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IP . .. . . VOL. XXX. BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N.u A TpURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1919. NO. 15 i i t.i Fires! tti'i&cxss if tti Chril fir 1861 ti 1165. , BY Li H. PERKINS. The eyeninjr. we boarded the Charlotte Yanderbilt for Fort ress MoriW it bad been rnining but censed nfout; nif.ht and n dense fnjr r'ame upon thebnv arid the.officere and crew decided it wafj iot safe- 6 travel m we lay in . the harbor that night The prisoner's were not permitted in side the boat bat were penned up on the bow of the boat, no fire, no bed, nothing but the floor to rent on and we had our choice to were mucti iWrt.rt-r home llinu we had bran and it was not cold, only a little chilly, so we did the best we could aud did not suffer a great deal,; The . next morn, ing the weather cleared up and the. sun came but. The bay was calm and placid and we had a Dleasant Bait down the Chesa- peake. For some hours during the dav we were out of sight of land. About dujkwe came in s'eht ol the Atlantic and then .. 1 ' Ik! A. I !L.. Richmond. The . arrangement was for a "flag oLtruce boat" f mm Richmond to meet the boat we were on and convey us up to Richmond but next morning we were told that on account of the river beinor swollen bv the recent rains and melting snow that the pilet could not see to shun 'the toraedoes which the rebels had puiiea up JBmM xuver ui AiKeuB awn uuubuer Burpnae was iuai uinwiUnouunwiy uo landing, thirteen miles below a tn cent greenback shin-plaster drinking. . blaced in the river. We would bare to wait for the river to get in banks before we could go to Richmond. So we had nothing else to do but wait and we wait- td right there on the bow of that boat three davs end nizhts. and all we had to eat was raw pickled pork, very salty and green,' a nd hardtack which was issued to us every day, and for drink we bad the privilege of pumping up water out of James River, which was very muddy and as we wer. just blow Gen. Grant's and Lee's armies we could see dead mules and horses floating down the river very frequently which did not add much to the health- fulness of the water we had to drink. The weather was and misty much of the coo! time which made it more unpleasant for Us. .'The .river was obstinati and no perceptible decrease m the volume of water in sight; Oo the morning oi the 28th of Feb the authorities decided, to takt us off the boat and let us "fooi itV up to Richmond. So we took a f.ireweir drink:,of the Jamet end started, but we tooznougb salt pork and hard tack to last us all day. We had not inarch ed more than two or two oi three miles till a white flag was hunted bv our leader and in t short while was met by anothei white flag borne by a Confeder ate officer. The two halted, th prisoners-passed on and we wen soon out of sight of Yankee bay- onetsfortbe first time in nine teen months and eight days, tbt flrna wa had been prisoners ol war. The Confederates piloted us through, the breast works then sent us on to Richmond where we arrived about dark very tired and foot sore; thei w were told by the police thai ' we would have to report to Camj Lee, a parole camp about three mho from Richmond. Well wt innnA Camn Lee about ten o'- lAnrk At nicht. The moon wa . . ' . r. . . ehininff and it was warm enough " . . . ... to be pleasant so - we rested tun text morning when we found ind Marion. j about 11 o Camp Lee a very desolate look- clock we landed at Rural Retreat ingplaae, andoniy aiewsoiaierB than. Wwew told told tnat the eoldieri bad been sent away vmvw the day before we got there, and Lee and Breckinridge had visited the camp that day and made talks to the men. On the afternoon of that day which was the st day of March a message camo for us to report to the war department in Rich- inoiid which we did as soon as we pouli ger there, then we were lufurmed that as we were not ex-1 changed we would be given 30 luuyn furlough and transport- tton to as near to our homes an they cduld send us, so we were ive in guarding the individual a paid off. hi new Confederate treas- gainst the disease. The State ury notes, given furloughs and Board of Health is offering to transportation and dismissed Wjp hd to b nt v' G rdons vi:io mi?, -lift" lottsvilleto Lynch burg, (my transporta' ion calleii for Marion, Va) on account of luouuuuww u, iv. ueiug iuru up. V e were also told that our train would not . leave till 6 o' clock next morning, and that we I could spend the night in the soldiers home. .We . had some I A. 1 V ... 