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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04

In every we'll regulated
packing house there is a
trained:ox called Judas, who
leads the other cattle to
slaughter. There are y o m Q
men who may be likened to
tie Judas OK, who. in ct b 9
language of the street, give
their fellow beings a ''bum
steer and.lead them to de-
stru"tion.-Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04
HOT WEATHER PILES.

Persons afflicted with piles should
be careful at this season OF { h 2
year, Hot weather and b il d
drinking water contribute to the
conditions which make pl g $
more painful aud dangerous De-
Wits Witch Hazel Sulvp stops
the pain, draws out the soreness
and cures. Get the genuine, bear
ing the name .! E. {, Dewitt &
Coz
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04
TERRIFIC RACE WITH DeNTH.

"Death was fast approaching"
writes r. F FERNANDEZ, Of Tampa.
Fla, describing his fearful e
with death, 'as result Of live +
trouble and heart disease, which
had robbed me of sleep and of all
interest in life. | had tried many diff
ferent doctors and several medi.
cines, but got no benefit, until |
began to use Electric Bitters. So
wonderful was their effect that in
three days | felt like new man,
and today | am cured of all my
troubles" Guaranteed at NJ. b.
Black burns. Price soc.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04
TAKE
WoN e,os
cARDul
Ar1HoMe

Are you a suffersrl
Has your doctor been unbUe.
cessful?
Wouldn't you prefer 10 tfsa4
yourscll-AT H0ME7
Nearly 100000 women have
bought Wine Of Cardui from
their druggists and have cured
themselves at home, Of such
troubles as periodical, bearing
down and ovarian pains, lsucoF.
rhna, barrenness, nervousness,
dizziness, nausea and despond-
ency, caused by female weakness.
These are not easy eases,
Wine Of Cardui cures when the
doctor can't.
Wine of Cardui does not irri-
tate the organs. There Is no pain
in the treatment. It's q soothing
tonic CT healing herbs, free from
strong and drastic drugs. II is
successful because 1t cures In Q
natural way.
Vino Of Cardui can be bought
from your druggist at Sl.W .
bottle and you can begin this
treatment today. Will you try itp
In cases requiring speclsl directions,
address, giving symptoms, Tho Lafies'
Xdvlsory Dept, The Chatten6ogA
Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04
to sleep by the pleasures Of

W oiecu NY lne picdSuTeS vi
life.
Out from ten thousand un
painted cottages that dot
the land, have stalked forth
the great thought and nigh
ty deeds of the past. They
are the sacred shrinps ofeartb
where the camp fires OF geni-
us have been lighted in every
age.
There is a striking picture
in Grecian story of a be auli-
ful highland dedica ted to the
gods and kept sacred from
war. Here the great teachers
a n d philosophers woul q
come to rest and learn Of na
ture. The same might be- esaid
of our own county and ad-
joining ones. Standing ! tx e
colossal statues OF liberty a.
way from the burning sands
and fretting masses OF t h q
busy world. casting t cir
rock-ribbed peaks 6,0C0 feet
above the sea. 1t has been
preserved for a noble Dur-
pose; for here in these balmy
breezes and upon these lofty
mountains, where the setting
sun fingers with unspeakable
glory there is strength for
the feeble and health and life
for tie oying. . 'Tis here the
pleasure and health seekers
come, and while dashing at
the speed Of an eagles flight,
drawn by gallant steed 5000
feet above the sea, they ale
permitted to look down from
the "Appean way upon the
most sublime scenery t h n t
God eyer fashioned with his
mighty hand. Like Jesus OF
Nazareth, when wearied Of
t h e thronging multItudes
sought the lonely heights OF
the mountain where he could
rest and commune with the
Fa her; the business m a n
and seeker of kno Wedge when
weary of the hum CT machine
ry and duties Of life co ~ e
hither to our native h i | | $
where they may lest from la
Dor and learn T, ON the great
book OF nature. AMI we !
they may, for here among
our hills are flowers for the
bOtaniSt. rocks fOr the geOlO
gist, landscape for the artist.
subllmity for the poet, inspi-
ration for the orator, res t
for the laboring man, new
life for the old, and a grand
foretaste of that greater life
to come.
Not only are her natural
advantages inspiring and at
tractive, but here under the
shadows of these colossal
mountains in the villages Of
the sky, stand her noble III
stitntions, prolific in t h e i =
teachings as the Athens Of
OLD, as pnre in spirit AZ the
silver waters that tumbl,
down the mountain sides, an
Athens indeed, where stu
dents shall 60 forth as teach
ers OF morality and IN whose
lives the world may find an
| [Concluded on third page
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04
OUR NATIVE HILLS.

