DECEMBER 20, 1923.
} ROMANCE OF WORDS !
I "Sub Rosa." I
S TUTKANINf; literally "under !
^f1 > this synonym J
i for secrecy or cvntidetice dates f
* back to 477 R. <\, when Pan- |
sa&ias. commander of the Spar
! tao and Athenian fleet, was en ,
i in conspiracy with Xerxes
J to betray (ireece to the Persians. ,
The meetings w- e conducted iia 1
i a building eoniiecled with the t
* Temple of #unerv;i aild rall*^ '
i the "Briaw House.** Because $
* the roof of this building .v:e ?
, I covered \v':?h r-the icinne a
J was literally carried cc "under *
i the rose."
I'ausanias however, was be- J
i trayed l?> *-ne of his men and t
J to escape arrest, he fled to tin J
I Temple of Minerva The crowd. ?
i fear in*: to violate the sanctify of ,
the temple, walled up the en '
i trance nod left I'auxanias to ?lie f
8 of starvation in the very place
i where- lie had been guilty of $
treachery, tt later bei-aiue a
CUstoru anions the Athenians t?? :
f wear a rosf- wlioi they had a J
i coufliU-miaS communication '<> i
make, and the tlower also up- j
t penred on flic- eel tings of ban ?
J quet halls to remind the guests J
i that what was fj token there was i
! In eoofidfttce. The saiaa prac- { '
a tire was common among tlio an
J cient German* 'ind. In the six- ,
? teenth century, it was usual to
! set- a rose placed over the ?<?n
i fcssh?nals in Roman Catholic ?
9 ? hu relies. ^
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A i?< npcrrori! is very arnnU. hut sea- 1
koiic. every dinner
More than all oth?-r condiments, alth
:Rh tif sprinkled thinner.
Jost so a Iit 1 *- woman Is. if love will
let you win her-?
There's not a Joy !n all the world > ou
will not llmi within h?-r.
?Juan L>c Hita.
FOODS WE LIKE
delicious. litil the following is especially
m>:
G'-een Pea Bisque.
Cook one (?iut of peas, nib through
a sieve and add one-half cupful of
canned tontutc soup, one pint of hot
milk, one teaspoonful of sugar, a few i
grains of pepper. Thicken w.th two ;
U&lespon fills of butter and one of
flour cooked together. Her?? very
hot with croutons.
Gooseberry Pie.
Line a pie plate with pastry and put
iato it ripe gooseberries to cover the |
bottom, sprinkle with a layer of flour
and n cupful of sugar, add more berries
to fl!l the shell, another dusting of
fkrtir. cover with a rich crust and bake
slowly Bind the edge of the pastry
with a atrip of wet cloth to hold In
the Juices; this may be ensily removed
as soon as the pie is baked. Bake 40
mlnattts in a moderate oee*.
Gooseberry Tapioca.
Soak two-thirds of r cupful of tapioca
over night In slightly salted water.
Drain! put in a double hollar
with one and one-quarter cupful* ??f
boiling water and one-fourth of n teaspoonful
of wit, cook until the tapioca
has absorbed all the nnter. tlien add
two cupfuls of gooseberries. ripe, well
stemmed and headed, with one cupful
c*f sugar. Oook until the berries are
tender and the tapioca transparent.
5hlll and eerve with cream and sugar.
Date Salad.
Take one capful of dntea. three taMespoonfate
Ht seeded raisins, three
tdblespoonfals of walnut meats, onehalf
capfol *>f boiled dressing, one
?rpful of diced celery and oneffiird
of a cwpfn.1 of grated American
ebeese. Mi* th^ cheese* nn! meats and
raisin*. Stuff the dates with this
mixture and allow them to stand several
hour*. 31lce the dates, add the
celery and the salad dressing and
serve In ueatw of lettuce. A little
sweet or sour cream will Improve the
dressing.
(?i U2J. Wa?tfrn^N'rwapap^r Union.;
0NCCtffH<M/C?j
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O- the Waiting Lilt.
Per" ei?fhlltppn, when I make m)
K .ie I'm going to aak yon to marrj
sie. Will you mind waltlnr for mel
Philippe?Not at all, Percy; not at
all. The longer I have to wait tot
you the better I'll Ilka It
Charles de Roche (Jj
J
Charles d'Autnicr ue Rochefort, the da:
screen star who ? idolized by many, tre
' and better known as Charles dc Roche, of
w?s bcm ir* 1?03, at Port Vendree, bal
I near the Spanish border of southern r.
