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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31
sibly develop the great power that
was going to waste.
chanaed Plans Endorsed.

Changed Plans Endorsed.
To meet the requirements of the
larger project in the minds of the To-
cal company, the plans were changed
SO as to provide for dam the whole
width of the Mississippi. This pro-
posal excited the adverse comment of
rivermen, who feared that navigation
would be interfered with. In order to
appease the fears Of the opposing riv-
yer interests the war department was
appealed to and hearing was grant
ed by the United States board of en-
gineers at Keokuk on May 6, 1908.
Opinions were expressed by various
interests and authorities, resulting in
the board officially declaring that the
water power dam instead of proving
menace would be valuable aid to
navigation over the rapids.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
Forced to Leave Home.

Every year a large number OF
poor sufferers, whose lungs are
sore and racked with coughs, are
urged to 60 10 another climate. But
this is CO silly and not always sure.
There's a BETTER way, Let DR..
Kings New Discovery cure you at
home. 1t cured me oflungtrouble,'
writes w. r. Nelson, of Calamine.
Ark, when all else failed and !
gained 47::pounds in weight. It's
surely the king of all cough and
uny cures" Thousands owe their
lives and health to it. It's positive
| ly guaranteed for coughs, colds; IA
grippe, asthma, croup-al' throat
and lung troubles, soc. and II. TIT
al battles free at all druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
No Need to Stop Work.

When your doctor orders you to
stop work it staggers you. i can't
you say, You know you are weak
run down and failing in health DAY
by day. but you must work as long
as YOU can stand. What you need 10
Electric Bitters to give tone, v'gor
and strength to your system, to pre-
vent breakdown and build you up
Don't be weak, slckly or a'''ng
when Electric Bitters will will ben
eft you from the first dose. Thou
sands bless them fer their glorious
health and strength. Try them. Ey
ery bottle is gnarnteed to satisfy
Only soc at all druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
A Great Advantage to Working
Men

A Great Advantage W
Men.
J. A, Maple, 1a5, S, 9TH ST., Steu'
benville, O., says: "For years SUI
fered from weak kidneys and a Sc
we're bladder tt louble. I learned OF
Foley Kidney pills and their won
derful cures, so began taking
them and sure enough had as good
results as any | heard about. N.Y.
baekache left me and to one OF my
business, expressman, that alone Is
a great advantage. My kidneys act.
ed free and normal, and that saved
me a lot of misery. 1t isnow a plea
.e to work where i. used to be .
misery. Foley Kidney Pills hays
cured me and have my highes'
praise" For sale by all druggists
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
tiou with some show OF reason II
they had no duty to perform

tiou with some show OF reason II
thew had no duty to perform
with reference to- assessing prl'
vate property Then they might
very we'll say: Some private
property is unde'rated; there e
fore, I'VE will underrate the rail
road property, but the laws
plain, it's mandate is specific to
the Corporation Commission, not
merely to assess railroad proper
ty for taxation but to see that
thp assessment of private prop
erty in every county otthe state
is lust aud in accordance with
the law, and more than that, II
the duty OF the commission to
see that such property is asseSs'
ed pquitably. For example, II d
farm lying on the Durham line
and in Wake county is assessed
at $2Oan acre, and an adjacent
farm of Just as good land and 81
many improvements is assessed
at $40 all acre in Durham coun
ty, the Commission must equal :.
] is,.i If thu Wake assessment i
too high tmust lie cut down; am
il the Durham assess,nent'' ''s to'
slow 1t must be brought up o
that the people OF both count'e
7 would I've paying lair taxation Z
the city.
: The corporation Commissio
is taking the only proper an
!. lawful course.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
Cooks Gap Objective Psiat.

