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Pace four <Et)e (KHatauga democrat. 1 l C. RIVERS, Editor And Owner. | Publithrd Every Thursday by THE RIVERS PRINTING CO. Subscribers wishing their addrc? -: as changed will please favor us bj jiving the OLD as weL' as the NEW address. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year ... . . . . $1.50 Six Months 75 Three Months .40 Payable :7i Advance. Advertising Rates o? Application Cards of T1 inks. Resolutions of Respect, Obituaries, et are charged for at the regular advertising rates. Articles sent for publication without giving the name of the writer will not under any circumstance be published. . Entered at the postoffice at Boone N. C- as second clas- mail ma.ter. Thursday May I, 1924 The State in the Long Ago Rev. A. \V. Plvler. editor of the North Carol - a < hr:>tian Advocate, writes interestingly a recent issue of that papei aL?? :* <1 limes in the state of North C arol;, a. It is all the more entertaining1 '?>* way of contrast t<> conditions of the present day and it will serve to _ > many readers their first .nfrcwiatior of how affairs wer r this state in t.hc daysi ju.-t previous to the War Between { the States Then the great majority 5 of die people lived on the farms,! because the towns :< small and! had the character:-: . - at best of ru-j ral commn: i'ic.. It was altogether! an agricultural slate, with mighty | fev. factor <t any kind. Manufacturing: was cor.fin?-d 1 > the household. . The people made a'l their clothing,; even l?> the hais and shoe-, and plows} het-s harrow and all farming iu-, piemen is wi ma-u "!, the farms or in the v!:! ig* shops. The roads ? 1 so called \< v u n ?f more appro print" name nuigh in siunrii-r and often >mpa.--hi" in Aimer. Ami! ih ' only mean- ; tling pioduce to market i\a> hauling it mi wag-1 oib over Uje-e m passable roads 11? C'harle.-tor < amden. S. Fayeitvill* and Wiitni it on. N.t". and IV tcisburg, \ a Petersburg at that time ...1- .( ureal m?rlf t which the farmer- rolled their tobacco in hogsheads. Seventy fi vcars ago railroads; in Ndrth Carolina, iike . very other! part of the world, were .11 their infancy. The \Vilnfmgton and Wel-j don Railway, chartered in is-13 and I completed several year.- later was the] longest railroad up to that time con-1 st rue ted under one charter The J Raleigh and Gaston road entered lta-J teigh in isiO. Ground was : ?ki n in; Green-horo in 1S"?1 for the North j Carolina railroad, which :.r from! Charldtte through Gieensl.ro and Raleigh into Eastern Carolina. In fact up to the middle of the| Nineteenth century transportation facilities were such that the market-1 ing consumed all the profit- in agriculture and some freely prophesied that North Carolina v\ uld never become a great commercial state. This opinion on the par of not a few -eemed to e eoiiflmn-j oy the constant enr ration vhich reduced the gain in population in ibe state from IS.'bt to 1840 to two and a halt per cent. The tides of emigration *a1 uowfu "wuuiuousiy imo me {neat: Muidh- W->:. whore free* .amis and the enticing stories of thi :f :UitV' of the soil caused the people to go by the thousands never to return. It i has 'neon -ahi that in 18-ta h*rd of the people of fmliana wo ; y mi | North Carolina. Kven now , <an! find i '- descendants of North Caro-j linians in practically every eominu-j nitv from the Appalachian Mountains to the Golden (rate on the wen ar.d Canada on the north. Yet in spite of the utter lack of means of transportation and th-- heavy drain through emigration there were up to the Civil War evidences of progress in the Old North State especially in education and re igion. tor there was a crowing desire or? the pait. of the more progressive citizens for a better system of education in the State. The "old school with its haphazard methods j and limited curriculum, to say noth-: inp of inc ompetent teachers, had ser-; ved a pood purpose in giving large ^ numbers of the youth of the country ! an acquaintance with the "three Rs. i readinp ritinp and rithmetic," but! this method of education had come to be realized as inadequate. And fore | most among the leaders in an effort for a better system were the ministers