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Tliu'sdjv Dcc-mber 20. 1023
CHRISTMAS CHARITY
It would be well for our peopl
just now to think, and think serious
iv, before making up their Christina
presents To give, and give lavishly
to those who do no* need it. am
would hardly give it a second though
is fool.-bne.-s i: the superlative de
grree. We are aJ! poor, however, then
are few among us who really knov
\vh:.t abject poverty - t Then
ore a few, av i v- ry few v. are glai
to know, within the reach of Boon*
who have practically nothing of th<
world's goods, even the absolute nee
essities of life. For tneir wants am
necessities it is our duty ;?> contri
oute. Then' are lift.v -i-iokin^rs ha
will n?>: be fil'* i un :: ihv
public charit;. Th* laiJirs of ihJ
towii are now *.* ne-ewd ; -* ' rtr
a fund for these helpb ? orie? an<
the Democrat is hopeful that a <un
sufficient for their needs will be rais
ed. Got! pit\ th man or woman wh<
Re ha prospered and still are s<
penureous to contribute to such ;
cause! Boom has never failed whei
true charity was needed and v.e vnai
be sure she will come across th:
time. "He that giveth unio the leas
of these my children giveth unto me'
Gentle reade', bear this ti: mind.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
As the year is waning and thNew
Year will soon h?- ushered ii
upon us. The Democrat wishes to ex
tend greetings to its long list of faith
ful supporters through the year nov
closing. While the years work ha:
been arduous, we feel that our la
hors have not been in vain. The ma
ny words of appreciation of our ef
forts to give our constituency a icca
*u ...u; u u.i i ?
pn| i i "Dun nii'JC, uu* uvijn u a,
much in bearing the load that natur
ally rests upon the shoulders of th<
country newspaper man. To each anc
every one of our subscribers we wis!
all the happiness possible during the
holiday season. And our advertisers
v>jrm hnvo etnpl- w itV* ??o
through the year just closing, w*
wish for them abundant success thru
the year 1924. The merchants of the
town, as a whole, are a progressive
set of rn?*n and in the main, their lines
of merchandise would be hard to duplicate
in any town the size of Boone.
Of course a few of them (not so many
\ have not yet learned what it
would mean to them to use printers'
ink, but maybe sometimes they will
awake to find themselves far in the
rear of these progressive ones who
would hardly try to conduct a business
without it. But this is their primitive
idea and they should not. be
censured for it. For the holidays they
are all stocked with seasonable goods
and they deserve the trade of the
people of the town and vicinity.
Trade at Home should be our motto
and our merchants deserve it.
The Passion Player*
Charlotte Observer.
The people of this country have
never tired of reading of the Passion
Play as staged oy the simple folk of
Oberammergau in the Tyrolese Alps.
The i)lav has been iriven each 10
years since 1633, when it was originated
as a pledge to God for having
stopped the plague which followed
the Thirty Years War. The present
group of players, including the impersonators
of Christ, Judas. St. Matthews,
the Apostle James and other
Bible characters, have corne to this
country, but not to produce the play.
They would regard that as desecration.
They were tempted by the motion
picture producers by an offer of
nearly $2,000,000 for the screen production,
but they firmly refused. The
refusal was made in the face of a
known fact that the organization is in
financial straits; it has no money to
maintain itself further and the villagers
are or. the want list. All these
players are artisans. With the excep-1
tion of one who is a potter, they are
wood carvers, and makers of crucifixes,
rosaries, holy images and toys.
Their mission in America is to make <
and sell these wares and they will
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f
apply the money to continued exi
tence of the Fashion Players of O
(rammergau If they have any 1c
it will ko to the relief of the aftc
war sufferers in Bavaria.
Fifty years ago a Bavarian you
_ I worked his way t this country on
-1 sailing vessel. The instinct of painti
f and carving was born in him and
^ | though he could not speak a word
: English when he arrived, he pick
up an education and developed i?
p one of the greatest wood-carvers a
^ , artists and preachers in this count
0!He built churches, schools and m
sion houses 111 several parts of Ca
-! well. Burk< and McDowell court.
