TAUGA [DEMOCRAT
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^uft xt tame to pass in iljuse bn^s
there went out a decree from
Caesar Augustus, that ?11 -the world
should be taxed.
(And this taxing was first made
when Cyrenius was governor of Sy
ria )
And all went to be taxed, everyone
Into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from
Cnllilee, out of the city of Nazareth,
into Judea, unto the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem; (because
he was of the house and lineage of
David:)
To be taxed with Mary, his es
poused wife, being great with child.
And, so it was, that while they
were there, the days were accomp
lished ttmt she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her first
born son, and wrapped him in swad
dling clothes, and laid him in a
manger; because there was no room
for them in the inn.
And there were in the same coun
try shepherds abiding hi the ?field,
keeping wartch over. their flocks by
night.
And lo, the Angel of the Lord
came upon them, and the glory of
the Lord shone round about them;
and they were sore afraid.
And the Angel said unto them,
Fear not: for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of .great joy, which shall
be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in
the city of David, a Saviour, Which
is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you:
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a man
ger. .i|jgl
And suddenly there was with the
Angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good will toward men.
?From the Gospel according to St. Luke.
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The Season's Greetings
As this is written pop and mom
are gathering up the last of the
items for the great season of gifting.
The pantry shelves have been
stocked and the goodies assembled
for the gustatory dissipations of the
Yule.
The trees are shining forth bright
ly, and getting a litle old to the
householders who happily decked
them with loving hands some days
before Santa Claus drew a compari
son between the size of -the opening
in the chimney pot feJjSfiSt oFTffe
pondrous belly, and decided he could
make a go of it.
Company's expected and there are
weather-eyes on the sky and on the
pressure zone maps and an anxiety
lest ther e be some delay on the way.
And there's joy in the notion that
we are to see some of our good
friends, and mingle a mite with folks
we love during the couple of days
we are off from work.
And as the choristers sing out the
praises of the Most High, there's
? happiness and at least fleeting joy
and humility and an enhanced re
gard for one's fellowman.
It's Christmas, and it's fellowship
ping, it's caroling, and the oft-told
stories of the man's march over the
hills with his wife and of the Star
over the stable and of the Wise Men
and. the Shepherds and the Celestial
Choir.
H's a time of good will and of
dharity and of the counting of one's
friendships, and o>f what they have
meant in all the days of our lives.
And it's a mighty good time for the
Watauga Democrat to contemplate
its happy days on the Street, and
to wish for all of its patrons ? ad
vertisers, printing customers and
readers ? A Merry Christmas.
It Should Abide, Always
We are all concerned that every
one has enough at Christmas time,
which is well and good. But hunger
pains are just as severe come New
Year's or Ground Hog Day, or Easter
or the Fourtn of July. That we may
preserve the spirit of Christmas
Dear God
help me to have Christinas
in my heart every day
so that I may give gifts
of summer dandelions
or winter pine bought
and know joy
Help me to see
a snowflake
or a grain of sand,
a blade of grass
or a turning leaf
that I may know beauty
Help me to hear
silence and church bells,
laughter and music
that I may know
within us throughout the year; that
the happiness and love which it
brings out, might abide should be
our greatest concern.
We like a litle prayer by Deborah
Killips which appears in Good House
keeping:
the sound of Your voice
Help me to feel
someone else's smile or tear
that I might know
understanding *?- Vi . ,
Help me to learn
about different people
and religions,
different customs
and lands
that I may know
the width
of Your kingdom
Help me to receive
Your gift of love.
Small, Medium, Large And Otherwise
(Orlando
I went into the store with my little
grocery list. I was supposed to get
a medium-sized box of soap, a small- S
sized box .of corn flakes and a large
size of toothpaste. They didn't have
any of it in those sizes, so I phone
my wife: "D'yuh want the regular
size soap, the trial package, the econ
omy size, the giant economy size or
the washday special?" I asked. 'Vor
}<et the soap," she replied. "I'll get
t myself."
