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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28
Rcpejs Attack Of Death.

Five yea-e ago two doctors tod
me | had only two years to live" "
This startling statement was made
by Stillman Green, Malachite. COL.
"They told me l would die of con-
sumption. 1t was then up to me to
try the best lung medicine and |!
began to use Dr.. Kings New Dis
covery. 1t was well I did, for today
| am working and helieye | owe
my life to this great throat and lung
cure that has cheated the grave Of
another victim" It's folly to suffer
with coughs, cold, or other throat
and lung troules now. Takc the
cure that's the safest. Price 5o:.
aud $I.oo. For sale at all drug
gists..
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28
Glorious News.

Comes from DR.. J. T. Curtiss.
Dwight, kans. He writes: 81 not
only have cured bad cases OF eczc.
ma in my patients with Electric
Blttcrs, but also cured myself by
them of fine same disease. Ifeel
sure that they will cure ana case Of
eczema" This shows what thon.
sands have proved, that Electric
Bitters is most effective blood pu-
rlher. It's an excellent remedy for
eczema. letter, saltrheum, ulcers,
boils and running sores. Ii stimu.
lates the liver, kidneys and bowels,
expcl, poisons, hclpa digestion,
builds up the strength. Price soc.
guaranteed by all drug
gists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28
Husbands Must support Wives.

Judge Cook this AFTERNOONS
took steps to have some Of the
'ierelict husbands against whom
diyorre proceedings have been
brought arrested for nOn.sup.
port and lnfdelity to the mar
riage VOWS.
The occasion for the action
of Judge Cook is the large num-
Der of actions for divorce which
are now on the docket. AT the
last term OF court a total OF IA
divorces were granted by Judge
Cook in one week. The divorce
mill began to grind again today
two haylng been granted this
morning. One was granted Mon
day. The ground OF action for
a nnmber of the cases has been
deserton and non-support. Judi
Cook today declared his nten-
OF having the derelict husbands
brought before the grand jury
and cases made against them in
criminal court.
The divorces granted today
that nf Esse Neal from her hns.
hand Luther Neal, and Laura
Burnett from Henry Burnett.
In the case of White vs. Laws
which involved the possession Of
a piece OF property in Hat own.
el by the Knights of Labor, the
virdlct was in favor OF the plain.
tiff. In the case of the James
Lumber Company against W. II.
Mann q Y irdi,t OF $473 vas
awarded the pllintiff.-Durham
Sun.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28

Io> Judge a man not by what h.,
promises to do. but hy what he has
done. That is the only true test.
Chamherlain's Cough Remedy
judged by this standard has no su-
peiior. People everywhere speak
of itin the highest terms of praise.
For sale by all dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28
a Geld, l.agrippe, then Pneumoni

a Geld, l.agrippe, then Pneumonia
is too often the fatal sequence, and
coughs that hang on weaken the
system and lower the vital resist.
ance. Foley's Hcney and Tar Com
pound IS a reliable medicine h t
stops the cough promptly by heal.
ing the cause; soothe5 the inhamed
air passages, and checks the COLI. Il.
Keep always on hand. Refuse sub.
slitates. For sale by all dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28
PROF ESSIO>N A L
VETERINARY SURGERY.

l have been putting much study
on this subject; have received my
diploma, and am now well equipped
for the practice Of Veteri ary Sur.
gerry in all its branches, and am the
only one in the county. Call on or
address me at Villas, N. G. Il. +. ID. 1.
G. Fl. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
6-17.'11.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28
The Pistol "T0ter. +"