Prance. He was educated ir the It
schools of France and graduated from the
Hoche college at Versailles. He weight pre
178 pounds, is slightly over 3?x feet rin
tali, ha* chestnut-brown nair and gi *y (
eyes He is not married, and mikes IOC
his home ;n Hollywood He is an sp*
stnlete of varied attainments; also s not
talented :nterpretative danoer. pul
?O .vol
| "What's in a Name?'i| ^
X MILDRED MARSHALL D,>
$ . 3 ,
V f neti about yomr nana; Ha history; j^ ^
J meaning; whence It was dericrd; jvj ^
< ) aignifieanee; your lucfiy day ! V j
>; Jtoctoi'-'d j;t; SJ.f
FAITH la!
"c^uom n lUhii (. m?uivo comes the ,r,p
** ci.arming Faith. which sprang into J*r'
If^nlur usage during the vogue of , ^
Puritanical name-. The prevalen t -f I ^
appellatives which denote abstract
; virtu* > market! the beginning of I'uri- (
:unism in Kugiaml ami many ?ucn I
mimes came under the bun from other 001
classes because of Uie widtnepread dis?
i like of the "Hound I lends." j K'n
Shit the simple beauty of Faith, as '
well as the divine virtue for which
lie name was svuiIkiI, kept her p??*?uuirlty
undiinmcd. For was Bho not one ' ]
< f the trio whom St. Haul coinutenda
to ih?' i<?rli?tiuan.*t saying: "And now
abides h faith, hope, charity, these
three: hut the greatest of these it
charity."
The Puritans brought Faith to New
Fnglsnd when they migrated from
their native land and the name has
been universally popular there, at the
same time spreading to other sections 1
of the country. It is one of the tew
feminine appellative* which cannot be
contradicted.
The pearl is Faith's t?lt*imam<- gtoi.
It Is a fitting *Tiwbnl J-; |U
wearer wha will podhw euviahla Be
charm and affability and have many H
friends. Wednesday is her Incky day fij
and 5 her lucky number.
?> Vy Wh*?l?r Syrdlr*at?. ! ?.)
O | ?
Well Answered.
ftnm, the now butcher boy, wna
smart and energetic In every detail
ami was giving hi* master free: Rati*- J
faction. j
One day he stood by the butcher'*
block Intently watching his natter eut'log
up a bullock's head. After a while
'he butcher cut our the tongue ana
turning to the lad, he remarked:
"There, ray hoy That's a tonga*
that never told a lie."
"Ay, sir," answered the boy.
"Can you beat It?" asked the butcher.
"Ay, sir." said the boy again.
"Tn what way, sunny?" asked the
other.
"Well, sir,' said the boy, pointing
to hie own mouth, "this tongue has
often tcld the truth. The buSIock'i
never has."
?<>
Sure Cure.
"Yuh know, my wife gets my goat. S
She must think I'm nobody or some- B
thine. She wantf. to boss everything, B
inc Included, on every little thing. I
Just naturally can't?"
"Stop worrying, old man. She'* only
a woman?yuh gotta pity >r. Just let
'or have her own way and ignore tin
fact that she's got It. and she'll quit
soor/s she finds out she's not innkia'
yuh lose sleep. Meantime, whnt'll yuh
j have an' how many oards d'ynh wtatr
?Richmond Times-Dispatch'.
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THE WATAUGA I
imifiNAGER
CUTS TAX RATE
irinda (la.) Treasury Balance
Increases From $S,000 to
$44,700 in Four Years.
'fariu'Ja. ?a.?Cinrind* has just
upleted ? four-year exj<?rtment in
i sovermwut. {Tom years it;o
iriri'iii f-npaK?-tl a isiuoager to rue
towu. That imnager has just re
Red to go to JnaeHville, Wis. But
irin'Jk i? mo proud of its onp-man
ernniect that it vKQti to tell the
rid all about it.
Vben OUriuda began talking 'city
nagetnent" five or six years ago
re was tery little information to
L*tl on the subject. The system
s new People thought" it should
rk out ali right, but didn't "know"
at to expect from the plan. But
irJmia now knows.
