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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-12-04
DscI aimation Contest.

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On Thanksgiving Day the fol
lowing Schools Of Watauga coun-
ty sent their finest declaimers tx
Boone to take part in the econtest
for the prizes offered by the facul
ty Of the Appalachian Training
School:
Cove Greek School, Sandy Flat
School, Phillips School and Wal.
nut Grove School. This contest
was the result Of an effort on the
part OF the faculty OF the Appa-
lachian Training Scho oil tc
BRING that institution into clio.
ser touch with the country
schools. The prizes were two
handsomely bound books, one
to the finest declaimer among
the boys and the other for the
best declaimer among the girls.
Each of these schools sent a boy
and a girl and a teachers, except
the Phillips School, which sent
two boys-Master Joe Phillips
and his little brother, Bower.
They needed no guardian, al.
though they were theyoungest Of
thecontestants. Notwithstanding
the fact that Bower represented
girl from the Phillips School,
he was one OF the manifest little
nen on the stage. When he gets
I little larger and gains a clearer
pronunciation, he will equal his
brother Joe, who carried off the
drst prize easily, although Var.
Ira Mast. ofWalnut Grove, was
/ close second. James Horton, OF
Cove Creek, made the most OF H.
W. Grady's Training Camp Of
the Future, while Frank Icenhou1
Of Sandy Flats, received round al.
ter round OF applauseforhis mas.
terly presentation Of Universal
Education" by the late Hon. c.
B. Aycock.
There was a close race between
Nora Bingham, of Walnut Grove,
and Maude Perry, of Cove Creek.
both of whom did splendidly.
Miss Bingham winningby ahairs
breadth. Miss Geneva 1cenhour,
of Sandy Flats, knew her piece
perfectly and declaimed it grace.
fully and effectively. She has q
most winsome manner and ap.
pearance, and has every reason
to be proud OF her effort, which
many thought entitled her to the
first prize.
Watauga county has reason to
be proud OF her boy and girl de-
chalmers. The faculty OF the Ap-
palachian Training School were
so much encouraged by this con-
test that they enthusiastically re-
solved to make a similar contest
an annual event hereafter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-12-04
CONSTIPATION PoIsoNs You.

If you are constipated, youren-
tire system is poisoned by the
waste matter kept in the body
serious results often follow. Use
DR.. Kings New Life Pills and you
will soon get rid Of constipation,
headache and other troubles. 25c
at druggists or by mail: H: E.
Bucklen & Co. Phila. and st. Lou.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-12-04

In Charlotte Minnie Springs a
II years old negro girl, was shot
and killed by a negro boy about
the same age. Jealousy.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-12-04

Rev. M. L. Kesler, who succeeded
Mr.. Boone is a developer.
Owing to the fact that the peo-
pie were aroused by the former
general managers, they are now
in sympathy with q work which
is rapidly coming TO- the front.
At present we have eleven dormi-
tories, acentral dining room, ,sew.
ing 70 o m, laundry, inarmaF Fy,
school building, library, printing
Office, machine and shoe shop.
The dormitories are plain COM
Portable brick buildings, with
good play grounds and flower
gardens. Sometimes the children
will spend their own pennies for
a rosebush or package Of flower
seed. This is sometimes done be-
cause ola friendly rivalry between
the houses, but more often be.
cause Of a desire to have some
thing that does not belong to the
whole house. ). s"" ~.
The kitchen and laundry are ar
ranged in the best manner posi-.
BILE to have the work done well.
The sewing room and shoe shop
make clothing and shoes for the
children, while at the same time
teaching them to do the work. !
The farm OF 450' acres is anoth-
er means by which we help meet
expenses. While the land is con-
sidered very poor for farming, We
have two very capable men look.
ing after it. They succeed in grow.
ing large crops. Some times the
children get the names of the big
fields mixed. A few weeks ago the
matron Of the boys nursery,
took the little tots for a walk
over the farm. As they neared the
turnip patch one of the smaller
ones said: "Mrs. Hawkins, is that
the turnip orchard?" (
We have been given anothef
farm near Ninston, N. c., which
is one OF the best in Eastern Car.
olina. Mr.. ann Mrs. Kennedy have
reserved the home and a few a.
cres for themselves during their
life time. This farm will be known
as the Kennedy Memorial Home.
We hope to have the two dorm.
tories ready by the first Of the
year. The crops raised will be us.
ed to help out those at Thomas.
vile, but the main object for
which the farm was'intended is to
train the older boys in scientific
farming. Last year two sisters
near Colvert, N. c., decided their
farm to the Orphanage to pass
into the hands OF the trustees at
their death.
These generous gifts are achal'
lenge to the whole State to push
the work forward. More build
ings are needed at the Kennedy
Memorial Home; an auditorium
is a crying need at Thomasville
and each year four hundred chill
dren must be cared for. In sum
mer when the crops almost dry W
and Sunday schools seem to &c
into summer quarters, sending
very small collections Yany|at
all, Mt. Averitt, the Treasurer
gets very blue. Often he has ite
borrow money in order to keel
going until the larger collection
come in at Thanksgiving.
There are some ways in whiel
our Sunday Schools can help
regular monthly collections, spec
: ial collections and subscription
to Charity and Children. I'll
; contributions unless otherYis
specified, go to the general fuhd
Boxes of groceries go to the dir
ing hall. 1t is interesting to lee
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-12-04
STATE ,np. GENERAL NEWS.