TIE ''p,stol totlng' habit, one
OF The greatest evils with which
our courts have to rontpnd, is
thus aired by DR. j y. Atkinson,
OF the Christian Sun, and he hits
the nail on The head every lick.
Hear him:
| We just want to wiite these
few lines to let Col Wade Harris,
of The Charlotte Evening Chron-
icle, know that we are with him
all the way up and down, in and
out, through and through, on
the subject OF, ,'pistol toting" Ii
this evil habit ia not the "ahom.
ination Of desola'ion." we don't
know. 1t is born 0f vanity to
start with reared in the spirit of
braggadocio and nurtnre1 in COW
ariice 1t you see a pistol tOter,
put him down az a bully. a brag.
CART or a coward, usually all
three. A brave man or boy, with
three grains of common sense,
knoNs fnll well that a person in
this land. where people are civil
lied and protection is ample, has
about as much use for pist ol
as a hog. has for dynamite. TO
our mind it is the rnniest, sill st
most cowardly habit in all the
broad lard.
Colonel Harris calls attention
to sthe shooting in Concord the
other day in which y clerk in one
store drew his pistol and shot
down the owner Ot An adiacpnt
store with littIn prnvocation.
and eugoestS that tho clerk had
the nefarlous habit of pistol to-
ting.
We see in the papers where n
mavor of a town last week had
to 90 into the high school and
threaten to enforce a law against
pistOl "tNtprs,' there being some
four or five boys in the school be-
pwepn Is and II Years ofage WHO
were hahitinal pistol "toters. .
now isn't hat picture for von?
No wonder our courts are busy
irving men for thor lives, men
who. on some small prov Ora tio y
drew their pistol and shot down
! :heir antagonist. We are goiny
to keep on hearing nf those mnr
dprs and shameful tragedies ns
long as pistols are carried in the
| p 'cket as If they we're pen-knives
Pistol carrying makes life cheap
an ! death TOO quick and easy.
We wish the public sentipent
were so strong against it, and it
deserves to be hat the man Or
bOv who carries q pistol should
not I've allowed in the company
of good and dprent people. 1t is
q rOwardlv nn1 dangerous habit
that should he condemned every.
where. 1t is small mean useless
and dangerous. Let's away with
! it.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28

G. A. GIossner. a Ontario, st.,
Rochester n. ", has recovered
from long agd severe attack of
kidney trouble, his cure being due
to Folcy's Kidney Pills. After de.
tat ing his case, 'I am sorry did
not learn earlier of Foley's Kidney
Pills. In a few day'stime my back
ache completely left me and I felt
grea'y improved. My kidneys be-
came stronger, dizzy spells left me
and | was no longer ANNOYED at
night, | feel 100 per cent better
since using toley's K:dney Pills"
For sal: by all dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28
The Way to Paint a Barroo ON.

II | had the decorating of a
bar-room, it should done IN this
way: Ga one side OF the room
| would paint death on the
Pale Horse" his arms control.
ling the tllundar-bolf, the fiery
hooIs OF his flying steed treading
down everything lair and lovely;
the Garden of Eden before him,
a hlackened waste behind him.
On the other side, I'would draw
the picture Of n wretched cot
tage, once a happy home, the
roof broken in, the windows stuf.
fed with rags and in the doorway
the weeping wife with ragged
children c!iaeing to her skirts,
pitrously beseechng her Tor bread
In the distance should be seen
the once happy husband and
father, now u reeling drunkard
On his way to the hut he calls
his home,
Back OF the bar, in full view of
the bloated creatures that stand
with the cup to theirlips, | would
paint a company of Demons, in
the death dance of fiendish gay
ETY. around the fire kindled with
the filmes OF alcohol, and over it
| wOnld write, in lurid Iett4rs !
would write the words: "AIOher
ate Drinking Lights the Fame
that Burns to the Lowest He'll"
Opposite the bar shOula BE- n
lonely DiShnuortd GtAye: lisht.
ning-blasted tree spreadsils leaf
less branches over it; AMI on
some "ithpre1 branch is parched
the melancholy owl, hooiing to
tn" mintry moon. At the foot OF
the grave kneels the angel of
Mercy, with hands and eyes up.
raised 10 the pitying heavens;
and at the head of the grave is
the anprl of Justice. carving with
stern and relentless hands upon
the tombstone these t terri b g
words of doom: "No Drunkard
Shall Ever Iuherit the Kingdom
of God"
In thninterveniny space should
he, here a broken heart. an d
there a shattered hOur-nlass q
stranei boat, a torch eXtinguish-
ed ia the darkness: while over
the doorway and from the cell
ing should look down all kinds Of
woe'ul human faces; pale, implo-
ring, watchIul, deadly and des-
pairing,
The walls uf the room should
be shrouded in sack cloth, and
the floor covered With ashes, the
bar wreathed in wpepinn willows
and cyprpsss while all the vessels
that held the poisonous nuil,
should be black black as the
very gates of hell. Then | should
call the rumsallpr, if he would, to
take hi, place behind the bar:
and although Il few infatuated
wretches' hardened with crime
might s'agger up to the bar ana
drink defiance to their fate, |
should hope that the young, the
prid of mothers and light of the
home, might turn away as
though they had caught a
glimpse Of the Internal world
Dale Myers, indianapolis.
Rcpejs Attack of Death.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28

Along with the m ,ney mar
inhPiits he USUALLY inherits pa,
sion to 90 through it.-New York
Press.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28
Millions Suffer For Food.

