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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-11-20
Let Us Hope So.

Concord Times.
Better clothing, and cheaper
too, is The joyful prospect
for Americans. as a direct and
early result OF the new tariff law,
More real, tangible reductions OF
the high cost OF Lying" as a re.
suit OF tariff legislation will be
effected By the reduced duties on
clotes and wearing apparel of all
kinds than any other commodl.
ty. Many Republicans. as we'll as
Democrats. concede that cloth,
ing will be both better and cheap.
er because OF tariff slashing. 1t
is estimated that the actual sa-
wing will be a. much as $50 a
year to the average family offive
persons. Retail prices on wearing
apparel however. can hardly be
expected to drop before lie t
spring, although'wholesale and
retailers may decide to unload
present stocks at bargain prices
in some instances, in anticipa.
tion OF the inevitable.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-11-20
The Family Cough Medicine

In every home there should be a
hottie of Dr.. Kings New Dhcovery,
ready for immediate use when any
member Of the family contracts a
cold or cough. Prompt use will stop
the spread Of sickness. S. A. Std,
of Mason, Mich, writes: my whole
family depends upon DR.. Kings
New Discovery a. the best cough
medicine in the world. Two soc.
bottles cured me of pneumonia "
Thousands Of other families have
been equally benefited and depend
entirely upon DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery to cure their coughs, colds,
throat and lung troables Every dose
helps. Price soc. and ST.. All drug
gists. H. E. Bucklen & Co., Phila.
delphia or St. Leuis.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-11-20

The concer given at the court
house on last Friday night by
the colored children OF the pub
lie school in Boone, was most
creditable in every respect, and
reflected much credit upon both
pupils and teacher.
Rev. j. Baxter, who has work.
sd 80 arduously for the spirit1al
uplift Of his people here during
the conference year just closing,
has the school in charge, and
all who attended the concert are
now convinced that their mental
training has not been neglected
by their devoted pastor and tea.
cher. The minister, before t b e
opening OF the concert. made a
very timely talk, rather apollo.
getic in its trend for the efforts
OF bis pupils that we're to follow,
and the Rey. W. C. Jones. pastor
oithe Boone circuit, NJ. E. Church
South, pronounced the invoca-
tion, after which the programme
OF the evening was taken up.
The songs, recitations dia-
logues, declamations, etc.. were
fine, all Of which brought forth
round after round Of applause
from the appreciative audience.
One gentleman who is O compe.
tent Judge, was heard to say
that the rendition of "Old Black
Joe" was the finest he had ever
heard, aud he had heard it often.
An admittence fee of Is cents
was charged, and the proceeds,
amounting TO $1,000, will be ap.
piled to repairs on their church
building, and they are very
thankful to the white people for
their patronage.
At the close oil the exercises
Prof. Roy NJ. Brown made q very
timely little talk in which be con.
graduated both teacher and pu.
pills for their splendid efforts, all
of which met with the hearty ap.
proval OF all present.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-11-20
NOTICE.

North Carolina, Wstauga county. In
the Superior Court before the
Clerk. In the matter Of 8 J Price;
A A Perry. Adm. OF Riley Eggers
decd, ,and Annie Eggers, widow.
W NJ Eggers, Polly Eggers, wife OF
Joel Eggers, G w Eggers, Lucinda
Storie, wife office Storie, Nancy Will
Jams, wife OF David Williams, AuRe
line Ward, wife Of Ward, Sa-
rah Lloyd, aud the following miner
heirs Of Rebecca Hodges, decd, viz:
Robert Hodges. Jacob Hodges, Chss:
Hodges. Lafayette Hodges and Veda
Hodges, heirs at law Of Riley Eggers,
deceased
The defendants above named, viz.
Nancy Williams, David Williams, An
geline Ward and Sarah Lloyd will take
notice that q summons In the above
entitled action against the defend.
ants on the 18th day OF Oct. 1918, by
W d Farthing, Clerk Of the Superior
court OF Watauga county. requiring
snid defeneants to'appear at the Office
Of the Clerk Of tho Superior Court OF
Watauga county on the 8rd day OF
Dec. 1918, and the Sheriff. e. r. Eg-
gers, has returned the same endorsed
as to Nancy Williams, David Will.
Jams, Angeline Ward and Sarah Lloyd
"not to be found In the Watauga
county" and affidavit having been
made by A A Perry, administrator OF
Riley Begers, deceased, one Of tn e
plaintiffs In this action, that said dc.
fendents cannot after due diligence,
be found within the State Of North
Carolina, and It further appearing
that said defendants are proper par
ties to said action being entitled 8 J
Price and others vs. w NJ Eggers and
others, wherein q petition Is filed
praying for the sale OF certain real es
tate belonging to the said Riley Eg
gers, at the time Of his death, for par
titiOn and TO make assets to pay the
debts of the deceased. We therefore
the defendants above named. viz:
Nancy Williams, Dayid Williams
Angeline Ward and Sarah Lloyd, will
take notice that they are required to
be and appear at the Office OF the
Clerk Of the Superior court for Wa
tauga CO at his Office In the court
house In the town OF Boone. N. G, on
the 18th day Of December 1918. when
and where the petitions will be heard
and answer or demur to the complaint
Of petitions. and let the said defend
ants take notice that upon their fail
ure to appear, answer or demur q
duty are required to do. the relief de
manded, aud asked In said petition
will be granted. This 14th day oil
Nov. 1918,
w. D. FARTHING, G. g. Q.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-11-20

