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(IIRISTMA
I'.y !'Yl'I.INK I
C" UISTA1.A S. just one word, and ^
yet ir? that one word then* is a '
world-wide meaning and significance. '?-v
Kv'cj v v-here, for all time. Christmas' W*
Has been. t<J people of varying creeds.
a day of varying emonons. k is a '
day cf ghuines:; or one v?t bitterness. vait
is a day on which ha)>p\ memories
become glorified or hard "'noughts FIT
sting like acid 'n at; open wound. JU ' ' r
is a <Ia\ that bani>he< half-way meas- i an1
tires? a day that may easily lift one ^,l
to the heights of happiness?ami just
as easily plunge one to the depths of ,v''
misery. !
Christmas is \vha.t we make it. To ) *vn
many, it :s the day of greatest" hap-! 5 J
pine-s. Those who veogni:'.;' the ^^
opportunities it ?tfe:s of taking a lit- u>
of joy to the lonely, sick and !' '
poor, know that Christmas is the best
day of tl>e year-:?arid there is no
ijue.sfion in their mind a- to why '
they <!<> 'he very -ana tilings Christmas
after Chii.st'mns. They know
definitely why they hang sjo.-kings!
for the Kiddies. light Ohri tro<ys,J, P!"'
do.\orate .pfiv Howes ano fa-ml endJess
' hours- in surging, siru&'^-t' '* *Tv
i'hristiiias crowds to secure t'r.y
< oken fur sorti- friend tYs'r.-rk. ' r:
th'.'v know the jo;* of ('hri&tntns Pay
IS jit'y foi thi.-r v.* bp k?sc them *
in remembering ether?.
the National 'dan a: one some- **A
Viinc ;iy . there - em-av.; an article
b\ A,-en Fanrahar. in which she
t-f-as'V:' '* '/' 'A>W | i
".San::; < "a,:.- totters under his j \v<pack,
wearing a i??rg. old face :he?e . ani
days. Pi ohai)?y in Ids yun ih he hna goc
no Idea of growing old or departir.g Thi
this life. Nowadays, he weeps down ^Oi.
Che chri?me\ steal'Ink a-- if <ay.owhat
ashamed of his riiinkixjik like a' fee
polar burglar, an 1 his eight tiny ; spo
reindeer ntake small clatter ?m the i-.tE.it
a>v<1. for many of fhyir tby-hells tu-.;
have bc-en lost. When Santa lays a
finger aside of his no so reflectively nnf
in our times, he exclaims, without a 1 1 h.
bit of jolly shake below the waist, j of
"h?Mw.n..i-r ' ' ? ? 11
yi?. nil.-, nij j <'i <
world come to such a pass rhal too- ; :ii?.
pie wish tn pay nie for my presents? ; t)(<t
Can it be that .Utile children are so i
surfeited with toys that they stop to i wei
ask h?>\v much they cost before ;tc-!"tp;
copying tliettv? There was livtio Wil
iie, \ hist year, \\ ho said to-his ir.amu. ' :i]r&
"whor: he first saw toe beautiful f.v
ntoo'iy iog. "What's it got inside? eci
Candy or -money? want a dog' he
unless ft'HC got SfHpgi hi-T insivio!" i oar
A.imV uu-loub'.cd]y, there are many' frtc
ready to agree >vjfh Xtiss Farquhai mil
that the true Christmas spirit is. :es.
\vijLJveiiijg. fhit again w? repeat, ( r?-n
Christmas is'what we. as individuals, j ear '.- C
irdikb; it. ma
Nbfhmg in liiV-iit .without allay?: -the
even Christinas must have its l.hf.vs. Thi
There are some tew people I'o whom ere
X'hrfetmas a day of giving and tak- j as. I
ir.g- of expectancy, disappointment! E
ami in of great, exp
worry, disut^th sorrow and ill-will. \vhi
Tir- To those people Christmas is merely Nos
a day on which to pay Social debts.' pas
, "T_ y:" ".u ?-:
Oil
i pSf . ; Jlri
i g&fru-': ~ "
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1" 'r' '' V<
?In one
&?<! ? fg
liiijtochictory i iy>ojl>!
