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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-07-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Corresponds mt.

Strained relations with Rms
sia now threaten as a result
of President RoOsevelt's de-
sire to cultivate favor with
the the Jewish voters. AS has
already been told in these let
ters. the President J ielded to
the opportunities of the exec
utive committee of the B'nai
Birth and agreed to forward
to Rnssia a petition for con
sideration of tho Jews, As
soon rs the Presidents s inten
tions became known in Saint
Petersburg. an intination
was impaired to the Associa
ted Press to the effect that
under no circumstances could
Russia consent tOIeceive any
representation or petition re
garding it's internal affairs.
But the President was not
daunted by the intimation.
He has declared that the Uni
ted States will accept no sem
i>official intimation and that
the petition will be forward
ed to the Car as soon as
it is received in Washington.
Russia's next move in the sit
uation is awaited with t h e
keenest interest.
Republicansin in Washington
claim to be jubilent over the
result of the Iowa conven-
. ton. Under the shrewd gui'
9 dance OF Senator Allison, the
E obnoxious assertion that the
"tariff sheltered monopolies'
which has been eliminated or
rather replaced with a non
descript plank which is one
of Mr.. Allison's masterpieces
q in the good Lord. good dev
il" line. TO the "stand pat.
ters" there may be some sat-
isfactioh in this elimination,
but the greatest satisfaction
falls to the democrats " h q
can now point to the fact
o even Iowa has been swung in
to line, afraid to stand it
convictions, that the "tarjf
ia the mother of trusts ant
that every republican who fa
vors a reyision OF the exist
ing tariff rates must vote th'
democratic ticket or stullify
=" himself, After the adoption
% of the platform Gov. Cur
Minis made a speech in which
lie re>asserted his oIdtime pc
= sltion but in as much as h
L. had first yielded hls position
and waived his conviction
that prompt lowering Of th
duties on trust made goods
was imperative, his subse,
he quent statments will be re
r. ceived for what they ar
o. worth.
President Roosevelt an
- Postmaster General Payn
have between them manage'
to close most Of the avenue
- by which news have previou
ly been obtained regardln
to the postoffice investigatio
re. and tlvely little new
nd Of impor tance is now g'ttin
aL into print. The most impol
tant subjects under conside
alton at this time are t h
- purchase Of sheet iron ma
boxes, the painting OF t b
same with certain pater
paint, and the General Man
I folding Company which sci
ut. the government $4,000
RS. worth OF manifolding pape
uc- a year, one half OF which
aro ',m bought by he postofire. A
I~n,+ M n;rG,r,natinp nan
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-07-23

mas been found that the clerk
who buys the manifolding pa
per has a son who ia receiv>
inc $4,000 a year from the
General Manifolding Co:npa'
ny, that Representative Jo-
seph Sihley is largely interer-
psted in the concern and it is
suspected that the Speakers
to-he Cannon is also. altho'
that has not been verified az
the inspectors have not yet
gained access to the hooks.
Fourth Assistant Postmas
ter General Bristow has an
nounced a policy which is
likely to make for improves
ment of the postal service if
he is sustained in it by the
Postmaster General. unfortu
ma tely a very doubtful con-
dition. Mr.. Bristow declares
that the rural free delivery
service has been seriously
hampered by the establish
mpnt OF routes as favOrs to
congressman, regardless OF
whether the conditions at
tending such routes warrant
their establishment. Hereaf-
ter he is determined t h a t
members of Congress shall
ha We no voice in the matter,
apart from the presentation
of the petitions OF their con-
stituents. He says the inspec
tors will De used to ascertain
if me circumstances surr oun'
ding u proposed route a re
such as to give some ground
for believing that it will even
tuulIy bring all adequate re-
turn to the government and
unless such is found to be the
case the route will be denied.
The most serious commen
tary yet found on the admin
istration OF Postmaster Gen
eral Payne is contained in
the statement for the fsraI
year just ended by which is
shown a deficit for the yeal
OF $4,617,203, nearly double
that OF the previous year. II
is announced that a large
portion OF this deficit is dut
, to the extension OF the fre'
delivery service in the ruraI
districts but it is not deniet
that had such extension beel
made on business lines, in
, stead of for political purpos
, and to save the districts o
weak congressman, the def
cheney would have been mat
? rally lcssened. 1t is also true
of course, that the "graft
= practiced by the Machen Rp'
: vers crowd, the relics G
e the Hanna-fleath admins
tration, also added to i t
] share OF the deficiency. |
7 view OF the fact t h "A t tn
! courts have sustained tn
s DEPARTMENT in its eliminatio
y from the second class priv
2 Iege OF fake" newspaper
q the receipts ot the POstoffic
S Department should mor
g closely approximate the eS
- penses than ever before.
r Governor Francis and OF
e er members of the st. Lou
il Exposition Company hav
Q been in Washington to ge
It the $5, 900, 00Oappropriate
j. for he Exposition by Coz
Is gress, but payable only whe
0 the Exposition should itse
r should have expended sic
is 100000. The gentleman VIII
l. represented the Expositic
~ H., ID .,o,.h +,ont
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-07-23

