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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-02-16
A Bundle OF Liye Wire.

Fannie NJ. Wood in Farm Journal.
The telephone is a wonderful
ti,ne,saying thing for the farmer.
When We think OF all it does for
US, the cost seems very small.
Here in Indiana the other day, a
farmer raw a strange man eDter.
ing the house ofhis neighbor,who
was away from home. By means
of the telephone he gathered a
posse and the thief was soon cap.
tured. 1t was discovered, later,
that he had robbed several farm
houses in the nalghborhood.
We see no logical reason do
you?-why a prosperous farmer
shoull put all Ills money in the
bank and let the repair of farm
buildings, fences, etc., I've neglect
ed. >, Money and time are we'll
spent in keeping up farm build
ings and fences. It's all right tn
save something, az we ~ along
for a rainy day; but tbereis more
pleasure for the whole family in
q, smaller bank account, and in
having things neatly kept-to
improve rather than to deter
iOrate.
If there ls any place where a
bachelor is like one.half q pair OF
scissors with the rivet lost, it is
on the farm. The most impor-
taut part Of the farmers equip
ment is 9 good wife to help HIM
along life's journey. To the
young farmer who is thinking OF
coaxing some good, capable girl
to share his lot, l should say,
plan to make her u part equal
with yourself. What belongs to
the other, :, Many q wife has to
plead for the nseiful things OF
life after doing her share. OF the
hard work.
would talk over farm prob
. lens with my wife, it l were you.
; Her suggestions may help you,
: and II she is like many Others,
r she needs, or perhaps will need,
= to know more about managing
, farm work. The farmers wife
3 should know enough about farn1
. work to carry. on the work to
: carry on the work If thrown on
. l,er own resources by the death
, OF the husband. So many wo-
), men who have lived all their lives
D on a farm are not qualified ia
g take up the work Of managing q
!. farm.
VI No profit in FEEDING an army q
: rats. Keep more cats, not. Is
! pets around the house, but fol
: rat-traps. Feed them new mill
!. twice a day Mt the barn. Never
J. Iced them at the house, it you
e don't want to he bothered witt
# them around the door. Cats an
y like chickens, they can be spoil'
2. by throwing out SCRAPS at tn
back door. When the first littl'
e chickens make their appearance
Ia increase the cats allowance Q
70 milk, and make them "hike"
s you see them about the chicken
is coops. The young cats will sou
a. get nsed to the chicks and lear
70 that they are not to bother them
,f If you haye a good article tt
e sell it is all right to advertise 1t
~ but I've sure that you can delive
D. the goods according to specifi
y cations. An old lady has jus
It been telling me about a certai
insect powder that was widel
,r advertise a few years ago. l
e destroying cockroaches it wa
K. supposed to be especially effect
Ne i've. A woman who was havin
", q good deal of trouble with thef
De .critters" went to q store an
Of called tor some of this powder
The clerk was weighing out tn
required amount, when the SUI
, face OF the heap began to act q
q ~ r. roro olive and sOOn two bi
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-02-16
FEBRUARY p.
To the County Superintenlents'
and the Public School Teach
ofsos

