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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15

spect for they have no roots. These
are the organs, as ali know, through
which plants usually take up their
food. Unlike all other plants the Ii
chens do, while the others do not
feed directly upon rock. Other plants
would starve where the lichens thrive
While some lichens are at first only
mere stains, even these contrive TO
make a living out of the rock wherever
they can gain footing. OF course,
they do not take up the rock particles;
they dissolve the rock. They are so
strongly acid that they are able to dis
solve and take up from the rock the
main food they need.
The color of these plants is steely
gray, rusty brown, bright yellow, and
orange. They are harsh to the touch.
They remind one of minerals more
than vegetables. Sometimes over a
fifth of their substance consists of solid
matter. which they have literally eaten
from the rock surface.
They Prepare Soil.
As the Hchens grow and die year
after year. they prepare, in time,
soil suitable for MOSES, the second
class of living soil makers. These
grow and die with the lichens. To-
gether they form. with the dissolving
and crumbling rock, a deeper soil. But
the moses absorb much moisture, and
where there is moisture, frost and the
atmospheric gases can better get at
their especial work in soil making.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
Groups of Lichens.

There are five groups of lichens,
nrst, those clinging TO rocks, are called
crustaceous lichens. These are the
kind we speak of here-the soil MAX
ers, whose work is so conspicuous. so
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-15
Food of the Liehens.

Do you suppose that at least these
plants. contrary to the general rule.
must live on air and water? Not at
all; they are good feeders, and con-
sumo more mineral matter than any
other plant OF their size. The rock soon
crumbles down enough to enable them
10 fasten themselves upon it and TO
send their thread-like arms into the
tiniest creVices.
They are like the seaweed in one re-
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

A farmer would scarcely be-
lieve that q goose requires only
about sixty hours in order topre
pare it for the footlights and q
critical audience, and that a com
mon pig will in thirty hours be
competent to blossom forth as
an actor. According to Mr. Clyde
Powers, trainer Of wide expert:
ence and much patience. it takes
a duck about three days to learn
how to march on the stage. 70
follow the chorus, and to march
OF again at the proper time: 1t
takes q chicken a week or more,
and o turkey can not grasp the
art Of acting before six months
time. Mr.. Powers has tried to
train a peafowl but he finds that
is impossible. A goose is the most
intelligent Of all the feathered
TRIBE, and q goose is also the on
lly one Of the domestic fowls thai
shows affection. American Far
I.1i Ftt Il t56j
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28
Cured Of! Lung Trouble.

at is now eleven years since !
had a narrow escape from consunp
tion,' writes Z. o. Floyd, a Lead
ing business man 10 Kershaw, 8. G.
II had run down in weight to rs
pounds, and coughing was constant
both by day and hy night. Finally
| began taking DIR. Kings New
Discovery, and continued thisfor a.
bout six months, when my cough
and lung trouble were entirely gone
and l was restored to my normal
weight, l7o pounds" Thousands o.
persons are healed every year Guar
anteed by all druggists. soc and $1'
Trial bottles free.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

Don't sire" the boyl keep him
and make o better boy OF him! II
you do, he will be a better man.
Boys are all right if you under
stand them. In every one ofthem
rightly handled there is a afgerm
Of manhood and possibilities OF
mighty success in the future,
Grown up under kindly infuenc-
es the excess ensrgy that made
them enjoy their boyish esca-
pades will be directed to the ac-
complishment OF great things. So
don't sire" the boy, Talk to
him. Get him interested in h 4
work. Tell him Of the things be
fore him in life. Teach him thrift
and industry. Remember he Is
! Just q little raw material, out O
which, you can fashion g better
IIman than you are, no mattel
Ihcw good you are. -Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

Who pays for the advertising
Of merchants aid other business
men? No the advertiser Tor the
cost il returned9to to him four told
in increased profits. Not the pnr-
chaser, for he buys cheaper from
the advertiser aud has q better
ssortment and fresher goods to
select from. Who then, really
pays for the advertising bills?
Tie non-adsertiser, oi course. A
inst proportion Of the morey he
loses by his lack of initiative or
enterprises finds it's way to Che
printer to advance the cause Of
education and the interests OF the
community. If you have never
looked at 1t in that light. it IL
worth thinking about. Ii $lO
worth OF advertising would bring
500 additional profits 20 u
would have your advertising tret
and be $40 ahead 1.-THE game be-
sides. The non-advertiser who
II6sttl+ trsds.apa profits which
|you gained would then be bearing
your nd yertising expense as vel
as adding to your pi ofits.-Topic
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28
wise Counsel From, the South.

