raraguay*n -^owtoay," an* tha OovatamMt Palm at Aaunaftan.
^^Braafw. :'*is-snMW- l^m ? ?
by the National daocrapble 1
Society, Washington, D. C.)
Whlls other South American coun
trtee hare been living In peace, little
Paraguay, second smallest of the re
publics of the continent, has been pre
serving the traditions of the Latin
American penchant for revolutions,
j Incidentally, It has been tiring up to
lta own warlike reputation; for this
little country has had a far more
tragic military history than any of
lta fellow nations of the Western Hem
isphere?a history that for unhappy
details can be compared, perhapa, only
"to Ill-fated Armenia As a result of
five years of war during the latter
half of the past century between
three-fourths and Ore-sixths of the
population was wiped oat of exist
ence. of a population thgl.max-haxe,
topped the mUUon i mark, little more
than 200,000 women hnd children and
less than MK000 men?mostly old man
?remained la 1870.
But the survivors of this llttW coun
try bravely faced the future, adopted
n constitution that discouraged the ex-,
Istenoe of the dlciatdts who had
dragged It Into each difficulties, and
has achieved a considerable degree of
prosperity. In reaching this latter
condition Paraguay has biased the
trail for some other countries which
are now suffering from aftsr-tho-war
complications. Most of the credit for
lifting Paraguay from its discourag
ing position la (lne to' the industry of
Its-women Man, for a generation or
so, have-been so scarce that they have
been pampered.
In shape and physical surroundings,
and roughly in else, the main, devel
oped portion of Paraguay may be com
pared to nii-ols. It la about as far
from the mo-tb of the great Plata
aa Illinois is 'from the mouth of the
Mississippi; nud lta southern portion
la enfolded between the, Paraguay and
the Parana rivers as Illinois la be
tween the Mississippi and the Ohio.
Bo. too, Paraguay forma a part of
South America's "Middle West."
But to be.as close-to the equator aa
Paraguay, Illinois would have to be
shifted to northern Mexico. Despite
the fact, however, that the northern :
portion of the little republic la crossed
by the tropic of Capricorn. It hae lu
the main a delightful climate*, and la
looked upon by the people of neigh- j
ang countries aa the sanitarium of
th America. Perpetual spring
hqlds sway for nine months, and ohly
during December, January and Feb
ruary (the summer of the southern
hemisphere) la the temperature un
comfortably warm. ? '
oy mwc n Asuncion. ?
Though one may now go by ran to ,
Asuncion, capital of this mid-con
tin on t republic, the river ?steamers |
from Buenos Aires still furnish mud|
the most used method of travel. The
fast sight of Paraguay, which Ilea to
Che right as one ascends the Para
guay river, reveals flooded Islets and
east grassy prairies. Hnxaaita. the
faut Paraguayan town which tha rlvar
traveler reaches, gives something of
the keynote of the country. The
streets of the town debouch en a vel
vety green parade ground, and they, 1
tee, are like groan lays wide, gulet '
eld-worldly, with cows placidly gres
tag and an occasional mall brown !
bey auuntertag leisurely across. In |
the gardene-are banana trees,
Oa and oa one steams for mora ,
than a hundred miles past banks near
ly aa level as'a table Then the coun
try begins to rise slowly, and soea the 1
old, old city of Asuncion appear* 1
Sloping gently up from the busy docks
and cut* * house, or aduana; tha
white, tan. and pink ttatad walla of
tka houses, the old tad tile roofs, and
the green of parks and plataa present '
an attractive plctuie.
During the hot months, work hours
start very early. Bven at five o'clock
la the morning the town la wide
awake; peons In white, with large
taraw hats, slouch leisurely along;
Mack-clad woman, with black man
tilla* over their heads, hurry home
from ma*-, and native carta begin" to
rumble along tha rough streets Seou
after mld-fotunoen all Industry stops
and for several hours the dty seems
deserted.
"Men Are genres and Lacy.
All the common people are barefoot- 1
udt the iMta yoking cigarette* and
mast ef tha smumb pudtag on short
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slack cigars which ut so strong that
iven a veteran foreign smoker nmll;
icknowledges himself vanquished
when h? first tries them. Oddly
snough, the native cigarettes are an
isually mild.
