F?fe Six
EVERY CITY HAS
ITS OWN VOICE
Nerve-Racking Conditions of
North Almost Entirely Absent
In South America.
1LD WORLD MELODY PREVAILS
'rave'er in Havana Misses Shriek
of Northern Newsboy and Hear?
Instead a MeilcA Chant?Lima
Quiet and Sleepy.
New York. None bur a detail city
Is without Its characteristic voice;
iJach t;a> lis disuuruve .syinptLouy of
sound. changing with the hours from
Uie roar of midday to ti;?- lullaby of
dawn. ?uid varying tn locality from
?hM 11r.i w I c ?:i.-*ur\ wheels to tile
I?a0? . of busy street*.
North \rnerlcKii ettlob are much
in thi'SC lIKiUilVs" :l i i US Tltdr
' e sly in vhunie.
Ke: e e 'i ! a North
AmpriiHti city, says * Now York
Tsmes. :n.J there -vocH remain for a
tiim* almost a . . . - Most 01 th
minor n. tes are stilled by an over
bearing cor petition of noise or mailtratn
?'js thoij's-:-, es m tldr effort to
te : i. ferhai-s this o.vounts for
the r - a'.} -T.r.ul cry ho N nhAileri
an newsboy.
1 t is ini H:? -athat the southwardly..:*-!
' .fveler first rite shriek
of the : str? ? ' ar30j bawling
his i I'afier the windows. in^3te?.o.
*1 ore win So board a mellow
'1. at. it g5 )? r:! ':?T tllSiTl a
' ri< . : u> : al ays n .it ieas; two
arts, ling n\n : 'I iiiber
N t thai the romp - le voice of
I; i.. - dulcet uid - v. It ?s. on
:H iv.rr;: . - V- ri. .v -,r.I IcU:J, the
'iv. note In its ] .,uv being
1 .,'k of Its -ax's.
:j . n.. *n truth. s?>eins to Iiave
? -dor. r-? n ;e, ft Joes 11"-j ij(.
" >!!? :r> in*-.sounds
v - hi nedody J>?<= n.d yet been
' used.
Insensible to Noise.
Like the oriental, the Spanish
American scon is in-, n-!e t ? nnl.se.
He is gregarious in his manner of
nun n|>|<rni.- " mn.l no liit-i; i,?r
the privacy so essential to The Anglo
Saxon.
Outside sin h 'tismopolitar. centers ,
as Buenos Aires there is a vigorous
survival in South America ot the old
Spanish serene. ?>f his ou'fli nf keys,
<lop*\ pike, pistol and whistle only the
hatter remain.-.. The hour 1- no longer
shouted into iron-barred patios, to
jgether with rhe news of the night
watches. hut police whistles shrill
through the small hours their .?*wur j
anre t1 i! '1 e law is
Most particularly may Arequipa. of
all the And,-,in ities. lay cluiin t*? Unchurch
bell a< its dominant \oire. ;
The newcomer is jarred awake by it. j
violent v In the misty. shinMorimc
gloom o1 iN tti st morning ther- its
primary tonga,* being a res,Minding
stroke of a huge gong in the ?: .odrn'
tower on the 11 : ,n plaza.
Liu ;). once capital of all the South
Awri': ''. continent, has a se<la;e a?:<i
?:r. It is too a rist Derail* to he
.tfritJe'T. an,'t t? o fa'* submerged >n the!
leepy afternoon of lis gilded -nreer
"on* of sound. its automobiles ind
rte tht>M- !?<?r>c arts g?? their
,m*:rn>s with a minimum of s-otml
The* street aierrliant is loss vooiforou?
ana tli? i>uig siesta interposes u silent
Dild-Oay between the more animated!
hours.
Cai'ao Is noisome, rather than noisy,
both I 'in pr*e:imlty to the guano
island that ris.-s at its front door and
from the squalor in which a large!
part of -h?? population lives.
C'aihii* Is ;? port and its dominant
vui'v is rh t of the sea and the sea-'
faringj activities of its water front,
Affii-cted With Motor Car.
