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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
N O T I-C E.

North Carolina Watauga County,
By virtue Of q power Of sale contain
ed In q mortgage deed executed on
the nth. day OF November, 1904, by
J. X, Harmon and Bette Harmon to
the undersigned to secure debt in
the sum OF $85O.00 interest and costs,
l will ON the 9Th, day Of April, 1909,
at / o'clock, p. NJ, sell at public aue-
tion for cash to the highest bidder,
at the court house door In Boone, N.
G. the following described tract Of
land: Lying and being In Watauga
County. Laurel Creek Township, and
beginning on hickory y and sourwood
j. w. Harmon's corner, and runs
s. with said Harmon's line 154 poles
to white pine In NJ. G. Shearer's
line; then w. with said line; 40
poles to pine and maple; then N.
150 poles to small spruce pine; then
4. is poles to a stake In the bed OF the
branch; then down and with said
branch 81 r oles to o stake where said
branch crOsses the road; thence down
said branch % poles to stake; then
E. 8 poles to a stake at road; then up
said road 8. 40 w. 1s poles to Har-
mons stake corner; then 8. 27 w.
with said Harmon's line 81 poles to
the beginning, containing AZ acres
more or less. Said sale is made to
satisfy said debt, interest and costs.
This 9th. day OF Feb. 1909.
NJ. g. SHEARER, Mortgage.
F, A. LINNEY, Atty.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
N E,

BY virtue Of a power OF sale con-
tanned in a certain Mortgage deed ex
ecuted by Geo. NJ, Mcclure and wife
Jesse p. Mcclure on the 28rd day OF
March 1907, to w. F. Parker and Co.,
all parties OF the state Of North Car
olina and County OF Watauga said
mortgage being to secure the pay
ment OF the sum Of 800, upon which
has been paid the sum OF $3.50. Now
therefore by virtue Of said power l
will proceed to sell at the court house
door in the town OF Boone In Watau
ga county, N. c., between the hours
OF 10, a. m, and ., p. ~. on the 9th
day Of April, 1909 at public outcry to
the highest bidder for cash-to satisfy
said debt. interest and cost. Begin
ming on q stake, f, j. Smith'sS. w.
corner at the public road to an apple
tree; then N. 81 poles to u chestnut In
NJ. M. McGuire's line; then Z. with
said line 25 poles to an oak stump;
then 8. some degrees w. 81 poles to a
stake in Z. j. Smiths line; then with
said line to the beginning CO. taining
2 acres more tr less, and subject to an
incumberance OF $75.
End tract. Adjoinining lot No. 1. Be
ginning on q stake four feet above an
apple tree on the side of the road, and
runs W. 10 poles to a stake In George
Hayes line: the1 N. with said line 40
p. to lynn. at the point Of a ridge;
then E. Is poles with the said Hayes
line to g. chestnut tree: then 8. 40 p.
to the beginning, containing 5l-2 a.
cres more or less. Said lands situated
in the county Of Watauga and State
Of North Carolina, near Silverstone
P. o. Said mortgage being recorded In
the Office OF of the Register of Deeds
for Watauga county in Book L. pages
495 to which refernce is hereby made.
This Feb. 1st, 1908.
w. F. PARKER y Co., Mortgage.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
A Great .Ches s;uat.

There is probably no man en-.
gagged in the newspaper business
in this state, who il not acquain-
ted with q man whose excuse for
disseminating his subscription is
that he already "has more pa.
pers than be can read" tits only
an excuse offered to ameliOrate
the presumed lacerated condi-
tion OF the editors feelings. 1t
has no such effect, for in the. first
place an editor never worries o.
yer the loss OF q subscriber ex-
cept when he leaves the country
without paying up arrearages.
But why not he truthful and say
to the honest newspaper man
just what you feel in your heart.
Go into his den, ask him how
much you owe, pay the delin-
quency and tell hun frankly that
YOU don't want his disrepntable
blackguard sheet any longer.
Say to him III q sorrOwful tone
OF voice that you deeply regret
his inability to publish a news
paper worthy the name and ad-
wise him to sell his plant to some
man with q thimble full of brains
and seek some occupation which
does not require much wear or
mind. Do this and then you can
go away with the comforting as
surance that the editor respects
you TOR your candor and will
cherish. no hard feelings because
you choose to borrow his paper
instead OF buying lt.-Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11