Wilkes Patriot;
(. Mr.. Will Hamilton, Of Beaver
Crpek, Ashe county who was a
visitor here last. week, talked
very interestingly to friends a.
bout the railroad survey that is
now beiu made into Ashe County. !
He brings the news that there
are Or more persons engaged
IN making the survey and that
the work ia progressing rapidly
towards Cooks Gap, six miles
east of Boone, at which point it
ls said that the road will meet
and entersect with the Watauga
Railroad. The Watauga Rail-
road. it will be called, is the pro-
posed new road which ,s to start
from Wilkesboro or Lenoir, or
both, which will he constructed
to develop the sixty thousand
acres ,of timber lands recently
| purchased by W. j. Grandin and
and associates OF the Yadkin
| 7 ,vtnhpr Co.
The headquarters Of the engi-
neers has been moved to Fleet
wood, on the South Fork of New
RIVER. We are advised that at
torneys are husily engaged In the
securing the rights-of-way and
that actual work on the road
will comence soon. q
! Mr.. w. R, Bauguss, OF Jef1er
son, while here Tuesday, corro
borated the story published II
last weeks Patriot consernin,
, the railroad survey now bein'
made through Ashe County. NJ
/, Baugess feels that the road vi
be made without Il doubt, tn
|. company having already acqul
q ed by purchase and otherwls us
y much of the right-ot.way' n
). informed us, also that part't
n interested in the construction I
O the road had bought 4O.VO
u acres OF coal landsin southwes
,-lern Virginia. This, II tru
.e Strengthens the theory that =
i. |Virginiu.Carolina and the nc
Sc folk? & Western Railroads q
" seeking a more direct Southe
ts outlet from the coalfelds.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
.sBoy; Believe j Yeu.r

Ladies' Home Journal.
Thirty years ago q man put
his hand on the shoulder OF 9
seyenteen-year-o boy and said:
Bow, I believe in you. Youv'egot
it in you to make good" The
boys tather had Just passed ..
way; things were pretty cold and
confused to the boys mind, but
that evening after his office boy
duties were over ho went home
with q lighter heart. Somebody
belieyed iu him and had told him
40! Il was q simple thint, one
may say, but isn't it, after all
the simple things that "fttimes
make the greatest impression
and carries the mostlasting infiu'
| ence? That boy isnow one OF tn .
! most successful men In the coun-
trv. "and all," al he said u o t
long ago, because that man
gave me heart; gave me courage
made me feel that somebody De.
|,;,rod IN ma From that day ]
! worked like a mailer"
j It Is worth remembering. Many
!; a t,oy there is who needs just thai
hand-on his shoulder and tn
marvellous stimulant OF Il oe
I lieye in YOU" Youth is apt to ot
. quiet and oittimes morose. l
thinks to itself aud lives within
. itself. Adolescence ofttimes make
{ a boy silent: somehow he canno
9 reach expression, and all sorts 9
q perverted notions offancied shor
:, comings and the attitude OF OH
n ers toward hipself grow withl
{, him. He gets absorbed with tn
q idea that no one understands h''
, no one believes in him. For the'
). IL such q fearful gulf betwee
d the boy OF immaturity and tn
It man OF experience. The r'gh
" word Of encouragement, OF belle
ts oiconfidence, spoken at ther'g'
- time, would have turned the sea
d. for a many q boy. And 1t Gu
lg now. There are just as many 90!
r. who want to be believed in as Q
D. er thpre were. And they hung
a. to be told g.! What they mig
nd do and become II some men 10
i'd them 80, only the man who W
zee once q discouraged, silent o.
ne knows or understands.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
'FOIEYSKIDNEYPM1S.
Eps Ae,s< KsoAem Axs e&Ascxs
Furniture

! & II Z
Having purchased all livestock
ia the business Of the Boone Fur
niture Co., i am prepared to sell
you anything in my line at q
very reasonable figure. Dressers,
Bureaus, Chairs, Bed Steads, Bed
Springs, Mattresses, etc. Give
ne a call when iu need OF any
thing in the line of furniture.
W. Store In Watauga County
Bank Building.
Respectfully,
JESSE F. ROBBINS
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
Success usually manages TO
dodge a man who is afraid DIDO
ing more than bis share.
A Dreadful Sight.

to MIR. HJ Barnum. of Frerville,
N, Y. was the fever sore that had
plagued his life for years in spite
of many remedies he had tried. Al
last he used Bucklen's Arnics Salve
and wrote. "lt has entirely bealrd
with scarcely scar left" Heals
burns, boils, eczema, cuts, bruises,
swell,ngs, corns and piles like mag.
ic. For sale by all dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
Happiest Girl in Lincoln.

