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. . VOL. XXVI BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, THURSDAY, May 27, 1915 NO. 43. 'a- 'V.' KAVY A9CPLE FOI ANY EMERGENCY Smyirilidicilis tbi Views of Hoaorabli leptin f. Siri-tr iri Upholds Daniels How absurd is this silly clamor of our danger! It can come from only two classes those afflicted with imbecility of mind, or those prompted by depravity of morals. Here we are the most powerful and the most opulent nation in the world, courted by all theother nations of the world of the first or second class. And yet we are gravely told that unless we arm to the teeth our day of destruc tion is at hand. I can see how the steel trust, that wishes to sell armor plate for ships, and the powder trust, that hopes to sell munitions for guns, favor an im perial navy, but it is curious that a disinterested man like Gardner should get in a swivet over it. Let us see. Some years ago England, the most powerful na tion in the world, was at war with a beggarly little people in South Africa called the Boers. It took England two years with her mas tery of the seas it took England two years to land 250,000 sol diers in South Africa. Now it has been developed in that de plorable war over yonder that the Canadian contingent is as ;gbod lighters as any, of them : Germans, English, French or Bel ' gians. Those Canadians had a training of some eight months taken as they were from civil walk. ; It would take even England with her immense shipping, naval and mercantile, a year to land 1,000,000 men on our shores and by thattimewe could have 5, , t)00,000 as good soldiers-as the '-world WfcUV Tqne&rttieitt; And it would . take Germany or France .two or three years to land 1,000,000 on our shores. Nay, ermany could not land 1,000, 000 hostile forces on our shores in a century. She has not. got tfle transports, and in time of peace England will never have the soldiers. So we are perfectly safe from both. As for Japan, that people have got too much sense to arouse the anger of the American people to desperation. Besides, where would Japan get the money? Before long all the great na tions of Europe will have had all the fighting they want. It is not unlikely that the war will last another year, or two. ' Certainly it will if it is fought to a finish till one side or the other is com 1 pletely exhausted and helpless, as our South was in 18G5 and as France was in 1871. Alio! them will be tired of war and even the victor will be powerless to harm us even if disposed to do so, for by4hetime they could destroy our navy and land 1,000,000 men on pur shores we would have the finest and biggest array in the world to meet them and welcome them with bloody hands to hos pitable graves, as Tom Corwin said. England's navy has been vastly superior to ours ior & century. Relatively we are stronger now than at any period during the century. During our civil war there were many English states. men notably Palmerston , and Gladstone who willingly would have gone to war with us; but the great majority of the Eng lish people to say. not bing. of the queen, her consort, Disraeli, and others, were on the side of the North, and when England allow. ed that splendid opportunity to lapse we may rest easy as to ber, and if Germany licksvher and takes over what she and France have in Africa, as spoil of war, OeiOnr will be too busy with her 'lew possessions to pick a quarrel with us. Besides,, we will (emu fiis Victims John Colton Clayton, a jour nalist who has worked in several American cities, has arrived in London with his left arm paral yzed from a shrapnel wound re ceived in the fighting at Hill 60, near Ypres. Mr. Clayton, who is English by birth, became an American citizen, but resumed his British nationality to join the1 British Red Cross for the war. He bought his own uniform, pid for his own provisions and gave his motor car without charge to the service in which it is engaged. "I have been at the front since November and have passed through the most strenuouf and horrible experiences of my life. My paralyzed arm is nothings I want to tell you about that Ger man gas. It pulls men's mouths right around on the side of their faces. It sometimes dislocates men's jaws. They cannot speak and they diein ghastly agony. "It makes their eyes look as if they had been terribly mauled in the ring. Not onlydd the eye--lids and brows turn black, but the cheeks and the forehead turn black also. Many lose their sight utterly. The skin of the face within a day or two after the gas has been breathed becomes ulcer ous. "It is 1,000 to 1 that any man who gets a good whiff of that stuff never recovers. Everyday