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The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09
&c Efreot 81 4 Tsig oner.

"a Wall Street lawyer who has made
d large fortune by promoting enter.
prises said to me: az worked for SIC
per month when / began my illustrious
+ and was lucky to get so much.
To-day I can draw a check for $5000.-
600. Tic I advertise for q stenographeI
and typewriter, man Or woman, at q
salary Of $40 a week, there win be
1000 applicants. If / advertise for q
confidential manager at $4,000 a year
for one of my companies the chances
are that not more than three men vii
apply. If $4,000 is offered two may
apply. II $4,000 Is offered as the an
nual wage it seems as IL the world Il
In o panic. running away from tht
job. Therefore, putting two and twt
together, 4 say that q man must grow
up to his salary, else It win scare him
II Il be very large."-NeW York Press
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09
Bealnning q the Humpert FRAUD.

According to latest stories from Paris
the germ BIT the Humbert frauds seems
to have been q senile strategem of NJ
Daurignac. father Of the willy Therese
He was proud Of some documents con
tanned IN q Golfer which he kept locked
and frequently informed bis children
that they were left BY their mother al
d sacred charge, adding that after his
death they would make d large fortune
Therese Daurignac used this fancieC
possession as q bait to obtain the con,
sent Of Frederic Humbert,s parents
to their marriage. Encouraged by he
success and by the nomination Of hel
fatherin7laW to the Ministry of Justice
she magnifed the operations and start
ed the Crawford succession. - New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09

Boys are sent to college to be edr
cated that they don't know anything
Iaw yoEk RgeaR
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09

A love match doesn't always burn
to the end Of the stick.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09

Music never comes out at the little
end Of tho horn,
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09

The last year has been most disas-
trous for the %seafaring men. In fact,
statistics recently published in Hamburg
state that during that year no less than
1918 ships persisted, crew and cargo
T32 sailing vessels and 2S6 steamers).
Besides these 5242 ships were seriously
DAMAGED
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09

How can I gid or mottle edges of books
TO resemble as nearly as possible those
yilded by publishers? G. e. &.
A. To gid the edges of books they
are first trimmed smooth, then sized
with egg albumen white of egg and
gold leaf then applied. When dry it is
FURNISHED with agate burnisher. For
nothing, a very thin solution of gum
arabic is prepared in a tray, and the
different colors are then shaken in or
combed in. A half dozen or SO of the
books are held securely and evenly to-
gether, and the top, bottom and front
edges are successfully dipped in light
~, and the excess Of color is each time
blown off. Successful nothing is quite
expert work.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09

Can you tell the number of ships that
we're lost during the year 1901?
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09

l.. If a vessel sinks in five miles OF water
will she go to the bottom? Ii not, why:
I think she will; the Others think not.
a. If a vessel begins to sink it u
continue to sink till it reaches the bot
tom. If it is compressed by the pres
sure of the water as it goes down deep
err and deeper, it becomes still heavier
with reference to the water tina II
was at the surface, and at the surface
1t was heavy enough to sink. At great
or DEPTHS it will be able to sink faster,
since the water is not compressed TO
n extent at greater depths than it is
near the surface. If anything car
sink at all in water it will go to the
bottom before it stops.
2. If a man gets into a tank of water rest
ing upon a pair of scales, and floats upon
the water, will the scales register the mans
exact weight in addition to the weight OF
difference whether he floats or let's himself
t shat no t water sr1 caEs S9erR@r@
DULL ALECK.
A. The balances will Slow the
weight of the man in addition to the
weight of the tank and the water.
When the man gets into the water the
water rises in the tank; that is, 1t be-
comes deeper. 1t is exactly the same
as if more water were poured into the
tank. No one would doubt that tho
scales would show more weight If 100
pounds Of water were put into the
tank. Why not when 100 pounds of
man are put in? This question has
Travelled for a century in various forms
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09

l. If a vessel sinks in five miles of water
will she go to the bottom? Ii not, why:
I think she will; the others think not.
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-09

How can a scratch be removed from the
top of an oak table (highly polishedl?
L. G. P.
"A. If the scratch is only a slight, SUI
perficial one, it can usually be removed
BY rubbing with a rag soaked with
crude oil. If a deep scratch, it will be
best to rub down the whole top of the
table with powdered pumice and crude
oil, and then revarnish.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
Keep the Balance Up.

