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PAGE EIGHT A Trip from Watauga 1 to the f' loricia Coast V IMh. : I f have liinkjng for x?me time 3 ould v rite ;< tYw lines. Uiuiiig of ??iv trip from the muuir.ai'^ to the Stashore. \W '.eft Watauga Nfov. j arriving in l.av:rsidesvillf S. C. on t th? text day, going by way of Le 1 vaatr. Mo rgTint on. Shelby, Spartan- ' ' nrg, Greenville ami Ander.-vn. Here * -.s.F-r it f#u;r nr i'lo vi^ittrifP aiives and friends and having a * >:?<] time ?n gei oral. On Monday the . nulled out of {..owudesviHe. f aded for L>- han, Ala. passing thru foil >wi".e !owi - -Jeorgia: j H. riwe' Athi - M:t . Macon, 2 y?i fhtcxnms'? olufBbu>. ? ?sr?v*orj, Aibnuy aid others, 'each: - g Oof ban at h o'clock the next da> ' * Kite here v wert gue>Ts ?>? Mr S. Mullen, j V' oro ! t r 'f Boor - , an J Co\ eek ; Mullen, j ?K?jpg th< Sept. of ; . > . .?i: milt, took us t shev us 'v. u - ? xortac- t t':-v, frons ".' i' - and r: seed I A'HS it -I a: lb' : os abor ami macbK *ake> to let ep 'the mill runnirg JuJl eapac-j jt^ . We an ?.*< 'j?- .-*< ra^ houses,! 1 ca;? and rn: 11, dred tons : , of peanut. . i great arv of ther.i ( Kt-.ng alr^adj -h vd 1 o iy that we Tiioyed ourselve- while :e wouid hi- pnttiru it too mildly. We sar.plv lhad a gh ou- time. After spending nights and a f ?*y in Duthar. w- oric ai 'in took the jrxxad for Siba-tian. F-a. "Ur final <ri.nation. and i w?i; right here fcfeat th :n-j't beautifn' > . onery on Mu entire journey wiv^ on this in.-* tp-?f.-- r.sads, beaut: tuj homes and m V. rf I tiMf a! flow w;sD .\-uds There v :\ so many t* - :hv. '-h i: we passed nit vx- xyxli <?nl> mcj :'ao. Lake itv. a ? v:ii? I :-"!ievo tlvf I "ikv OHy is ihe pt iie- town I yy ei -aw jr, u\< r,\ h perfect* par;P ar-'t t.^a.csvi.ia r ?--v iv?rot: ' W< - r. . : * 5a thru in - no: I; 1 Sebj*.s1?ar. -urda\ the 7:.'. of (> . i. ? ; This ronv hi? W. W. i i olt/ektwf o?'?t? of YV.v tauga County. -s located the inerta-.t.b business. V.. r in - : hem ail "A- : and prospering \ o hi <\ .i- fim woathc r any ono c .i:ld w a h for or- th* entire trip ? a .* ...... ? ii'.. a ui'j|i ? r,?m >.*-*? ?t:iv wilVLC. i v.ouVd b ungrateful \f i Sjiin't drop .3 word of for the v.underfill loads over which we came. Truly it %v.4s a pleasure- to t: av ii over such yoads pul they are a living monuiwent to iho push and hvi'iry of the j citizen- of the different state-: as web as th< vhfft-reje road c-oipmissions but \ found thai >. C., Georgia ami IGorido have good road.- as \\. ! a^ Jinvtb i arohna. i u't being a Tar h? . you know i swob with pride w|ie?. 3 boat all the tourists <a\ to each Other, "!' you want to ace real road: jgw through North Carolina/' They st<> -say that North Carolina has the foest rda'si- of any stai* through which they pa s.-. Florida a all he?- history ha> ucv? ? ad half the number of tcur;.-:- w ith her borders as she has this year, ot ali >i ihrm ?r.ere pleasure .v.-cker an moans. but 'thousand .?n ! inv.jsi d* of rhem hunting suitable jf-itioii for wic.U-r homes ami the kovestniem of the;r money. I ca t describe the wonderful char ' that ' Sgfr# taken place on the East Coast oi Fun-ids. in the past five y - rs ?nce i wa.