Don't attempt to drown
sorrow in drink;You will on
~ discover tina t sorrow is an
expert swimmer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-07-23

Ayers Hair Vigor is
certainly the most eco
nomical preparation Of its
kind on the market. A
little Of itgoes a long way.
1t doesn't take much of
it to stop falling Of the
hair, make the hair grow,
and restore color to gray
HAIR. si.oo bottle. All druggists.
II your druggist cannot supply you,
send US one dollar and we will express
you bottle. Be sure and give the name
OF your nearest express Office. Address.
&c. AVER CO., Lowell, Mass.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-07-23
Oyer-WOrk Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Bloods

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-07-23
GA 9ToRIA.
n..-. n. 1Ihe Kind You Have Always BsagA.
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PROFESSIONAL.
F. A. LINNEY,

F. A. LINNEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
BOONE, N. G.
Will practice in the courts
of chis and surroundiDgcou
ties. Prompt attention Civ
en- to the collection of claims
and all other business of a le
gal nature. 6'l2
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-07-23
Han; Falls

''I tried Ayers Hair Vigor to
stop my hair from falling. One.
half a bottle cured me-"
J.C. Baxter, Braidwood, Ill.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-07-23

The desire of appearing clev
er often prevents one becom-
ing so.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04

Did you ever think of how expen-
sive a luxury credit is9 It doubles
the expense of bookkeeping, doubles
correspondence, multiplies worry
many times over, often destroys CON
fdence, wrecks business galore, and
makes mischief of all kinds without
limit. More than all, many of these
things enter into the cost of nearly
everything which is bought and sold,
and even the cash buyer, with all his
discounts aft, pays enhanced prices
because of the cost of other peoples
credit. Imagine the world running
a month without the credit system!
Next to the millennium it would do
more to create and maintain general
happiness than any other condition
that could be introduced.-Charity
and Children.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04

cation and love-a lesson which they
cannot learn from nature. The pa
rent bird disposes of her young at
the earliest possible moment; SO
soon as the calf becomes old enough
to nibble the grass the COW forgets
her responsibility, and it remains for
human beings to teach a higher ideal
of the responsibilities of the one gen.
Grafton to the next. A child who has
been accustomed all his life to re-
ceive, naturally forgets to give; and
SO the pretty boy becomes the hard
hearted and selfish man.
Even In vacation times, these lit
tie lessons of self-denial for the
sake of others can be taught to our
children, and nothing will be of more
advantage to the pretty little folks
than to spend a few minutes each
day in demonstrating what a beauti-
full time is being had by their sum
mer environment, and in persuading
them to save up some little treasures
from the woods or the seashore to
carry back to the less-favored chill
dren in our city slums.-Julia
Holmes Smith, M. D., in the Pilgrim
for August.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
New Ideas in Trimming.

