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FACE FOUR Wit $38atauqa democrat. ft. C. RIVERS. Editor *n<i Owner. Published Every Thursday by THE RIVERS PRINTING CO. Subeorifcec* wishing their addressa ch&nged will pioaee favor us by <iving the OLO a* vr?U as the NE ?V address. SUBSCRIPTION RATES; One Year $1.50 Six Month* 7 5 | Three Month* 40 Payable in Advance. Advertiting Katv* on Application Cards of Thanks, Resolutions of &espect. Obituanea etc. are charged for at the regular advettitdnft rates. J Aniciife sent for pubiicataev wisfeoat paring the name of the writer will iwt under any circumstance be published Sobered *c the ptnttoCcc at Boone N. C. as secocid ctaas w*il matter. Thursday March 27. 1924 THE SEASON OF LENT 0Ki-h*nge. A teason of special self-discipline aed devotion before Easter har been abeervcd from 'be ?arfie?t times, diace the end >f the 1 *lt.h ceniur> the present an aiigemeat of a ?ea.-on #f f ent embracing the forty week : 4ay* preceding Easter, partly in : commemoration of our Lord's fast o; . forty day* r the wilderness ha- been \ prcity amveraaHy observed through-1 ?l. i-\... - ?.,?jA u...n ?< rnf v?r \ ui iitian "??i v the Prot<*t*nt bodiew in natural re-) Action of outward form without the, true inward spirit. rr*:?ecied all ob-; aervance of the church calendar. In j Now England. not wo long ago, Than-1 viag !*?>. appointed by the civil j1 aathorities, was the sreat day of th?- : rear, while Christmas uay was largely . jgaofed. In the later seventies a man j earn and tai oil in Connecticut, sta ted that he was twenty-one years* of Afro before he know op Christmas day that it was Christ ma- day, and *c knew it then because it happened* to fall on Sunday and the pastor of the Congregational church took or-1 sacu to nreach against its ob**er?anc^. About thirty five years ago. a very de\otil Christian rn New York' Ca y expressed -u prise at th-* itar rr.wn.-- of a class mate, becau> he objected to attending the annua! class banquet on the evening of Good Fri-i day. Rut time- have changed and mere 1 rMe-iiiiiiee - di-.;?rme;iiine :>iaduallv. 1 We must have appointed times and seasons, and then* an obvious ad*antag< til th< strength and encouragement that comes from the knowedge that out local observances coinfade* with that of large l;*?ciifts of people rise where. And the more people thu- Agreeing the gi'-atei tho iv i suiting power. Thu> v. , find many Evangelical churche appointing a ; common time for a week ??f prayer,! or for a nation wide emphasis on onej * ei-Taiti -ubject. This movement has, run riot to such an extent .hat a pas- i ;v tor ia ' ?hat n certain Sunda> has been ap-1 pen*.ted by perhaps six different -e'fj constituted authorities to he >p? citdh observed ir. the interest of as many different objects. The advantages de riveii from following very largely :r? church calendar, :h?- result of long cxoevience and hearing ihf au*h??nt\ of acceptance of the <'h'.is-; :?ar. A-hi for many euturies, has f more and more commended itself to :h nvnds that are thoughtful and j in pi e udiced. Practically all Christian people now observe ( ;tmas and. bluster. A J large and increasing number pay reverent attention to Good Friday and Hoi y Week. And crow for the xth year the "I eliouship ci Prayed' Rootlet has been approved by the t Cm mis. on on Kvarg< and life seiv'c* of the * Fetieval < oei.cil of the ?-Parches 'of ! Christ in America, whirl". represents I twcot.v nine ecap.gelici.. deuomina- . tiom., and is recommended by this] comine-. . . to all chart hers for such use a.- each c ongregati. may think wise. They say it has <?eer prepared as :i "mutual d<?Y.,- '.?r\ !*'.r rrw. Lentor .? ason tor J.'hristmaS ?f all; chuich families. This a.-tion shows a growing appreciation of the vahie of . i keeping Lent and a distinct demand j for help therein. For <5ach Sunday j and each of the forty week days of j Lent, there is a short reading from 1 St Matthe>vs gospel, a personal qu'es- j tion and h prayer. The booklet isj suitable for both public and private! use. THE OLD HOME PAPER Sometimes ihe resident of a community does not value the home paper as highly as does the man or woman who has mo red away. There is a short poem which though anonymous has been-going the rounds of the papers m other sections of the country for several years ana explains the feeling of the reader who has moved away from home. We would like for Democrat readers to read this little message of appreciation. a 1 Its printed old fashione d and homely earing name of a small country town With an unfeigned sneer at its wrapper queer. The postman in scorn throws it down. Hut i scan every Urn* that it offers Kach item brings something to view. Through the vista ??f years, through jouth's pleasures and tears. The death of the girl I cmcourted Thi* growth of firr. \ once jeere-i. 1 hi r;-v of a friend I love to commend, The fall of a man ' rvereT As I read I drift dreamily backward. To the days u'neri to live >vas a . I think and 1 poar ti the city's dell I ";;f, toows faint and agab I'm a boy. Kaie perfume of green country by a ;.?. Fair mcsii of flowers and bees, And the quaint lit tit town -frith the streets leading down. To the creek and the low bending trees, Around me the forms of my comrades About us earth's glories unfurled. Each heart undefiled with the faith of a child. I.