..-..I want to give some valuable ad
vice to those who suffer with lame
back and kidney trouble" says j.
r. Blankenship, Of Beck, Tenn, i
have proved to an absolute certain
ty. that Electric Bitters will posi-
tiyely cure this distressing condi-
lion. The FIRST bottle gave me great
relief and after taking few more
bottles, | was completely cured; So
completely that IL became q pleasure
to reeonmend this great remedy."
Sold under guarantees BY all drug.
list. Price 50.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28
The Temperance Situation in n. c.,
Progressive Farmer.

In this connection q word o.
bout the progress OF temperance
legislation in North Carolina is
not out Of place. Forfour years
the temperance forces OF the state
have been effectively working
through an organization, tn e,
Anti-Saloon League, to secure
such legislation as seemed bestcal
culated to reduce the drink evil.
A. resume OF what has been acr
complished was presented by the
Chairman Of the League, Mr., D..
w. Bailey, at a recent meeting as
follows: 1t'2i
The number OF licensed distille-
ries in North Carolina has been
reduced from more than 500 to
less than sc: the number OF
SALOONS from about 400 to about
$50. The entire rural regions OF
the State have been swept clean
Of manufacture and sale OF intox-
icating liquors, saving brandy
and wine manufactured by grow
ers Of fruit and sold only in bulk,
and not to be drunk on the prem
ises--a very limited business at
best and reduced to a minimum
the past year by the failure OF the
apple crop. ii va
AS a consequence of these laws,
loo per cent and more of the terri
tory OF North Carolina is under
prohibition; and 95 per cent lo1
the population Of North Carroll.
ma is under prohibition. There
are fewer licenses to sell liquor in
North Carolina in proportion te
the population than in any 9th
er State in the United States
: save one, Mississippi. Fewer thar
I in Maine or in Kansas, which
i states are under State prohibi
5 tion. n
81 This is agood showing a shov
| ing that ought to crafty, eve'
: if it does not satisfy, every TEN
E perance advocate in the State
2 With such q record OF hopefu
! progress toward ultimate prohl
0 bition, the League could affor
: afford to refrain from urging tn
# tisk Of a campaign for the Stat
d prohibition and to enjoin udo
h the minority citizen of license
d territory the courage OF hope a
ready fulfilled and the patienc
which belongs to courage.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28
= a, Western {: Wonder.

j Theresa hill at Bowie, Texas,
that's twice as bag aslast year. This
@onder ia W. l.. Hill, who from =
weight of 90 pounds has grown to
over 9iSo. 4 He says: II suffered
with 9 terrible cough. and doctors
gaveme up to die Of consumption,
i was reduced to 90 pounds, when
l began taking Dr. Kings New Dis
covery for consamphon Coughs
and Colds, End now, after taking
II bottles, ! have more than doub.
led in weight and am completely
cured" Only sure Cough and cold
cure. Guararteed BY all druggists
soi cts, and " Trial bottles free.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

Therefore, when your kidneysare weak
or out Of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body Is affected and
how every organ seems to fail 70 90 ~
duty. f,o
II YOU are sick or "feei badly, +" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, Df.
Kilmer's Swamp Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are well they viii help
all the other organs to health. a trisi
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make NO ms,
| take by first doctoring your kidneye
The mild and the extraordinary eject q
Or. Kilmer's Swamp-Rcct, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. u
stands the highest for Its wonderful cures
OF the most distressing cases, and - solq
! ON Its merits by all Ef
druggists in fifty.ccnt > II T.
and one-doIlar size
bottles. y you may \ : : = - Il
/, have q sample bottle nsps q fsssnpAssA
i BY mail free, also . pamphlet telling yon
how to find out If You have kidney .
bladder .trouble., Mention THE pepef
when writing to DR.. I[il1nef 8 Co., Bing-
hanton, N. Y. Don't make any ffiiesaee,
but remember the name, Swamp koo&
Dr. Kiimer's Swamp-Root, ard the a.
dress, Bi5ghAmton, N. X, ouevery nettls
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28
The Turnpike Railway. ,,
North Wilkesboro Hustler.