There innst be a limit some
where..to.tbe scope ofthe pension
system. Cong ress laid down such
q limit IN the law OF 1890, and
affirmed. it in the law Of 1905.
Why should it be removed now?
The trouble with ..extentions Of
this sort is that one breeds an
other, and il the widow W h o.
married q veteran forty eight or
forty-nfne years after his dis
charge from the service Of the
United States is entitled to a pen
sion, II may be urged next that
the oldest surviving son or dau-
ghterof every veteran is likewise
entitled to life support from the
government. Under exislingla laws
& 4
the nationhas provided IN o 8 t
generously for the veterans Of
the civil war and those legiti-
mately depepdentupont them and
affected by their disabilities. But
the line must lie drawn some-
where. and Congresses. having
rounded out our pension system
in the legislation Of the last four
years, ought to set it's lace a.
gainst further extentions.
Last years expenditure on ac-
count of military pensions was
1856, 1894, ,O49. The total has
been exceeded only once4fn the
fisical year 1892 '93, when the
back payments authorized by the
law Of 1890 reached their maxi
'mum-and is about $12,000,0O0
greater than the average expen.
diture between 1898 and 1907. 1t
Is apparent that Congress has
been most open handed in meet
ing the claims OF the civil war
pensioners, since but for the IN.
ceases in rates and the numerous
inclusions authorized in the last
four years. tue annual expendi.
ture would now have fallen to
less than s120,0OO,000. 1t is
time to consider the pension sys.
tenn as adequate and complete. :
Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
Soldier Balks Death Plot.

1t seemed toJ. A., Stone, a civil
war veteran, Of Kemp, Texas, that
a plot existed between 9 desperate
lung trouble and the grave to cause
his death. II contracted atHbborn
cold" he writes, "that developed q
cough that stuck to me, in spite Of
all remedies. for years. Ny weight
ran down to 1870 pound. Then ] be-
gan to use DR.. Kings New Disccv-
cry, which restored my health COM
pletely. / now weigh l8o pounds. |"
For Severe colds, obstinate Coughs,
Hemorrhoids, Asthma, and to pre-
vent Pneumonia, it's universal. 80
cents and ST.. Trialbottle free. Guar
anteesi by all druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11

provoke trouble. In d her event
he was not biameless- But the
Coopsrs were not justified. Their
story of self-deienss is absurd.
They went ont to kill their man
and they took advantages Of him
and killed him. Under the circum
stances, while there was provo
cation there il nothing credita-
bic to them and they should he
punished accordingly. States
vile Landmark.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
The Secret Of Long Lite.

A French scientist has discovered
one secret of long life. His method
deals with the blood. But long ag
millions of Americans had proved
Electric Bitters prolonged life and
makes itworth living. 1t rurifles,
ecriches and vitalizes the blood, re-.
builds wasted nerve cells, imparts
life and tone to the entire system
It's god. send to weak, sick and de
bilitated people. "Kidney trouble
had blighted my life for MONTHS"
writes W. M. Sherman, of Curing
Me-, but Electric Bitters cured me
entirely" Only 5oc. at all drug
gists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11

How much = man Is like his shoesI
For instance: both o sole may
lose; ",
Both have beentanned; both are
made tight.
By cobblsrsI both get left and
right; &.
Both need q mate to be COM
plete,
And both ara made to 80 with
ieet. sS
With shoes, the last is first; with
man,
The first ahall be the last; and
when "
The shoes wear out they're lnen-
ded new;
When men wear out they're men
dead, too.
They both need healing, oft are
sold.
And both in time turn all to
mould.
They both are trod upon. and
both
Will tread on others, nothing
10th.
Both have their ties, and both
incline,
When polished, in the world to
shine,
They both peg out. Now would
you choose
To be a man orbe his shoes!
Selected.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
Revolts Al Cold Steel.

"Your only hope" said three doc4
tors to Mrs. M. Il. Fisher, Detroit
Mich. suffering from severe rectal
trouble, lies in an operation, "..,hen
l used DR.. Kings New Lift Pills."
she writes, '.till wholly cdfed. "
They prevent Appendicitis, cure
Constipation. and Headache. ssc.
at all druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11

Talking abut running the A.
lnerican Tobacco Company out
OF North Carolina. 1t couldn't be
done with all the steam engines
in the State. It has too good q
thing and it could not be induced
to turn loose. Let the Legisla-
ture pass any law it pleasps and
ifthe Octopus finds that it has
"teeth" the orders will c 0 m e
down from headquarters, ''go
ahead boys, aud obey the law,
we can't afford to continue our
former methods The Lollsburg
Times.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
Washington Once Gave Up.