To the County Superintenaents
and the Public School Teach
prs:
The public press OF North Car.
olina has always responded gen.
erously and unselfshly to every
call Of the public sch0ols for SER
v.ce, and no agency has b 9 e n
more potent in prom ,ting the
development 9th tie schools aud
the progress OF education in the
State. The county sulerintend.
eots and public. school teachers
now have an opportunity to ex-
press their appreciation of this
eervi,e, and to render at the
same time g. valuable service to
a most worthy cause by cooper
ating heartily with the bill Nye
Memorial Committee" in their
com mendahle effort to ra g +
funds for the erection of a CEN
tral or main building at t h e
"Stonewall Jackson Manuel Tral.
ning School," to I've kno WI az the
"Bill Nye Memorial Building"
The committee has prepared
an interesting program for thp
celebration of Bill Nye Day in
the public schools. An hour de-
voted to honoring the. memory
Of such a man, who loved al |
children and all men, who devoted
his splendid talents to making
them happier and better through
his writings, will be properly and
prodtahy spent.
earnestly request aud urge
the county superintendent ol
each county to distribute these
programs to the public school
teachers OF the county. accompa.
nie,l by q letter to ZACH teacher.
directin the setting apart of an
hour in the school for this cele-
bration, and urging the cooper
alton of the teacher for the sue
cess of the celebration.
The noble work of the Stone
wall jackson Training School iol
giving wavward boys OF b,
State a chance to have a chance
to be trained into good c;tizpn'
should appeal strongly to th'
hearts Of the children of thu Pub
lie schools, who but for tn" mer
cy of God might be like t h e =
wayward boys. 1t is a privilege
therefore, for these children tt
have an opportunity 10 mak'
) a contribution to such a work
It will do them good. 1 earnestl.
urge, therefore, that county gu
prrintendpnts and teachers lem
their hearty corporation in se
touring at least a. penny conrrihu
D tion from every child in the pub
lie schools for the erection of tn
Bill Nye Memorial Building 70
increasing the facilities at. th
States school for training way
ward boys.
l designate We1nesdy, I h
22nd day Of February, for tn
# celebration. l suggest that th
II teachers devote an hour on thi
day to realing to the pupils thi
booklet and to arousing an el
thusiastic interest in Bill Ny
and his work and 10 the work {
the Stonewall Jackson Trainin
School, concluding the exercise
with an earnest appeal for a col
o. tribution oi at Lease one penn
from ever child, to be brougt
: next morning.
All contributions should be.f
wal ded by the teacher or t b
principal Of the school to Mr.. ]
w. Vincent, Secretary OF Il
n Bill Nye Memorial Committe
, Charlotte, N. c., and they will
acknowledged in the columns
the Charlotte Observer.
! Very truly yours,
j. Y. JOYNER
o.-k &c D,,lI:., Iuok rssnt e m,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-02-16
Judge Clouds Match.

WINSTON l<edOeT, UuTIuS tne ciO'
sing days M Judge Clouds lite,
writes an interesting little story
to the Nationsf Monthly about
Judge Cloud. 1t reads ns follows:
He was a native borned and
was celebrated tor his common
sense,' yet in character, Ian.
guaae and expression he was as
rough az the mountain side
plain spoken and often rude. He
was a diamond in the rough.
One common cha' acteristlc was
to talk q great deal in an un.
couth way about things t. hat
were not according TO his own
ideas. Once in his life he met his
match in the mountain mad.
The Judge WAS extremely par.
tial to sweet milk. On one occa.
sion he vas taking supper with
a well-to do farmer. The hostess
knowing his fondness for sweet
mlIk sent her daughter to the
spring house Tor what shethought
1
would most delight her legal Wis.
ltor.
The daughter was a we'll grown
buxom mountain lass; fair OF
face and form. with cheeks like
new blown roses. The milk was
brought. The weather was warm
and the girl had accideutly mixed
the fresh milk with some that
had leen standing. The Judge
elwd himself bountifully; after
thu first sip, however, he wanted
to know who attended to the
dairy. The hostess proudly in.
formed him that that duty fell
upon her daughter. The girl was
waiting on the understanding
around steaming biscuits in a
wooden tray. Her sleeves were
rolled up TO the elbow and her
elbow and her plump, dimpled
arms had the appearance OF
health, vigor and strength. The
Judge did not like the milk anil
bluI ted out in his characteristic
manner:
.See thar, now! See thar! Sour
milk! Mixed mornings milk with
fresh milk, If l had 'er gil that
hadn' t no more sense than that
} I'd spank her. Yes, Id spank 'el
we'll, spank 'er blue. spank 'er till
, l learnt 'er some sense. The idea
{ Of mixing old milk with new; SCI
thar" And thus he continued
: for some time. The lass, whit
{ had been Il lentlistener, blushet
r with resentment, and with deter
mination flashing from her blacl
! eyes, like sparks from the anvile
, placed the tray of biscuits on TIN
3 table, and barring her riIhJ arm
= tn the shoulder, walked up. farin'
y the Judge. and shaking her fist il
}, his face, remarked with vehemen
Il c..
i "Je,lge or no Jedge; d. y"'
u Jest try 1t now!'
n The Judge raised his large blu
n eyes in astonish nent, and gaz \
l. intently at his fair mountain CHI
D lenger. Not another word va
:, said about sour milk. When h
+ left h. remarked to her mother:
+ Thar now! that 9 a fine gal q
II your'n! Fine gal,' plucky gal!'
- Life Saved At Deaths Door.
n 81 never felt SO near my grave,
~ writes W. R. Patterson, Of We
= lington, Tex, as wher a frightfr
g cough and lung trouble pulled m
,e1 down to 10 pounds, in spite of do
d tor treatment for two years. M
r. father, mother and two sisters die
le Of consumption, and that am aliv
= today is due solely to DR.. King
Is New Discovery. which completed
g cured me. Now I weigh IS7 lb
{. and have been we'll and strong fe
'. years." Quick, safe, sure, its tt
re best remedy on earth for cough
Evening journal., 1911-04-11

