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Jtlfehed Every Thursday
In Russia there about eighty-
public holidays in a year.
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At 'great) as! has been the
oourge of inlantilw paralysis
iroophout the country for the
28t three months, particularly
j New York City, there has been
,ai epidemic of measels almost
hree times as grrat in the num
ar of cases and not far behind
3 mortality and serious after-el-rets.
There were daring t h e
ionth ofMay, June and July,
3.710 cases of nieasela in New
Jfork City," while there were 3,
302"6bseH of infantile paralysis.
f Ti B. Crum says of the seri
sheati of measels: "It ranks
;tb small pox, in communicabil
ft with ecarlet fever in morsal
tjjiaDd has serious complica
.iona and aftereffects. Its cause
like the cause of infantile paraly
U, If not yet known.
Other diseases outranking in
ntil paralysis in the number
l eases in New York City during
''fie past three months were tu
aitulocis and dyptheria. A
ainst 3,502 cases of infantile pa
ralysis there were 4,840 cases of
tuberculosis and 4,291 cases of
'iptherta. There were, also, 3,
301 cases of whooping cough ar d
1,591 cases oj scarlet fever.
Infantile paralysis is a spectac
ular disease. , A death from this
cause is given publicity while no
account is nsually taken of a
ieatb from measels. This is due
partly to the suddenness and
novelty of the disase and partly
t the elements of real tragedy
I
As a cure for concha Dr. Bell's
Pine-Tar-Honey combines these
remedies in just the right pro
portion to do the most good for
summer coughs and colda. A
trial will prove the value of this
splendid cough medicine. Dr.
Dell'8 l'ine-Tar-IIouey noothes
the irritation, stops your cough,
kills 1 be cold terms and does
you a world of good. A 25c. bot
tle will more than couvince you-1
It will stop your cough. At drug-ttists.
To prevent a shadi flapping
when a window is opened an in
ventor has combined a holding
clip and a vacuum cup.
Holland is annually increasing
its products of potato flour.
. For Summer Troubles.
FTav fever afflicts thousands
and ant limn Huft'f rers endure tor
ture. Foley's Honey and Tar
gives relief. It allays inflamma
tiOD, clears air passages, cases
rapping cougu, coombs ana
loals. TniH wnoiesorae iamny
remedy contains no opiate a
non e asiH a louir iiiue.- iur
sale by M. B. Blackburn.
connected wi th it, while on the
other hand we have measels with
na nlnrnva ami ttitalr wa tnr.n, nit
' 1 . , m
sooui n wnen as a matter oi
,'act, we know almost as much
about infantile paralysis as we
While the best slill of the coun
try is worlingupon the problems
Of the cause and cure of infantile
paralysis, the other figures quo
ted are a reminder of the fact
that there are other disease
problems yet to be solved. The
State Board of Health.
; Tot Many Clothes.
' A prudish person who wanted
to provoke the "Cruelty Society
to suppress tn'e nude babies on
tBEast Side of New York has
ten rebuked by Dr. Josaphine
Baker, director 6f the New York
Bu rcaii of Hygiene. The special
ist .cotninunds the nioth'ors who
Are : lettinc; their .babies untlei
five run about in u state of na
rtaie and iunoceuue, liko tlie clior
nbrt in the paintings of the
naisaanne Madonnas, aud frank
ly sayn 1.1 uit if moiv mother:
.would do Mio wuw there would
,be a gn,at lowering of llio sum-
ISner death rate arnnrMj infants.
While, of course, those who are
over five and not. in a state of
jrace can hardly expect the
isame consideration that the liy
Sjfienists recommend for the little
tots, it is still true that all of us
jdo wear.too many clothes in the
hot weather. We threaten every
hot spell that is the male popu
lation does to apply a radical
reform in attire; but then con
vention steps in and the tyrani-
jcal philosophy of clothes sees us
fall too heavily clothed to be in
W hen their motors fail expert
aviators, by gliding, can advance
about four miles in a descent of
a mile.
The value of our bananna im
portations range around $14,
000,000.
The Best Laxatiye.
To keep the bowels regular the
best laxative is outdooi exercise.
Drink a full class of water half
an hour before breakfast and tat
an abundance of fruit and vege
tables, also establish a regular
habit and be sure that jour bow
els move once each day. W ben a
medicine is needed use Chamber
lain's Tablets. They are pleas
ant to take and mild and gentle
iu effect. Obtainable everywhere.
Gave the Baby Rest.
Children just cannot keep cov
ered at night and that is one
way they take colk. l'C ley s lion
ey ana tar is a rename iomnv
cougu medicine mat contains no
opiates or harmless ingredients.
