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MM rr 9tm 0tm VOI- XXVI HOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, TIIUKSDAY, OCT. 13, V)l l. NO. 12. iii ii & The Ane!a Saxon Race. (Continued from lat week.) i Pi of. Itrowii says: "W'f havej hud but littlf iiiiiiiijiiMt Un siiKvj the Revolution." Thisleing true, it supjorts the assertion that we grade high in Anglo-Sn m bl m nl. 1 The writer closes his article as follows: I "What we need more than any-! thing else ulmost in new Mood, j This county ha. I aiu informed. ; an unusually large jM-rvent of in sane. Visitors to our summer school, too, notice an abnormal nuinler of slightly deformed st u dents. as well us an unusual num ber of beautiful girls." Admitting that the claims in this quotation are true, let us look into the causes that have led up to this demand for new blood. Did we not have a variety of good blood 75 years ngo? (Jo back, reader, and recount the old families of the country, (most of whom have passed away) and see if they were not't'me men and women, both iirbody and mind. Why are their descendenes de formed and insane'.' Please read carefully until I reach the conclu sion. A few years ago I was in a thickly populated and prosper ous community that was known for miles around, as HI o u s i n Town." In ''Cousin Town" was a boy who walked with the sides of his feet in front and the toes of his shoes pointing towards each other. There were several chil dren who were so weak-eyed thai they could not look on a book, and had been advised by tl.eir physicians to quit school. I saw one boy who was a born idiot. His head was under size.- and his hair stood like the epulis on a disturbed porcupine. Here is the contention: In our mountains, as-elsewhere, there are too many H'ousin Towns." Cousin Sam married cousin Kate, and cousin Ham's brother Pill married cousin Kate's sister Ann. These two couples raise up fam ilies that are double cousins, or cousins gennan, and they arothe same kin as brothers and sisters: because the mothers being sis ters are the same blood, and the same is true of the fathers. Now, brother Bill's John and brother Sam's Mary get together every day, and they are always scuf fling and pinching, and soon a desperate love affair developed. Sister Ann and sister Kate talk the matter over and as the lands of the two families join, it will I e real nice to set John and Mary off with a home. And again, that other fellow who wants to marry Mary rs nn intelligent man, but hir parents are not only poorbut they do not believe in the church that sister Kate and sister Ann hold to. Cousin John and cousin Mary g.'t married and raise a family of very unfortunate children. One of the daughters marries out of the family and while some of her children are reusonaly strong, yet one is born a criple for life. The mother loves him best; of all the J am ily, and the longer'she nurses him the more her sympa thies go out to the little boy now five years oldwho lies all day on a pallet while his broth ers and sisters are out at play. Finailly the parents, worn with care and reduced to poverty by the payment of doctor bills, pass over the river, and the cripple boy now a man is taken to the county home; and thus brother Bill and brother Sam, by mar rying sister Kate and sister Ann, entailed misery on generations to come. The success and popularity of children are determined by their health, good breeding, good looks, and intelligence; and a The Watacii Irerj Fair. j AUTUMN Mk. Ei 'IToH. The two lt'rtdinir;Coiuinunicat-l. i.atuivMif ill. Fair held nf Elk Park during the past week were t he procession of the public school children of Avery County and the agricultural and horticultural exhibits from the counties of Watauga and Avery. Mr. Frank A. Edmonson. Su lerintndent of Public Schools, had requested the teachers of the public schools to attend tneFair on Friday, the third day, and have on the grounds as many of the school children as possible. By 10.30 o'clock on Friday morning the little army of 1.080 st rong had assembled at the High School building, and being head ed by the Bluff City Brass Band, each school being accompanied by their respective teachers, each school bearing a banner with the name of the school, the number of children of each district and number enrolled, they entered into the procession and took up the line of march. The