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THURSDAY. USE 7 :923
KNOW NORTH CAROLINA?
IE LI THE "?\ ORL r
Ca!ifeii:a ii- no v.w W . . :
?r cfis??tic ?3?iciaS<- s. -han-'hii-1(51:
ulii-.il " -> :.rT 1 ;-..r <.'.! 1U
;ncnc Mti"- ' and frui'- than
1! a 'gtc:r
>f v California ,i? ! :t a."
infan* H - corr.pvi^l v.it'n the sriar.t.
And'yet '-California haai biai t many
milt..- of tine ^U"wgv5 many ? at
report . -,d r. r .re '
The hundred miilii\ : ?ph- Anicjflca
t jdfiy tvh?i r ;.??t hea - i , :
Oilit\>:T!iiV-- runshi:,-.y;a: .!
la -yii. ^ .
berries. *rhspherru =. an<f. otrei
jBiuitss .?. an in; the uv vr.t&.m? v.;: -
and barie\ flourish'. a: I
-he mountain^^ivs ate flaming ?v.':
rr.o.:? dendroti ar.tS azalea.
Few know -ha.. Garoiir.a i- richea
:a manufactured products t?istii an;,
oihc-v three state* of the .- -..'h. taad
her :axf - <-n rianufai * .4t - I pr-..<ivic:
are axgev than those of : S --...
evn States combined, that many ?>.
the world's biggest mills ar.d !facc>
ries are ; -caic'i in her bounds, whili
her water poster development ha
no equal in kind on the continent.
The world would know ah of the;-'
things :f v. ?. tog the world ahou
them. People art- reading the pi.pei
today as newer before. The oppor
tunity was -.ever greater to syste
matieally *1: the world ab it ar>;
ina towns and sections and comma
nities.
The paper each week is end - *
ing to give its readers the high spot
about various towns and sectior.
r.at are establishing new develop
raent records. We are persuaded tha
this is the kind of work that has madi
California famous and which wil
make North Carolina sought aite
by tourists and the future home o
the investor if carried on in a big
ger way. The state should help thcounties
and the counties and citie
should strive as never before : brir.j
their advantages to the attention o
the outside world, for never befori
in history* has Carolina be - ... niucl
in the limelight as she is today.
Lets seize the opportunity and tel
the whole world about Carolina road
a" out Carolina schools and oharche:
about Carolina soil, about Carolina
CARE OF THE FARM WOODLAND
v By H M Currtn, Foift*f.ry Specialist
of State Colivfc '
Our ooservntioDi lead ?>s- to bcliev*that.
iv.'.' -?h? is t?K abused
j :--.rt 'eii oi the avvrajr* f&BQBi in this
r: th*. >l* days w: tr.** diminish:-w
' .: ' '* supply. arct '-" care and
raanagvnH'Tit - I the Hands mean
. !:. v.: only '"armer hvmsejfi
;; :h< ' V ;.t hug*.
A v iwi the- r of ore. 'hat your inures*
s as V-* i a> urs nateriair.'-.u-tii-.i
. th- fi ! vi: . - vgro&ore
- v.bJ<h have ;n-.n ?n::' with the
abiect oi hritiici?^ - at a betrcr
"* ~ *' 0 i.; :h wm;.u and timber
Or: i the .-it >: isiest way?
. iar.'l .v:J :?T the same * rne increas
the .::i- iv.i r.f ? nnal jrrowtJ
car* vhvn a fon
- 7?? r ' when tahine
-t : ttr bor : nmroveinent.
in * "c-. VVhiie the am
" "? 1 - - - ? ?" 11
- . ?' ? !. L;. ? ' etwee;; 1?<
1"? lard !- !- home <:ouj
- '?<I?. : d J -V
. - : *...::> 1 Js :e loot?
: I tak.-r Vv.tr aft .
.. i 'rovunt ti? p. eonsi<?? !
' rt ?i i.m: - .wtfa of th '
1! i'-.d Fifteen cordr- of wood i'
: -c : if the . .'-re avtnual
. - ..: r. ?f m l-'i acrei f
?i<i. t!rp'?ndir_' or. tgffi soil a. a
:'v - rf tre? r.
