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.......... ,": ' - ' '. .... . mm Our Job Office is Cora, plctc. Your next order respectfully solicited. The only Senii.Weekly Published in Caldwell County. $l.0d per year. an& Trl6ay5 Xj .IV h. c. martin", editor and pr6p. published Tuesdays and Fridays. price si .00 the year. VOLUME XII. LENOIR, N.C., NOVEMBER 5, 1909. NO. :J. 5 BUCK MOUNTAIN COVE. Interesting Letter from the late Silas McDowell to Major G. W, F. Harper. Cullasaga, N. 0., Nov. 23, 1878. Mr. G W. F. Harper, Lenoir, N. C. Dear Sir: Your lines of the 18th iust. are before me, and having nought else to do I will reply promptly. You asked if "a Public road was runuiug up LinvilleCove in 18141" My answer is, no sir-nothing but a cattle track leading fiom Morgan- ton to the Cove above the Linville Falls to Major James Erwio's cat tie ftirm, and the way led up the valley of Upper Creek and then out at it's head through Nat's old field, North of Table Rock. From this point, the Rock had the shrfpe of a fodder stack. Now, you be gan to find a few Cranberries, and passing on and up you come to the head Spring of the Creek in Jonas' ridge, and passing over it you were in Linville Cove. Lyon and I did not pass this way, but went direct ly down the River by way of the Falls and Canon, as our business vras to study the Geology and Flora of the Carolina Mountains. All these scenes I revisited in after years during a ten years sojourn at Moiganton; as well the North Cove and South Tow River and Black Mountain . The Cave near the head o( the, Vallej of North Fork, 1 was the lirst man who explored and report ed it's interior. The thing happen ed in this way, to wit. Boys and dogs chased a fox that ran in a square opening at the base of Buck Mountain, the entrance not being more than four feet from a Lime stone Branch. Into this opening, leading into the liowells of the Mountain, the fox entered; so did the dogs and the boys follow after, but not tar, as the way soon grew dark. This was in the Summer of lH-J.'J. I was in the Cove at that time suffering from an attact of "Brown fever"-despera ely in love with a pretty girl named Matilda Brown . I heard of the entrance into Buck Mountain and concluded it would be a good place to reduce my fever. 1 went, I saw, and entered but not without light. A noble young man named Will Knglish, procured torch pine that filled a large basket, and with a blazing light stooped and entered. 1 did the same thing. Our way was up a brook that had perpendicular banks on each hand, floored alwve with rock. WeofeoTirso had to wade the brook, save where thu largei apartments expanded into opan halls, and here we could mount upon the dry floors and ex claim "Whooaies for cold water in Hog days!'' Some of these draperies of the ( ave to me, were interesting and lieautiful as their rock walls incrusted with ice, while the vault above seemed draped and curtained within, a scene above from which was suspended, thous ands of pointed icicles all glittering in the torch light like myriads of brilliant gems. Some of these had assumed gigan tic proportion reaching nearly half way down to the floor, while opposite to it's point, rises from the lloor a stalagmite to meet it on the way and theu le united in a graceful coin in. Knglish awaked me from this dream of rapture by the command-"Move on" When we quit the lovely scene and again plunged into the cold brook, wind ing our way along narrow galleries where the roof was so very low that at times we had to creep. At Jei'gth we reached a point where thu brook forked and an- other cave opened its way info the rocks to our left hand, and at right angle. From it's interior chambers we heard the lively chirp ing of what seem to be ten thous and birds, .and I asked English what it was! He replied It is the droppingtof water from the points of icicles from the the top of some high vaulted roof down on the surface of some interior sheet of water, aud it is the echoes of the Cave that multiplies and strengthens the sound." "How do you know that!" I querid. "I gutised so," was his curt reply. "I will see and know" I exclaim ed, and then led the way the left. We had not proceeded ten paces before I was up to my arms in water, and thinking the next step might be over our head I inglori ously retreated, leaving the quick sprightly songs of the birds to the echoes of Buck Mountain Cave We pursued our former direction and after many ins, and outs, at length reached i spacious and lofty Hall, whose upper flooring had given away and iu huge bould ers lay on the lower floor. "Bill Knglish I exclaimed, what does this mean?''' ''A Dead fall, he replied, if we had been here when those.rocks fell." "Bill, 1 queried, how for have we pro gressed into the Iwwels cf thi mountain: ' lie guessed, iniee- lmm" vl a How far to tin Cave's end!" 1 inquired. "It has 1een explored no farther'' he replied. It y now, Hill i-mglish and my self were tired and hungry, and as he had something else than pine in his basket in the form of a pone of corn bread, a hog's ham and flask of rum- he spread out his store upon one of the fallen IkhiKI ers. and now, memory can call no single dinner enjoyed with such keen relishe as that in the Buck Mountain Cave with Bill Knglish. For a long while my mineral collec tion had rare specimens, which I brought as trophies from that Cave: but alas, I've none of them now. There is no class of men who have such "sticky fingers'' as a "semi mineralogist. If he takes a fancy to a thing, give it to him at once, and in so doing you have done an act of righteousnesssaved a broth er from temptation. Yours