The New York girls latest trim
ming idea is delightfully."- simple,
though it is most clever in its origi-
naIity. 1t is merely a linen trim
ming, but linen beautifed. Stitched
linen bands and embroidered linen
bands are no longer a novelty,
though they are modish; but cut-out
odd designs in linen, finished with a
button-hole-stitch and appliqued up
on the skirt or waist, are new and
exceedingly effective.
A plain white linen waist or even
a silk waist takes on a fetching new
beauty when it is trimmed, for in
stance, with clover-leaves of green
linen, the shading filed in with an
embroidery-stitch as cleverly as if it
were hand-painted. The clover-leaf
applique is used to good effect to
outline the yoke, to trim the sleeves,
and one lucky four-leaf clover gives
an original touch to the belt in
front. These clover-leaves also make
a stylish trimming for a dark blue
tatfeta shirt-waist suit.-August Wo-
mans Home Companion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
What a Vacation Should Mean.

1t seems to me as the years go on,
the mother more and more realizes
that the notion of mans duality is
absolutely untrue; that the growth
of the mind and of the thought, v e
of the spiritual existence, is so init
mate and absolute that they make a
complete unit, and that if the bodily
organism is neglected, the higher
parts of mans and woman's nature
are left fallow. Mental and bodily
life really are manifestations of the
same vital force. They grow togeth-
er, they decline together, they de-
pend upon fixed laws, and unless one
understands and lives up to the laws
OF ones being, surely life fails of half
Its purpose. The duty and the beau
ty of these summer vacations for
adults is twofold. First, to under
stand into what they would like to
have their own lives to be evolved;
and also what would be best for the
children with whom God has blest
them. Therefore, in these August
days, when life moves lazily. and one
hardly cares to take thought of the
morrow, it seems to me the parents
duty is to consider what really is best
Tor the child lives committed 10 their
care, and try as they can to teach to
the little ones some sort of recipro-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
Flowers and Farming.

Almost every good farmer is real
ly interested in the flower garden,
though he often thinks it necessary
to deny it. But a farmer who is not
proud of his farm, and interested in
anything which makes it show to bet
ter advantage, may be put down as
an unsuccessful farmer without
much question. The flower garden
is frequently left to the women
folks" and there are a good many
stories going the rounds of how the
"men folks" begrudge the little plow-
ing, hoeing and fertilizing necessary
to make it a success. In our obser-
walton, these stories are much over
drawn. It is more commonly the
fact that the "men folks" take quite
as much interest in the flower garden
enterprise as do the women folks"
Men who have a taste for horticul-
ture are apt to be especially suscep-
tible to the allurements of the flower
garden. One man finds in it a.
chance to practice his cunning hand
at breeding new varieties; another
finds in it a chance to use cunning
tricks of propagation; another finds
it a source of income, either for
plants or cut flowers. Indeed we be-
lieve that the ornamental garden is
more a part of the general farm
operations than most persons would
think, and more than some men
would admit.-Country Gentleman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
WOMAN'S WORK
How to Grow Water Lilies.

Why not have a lily pond? Peo-
nile in the country often have a piece
Of low unused ground that would
make a most attractive water gar
den. Before doing anything in the
vav of construction the water sup
ply must be assured, especially if
there is danger of a prolonged
drought. The basin may be made of
pudded clay but the best and most
practicable method is to construct
the basin of brick-work. The walls
should be built perpendicular eight
inches thick and may be tapered
near the top, finishing with a four
inch brick in the fat.-Country Life
in America.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
Sam o. one. Orr - TOanDO. %.

DsEz0 ~ 1 oa.:' 6 SE9T - TOa1OO' 90.
ERAWR j. CWRNEY makes oath that he - the
partnEo O. the 6rm Of F. j. CHENBY&CO.s
doing business in the City OF Toledo, Count
and State afoRes0id, and hat said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case Of Catarrh that cannot b
mPed hy GhS uRe Of HAYS CATARRH CUR
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn 70 before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day OF December AID. 1854
nAL. A. ". GLEASON,
.I~S Notary PU6tSa.
Halls CGtaEFh Cure lstaken internally and acte
directly en- the blood and mucous surfaces OF
The system Send for testimonials, free.
= . ]. chimney &OO.0 Toledo O.
- 6GlANDuNgists,7 6e.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04