soldiers are coming into the hos pitals gasping for breath and panting like dogs On blazing sum mer days. It is heartbreaking. No civilized being could believe it. "I have seen other things. I have seen three little Belgian girls with their hands cut off at the w43t . It in.pn.iri hathj,riam M red Indian ever beat it. "- London Dispatch. Sews Ma's Burt Dr. Charles Goodman, visiting surgeon at the Beth Israel Hos pital, sewed three stitches in the lining of a. man's heart and one in the heart itself yesterday. The man was Israel Ziff, a co- coanut pedler, who lives at 238 East One hundmd and Fifth street He was brought into the hospital in a dying condition as a result of accidentally plunging a knife through his lungs and into his heart. House Surgeon Alfred Schwartz stayed the flow of blood until the visiting surgeon arrived. In order to stay the hemorrhage the man's chest had to be opened, and for this purpose a special ap paratus was used to prevent the col'apse of the lungs. Stitches were also taken in the lungs. It was announced by Louis J. Frank, superintendent of the hospital, that the operation had been highly successful and that Ziff would be able to go home in a few days. N. Y. Sun. The electrical conductivity of copper depends on the total amount of impurities therein. be the only nation with a surplus of money. All the others will be ready for the poorhouse. Another thing. Who knows that naval warfare will not be completely revolutionized before the big war is over? When our war of 1861 65 began there was not an ironclad on the water. Farragut's flagship was a miser able little wooden affair. I saw her at Annapolis a year or so ago and it was incredible the fame the old Hartford had made. Something! that kind is likely to happen any day. Letus have patience. Of course the Hon. Gardner will remain noisy, but the people stand by Mr. Daniels, who is proving an excellent head of his departmeflt-Savoyard in AshevOle Citizen. Court Calendar JUNE TERM, 1915 Watauga Superior Court All witnesses in civil and crimi nal cases are bound for their ap pearance at June term . oi court without being re-subpoenaed. Witnesses in civil cases will ap pear on dates mentioned in the calendar. Friday, June 11, 1915 1 h. i. Hardin et al. vs. Mattie J. Greene etal.. 2 chas T Baird vs The John T Dixon Lumber co. 3 Hutton - Burbonnais co. vs. John ft Bodges et al. 4. t w ould & Co. vsjc Harraan. 5 Yadkin Lumber co. et aL vs WATriplettet al. 6 w i orandin et al vs w a Trin. lettetal. 7 J o J potter vs j c Wilson. 8 s f potter et al vs J o J pot. ter et al. 9 o w Bobbins vs a w Tavlor et aL 10 la oreer vs f m oreer. 11 w J orandin vs John Benson. 12 L o Lowe, Administrator, vs EFLOVill. 13 h b Maeee. Trustee, vs w w Hindman et al. 14 w i Thomas vs Ida Thomas. 15 j a ward et al, petitioners. vs Nancy peed. Saturday, June 12, 1915 16 ohio Pottery & Glass co. vs t l Mast & Bro. 17 j c Baird vs p h Mcohinnis. 18 The Todd Mercantile co. vs en Miller. 19 Enoch Mintonvs Sydney wat- son. 20 j p Wilkinson vs MMMcouire. 21 s E aragg, Admr. vs The w m Bitter Lumber co. AESra" 23 p s whittington vs soohia whittington. 24 w w presnell, Admr.. vs Ned jonea et al. 25 B c Little vs John stanberry. 26 creston Lumber co. vs s c snyder. 27 w l Houlshouser vs a m critcher. 28 w l Holshouser vs Laura critcher. 29 Boy potter vs H a Donnelly, Admr., et al. Monday, June 14, 1915 30 M F Billiard vs c c Hilliard et al. ol cnarles coney et al vs j f Bobbins et al 32 carl Tiivett vs Martha Triv. ett 33 t s Maxwell et al vs jo j pot ter etal. 34 M A ward vs G w Tiivett. 35 Bosa a Ford vs n n Ford. 36 o N wagner vs o F Ball et al 37 c Tucker etal vs ah Johnson. 38 jobn B Earp vs Nora Earp. 89 M p critcher vs curtis-Thorn ton co. 40 Enoch f Potter vs janies b Miller. 41 w a Bouck vs pleas Griffin. 42 raucette peavler shoe co. et al vs s w smith et aL 43 m'a Bingham ys e w smith. This calendar does not include cases on the summons docket that may or may not stand for trial. W. D. Fabtbino, Clerk Superior Court. Iimi id Stntckis Wirt Ftiei . There is a little motor driven fence building machine which weaves and puts up wire fencing at a speed of about 250 leet an hour and can be equipped to build fences from nine inches to five feet in height. Between 25 and 50 different styles of fence can be made by simply changing gears or leaving out line wires. In building a fence with this type of machine the end and cor ner posts must be in place before the .operation commences, but these posts may be placed at any distance apart up to two miles. Wires to show the line of the fence aw stretched along the ground AUCTION SALE '. OF i : i: Business and 5,; Resident