Mrs. William Leonard, rotts
ville. Pa , writes: My baby had
a very bud couah. First dose
erave'her relief. For Bale by M B
Blackburn. .
The yellow poplar, or tulip, is
the largest broad-leaf tree in A
merica.
Cure for Cholera Morbus.
"When our little boy, now sev
cn years old, was a baby he was
cured of rholern morbus by loam
Iterlain'n Colic. Cholera and Di-
arrhoe Remedy," writes Mrs. Sid
nev Simmons, 1 air Haven, IN. I.
"Since then, other members o
my family have used this valua
ble medicine for colic and bowe
troubles with pood tatitfoction
and 1 gladly endorse it as a rem
edv of exceptional merit. UD'
tamable everywhere.
Sale of Property For Town Taxes.
By virtue ot the power ot sale
vested m me as town tax coiiec
tor for the town of Blowing Hock
N. C. I will, on Monday, hept,
4, 1910, expose to sale at the
court house door in Jsooue at la
1 the following real estate on
which the taxes tor the year
1 !.! "i, renin inn unpaid, to wit:
Ken Atkinson one lot f3.fi
15. 15. l'.lnukv.ekW one lot 3.fi0
VV. L Hat right one lot l.fiO
J.r.LVmltremu'lot 1.M
J. F. Cox oho lot 5.27
.1. A. Ellington one lot LOG
0. 1 Lut z one lot ' 1.10
W. .1. 1'almer oiie lot 3.90
Scott H. l'erkv one lot 3.10
M. U. 1'inkney one lot 4.70
.1. F. Green, one lot 2.75
N. II. Martin, one lot 1.30
MnttieGwvn, one lot 1.00
J. S. Worth one lot 1.50
A. 11. Washburn ojie lot 12.59
W. 1. Wilson one lot 1.04
Annie Sidenburir 3.70
Seamen one lot 1.50
J. W. I10LLIF1ELD,
Tax Collector.
our right minds when we are ex-
I9riencing the climate of Calcut
!ta and the torture of the damn-
SU Who is the clothes doctor who
will work out for all those over
five the proper clothes for sum
mertime? And yet he has never
reached the manufacturers' ear.
Philadelphia Ledger.
DR. W. H. WAKEFIELD COMING
Dr. W. II. Wakefield of Char-
cotte will be at Blowing Rock Ho-
pel on Wednesday, Sept Gth, and
Tkt Blackburn's Hotel in Boone
bra Thursday Sept 7, nd at
banners Elk, Saturday Sept. 9,
jo treat diseases of eye, ear, nose
-,nd throat .Owing to storm
lamage the doctor will charge
9 fee for testing eyes for glasses
.'the glasses are ordered from
August 22
The opening date of the four
teenth year of the Appalachian
Training School. Alkhargesare
very reasonable. Address
Secretary cf the Faculty
Boone, N. C.
SEED WHEAT.
I sowed 9 bushels of marvelous
wheat and made 240. Stacked
before the rainy season, perfectly
dry, recleaned and graded price
$1.75 ner bu. Write me a week
before you need it, you ralghtca
and it be gone.
HILLERY E. MADRON.
Trade, Tenn.
1
Says They Are WobderlmV
Hot weather is doubly danger
ous when digestion is bad. Con
stipation, eick headache, bilious
ness, or other conditions caused
by clogged bowels yield quickly
to Foley Cathartic Tablets. Mr.
Elizabeth Hiauson. tso. JNorwaiK
Conn., writer. "I can honestly
eav t.hpv are woudertui. ror
sale by M B Blackburn.
Your Bowels Should Move Once
a Day.
A free easy movement of the
bowels every day is a sienal ol
food health. Dr. King's New Life
Pills will give you a gentle laxa
tiye effect without griping and
iree your system ot blood poi
sons, purify your blood, over
come constipation and have ao
excellent tonic effect on the en
tire system. Makes you feel like
living. Only 25c. at druggists.
After three years of work a
government committee has rec
ommended a uniform system of
weights and measures for all In
dia.
His Backache Gone.
Just bow dangerous a back
ache, sore muscles, aching joints
or rheumatic Dams may be
sometimes realized only when
life insurance is refused on ac
count of kidney troubles. Jo
seph G. Wolf, of Green Bay, Wis,
writes: "Foley kidney Pills re
lieved me of a severe backache
that had bothered me for pever
al month." Take Foley Kidney
Pills for weak lame back and
weary sleepless nights. For sale
by M B Blackburn.
Club women in various parts of
Kansas has adopted courses of
study in public health problems.
Just the Thing for Diarehoea.