The following beautiful ora
ton was delivered at t b e
Commencement exercises last
week by Mr.. l. q. Greer:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: /
has been suggested t h a /
speak a word this afternoon
in behalf Of our Native Hills
andsPeopIe.
The Scottish Highla nders
never grow weary in giving
to ns the most graphic de.
scription of their native hills
and people. The velers in
striking language have told
us of the beauties of Switzpr
land; Of the towering Alps
that stand in grand sublimi-
ty to the glory of nature.
The rivers and lakes of t h e
Old and New World have
spread their beauties before
them, but never have they
fingered among scenes more
fair, more full of rich ami va.
ried beauties and grandeur,
nor a people more loyal and
God-like than that Of which
[ shall speak.
| trust that | am not so
selfish that it will preclude
the from giving to you the
true merits OF ii people, that
during the sweeping progress
and development of a centu =
ry and a quarter have been
regarded as the ''Sleeping
Mountaineers' of a mighty
country. To some extent, we
plead guilty to the "soit i'm
peachment' In the line of in
tellectual development and
progress. But the past has
been written, and [ cannot
possess that coldness of heart
for my native land to speak
irreverently of those prolific
achievements ofonr forefath
ers who gained for US these
native hills and landscapes;
this refuge OF free principles.
this school for religious liber
ty. free from the demorali.
zing influences of corrupt So
ciety. | leave this unpIeas>
ant task for the critic an d
pnssimist, and speak " t |.
pride of the natural ability
of our people, their loyalty,
their devotion to christiani-
ty, their happy condition at
present ond their hopes for
tie future, for which | owe
no apology.
Ever and anon there have
gone forth from our midst
men and women who ha We
stood like intellectual giants
am ong their fellow-men who
knows but that for the want
OF an opportunity geniuses
grand and awful have walk
ed among US and now slum-
ber in the dust at our feet
No wonder the poet in speak
ing If this, was inspired to
say: "Some mute, inglOrious
Milton here may rest; a Cron
well, guiltless of iscountrv's
blood. But no longer can 1t
be said a genius lives among
usl Unknown for the want oI
an opportunity. Fer out oI
our own homes apostles ol
education have come forth,
-; -
Bilious Bill was getting bloat.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04

