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HOME SWEET HOME
"Home Sweet Home," as a melody, j
is still known to every man and i
woman in the country, but it retire- 1
sents today merely some lovely music
set around some empty words.
Even the song our mothers and
fathers almost looked on as a hymn
is "jazzed" to make rhythm for
frivolous feet, is desecrated at thousands
of dances that make "Home
Sweci Home" a mockery
['hftrc is distressingly Utile respect
for the father or mothoi where j
there is distressingly little realization!
on their part of the sweet responsi-j
bill ties of paronthood.
It is a condition that is dangerous,
a condition that must be remedied, j
even though it should mean a total
revolution of our existing religious!
and school teaching.
The home must be saved, but the ;
country must first be aroused to an i
appreciation of the fact that home j
life, is not only seriously menaced and
in a very unhealthy state, but is,
actually, in an almost moribund condition,
not oi itself, but through the
inroads of all these ultra-modern encroachments
that have had such destructive
influences
"SEEING RED"
Several weeks ago Mrs. Frances I
Drake Nesbitt, a young college j
graduate, was murdered in her home j
in a little Ohio town
Only the other day her husband, i
also a young college graduate, confessed
he killed lier.
"Oh, I know I shouldn't have i
killed her," lie cried to .detectivesJ
who had grilled him for five hour?, j
"Hut I just saw red when she slapped
me. Everything: went rod be-;
fore my eyes."
His attorneys arc using the stnte-1
inept that young Xesbitt "saw red"
in an effort to keep him out of the
electric chair. "Temporary insanity y
?supqtinduced by blinding rage." |
will be the defense.
"Seeing red" always gets people i
into trouble. "Seeing red" kills and |
maims humans, shatters homes, j
wrecks reputations, breaks love ties, j
ends in the penitentiary or the hos-,
pitals for insane or in the grave.
Anger run wild never helps anyone
or anything.
Young Nesbitt was known as a!
pleasant fellow, always calm in demeanor,
never quarrelsome or
vicious. But he "saw red" once?only
once?and admits he is ready to
pay for it in the ehairWhv
should anyone ever "see
red?" Why should men and women
permit themselves to become victims
of fits of "blinding rage?"
Serenity of -temper is something
not everyone can enjoy. No one can j
remain immobile, unperturbed, every?
moment. But we think every one can !
go through life and life's ups and \
downs without "seeing red"?even :
once?if oniy they'll renu mber that j
nine out of every ten who "sec red" :
regret it too late.
THE EXCEPTIONAL
rhavlnltr OKcorror
Every once in a while the peculiar \
bobs up not only in the political, but'
in the religious life. The case of Bob
Reynolds, announcing ?01* the tjnited j
States r.enate, developed the peculiar1
in politics. He admitted that his j
E forwardness was no result of pres-:
sure, on the part of friends and ad*1
mirers; that he was responsible to
no call, hut that, on the contrary! no
one had urged him to become a candate.
Dr. Russell H. Cumvell had
served the Baptist Temple in V'hiia-;
deiphia T*or a number of years and '
his congregation had been paying
hij^ a salrv of $10,000 a year. After
his death, call was made upon Rev. j
A .Ray Petty, a young Baptist mm- i
istc-r of New York, with tiie call go\
ing the salary chat had attracted Dr.
Conweli. The young preacher indi- S
cated a desire to accept, but at the
same time insisted that the salary be j
reduced. According to the story sent j
the Christian Science Monitor from j
Philadelphia, the prospective succes- j
sor to Dr. Conweil wrote th2t he did !
not wish to accept the proffered salary
of ?10,000, saying that "as a
I younger man who has not demonstrated
his ability," he did not desire the
same salary as his predecessor. "I
would prefer, therefore, that my salary
^the first year be fixed on a basis
/vf $li nnn " i>? -egg*: ^
_ T?, a.uc ucf, M llllctm JJ.
McCurdy, associate pastor, intimated
that the congregation would decline
to revise its offer downward. And
I the prospect is that the Baptist Temple
people are going to get a pastor
who is worth the salary they insist he
shall take.
A good many congressmen must
think that tax relief means relieving
the people of their money by
taxation.
