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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-07-13

so it is the best OF the mountain
counties. This l can prove by
almost every citizen in it. The
mountaineer's loyalty is an in
spiration. With its wealth Of
climate has an unlimited supply
of water power. The New River,
the only river East Of the Rock-
ies. whose general course is North,
and the Watauga can supply
power enough to turn every spin.
die in the state. Here we have
q New England climate in sight
Of the cotton fields. Here the
health of the employe is assured
is assured. With railroad devel-
Opement these industries are
ours. j
With abundant wealth OF nat.
nral resources and native energy
to develop it, we have q citizen.
ship that cant bs surpassed.
Were l asked how to make the
best and most perfect type Of
American citizen, a brave, true,
courageous, independent man. I
would unhesitat atingly say make
him a land owner, a land lord.
For then whenever our institut.
ions were assailad be would rally
to their defence. because they are
hin institution made to govern
bis home and hiscountry. When
the flag is assailed, wherever his
services are needed. ..he fights not
only for the common good Of. q
great country, but Tor bis coun-
try, for he owns it. 1t is his and
he rejoices in his dominion. In
the mountains this is OUR land.
The voting population in the
couty is a little over twenty three
hundred. There are q little over
twenty five hundred separate
owners oi farms in the county.
! Almost, every voter owns 8 farm
and some of those who vote the.
voter. If any OF our visitors are
looking to this aide Of the house
Tor @ fair one, you will not only
get q mountain treasure but a
farm with her.
The native energy Of t h es e
mountains is being turned to the
development oi native intellect.
This splendid institution, con.
ceived in the minds OF the Dough.
erty Brothers, made possible by
the efforts of this grand old man
who sits beside me, (Capt. Lovill)
and that one whose picture hangs
there, the next governor Of North
Carolina, wv. G. Newland) and
many Others whose efforts weap.
preciate, has done a great work
for this spction Of the State. In
the establishment of the Appa-
lachian Training S"hool for Tea
chers the State has purchased
more intellect for the money in
vested than by any other invest
ment it has made. This school
has done more for the rural pub.
|lic schools of the State in it's
short life, than the State Cniver'
sity, Trinity and all other cole
ges combined in the came length
OF time. The college boy was too
well trained at too great cost to
sit down with q twenty.dollar
school. This school makes first
the teacher and then the college
mnn. This school has annually
given to the rural schools about
two hundred teachers. These
have taught from fifteen to TWEEN.
ty thousand children. We have
in our county, ,seventy.two pub
lie school houses all spIend'dly
built Of sawed and dressed lum.
Der, with only one log school
house and this we keep only as q
reminder OF the past. Each school
has an average Of seventy.fve
children, with an average atten'
dance of about fifty per school.
| It is apparent that no school lie
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-07-13

The following were elected off
GERS of the N. e. Press Associa.
tiont,on at Lenoir:
Mr.. J. j. Farriss, editor OF The
High Point Enterprise, was elec-
ted president of the association
without opposition. j. II. Caine
Of The Asheville Citizen was made
first vice president; H. c. Martin
of The Lenoir News, second; and
]. T. Fain OF Greensboro tele.
gram, third. The present execu
tive committee. consisting OF Maj.
H. A. London, H. B. Warner. X:
NJ. Phillips, D. T. Edwards and
R. ". Vincent, was reelected by
acclamation. Josephus Daniels OF
The Raleigh News and Observer
was elected orator for next year;
R. F. Beasley Of Monroe, histor.
Iian; and VIM. Laurie Hill, editor
of Our Fatherless Ones, was re.
elected poet,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-07-13

Western North Carolina has
been greatly slandered by var
ious people in being represented
as an ignorant section. These
native mouDtaineers are just as
intelligent az the people are in
any section of. North Carolina.
They are pure Anglo Saxon and
and have the native sense. They
are building good schools, good
churches and are deeply interes-
ted inroads and considering their
great disadvantages they have
done as much, If not more than
any other section of the state in
the way Of development. Their
greatest assets are their scenery
climate and water, and no man
can make this trip from Blowing
Rock to Linvllle, Edgemont and
Boone without ieelinggreatpride
in being a citizen of North Caro-
lima. It was q great trip and one
that will not soon be forgotten,
Lexington Dispatch.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
GiIa Academy Dedicated

