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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03
insurance Companies on Trial.

Even il the means some OF
them will have to suspend it
is hardly a time for the fire
insurance companies TO quib
bile about the payment of
losses in San Fra ncisro. There
are conflicting reports as to
the extent Of the damage
just nv there are different
Statements az to the ability
at all concerns to stand the
shock. In disastprs Of this
character it generally hap
pens that the number of fire
policies increase enormously ,
and the public, wlIirh is all
ways discriminating il apt
to seek protection with com
panies wE;eh show the most
liberal and the most grnrr
GUS spirit in dealing b
their patrons.
The New York Sun which is
an authority tn most sub
'"ts. says that it is prartl>
cally agreed in business cir
rles that at least fifteen Of
the smaller concerns will
have to retire altogether af,
ter paving their San Francis
co losses. and that two or
three Of he American com
ranies will fail nltogethpran,i
90 into the hands VI Il re.'eiv
rr without paying any Of the
outstanding claims in t h 2
stricken rlty. III any compa
ny is unable to continue hns
inrss because of this cOnhu
grafton says an insurance
officer to the Sun, 1T will he
futile for it to try to stavt
off the inevitable by fighting
the claiIhs on earthquake
techniralities Any company
DUNG that in the lace of thu
present suffering on the Pa
citic coast will be as complete
ly ruined hy public contempt
az If every dollar OF its u.s.
sets had gone ont" That. q
course, ID the correct view
and its effect will be a deter
minatiOn nn the part Of av
cry company to meet tho is.
sue squarely If it experts Il
write the polirirs hereafter
Fire insurance is absolute.
~ essential in any business
The amoruts paid to the To-
sprs in San Francisco will
give them u start and it vii
help to rebuild the city. 1t il
II protection which all of u.
must hnye. There are ignO'
rant tearhprs and leaders wht
contend that the arumuln
tion of millions of dollars al
a surplus fund by the fire I'm
dprwritrrs in dangerous wher
common sense ought to con
vince them that the only saf'
ty al the people depends M
on that accumulation. Th'
entire world. however, will
watch he adjustmpntof los
ps, and those ccmpnnirI
which paw most promptly
and whirh do rOtattempt Il
escape on terhnrnIities wll
! he the ones to gain most u
, the end.-Evpnlng Times.
Not as Rich as Rockefeller.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILE 8.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding. Protruding
Piles Druggists are authorised to re-
fund mopeYifPAzQ OINTMENT
,sbs 70 ss's In s!q u days 5lS
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03

Most of the newspapers are say
ing that San Francisco will rise
like the phoenix. 1t has been:deci
ded that the city will rise, but it
will do better than the Phoenix.
The Phoenix is very much over.
worked philadelphia Press.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03

The senate would certainly
have the laugh On it's constitu.
tional lawyers if, after all, the
Hepburn rate bill should be sent
back to the House Of Represen'
tatives unamendedI-Asw York
Tribpys,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when tile 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 kitlneys. Ifthe
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03

Have you weakness of any kind,
stomach, back or any organ of the
bodyi Don't dope yourself with or.
binary medicine. Hollisters Rocky
Mountain Tea is The supreme cura-
tive power. IS ccuts. Tea or Tab
lets NJ b, Blackburn, Blowing
Rock Drug 20.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03
It's Dangerous to Neglect Cold


How often do we hear it remark
ed: ITS only cold" aud few
days later learn that the man is on
his back win pneumonia. This is Of
such common occurrence that a cold
however slight, should not be cisIc
garded. Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy counteracts any tendency of n
cold to resultin pneumonia, and has
gained its great popularity and ex.
teHsive sale by its prompt cures Of
this most common ailmsnt. 1t al.
ways cures aud is pleasant to take.
For sale by dealers in Boone and
BY Blowing Rock Drug Co.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03
Judge Bynnm Excommunicated!

