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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17

The Daniel Boone Memorial
Association is assembling exhib-
it's Tor he hig day, April 30, and
thereis is a movement to pu'ch 2se
u monument tn perpetrate the
pioneer typ. A great many ar.
tirlps having historic interest
ha be- n gathered and MIR. j T.
~ at OF Falih, Rowan comfy.
has az 20 TO i.plny ii ''us,.
ble collection oi relics. The pre-
paratiOns being made all tend to
add q Iot to the Significance OF
April 80. The newspapers ofthe
state have ejveh space to the
matter and the event las nssum-
ed more thau local importance.
The association, in making up
its exhibits, is especially in'er's s.
ted in continental money and
wonld like to pisceOutan already
valuable display o'paper bills be-
louging'1o the revolutionary per-
iod Lexington Dispatch.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17
Rev. b. F. Eargett Entertails,
The Wilkes Patriot.

The Wilkes Patriot.
Rev. B. F. Hurgptt entertain.
ed a number Of friends at the par
snnase Friday. evening" the oc-.
casIon OF his 50th birthday. He
was the recipient Of many useful
and valuable presents and the
guests, in turn, were served with
an elegant repast. With some
interesting games, merry eonver-
sation and delightful music, the
evening was pleasantly spent.
Mr.. Hargett tells US that "50'
seems to have been, incidentally,
the dominant numb'r OF the eve-
ming. He had sent out 30 inyi.
tations, that so persons were
present, and that full $50 dol
lars worth of presents were given
him; but that in appreciation the
presents are worth so their rintri.
nsic value
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17
How Manure Is W asted.

Progressive Farmer.
Notwithstanding the great val,
ne of stable manure and the very
limited supply on most farms, it
is unfortunately true that a large
per cent OF the plant food in it is
wasted instead OF being returned
to the soil, and in many cases
mnch OF the humns forming aud
bacteria aiding benefit t b a t
might be obtained from 1t islost.
Whenever manure is left expos
I'd to the weather the soluble
plant foods in it are quickly
washed out by rains. If it is on
the land where it is needed this
does not matter, as the plant
foods will be taken into the soil
but If the manure il lying in q
hard packed harnyard t b a t
drains into gully or creek, the
hest part of it is largely lost.
Many farmers imagine that the
manure lift hy Their stock on
the pasture is of little benefit,
while the truth is that they get
a much larger proportionnte ben
eft from it than from that which
is dropped in the stables. This is
certainly true If the latter is
thrown out under ewes OF the
barn or allowed to get hot and
"frefang''. Few farmers have
any real idea Of the great 10 6
which occurs from their careless
methods OF handling manure.
Experiments made by Roberts
show that when horse manure is
thrown in n loose pile and sub
jected to the joint action OF LEA.
ching and weathering it may
loose in six months nearly sixty
per cent OF it's most valuable fer
tilizing constituents" When the
liquid manure is wasted as is so
often thp CASE, fully two-.hirds OF
the nitrogen and a large part OF
the potash in the manure ia lost
! Whenever manure il allowed tt
heat until tue sharp, ascrid scent
of escaping ammonia can be
noliced the farmer is losing mon
ey again, for the most valuable
plant food il, it is escaplhg into
the air. In fact, whenever de-
composition sets in, there il
likely to be some loss OF amonia
The mixing OF lime or ashes will
manure also tends to lil,erate the
anonia in it and should never
be practlced.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17
IT'S WE'LL WITH YOU.

Ifyou have a watch that needs
repairing or any little job YOU
with done bring or send it to me-
at my Office at Silvrrstonr and l
will give You q first class job.
/ also keep a nice line ofgrocpr-
iesand other goods that | will
I sell you real cheap for cash or
good produce.
Thanking you for the nice pat.
ronage you have given me and
hope for q continuance OF the
same. ] am.
Yours Very Truly,
IS, n, GREENE, Jeweler'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17

10 you know that Group can be
prevented? Give chamberlain's
Cough Remedy as soon as the child
becomes hcarse or even after h e
croupy cough appears and it W ]
prevent the attack. 1t is also certain
cure for the Group and has never
been known to fail. Sold by j. NJ.
Hodges.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17

II troubled with indigestion. con.
stipaiion, no appetite or feel bilious
give Chan,berlain's Stomach and
Liver tablets trial and you will be
pleased with the result. These tab.
let's invlfora.e tks'stomach and liv-
CT and s,ieng,hsl' the digestion
Sold by y. N. Hodges.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17
POLL TAX BRIBERY.
News and Observer.


