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VOL. XXX. . . . BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, TV. C, THURSDAY MARCH 6, 1919. . NO. 21.
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Alleged BlOOdy Oath Of the KoilHtS It
Following is the alleged oath
.taken by the Knights of ColunV
vh rim. u in nniiu uu lira n uccu iriivi
ima It. i a anin Y r o ic hann nhn.
tographed from the oath taken
from the hall of that organization
in Greensboro. ' It is given as
reprinted from the Congression-.
al Record Sixty-Second Congress
Third Session, Vol. 49, pp. 3216
17, Feb. 15, 1913:,
"I, , no in the pres
ence of Almighty God, the bless
ed Virgin Mary, the blessed St,
John the Baptist, the holy apos
ties, St. Peter and St. Paul, and
allthe Saints, Sacred hosts Of heav-
en.anaioyouinyunosuy
. i a yni i ii iL I
er.the superior general of the
Society of Jesus, founded by St.
Ignatius, in the ppntification of L
rauiineui.anaconunueaTOine
i i- t n . A . 1 A il. I
present, do by the womb of the
Virgin, the Matrix of God, and
uie roa oi jesus vnrisi, aeciare
and swear,-tnat his Holiness, tne
Pope, is Christ's vicegerent and
is the true and only head of the
oatnonc or universal v,nurcn
V . . 9V "t 1 I
throughout the earth, and that
oy virtue oi wie Keys oi
and loosing given His Holiness
by my saviour, Jesus unnst, ne
nam power to aepose nereticai
i ' r . , a I
Kings, princes, otaies, common-
wealths and governments that
they may be safely destroyed,
Therefore, to the utmost of my
power, I will defend this doctrine
and his Holiness' right and cus
torn against all userpers of the
nereucai or rroiesiam aumoniy
whatever, especially the Luther-
an Uiurcn. ot uermany, noiiana,
Denmark, bweden and JNorway, to eaFt my belly opened and sul
and the new pretended authority phur burned therein with all the
and Churches , of. England and DUnishment that can be inflicted
, ,
Scotland, and the branches . of
some now established in Ireland,
and on the continent of America
and elsewhere and all adherants
in regard that they may be un-
ouipcu tuiu ncictiai,
the sacred Mother Church of
Rome.
"I now denounce and disown
any allegiance as due to any her-
etical king, prince or state, named
rroresHHii-ur uiuerius, w, uuw
ience 'to any of their laws, magis
trate'8 or officials:' ' '
"I do f urther declare that I will
help, UsSiafe-ahd' advise all or' any
of his Holiness' agents, in any
place where I should be, in Swit
zerland", Germany, Holland, or A
merica,' or in any other territory
I shall come to, arid, do my ut
most to 'extirpate the heretical
Protestant or Masonic doctrines,
and destroy all of their pretended
powers, legal or otherwise.
"I do further promise and de
clare that, notwithstanding I am
dispensed with to Assume any re
ligion heretical for the propagat
ion of the Mother Church's inter
est; to keep secret and private all
her agent's counsels from. time
to time, as they entrust, me and
not divulge, directly or indirectly ment of the Eucharist, and wit
by word, writing or circumstan- ne8s the same further, with my
ces wnatever, out to execute ail
tliat should be proposed, given in
charge, or discover unto me, by
my unostiy ratner or any oi ms
sacred order. '
"I Aa further nromisfl and dec.
lare that I will have rio opinion or
will of my own or any mental res-
ervation whatsoever, even as a
corpse or cadaver, (perindeacca:
daver) but will 'unhesitatingly o-
bey each and every command that
I may receive from my superiors
in the toilltia of the Pope and oi
Jesus Christ . .. -. -
"That I will go to any part
the world whithersoever I may
be sent, to-the frozen regions oi
the North, or the burning sands
of the desert of Africa, or the jun
gles of India, to the center of civ
ilizatiou of Europe, or to the wild
haunts of the barbarous savages
of America without murmuring
or repining and will be submiss
ive in all things whatsoever is
communicated to me.