Suage bynhm ExcOmMuhlcateu'
The Subsidized News, Of
Greensboro. started by px>
Senator Marion Butler, TX
Senator Marion Ppttigrew.
of Sonth Dakota, some Feds
rral nffirp-holhprs, owners 0i
fraudulent North Carolina
bonds. and distillprs hasIeud
Judge William p. By NUN out
of the Republican party.
When that paprr started
with a flourish of trumpets
~ the vOire of the long drea
med { fand never to be rpal>
lied "resppctable Republican
party in North Carolina" it
announced that devotion to-
The Organization" was the
mud sill Foundation upo n
whirh that respectable Re
publican party was to be
built. Faith IN The Orgnni
zntion" was thr first and
last commandment. Judge
Bynym, OF Greensboro, fail
cd to keep that command
meut by tnaking the follow
ing statement:
THE rank aud tila of t h e
Republican party in I h j 4
State constitute Il hand Oi
Spartan hproes-noble men
who have pronounced pOliti>
cal prinriplesand con, irtions
in which they believe and on
which they act for their own
and their country's good.
But some OF those who would
lead them are little more
than political cutthronts and
pirates. 1t was said oi George
Warrington that he was
first in war. first in peace
ami first in the hearts of his
rountrymrn. 1t may, with
equal truth. he said Of these
men that they are always at
war. never ut peace and for
ever in the pockets Of their
countryntn."
That was political bias
ph.my. and 30 the bill Of ex
Communication has been II
sued by the organ VI Rollins
Ppttigrew. Bntlrr & Co.. n,
follows, in the Subsidized
News of April Oath:
"Judge Bynum is Of courss
entitled to hold any sent
ments he plenses and to ~
press those sentiments. But
in the light of recent event,
we cannot consider him Il
good Republican,
Judge Bynum may SUI
vive this summary expulsion
from the ranks of good r.
publica u.s." But can the Il.
publican party stand exppl
ling in one short sentence tht
mnjor portion OF the brain,
Of the Republican party il
Piedmont North Carolina?-
News ard Observer,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03
Trying to avoid trouble
will keep any man busy.
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable Ly Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and lessons ambition; beauty,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03
BANK STATEMENT.

Following is the report of the
condition Of the WatuLga County
Bank at Boone. N. g., in the StatH
of North Carolina, at the close OF
business April 6, 1906:
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $a7,o4o.oo
Overdrafts unsecured 35'47.
Banking house 10000.
Furniture and fixtures 400. 90.
Due from banks and ban
kers 7,S4o.o6.
Cash items S6.os.
Gold coin, 1000.
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency. 1918.
National bank notes and
other US. Note, 4,6a9.oo.
----
Total. al.......".."...."". $3.50,
LIABILITIES
Capital stock $io, 900 90.
Undivided profits less
current expenses and
taxes paid i,ioo as.
Bills payable 2,4oo 90.
Deposits subject to chccKa7, ,66e o6
Cashiers ck's outstanding $1,000,
Total. l......."...."...... 81, ,63S.3I.
State of North Carolina, Watauga
county, SIS: !, E. S. Coffcy, Cashier
of the above named bank, DO sol.
emnly swear that the above state.
ment is true to the best Of my knowl
edge and belief.
E S. Coffey, Cashier.
Correct-Attest. w. q. Coffey, W.
L. Bryan, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, this 9th day of April. root.
Thos. Bingham, C. S. C.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03
IL '05.
DIR. r. y. JENNINGS
PRESIDENT DENTIST
BANNER ELK. N. C.

-BANNEK Elk. N. C.
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 donp. After March the 1st,
l have arranged to be at t h e
Blackburn House in Boone on
each first Monday. Cali on me.
1923.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03

child urinates too often, the urine scalds
the flesh, or If, when the child reaches All
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it Is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause Of the diff
Guilty Is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these Important organs. This unpleasant
trouble Is due to diseased condition Of
tile kidneys and bladder and not to 9
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made miser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the SAME great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp.Root is soon realized. II issold
by druggists, In fifty EE
cent and one-dollar Gg1Tg :ss$SA
size bottles. You may !t!;slI I'LL
have O sample bottle
by mail free, also a Homo Of swampRsoG
pamphlet telling ali about Swamp Root,
including many Of the thousands Of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, n. Y, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilner's Swamp-Root, and the ad-
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle. Il
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03

Mhrringe in the only thing
that viii take the conceit out
of some men.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-05-03

by druggists, In fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have o sample bottle
L. ..-if f~- ~f- .
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-14

CT so as to bring them within the reach of the po0rtest people.
 He is always watching the flowers of the fields and woods. As soon as he discovers a type which is new to him orcels in some attractive quality he will take the plant or it's seeds home with him for experiment.
 By crossing and selection he will im- prove the type almost beyond recogni- tion, as in the case of the wild tiger lilies and of the Shasta daises, whose blossoms are as large as the palm of ones hand.
 His most important recent achieve ment with fruits is the production of a stoneless prune. The seed is naked, unprotected by the ordinary shell, so that one can bite right through the fruit. These stoneless prunes are not yet ready for trade, as they have still to be improved by renewed crosses.
 When this has been done all the ex- isting varieties of plums will be crossed with the stoneless prunes, so that they too will be stoneless although they will not lose their distinctive flavor. Stone less prunes and plums will be as com mon then as seedless oranges now are.
 A single instance will show what a valuable asset Luther Burbank is in the wealth of the country. His first contribution to our productions was a new potato, which now bears his name.
 According to an official statement of the United States Department of Agri- culture at Washington, made a few years afo, this Burbank potato is add ing to the agricultural productivity of the country an annual amount of SIT ,000,- GOO. To convey an idea of the enormous number of Burbank pototoes, some one has calculated that if all the tubers produced in one year were arranged in a row, touching one another, the line would be thrice the distance between the earth and the moon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-14
BURBANK, PLANT WIZARD.
HIS HOME AND HIS GARDEN Al
 SANTA ROSA.
The Workshop Where New Breeds of Plants are FashiOned-Burbank a TireIess WOrker-The Burbank Pota- to Worth Seventeen Million Dollars a Year to the Country.

