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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21
What Causes Earthquakes.
washington Post.

Mr.. Charles Hallock, who is a
member Of several OF the Wash
ington sientific societies. had an
article in last Sundays issue of
the Washington Herald which he
was moved to entitle the "Polar-
ty OF the Seismic Impulse" I'm
fortunately this was printed un-
der the name of Charles Hollow.
Accepting the theory OF Sir
Oliver Lodgesand other advanced
scientists of emmence that the
earth is a magnet. and it's crust
simply the armature Of an i'm
mense dynamo whose source is
the sun lie attributes the unusual
prevalence OF earthquakes and
the manifest sympathy between
50 many of them to the earth be-
ing surcharged with electricity.
This redundant voltage sets in
motion the loose heterogeneous
masses, ofwhich the terrene en-
yelope is solargely composed and
these in trun generate electrical
energy. This is in line wi t h
Clark Maxwell's showing t. h e
rock and earth movements being
facilitated by extensive rain
which saturate and lubricate the
dislocated masses. Jarring is Of
ten maintained for weeks and
months at intervals after the ini-
tial shocks,- in obedience to the
law OF adjustment, which causes
disintegrate particles to settle
and become compact.
But Mr.. Hammock goes further
and AYERS that all our troubles
and calamities are not due to
natural causes alone, but that
mems dabbling with electricity,
to the extent of gridironing near
ly the entire globe with wire con-
ductors, and keeping them con-
stantly charged with powerful
dynamos, overhead and under
ground, in the atmosphere and
through the oceans and in prac-
tically every house and half the
vehicles in town and country, is
the stimulating cause of the cur
rent pertubations, landslides and
volcanic eruptions, which are far
in excess Of any known period
since the Tertiary. All OF which
he takes occasion to remind us
is predicted in the book Of Isaa-
iah, which delares that men shall
be plagued by their own inven-
tions.
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f. M.MADEON, D.L. S.
BALM ". z.

] am now located here for t n e
practice Of DentistIy, and am ma
king Bridge and Crown work, the
most Intricate work known to The
profession, a speciality.
DTMy work is all done under a
positive guarantee -no satisfaction,
no pay. Nothing bu. the best mate
rial used ID the execution of any Of
my work.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21

By q unanimous vote the Legis
lature last week passed a bill in
creasing the annual appropri.
alton to our Confederate pension
ers to 100000. This is an in
crease Of $125, 900 a year on the
appropriation made by the Leg
islature OF 1905. Until 1901 the
appropriation was only $780,.
600, but the Legislature t h a
year increased it to 5000, 900,
the bill for that purpose having
been written and introduced by
this writer, at that time the Sen
ator from Chatham.
While four hundred thousand
dollars il a large sum Of money
for our State to appropriate fol
pensions, yet no taxpayer will
complain OF this relief being given
to the most deserving people ol
the State-t -thepoor old Confeder,
ate soldiers and Confederate Wid-
ows-Chatham Record.
exru -r =
Besrs d. zI@ Kind You Have lIaaIs Bought
Signature ZxkzZzzL
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21

child urinates toooften, if the urine scaids
the flesh, or II, when the child reaches an
age when 1t should be able to control the
passage, 1t IS yet afflicted with bed-wet,
ting, depend upon it, the cause ofthc 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
the kidneys and bladder and not 10 8
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made inissr~
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild aud the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root Il soon realized. Itissold
by druggists, in 'ifty- fyE-.
cent and one-dollar m@76k -
size bottles. You may
have sample bottle y
(. by mail free, also Home Of swanpHs14
pamphlet telling all about Swamp Root,
including many Of the thousands Of testi.
nionial letters received from sufferers
cured. in writing DR.. Kilmer & Co,
Binghamton, NY, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
! but remember the name, Swamp Root,
! Dir. Kilmer's Swanp-R Root, and the adj
dress, Biagbauiton, N. y, on eysry
poLtic< ts.l ~, x < - ~
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21
". 4. BOWER,
ATTORNEY AT Law, =
Lenoir, N. C.

Practices IN the courts oi
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchell
Ashe andother sufr0nnding
counties. ~
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
legal mat ters trusted to
hls sprss
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Z. S. Coffey, Cashier.