information and is subject to change
without notice to the public.
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH, N. c.
Greensboro and local points. Carries
connecting at Greensboro with No. 40.
"Atlanta Express" Pullman sleeper and
day coaches to Atlanta, Pullman Tourist
sleeper to San Francisco Cal, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays via New Orleans
and Southern Pacific. No. AZ, "F1orida
Express" for Charlotte, Columbia and
Savannah. Pullman sleeper to Jackson
vile, Fort Tampa, Charleston and Au-
gusta connections for all pointsin Florida.
No. 81, washington and Southwestern
Limited" solid Pullman train drawing
room s1eepers, New York to New Orleans
and Memphis, connection is also made
for Winston-Sa1em, WiIkesboro, Danvi1le
and local stations $40 a. m. No. III
daily for Go1dsboro and local stations;
connecting at GO1dsboro with Atlantic
Coast Line for Wilmington, n. c., Viii
son, n. c., TarborO, n. c., Norfolk, Va,
and intermediate stations, also at Colds
boro with Atlantic and North Carolina
Railway for Kinston, N. c., Newbern, N.
c., and intermediate stations.
$50 A. M. No. Io7 daily for Greens.
boro and local stations, connects at Dur
ham for Oxford, Henderson, Keysville
and Richmond. At University Station
for Chapel Hill daley except Sunday.
At Greensboro with train Nc. 80, q. S.
''Fast Mail" for Washington and all
points north; Pullman drawing room
s1eepers to New York and Richmond;
close connection for Winstou-Salem,
Mocksville and local stations, with train
No. 2 for High Point, Salisbury, Charlotte
and local stations.
1880 A. M. No. Io8 daily for Colds
boro and all local points, connects at
Selma for Wilson, Rocky Mount and ali
Eastern North Caro1inahpoints. At Colds
boro for Wilmington, Kinston, New
Bern, N. c., and Norfolk, Va, where
close connection Is made with Chesa-
peake Line for Baltimore and all other
outgoing steamers.
2.52 PHI. No. I35 daley for Green's
boro and intermediate stations; connects
vile daily except Sunday. At University
Station for Chapel Hill daily except Sun
day. At Greensboro with train No. 20 for
Columbia, Augusta, Savannah, Charles
ton, Pullman sleeper and frst-c1ass
coaches Washington to Jacksonville, Fla.
No. as gu. S. Fast Mail" for Atlanta and
all points south and southwest, Pullman
drawing room sleepers to Birmingham
and New Orleans, day coaches Washing
ton to New Orleans, also with north
bound trains, No. "a and 80 for Wash
ington and all points north; Pullman
drawing room sleepers and observation
car to New York; connection Is also made
at Greensboro for Winston-Salem and at
Salisbury to Memphis.
Alp p. M. No. I36 daily for Colds
hor0 and local GtafiOuR.
c. d. ACKERT, Gen1 Manager.
W. A. TURK, Pass. Traf. Manager.
S. a.. HARDWICK, G. P. A.,
Washington, D. G.
R. L. VERNON, T. P. A.,
Charlotte, N. c.
T. e. GREEN, City Ticket Agent,
Office in Marlborough House Building,
RALEIGH, \. c
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
THE "a ENALT

A little thing sometimes results
in death. Thus a mere scratch, in
singnifcant cuts or puny boils have
the death penalty. 1t is wise to
have Bucklen's Arnica Salve ever
handy. It's the best Salve on earth
and will prevent fatality, when
Burns, Sores, Ulcers and Piles
threaten. Only 25 CENTS at all drug
gists.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
WEEK END RATES VIA SEA
BOARD AIR LINE

Commencing June 9th, the Sea-
board Air Line Railway will place on
sale weekend tickets to the follow
ing summer resorts. Tickets are sold
for all trains Saturdays and fore
noon Sundays, good returning the
following Monday.
Round-trip tickets from Raleigh
are as follows:
Wilmington, N. C.............$4.50
Jackson Springs, N. C........$3.30
Portsmouth, Va ..............$4.50
Ocean View, Va. $3.50
Old Point Comfort, Va........$45O
Cape Henry, Va..............$45O
Virginia Beach, Va. ..........$4.75
For further information, apply to
@. Fl. GATTIS, O. P. & T. A,
H. S. LIZARD, T. p. A,
Raleigh, n. O..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04

Boone Democrat: Mcbride and
Musgrave shipped during the month
of June $3.50 head of sheep to the
Northern market, the most of them
having been bought in Watauga, and
distributed a little more than $f2,-
900 among our people in payment for
the same.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
In effect june 18th, 1903.