=
ing voluntary contributions for
the China famine sufferers. A writ
er in ~ Issue oi The Continent,
who had experience some years
ago with q famiue in China, gives
some idea Of the unspeakable
conditions.
There is nothing in an Ameri-
cans experience" he says "thnt
enables him to understand a fam
inc. Hungry individuals he
knows, and even. hungry families,
but teus Of thousands o, even
millions of persons actually suf.
fering for want of fOod-this
passes his imagination.
- Instead Of beco ring
emaciated, 9he victims of famine
were often swollen, as with drop
sy. The Chinese persistence aud
ingenuity and he universal love
caused the people to gruh for
roots OF grasses and bark of trees
Every thing e'iihle, and much
that was not, was eaten, ~
when the horrible monster
famine, teaau to stalk through
the land the menared families
commenced to hre toward the
cities to the south, veritable
cities of refuge. Thr boats on the
canal and river we're loaded TO
the gunwales with refugees. A.
long the banks men trundled
wheelharrows cOntainining the
few family effe' ts anl perhaps a
child or two on top OF them.
Sometimes he mother would I've
missing from these pathetic
groups; sometimes ihe father
cover and over again children
were offered for sale and the
mother would tpverish y 'kotow'
which means to beat her head
nn the gronn-as she i'nplor"l
the foreigner to accept her child.
With the maternal instinct that
is stronger than life, she sought
the chld's salvation even at the
cot of snuarat on from herself.
"Outsidp he city walls the ,e-
fuges erramred. The more for
tunate among them sheltered
themselves hancath an arc'' of
rattiog, for the famine ai.ht is
i in winter in North China. All
sat or lay on the hare ground
Some poor crpn ntnrps had cot ev-
on Il bit OF mating to hpltpr
the elements. Cold, hunger, hope
!essness, Inconsistencies ALI as
sailed the the unfortunates at
one anil the same time.
AS he drew near the famine
camp outside the wall OF Nank-
ing. the Wavfarer heard and
Shud1ered to hear. the walling Of
little children. They wanted
food-thev wanted f,od-thev
knew naught about foods and
famine and migration; they only
knew that they were hungry. md
since food came not to their lips,
they cried as long AS strength
held out. Small wonder that
some mo hers gave their chill
dren a weed which made them so
i'll that they lost the craving for
food. God pity the little children
tonight-the children whom the
mothers carry beneath their
clothes. close TO their bare flesh
for the sake of warmth. How
many other children are there
like the family beneath the mat
at Chirkinng, CRYING because the
mother did not answer their
pleas and the baby seeking food
from a breast that meyer more
would give milk!'
Urging prompt and generous
respnse to the appeals for the
starving Chinese. The Con inent
says editorially: "Meroy never
required swifter feet than this
terrible human crisis; and the
man who delays tn give what be
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28
Eng NV. TyggsN '7TyEE'V ,yE EE''V ,iyyTEs
Zoo HAcnacas k,ai.sys sso t,saonEa



Having purchased all the stock
in the business OF the Boone Fur.
nitnre Co., ! am prepared TO sell
you anything in my line n, a
very reasonable figure. Dressers,
Bureaus, Chairs, Bed Steals, Bed
Springs, Mattresses, etc. Give
Inc a call when III need Of any
thing in he line OF furniture.
py Store in Watauga County
Bank Building.
Respectfully,
JESSE F. ROBBINS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28

Havs yUn.any Auricular trou.
lar trOublrs, Mrs. Smith? On,
dear. no, sir. nothing so serious
as all that. I'm inst Il little d Of,
that's all. Baltimore American.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28

The most honorable famil Y
tree is the one that supplies the
switches to helr bring up the
children right.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-03-28