The old original Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic, You know what you
are taking. 1t is iron and qui1ns
in tasteless form. No cure, no pay
soc.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21

new ambassador to Earl Grey in
Canada, when the wishes OF the
Canadian government can be ex-
pressed and the ambassador can
come back to Washington with
a clear notion Of what basis OF
settlement will be acceptable to
Great Britain's most important
colony.
! One OF the last things that Con-
gress failed to do was to include
in the Sundry CivilAppropriation
bill any money for continuing
the work of black sand investi-
cation that the Geological sur.
yey has had on hand for some
years. This has proved a most
important work in the west, and
arrangements had been made to
bring the bulk Of the apparatus
east and establish part Of it at
the jamestown Exposition, and
the rest at Chapel Hill, N. c.,
where the same work was to be
done for eastern states that had
already. been done for the west.
The students Of the state univer-
sity at Chapel Hill were to have
done much of the actual work
under the direction Of the SCENT
lists Of the Survey, and it is be-
lieyed yet that an immense a.
mount Of good will be done the
country all along the Appalachi-
an range by furnishing a method
whereby the gold deposits Of low
grade that undoubtedly exist all
through the foot hills can be
worked at a profit beside extract
ing many other rare and useful
minerals at a minimum OF ex-
pense. AS the case stands, how
ever, the work will have to be
done by the state Of North Caro-
lima, and residents of the other
states in the south to the state
university and pay the states for
doing the work.
just a little malicious fun was
indulged in at the Navy depart
ment this week on the announce
ment Of the release from active
service OF Jas. B. Connolly, the
literary friend Of the President
who shipped two months ago as
a yeoman on the battle ship Ala
BAN to accumulate 'local color''
and do for the American navy in
a literary way what Kipling has
already done for the British Army
Mr.. Connolly is apr 0 m is in 6
young author and has written
some good sea stories, principal
" Of the New England coast.
This scheme of putting him in
close touch with the navy and
him to write warship
stories was well conceived. But
the trouble was that it was heral
ded q little too much through
the press, and the sailors ''got
next" before Mr.. Connolly ever
set foot on dock Of the Alabama.
They resented being studied at
close range even by a high class
word painter, and they gave Mr..
Connolly such. a markedly cold
welcome that he decided to end
his cruise at the end Of two
How much he got in
the way of material in that time
is not known, but it is to be fear
ed that it was not enough to
send him echoing down the cor
ridors of'time as the Kipling OF
the American Navy. Real life
such as Kipling was able
to make Of Tommy Atkins are
usually the result Of q happy
Of accidental circ,lm
stances and are not brought a.
bout by premeditated official
however well intended.
10
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vigor and cheerful.
ness soon disappeaf
when the kidneysare
out Of order or dig
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that It is not unconi-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kifiueys- Iffha
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21
|Acohol \.
not needed

Ayers Sarsaparllla Is not q
Istrong drink. As now made,)
there Is not a drop Of alcohol
In II. II isa non-alcoholic tonic
and Alternative. Ask your own
doctor about your taking this
medicine for thin, impure
blood. Follow his advice
every time. He knows.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21
A. A. HoIscIaw,

ATTORNEY AT LAW
Mountain City, Tennessee.
Will practice in all the courts
al Tennessee. State and Federal.
Special attention given to col
lec.ions and all other matters Of
q legal nature.
Office north east ofcourt house.
Oct.si1, 1905, 1y.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21

Ask your doctor, "What Is the first great
rule Of health P" Nine doctors out Of
ten will quicklyreply, "Keep the bowels
regular" Then ask him another ques-
ton, "What do you think Of Ayers
Pills for constipation?"
---Msde by tho ]. c. Aver Co., Lowell. Mass.-
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sWAsHINGToyE EElTER.
From Our Rsgulal Correspo ondent.

