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BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY JUNE 17, 1920.
NO 35.
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United States Has Had 107 Years of War
Out of 145.
This statement is rather amaz
ing, but nevertheless true, as
shown by figures compiled by one
of the war department statisti
cans, that the United States has
been at war 106 years and nine
months of its existence, says the
Washington correspondent of the
A8heville Citizen.
It has been 145 years since the
shot fired at Lexington was heard
around the world, and since that
time the country has been com
pletely at peace only 39 years.
"Beginning with the Sac and
Fox Indian war of 1831, there
was almost constant warfare in
the United States, most of the
time with Indian tribes, up to
1896. Although eclipsed by wars
of greater proportions, the In
dian troubles were almost contin
uous throughout the whole per
iod. And since the Senate has
rejected the peace treaty, Amer
ica is still technically in a state of
war with Germany.
The following information from
the statistics branch of the war
department shows the various
wars in which the country has
been engaged and their duration.
War of the Revolution, began
April 19, 1775; ended April 11,
1783; time consumed, 8 years.
Wyoming Valley disturbances
and Shay's rebellion began 1782;
ended Jan. 5, 1787; time consum
ed, five years.
Northwest Indian wars and
whiskey insurrection, began in
January 1790, ended in August
1795; time consumed, five years
and eight months.
War with France, began July
9, 1799; ended September 30,
1800; time consumed, two years
and three months.
War with Tripoli, began July
10, 1801; ended June 4, 1805; time
consumed, three years and eleven
months..
Northwest Indian wars, began
November 1811, ended October
1813; time consumed, 2 years.
War with Great Britain and va
rious Indian wars began July 18,
1812; ended February 17, 1815;
time consumed, two years and
seven months.
Yellowstone expedition (In
dian), began July 4, 1189; ended
September 1819; time consumed,
three months.
Blackfeet Indian wars, began
April 1, 1823; ended Oct. 1, 1823;
time consumed, six months.
Li Fevre Indian war, began
June 1827, ended September 1827
time consumed, three months.
Sac and Fox war, began April
1. 1831; ended October 1, 1831;
time consumed, six months.
Black Hawk war, began April
26. 1832; ended Sept. 21, 1832;
time consumed, six months.
Nullification troubles in South
Carolina, began November 1832;
ended February 1833; time con
sumed, three months.
Cherokee and Pawnee disturb
ances, began June 30, 1833; ended
1839; time consumed, six years
and six months.
Seminole Indian war, began
Nov. 1, 1835; ended Aug. 13,1842:
timfl consumed, six years and
nine months.
War with Mexico, began Apri
24, 1846; ended May 30, 1848,
. time consumed, two years and
one month. .
Various Indian wars with Cay
use, Navajo, Comanche, Kickapoo
Snake, Sioux, Seminole, etc. be
gan 1848, ended 1861; time con
sumed, thirteen years.
Civil war, began April 12,1861
ended Aug. 30, 1866; time con
sumed, five years and 4 months.
Various Indian wars (did not
cease through civil war) began
1-J65; ended 1890; timecoMumed,
wenty-flve years.
Judge Webb Flays Profiteers.
A severe arraignment of the
people of the country who are
guilty of the crime of profiteer
ing, a denouncement of the prac
tice, which is spreading to an al
arming extent, of using money in
the elections, a discussion of the
prohibition law and a general
outline of the duties of a federal
grand jury were the principal
features of the charge delivered
by Judge E. Yates Webb, of
Shelby, to the grand jury which
is serving at the term of the fed
eral court at Greensboro this
week, says the News-Herald.
In speaking of what he states
is commonly known as profiteer
ing he recalled that last October
22 the Congress of the United
States, having viewed with alarm
the perfect orgy of money mak
ing by fair means or foul which
was at that time being carried on
by numbers of people of the
country, passed a law making it
a crime punishable by a fine not
to exceed $5,000 for any person
firm or corporation to charge an
excessive rate of profit for .any
article. His talk on profiteering
was the most severe denounce
ment of price inflation which has
ever been heard in Guilford coun
ty. He termed it both treason
able and sinful.
Profiteering is one of the black
cjouds which arises to dim the
bright rays of the boys who went
over the top in defense of their
country, he said, and the shame
is all the greater that after these
men have gone forth on the field
of battle and demonstrated the
greatness of the American people
that men in this country should
bow themselves down before the
golden calf and worship only the
god of money. A profiteer is far
worse, he stated, than the miser,
for the miser is one of those un
fortunate men who hoard their
gold, but who rarely harm any-
one out tnemseives,- wnne me
profiteer grows fat on the blood
of women and babes whom he
has caused to go to an untimely
grave by refusing to sell them
the necessities of life at a price
which they could pay.
All wars he declared, are fol
lowed by an orgy of overcharges,
but the Congress of the United
States has anticipated this and
ast October passed the law
whereby prollteers could be dealt
with and he said,' I charge you
to indict any man brought before
you with sufficient evidence that,
he has been practicing this most
heinous of crimes." However,
Judge Webb stated that he hoped
that there were no such persons
in the district and that the grand
jury would nave none oi.tnese
persons to deal with.
Sioux Indian war, began Nov.
23, 1890; ended Jan. 19, 1891;
time consumed, two months.
Apache and Bannock Indian
troubles began June 30, 1892; en
ded June 30, 1896; time consum
ed, four years.
Spanish-American war, Philip
pine insurrectiqn and Boxer ex
pedition, began April 21, 1898;
ended July 4, 1902; time consum
ed, three years and two months
Cuban pacification! began Oct.