When the wise men were fran.
ing the suff age amendment, they
made the payment OF poll tax IA
prerequisite of voting, as had
Mississippi, Louisiana and other
States They 40 fixed the time
for paying the poll tax as, in
their ju lg nent, wouli make it
impossible for. candidates t., buy
votes by paying the poll tax. The
law provides that the poll tax
must he paid by the first Mon
day in May of the year in which
a mad wishes to vote. The May
date was selected because nOcon-
vention or primaries are held be-
tore May,and it was argued that
fixing the date before any n0mi-
nations and six months before
the election would lpaye no in
ducement Tor one man to pay the
tax-s of another, even il the law
permitt.d d it. That was the pur-
pose of the trainers rf the law,
hut in some counties that pnr.
posi- is sail to have been thwar-
ted bv politicians who gave the
sheriff a sum Ot money and took
poll tax receipts which were deli.
vered later TO the voter il he
would vote as the party paying
the taxes desired. InsunleOf the
counties this evasion of the law
seems to have reached large pro
portions.
Judge Webb. in his charge to
the grand jury OF Henderson Co.
is reported to have shocked ma
ny ppople by the vigorous way he
referred to this illegal practice.
He declared that paying poll tax
for the purpose of securing votes
was "a most disreputable one
and should not be countenancpd
by the honest electorate" He
held that uuder the law poll tax
es can I've paid only by the voter
himself and not ly Others whose
purpose was to secure their vol es,
anu the payment of poll taxes
under such conditions was moth
ing less than bribery, and both
the giver and the taker vas gull
jty OF bribery.
The use OF money in politics
has grown alarmingIy, and the
payment ofpoil taxes by can Ii.
dates threatens to berome a
great evil unless checked. The
charge of Judge Webb is saIu-.
tary. Let the law be enforced and
the practice broken up. The law
imposes no poll taxes on any per
son over so years of age, and the
county commissioners may re-
lieve men too poor TO pay the
tax. All others should pay the
tax and pay it themselves in time
to vote II they do not do SO
nobody should be permitted tc
do so in order to control theil
vote
: You oan never pray for anoth
er with your lips alone.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17

your kidneys are weak or ont Of order,
you can understand how quickly your en-
tire body is affected and how every organ
seems to fail to do its duty.
If you are sick or " feel bndly, = begin
taking The great Kidney remedy DR..
Kiln,er's Swaup-Pcot A trial will con-
vince you of its great merit.
The mild and immediate effect Of
Swanp-Roct, the great kidney and
bladder remedy, is eoo:i realized. It
Glands the highest because its remarkable
health restoring properties have been
proven in thousands Of the most distress
ing cases. If you need medicine you
should have the best. -
Sold by druggists in H51{
fifty-cent and onc.dol- s,Ils:sss-1ssSlsSs
lar sizes. You may e::ss.:s.s :ss:s.s e. s.ss.s
have a sample bottle
BY mail free, also
pamphlet telling you iisns d isSssexss1 =
hov to Grd out If you have kidney o.
bladder trouble. Mention this pcpeSi
VIXEN writing to Or. Kiir:c. & Co..
Bin .hamtoa, II. Y. Eout f1ic!:c sI.y mia
take, but remember the rcfne, Svemp-
Rect, and don't let q dealer sell yex
something In placc of Swarup.Rpotss
yuu do you win be disapp pointea.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17

therefore, IL kiNney
trouble is permitted to
continue, serious re-
suits axe most likely
to follow. Your other
organs may need at
tention, but ySll Hid
neys inost,,yHexausc
they do niests end
should have attention
Erof ThereforA ,vhass
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17
;PRoFEssIo NAL
DIR. OSCAR L. MOORE.
DENTIST.

l will be at Blowing Rock from
! the first to the fifteenth oi~each
/; month prepared to do all kinds
/. Of Dental work. '%4
Office Near Watduga Hotel.
Oct. 81, 1 y.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17

A scientest claims that we
think with our toes. which pr.b.
allyaccounts for the fact that
people who wear tight shoes are
narrow minded.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17
R. Ross DoneI|y.
UNDERTAKEN & EMBAl.MEH

SHOUN'S. -.-- Tennessee,
Has Vanished and Glass White
CoHins; Black Hroad 10Th ami
White Plush Caskets; Black and
White Metallic Ca S \ g Robes,
Shoes and Finishings.
Extra large Collins and Cas-
kets always on hand. Phone or
ders given special attention.
r. ROSS DONNELLY.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17
Death Of Gsorge q. Duncan.