kANOA va W @%->N1DO -
The prospects for q railway or
trolly line on the Wilkesboro and
Jefferson turnpike seems to be-
growing. Messrs T. B. Finley and
W. WI Barber went to Raleigh
this week from Greensboro and
will ask the legislature to pass
an act empowering the State
Council to dispose of, or ia ke
whatever action they may deem
best; OF the States interest in the
Wilkesboro and Jefferson turn
pike road. There is not likely to
be any trouble in getting t is
power| conferred to the State
Council, and as Governor Glenn,
ex-offlcio member Of the council,
and the most important member
time and again last year ex-
pressed himself as being warmly
in favor OF a trolly line to devel-
op the resources of this section,
and for the State to take stock
to the amount Of it's present hol-
dings, $50,0OO.00; and even ten
der this stock, to any company
| that would construct q common
carrier, in a way that would be
equal to making it agift. Recent
Ily northern capitalists have been
over the blue Ridge prospecting
a route and want to build a road
provided they can make the same
more extensive than limited be-
tween this place and Jefferson
They wish to extend and connect
up perhaps with the South 4
Western railway, underconstruc
ton in Mcdowell county. Will
these facts before us the pros
lpects are good; and there is notl
; ling more important to the peo
tple of this section OF country, nov
I pending at Raleigh, than the col
|struction Of this line. There i
nothing that means more 4
Ashe. Watauga, Allegheny AM
.]Wilkes counties than the sor
lstruction Of this outlet for tn
great resources that have solonI
s remained uudeveloped. The turn
1 pike as it now stands, is OF n
value to the State If not compl'
> ted to thisextent. The people. {
these counties have expresse
e themselves many times for sue
e q road. They want it and shoul
; have it. s..
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

traced to the kidneys
but now inodefp
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder Of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

Judge Michael Hoke Justice in
his charge tS,the Mecklenbnrg
jury, gave expression to-
sentiments that deserve TO be
read by every citizen OF North
Carolina. From the account OF
his charge published in the Char
iotte News this extract is taken:
;"The day Of saloons in North
Carolina is nearing an end. The
number grows less and less every
year, and men are seeing that
where prohibitioa reignss / condi-
tions are better without t'any ex-
ceptiun.
's-ss Mensay that prohibition wont
'prohibit, when. they make this
statement they slander the .citi-
zenship ofthat and the commu-
nifty in which they reside. When
ever it does not prohibit tits be-
cause you do not enforce the law
Now l am not going to make q
temperance speech here today. I
simply say what / am going to
say and have said on this sub
ject because I know you have
fabsolute prohibition in this coun
| Ity- The opponents of theIWatts
law argue that it discriminates
between the rights and privileg-
es of the rural districts and in
'corporated towns just because
1.-THE country people are not al
llowed to have their crossroads
1grog-shops as formerly
! Judge Justice description OF
thisspeciHc brand OF the saloon
system provoked m errime e mt
throughout the court room.
4 "Instead of grog-shops, yo U
lhare beautiful schools and chnr'
chez scattered over your country,
you .hAvs mills whose roar q
|spindles and clash Of looms is q
constant music. These are the
changed conditions from those
lexisting when the saloons pre-
vailed in the city and the groe
shop in the country" w
We published Sunday extracts
from the charge Of Judge Cook
at Asheville, in which he touched
l1upon the cigarette evil that is d
!, stroyed SO many boys.
Il We wish to emphasize tn
words ofJudge Cooke and Judg
Justice for two reasons: 1st, be
icause they, are two of the ables
land wisest Of Cur judges, who's
long experience at the bar, in tn
General Assembly and on tn
: bench gives great weight tothei
[. views. 2nd: Because they are oil
-jfashioned Democrats OF ''of th
= most strictest sect"-men VIII
learned their Democracy fror
;. their fathers and who are capa
BILE of expoundingit. When youn
linen stand for suppressing tn
liqnor aid thecigarette evil, the
are told by those who set then
G selves up as law givers that sue
n legislation is contrary to Demo
e cratic doctrine to try to make
\ stand sponsor for the giant evil
. of the day. From their false tes
4 chihgs, we turn to the expre'
{. sions OF our wisest jurist, ables
,i lawyers, and truest deciples
.JeffersOn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28
Best Speller in the World.
kansas City Star.l