* here last. The towns hew; all taken oil new life, building, building. .;! (> enlarging their city limits and :h?:- country between the towns1 Tvhich w as nothing but real jungle:live years age now being ali cleared up and fine Spanish style stucco honiC! * iv being built and owiv.v.o . arid a fruit groves being et out wejiy\cherr, the Dixit- Highway "? ? i?ijr beautiful uhicn will in the near futnre be a great. boulevard fronr Tackoonvilie to Miami ! Caj< this wonderful progrt.- or.-' tiivne*; ! wilt let the reader draw his own conclusion. 1 am sure I can't tell, hut I do know the greate- char fres imaginable has taken plact all over the state since 1019. Tourists ns well as natives are very ; optttrnstic over the future of Florida. Hundreds and hundreds of thousand of dollars are being: invested in Fla. real estate every day, and if 1 had the time I could get the evidence where only here in St. Lucie eouii'y hundreds of thousands of dollars have changed hands since 1 arrived here. In my opinion any one; wishing to invest money would do a wise thing to invest it in real es-| tate anywhere from Jacksonville to Miami. Any one having as much asi S>? feet of frontage on the Dixie, Highway on the Indian River is sure A a good per cent on his money. Just to show you the amount of northern capital being invested in florida, I happened to see the statu-*- j ics for the three states of N. C , j 5a. and Florida. This was for the wear 1924. Then; were $19,000,000 invested in North Carolina, $8,000,-] 000 in Georgia and $150,000,000 in Florida. So you see that if this holds out, that Florida is destined to t>e a T?p?*? BfflvT-*- Jn . -i. TH iVARNS PLAGUE IS EVER A MENACE | Public Health Sen-ice Ci^et Out Some Figure*. Washington.?it is estimated that OOOO.Ot^ hitman beings have died of Le plague in the tu.si -5 or '.iO >ears. Fhe*e figure# are from ;he "eat sealth reports of the United States >u bile health service. the report estimates that buu !red? : >f millions of people have .lied of >(agne in past and savs rbu* the : v-Msem pandemic ?<f plague be^ar* in jhlna Irs *S94 The report continues: j Iburing the it^rdar year plague wa* reported to the mrgeoe j frneral of th public health >ervtc# being pre-?eni in the follow lag I tMTtneK. namely: Algeria, A(j*rnilla. Andres. Brazil Br;tl*h East Africa, cuorv iTills, Ceylon, Chile 'bliia, Scuiitfor, Egypt, France. Greece. Hasvail. India Indo-Chioa, Jrnc. 3npan. rava, Ma r^ns-ar Mauri:!' - -..nd, MexK-o. Palestine. Peru. Portugal 5\>r:ugitese Went Africa. Bus sin. SIkih, Liberia Spain. Straits Settle:* l:ts, I r > Turkey, Union cf > ith Africa ar. Vetimvaa. "Seu.c <?f these countries have been plague infected for many rears tnd no doubt *vi3! remain so for : any years to come, possibly for cvoruHe? j even The most common way In which plague spreads from otie courrrv to 'mother. fr ?:n one city to another, is i>> means of rats n board ab : "When the rats of n large ly become in:'- -rod with plague it often .tikes manv veers to eri??litatp ;he lis r?fiso. The fart Thar tliere ure : human '-as dOM n??' mean that "?ro :?:i > r.- t be rat Ir?ff*r?lor? Id l^ast city there Is a record ??f rat 'nextending^ over a per'.-"! of 10 j vrar- ioi:r the ooottrren. e of :? hu- J man . ^ during that '.'trie " \a ;? well known. tlt? pn-Mi rile for;: of pis true tijny. an?' r-o*. ::es fiot'S. with >:re?tt r:> hty amor, poop) ? who J!v?? under vor.T" . .md other Insanitary " Y\ that is, her? ?here er cor.i'J cOitt: ? t I'rvVr favoniMc *on?iiv. /iseuDionW plairue -o 4s lunt In*'-, of travel by hu -.r he- ! n s. ' ; n i', or by any other 'V of : . . h'uj ;j?i< is rot jj.