1t has been truthfully said that
any disturbance of the even bal
ance of health causes serious trou-
BILE. Nouody can be too careful to
keep this balance up. When people
begin to lose appetite, or to get
tired easily, the least imprudence
brings on sickness, weakness. or de
bility. The system needs a tonic,
Graves it, and should not be denied
1t; and the best tonic of which we
have any knowledge is Hoods Sar
saparilla. What this medicine has
done in keeping up the even bal
ance Of health: gives it the same dis
t;nction as preventive that it en-
joys as a cure, 1t early use has IL
Illustrated the wisdom Of the old say.
ing that a stitch in time saves nine
Take Hoods for appetite, strength
and endurance.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
The Gratiilc alton OF 1t.
Charlotte Observer,

Charlotte Observer,
The Virksburg, Miss, Her
aid declares that the only
feeling it has in This Cleve
land renaissance is one OF ex
treme qualification in the ev-
idence it has evoked Of a re-
turning sense of justice and
reason" 1t preceives moth
ing else so significant and d
cheering in the applause and
praise that has recently gree
ted the Democratic eX~Persi.
dent, than a knell OF the evil
spirit of intolerance and mn
levolence toward a great Pres
ident, and incorruptibl patri
OF, and a true friend OF Dem
ocracy and the South." This
describes the Observers feel-
iogs exactly. The matter OF
his nomination next year il
a thing subsidiary OF this con
sideration. though we are
now persuaded that Cleve-
land could get more votes
than any other Democrats
candidate and is the one man
who wonld surely defeat Mr..
Roosevelt. But nomination
or no nomination. he and his
friends and followers have
lived to see the evil passions
which are aroused against
him abate. and to see him
make the unprecedented rec>
ord OF a man thrice nOmina-
mated, twl:e President, and
seriously canyassedin connea
ton with a fourth nomina'
ton, having more strength
for it to day than any Other
two candidates combined. lie
and they have witnessed his
and their vindication, and il
makes no difference to Mr.
Cleveland and his friends
= whether heis nominated mex
year or not; though it may
; make a good deal OF differ
ence to the Democratic party
} and the country.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11

Lenoir News: Messrs. II. H.
Taylor, Benjamin Green, G.
j. Parlier and G. A. Little, OF
ficials of the Caldwell 4 Wa
tauga Turnpike Company,
were here Monday to formal.
ly transfer the section of the
road from Lenoir to the
churches on the Yadkin river
to the commissioners of Cald
well. That piece Of road was
the same day transferred by
the commissioners to q new
company known as the Lev
nOir and Patterson Turn.
pike Co., who Immediately
took charge OF it. The Off.
rer of the new company are
Messrs. Edmund Jones, s. F.
Harper anil. M. Bernhardt.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
[ eNEorcARDul,

The postal ring at Waeh-
ington seems to be about
the rottenest gang OF thieves
that ever disgraced the gov
ernment. The rascals should
be ferreted out and punished
to the extent Of Law, regard~
less Of the effect it may have
on any political party. The
people have Il right to de-
mand an honest adlninistra-
tion of the affairs Of the de.
partment, and they will in.
sist Ethat this be done. We
want no screening of t h Q
guilty because they have pow
erlul political backing. That
but adds to the shame of il,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
A SURE THING.

1t is said that there is nothing
sure rXcept death and taxes, but
that is not entirely true. DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption is
a sure cure for all throat and lung
troubles, Thousands can testify to
that. Mrs. G. b. Van Metre Of Shcp
erdtown West Va, says: 81 had a
severe case of bronchitis and for a
wear tried everything ] heard of
but got no relief. One bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery then cured
me absolutely" It's infallible for
Group, whooping cough, grip, poeu
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
GA 4T O r. z r..
Bears the 21he Kind You Haze Always Bough
Signature ss IekH2Zzzu
FARM FOR SALE.

| am Offering for sale my
farm, containing $50 acres.
located 3 miles south east o.!
Boone on East Fork of New
River. There are about (2O0)
two hundred acres in grass.
meadow and pasture, fine
young orchards, good dwell
ings and outhousps; perhaps
the best farm in the county
III fact the farm and build
ings are in good c0nditiCH
For. further particulars ads
dress me at Deerfield, \. e..
J, Z. GARNER.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
wilkes and Stanley Bond Cases.

or course We like to see the
decisions OF our State courts
upheld and ordinarily we
would like to see North Caro-
liniuns win their cases, but
the adverse decision OF tie
United States Supreme court
in these bond cases is, we be-
lieve, cause for congratulas
tion rather than otherwise.
Though the act under which
the bonds were issued may
have been irregular, the obi
CATION incurred was bona ti>
de on the part of both seller
and purchaser of them, and
it is but simple justice that
they should be paid. This is
the view the United States
court takes OF the case, and
it is one in which the people
Of North Carolina generally
will concur. Every county
and municipality in the state
that in recent years has had
occasion to sell a bond issue
has felt the baneful effect oi
these repndiated b on d s
While there may be division
of opinion as to what the
law is in regard to them
there can never he any ques-
ton as to which side equity
is on. -Asheville Citizen.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
Concord Tribune: Bud Will

Concord Tribune: Bud Will
kinson OF No. 7 township, a"
cidentalIy killed himself last
Saturday. 1t seems that he
was seeking his brother>in-
law. a man named Marshall,
to kill him. He had enlisted
two brothers and the three
were drinking. Marshall was
in hiding and heard Bud de.
clare he would kill him on
sight, emphasizing his words
by striking his gun on q
stump. The hammer struck
some object and the gun
fred. Bud caught the charge
and died instantly.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
A TSARTLlNG TEST.