tlie CiitiupiOu clVhS1 Va N
world is prof. D. Jones, a school
teacher OF Lancaster, Mo.
( Once. a year for thirty-two
years he has published in hiscoun
ty seat paper a challenge to any
body who talks English to spell
against him. His challenge went
unaccepted for thirty-two years.
Jessie Hamilton isacountry girl
who went to Macon q few months
ago to read proof for q newspa-
per She came across the chal-
lenge of Prof. Jones and accept
led it.
Miss Hilton is Is years old.
She has the crtificate OF her
last school teacher that theSe
was no word in the English Ian
guage she could not spell. 1t was
this that secured her theposition
of proof reader.
.How did you come to chal-
lenge the champion?" she was
asked. .ais
"In reading proofs OF o commu
nication he had sent to my pa
per l came across this" she an
lswered. without being afraid OF
criticism on account of being an
egotist, VIC fearlesly assert that
we have paid more attention to
spelling than any of our readers
ever saw or ever will see. There
lis more spelling in our little nm
ger than there is IN all the spell
ing books combined, be they die
tionary or what not" =
"When I read that | determin-
led to take the conceit out OF Bro.
Jones, and III do it or eat tn e
dictionary he offers as a prize. 1t
may look a little presumptuous
in me, but either he or must
go back and sit down. In the
' country l used to have luck at
} the spelling bees and | liked the
: sport, don't claim to be the on
. ly speller on earth, or even in
] Missouri, but | shiver MUCH
: at the thought OF meeting Mr..
Jones. His plan is fair, and
9 will agree to all it's conditions"
The Professors rules Of battle
n are these: Ordinary English words
! clearly pronounced by an expert
/ and written down by the contes'
e tants; each contestant to get
same word; match to four hours
continuously: no cheering unit
9 result is announced; winner tt
9 get new Unabridged dictionary
{ on the fly leaf Of which the lose1
q will write, THE champion spell
: er OF the world. m
n Solomon himself couldn't mai
= out a squarer deal. It's up to th'
Q professor now. and times run
J ming.
:! The people Of Missouri are pat
A ting Miss Jessie upon the back
'e They have so much confidence il
'r her ability to spell that t n Q.
Ie have offered to pay the expense
D Of Prof. Jones' transportation t.
'e Macon, lodge him like an honor
'r ed guest while here and have tn
ls brass baid cerenade him in tn
U contingency Of his winning.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28
often Tho Kidneys Arc
Weakened BY 0Yel-Work

Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure BlooL
II used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to b
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

That's the house the Doctor built,
The biggest house you see;
Thank goodness he don't get our
money.
For we take Rocky Mt. Tea.
M. b Blackburn, Blowing Rock
Drug Co. -
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

ANY good doctor win tell you thata medi.
cine like Ayers Cherry Pectoral cannot
do its best work II the bowels are con-
stipnted. Ask your doctor II he knows
anything better than Ayers Pills Tor corr
recting this sluggishness OF the liver.
---Mads By the =. o. Ayss o.. Lowell. HAss.~S
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

Loan money and you borrow
trouble with the one you favor.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

Total. ................"... .$4o,S35.97
State of North Carolina, Watauga
county, ss; ], E.. S. Cofey, Cashier
of the above named bank, do sol.
emnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best Of my knowl
edge apd belief. 4
f. S. Coffey, Cashier.
t'orrect-Attest. j. H. Mast N.
L. Mast, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, this ] aht day of Feb. 1907.
j. M. May, Register of Deeds.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

There would be heap 6f yir-
tdein the world 4 there was more
Inn IN j.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28
BANK STATEMENT.