-n.'-.K * rue | S;ib.?nit' type ..vh< ' z'*** -< h '. ! ? rat JJOA". . ! ri?;:t'h?\s ht:UI8A ' euv:- from the rar South American Birds Act as Sheep Herders Huso .1, Wash. A South American bird. i'rilieJ Ifci* yKW.oiiiV 1- ys: as otHciont a sheep hertler as the ollle. tietrlares August r.mdler owner of largo jfUirks near b\ V cousin > ,ippe<] two young yakaiu 'ns <?> Bociiet iua* summer from Venezuela am! mov, ma tured, they are insAjmrablo tVom the ' sheep. The yukamiks ere a sort o, -rane. long oone'Si nailed i:\ v'ene/.inia. HU<i. dog-like, showed n\$rked acd inteilijpTj e regarvllng sheep herdag lu :be day tile lou^ birds j \Vi)bh\C t?!VUir.<i the edge of the fllioeji bands, keeping watch for foes nn<] 1 wanderers. V.. .*.?n 'larkDes^ comes they full in at the rear until ihe, sheep are orraled. then seek n roosting place ?n :ne highest object fount! Like ?hey eat forage rvith :h" sheep The yi&fnot tor are adept iu ut facing nnd boating off or,coy ot.es, foxes and will e\en go after bears and >VOlve< ideating their, with v\ Insrs and str.bblug with r.&edle-Uke beaks APr.taking ltoeilet?s doga for ft?es "be t>v < vi.kj.isjiks have kept the collies .n a state ?.f fear for seven-1 months. Kanakas Plan to Show Sailors Their Volcano H:i Island of I.Liw?? . ? Kvery salloi of v.e i n - l Stan- fleet, which is t ? visit the territory next spring for !t;aneuvt.-r>. will be gi\en an opportu nitj to visit the sole arm of Kilr.tiea thirty miles up the slope? from Uttt\ ine tireaiesi von'nr.i.ij:y active cruler a {hr world. Avalanches ami earthquakes now compose Kilouea's activities almost solely, 4? earth shacks having been recorded at the volcano observatory in the week ended December IT. r Since the volcano's latest violet rTtiptlon. Jr. May, 1-4. there ha.? been slight activity at ihe Are pit of Halenifuiraau. The dimensions of th^ crater, in reased greatly by last May's activity, are approximately H,f>00 by 3,000 feet, with a depth of about I..300 great state Now a word about our home coun . ty St. Lucie, (I say our home county because I happen .o have a home in i this county.) The government says; that Sf. Lucie county is the best sheltered county from frost and freezes in the entire state and is the home <>f the citru<t fruits. This county was awarded the grand ' vii/inr. pi .i?: J au<pu jcai which establishes the fact that. St Lucie County fruit is practically unexcelled. In competition with the citrus products of other counties in the state, seven successive first prizes leave this hardly open to argument That St. Lucie county should be able to go into the heart of citrus Florda and carry away the principal honors year after year is no mean achievement and one of which her people are justly proud, knowing the heat oranges and grape fruit in the world grow here. EL K. DEAL Sebastian, Fla. E WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?E V FINDS SECRET CANNIBAL CULT Explorer Tells How Humnn Flesh Is Eaten. L'" l??o.?A "uf rei s??ciety cf annl bais'' ho confomt bwutuii finb purely from a > *n>?