1 "me to looKurounatnatevening and to my surprise we found trading and trafflcing going on as though there was no war and flilll M.lL. .. . it l would buy as much in the mar- ketsas a dollar in Confederate money, and that too in streets of the Capitol City of theConfed- eracy. The Confederate money would buy anything that was for sale, but it took a Quantity of it to buy much- of anything, The wonder to me now . is that the soldiers fought on, and the people supported a government that tney nad so little confident e in as expressed by their valuation of the currency they were using, We spent a comfortable, night at the home and next morning were snown the way to the depot by a kind old darkle who chaa- ced to be going that way. The t,nm was late and we hai time to look around for something to eat, as we left the home before areafciast. Although the w a r had been going on lor lour years there was no scarcity of provis- ions. A large eating saloon near rb-depot was loaded with pro- visions on the counter,, such as biscuitsbakers bread, cakes, etc and the wall was lined with cook- ed chicken,; turkeys, ducks, flsb etc. I inquired the price of bn- cuit aud was told two dollars ... ach, five dollars for chicken and luck, and twelve dollars for tur- key. I bought a couple of bis uits ana tor eeven aoiiars srot a . 111 A wir breakfast. We made the run ro Lynchburg that day. There was no dining car but at most stations there were plenty of 'anor.Ira" far on la vnnninrv in auavno v. u...u ...uu.-.p, i.. price from three to five dollars ach. At Lynchburg we had to a ait till morning for a train, so we spent the night in the "hoi- Hers Home" and were well cared br. The next morumg we boar- led the train for Wythe vine.. I he road was in bad shape on account of cave in and slides, we had to valk about five mile4 and were met ou the west side ot the niue Ridge by another train which brought us to Wytbeville bef ire lark, where we remained until next morning, sleeping in the ;oach that night. I ate breakfast ind supper in Boyd's Hotel, and the bill was twenty dollars Con- STIm ine nest luurumit iuuw ui us who had transportation to Mar ton to Marion were 101a mat we u 1 i i i. T)..1 n.. wouiu uovo wj iup nniumi ivo- treat, as a bridge had been bur- I I Lll..W-. l.. I 1. 1.1 nea Dy iub ihukobb wiweoinueiu uwwui;i ut mcuuj u0 uiu irom my norae. mere wm uub I . .a I man only beside myseii wnoee home was in urayson county, so j loiirfol Cu Bf Kick ti toil 1 iBfllWZl The State Board of Health has given out the following simple rules for avoiding influenza There is no magic cure or pre vention far influenia but the in dividual may do much to fortify himself against the disease by ob serviug a few simple precaution that all physicians and beam of- fleers have admitted to be effect- the public a few .simple rules of personal hygiene which, if they are heeded, will beof value in not only preventing influenza but in lessening its severity In case it is nub preveqreu. i ue ruiea to. uruu, are: Keep your body in good gener al condition. This is not only the beet Dreventative. but deter- mine largely our ability to pull tnrougUiu ease you get tne . . . r - - disease. . Avoid excess that weaken the body and lower resistance, such AflAltAMAlit. S.AWA.nw flttfl SltAl Get plenty of rest la bed, ade quate Bleep, fresh air day and night, and nourismng food. A void constipation Keep the hands clean M all times, especially at meals. Keep them away from the nose and mouth. Direct contact is a great source of infection. Avcid crowds and close contact with masses of peo pie. Avoid people who cough and sneeze without the use of a. hand kerchief. Last and always, keep away from all cases oi influenza and colds, home. That niht we stayed in a neighborhood known as Rye Valley with an acquaintance of my friend. .The farm was being managed by the woman and chil dren as her husdand was in the service of the government. Every where the. oeoole seemed to have plenty to eat and stock for their farms. The next morning the lady sent us on horses to the top 0f the Iron Mountain, at the Gravson county line, and by din i . Iner time we were at the home 6f my friend, who sent me on horse to my father's home, where ! arrived very unexpectedly a lit