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VOL; XXlX.
BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, 1917.
NO. 8.
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As l;?el forth Orphans.
" The people of North Carolina
have never Jailed to tread the
path of duty ppen to. them. To
each and every call to service, in
. the interest of home and couu
f try, they have responded with
liberality and cheerfulness. Her
: young men are covering them
Belves with glory by evidences of
. devotion to the flaj, in word and
action, and will give a splendid
account of "themselves at every
turn of the way towurds a last1
-' ing peace. Her captains of indus
try and her sons of toil, have 6
' pened their hearts to thV Liber
ty Loan, the Red Cross, and the
cause espoused by the Y. M. C. A.
Her .noble women hUve dedica
ted themselves to the service of
their country and are showing
to the world, a love for human
freedom that is beautiful to con-
template. The cries of heart-broken
mothers, Starving children,
outraged daughters,' and tor tur
; ei fathers, in unspeakale need
beyond the ocean wave, have fall
- en upon sympathetic ears thru
out our christian land, aid the
spirit of service here in North
Carolina shows that, with our
r. people, the first consideration is
1 ; tne honor of the flag, the safety
of the Nation, and peace to all
the world. And it Is well, for with
. out self-sacrifice true happiness
-may not be attained in this
world. ;
. But while the measure of the
". Nation's honor and the Nation's
heart is being taken, in relation
"to world conditions of today, let
... as not overlook the urgent needs
of fatherless or motherless waifs
- at our own doors. Let us.noto
verlook the hundreds of depend
ent children whom the orphan
ages of our state are training for
individual efficiency and good
''Citizenship. Every one of these
institutions needs better equip
ment and larger support, and
every one of them is besieged
with applications for admission
-' which must be denied for lack of
fri.-! i - i t
uinug. m lit-ii bopaviij' iiiudu uc
increasea, or eise .nunureas ot
children now wandering the high-
ways and byways, subject to ev.
ery temptation the world has to
offer, will be neglected and prob
ably irretrievably lost. We can
notwe will not forget, for the
Master says, "Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto Me." We are
admonished to conserve the pro
(fucts of the farm, the forest, the
factory and the mine. Is it not
equally aye, vastly more im
portant to conserve the man
' hood and the womanhood of N
C? Shall the orphaned children
of this glorious old common,
wealth be handicapped for life be.
, cause, in their tender yearn, they
did not have the sheltering rare
and culture of an orphan home?
The North Carolina Orphan As-
sociation again calls upon every
.man. woman and child in the
State to contribute on, or near,
Thanksgiving Day at least one
day's income (more if they will,
less ifihey can do no bette) to
the orphanage of his or her
: choice. The need for such a call
V-j was never more urgent man now.
Expense necessary to tie main
T-.,-.- . . . I I .
the State has increased, while the
, responsibilities have multiplied
So, let not the day pass without
making a thank-offering to your
. Master, by deny ingypurself some
pleasure, some luxury, even some
necessity, to help the helpless
become what their God and your
God intended they should attain
in this life and in the life to come.
; v This is a reasonable request,
for auy one can share with the
' orphans the earnings of one day
oat of threerhndfed and 'sijtty-
; five. It is practicable, forj rich
. nad poor alike can participate
TkiFirnirtBltkriaiji."
A farmer, who seemed to be
"just a little bit out of humor,"
approached Editor Green of The
Marshvill Home with the infor
mal ion that he had been taking
oue of the Charlotte semi-weeklies
for a long time,"but they've
raised the price and I've stop
ped it " The farmer, no doubt
expected that he would receive a
eommendatory pat on the back
from' Editor Green, but on the
contrary be was invited to sit
down to a little calculation.