(lotting forth to a place in the world Arid the paper tells how all have prospered. I follow their lives ? fhey flow. Applauding each gam and regretting: cai ii (Mill. For the sake of the days long agoi Abov* ail the huge city dailie?. With ponderous utterance wise. This* scant page bath power to .-pi cad for an hour A fairyland -weet to my ryes. POOR ME! Ry Wickes Wamboldt. Some folks say that 'be worst kind nf pity is to he pitted by the small dox. There is a worse pity than that. It is self pitv. As long as an individual feels that he is a victim of circumstances, and that rate has east a paiticularly hard ?t for him. he is going to find himself hamstrung. Because he is going to be so busv condoling with himself and inspecting hi glooms and his troubles that he an not see the bright things of bfe. Opportunities c^n troop past him with bras- bands and he will never know it. A woman who had been discharge!! Ki t\?. ..n-..4 . .xf .. . ? . >>V \.tnv I V I. I rv <n ??l' <M Mill felt that she hail h?en grievously wronged. She put in a lot of time pity tag herself. Sh? told everyone ' hum -=he asked for a job how badly she had been treated. She carried her story of calamity to the president of the organization from which she had been discharged, and then to each member of the boa**d of directors. She .vent into hysterics in the offices of these men and threatened to kill herself if she did not get her job ggick All ?>f there facts were brought to the attention ??*" her former manager. He realized that here was a case of sell pity that might develop into a tragedy. He sent for the woman. i [j=? i ! t i I ! r i | Make wa; be produ will he gi reaches it We advis taking ad tunny to "To veni< can i See the L I i [L fHE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EV "Now listen," he said. "My chit* clerk discharged you because >01 were insubordinate. We are not go j ing to take you back, no matter wha ' happens, so get that straight Vol j will have to get another position Vol >ny you cannot get another pi < Of course you cannot, the ua> yo; are going at it. You are prefsci j even, application with a loius-WipJc story ??t ho wycu were unfairly do n-iisse i here. That makes even" rr.a you apply to back off install iy 1' gets tne thought that if he ere t< engage you h? could nevex d. n s you without stirrine up intents1 - a complications. Nobody wants, to., kind oi employee around. "The trouble with you is that v?? aftoo r>u:y pitying youi-self. It vol don't out that out it will ruir. you New, you take ;? new tuck. When vol ask fo* a new position <hmpiy ^a; that a reduction in our office fore I let you out. Y ou can refer to mi ! I tan recommend your work. I shal i not say you v ere discharged becausi ' vou were impudent, for I believe yoi i have learned your lesson. But vol J top ru?-n:r?g around and telling ev J eiybody your troubles, or you neve j will tret. work." The woman t?ecdec J the advice and had a position i J three day-*. 1 There wae an old man who hnc nduiyed :n feif pity for so muni years that he invariably ami irreiv anlly wound up evcrvth- e hr rfait I with "Poor n?e! Poor daiu doggie!' I TbatN what he had got to be too, J and on account of seif pity. SAYS WATAUGA ROAD HAS BEEN BLOCKED 10 DAYS ;u, Please allow me spf.ce in your col umns to ask a question concerir.rf our public roads. Will :*ome one Tvh< is versed in our new mud law ex plain who is responsible for allow itig the roads to i^main banked anc impassible for ten days at a time' ! The public road leading from Fostot to the Linville Road ha? been bank I ed with snow for ten days and thi J road is an R. F. D. Route, and thi | only road leading: to the R. R. fron this section. People up here on :h< Blue Ridge have been borrowing feoi I and flour from those fortunate en ough t?? have a supply on hand. \Y can't get to the depot with a wagoi The citizens along the road voion , teered and ditched a trail a part >1 thi way. The mail goes through th 1 lie Ms or gets through the best \va ^ } ? ? . There are no efforts ucin 3~ urns or scald-? of small area, : cover first with wet bale i:.g soda. When dry, t..':.' this off. Dress with Vicks, gently. Do not rub in. Bandage lightly. VICKS W VapoRub Owr 17 Milium Jarm Used Yearly THE UNIVERSAL CAR Delivery C le entire factory output of absorbed as rapidly as thi ced, it is certain that plan really over-sold when spri : highest point. ;e that you place your ord> vantage of your deader's fi make delivery. Detroit, Michigan u do not wish to pay cash for your ca int installment terms can he aTTanp-d. enroll under the Ford V^eeily Purchai Nearest Authorized Ford 'ERY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C j made to open this read. On the 9tli j day aflci the snow two wagon* star 