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WORK COUNTS
IT ALL COMES BACK
CONSPICUOUS GOOD NEWS
EAT SOUP. MINERAL SALTS.
Bishop Manning, head of the Protestant-Episcopal
church in New York,
denouncing divorce in high society, |
says it means "practical polygmy." ,
in one year there were only 57 di-j
vorces in Canada, against 112,Odd in!
the United State*;.
Some questions:
How does the bishop expect high
society to amuse itself if it can't get
an occasional divorce?
Would the average <>f High social.
morality be any better if men and j
women, disliking each other, wcrej
compelled to remain married?
Is not man naturally a polygamous j
animal, reverting to polygamy when j
economic pressure is removed, as in !
high society?
Reuben Hoffman, aged twentyeight,
shot himself to death, leaving
word that he chose to die because he
was a failure. He mentioned also the
fact that he had "never worked
much, for fear of making a slave of
himself." If he had been a little more
of a slave, he might have been less j
of a failure.
Men need to realize that, work is j
the only thing worth while.
Richard Padgett, scientist, shows
an instrument that talks. It says
"Hello. London, are you there?" and I
"i/ila. I love you." Science lets us!
talk across the continent or, lying- in ,
bud, hear Ute president making his!
speech in Washington. Now appears I
a machine that may save us the trouble
of talking.
Man's easiest work is done bv!
pushing* a button, which button starts
the steam shovel or steamship.
Zangwell wrote long ago, "The j
Napoleon of the future will be an j
epileptic chess player, carried about;
the field of battle on an air cush-'
ion."
Lot's hope that will never comej
but inventors are doing what they j
can to bring it about.
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One hundred thousand New York 1
building trades workers will get what
they ask, $1 to $2 a day increase, j
This will add $75,000,000 a year to |
the $525,000,000 already paid those j
wage-earners.
Conservative capital will sweep Cor'
a little while, saying "The nation is!
going to the dogs" Later, conserva- j
live capital will find all the money j
coming back to its coffers.
Masons, plasterers, bricklayers, j
carpenters, spend what they get. t
Some day big men will learn that all
they money they can ever get, is|
money spent by little men.
T>ad news is conspicuous, good
news not. For instance, the navy
pefects a torch used underwater, despite
the intense pressure of great j
depths.
It's an interesting torch, with
three sheaves meeting at a point, j
From the three sheaves acetylene gas, I
hydrogen gas and compressed air j
burst forth. An air bubble protects j
the fire under pressure, and the!
torch, developing under water a!
temperature of 5.000 degrees, will t
hum hols in the steel sides of sunk-j
en ?u marines and other snips, mak-f
ing t possible to pvmp in air and j
rai .e them to the surface.
I-ady Fischer, having lived on j
fruit juices and vegetable extracts}
for forty-two days, breaks her
'"fast" and takes milk The diet, is
not a fast, has done her .good, improving
her complexion, preserving
her strength.
From vegetables boiled to a liquid
she got the mineral salts absolutely
essential to health. Give one rat
nothing but water, give another rat
water and unlimited quantities of
fcod from which all mineral salts
nave oecn extracted: the rat eating
food will die before the rat taking
only water.
Food without 'mineral salts is food
without nourishment.
That is why good soup that includes
boiled vegetables is so important.
The best part of vegetables is
boiled out in many households and
thrown away. In soup it is preserved.
REVENUT RECEIPTS INCREASE
Washington, March 24?Internal
revenue receipts for the first eight
months of the current fiscal year
were $1,540,677,254.80, an increase
of $120,636,718 over the same period
last year, the treasury department
announced today.
the watauga democrat?eve
'Penmanship
There is an old saying: that "penmanship
is an art" and can only be
Acquired by the few. This idea has I
been exploded long ago, and now j
under the modern system of teaching
penmanship any one, young or old, j
can soon learn to write a beautiful
hand. In every line of human endeavor
there are ceitain things that
are necessary for success, and these
are usually called essentials. The
great trouble with most people in ,
learning to write they start out in j
the wrong direction. They begin
with a wrong position of the bod/,
arm, hand and pen, and soon become
discouraged and quit.