Lots AT TODD, N. This property is located near the depot. Todd is the ter minal of the Virginia-Carolina Railroad, where property will always increase in value. If you buy lots at this sale, Monday, May 31st, you will feel proud that you had a part in the making and building of this modern city, and thereby having prospered and grown rich by the enhance ment of its value. . Property at Todd will increase in value aiid the town will grow as North Wilkesboro did, for it is trie terminal of the V. C. Railroad; and has a good back country to draw from. A wholesale grocery house, and a big lumber plant will be established at Todd, as well as other enterprises. $5.00 in GOLD will be given the per son buying the highest priced lot. Don't fail to hear the Double Auctioneers. Monday, 10:30 O'CLOCK Serins: 1-4 CasJw .Balance Easy Payments Sale Rain or Shine. Valuable Prizes given Away There will be Music by Brass the rate of one a minute. This property has been con signed to us to be sold and it is going to change hands.' Join the crowd and invest your money where it will pay handsomely. Don't fail to hear the Double Auctioneers. These auctioneers hold the world's record for selling lots, and it will be well worth your time to witness this sale. The auctioneers who speak at same thing in identically the the same bid at the same time, and selling the same lot at the same time. Come, hear Remember Place and Hour ENGLAND AND AUCTION CO. GREENSBORO, before the machine commences to weave, but these are not fastened to the posts until the mesh wire is woven in. The work of fasten ing the fencing to the posts is done just as fast as the weaving progresses. The weaving mechan ism itself is simple. The line wire passes through tubes, just back of the hand of the operator, and the wire for weaving is carried on spools which make a figure-eight movement around the line wires as the machine travels ahead. Each spool holds 70 feet of wire and when a spool runs out it is changed for a filled spool. The fact that each line wire is stretched separately makes a tight fence no matter how hilly CAROLINA May 31st Band. Lots will be sold at the same time, saying the same tone of voicft, crying them. The Date REALTY NORTH CAROLINA and unevin the land may be. A one and oi.e'-half horsepower gs- oline engineoperatesthe weaving mechanism and drives the ma chine ahead at the same time. The operator merely steers the machine and changes spools when necessary .-World's Work. , Mo are udt under- Krouuu u1 y uuuugu WHHiuni iim.it. ni t.iim Tiiriin ntatim A Washington inventor's coin holder consists of a single piece of flexible beta! formed into a base and three arms, which meet and fasten together at the top. . r- A semi-monthly p ay-day bill has been passed in D Aliionua. PROFESSIONAL. R.H. HARDIN, M.D. Physician And Surgeon, BOONE, N. C. Office oyer Wink ) ler'i Store. j Pbotw Central or Wluklew. All Calli Promptly attended. Office hour, 9 to 11, a. m. 8 tofl, p. m Dr. G. M. Peavler, Treate Dlieaeee of the Eye, Ear Nose and Throat BRISTOL. TENN., T. . Bingham, Lawyer BOONE, N.C Prompt attention given to nil matters of a legal nature Collections a specialty. Office with Solicitor F. A. Lin oey 1-29. ly. po Silas M. Greene, JEWELER Mabel, ,N,C. All kinds of repair work done under a positive guar' antee. When in need of any thing in my line give me a call and get honest work at honest prices. Watch Rpairinq A SpEcur.TYB VETERINARY SURGERY, Zl bare been putting much study on this subject; have received my diploma, and am now well equipped for the practice of Veterinary Sor gery In all Iti branohet, and am the only one in the county, fill on or G.H.HAYES, Veterinary Surgeon. s-n-'ii. E, S. CdFFEIf. -ATlOMEi Al LAW,- BQONE.N.C. Prompt attention given to all matters of a legal nature. tST Abstracting titles and nonaction oi claims a special 67. l.l-'ll. Dr. Nat. T. Dulaney SPECIALIST STB, IAR; HOBB, THROAT ABO OHBST KYKS EXAMINED FOn eiiASSBS FOURTH STREET Bristol, Tcnn.-Va. EDMUND JONES LAWYER LENOIR, N. Cf- Will Practice Regularly in the Courts of natavga, 1 D-LOWB Baaaerm, N.C. T. A. LOVB, Sagliuw, N. C. LOVE & LOVE ATTORNEYS-AT.LAW. Practice in the courts ofAvery and surrounding counties. Care ful attention given to all matters of a legal nature. 7-6-12. F.,A. LINNEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BOONE, n. c. Wm practice in the courts of tkeiathJudkAsJ District in all arattewoljkMiMpre' 1 641-1911 - .. K. F. LovM. W, R. Lovlll Lovill. & Loviu . r Attorneys At -Law I -BOONE, N. C ' Special attention given to 11 business entrusted to & sir care. . - ' ,-'4 '.J,.4--12iili' .
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