I do further promise and dec
lare that I will, when oportunity
presents, make and wage relent
less war, secretly and openly, a-
gainst all heretics, Protestants
and Masons, as I am directed to
do, to extirpate them from the
face of the whole earth; and that
I will spare neither age, sex or
condition, and that I will burn,
hang, waste, boil, flay strangle
and bury alive these infamous
neretics. rin UD the stomachs and
wnmha of thfi wnmon. and rrnsh
their infants' heads atrainst the
'
walls in ordpr t annihnata their
Lxeorahle That whpn tho
c t . done hlv t will
gecretlv U8G the poisonous cun.
m. v
the strangulation cord, the steel
0f the poniard, or the leaden bul-
let retrardles8 of the honor, rank
dicnitv or authority of the Der
Lons whatever be their condition
either miblic or Drivatei
a8 t at be directed
to do S0) by any agent of the Pope
0r Superior of the Brotherhood
of the Hdy Pather of the Society
0j Jesus
In confirmation of which I
hereby dedicate mv life, soul and
all corporal powers, and with the
dagger which I now receive I will
subscribe my name, written in
my blood, in testimony thereof;
and should I prove false or wea
ken in my determination , may my
brethren and fellow soldiers of
he Pope cut' 0ff my hands and
mv feet and mv throat from ear
v
upon me by demons in eternal
hell forever.
"That I will in voting always
vote for a Knight ol Columbus in
preference to a Protestant-es
pecially one oi tne Ala sons
and that, I will leave mv
nnrtv ao t An that if two Catho
hc8 are on the ticket I will satisf. v
mvself which is the better sup-
porter 0f the Mother Church and
vote accordingly.
That 1 will not deal with or
employ a Protestant if in my
power to deal with or employ a
Catholic. That I will place Cath
olic girls in Protestant families
of the heretics.
'That I will provide myself
with arms and ammunition that
I may be in readiness when the
word is passed, or I am comman
ded to defend the church either
as an individual or with the mili
tia of the Pope.
"All of which I. do
wear by the blessed Trinity and
ohe blessed Sacrament which
am now to receive, to perform
and on my part to keep this my
jath.
"In testimony thereof, I take
the most holy and blessed Sacra
name written with the uoint of
Lhis daggeri dipped in my own
blood( and 8eai( ln the face of this
SoI Sacrament,
"Siffnatura-
imeunsu muw.
I i. u.l L - ni I
Friend T. M. Greer, formerly
0f Watauga, but now of Bloom
fleld, Neb., in remitting to The
Democrat, writes:
."We are enjoying good health
at present. Just had one of the
worst blizzards for ten or fifteen
fears. - It started on the night ol
oiieb. 12, and lasted until about
noon on the 15th. We have snow
drifts in our yard from twelve to
afteen feet deep. This part of the
- country suffered some in the loss
- of stock, however, we werefortu
nate enough as not to lose any.
Pointed Paragraphs from. Wilsn's Bos
ton Speech.
The proudest' thing I have to
report to you is that this great
country of ours is trusted through
out the world.
The conference seems to you
to. go slowly . . . but I wonder if
you realize the complexity of the
task which has been undertaken.
Every interest seeks out, first
of all, when it reaches Paris, the
representatives of the United
States.
The most wonderful fact in
history . ."there is no nation in
Euro that suspects the motives
of the United States.
Fiverybody praises the Ameri
can soldier with the feeling that
in praising him he is subtracting
om the credit of no one else.
I have uttered as the objects of
his great war, ideas, and noth
ing but ideals, and the war has
been won by that inspiration.
Men have testified to me in Eu
rope that our men were possess
ed by something that they would
call a religious fervor.
If America were at this junc
ture to fail the world, what would
come of it?
America is the hope of the
world, and if she does not justify
hat hope, the results are, un
thinkable.
Think of the utter blackness
that would fall on the world-
America has failed."
The arrangements of the pres
ent peace cannot stand a genera
tion unless they are guaranteed
by the united forces of the civil
ized world.
The burden of this war fell . . ,
upon the victims' homes every
where, where women were toil
ing in hope that their men would
come back.
I have no more doubt of the
erdict of America in this matter
(the league of nations) than
have doubt of the blood that Is in
me.
The peoples who constitute the
nations of the world . . . are in
the saddle.
Put Reminiscences in Pemphlet Form,
-Editor DEMOCavr: It aas giv
en me mucn pleasure to read
from the pages of The Democrat
the "Personal Reminicenses of
the Civil War" by Mr. L. N. Per-
cins, These articles have certain-
y been a treat for every reader
of your paper. I congratulate Mr.
Perkins for the story he has -so
interestingly written.
It will not be many years un
til we will have no living heroes
of the Civil war to tell us of their
experiences. For this reason
hope that Mr. Perkins will have
this and his Story of his Cowboy
ife published in pamphlet form
at least. I would like to have one
for my library, as it would not be
complete without it. . I feel sure
that every reader of The Demo
crat will want one.
You will find ericlosed check
for another year's subscription,
G. C. GREEN,
Newport News, Va.
Vatiufi Lady Weds ii Charlotte.