@NSsss " wow 6o 49, DSuNSu' /
Norwood, Colo. Feb. 23.-Sun-
day afternoon at $50 o'clock, |
Conner Thomas shotaniinortal.
ly wounded George H. Duncan,
whose death followed in less than
five hours. The shooting occurr-
ed about six miles southwest of
Norwood The first rpports that
were current herein which a loa.
ded qnirt in the hands ofDnncan
figured, were utterly without
foundation, as will be Shown by
the states main witness, Frank
Redditk. He was in company
with Duncan when they were o.
vertaken Ivy Thomas and heard
all that was said His unimpas.
stoned testimony will prove this
to have been one of the most
cold -blooded murders that the
annals OF any community re-
cord. A careful investigation of
fats have be- n made and given
below:
Some time ago, Duncan bor-
rowe,l twenty dollarsfrom Thorn
az, to he used in the purchase of
q horse. Asa B. Perry had q mort
gage on the horse, ann Duncan
had secured permission from Per-
ry to trade the horse tosTom
Sullivan for two unhroken colts.
| This had been done and Riilick
was helping Duncan to get one
OF the colts home, when Thomas
overlook them, having been to
lSullivan's, and a>ing learned
that the trade had l'pen made.
He rode along with Duncan and
I Rpddirk for q hundred YEARS,
chatting PLEASANTLY about t h e
kind of horses the colts would
make-never giving the least
sign of dissatisfaction, untilsud-
denly Ire reinel his horse and
said to Duncan. "You dill mot
treat me right about.thosr colts;
l want you to give me q mort
gnge on them for twenty dol
lars" Duncan REPLIED that he
could not, because he had trans
ferred the mortgage given for the
horse he had traded, adding that
Thomas could have one of the
colts if he wOuli take it for what
i, was worth. Nothing more was
said. but Thonasrput spurs to
his horse, and, heading for home,
yelled: "I'll pet something th It
will make yon give me a mort
gagp!" Dnncan called to him to
come hack and settle 1t some
way, but he paid m attention.
This hapDene near the cabin
where Johnson has his saloon.
Duncan rode on to the Scott
Leach place. aud was there ad-
,i<ed by Riddirk to go home by
, an unusual way, lest he be over
taken by Thomas. though it was
/, not thought thnt he would make
trOnble. However. Thomas re
turned in a little while, with a ri
f1e. and noticing Dnncan's tracks
in the snow. started in pursuit.
At Reddick's suggestion. Scott
IIeech started across to ointercept
Thomas, but was too late He
heard two shots. and. hnrrving
on, saw the smoke from the third
? and fatal-shot.
i The hall entered the hip aud
] lodged. and poor Duncan fell
j, from the. horse to the ground
Thomas wheeled his horse and
q rode to the home of Fred Ander
r son. whom he told what he had
done. He was advised tn come
to town and give himself mp tc
the authorities, which he did
Meanwhile the dying man a
helpless, with his face and hands
in the snow, Tor the greater par
:, !, Of an hour, before O wagon conl.
. reach him. H. was terribly chill
l Ell, and the loss of blood was $,
great that his hands were nevel
:. warm again.
:, DR.. Bolinger has be N summon
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17

Unity of aim is more than iden-
tlty OF appearance.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened BY 0val-Wsrk.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re-
sponsible for much sickness and suffering,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17

The busiest and mlght,est little
thing that ever was made is Cham
berlain S Stomach and Liver Tab
cts. rhev do the work whenever
you require their aid. These tablets
change weakness into strength, list
lessness into energy, gloomineSs in
to jpyousness. Their action is so
gentle one don't realize they nave
taken a purgative. Sold by J, M.
Hodges.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17