A Lincoln, Neb., girl writes, ~
had been ailing for some time with
chronic constipation and stomach
trouble. I began taking Chambef.
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and in three days l was able TO be
up and got better right along. lam
the proudest g,rl IN Lincoln to. find
such good medicine. !" Eos sale BY
all dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21

Right in your busiest season when
YOU have the least time to- spare you
are most likely ito take diarrhoea
and lose several days time, unless
you have Chamberlsin,!s Collie, Choi
era and Diarrhoea Remedy u hsrd
and take q dose on the first appear
ance Of the disease. For sale by -
dealers. &
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21

Even if there is no marr'ge IN
heaven a women will probably
feel queer if she sees her former
husband ayingaround with some
other lady angel
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21

When a woman insists on pay
ing another woman's car 'are
and the other woman let her she
never forgets it.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
Common Colds Must be Taken
Seriously.

seriously.
For unless cured they sap the W.
tality and lower the vital resistance
10 more vital infection. Protect your
children and yourself by the use OF
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
and note it, quick and decisive re
suits. For coughs, colds, Group,
whoopiug cough, bronchitis and Ak,
fections Of the throat enes, ..,',s a !" .
lungs it is an ever-ready and valua
able remedy. For sale by all drug
gists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
AL
VETERINARY SURGERY.

have been putting much study
on this subject; have received my
diploma, and am now we'll equipped
for the practice OF Veterinary SUR
! gerry In all Its. branches, and am the
only one in the county. Call on or
address me at Villas, N. G, r. F. D.l.
G. II. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
t.l,.,ll.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
AS 10 ASSHsSHEATS.
News and Observer.

< tf Z AA0 - " seS~s4D>S~St- II n
News and Observer. T.
The lest Feneral Assembly un- :
dertook TO enact q law t hat
would require the assessment OF
IN North Carolina at its
true value in money. They be-
leved that such q law would be !
followed by q reduction In tax
rate, and that North Carolina
would be much better advertised
to the world With q large assess
ment and lower tax rate than at
present with lower assessments
and a.-+ax rate that is high in
the larger towns and cities. They
put the machinery in motion,
which if carried out to thei letter
and spirit Of the law, will result
in the needed Improvement. While
the various tax assessors we're
busy making assessment. OF real
and personal property in the
csunties the Corporation COM
mission busted itself with assess.
ing railroad property with the
result that it increased assess.
ments something like. 33A per
cent. Nobody has complained
that the assessment OF railroads
was tno high, but the railroads
lobiected to it ON the ground that
lin certain counties the property
Of Individual citizens was assess.
ed from only 80 to 75per cent OF
Its value, and, therefore, az the
railroads were assessed at a high
Ter per cent the railroads are be-
ling discriuinatel against. In
proof OF that assertion the At
lantic Coast Line, Southern and
|Seaboarl Air Line had affiida'
;. Wits from a number Of citizens7in
certain counties. some of them
saying the assessment was only
about 25 PER cent of the value
As soon as such information
from responsible parties came .'c
the attention OF the Corporation
Commission it promptly sum-
lmoned oil of the citizens makin'
these atfidavits to come to Raj
i eigh for a hearing, their purpos'
being, if the private propert.
4 was ondervalnpd, to increase 1T
:. valuation. 1t is now announce
that q number OF these affidavit
have been withdrawn, and new
comes to US that some Of the ge'
tlemen making these AFFIDAVIT
III labored under an entirely. errt
npous impression. and that the
affidavits. az read conveyed
- very different set OF facts fro
which was intended by them o.
era we're based upon misinform
ton. 1t was entirely right al
~ proper that these gentlemen wi
'rts scted upon information whi'
ing was not correct IN making the
II affidavits. to withdraw them.
. will probably be found when t
matter is siited to the botto
. that some counties have und
valued their property, but tn
of any county has valued its pr
~, prty at only 25 or 50 per cent
not to be believed, though It m
be thnt there are individual (
. ces OF property that are 60
derrated.
The contention of the ra'lro'
is that lnasmuch.as private pl
erty is underrated, the asse
to ment of their property should
reduced in like proportion.
- contention Of the News and
server is, and has been that
- private property is undervaI
the duty OF the Corporation 7
mission is to compel an incre
von of assessment of the private p
erty so that the law will be c
" plied with. To reduce the railr
assessment because some priv
10, property has been underva'
would be Tor the Corpora
..:<>1., -. tim
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21

When a woman hears that q
man who once made loYe to her
has done something bad she
savs. IL don't believe It,"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21
BAuK REP0ar.

