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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28
4 Sad Death

Mountain Scout.
Aveil OF gloom spread over our
community yesterday morning
when it was announced that Rev.
j. NJ. Payne was dead.
Rev. Mr.. Payne came to Tay-
lorsville early last week and was
assisting the pastor, Rev. L. P.
Gwaltney, in a revival meeting
at the Baptist church. He had
been preaching two forcible ser.
mons each day. Monday night
he stopped with Doctor Edwards.
On coming down from his room
Tuesday morning he told the
doctor that he did not rest well.
When breakfast was announced
he went to the table and was
helped to a slice OF steak and was
in the act OF taking some gravy
on his plate when he leaned for
ward andexpired without aword
or tremor.
? The deceased lived in Boonebut
was a native OF this county and
a cousin OF Messrs. A. e. and H,
|C. Payne. He is survived by 9
wife and ten children. He wal
81 years old, a member OF thu
Masonic Fraternity, a minister
who loved his work and a maj
who made friends OF all witt
whom he came in contact. Hi
: preaching here was having an el
fect that will longbe remembered
by our people
The remains were accompanie'
to the home OF the deceased o
t Tuesday evening by Messrs. +
:, c. Payne, j. P. Echerd and Lei
q ter Watts.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28
Hdgging a DeIusion as to Advsr.. Using

The following timely editorial
is from a recent issue of the Will
mington Star:
"Some North Carolina mer-
chants do not believe in adver-
tising but the mail order houses
do. Ii it had not been for print
ers ink nobody would ever hear
OF u mail order house, hence there
would be no complaint OF their
method OF getting trade. Our
idea OF the best way to get rid OF
the mail order houses is to con-
vince those persistent advertis-
ers that advertising does not
pay. However, the fact that
some home merchants donot ad-
vertise surely makes advertising
pay the mail order houses. Well,
those trade scouts simply rejoice
when they can exploit q commu-
nifty in which nobody does much
advertising but themselves.
"American jobbers have acost-
lyisystem OF sending out drum
mers to call on merchants whose
trade they desire. On the other
hand, the big retail establish
ments depend on individual pur-
Echasers, but they don't send any
drummer to them. Their drum
lner is printers ink and it does
! the work without having to chew
1 the rag. Merchants who don't
iadvertise ought to organize and
Efool the mail order houses into
believing that advertising doesn't
lpay.
"We know positively that the
advertising OF mail order houses
[does not pay. Their advertising
certainly does not pay our home
4 merchants who do not believe il
advertising. That's the only way
1--we. can think of that advertising
;ldoesn't pay the mail order hous
es, we betcha they are gona bust
"By the pernicious and yet ju
dicious uSe OF printers ink, NAL
order houses have made them
selves a perfect bogey to hom
} merchants who keep on pretend
ing that they do not believe ii
advertising. They hug the delu
sion OF a false economy till the1
, can't rest"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28
t4..4s t.-.+s. in that large heart OF her

t4.+s t!-.+s in that large heart OF hers
was arephng of love and symru
thy for her church. Her meek
and unassumingdisp drew
her friends to her. She was a
good wife and devoted mother.
Therefore be it
Resolved 1st, That while we
know that she has gone the way
that we too must soon go, we
submit to the hand OF Him who
rules.
We will miss her voice in oul
home, her sunshiny disposition,
her words of cheer so Often spo'
ken to create pleasure, Joy anC
happiness to her companion ano
children.
T. R. GRAGG AND WIFE.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28
FOR SALE

Farm OF 1O5 acres, located on
the Southern Railway, at Telford,
Tennessee, Washington county
Also on the Memphis to Bristol
Highway, 3 miles from Washing
ton College. Farm is practically
level, we'll watered, and has a fin.
house on it, about Is acres il
timber. Deal direct with owners
Address DR.. E. T. West, johnson
city, Tenn. S-2'15.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28
Dr.. Robert J. Burdetts's Faith

