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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
Like Finding Money.

Finding health is like fiuding
money-so think those who are
sick. When you have cough, cold,
sore throat or chest irritation, better
oct pfdtpptlg like ". e. Barber, Of
Sandy Level, va, He sa5s:',I had
terrible chest trouble cabsed by
smoke and coal dust on my lungs
but after finding no relief in othei
remedies, was cured by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds. Greatest sales oI
any coug., or lung medicine in thu
world. At NJ B Blackbirn's. Only
5oc. and 81 guaranteed,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
Best for Children.

Mothers. be careful of the health Of
your children. Look out for colds;
coughs. ctoip and whooping cough.
Stop them in tine-One Minute
Cough Cure is the best remedy.
Harmless and pleasant. Contains no
opium "A. L. Spaford, postmaster
at Chester, Mich, says: "Our little
girl was untonscious during sud
den sudden ard terrible attack o.
Group. Three doses half an shour al
part One Minute Cough Cure spec.
Oily cured her." Sold by NJ. B
Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
No Unpleasant Effect.

II YOU ever took DeWitt's Little
Early Fiserc for biliousness or con.
stipation you know what pill pleas
nre is. These famous little pills
cleanse the liver and rid the system
of all bile without producing un-
pleasant effects. Justice ofthe Peace
Adam Shook, New Lisbon, Ind,
says: "Some three years ago l had
a spell of grip and felt outdohe and
1 happened to get trial box Of De-
Wits Little Early RiserS and they
gave me strength and MUSCLE y
They do not gripe Or make you feel
sick, Sold by M. B. Blackbvrn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
paid at the rate OF $4,000
each and $500 a day ex.
penses.
Always Successful.

When indigestion becomes chronic
it is dangerous. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure will cure indigestion and all
troubles resulting therefrom thus
preventing catarrh Of the stomach.
DR.. Newbrough, of League, West
w., says: ITO those suffering from
indigestion or sour stomach would
say there is no better remsdy than
kodol Dyspepsia Cure. | have pre-
scribed it For number of my pa
tlents with good success" Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you
eat and makes the stomach sweet.
Sold by NJ. B. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
Confederate Reunion.

The ex-Confederate Veter
ans and members OF Nimrod
TripIett Camp, No 1878, OF
Watanga county, will meet
in Boone on the 2Sth an d
29th of September, 1905.
So, let all the comrades,
and Others interested, begin
TO think and talk Reunion
and get all the boys who
wore the gray to attend. Let
us have the best reunion that
we have ever had. Come pre-
pared for us all to stay to
gether one night.
In all probability, it per
mitted to meet then, it will
be the last meetingfor manV
until we meet beyond the
RIVER.
W. W. PREsNELL.
The lust Of money kits the
IoPe.o Of n9n. sst -
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
Mr.. Rock eieller Again.

Washington Post,
Mr.. John D. Rockefeller be-
lieves be Is a much misunder-
stood and a much injured
man. He is mistaken. The
country knows Mr.. Rookie
ieller, and knows him we'll;
and whatever abuse he has
been the victim OF was direct
ed at monopoly and not at
the man.
Nobody knows how ric h
Mr.. Rockefeller il. We only
know that he is the richest
man in the world, and that
his income is greater t h a n
the entire revenue OF Eng
land when Elizabeth wa 8
queen. His fortune ls yari
ously estimated, and doubts
less it is true that John D.
Rockefeller could raise a bill
ion in cash were it necessary
to one OF his gigantic prof
ects.
The American people i o
not believe in that sort of
thing. 1t is not healthy. 1t is
monstrous. Suppose he were
a very bad man? 1t is impos-
sible to measure the evil he
might occasion. Mr.. Rockefel
Ter is a christian; he is pious;
he is charitable; he is a phi.
lanthropist, and believes he
is n public benefactor. But
suppose be was none of these,
and the reverse Of all OF
them? Doubtless MIR. Rockies
Teller himself would shudder
to contemplate a vicious
man with his power and his
opportunity.
And it is the bad man the
people have in mind when
they come to study the mas
ter Of a billion. The people
do not see the Christian and
the philanthropist. They can
only see his huge mass OF
wealth, and what may be en-
w in their thoughts t h e y
surely believe to he virtuous.
Mr.. ROckefeller's fortune is
the fruit OF monopoly. Capt.
tai itself is his slave. an d
when he laid his commands
for rebate on railroads, in
fear and trembling they obey
ed until it has come in t h E
power of Mr.. Rockefeller tc
make his income whateye!
be pleases it shall be,
He would be a dangerous
man In an absolute monar
city. t.9 representative re-
public he soWs demoraliza-
tiod throughout the land
in the mansion OF the pluto
crat and in the hovel of the
heggar.
And that is why Mr.. Rock
efeller's billion will not buy
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

vIgor and ciieerfulT
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that it is not unconl-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys, If the
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

Ninety-nine men out OF ev
cry hundred who say t hey
are fond Of playing cards re
ally mean that they are fond
of what they hope to win by
playing.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
200
DOSES
$l.0N
THE ALONZO o. BLISS co.,
WASHINGTON, DC.