"The price of corn went up this
year to f 2.50 a bushel this year?
figured the editor of The Home,
''and it will hardiy come much
below $2 next year. The price of
cotton is more than four times
what it was in 1914 and the
price of other tarm product have
hdonbled, but because a publisher
raised the puce of his paper from
fl to 1.50 (when-he should
have placed it at $2.00 to be on
a oasis of what it costs him to
get out He paper) this farmer
stopped it from coming into his
home " E-litor Green is but sta
ting the xperience of North Car
olina editors as a whole when be
says that " this sort of thing
does not often happen." He finds
that publishers who have raised
the subscription price to meet the
cost of production have lost com
paratively few subscribers on
that account And then he quotes
Clyde New80tne assaying: "They
complain about the high price of
merchandise, but when asked if
they would prefer another i erv
od of low prices for everything
they always answer that they
ike the high prices beet. Falling
into reflection on the state of af
airs, the editor ol The Home
writes that "people working on
salaries in towns and cities have
some reason to complain, but a
armer who has had the good
sense to make his living at home
and can sit down in his rent-free
home by a hot Are made of wood
that costs him nothing but to
cut it and haul it to the house,
and who can eat his home made
food products three times a day
with no thought of a heavy gro
eery bill to pay at the end of the
month, is the last individalin
an to is wori'j tnat should raise
any -complaint about prices."
The farmer is the best-fixed man
in
the country at the present
day. He gets the full benefit of
war prices for every thing he can
produce and be is caught 'the
most lightly by the war tax. If
there ever wasa "favored class,"
the farmer is in it. The farmer
who would complain in the midst
of prosperity which now walls
him in might as wHI rail against
the blessings of God. Charlotte
Observer.
in it. The business and profess,
ional man, the farmer, the land
lord, the money-lender, the wage
earner, the salaried worker, the
housewife, the news and raessen
ger boys EVERYBODY,' old
ana young, ot ail creeds and
classes, may unite in beautifu
cooperation for the support of a
needed civic and Christian phil
anthropby. LetrNorth Carolina
make the approaching Thanks
giving a day of historic impor
tance; a day on which the hearts
of the people were opened to the
little ones whom our ' splendid
orpbanhpmes are endeavoring
to save from degeneracy and ob
livion.
To this end we call upon the
editors of our papers, daily and
weekly, secular and religious, to
give the widest possible publicity
to this movement, which is phil
anthropic in purpose and state
wide in exte&t; we, call, upon all
chupcb leaders of all denomina
tionf, including pastor, Sunday
ichool superintendents,' women
Thi Cirnn Tiy.
A cargo of German toys, valu
ed at $4000,000, orderd and
paid for before the beginning of
the war, but held at Rotterdam
under the embargo declared by
the British Orders in Council has,
been finally released and will be
permitted to reach the consign
ees, 12H in number, in the. Uni-
ter States. Personal , taste and
personal' feeling will determine
the course of the people in rela
tion to this merchandise when it
shall be offered for sale, but some
things that have happened in
Belgium and france, since the out
break of the war, will have to be
'orgotten, overlooked, or con
doned by American parents be-
'ore they can reconcile themselves
to the thought of bringing borne
German toys to their children.
Christian Scienco Monitor.
Obiteiry.
It is with sadness that I chron
icle the death of Brother Jnms
C. Harman which occurred Sep
tember 14 1917 at hiBhoiue on
Cove Creek, after abrief butpain-
ul illness, at the age of 54 years
S months and 13 days. He was
a son of Rev. D. C. Harman and
Ellen . Harman, iwhose maiden
name was Ellen Shuffle. He join
ed the Baptist Church at Anti-
och about forty years ago, but
some years later transferred his
membership to Zion Hill church
where he remained a member un
til death. . He was married to
Mattie Pritchard of Elk Park in
1881 to which union were born
five children: Dallas, Cloyd and
Orrin. and Flora, now Mrs. Cook
and Beula, now Mrs. Ray. Hi?
companion and all of bis chil
dren survive bun to mourn the
irreparable loss of a loving bus
band and a careful and affection
ate father. ' I know that all rea
ders of this article who knew
Brother Harman will joiu me in
saying that for generosity, neigh
borly kindness, and pleasant
genial disposition he has never
been surpassed and seldom equal
led. He was vuuged as travel
ing salesman Tor the last 1 5
years ol his lite and only laid
off the harness of his patient
toil when his heavenly Father
bid him enter into the joys that
await the faithful. We will miss
him in all the walks of life for
the good cheer be always gave
his friends and we tender our
heartfelt sympathy to his be
reft and mouring family.