Selected.
(From q personal letter to n
friend in New York;
Ever since June, 1912, when |
made my last public appearance,
we have been living in our sum-
mer home down here by the sea.
Eventide Mrs. Burdette named it,
because it faces the sunset. 1t is
very pleasant, this afternoon
land" in spite of sickness. |
watch the sunset as l look out
over the rim OF the blue Pacific,
and there is no mystery beyond
the horizon line, because l know
what there is over there. / have
been there. l have iourneyed in
those lands. Over there where
the sun is just sinking is Japan.
That star is rising in China. In
that direction lie the Philippines.
| know all that.
Well, there is anotherland that
] look toward as Iwatch the sun
SET. have never seenit, Ihave
never seen any one who has been
there; but it has a more abiding
reality than any OF these lands
which l do know. This land be-
yond the sunset-this land of i'm
mortality, this fair and blessed
country Of the soul-why, this
heaven OF ours is the one thing
which l know with absolute, un.
shaken, Interchangeable certainty
This l know with a knowledge
that is never shadowed by apass'
ing cloud Of doubt. l may not
always be certain about this
world; my geographical locations
may sometimes become confused
But that other world-that
know. And as the afternoon SUI
sinks lower faith shines NOR
clearly, and hope, liftinghervoic'
in a higher key, sings the song
iof fruition. - = .. ','- ''' a
My work is aboutended, / think
The best OF it l have done poorly
any OF it l might have done bet
, ter. But have done it. And il
q fairer land, with finer materia
and a better working light, wi
do better work.
Goodbye, God bless you an
keep you day by day.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28
4 Most Curious Mountain
The Round Table.

The Round Table.
What may be rightly termed
the worlds most curious noun
ram is located in the province OF
Chekland, China. Its name in
Chinese is Fan Shan. and we would
call it simply "Alum Mountain ,
From this mountain, which real
ly is almost solid alum, nearly
fifteen thousand tons are sent an
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28
REV. J. NJ. PAYNE.

! leel llaU III ufle ueatn OF HpVt
erend }. Melton Payne the loss ID
almost irreparable. lie had hosts
OF loyal friends throughout this
and adjoining counties; in fact
all who knew him could donaughtl
but love and admire the great
kind hearted man who so pleas3
antly met each and every oneA,
Always cheerful, he seemed to.
Scatter sunshine along the
way"
This writer had known the de-.
ceased brother for many years,
and will say Gin this brief tribute
of love) what | often remarked
while he was living, that never;
knew a better man, and long will
linger in memory the heart to
heart talks we had together and
the words OF encouragement he
so freely gave. lie was a self
made. man, and worked his way
up through many difficulties to
the position which he held. A
beloved pastor, a Christian gen
tleman has fallen whose place will
be hard to fill. When the call
came to come up higher, it found
him at his post of duty with the
complete gospel armor buckled
on, battling for the right against
the serried hosts OF sin. The
strong frame, that had scarcely
known what sickness and suffer.
ing meant, like Elijah of old
passed through the pearly gates
without a sigh or struggle. 90
sudden change, from earthly
scenes up to the great white
throne" We doubt not that bt
heard the welcome plaudit, "Wel
done, good and faithful servant
enter thou into the joy OF thy
J; Lord"
!. His labors were arduous, bu'
..fhd was faithful to the end, yes
faithful to his church, to his hom'
and to his country. He, lik
those of whom we read in tn
eleventh chapter Hebrews, die
in the faith, having received tn
, promise, and we are assured tina
| he has added another name t.
, that wonderful list. One striking
, fact about him is this: that h
4 lived 81 years and scarcely kne'
! what sickness was, and when tn
end came he just dropped to slee
/. and all was DER. How beautifl
! to die in the harness! TO |
:. called like a way-worn and wear
J. traveller to put his armor off an
@ rest in Heaven without pain an
d without suffering.
II There will everbe a greatwar
a place in this writer's heart fortl
70 memory OF this Cody man wi
le IS restingunder OF rare
,e flowers, PLACID there by lovir
se hands. Love for his memor
is Peace to his ashes. "Mark Il
b. perfect man, and behold the II
as right, for the end of that man
noace gR, C., L,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28
can't rest.'