Ri paintings hang in rnan> of t
^ Universities of this country, the
^ j rcdos and altar in the Kpiscoj
s i CKuwli >n r.t'itnir i-jvi'i'il in era:
and leaves and vines, stand today
(t one of the finest examples of the c
ver's art in this country. The rerec
in St. Stephens Church and in t
~ Church < f the Incarnation ?t Wa
mgton. and in the cathedral at Qu
_ cy, Illinois; the figure of Christ
Christ Church at Dayton. Ohio; a
_ the credence table in Emm am
Church at Bel Air, Md. are other si
viving examples of his handiwo
e -b had often officiated in St. Peta
j Episcopal C hurch ir? Charlotte,
si dl? d : ears ago at the age of Sfi. P<
. j nle :nt his part of. the state km
i | thai we have been speaking of Ki
r 1. A. Oort? i. who was of the Passi
i ::y folk, a type fairly rcpresen'
i tive of the ski ! and ingenuity ?..f t
*. Bavarian people. It was Mr. Orr
|l* r who paii.ted the original pietu
i kt s . ihi world . r as the "Ho
of Ag - ?the aging figure to
ero. s si-: on 'he rock around whi
r w, - raging. His copyrtg
1 wa . u 1 .i - Aim
- icarrs and chromo reproductions
t the famed painting flooded the woi
i isu-t thing ha? happened
th. Cues* newly-arrived Pi
) '?!'. Pia; ! -. Thi > have fiebn rout
1 to .-'cry of h?- nation exec
to tlu -I'Uth. The \ go from X<
- York west to lie Pacific coast a
" - - 1 * - ' >' ~s.--.iYt
. th wonderful work wrought hv ?
i of their o'-.ntryjnor. in this scctii
??f the country. It would Ho ;; hap
, ?.) < uinstar if some good getii
< .1. :<i direct r.hera into North I
t ulit .t whori- they could fall down
' srm?- of the -hrines erected by t
! Bavaria' who came to this count
a roustabout, ami who, under t
abounding opportunities of A merit
one of the noted men of t
i j code try.
|MELON BROUGHT MAN BAC
s Intcretling Story of How Mel
Brought Statcsviile Citizen Bark
. i R. R. Clark, in the Uplift.
It was awatermelon that change
j the current of the life of Mr. N.
i Mills and gave to Stalesvilie one
_:?ts foremost an i most useful citiae
? one who is properly placed in tl
j lirst rank of the town's builders.
5j Mr. Mills probably gave litt
? thought to the watermelon incider
: but it was really a melon that mo
ed him from Illinois back to Nor
,' Carolina. Early after the war b
tween the states, Mr. Noble Bloor
field Mills, then a youth, felt ti
, | urge to go west. He had grown v
on an Iredell county farm, a membi
of a large family, and the prosper
for the future wasn't very bright i
this part of the country folowing U
close of the struggle of the sixtie
Mr. MjIIs went to Illinois and w;
(employed c?n a farm, near Hillsbor
One day he was plowing, late in tY
! season, and found a watermelon, or
! of the left- overs of the crop. Bein
thirsty he ate all of that melon 1"
rouiu hold and it made him sicl
| (. hills shook liirn day by day and dc
pe ration folowed. In the old home i
North Carolina the standard rented
for all complaints was whiskey an
! rhubarb. Strange as it may seei
; for tnat period whiskey was not 5
easily obtained. The town of Hill:
boro was under local option, but M
Mills secured a prescription from
doctor ana got a quart of corn whi:
key and the necessary amount t
rhubarb from a drug store Meetin
a friend whom he knew to be an ei
pert as to spirits, he asked him
he though? corn liquor was the rc*
stuff. The friend turned up the bo
tie and after emptying about half i1
contents assured Mr. Mills that h
would recommend the medicine. Bi
the com liouor and the rhwhnrh fni
ed to produce the proper results. M:
Mills continued poorly physically an
was consequently depressed mentalh
The old home in North Carolina be
gar. to look mighty fine to him an
he turned his footsteps this wan
Joining himself to a number of younj
North Carolinians, who iike himseli
had enough of Illinois, the party go
together a number of wagons, an<
made the trip back to the old Nortl
State by wagon train. In the com
pany was Mr. Joh? Alexander Thorr
now of China Grove, a sketch oi
whose life appeared in a recent number
of the Uplift. The party was about
two months on the way but they
enjoyed the trip.
"That watermelon that made you
,a
THE WATAUC
is-l sick changed the current of you
b-! life." remarked a friend of Mr. Mill
?ft : who heard him relate some of hi
ft- ; early experiences.
"It did." was the answer, "i wa
th struck on a big western pal and i
? :hat watermelon hadn't made me sic!
ng which resulted in my coming home
al- might have been married to the lad;
of and hfeen fastened in Illinois fo
ed ; -rood." And so that watermelon whicl
a North Carolina youth found ?n
field ?n Illinois, sent him back hom
T- to help build his native county am
!ls" town.