This condensed schedule is published as
information and is subject to change
without notice to the public.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04

time. Write for catalogue and prices. Gun
UITO-DATE, at $780,
LYONS WASHING nACHINE CO., Lyons, Mich,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-04

from anxiety over
wash day are those
who use q DilIey Queen
Washer. We manufac-
ture three styles of
Wahhers. To introduce
hen we will give you
the OF our
nNfnPV nFiNRS for 8
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-03

q handkerchief with knots tied IN the
four corners thereof We have often
heard that the wearing OF hats in the
house or for long hours during the day
IS conducive to badness. but the the
DRY that the leaving OF Of hats VIII
cause two hairs to grow where none
srew before S. new.
We don't know that we can reCOm-
mend ar. saylor's cure for winter
weather. I'm Utah we have plenty Of
Sunshine in winter. but the weather is
often quite chilly even when the sum
shine is brightest. There IS a bare pos
sbility that the hairless man might
take a cold that would cause him TO
deeply and bitterly regret having I'M
dertaken the Saylor cure. The good
old summer time has its disadvEn-
tages. too. FOR ia summer there are
sunstroke possibilities sufficient TO de-
ter the most daring
II somebody can find nice. cQuable
climate where the therm0meter stands
at, say. 20 degrees an the year. around,
and where the sun shines every day. we
may expect an exodus Of bald-headed
men from this country to it. if the news
of the Saylor. cure is disseminated with
sufficient Wilderness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-03
FACE AND FIST.

Is TT ASSAULT and battery 90 ram
1 another mans fist with your face?
4 philadelphia police Judge evidently
thinks So At least we may believe he
tLi@ks so because OF his decision in
recent ease one Thomas Geegan WAS
charged with striking one Rhoads Shoe
iu The face. Shoes face showed that
f. hae c9me into violent contact with
something hard. a patch Of skin was
missing aud here and there were parti-
cles Of dr'cd blood. Ceegan put up n
curinus defense.
u, said that he Uas talking Go Shee
about some bricks both claimed. The
argument woNed warm and at last Shee
told Gceean that he was no good moral
ly. mentally or physically. Geegan re-
sented the last assertion vigorously.
but with words only. Just one demon
strati0n he made. That was when he
shook bis clenched fist at Shee. The
latter. according 90 Geegan, ran amucl1
az .he sight: ne also ran against the
fist
81 am The one who should have gone
To law" Geegan is quoted as declaring
"That man struck me. He bited me
ON TIE face with his fist" The court
accepted the Geegan view Of the mat
ter FAR enough TO dismiss the complaint
filed by Shee against him. We are in
clined to believe the decision was en-
iuenty proper No man has an inher-
ont and inalienable right TO run his
face plump up against another mans
hst
IL is fearful to contemplate the crop
or br5ised and bleeding fists that might
grow u such a practice became univer-
sal. Here comes a staid. respectable
citizen pursuing his sedate way to his
store on his Office. He is swinging his
fists and feeling fine. being fun OF
good breakfast and fresh air. But look,
IN The distance there comes a man go
ing in am opposite direction. See, he IS
in hurry and he does not look where
ha IS travelling. Suddenly hts face
comes Boz contact with one Of the swing
lne fsts Of the solid citizen.
Tn such "a case is The citizen 20 have
no recourse May he not promptly
swear out n warrant against his assault
ont for assault with deadly weapon.
t0-wit. face We hope he may and
we hope She face man will always be
properly punished. lie should keep his
faaa to himself and not 80 around ram
r,srg Sc against respectable fists.