boys in this . procession would remind one of the march of the Allies against the (jerman forces, while the girls might remind us of the inarching of the Suffragetts to demand recognition from the government. The fanners of Wntauga pla ced on exhibition a fine display of corn, apples, pears, peaches, quinces and other fruits, as well as fine horses and cattle, all in fine shape and condition.' Mrs. W. EShipley, Messrs. I). F. Mast J. M. Shall and others from Wa tauga making the finest show ing. The leading farmers of Avery made a fine display ot their pro duets from the fields, gardens and orchards; but my friend Mr. J. L. Hartley, of Linville, far ex ceeded the others in the niimber-f of varieties produced in his gar den, and on his mountain farm; all kinds of fartn products a dapted to this section, a great variety of choice fruits, including full grown, well-developed, ripe strawberries and almost all kinds of garden vegetables, peculiar to this mountain section. Mr. Hartley, of course, was. awarded the prize for;the greatest variety and much of it was of excellent, quality. Mr. Hartley says he has a hog that he intends, ma- ing weigh 1,000 net at killing time; and when he slaughters this, immense hog we will have twelve men present to see him Weighed so theyjnay verify his sta tement, If all the farmers throughout this mountain section would do half of w hat Mr. Hartley is doing, we would never hear hard times mentioned and there could be no necessity for it; we would all have the greatest abundanceand plenty to spare. L. DJIiOWK. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR! A mother should teach her daugh ter that it is far better for a girl to wed a poor man, work for- a living, and leave the world a leg acy of valuable, children, than to live in opulence and splendor.. and .leave behind a little brigade of-deforms and idiots. . ;"; ; I have written this article;' hot as a thrust. at coniniuHitws or individuals, but becaiuWProi'e'ss- or Brown's article opened the way for something t hat was bad ly needed. My neicis half my blood and the same kin to me as my first cousin, but my double first cous in is the same kin to me as my brother or sister. S. if. DUGGEIt. Banner Elk, X. C. '"T " " PfV ' ' "' men have appeared upon t I, , earth, borne their part m t he ... ' , stormy scenes of he and passed to the w ent land, blooming and fading hke the autumn foliage of each successive year. Since the great prpphe' of Israel took up the wail that had come down to him from many generations in the past, "We all do fade as the leaf." And still our hearts iu mo ments of sadness ami deep thought, can find no lietter ut terance than that in which' the ancient Hebrew poured forth all the sorrows of humanity in his day. This melancholy sentiment of the inspired bard who awoke the autumn songs of the people of his day to the sweetest and loftiest strains, of the human soul, are still w ith us making the same impression upon us as they did in days ot old. The dying year sings its own dirge with the sweetest voice and it puts on the gayest robes w hen all the bright vird ure of the sun are passing away in long proces sion to the tomb. The brilliant hues of autumn flame out in the dying foliage which is now fall ing upon our daily walks. The sweet-scented rose that we ad mired so much during the slim mer months cannot go a w a y without sending in a silent shad ow by its falling leaves as it passes. This reminds us that we, too, must soon fade and fall. The most wonderfully beauti ful part of the season is upon us, brilliant hues of every descrip tion surround us, a feeling of di vine inspiration dwells within us as we see God's handiwork paint ed upon every fading leaf. The ancient Hebrew loooked upon mountains as holy kings he called them mountains of God, as he called them, in autumn. No more lovely sight in all na ture can possibly present itself than our own beloved mountains in Watauga, just now, with tow ering summits reaching heaven ward clothed in garments of t . i .11 l 1 green, scarlet, ana goiu, noruer ed here and there with the beau tiful wine-colored leaves of the mountain wa hoo, deep in the re cesses Of the ravines are the dark evergreen foliage of the laurel, ivey and hehiloek, making a stri king contrast with the fading fo liage in every direction. . Here and there a dark rock" outlines its dark lines