Id- -J bough: a horse in Kentucky ei
*v* i route home." said Mr. Mills. "It. wa
bo ,ny first experience m trading. I gav
lv'' $*50 lor the horse. They were chea
Pa:i ihnn. Hr was a fine lookir.c animn
K's and well hut he wouldn't worl
to anything and wouldn't lead hitch
:ir' ed behind the wagon. So 1 had to rid
horseback while 1 had the horse. On
day. while still in Kentucky. I met ;
man ir. the road riding a mule. H
in was looking me over when 1 saw hiu
,n- find hv rede all around me, which ex
nd cited my suspicion. Then he bar.terei
mt for a trade. I was so anxious t<
1,r" get rid of that horse that I would al
rK most have made the man a preset:
*rs of him bi . when he offered to swap
t?i ?f< - to i be too much attached ti
'?* my horse to nart with him. He wn
loo Tine an animal to trade for a mule
The mule rider said he had a nios
0,1 vn.r.ahle mule but that he was sher
;a" iff t the county and wanted a ridinj
horse. He finally offered to give m?
the male ?" >> the horse. By the t;m<
iro In h.i dsaid t I was off the horsi
and tak iig the -addle off. I was s?
anxious to get rid of that horse
c^ wii- afraid the man would cbantr*
*i: his mind 1 brought that mule hom<
'r* . : d found I had one of tfc? bos
?l mult- in the whole country side. Tha
p te Illinois was worth a lot to m(
\ farmed a year following my returr
1 " . d the thing- I earn-d about farm
: out v.. -t ?enabled rue to mak?- th?
iU bigg#---* crop ?ver that year."
In those early days lanyards wen
" a chief industry in this section Then
01 tv two or more in Statesville an<
* .era! in the countryside. As ;
voungster Mr. Mills learned the tan
iiers trade and worked at it for j
usj while. More than 50 years ago he !o
kl~ cated in Statesvillc ami engaged ir
merchandising, first as an employe*
'H ; and later for himself. Hi* was indus
1 v J trious and thrifty and possessed o1
| sound judgment. Within a few year;
*' j he developed into one of the leading
j merchants of the town, embarking ir
I cotton buying in connection therek
v. itVi. Then he turned his attention tc
'^ j manufacturing. Less than 25 yean
' ago he initiated the development ol
west isVatesville. yet known as t'm
, Bloomtield section. Through his vis
( j j ion and good judgment he bought ?
^ ! lot of vacant land and promoted tht
^ establishment of the Bloomfield Cottor.
mill. There is now a second mill
^ I the Paola, which he promoted and
I other industries have grown up. making
a prosperous addition to the town
^ which Mr. Mills' initiative brought
' ; into existence. He is also interested
v- <
t ^ ; in other enterprises and is a leading
\ and prosperous citizen 01 the town,
e ' which he has been an important fac^
' tor in building.
And Statesville has this useful and
in
^ | valuable citizen all because that I Hi1
nois watermelon moile him sirk mnro
ct I
I than a half century ago. But for that
! watermelon he would have helped to
develop Illinois or some other section
he woulu have made his mark wfeero
ever he located, but his home town
and county would have lost. him. And
_e his home town folks are mighty glad
that Mr. Mills found the watermelon
ip
when he did.
Kk.
HIGHWAYS OF N. C.
n ARE MODELS FOR U. S
lv ^
No state in the union is so rem
gardfol of the convenience cf the
;0 motoring public as is North Oaros
lina, is the opinion of John Armstrong
Chaloner, Millionaire, writer,
a philanthropist.
Mr. Cbaloner was making the trip
from his home at Cobbam, Va to
p Charleston, S. C. and drew a sharp
c i contrast between the roads of North
, Carolina and Virginia. He declared
^ I he found the gravel road in this
j State as safe as the concrete in wet
J weather, and stated he had motored
|e j in practically every state in the Unlt
j ;oii but nowhere has he found the
highways so carefully and intelligenr
tly marked for the guidance of the
travelling public.
Humane policies of North Carolina
and the freedom of the administra
j iion irom gran also came in I or
. high praise from Mr. Chaloner, who
J condemned the road policy of his
" own state as backward, timid and
t' parsimonious.
i
1 What babe new born is this that in
a manger cries?
1 Near on her lowly bed his happy
mother lies.
Oh the air is shaken with white
and heavenly wings?
This is the Lord of all the earth?
This is the King of Kings.
Gilder?A Chri.tmas Hymn. |
' i nniirti 'mm Mian
A DEMOCRAT
r | MORTGAGE SALE appt
i icipi
* NORTH CAROLINA in ?
W ATAUGA COUNTY
PQ
s By virtu* of the power of sale anij
f contained in a certain mortgage deed
k executed t?> the undersigned by J.