* ot puhti* duty Is tiie discovery claimed nutdf lu the Belgian (Vingu by EL Tssfiiay. who describee ftis rtdv*?u?ures urnuux these folit in a hook eutit'ot! "On the Trail of the Bushuionjo," Jus4 published here. TurCa). who in the course of study of the Husltiiton^ ur:? una < rafts made u collectiou for the British museum, is enthusiastic aho.it the artistic quult ties of the Bahtika .us tt.e secret cannibals are called. The tribe d * s not pr? r'ess cannibalism publicly. and it. was necessary to .ihrain their confidence before it v;js poss'hl',- to ubta.Q inside informa>n as to their iite>. Teniay liked The Hahiha n<i ;h<?\ liked hiru; heme ; sot behind the reserve which fiats j pr*-ventetl the ordinary trawler pene trailing findr secrets ! : in. Aid the "p'ih3 " mii'v" aspect of '.rite's cannd a ism. the writer, sa>s lit every 1'Hasse :? ?e jre a j cerrilc iUJwKt s people unto some- , tun*.-, simply oui of h vec.s duly !"<.r tin- |itlbiii' good, its'* ?-e of the, - ,? .; vi?s :.n<: malt factors t?y ea'aiic lei i. The i?-.i v. ;?s tlmf this j pre\ - souls of tiie de.ol returning to t;. .. v"v: tt'ce "D j | .? viliaue t'or i wrongs suffered during life. This sn;? i f ''public duly" cannibal , isrc is conducted on ~-eoiot society , nuvs. *ov lu^ iw iaip?'p' is} ?o i u?practiee among the neighboring white ; folk. There is ? distinct r'te of Initi- j ution. Che introducer of a new '.new- j bei ust tirsi 'touch hfa tongue with ! a pit*- e ?> pudding dipped in the stew , (huuian). then he will he made to e:it J so!i'.?- of hi* ;n i;y bits and huuliy ! will swallow a piece of ficsh," After Mils the n-'vi.-e hus to Httend >.'s?-?a ii.t-oiin^s. t'lv! <-Mi **ach of these l.t v.li consume smoked human sh. 1 ' "'laj p" * -n 'Whrnt 1 hfl* ?et ii sufficiently hard , noo :lu- practo ? uj eating i lie pre ( iiT'i i <i !*._sh . oil ' !:?-so oOca.StoUS, j wi!i i::\fit '-ppi rtutiity of tie ; co;!,|!i?. a I'll!: IUC!i 1" i \ assisting at : '??; s I.inti- n -f a l<e*h cor!-sc." The lialiil :neu arc weavers 1 ..tjii the wotio'ii i \ 'I at em! robiery. j Tordjy s tlo y make beautiful i i h'tlf- and the ;.de of some ?> their ."lot11 is -!i-m: -aii ,-! so. like the lineal el\ei Anoihc* ."th !s made with ,_u.- ?r mnoitg the colon II.-- . r? delicate mauve-veilo* with , < bistck IK writes th:?t U - us s? ulptors and ? :u\. >. that th- Iturth ii.uix are >i ii ',a tif an-1 \virldn the ! jst "W years \ 'ri? ?n setup*tnv-s have T principal ohjecto prmluoi-d are > , <-;ips. -asiu- druuis. chair-, ami, tanking e all. human figures of ! ah . i.lie 'Host remarkable are Uie statues of ancient kings. Hawaii's Famous Hula Traffic Cop Passes On H\?i uluitl (Vie. Hose, Hawaii's | Iamva:s ' fiu'-u traiitc < ?ip." lt> dead, a victim of tuberculosis SVcli aver six feci in height, u!wu>h i:i?'' 31*1 and geiiiui. "I*e!as he WHS kncifri: universally. was went to a in use' uud entertain visitors and rest.- i 'ieiiis of the Islands by directing traffic ai rh-' busiest .-;ro?-r intersection in < Honolulu to the motions of u Whistled hide dsr.ee. He became a well-known I'.ara*, ter both to *?-sidems and tout as he nud served eighteen years n The police department - i- months ago he contracted tu- j er ulosis. and was placed in a -.aoi ;arivi?ii. Prior to the holiday season i no suddenly arose one night, aroused rc walked to his home with the re . ark that he desired io die In his own home among his family. Death came quietly sever a' nights later. Throughout the coght before the full around Pete's coffin relatives and friends kept watch over the dea?1 m.