+ STATE ,MlD GENERAL NEWS.
On the 25th. Charleston, SC.
had a $4,000 fire.
The Morganton Messenger Of the
26th ult. was agem. Itwas edited
|by the ladies 81 United Charities
of that town. ! o. ~
On thshighto ofthe 22nd, ult,
the Southern Express Office at
Morgant6n was broken into and
|avsgalloops oiliquor carried of.
stonewall Smith, postmasterat
Porter's, Stanly county, has been
charged with riAing the mailsand
is under bond for his appearance
at the Federal court.
| A. W. Hicks, who was found
guilty Of false entries, while cash.
ier Of the Spencer branch Of the
Wachovia Bank and Trust Com
pany, goes up for two years.
The Newton News says that the
enrolment at the graded school
In, that town has reached 525 and
there are nearly 100 yet Of the
school ago to come in.
Andrew Joyner, Sr, the veteran
newspaper man OF Greensboro,
has beeen offered a position with
the Panama Exposition at San
Francisco, paying $3, 900 a year.
Postmaster General Burleson
has recommended to the interstate
commerce commission that the
maximum weight for parcel post
packages be increased from 20 to
so pounds for all distances. This
change would not affect rates.
Thos. Martin Emerson, presi-
dent OF the Atlantic Coast Line,
died at his home in Wilmington
on Tuesday the 25th, ult. from
an attack OF acute Indigestion.
Mr.. Emerson was in his 63rd,
year.
Dudley Field Malone has been
appointed collected ofcustomsfor
the port Of New York to succeed
John Purroy Mitchell, who has
been elected mayor of New York
City. Malone is q son-in-law OF
Senator O'Gorman Of New York.
Judge StephenC. Bragawof the
first judicial district has sent his
resignation to Gov. Craig. 1t
will be effective Dec. 31st. He is
a Washington N. G. man and has
been on the bench two years. He
retires for fear OF a break down in
health.
At IL o'clock last Friday oper.
ations Of every kind on theentire
Southern Railway system were
suspended for a period OF five
minutes, out Of respect to the
memory Of the late President o1
the roads, W. W. Finley, whose
funeral was held at that hour in
Washington.
n. Glenn Williams of Yadkir
County died at his home on Tues
day night 25thsult, having beer
in poor health for a long time
Before the state had prohibition
Mr.. Williams operated a distiller.
and was the fourth generation
} to make whiskey at the SAM
place. There has been much liti
! CATION over a big lot OF liquo1
> which he had on hands and al
the time Of his death it was beinl
} disposed Of. He is survived by
} widow, five sons and two daugh
ters.
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-12-04