Like our brave pioneer who
once gathered about him on
the majestic summit OF these
hills his little band, taught
them how to WELD the toma-
hawk and rife. so these apos
tles of learning gather about
them the seekers OF knowl-
edge and train tham to meet
life's stern battles. Out from
these schOOl rooms and hum
BILE homes that nestle among
these hills and valleys shall
the angel of destiny yet Sc
lect a modest daughter. who
once bent over the old-fash-
ioned oven to prepare a com
mon meal for a tired father
or brother. or SIT patiently
at the old fashioned loom,
and wreath about her brow
the lanrels of a Harriet Reech
or Stowe or an Anne JudsOn.
Out from these shall the an
gel OF destiny select a home
ly lad and about his sunburn
ed brow wreath the laurels OF
a Scott, that he may give to
us in verse the beauties of
onr native highlands; a Ma
cauley. that he may give us
n true history Of our high
land people, and dedicate
them to the glories OF genera
tons TO come.
But after all, the destinies
of nations are not shaped al
together by great geniuses.
1t was not the DemOsthanes,
the PIatoes or Pericles, that
made Gree"e great; 1t was not
the Washingtons or Lincolns
that made America great
They were simply the direct
ing torces-like the men who
hold the leyer and valves o1
the engine-nnd after all it is
the toiling putting steam that
moves the engine. So it lis
the great toiIing, d-lying. hon
st, patriotic multitude that
shapes the character OF ma
tionS.
The world has never had
more typical examples o'
such characters than ours
1t is here the purest and bra.
vest Anglo Saxon race have
made their homes. This was
proved when the dark an q
veneeful spirit of slavery
had reached the point.of su'
preme peril, and struck at the
Iite.of a mighty nation and
at the foundation OF Ameri-
can society. We see 20 in e
forth to battle noble sons
whose lives had been..as qui-
ct as these hills on W b ic h
they had played together
One filed with love for his
own sunny land went forth
to battle for what he thought
was right, while nnothe: bro
Iher from the same h o N {
went forth to fight for t h {
natlOn's life. When the battle
was on, We see brothers who
had been taught to pray a.
rOnDd the same mothers
knee, face each other withtht
valor of n Spartan in that
gigantic rebellion while death
pealed about their beads like
the thunder on the mountain
tops. These were our faith.
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04

erS, d lew OF WnOm are yet
spared to walk among US,
whose silvery locks and bend
ing forms are greater to us
than any marble statue tell>
ing of an awful conflict.
When right had conquered
at the awful drama at Apo
nattox and the smoke ofthe
last battles were yet llnger-
ing on the mountain tops.
we see them worshiping in
the same church and build.
ing np new homes in t h is,
our Switzerland OF America,
where they could learn Of ma,
ture, and where their chil-
dren, instead OF being SUR
rounded by the damnirg in>
huences OF the modern city,
might have for their school
the great book OF nature.
When the days labor il
ended and the earth is man-
tied in darkness, We see craf
ty satan gathering around
him in the great cities his at.
tentive audiences and preach>
ing most eloquently that doe
trine which is blighting the
usefulness of the present and
future generations. But a
more beautiful picture is seen
when the queen of Mig h t
bursts forth from her Grim
son couch and rests upon the
keystone of her mighty arch.
She smiles as she casts her
pale rays into the homes that
are crourhed among these
hills, and beholds the angel
Of peace in the form OF happy
families gathered about the
fireside, the mother with her
knitting, the father with his
stories of prouder days. the
children with slate and pen
cll gather around the table
to grapple with those little
problems that only sweetcn
LIES remembrance.
How they long for great
ness as they talk of the Wis
ions of long ago; OF Joy AMI
sorrow strangely mixed; yis-
ions OF loves first dreams; Wis
ions of lifp's stern battles; Wis
ions Of life's chpckerd path
way as it winds through flow
ering fields or pains hot des
ert sands; through the fra
grant spice groves of Joy or
over sOrr0ws N cunt a i n
rrags. How iDdel,ble through
all the change freighted years
this picture remains on the
canvas OF the soul.
| know that such homes
are often criticised by fash
ionable society. But better a
thousand times that very
young man as he goes out in
TO the world had such a vis>
ion written upon his soul to
inspire him to higher living
and to guard him from the
temptations that pass by
him or beauties carnival.
Better a thousand times tha t
the hum OF the old spinning
wheel, like that Of Priscillis,
could be heard 10 every home
thanfor the giI Is OF the pres
ent g4neration to he rocked
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04

The Gov. b a appointed
W. 7. Brown, OF Winston, a
director of the North Carull-
Ma Railroad to succeed Geo.
7. Pell, resigned.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04
convincing proof that the kidneys and BIZ
der are out Of order.
What to Do.

