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The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
Earliest Expressions of Thought.

History, as it lies at the root of an science, is also the first distinct prod uct of mans spiritual nature; his earl lest expression of what may be called thouRht@Carlyle.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22

For your own sake, don't wait until it happens. It may be a headache, toothache, earache, or some painful accident Hamlins Wizard Oil will cure it. Get bottle now.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
pandeIIon To UnkIIIabIs.

A new and unnamed bug has made it's appearance in Chicago and threat oned the life of all vegetation All but the dandelion. we guess.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
The Real ouestIen.

'-rhO Arabs have a provorb that A wise mans day Is worth fools hfe.' It isn't . matter of how long you have been in business, but how much busi- ness are you now doing. Profitable Advertising.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
Must LIve for othera.

A class which lives only for itself and not for the community of which It is a part is bound to perish. The Nemesis of self1shness is extinction
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
Meaaures Heat RadIatIon.

An instrument for measuring the nocturnal terrestrial radiation of heat has been invented by a Danish scien- fist
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22

PILES CURED IN TO 14 DAYS Your druggist will refund money if PAZO fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to IA days. Soc.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
It Can Be Done.

You make 3O,OOO marks a year as aviator? And yet people say you can't live on air."-F1iegende Blatter.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
The Loved and Lost.

A bachelor shouldn't feel sad as he sits and thinks of the beautiful girl that was. So many more bachelors have no girl that wasl-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
FOR SICK cows
A Jelly Face.

When mamma asked if I'd been stealing jelly, I said yes" Why didn't you deny?" "I didn't have the lace to say no."-Boston Transcript.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22

Mothers win find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth- ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during Ire teething period.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
HERE IS RELIEF FoR WOMB

HERE IS RELIEF FOR WOMEN. If you have pains in the back, Urinary, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want a certain. pleasant herb cure for woman's ills, try Mother Gray's AROMATIC LEAF. It Is a safe and never-fail1ng regulator. At Druggists or by mail, 50 cents. Sample package FREE. Address The Mother Gray Co.,, Le Roy. N. Y.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
COLDS
CURED IN ONE DAY

As rule. a few doses of Munyon's Cold Remedy will break up any cold and prevent pneumonia, It relieves the head. throat and lungs almost instantly. Price 25 cents any druggists sent postpaid.
 If you need Medical advice write to Nun yon's Doctors. They will carefully diag- nose your case and give you advice by mail. absolutely free
 Address Professor Munyon. 5sd and Jef- ferson streets Philadelphia, Pa
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22

"Pink Eye" Is Epidemic in the Spring Try Murine Eye Remedy for Reliable Re- lief.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
:. mapoMo otIInIINlEn

Only One "7RoMo ouININED That is LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE. Look for the signature of D. W. GROVE. Used the World over to Cure Cold in One Day. 2Sc-
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22

If you think constipation Is of trifiing consequence, just ask your doctor. He will disabuse you of that notion in short order. "Correct it at onceI" he will cay. Then ask him about Ayers Pills. q mild liver pill, all vegetable.
 Esds by the 2. O. AX17 oo.. Lowell. 1Eass.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22
Rewars of EIta of PassIon.

He submits himself to be seen through microscope who suffers him. self to be caught in a it of passion J. c. Lavater.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22

FOE SALE OR EXCHANGE. One to five acre poultry ranches near Los Angeles, or City property. Geo. L Marlow, 709 s. Hi1.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-22

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT BARGAINS.
 Pianos, Band and Orchestra Instruments Bargains in used instruments. Iindbcrr Music Co.,, 219 ". 2nd St.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
The Weeks Railroad News.