"What about the corn flakes,
then?" I aaked. "You want the
king-sized box, the queen-eized box,
the gargantuan-sized box or the
Sonny Liston special? They don't
have small boxes but they offered
to pour some out of the king-sized
box in a sack." "Okay," she aaid.
"Now the toothpaste is more
Sentinel)
a one-ct. sale on the regular economy
size, but not on the giant economy
size. They also have it ia the travel
size, the family size, the king size
and the bonus size. With the family
size you get a coloring book and a k
box of crayons. With the travel size
they throw in a toothbrush.
"You get a bottle of mouthwash
lor lftots. extra with the bonus size.
And on the .giant -economy size yon
get a refund of 25cts. tf you send
in the empty tube. Could you squeeze
out the toothpaste in a saucer to we
couM send the tube off ? In addition,
they have the super giant economy
size with a trial size tube attached
to It. But they dotft have one called
large size,' so what do t do?"
"Just come home," she said.
brush my teeth with soda."
From Early Democrat Files
Sixty Years Ago
December 18, 1902.
On Saturday evening of last
week, Wm. Edmisten, ion of
Mr. W. D. Edmisten, happened
to quite a serious accident. He
was carelessly handling a re
volver when one of the cham
bers discharged, the ball tak
ing effect in his thigh, barely
missing the femoral artery.
The patient is getting on nicely
and the indications now are
that be will soon recover.
Many fine hogs have been
butchered in the village with
in the past two weeks, but the
one killed by Mr. E. S. Coffey
was the best in the lot, weigh
ing 412 lbs.
Mr. John F. Hardin will be
at home from Dec. 25 to the
29th for the purpose of buying
horses and mules, If any are of
fered that he can afford to buy.
Mrs. Maggie Boyden con
tinues to improve from her re
cent illness.
Clyde Hartley of Blowing
Rock, was placed in jail here
last week. An affray was the of
fense upon which he was com
mitted.
Rev. Billings filled his regu
lar appointments at the Primi
tive church on Saturday and
Sunday.
Dr. Toppings was down from
the Rock Saturday doing some
dental work.
Mr. Luther Woodie has re
turned home after spending
some days visiting his aunt,
Mrs. R. T. Brickell.
Another cold wave has struck
the valley of the Watauga and
answers well for the beginning
of winter.
F. A. Linn^y, Attorney at
Law, will practice in the courts
of this and surrounding coun
ties. Prompt attention given to
the collection of claims and all
other business of a legal nature.
A. severe wind storm occurred
on leit Tuesday nigbt.
Thirty-Nine Years Ago
Just One Thing
By CARL GOERCH
Can you see the head of
Christ in the above picture?
Some people can see it im
mediately; others never are able
to locate it.
There's an interesting story
connected with it.
A Chinese photographer was
riding one day thiough the
snow-covered countryside of in
terior China. His sool was
troubled. He had been wit
nessing a great movement
among his people loward'Chris
tianity. He longed to know the
truth of what he had been hear
ing from Christian, missionaries.
As he rode along, he said to
himself, "Lord, if I could only
see Thy face, I would believe."
Instantly a voice spoke and
said, "Take a picture! Take a
picture!"
He looked out at the melting
snow, forming pools of water
and revealing here and there
theVilack earth. It was a most
unattractive scene. Neverthe
less, being thus strangly com
pelled, the man descended from
his vehicle and focused his cam
era on the snowy countryside.
He developed and printed the
film on returning to bis home.
Be looked at it . . . nothing but
the snow and ttye ugly gobs of
black dirt. He continued to
look, and suddenly there came
AFTER ANOTHER
to him out of the picture a beau
tiful head of Christ; the face
carrying a most kindly and be
nign expression. And the man
sank to his knees and said,
"Master, I believe! I believe!"
Can you see it? Maybe we
can help you a little.
The Face takes up the major
portion of the central part of the
picture. Part of it is in sha
dow; part is in the full light,
ft is a full-face View ? not a
profile. (There's a part of the
picture that looks like it might
be a profile, but that isn't it.)