4 y.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Every Southern state WILDE in.
terested in the decision rendered
| this week by the Department ol
Justice anent the North Carolina
Immigration case. 1t will be re.
membered that recently the State
appropriated a. considerable a.
mount Of money to which was
added more by private subscrip-
tion, and the State Immigration
Commission was sent abroad,
bringing back a whole ship load
OF immigrants who were landed
at Charleston instead Of at some
northern port and were prompt
ly welcomed and employed ais
soon as they landed. There was
some question at the time wheth-
Ier the State had notviolated the
alien contract labor law in bring
ing the immigrants to this coun-
try. for the passage Of most Of
them was prepaid. The case was
referred to the Department o.
Justice at the time andit decided
that under the law an individual
state could do what privateem-
ployer could not do, in the way
of assisting foreign immigrants
to it's borders.
But under the the new la W,
q decision has been rendered that
cuts off part Of part Of the states
privilege. The Department has
decided that a state might spend
money in advertising abroadand
might do what itwanted in drum
ming up immigrant traffic, butt
could not pay the passage Of al
lens to this country as had been
done in the North Carolina case.
This will operate as something OF
a drawback in getting other ship
loads Of foreigners direct to the
South, but it is not likely tostem
the tide of immigration if it can
be once induced to set that way.
Hearings were continued this
week on what has been known as
the "car stake cass'' before the
Interstate Commerce commiss-
ion. The railroads all over the
country have been transporting
much Of the billions OBJECT oflum
Der carried annually in fat cars,
and to do this it has been noces-
ry to place stakes along the sides
of the cars to keep the lumber in
place. The railroads have forced
the shippers to thus equip the
cars in accordance with the
rnles of the Master Car Builders
Association. 1t seems like a little
matter, the cost Of equipping a
car being only 81. But in the ag-
gregate itcosts the lumbermen Of
the country about $6. 100000 a
year. They claim that there
should be properly equipped cars
with permanent stakes furnished
by the railroad companies and a
number OF iron stakes, folding
stakes and the like have b ee n
patented. The lumbermen claim
that some Of these will serve the
purpose, but the railroads insist
that the problem has not yet
been solved, and that it remains
for some inventive genius to per-
feet a stake that will answer the
cali when a fat car is loaded
with lumber and will be out Of
the way when the car is wanted
for something else. The commits
sion has taken the case under adj
visement, and it has not yet been
decided who shall foot the bill for
equipplng the cars.
Ambassador Bryce called on
Secretary Root this week an d
went over with him the general
situation between Great Britain
and this country where there are
still a number Of rough edges to
be smoothed by diplomacy. Some
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21

There's quite q difference IN
dressmakers even when they
seem alike.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21
BANK STATEMENT.

Following is the report of the
condition of the Wata.ga County
Bank at Boone, N. O., in the State
of NORTH Carolina, at the close OF
business Jan. 26, 1907:
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $a6,fSS.IS
Overdrafts secured 3o3.46,
Oyerdrafts unsecured, 34S.4i.
Banking house 1884.
Furniture and fixtures 400 90.
Due from banks and BAN
kers .Sts s,lSa.a6,
Cash items, one check. 4 $50.
Gold coin, 1905. .ooD.
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency. S6o oS.
National bank notes and
other us. Notes s,o7S.oo,
->
Total. o.o...".,..-..",..$. ",..$.4o,Ss5.91
LIABILITIES
Capital stock $40. 900 90.
Dividends unpaid, ooa.5s.
Bills payable $4,000,
Time certificates of deposit
included in bills payable
Deposits subject to check 26, I6s. IS.
Cashiers exp outstanding 4a3 90.
Total. .............-...... .$4o,S35.91
State of North Carolina, Watauga
county, IS: /, E. S, Cofey, Cashier
of the above named bank, dos sol.
emnly swear that the above state-
ment is true to the best of my knowl
edge and belief.
E. S. Coffey, Cashier.
Correct-AAttest. J. H. Mast N.
l.. Mast, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, This I2ht day of Feb. 1907.
j. M. May, Register Of Deeds.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21
a Scientific Wonder.


The cures that stand to its credi
make Bucklen's Arnica Salve asci
entif wonderful cured Il r. Mul
ford, lecturer for the Patrons Of Illus
baudry, Waynesboro, Pa. of a dis
tressing case ol Piles. Il heals the
worst burns, sores, boils, Ulcers. cuts
wounds, chilblains and salt rheum,
ss cts. at ALL drnggistg.s
Nearly every man thinks be
has the boss wife.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-03-21
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and lcssensanibition; beauty,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-02
Gompers on Haywood Verdict.

