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< FEBRUARY 21. 1924. AMBITION V.'e are living at a time vh?h to bo young is the proudest thing in the world. There is hardly a successful man living who would not give bis success for the years that lie before you. A famous man enee said he would g"ivt all he ever had to be alive in 50 years. The world will be a fine place to live in when you grow up. What arc you con;?: to do in it? Are you going to muddle through somehow until the dark gates open that lead to another life, or are you going to make yourself known and felt and a power for good? Perhaps you live in this little town of ours. Boone, and have not seen much of the wide world beyond, but every avenue that leads to fame in this great country begins at the door of your school. You may walk out of your school and be President of the United States or the fir i lady of the land. Il Prir.cs For Those Who Seek Them Nothing can keep you back if you f mean to go forward. The roads that lead to success are widening more u.,.. <3reds of different fields and choose your profession. As you sit reading; this ,thinking perhaps of all the difficulties you have and thinking that there can never be anything hut a struggle for life, and that everyone else is gliding along in a smooth road; if you wiM just take a look in the glass you will easily find the trouble. Remember that it is not the way you go that matters most, hut how fai you go that way, and remember that all work is honorable, and that the only dishonor in it is if it is badly done- And the task that is set before everyone, is not to do this that or the other?to mind a machine, to drive a team, to write a book, or to go to Congress, the great task set before us is to prepare the days of our youth that in working here is to do things well. If w are to do q anything in ?he world we must keep this in mind, that to do anything worth doing we* must have a definite purpose. We must believe in ourselves and thr cause in which we are working. Do not believe those who tell you iln ... 'us NiivthitMr wmno- it* the desire to go on. There are low ambitions ami high ambitions, bet us sec that we aim at a high purpose, or as the saying goes, "hitch our wagon to a star." *<' cipc? for Ffcilurt' and Succcsi If you want to il in life, disappoint yourselves and loved ones, here i.- a sure way: A careless life. Wasted evenings. Bad reading. An insatiable desire for sport and sunn emeni. Li -..g from l "> to 29 without a definite idea of what you are going to do in life. Now on tin- other hand if you want to be asuccess in life make yourself and othei: happy it would be well to follow this recipe: A well i v t life Healthy amusement". Evenings of recreation and : Italy. (Hood reading and companion-. A definite idea of what you myant to be and a belief that you will be what you make yourself. Why then if our success depends on ourselves, do so many fail? \W!i there are many kinds of failures. Many people Jail because they have never prepared themselves to stand the test, others fail through indiffernce or bad character, but in nearly all cases failure may be traced to one thing?to boys or girls shutting their eyes to their opportunities. Make up Your Mind, and Go Ahead "> ou can do wnai you iiuim; u^j your mind to bo. if you make that sound and firm and are merely determined to press on to higher ground V The boy who sticks to his work that " is the boy the world is waiting on. That is the boy for whom someone has ten thousand dollars a year. Thai is the boy that every mother wishes her son to be. JB;- Proud of Your Own Country You and 1 are gi??wi:ig up in th? greatest country in tin world. Then are many things for us to put righ ?bail tilings, sad Thing.-.. worthies things, and dishonorable things so w< will not have much time to idle ur onnd. Will you not agVe will, me' We the young people of This grea nation should make a higher stand art than did our father ?with their gui dar.ee aiiyi instructions we ought t far surpass their at?i ' y in the man agement of this great universe o ours. Be brave and courageous. J) not be afraid if you make a mistake One of the most successful men i the world has said: "L>o not be t fraid if you have made a mistake, have made many of them and am gc - ing to make more/' It is perfect! f true that the man who made a mi take never made anything. Be in a things honorable; be capable in whs you undertake, be afraid of nothir but evil, be anxious for nothing bi good. So you will serve your counti well; so you will honor God, so yc will travel to your destiny with pea? and love for your companions, by I.. wMm. TH James Morton As 1 Knew Him V Nothing: afforded me more genuine pleasure in my boyhood days than to hear ray father tell about <2 incidents of the Civil War and more ci especially about the boys with whom V, h? was elcsely associated in the iy camp.