T.a Vc7 is afflicted with the motor
ear, i eii Sea-N a harsh and hoisterm;*
i iV upon the pblivlan capital's
sharp i-i 1 s and cobblestones. Vint in
the early morning, before the tourists
ami ri e handful of dente detente?
which Is to sa> the decent gentry?
foreign and domestic, have brought
titronistic chariots Into reqlon,
a far more fundamental and
A^j;? rlstlc note ran la; heard The
trips Into Mew, over the rough
u.iver'- curious combination of whistle
and hiss. I-iunm trains putter by and
there Is over ull the scrape of leather
sandal- and of aboriginal bare feet.
An Indian village is free from the
alarums that help ? largely in building
up the civilized complex. There Is
no clatter of motor car or wagon In
small town streets, or upon the burro
trails that creep through the highland
districts of Bolivia and Peru.
Buenos Aires is International and
Its streets echo those of Washington
and Paris. Montevideo is both a newer
and an older Madrid. Rio de Janeiro
la an artist's dream of Lisbon, althougn
In a larger sense It is as Individual
and national as anything on
io continent. And as for Santiago,
Is a new and greater Granada?
.ough Us astonishing citadel park
' Santa Lucia Is but a pale similitude
! the Alhambra.
Greater Sydney Includes 1,050,000.
Sydney, N. S. W.?The population
within a ten-sille radios of Sydney exceeds
1,000.000 now. The statistical
estimate at the end of last year was
lj060,000 with that of the actual me>
troooUs Dluced at 950.000.
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Something to
Think si bout
By F. A. IFA4JCER
THE STEP HE VON I)
J l ST a step !<? >.?nd the arrlers
which have so long defit"' us, and
we are sure of our ground, *aln of
realizing our fondest hopes. and
marching on and on Willi the victors.
The thought thrills us with elation,
out how hard It is to make the final
stride w' ?n we are worn bp -veary.
Htmiun nature Is prone to lose courage
when the chase tiresome.
It Inclines to heouue dl^l ' "tened
when carefully worked out pk.ns and
calculations fall Immediately produce
anticipate*! results.
The fata! fault with most of ua Is
lack of patience. omplwl with itn Inclination
to he i-ovurned by npulae
rhtilw than renx'n at the turi - moment
vheii everything 1* d*- cndent
??n calmnews and Hrr.ir.eas of , mrpose.
We ln< !n?- to finite wlieu ive <boold
K'o - -nvly and ta'^e accurate .fount
of our energy, where we sh con*er\<
't. that our minds may >t be
lied with fear and finally o ,r. ome
with sickening apprel ensior.
In hush ess. as ;n love, in -* >f our
dserab: fa":'if - - rej-u't fr ur refusal
T-. isl ! r se?-i.ni^:v -,he step,
beyond.
F -> paltry reo"i mi of
the tn? or ft lo.rlty of acts we
ml ur>eT "> > : the ru : -meat
weary 01 rite chase.
Si v v r. the hv. .? of
a fic-miy n?'..k, white mir n- arnidrhr:\als
steal a mariih on us
n- ..'I'ture tie- >rl7.e. -tep
beyond ..ur 'inpatient rea< h
The toe 1 - our ??e u k ? the
rover per rates ; - - until
flie Tear perspective of year-. Lives
11* a *1 whlel < us
to see our folly
It i- not until then that we f illy und?T-tand
our shortc.iinlinrs.
To make amends for -"ir n deficiencies.
we proceed to pass tround
arlvh-e *o our intimates, whii-l . as a
rule, 'alls ..n barren ground They
kn-.w as!
Tliere N hut a step hat\v?*en success
and failure, likewise but a step
hot\ -n iiofu and despair When the
occasion <* es for action ver \ few of
ji". alas. knon how to make the 'top.
though it s? invltinic and has an air
of slraplJolf
Ami yet th**re Is prohnhly r> other
movement to..-re vitally important to
man's future fiicceKs than the step
hist beyond.
?.p. hy M.^tur* N?**p?p?r Synd!r?t?.)
o
I THE ROMANCE OF WORDS 1
"PLUCK"
g Tj*X< KIT a' h synonym for v
g ' urage, p :ok appears to g
have little in common with the ?
v .> iT'S which d?-rl\oil from g
U *1m* Kreneh "Voeiir," ?