uSi GiS Va OlACis
What to Do.
There is comfort In the knowledge q
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's SwapnpS
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfilE ever
wish in curing rheumatism, pain In ih1
back, kidneys, liver. bladder and every paH
Of the urinary passage. 1t corrects inabilile
TO hold water and scalding pain in passine
II, or bad effects following use Of liquor
wine or beer. and overcomes that unpitxsanf
necessity Of being compeHsd to 20 'ofteA
during the day, and to get up many timep
during the night. The mild and the extft
ordinary effect Of Swamp.Root Is socA
realized. It stands the highest for It's yosk
derful cures Of the most distressing otS
II you need a medicine you should have th6
best. Sold by druggists in Soc. andSl. aEeg.
You may have sample bottle of Mo
wonderful discovery Ef
and book that tells asE -
more aboutit, both sent - n!
absolutely free by mail. q
address DR.. Kllmer & Ho.s ef euanpas,s.I
Co., Binghamton, NY. When writing mAeR
ton reading this generous offer b ,hspPab'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04

sediment or set
tling indicates an
unhealthy oondt
tion Of the kidt
neys; II II stainS
your linea II =
evidence Of XII
ney trouble; too
frequent desire u
pass Il or pain IL
the back Is alsb
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04
W. n. BOWER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
LenOir, N. c.

Practices in the courts of
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchell,
Ashe and other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
oil legal matters entrusted to
his care.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04

Bilious Bill wasgetting bloat-
ed, and his tongue was muchly
coated. Patent "tonics" wonld
not cure him, companies would
not insure him. All his friends
were badly frightened, but their
spirits soon were frightened, for
Bill said-and they believed him,
Early Riser Pills rellived him.
The famous little pills, "Early Ri
sers." cure constipation, s. C k
headache, biliousness, ETC., by
their tonic effect on the liver.
They never gripe or slcken, but
impart early rising energy, Good
ior adults and children. Sold by
M. B. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04
DIR. j.. N. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. {
No KNIFE: No Burning Ont.

NO Knlfe; NO BuInIng Out.
Highest references and endors-
flents ofprominent persons sue
cessfully treated in Va, Tenn.
and N. c. Remember that there
is no time TOO SOON to get rid OF
q cancerous growth-no matter
how. small Examination free,
etters answered promptly, and
satisfactlonguar
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04

The pXporrations OF cattle
from Mexico to Cuba is in
cIpasing.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04
DIR. r. y. JENNINGS,
PRESIDENT DENTIST,
BANNER ELK, N. c.

"bANNEh LIN. N. w.
Nothing but the best material
used and all work done under a
positive guarantee. Persons at a
distance should notify me a few
days in advance when they want
work done. After March the 1st,
have arranged to be at t h e
Blackburn House in Boone on
each first Monday. Call on me.
1923.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-05-04
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know It.
ri easing.
How To Find Ont.

Fill bottle or common glass with yUuf
water and let 1t stand twenty-four hours &
The Hartford republican., 1905-06-02
Torture of a Preacher.

The story of the torture of Rev.
o. ID. Moore, pastor of the Baptist
church, or Harpersville, N. Y, will
interest you. He says: | suffered
agonies, because of pursuent
cough, resulting from the grip. |
had to sleep sitting up in bed. |
tried many remedines, without re-
lief, until | took DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, which entirely cured my
cough, and saved me from consump-
ton" A great cured for diseased
conditions of Throat and Lungs. At
z. Wayne Griffin & Bro. druggists;
price SOC and $l.00, guaranteed.
Trial Bottle free. m
The Hartford republican., 1905-06-02

the air with several feet of its hor-
rid snakeship dangling around. pre-
senting the appearance. may be, of
an ordinary snake attached to a
strange-looking bird.
As far as is known, it never once
descended to the earth and crawled
on the ground after the manner of
snakes, but it would occasionally
alight in trees and catch birds as
best suited its appetite and fancy.
1t was finally killed and measured
and proved to be five feet long, and
about one inch in diameter of body.
1t had perfect wings of good size,
and these were covered with feath-
ers. Berry Plain" where the cur
ious thing made its unceremonious
advent and met its untimely end, is
one Of the finest plantations and
homesteads in King George. and. be-
ing situated on the banks of the
Rappahannock, it is conjectured by
some that the flying snake" may
have come from an impenetrable
marsh of the river or some neighbor-
ing creek.
But this theory is not accepted by
many, for as far as can be learned
nothing bearing the slightest SINH
larity to this serpent or reptile, or
whatever it is, was ever before seen
or heard of anywhere in this section
of the country.
The Hartford republican., 1905-06-02
is Marriage a DiSeaSe1