"About two years ego I had a
severe attack of diarrhoea which
asted over a wee, writes W 0
Jones, Budford, N. D. "1 became
so weak that 1 could not stand
upright. A druirgist recommend
ed Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first
dose relieved me and within two
davB I wa as well as ever." Ma
ny druggists recommend this
remedy because they know that
it is reliable. Obtainable every
where.
Gold Is mined at a depth of
more than 5,000 feet in South
Africa, and it is believed that
the shafts can be sunk 3,000 feet
more.
The Yale School of Medicine
has opened its doors to women
students.
The Indpendent Order of Good
Templars originated in New'York
in 1851.
It is believed to be no rare oc
currence for a condor to soar to
a height of four miles.
HOWS THIS.
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward lof any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by ttall
Catarrh Medicine.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine has
been taken by catarrh sufferers
or the past 35 years, and has
become known as the most relia
ble remedy for Catarrh. Hall's
Catarrh Medicine acts through
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces
expelling the poison from the
blood and neanng tne diseased
portions.
After you have taken Hall h
Catarrh Medicine forashorttime
you will see agreat improvement
in your general health. Start
taking Hall's Catarrh Medicine
at once and get rid of catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by all Druggist?, 75c.
NIGHTS OF UNREST.
No sleep, No peace, bo rest with i Lams
or Achlns Back.
Weary the lot of many a kid-
ney sunerer.
rain and distress from morn
to night
Uet up with a lame back,
Twinges of backache bother
you all day,
mm acning Dreaics your rest at
nicilit,
Lnnary disorders add to your
misery.
It you have kidney trouble
Reach the cause the kidnevs.
Doan's Kidney Tills are for the
kidneys only
Have made an enviable repu
tation in this locality.
Mrs. hlmina Halm, 528 Chest
nut Ave., Hickory, N. C, says:
"My back pained me so severely
that l could hardly stoop over
and it was hardlormetostraieh
ten u) again. 1 was kept awake
at night and mornings was tired.
I tried Doan's Kidney Pills and
they removed the trouble and
reduced the swelling in my feet."
Price 50c a t all dealers. Don 't
simply asu for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the
snrnetbat Mrs Hahn had. Foster
Milburn Co. Props. Buffalo N. Y
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FOLEY KIDNEY-PIUS
Ml BACKACHl KI0NIYS AND SLAB Oil
Get Rid of Tan,
Sunburn and Freckles
by using HAGAN'S
Magnolia
Balm.
Acts indlantly. Stops the burnine.
Clean your complexion of Tan and
Blemishes. You cannot know how
good it is until you try it Thous
ands of women say it is beat of all
beautiners and heals Sunburn
quickest Don't be without it
day longer. Get a bottle now. At
your Drucsist or by .mail diredt
75 cents for either color. White.
Pink, Rose-Red.
SAMPLE FREE.
LYON MFG. CO40S.StL St. BnoUra. NX
NOTICE.
North Carolina Watauga county in
the Superior Court fall term, 181U.
H. M. BuniKaroer vb K. E. Earp.
The defendant above named will take
notice that a summons iu the above
entitled action was Issued against raid
defendant on the 14th day or July
1916, by W. D. Fiirthlnd, clerk of the
superior court of Watauga county,
flortn uiroiiuaior me suuioi ft.uu
which amount the plaintiff had to
nav off bv reason of his having en
domed note for defendant to one L.
Have, which sutumuns Is return
able to the fall term of the superior
court of Watautra county 101C. The
defendant will also take notice that
a warrant of attachment was issued
by said clerk of the court on the 14Mi
day of July 1010 against the property
of said delendant, which warrant is
returnable at the time and plane na
tued for the return of the summons,
when and where the defendaut Is re
quired to appear and answer or de
murto the complaint or the relief
demauded will be granted. Tills 17th
day ot July 1916,
W. D. Farthing, C. S. C.
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Children Cry for Flotchcr'o
A
' The Kind You nave Always Bought, and which has been
In use for over 30 years, has borne the slgnatnre ot
i and lias been made under his per
sonal supervision since Its Infancy.
A li . a. a . . . it. j
All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good " are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health ot
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment
What is CASTORIA
Castorla Is a harmless substitute for Castor 00, Pare
gorlc, Drops and Soothing Syrnps. It Is pleasant. ' It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotio
substance. Its age Is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty yean it
has been In constant use for the relief of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles - and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep
The Children's Panocea-The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
fBears the Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
THI OINTAU. COMPANY, NIW YORK OITV.
Virginia & Carolina Railway Schedule No. 56
Effective May 12, 1915
NOTICE.
The large tract of land owned by W.