- th. .? - - . ... . V.?*r wnnuiiau ? U.11W1.I- cut" ai;?-ui B hi-ing punctuated occasionally by v. ail ..'U. for Fete had been a native of the : elands, and island customs were his isr^rns. ^-CH> ^.>0CKH>e^ori<H3OtKHCH5i>O<?OrK> a h o 2 Demolish House Where ? 2 William Penn Preached 2 o o O Oxford, England.?Silas Nor > 0 t 'n's house, w here William Penn 0 g preached one of his unpopular g ? sermons in 16X7, has recently & ^ been demolished. g 0 Penn was at that time In Ox 0 g ford only as a visitor. He eo g O tered as a student at Christ o ? Church coilege at the age of 2 ? sixteen, hut was very shortly ex <> pel'ed for his religious opinions. 0 o Thomas IiOwe, who induced Penn $ 0 0 ^ to become a Quaker, was for a $ *2 good uiany years an Oxford real- 5 3 dent. S 9 PeLn's old college. by way of Jj S amends, has his portrait hung 3 g c nspicnoosly in its hall. O As the Pilgrim dlvir.es were o ? chiefly Cambridge men. Oxford. J | <* not fc be outdone, makes tin- O X most of all lis American con nee g Y tlons. Lord Baltimore is still <f? without a memorial in his old ? 5 coliege. Trinity, bat rh Trinity ? 3 has portraits of two of its stu- q g dents well known In American g 3 1 istoiy?William Pitt, who won 5 J? the continent, and Lord North jj j g Abo lost half of It?the cohere a J ^ feels satisfied. Jij j <KKW?KKhl?KKH>a-C.OO<^OCHK><KHi ERV THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C. CHao cooooootHjocKicooo^oor.oijo l ^ Safety Drive Reduces ?1 ^ Auto Deaths of Kiddies $ 5 Lot AnseleR. C.'al-?A reduction o i g ' ?1 per cent In child fatalities ? . g Cr c to motor vehicles has loon 5 I X 'le thwigh systematic teach- SJ "" o r. k "I safety ii>. the public g """ g >t?ols of Los Angeles, it has X : O Lfccn revealed in a chock made v \ oy the Automobile Club of g g Southern California. ^ The safety curriculum In Ix>s X ^ v \ ?f;eies public schools >vas be- 5* j ? n three years ago o t5 thrOUgb the CO operation of the S ; board of educa? "n and the pub- o f safety department of the au v ^ toui??blle club e ' Children are given practical In O ?truction, and. in addition, they 5 2 unpete In designing posters and jr b <cs for bullet ins used in tli^ O r ^ v. !% movcnet'.t. Diplon tt:- a:*' X O e.' t" ?tudt ITTQ "omph-rfng O ? o lh'' ? I 6 i OCv 3t'OO<KKH>CH>0CHKH)O^O<K>aa \ English World Tongue, r Says Globe Trotter Seattle, Wash. English Js the only language n?*edeti when touring the ~ world, according to Benno Jacob, twe '} years old, of Frankfort on- I Main. <ie-ruuny. who arrived here from Ja. :t after t?o years, wandering through the Sear East and Orient. The youth had walked over moat of Europe and through various section* f Arabia. Egypt. the Sudan. China ?nd .iaptui. Virtually everywhere English was spoken by thooe wire -ahow he came into contact, he s/t jd H--K- i I I I 1 I 1 I I H l H-l 1 ! I I I ! !- j 63,000 Varieties of ;; j i Stamps, World Record !! Lelpsic.?There are uo. iill, - "* "?1 liferent varieties of posr ** ;u-> stHmpfl extant in the whrid i !!? :' hi'-h are eredi'd to * * *" ' and !*.? ton to the - -.Rents. ae.i?rtling to the 1' eiji-i of one of the best .. .. i ? n .