Paid Cash for Everything,
rite city manager. Henty Trailer,
>k odice on April 1. 1919 On that
f there was a balance in the city
usury of $0,000. After four years
one-man management, the city's
anct is $44,700.
Hie tax rate has cot been raised,
actually has been lowered. Many
Histoids cf dollars* worth of lai>v
emeu's bare been made, and Clada
has paid rush for everything.
Tlwriuda got In those four years
I cents' worth for every dcliar It
*nt for material and labor It did
t bother Itself to tind out if a Kebliean
could clean more square
rds of pavement than a Democrat,
whether a Socialist was a better
rber than a Prohibitionist. An era yee's
politics was lost sight of comtely.
Ail he had to do was to work,
matter how he voted.
Some of the Results.
I ere are some of the improvements
krinda has made In the last l'onr
irs:
installed a new water purification
item; bought an armory and made
serve aiso for a city business buildpurchased
a municipal cemetery;
d many miles "f new paving (cost;
in 10'Jl alone) : rebuilt the
? station and added new apparatus;
[>t up the ordinary repairs to all
y property.
IVhile other towns and cities were
tin#: and Issuing bonds right and
t and fn.ster.ing a heavy debt on
ning generations, Clarindu pahl lti
y as It went and did not isauo a
gle bond.
furthermore, while taxes were 4
SERVICE
r
BET
' There whs once a r
his name was A!i Ben
"Many buyers came i
the merchants in the m
though that llttie was o:
"Once late at night j
evetly to him, saying, *
voo might make many j
"And Ben Sahrab an
ter than riches and Sot
I
Like the ancient. Pe?:
and the Serrict we ren
Rivers
PRINTEF
QUALITY
DEMOCRAT
mounting skyward* In other cities and
towns, CiartndM achuSly cut Its tax
rate. In 191(8 the tax l^vy wa*
mills, This year It whs 42 mills, including
a 2-mill levy for the municipal
hand
Saved $6,000 in Fees.
Ardour the "Jobs" t.f the city manager
wis that of handling tbe ntunielpa!
waterworks. Clarinda is prowl of
its water system. It is called the best
in Southwell em Iowa, and its rates
are qu .te a hit lower than tn other
cities o? The same class. On April 1,
1919. the water work's balance was
$27. Now it is more than $30,000. In
the meantime, the plant has been
built up to tbe minute and pays all
overhead, costs vt operation and replacements.
The armory eo?*t the city $15,000
nuu dllUHi'UIB was >11' ill It*
modernize the building *o that It
could be used for offices as well. Part
of the building not used by the city
is rented for $4,000 a year, which more1
than pays all expenses. The building
also is used by the hand. and the
auditorium is reserved for public affairs
without expense.
The cemetery, bought by the city
manager for $10,000, now has $9,200
?n its maintenance fund.
While the city was spending $165*- j
000 for paving, the city manager, who i
also Is an engineer, took charge of the
paving program and In one year saved ?
the town $6,000 in engineering fees.
; :
Porto Rican Kills Man
Who Refused Him Shave
New York.?Refusal to shave an
impatient customer cost James Forruita.
an uptown barber, his life, and
resulted In the arrest of Julius Roderlquez,
who said he was a Porto Rlcan
cowboy, on a charge of homicide.
Roderlquez entered FYnrmJttTs shop
nd put himself in a chair. When
recommended to a neighboring shop,
he commenced to shoot up the place,
the police said. One bullet killed
Form it a, another grazed the cheek of
an assistant. Then Roderiquez fled.
When the police seized him after an
exciting chase, he still had {be pistol
In his hand.
Partridge Enters Mow.
< "harden. Ohio.- N. M ( oo<Irich was
awakened re* nilv by cr.i-h gbis> !
A pitnriiluo flew through 1?> by Pk
:n?b j'juif in liis home. It lieu
through the shade, pullcil ;j < urtain !
over against a ti<h glabe. -truck a !
mirror and lay dead behind .1 punch 1
howl. At this season of the year the !
voung broods of part rid :* -catier, fly
rnp seeminjdy without purpose, and j
often in tlififlit strike the side of a
building with groat force, always with
fatal resu'ta.
