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, . . . . ... ...... . .-. . '. Si r S I s. Advertising Rates on Request. DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF BOONE, AND WATAUGA COUNTY. $1.00 Per Year. VOL. XXX. BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 20, 1919. No!1l9 ' ' i t i , , - . i i . - V I I SiviDtiei Tear locust This Year. According to an announcement bylthe United States Depart ment of Agriculture, North Car olina is to have a visitation of the "Seventeenyear'Jlocustthisyear. The formal announcement fol lows: "The year 1919 is likely to be one of the worst 'locust years' on record. But entomologists of the United States department of ag ricuture see nothing alarming in the prospect. '"The periodical cicada, the real name of the insect commonly call ed 'locust,' will appear this year in the following states. Alabama, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Massachusetts, NewJersey;New Yorfc, North and South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virgin ia and Wisconsin. "The injury done by the peri odical cicada consists almost whol ly in chiseling grooves in the branches of trees for depositing eggs. This injury alwayt appears to be greater than it actually is. Popular alarm is usually out of proportion to general damage. "Young fruit trees are some times killed by cicada. The pre cautionary measures are: Defer putting out young fruit trees till next year; postpone budding op erations, do not prune this win . ter or spring. "'When the insects begin com ing out, hand-pick them from young from your fruit trees or spray them with pyrethrum pow der, kerosene emulsions or a so lution of carbolic acid' or acetic acid. , "Later, when the insects are ready to begin laying, spray your fruit trees with whitewash. It was added: "Every 'locust year' is, in some sort, a year of fear and dread. It appears to have been so with the savages and has remained so with their civilized successors, not withstanding the fact that the ci cada has been under investiga tion for well over 200 years, and the appearanoe of the swarms are foretold by entomologists as ac curately as eclipses of the moon are foretold by astronomers. Peo pie have fancied that they could detect in the cry of the cicada a resemblance to the name of the monarch. Pharoah, that persecu ted the Isrealites, and that occult belief of fear added to the some what dolorious sound has served to make the cry of the cicada gen erally an unwelcome one. Very long ago some superstition at tached to the dark bars of the filmy wings. These bars are al ways in the shape of - the letter W, but few people remember that through a period of 13 or 17 years and great significance is attached to it at each recurrence. Some prophet has arisen always to an nounce that the W on the locust's wings means 'war.' Since this outbreak will come just at the conclusion of the greatest war, and when even the imagination of the rural prophet could hardly conjure up the likelihood of an- othef one, some new explanation will apparently have to be found this time. But no doubt the ci cada will, as usual, be greeted as a harbinger of disaster, and as usual, there will be reports of deaths caused by stings of theci cada, a belief that has, persisted in spite of positive proof that the ricjtfla has no stinsr.that only by t'ae extremeBt accident conld inflict a vound either with bill or pbyipositor, and that it could not, in any case; Inject u poison. "Inasmuch as the coming 1919 brood of . locusts may be one of Tie MoBBtaii Conties. One thing that is bound Uicle Sao Holds Insurance Record. The United States has written One thing that is bound to $12,000,000,000 more of insurance make an impression on- every than the combined insuranceout- body who realizes it is the unan standing of all commercial life in- imous movement among the surance companies in the United mountin counties for good roads, States, says Mr. Horace R. Dow- and for the right kind of good ell, Insurance Expert of the Bu- roads. Every once in awhile some reau of War Risk Insurance. stray from up in the enlightened Insurance written by the northern states drops into the Government has reached the as- North Carolina mountain coun- tounding total of $39,232,257,500 ties and goes back home with a about $12,000,000,000morethan tale of woe and missionary neces the combinedinsuranceoutstand- sity concerning the mountains of ing of all commercial life insur- this state. This thing has been ance companies in the United worked so often that some who States. The average insurance do not know the mountains be carried by men in the service is lieveit. But those who know the $8,750. mountains best see in the dele "The bureau, however, is still J gation in Raleigh from that part writing insurance. Applications of the state the real mountains are coming in by the hundreds best sentiment and