I Miller and wife S. J. Miller on
y the 4th day of September 1922, to j
r secure the payment of $150 with in-j
h terest on the same. I will on
a ] Monday January 7, 1924
e (between the hours of 11 a ni. and
i 2 n. m.t at the court house door m I
. N'. ?? satisfy ssiid mort-1
II !ti.: --t : 1 t >ts. >cil to thi
^ highest bidder for cash, the follow- 8
e 1 ing described real estate tc wit:
p , Adjoining the land* of W. W. Hsmpu
; ton
(v BEGINNING on a chestnut and
white pine, runs north west direction
e|25 poles, more or less to a hickory
, in tlx gap ?>f the ridge, thence north
a East ?? pohs to a Spanish oak, thence
north 30 degrees East 25
r, a black rum. thence east 20 poles
. J :<> t '< h:< : Of Vs. t",' : c I orth 20 dc
I ' gree* .>n5t \2 pole- to a chestnut oak
,, thence - as* poles to a reck bet- m
. veer two branches, thence- south 20 r
t degrees ea-t 12 poles to a hickory. |
; theitce east i *' poles, more or : -s to
. a conditional line between Enoch Mir
ton and Thomas Miller, thence with
aid conditional line 100 pole.-, more
t or less to a chestnut, thence noith
?;' degrees west 10 poles more or ?,
r -ess to a white oak. thence north 1 1
poles to a poplar, thence a south dirt
s 7"' pole- Mi. " le - > the -N
.' .in:;.:: 10 aer s, mere g|
j ; :..t hth day t' Decembi r "23 | g
\V. G WILCOX. I h
Mortgagee, j jjj
NOTICE OF SALE OJ BONDS
Svab d i -r : ; .!> v. 1 be n-n-iv< ?! d
. v n of B . X'Mth ('arn'iiia U
1 -'a: ,;ary 7. 1 :?J 5. for 4 he per- ,-J
- iriso of $ir>.0"0 '*? per cent Street YJ
fmprovcmt-n' betid-, dated -January p
1. J22i. maturing $1.0(10 eacb year,. 3
11-27 to 1 11, both inclusive, in de- ?
<?niinations of $1,000 each, interest! R
. .y:i: . sem.-.mnual-y, and both tnc H
i >iin:-ip;u ar i intere-t payable in New t
York. | L
1 Legal proceedings and preparation
: i f the bonds under the f~?
i supervision of Bruce Craven, Esq.,
-f frinity, North Carolina.
Bidders must deposit with the
' Treasurer before making their bids
1 a certified check drawn t.o the order
. of the Treasurer upon an incorporatp;
e?i hank or trust company, or a sum
of money for or in an amount equal
= to 2 per centum of the face amount of
I the bonds hid for, to secure the mui
nicipality against any loss resulting
from the failure of the bidder to
comply with the terms of his bid.;
} Said bonds will be awarded to the
- highest bidder at not less than par,I
f unless all bids arc iejected.
J. F. MOORE, Clerk.
i
ORDINANCE
1 Be it ordained by the board of j
* town commissioners of Boone. North |
. Carolina:
, Section 1. That the negotiable cou-j
pon ocnas 01 the town of Boone,
I North Carolina he issued in the maximum
principal amount of $1^,000
for the purpose of improving the
streets and sidewalks of the town.
Section2. That a tax sufficient to
pay the principal and interest of the
said bonds as same fall due, shall be
levied and collected.
Section 3. That a statement of indebtedness
of said town has been
tiled with the Clerk and is open to
public inspection.
Section 4. That this ordinance authorizing
bonds for improvements,
shali take effect thirty days after the
date of the first publication thereof,
unless in the meantime, a petilion
for its submission to the voter3
shall be filed under said act and in
such event, it shall take effect when
/
BILI
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revival campaign he will oj
the issue following its deliv
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SPECIAL RATE <
FOR THE 6 WEEi
DECEMBER 20, 1923.
ovod hy the voter* of the Mun-Jday of December 192.*?. Any action
i;uy at an election as provided or proceeding: questioning the vahdlii!
Act. ity of said Ordinance must he comhe
foregoing ordinance was pass- menced within thirty days aftci ita
:: the ."rd day of December 1923. first, publication
was first published on the 13th J. F. MOORE, Clerk.
Quicker Than Com I
a Tuxedo Hog Ration, fed in a self feeder with corn, I
fi will put weight on your hegs quicker, and mere
8 economically, than will corn alone. H
i 1 Corn is fattening. But a hog has I
3 THE TyxF*DO t r. j r.- ducc hone and muscle I >. i
B LINE OF FEEDS ' 't ... ,
along \v:h the tat, or he won t
C -"^a-lh Sw.ct- 1 I 1 BE
Dairy Tuxrd. v"' as 1;- ' ES he sN.Uld.
ti* doHo^t.11.1. I'uxedo Hog Ration contains ?
picrc-nK^-o those tood elements which corn H
i Tv!x-r s!"r'i !..:ks, and which the hog needs. H
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