of the gospel. If evidence of this should be desir-! ed, it can be found in the fact that the" churches were leaders in the establishment of schools and colleges. Wake Forest a Baptist College, opened its doors in 1834; Davidson a Presbyterian Collepe and Giiilfordi a Quaker Collepe in 1837; Normal' College, which a few years later be-] came Trinity Collepe, a Methodist* institution was established in 1838. Greeri-dxiro, a Methodist College for girls, began its work of education in 18 16. With these evidences of educational wojnvss came the organization of -.he Baptist State Convention and also the organization of the North Cariina Conference, which indicated a crowing sense of unity and a desire r increased effect: >"?.'?? -- on the part of these churches in the State It was also a period of numerical ;? = in f?>r the Mc'hodist Church which in 18-tO had in the North Carolina conference approxima? > 15,000 nu mbers, while tweaty years later th?? memboivbi}) was .*b\? ' To d ?ubfe it- in ember-hip in 21 cars amid , he ofistant drain m> gh eniigra>?n is a remarkably fin lowing. CULTURE OF WILD FLOWERS (Indiana Farmers' Guide! l?v> yon find yourself without fundto realize the dream of the beautiful riov.-er garden you've ha ' ver since the first seed catalogues of the year came into your hands: If so go into the wood- the meadows. and even to the roan sides and bring from their generous store of flowering things the plant- for y??i r bare spotsAll these ??vely thing- we find rowing wild about us an* cherished in places where they are not native i! ' ; " d by nurseric- for quite high prices. Many landscape garden? - use with splendid results our nave .-uniac. elder and the coral berry which on Indiana farms is oinmonly called buck brush. We larely find flowering - c- more beautiful than it .it- a? <i crab apples, dogwoods and red bud. The crab is worthy to be sot as a specimen plant. What can be lovelier than wild > along a fence ? thei there are -?? many bl* th? smaller : teresting flowering plant.-. such ;i> Sweet William. larkspur, Jack-in-thepulpit (Indian fclinrip). ia<i\ slipper. i>ide bell ( imse-iip'. -uowdrop. ,-;o _ beauty. Mu\ '?>:> l>ia?hma!?reeches, i ,? ?!. blackberry. by. sis. colli ?! r. pu y \ . wu. ;\ . >?i sotrel, agenituin anil the "modest" violet. 'I' th of ' tie.-, latter plants i re lovely for cui'.'.np bt <is and plant my; under m ubherj They an fine too, for baskets and loxe.-s a.- a; a.so many ?>: tin- native cai.iiip; pi; at?- or tnyi tli . T! ? i' i!<" rne wild ferns that may be dug and remoxed to cool shady i . (irowii v along tb.i streams are the large hibiscus-flowered marsh n;:.l ows, and in the fields are daisies of several varieties. \:.\ay- i iu re is the Virginia creepj (five-leaf ivy, non-poisonous) in great ouantitie> and it is one of the best vines for any porch. One of the ? oolest prettiest hack porch workrooms I have ever seen was covered with this vim\ One of the loveliest of all Woods \ mii th wild oiematis w th itfeathery, wh'te. starlike htossoms. \ nether vine *>l beauty and quite ho\v\ the trumpet vine, a farm pest. h from the florists at 75 cents the root. Other vines are the hittorswt*. t wild grope .ml blackbet r\ There mnj he manv other native plan with which I am not familiar, out th? it- eems a goodly number from which o niakt- a selection > iv tljx.se iv.m ^needed and l a: will used t' beautify one's premises - hop Id bo taken. We've always been too careless and wasteful with our natural resources, and in the nii.t't of points many species one :iln".?:'At'n;* in our state are rarely found. BILLY SUNDAY'S BIBLE "Twenty-two \ears ago with the Holy Spirit as my guide I entered the wonderful temple of <hristianny I entered at the portico of Genesis, walked down through the Old T?-v,;. nu j i art galleries where the pictures of Noah, Abraham. Joseph, Isaac, a-on and Daniel nung on the wall., 1 passed into the music room of the Psalms where the Spirit swept the keyboard of nature until it. seemed that every rod and pipe in God's big organ responded to the tuneful harp of David, the sweet singer of Israel. 