to three doctors: was keptin bed for
five weeks. Blood poison from a
SPIDERS bite caused large. deep sores
to cover his leg. The doctorsfailed,
then "Bucklen's Alnica Salve CON-
pletly cured me-" writes John Wash
ington, of BosqueyiIle, Tex For
eczema, boils, burns and piles its
supreme. a5c 1t all druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11


Col. Bullet Head Cooper now on
trial at Nashville with the others
Tor tue murder ol ex-senator Car
mack, will not, ot course, convic-
ted by the jury Of free but Hitter.
ate peers who are noddlng along
in the jury box while the lawyers
are lighting, but since they have
showed up the old mans finan-
cial record, he may lose some OF
his peacock feathers. Monroe
Journal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11

1Hv &olsVI ~ ~ Dte
Ofconrse. there was NO ahad-
ow Of extennation for the killing
of Ex-senator Carmack by t the
Coopers, but the editorsstates-
man was undoubtedly too vitri-
olic with his pen. Il is easy to
say sharp, cutting things. The
courageous thing IL toleavet them
unsaid and stick to cold logic
Greensboro Teleg gram.
The Landmark wants TO so ON
record before the trial is ended.
Il has never said that the shoot
ing ofCarmack was. .unprovoked.
The editor melted the difficulty.
He doubtless had abundant rea.
son for attacking Cooper, but
one who makes attacks need not
expect. that the other man willal-
ways be silent or inactive. There
was nothing in the editorial
which appeared in Carmack's pa
per ON the day Of the shooting
to provoke blood-shed, So far
az the Landmark knows, Coop
, er's character was not attacked
at any time, although according
to the evidence produced at the
trial, his character is vulnerable.
Bnt day after day Carmack in
his paper made sharp, cutting,
irritating, sarcastic references t"
Cooper references that annoy
ed, humiliated and irritated Coo
per and destroyed hi1 peace Of
mind. One who puts himself in
the other fellows place can east.
ly realize how such things become
unbearahle. Coopprprotested and
Carmack knew the old man was
writhing. The editor doubtless
enjoyed the writhing: that was
the effect he intended. But when
he was advised, as he was, that
serious consequences would en-
sue if he persisted, he should
have stopped unless he wanted
to provoke the personal difficult
ty. II he wanted to provoke a
fight he was thus far responsible
for his own undolng. Whenever
an e,litor f4els that right ndjus
tice and the public veal require
lhinl to cry alou'l and spare not,
he should do it, though all hell
should oppose, though his life
pay the forfeit: and whenever he
feels it proper in the interest ol
right and truth to uncover hypU
crites and scound'els, and hold
them upsnto public scorn, he
Ishould do it in the face OF all the
earth. But there is a difference
A newspaper is a power and wher
an editor uses it to'hnmiliate his
enemies, for whatever. reason, un
less he can justify his course as q
public matter, he il using hit
power for personal and private
reasons. This may be-note tht
qualification -justifiable at times
/ but if the enemy is disposed tc
turn and the editor keeps on ht
has his share cf blame for what
ever happens. Don't fail however
tn draw the distinction. This il
not to be confounded with publi'
|duty. In the discussion OF public
matters, 90 often and so intri-
lcately interviewer with personal
Interests it ia more than otter
necessary to criticise men as wei
as men AZ well as. measures. Ans
often the objects Of criticism vii
claim that attacks are personal
1purely to muddy the waters anG
shift the issue. This claim IL otter
set up to escape newspaper crit
|icism. But no editor worthy the
name will allow himself to b.
stopped from speaking what he
believes necessary for the cause
ot right and justice-aud speak
ling it plainly, no matter who il
hit-either by threats or entrea
tiles. s.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11

Arkansas" is the name as
signed for one of the new battle
ships authorized by Congress.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
R. Ross DonneIIy.

UNDERTAKE. & EMBAI.MER
SHOUN'S, Tennessee,
Hi varnished and Glass White
sColI,ns; Black Broad5Oth and
White Plush Caskets; Black al d
White Metalic 6 asF cts Robes,
/ Shoes and FinishingS.
Extra large Cofiins and Cas
,.ksts always on hand. Phone or
.ders given special attention.
(. 81, ROSS DO DOslNzLLYs
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11
The Charlotte obssIvef.