tle before sun down on Sunday March the 5thr180S. I had not beard from home , in several months neither bad my neonla heard from me for the I .!!. . ....i.l.l.iit i mmuj vti-rv wry uuuei uiiu oi iuoi time. My furlough stated that at the expiration of 30 days I was to report to Parole camp at Richmond, Va. miles- sooner ex changed, and if exchanged to re- no,, t to my respective compan So when the 30 days expired UaB arranging to start back to Richmond, but found 1 could not get back as the rail road was in noasession of the enemy. So Tkt ...ii - - v bad nothing else to. do but re ,nain at home, and in a few day BOme returning soldiers came a tonff and informed the peopl that Geri. Lee had surrendered and the war was over. (The End.) tN0TE:-I have been requested to Texas soon after the war, and some incidents of cow boy lit in the west, which I may do in the near future. L. N. P. tthG and Avol Watt . conoiMv q lyry Cakt enuinrrf-jrx-C 1 Suitor jivHI ii Mhi Cinnittiis. In the -appointment of stand ing coramittofa of the etrfte seu ate by President Gardener, at Raleigh last week, captain E. F. Lovill, of Watauga, was assign ed to the chairmanship' of one committee and' was named as a member of seven others. He is chairman of the committee on Pensions and Soldiers' Home, a most fitting appointment, as Capt. Lovill is the only Confed erate veteran in the State Senate. He is a member of the following committees: . Printing, Judicary, Railroads, Education, Distribu tion of Governor's Message and Institution for the Deaf. Representative Little, of. Wa tauga, is a member of the House Committee on Health. lisidy fir PiiinioiL " The Democrat ij requested to publish the following: A remedy for pneumonia has been sent out from the office of the surgeon general of the United States at Washington, D. C, which is said by the government authorities to he an absolute cure. the formula has been sent to all hospitals, to military camps and to all government officers. Tests are declared to have prov en its efficiency. Th. remedy is so simple that all afflicted can use it. Here if what the government advises: ' Saturate a ball of cotton as arge as a one inch marble with pints of alcohol; add three drop of chloroform to each ball of cot ton. Place it between the pat ient's teeth; Let patient inhale the fumes for 15 minutes, then rest 15 minutes or longer, if need ed. Then inhale again 15 min- utes and repeat the operation as directed 24 times." The result will be that the ungswill expand to their nor mal condition: In 24 hours the patient is out of danger. Chang' cotton bften. It ought to be changed twice in 15 minutes. ' Tbt Al!-Lowtst. He looks:around upon the Dutch, who pass bim on the mis ty bill; they seem to say, "You'd please us much if you would chare yourself, 0 BilH" The rain, is driDDinir from the eaves, the Holland skies are never blue, 11 w and William sit around and grieves, and hates himself, the long hours through. .The most renowned of also-rans, accustom ed to flamboyant ways, he mut ters "For the love of Hans! Must I endure this all my days?" There is a voice in every breeze, there is a voice in every rill; these voices sigh the same old whfeeze' "You are not nan ted here, O.Bill! There is no cordial hand for lii'n in any corner of the globe, save where pame J nstice, stern and grim, is waiting in her enowj robe. Some nations cry, O Bui, come here! w e n entertain you well, we ween!" But hz confesses to a fear that they ve a rope or guillotine. And once be was the biggest thing that ever wore a padded crown, the blamedest and all-highest king, who jarred an empire with his frown! H moved around bis realm in state and when he neared an honored town, the burg jmus'er, at the gate, gare him the keys, while knot-ling down. And now the Holland days are drear, the Hol land folks show frigns of hate, re peating, "You're not wan t e d here why don't you pull your royal freight?" Waft M ason in Njws. and Observer. Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S OASXORIA "Stop W Tkltf Editoh Demochat: Some time ago 1 noticed in the columns of your paper an item submitted by Mr.'G. L. Story which read: ('All the christian nations of the world at war; all the heathen na tions at peace. Stop and think." I wonder why this reflection on Christianity? What is the mo tive? What good can it do? The United States as a christian na tion entered this war not for gain but to defend the wiak, the oppressed, the innocent and the helpless. Could we be christians und not fight for such a' noble cause? It is said that our Ameri can armies in France are officer ed by christian generals. General Foch is decidedly a man of pray er who, despite the roar of can non, finds time for an hour each day for secret prayer. It is far better to be a man of prayer and fight for a noble cause, than to be a man with millions and try to injure the cause of Christ, .We should all be thankful for christian people, especially for christian leader?, for they are a blessing to the world. I think one of the great est things that God said to Abra ham was: "In thee shall all fam ilies of the earth be blessed." Doubtless we, of today, are be ing blessed because of the faith fulness of Abraham. The friend ol GOd, yes, let us "stop and think." Think before we land into an eternal hell "Stop and think", accept Christ Christ and Christianity; stand for the right; fight for the right aud if we can't be a help to the cause, don't be a hinderance. (Mrs.) D. P. Coffey. Blowing Rock, N. C. COLONEL ROOSEVELT. Colonel Roosevelt bad his faults but this is not the time to dis cuss them. It is better to think now of the many One traits that he had, of hij personal .bravery,. of his v-assionate patriotism as shown in the willing surrender of four of his sons to the needs o his country, one of them irrevo cubh ; and of his beautiful home life and devotion to hie family, of bis tireless energy and enter prise, of the joy which he found in living, of the enthusiasm wrth which, he did the big work in the world which fell to his lot. ' He impressed himself on the life of his country as but few men have done. It is too-early to say where the final assize of great ness will place .him, but be wil undoubtedly be given a cons pic uous place on the roll of great Americans. News and Observer. CURE FOR DYSINTERY. '-Whilrf I was in Ashland, Kan sas, a gentleman overheard me npenking of thamberlain's tone aud Diarrhoea Remedy, writes William Whitelaw, ofDes Moine Iowa. "He toiu me in dolail what it had don' for his family, but tnore especially his daughter who was lying at the point of death with a violent attack ol dvsintery, and had beiu given up by her family physician. Sunn of the neighbors advised him to give Chamberlain's Colic and Di arrhoea Remedy, which he did, and fully believes that bv doing so savjd the lif" of hi child. Ho stated that h had a'so d tu remedy himself with equally grat j f.ving results." i DR. ALFRED 7. DUU EYE SPECIALIST y TO SEE BETTER V1 SEE DUU J 17 Yni'i Experience The Best Equipment Obtainable. ' Glasses rated Exclusively I moth UAH, lek:is,i.cJ UyoatotltitomDULA. It's All Rliht I fc-s. WATCUAPEft KO OATIS. . LENSES GROUND ft DUPLICATED Repair Dept. Box 127 Charlotte, N. & PR 0 FES SIO N AU . Glenn Salmons, Resident Deiitist,. BOONE, N. C. Office at Critcher IJoteL , 'OFFICE HOPES; 9:00 to 13 a. ni; 1:00 to 4:00 r. m. EDMUND JONES LAWYER -LEtfOlIt, N.C,- Will Practice Reguhrly in rhe Courts oi Wateutid,' i. CLOWI Banner Elk, 24. C T. A (VV, ; fincoU, K. 0 LOWE & LOVE - 'ATT0RNEY9-AT-I,W Practice in lle.i ".uiTj of Av-r and Mirroumiiite roittitici'. 'i: -c-ful attention gieeu to all matters of a legal nature. -5-12. I7 A, MNNRi, ' VTOR iEY AV.L.AW.- BOONE, N, 0. Will practice in the courts o Watauga and adjoining' conn- ties.' m-i9ii. W. P. SPEAS, M. D. PRACTICE LIMITED TO Eye, Ear, Nm and Throat HICKORY. N. C. OFFICE OVER HOCJW-8 to 13 ItoS HICKORY DRCQ CO. B.XIi-OTllI. w. K.'l.l! . Lovill & Lovill -Attorneys Atj Law -BOONE, N. r Special attention given to aB business entrusted to cneircare. .. , .. . JT. E. Bingham, Lawyer B00XE, N. C. Prompt attention given to all nmtters- of a leg.d nature. Collections a specially. Office with Attorney F. A. Lin- ney. DR. R. D, JEI!!llliGS Resideet De-stist.' Banners Euc, N. C. At Boone ou first ,.liny tf every month for 4 or 5 day' mi. d every court wtek,. Otiltv it the BLatkburu UotiL John Brown Lawyer. booxe.1 ... s.c Prompt attention giv?n lo iiiu tKi'M of u K'gnl ii.ir.-j..'. ..... lecuons a specialty. Ofhce wnl Lovill & Lovill. WATCf ! kfi ..-ii. .i'. . -t'.aiHU.ffl & '::tarlal used i trnti.rnii Ha? . I.I. r. " . fantln1' -.' i. - . ( ouallratlioael wu. .. .' Wataaaf;v. Htuik. . I 1 i 1 St 'III k ft HI ti1 ttPrwideotDaylwHaueB8. weari6uon ioopwvry w gev.
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