- anu on tne Dal tie lieuis. He used to tell me that Jim Hor- oj top was one of his best and most ti trustee! friends in the war. He was, ti .satu he, one of the bravest soldiers vi he ever knew, honest and honorable at in cv t\ act of his soldier life, hence my early confidence and respect for r? this splendid Confederate soldier. It This confidence and esteem was n? enlarged while attending hool at Cove Creek Acadamy m the days of; ct the Hon. Spencer Blackburn?a fine school of more than 200 students and bv far the best school of the c> county at that time. In that day a <-<. studettit was measured not. by *'se- rt ouster hours" and by "mental test" X but by what he knew and by what he could do; one citizen rose above hi another not by his ability to acumu- K iate property or lay up money, but h< by bis devotion to the public good. Among the many fine citiat ns of hi.- o] community r one surpassed Jim Ilor- i.h tori in his loyalty to the school. inJBfact, whenever it was in need of fuel or funds?as it often was?we si] only had to let Jim Horton and Enoch ol Swift know of it. tii He was a man of fine judgment, hi his opinion on questions both publiv* and private was always sought and : It: treated with great deference by his.ir fellow men. I never heard him utter a word or saw him do an act that J in would make the poorest and most in-1 io significant citizen feel that he was not his best friend, in fact I always in felt when in his presence that I was l>? standing in the presence of the last vord ifi what I considered to be, the en highest and best of whatit takes to a make a good country. sii Smith Hagaman. Mi BLOWING ROCK NEWS ! , The Blowing Rock public club held ^ I its regular meeting with Mrs. -las. Hill last Thursday evening at her ^ home on South Avenue. A splendid ( program on ways and means and how to best help tin- sick and needy was j presented by the hostess, a committee ,, was appointed to visit the sick ami ^ . report to the club what is most need( otl. The next meeting will be h-ld q j with Mrs. Grcj Boynton y On Friday night the younger set gave a delightful social at the home j;J of Mrs. Boynton. Kook was piayed * ! unci at":or other interesting games the hostess served a salad course with ^ whipped cream and delicious cake, then the guests enjoyed themselves by chatting and entertaining each' p ot her. Mr. C. 8. Prevette left last Mon- ^ day for Statesville, taking with him j p his wife to the Long hospital fori treatment. |_ lb v. Ed. Hohbins, Ruv Lilts and Ki.b Shore are holding a meeting here \ -v?siderable interest has been shown j by the public in general. The graded school will celebrate; iico. Washington's birthday next Fri- I day night the 22nd. An extensive j program is planned. Come eveiybody J and enjoy the entertainment. The rector of the Episcopal Church ! failed to fill his regular appointment j here last Sunday, his wife being ili. way which no cloud can darken, with a calm which none of the world's sorrows can destroy. RALPH MORETZ. Boone, N. C. : Every business man .1 shoula have an account ? with a good bank. IF you have not yet started n an account you should i bear in mind the fact the I iy Bank of Blowing Rock j Blowing Rock. N. C. " 3t has a reputation for trust i a worthiness and fme busi- j "y ness methods that few can eqaul. . . IE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT-?EV1 /HERE PRESIDENTS ARE EN-| TOMBED John Adams and his son, John uincy Adams, lie in the Congrcgaonal cemetery in Quincy, Mass. and onroe and Tiler are buried in Hol tvood cemetery, Richmond, Va. Probably the tomb of no president no Anii'vii-a?. a- 1 ...vu.i ?,-? vcuvt'i KQOWI1 tO ic people* of the United States than lat of Washington, it is a sirnu;.1 neclad vault of brick on his t - ate .Mount Vernon, Va. A plain obelisk marks the final .sting place of Thomas Jefferson stands in Monticelio. his estate ar Charlottesville, Va. t\ small cemetery in Muntpciier nitains the remains of Jame. Million and his wife. A domed canopy supported hy Grean pillars shelters the oid-fashioni tombstone over the body of Andw Jackson at the Hermitage, near ashviile, Tenn. The body of Martin Van Buren [ i*s in the old Dutch cemetery in! inderhook, N. Y. the town in which ? was born. The vault in which lies the body C William Henry Harrison is on ie bank of the Ohio River, at North end, Ohio. A square pavillion of vir*.T*i? a,. ! gn on the grounds of the capita? : Tennessee in Nashville, shelters ie graves of James Knox Polk and s wife. Zachery Taylor's grave is near the rowhsboro Road, about five miles <>m Louisville, Ky. The body of Millard Fillmore lies Forest Lawn cemetery near Buffa, N. Y. The grave of Franklin Fierce is the cemetery in Concord, N. H. r*side his body lies that of his wile. James Buchanan is buried in Lanister. Fa. beneath a mossy stone on side hill overlooking the countrylie. i ne urst prcsuleni to receive a onument ?