type. daily. Yesterday's receipts of The biggest unit that has come applications were more than $1,- to back the roads is from the 400. . mountains. The people up there Plans are being worked out and have more expensive roads to a system perfected for the con- build than are required down in version of the war risk insurance the coast country or thePied- into other form of insurance. Al- mont, but the mountain folks are though this insurance may, with- not concerned in the cost, they in five years, be converted into they are figuring on roads, and other forms of insurance, it will on roads for all their end of the still be government insurance, state. More detailed information re-1 It is in the mountains that gardjng the plans of the govern- sheep are making headway, and ment will be given later. from there comes the force that The policies into which the has put the dog in hock this win present war-time insurance may ter. It is in the mountains that be converted number six. Ordi- dairying and cheese-making are nary life, twenty-payment life, developing. The mountains are thirty -paymenUife, twenty -year leading in many things, and the endowment, thirty -year endow- mountain example of advertising Ray Dec Bill Adopted by Senate. The State Senate on Feb. 13 safely piloted to final adoption the-Prank Ray bill to regulate and restrict dogs throughout the state, not however without some amendments most of which add teeth" to the measure. The vote on the bill was 53 to 5. One of the amendments, offer ed by Harding, of Pitt, provided tiat taxes collected by the law should be placed in the school und and used for building and maintenance purposes. It is pos sible that dogs will, in this way, furnish revenue for painting practically all North Carolina schoolhouses. An amendment by Gray, of 'orsyth, which was adopted, pro vides dogs must be properly li censed and taggad except when on owner 8 premises. Failure to wear this tag while visiting will result in their detention, while owners would be punished. Dogs under six months old will be exempted from tax. The bill provides for license tax of $1 on males, $2 on females and contains other plans for preventing their destruction of life and property. ment and endowment, age sixty- the country to the people of out side states has been the best il "In each of the six policies, lustration of what North Caroli auses are included which pro- na has to offer that any part ef vide for the continuous payment the state has undertaken. The of allowance in event of total dis- money that Asheville has spent ability of the insured during the for advertising has beenasub- ife of the policy. stantial help to all of North Caro "The policy-holder will draw hna, and probably Asheville has the regular allowance although brought more strangers to North payment of premiums mav have Carolina than any other section topped, it is explained. of the state has. Such provisions have been at- The rating of the mountain tempted by a few commercial country is good in the state. It is companies. And where they have only among those who know the included them in their policies, mountains least that the mission the premium rates have been pro- ary impression prevails, it is hibitive, officials here say; probable that withits summerre "The new Federal politics also sorts, its religious resorts, its are planned to include participa- term development, its farm spe- ting dividend features, officials cialty work, its road-building, its said. Reserves of the Govern forestry worn, its .water power ment bureau-if a proposed am- development and everything else endment to the Insurance act that goes to make a country desi- passes Congress-will be invest- rabie to live in, the mountain ed in government securities, in- n i,. an rin ft a fnnii iirwm urniohrnnraiir " auiiiik m vau uuuu nitivit wuiun I 1 1 . m a. M a. .,, "nmfif Tf ,.,aa iioofi v,i Ping as weu. in me iron oi uie reserves would be invested in bonds of the farm loan banks which, at present, are yielding a- bout 4J4 per cent. Dispatch.- ticularly important to allay ex cessive fear of destruction totim ber as well as to have people on guard, so-thatthe few preventive measures possible may be appli' ed. The belief that the 1919 brood will be acceptionally large is bas ed on the fact that the 17-year brood coming out this year is brood 10, perhaps the largest of the 17-year broods, and that brood 18 of the 13-year old family comes out at the same time. The year 1863 was the greatest locust year in history. In that year brood 19, the largest of the 13 year broods, appeared in conjunc tion with brood 10, the two com bining to make an unprecedented infestation. The coincidence of the largest 17-year brood with a smaller 13 year brood this year will not bring about conditions reproaching those of 1868 "Brood 18, the 13-year brood that comes out this year, is com procession as any other