Jaspet Gale and wife, Bartlett
Gale and wife and FREQ Tippetts
returned Yesterday from Thatcher
where they attended the dedica-
tion ceremonies of the new Aca-
DENY building
Apostle Gee. A. Smith of Utah
conducted the services, a large
representative body of the Churh
was present and this marked an
epoch in the Church's history in
the Lower Valley. Conference
was held Saturday and Sunday
following the Dedication on Fri
day. The representatives from
this Valley report a pleasant and
profitable time.
The name o. the Academy will
be THE Gila Academy" instead
of Latter Day Saints. This was
thought to be advisable owing to
its being open to all students and
not strictly demoninational.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
LOCALS

Now is the time to lay in your
new years supply of stationery,
letterheads. envelopes, billheads,
statements cards & etc. Our Job
Department can furnish anything
in this line as good as you can
get anywhere,
Note the change in Mrs. j. A.
Hunters ad this week. She is
offering thoroughbred pullets for
sale along with her other chick
ems.
The fine Percheon horses be-
longing to D. G. McLennan will
be sold here on the 25th of Dec
ember at a Sheriff's sale under
execution. These are exception
ally fine horses and should bring
good prices.
Jasper Gale reports a carload
of bannas being shipped into the
Lower Valley. Jasper bought
full bunch, Ii dozen for $1.00
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
APPRECIATED
To the Duncan ARIzoNIAN:

TO the Duncan ARIzONIAN:
Phoenix, Dec. 16. With
complete returns at hand YER
flying and substantiating the
Judgment of an overwhelm-
ing majority ofArizona voters
an analysis of the various ele-
ments and forces that were
important factors and main
contributors to Democratic
success is appropriate.
Handicapped by lack of
funds and confronting in this
respect, an opposition we'll
equipped and provided for, it
was practically an impossi-
bility to wage any material
campaign without the aid,
strength and support of a
united Democratic press.
This was prompt in forth
coming and the magnificent
services and the answering
loyalty of the Democratic
newspapers to the congress
sional, state and county tick
cts during the recent cam
paign, assured Democratic
success and made victory
certain.
The glorious result COM
pells frank acknowledge
ment of the influence of a
sound Democratic newspaper
and to the ARIZoNIAN, The
Democratic State Central
Committee in behalf of the
Democratic party, extends its
sincere thanks and best wish
es.
JOHN J. BIRDNO,
Chairman Democratic State Con
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
Everywhere the Same
Southern Pacific Yielded

The boss of the railroad, like
the boss of the home, is the baby.
Baby" has issued his lmperi-
Gus order that even a great and
powerful railroad like the South
ern Pacific dare not disobey. He
has demanded certified milk. and
his demand has been complied
with by the officials of the South
ern Pacific Company, his most
obedient servants.
1t all happened a month ago.
Baby found that in order to grow
up to be a big healthy boy he
must drink lots of milk. His doc
tor said that his milk must be
pure and told his mother TO get
certified milk for him. After that
baby began to grow fast. He
gained five pounds in as many
weeks and then his mother want
ed to take him east t. visit his
grandmother. How about his
certified milk?
Baby heard the question and
he transmitted is to the Southern
Paicfic officials. These officials in
vestigated the matter and found
that certified milk is guaranteed
in richness and purity and that
it was intended especially for
babies. They found that it was
produced in dairies that were
under government supervision;
that the cows that gave it were
healthy; that the stables were
kept as clean as a home; that the
cows were washed and groomed
before milking; that the mixers
wore clean white suits and that
all vessels holding the milk were
sterilized before use.
The officials of the Southern
Pacific found out many other i'm
portant things about certified
milk and that it contained a per-
centage Of butter fat that guar
anteed it as a wholesome food
for the baby. Then they inform
ed the baby's mother that she
could take the trip without any
fear that the boss of the home
would not have his pure food.
All of this really happened and
today every dining car that is run
over the lines of the Southern
Pacific Company carries specially
bottled certified milk for babies.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
Graceful Loser