Much disaster was wrought by
the fearful blizzard last week
Especially did the Great Lakes
suffer. 1t is probable. say the dis.
patches, that it will never be
known how many sailors o g
their lives. Cleveland, Ohio, lost
many millions in property, while
the loss in Pennsylvania, Mary
land. and many other States il
terrible.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-11-20
Eczema and Itching Cured,

The soothing, healing medication
in DR.. Hobson's Eczema Ointment
penetrates every tiny pore of h e
skin, clears it of all impurities
stops itching instantly. DR., Hob.
sons Eczema Ointment is guaran.
teed to speedily heal eczema, RASH
es, ringworm, letter and other un.
slightly eruptions. Eczema Oint
ment is Doctors prescription, not
an experiment. All druggiats or by
mail SOC. Pfeiffer Chemical Co.
Philadelphia and st. Louis.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-11-20

Mr. W. s. Gunsalrs, a farmer
Lying near Fleming, Pa, says he
has used Chamberlain's Collie, Chol.
era and Diarrhoea Remedy in his
family tor fourteen years, and that
ne has found it to be an excellent
remedy, and takes pleasure in rec
omme ading it. For sale by all deal.
ers,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-11-20

w u@ % UesoN0 IleaksgMIng.
Lenoir Topic. @ 2lw e
When the world was younger
and times were harder, people
had better appreciation of thu
good things that came to them
Progress, modern invention. and
better enlightment along certain
lines have increased the number
OF bright days and shortened
those OF suffering. but good times
In the old days were net taken
90 much a. q matter of fact and
and people at certain times made
It q practice to render thanks for
thegood things that came their
way. Then it was no mere per.
'functory observance. Thanks.
giving was a term that had real
Significance.
The day is almost here which
the almanac tells US is the time
for observance of the annual proc
lamation calling for q day oi
thaukskiviDg. As Is usual. cer.
tain games, certain annual hunt.
Ing parties, and certain other
plans for pleasure. not to omit
thu hapless turkey have been long
looked forward to In keen anti
o,pation by tens OF thousands of
us in connection with that date
but how many will remember the
real significance OF the institu.
tion OF Thanksgiving? How
many of US have preserved the
original spirit thatprompts The
observance and how many Of us
are preparing to make real ex.
preston OF thanks on Thanks.
giving day?
The usual pleasures are ma tur.
al results Of q year OF fprosperity,
but this is not all. Every man
who has prospered and is con-
scientious In his intentions to
properly observe the occasion
can't we'll do SO without express.
ion Qt sympathy for the unfortu.
nate and the numberless needy.
These classes are found under
many circumstances and, this
year OF all years, when prosperity
has been almost rampant, they
ought to receive a much iDcreas.
cd material support. The or.
phanages of the state, these in.
stitutions that exist for the sole
object Of iatharing the homeless
children, that At them for the
higher duties Of life, ought to find
"a tender spots in the hearts OF
the prosperous public as any
eagse. 1t il good to contem-
plate how many children are sent
out in life from them we'll equip
ped to meet the exigeuoss, but it
10 sad to contemplate how many
OF them might have been dere
icts. II they had not been we'll
cared for and sheltered in their
more tender years.
No cause is more appealing and
it is to be hopcd that mere peo.
pie will m.ugIs q little Of the spir.
it Of giving with the spirit OF
thanksgiving and make Thanks.
giving worthy OF it's name.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-11-20
Ansos,p sisyphss.