The Charlotte Observer.
THE.LARGEST AND REST
NEWSPAPER IN N. C.
Every Day in the Year IS. i
'f Year.
The Observer consists Of 10 to II /
pages daily aud 20 to 81 pages Sun
day. 1t handles mole news matters
local, State, national and fofeisn
than any other North Caralina news
paper.
THE SUNDAY OBSERVER.
Is unexcel1ed as news medium and
is also filled with excellent matter
of miscellaneous nature.
SEMI.WEEKLY OBSERVER.
issues Tuesdays and Fridays, at ST.,
per year, is the largest paper for the
money in this section. 1t consists Of
s to 10 pages. and prints all the
news # the week-local, State, ma
tiona aud foreign.
Ae ress,
THE OBSERVER co.
CHARLorTE NC.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1909-03-11

- Advertise in theD Dsemcrat -
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-08
GREAT DO|NGS FOR
TRAVELLING MEN
Two Hundred Expected Here.
ON Thursday of FAN Week fol.
Annual Meeting of Knights
of the Grip,

Secretary IS e. SWAMI ot th, Com
m,rcIal Travellers association uf New
Mexico .~ uu~iIt ENGAGE u making
preparations tui thr annual ,Hr1.u
tinu of ON, association which UU no
held Goa Thursday of latl week. Alpu-
Du,rIHr Dt'.
Tho inst meeting OF the ,ommcr.la l
utH. Hr. l.l, tNo N,ars 3 vH SUCH
90 pronounced success that DO was Dee
pcHtst last year with even greater
success II .etr's convention De- ,N-
prcted to eclipse them all. Tho iocai
travelling mon. ct whom tucr. n-
many. aro planning Co give the NI-tnr
% royal reception and present iudIci-
tions point o. an attendant ct 600 or
u"rr Every travelling man whether
hy b 81 member ui th, Association cog
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-08

ana y.u'1 save yourself q Tot p suffering
and trouble - SOU have a sudden chilli
Ur taken C.l-if sou have collie. ramp Nr
I'll "rrn.ea larr WAX n m.lul-- Take a. once
"a teasp.unflI % Perry Davis PaiukiI|er go
half "a glass % not water or milk Y0uu Do
safe ana Nn tnr right road 81 quick recovery
Ahru yUul escape serious illness. But ytn
ought o. have this tried and proven remedy
on hand for immediate use. Being prepared
= bar tits battle whrn there = pain % sub
due Sew size bottles s5c. also in 30 esai
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-08

For 3o years LYDIA l.. pinkham's vegetable
Compound has been thc standard r,mcdN for
female Ills. No sick woman due~ Justice to
herself who viii not try this famous medicine.
Made eNclusiNclN from roots aud herbs. and
has thousands at cures ia it, credit.
EErE~ Mrs. Finkham invites all sick women
H-E 10 write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health free OF charge.
Address MIs. f~Inkhsm. Lynn. Mas.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-08

\ VERY LITTLE MONEY WILL
co \ long WAY WITH Us Ann
NOU ALSO. COME AND ETANIINF
orr STOCK. \ q PRATT 4 co
sls ;. SECOND ST. PuONS &c.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-08
Read what this girl SAYS:

Paw Paw, Mich - suffered terribly from female ills. includ-
ing Inflammation aud congestion, for several Years. Wy doctor
said thcrc vas no hop" for me hut an operation. began taking
lydia T. rinkham> Vegetable Compound, aud ! eau now say
I am wcH"- Emma Draper.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
POLISH miner
BRUTALLY Slain
Body FOGEd on Railroad Tracks
in l'GSt Scranton.
MOTIVE CT crime UNKNOWN

Victims Skull Was Fractured, Had
Two Knife Wounds on the Face and
Was Shot Through Kidneys-sus-
penders Were Twisted Around His
Neck and His Breast Caved In by a
Heavy Beam.
Scranton, Pa, June 7.-Peter Ro-
dobskie, a Polish miner, living in a
settlement of his countrymen in West
Scranton, was found slain upon the
tracks of the Lackawanna railroad by
a track-walker.
Rodobskie left BIS home on Satur-
day evening after drawing his pay
and was not seen again by his wife
and family until his body was discov-
cred
Rodobskie's killing was a most bru-
tai crime. His skull was fractured,
he had two knife wounds on the right
side of his face, and he was shot
through the Kidneys. A part of one Of
his suspenders was found twisted
around his neck, so that strangulatiOn
would have resulted in a short time,
while beam of heavy oak was let fall
on him from height, the mans breast
being literally caved in. He had also
a knife wound on the right hand. The
county detective is of the opinion that
the man was running away when the
shot was fired, and that the other in
juries were inflicted after he fell from
the bullet wound.
No motive has been discovered for
the crime and no clue has been found
to the perpetrators. Rodobskie is sur
vived by a widow and four small chill
dren.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
KILLS HERSELF and
CHILDREN FOR Shame
Found Dead in Gas Filled Room
After Husbands Arrest.