To be successful in acquiring a ;
good legibile handwriting, the pupil j
must sit up facing the desk "squarely !
with the body slightly inclined, with j
shoulders held square. Now take the \
penholder between the thumb, first
and second fingers, crossing tfiesec- j
ond fingers at or near the root of the ,
nail. Hold the hand in such a pes:- I
tior. that the penholder will point1
over the right arm about midway between
the elbow and the shoulder, i
with pen facing the paper squarely,!
which brings the point of the pen in
,.f trScT/vn u.ka? V,,.
head is held correct. Place the feet j
flat on the floor, not twisted around '
the table leg-, but in an easy position
and the limbs in a perfectly relaxed
position. The paper must be placed
parallel to the diagonal line of the
tabic or desk. Now the right arm
placed at right angle with the left,
resting lightly upon the muscle cushion
below the elbow, using the muscie
for a pivot, begin moving the hand
forward and backward in the sleeve
till an easy motion is acquired.
Now the pupil must learn form,
slant, height, quality of iine, basing,
and proper spacing between words in i
sentence building. Symmetrical proportion
of small letters are very essential
if one wishes to write well.
It is not necessary to discuss the
importance of good writing, which is
duly acknowledged by scholars and?
business men everywhere. To be able'
to write a good business hand often j
means the opening of doors of oppor-1
tunity that would otherwise be closed
to young men and women desirous of
making progress in the business j
world. Modern writers and professors
of penmanship have revolutionized
the crude methods of chirography
once in vogue, and have given
us a beautiful system of penmanship
with more rounding turns at base,
eliminating sharp angles, which gives
ease to execution, more rapid speed.
innr in ?/inl nm-.- K111#
Great writers tel! us that, "Second
only to human speech, the greatest
force in civilization is undoubtedly
writing, for without the ability
to communicate our thouhts on paper,
commerce and the arts would
conic to a complete standstill." That
the "two greatest inventions of the
human mind are writing and money,
the common language of intelligence
and the- common language of self in- *
tercst. j
Young man, quit wasting your j
spare moments, sit down at your desk
with paper, pen and ink, begin to j
cut. loops, twirl ovals, and learn toj
write that little powder faced beauty
of yours a model lettel, in neat
symmetrical proportion, causing her
to leave at once the flattering mirror
and hustle to where mama is, crying
out, "Bill has burned his cards,
thrown away his cigarettes and has
learned to write a beautiful hand,
embracing all the. lines and shades of j
artistic penmanship, which proves to
me that he is very intelligent, care- j
ful, industrious, and systematic.
Z. T. WATSON. j
Brookside, N. C.
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DECLARES CONGRESS READY TO I
ACT ON PARK LEGISLATION,
Ashevilie, March 24?Congress is
ready and willing to give eonsideratien
for the creation of the Great
Smoky mountains national park, D.
M. Buck, of Bald Mountains, a member
of the North Carolina Park commission,
reported on his return from
Washington on business in connection
with the proposed national park.
400 Proposals
Miss Julia S. Groo of Portland,
One., won a $25,000 essay pnie.
Then the fun began. A flood of
proposals poured in, asking to '
share her luck for life. She's received
400 so far and atSl they
fume.
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:RY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C.
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Bringing to you the Newest and I
This store is resplendent with East*
pleting one's Easter Wardrobe, su
new and lovely. There has never I
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Easter Milliners
NOVELTY IS THE VOG
1$4.95, $7.50, $8.50, $10
You -will sareiy find the style that
is most becoming to you in this sec
t,io-n, iur mc ranjje trom tfte simple pKI
mi
folded crows to the more ornate lace ?
and hair braid designs. There are fmJM
also straws with np-turned brims
and some with the roiling brims. Let
your fancy roam where it will?you
will find the hat to suit you here.
SPAINHC
BOON
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MARCH 25, 1925 ..
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at., March 27
iarel is Here
Smartest Styles at LOWEST Prices.
sr Fashions. There's a joy in corn- y
rrounded by just everything that is
ieen a season that called for quite
ley await your approval.
Clever New I
\ Dresses I
' Plat
Crepes, Novelty Prints,
Georgettes?Many styles embroidered?Some
hand
painted.
r, $15.00 to $37.75 >
M^W Cftafe
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jry
o $35.00 n^e?
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LIE FOR EASTER, 1926
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