na ParnsA It Thanksgiving Exsr.
,,..,eisss in tho Baptist Church
Va Wednesday Night
No place at any point on the
Southern Railroad b tive e n
Greensboro and Charlotte is pref
tier, or OF one hall as much inter
est as Thomasville Baptist Or
phanage. However it has requir'
more than a quarter of a century
to bring it up to itspresentsta
dard.
As the visitor goes up the hill
towards the Central Building one
thing is sure to attract hisatten-
ton. It is agranite stone, rough
hewn.to represent a stump. On
it is this inscription: "Here
stood the Hickory Tree under
which the first Annual Meeting
was held, August 5th 1885. Ser
mon by c. Durham.-Text II
Kings Z: IA.
At that time there were nogood
buildings and few comforts. The
first child enrolled told me that
their parlor, table was a large log
sawed of leyel on top.
It was no easy task to get the
Orphanags started. j. H. Mills
toiled for years trying to get the
Baptist State Convention to get
q vision OF q real home for the
helpless, and agreater and strong
erdenotnination because ofits ex-
istence. At last his persistence
wasrewarded. j. C. Searbor who
was chairman OF a committee to
select and purchase a farm, final.
" closed the bargain with Mr.. El-
lott by paying him ten dollars.
He then turned to the one who
had been disappointed so many
times and told him to 60 ahead
add prepare for taking care OF or.
phans. Too full for speech he
said "Thank God" and as he turn
ed away he elifted his brawny hand
and brushed away the gathering
tears. Thus one Of the greatest
hearted men placed his broad
shoulders under the most philan.
thropic movement OF our time.
Few were in sympathy with the
work, more were against it. Five
of the most prominent news pa
pers in the state assailed the
movement bitterly. DR.. Kings.
bury was the only member Of the
secular press who said that the
denomination was right in help
ing Mr.. Mills. In February mat
ters were in such a critical con
dition that he rode 200 miles in
his buggy to see some sympathi
zers at Scotland Neck.
Noah Biggs was one OF the first
to help, hegave one thousand dol
lars for the Biggs building, ane
is still one ofthe most loyalfriend'
OF the Orphanage. Among other'
who helped in those early strug
gles were DR.. Huffman, DR.. Joh1
Mitchell, W.. W. Mitchell, JOIN
Watson, Dennis Simons, Mrs
Fleming and Miss Fannie Miller
Miss Miller was a>woman who lef
all she had to the orphanage
She, made her money by sewing
for Trinity College and by weav
ing rag carpets.
After ten weary years OF strue
gle in getting the orphanage O
arm foundation, in 1895 MI
Mills resigned and retired to hi
farm near Thomasville where hi
widow still lives.
The second General Manage
was J. B. Boone, who was
builder. Two OF the most prom
inent things which he did were t
build the school building, and ir
stall the water plant. 1t may b
of interest to know that MI
Boone founded the first grade
school in North Carolina, in Cha,
lotte 1873. Mr.. and Mrs. Boon
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-12-04
VETERINARY SURGERY,

I have been putting much study
IN this subject; have receiyed my
liploma, and am now well equipped
or the practice Of Veterinary Sur.
sery In ell its branches, and am the
,nly one In the county. all on or
.ddress me ct Villas, n. r. F. D. !.
g. n. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
i.17.'11.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-12-04

Some married men make ideal
companions-away from home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
REVIVAL TO CLOSE;
PREACHER EXHAUSTED
Meetings at A. NJ. E. Church Will
Close Monday Night After
Much is Accomplished.

The revival services at the A. NJ
e. church will close Monday night,
April 2S, because the evangelist is
physically unable to continue, his
strength being exhausted as the result
of hard work and illness during the
Chicago campaign While the access
ions and conversions do rot number
quite twenty, the pastor, Rev. |. P.
Sims, is satisfied that the good al
ready accomplished justifies the eff
fort he put forth to have ,rfss meeting.
The Sunday services will be, preach
ing morning and night, by the eval ge-
list, DR.. r. A. Adams. Sunday after
noon at three O'Clock, there will be a
great meeting for women only at
which time the evangelist will deliver
the address on Ideal Womanhood. =
The series will close with the echo
Meeting Monday night. The friends
of the city are urgently invited to at
tend these closing services.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
COMPULSORY DIVORCE
LAWS ADVOCATED
Judge Gemmili Thinks 1t Would Prove
to be Mighty Fine
Thing.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, April 26.-Compulsory
divorce laws, instead of laws to make
divorce harder to obtain, were advo-
Gated today by Judge Gemmill, who in
the court Of domestic relations hears
perhaps more tales of martial woe
than any other judge in the land
There are people living together
today who should be forced by law to
separate said Judge Gemmill. There
are women suffering untold misery
through mistake in the binding
quality of the marriage tie. God new
er meant that woman should spend
all her days with brute, or sot."
Miss Antoinette Funk, lawyer and
suffragist. joined with Judge Gemmill
in an attack upon divorce bills draft
cd by the Illinois marriage and di-
vorce commission. 1t should be made
harder to obtain marriage license,
she said, and easier TO obtain di-
yorce.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
The Rea, Secret of
Rejuuenating the Face
(From the Clubwoman)