I od s a . : ety cfccap
lar.r fores* . "duct. while
1- . -tS. tt?!et'l'aph
u> coles of the
; . : : The more
ir.-.i ; priced prodticts
that car be orowr. -n 'he farm
! r.e - - . a-h t< turi:
A i *>.- -elected ;n
- . tha cut Mv.-r
to produce
Tn .re of the-o Jfebv' :ra?l. products
liv .!'*.3- ' e^;-c . ashed*;
I DAY BY DAY j
| By DOUGLAS MALLOCH |j
OTEP by step we wa'fc the way,
^ Stair by stair we climb,
Day by day we Jive?today
Makes the sum of rime.
All car yesterdays -re done,
With their smile or tear,
- All oar days are only on^?
And that day is here I
Day by day, as chip by chip
i<>. 1.. ?
ocuij?u?rs snape the it one,
In the moment's fellowship.
In the hours alone,
Sc we shape the thing we ar^
- Not the thing we seem,
? What the yesterdays afar.
What tomorrows gleain.
I>ny by day! Wa cannot wait
For tomorrow. We
r From the present must create
. All we are to be.
What we are to be depend!
On no future boar.
But the hand that plants and tend!
s Now the opening fiowh
f Day by day we upward go,
a. So we build the stair;
Do today the best you know.
Building firm and fair.
They who conquer in the strife
They who win, are they
* Who, through every day of llfo^
- Do their beat Today I
i ($ by McCT.ur* N<rwapmp?r 9ynfi;c*t?.)
V tih -
IKE WATAIM
tir.e vii! effect the greatest impr?.?\
; mcnt in the woodland.
?" > !'i most cases paKi
2ti?t materially dawaffs ih??
especial !y hardwood. throvgb nestrt
rion of young Uvf? which should
emitted * ' LTOW fB '..'if * * he pi?
??f those nurturing. The asi^uir
nucurage afford vd '>\ trood ? .?
L i i> smell -ird the damage d- o
the y-'unir growth l?;%
utile - great c.J -r t.otk'e the dl^f
enct in pastured and unpustui
v<?.;.lla r. ! in > ' i ghl-orhood.
(d ? Protect yonk* v(Hwand fv
tlrv. Every tr,.-- fire run- thro:
-1. ? invige - not only -!
to t> - 'mv ;-ves but a great r.u
1-. led. Wb
wc-i1 r.d :s ?uf;
: xjre risk greater than the av
ag>- the loanable value ?>f the
i- very much rediuud. Strict oh..
tnc* of the stat- file laws will .
: !"'.ally lesser, your fire risk.
#: . . .r -. i ..... .< ?;~,i
kfi'p'.vledr.e and .-kill ju-*
does tb< production of a jcood fa
?i op. Y< u am: m: produce the la:
ivitfcOttl car and .1 >rt U equi
absurd * r. expect * hat woodlands v
maintain*-*! \v client condit
it iref attention to deta
Tr - t I vparlmert of State
'
and I'-, part rmr.t of
!> repair,i to . ive t.-lditionai iftl
nusi sponde; . and d.
n -tra* arranged for hy 'jou:
agents. Tin tvi'l b.- without e
ir- < ?= > RjL'ifc - de-sired and c
-sidt-r?.r adv-'ftbie arraiig -merits .
be rra i. f ?r person*! to :
fa rr.) a: ; - ?w y :u" . : i -tnif
the most and appro*
:n?.>;beds <: lana^. y: a:,d devo
ing a pit-.cv ?f timber land. The e
this personal visit v. ill be bo*
.y the o himself. T :> -mall h<
ever only his expense
wave and -ubsUr.em a- the st:
pa\ ?? his -alary.
' . vou a^rvifJ . y.phasize t;
,ve l.i ievv the wood and * irnber r
ouree.VjSm' ;v -;y.- faim are
: .IIy 1 and iv< :r. r.nly a I
eas< - let . 1 in > -w math n
. ' t.tjn ! . i! r lit.
I ^\V?_SPEC;A! )2
It LA 1 i.ML IS
OF THESE. COLD
WE HAV EAEL 1
WiRE, BLACK
SCREEN DOORS,
GARDEN AND
RAKES, MATTO(
CAR-LOAD OF
CAR-LOAD O]
MENT &C.
CORN PLANTI
TOO.
