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AUGUST 21. 1924.
MARY AND MARTHA
Jesu? came in the eventide
All tired with the dust and the heat
He came where he'd often been be
8s?' ioTeAzid
found a welcome sweetHe
wa? hungry too, as a man may 1m
Who had travelled fa? and wid*?
And the smell from her kitchen was
incense sweet
Tor cooking wa> Martha's pride.
Ko doubt 'twas music to his ear,
"The tinkle of spoons a'.stirring;
-And the cheerful clatter of pots anc
pans
And the steam of the kettle purring
And Mary sat at the Teachers' feet
And listened with upturned face
To the wonderful words that fel
from his lips
W And ?he forgot both time and space
And Martha cried, "Bid her help rm
-A I've a thousanu things to do.
W There's the bread to make and the
cake to bake.
And some one must watch the stew!"
And the Master said "Rebuke her
^ For she also serves my need.
I For my soul is famished and fatigued
And its hunger is hers to feed."
"The Pharisees and scribes today
Have t vil against me planned
And the dullness of heart of the maForbids
them to understand.
And Mary hath chosen the better
For we live not by bread alone
Her insight fine is a thing divine.
And never shall lose its own.
"And Martha dear while I prize your
And your good things gladly share,
Please let Mar\ stay where she is
For her presence J would not spare.
^ I like you both for each in her way
Answers a wholesome need
And 1 wish I could here forever stay
*Tis >ueh a homelike place indeed.
Bur I car. only -stay here for a day
For the Spirit urffes me on
To do the work oi' the Father's will
Who i> calling nnto his Son.
"Vour ministries of iove aid jjrace
JOHN!
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No entrance fees
serve stall now.
Johnson
A PIAZZA SWING
A piazza swing .iu.^t right for two
. On the front porch at Bon-air.
. It was Sunday night in mid-July.
nvu ci*c inuiu wh? t'ounie ana ia:r
She was sweet sixteen?some time agv
* And he beyond twenty one,
And the old story seemed on agair
; That has been told since time begun.
O. she was fair in her gown of white
And her form like the lily's grace.
And her voice as soft as the summei
breeze,
I That kissed her beaming face.
. But what they said we can oniy guess
But, it must have been sweet and fine
For upon each face there was a grace
That was joy in every line.
I
Perhaps they talked as the Walrus
did
Of Cabbages and Kings;
But I rather think that something
was said
Of engagements and diamond rings.
O, what would the world be but for
this,
--
x. iic?v unugn mu au > ci v Ilt'iir
In a way that makes for each a bliss
That casteth out all fear.
0. the masterful love that only waits
A chance to find its mate,
i And the piazza seat that it bu.lt for
two
May be a thing of happy fate.
So here's to the two who sat so close
On the piazza at Bon-air.
While the stars came up and the
moon looked down,
And smiled on the happy pair.
And the old globe whirled, on its dizzy
flight
Till the small hours loomed apace,
But they forgot the world and its
care.
And recked not of time or space.
Written for the Democrat.
N. S. Hoajriand, Asheville, N". C.
I .-hall remember 1 know aKvay
As a solace dear they will give me
cheer
lu the shadow of Calvary."
X. S. Hoaglandv Warwick, Mass.
For the Watauga Democrat.
All rights reserved.
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CARNIVAL. UP TOD;
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GOOD EXHIBITS IN A
HANGES IN PRICE OF
; Going on all
hd better than ever before,
tty fair in thestate. Liberi
, good water and everybo<
T> J
ivfiiiemiiei*
st is open to ail adjoining
rolina and Virginia are ui
les especially invited to cc
charged in any departme
County Fair A
TH? WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?E
SHORT COTTON CROP
According to Springs & Co., this
year'* ooton crop is not going to
be so large as some people think:
it will be. Hence, there are more ]
surprises in store for those who
> c-xpect a short, crop.
This month and next are the
i months it: which the cotton crop
. is made and sentiment swings,
rapidly from one viewpoint to an,
other. Only the grower can really
appreciate how raj idly a promising
stand of cotton can fade out of the
picture, nor how c.nickly it can come
back under *110 counter influences of
bad and rrood weather Rut th?? tra?!
; has come to accept this condition and
> therefore gives dose study to weather
advices, reports of past ravage and
private information regarding the
progress of the crop.
; The disparity between private and
expectations and the government
calculation is therefore disturbing
and conducive to greater price
irregularity because of the unwillingness
of many important interest to
readjust their crop and condition ideas
to the government viewpoint,
j This situation is likely to continue
t until the next government report
i which may provide ground fur reconI;
filiation of the conflicting advices.
Statistics have a way of working f
1 out to suit themselves and cannot be
relied upon implicitly. Nevertheless
it is advisable to keep them <n mind
?not as guide posts hut as points
from which to work out a reckoning.
The average crop for the past ten
years figures cut only 11.405,523 j
ball's?the uveareg for the past three i
year- "is but 10.088,000 bales- ? aud it
is almost conceded that with the j
small carryover and the very small
amount of cotton still unsold in the
.South out of last season's crop, the j
world's consuming requirements call j
for a vield thi vonr of l:\nOti oinii
bales. Even 12,500,000 hales would I
not threaten any greater alteration I
in the general price situation. With i
an average depreciation cl more]
thai; 15 points between July 25 and
ami September 25 in the pa.-t ten!
years (and not a single year show-|
ing any improvement over that two
mouth period) it is expecting the
crop to do a right about face from
now on if one is banking on an increase
of a half million to a million
. oyer present indications.?Gaston
in Gazette.