Miss Ada Wilcox, daughter of
Rev. B. F.Wilcox, of ShullsMills,
former student of the Appa
lachian Training School, later of
Brown's Business College, Char
lotte, N. ,C, was married to Mr,
Edd M. Cranford, son of Post
Master M. W. Cranford at Da
vidson, N. C. The groom is
graduate of Davidson College,
and while holding a position in
Chartott?, met his future wife,
They were married at the bride'i
boarding place. After the. mar
riage they left for Davidson,
C, tha groom's home where they
will spend their honey moon.
Senator Vest's Tribute ti the Doe
(Republished by Request. ),
The best friend a man has in
his world may turn against him
and become his enemy. His son
or daughter whom he has reared
ith loving care may prove un-
grateful. Those who are . near-
est and dearest tous, those whom
we trust with our happiness and
our good name, may become trai-
tors to their faith. Tiie money
that a man has he ;raay lose. It
ies away from him, perhaps
when he needs it most. A man's
reputation may be sacrificed in a
moment of ill-considered action,
he people who are prone to fall
on their knees to do us honor
when success is with us may be
the first to throw the stone of
malice when failure settles its
oud upon our heads. The one
absolutely unselfish friend that a
man can have in this selfish world
he one that never deserts him,
the one that never proves un-
grateful or treacherous, is his
dog. Gentlemen of the jury, a
man's dog stands by him in pros-
perity and in poverty, in health
and in sickness. He will sleep
on the cold ground, where the
wintry winds blow and the snow
drives fierce, if only he may be
near his master's side. He will
kiss the hand that has no food to
offer; he will lick the wounds and
sores that come inencounterwith
the roughness of the world. He fluence, an opprtunity, and a re
guards the sleep of his p a u- sponsibility of motherhood that
per master as if he were a prince,
When all other friends desert he
remains. When riches take
wings and reputation falls to
pieces, he is as constant in his
love as the sun in its journey
through the heavens. If fortune reach the highest political or oth
drives the master forth an out- er other honors. The latter sink
cast in the world, friendless and
homeless, the faithful dog asks
no higher privilege than that of
accompanying to guard against
danger, to fight against his ene-
mies, and when the last scene of
all comes, and death takes the
master in his embrace and his
body is laid away in the cold
graund, no matter if all other I
friends pursue their way, there
by his grave-side will the noble
dog be found, his head between
his paws, his eyes sad but open
in alert watchfulness,
and true even in death.
f aithful
Vatle Crncis Items.
Miss Boyd Caudell, who has a
position in Washington, spent
last weeks with home folks at
Valle Crucis.
Mr. Bob Campbell, who has
been at Camp Sevier, is again at
his old job.cleringmW. W. Mast's
store. Mr. James Farthing of Bea
ver Dams, who has been at Camp
Greene, is again on his pb in the
Valle Crucis Bank. We are indeed
glad to have the popular young
soldiers back in the valley again.
Mr. Bynum Taylor has bought
an interest in the Watauga Gar
age. He has also bought a pret
ty cottage where he and Mrs
raylor, formerly Miss Jennie
Whitehead, will move right soon,
The people of ValleCrucis are in
deed glad to have the popular
young couple locate in their
midst,
Miss Thompson, principal of
the Valle Crucis High School,
gave a Colonial party for t h e
8th and 9th grades on Sat. night,
Feb. 22
Most of the stunents
were dressed in Colonial costume.
Refreshments were served and
old-fashlnsd games were played,
The party was enjoyed by all,
No man can produce great
things who is not thoroughly sin
cere in dealing with himself.
Lowell.
- Training School Lore,
(Too laU for last issue,
A committee from the Legisla
ture visited the Traing School
Monday afternoon and evening,
We were glad to have those gen
tlemen with us. They were Sena-
tors Williamson and Cooper, and
Representative Holton, Jonesand
Griffin,
Supt. B. B. Dougherty return-
ed to Raleigh the firstof theweek
in the interest of the School.
During the past week talks
were made as follows: Professor
Greene on the dog law recently
passed by the Legislature; Prof,
Creer on the movement to pre
serve the old revival and folk lore
songs, after which many of them
were sung, first by adoublequar
tet and then by the entire school;
Miss Matney made an interest
ing talk on the origin of art;, on
Saturday the time was given to
singing patriotic and other
songs in honor of Washington s
birth day and the song week that
was beingobserved by the schools
throughout the country.
A recent writer brought out a
tine example of mother influence
in our country. The writer states
that when a F.rench soldier was
about to die he called for his wife,
a British soldier wanted h i s
sweet heart, butan Americaniboy
wanted hismothor, This incident
shows the wonderful mother in-
comparatively "few fully realize
and many do not comprehend.