She holds the true secret of facial
rejuvenation who has learned how 70
remove the dead skin particles as fast
as they appear. It's a secret anyone
may possess. The aged, faded or dis
colored surface skin may be gradual
ly absorbed, in an entirely safe and
rationai manner, by the nightly appli-
cation of ordinary mercolized wax.
Within a week or two the underlying
skin. youthful and beautiful to behold,
has taken the place of the discarded
cuticle. So little of the old skin Is
absorbed each day there's no incon-
venience at ALL and no one suspects
you are putting anything on your
face. The mercolized wax, procurable
at any drug store. ian ounce is suffi-
cient), is applied like cold cream. In
the morning it is erased with soap
and water. It's the best thing known
for freckles, blaG1heads, pfmples,
moth patches, liver spots and fine sur
face wrinkles.
For the. deeper wrinkles an excel
lent recipe is: Powdered saxolite, ]
o.. dissolved in IL pint witch hazel
Bathing the face in the solution pro,
duces quick and wonderful results
Adv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

nunzio wants Is also to be had for the
asking, and the gift it is confidently
believed will result in the permanent
abandoning by D'AnnunzioN of his
exile" home at Archachon, on the
northern coast of France. and the
permanent establishment of his resi-
dence in the country of his birth.
ROME. April 26-One of the tradi-
tions regarding Pope Plus, which II
had been fondly imagined by many
would be passed down to posterity as
indicative of the modesty OF his char
acter, has just been definitely pune.
tured by a rigid investigation of the
facts.
This is the little story that when,
as Cardinal Sarto and Patriarch oil
Venice, the present pope on the death
Of Pope Leo XIII, left Venice to come
to Rome to attend the sacred college
which would elect a successor, he
was so far from imagining that he
might be elected as to purchase re-
turn ticket. According to the tradl-
ton only half of the ticket was ever
used, for being elected pope, Cardln-
al Sarto entered at once into the vat
lean from which, as supreme pontiff,
he has never been allowed to leave.
While the disproying of the little
tradition will in no way lessen the
respect in which his holiness Is held
for his we'll known modesty of char
acter, it seems likely that 1t will nc
/ longer be referred to In the future, as
4 has been in the past, in practically
4 every article written about the pope.
4 The occasion for the latest, and pre-.
! sumably the last, resurrection of the
story was the recent assassination OF
4 King George of Greece. According TO
certain qualifications of the tradition
4 King George, who was famous as
collector, upon the occasion of visit
to italy in 1906 during the course OF
which he called on Pope Plus. asked
4 that he might be given the return
\ half OF the famous ticket as an I'M
usual addition to his collection.
Il
POPE Plus, 1t was asserted, greatly
4 pleased at having been called on by
a king who was not even Catholic
graciousiy complied. Later at court
dinner. King George is declared 70
have said that should his Greek ortho
dox subjects at home protest against
his visit to the Roman pontlff ne
would show them the ticket as evil
dence that his visit was fully justi
fed
Now. however, 1t has been estab
lished that such ticket never exist
ed. The story, however, had a Ger
tain real origin in Jest of Cardinal
sarto as he awaited the train at Ven
ice that brought him to the conclave
Surrounded by the leading people o.
Venice who had come to see him off
Cardinal Sarto responded to the good
wishes of the mayor that he might be
elected pope, by replying:
There is no danger, for have TAX
en- a round trip ticket"
AS a matter of fact, according &c
the investigation just made, Cardina
Sarto iourneyed TO Rome on the per
manent pass which is granted to al
cardinals by the Italian government
and which is invariably used by them
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
A Notre Dame Lady's Appeal

To all knowing sufferers of rheuma-
tism. whether muscular or Of the
joints, sciatic. lumbagos. backache
pains in the kidneys or neuralgia
pains, to write to her for home
treatment which has repeatedly cured
all OF these fortunes. She feels It her
duty to send 1t to all sufferers FREE
You cure yourself at home as thous-
ands will testify-no change of eli
mate being necessary. This simple
discovery banishes uric acid from the
blood loosens the stiffened joints, pur.
lies the blood, and brightens the eyes
giving elasticity and tone to the
whole system. If the above interests
You for proof address Mrs. NJ. Sum,
mers, Box R, Notre Dame, lnd.-Ad
yertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
We Favor stricter state Boards.