DONT BE AFF
FOR ANYTHING
I
IF WE HAVEN
GET IT IF POSSIE
*>"
THANK YOl
COM
Boone 1
Boone, Is
wmmmmm?m?mmmmmm
& A DEMOCRAT
OLD PAPERS REFLECT LIFE IN
THE SOUTH BEFORE THE
%V AR
:-i i- -f \v. m. >it
be- 1 -t* , one >: prom ?? tc?. j
i- *L ii "A Jcvh ! -?< ? a- ' East)
t' h :!' are tv- o old news-papers{
. hat reflet: i- \ the life of 1
N" Th Oaroilman.- ir. the day? pre-!
first he .1 imr and during the;
t;jces o ft he *vav "
One of-the papers i> :s :>ubiica;.!cm i
The Norh Carolina Whic and1
wars the Char'^tte date . .-:e of April
18 ; ??<. The o*h<r paper is a copyf
The Weekly Si and a r'3 ' the April
! 5. * >*"-> "sine. The lattt a paper was'
.'bashed at Raleigh.
The r.i-'st noticeable thin*; about .
'he .?:-i : a - sheets- to a present day
- '.v.-naper man <s the lack of largej
aek la e head lir.es. Over the*
- -t< : es Id the ?Id papers are only]
r.ial! catch lines of ordinary size\
\pe. Another very noticeable thing ?
T*r > a joiin-ali^tic viewportt is that
pert-- are written in the first per-on,
and are accompanied by editorial
ivmcri*. Followirig is :i:i interest-1
- story from The North ? aroiir.a
\ e Stealer Chained to the
Victim of His Roguery
"Tolls -Tone- Moore, the "respee-j
!'! . looking* .-oaiap ah ows.s arrest-!
?va! day- ay> id Ashland, in:
mpnny with William Jackson, a'
v be' j.aint: to Mrs. Frar.?? Wqs- ;
of Charleston. -S. C.. whom he :
i l abdacied. per 'he n?:dregraund.
* assed through this city Wednesday
enrpnte i 'bar >st:or?. in j
: custody of police o dicers from
hat city. The nobb- G?<eleyte was
;i . ' ai'ied by the wrist t his t oo coni-.rsr
ir-end ti ll, who r? t hrln
FT5! ^ -- ---- m.- <
>v.-vv.' ok him at Ashland, and pre-enteg
an apptaranc- of the most,
:v?-t <naiv the human countenance
m be capable < ? expressing. It
v.-a- a mo>t ap nri.'iu- method of se
. s.'injr "he scorn tire;; h< xnt caught
* ;;k: ajr the sla\: << *bc now >t j
;> vie*.- vc-r- ai. ! * he fdjsw was tailLy,
::a him :-.?uth. The negro wore 'a t
fty .. -led apea? ?tne of feaii:-rf;dfcSih. jSfo
*s5: <eh lyodjjjtance rind tri-5.
i y't v ,1 n
* ||
!E IN KEEPING OUR
IE IN SEASON.
HERE, REGARDLESS
> DAYS AND NIGHTS.
WIDTHS OF SCHEEN
AND GALVINIZED.
ALL SIZES TOO.
FIELD TOOLS, HOES,
FKS A.N DETC.
ROOFING.
F NAILS, WIRE, CEIRS,
GRAIN DRILLS,
LAID TO CALL ON US
YOU MAY NEED.
'T GOT IT WE WILL
ILE.
U ONE AND ALL
IE AGAIN
3d we. Co.
Jorth Carolina
of *N' bystanders at the depot that j a
he -hould bo take noui and treated j P
wr.h a suit of tar and feather?, hut j
at? ho was now under the car?j of the i r
commonwealth, it wa- thought best t?? t(
]f him slide. We v. ??uld suggest to! n
pur Charleston friends that instead \ *
of hanging the scamp they brand his' ?
fork.ad with the out of a 'runaway 11
nigger* am? take otT i -?th his ears by ! ^
nay .>f a lesson to other follower- ?.-f; 1
hi phQjknthropU* profession."
Following is a humorous little!'
story from The North Carolina
M nig:
A young man v.;- lately arrested
in Pennsylvania for stealing a horse*. c
an ! rmfessed the crime, stating that 1
he ?' .'v no oth* r way to tret rid of ?
a vomati who constantly was im- ?
portuning h'm to marry her. Ber?v.
en a wife and a prison he chose '
a. he hell' ved, the lesser of the two (
evils.** ' ^
In both the* old papers are numc-r- *
mis slave advertisements. .Some of
these advertisements are for "slaves '
for safe," while others offer bounties '
for the return oi runaway slaves. '
J c slave advertisements are even
numerous in the copy of The Weekly
S: r. lard, which was published dur- '
g the Civil War.
