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'V rtAlA .- .J , 4 n v-.?v."'-.-v.' t- v. ) ' OV : I Advertising Rates on Request. DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OP BOONE, AND WATAUGA COUNTY. $1.00 Per Year VOL. XXXII. BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY MAY 12, 1921. NO 2 . I I J I ill 4 4 9 MR. WILSON'S TEARS. . When President Harding was inaugurated some observant re porter noted that when Mr. Wil son entered the Senate Chamber there were traces of tears on his cheeks. The presumption was that the retiring President was overcome with the feeling of dis appointment at his failure to have the cpuntry adopt his policy for world peace. A correspondent of the New York Times explains the matter in a quite different way. He says that as Mr. Harding and Mr. Wil son started from the White House to the capital, Mr. Wilson was very reticent. Mr. Harding en deavored t engage him in con versation. He told him that he was thinking of getting a White House pet. When asked what he thought of as a pet he said a baby elephant. Mr. Wilson smilingly said he hoped it would not be a white elephant. Mr. Harding then told him that his sister, who is a missionary in India, came in possession of a baby elephant, which was as tame as a kitten and followed his mistress around wherever she went. One day the elephant was found lying on the grass in the yard. Miss Hard- iug, discovering that it was sick, sat on the grass beside it, took its head in her lap, and stroked its ears and trunk. This seemed to sooth it for a while, but at last there was a paroxysm, and in a minute the little animal was dead When the story was concluded Mr. Wilson made no remark, and Mr. Harding, turning to him, saw the tears raining down his cheek. He was holding his hat in one hand and the other hand was helpless. Mr. Harding said his first impulse was to take his handkerchief and wipe the tears from Mr. Wilson s face, but as the avenue was lined with spec tators, he decided that such an unusual spectacle would attract attention, and make the situation very embarrassing for Mr. Wil son. The story sounds reasonable &s it is a characteristic of a par alytic not to be able to control his emotions. The ordeal was a very trying ope for Mr. W ilson ana his emotions would be more easily stirred. If true, the story sets forth the sympathetic thoughtfulness of Mr. Harding in a beautiful light, and it presents the retiring Pres ident as a most pathetic figure. He who carried the burden of the world on his shoulders, now bro ken in body and disappointed in his ideals, weeps over the story of the death of a little animal. -Biblical Recorder. FAMINE IN AMERICA With surprise aud some shock many citizens learn that fellow Americans in the west are per ishiog of hunger, that in America children are suffering malnutri tion; that education is failing and that 'warmth and comfort is lack ing on the cold northwestern bor der. Yet in western North Dakota and in eastern Montana, accord ng to reports from Red Cross workers, famine has been break ing down those defences of civili zation that American pioneers have raised against the desert, For four rainless, cropless years the farmers of that region, mostly Polish, Finnish, Russian and Scandinavian descent, have struggled with ill success to maintain their families. For many reasons the people of this country cannot afford to allow this condition to continue in the Dakota bad lands or any where else. The first is the ob vious humane reason of preserv- BIRTHS ON INCREASE THROUGHOUT NORTH CAROLINA More babies were born in the state of North Carolina during the first two months of this year than during the same months of 1920, which was a record break er for all the years during which vital statistics have been-kepc. There is every indication that 1921 will show a much higher birth record than did last year when the state led all others in births. During January of this year the births of 6,638 babies were reported to the State board of health. This was 126 more than were born in January of last year. February showed an even bigger gain. There were 6,780 births in February and only 6,272 in the same month lastyear. This gain of 508 during February will be more than duplicated in March if the first figures compiled are indicativeof the