As a result of the bloody war with
Argentina and Braall, It la aald that
is late as a generation age there were
twelve Paraguayan women for every
nan, .and even now the ratio la three
to one. lien In Paraguay are precious
md, as a consequence, are not. as a
rule, fond of exertion. American
seat-canning factories in the country
report that almost all their employees
ire women. The only work la the fac
tories which is dene by men is cutting
ip the carcasses.
One significant feature about Para
guay lathe rem pars tlvsly small per
rentage of Spanish Mood In It* In
habitants and the fact, that the old
language of the Guaranl Indians baa
field Its own through the centuries
ind still b spoken by the lower
classes quite as generajy as Spanish.
It is a primitive dUlect, with a
rocabnlary of less than eight hundred
words and only rudimentary grammar.
Pour lg as high as one can count,
after which one saya "fall hand,"
'full hand and one." etc. Most of the
geographical names of Paraguay are
Clnaranl end a majority of the -com
mon names of trees, plants, wild ani
mals. and birds are In that language.
It Is up the rtver from Asuncion
that one encounters. In all his glory,
the Paraguayan counterpart of the
cowboy of oqr Western plains. His
ihlrt Is brlghtfccolored and about hts
neck Is loosely knotted a gorgeous silk
handkerchief. Tight-fitting white cot
ton trousers, often with draw-strings
it the ankles extend almost to his
irmplts. About kls*waist he girds a
ilx-lnch-hroad leather belt, to which
ire sewed little leather pockets, use
ful for tarrying money, cigarettes and
other small personal belongings Al
ways tie belt supports the sheath of
i long knife.
Thnnsk Kap*#AAlaH Km maare cmnM
and sometimes loose leather legging*.
A fringed apron Of soft-tanned brown
leather hanfs to his knees. Its pur
pose being to protect htm when on
horseback from thprns and from the
pressure of Us lata* Usually he car
rice a sn*er-hartlled. flat-thonged
?atlTS riding whip, or revenca.
Cattle Raising In the Chaos.
As the Chaco, the untamed region
west et the Paraguay riser. Is beln|
opened up, the cattle raising Industry
Is becoming more and more of a fac
tor In Paraguayan llfa Mow the herds
of this little republic art second only
to tho?e of Um rest Argentine pampas
On the Ohaco plains are held each
teaser roundups at which cow
punchers of Oklahoma or Texaa or
New Mexico tool fully at homo. The
gauchna uaa 72-toot leases ef braid
ed rewhide and are aa expert ta
?taguag out tad nooetng calves from
too MflfMM maaa of cattle aa art thatr
nortoare brothers lu aaddto
Pamguay has had many unusual
ehaptsra to Its history. MM It har
horsd A tosdallam dhder torn esntrol
sf half-breed land ewuora and lp?
lab peverucra. than Jason astoSan
arise gained esntrol and matotatoed
J7? ? y
?w* |ni w^^^ua wgfmanawu ^vt ggitoreto " mw
crusty spprssaod ton molds, enase
hack into power.
Ader todopendonco (rem Spain eras
lalnsd to mo Paraguay onterud open
a period of dictatorships and baouM
toe hermit Batten of too Wool ' Trad*
with outside countries and the pres
enct et foreigners was aMotly pro
hibited and too country eeaae to be
entirely a, setf-ppliant unit A sort of
eeesnuniam waa established tor many
ye#e, a portion of the land ' being
worked for the state, the proceeds
bedg used tor the benefit of the peo
ple Do Pranchla. the first and moat
bmeroleut ef the dictators, waa ab
sdM'e despot of too country tor 20
ydre. Whan ho died there waa a
elort period of fighting and turbulence
mm which Oarlee Lopes emerged aa
( 'taier. After him came Ma eon.
1 ancleco, under whom too popula
I n sofforod tto greatest lessee.