WbltlDg In this county containing
something like 4,300 acres is being
subdivided into small tracts Is now
FOB 8ALF-
This great body of land embraces
some of the finest lands in the coun
ty. It Is Mr. Whiting's object is to sell
these lands to those who desire to
make their homes upon it. It is an
opportunity for the poor roan or man
of moderate means to secure anome.
This land will be sold for a reasona
ble cash payment In hand, one, two
and three year's time gireu on the re
mainder.
I hope that the oitizens of Watau
ga, with whom we aie going to stsy
aud do busines, will bay this land
The price Is reasonable. A map show
Ing the exact location of eaoh tract
made by a competent engineer will
be furnished each purchaser. Thl
laud lies between Blowing Rock and
Grandfather Mountain and between
Shulls Wills and Yonabloeseo turn
pike road and will be from one half
mile to three mile from the LInville
River railway now being bnlit to
Shulls Mills, Korth Carolina.' , Come
and see this land and buy you
home. If you have a home, come
land bay a home for your children. It
Will only be a rery short time before
this land will double the price now
asked for it. Call on or address,
f. . J. M. LACY,
SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND
8TATION3
Daily Ex. Daily E.
Sunday Eastern Standard Time. Sunday
Flrst-Class First-Class
A. M. j i P. M.'
7 20 Lv. . AIUXGDON Ar. 6 15
7 2J " WATAUOA " - 5 00
7 45 " BARRON " 4 46
8 12 " DAMASCUS "1 4 20
1 it ". TAYLOR'S VALLEY "I 4 02
8 t Ar. CREEK JUNCTION Dv. I 48
a. m. j : i I p. b
9 27 Lv. CREEK JUNCTION Ar. 8 1
42 " GREEN COVE " J 01
10 27 " TUCKERDALE " 2 18
11 08 ( " WEST JEFFERSON " 1 40
11 89 J " BOWIE " 1 10
12 05 Ar. ELK LAND Lv. 12 40
No. 5 No. 8 KONNAROCK BRANCH No. 4 No. 8
P. M. IA. M.I j IP.M.IA. M.
8 17 8 86 Lv. CREEK JUNCTION Ar. I 8 47 9 28
8 82 10 I Ar. KONNAROCK Lv. 8 83 9 11
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"I want to tell you what wonderful benefit I have re
ceived from the use of Thedford's Black-Draught," writes
MrvSylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky.
"It certainly has no equal for la grippe, bad colds,
liver and stomach troubles. I firmly believe Black-Draught
saved my little girl's life. When she had the measles,
they went In on her, but one good dose of Thedford's
Black-Draught made them break out, and she has had no
more trouble. I shall never be without
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ness, maiana, uiuis aiiu tcver, uniuuaiicas, anu an siiiindr q
aliments, Thedford's Black-Draught has proved itself a safe, q
reliable, gentle and valuable remedy. Q
If you suffer from any of these complaints, try Black- O
Draught It is a medicine of known merit Seventy-five O
years of splendid success proves its value. Good for E!
vouns and old. For sale everwhere. Price 25 cents.
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mTC AND
eJEWELRY
dune at this shop
under a positive
guarantee & al
material used is
guaranteed to be genuine. Ectimatos
furnished on all mail order. 8nti
faotlon guaranteed u cvry respect
ou all railroad watches. Office nearthe
Watauga Co. Bank.
, J.W.BUYAX
n ato Jeweler and Watchmaker
BOO JJ B.N. O.
Don't Invite
Serious Sickness
DR. R. D, JENNINGS
RESIDENT DENTIST
v Banners Elk, N. C.
I At Boone on first Monday
of everv month for 4 or 5 davs
Gen. Supt. Boone Fork Ltjmber Co., and every court wtek. Office at
Bhnlis Wilis, . c. v . the Blackburn Hotel.
"A atltch In time eaves nine," li an
old ona trite laylnf, but tt Is never
thelesa true. Common colds and a
constipated condition are the founda
tion ot much eerloui lllnese and dread
disease that could be avoided if
prompt attention were riven to the
first ao-called .light ailment.
Every family can provide prompt
treatment for these first attaeka of 111
health and every family should be
prepared for an emergency by havinr
on hand that standard old family
cough syrup. Foley's Honey and Tei
Compound, for the relief of coughs,
croup, whooping cough. Irritated and
Inflamed throat, tight and sore chest,
grippe and bronchial coughs.
Koley Cathartlo Tablets are Just the
thing for constipation and sluggish
bowel movement a wholesome laxa
tive and cleansing cathartlo. Ther
do not gripe or cause nausea or In
convenience and are particularly wi.
come to stout people.
Children Cry
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