truly t Signed Sii.as Mel ov i;i.i.. t Lyon refered to was Silas Me Dowell, teacher at Moiganton and the trip through Linvill (Jorge in 1SU was the subject of a previous letter. Lyon .cd and was buried at Asheville in the graveyard near I'resbvteran church ) . Dyinjr of Hydrophobia. Mr. William G. Rouse, of La (i ran ire. has arrived in the city to take the Pasteur treatment, at the State Laboratory of Hygeino. Th case is one ot peculiar interest, as Mr. Bouse was not bitten by a mad dot:, but was scratched by a man that was dying of hydrophobia. Last Friday he was asked by the father of a nineteen year old youth, who was dying with dydraphobia, to help him hold his son on the Ied. The other people of the com muoity had been asked to assist in this dangerous task, but they re fused. Mr. Rouse consented, but found the task to be a difficult one, as the young man s strength was abnormal, and his struggles were terrible to see. The face aud hands ol the dying youth were covered with saliva and he scratched Mr Rouse on the arm. The youth was bitten by a mad ' t i j; nog lasi May, mu no attention was paid to the matter until four days Itefore his death, w hen he was grip ped by the deadly disease. He never again slept, for he was tor mented by the fancy that he was again being attacked by vicious j dogs, and scratched in mad frenzy j News Observer. Rockfeller Donates $1,000,000 to F'ujht Hook Worm. New York, Oct-. 28. A gift of one million dollars by John D. Rock efeller to fight the "hook worm dis ease" was anuouneed at the office of the Standard Oil company here late today. A dozen well known educators and scientists, selected in large part from institutions of learning in the south, where the parasite is prevalent, were called in confer ence with Mr. Rockefeller's repre sentatives at the Standard Oil com pany's office, at 2fi Broadway, last Tuesday, and at that meeting Mr. Rockefeller's desire to organize a commission to carry on a campaign against the malady was discussed. As a result of this discussion of the situation, the "Rockefeller Com mission for the Eradication of the Hook Worm Disease," was organ ized. We give Mr. Rockefeller's letter to the Commission vhih is composed of a number of gentlemen of high standing; among the num ber we notice Prof. P. 1'. Claxton of Tennessee and .1: Y. Joyner of North Carolina, and many others. Mr. Rockefeller wrote to the con ferees as follows: 'New York, Oct. -Mi, liKi'.l. Gen tlemen For many months my rep resentatives have been inquiring into the nature and prevalence of hook worm disease,' and consider ing plans for mitigating its evils. 1 have delayed action in this mat ter only until the facts as to the ex tent of the disease could be verified and effectiveness of its cure and prevention demonstrated. "The wide distribution and the serious effects of this malady, par ticularly in the rural districts of our southern states, first pointed out by Charles Wardell Stiles, of the United States Public Health and Marine hospital service, have now been conlirmed by indipend- ant observations of other disting uished investigators and physici ans, as well as by educators and public men of the south. "Knowing your interist in all that pertains to the well leing ol your fellow men and your acquaintance with this subject, 1 have invited you to a c nference in the hope that it may lead to the adoption of well considered plans lor a cooper itive movement of the medical pro fession, public health officials, (wards of trade, churches, schools, the press and other agencies for the cure and prevention of this diseaes Ml you deem it is w ise to under take this commission I shall be glad to be permitted to work with you to that end and you may call upon me from time to time for such sums as may be needed tim ing the next five years for carrying on an aggressive campaign, up to a total of i? 1, 000,000. 'While'it would be a privilege to actig any movement which offers assurance of relieving human suf fering, it is a peculiar pleasure to me to feel that the principal activ ities of your board will be among the people of our southern states. It has been my pleasure of late to spend a portion of each year iu the south aud I have come to know Croup Cured and a Saved Child's Life "It affords iue great pleasure to add niy-testiinouy to that of the thousand wdio have been ben R ted by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. My child, Andrew, when only three years old was taken with a severe attack of croup, and thanks to the prompt use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ids life was saved and today he is a robust and healthy boy," says Mis. A. Coy, Jr., of San Antonio Texas. This remedy lias been in use for many years. Thousands of mothers keep it at hand, and it has never been known to tail. For sale by J. H. Shell and Dr. Kjnt, druggist. and to respect greatly that part of our country and to enjoy the socie ty aud friendship of many of its warm hearted people. It will there fore be an added gratification to me I if in this way I may in some meas ure express my appreciation of their many kindnesses and hospi talities." John D. Rockefellers donation of $1,000,000 to fight the "hook worm" disease means that what heretofore has been an isolated and sporadic war on the malady which for decades has been sapping t e strength of the soul's , yeomanry, will now be an organized warfare against the "necator Americanus" especially a menace to the lower latitudes of the United States, where the climate and soil are fa vorable to its propagation. The effects of the hook worm, foth direct and indirect, are dis tressing and