Whatever elese may or may
not be said of John S. Williams,
recent candidate for representa-
tive on the republican ticket, it
has to be confessed he is a good
loser. In proof of the assertion
here is a reproduction of tele-
gram which Carl Hayden, ofPhoe-
nix, has just received from his
late rival:
Bisbee, Ariz., Dec. II.
Congressman Carl Hayden.
Accept my congratulations and
my appreciation Of the clean
fight made by you in our race for
congress. Send my garden seed
to my address in dear old Cochise.
JOHN S. WILLIAMS.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
10Th WEEK
Expressions of Gratitude
By Clerk of Superior Court
Mr.. L. F. Vaughn
Duncan, Arizona.
My Dear Mr.. VAUGHN:

duncan, Arizona.
My Dear Mr.. Vaughn:
Shake old man, I'VE have met
the enemy and they are ours"
never in the history of the demo
cratic party has such a glourious
victory been won, this l consider
will have a national wide influence
and go long way toward shap-
ing the policies of the national
party in the presidential cam
paign.
The eyes of 5he entire nation
were centered upon Arizona, and
thank God the sturdy manhood
triumphed, ard showed to- the
world and especially President
Taft and the republican party,
that while we bowed to his man
date simply because we were
forced to do Sc in order to secure
statehood, it will not be for long.
For myself I desire to thank
the democrats of Duncan and the
Valley for the loyal support given
the ticket. assuring them it is
more than appreciated, and they
shall never have cause to regret
their action.
Trusting yourself and family
are well and with kindest person
al regards, | am.
Very Sincerely Yours.
Ben M. Crawford
By Representative-Elect
Clifton. Dec. 14th,, 1911.
Mr.. L. F. Vat GIN
Ed. Duncan ARIzoNIAN, and,
Dem. Co. Committeeman
Dear Vaughn:
Please extend our thanks to
the people of Duncan for their
noble work, and accept them per-
sonally for yourself. Am sorry
the ticket did not make a clean
sweep.
Respectfully
w. M. Wipple, Rep. Elect.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
New Pastor For M. e.
Church

Rev. Acuff is the pastor as
signed to duty in Duncan with
the M, E. Church. Sunday was
his initial sermon and he has
made a good impression.
Doubtless the building of the
church which was started some
months ago will now be resumed
and pushed to completion.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
Holiday Rates

The local Agent. w. D. Nc
Keehan, informs US that the A.
& N. M. road is putting on a
Holiday rate Of One and one
third fare going into effect Dec
ember 21st, tomorrow and effec-
tive till January 3rd.
This will be appreciated by the
public.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
Announcem't M. E. Church

There will be preaching at the
school house at II o'clock Sunday
morning and Sunday evening at
z o'clock.
We are arranging for special
singing, come and be with us
and we will do thee good.
ROSAL K. ACUTE, Pastor.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20
Grateful to the People
Newspapers Powerful
To The People of Arizona:

Globe, Dec. 15.z Governor elect
Hunt today gave out a signed
statement in which he said: Il
have received assurances from all
parts of the state of my election
by such an overwhelming majori-
ty that [ am desirous of extend
ing my gratitude to the people
at the earliest possible moment,
for the trust reposed in me by
making me their chief executive.
This is the happiest hour of my
life. Though | expected to win,
| never expected such an honor
as came to me by the size of the
majority | have received.
| realize that the election of
the Democratic candidates is,
most Of all, victory for the peo-
pie of Arizona, and | rejoice
with them in the fact that pro-
! gresslve Democrats and progress
siye Republicans alike have won
recognition and adoption Of those
principles for which they have
fought with all their united
strength To carry out these
principles in letter and in spirit
shall be an essential part of my
duty as state executive, and in
that duty | will not be derelict.
/ My ideal Of a state executive is
that Of a public servlnt, not as
one who would act arbitrarily,
i but as one who would serve the
public and see only to transform
into action the expressed will of
the people as he understands it.
And in fulfilling the duties of
that office / shall ''hew straight
to the line. =
| would be guilty of ingratitude
should | fail to extend my heart
felt thanks to that loyal press by
! which the. progressive govern
ment in Arizona was helped to
it's consummation on Tuesday
last. To the valiant work of these
newspapers the people largely
owe the victory they have gained.
They placed before the public the
principles for which we were
laboring. They dispelled mis-
understandings, and they spoke
out fearlessly in just resentment
against those things that threat
ened our commonwealth. To
them our gratitued is due.
The inevitable st, uggles and
regrettable recriminations of a
long campaign areiover. May
the memory of all unfortu-
nate incidents connected there
with be speedily effaced | shall
assume my office in a spirit of
charity toward all and malice
toward noce." May the people of
this great state-to-be, whatever
may their faith or faction, become
united in the common cause of
Arizona's betterment, industrial
and social.
Geo. w. P, Hunt
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-12-20

eDemocr
suaLSo "e e"-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-12-21
JUDGED BY THEIR CLOTHES
Smart Cigar store Clerk Ready WIN
Apology That by No Means
Mended Situation.