against the sky, making the scene more impres sive, far up xne mountain a pheasant is drumming; the squir rels chatter as they gather then- store of nuts for winter; the birds sing, but not with the same glad ness -as in spring; the wailing drone of the beetle tells us that it is only a short time until their songs will be silent! by dread winter.. ... .' : -s ' ' " Friends,, look 'about you, see how beautifully the Greaf !ivtn has "supplied you with every thing you need, let your prayers go up in thankfuless that you live in this great and beautiful The Butler Drug Store l- NEW AND UP-TO-DATE Prescriptions Filled Headquarters for. the best Stationery and Candies; Toilet Articles and Rubber Goods , Mail us Your Orders. The Best and latest fountain drinks, Call on us at the old Fost Office Building. E. S. STALL1NGS, Manager Caod Roads Conference. , Ki ii.l.l. T-i... Ili.i. ..!. i. ! Will, II... Ii.rp.sr first day at-l ,,,,. iu iMol v .'s,,,,.! .... ,. ,i, . - . ..' . I Item pal;l lil.ill (mod Kouds W(M..f - ,,.,., fo. sUlh HmiHl j.;,1(r i ..;., Iiiui,. order President Joseph Hyde Pratt, of ChaiH-l Hill. N. C. read a telegram of greet ing from Presi went Wilson, in which heexpress- ed the hope that the meeting would be n successful one in its efforts to tret not onlv lietter roads in the Southern Appulach-i ian section but better road man-! njiemfiit and better road main-: tenuncc. The Association wall! give seeial attention to the: problem of connecting up high- j ways and building them through ; mountain counties that are so j sparsely settled tliat outside Help ' is necessary. F.x-Gov. John (Vx. of Tennes-1 see said that after the war in F.u rnpe hundreds and thousands of people woiild come to this coun try to escape the staggering bur den of paying for the war and that the Southern Appalachian region should build good roads to attract these jeople.' Delega tions are here from Alabaman. Georgia, South Caroiina, North Carolina. Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and West Virginia . NOTICE OF SALE. North Carolina, Watauga Coun ty, Iii the Superior Court before the Clerk. George H. Clark, Ad ministrator of J. B. Clarke, (J. H. Clarke and S. M. Clarke, vs. Lulu Clarke, widow, Eugene Clarke. Fred Davis, Nellie" Da vis, Robert Clarke, Jos. Clarke, jay Clarke, Susan Clarke, Fran cis 'Clarke, Maggie Clarke, Er mine Clarke, Susan Moore and husband, Tlios. Moore, Nellie .Moore and husband. W. M. Moore, ( larke Steel, Stuart Steele. John Steele, Nancy Steele. John' It. Steele, Mary Ann Steele and Frank a Lin ney, guardian Ad Litem, ruder an order of the Superior Court made in the above enti tled proceeding, the undersigned commissioner will on the Satur day. November 7, 1014, between the hours of 10. a. in., and 4. p. in., at the postoftiee in the town of Blowing Bock, N. C, offer for sale to the highest bidder f o r cash, the- following real estate, situate at and near the said town of Blowing Bock: Lot No. U the J. B. Clarke lands, be ing the lot bid off by A. J. Rowe at a former sale made by the un dersigned, and all right, title and interest held by the said J. B. Clarke, in a tract of land, ad joining the lands B. J. Greene, Dr. Wilson and others and known as the A. D. Blair "i0-acre tract. This Oct. .'5, 1!)U.. GEO. It. CLARKE, Com. . unildren Cry FOR FLETCHER'S PASTORI A mountain county of ours where the lavish hand of the All Wise has provided almost everything for the support of man and beast in lavish abundance and the beau tv of its scenery is unsurpassed. R. M. G. Boone, N. C. TM Comnwcij! $P'r"- Clmrlly ni.d CI. II. Iff n. This spirit is the underlying caiiM. nf the lirojieiiii war. G.ir nauy is Hi'haps the most pro gressive nation iu the world. It is the great manufacturingcoun try and in many lines of manu facturing our American factories! are sutlering because suppliesare cut off from Germany. "Business in Germany has reached its high est point of efficiency. All Eu rope is alive and alert, and rea ching out iu all directions for in creasing its commerce. The pas sion for more business is the mo tive that plunged the old world n a c;ita -lysin of blood. Busi ness became bigger than human ity, and so human life is being of feivd as the price for it. Business blinded the eyes of the people to the claims of God, and hence the senseless and wicked and wanton sacrifice of the finer things of life to