We operate on general principles,
and discharge the patients in about
two weeks. Some are better than
when they entered; most of them are
worse. And yet few die. They have
wonderful powers of resistance
From a Young Doctor in Honolulu.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27

First Congregational Church, Sixth
and High streets. Pastor, Rev. G. G.
Williams Services Sunday as fol-
lows: Bible school, 9:45. Morning
worship, 1915. Evening 7:So. The
pastor will preach at both services.
Visitors cordially welcomed.
Unitarian Church.. Rev. w. A.
Pratt will conduct the services at the
Unitarian church this morning at II
o'clock. Sunday school at 9:45 a. N.
The Womans Alliance will meet in
the church parlors Monday afternoon
at 3 p. m.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Mis-
sion Church, corner Fourteenth and
Morgan streets Sunday school at
$50 a. m. Preaching at 1890 a. m.
and 7::So p. m. by Rev. A. G. Jackson
from CentervilIe. Scandinavians cor
daily invited.
Bank street Christian Church, cor
ner Bank and Fifteenth street. S. A
Cook, pastor Sunday school at 9:45.
There will be no preaching either
morning or evening Mid-week meet
ing Wednesday at 1880 o'clock Ladies
meeting Thursday afternoon at Mrs
Clark's, corner tank and Third street
First Westminster Presbyterian
Church. Seventh and Blondeau streets
Rev. e. B. Newcomb, d. D., pastor
Services at 10:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m
Morning sermon on Foundations o.
Faith" evening. Some Progressive
Experiences" The public cordially
invited. Bible school at $50 a. M
Y. P. S. c. E. at $50 p. m.
st. Johns Church. Episcopal. Con
cert and Fourth streets. The Rev
John G. Sage, rector. The Rev. r. c
MeIlwain. D. D.. rector-emeritus. :
Holy communion, s a. m. Sunday
school, 10 a. m Morning service, |.
a. m, with sermon by the rector. 4
cordial invitation is extended to Thu
public to attend the services of thi
church
United Presbyterian Church. corne
Ninth and Elondeau streets. MORNING
service, 1n.45 a. IN. Preaching o.
Rev. ]. A. Harper. Parma. Idaho. N
evening service Rev Harper vii
preach at Summitville at 9 p. m. Sal
bath school $50 a IN. l.. A. Hamil
superintendent. Congregational mee'
Ing after short prayer service Wee
nesday 1880 p. M
First Christian Church, corne
Tenth and Blondeau streets. r. "
l-illey, $50 Morgan, pastor. Sunda
services: Morning. 9.45, Bible schoo
1900, communion and sermon, "Loya
ty Expressing Itself Junior churc
meets same hour. Evening, $50, Sci
io- and Intermediate Endeavors NEE
80. song service. Sermon, "Fh
Dung MAT IN hetlglOn, we VIII Y
pleased to have you Worship With u
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Churc
corner Main and Tenth streets. Re
A. H. Lathrop, y. D., pastor. Res
dence 619 Morgan street -Mornin
Worship at 1915 Subject of sermo'
Christ All In AL" A class of ne
members will be received into fu
connection. Evening worship at 7:3
Subject of sermon, Two Moving Pi
lures from Life Films sunda
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-27
The Herrick Refrigerators

Are strictly high grade throughout They
are made Of Kindred oak, all nicely pan
nelled. They have from one third toonehalf
more storage space than the usual refrig-
orators of the same outside dimensions,
sufficient ice capacity for best results and
no unnecessary .wastage.
All walls and doors are heavily packed with
No. mineral wool, one of the best insolators; is
highly efficient in economy in the of ice. The
insulation is double the thickness that Is generally
used and is packed the full thickness Of the walls
and doors and while they superior in every par
ticuar the prices higher than other good
standard refrigerators Prices are from SIS up.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-23
SAN FRANCISCO
WINS ITS FIGHT

Washington. February 22.-San
Francisco's protracted fight for use of
the Hetch Hctchy Valley as Il reservoir
site Was won by the city to-day, as
far the army advisory board, on
whose opinion Secretary Fishers de-
cision will be based. Is concerned.
The board declares that The Hetch
Than any other feasible project for
furnishing an adequate supply of wa
ter TO tho city. Tho water situa
ton that Will confront the communI
ties around san Francisco Bay, If the
plan is adopted by Secretary Fisher
as is probable within week, is re-
capitulatcd by the army advisory board
as follows:
Purchase of Spring Valley Water
Company. s35.00o.000 to s40.000,O00.
Further development OF this COM
tent proposed by the company, $4,000
600.
Purchase of water systems OF com
munitics outside of San Francisco, no
estimate made.
CONSTRUCTION of TuoIumne system
as proposed by San Francisco, to be
extended over about fifty years, ST.
100000.
Against these expenditures there
will be developed $4,000 horsepower
having an estimated capitalized net
value of $4,000, 900"
The Hctch Hetchy Valley is In the
Sierra Mountains, within the Yosemite
National Park. Oakland, Berkcly, Ala
media, San jose. Redwood, Palo Alto,
and other nearby communities have in
dicattd Il desire to participate In tho
benefits of the common Sierra or noun
tain water supply