Sc.niple j Ther? r-.-c- ; ,
2 lbs. TV'XECmjI i'-rgwasbj r.c
Si A RX <: F:rep | j1-1'-- c'eari,
(in ev<ry b*g pfj scT:ip mixed
jTarcir; Jr^gjnasb! your heirs
t , sold bet. en ! cou.il propor
i i laiuiarv 1st ! ??pm money
; r ?nd' UIan>- "?r
! March 1st
i 1 -1 How a
EO
j Tuxedo E
Cc-r.--1 i'a Sweets
Tv:<c<i > Dairy
<; xcio r I tr X a t tori //
S SPIRIT
j&RREI.
ose are the people whom you heai
that modern Christmas i;
liyfz its spirit and meaning?am
it it is now viciously commercial
d by debar-mad business men.
in themselves are of little
ue?they are symbols o? something
e?ami behind rhe gm is the sen
tent that is the real signiXiganei
''biistnuis. It if the spirit of lpv<
I t.T *?>*i fellowship?of peace an<i
d-v. ill. y gi._
13pileve in Christmas yourself aric
:k?* it' what it should be, rathei
in :r-a\*e it to others to make it
aT you would like It to be. Mukt
>pivilod and determined effort thk
ristmas to brighten this world am
homes, and b-ir.g to art actual
liiVy the greatest nu >age evei
t".i?that message of hope ami
-s'ibility peace on earth?good
I toward men.
rpiice and good- will?-no: for a,
>\ or for a year?but for all rime.
the spirit of Christmas a
'iniiK'nt plate in vouv homes arid in
" hearts that it may grow strong
t nothing can desi'roy it.
\ Merry. Merry '"hjistmn? to you.
p best we could for any ong
y M fig av inuv :t11cl ,\vacni underling
of riu'i-ir.v.is'
RCVI> BEEF CATTLE
ARE NOT WANTED NOW
ft?e. 'JJ.?Ki? matter how
. :.-?: t lit iarg( beef, cattle
in-:. - are. they will no*, sell at
k! p the market at present.
Les: ;animals iarij?e l'-roni
I to .L.e'-O poujijls in weight.
The international Livestock Show
roily hel l -a Chicago ha? been ivr.sibie
movv than any other one
i?r for bringing this situation to a
d and imprc^s-uji tai mors with the
I that no lp.ogrer are large, eonrse.
mished cattle no : or wanted on
market." says Piol. R S. Curtis,
. animal husband department
if-tatt < olluge. "In fi . ?. large catno
matter how well finished, wili
ai fair prices."
Tot. t'urr:s s,i'afe.s that tlu hatuly
ijrht hoof-.Sm 111:1 i raitgirig. i'rtiin :<?$
1 .050 pounds and' wolf finished
I'M new starulnvii Irt-ofar as bec-f
nulls ried This means.
. that uin.i-r North Carolina
tditipiis, inattention miisi now
paid i.V? rjviujity. trbed feeding atid
'y maturity. Regardlos?. of the
! that a puoi quality of beef anils
may i e pitduccd and sMii at the
> discriminating markets. the fact
inins that, the prue for beef
tie is sot by the large central
rkets and t( . markets determine
king of animals wh?? th soil best,
s condition has now reached its
st and a t'W era has come so far
beef production is concerned.
Tof i'livti.-. -fh:?r #1-... Wtw"
on streets of Virginia. many of
soli were, produced in western
th Carolina, are a thine: of the
l. This condition must be reekv
00 T>,,^v??e
uxt a tojir
le Month's
Eggs |
:iI ? Not at all. Nor does '
iitr.g lady manage a pea!- i
ich. Jusr 1S2 T.ixrclo-h .! !
et the credit, and they're j
vjiig,
til they produced 3.4M
re t: cd for sorting. The
?: 1.20, $30.30 of which ;
:iiia Feeds. $50.90 dear j
.0 stimulants in Tuxedo
1 flavor-tatntln'g tankage;
gh-grade grain.; anil meat
and balanced to supply
vith whites and yolks in
den. Make prod vs in stead
. h eed Tuxedo Feeds regecoinmend
them.
rd W. Mast
one. n. c.
ggmasii
&X Tuxedo Buttermilk
Growing Mash
Tuxedo Developer
Tuxedo F.ggmasli
) Tuxedo Scratch
J Tuxedo PouI try
Fattcner,' Etc.
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THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?-KV
; T ip ,1
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- m rBMSHEHS AviTOCASTER
SUPA1C12
HEC. ns-wiLamcs
/.SEE'N'THvt WAf Trt' ^
1 -,. / u>?*,r aiuRcn luncheon .