,s7Tr.F[3 EAsT7lrfTf9 k.vhTiivr
zen S'o'd4ca TaCunlg and CcNsripAr.h.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06

Way down on the eastern coast of Malne, where the surf breaks in a white line on a beach of myriad col pred pebbles, worn smooth by the act ion of the waves, and the gray sea- gulls scream and circle overhead, there nestles nearby tiny cottage. In It there dwells man, his wife nd their two children, a girl of thirteen sum- mers and boy some years younger.
 A happy family are they, living their simple lives in that beautiful spot, only realizing vaguely the grandeur of the scenes about them.
 The father is a fisherman, and every day, except Sunday, his little craft can be seen bobbing about on the sparkling waters of the great Atlantic. In the evening there are nets to be mended, lobster traps to be repaired, or net to be made, so while father works at these chores, mother and daughter spin, knit and sew; or when the week ly paper arrives, they take turns read ing aloud the news of the wonderful world they know so little about. And so the days go on, each one repeti- ton of the other.
 Little Ellie (for that is the daugh- ter's name) said to her mother one Friday night, after school:
 Mamma, I would like to go up to Grandpa's for over Sunday. Meta told me at school today that there is an evangelist there holding meetings in the Baptist church, and crowds are coming every night to hear him speal1j and tomorrow night there is to be spe- cial services. Mamma, Dear, I wish l could go.'
 Her mother looked at her doubtful ly and finally said ''Ellie, child, l hardly know what to say. The walk ing Is bad, and your rubbers are old and worn." But, seeing the look of dis appointment on her daughters face, she hastened~to to add: But, perhaps, if you are careful and pick your way, you will get along all right"
 Saturday morning dawned bright and clear. Ellie was up early so as to get good start, for the village where her grandparents lived was several miles distant, and unless she was fortunate enough to catch a ride she would have to walk all the way.
 Breakfast eaten, and the few things she wished to take with her done up in a bundle, she was ready to start, But still she fingered, and seemed 10th to say goodbye to that dear mother, or to take a parting look at the little boat rocking on the bosom of the deep.
 Mother and daughter parted at the gate. and as Ellie walked across the lot to the highway she turned several times to wave a loving adieu to the dear one standing there.
 The mother watched her until bend in the road. and then, with a sigh, turned and entered the house. It seem ed to her at that moment all the brightness had gone out of her life; and all through that day she felt that some terrible misfortune was about to befan her child.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
AUNTY SENDS PIE RECIPE.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters; I thought must call once more.
 Theoda: l am glad you have thaw- ed out and have entered the ranks again. It did seem so lonesome some times to look over the letters and see that mine was the only one from this city. Perhaps I did give you the Brown Bread recipe, as I have given it to several Did I ever tell you how to can corn Are you on the R. F. D. ??
 Desire: I want to shake hands with you and give you a hearty welcome: Do come aagin, please, and bring oth- CTS with you. I can send you the de- scription of that bag, If the owner of the idea does not.
 DOllie: ] have several pretty table mats, and I would gladly send direc- tions if I had them; but if you would like to take the mats I would be glad to loan them to you. You can answer through the paper, or a quicker way would be through the Editor.
 What splendid time Glenwood gave us at the Social Corner second anniversary. My, but were we not tired preparing supper for so many such enormous appetites!
 Spring is here, and that brings the tasty pie plant. I am going to send in my recipe for pie:
 Pie Plant Pie--One cup of finely cut plant, 1 cup sugar, yolks of eggs, pinch of salt, 2 dessertspoons corn starch moistened with very little cold water then with boiling water thicken like jelly. Add this to the other ingredients, stir well together, and bake with bottom crust Beat the whites of the eggs stiff. spread over the top. return to the oven to brown. Currants may be used the same way.
 Hunt Mehitabel: In regard to my living in Putnam. Yes, did live there short while (when I was a mtss), a good many years ago. I think you have the wrong person in mind, though.
 Pink Rose: Yes, I received the pat tern and like it very much. Thanks for same. Did you receive the one sent you?
 Willimantic AUNTT.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
AUNT JERUSHA WRITES ENTER,
 TAININGLY.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters As 1 have been interested in reading these nice letters from so many different ones, have been tempt ed many times to write.
 1 am rather of the shut-in class; l think great deal of my home; I have taken lots of interest in the several Mothers letters. and of one, espe- cially. l am a mother, have both sons and daughters, and, of course. we all try to call them to the right, but 1t is so very hard, since there are three places to call boys wrong to one to the right; and also the same with girls
 often think of the song: ~Ali the good we may do while the days are going fy," and when hear and know of girls and even women gathering to spend evenings to play whist and other such games, let them look around and see how much more to Gods wishes if they would go and spend few moments with some sick one. or offer to take few stitches of sewing, where there is large family; but no, 1t would be getting out of the circle of style.
 I like what Frank says about Moth CTS of Men.
 I like. A. D. do quite a little at quilt pieeing.
 l should think there must have been lots of fun and a grand time at the Corners anniversary Should have liked to have been a mouse in one corner of the hall. l think Blue Bells of Scot land would make a good voter, For myself, l never thought I would like to vote; and while she was writing of old times religion she should also have added the ore and greatest com mand: Love thy neighbor as myself " ] and ta love these that despitsfuIEy
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
SALAD DRESSING AND MONKEY
 FACES.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Bis ters: I see that Maine Lover wishes me to send in my Salad Dressing reel De. It is as follows:
 Salad Dressing-One tablespoon of melted butter, l tablespoon mustard tablespoon sugar, i tablespoon salt one cup milk, one cup vinegar, three eggs. Put all the ingredients in a double boiler after beating the eggs light, except the vinegar, which is put in drop at time after the other has boiled and thickened to the thickness of cream; do not let boil after vim egar is in. it is best to place mixture on the back of the stove, while stirr- ing in the vinegar, then remove and put ill a large bottle. This recipe is enough for several salads, and will keep fine if kept in a. cool place.
 Have any of the sisters tried Mon key Faces? If not here is the recipe for them.
 Monkey Faees-One cup sugar, one cup butter1uillz, cne egg, one table spoon butter. one teaspoon soda, flour enough so the mixture can be dropped a large tablespoon at a time in a bak- ing pan. Put raisins on each spoonful in the pan fer eyes. nose, and mouth.
 Best regards to all.
 CORA or NORWICH.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
RECIPES FOR lNVALlDs FROM
 MORNING GLORY.