EnsgoR DENocRAr:, In the Sur.
vev Of OFT. II, 1918. page 4S,
there is a picture drawn by Her.
bert johnson, copyrighted, by
The Lila, Publishing Company
which I wish every personin our
State could see. 1t is the old sto'
~ otSiiyphua, rolling up the bill
agrsat stone In this picture the
stone 10 an enormous bag OF mon
eyi and across the face of it is
written dividends. Sisiaphus is a
small boy with spindling legs,
and across bis back is marked
"Child Labor"
As / looked at this picture and
thsu looked at 1t again, it began
10 grow upon ma. 1t came to me
that We had in our modern life,
almost an exact repetition Of
this ancient legend. In our own
State 1t ia little boys and girls
wta not halt the strength OF Ell.
thsr men or women who day by
day got tbsir shoulders and strain
their muscles. 10 order TO roll up
ths hill this great bag OF diyi.
d,nts. l think that it would be
improper to have these children
thus exert their strength againsp
tle stone on the incliup, even. il
thsv should get their share of tho
divliends at the. top, but they
do not. Strain the arms, legs and
back however much they may,
all they can hope for il bare
cloth-- and httle food. although
1t takps the strain "i thu back
and weakening of the muscles
and the destruction ofthat which
is 4o-t an'>mo-t loy"lv IN child.
b M
fh" way is l"ng Somehow, as
I lenke.i at tn hoy straining
himsrli te roll his load. wanted
to Gee him jump aside and let the
grAat stone 70 rolling down the
bill: On. OF the joys Of a boy is
to roll r,cks down hills. 1t ls the
business ct men and women to
push tue load up the bill, and in
no case should the children be
aet TO strain their young mus
clss against the load which men
and women should carry. l can
not believe that it is a good
State in which young children
must thus strain themselves, nor
esn believe that il is tho best
business in which young children
are thus called upon to contrib
ute 40 much in rolling the >stoue
Let US suppose that a farmer
should vet bis children from the
sgs OF l2, and in some cases.
younger, pushing a hea vily load
cd wagon up a steep bill, that be
should get them at the job at g
o'clock 10 the morning; that he
should keep them pushing until
II o'clock; that he should let
them have al hour to get dinner,
thai he should start them again
at.1 o'clock; that he should keep
them pushing, boys apd girls, IN
til g JciockI that be should keep
pushing them through the spring,
summer, lall and winter, I'd
year. What kind oi standing do
you think the farmer would have
10 his own community, and what
estosm would be be held in by bis
own nsiahbors' Not high, ! think:
And yet, men and women of
North Carolina, this Ia exactly
whet 10 being done in certain
claeses Of business in our State.
Childhood at work. Children as
wsgs-earners and Young boys
and girls as toilers, and vet we
say that our ,,ur State is moving a.
iotg vea.
u il not moving along well.
Noiarmer, who would do what l
hass suggested above would be
cUnsidsred as doing we'll, or as
hs3n0 a hiuh fvno of man Tho
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-11-20
STATE AND GENERAL NEWS.


The overalls in which Govern.
or Craig worked the roads or
the 9th and 9Th, we're q presen,
from the Hickory Overall Facto,
A business block is being bull,
In Salisbury on the site Of q nlm
Der OF small houses In the "RSd
Light" district.
Governor Craig has appointed
Michael Schenck, OF Henderson
county, Solicitor OF the Eigh-
teeuth Judicial District to sue.
ceed A. He'll johnson resigned:
Mrs. Nellie Wakefield, of New
Hayen, Conn.,, is to be banged
March 4, unless lher eentencs is
commuted. She killed her hus.
band last June for alIegel cruel.
ty.
A lumber barge from jackson
vile, Florida, to New York, vas
dashed ashore on Cape LokDut
Beach, near Beaufort, during the
aevere storm a few days since, but
fortunately her crew was saved.
One OF the three story brick
buildings OF the Leonard Msdi.
cal School OF the shaw Universi.
ty for negroes at Raleigh, was
damaged to the extent of $4,000
by fire, but, the loss was covered
by insurance. &
Mr.. T. II. Vanderford, OF Sails.
bury, succeeds Revenue Agent R.
B. Sans, and has taken charge
Of the office. He ia, Of course. in
charge Of tho district composed
OF North and South Carolina,
and headquarters may be moved,
from Ashevi'le to Salisbury.
William F. McCombs, of New
York, Chairman Of the Democrat
ic National Committee, and MISS
Dorathy Williams, daughter of
Col. and Mrs. John r. Williams,
OF Washington, D. c., we're mar.
ried on tie ath, in a Roman
Catholic church in London.
Miss Clara Query, OF Charlotte,
a nurse inthe Maryland Hospital
in Baltimore, entered Fan sleya.
tor in the building and tried to
operate it. She pulled the wrong
rope, the elevator shot up and
she l1e vas crushed and her neck
broken.
Fire which is supposed to have
originated from an X-ray ma
chine in a nest OF electrical wires,
broke out in il the administration
building OF the University. oil
North Carolina on the night OF
the 9th, damaging the building
considerably.
Miss Jessie Wilson's wedding
cake was baked in New York on
the 11th. 1t weighs 1875 pounds,
and is two and a half feet tall. 1t
cost $500. There are 1900 white
boxes tied with satin ribbon in
which the cake will be d,stribu-
ted, The boxes being small en-
ough to 60 under pillows to be
dreamed upon.
A pendant made up Of one Ca
nary diamond weighing six and
one.half carats, surrounded ty
elghty.five smaller diamonds sr:
ranged in pear shape and attach
ed to q chain III which smaller
diamonds are set, will be the gift
Of the House Of Represent tatives
to Miss Jessie Wilson when she 10
married on the 25th inst. Its
cost was more than $4,000.
The Times;Msrcury, published
10 Hickory, with Mr.. ]. F. Click
as editor, has been sold to the
Messrs. Flagler, and the paper,
which has been republican, will
hereafter be independent, aud the
new owners contemplate making
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Un Million de LibrOS Gratis.
La Ciencia impartiendo Ell bien manOs llenas.
Sea uSted unO de los aprOveChadOS.
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No Sc Permiten Bales
en- Casas de EscueIa