Herman rellner tells this story on
himself, according to the New YORK
correspondent of the Cincinnati Times
Star. He was in Warrington on bust
ness recently and met three or -FOUR
friends on the street. After mo-
ments chat he beckoned them to
come with him. I'm OF the stun
said he, but want TO buy you each
a cigar"
They happened to be in front OF a
combination cigar and news stani al
the moment Led by Mr.. Feilner. they
all troopsS In. The clerk hurried to
the cigar case to walt upon them. Be
fore Mr. Fellner could indicate MS
wishes the clerk had slapped box
on the glass case Here y are" saia
he. Best dime smoker In town
Mr.. Fellner Is sort of fussy about
his smokes. He looked at the cigar
then showed the box away. Have
you no other price7" he asked.
The clerk showed the box In the
case. Sure thing" said he. my mis-
take and your treat"
Having pulled of this ume-worr
wittIcism, he addressed Mr.. Feline'
confidentially "Your clothes sort o.
fooled me-" said he. =" You fellers are
a pretty well-dressed lot, you know,
! Then he put another box on the coun
ter. Here" said he, us the hes
nickel smoker in the village"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-12-21
SELECTING GOOD cows
Experiments at University Of Nile
souri, Show Startling Results.

The fact that COW is pedigreed, OF
comes from line of high producers.
while Il is worth considering, Is not a
sure guarantee of the work of the
COW herself. This has been very ss..!s.
ingfy shown In the herd at the Col
lege of Agriculture of the Univer-
sity of Missouri.
Two cows, both OF excellent breed
ing, were In the herd from birth.
They received as nearly the same
treatment as any other two calves
These COWS we're half sisters. and had
equal chances to become good pro
ducers. One OF them. however, after
records had been kept for three years
of work, showed record Of four snt
one-half pounds of milk to every one
pound that the other had produced
The poor one scarcely paid for hel
feed. while the other one, of no differ
ent breeding or original care. paid
handsome profit.
There Is only one way OF accuratel.
telling which cows in the herd ar
worth keeping and which are gimpl,
''boarders' That is to use system o
weighing the milk Few days out o
each month and keeping an accurat
record. At the end of the year 1t vii
be easy to see which cows are pay
ing the profits.
For pure:bred herds where there
to be sale OF breeding stock. 1t
strongly advised to keep records aac
day, 60 that the actual amounts
milk given, instead Of the estimate
amounts, may be shown to the pro
uaetiya btiyer
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-12-21
COSTS LESS THAN So
CENTS A BUSHEL TO
RAISE WHEAT IN
CANADA.
A FREQUENT QUESTION AN.
SEVERED.

Western Canada probably suffered
less from weather conditions during
the year of 1911 than did almost any
other portion of the country. Seeding
was most successful and the growing
conditions up to July we're never bet
ter. Crops of oil kinds showed won-
derful growth at that time and were
universally good. but there was not
the usually excellent ripening weather
in August and the effects OF this were
felt. Many fields that late In July
promised 40 and so bushels yield OF
wheat were reduced TO 25 and 80 bush
els, while some of course gave the
full expectancy and others somewhat
less. The quality was also lowered.
In face OF these conditions, II is found
that during the months OF September
and October, the total amount OF con-
tract wheat marketed and inspected
was about 90 million bushels, which
realized total of 1871 million dollars.
the average price for this wheat be-
ing 97% cents; that below contract
for the two months was little over
/ Is million bushels, which at an aver
age price of S9h cents per bushei
realized a little over eleven million
dollars, or a grand total for all wheat
/ OF IS million bushels, which realized
a total of q little over thirty-one mill
lion dollars.
On the first of November, there
was In the hands OF the farmers OF
Manitoba. Saskatchewan and liberia
for sale and seed about 1870 million
bushels of wheat, from which fact
some idea may be had Of the value
OF the wheat crop Of 1911.
A careful canvass made by the Win
nipeg Free Press made OF number
of men farming in a large way indi
Gates that even with the extreme ex
pense of harvesting the crop, which
has been caused by the bad weather
and difficulty In threshing, wheat hal
been produced and put on the marke
for less than b5 cts. bushel. TIT
average freight rate is not over i
cts. per bushel. This would make tn
cost of production and freight 6S cts
, and would leave the farmer an actua
margin on his low-grade wheat O
: l7h cts. and for his hlgh'grade whea
| OF 1871 cts; and though this In no
as large n profit as tho farmer ha
| every right to expect, It Ia prof
not to be despised, and which Shout
5 leave a very fair amount of money I
. his credit when all the expenses
;. the year have been paid. unless tn
k value of low.grade wheat sinks veI
s. much below its present level
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-12-21
Read II Differently.