! M /, Vx> \weRE HVESJ TO ?
/ -\ hovj 010 voo enjoy rr.'
/_,Vr-c havk A Coco T'.INC
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I m.
!! i i i' 1 / \ \ ,A
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cried with in any p!;ir.< beitur made ;
: for bir.tdiMf a, beef cattle industry :.v. \
I he stale.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
WROTE "BIBLE CHAPTER"
- ?rt"7 : 1
Tile Pat'hiindcr. {
V- A. Archibald, a Pathfinderj
render of Nashville, Tenn., says he
a - heard that Benjamin Franklin j
wrote and pasted in his Bible a chap-;
i.ter m. closely rc.-emhiingr the thoughts: '
of ihe (Id-.).! Book that many t"
whom -t \\a- read were deceived
^hirikit:-_r it actually a part of it. He 1
j Herat \t? the following reputvd Frank
lit- Chapter with the belief that it *
woaM be of interest fo other Path ;,
finder readers: ^
\. And it oanu? to pass afii r these f
hitthai Abraham sat in Vh? door [
h:s 'c:.' about the goiNg down of ?
ihe sun. . [
j. And ?w hold a man bowed v.bh ji
I ssfcv came from t,he way of the w'i-: |j
! ?lei to s. loaning or. a staff.
V. And Abraham, arose and met c
him ami said uiito him. "Turn in. I j!
j pray ihee. arid wash thy fec i, and j
j t.arr> all night. and thou shall arise [ fl
j parly or? the morrow and go thy way." \
I But the i?an said, "Nay. for I j
will a hide under the trev." :
5. And Abraham pressed him
i j
NOTICF
AYheredi^ the oiistandmc indebted- .
j :\osp erehled for the necessary ex|
oonsex of conductine the six months ;
terms, bf A very County. North
. Caroii'in. t \ < <!- the Sum of TWKNTY
Ti b_>U : AYi > DOLLARS'
\Ybeyeas. uio -.aid. sum of twenty
thousand dollars \vea cheated for the
wary expense: c.l or.d\n--?ry six
mpnUis school iferxiis,
Now thevcfmA, i he County Hoard
jx Kdueaticn AvuyCov.r.ty, <h i
hereby certify < ?u* afore, aid ootstandio>r
indebtedness as correct, and re- 1
nuests the Bor.ra of County Commissioners
to fund said indebtedsi
in accordance \yilh the provisions j
of Article _ "> of t'he School Code of
i it'2& !
!?. P. BRIDGES. Chairman, j:j
Attest': Board o? Education: *
K. T. TEAGUK. Sectary.
The Bcavd of Comirth signer of C
Avery County. X. C., will royciye ! {
> sealed bids on the 3 8th day of .fann- ^
ary, 1827, at 2:00 o'clock p. m . at t
the office of said Board at the [
Courthouse in the Town of A'ewlard. [
XL C.. (or ,>20.000 Avery County [
School Fundi hjj: Bonds. Shwl bonds s
will lye dated January K 1027, and 't
; will mature, as follows: ?2',? J a no- i
ary I. 1028 to ' anuary 1. 108.7, in- j
cfasive, The bonds arc in drmomi- .}
na'-:iozi of $1,000 each and principal 1
and semi-annual interest payable at [
the Seaboard National Bank in the i
City of New York. The bonds will - j
hear interest at the rate of 0 .7-1 per i?
cent per annum.
Each bid must, be accompanied by I
a certified cheek for 2 per cent of ;
the amount of the bonds drawn upon i
an incorporated bank or trust com- '
i nany, and ihade pi.ayble to the Treas
ut-er of Avery County to secure the!
Comity aaii'.st any loss ^suiting:
from the failure of the bidder to
comply with the terms of his bid.
The County reserves the right to
i reject any and all bids.
By order of Che Board of Conimisj
sioners of Avery County.
It. A. SHOEMAKER,
Register of Deeda
(The above bonds have been sold,
: and this advertisement appears to
i comply with the school law.)
i
KRY TiloRSDAY?BOONE, N. C.
woii'rn
. rr?' i o*
-"Y-| J Mr,'
... '? I MOXMStZ VI
\ yj
( T wouldn'T &o>4g\\
! ) in i-HE FIRST Piace- I
) j OMuV T THOOftHT (
/ I "THEY WX. CON1 TO J
\HA',E SOMerHINC J
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s ' ! A y!