Bines 1870 too. gorerhment has born
i tried on under a constitution framed
prevent the rise of dictators. But i
"*U1 has lta revolutions The prae
^ ano to toe aeventh atace 190T. |
BANK OF W1NTOM- TREASURER i
la Account With Hertford County
1922. ALL FUND8 v ?
No*. I. Balance forwards ? 017,668.66
Prom T. T. Parker, Tax Collector , . ; 11.70
Error in October account .... ................ 1.00
I . From T. T. Parker, (W. E. Jenkina), 1020., 60.27
From T. T. Parker, special Road Tax Net ... 102.32
From N. W. Britten, Superintendent - 2 61.08
From T. T. Parker, Tax Collector ' 1,073.80
From M. E. Worrell 50.00
From F. G. Tayloe - 89.00
From S. E. Vaughan, Tax Collector ? .... 830.62
Proceed* from bonds T- 10,000.00
From L. K. Walker _ 88.04
From W. L. Matthews, Tax Collector 162.72
From J. W. Boone, J. P. ... ...i , 7.00
From W. J. Hill, Tax Collector .... 1446.00
From B. N. Sykes .... 50.00
From N. W. Britton, loan 2,954.40
From N. W. Britton, ... 12.24
. From J. A. Northcott, anti-toxin 24.26
, ^ From J. A. Northcott, anti-toxin 260.30
From J. A. Northcott, anti-toxin .... - ; 336.30
From interest daily balances 98.05
From B. Scull, Corporation Tax, 1922 62.28
From draft for coupons returned 9,022.60
i Wm ;
TOTAL $43,671.88
CREDITS
Nov. 80. County cheeks paid $ 1,458.68
Jury tickets paid 66.20
School vouchen paid 4,133.39
Road cheeks paid i. 10,638.88
Interest coupons paid November 1-.? 7,969.87
Interest coupons paid ? 133.34
Balance due County, all funds 19,377.12
TOTAL $43,671.88
HERTFORD COUNTY IN ACCOUNT WITH SCHOOL FUNDS
Nov. 1. Balance due all schools < $ 2,298.99
T. T. Parker, Tax Collector . 16.43 t
N. W. Britton \ 51.98 "
T. T. Parker, Tax Collector ..... 562.47
T. T. Parker, 8 per cent penalty ..... 48.25
? Balance Tax list, 1921, net 496.91
J. W. Boone, J. P. .... 7.00
N. W. Britton, (Loan) 2,954.40
N. W. Britton, - 12.24
Interest daily balances 30.30
B. Scull, Corporation tax 24.12
Transferred from Special Tax 12,409.11
TOTAL 1 $18,895.20
Not. 30. Commissions on penalty f i 32.74
Proportion Sheriff's salary 496.36
School Touchers paid 4,133.39
Balance due all schools . ... 14,233.71
TOTAL - $18,895.20
HERTFORD COUNTY IN ACCOUNT WITH BO AD FUND (INTEREST
AND SINKING FUND
Nov. 30. From T. T. Parker, T. C. r 16.43
From T. T. Farmer, T. C. _ 162.32
From T. T. Parker, T. C. __ 245.67
From T. T. Parker, 8 per cent penalty 19.65
? From S. E. Vaughan, balance 8pecial Road Tax 60.27
Interest daily balances October 37.25
B. Scull Corporation Tax 1922, net 11.60
Draft for coupons returned 9,022.60
Amount overdrawn , 240.66
TOTAL.. $ 9,805.34
Oct. 31. Amount overdrawn 9 1,517.43
Commissions paid Special Road Tax 122.80
Commirsions paid penalty X- 14.73
Amount over credited, 1921 taxes 47.17
Interest coupons tyvaaber 1st paid 7,969.87
Interest coupons November 1st, paid ?133.34
- TOTAL -9 9,805.34
HERTFORD COUNTY IN ACCOUNT WITH ROAD BOND ACCOUNT
Nov. 1. Balance foi warded . 9 4,226.60
Nov. 13. From M. E. Worrell 50.00 (
From proceeds from bonds 10,000.00
From L. K. Walker 88.04 -
From B. N. Sykes ... 50.00 ^
TOTAL 914,414.64
Nov. 30. Proportion Sheriff salary 1922 9 1,101.96
Road checks paid ....... 10,538.38
Balance due bond account 2,774.30
TOTAL ? .-914,414.64
GENERAL COUNTV FUND
Nov. 1. Balance forwarded ....... $ 1,157.79
From T. T. Parker 11.76
, Error in bank statement 1.90
From T. T. Parker, T. C. 8.66
From T, T. Parker, T, C. 187.68
From penalty 8 per cent 1LO0
From F. G. Tayloe 39.00
Commissions paid to Tax Collector's Special Road Tax 122.80
S. E. Vaughan 389.62
W. L. Matthews, Tax Collector ... 162.72
Commissions paid Tax Collector on penalty other funds 47.47
Over credit to sinking fund 1921 taxes ... 47.17
W. J. Hill, Tax Collector 1,146.00
J. A. Northeott, snti-toxin 1 ..... 24.25
J. A. Northeott, anti-toxin .... 696.60
Interest daily balances, October ... 30.50
B. Scull, Corporation Tax, 1922 14.26