part of the whole United States. It is a good thing the mountain delegation has taken up the road proposition in such emphatic ear nestnesss. It is going to have a good influence on the rest of the state, and when the good roads have been started and the work is progressing, in every county it is not too much to predict that these mountain hustlers will be properly accredited for the part they have taken in the work. Raleigh News and Ohserver. Card il Tiaiks. We wish to extend our most sincere thanks to our friends and relatives for their untiring help and sympathy, during the long illness, death and burial of our dear husband and father. -May God bless each one who helped, Mrs. J.C Henson & Children, Amantha, N. C. So Germany-is trying toforget that shewaatlicked to a frazzel by parativelya small brood arid , is the allies, eh? Well does Germa made up of scattered colonies ny remember what happened to rather than of the dense and com- the man who yelled 'miff and pact swarms that mark the larg- then changed his mind. History er broods. Five states are affect-lean repeat. - High Point Enter edbyit." Iprise. - larly Irish Potatoes. (Progressive Farmer. ) "I wish to plant early Irish po tatoes for market. Tell me what variety is best; when to plant, what fertilizer and how much an acre. My land is sandy loam in a high state of cultivation. How ma- bushels are needed to plant an acre?" The variety now most general- planted for the early market the Irish Cobber. The best fertilizer is an equal mixture of cottonseed meal and acid phos phate used at the rate of 1,500 per acre, well mixed in the fur rows. From ten to twelve bushels are needed per acre, depending somewhat on the size of potatoes used. They should be cut to two eyes and the. furrows three feet apart and the pieces dropped 15 inches apart. Lap furrows from each side, and before the pota toes come up, harrow the ridges evel. Plant as early in February as you can get the soil in order, Spray with Bordeaux mixture as soon as well up to ward off early blight. When the bugs appear mix pounds of lead arsenate in 50jgallonsof the Bordeau mix ture and spray with this. Culti vate rapidly and lay by with fur rows to each side of the rows. The Story ol a Merchaot Priice. There was an old geezer and he had a lot of sense; He started up a business on a dollar eighty ceats. The dollar for stock and the eighty for an ad Brought him three lovely dollars in a dar. by dad; Well, he bought more goods and little more space And ho played that system with a smile on his face. The customers flocked to his two-by lour And soon he had to hustle for a regu lar store Up on the square where the people pass, He gobbled up a corner that was all ilate triass. He fixed up the windows with the best that he had And he told 'em all about it in a half page ad. Ho soon had 'em coming, and he nev er. never quit. And he wouldn't cut down on his ad one bit Well, he's kept things humming In the town ever since And everybody calls him the Merchant frlnce. Borne . say bunk- it's luck, but that's a Why, he was doing business when the . times were punk. . feople nave to purchase and the gee r.er wus wise ly or be knew tbe way to ret cm was to advertise; Exchange, T The Huns relied on mass .for mation, and now they rely, on mess " formation. The Wilming ton Dispatch. JOSEPH HOLUHGSHEAD. Mr. Hollingshead.was married to Miss Mattie Isaacs, of Watau ga on the 7th of Sept., last and died at his homeatEtawah Tenn., on Jan. 15, and the paper of that town prints the following to his memory: Joe Holiingshead died at the home of his grandfather, J. B. Kirkland, Jan. 15, 1919, after a short illness of influenza and pneumonia. Age 21 years. He and his wife had come here on a visit when he took the flu follow ed by pneumonia and was confin ed to his bed a week or more when on last Wednesday evening Jan. 5th, God said "'It is enpugh Joe, come up hieher. and his soul took its flight back to the God who gave it. His wife, mother, and other friends were around his bed a short time before he died. His mother and wife were weeping when he told them not to worry that he was going home and as he drew his last breath said: "Sweet home, "and dropped asleep in the arms of Jesus. The burial took place at Cog Hill hursday and on Friday Jan. 17, 919 the death summons came 'or his elder brother, Jas. Hol- ingshead who had been sick a ew weeks with pneumonia at the home of his sister in Etowah. He did not know that his brother Joe was dead, but told them he saw Joe and his little darling baby which he had given up only two weeks before, and that they were waiting for him to come home. He told his mother he had come to the river of death and took her by the hand and asked her to go before him when she told him she could not go then, but she would follow. He then crossed his hands on his breast and giving his wife his right hand . and his mother