Sometimes it seems as though Il e
anti-divorce enthusiasts were not as
scientific in their methods as they
should be. The great, abounding
cause of divorce is, of course, mar
riage, and marriage, therefore, is
the thing to investigate. First,
then, is marriage. a germ disease?
We have considered this question a
long time, getting no further with
it, but the scientific Investigators
will be able to tell us. And if it is a
germ disease they can catch
the germ, and the germ orce
caught, they can get cultures
and compose antitoXins which will
strip this common and serious COM
plant of most of its terrors. And,
of course, once we get marriage un-
der control we shall be in a position
to regulate divorce with a precision
absolutely scientific, if there is any
divocer left to regulate.
The Hartford republican., 1905-06-02
Beware of Ointments. for Ca.
tarrh That Contain
Mercury,

as mercury will surely distroy the
senfes of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucuous surface.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from repu-
table physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them.
Halls Cataarh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.,
contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
mucous surface of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio,
by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c,
per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. m
The Hartford republican., 1905-06-02
Furious Fighting.

For seven years." writes Geo.
w. Hoffman, of Harper, Wash, Il
had bitter battle, with chronic
stomach and liver trouble, but at
last won, and cured my diseases,
by the use of Electric Bitters. |
unhesitatingly recommend them to
all, and don't intend in the future to
be without them IN the house. They
are certainly a wonderful medicine,
all have cured such bad case as
mine" Sold, under guarantee to
do the same for for you, by z. Wayne
Griffin & Bro, druggist. m
The Hartford republican., 1905-06-02
GIGANTIC FROGS
Invade Japan Every Twenty
Years and are Highly
PriZed.

&. Wackenreuter, Of Chicago, has
just returned from trip to japan
and Honolulu, and spoke Of some Of
his experiences at the Hotel Pfster.
81 was fortunatee in arriving in
Japan in one Of the frog years, " he
said: There is certain variety Of
frog which comes in the swamps ard
marshes Of Japan every 20 years,
overruinnng them and keeping up a
croaking that is most annoying.
Their visits correspond to those of
the dreaded cicade, or seventeen
year locust, about, with the scen-
fists Of America have been puzzling
for years. Unlike the locusts, how
ever, the frogs do no damage, and
their coming is welcome by the Jap
anese on account of their value as
food Unlike the French and Ameri-
can, the Japs do not eat the hind
legs alone, but cook up the whole
body into a delicate dish which is
palatable.
The frogs grow to an enormous
size, many of them attaining
weight of several pounds. Where
they come from and where they dis
appear to is what the japanese nat
uralists are now trying to learn, but
| fear with small chances of success.
The skins are taned and dressed,
and are fully as handsome as the
snakeskins for which pocketbooks
and shopping bags are made in this
country. All sorts of handsome
things are made of the skins and
sold to tourists | purchased a num-
ber of the skins.
Mr.. Wackenreuter presented Clerk
Washburn, of the Plaster, with
cigar case made from the frog skins,
and also gave several of the skins to
his friends in Milwaukee.
The Hartford republican., 1905-06-02
In M ad Chase.

Millions rush in mad chase after
health, from one extreme of faddism
to another, when, if they would eat
good food, and keep their bowels
regular with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, their troubles would all pass
away. Prompt relief and quick cure
for liver and stomach trouble. 25c
at z. Wayne Griffin & Bros, drug
store; guaranteed. m