1 entered the chamber of Ecclesiastes where the voice of the preacher was hT-ard, and into the conservatory of Sharon, and the Lily of the Valley's sweet-scented spices filled and per fumed my life. I entered the business office of Proverbs, and then into the observatory room of the prophets, where I saw telescopes of various sizes, pointed to far off events, hut all concentrated upon the bright and Morning Star, which was to rise above the moonlit hills of Judea for our salvation. I entered the audience room of the King of Kings and caught a vision of His glory from the standpoint of Matthew, Mark, Luke and -John, passed into the Acts of the Apostles where the Holy Spirit was doing His work in the formation of the infant church. Then into the correspondence room where sat Paul, lleter. James and John penning their epistles. I stepped into the throne room of Revelation where towered the glittering peaks and got a vision of the King sitting upon the throne, rHE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT? E I ?it all His glory. * cried: "A!' ha.) tr< powei of Jesus' name. Let angels prostrate fall. . Bri>:g forth the royal diadem And crown Him Lord of all.* " YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE ( oilier*-: Of the great army of federa office holders only 5.X3 are elects d by the people. All these except $4 members ? f the Senate will com up for ci'-ctior in November Tb > include the president, the rice-pies 'den;, ''2 members of the Senate, and members of the Hou- of Reprc >c'jit;itrves. For these 169 jobs there ire now not le<s than 20.000 candidates. active or receptive. Except for :v.> third.- of the Senate every Fedem! elective office becomes vacant ?.r Man. h 4 next and will be tilled in November. oYu will have an opportunity to voic for only foui men to iili ; places. Each \#?ierwili have an opportunity to name his I choice for president and vice-president. one senator and one representative. That holds true in only thirty two states. In th?- oiho? sixteen states c elector- vill have only three choi< This year the voter will have few political issues to confuse his mind. Unless he is a cqpvinced and na: *CA\ party man. he will not have to bother about the difference b? t\v?-en Democrat and Republican. Character in the candidate wiil court more than h*s na*-ty label. It should not be uifhcuit for you to choose three or four e id men. If you should exercise the are and attention vou snouicl .ina 'to give to hiring' a mar. in your private you will have done your duty. Congress-man and senators ami presidents an; your employe o.-. You hire and f re. Help pick The right sort this year. A WOMAN TRKASURE DIVER A woman has now invaded one j more field of activity hitherto occupied "Uiy b\ men. At Tohermoi Scotland a scicntifit search foi -unken treasure i- under way and *the first 'Voman deep sea diver'' hn arrived there to assist in th* work. The trea.-uro is said to he in an I Spanish -hip buried under three f?st of clay at the bottom < ' The -' .i ii'-ar Tubermorev. It is Imposed to contain nv.iu^ of gold doubloon- and similar things dear to the heart- of treasure hunt < i load .f treasure hunt fi< : .. 11. Suhi.i iv.i.iri ik-j.i-.. tht urfacc from this ship in a search conducted in lUlih The leader of tht earlier work has trained tht- womai liver especially for the work She has already made several .successful descents, adding useful information to that already known concerning he ship's location and the machim i \ necCs-ary to facilitate it> salvaging. Women are not supposed to care j ft DR. ALFRED W. DUU l ~ EYE SPEC1A1ISI SEE BE TI ER I l; see puu ^t?gftlF*T '' i c*r s Lxpentncr 3 , The Best Equipment Ohlainahh } I Glasses Fitted Exclusively 4 MARTIN BLOCK, LENOIR, N. C.I , If you foe it from I>1*1.A. It's All Ku'ltU 1 4 WATCH I'APKlt Vu? UAT! ^S|p Buic] 218 moto far the pu mn not in L war tax When better autos are bu F. M. RICHARDS, %. H. GRAGG. Boone, N. C. VERY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C jiuch for that sort of adventure or | < and the present woman professional diver probably will not be troubled with rivals. She is likely s m;. ri th<* except :o?i rather than' i acme the first of a school of lady " divers ??. The Unpublished Goodness (f rom the N (V Christian Advocate) ! t