Following Is d report 81 the COZ.
dition Of the hank of Blowing Rock q
at Bio wing Rock IN the state of
North Carolina. at the Close Of busi-
ness Sept. S, 1911:
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts $sz,43s.6o-
Overdrsfts secured 95.65.
!" /" unsecured, A,W.
Banking house 100000.
Furniture and fixtures I.43o.Io
Due from b'ks and b'krs I6,569.o3.
Cash items $3.50.
Gold coin ga. SO.
Silver coin, including all 9th.
er minor coin currency 1859.
National bank notes and
other.U. S. notes 3,753 90.
Total. 46,l76.8s.
| LIABILITIES
Capital stock BIC. 10000.
Surplus fund 10000.
Undivided profits, less current
expenses and taxes paid 3oS.36.
Time certificates ofdeposit $500. 80.
Deposits subject to check s5,746.4I.
Cashiers checks outstanding 7sa.67.
Total. ........................ -. $46,l76'S3.
State of North Carolina, Watauga
county, SIS: 1, G. M. Sudderth,
Cashier Of the above named bank,
do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best OF my
knowledge end belief
q. NJ. SuDDERTn, Cashier.
, Correct-Attest: Z. J. Parlier; w.
+ L Holshouser, W. {. Lents, d.
/. rectors.
: Subscribed and sworn to before
me this II day Of Sept. 1918
T. S. NJ. Greene, j. p.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-09-21

Following il D report Of the con-
dition Of the hank * Blowing Rock
at Bio wing Rock IN the state a
North Carolina. At the Close Of buai-
.,.,.s C~y,& pot,. III 4 1 ,33
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-20
Zilzaq %Liuhtninu.

a flash Of fi@IulEng is really the
ras~a4r Through the air Of a mass
Of "cIcctric Auid'-1o use a popular
term at such a speed tlat it looks
Ike a continuous stream Of light
Like AL !iG.ds. it follows the path Of
least resistance. and. is the atmos-
phrre through which il passes is 81
different density in different strata.
lie bot changes is course with
each change OF DENSITY: also its IN
tense heat burns tn" nitrogen Of the
air IN the oxygen and pr"dnee> i
Temporary Vacuum IN which II splits
Ip. Instantaneous photography
p~rove>~thiS by showing t!ia, il fash
Of lightning not only takes Il zi.Iag
bnt also splits up INTO small
or srlc flashes. something like the
branches u IL tree.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-20
Sayings Of the Evangelist.

God recognizes i'm the vileSt
man i'm the community 4 diamond
in the rough. He can change
the sinners heart until he
will love the things that He loves.
The only thing that can
change "A radically bad man into
a radically good man is the reli-
gion of Christ.
The human soul is incomplete
without Christ.
Some OF .yon expect the
Evangelist to do in two weeks
for your boy what YOU have
neglected for twenty years.
Point yOurnoSe towards Glory.
and follow your noSe.
IT You + not man enough TO
live for Christ here. YOU will not
be man enough to live with Him
in the next world.
y. servant of Christ is to do
whatever the Master wants
done.
IT sickness and death bring
people to their senses. why cant
we see eternal things now in
health and life:
Longing for life after. death
Is a part OF man = nature.
You vii! live in a future life
whether you want to or not.
How you live here will determine
how YOU will live there.
II the scotfer repices when a
man falls, we Omissions should
shout when a sinner is saved.
Purify the home and YOU will
purify society.
Some people instead of manag-
ing their money allow their
money to master them.
If you l. going to be Gods
friend over there. You will have
to be his friend here.
You can't bride the Almighty.
Some people are so afraid that
if they get close to God they will
have to stop their SHINING.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-20
Dreams and the Awakening.