A sincere friend,
LOLA BAIRD.
workers, and others of influence,
to urge the giving of a day's in
come to some one ef ourorphan
ages; we call upou the officers of
thevariou8 fraternal orders to
bring this appeal to the atten
tion of each man in their mem
bership and enlist his support of
this modest offering; we respect
fully request all superintendantH
and teachers of secular schools,
colleges and universities to in
duce their students and friends
to unite with them in giving a
day's work or wages to the needy
orphans of North Carolina. We
invoke the cooperation of doc
tors, merchants, public officials
and all others with local follow
ing to pass the word along, with
the Divine uijttaction: "Even so
it is not the will of your Fathet
which is in heaven that jne ol
these little Ones shall perish."
Actions speak louder than words.
M. L. Siupman, .
James R. Young, "
JohhD. Bekuy,
, , JL S. Babne8,
j j . ' Livingston Johnson,
Publicity Committee,
Raleigh, N.C. S ;
Inr
Washington, Nov; 7. Presi
dent;Wilson issued tonight his
10 17 Thanksgiving proclama
tion calling upon the Nation,
even iu the midst of the sorrow
and great peril of a world shaken
by war, to thank God for . bless
ings that are- better than mere
peace of mind and prosperity of
enterprise.
The proclamation fixing Thurs
day, November 21), as Thanks
giving Day, follows:
Thanksgiving Pay, 1917.
"By the Presideut of the United
States of America, a Proclama
tion. "It has long been the honored
custom of our people to turn in
the fruitful uutu.iin of the year
in 'praise and thanksgiving to
Almighty God for His many
blessings and mercies to us as a
Nation. That custom wo can
follow even now in the midst of
the t ragedy of a world shaken by
war and immeasurable disaster,
in the midst of sorrow and great
peril, because even amidst the
darkness that hn8gathered a
bout us -we can see the great
blessings God has bestowed upon
us, blessings that are better than
mere peace of mind and piosper
ity of enterprise.
"We have been given the op
portunity to serve mankind as
we once snrved ourselves in the
great day of our Declaration of
Independence by taking up arms
against a tyranny that threaten-
to master and debase men
everywhere and joining withoth-
er free peoples in demanding for
all Nations of the world what we
then demanded and obtained for
ourselves. In this day of the
revelation of our duty- not only
to defend our own rights as a
Nation, but to defend also the
rights of free men throughout
the world, there has been vouch
safed ub in tun and inspiring
measure the resolution and spir
of united action. We have
been brought to one mind and
purpose. A new vigor of com
mon counsel and common action
has been revealed in us. We
should especially thank God that
such circumstances, in. the
midst of the greatest enterprise
the spirits of men have entered
upon, we have, if we but observe
a reasonable and practical econ
omy, abundance with which "to
supply the needs of those asso
ciated with as well aa our own.
A new light shines about us. The
great duties of a new day awnk
en a new and greater natioual
spirit in us. We shall never again
be divided or wonder what stuff
we are made of.
"An 1 white we render thanks
or those tilings let us pray Al
mighty God that in all humble
ness of spirit we may look al
ways to Him for guidance; that
we may be kept constant in the
spirit and purpose of service
that by His grace our minds may
be directed and our- hands
strengthened; and that in His
good time liberty aud security
and ptace and . the comradeship
of a common justice may be
vouchsafed all the Nations of the
earth.
"Wherefom, I, Woodrow Wil
son, t'resident ot the United
States of America, do hereby
designate Thursday, the twenty
ninth day of November next, as
a day of thanksgiving and pray
er, and invite the people through
out the land to cease upon that
day from their ordinary occupa
tions and in their several homes
and places of worship to render
thanks to God, the great ruler
of Nations.
"In witness whereof, 1' have
hereunto set my hand and caus
ed the seal of the United States
President Issoes His Proclamation
' Thanksgiving.
Of course the all-absorbing top
ic of these days is the World
War. In the opinion of many
good thinking men the fate of
this and succeeding generations
depends on how we consider and
teach certain phases of the war.