Market reports in The Weekly
Standard reflect the value during tb? '
va: .?! food and money. aflour i>
.:oied at $45 nd S5C a barrel: corn '
at >4 a bushel; lard at Si a pound;
?out* u at ?1.25 and SI.50 per pound: '
. -r at ?4.50 per pound; molasse.- :
at ?U? n gallon; refined sugar at 5
SI ;.!? rw v.r,v.?>/l ' W"'-U. C1..1A, '
w i> quoted a* 4S)1) per cent premium -?garT(
Six Choice Br
hay. corn oa!
chops. br ax. ch
in fact full lin
cslally kf.pt ix
t .fd ftorf.
we now hayf
i ~ ; ft t?.: I ^ a 1
TC THE TRADE-?
IN a ,* ; :Glidp A N'T 1
i AT;. PRFPARfll^TC
C'' ^ mSt ' T"v' X*
1 Building
I Material
sril
1 CHEAP
eirD
me
f?3|
|| WE HAVE PRETTY
^ WHITE PINE CEILIf
m NUT AT $25.00, FLC
!ani
||
|1 FOUR NARROW GU
DOWS AND DOORf
gg OUR PRICES ARE \
m WE HAVE A PRET1
pS LOW PINE KILN D
si CEILING AND SIDI1>
p QUALITY IS RIGHT.
i EVERYTHING IN F
gj AND BUILDING
| Watauga Fur.
nrz^i rc^i3y28J3U3yt^njHy3UcsJ?IU^Jn3iJc
JUNK 7. * 923
n<n>ank note-' were listed at oO
er ?sent.
In The Weekly Standard ar. honor
oli of p? r<ons who sold commodities
i? rh< families of soldiers at tisrurea
v ow :hc market prices is carried.
'hi- honor roil rv fleet - the instances
f true pat rot ism and philanthropy
r. the parts of North arolinians
luring the war. Following an *unc
xceptions from the honor roll:
"Mr. FJ. F. Stanley, <^f Jones counv.
refuses ?10 per bushel foi cc-rn.
ut seili" to the soldier-' families at * t I
"Mr. Johnatbau Gilbert, of Buikc - ]
ir tv. -okl his cntre sfcoc kof Irish
rtatoes to soldiers* families at $1
k r bushel, lefusing from speculaor
an flVr of $S per bushel."
Other names mentioned in the
idjior roll are Mr. Elkanah Flowers, _
>f Caldwell county, ?. W. Davis and
1. 11. West, <?f Stanly county; A. H.
ivjvti vi ovuftr? cuuju.
One of the news stories referred
:o the a.v and imraoni conditions
11 Richmond which resulted from
:hi ;arm oils of war. "Not only do
.he Far<? banks attract depositors
oeieiv. hut r?;e?i who stand high, at
;i-r .*?* .above ssmea
?nd major genera): , who 'tightly reo?rt
to tho magnificent gambling
ieils of Richmond," the report
'.U". I: continues, "Raleigh is a
?t ranger among the tioating popuation
in Richmond. Sunday in this
.y ' a : .v >f high carnival. Parvt'.-m
micht v. !; weep when be1
fling t:::- aspect . f the moral conof
ihe capital ??f the Con'
; i aey."? ' hariot t Observer.
iadTots
ands Of Flour
~S. SWEET FEED,
ICK.EN FEED: AND
E Ot I .M'RY I I UNCI
A FIRST CLASS
? i m
A
T.1
VY^Jylw&YS BLV
T'M i JET?vt'"'Nt7 \Y'V I ?
/
11, x
r ^
pi -iritoss
$ y
ls I .:
now 1
r NO. 1 and NO.. 2 f?
JG AT $25, CHEST)ORlNG
AT $30.00. gg
AGE CARS OF WIN 8
5 JUST RECEIVED. |5
VAY DOWN.
IT STOCK OF YEL- Sj
RIED FLOORING, m
IG. PRICES AND jjg
INISHED LUMBER |?
iTERIAL.
6 Lumber Co. | .
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