Wilkes Patriot.
The Yadkin River Railroad
Company's agent, Mr.. John 7.
Henderson. who went toSt. Louis
Mo IL few days ago, has uotified
Major He. I.andon, chief engi-
neer and general mgr. olthe Com
pany, that he has purchased for
them iorty.pight heavy weight
mules, and that they have been
shipped and are now enroute to
this place Along.with them are
two car loads ofhay and two car
loads OF oats, for feed. These
mules will be hurried through and
when they arrive will be pnt
to work. along withthe twen.
Ity tour previously purchased
to push the work OF. grading,
ln tew daySthe right-way COM
mittee hopes to- have all existing
difficulties and delays settled and
removed, SO that the work may
be pushed along consecutively as
well as rapidly. The Company
now has the largesr number Of
hands and teams that it has yet
had and consequently is doing
more work than at any previous
stage Of the grading. The work
near the Marley ford under Capts.
Bryant, Billings, W. a. Miller and
Lewis, where the biz cut is to he
made, ls making satisfactory
progress. The big BLAST which IS
to BE- touched off there will be as
we stated, with two and a half
car loads of powder, but this will
he 25,000 pounds, instead OF
that many kegs, as we stated
through inadvertance last week.
The work near Browns ford,
with Capts. Mitchell, Pardue,
and McNeill in charge. being in a
lower and less rugged section, is
covering more territory. Capt.
Nelson is putting the finishing
touches upon the gradenear and
above the Curtis bridge. The
Company's big grader is at work
upon Mr.. J. G Hackett's farm,
under the direction OF Mr.. Van
Miller, who has charge of the
grading force at this p o int.
preparatory to mak,nga connect
ion with tho North Wilkesboro
end OF the construction. Mr. K,
$. Sigmhn, the Company'smaster
carpenter, has arrived and enter
cd upon his duties. and will has
ten the construction OF tresties,
bridges etc ,as RAPIDLY aS possible
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications AS they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
there is only one way 10 cure deafness
and that is Unconstitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an infiamed
condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube When this tube is
ilflaped you have a rumblin sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result.
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out Of
ten are caused by Catarrh. which is
nothing hut an infiamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
cor any case Of Deafness (caused by
fatarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu.
Jars. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for consti-
patton.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
children Cry
FOR FLETcRER'S
CA s TORlA
Furniture

Having purchased all the stock
n the business OF the Boone Fur.
niture Co., | am prepared TO sell
you anything in my line at a
very reasonable figure. Dressers,
Bureaus, Chairs, Bed Steads, Bed
Springs, Mattresses, etc. Give
Inc a call when in need of any
thing in the line Of furniture.
Bay Store in Watauga County
Bank Building.
Respectfully,
JESSE F. ROBBINS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
Fogaism Of the DARK Ages.

Mr. EDiroR;--li the lnlquitv OF
the fathers are to be visited up.
On the children to the third and
fourth generation, togaisin and
eXcent ricities will be transmitted
to Dosterlty with q propensity
to believe in and do strange
things on the fifth and sixth gen.
GRAFTON. Our dear old grand'a-
theirs and grandmothers, us they
pass down the western declivity
to the horizon of life, rehearse to
their pOsterity the stories of long
ago-stOries OF heroism, adven-
ture and christian en1eavOr, are
always elevating and inspiring
to the young minds, but t h e
good old people made sad mis-
take when they took their grand
children upon their knees an Il
told them haunt and ghost sto-
ries which invariably created in
the young mind an element of
fear.
How many children are afraid
to retire at night before their
parents on account of such stO-
ries? ven the stOut-heartpd
young man will cover in fear
when passing a grave yard at
night, expecting every moment
to co me in contact with 0 IN e
frightful apparation. They used
to tell US that Friday wasa pn.
lucky day. The day that brought
salvation and peace to a lost
world could hardly be consider
ed as unlucky. They also beliey-
ed that the spirit OF "a deceased
person very frequently returns
to take vengeance on some one
who had done them II wrong du-
ring their earthly existence. The
falacy of such IA belief was recent.
ly proven near McGuira, N. G..
An old gentleman some five
months ago died, and shortly
after his death news was current
in the neigborhood that a strange
croaking noise could plainly be
heard about dark near where the
old man died. A number of peo-
pie believed the spirit of the old
man had returned and the news
spread accordingly. People 1 0
miles around began to gather
nlon- the public road by the riv
ers e,ige Sure enough, strange
hollow voice could plainly be
heard every night for a number
OF weeks, The people still gather
Ell from every direction. Conster.
nation seized tie hearts Of some.
while Others IL aughed in dersion.
Finally some OF the men ap.
preached the spot from whence
came the strange voice, propos
ing to talk to the old gentleman,
who seemed to be lora ted under
| the bank of the river When they
began to peep closely among the
large weeds and grass. they saw
nothing OF the old man, neither
did they find another Moses in
an ark OF bull rushes, but u bull
frog with large and lustrous
eyes, seemingly attracted at such
u great army OF intelligent Girl
GERS invading the premises of o
poor, defenseltss bull frog. Some
thought it was caused BY the
stories our dear old grand-pa-
rents told us long ago.
JUMBO.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
LIGHTsISG.