Following is the report of the
condition of the Watalga County
Bank at Boone. N. O., in the State
of NORTH Carolina, at the close OF
business Jan. 26. 1907: 8
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28

Capital stock $4,000. 90.
Dividends unpaid, aaa 9o3.5a.
Bills payable $4,000.
Time certificates Of deposlts
included in biHs payable
Deposits subject to cheek a6, 1885.
Cashiers ck's outstanding 4a3 90.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-02-28


of NORTH Carolina, at the close OF
business Jan. 26, 1907: 8
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts Sac, ,iSS.IS.
Overdrafts secured 3o3.46.
Overdrafts unsecured, 348.4I.
Banking house I,45S.24.
Furniture and fixtures 400. 90.
Due from banks and ban
kers y ~ ~ ' 5,lS1.a6.
Cash items, one check. $50
Gold coin, 1905 90
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency. S6o.9S.
National bank notes and
other U. S. Notes 5,o7S.oo.
Total. ..M.$.4o,S35-97.
q tHts' LIABILITIES
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1907-08-17
PARA VENDER = 5000 acres

PARA VENDER - 5000 acres
Terrenos. H. T., 90 millas al nor
este de Roy en- el arroyo de los
Yutas, 200 acres bajo de rriego,
tambien 600 acres terreno de STEM
bra 6 milIas al oriente de Roy y
muchos otros trechos de terreno,
tambien tengo una casa del tren de
arboles de fruta de la Compania
Star Nursery de Quincy, ILL.,, para
vender. pregunten a
G. E. Hartley,
Springer, N. M.
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1907-08-17

es por estas dado q qulenes con-
cierna, que haviendo sido nombra-
dos Dor la Hon. Corte de Pruebas
en- su termino regular de Julio de
1907 los administrators del Esta-
do de Vienes de la finada Emlllana
de Luna faIlecida en- ell dia Is de
MAYO proximo pasado en- ell conda-
do de Mora y Territorlo de n. M.
por 10 tanto nosotros los abaJo fir
nados suplicamos todos los acre
onres de dicho Fstado que presen-
1es Sus cuentas para Su apropa-
ion, y todos las personas que de-
Ian al dicho Estado son supllcados
de presentarse a arreglar las mis-
mas. Dado hoy este dia 2 Gle Ju-
lilo en- Mora N. M.
Juan A. de Luna y
Abelina L. Gilday
administrators eiecutores de-
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1907-08-17
ores.
UN HOMBRE De UN HOTEL De
SPRINGER FUE ASESINAD0.

Ell hotel de SPRINGER fue la ese-
ma de una esena probablemente
fatal q las 10 ell domingo en- la no.
che cuando A. l.. Harman ell pro-
petario fue herido fatalmente por
Gabriel Gonzales -un mayordomo
de seccion de la linia del Santa Fe
Los disparos fueron cGusados por
Harmar, con ell fin de retirar &
Gonzales de la barra por su cond-
ucta furiosa. Gonzales reuse en-
la reyerta que sigulo saco una plS-
tola colts 45 Y disparo al hombre
del hotel. Ell Sc fugo Immediate
mente ente despues de los tiror.
Inmediatamente Sc lie notifco al
alguacil en- SUI ofecina en- Ration y
sus diputados andan en- su busca.
Sc cree que Harman no vivira.
Los ultimos reporte son que
Harman murio ell lunes en- Ia man
ana.
Ell Sr. Henry Maday de la 6rma
de H. Maday & Go de south Chic
con su esposa y nihos esta en- vesi-
ia en- coso del Comisionado de los
Estados Unidos A. S. Bushkevit2
por un mes 8 mas. Sr. Maday ea
primo en- primer grado de Sefol
Bushkevitz. Depues de revisal
The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1907-08-17
venidera.

El Senior Austin Harman uno
de nuestros Jovenes mas progresl-
stos, compro ell relinque de Mr..
Brown J milla al norte de la plazo
.el cual ell mejorara y hermoseara.
Ell agrimensor de condado A. S.
Bushkevitz q despachado SUI dip
utado especial VIM. A. Brumago,
con una tripulacion de cuatro ho-
mbres, para agrinensar ell condado
eli districtos este trabajo les tom
ara todo el mes de Agosto. Ell
Sr. Bushkevitz Sc fue ell lunes al
campo serca de Mora pora que
comensaron los muchachos su ira
bajo.
La siguiente propiedad raiz a
cambado de manos esta semana:
F. S. Brown compro dos solares al
oeste de la plaza, La Senorita May
Longenbaugh l solar al oeste de
la plaza, Ell Rev. Russell compro
4 solares, Austin Harmas 3 solar
es al oriente de la plaza, y Samuel
Grouse compro tres solares al oes-
te de la plaza. La Roy Realty Y
Investment Go fueron los vended
/ OrnS