his left, and called to the ast for them to go with him, that he was going home. We cannot understand why these twobroth ers were taken from their loved ones in such a short time, but we know that it is all for the best as God doeth all things well. They were all laid to rest in the Cog Hill grave yard to await the res urrection morn. They leave to mourn their death two young companions and a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hol- ingshead. one little brother and two sisters who have the sympa thy of all in their bereavement. pd adv. , . Old Booze. Old Booze is dead, so toll the knell for this old maudlin knave the mourners raise a joyful yell as they stand by the grave. Old Booze hung on with teeth and nails, he tried to dodge the tomb lie hoped to sell his gins and ales until the crack of doom. He hoped to do his ancient task till athertime is gone; but we've outgrown the jug and flask, out grown the demijohn. Old Booze is dead, at rest he lies, cashed in beyond recall; he never helped man to rise, but made a million fall. Old Booze will sleep beneath the loam until the bright sun pales; he never built a toilers home, but be filled many jails Old Booze has crossed the great divide to see what s doing there and well have less of suicide, and less of black despair.- And we see' less of women's tears, of chi dren needing bread, or wages gone for foaming beers, since Old Man Booze is dead. He 11 dish no more the poison drink to knock the good man down; his funeral would make you think a circus -is. in town. The sextons chortle ' as they work and dig t e- clammy clay, and in the shadow, of the kirk ther pastor yells "Hooray! The undertaker is on hand, witl festive lilts and runes, and by the fence -the village band is playing ragtime tunes. Walt Mason in News and Observer. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS Mount Olive, N. C. is preparing to lay 25,000 yards of pavement. Will Britt, second son of for mer Congressman J. J. Britt of Asheville, N. C, died in France on Feb. 3 of pneumonia. It is reported that a Russian war flotilla laying off Kronstadt is commanded by German officers wearing Russian uniforms. Gen. March and nine other offi cers of the American army have been, awarded with decorations of the French Legion of Honor. ! Nomination of Maj. Gen. En och Crowder to be judge advo cate general of the army for an other term of four years has been confirmed by the senate. Bolshevik forces who resumed operations near Archangel the 1th, were beaten back by the British and Russian forces. The fighting still continues. The Influenza quarantine which. has been in effect at Statesville, C. since September has been ifted and unless another out break should occur the ban will stay off. Soldiers are returning from ranee in a steady flow. Since the signing of the armistice 287,- y 332 have embarked for America and over one million have been mustered out. . . Harry Lauder, ntoted Scotch singer will appear in Wilmington sometime during the month of y March. This is the second time he has appeared in North Caro-. ina. Thomas A. Edison, the electri cal wizard celebrated his 72nd birthday on Feb. 11. Mr. Edi- - son is in perfect health, and he says that he feels as young as he did 50 years ago. The U. S. S. George Washing ton arrived at Brest, France the 3th to carry President Wilson to the United States. An escort of twenty destroyers will join the George Washington on her re turn to the Azores. According to a press dispatch rom Geneva, the German Gov- ernment is preparing to raise a a large loan in the United States ' . ' as soon as peace is signed, the y money to be used to pay for ex- - pected raw materials from allied countries. Rear Admiral Archibald Scales United States Navy, has begun his duties as superintendent of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis Md. He has here tofore been commanding officer at the Great Lakes department. Twenty -seven thousand strik ers, workers of Patterson, N. J. silk mills, who went on strike early this month in an attempt to , enforce a 47-hour week returned to work on the 12th, on the 50 hour basis, which prevailed be fore the walkout- Judge Michael H. Justice, aged 75 years, of Rutherfordton, N. C. died at his boarding house in Asheville, Wednesday morning. Judge Justice had been a leading member of te bench in North Carolina' for the past 18yearsand was presiding over court at the the time of his death. His body ' was taken to Rutherfordton for interment. ' . ' Glenn Young, special agent of the- department of justice, cap tured the three heavily armed outlaws who are wanted in Geor gia to answer to the charges of murder or desertion from the ar my Monday evening, the 10th inst. Young, unaided, captured the men between Murphy, N. C. and Knox ville, rJ enru i tbejargest on record, it la par ma 1
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