! NN"N' - |"D' D'l'NtSh'
| In a Census OF fears taken q
lew years ago by Clark Universi.
ty, the dread of lighting stood in
the foremost place. A severe
thunder storm is a source OF nos
tive terror to many persons who
are afraid of nothing else.
1t is impossible tn believe that
mnch of The fear is due to igno.
rance. During the one hundred
and sixty years that have elaps.
ed since Franklin proved that
lightning is IL manifestation OF
electric energy. we have really
learned less about almost any
other OF the great phenomena Of
nature, Frannce and Germany
keep records of every casualty
from lightning. The United States
has statistics that cover a short
er period of time and are less in
elusive. Nevertheless, even from
these fraglnentnry records it is
possible to Ieduce some facts OF
Importance.
Although the actual number of
persons killed in the United States
by lightning IS considerable, the
ratio is only one In a hundred
thousand. Of those that are
struck one in every three recov.
ers, and if artificial respiration
were more often employed, the
number OF recoveries would prob-
ably be greater still.
Most OF our storms move from
west to east. 1t is not s tran e
therefore, to find that lightning
strikes more frequently on the
western side of the cities than on
the eastern. In the country, the
western slopes of hills, especially
near the summit, are more than
ordinarily exposed to stroke.
The courses of large streams are
also danger zones, particularly
when he streams flow through
level valleys, Tall trees on t h e
shores OF lakes are often struck
for damp ground is an excellent
conductor.
The city ia, as a rule, safer han
the country. The outside metal
work and the piping large build.
ings, The wires, nnd above all,
the hot gasses ascending in col
nuns from innumerable chin
neys, are conduits through which
the clouds discharge IN SILENCE.
For protection against light
nlIg. more measures are known
than are usually employed Light
ning-rods, III sufficient number
and properly attached, afford
almost complete security, but
safety lies in the number of the
lines of wire rather than in the
size rmaterial. Adozen or twen-
ty conductors Of common tple-
graph wire, although only rea-
sonabIy well grounded, are better
than a single large copper rod,
although thoroughly grounded,
Outdoors, during t h uu d er
storms, sensibla persons will keep
away from tall trees, wire fences
and wire clothes lines, telegraph
and telephonep poles; and indoors
they will avoid the chimney
breast, water pipes, steam radia-
tors, gas and electric light fix
tnres and telephones, opr will
they sit at open doors and WIN.
JOWS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
PR O F E SSI N A l.
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, aud am the
only one in the county. all on or
address me at Villas, N. r. F. D. 1.
'. G.. H. HAYES,
F Veterinary Surgeon.
6-17-'11.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
Dog Law Or Pasteur Treatment.