We could not wish them higher
distinction than is thusconferred
upon them. They Could attain
to higher though they should
into insignificance" when compar
ed with the former,
If those U. S. Senators, who
are so severely criticising the
the President and League of Na-'
tions, realized what little influ
ence they are having on people
who think and what contempt
they are bringing upon thera-
selves it would seem that they
would have sense enough to at
least be quiet. Mr. Taft gave
them a severe jolt when he called
them "Little Americans" and
said he would not trust them o
ver night. It seems thrt he has
sized them up about right
The second number of the
Pines Echo Magazine was given
in the auditorium on Monday eve
ning. The exercises began with
greetings by the Editor-in-Chief,
Miss Gertrude Alexander, and
was following by an original play
oy the Juniors. Then came an es
say, editorials, stories, poems
one from each class, interspers
ed by S(mgs from ewjh dtts8j ftnd
clo8m withjokes, aU of which
was of a highly creditable nature.
testifying the efficiency of the
work in English, and withal was
very entertaining. We shall look
forward with interest to the next
number of the Magazine.
Don't forget that the war bills
must be paid; Keep your War
Savings Stamps and bay more,
North Carolina is sure to get
there as soon as she has the mod
em highways on which to strike
the pace. Other people can come
into our midst as soon as they
can come on godd roads. Wi
mington Star.
FOtt THE CHILDREN.
Too much care cannot be exer
cisad in selecting a cough med
cine for children. It should be
pleasant to take, contain no harm
ful drug and most effectual in
curinr their coughs and colds
Long experience has taught that
Channerlajn s Cough Remedy
meet) these conditions. It is
favor t3 with many mothers.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
Charles W. Bagby has been
nominated by President Wilson
to be postmaster at Hickory, N.
Edgar Ring of Mt. Airy, N. C.
who had been reported "killed in
action, returned to his home last
week.
More than 250,000 men were in
the secret service during the .
war. Nearly 40,000 slackers and
deserters were rounded up and
inducted into service.
A. Mitchell Palmer was nomi
nated to be Attorney General last
hursday, the 27th inst. Mr.
'aimer is a native of Strouds-
burg, Pa., and is 47 years old.
Next fall William Howard Taft
will return to Yale University as
member of the faculty. He
dropped his work as professor of
aw when he was called to war
duties.
Representative Fredrick H. Gil-
ett, of Massachusetts, was nom-
nated on the first ballot by the
Republican conference lastThurs
day night as a party candidate
for speaker in the next House of
3epresentatives.
Joseph Blalock of Badin, N. C.
was given a term on the roads,
and was fined $225 for running a
gambling house. After his trial
in police court he tried to assault
Chief Love. He was draeeed in
to the bar and fined f 250 more for
contempt of court.
Of 12 brothers whoentered the
army, eight have been killed in
action, one lost an arm and leg,
another lost both arms, another
had an arm amputated, and the
ast has been reported wounded,
degree undetermined. This is
the record of the family of Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Gilson of San An
tonio, Texas.
Cornelius Fisk aged 18 years,
of New York, who deserted from
the Navy to join the Marines, is
now being held as a prisoner on
the steamer President Grant. -
Fiske deserted from the Navy
because of a desire to see active
service in the trenches, and this
desire put the boy in prison. He
took part in the fighting at Cha
teau Thierry, Belleau wood and
Soissons.
The office and the finishing and
packing buildings of the Lenoir
Chair Manufacturing Company
were destroyed by fire Wedesday
night, the 26th inst. $8000 worth
of leather and fifteen cars of fin
ished chairs were a complete loss.
The machine room and building,
and the powec plant did not suff
er any damage. The entire, loss
amounted to about $30,000 The
plant will resume .operations at
once.
The Lenoir News says: "O. B.
Keister, general superintendent
of southeastern district railroads
arrived here one day last week on
his private car,, accompanied by
Manager L. T. Nichols of the C.
& N. W. They left immediately
for Edgemont on Motor G. They
returned durirg the afternoon '
and continued on to Hickory. Mr.
Keister is the Federal railroad
man in charge of this district, .
which comprises the C. C. & O.,
Southern, C. & N. W., and other
roads. His trip to Edgemont yes
terday and his recent trip here,
coupled with the fact that there
is some considerable railroad im
provements now being made be ' .
tween here and Edgemont, camy . .
e'j no little speculation. Ther ,
sems to be a general feeling that
something is in store for continu
ing the Carolina & Northwestern
across the mountain."
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