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t-ai 1\ : so hi* turn*d and went into
in* tor.*, a Abraham baked un
avoiv . bread, and they did eatC>.
nd when Abraham saw that
he from blessed not God, he said lin0
him : ** Wheref>.re dost not'worship
ho IVl"-t Hiirh Clod.. Creator of
leaver, and earth?"
7. And the man answered and
aid., "1 do not worship the God thou
poako^ of, neither do 1 call upon
'lis name: for I have made to mvsolf:
1 jtod whieh abideth always in thy
on: and provide!h me with all
hiiiK.s "
S And Abraham's zeal was kinjlcd
against .!.? man, and he arose
I FIS _ /as .
IIMU Uf
Lie?
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m
I Began
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jpj And Continues
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ii Will sell for ca
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VJtVlIVI
uc; est stocks of ali
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of all kinds tc
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gain is my loss.
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JanenfejifenBnJ^^
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err HFIE t '( OJftSi' I wlv . ) >
pyftCT, Tf&? \ R-S - j
\NtiWICH TOO' ) / / \
><*???> / v-<x ;
_ if I !
-n^f |
r Vft?* j
/ fo HAvt- starved to oeArH
/ tP THEV HADN'T KEPT PASSIM'
V"mev\ FREE SAMPLES around'.
-pA?p-TyvRN 'EM^?f?'i
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i and t'el! upon him. .^ul drove him
j forth with blow6" into rhe wilder-j
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9. And at mid nigh' God railed
i unto Ahraham. raying: "Abraham, ,
i whore is the : tranger?''
10. And Abraham answered and I
I said. "Lord, ho would net worship
Thee, neither would he call upon
Thy camp; therefore have I driven
him out from before my face into the
The Greek vuhher who did the !
Marathon in r.'it H. C . can't com-!
tin re with * rt n Carolina farm woiri-'j
et, who travel from f*p to 12~? miles{
per year In bringing water to the j
hoir.e.
iALI
Friday, ft
5 Until Reduced tc
sh entire stock below whol
-al Merchandise, one of the
I new goods to be found in t
10 Pounds Sugar at 3c p
each cash purchase of $
e of Chrlstma:
> go in this sale. Nothing r<
mi?iiiam?
Yours For Bargains,
PREV
N
DECEMBER 23, 1920 ^
_' - ;..?l^-'j;.';-".:' ' ?---"-=rs-^:i;:'''
STATE SURVEY
Fire which started from an explosion
of dynamite in a hardware
-. mm destroyed two city f>k>eks in the
mair? business lerfcion of Mount Airy
S": nirday night. The loss i? estimated
at about $200.000
The state highway commission on
last 1 hurrday let contracts Cor the
construction of 85 nii'es of highways.
Included in the award is I 1.S5 miles
of gliding on the Boone Trail betv.-een
Wilkesboro and the Yadkin
county lint*.
The coast guard cutter Lincoln
tvas destroyed by fire with a loss ?
\ men Saturday several miles south
.if Cape Lookout Lightship, off the
coast of North Carolina the mivy
d< paritnent was advised late Saturday.
Two members of the crew were
rescued;
The Southern Public Utilities
Company, through President Marshall
has offered North Wilkcsboru $G5,000
for its electric lines and plant.
Tin proposition will be submitted t*?
a te of the citizen's of North
Wilkcsboro for acceptance or rejection^
Oret T'sboro- Dec 11* --IMlering
through a roar floor thieves sometime kf-'rit-nxlay
night cratv-d off the safe of *
.. loca! na n eer> store, carried
it Severni bhe:k> and prized open
h d'i" r, ol?!air,: ^ SoO-l in < <: !?. The
safe way caY'.vi away in a ?>o;-'< toy
wagon.
K! .'real person- were indicted Saturday
in Wake countv in conriecticn
with the Jmgging of E. Jones, a.
ate;chant and Sam Green, negro, m
Jones' employ, last Monday night.
These indicted are charged with being
member:- of the masked band who
lied che ?,v.-o men to a tree and severely
applied die lash.
Alleviation of congestion of superior
court dockets will be nought of the
North Carolina general assembly
whijch meets in January; The state
judicial committee last' week recommended
creation of judicial districts
for the tviu! exclusively of civil cases.
The committee has called a state judicial
conference for the first week:
in January to adopt the rt.
Judges and attorneys from all 20 judicial
districlv will nice; with ue
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