was then submitted. The report on
young peoples work was presented
Immediately after the opening of the
afternoon session. The report recon-
mended the amalgamation of the Sun
day School and Christian Endeavor
Societies under one directing and su-
pervising board. The Rev. F. l.. Ben
son. pastor of Rhode Island Avenue
Church. Washington. made an address
in which he pleaded for greater inter-
est in Christian Endeavor work. Tie
report was then adopted.
Violations of the Sabbath were Sc
verely condemned in the report of the
committee on moral reform. Open
moving picture parlors in Washington
and other cities were particularly
criticized. and other forms of vice
were treated In no uncertain terms.
Political candidates favorable to
liquor interests were condemned.
President Taft's peace treaty was in
dorsed. together with the Lords Day
Alliance and the policy Of the Anti
saloon League. This later started a
discussion, and its ratification was
bitterly opposed by the Rev. G. M.
Elderdice, pastor of the church here.
He said that local option, viewed from
the standpoint Of Christianity, is NOR
ally wrong and politically inefficient
When he concluded he received
hearty round Of applause, but the Rev
G. w. Haddaway Of Baltimore. argued
a moment later that the local option
principle was efficient, and should be
indorsed. The Conference voted to
indorse the league, but there was a
strong vote against It.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
DOVER WORKMEN
WILL ENTERTAIN
Diamond Lodge Will Welcome
Friends at Spring ReCep-
ton on Thursday

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, April 11-Nliss Pearl
Slillen, of New York, an impersonator
of note, will be the entertainer at a
complimentary entertainment to be-
given to its members and TO which
each member can invite four friends,
at the Dover Opera House on Thurs
day evening by the Ancient Order oi
United Workmen. ]. T. Hoffecker. ci
the committee from Diamond Lodge
announced today that practically ali
the seats in the house had been taken.
The entertainment will be in th,
nature Of the orders customary
spring reception TO its members. and
Mr.. Hoffecker, who takes special pride
in the work Of this lodge, has spared
no pains to make this one of the best
yet given. The musical numbers dur
ing the evening will include selections
by glee club, a quartet of mixed
voices. a duet by Mrs. Davidson and
Mrs. Burton, and some cornet solos.
The Dover lodge men hope TO have
as their special guests, Grand Mas
ter Ezekiel Cooper, who is a member
of the local lodge, and who has Just
been honOred with reelection to the
head of the order; Grand Recorder
elect G. b. PTettyman. and Finance
Chairman John S. Collins, who are
also members at Dover.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
EASTER SERVICES
In DOVER CHURCHES
Peoples Choir to Sing Special
Chorus at Joyous Sabbath
Exercises

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, April 1.-THE
churches of Dover are preparing for
elaborate Easter service and the
music will compare favorably with
that Of the large cities. Decorations
and large congregations will give en-
thusiasm TO preaching and singing,
and all that the church-goers hope for
now is bright, spring, Easter day
The chorus choir of The Peoples
Church will produce one of its most
pleasing and inspiring religious festi-
val programs next Sunday morning
and evening, and the special singing
will begin on the minute of the open
ing hours--10.30 in the morning and
7.3O IN the evening.
20 Light immortal" and "Sing o
Ne Heavens" two great choruses by
Gounod and Geibel. the Philadelphia
composer, will be produced, together
with appropriate solos. at the morn
ing service. The mems choir Will
sing some fine Easter numbers. in
cluding From the Tomb He Arose. %
In the evening. two selections from
Caleb Shippers fine cantata. "The
Rolling Seasons As the Mountains
Are Round About Jerusalem:" and
They That Trust i'm the Lord Shall
be as Mount Sion The chorus will
consist OF forty singers.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
BRIDGEVILLE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
BRIDGEVILLE, Del. April IL
Howard Prettyman of Ellendale has
been visiting Bridgeville friends.
Mrs. Anna Toombs of Philadelphia,
is visiting J. w. Dimes.
J. e. Harris, who is attending abusi-
ness college in Wilmington, is home
for the holidays.
Dr. Huhns of Dover, was a visitor
here Sunday.
Miss Edna Nelson of Federalsburg
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs d. H. Nelson.
George Stradley Of Laurel, was in
town on Sunday.
ID. Lee Short was a Seaford visitor
Sunday
visited Bridgeville friends yesterday.
Miss Laura Lyons of Greenwood, has
been visiting friends here.
Miss Wilma Rust has been visiting
friends at Seaford.
/ A. ]. Smith spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents at Reliance
c. e. Anderson was a Dover visitor
on Sunday
I Clarence Hill of Seafoid, was a
visitor here on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Richards Ci
Hobbs, Md, were the guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Cannon on Sunday
John I. Brady has moved to Bing,
hamton n. Y.
Miss Margaret Moore has been Wis.
iting her grandmother at Seaford.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
CAN'T AGREE ON
SCHOOL LOCATION