dangerous to the eco nomic welfare of the country. The direct results are retardation of physicial and mental develop ment, extreme anemia, often mis taken for malaria, ulcers on the shins and weakness, frequently characterized as laziness. Among the indirect effects of the disease is predisposition to pulmon aiy diseases, increasing the death rate appreciably. A significant fact regarding this feature of the disease is that the negroes, who seem to be more generally infected with the hotk worm, suffer three times the mortality from tubercu losis that the whites do. Dr. Weston, who has made an extended study of the disease, has found that thymol, the active prin ciple of thyne, followed by salts is the best remedy for the disease, and he has achieved some most satisfactory cures. This treatment, widely applied, together with geu erally better sanitation, may be ex pected to do much in relief of the suffering people of the south. President Taft Addresses the Little Folks at Terrell, Texas. President Taft spoke to a throng of eagcrfaced little Sunday School children and delivered a near ap proach to his usual Sunday sernon. He winds up his address to these young people as follows. "I sincerely hope that you are not growing up with the idea that it is your business to go into the towns and cities. The future of the American boy, in my judgment is largely involved in his pursuing the science and profession ol the tanner. The results of economic, business like fanning are more prof itable than any other trade or pro fession, and whenlyou look forward just consider that you are going to follow along the course of our fathers and that y ou are going to make this country, or some other country, blossom as the rose. The tendency toward the city is not one that we ought to encourage. I hope that the development of the comforts of country life are such that we may look forward now to a lessening of the movement toward large cities. The place for us to accomplish things is iu thecountry. Good Cough Medicine for Children and Grown Folks, Too. "We could hardly do without Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," says Mrs, Flora Despain of Kloyd, Ky. "1 found it to be so jfood for the croup and have used it for years. I can heartily recommend it for contrhs eolds and croup in children and grown folks, too." The above shows the implicit confidence that mauy mothers place iu Chamberlain's Co ii iff) Remedy, a confidence based on many years' experience in t lie use ot it. No one need hesitate to use this remedy for it contains no chlor oform, opium y other narcotics and may lie given to a child as confident ly as to an adult. For sale by J. K. Shell and Dr. Kent druggist. When Furniture Buying Time Comes Theie are two words of advice that all should remember GO SLOW. You may safely hurry when purchasing a new pair of gloves or shoes or any article that you will be done with in a short time. But with Furniture GO SLOW you are buying for life. We invite yOu to be delilnrate ask questions, ,o that you may know exactly what you are doing. There's our experience to help the inexperienced, and there's a caieflilly chosen stock to do mi r cl'oo-i ng fn ,in . i.Imh whobuvs Furniture here ever iegret it. Like w ine our Furniture impioves with age. Th ere a reason. A Han Once Complained to his coal merchant about the price itf coal. Said the dealer: "Yes, I know, but just now, coals are coals." Said the customer: I am glad to hear it. as the last few lots you sent me were mostly slates." t The moral of '-his simply means that it is easy to pay for one thing and get somet' ing else. W e have been sollm;,' harness for a good many years and we have gained a good name for selling honest goods at honest prices. We don't sell shoddy and call it harnes. You can rely on what we sell. We don't sell slate and call it coal . "WHEN IN DOUBT. BUY OF PRICE!" Charlotte Man Honored Charlotte Chronicle. Mr. Boscoe Mitchell, formerly of Charlotte, and later with The New York Herald, has been chosen private secretary to Dr. Cook, of North Pole fame, so a friend of Mr. Mitchell's stated Saturday, and Mr. Mitchell will gotoCopen hagen, Denmark, later on, to carry the much-discussed and talked of records of Dr. Cook, together with all data pertaining to the trip to and from the Pole. Mr. Mitchell has been doing re-1 portorial work on The New York Herald for some time, ami when .. . , . , . that newspaper took up Dr. took s ' ' 1 causc, as it were, and handled his story of the trip to the Pole, the way was opened for Mr. Mitchell who was offered the private secre- ,. iii i i i tarvship and who has lieen dele gated to make the tiip toCopenha - gen. He will act as Dr. Cook's reprtv senative a d will le with the Dan ish University committee when they make their examination of the Cook records in accordance with Dr. Cook's promise to place his data and proofs in the hands of the University first. The honor conferred on Mr. Mitchell is no small one and his friends here will watch the results of the tiip with keen interest. - Too many people "talk shop" at the table, and table at the shop. DeWitt's Little Karlv Risers the 8a,e- 8Ure gentle, easy little nver pills. He sure to tret DeWitt's Car- , ' ,. , u . .. I boh zed Witch Ha ?! Salve, the orig- jna, Always refuw Sllhtit.ites and imitations. The original DeWitt's ' Carboli.ed Witch Hazel Salve is goml ' for thitr salve is -ood for, but it is especially tro id for piles. Sold , . ' ,.. ,; , , ' , . , liv J. tv Shell. Lenoir Drutr Co. and , Granite Falls Dm- Co., Granite Fall-. Hi IS' i 1 w $ !
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