A man was charged with stealing q
sheep belonging to Sir Garnett Fftz
Maurice.
II found the poor creature strayin
on the road, me lord. an was just
drivin' II home" pleaded the accused
Can you read?" asked his lordship
"A little. my lord"
you could not have been ignorant,
then, that the sheep belonged to your
landlord, Sir Garnett Fitz-Maurlce. az
his brand, g. +. NJ was on the AMI
NAL
True for ye, my lord. but sure
thought the letters means Good Fa'
Mutton!"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-12-21
KEEP THE MILK CLEAN
Many Deaths Are Directly Traeeaele
to the Milk Supply.

The production of clean milk Is not
a matter of fancy barns or extraor-
binary methods. 1t 10 matter Oh
cleanliness. When milk is produced
I'm a dusty, dirty barn from cows that
never know the feeling OF curry
comb. the milk can not be otherwise
than unsanitary and unfit for human
use. As good care should be taken OF
the milk as would be taken with any
other food product. Dirt that gets
into milk can very little OF 1t be re
moved. straining will take out the
coarse material and bits Of straw, but
the really obn<e,us part OF the dirt
is that which IL dissolved and can not
be removed.
In winter the COW ID kept inside
She naturally becomes more or less
soiled with the litter OF the stable. u
IL not uncommon to see COW win
n hard coating OF manure on her eioef
and tanks, When the cow 10 In thls
condition II Is not possible to pro
duce clean milk A single particle
DI manuTch CAittGn thahs
the milk and these start decay ant
nutrefaction. A single hair from th'
cows body. even where 1t appears U
he Glenn. has been shown to contain
a large number Of bacteria. :.
The problem OF cleanliness In mill
aoes not seem great, to the average
farmer. He will say that his parent
and grandparents drank that sam
kind OF milk all their lives and wer
not harmed. But to the people y
the city, where life Is more concen
trated and where results can be OK
served more quit..::iy. 1t So very hv
problem. Many deaths. especially 9
infants, are directly traceablbe TO Tn
milk supply. The particles OF Oil
that fall into the milk become o ser
GUS menace when they have had tim
to develop and do their damage.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-12-21
Name and Function.

The following story Is told OF DR..
Boyd Carpenter. the bishop Of Ripon.
In the days OF his early ministry there
came to him one day young man and
a maiden, very bashful, very self-con'
sclous, and on a very obvious errand
Are you Mr.. Carpenter" asked the
young man In faltering voice
"Yes," WIS the reassuring reply
81 am Carpenter--and Joiner
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-12-21
ECZEMA DISFIGURED BABY

Our little boy Gilbert was troubled
with eczema when but few weeks
old. His little face was covered with
sores even to back OF his ears. The
poor little fellow suffered very much.
The sores began as pimples, his little
face was dishgured very much. We
hardly knew what he looked like. The
face looked like raw meat. We tied
little bags of cloth over his hands to
prevent him from scratching. He was
very restless at night. his little face
itched.
I'VE consulted two doctors at CHI
cago, where we resided at that time.
After trying all the medicine of the
two doctors without any result, We
read of the Cuticura Remedies, and
at once bought Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Following the directions
carefully and promptly we saw the
result, and after four weeks, the dear
child's face was as fine and clean as
any little baby's face. Every one who
saw Gilbert after using the Cuticura
Remedies was surprised. He has Q
head of hair which is pride for any
boy of his age, three years. We can
-, only recommend the Cuticura Rene
dies to everybody" (Signed) Mrs. II
Albrecht. Box ss3. West Point, Neb.
Oct. 20, 1910. Although Cuticura soai
and Ointment are sold by druggist
and dealers everywhere, n sample o
/ each, with 32.page book, will be mailet
free on application to "Cuucura.
Dept. IA L, Boston.