st. Louis, Mo-, June Z. - Twelve
hours after her husband, John Glaes-
SER had been taken from home by the
police under the charge of embezzling
s275, Mrs. Martha Glaesser was found
dead in bed by the side of the dead
bodies of her children, Annette, eight
year old, and John, Jr., five years old.
The room was filled with gas, and the
police advance the theory that the
mother closed the room and turned on
the gas. Nicholas Glaesser, a brother,
broke into the room and discovered
the lifeless forms. All were in night
robes 1t is supposed that the arrest
of her husband preyed on Mrs. Glaes-
ser's mind, driving her insane.
Glaesser was released and the cigar
company which caused his arrest said
there would be no prosecution, as
Glaesser had been punished severely
already.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Seattle Fair Opens on Time.


The Alaska ka-Yukon-Pacific exposition
at Seattle, Wash, is now open. Pres
ident Taft pressed the button in the
White House which set the machin-
cry in motion, using for the pur-
pose a key formed of Alaska nuggets.
AS the wheels in the various buildings
began whirring and the latest of the
worlds fairs was declared officially
opened one feature that excited the
enthusiastic comment of the great
crowds present was that the manage
ment had lived up to it's motto of ''the
show that will be on time" Not only
were the buildings completed and the
grounds covered with grass and flow
ers, as though they had been planted
for years, but every exhibit was in
place.
The far eastern countries bordering
on the Pacific, including the Philip
pines and Pawaii, have the most elab-
crate exhibits at Seattle that they
have ever attempted anywhere. Here
1t is possible to find out what these
countries need as well as what they
produce. Japan perhaps more. than
any other eastern nation has grasped
the commercial Importance of the ex-
position, and its official representation
has been carried out on a compre-
hensive scale.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Men Past Fifty In Danger.

Men past middle life have found
comfort and relief in Foley's Kidney
Remedy, especially for enlarged pros
trate gland, which is very common
among elder men. L. E. Morris,
Dexter, KY, writes: 'Up to a
year ago my father suffered from
kidney and bladder trouble and seve-
rel physicians pronounced it enlarge
ment of the PROSTATE gland and ad-
vised an operation. On account of
his age we were afraid he could not
stand it and l recommend Foley's
Kidney Remedy, and the first bottle
relieved him, and after taking the
second bottle he was no longer
troubled with this complaint. 'Sold
by w. R. Keys & Co., Clayton; all
druggists, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Woman Terribly injured by poq.

Mrs. John Turpin, of Upland, near
Chester, Pa, engaged in a desperate
encounter with a large Newfoundland
dog, and the terrible decorations in
ficted by the brute's fangs are liable
to cause her death.
The experience so affected her
nerves that she has not been rational
for several hours.
Mrs. Turpin was calling upon Mrs.
Joseph Glern, a next door neighbor
when the dog, which is owned by the
Glenns. attacked her. The animal threw
her down upon the porch, grabbed her
by the hair of her head and dragged
her around the yard, paying no at
tention to the vigorous beating admin
istered him by Mrs. Glenn with club.
Great pieces of flesh we're chewed out
Of Mrs. Turpin's face and arms, and
2he was unconscious when finally res
cued by Policeman Joseph w. Price,
who shot the dog.
G. c. Brown Of Chestertown, Md. +,
tried for IA years to raise ducks but
they always died at the "feathering
age" Last year he used Fairfeld's s
Blood Tonic for Poultry Only and
raised every duck but one that hatched
out. Any poultry raiser will secure
equally as good results. Sold under
guarantee by the Clayton Enterprise
Company, Clayton, Del
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

ExPresident Roosevelt advocates
the use of modern business methods
on the farm. This means the reg
ular use of the Fairfield Blood Ton
les. A separate preparation for each
kind of animal is the most modern
and successful method of increasing
profits. Sold under guarantee by the
Clayton Enterprise Company, Clayton,
Del.
Read Of Sentence; Goes to Serve Term
James Pritchett, of Camden county,
Mo-, read an item in a newspaper in
Oklahoma saying that the Missouri
supreme court had affirmed the verdict
finding him guilty of murder in Pu-
laski county two years ago. He has
arrived at the state penitentiary at
Jefferson City. and said he was ready
to begin his ten-year term.