>f national character was incoin. This stands in the Oak idge ccmeteiy in Springfield. Ill here he was buried. Andrew Johnson was buried in rcenville, Tenn. The grave is mark1 by an obelisk. President Grajot lies on Riverde Drive, N'ew York city. The body j .Mrs. Grant was placed beside that her husband in U02. In Oakwood cemetery, Fremont, hie, lie the bodies of Rutherford . Hayes and his wife. Lake Vie w cemetery, near Clevemd, Ohio contains the body of Jas. . Garfield. Chester A. Arthur is buried in a ublie cemetery in Albany, Nr. Y. Grover Cleveland is buried in the ; leveland plot in Princeton cemetery : riheetoti, N\ J. Benjamin Harrison is buried atrown Hill cemetery, lndianopolis, Ml. ? JorJLCo; ^?%i SUPERIOR MODE! $59 JUST IN A CAP CHEVRO These cars of very valu ments. The sa ly payments 1 to own one c Buy now s< benefit of a fi TL.. 13 1I1C I3UUJ WALTER JC IRY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C Wm. McKinley's body lies in ; vault in Canton, Ohio. J'nv-ident Roosevelt's grav?> is \m. You' Memorial cemetvrv. Ovste, Bay. N Y. President Hanling's body lies n a vault at Marion, Ohio. uour. Alison's body lies in ; vault in the new cathedral, yet an li: ington, I). C. ?Sub m >: 1 McGii.nnis, Vilas N t NOT WORTH A DURN At what age does a man pass be yond the possibility of becoming worth something" It depends upoi both himself and others. The fol lowi?ig story i.s from the Progressive fa? hut : In one of our southern moauutl counties used to he a clerk <?f fctiti court who administered oaths in hi own peculiar fashion?translating thr stilted language of the statui* hooks into vigorous everyday home spun English of his own. On one oc ension he was 'officially' swearing ; ma.. a to the latter's insolvency?th< "debtors oath.*' *'P? you swear." the clerk asked \ha* you ain't worth a durn ant never will be?" "1 can swear about the first pari but I don't know much about ttu last.*' parried the applicant. "Wei) if you know you aint' wort! a durn now everybody else knows yoi :u\<? will be. Kiss the Book" This story has been told as humoi ?and it is indeed good enough humoi Rut to us the story also suggests a pathetic background of tragedy. In nearly every rural community there is some man who so far "lias nevei r ?..:h a durn" and consequently (hkc the court clerk in the story) he Lakes it for granted that he wil never be. He farm in a siipshot way is a slave to "time prices" ami .v,ir gets ahead He stays in a rul largely because he is rot trying :c , . ii.. c . i. ... u;.?? '*1* very body el?e knows," as th?* coat! clerk said, "thai ho never wili b< worth anything." The tragedy of such a life ought t< appeal to all of us?and especially t< the man himself. .lust because ; man has got to! to he thirty five forty, fifty or even sixty years ol< without amounting to anything that is no reason why ho can't yet dv something if he will only take hob of himself and resolve t?- make th< most of the years that are left t? him. Lit many such eases, the v.fe b; showing confidence in her husbandencouraging him and inspiring ni?; by her faith? can gel him to run over a new leaf. In other cases tl.. man's hoys and gins by enlisting ii club work and getting their faille . o go along with them along will new lines of progress?they may In able to turn the trick In some othe *yvv r / I-I#/.-'. . TOURING CAR 0.00 ' LOAD OF NEW LET CARS have a number able improveime easy month will enable you >f these cars. 3 as to get the all season's use. -o tie Garage 3HNSON, Mgr. i oasts a kinsman or neighbor may be J diplomatically leader to the inan in' i the rut untii this or that new policy r urdi? after a while he bet imes a manout-t f-tns-rut, ready for many a new i - . t ure in prog^*cs.siveriess*'Ti.at there should ore man die i iff!io>*ant who has capacity fo* know - ivdjr said Carlyle /that i cali a - tiai:. .. even more it slmtibi , more rhan twenty tinner a minute? as indeed by some imputations it dot:*.'' In like fashion we should say that for any man to die In the ruts of poor shiftless out of date fnrm" ing. <?t worth a dum?