To save life, DR.. 7. 6. Merritt
OIL No. Mehoopany, Pa made a star
tlilng test resulting in 4 wonderful
cure. He writes ga patient was at
talked with violent hemorrhages,
caused by liberation of the stom-
ach | had often found Electric Bit
ters excellent for stomach and liver
troubles so prescribed them. The
patient gagined from the first and
has not had attack for IA months.l
Electric Bitters are positively guar
anteed for dyspepsia, indigestion.
constipation and lieer troubles. Try
them. Only soc at Blackburn's.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
MADE YOUNG AGAIN.

zone of DR.. King'/ New Life
Pills each night for two weeks has
put me ir my teens again" writes
D. II. Turner of Dempsysown, Pa.
They'r the best in the world for lit
cr, stomach and bowels Purely veg
ctable. Never gripe. Only 25c. at
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
Postmaster General Payne

Postmaster General Payne
asserts that he Is carrying
on the POstuffice invpstiga-
ticn reIentlessly and in the
same breath ridicnles a man
who has yielded to Mr.. Payns
request for information which
will assist in the investiga-
ton. Painful as it may be to
the Postmaster General, the
public will still believe that
actions speak louder t b a n
words. Petersburg. Va, Pro
gress.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
Plat and Roosevelt.
Asheville Citizen.

Asheville Citizen.
1t can hardly be claimed
that Senator Platt. OF New
York, is delighted at Hanna's
decision not tooppose Roose
veIt's endorsement by the O.
hio Republican convention
next week, but he ought at
least to be able to get q
chuckel out Of it.
Last ye+rat Saratoga Platt
tried the same thing that
Hanna has just tried in Ohio
and with the salne result.
Now he sits sedately on the
band wagon as wise as I'M old
hen that has learned to get
in out of a shower. depre-
Gates Hanna's action an d
points with pride" to the
TACT that "the Presidents
own State declared for him
last September, says he has
"never changed his opinion
for a m9Nent as to Mr.. Roose
vplt's availability next yeal"
that he will be nominated by
acclamation and predicts his
triumphant election-"unless
the unexpected happens
That's the gay and foxy
sort of politician Old Gentle~
man Platt is.
But even his cunning does
not lead him to waste any
compliments on the Presi-
dent. On the glaring other
hand he bases his joy over
Hanna's famous retreat on
the ground that it is a ''rec-
ognition OF the little state o'
New York" by the republi-
cans OF Ohio latter all these
years" Then he grows remi'
niscent:
You remember that Grant
was born at Point Pleasant
O;Hayes was born in Della
ware, o.; Garfield was borr
in Cuyahoga county, O.; Ha1
rison was born in North BenC
o., and Mckinley was borl
in Niles, o. Mr.. Lincoln wa
born in Kentucky. Cheste
Arthur, who was Vice,Presi
dent Under Gar field, and
candidate for President, wa
born in Fairfield, Vt. Presi
dent Roosevelt was born il
New York City. and he is
without a doubt, a candidat
for President next year.
} The fine sarchasm OF a |
this is just about what on
would expect from Senate
: PIatt, in speaking OF Mr.
Il Roosevelt, for whom it is we
known he has even less low
now than at the Saratog
convention. In fact PlGtt
abOnt the same sort offrien
o to him that Hanna Is, and
r. the "unexpected" OF whlc
O. he speaks should happen,
6 takes no prophet to forese
= that the strenuous Tedd
will find himself up agains
such an avalanche in his ow
party as will completely ovt
whelm him.
-, Keep the Balance Up.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that It Is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. lfthe child urin-
ates koo often. II the
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
Dyspeptic Sans Philosophy.