Ha llegado conocimiento del
Superintendent de escuelas que
en- algunos distritos les directories
SO han tornado la libertad de usar
el edificio escolar para fines de
bale, 10 cual es on contra la ley de
escuelas y contra los instrucciones
dadas por el Superintendent.
Las iDstruccioues dadas por 81
Departamento dc Educaci6n del
Estado los Superintendentes de
condado, son estrictamente prohi-
biendo tales abuses, y de naeyo Sc
da noticia a todcs los directories de
escuela dentro el condado de Taos
de no permitirse absolutamente
bales en edificios escolares, pro
piedad del distrito.
En- caso de que en- algdn distrito
SO violara tai ley, Sc agradecera a
todo ciudadano que reporte tales
abusos ante el Superintendent dc
Condado.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1913-09-19
Historic y Origen
del Dia de San jeronimo
e sIgnIIIOatIvO Dc las DIversIOnes dc los Indios

ssntO patron. Esto, Juntamente
con las vfsperas por 81 padre de es
ia villa, es el comienzo de las cere.
monias del dia de San Jeronimo.
A los primeros rayoa del sol del
dia de San Jeronimo, un indio pin
tado de coIores chillantes Sc para
on la azotea de un lado de las pira-
mides para dsrle la bien venida a
Ia salida del sol y para anunciar q
los indios el gran dia llegado.
En- una hOra despues de misa So
lemne en- la iglesia del pueblo, la
estatua de San jeronimo es lleva.
da eD procession debaJo el palio y
llevado por indios prominentes al
altar que tienen colnpuesto en-
frente de la carrera. ProntO mu
chos valientes pintados de dife.
rentes colores, salen de las estufas,
y SO paran unos opuestos de los
otros. La carrera pronto comien-
ga y continda hasta que I'm lado u
otro es victorioso. De seis mil a
ocho mil personas estan al rededor
de la carrera. Cuando esta 50 con
cluye, bailan matachines y otros
bales indios muy tfpicOs. Duran.
to este bale, de arriba de las casas
les tiran a los bailadores pan cakes,
frutas y otras cosas, los cuales llue-
ven a granel. Esto concluye la
ceremonial de la maTlana.
Como los dos de la tarde del
mismo dia, los alegres Chufunetes,
quienes son famosos en- la historic,
entretienen a la gente con sus bal
les y juegOe, poni6ndOse al lado
del palo encebado, 81 cual esta en-
medic de las dos piramides.
Despues de estas ceremonies
otros bales son tenidos on diferen-
tes parties del Pueblo. Al cerrarae
el dia SO acaban las ceremonies, vi
los corazones llenos de gusto de los
Apaches, Yutas y NavaJoes, los
cualea han venido participar de
las ceremonies, SO retiran llenos de
gusto y placer.
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Ell Distrito de Penasco
Tendra la Melor Ma
estra en- ell Con-
dado de Taos