"s A"" VI AootCut iAVutMoCt.
The number OF people applying
to the State Laboratory of Hy
giene for treatment for bites from
mad dogs has increased to nearly
two hundred Il year. The Lab
oratory has been ting such
patients Tor about four years
Prior to that time they had to
90 to Northern cities for the
treatment The amount saved
to the State by the Laboratory
flom he work done can not be
accurately determined. An esti-
mate Of the saving places t h e
figure at 500 per patient, or
somethinglike 800, 600 annually.
In this connection it should he
borne in mind that that total
amount appropriated by t h e
State for the Laboratory is only
"a, 900 annually. This work has
thus far been carried on by the
Laboratory without any extra
orspecial appropriation and with
out cost to the State. Its about
time, is it not, that some action
ia heirg taken to enable the Lab
oratory to continue such a bene.
VIOLENT work? As it ia, the an
tirabic virus for giving the treat.
ment is procured from Washing.
ton, D, c. Why should not the
coming Legislature make arrange
lnents for the production of this
virus at home where it can be
procured fresh and at a moments
notice9 Delay in providing thoir
treatment sometimes prove g
fatal, "a
What is really neededis a strict
statewide dog law requiring the
licensing and muzzling OF alldogs.
This would in a lew years stamp
out one of the most terrible d.
seases known to man.
The money loss suffered in this
State from rabid dogs alone eau
not be estimated, Scarcely a week
goes by that does not bring it's
reports OF horses, cows. mules,
and other domestic stock that
have>been bitten by mad dogs.
These ANIMALS usually succuub
to rabies or hydrophobia, as it
is more yirulant in the lower ami
mails than in man. The only law
now on the statute books regard
ing mad dogs is one requiring all
mad dogs or other dogs bitten
by mad dogs to he killed under
penalty of $50. But even this is
in many places a dead letterlaw.
In many parts of the state
sheep raising would be a prof
table industry wereit not for the
stray cur. ln nearly the entire
state hunting wold he a pastime
worth while were it not for this
same unmuzzled, unlicensed, stray
cur that makes his daily and
nightly raids on our game. Eli
inmate such dogs and there will
be more game to hunt. How
much longer will we continue to
think more Of worthless ours
found around negro cabins than
we do OF the welfare, safety and
prosperity Of our most sutstAn-
tial citizens, or thefuture fertility
of our soils? Strict mUzzliug,
the owners responsible
tor all damage the dogs do, levy
ING a reasonable lieeuse tax on
all dogs, and devoting these tax
receipts to the Laboratory for
the treatment OF people bitten
would in avery short time stamp
out hydrohobia, as is the case of
Germany, and Austria
la. 1t wonld permit the raising
oi sheep all over the state, and
turing the hunting season there
would he game to hunt. Health
Bulletin.
The Trials of A Travler.
III am travelling salesman"
writes E. E. Youngs, E. Berkshire
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
The Republican Party.

Asheville Citizen.
1t is only as a spectator. with
more or less amused interest
that The Citizen sits on the noun
tain top and watches the Repub.
liran liInily squabble in the val
ley below. There is some excite.
ment attached even to q dog
fight, and the average citizen,
regardless of party would be cal
lous indeed did he not attune bis
ear to the sounds Of blDws, lustt.
ly dealt blows given and taken
from former friends who were at
one tina wont to drink through
the same straw.
As matters now stand between
the "Repnblican' and the "Pro-
gressive' factions there is no
hope OF reunion, and IN the iace
of such a fact we marvel that
those who were ordered out OF
the cold llne, reg ular Republican
ranks to follow the vagarips or
of a Bull Moose running wild
should paw the ground and
champ at the bit in Efforts to
force themselves. uninviteJ, on
the Taft ranks. Fact is, we
are very much afraid that those
who hitched their wagon to the
Rooseveltian star had been dow
ly but surely eliminated from the
old PARTY ranks, pushed out by a
gradual process without their
knowing it.
The high priest of Moosevel-
tism himseli has declared that he
has founded a new parth and he
has given it a name which is dis
tinct and entire from the party
which once showered him with
favors. In the majority ofstates
where the tribe of the Bull Moose
has sufficient numbers indepen-
dent or Progressive tickets have
been named throughout, distinct
and apart from the Republican
party, which named a national
ticket at the Republican nation.
al convention at Chicago.
Dealing with our own state, it
is plain that the legally consti-
tutpd authorities of the Republi-
can party in North Carolina have
given fair notice by publication
that only those who vii! suppo, +
The national or Taft Republic
can ticket are invited to partic-
jpatr1n the State and congress
ion al conventions which the "old
line regulars" are now calling.
Considering such notice, and red
ding the plain statements con-
tanned therein. one marvels that
the boilers or diescnters from
the old ranks should desire or
care to break into a party fast
to which they are not invited.
In support OF these contentious
we need only cite the expressed
opinion of James n. Williamson
Jr., the national committeeman
of the new Progressive party in
this state, who in a published
statement yesterday declared
that North Carolina Progress
sives should not affiliate with pi-
ther of the old parties, but shonld
mold their conventions an d
should run their own affairs. Ger
tainly,' he said, it is not right
for a progressive to undertake
to 90 to a Democratic or Repnb.
lican Convention. We should
come out in the open and throw
Off the yoke OF the old parties
and hold our own cOnveutlons.'
That ought to be PLAIN enongh,
SO let US hope that there will be
no more shedding OF blood.
AS stated at the beginning of
this dissertation on family.rows,
it is really no concern OF the Clti-
zen if our Republican friends fly
at each others thrOats or tear
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
The Trials Of A Travler.