6, 1906; ended April 1, 1909; time
consumed, two years and six
months.
Nicaraguan campaign,' began
Aug. 28, 1912; ended Nov. 2,1913
time consumed, one year and
two months.
Vera Cruz expedition, began
April 21. 1894: ended Nov. 26,
1914; time consumed, 7 months
Punitive expedition into Mex
ico, began March 10, 1916; ended
Feb. 5. 1917; time consumed
eleven months.
The world war, began April
1916. to date; time consumed,
three years.
Total, 106 years and 9 months
About The Siamese Twins.
William N. Taft in The Landmark.
Strangely enough, though to
this day known as the "Siamese"
twins, Chang and Eng were the
children of a Chinaman, born a-
bont May, 1811. The twins join
ed together by a cartilaginous
band which could not be cut for
fear of causing their death, were
both feeble at birth, though
Chang thrived while Eng contin
ued delicate.
They were really discovered by
Robert Hunter, a British mer
chant in the Orient, who prevail
ed upon their parents to appren
tice them to him for purposes of
exhibition. After eight weeks
tour of the United States, in the
course of which they were exam
ined by a number of leading sci
entists, they were exhibited in
London in 1829, but were forbid
den to show themselves in France
After their European tour they
returned to the United States
and settled down as farmers in
North Carolina, taking the name
of Bunker and, when 44 years of
age they married two sisters,
English women, aged 26 and 28.
Chang had six children and Eng
had five, all healthy, strong and
without the slightest indication
of the deformity which made
their fathers unique. All the con
temporary writers place especial
emphasis upon the love and affec
tion the brothers shown for
each other up until the moment
of their death, Jan. 48, 1874.
While extremely unusual on
account of their long lives, the
Siamese twins were not entirely
unique with respect to theirphys-
ical union as there are several
other cases mentioned of similar
twin-birth, though the children
did not usually live long.
Mi Overalls.
My overalls don't fit me, they
bulge too much behind, and sty
ish people twit me with comment
most unkind. They say that when
m going, and when 1 come as
well. I have an outline showing
that makes me look like Harper s
'erry. My overalls are roomy,
the crease is down the side, the
hue is dull and gloomy, they
scratch a snowy hide. And yet
with pride I wear them, these
overalls of mine, and to the world
declare them a symbol and a sign
a sign that I have risen against
the profiteer, and till that hog
gets his'n I'll wear thi raiment
queer. My overalls have nraces
to hold them on my frame, they
pinch in sundry places, and keep
me walking lame; their poc cets
ook like patches, and much con
fusion bring; but when I scratch
some matches these uuas are
just the thing. And tho' I seem
a martyr, 111 wear my rags al
right, this scheme is just a star
ter upon a bigger fight. When
people cut out buying the things
that are too dear, they'll conn-
quite close to frying tho stall fed
profiteer. Walt Mason.
Sunday School tnd Workers Inslltoes
will be held at the following pla
ces on the dates indicated:
Poplar Grove, June 25 and 27;
Shulls Mills at night 27; Timber
ed Ridge. July 2-4; Bethel at
night on the 4th; Laurel Springs,
July 9-11. Mount Vernon on the
11th at night; Middle Fork, July
1G-18, Blowing Rock at night on
the 18th.
Program for all the above In
stitutes: Friday night sermon,
P. M. Huggins. 1. Elementary
Sunday School work and womans
work, Miss Vera Ruth. 2. Adult
Sunday School work and every
member canvass, sr. M. Huggins.
3. Grading the School and B. Y.
P. U., A. J. Green. 4. Co-operative
work as operated by South
ern Baptists, M. A. Adams. 5.
Paper, How I secured my Nor-
mol Diploma, Mrs. J. D. Brown
There will be all-day meeting at
each place Saturday and Sunday
with dinner on the ground. Let
each church attend the Institute
most convenient to it.
The Mobile School will meet at
Cove Creek on Monday 19. This
is for the whole association. .
M. A. ADAMS,
General Field Worker.
Harding and Coolidge Nominated by the
Republicans
Senator Warren G. Harding of
Ohio has been nominated for the
presidency in the Republican na
tional convention on the tenth
ballot, receiving 520 votes. Only
493 were needed to nominate. He
entered the convention as a can
didate of the "dark horse" class
and received only 61 votes on the
first ballot.
Governor Coolidge of Massa
chusetts was nominated on the
first ballot for the vice-presidency.
SAFETY.
Greensboro Daily News.
Durham, it is learned, has a
"safety campaign" and its pro-
motors urge all and sundry to
observe the following rules:
1. Golden rule Act as y o u
would wish the other driver or
pedestrian to act if you were in
his place.
3. Right of Way at street in
tersections, the vehicle on the
right has the right of way.
State law.
3. Speeding It is criminal and
dangerous. You know why.
4. Passsing Children When
passing children cither in the
street or on the siuewaiic go
slow; you never can tell what
what they may do. They are not
responsible you are.
5. Changing Course Always
signal first. The driver back of
you is not a mind reader.
6- Turning Corners Do not
cut. Always signal. Go slow.
7. Passing Automobiles: When
pulling out from behind the car
ahead le sure you have a clear
ance. 8. Pedestrians Rights Ob
serve them.
A very good set of precepts for
any city or any place, or any one
who drives a car. One exceeding
ly sound one, we think, might be
added always assume that the
other fellow is a fool If he is, he
is dangerous. Generally ofcourse,
he isn't; but when you do meet
one, if you have assumed that he
is a sensible person, you may find
out too late that he'isn't.
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