Washington, July %. President
Gompsrs of the American Federation
of Labor last night in an interview re-
garding the outcome of the Haywood
trial at Boise, Idaho, declared that nc
honest American jury could have
brought in any other verdict.
Mr.. Gompers said: "It was incon-
ceivable that any honest American jury
would have brought any other verdict
than was rendered by the Boise, Idaho,
jury, acquitting William D. Haywood.
That he was innocent Of the crime
charged against him, the murder of
Governor Steunenberg, was absolutely
certain from the beginning when the
charge was brought against him and
his colleagues. There was no motive
and no purpose for Haywood to kill
or to conspire to kill Ex-Governor
Steunenberg.
"The Idaho jury and all the Ameri-
can people are to be congratulated up
on the acquital of Haywood. The tes-
timony of Orchard confessing that he
was a manifold murderer; that he was
bigamist, burglar, incendiary, thief,
liar and fraud was enough to sicken
the hearts of all our people. Upon
such testimony, it was unthinkable that
jury of honest American citizens
would hang even yellow dog"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-02
WILL NOT RETURN TO STAGE
MRS. EVELYN sNEsBIT THAW
MAKES A DENIAL.
lie Simply Taking UP Singing Lessons
at Suggestion of Physician
Visits Husband Daily.

New York, July 31.-Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw gave an authoritative
statement to the press Tuesday con-
corning her plans, declaring that she
has no present intention Of returning
to the stage but will devote her ener-
gies to the study of music.
This statement was called out by a
published report that Mrs. Thaw in
tended to take leading role at a
Broadway theater. Mrs. Thaw visited
her husband in the Tombs after which
she made the statement in which she
declared she had no Intention of re-
turning to the stage.
mo, have not the slightest inten-
ton of going back to the STAGE" Mrs.
Thaw said, "and am quite sure that
don't know where such report
came from. l have started to take
singing lessons at the suggestion Of
my physician, who says that / have
some slight affection Of the vocal
cords. My health, otherwise, is per-
feet. No, have never even dreamed
of going on the stage. When first
went on the boards 1 had the idea
was going to be Sarah Berndhardt
| the second. That idea soon fled after
one or two rehearsals and now
would never think Of going back to
the stage. am simply going to study
| music to strengthen my voice and de-
velop it but it's too early yet to say
| what shall be able to do for I have
only taken one lesson.
81 intend to remain here in New
| York all summer and fall until the
trial. shall not return to Pittsburg.
spend as much Of my time with
Mr.. Thaw as the prison rules allow,
but I found so much time on my
hands in the afternoons and evenings
that l took up the study Of compost
ton, English history and philosophy.
Now am busy all the time"
| Mrs. Thaw daily visits the Tombs
prison, where her husband is con
fined awaiting his second trial for the
killing of Stanford White on Madison
Square roof. year ago. Mrs Thaw
resides in secluded uptown apart
ment hotel.
Harry Thaw also gave out signed
statement regarding the report that
his wife purposed returning to the
stage:
This story like many others is alb
solutely false and has been started
believe, for one of two reasons
either to give false impression o.
my wife's character and steadfastnest
with cowardly intent Of injuring us
all, or simply to fill space.
(Signed.) H. K. T."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-02
Howard Center.

The hum of the harvester gives plen-
ty of music this nice weather.
John Judd and family entertained
company Sunday.
Mrs Annie McGruder and son Clar-
'ence of Minneapolis is visiting this
week with her brother Elias Ferrie and
wife.
Sam Dinger and family spent Sunday
with John Hutton and family.
Jocob Wilde and family entertained
company Sunday.
Frank Kratchmer is working for
Albert Albertson.
Fred Hanneman and family spent Sun
day at the Will Hynes home.
Willis Jones and family entertained
company Sunday.
Rufus Culver spent several days with
his friend, Roy Judd.
Charlie and Aaron Salmon of Valen-
tine, Neb., renewed old time acquaint-
ances in and about Howard Center,
Monday and Tuesday, returning home
to their sister in Wyoming, Iowa, on
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Fish entertained company
Tuesday afternoon.
A dance was enjoyed at the home of
Chas. Mackenburg Saturday evening.
George Lybert and family spent Sum
day at the home of Peter Hanson.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-02
ORE STRIKE LEADER ARRESTED.
.PetreiIla Charged at Hibbine with
Carrying Concealed Weapons.