Many have a strange, uneasy,
compelling, and even disturbing
feeling that, unless we Ameri
cans are wide awake to a realiza
tion of present conditions, that,
hile those who are trying to do
their full duty may deeply de
plore conditions, that may pre
vail after the war, those who are
slack in their atitude aud are not
lelping, and some eveu positive-
hindering, will live to sorely
regret their present attitude.
Some may smile at this feeling.
ut 'tis better to be true to duty
uow. and smile a nobler smile la
ter.
An Old Man's Stomach.
As we grow older and less ac
tive, less and less food is requir
ed to meet the demunds of our
bodies. If too much is habit
ually taken, the stomach will re
bel. When a man readies the
advnnced nge of 85 or 90, you
will Hud- that be is a light eater
Be as careful as you will, how-
ver. you will occasionally eat
more than you should and wil
feel the need of Chamberlain's
Tablets to correct the disorder.
These tablets do not contain
pepsin, but strengthen the stom
ach and enable it to perforin its
unctions uaturally. They also
cause a gentle movement of the
bowels.
Halloweei Celebratid at Trinni Scbiol
The students of the two dor
mitories celebrated Halloween in
due form. Thoy were well behav
ed ghosts and everything pass
ed off pleasantly for all. The
young ladies remained at the
mil, and the young men, accom
panied by teachers, visited the
young ladies' home, but did not
tarry, simply .walking through
the halls in ghostly silence and
returning to their hall,
Don't Invite
Serious Sickness
"A atilrh In lime aavei nine." Ii an
old and trite laying, but It la never-
ineiess true. Common uoldt and a
eonatlpated condition are the founda
tion or much aerloua Ulneaa and dread
dlseaae tliat could be avoided If
rompt attention were Rlvn to tbe
iret ao-callcd slight aliment.
Every family can nrovlde nrnmnt
treatment fur theae flmt attacka of ill
health and every family (Mould be
prepared for an emergency by having
on hand that etandard old family
cough ayrup, Folcy'i Honey and Tar
Compound, for the relief of coughs,
croup, whooping cough, Irritated and
mnamrd thrnnt, tlKht and sore cheat,
ji'lppn and brnnchlnl coughs.
Foley Cathartic Tablets ere Just the
thing for nonMluntinn and aluirirlxh
bowel movcuisnt wholesome laxa
tive and cleanalrg cathartic. They
lo no gripe or raus nausea or In-
onvonlunce and ant particularly wel
onio In stout people.
Dr. O. L. Hollar
HICKORY, N. C.
Special attention given to
Dll CC Fig uIm, Fissures,
I 1VV-S-' Uloers, Plurltaseur
ed. No cutting, no oouflment, no
naln. 0-20131
to be affixed.
"Done in the District of Colum
bia. thi 7th day of November,
in the year of our Lord onethou
sand nine hundred and seventeen
and of the independence of the
United States of America, the
one hundred and forty-second.
"WOODROW WILSON.
"By the President:
"ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State."
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BOONE, N. C.
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LENOIR, N. C,-
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ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Practice in the courts of Avery
and suiTOunding counties. Cure
ful attention given to all matters
of a legal nature. ,
7-6-12.
F. A. LINNEY,
-ATTOUNEY AT LAW,-
BOONE, N. C.
Will practice in the courts o
Watauga and adjoining coun
ties. 3-111911.
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When in need of vet'
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or write to G. H. Hayes
Veterinary Svrgeon, Vi
las, N, C. 6-15-16.
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Lovill & Lovill
-Attorneys AtKLaw
-BOONE, N. C HI
Special attention given to
all business entrusted to
their care. . ,
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lVawyerJ
BOONE, ..... . N.C
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Collections a specialty.
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RESIDENT,DENTISr
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WAt Boone on first Monday
of every month for 4 or 5 days
and every court wek. Office fit
the Blackburn Hotel.
John E. Brown
Lawyer.
BOONE, . . . N.C.
Prompt attentioiijgivento ell
matters of a legal nature. Col
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