BRIDGEvILLE. Del. April IL
Harry w. Cannon, who for the past
six years has been assistant at the
local station OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad, has resigned his position.
Mr.. Cannon will engage in the fruit
brokerage business with the John T.
Vandenburg Company.
So warm has become the dispute
over the location for the proposed
new school building to be erected here
that the commissioners viii put the
question TO a public vote on April
18th.
For the benefit OF the local FIRE de-
partment. a Colonial dance will be
given in the Opera House on Friday
evening, April 21.
The town commissioners are con-
sidering plans for extensive street i'm
provements here. The continued wet
weather has made IN streets sloppy
and IN some places the mud IL sew
eral inches deep.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
SEAFORD

Special. 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL
SEAFoRD, Del, April 11.-Georgt
Bennett Of Rhodesdale. spent the frs
of the week with Seaford friends.
William McCabe of Harringto
spent Sunday with Seaford friends
Miss Louise Ward Of Bridgeville.
the guest of Miss Laura Galloway.
Miss Pauline Moore, Of Laurel,
a visitor here today.
Mrs. W. ID. Stevens and daughte
Ruth and Catherine. are visiting rel
tives in Baltimore.
Mrs. Ethel Boyce Stubs is spen
ing several weeks with relatives
Philadelphia
Mrs. Harry AXE and daughter Ma
Earete, of Bridgeville, have been visit
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
INSURANCE
In DELAWARE
Fire Protection Companies
Have Policies Out Pro-
teCting $76,OOO,OOO Risks

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, April 1.-THE spring
reports of State Insurance Commits
sioner Maull shows that the mutual
fire insurance companies of Delaware
have net risks written amounting to
see, 6,6SS,330; net premiums received,
$12S 543. The losses paid amounted
to $31,713; losses incurred, $27.S4S.
The stock fire companies of other
States have S27,612,S36 of business
written in Delaware; premiums re-
ceived reaching S323,S29 Their losses
paid amounted to $685. ,518, and losses
incurred, S116.142. The United States
branch of foreign fire insurance com
panies, have net risks written amount
ing to $14.4s2. .49S.
The aggregate Of all fire insurance
business in Delaware shows the total
of risks written, SIC 373 .292; of net
premiums received, $623,174; losses
paid S200,996; losses incurred, $751;
SIS.
The marine and inland insurance
companies have a total of risks writ
ten amounting to SS7S.759; net pre-
miums received, S13,576; net losses
paid s7,S60; net losses incurred,
S7,6SS.
Commissioner Maull's report concern
ing extra miscellaneous insurance"
written in Delaware shows that such
/ insurance has been written in Della
ware to an amount aggregatins s125,-
0S3, and the gross losses. were paid
amounting to S34 4,505. .r
Read THE EVENING JouRNAL.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11

ing Seaford friends
Clarence Prettyman of Wilmington,
spent the first OF the week with Sea-
ford friends.
Mrs. J. W. Allen is the guest Of
relatives at Federalsburg
J. A. Wright made business trip
to Philadelphia last week.
w X. Morgan has returned from a
business trip to New York.
r. B. Adams of Ocean City. was a
recent visitor here
C. G. Purse of Baltimore. spent last
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. j. Purse.
Mrs. A. f. Scotten Of East Now Mar
ket, spent the first of the week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Phil
lips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Venables Of
Cambridge have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Venables, at Blades.
Mrs. John J. Perry and son, George.
have been spending a week with rela-
tives at Millsboro.
Charles w. Chase Of Baltimore.
Md. has moved his family here.
Willie II. c. Wright of the u. s.
Battleship Idaho. spent last week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
e. Wright.
Miss Mildred Matthews. instructor
of vocal music at the Wilmington
Conference Academy at Dover, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. II. Matthews.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11