whole month. Dr. Register, in charge of the bureau of statistics, thinks March will show a very large gain, upwards of a thousand over the previous March. . IN MEMORY OF MRS. AMANDA DAVIS GREENE. Amanda Davis Greene was the daughter of Milton Davis, She was born Nov. 9, 1844 and died Feb. 2, 1921, age 76 years, two months and 23 days. She leaves to mourn her part ing a husband, four children, thirty -seven grand children and twenty-fourgreat grandchildren. She professed faith in Christ and joined the Baptist church at Cove Creek in 1880, where she remain ed a member until her death. For several years she was unable to attend church but she was al ways thoughtful of her duty as a christian. After a lingering illness she passed to the great beyond and was buried at the Old Squire Ad ams Cemetery. The funeral ser vices are t6 be held later. ' Before her death she told her loving husband who watched ov er her so faithfully that she was "willing and ready to go whenev er the summons should come." Every one that knew her seemed to have a tender devotion for her. t will always be said that she was a faithful wife and mother, and in her death the husband, children and friends all realize their loss, but their loss is no doubt her eternal gain. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, from henceforth yea sayeth the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them.". A Relative. FARM FOR SALE. I am offering for sale my farm of 05 acres, near t oscoe, in acres oi not torn, balance good grazing and tiiu ber land. About 100,000 feet of mar ketablc timber; good "-room, painted house and 4-roora cottage: good barn, spring house, wood house and other out buildings. Fine orchard of more ihan 100 choice apple trees. An ideal farm. All goes for 14,000. Also one farm of CO acres, one mile from Fos coe, nearly all cleared and In grass. Price jz,2SU. Terms: 81, WO cash, bal ance on terms to suit purchaser, t. B. Caloway, Shulls Mills N. C. ing life. Another is the need of guarding the progress that has been made in developing the des ert regions of the country. Ter ritory once opened -mustbe main tained, as business is maintained overits depressions, by credit, if the permanence of American progress is to be assured. Already the American Red Cross has spent $300,000 in the relief of suffering in the district. Relief measures are appropriate enough s far as they eo, uut constructive measures that will prevent such need of relief should be taken. Chicago News. 2,000,000 UNEMPLOYED IN AMERICA Slightly more than 2.0UUUU0 men were unemployed in nine- usen suites oi ine union un may 1, according to estimates made by government, labor, state and industrial officials. ,., A large percentage or those . . ... who are unable to obtain work are in the big industrial sections . . m. ... ..1 of the eastern and central states, included in these nineteen states from which figures could be ob tained, but reports from the oth er 29 states where figures were unobtainable all show that unem ployment exists, and the estima ted unemployment of the eoun- try, made by experts and labr leaders, range irom d.guu.uuu to 5,000,000 persons. Keports oi much unempioy- mentshowup from New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio, Sanate a little too forward in off while practically every state east ering its opinions on the process of the Mississippi and north of the Mason and Dixon line is ser- wusly affected by the wave that has swept over the country dur- ing the last year. The reports indicate that the situation in these more densely populated Statesis growingmore acute dai- ly. mi a m a tt i j i xne report or me united otates government employment service showed that on Jan 1 of this year the leading cities of the country, with a population of 32,- 560,953, had a total of 1,802, 5a unemployed, and subsequent bulletins issued by this service indicate that this nimber has increased somewhat in these cit- ies during the last four months. While the unemployment ex tends to the west and south, yet in the reports from the former a I decided tone of optimism pre vails from a resumption of busi- ness activity that would speedily! hdo away with the unemployment while in tho South the situation does not appear to be a serious nature, and reports state that when the agricultural work is in full swing the surplus of labor will be small. New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland stand out as the centers of the unemployment wave. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT I take pleasure in announcing through the Democrat to the peo- Die of Boone that oi the third Sunday in May and until further notice, on the third Sunday in each succeeding month, I expect tonreach in the Episcopal church " . . . , " , . at uoone at eleven o ciocK ana at nifrht This nriviWp has ronnnt. , . .. . , ly been made possible by two frtM- TiMvst-.. T hav sppnrPfl an . ... assistant, at nauuer uin. winwi nnw malrps it. linssihlp. for mft to be away for one Sunday in each mnnfh Kprmwl. Rishon Hnrnpr nan iwuui.y ofciccu ivi ujc uau fho Flnitrwial Hhnrr-h at, RrwiP " 1 l - about this appointment is that it necessarily connicts Wltn ine , . . : . . i corvir-ps nf nnp nf thft sister T cnurcnes. cut; i am sure mat the people will understand that this cannot be avoided in view of the fact that every Sunday is now occupied by one of the de nominations. In taking up this work I wish to say that I have no intention or desire to in any way retard the splendid work that the other de nominations are doing in Boone. For a good many years I have watched with pleasure the solid growth of Boone and the school and have often wished that I might have some part in building up the Kingdom of Christ, in such a strategic point And now that this privilege seems to be open ins un for me. I want to cordiallv ' HARDIN6'S SMILE FADES. We are told that President Har- ding looks somewhat careworn Tha ease and abandon so con UpicuQus in Harding, the senator, - - - have vanished from the counten anceand mien of Hardinir. the president. Of course all of this was to be expected; it is a good bmen. Being at the head of a great nation like the United Sta- ts j9 a Pnloaaa1 ioh. Prnhlema and worries come trooping along and declare their name legion. One of Mr. Harding's most prominent ante-election conten tions was that the president and Congress should manifest towr- ar(js each other a tine spirit of co-operation. He insisted that Mr. Wilson had disregarded in flagrant manner constitutional function of Congress in negotia ting treaties-. Now he finds' that 0f effecting peace with the pow 6rs with which we were so lately at swords' ' points. Mr. Lodge rises in the Senate chamber, to remark that he doesn't think any of the provisions of the League Covenont would prove of value in formulating a general internat ional policy. . . m . iiut the President, and pre sumably the Secretary of State, do not share this view, it is learn ed on very high authority, and so far as they are concerned no con elusion has been reached by them to justify the statement of the Chairman of the Foreign Rel ations Committee of the Senate This episode is merely one of the i - numerous trials that coniront the President and cause him wor ry. As a keen observer remarks "The chief executive has in effect petitioned Congress to let him a lone while he steers the ship of Slate through dangerous shoals Members of Congress are learn Ung in their conferences at the White House that Mr. Harding meant what he said in his las message when he declared that "in correcting the failure ot the executive in negotiating the most important treaty in the history of the nation, to recognize the constitutional powers of the Sen ate, we would go to tho other ex treine, equally objectionably, Congress or the Senate should assume the function of the exec utive." Winston Journal. NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina, Watauga County Uv virtue or tne power or sale con talnwllni a mortgage docd, cxccutd bv ij r Watson to JW vvatson on tho rth day of August 1920, the un dorligned mortgagee will sell at the court house door in Home, to the highest bidder for cash on tho 6TH DA V OF JUNE at tho hour of one o'clock m, tho following describe nronertv. vinir and belnir n countv of Watauga, and bounded as follo-vs I I ' " - . - T ... branch, thence with the meanders said blanch ft) poles to the mouth I fttwitiftn .j -tilth fi." rinirhnoa rtn cf. 1 't iwiln h() sinu sourwood, thence Z.i poles with the old roadway to tho top of ! J.. ..,,, 1, ft ,,l,.o .