Hibbing. Mimi, July 31.-Telfio Pet
riella, the active leader of the ore
strike, was arrested shortly after nine
O'Clock Tuesday morning on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons, and
was confined in the Hibbing Jail. Pet
riella and Mahoney, the acting presi-
dent of the Western Federation of
Miners, were driving in the federation
carriage toward Chisholm. They were
crossing the bridge which leads to the
Sellers mine when the guard ordered
them to stop.
Instead of pulling in his horse, Pet
riella whipped up and tried to pass
The guard fired several shots in the
air and Petriella was instantly sur.
rounded by several deputies. He was
arrested and when searched was found
to have a revolver and 5000 in money
on his person. He was held on the
charge of carrying concealed weap-
ons.
Mahoney offered to allow himself
to be searched, but he carried no
weapon.
The charge against Petriella is not
a serious one. He is not accused of
making threats and the greatest pen
atty that can be inflicted is small
fine, which Petriella can easily pay
from the money found in his posses
sion.
The men made no attempt to gath
er about the jail where Petriella was
confined. Mahoney returned to Hib-
bling after his companion had been
arrested.
Petriella was released on $1,000
bail after being bound over for the ac-
ton of the grand jury in September.
Reports received here from the
range towns say that the situation is
much the same as yesterday. No re-
ply has been given to the ore handlers
in respect to the letter written to the
officials of the Duluth, Messaba &.
Northern railroad asking for arbitra.
ton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-02
Protivin.

Mesd. F. w. Sobolik, R. Kobliska
and Wit. Jankovsky were Cresco shop
pers, one day last week.
Anton G. Fisher and Jim Balik, Of
Spillville, attended the show and the
dance here Saturday evening.
The Protivin and West New Oregon
ball teams will cross bats on the local
diamond next Sunday.
Mrs. Anton Pecinovsky, of Canute,
Oklahoma, is visiting with friends and
relatives in this vicinity.
A dance was given in Kalishek's
hall, last Saturday evening.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Po-
lansky on Saturday, July 9th, daugh-
ter.
An ice cream sociable will be held
here next Sunday, Aug. 4th, for the
benefit of our new church. 1t will be
held on the Catholic school grounds.
In one sided game of base ball, the
Protivin team defeated the Sumner
team last Sunday. Jas. Cisar and F.
T. Chyle We're the battery for the
Protivin team.
Ed. Lukes left Tuesday, July Both,
for Jerseyville, ILL.,, to visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Kallal
for about two weeks.
The Modern Remedy Co. that gave
us some good shows during last week
left for Ridgeway last Monday. In the
popular lady contest Mrs. John Bader
got the prize which consisted of q
pieces of silverware. Miss Tillie Kim
esh got the prize in the baby contest
and John Skoda got the,prize in another
contest.
The ceremony of the conservation OF
the new bells for our new church will
take place on August 18th.
Harry Weber, Abraham Perrigo,
Dan McSwiggan, Leonard Stark anc
Mr.. Hardnica left for Cedar Rapids
last Saturday. Messrs. Weber ane
McSwiggan returned Monday and the
other three returned yesterday.
! Another of those popular dances will
be given in Mikesh' hall, Thursday
evening, Aug. 18th. Music as usual b.
the Celebrated P. B. B. Orchestra.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-02
Killed by the Cars at CaImar.

This forenoon man, about % years
old was run over by freight train just
pulling out of the yard, west bound,
and Instantly killed. He was trying to
board ear to steal ride and fell
under the wheels. His head was badly
crushed and one arm cut off From a
lot of letters found on his person it is
supposed that his name is Stanley r.
Stamford. A coroner's inquest was
held THIS afternoon.
Among the letters on his person was
a very nice letter from his mother post
marked at Moneek, Maryland, in which
she cautioned her boy to be careful, and
not to try to beat his way but pay for it
If he must see the world. He also had
tender letters from his sweetheart at
Trenton, N. J. He had a little over
SO. 90 on his person. Calmar Courier.