You can never pray for anoth.
er with your lips alone.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-17

that riding nearer to the unarm-
ed man, he again demanded a
mortgage, and that while stand
ing near--he had dismounted-
with his gun cooked. it dischar-
.gpd accidentally. Thomas bud
ridden not O rod less than six
miles sinre he had the conversat-
ion with Duncan, and had time
t0 think it over.
Duncan was a native OF Ashe
county, North Carolina, and drift
ed into Colorado but q few years
ago working in Ridgeway previ-
ous to coming to No rwo j /,
where, for a time. he piled his
trade as a shoemaker, later iiling
on a homestead, on which he and
his family we're living when the
head of the family met his tragic
end. He waS tllirty-four years
oil and il survived by his mother
and four brothers in North Car
olina and q wife and children
here.
Thomas is a Kentuckinn by
birth and is-well known by T. H.
Cunningham, OF Redval", fol
whom he worked as a teamstes
on two different occaslon'-the
first lime at Marble, Colo, com
ing from Npwcnctle, Colo, where
lie hal been Employed rs a cole
miner. H. accompanied Mr.. Gun.
ningham to thislocality and wor
ked under him on LiIylands ditch
The slayer of Duncan has the
name OF being thrifty and homes
il small OF stature, aud a marked
blonde. is middle.aged and single
He was taken tn Telluride b,
d putty Sheriff Dunham on Mon
day.
The funeral servic over th'
body OF Duncan were conducted
at the homestead Tuesday afte
noon by Rev. Knight interment
took place at Norway Wednesda.
after the coroner's jury had view
ed the remains and rendered {
verdict to the effert that G-org'
II. Duncan came to his dealt
from the effects of a la | from
gun in the ehands ofGomrr Thorn
las. The, jury consisted oi San
Isaacs, AL Hiptt, p. R. Steele
Jay H. Martin and George Skin
ner.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

nm W.. OF A.-NEzPRRCE CAMP
IVA no. 749S. meets the first
and third Monday nights Of each
month in the Opera House. Visit
ing neighbors cordially invited.
=. LKwis, Y c
E. L. KILN, c ERIK.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

Thanksgiving day, the Lewiston
State Normal d~ecisively defeated
Spokan. College u to ). IN the most
spectacular game Of the season, thus
Civ ng the state Normal the Inter
scholastic Football Championship
Of The Inland Empire. Although the
Normal boys were ~out-weished shir-
teen pounds to the man, yet BY bril-
liant fake plays, and terrific line
plungioe. the State Normal team had
the ball in the ensmy's territory
|ihrooght the game.
The football season just 1sosed
mas been the most successful one IN
The history Of the state Normal, due
very largely 10 The excellent training
Of Coach Chiesman.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01
CLAIMANTS WANT
THEIR MONEY.


If you sustain a loss how soor
may you expect to receive your in
surance money IN order to replacs
the property This Is a question
in which every property ovner is in,
teresied. yet few know whether they
IRE insured in a company that pays
its losses promptly or not
The average properly owner Sc
iects his insurance according to the
agent be wishes 10 receive a CON-
mission on his premirm rather than
on the merits Of The company. When
a loss occurs be finds that he Is not
dealing with his agent friend but
With the company and It's adjuster,
which frequently talk very different.
ly from the agent.
An examination Of the Official IN
suFance reports show that Of all
companies reporting to the state Of
New York the losses unpaid amount
70 the average losses sustained dur
ing a period Of IS days. This IN
dicates that the average company
takes IS days after a Ere 10 settle a
loss. The reports also show that
the resisted losses amount 70 two
and lhree-tenihs per cent Of the loss
e. sustained during the year.
In comparison with this the North
western Mutual Fire Association Of
Seattle has just compiled some IN
teresling data covering its record
for the past Eve years. During that
time it has paid 005 losses. The az
erage time between date Of Ere and
date Of adjustment vas fifteen days.
The average time Of payment after
receipt Of adjustment vas one and
three-fourihs days. The total time
between date Of IRE and date Of pay
meul vas sixteen and lhree-fourths
days. thus requiring less thar one
fourth the time taken BY the aver
age company. OF the whole amount
paid just SSs7 has been paid By or
der Of The Court. or about one-hun-
dredih Of one per cent Of the total
losses. The amount thus paid BY
order Of the Court vas but nine per
cent Of the amount sued for on these
claims, showing that the company
had good grounds for consesting the
claims made.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

I o. o. F.-MORNIN0 STAR
IL Lodge No. Sc. Of Nezperce, Ida.
Meets every Saturday evening. Visit.
ing Brothers cordially invited
orv. Pool, N. G.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

HIRAM LODGE No. SO. a. z. 4 A
II n. Of Nesperce. Idaho Regular
communications on the friday ever.
Ing on or heh,re the htil m.A,n NJ each
month ia the TO O. r. HAL Visiting
Brothers are cnrd.allv invited % a.
tend. H. G. ANDERSON, W. NJ
OrTo HUEFNER, Sec
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

