by a hail storm
the like of which he haa never
seen before in his whole life, and
he is now sixty years old. The
area covered by the storm ww
about four miles wide and eight
miles in length. They were uot
ordinary huil stones, but were in
sheets nearly as large as your
hund and in crystals of all shnpefl,
from "frog's feet to stars," iethe
way he expressed it. It trimmed
off vegetation as if cut, off with a
knife. Window lights were broken
in many houses, and in some in
stances shingles were torn from
the houses. The fruit suflered
greatly. The damage can hardly
be estimated
Rest a While.
You are wearing out the vital
forces faster than there is any
need, and in this way subtract
ing years from the sum total of
your life. The ruah and worry,
day after day, this restlase anxi
ety lor somothi ug you have mt
got, is like pebble stones inmach
inery they grate tvnd grind tbe
life out of you. You have use
less burdens throw them oif.
You have a great deal of useless
care dump it. Pull in the
strings; take time for thought, of
better things. Go out into the
air and let God's aun shine down
upon your busy head. Stop
grumbling nt adverse providen
ces. You will probably never ea
much better times in this doom
ed world; and your most oppor.
tune season is. now, your hup
piestdav is today. Calmly k
your duly and let Uod take care
of his ow 11 world. He is HtiH a
live and is the King. Do not im
agine that things will go to ev
erlastmg smash when you dissa
petir from the mortal 9tage. Da
not fancy that the curse of heav
en, in the shape of the vain task
ol righting up a disjointed wth
is imposed upon you. Cee U
fret and fume; cease to jump and
worry early and late. Theooif
time is coming, but you can nev.
er bring it. God can and wiH;
take a breath, sit down and rest
and take a long hreath. Then
go ralmty to the task of life, and
do your own work well. Uani'a
Horn.
FOLEY'S OmOlMBE