figured on the 1859 map in that ca
pacity.
Mr. Bishop remembers when this
survey was made and saw the prin-
cipal surveyor, man of six and one
half feet of height, wheeling his inn
plements over the roads in a wheel
barrow. Mr.. Bishop must have been
born on the twenty-ninth of February
as he says he is still In his teens"
Prominent merchants and lawyers
OF Dover. on the map, are s. NJ. Har-
rington, J. +. Alice, James S. Bell
George p. Fisher. John A. Nicholson
Willard Saulbury. E. S. Reed, j. p
Comegys. w. b. Smithers, NJ. W
Bates. william Sharp. Eli Salisbury
John b. Pennington, ]. W. Bateman
John Green, T. X. Jarvis. Isaac Jump
James Kirk, James Cullen, w. c. Car
ter, James Cowgirl & Son, John Hob
son, Thomas Buckmaster, John c
Pennewill, Caleb S. Pennewil.
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OLD MAP TELLS STORY
OF PROGRESS IN KENT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, April 1l.-John II.
Bishop. Of Cheswold, while looking
over some papers in a garret of the
old farmhouse he recently vacated,
found an interesting map made of
Kent county in 1859. The plot of Do
yer shows that this town has grown
into a city from a village in the past
fifty years. There were then but two
buildings on the north side Of Divi-
sion street, Dover, and only two on the
south side, when this plot was made.
Dover then consisted of a number
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Of houses set closely together about
the Green and short distance on
State street north thereof. The entire
number OF buildings did not reach 200.
Only one man, then on the business
directory, is now living-Caleb S. PEN
newill. He was then a farmer on
North Division street." but the farm
has now been completely covered with
residences.
The map Of Smyrna is likewise
curious 10 see. now. William NJ Bell,
then cashier of the Smyrna Bank is
the only business man now living who
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
sunni Y
MONDAY

There is not an ounce of ro-
sin in Sunny Monday Laun-
dry Soap. Rosin is used in
all other laundry soaps-be-
cause it is cheaper than the
fats and oils used in Sunny
Monday. Sunny Monday costs more
to manufacture than any other laundry
soap ofwhich we know. 1t is kind TO
clothes-will not shrink AanneIs or
woolens, or turn clothes yellow.
Sunny Monday is just as pure az
its .whiteness indicates; it is the safest
and most economical laundry soap
you can use.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
"The Only Thing
That VIII Relieve
Neuralgia"

The piercing pains of Neuralgia,
which often follows a BAD cold or
La Grippe, are frequently almost un-
bearable and few medicines afford
any relief to the sufferer.
l am a rural mail carrier and
have been a user of the DR.. Miles
medicines for years.
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
can't be beaten. They are the
only thing l have found that viii
relieve my neuralgia and have tried
most everything, besides medicine
from the doctor. l am willing to
tell anyone what the Anti Pain
Pills did for me.
CHARLES HILDERBRANDr,
Box 2o5 Woodvill. Ohio
If you, like Mr.. Hilderbrandt,
''have tried most everything in
vain, why not do as he did, ight
your aches and pains with DR..
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No matter how stubborn the con-
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Dr.. Miles, Anti-Pain Pills
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generation.
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first package falls TO benefit, your drug
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Evening journal., 1911-04-11

of rheumatism as easily as fresh. new
cases, D-M-F seems now destined IA
take the place Of every other treat
ment known for rheumatism, lumbagO,
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D-M-F has the unique feature of pros
ducing certain symptoms which dem-
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deposits are being surely eliminated.
D-M-F is absolutely free from opiatei
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John 9. Briar, of Rochester, n. "
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Inside of 30 days I was cured of
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Rogers, of Warsaw, ". ", sayss "'D'
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had for fve years.
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Evening journal., 1911-04-11

Working on Upturned Schooner.
Frank r. Jones, the Wilmington
wrecker, is still at work trying TO
raise the schooner Howard Taylor
which sank in the Delaware above New
Castle.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11

THE N: K. FAIRBANK COMPANY
CHICAGO
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
Solves Problem
OF Rheumatism
New Remedy Produces Startling Re-
suits With Every Form and Con-
dition Of Rheumatism.

Has Features Unknown Heretofore in ANY
Rheumatism Treatment.
II can actually feel the rheumatism
being driven out of my body" is ths
frequent statement made by rheuma-
tism sufferers who have experienced
the unique, delightful effects of the re-
marlSable remedy D-M-F.
After 30 years Of exhaustive tests
during which it has cured permanent
" In 9. few weeks terrific chronic easea