The business in which you
are sure you could have
made money, genera ly is the
other mans.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
Dr.. j. NJ. HOGSHEAb,
Cancer Specialist,
BANNERS ELK. N. {

No knife; No Burning Out.
Highest references and endors
ments of prominent persons sue
Eessfully, treated 10 Va, Tenn.
and N. G. Remember that there
is no time TOO SOON to get rid OF
a cancerops growth--no matter
how sfiial1. ExamihatiOn free,
letters answered promptly, and
Hatisfayticnguafanteed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

A witness in a burglar
case said that them iagy Ell S
@as thp lnbst inruisirtessf gus
ID as sstt aid sesi
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

ldurinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age wien it should be able to control the
passage, 1t is yet afflicted with .bed.wet.
ting, dependupon it, the cause ofthe diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment ?t
these important organs This unpleaiA:
trouble is due to diseased condition. os
the kidneys and bladder and not to .
habit as most people suppose:
Women as we'll as men are made iriser'
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the saiie great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp.Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists, in fifty EHsr.-.
cent and one-dollar saSsss ~ a::::ssts.A
size bottles. You may ID; "a !:
have a sample bottle
bylniail free, also Homs Of swsmpRecs I
pamphlet telling all about Swamp Root,
Including many of the thousands OF testi,
tnonial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. ", be sure and mention
this paper Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilrier's Swamp-Root, and the adj
tlrsss. Bingham !, N, Y, on eYevy
tSGftt, GFst
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.

Never before in the hist ory
of the United States has a
chief executive been face d
with such a MI mber of pros-
ecutions for irregularities in
the government service. The
acting Secretary OF war has
now come to the front with
prosecutions IN the Schuyi-
kill arsenal case. This case
has been rather obscured IN
Washington by nearer up
heayals ID the Federal ser
vice, but the Judge Advo-
oate General has now been in
structed to prepare FOR the
criminal prosecution Of Nor
ris Bush, q contractor, a n Il
Robert Charlton, an :nspeco
| 4tor In the arsenal muddle.
Bush holds a contraction fur
nishing fur caps and gaunt-
let's tn be delivered at t h e
Schuylkill Arsenal the action
will be for conspiracy to de-
fraud. based on a recent re-
port of Major Strong, acting
Inspector General. The re>
port alleges a conspiracy be-
tween Bush and INSPECTOR
Charlton. Hereafter a com.
missioned officer will be de4
tailed as inspector Of the
clothing material furnished.
The order of the acting Secre
tary of War provides that
the contractor be compelled
to work out the contract
and failure to do 40 or the
Offering of Inferior goods will
he made the basis Of d civil
slit. The Quarter master Gen
eral al the army will have an
|ihvestiEa tioh made of t b e
other depots ih the Service
a mong which is that at New
Orleans also Under a civilian
inspector. 1t is not believed
that ehch q state ofaffairs as
that existing at Philadelphia
will he disco vered, but Gen,
Huhphrys intends to be On
the safe side.
The question OF a siccesor
to DR.. Salmon, the late chiel
CT the Bureau of Animal In
dnstry in the Department o'
Agriculture has not yet been
settled and is not likely to he
for some time to come. DR.,
AIonzo E. Melvin, assistant
in the Rureai. will act in Dr.
Salmon's place. bnt it "'is by
no means certain that he viii
! receive the promotion perma
= , nently as it ia said Secretary
' wilson has his eye on anoth
er man to take DR.. Salmons
, place. Meantime a good dea
! of gossip is going round as
ito the exact reason for DR.
Salmon's resignation. L h
phrase "unfortunate connec-
tioh' was used by the Secre
tary of Agriculture in speak
ing of Dr.. Salmon's relations
with the Howard Publishing
j Company that had a con
!, tract for meat lables will
: DR.. Salmons' Bureau. 1t ii
, now said that there O IN
, phases of the Doctors fnan'
cia1 transactions with t h
= Howard concern that werJ
neither actually culpable no
altogetherpraisew worthy from
a departmental point of view
1t is also said that DR.. Sal
= mon managed to save t h
) whole of his salafvwhile chic
OF the bureau .sahd b a t b
49,, nnr,c,,,nrt xp a |
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the fnindi
discourages and lessensarnbition; beauty,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