"A MERICUS LODGE No. IS, Z.
"A Of P, meets in Odd-Fellows'
Hall every FIRST and third Thurs
DAYS in each month. Visiting
brothers cordially invited 10 attend.
P. E MILLER, {. c.
P. W. MITCHELL, K. Of R. & S.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

EUREKA REBEKAH LODGE. 81.
L meets 6rst and third Tuesday Of
each month.
Margaret W<:erH, N. G.
Helen Jeffrey. secretary.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

II had been troubled with constipation
for two years snd tried al Of the best phy.i-
clans In Bristol, Tenn and they could 90
nothing for me- writes Ihos- T. Williams,
Middlsboro, Ky. Two packages Of Cham.
beflain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured
map For sale by al dealers
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

Bring your sewing machines to the
harness shop and get them repaired
BY Nick Lair. Twenty years ex-
~nerienoe. A. Z. Fike. Propr.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

Rose & Bolin for deep we'll drill
ing. They DON, stop for cracks
and crevices. They drill all in one
hole.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

For washing clothes, formerly
sold BY Mrs. Hardwick, is now sold
BY Mrs, R. B. Kincaid. Nesperoe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

Fir and samarack 4-foos wood
delivered at SIPS per cord. Leave
orders with Ramey Lumber Co.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

Good dry wood $3.50: coal, first
class grade, $40. Try me on fuel.
F. d. Arment.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-16
Msybrsy and His Dupes.

The point which the attorneys for the defense in the Maybray trial are making. that the victims of the gang thought they were entering into d conspiracy to fleece outsiders. is be side the case. Maybray and his as sociates are not being tried for de spelling their dupes. but for illegally using the mails.
 If the case rested on the complaint of the victims who might be seeking by civil action to- recover their ish the members of "Millionaires Club there might be some advantage to the defense in bringing cut the in tended complicity of the complainants in conspiracy to defraud. That ts. that point would probably weigh with d jury. for the average juryman would not strain himself in behalf of the compliments. He might share the general regret that such a nefarious gang should have been able to collect so much money. but his regret would be tempered. by the reflection that the complainants richly deserved to lose it. It was money which neither the "Millionaires' Club" nor it's victims ought to have,
 The victims have not perceptibiy raised themselves in the estimation of their neighbors by the publicity which they have given to their relations with Maybray and his associates They are no better than Maybray and not so wise. for he saw them first" or be- fore they saw their intended victims.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-16

The law would have been valid if sheep or cattle on forest reservations without permission is crime" But what congress did say. in substance was: Tt is crime to violate the orders and regulations of the forest service" and the supreme court of the United States says that it is impos- sibe for congress to create crime by such vague definition; and il is impossible for congress to confer leg islative power upon an executive of ficer
 Some interesting speculations uatu- rally suggest themselves in view of this decision Suppose now. as one of the results of this decision. sheepmcn drive their fIocks into the forest re- serves in defiance of regulations and
 in defiance of the forest guards-what penalty can be visited upon them |" Possibly they would be committing an unlawful act-i e, d trespass-but cer- tainly under this decision of the su- preme court of the United States they could not be guilty of d criminal act. Could they be elected by the forest guards. or by any other officer except an officer armed with a writ of eject ment under d civil judgment duly ren- dered for trespass? or. will the only remedy of the forest service against trespassing sheepmen be an action for damages?
 In any case. it seems likely that sheepmen, if tempted by stress of drouth or other causes. will be dis posed to invade the forest reserva- tiuns and take their chances on what may happen.
 Another interesting speculation arises as to the status of the regula tion which provides for tax of so much per head on stock grazed by permission in forest reserves. The re 1uSdl To pay tnS required tdN mas hitherto been regarded as crime and punishable as such Obviously. under this decision the refusal to pay the tax is not a crime It may be sug gested that an easy remedy against any difficulty in this direction would be regulation requiring the payment of such tax in advance. But suppose the sheepman Cor cattleman refuses to pay the tax and drives his stock into the reserve? He might be en- tirely willing to take all the conse- quences of civil action in ejectment. or an action on the case for damages since in any case the damages would be assessed by a jury in the light of the proofs of damage.
 It is a safe prophecy that the at torneys of the stockmen will earn some fees immediately in the furnish ing of opinions and advice in relation to procedure under this dicision.