Tn Wizard" Burbank, Whope as- tonishing stunts in his dealings with the vegetable world, lives in Santa Rosa, little town fifty miles north of San Francisco.
 Hundreds of visitors go up too see him every year. says Hugo de Vries in the Independent and Burbank always gives them some of his precious time; but he enjoys your visit only when he perceives that your eyes are quick at the small differences by which he se- lects his new types.
 Visitors who expect to see long rows of beautiful plants vii not find what they supposed but instead will SC. worksn ID, with it's utter ohues of toGls, the ;ools beirqs the individual plants, wi.n tbeir almost 'nlpercepElble differentiating marks.
 If you have no appreciation of such small differences don't lly 70 pay him a compliment, your praise will miss it's aim, because by the choice of the plant you mention he will instantly see how much you know about methods and re- suits in plant breeding.
 In person, Burbank is,slenIe", almost the to frailness. It is now nearly thirty years since he came to California from Massachusetts, where he was born. He is about SO years of age. He is a tireless worker, spending many hours each day at his experimental grounds.
 The finer experiments he conducts at Santa Rosa, on the farm where he lives but he owns other grounds in the netghborhood, at Sebastopel, where his larger cultures are to be found. His house is little cottage, where he lives with his old mother a lady of about 90. It is approached through closely trimmed box borders
 In outward appearance he is a plain man, more gardener than a savant With clear blue sparkling eyes full of life and fun. He appreciates humor in others, and told us stories that kerit us constantly laughing. He began his business as an ordinary gardener, culti- vaiting fruit trees, shrubs and flowers for sale, In the beginning he had big lAhIoOiS y anu Wbll tIlOAlSy GuOuSH LO Ill., crease his business rapidly; but he pre- ferred the improvement of his varieties and the production of new ones. So as soon as his means allowed, he disposed of his nursery.
 He now sells only novelties and leaves their multiplication for trade to other men. For some of those varieties large companies have been founded, since from one seeding which many have won and sold, hundreds of thous- ands of trees have to be produced be- fore the novelty can profitably be brought into trade.
 When talking, his eyes glow with love of his plants, many of which he re- members lnvidually, even for years. Some kinds of flowers are his special darlings. He tries to make their bloom brighter and richer, to extend it over a longer season. and to make them cheap
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-14
IA FROG TO THE REscuE.

One day couple of my friends were sitting on the river bank when they heard the cry of frog in distress Following the direction from which the sound came, they discovered d snake in the act of swallowing frog,
 Just then another frog, evidently at tracted by the distressing cries of its mate in jeopardy, hopped up to the scene of action. For moment it sat blinking at the enemy; then leaped forward, seized the siake by the neck and tugged it into the river.
 The water quickly poured between the snakes distended jaws, and it was of course, compelled to release it's vic. tim in order to escape drowning, This it promptly did, and the liberated frog swan away with its plucky mate while the baffled snake wriggled, as best it could, to the shore,-Woman's Home Companion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-14
GAELIC IN ROME.

There has always been group in the Irish college interested in Gaelic Father OGrowney's easy lessons ir Irish are in their hands at leisure hours, It ought to please the Gaelic Leaguers everywhere that one of the Irish college students stood up after Archbishop Ireland's address and ir Irish moved a vote of thanks to him It was seconded in English, but Hi; Grace replied with few good words ot Irish. It ought not to be any wonder of course, in a crowd of men devoted to the memory of Oliver Plunkett, thai the tongue of Plunkett and of Malachy and of Patrick be heard in their midst It will be a wonder some years hence Letter to the Freeman's Journal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-14
SPIDER THAT EATS BIRDS.
Lives in the Forest of the South Amer
 ican Tropics.