U moaning "heart hut. In reality, ?
g h<-> are very ? h>selv allied, g
g having their parentage !n the g
g old ! eli?-:" that the heart Is the <4
> sear of bravery. arnjre" and >>
g "nmrugeous" both hear testl- *
> monv t-. this belief, having come g
? down o us by way of the g
v> :!all\ Anglo Saxon an-! was for- g
^ iaei*ly the slang term for the en- g
g trails >( an o>; or steer When g
rhe butcher laid open the car- $
v* ass of the animal h?- would ill- gj
g vide the great arterio leading g[
? r<? rn. invirt. it through the ft
? windpipe. and then lift or pluck z
? out The heart an?l lungs, refer- '
z? ring to tlie entire itihss as "the
? pluck.*'
Merely as an Ii of the
ft comparative Infancy of the
z word. Sir Wh. t Scott wrote In
his journal In ivj? that a certain
ft man was "wanting In that artiz
cle which 18 black guardedly
t called 'pluck.*" For a number
?f decades past, however, the
S word has been sanctioned by ; ,1
tv the best usage in English and ? i
v this butcher's colloquialism has >1
z: taken its place alongside the :r<
? aristocratic words of the lan- ?
| guage. {
|; <? t>y th? "Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.) ^
O
Had It Learned.
Diner?T have eaten much better
steaks than this one.
Waiter (through force of habit)?
Not here, sir, not here.?American Legion
Weekly.
ORcTUENOOfiH
1
JGASOl IHi
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THE WATAUC/
Has Anyone Laughed
? At You [-7?
| Because ? j
; YOU LIKE TO ARGUE?
I Vou tintn he a bore ??r v?m f
^ may not wltli this propensity. |
* Yet if you control it well you f
I are a stimulating |>ers*ui to have 1
1'??>ut. Nothing is I) eft or lot* a ?
i crow-I of lazy-minded folk than *
to have such as yoy around. *
. You can argue ?-n whether the ?
* m<>>n ha flowers, or rocks have ?
life, or babies have rights, or ?
I women have hearts, or anything i
t but oolitlos and religion and *
? still l>e r>o?eil:ir ?n?l mnusimr. I
| Argument and discussion < ?? be *
4 the pep of a party if no one *
\ gets 1 uflfy. J
SO
I Your get-away here >a: ^
? YOU KEEP THE CROWD J
AMUSED AND INTERESTED
; by MeClurr N?w?papo Syndicate ? I
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The man who hold* dowf the ladder
at the bottom Is frequently of Just as
mu h ten ice as the mar. a? the top.
1 ' mother In the horn* I- faithful
to ! r duties :s <i8 invalu&Me as the
breadwinner outside.
FOOD FOR THE FAMILY
A Nh'K little .r?*iuy sandwich
^ a Mich is different, ni-1 served
with < cup of cocoa or coffee will be
enough for I iiriit refreshments is
Chicken Salad Rolls.
Mix one upftil of cooked chicken,
one cupful of h-.pped celery and onehuk
ipfui ?f chopped screen olives
with ;: ' i ^jMionfuls of mayonnaise
seasoning highly with
silt am. uyenn* < 'ui - nail rolls into
halves, re ic e tiie soft centers, spread
wit; < if:* !: ? ! hatter and til! with the
Mill!'! j tli?- halves together or
-. n- >i*-n v\;th the tops garnished to
>Uit the taste.
For the Cooky Jar.
Take one cupful of shortening, two
?"UpfuIs of sugar, two eggs one cupful
.if milk, three and one-half rupfuls of
Hour, a t.eosp*?onful of flavoring. 11 little
salt mid one ten spoonful of baking
powder Mix, chill and roll as thin as
possible. Sprinkle the tops with sugar
Just before going into the oven. For
variet> out with a doughnut cutter,
sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and
add three halves of almonds, points
to the center at equal distances. These
are called sand tuns.
j PREPARE YE
suit
s WUS5
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Iapp
Now, when spring is
tar away our thought
stretches of road the
the wanderlust in us.
Has your automol
tion for the long wet
to make in it with y
of a hard week's lab
IWill it be orepare
mands you will mak<
the same as the hum
down condition and
your car need carefu
guard the lives and tl
family.