The upright *zo unnoticed, while | eriminii': t- his name in big let- | tfc< fro: i page. The nam* of I murderer for xample. i< heralded;! -. v. i .? iv.vwv vun-j* * erirr and without notice too. . f One cashier defaults, while thousands); ' aliow no dirty dollar to touch rho r ? ! Of the thousands nothing is j said, while the name of the one is j ?n every man's tongue. Such facts, j and they appear in every department j of life, give a warped and erroneous ( notion of things. The unusual consti- \ >te> news. Crime though far too fro I ent. is unusual, and for that rea - n finds a place in tlie news columns of the day. If there were more thieves j an ho.ne T men, the hones* men' uid get into the headlines simply \ - cause th y are honest. Our confi *:ce in the unpublished goodness f the world that does not lift, up its voice in the streets. Crime is the arthquake and the storm, while odness is the silent force that null the tides and swings the spheres in nc moral universe. TTANO RECITAL M Audrey Clyde Alpbm ar.d Mi.s M.-nala Kate Wilson will giv< > graduate piano recital Monday .rug ^i iy 5, 1924 at 8 o'clock at the A. T. S. auditorium. They will as.-'sted by Miss Margaret Remine, ophonc; Miss Sal lie May Alphin, o| rano; Blanche Morton, piano, and. \< Ida Wilson. HnMHMVHWMMHi I | i W >- i That's the Answer f customers who have hanked with us for years given to inquirers who purpose opening an account. Prove the answer for yourselves by giving us your business. M c will show you every consider;* tion ar.d courtesy a banking institution can. Small accounts just as we! I tymr iarje ones. ! In our Savings Department we pay ! interest at A per cent. Open voi;r account witk as. I Bank of Blowing Rock Blowing Rock, N. C. 1923 j k sold. ,286 r cars which s Hie paid e [52950. eludingor freight ilt Buick Will Build Them 3 c , Banner Elk, N. C. i Chat. E. GREEN, BakersTille, N. C. MAY I. 192* % R'- OF TKA ;.'KS .f . ,K ;(r !> 1 i . , . . (. . ih<- ' U- M with Wo n-s'i to thank our fnonds who you i.!S. o k rid!y assisted us through tin sick ;:r i;:(j Mr- ( ay ton Greer. ^ tat Up f , *x ''Save the Surface and You Save AH" I his is the slogan of a!1 the paint manufacturers nr favorable repute in the United 5tates. Our 1 ine of paints is complete and we are ] 1 iving the best paint business we have ever i from the fact neople have learned how dependable are the lines we carry. C ome in and let us discuss the matter of painting your home. We. have just unloaded another car of W .re Goods and can serve you with anything you may want or need. Plnty of poultry and rabbit fence in 4 and 5 feet heights. Barbed wire at $3.25 per spool while it " lasts. Stoves and Ranges. I larness, Wagons. J \\ agOll 1 ire. Rod Iron I im*? CD?f - T l\UUl" i;?sr. Daisy Churns, and many other things ynu need every day. Our line of builders' hardware is complete at all times in fact you will not find a better assortment of Hardware in this part of the country. Why send away from home for"the goods you need when you can get them here and always as cheap, quality considered. Let's make this the banner year for our community. Slogan: Watch Boone and Watauga grow. Nissen Wagons, Oliver Chilled Plows, and Deering Mowers ^ BOONE HARDWARE COMPANY IEIF! 'LOOKING FOR MARY JANE!" A FARCE IN THREE ACTS?PRESENTED BY ^ Senior Class Appalachian Training School Vuditorium May 8, 8 p. in. rhis play comes from among the best productions and has met with universal recognition as one of the best things of its kind going the rounds THE DRAMA IS FILLED FROM BEGINNING TO END WITH ROft 1ANCE, COMEDY AND PATHOS?SOMETHING TO APPEAL TO EV.RY INDIVIDUAL TASTE. THE LOCAL TALENT PLAYERS HAVE IAD INTENSIVE TRAINING, AND PUT THE PLAY ON IN AN UNISUALLY CLEVER WAY. For instance, imagine a handsome young opera tar attempting to smuggle a Chinaman into the U. >. in a trunk!?but to get the thrills out of the thing rou must be there. PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A RADIO ET TO BE INSTALLED IN THE NEW ADMINISTRATION Rim r,.*,- V wv/n^iyi 11 V* >F THE APPALACHIAN TRAINING SCHOOL. ADMISSION 20 AND 35 CENTS - COME!
Watauga Democrat (Boone, N.C.)
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