Sheriff** salary 1922 advanced by County fund 1,800.00
' ? '
TOTAL ? 9 5,999.07
Amount credited Bead fund, S. E. Vaughan
/ Special Road Tax ? 60.27
Amount credited different funds to bal. 1921 taxes 1,826.91
Proportion Sheriff's sslary 202.68
Nov. 80. County chocks paid 1,468.58
Jury tickets paid - 66.20
Balance due County fund 2,599.43
TOTAL - 9 5,699.07
SUMMARY OF ALL ACCOUNTS TO NOVEMBER 80th, 1922
Amount due all funds by Treasurer ? ..... ... 919,877.12
' 240.65
TOTAL _ $19,817.77 V
Amount due aehoola $14,283.71 _
Amount doe bond account .... 2,774.80
Amount due Special School Dictrieta 2.30 C
Amopat dua State ......................?. 8.03 Ij
Amount due County Fund 2,699.48
TOTAL $19,617.77 C
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TWO WEEKS ]
AND THEN? mflOP,
CHRISTMAS
As U custom with us, our store is well prepared
to take care of the Gift Buyers, both expensWe and
inexpensive.
Perfumes, powders, stationery, Cigars, Smoking
Tobacco, Candies, all make acceptable gifts, and are
moderately priced at our store.
We also have displays of special Christmas
goods, and know we can fill you requirements,
"THE QUALITY KIND"
Ice Cream
Is always tasty and never staple?it never outgrows
its sweetness, and is as pure a* can be made i
Place your order with us
Ahoskie Ice Cream Co.
Manufacturers of
"The Quality Kind"
1M Main Start AlraU* N. C.
City Deliveries Made on Sunday from
IOiOO a. m. to 1:00 p. m.
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Wynn Bros.
THE ONE PRICE STORE
MURFREESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
CHRISTMAS TIDINGS!!
Everyone should take adv&ntage of our Christmas
offerings in our various departments
ladies Suits, Coats and Dresses at exceptionally LOW
PRICES that will not only APPEAL to your purse but also to
your good judgment as to both quality and style. Coats in
Velour, Normandy Cloth and Bolivia. Sport Coats in Polo and
Astrakhin
STYLISH, SNAPPY, SEASONABLE DRESSES in Poiret
Twill, Serge and Canton Crepe
HOSIERY?New line Ladies Silk Hosiery, just the thing for
gift seekers
SHOE DEPARTMENT
t Florsheim shoes for men. Complete line of Roberts, Johnson
and Rand Shoes for men, women and children
?" READY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING
Men's Overcoats, Boy's Overcoats. Biggest and best line of
Men's and boys suite ever offered in this section at prices that
DEFY COMPETITION
REMEMBER?That every garment offered by us is absolutely
new. No left-overs or shopworn goods bought on the high war
market, but we sacrificed our entire stock of clothing, notions,
and dry goods last July which makes it possible for us to present
to you this wonderful opportunity
SEE OUR BEFORE CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS
AT AFTER CHRISTMAS PRICES
WYNN BROS.
THE SHOPPING CENTER
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WHY YOU SHOULD DEPOSIT YOUK MONEY IN THE
BANK OF AHOSKIE
When you deposit your money- in this bonk*
you not only deposit it in one of the strongest beaks'
in this section, but it is financially able to take care,
_ of you during the dull season of the year.
We loan money to our, patrons, and when you
deposit your money here you.become one of the large
number that we are glad to.accommodate in every
way possible.
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deposit your money here you become one of the large
number that we are glad to accommodate in every
way possible.
If you are a farmer yon boy merchandise, and
if you buy on time you pay more than, you would
have to pay if you were financially able to pay cash
?The way to do this and get ahead, is to deposit
your money here during the hsurvestf and we accom
modate you during the spring-end summer. r
Every accommodation extended our customers
that sound banking will permit.
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