II Wa, Il custom among Canadian
Indians. SAYS q contributor to the
Canadian Magazine. when they
dreamed OF receiving a favor from
another TO apply 10 him Tor its fni-
Fllmrnt. and whenever possible the
conditions OF the dream were cont
piled With.
\ chief 4" morning came To Sir
Nllllam Johnson. then governor.
and told him thai he had dreamed
that his e%NcellencN had made him a
present Of The suit Of rcuinrntalS
which he wore.
The governor immediately agreed
10 make the present asked for. hnl
as he chief was about to leave told
hIm that 'lr also had had a dream
to The effect that the chief had CIV
on him 4 certain large tract Of land
Of his.
The ch'"f WAS silent q moment.
Swell. Won shall have It," he then
said: "but, il you please. Sir VII
liam. We Will not dream any moro"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-20
Promises Like piecrusts.

nave such a pretty, new song"
said a friend 10 me the other day.
III bring it round for YOU to try over
tomorrow Tomorrow came but no
song: ii probably ncver viii come now
some people are great ut making
promises. but Just as great at breaking
them. OF course. its only forgetful-
ness. but that il really no excuse. Ii
YOU have a bad memory, safeguard it
ny lottine down in a notebook a little
m'morandum OF the promises you
make. just as 4 small reminder. a
glance at this book the first thing
every morning will not occupy a min
ute, and may save some one a bitter
Chat.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-20
W EST ALBAN.
Jan. IL. 1871.

Jan. ~. 1871.
Good sleighing is reported in Il Ost
10 ,alitie..
Rudolph Greening aud son Harvey
have returned from IA three weeks Wis
it with friends and relatives at Mil
wau!sae. Seymour aud Rriilion, wis :.
and also at different points in Min
nesOta. Ga their return they stopped
off a few lays with friends in Miule-
apoiis an : Paul, and they report
having had Il very tine time. Har-
returaed ia tim. To resume his
studios Ia the hi Il school Monday.
Harold H,vens has been out after
tie lt~cS-raphit>, aud he says there
are lots Of them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-20
Names.

\ Roman citizen generally had
three mncs-a pracnomen. dcnnt-
ing the individual: il nomcn. indi-
ra,in. the "cns or elan to which he
belonged. and il co-nomcn. specify
in. the particular branch Of the
tlan To which he belonged. Some
times he had also tho agnomen. so
that his full name would run A. fol-
lows: l'uhlius Cornelius Scipio A!ri-
canns. For lone time men had but
4 single ame which was given
them to indicate their special phv~-
zeal j" mental pHculiarities. as
Plato. which sicnitied "tl,c man
ri,i1 'itc broad forehead"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-20

Strandburo. Jan. L..

1t showed continuously the 10th and
18th, and the most remarkable thing
about it Is that the snow lies where it
feil-but We have been looking for a
breeze to move it.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G.. Lundquist took
their infant sOn to Madison. Mimi, for
medical treatment last Monday, as il
was feared az absce>s was forming on
the bronchial glands.
MIR. J.. "A. I.andin thinks he de-
serves some recreation, aud is already
rejoicing in the hope Of soon seeing
the flowers and buds of the sunny
south. He vii! be accompanied by
Mrs. Lanlin.
ole and Jonas Dahlgren have not
vet returned from their visit 10 Fahlun.
RGsseau %, MINI.
1t is reported that Mel, Olson has
rented John :. kOogiunG'- meat
market aud will soon be ready 10 op-
crate.
Cha-. Johnson wa. a visitor with
Nel- Lindqui-t last Sunday, ans 50
vas Charles Wilson.
W z nave never entertained the idea
that we have thieves in oar peaceful
burg, but circnm>tantial evidence aD-
years to prove that it i true: and the
culprit i, o a single man or bache-
Tor, but is a family man they say.
Here is something speedy for you
ASei Dahlberg is running only one
Economic hard coal heater. aud used
mp ol30 lbs of bard Goa In les, than
5wo weeks. Since he repieni.hed his
stock he ha. put a lock on hi, coal
bin.
Mrs. Eiin-ou SEQ. il home again
after having been for some time TAX
inc care ct The home OF August Hag-
luud. her sou in-iaw. who was 50 SCI
lon~ly hurt by accident sometime ago.
We gre glad to learn that Mr.. IIag-
lund appears To win in the battle Of
life and death. aud it viii be "A great
consolation for his family and a
solare to Us to see him in our ranks
again.