-. .. ,.V.,.ctr...t olr thence souh 10 poles to a chestnut with the main height or the ridgo 47 i iiii.n j u u pauinu uaiv auu rum i whhe i.ine. thenoe west 48 nolos to spruce pine on top of the Katy Rock J thence north 20 poles to a chestnut oaj, thence north 20 degrees west poles to a blackgum on the top of a oxtremo top of ridge 38 poles to sour- nutfc iuuuw uuiui av u;kjixc3 mm wood ana locust, rnortn m aegreos west with the same 35 poles to a red oak at the edge of old field, north 44 decrees east 40 noles to a sutrar tree. X2 poles more or less to a black oak Lot Ureen's corner, running east do polos south with said line 13 poles lU Ji v it less itj a sialic, wi;sb m ijuius to a poplar the beginning corner, con talmng ii l-i acres more or less. The said sale is made to satisfy and pay a note in tho sum of $1000.00, se cured, together with interest and cost of the sale. R. W. WATSON, Mortgagee. This April 19, 1921. invite the people of Boone to at tend the services that I shall conduct, as far as it is convenient - aQd their pleasure to do so. I ' EDGAU TUFTS. TRUSTEE'S SALE OF LAND North Carolina, Watauga County In the matter of Clint Osborne, Bankrupt, by virtue of an order made in the above entitled cause by the ref eree and master, the undersigned trus tee will sell on the premises hereinafter deseribed, at public auction on the 17TH DAY OF MAY at the hour of 12 o'clock m, to the highest bidder, terms 1-1 cash. 1-3 in 6, and 1-3 In 11 months, tho following described prop erty, lying and being in the county of Watauga, and described in mortgage dated March 31, 1920, and recorded in book u, page 480, and more fully de scribed as follows, to wit: BEGINNING on a stake in the mid. die of the highway. D F Honton's cor ner and runs S 12 degrees E 4 polos to a stake in Bill Isaac's line, thence S 2" degrees E with his line 8 1-2 polos to a stake, then S 2 1-2 degrees E u 1-2 poles to u stake in J J Masts line, then S I degree E with said line 16 poles to a white oak, then E with same 30 poles to a double poplar in Mast's line then S 86 degrees E with the same 46 1-2 poles to a stake in said line Pre Ma th es cornor. thon N 23 degrees E with his line 6 poles to a stake near a pring. then N 8 1-2 deirrees E with same 16 poles to.a stako in J C Smith line, then N 29 degrees W with said Smith's line 27 poles to his corner on top of the ridge, then N 57 degrees E with said ninith's line and top of the ridge 8 poles to a stake near a white oak then N 77 degrees E with same 12 poles to a small black oak on top of the ridge, then N 49 poles E with top of ridge and Smith's line 12 poles to a small hickory near a large dead hickory (now down) then N 62 degrees E with snid line 16 poles to a stake on top of said ridge, then N 78 degrees with said ridge 10 poles to a stako in a gap or the ridge, then a one pole to a white oak in J u smith's line at or near the corner of the .las Arrant tract, then N 44 degree's E1 with his line 46 poles to an ash near or at an old hickory cornor, then N 53 degrees W with tho height of tho ridge22 poles to a whit.i oak, then S 58 1-2 degroes W 2 poles to a hickory, then N 4 de grees V with the top of the ridge 8 poles to a stake, then N 60 degrees W 6 poles to a small hickory then N "2 1-2 degrees W 13 poles to 'a doe- wood, then S 77 degrees W with the top of the rige 4 poles to a stake on said ridge, then 8 62 degrees W with Deal's lino 58 poles to a stake in the old road, now the public highway then S 16 degrees E with tho highway 19 poles to a stake in the bend of the mad, then S 5!) degrees W w ith same 17 poles to a stake, thence S 23 1-2 de grees W with same 16 poles to the beginning, containing 90 acres more or less. The above described property will be cut up into small boundaries and sold each in small boundaries and then sold as an entire tract, and if it brings more when sold as a whole, the bidder for the whole tract will be con- idered the highest bidder and the bids for tho smaller tracts will be disregar ded. All bids are to be left open for 10 days fur 5 per cent raised bids and if within 10 days a 5 per cent bid. the land will be resold. At tho same time and place another tract will be sold at public auction, which said tract is fully described in book 27 of the office of Register of Deeds on page 1-w, ai auction i" ine nignesi Diouer for cash, terms 25 per cent cash, and