11J ted to the depot and had to duel, " j them a place to turn and go bad It he -a me way they had come. Now 1 .m not a chronic kicker but this 1 condition should not exist 1 bav-? | Ir er here and near heie lor thirty " j s ?r: a d don't remember the pabli< ^ j rorid^ ever hierg blocked more thar I : thrt days at a time. I air i favor ol taxation hut when w? I pay our tax* - we have a right to ex i pect roads that we can pass over witl i) ! a ujik ' one time in ten days. our> for hitter toads. A H. DULA, Shall: MilK N. C. -I Vicious Literature in the Schools * Charlotte Observer. Within the past few days public ! school circles in Charlotte have beer YI considerably disturbed by develop p} meat that literature of an obscen< character has made its way into th< ' J school houses. A number of copies ol books of the "Fig Leaf" variety hav< 11 i been detected in the nnnsonunn rO - i boy.*- and confiscated. A delegatior - | of praechors, teachers and member! r of the Parent Teachers Aasociatior * had audience with the city commisj 1 ioners on the matter and steps ar, under way to clear the atmosphere i But the evil complained of is not con * fined tc. the schools of Charlotte. A a matter of course ihc literature is ' bi rred from the ma.Is, but is trans | polled by expiosv and the young: poo pie know where to get it. The public be interested ii an incident occurring in New Vorl this wees, as indicating the source ol the inde; nt literature which is flooc ing the country. Revenue officers or * duty if. that limbo? saw what thev ? considered a suspicious unloading ol y goods from a French liner in pod " and making prompt interference the) secured a significant haul. Seven ca * ses of whiskey were but incidental The officers intercepted and took pos^ -cssion of six thousand books of t.ht indecent charactei and .'1,000 picture; - which the Secretary of the Societ) for the Suppression of Gice declare! 1 "typical of tne obscene literature be ing smuggled into this country foi * surreptitious purposes by school chil f T~t? ~ osf! Coughs that embarrass you can be quickly checked by l>r. King's New Discovery. Gently, harmlessly it stimulates the mucous membranes to throw ?>ff clogging secretions. The coughing paroxysms are controlled and the irritation that is causing tbo cou^i promptly clears away. DR. ICING'S NEW OiSCOVERT "I Ill f / ertain! Ford Cars e cars can a capacity ng buying er at once, rst oppor\ ir, conOryoa *PL?n. Dealer Idrcn." This is a statenent of condi-1 ( lions which should .hrscfclfy school ou-jdi thoritics in all parts of North Caro j 6i ' -ina to take serious consideration of j rr the school children and the literature ( pi which is available to his corruption, j ? j Farm '"iris m three clubs of Bla- j . | dci. County have raised funds to send > j a re pre native so the gi?ls* short) . i ??>!-? - *1- -'A-.. ?? - ?- utiu ?v *.??* oiaif v oi- | . ' lege this summer reports Misy Stei- i j h Kymei. the home agvnt. 1 Specie , I J Our specialties are t & ; and need j j ! It is our intention to 1 plete line of Hardware gS sell it as cheap as it cai - p| living for ourselves and " ys We maite no scnuahr I I but try to give you a a i i | instance. 1 | I Why give your busine r Sjj ses and out of state dea r | J one cent of taxes to help j | in which you live when 3 j * you want in your own < 1 Is We believe in the "T icy and we try to live it Now that spring time gg buy your spraying mat Ijp and repairs, Harrows, v !p ment, Lime, Paint, Roof Come and look us o\ 1 Boone | Comr (Next Door to Watau j?s| Boone, The Deciding Buic Ask some of your f Buicks what they r their cars. You will difterent answers. most Buick owners v is hani to ol excellence above ano they value most in E Buick character. If not an owner, you c; Buick character by !e a ride in the model > your ov.n conveniei When better autos are built F. M RICHAREfS, B, W. H. GRACC. Boob*, N. C. ( I Farmers of Alexander county precf 590 pounds ??f ciover se<-d -t'?'? 50 pounds of a permanent pasto r 'ixture -coed in a recent cooperate^ * p| ur chase. ., ? ^ ?- F, ^Tipmaf i '? cr imp*, , Hoe-i chi!d? u in. 'fi: ?e co?Jh>rt and e.uc ta C A 3 SS LAIN'S COJLIC J E>! KRHOEA RF.M2UY P""" '" *? n -.iwAv? on h?nd. allies | he goods you want jgJ try to keep a corn- ^ at all times, and to jj|| i be sold to make a sP be fair to you. jgj >nal announcements Ss qua re deal in every af as to mail Ol der hou- jj|| lere who do not pay ||j ? develop the county |P rou can get anything H :own. rade at Home pol- in is here get busfy and ^3'1 v eriai, sprays, plows a| wagons, harness, Ce- la ing, Nails, Wire etc. -js Hdw. j >any | ga County Bank) N. Caro. ^ rlMMNMI I * .id FT / V Factor? k Character riends who own nost admire in get a number of ^et in the end till agree that it Buick point of ther that what luick is, after all, you already are an get an idea of tting us give you ou prefer. Suit ice as to time. V ..n-l'-vp Buick Will Build Them inner Elk, N. C. ^ -ha*. E. GREEN, Bakerivillf, N. C
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