TER THAN RIC1
ug-makor of Persia noted for the b<
Sahrab.
ind waited for him. knowing that his
tarkel place despised the poor woavc-i
f the finest quality.
is he bent lovingly over his loom, ih
Why do you waste so much time ove
md sell to us at a great profit?'
iswared with the wisdom of Solomon
-vie# io above siiver or gold. 1 am c
sian our pride of product is greater t
der ifc likewise more pleasing than ail
Printing Co
IS FOR PARTICULAR
CLERK S REPORT
|
-NORTH CAROLINA
V. 1TACGA COUNTY
To the chairman of the hoard of?
<0.nnmis?jfe?Tif.*rs. I herewith;
prt-v:it my annual report of trust;
- aihi all other funds 'm a; <
hands on the first Monday in L?ee.j
Fur l?ak* Yannoy. $*7d.T7t
For Florence Ya::?;ov 42-7.79}
For heits of Mary C/ioe. .... Y.70J
- J.-UIUV.I it
i < : heirs of !'<5 Teagu?. . ;Fyr
Daua. Flarman . .. ' '
X*'o? Francis, Hcrre'l, Iron and
r i-ji.Jy Harwun j:.-; v.djj
Foe Roljeit Thomas
For Eibe? Madr>a .; \
For Bxarche. Alma, Lev.'. > ami
>tePa Greer ; lv ...
For heirs of Avery Pemlej . . . - 11".
. or Minnie Williams ?'.*'
f or Blanche Wilkinson 1m ;>
-or heir? of -John Davis 2-J > ?i
! or war-! fur.d for Miles Love HD.UO}
i f aho v fumls are on d.epo.-ii|
in the VVateufTii County Dank in sav rig*
< depart oient at 5 per cent mier-|
est.
For two minor heirs of John
Biair . . ... ?._&?>!
This is deposited in savings ?i.
i.ariment of the Peoples Bant: &
it,..-! Co. ?* - !wr cr-nt mitre.?'..
. Carrie M >i. r, note on C.
C. Rbbhin^, secured by a
mortgage dec*l. drawing C
percent interest trom July
1 Ph. 1022 07d 73
I have the foflwi^R cheeks vhuh
. have mailed out ant! have beer,
cturned to me.
For Milton Greene, witness
ice. date vs. Coy Rojfei- "
For II. 11. Berry, witness fee
t'lie \s. Dew y Shook . . . . :
.loin: Brewer. vs.
fck.rp, t t 11 5.70
M;'?\ Recce, c<0st advanced
; road dim age suit ...... 2.00
r i : ) deposit in the Watauga
i Hank, subject to check, the
following:
or A. S Wdliams 10.17'
? Letha V iHiatus 10.47
rOTA-t $3651.03
i ci t ;fy that the foregoing is ft
i-e and perfect -eport ??i all t:u-t
I ?ids my hands on the fit -t Mtm~j
dr.y in Dec. 1923.
A. W. SMITH,
Clerk Supeiior Court, j
; .4won- to before me this 3rd dav
!Kc. l'.'-Ni.
K. AI. HAliM.W.
Rei-ivter of Deeds.
R. D. JENNINGS
DENTIST
Office at BUu'burn Hotel
!U)ONK X. Allt'
Patients from a distance would d?
well to write and have appointment
arranged beforehand,
-?
SATISFACTION |
HIES I
tauly of bis work, and
rug>" wore good; while
who had little to sell,
L'fttf zmorrbants earee sot
each nnt&ll nig when
: 4A good name iz betrontent.'
"
i
liaa our pride of profit,
ver or gold.
tmpariy I
PEOPLE
FINE PRINTING I
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PAGE SEVEN
1 LUELLA" ,3AYJ-l
J HEEN HEAP' N' A <$OOX1 HP f\*_'
(UtTELY A BOOT TH:?3 NEUJ
LEAGUE 0'NBT/0N,J,PMT IF
Ra.SE fiPLL JIONT PWYAfiV
BETTEPTTHAN JTIiiaLaST*
TEAK, I JAOULENT "THtNK
fr OJUZTA tjooji Time T*'
? THKT ANY NEIJU E
ft**?
o
Italian Laborer in Luck.