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Races daily. Given up
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welcome.
counties and states,
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VERY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C.
MASONIC LOAN FUND j'
l'nivFr<i?v I 1 -
For the last three years the members
of the Masonic order hu\e beer. i
quietly doing a wonderful work for 1
education, by establishing Masonic \
Loan Funds in various Nora Caro- x
lina colleges. This work was com men c
ced in 1922, when 55.000 was availa-!
bie. which was increased to 510 000 |c
in 1923 and continued at $10,000 i:? j p
1524
Already, they have established Masonic
Loan funds of 52.250 at (I) n
North Carolina College for Women h
and (2) East Carolina Teachers College.
51,500 Masonic Loan funds at
(3) Cullowbee Normal School and
(4> Appalachian Training School: '1
$1,250 Masonic Loan Funds at (5>
University %if. North Carolina and
t(>) State College of Agriculture and
Engineering; $1,000 Masonic loan
funds at ?7) Trinity College, (8)
Wake Forest College, (9) Davidson
College. (10) Elon College, (11)
Greensboro College. (12) Meredith
College( 13> Salem College, (14) at
Guilford College, (15) Flora MacDonald
College, (16) Atlantic Christian
College, (17) Lenoir College,
(18) Queens College: $750 Masonic
Loan funo at (19 k Chowan College,
awl (20 > Davenport College; and
?500 Masonic loan funds at (21)
Mars Hill College, (22) Louisburg
College and (23) Peace Institute, the
last three being grade C colleges.
Thi jsc twenty three colleges coin- ft
prise ail the standard teacher training
institutions and standard Grade
A B. and C colleges owned by the
state or by religious denominations
except thiee. which shows huw thoroughly
and effectively the work has
been carried forward.
The $10,000 this year has been financed
by the Grand Lodge of Masons
(J. LeGrand Everett of Rockinham.
grand master) contributing $3-1
000; the Grand Chapter of Royal j
Arch Masons (E. Rowley Hainp?on,j
Asheviile, V C. Grand High Priest ?
$".000; the Grand Cornmandcry ofj
Knights T? mplar (Richard S. Gorman
of Rocky Mount, X. < Grand Commander
I $1,000; and the Bodies of
the Scottish Rite. (Thomas ?. Hark.ins
of Asheviile, X. i .. Sovereign
Grand Inspector General) $3,000,
a total of $10,000 which ha s been
well placed in the distribution among
the eoi legs,
Cot:sidcring that this fund is less
than three \cu?> old, it is remarks'. :
SERVICE
A
Strangers are
ness of our equi]
town and the ne
We boast of 1
eqdipped printir
of the state. Oui
of this kind is of
so is that we wa
description is of
prices are REAf
"Printing
Rivers
PR1NTEF
QUALITY
IOVM vwinliy i*. h;:- been u?v .m.ji.u.-I
itid at ^hi? rate iii ? fe* years time,
t wiU be of considerable size.
However, greater than the money
nvolved is the opportunity it will give
?y encouraging deserving students,
vhose r ceo ids in colleges prove their
coilh. -j borrow sufficient funds to
omuletf. th^ir wln<?atir>vi
None* of our North Caro'ina flu- ?
rationa institutions hav? any sur- 4
tius funds at the various in- '
til v.:;- - for this ;>jj : -- 4
Th- Masonic Loan funds arc tur- 1
led ;?v- i- to the various v>> leges to *
andk' a.- they do t.h -i- ioar<
01<l Time
Conve
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NORTH C
Thursday -
8 P
Prizes will he awardec
First prize
Second prize
1 bird prize
If you are a fiddler ;
ticicpate in this conve
accorded every possib
There will be a real
after the contest.
For further inform;
JOHN J. FITZC
MODERN INSTITUTIO
often heard to wonder a
pment, considering the pc
:cessarily small number c
laving the most modern
ig establishment to be foi
- wisdom in investing so i
ten questioned. I he tease
int to give service. Our pi
the best, and while it is n
SONABLE.
t is the Inseperable Comp
A chie vement''
Printing Co
IS FOR PARTICULAR
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funds, witlj icquest that preference
be jricen to seniors and upper classmen.
ar:d that no preference be
shown on account of Masonic affiliaor
relationship.
This certainly a hroaci basis
upor. which to do philanthropic work.
HalVs Catarrh
Medicine
rid your system of Catatm or Deafness
:auscd by Ca'arrhS*>ld
by cl'v^gtUi for o*tr 40 yart
F- J. CHENEY &. CO., Toledo. Ohio
Fiddler's
t
t, BLOWING ROCK
4ROLINA
Au2. 28th
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1 as follows:
$50.00
25 00
15.00
yrou are invited to parntion
and you will be
>le couriesy.
old time square dance
ition write
IERALD, Mgr.
SATISFACTION 1
t the cornplete?pulation
of the
if patrons
and thoroughly
ind in this part
-nuch in a plant
m for our doing
rinting of every
ot CHEAP, our
I
anion of
mpany
PEOPLE
FINE PRINTING
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