those that are gross and com mon. The passion for larger bus iness always coarsens the na ture. The. nation, the communi ty, the man consumed with the desire to accumulate wealth los eslife's nectar and clings to the heavy clay. This spirit, rife everywhere was notably so in Europe. It is usually called greed, and greed is the attribute of a hog rather than of a sheep. The commercial spirit is the peril of our time here in America. We are exalting business to the throne of our affection. As we prosper we stoop in order to be nearer the clods. The clink of coin is sweeter to our ears than the songs of angels. Our cities especially are in the grip of this modem passion. Far from the madding crowd, in theopen coun try on the farm lives the boy who is to rule the world in the fu ture. And the reason is his heart has not been poisoned by the commercial spirit, "How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the Kingdom of Heaven," said the Saviour We try to soften that saying but there it is just as he said it. and it means what it says. The accumulation of wealth is much oftener a curse to a man than a blessing. John D. Rockefeller is a big man here, but we have no doubt many a shoe maker, washer woman, dray man or seamstress, will have a stronger wing and a higher place in Heaven than he. Let us pray to be delivered from the commer cial spirit, that Obscures and overwhelms the finer 'things of life, and magnifies the metal we say is money into a god! You folks who have to walk while others ride and who must deny yourselves so many of the luxu riesothers enjoy you are not so bad off after all. It means ten thousand times more to be a millionaire in Heaven than on earth! Your Fall Cold Needs Attention No use to fuss and try to wear it out. It will wear ou out in steau. Take Dr. King'8 New Dis eover.v. relief follows quickly. It checks your cold and soothes your cougn aay. Pleasaut, sti tiseptic and healinst. Children bke it. Get a 50 cent bottle ol King's New Discovery and keep it in the house, "Our family Coueh and Cold Doctor," writes Louis Cham berlain. Manchester, Ohio. Mon ey back if not satisfied, but it nearly always helps. There are undoubtedly times when the railroad conductor would rather punch a passenger than a ticket. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the rf.VlSTTZr Signature of WCtVAt R OFESS JONAL J .'. Fletcher Joliu H. Blugbum Fletcher & Bingham. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. BOONE, NORTH CAUO. Will practice iu tb court ol V taug auJ aJjointug couotl. Car fnl aud prompt atteutloa glra to all matter utrutd ton. 1 120. :i Dr. G. M. Peavler, Treats Pisetuei ol tb Eye, Ear Nose and Throat BRISTOL. TENN., U5"I4 1y, T. E. Bingham, Lawyer BOONE N.c Prompt attention .gifen to all matters of a legal nature Collections a specialty. Office with Solicitor F. A. Llo. ney 129. ly. pd. Silas M. Greene, JEWELER Mabel, X. C. All kinds of repair work done undf r. a positive guar antee. When in need of any , thing in my. dine give me a call and get honest work at . honest prices. Watcb Rp.vutixa A Speci.vi.tve VETERINARY SURGERY. "I have been putting much utudy on this subject; have received uij diploma, and am now veil equipped for the practice of Veterinary 8ar ery In all its branches, and am . tbe only one in tbe county, all on or uddress me at Vilas, N. . R. F. D.l . G. H. HAYES, Veterinary Surgeon. M7-'ll. E.S. COFFEY, -ATI OKA El Al LAW,- BOONE, N. G. Prompt attention given to ill matters of a legal nature. tST Abstracting titles and ionection ot claims a special -v. M-'ll. Dr. Nat. T. Dulanej . SPECIALIST HTK, EAR; NOSE, THROAT AND CHEST . EYES EXAMINED FOR GLASSES FOURTH STREET Eristol, Tenn.-Va. EDMUND JONES LAWYER LENOIK, N. 0, Will Practice Regularly in the Courts ot Watpvga, 6-1 Mi. ' L.U.LOME, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Banner Elk, N. C. Practice in the courts of Avery and surrounding counties. Care ful attention given to all matters ol a legal nature. 7-G-12. F. A. LINNEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BOONE, n. c. Will practice in the courts of the 13th Judicial District in all matters of a civil nature. 6-11-1911. - E. F. Lovill. W. K. Lovlll Lovill 8c Lovill -Attorneys 'At Law -B00NE, N. C Special attention given to all business entrusted to their care. .. .. ..
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