Los directories del distrito esco
lar No. 30, Penaaco, han ssegura.
do los servicios de Ia Profeaora
Mrs. Matilda B. Woodman, de
Virsylvia, este conda1o, como
Principal de la escuela de Penasco.
La Profesora Woodman, es, fue.
ra de toda duds, la msjor Maestro
de escuela que actualmente tiene
Taos, estando debidamente gradua
da on los diferentes ramos do en-
senaDza y con arta experiencia en-
el arte deenseliar, pues sus certif
cados y recomendaciones dc acre
ditadss instituciones en- los Estados
Unidos, le han asegurado certitica.
do professional que 10 ha expedido
el Departments dc Educacion del
Estado.
Desde a primera vista puede no
tarse la alta educaci6n Intellectual
de la Sra. Woodman, por su carac.
ter siempre afable y bondadoso adn
para el mas infeliz, sin que On ella
pueda notarse el mas minimo des-
precio, indiferencia preocupacion
hacia eI pueblo nativo de este con.
dado, como estamos impuestos
observar entire el elemento igno.
rante anglo. salon.
Alpreguntarle ell Superintendent.
to dc escuelas 81 podria imponerse
Y tomar inter6s en- educar niTios
hispano ,americanos on districts ne
tamente hispanos y bastante atra
sados-por clertU-en educaclon,
como Penssco, la Sra. Woodman
respondi6: "Tendre mi mas gran
de placer en- contribuir sn gran
obra de educaci6D y prefero educar
nifios mexicanos porque 50 que 10
necesitan malamente. "Yo hare
cuanto este on hi poder para me-
iorar la condicion educational dc
los nifIos de Penasco y puede Vd.
depender que mi trabajo en- tai
causa SO marcara pronto."
La Profesora Woodmau sera
asistida en- su trabajo por el pro
gresiyo y aventajado maestro Sc.
nor Jacobo Martinez.
FeIicitamos sinceramente a los
directories de escuela de Penasco,
Sres. Porfrio Abreu, Placido Gar.
duno y Manuel " Martinez por su
tan excelente escogimiento en- pro
de la educaci6n de su distrito Y
oiala que otros distritos tomaran el /
ejemplo de eatos serores en- pro
curar los mejores maestros posi-
bles.
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90 consolador saber que las autori
dades y el pueblo sano Q fntegro
trabajan cuanto pueden para poner
un diqne a tales abominaciones y
ESQ sirve de mucho para preseryar
la deceDcia y las buenas costum.
bres entire la inmenss mayoria dc
las familias del pals. En- cuanto al
odio de los pobres contra los ricos,
este es un sentimiento natural aun-
que no licito que impele a los que
padecen hamDre y miseria rebe.
larse contra condolences baio las
cuales unOs madam en- la abundan.
cia y la OpuleDcia, mientras Otros
Sc hallan en- la Ultima escala del
infOrtunio. No SO puede negar
que de este resentimiento tiens
mucha cuIpa 81 egOismo Q injusti
oias de los millOnarios y multimi.
llonarios, pero ese es NAL que con
81 tismpO tdndfd sd femsdio.
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Certificates de Macs
tros

Como resultado del examen de
tenido en- Taos Dursnte
los dias % y % de Agosto pr6xi
mo pasado, los siguientes maestroi
de escuela alcanzaron certifcado, q
saber:
CERTIFIoADo DE lMER. GRADo
Mrs. D. Hubert
CERTIF1oADo DE 2Do. GRADo
Alfredo Trujillo,
Pablo Quintana
Jacob Bernal
Fred Gonzales
Bascon II. Brown.
CEBrIFloADo DE 3oER GRADo
Alice Gage
Juanita Clouthier
Romulo DomiDguez
Juan E. Medina
Eliseo Ortega
Frank Rodarty
Juan B. Romero Jr.
Cora Santistevan
A. 3. Suazo
Anna Trujillo
j. B. Valdez
En- 81 pr6ximo ndmero publica.
remos la lista de los maestros que
va han sido contratados Y los dis
Britos respectivOs en- donde ensefis
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So suplica a los directories de es-
cuela de dar su reporte y remitir
para su aprobacion, por 81 Supe.
rintendente, los contratos celebra
dos entire ellos y los maestros que
han sido contratados. En- distri tos
donde no SO han contrstado macs
tro, los directories pueden dirigirst
al Superintendent quien podrf
accommodates I'm buen maestro DE-
los que no han sido todavia contra
tados para ensefiar.
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En- Ranches de Taos fallecio al
amanecer de aver Juevea, DOfia
sencionita Mondrag6n, madre do
Don Francisco Vasquez.
La extinta contaba como so amos
de edad y deja para sentir su
muerte I'M hiio va mencionado,
y una hijs nuier, Ia Sra. Aurelia
vasquez, esposa del Sr. Samuel
Martinez y Lavadie. RI z.