The wheel OF FORUM has
turned a many q mans head.
Lots OF people haye their
wit sharpened in the nick Of
time.
With all the novels drama. |
tizAd, why doesn't some one
dramatic a few OF hepiays?
The oculist would starveto
death If he had to depend up
on the people who are blind
to the faults OF Others.
Many a fellow ownsa a wa tch
dog who doesn't even own a
watch.
In this world about one
man in every million gets all
he expects.
The egotist never judges
others by the standard OF his
own excellence.
Friends may he tickle but
most of them will last as long
as your money.
The fashionable clergyman
who goes abroad every sum
mer loses sight of the fact
that the devil meyer takes va
cation.
The high roller gathers no
moss.
Poker has caused IN more
loss of sleep than babies:
The lazy man takes a heap
of consolation from t h e
fact that Rome wasnot built
in a day.
Ancestors are not absolute
ly necessary. Adam managed
to struggle along without
any.
The ;reformer who would
stamp out all evil must be
well healed.
Some fellows give you the
impression that they must
have been born at the age of
81.
1t is generally the m a n
, with the most yiyld imagina
tion that catches the biggest
fish.
It's all right TO get the best
: OF an argument, provided it
t is worth the time you speEC
: on it.
The man who is a failure a
ways regards success as {
matter of accident.
1t is hard to believe that
the good die young when yor
j. order spring lamb IN o cheap
, restaurant.
Flattery sometimes fall
=, fat.-Stinson, in New Yorl
< Telegraph
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11

On the theory that what
is sauce for the goose is for
gandeI " there can be no good
objection made by the labor
unions to the step taken by
the employers OF the coune
try in forming like organiza
tions. The country is srunning
UniCn mad and we ale fast
drifting away from our old
time freedom OF action and
business interests. Some day
the storm will break and its
results will he fearful to cons
templa ,-EX.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11

urine scalds the flesh or If, when the child
reaches an age when It should be able to
control the passage, 1t is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon 1t. the cause Of
the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due 10 diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not to habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
Tne mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root Is soon realized. It Is sold
by druggists. in fifty EE
cent and one dollar fI4|IS7nk Ass$.}
sizes. You may have ~
sample bottle by mail sz..s;sE 4E
free, also pamphlet tell Home of swampRoot
ing all about H. including many OF the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamion, N, T., be sure and
nention this paper.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11

The incorporation OF t h e
labor union would 90 a long
way toward settling all ques
tiOns between the factions
amlcably, AMI without res
sort to violence, and notwith
standing the opposition of
the walking delegates and the
agitators to such a method
Of organization, the conser-
vatlve, industrious and we'll
to>Io working nan is begins
ning to realize that it would
be a good thing at least for
m.-Chattanooga Times.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11

The South won't let b e
negro vote but permits him
to work for a living, while the
north permits him to vote
but won't let him work.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty. Vigor
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11

F. A. LINNEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in the courts
Of lhis and surroundingconn
ties. PROMPT attention Civ.
en- to the collection of claims
and all other business of a le
gal nature. 6.12
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1903-06-11

by druggists. in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
free alSo narnnhlet tell
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-09-17
Severe Storm,

East Saturday this locality cx-
perienced one Of the severest
rain and wind storms in it's his
tory. Rain fell in torrents all
dav and the wind blew a terrific
gale. Trees were broken off,
windmills dismantled. chimneys
blown down and much minor
damage done. The eyangelist's S
tents were blown down and the
contents scattered. The new
barn in process of construction
on c. G. Merriell's place north of
town was razed to the ground.
The roof was torn off Sabin' s
lumber shed and scattered
around the yard and a general
decentralization Of things effected.
However, we Jared much better
than the western part of the
state where they had a heavy
snow storm, which did much
damage to crops and caused
much suffering among cattle and
sheep.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-09-17
Farmers Institutes

The season for holding farm
ers institutes is again approach
ing and | wish to call attention to
the fact that the last Legislative
Assembly increased the appro-
priation for the institute work so
that 1t is now possible to hold
forty institutes during the year.
In selecting the places at which
meetings will be held the Instit-
ute Board will take into consider
alton the following points: The
; time at which the application for
an Institute is made; whether
an 1nstitut has been held at
the i'm MEDIATE point recently; and
the degree of interest and
activity which the people of the
town show in the matter of pro-
viding for through advertising
and for a suitable place to hold
the meetings.
The institute corps will be
larger and better equipped than
heretofore and better institutes
can be promised the farmers.
The institute Annual for 1903
will be ready for distribution and
every person who attends the
first session of the institutes
will receive a copy.
AS heretofore the local COM
mittee will be required to pro-
vide a hall properly heated and
igted and assist in the advcr-
tislng of the institute. The sec.
retary has provided a blank ap.
p!ication which can be secured
|, by writing him at the address
given below.
1t will be necessary to schedule
all institutes in certain districts
!; in continuous route, in order tc
save travelling expenses. The
;: schedule for the first series o1
;; meetings should be made up BY
:; the 10th of October and l trust
;; all those desiring institute
: meetings will write for an ap
: plication Immediately.
E. E. KAUFMAN
Secy. Farmers Institutes
Fargo, N. D