The Face is cut off at the top,
just above the eye-brows. The
eye toward the right of the
picture is in full light; the oth-,
er eye is in shadow. The large
white spot in the upper part of
the large black area is a high
light on the cheek: the large
white spot further down in the
black area is a high light on
the chin. That large splotch
of black in the lower left cor
ner of the picture is a sleeve,
showing through a tunic. The
tunic is all that white area in
the lower central part ot the
picture.
Have patience and youll
eventually a?e the Face. Per
haps you can get better results
by standing off at some distance
and squinting at it.
December 20, 1923.
Deputy Sheriff George Hayes
captured, or rather found hid
in the woods, a still and equip
ment for the making of moon
shine liquor. It was found
somewhere in the Lance's Creek
section of the county.
The Peoples Bank & Trust
Co. have made some very mat
erial changes in their banking
rooms which adds much to the
convenience of both the public
and the operatives of the busy
institution.
We are told that the Teague
boys, sons of Mr. George Tea
gue of Brushy Fork, have rent
ed the garage on depot street
owned by Mr. Floyd Ward, and
will open a general jitney busi
ness here in the near future.
Mr. Fred Aldridge, son of
Mr. J. A. Aldridge of Foscoe,
is with home folks and friends
for the holidays. He if doing
service for Uncle Sam u the
navy on the Pacific coast. He
was in town Monday.,
Measles has about spent its
force here, still there are oc
casional new cases breaking out.
The lateat are in the homes of
Messrs. Wyke and Setzer.
Both of the banks of the town
will be closed on Christmas day
and it would be well for those
who have business to transact
to remember this.
Rev. F.'M. Huggins left on
Monday morning for a meeting
of the State Mission Board in
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By ROH RIVERS
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Uncle Pinkney
(MacKnight Syndicate) HIS PALAV ERIN'S
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
Zeke Grubb's preacher come
by the country store Saturday
night, said he was just setting
at home feeling sorry fer his
wife and figgered he'd come
out and git some fresh air.
First off, he told the fellers
him and his old lady got along
fine. He said they made a deal
when they was married that
she'd handle the little things
and he'd take care of the big
ones. She decides how they'll
spend their money, how they'll
raise the younguns and things
like that, and he takes care of
the big things like Cub* and
the Berlin wall.
He reported this plan worked
out real good and his wife
would be mighty happy it it
wasnt fer the female mem
bers of his congregation. Last
year, for instant, she put on
a little lipstick on account of
Home members thinking she
was too plain. The first Sun
day she went to Church with
it on, some of the ladies was
up in arms, said she looked
like a no-good hussy.
He told the fellers the
young wimmen in his congre- ,
Ration wouldn't pal around
with his wife because (he's
too straight-laced and the old
ones wouldn't have nothing to
do with her on account o t her
wearing shorts around the
house. '* .jVj, /
The good Tarson said 9 his
old lady dressed a little fancy
she was spend-happy and if
she dressed plain she was a
tight-wad. If she gits friendly
with some lady in the congre
gation she was picking favor
ites, and if she don't she's
stuck up. If she goes calling
with him thgy say she's nosey
and if she stays at home she's
peculiar.
He said ever time his wife
took on a little job in the
Church somebody claimed she
was trying to take over, and
if she didn't take the job they
said she didn't have the prop
er interest in the Church. He
told the fellers he aimed to
write a sermon on preachers
wives and put it in his new
book, "Moving Sermons."
And be reported that him
and Rufe Zinder was having a
little trouble. He said his ser
mon last Sunday was on the
Fairiseas and Publicans. Rufc
wasn't there but his youngun
went home and told Rufe he
was preaching about the Re
publicans. The good Parson
said he tried to explain it to
Rufe but Rufe said he didnt
care how you spelled it, he
didnt appreciate nobody
preaching about his party. In
fact, said the Parson, Rufe got
this nonsense spread around so
bad that a delegation of Demo
crats come to his house Thurs
day night and demanded equal
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