nually to the various markets OF
the world. All of the alum is
shipped from Nlngpo, the nearest
port some ten miles distant.
How many years this mountain
has been known to the Chinese
and worked by them can only be
guessed at. for these people do
not invite strangers to go there
as one of the sights OF the coun-.
try. They seem afraid that in
some way they may lose it. But
it has been known to white peo-
pie for only about sixty years,
since the time OF a German mis-
sionary named Gutzlaff, who
came across it in the course OF
his travels.
This wonderful mountain is
eight miles around and a thou
sand feet in height, so that it is
doubtful if even a couple OF GEN.
turies will see reason fora "scare'
that IT,, supply will become ex'
haus'ed.- Move than five thou.
sand collies are employed in car
ryiug the alum to Ningpo. They
belong to a race OF Chinese known
as the gypsies, or zikas, and ar'
: very hardy. The workers in tn
mines and kilns are also OF thi'
5 class. except the foremen, wht
: ocios iosci,s.+a q higher class and ar
K very competent.
v One of the best reasons for EN-
q ploying the Zykas in this work j
:. that, for some cause, they are no
affected by the drinking watel
e that has to be brought in from
v distance. All the water there
e affected by the alum and canno
O be used for drinking purposes.
It is "a very odd feeling the
II comes over q stranger who tri'
n, to wash in the water. The SIX
o. gets "puckery,' and after Il
ID water dries off there is a tn
ID coating Of alum left, and the Sc
sation is that Of having q por
plaster applied.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28
Interesting Letter from Wysming
o the Editor OF Tho Democrat.

"o ss"ss wv" "ys"We
TO the Editor Of Tho Democrat.
lam always eager to read the
home paper and never fail to find
something of interest to me, al.
though l have been away now
something over two years this
trip. l do not want to appear
as a critic, by any means, but l
think if the Democrat had some
more faithful correspondents is
from different points in the coun.
ty similar to those OF blowing
Rock and Valle Crucis, it would
enhance the news value to agreat
many ofyourreaders. Why can't
some one write-up Stony Fork
once and awhile. This would be
of interest to me because the
name brings recollections Of boy
hood days. But l guess every
one is more or less partial to their
old home town.
Seeing that ! am criticising per-
haps had better try to write a
little about these parts. As the
principal industry of Wyomingis
live stock raising, times are fairly
prosperous this year. Cattle are
selling atabnormalp prices. Isaw
a bunch of last springcalves that
had been contracted forat thirty
dollars per head and this was, |
believe, below the average grade.
The sheep men have received the
highest prices for wool and lambs
they everhave. This means much
to Wyoming as she has overfour
million sheep within her bounda-
ries.
The hay crop was short this
year in all parts Of the State ii
rnnOrts are trlle.
This partof theState (the west
ern) had a very dry summer.
This makes the feed very short
on the winter range and as the
majority OF the sheep owners De.
pend on their flocks ranging out,
this may prove a hardship on
many if the winter should be Sc
we're. -
We have just gotten through
dipping. All sheep had to be
dipped this fall. Both State an(
National laws are quite strict ii
e this respect, and the results very
e healthy sheep. 1fyou had sucl
i. laws.in North Carolina it would
: be a great help to the farmers.
e l notice you very often com
e ment on the worthless ours ant
|, pot hounds that are such a det
t riment to the sheepbuslness there
e The coyote is the worst pest "
v have to deal with in the west an
6 they seem to be increasing i
6 number each year. We have
'e bounty paid by the State OF thre
e. dollars for each coyote. AS til
1t pelt is worth from one to thrt
s. dollars l think this will caus
IS many more trappers to work tn
is winter. We sometimes try stryc'
is nine in carcasses the coyote ht
st killed, but they are SO suspicion
nd that it very seldom gets result
lis l wonder if your sheep killir
'u- ours would be SO suspicious.
IS. With best wishes to the Dem
ng crat and it's readers,
is q w GREENE.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28
The South Prosperous
AsheYille Citizen.