Lives in the Forest of the South Amer-
 ican Tropics.
 There has just been deposited in the insect house at the zoo a specimen of the bird eating spider, which earns it's name by. occasionally including in its menu some of the brilliantly hued humming birds and yari-colored finch es of the South American tropics.
 It is doubtful whether the silken threads which he spins in profusion constitute his most effective tackle for securing his prey indeed, it is more probable that the little birds get caught through alighting upon the ba- mana and other leaves, in the twisted folds of which the spider makes his home. The similarity of his coloring to the bark of trees, to which he attaches himself, is also powerful factor in enabling him to approach his prey.
 The silken threads which help to en- snare so many beautiful birds are a serious annoyance to the traveller when riding or driving through the less fre- suented forests. As they continually SlIlhS ttle AtSSI uAe lS LSllllueu VI some fiendish motor trap on the Surrey roads.
 The bird eating spider is much small CT: although not less ferocious in ap- pearance than the famous tarantula. The body of a full grown tarantula is as big as a hens egg,and on an aver age it gives from twenty to forty yards of silk, the weaving of which was expected at one time to prove a very considerable industry in some of the Australian colonies, The silken output of the bird eating spider is greater in oportion.-London Daily Graphic.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-14
BOOKS FOR SUMMER VACATION

Books in the Free Public Library Pub-
 fisher During the Last Year, Which are of Interest in Connection With
 the Summer Vacation.
 Guides-Guerber, H. A. How to Pre- pare for Europe; 9102 G.
 Stedman, D. C. Complete Pocket Guide to Europe; 914 S2S. White, A. Warner, pub. Trolley Trips Through Southern New England; 9174 W5 Rererence Room.
 Sports-Anderson, E. L. Riding and Driving; 79S S4. Crowther, Samuel A. Ruhl, author. Rowing and Track Athletics; 796 C23
 Hanks, C, S. Camp Kits and Camp Life; 79J H27.
 Hartford, w. P. Motor Launch, How to Build and How to Run; 6214 H15. Hunt, A. B. Houseboats and House. boating; 797*H5.
 Reynolds, c. B., ed. Game Laws in Brief; 799 R17.
 Roosevelt, Theodore. Outdoor Pas- times of an American Hunter; 797 R6
 Schillings, H. T. Flashlights in the Jungle; 799 S36.
 sheringham, H. T, An Anglers Hours; 799 $50.
 Sloss, R. T, Book of the Automobile; 656 SS
 spalding's Athletic Library. Base ball; 797 WS.
 vardon, Harry. Complete Golfer; 796 V.
 Nature Study-Beebe, c. W. Two Bird-Lovers in Mexico; 59O4 BIT.
 Scranton, J. M. Birds by Land and Sea; 5982 ESQ.
 Burroughs, John. Ways of Nature; 5904 $50.
 Clute, W. N. Fern Allies of North America: 5S7 C.
 Gibson, " II Our Native Orchids; 5S4 G. :,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-14

District of New Haven. ss. Probate Court, June 18th. 1Q06 ESTATE OF JAMES P. .BREE, late of of New Haven. in said District, deceased. An instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased, having been presented in rnurt, and Michael r. Walker, of New Haven, having made written applicat- tion praying that the same may be pro- bated, and that letters testamentary may be granted, as by said application on file in this Court more fully appears, it is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at a Court of Probate to be held at New Haven, in said District, on the 18th day of June. 1906 at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and that public notice of the pendency of said application, and of the time and place of the hearing thereon, be given to all parties interested in said estate. by publishing this order three times in a newspaper having circulation in said District
 By the Court.
 GEORGE w. CRAWFORD, Clerk.
 j13 3t
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THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS
 OF THE SEASON

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 The new book 'The Election of Sen ators,' written by George H. Haynes and issued in their popular and highly instructive American Public Problem Series' by Henry Holt and Company New York, is a timely work and the suggestions it offers are amply worthy of consideration and digestion Pro- lessor Haynes is admirably qualified to write historical and analytical trea- tise on the Senate. Professor Haynes shows the historical reasons for the present method of electing senators and it's effect on the Senate, the sem ators themselves and on state and local government, and he presents detailed review of arguments for and against direct election. Professor Haynes comes to the conclusion that the Con- stitution should be amended to permit popular elections, and that the gains from such elections would outweigh the losses. He insists that the grounds for the Constitutional provision which still obtains in full force and effect in most states are obsolete for the most part. He presents some pretty strong arguments in support of his position.
 "The decisive advantages of the change to popular election of senators" !" says Professor Haynes, would be found in it's effects, not upon the fede- ral government, but upon the indiyid- ual states. Our state legislatures have sunk to deplorably low level, and one of the most potent causes of this de- terioration which has unfitted the leg islature for the performance of this function, by what may seem like a paradox, has been the very exercise of it. The fact that this election of an important federal official is devolved upon the members of the state legisla- ture blurs the issues in the voters mind, distorts his political perspective, makes him tolerant of much inefficient legislative service on the part of the man who will vote for his party's can didate for the Senate. To the legisla- ture, as body, it brings what is lia- ble at any time to prove a task as diff f1cult and distracting as it is incongru- ous with normal legislative work; to the state it brings Interruption, it may be prevention, of needed legislation, the domination of all issues by the nation- al political parties, and the tyranny of the boss, who almost inevitably seeks to impose either some tool or his own venal self, upon the commonwealth, as the representative of its statehood in the United States Senate"
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