-damp eatuioKUes of Ger * | i; iiiV Within the last two year- .. ** i new stamps were is?uod the government!? or tie !! T r; ;k enormous in reas< tt. !! bius< stamp production has | j trie col lee i cm despair of ever 'raining anything iikt a com |^J ' , \?*te ' oiiectioi; of existing *4j .? s'Mitps. and The special ? .?!!?> : j j ] | ' -n lias given place to the gen --j erul collection .J ;; Before ilie nfistion period, ** to* sma luau.v rare olri Ameri [[ n stamps in German dealers* ** windows "i"hea have now die- .. appeared ahnos. entirely, for *[ American dealers and stamp eol .. looting vi?*itors bought thani *[ " when the German mark wn? ?- j - cheap T H I I 1 I I i 1 M-t-H-H lillliH iT ? rr j - ' A BANK ACCOUNT will do more to systemize your business than any o- j ther dozen of things. It will prevent mistakes promote economy and .prove an incalculable ooint to the business man1 Bank of Blowintr Rock H',ovr'<nz Rock, N. C. Sciatica Eased at once ceL< When you use Sloan's you don't with: have to rely on tiresome ruo- tr.is bing to relieve the pain. Just in b. pat it on gently?at once itesh new blood is sent to the spot. ln"c The trouble clears up at ouce. maki A11 druggists?35 cents. ? T1 Sloan's Liniment?Mis pain! 5-12 MVRCH 5. 19IS fust In loaded.... SEVEN CARS OF BUILDING MATERIAL 1 his means a lot to you because it makes iiir stock cnmnlpft* ? ? J ?. We have Slaters Felt, Building Paper, "our Width Asphalt Shingles, Cedar Shingles, Lime, Sand, Plaster, Sheet Rock, Wall Joard, Casing, Siding, Ceiling, Flooring, Vindows, Doors, Brick, etc. Anything you teed for building or repair work. We do not buy cheap shoddy material of iny kind, but handle only the best, and will neet legitimate competition any time, qualty considered. i Come and see our line and be convinced. Thank you WATAUGA FURNITURE & LBR. CO. bv W. R Gragg. General Manager. Prosperity We have longed and hoped for the appearance of better days. It is beginning to dawn on us. Money is getting easier. People are meeting their obligations with less burden. Everyone seems to be more courageous and have deter mined to go to work and earn a living for themselves, which is the one thing we ought to all feel the importance of. Demands are heavy on manufacturing enterprises, and as a result more folks get jobs and circulate more money. Let s keep our community in the forefront by our perseverance and integrity. Just remember that what it. takes to back up the farmer in his production can be bought at conservative prices from us. Quality and Service combined with adequate supplies is our bus- * iness. Come in and get your part as you need it. BOONE HARDWARE GO. The Friendly Store" tice of administration Stationers and Offi^ iqualified as administratrix Outfitters ie estate of J. <3. Norris. deceas his is to notify alt persons hav- Everything for the Office claims against said estate of de ;1 to present them for payment Glohe-Wernicke Safes, filing Cabin twelve months of the date of 'ne'3- Desks. Book Cases, Type'Arritnotice or the same will be plead erSl Adding Machines, etc. ir of their recovery. All persons Let us quote you prices bted to said estate will please before you buy a immediate payment. K1NGSPORT OFFICE SUPPLY CO lis February 2, 1925. Sa>11 j Billgham Mgr MRS. MARY NORRIS. Adm. King.port, T?n. -19-25-5-12 2-5-4c ^
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