the remainder in 6, 12 and 18 months, more fully described as follows: FIVE TRACTS or parcels of land lying and being in Cove Creek town ship, on the waters of North Fork of cove creek, Watauga County, State of North Carolina to wit, First and second tracts of land adjoining the hinds of J L Thomas, Rnfus May and a tract formerly owned bv W W Cam bell and others and in all contain 197 acres and 154 rods and more particu larly described and defined in a dt.cd for the two tracts from F C Wrard and Vert'e Ward, his wife, to Clint Os borne, and the said deed is registered! iu the n gister's office Watauga coun-1 ty, North Carolina in book 21 of deeds ; to which reference is hereby made for complete description. i rm !..J !..!..- 1 Ll . 1 same county stato and township and on the samo waters as above describ- The two most on the market I Dodge $1420.00 Delivered If interested I will be glad to show you the new cars and demonstrate F. M. RICHARDS : Banner Elk, N. C " ed and adjoining the lands of J L Thomas, M E Wilson and others and '.y being the same land conveyed by Jane - Miller, widow oilu Miller deceased, -M M Walls and wife Eloy, W, W Miller and wife Nellie, J J Miller and . wife Clemmie, D V Wineb&rger a id v wife Lulu, helrs-at-law of E B Miller ' , to Clint Osborne, and for a complete, description of said land, reference i ., made to said deed which is register'! " in book 23 of deeds on age401, f - v registers offke, of "W -'.auga c North Carolina, and . -Id I at taining 52 1-4 acres niu -e or icss. Fourth tract contain 82 acees m:u or less and lying ana wing ou same waters as above i ird ani 3re ' township county and st .te, adjoin. -the lands of James 8hui I and Hu. i i Swift, and tho land f..merly cm. ' by H S Hollers, and f-r a comp. -! description of same ref rence Is .' by mode to a deed mn-.te by vV A Campbell and wife Culi.'o to Cluu Os borue, which is the snii -land hevViy conveyed and tho sam) deed is regis tered In the Register's office, WaHivi' county North Carolina in book 22 of deeds on page 130, also 70 acres more or loss on same waters, county, stare and township, bounded bv the lands of Cliut Osborne, formerly tlie W V.' Cam bell lands. James Shull, tho Wurvru lands, Henry Norris and Alfred Thom as and in all making a total of 402 a cres more or less. At the samo time and place the said trustee will sell one wagon, four head of cattle, one watch: grabs and spread ers, and 1-2 interest in scales. H. B. PERRY, Trustee. This April 15, 1921. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Having qualified as administra tor of the estate of Emaline Love Deceased, this is to notify all ' persons having claims against the estate of said dececeased, to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of April, 1922, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to said estaif please make immediate pay-v This the 6th day of April, 1S-1. W. J. LOVE, Adra. GOOD FARM FOR SaLE. Two hundred acres in the hei the Foscoo section, 11-2 miles tioi.. tshulls Mills, and located on iio K. & W. N. C. Railroad. This laiio e, tains two good dwelling houses; i ... good store building, two good w nouses; one apple house, two sm-i:. houses; two good barns; 35 acres of good, level meadow land, 100 acres of good grazing land; 10 acres iu gt. -rl timber and 45 acres eul-over land. A splendid apple orchard. This is ono of the best farms on Watauga River. For further particulars soe i'. Monro or S. E. Oragj,', Shulls Mills, N. C. 3 31 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION, Having qualified as administra tor of the estate of J II Lunsford deceased, this is to notify al! per-: sons having claims against tt f1 estate of said deceased, to exhi it them to the undersigned on or before tho 22nd da.y of April, 1(J22 or this notice w ll be plead in bar of thnir recovery. All po sons indebted to sak estate h. please make immediate payment This the 22nd day of pril '21. WADE L. G r .'2N, A-'-, r Tann. Farm Fr Cd'" Farm o." 1 i'iy t..' ... g; ri , . , m 1 si,i;ii 'alley, Tenn.; all .;vcl n state of cili i.iii'". ' i'.o small house anu s.li ..... . mi. ombuiUlinzs. Price .,: l Sco 01 V. G pu '. alloy, Tonn. Wat a it popular cars I Buick $1995.00 Delivered i ...... . - ' y . ' ;' ,7 ' t ' . -v -
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