An interesting and valuable 3rid was
male hy ft lahoter working near the'
hamlet ?f Oga!o. Italy. It consisted of
two ancient bronze vases containing
300 gold coli s dated 309 B. C. The
rarity and Inirliistr rain? of the f.nd
ha'.e caused its vrerth to be estimated'
at !?e\eral tnl'.Mon lire.
NOTICE OF EXECUTION 6A.L.E
S'i ib 'arobi i. Wataojca i""unty. In
the Suporiiii Court. I1. P. Jennings
vs. (has. Proiftt. Jim ?,'rofiit. and
J* i jo Jkm rind A. C. lbuikiy.
Stay.
By \ :iuc ??f an exccjition direct
?i :o rh uiuiersijnicd from the So
If- ? r " ntitien wiiu-i. : a ill on
.i; t..e 7k . u-*> --T -! -uary 1924
'* i the hour ox I 1 a. n.. and
2 p. n. at tii<. court house door of
saiti * ' itily, soli to the iiiirhest bidder
(or cash to fy said ?-\< eut.um
the loilowing (iescrraul real ost?;t?*
ic vg it .
BKiN'G THAT certain tlact of land
'- ? hi eh \v,ii eonveyed to Km ma Math\
Jamc - i . tt ami wif e WilI'M
i'rullit and Ja: * i'rotlit, and recorded
September II, 1923. is. the
the Kejj- .-tiT i.f Deeds for
Watauga ?"oimty in Hook 29 at page
is, and more particularly described
as follows:
BKI.INH1NG on a ock. .1 M. Mathison's
corner and runs South i7 dcgrrces
west 29 1-2 poles to a stake in
Mathison'e line. BrmljXey's cornier;
then with Brinkley's line South 40
1-2 degrees east IB poles to u chestnut,
then with stone south 76 degrees
east 11 1-4 poles to a stake, then
with same >outh 20 degrees east 19
1-1 poles to a stake, Campbell's corner,
then with Campbell's line north
no j-c uegrees east 10 i-z poies
to a stake on the ridge, then north
1 degree west through the rich fiat
2-8 poles to a stake, then north
43 degree*; IT poles to a stake,
tl.v.i iiui tit 24 degrees east ID poles
to a stake, then north 29 1-2 west
16 1-2 poles to a chestnut, corner to
Hensen and Isaacs; then with Isaacs*
line north Si 1-2 degrees west 2d
poles to Daily Spring, then down with
said spring branch 11 poles to a
buckeye, Isaacs' corner, then south
53 degrees west JO poles to a chestnut
Mathison's and Isaacs corner, then
with Mathison's "tine south 9 degrees
west 21 poles to the beginning, containing
id acres more or less.
Also another tract, which was cod
veyod by James Prortit and wife Wilma
Prof fit, Chas. Pxoffit and wife
Thelma Proffit and Jane Prortit to
J. M Mathison, arid recorded September
10, 1923 in the office of Register
of Deeds for Watauga County in
Book 2:) at page 519, and more parte
aiany described as follows;
BEGIN:N1NG on a chc-stnut and
. t v.ith iitii Isaacs' line 34
r>?? 4 i.i V.b-kfirv at .1 sxxrlnv?. Hill
... i : .1?. , nenee south drt po.
to a dogwood, Filer's corner. then
uejo-ti.? ?*ast 19 poles to a
?. ? k ry .-ouih 75 decrees east
11 1-2 poles to a big rock then north
. . - <-},! ? - *. it:? -15 polos to ?'i rock
o a r.dg.*, then noith 9 decrees
a-t poles to the beginning, containing
15 acres mere or less.
i his the Cth day of December 1923
C. M. CK ITCH EH, Sheriff.
To H. C. Reeic, owner, and Federal
Land Bank, Mortgagee, of the H.
f C. Reese 'ands |n Cove Creek
Townthip, Watauga County. N. C
You will take notice that the undersigned
purchased at the sheriff's
sale for taxes on the 3rd day of
April 1923, the >1. C. Reese lands
in Cove Creek township Watauga
County North Carolina, listed and
taxed in the name of H. C. Reese,
for the years 1921 and 1922 in the
amount of $77.18 and that the time
for redemption will expire on April
3, 1924. at which time the said undersigned
purchaser will apply to the
Sheriff for a deed to the said property
unless the same shad be redeemed
on or before the day said
redemption shall expire.
This December 6, 1923
W. B. Reese, Purchaser.