III am travelling salesman -
writes E. E. Youngs, E. Berkshire
w., 'and war often troubled with
constipation and Indigestion till |
began to use DR.. Kings Nav Life
Pills, which | haye found an excel.
lent remed." For all stomach, liver
or kidney troubls there Is nothing
better. Only IS cents at All Drug
gists.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-25
Eest to Wait

Murphy said the ships doctor
briskly. according to the New YOrl
american, there's man died i:
s;atcroom forty-iiye. See that hi!
body is properly prepared for burial.
"Yis. sor." answered the new
steward, saluting.
Some hours later the doctor
pceped into the statcroom fOrty-five
and found the body untouched.
What does this mcan?" he thun-
dered summoning Murphy.
Sure. OF beg yer pardon, doc" re-
piled the steward, but Oh thought
yes said room forty six. OF W int in
there an seen wan O. thin In q
bunk. Are yez dead? says OF. NO,
says he. but Oi'rl pretty near dead.
So OF thought, doc twas best to
wait"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-25
WlSEACRES SEE TROUBLE
AHEAD FOR CONGRESS

1t Is all fair weather for tho Fri.
umphant Democratic party now bn.
some of the wiseacres up in Wash
ington who have grown gray in tho
profession of political proanostics
see breakers ahead and tho urosnec.
or a fractional row in the party 500,
after the new Congress deyelons If.
line of action and sets in to reyis,
the the tariff downward. Mr. Rrv,n
they say, is to be the distnrh;n ,
element, and. while he will accom-
nc Office under President Wilson M,
attempt to dictate his noliries h.,
Will De very active in exertinr his
influence with Congress itself TO SO.
cure the radical tariff revision RI
which he is committed and which II
Is well known the new president
will oppose.
Speaker Clark Is still sore on NJ.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-25

ST. Petersburg is rich and pret'!
and PROSPEROUS and healthy. bui
shes not happy, and all on ac'oun;
CT her un calmly aboriginal and in
appropriate and infelieitious name,
Says the Times OF that city.
st. Petersburg is an ugly and
fcarsonc name, and ought never to
have been adopted; and after Its
adoption there vas period during
which it could have been remcdied
without serious trouble or harm.
but it is too late now.
We can now glimpse the deep
rtaniny in the mind Of wise old
Solomon when he wrote in his Pro
vtrls "a good name is rather to be-
chosen than great riches.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-25
For a Late Cron

The Rev. John B. Craft was con.
quoting a series of meetings in 9
rural neighborhood of Sonthwe,,
virginia. says Mack's Nationa,
Monthly. One night he was irvine
to bring the necessity of early ON.
oracing religious hope to bear
upon his congregation. Said bo.
Wen just Illustrate: You heg;r
IL February or March to nre,,ro
your ground for planting out your
spring crop You plant in Anr;, -
ee on time. Suppose You nea,oct
Ills work. May will be late h,,.
Perhaps will answer. Let the worp
&c undone till June; then what vii,
You do? Too late. too later will ho
the cry"
Just SOW it in buckwha,t ,
called out an old farmer from 70,
scat. -
The preacher sat down