make public was contained
in his letter OF resignation to
the Secretary OF Agriculture.
The selection OF a new per-
maheht public printer to sue
ceed Mr.. Palmer has not yet
been made. Both the ex pnb-
lie printer. and foreman Rick,
cts with whom he had the dii
ference that led to his remo>
val, called on Chairman Keep
of the investigating commit.
tee at the treasury and t b e
friends Of the foreman insist
that he ia going to succeed
his old chiefas public printer.
This is not thought likely al.
though he has been Temporal
rily appointed as it is believ-
ed that President Roosevelt
for reasons OF policy if for
nothing else will pick an out
eide man who has had moth
ing to do with the big row
in the big printing Office.
There is a great deal OF in
terest in Washington over
the return OF the Taft party
from their tour, inspection,
|junket or whatever it may
be called through the Philip
pines. More interest than IL
sual has been taken in this
"trip becanse OF the express
sion OF great interest t b a t
has been made by the mem.
bers of the party III favor of
closer trade rele tions W t b
the islands. 1t is more than
possible that after the mems
bers OF the expedition e t
back and haye a heart to
heart talk with Uncle Joe
Cannon that they will find
theft views oh trade relations
haye been misunderstood in
tho United States. It IL hot
likely that d region produce
ling as much sugar and tobac
co as the Philippines will be
allowed to crawl under I h e
Hap OF the tariff tent till the
controllers Of those Industries
lin the United States b ave
had a chance to try t b 4
ground and See how far the
control Of the sugar and to.
bacco crops can he m a d e
profitable to them Mean-
} time Of course it is not GER
lain that we are going to
keep the islands at all. Ja-
pan wants them and that is
reason enough in the eyes ol
many why We should get rid
of them on Japan's terms
The mere fact that Japan
has no money to pay for
them does not enterinto this
particular discussion. 1t is
; possible that a large part o1
, this Re linquishment talk ema
mated from army officers who
do not fancy u two yea rs
tour of duty IN tropical lati
tudes.
Tie board of consulting er
gineers OF the Panama Cana
!, have had another meeting ir
Washington. After they get
thu ough here they will vary
, the monotony by taking g
g trip to Oyster Bay to call or
, the President, then they viii
probably run down to Pana
ma which has alraady beer
b the vacation ground ot &c
r much highly sbecialissd Ell
, glneering talent. What they
will do in the matter OF set
Ting the fate of the canal il
: a Question of the future
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
". II. BOWER,
LATTORNEY AT LAW
I;enoir. N. G,

Practices In the courts OF
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchell,
Ashe and other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
all legal matters entrusted to
his care.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21
Dir. L. D. JENNINGS,
PRESIDENT DENTIsT,]
BANNER ELK. n. C.

-BANNEK ELN, N. u
Nothing hut tie best material
Used and all work dope Under a
positive guarantee. Persons dt a
distance should notify me d 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. Cali on me.
1873.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

Z It's a great loss when u
mans keenness cuts out his
Kindness.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

A young man here wants
to know how long girl s
be courted-Same as
the short girls, OF course.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

A smile does not cost any-
thing, and it is much III ore
becoming on q woman's face
than powder.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

the lust Of money kits the
loPe Of ln9n. s- !,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1905-09-21

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have q sample bottle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-21
STATE FAIR WILL BE HELP ID ENSLEY Citizens Hope to Entertain
 Many Visitors COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT VIII Probably Take Some Action In the Matter of Car Fare Reduction.
 Committee Is Due to Re- port on Question.
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT l