* when he had * capacity to make a man of himself? 1 that we call a tragedy. Maybe the mail as failed because nobody has showi any faith or confidence in him. Evt i-ybody has let him feel that he aint worth a durn and never will be. ar.d he has simply given the world s what - expected and asked ?>j r| SCHOOL IS OUT One of the most successful schools " | over taught at Eik No. 1 closed Kri I j day afternoon. Students were sorry * I to see their worthy teachers leave.! ! Hope they will conic hack again. II Mr. Z. T. Greene, one of Watauga's * | very best teachers was principal asI sisted by his wife and Miss Eliza j Wheeler and 13. R, Winkler. Misses Edna, Jennie and Mollie j Wheeler, Effie Hayes. Eula Carroll 1 j Rosa Hodges and Ola Triplett, and 1 Mr. Newton Cook took the seventh crack* examination. Here's hoping they passed with high honors. Mr. and Mrs. Greene made many 1; fa.t friends while here. People as] 1. well a. students were sorry t > see j | the worthy teachers leave. Hope to see them back in Juiy to start and-' ther school. Dear teachers, we miss your ores' ence very much but there is a plac 1 in our hearts fee vou. Wo thank you I WHOLE BODY S! IN 01 x Morse, La.?Mrs. L. P. Lambert, who has been a popular school-teacher here for several i years, recently told a visitor of her interesting experiences with Cardui. "Just before my . . . came y j or," said Mrs. Lambert, "I would ache all over. My feet, my toes. , my arms, hands, head?my whole ? body seemed to be in one awful pain, I would grow so nervous ^ that I could not hold a cup in my , hand. My husband would have i, to hold my eorfee for me to L. drink. Last fall I was in such a .. bad condition that I had to spend about three days in bed every month, it seemed to me that I KT*nr* " * 1 A .. i .3 H V??4 HIT TOOO J^U-l'JUllU. Then one day, said Mrs. Lambert, she hrppened to read about Cardui and the experiences of some women who had been helped by it. "I felt that Cardui might help me if I tried it," she Whn Qqut VVKiU UUIi Who are the folks account at a savings 1 he success! u! peo men of fairs to large i I Almost all ot thei dollar too. Now they fortable sums every c cause the first dollar hol! ow their exan positor, you too ma] \Y/~ _l ? ?? ^ paj i pci uciil The PeopL Trust ( PAGE THREE for what you have done for us and! your dear words will ever rinjt in our' ears. - -A .Student. IN MEMORY OF WOOOROW WILSON (Annie Smith Bowie, Blowing Rock) The world bows it's head in sorrow, j To honor where honor is so richly* due: At last it rentiers simple justice. When hi brow is damp with deaths! cold dew. It sev-ms but mockery now to lavish j Eloquent eul?;gio> over his mortal] re?iaiin>>, Sacrificed to a cruel and heartless; world, By imtiatitude and envy truly siainl Aga;r history consistently repeats ite'f. In pt-iti^cuting* and destroying those of finer mold; Athen lament the ruthless deed When the victim lies .hark and cold Why oh .* ".vfay when he v.-a - with us, Couldn't ^ome of the appreciation now shown, Have been given instead of poignant stabs, To our hnmortal Wilson to a God of justice flown Torapr-uv. js Washington's birthday. In North Carolina it will be eele"orated as a day of farm freedom. On that day many farmers will agree to live at home this year. {[Tiitifs Fik* j | ^ Vnapiciid an <y I ANTI-BILIOUS MFUiCIWt 5 stiaua.iM torpid liver, ?ueti?tiien | digestive organs, regulate the ft bowels, relieve sick headache. I EEMED NE AWFUL PAIN continued, "for I had been suffering with similar troubles to those mentioned there. I had heard of Cardui all my life and I knew many women who said i they had been helped by it The very next day I began to take it. I "Very soon after, 1 began to [notice my improvement. I kept 1011 till I felt like a different woman. I gained in weight from j 98 pounds to 115 and felt better ithan I had in years. I took six bottles right along and found it [a splendid tonic. My suffering was partly due to a run-down condition and the Cardui stimulated my appetite and helped me to gain the strength I needed. ... I lake a uollle every now and then, even now, just as a tonic to keep up my strength, but I am in better health than I have been in for years." All druggists sell Cardui. Try it. 1% is Money? > who always have an bank? pie?the men and woncomes. m started with only a are able to posit com mce in a while?all bewas save i. aple. From a small def become a large one. interest on savings. I 0S Bank & Company !
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