We operate the b
section. We have in e-1
Iwho has the record o
mechanics in Wataug
out until it is well dc
use under adverse ci
Bring us your car
lor the summer seaso
and charges reasonat
at our line of accessc
of tires and tubes is tl
of North Carolina.
j W. R- \
k DEMOCRAT
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CLAY
| By DOUGLAS MALLOCH |
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MAN, they say. is made of clay;
I'ndoubtedly it's true.
But then otic tiuds so many kinds
of clay?now haven't you?
Along the creeks are yellow streaks
Of clay that wouldn't do. *
I kiiow the mushy sort of slush
Mould never make a man;
fall apart before you start, Would
crumble in the pan.
Thai s not the ditch of clay in which
Humanity began.
And in the yard is clay so nard, (
So shrivelled up and dry, j
So rough and coid with musty mold
And full of alkali |
r*o love nor wit co')Ml sorten it?
V???i wouldn't oven try.
But there Is Hay beside the way
That's solid yet will bend.
That gHos and takes?the kind that St
makes I K
A fell?w and a friend, J f
T! 1 ot??*e y<?u c'lousc, you never lose, ?
T1 11 holds until tlie end j Jl
R begin with clay too thin, j 3
\' Mil with el.iy t??" thick. } '
T. ?.? kind y?*11*11 always find
T1 ' >? to d^ the trick. |
Just dd t lutiid ?? ' t.iod. old sand- - ! '
And then y ?ri'i: have a brick! j
. b' w "*.paper Ryi ?
Porcupine Acples.
Se'e<*t &i?f>les of uniform size and ,
wl h will cook tender without losing ,
tti?- 1 ui?e. To half u !? zen apples ;
prep * :< sirup tn which, to cook them. (
j Whet: tender decorate with quartered i
; blanched almonds, sticking then: into J
the as thick :i< desired. Pour t
ti e simp around tin apples and bake
. iin?1 nuts are lightly browned.
Serve - dessert w ith cream. "Hie centers
h} be filled with blight colored
Jelly ml they may he arranged ??n n
platt- - if desired, with a spoonful of j
j create whipped stiff ort each.
} U.to_c ivthCL
13)3, Western Nee spuper Cnlen )
O Hotiand's
Thrifty Peasants.
n is sum '.iiui lih* i/iirrn peasant is
well-to-do. That Is Indicated by the
fact that Holland has more than two
and one half million accounts in savings
hanks, which means that more
than one tn every three of the population
!g .uylng away money tor a
rainy dajr,
I
IUR CAR FOR
HMER
;.v v"rr' ^rr
i here and summer not
s turn to the long white
it will soon be waking
bile been put in condien
dtrips you expect i ?
our family at the close J ~
I
d for the exacting de~
e on it this year? Much
an system gets in a run I
requires a tonic so does
I attention so as to safele
cash of you and your
iest repair shop in this
large of this shop a man
f being one of the finest
;a county. No work goes
>ne. and readv for hard
conditions.
and let us get it ready
n. Our service is prompt
>le. And when here look
>ries and tires. Our line
ie largest in this section
l/Vinkler
m
APRIL 5. 1923
2 || SCHOOL PAqS I A [
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JS?J^?i. :Sr?e 2i?T-S ft
X _ I f*N9 THE. *-?T
2^lY\L _ \ 'one. To ?*"- ??\ ______
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1 VIARWA? T*<*1 I GOMKA WW"- I ! lyit.l BIKVE.
I rwn ^ ncn
* * Copyright |
Did 'You K ow |
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that a restaurant has been opened in Boone
with all the latest and most sanitary
fixtures
such as
TABLES WITH VITROLITE TOPS, COFFEE
URNS, MILK AND WATER !
COOLERS . .
and various other modern eqipment never
before seen outside of the towns and cities.
WE HAVE AT ALL TIMES A LARGE
VARIETY OF SHORT ORDERS
Regular Dinner 35 and 50 cts.
GIVE US A TRIAL
Tatu ill's Restaura nt
Groceries Delivered Free
Herafter we will deliver in Boone all groceries
purchased at our place, that is, where
it is desired.
We take this step in order to be better enabled
to render even better service to those
to who ml am indebted for their very liberal
support in the past, and which I shall endeavor
to merit in the future.
We have everything in the grocery line,
anfl if you cannot come for your needs,, just
let us know and our delivery wagon will be
at your door in a jiffy.
Don't be backward about commanding us
We want to give service. f
W. A. THOMAS