Ensley, September 2o.-(Special)-"Ens ley should profit considerably from the state fair traffic." said business man today.
 "rThe only difficulty l see in the way Is the fact that thousands of people vis- ting the state fair this fall will not be sufficiently informed on the exact geog- raphy of the district to know that the state fair is located right at tho door of this city.
 "Eyerybody who comes to the fair will have heard of Ensley and would be in- terested in coming on to the city if it were not for the fact that there Is general impression that Ensley Is great CT distance from Birmingham than 1t really Is, owing partly to the fact that 10 cent fare Is charged on the car lines. The fair ground is properly and arbitra- rily within the 5-cent limit l people will naturally conclude that Ensley is several miles further on and not just over the hill.
 '"The fair ground is within one block of the city limits but being situa cd be- yond hill, few will think of tn" prox- unity. Ensley has contributed considera- ply to the industrial reputation of the Birmingham district and we have attrac- tions that every visitor to the tate fair would like to see and would visit if the city's location relative to the fair were generally known.
 "The business people of Ensley should see to it that some method be adopted to let all who visit the fair know that Ems lev with it's gigantic industries, is almost within stone's throw of the grounds.
 "Ensley is proud of the state fair and hopes to see it succeed. Large sums of money are being spent in preparing the grounds and buildings and ve believe that it will be the greatest fair that has ever been held in the state.
 "Ensley will get hundreds of the fair visitors and should prepare to take care of them"
 Council to Meet.
 The city council of Ensley will meet in regular session at the city hall tomor- row night and will have several matters of importance to consider.
 The street and light committee which was instructed to investigate and report f on the matter of a cent fare on the electric railway lines running from this city to Birmingham will make report and it Is expected that some action will be taken in the matter.
 strong petition signed by most of the business men and others of the city has been presented to the council ask ing that some action be taken in the matter. Over 300 names of citizens were attached to the petition and consider able influence has been brought to bear on the body favoring the reduction. | Pratt City is assisting in the fight for a reduction and the commercial organi- cations of Birmingham have offered to render all the assistance possible and the people feel confident that the de- sired relief will be granted
 Considerable street and sidewalk im- provements are under way in various sections of the city and these matters require more or less attention from the council. At the last meeting the city I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-21
PLAYS TUNES ON HIS ToNslLs.
Man With Strange Gift Has Whole
 Orchestra In Ills Throat.

From the Seattle Post Intelligencer
 Out In Southeast Seattle, where Frank lin John Gator lives, he Is known as the man with the tuneful tonsils." Something like tLe good old lady who had rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, Gator has violns and clarinets and things like that in his throat. and-he always has music, wherever he goes.
 Gators ventriloquial gift. or affliction. whichever it Is has always been with him that Is, since he began to talk. Gator himself says it's an afflicton. It once cost him his job, and, in his kid period. it nearly drove his parents to insanity. In the days of his youth 1t was his happy habit to send dear old father down into the back yard at midnight to look for noisy cats that were not there, or drive his mother frantic with unearthly walls for help from the cellar.
 Gator is a born ventriloquist, and in the thlrty-odd years of his life he has developed his naturally powers to truly wonderful extent. Not only does he throw his voice to any point within earshot, but with his lips tightly closed, he lml- tates with marvellous accuracy the tones of the violin, the shrill pipe of the clari- net, the boom of the bass horn and the tones of half dozen other musical inc struments. And, as with ordinary speech, he has the power to project these sounds where he will, losing none of their har- mony or accuracy. A band in his throat" that's what the doctors and throat specialists call it, and they have told Gator that such an extraordinary ar- rangement of the vocal cords as Is his is rare indeed.
 'It cost me my job once, and I tried to quit" said MT Gator a day or so ago. ''I was a motorman in the employ of the Little Con in Cleveland, and one night I was bowling along under slow bell when the car hit something in the track and came to a stop. Just for fun I drop ped my voice under the car. Take that car off my neck; you'll kill me- came from the wheels. and an old lady hadn't noticed let out a real shriek and tainted dead away. The boys got to talking about 1t, and in few days the super got hold of the story. He called me in to the front office and told me l was too good to be working for the company and he was going to give me a chance to get away and look for work with sldeshow. He gave 1t to me all rig..t.
 When came out here got a job on the cable cars. but I never put any more unfortunates under the wheels Instead, I used to make the wheels squeak. You got hot box down there a passenger said to me one night, and then I made the wheel play Dixie for him and he tumbled.
 "carpentering Is good enough for me now" ended Gator, and then from some- where up in the air came. Hey, you. don't you ever do any work?" and MT. Gator picked up his saw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-21
COLUM BIA INSTITUTE, Columbia, Tenn.

Home school for girls and young ladies. Admirably equipped. To the prestige of historic past has been added the ho TOT of having won the medal over all educational exhibits at tho St. Louis exposition. Special ad- vantages in music, art, languages. The 70ta year opens September 19. For illustrated catalogue address
 MISS MARY A. BRYANT, Principal. 7-19-thur-sun-2-l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-21
A Real Wonder.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 "So your ancestors were Revolution ary heroes, MT. McBluff?" said Mir Bluegore.
 "Oh, sure," replied the westerner particularly my great-grandfather washington commended him.
 For gallantry in action?"
 "Yes. He practically won the battle of Chicago"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-21
Mrs. wInsIow,s Soothing Syrup.

The best remedy for DIARRHOEA Sold by druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's $ Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It sOOTHS the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLIC. and is twenty-five cents a bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-21
N SL BY DEP "A R T " E N T E

attorney was instructed to araushs A tssalptlen providing fer the pavlhs Of additional streets and sidewalks nd thls uliI eeme before ths bsds tsiasrrer night fer aetleni