Dear Social Corner Friends: Aren't you glad the nice sunny days are here, bringing up the flowers from their long sleep. I have IA rose bushes and great many perpetuals-some are all ready ahove ground.
 My narcissus are up two inches, but I protect them with leaves yet.
 am sending in some nourishing drinks for the sick
 Chicken Panada-One cup cold roast ed or boiled chicken, pounded to paste, add half cup of stale bread crumbs and enough boiling chicken liquor to make thick gruel. Salt 10 taste, boil one minute and serve hot.
 Chicken Custard-scald together one cup of chicken stock and one cup ot cream; pour 1t over the well beaten yolks of three fresh eggs and cook in double boiler until slightly thickened. Salt to taste, turn into custard cups and serve when cool.
 Clam Broth Is also nourishing.
 When you make tea or coffee beat the yolk of one egg add one table spoon of sugar and beat to a cream, then add a cup or tea or coffee, hot or cold. and half a cup of cream. Stir iu lightly the beaten white and serve at once.
 Scrape raw beef to a pulp, make into small cakes and broil as steak. Serve on thin slices of bread put together like a sandwich.
 hope these will be of use to scne- ona. Best Easter wishes to all. MORNING GLORY.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-06
USEFUL HOME HINTS.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: I am following a Sisters suggestion of each one sending directions for making some useful article. This is a very handy Bag for Holding CIothespins. Take a square of any heavy material, galatea, cretonne or ticking, hem it on all four sides. then procure an ordinary hammock hook, sew the four corners securely to the screw eyes in the hook. It can be hung on the clothesline and moved along as needed.
 For the busy woman who has great many towels or plain pieces to iron, try bringing them in from the line while there is a. little dampness in them. Fold them and pass them through the wringer, which has been screwed down tightly. They look almost as if they had been ironed. I read this in mag azine and find that it works like a charm.
 Sisters: Your stories have all been splendid: some sad and some funny, making most interesting reading.
 Genwood: I have given your ami versary story a conspicuous place in my scrapbook. Hope you will write again. NJ F. Nj.