IL Is reported thaJ one vi the
most ardent advocates OF the
"buy-a.bale" movement OF last
wear, a movement of shameful
memory, made public apology at
a recent banquet in New York
city for having unwittlngly caus-
ed the South much embarrass-
,nent, and forhaving been a party
to a scheme which came wellnigh
running its credit and good name
for all time. 1t is fortunate that
the present era Of prosperity bids
fair owipe out the record OF one
of the most foolish and lll-con-
ceived movements ever brought
forth under the cloak ofSouthern
patriotism. Sometimes we be-
lieve that the buy-a-bale move
ment was born in the brain OF
subtle schemers whose objectwa
to push cotton TO its lowest level
in order to realize enormous pro.
fits later on. Considering the
present price OF cotton, as COM
pared to six and seven cents a
year ago, We must believe that
men who held on to their cotton
will not feel like damning the buy
a.bale JOB.
However, as previously init.
mated, the present prosperous
conditions all over the south may
go far to destroy the memory OF
days to which we can never point
with pride. Fortunately cond'-
tions today are not created III
the imagination OF enthusiastic
press agents, but are evidenced
by indisputable facts and figures
Reports from all over the South.
says an exchange, "tell OF a re-
markable change in conditions
Last year when cotton declined
many Southern institutions vert
unable to meet their obligations
and times were hard. This fall
it is different and merchants art
discounting their bills. Cotton
the staple crop of the South
brings around twelve cents {
pound, and predictions are mad
that the price will soon be fifteel
cents While this years crop i
not so large as last years, ther
is a large quantity OF the stapl
carried over from last season
This will all be sold at good pri
ces, so that with the sale OF tn
seed the Southern farmer will b
on Easy street. In Birmingham
Ala, the steel mills are busy nigh
and day, and at all points the1
is an indication OF unusual acti'
ity. Northern manufacture
concerns are busy manufacture
all manner Of goods, and Il
plants. which turn out war mat
rails are furnishing employme1
to thousands at top wage
While the price OF wheat isnot
high as last year, the price
above normal and the crop
enormous. All these crops mu
be moved from the farms o.
plantations to seaboard. III
gives work to hundreds OF the
sands OF persons at good wag
Surely, then, times are getti
better. Ii you havehad any m
givings as to the future forget
and turn optomist, for the VIII
country is reveling in wealth
q substantial character"
There are some pesslmists v
will tell you that times will
good in the United States as lo
as the war lasts, but such a {
position is an ingrowing dises
Europe will be- anything bu'
lender at the close Of the pres
struggle and the United Sta
will find itself called upon
finance the universe. MOI
rates will be high; there will
demands for American labor
products from all parts OF
world, and theie will be an il
tion OF prices such as this coul
hoe ,o,,o~ 1,,,nu,v Got nu
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28

lhave been q, Ing fur 20 years,
now i am going to live.-James
Drummond Burns.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-28
VETERINARY SURGERY

have been putting much study
IN this subject; have received my
liploma, and am now we'll equipped
;or the practice Of Veterinary Sur.
,ery in all It's branches, and am tn
,nly one in the county. all on or
address me at Villas, N. R. +. d..
g. n. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
j-17-'11,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-07
OAKLAND

Electric lights have reen installed In
the High s@hoo! room and in Grades
VIII and IN rooms also in the upptl
and lower corridors. boys and eirls'
stairway and domestic science room.
The lights in the hasernen have been
rcarranged. The lights in tile school
rooms are much appreciated for IL was
very hard for the pupils 10 study in
the last part Of the AFTERNOON session
Mrs. II. T. Blckford left Monday for
2 visit among friends ard relatives in
SomerVille, Wakefield Melrosc ana
Maiden. Mass She expects 10 he away
about three months
TIL" rehearsal Of the first deeree Of
the odd Fellows VIII be held Tuesday
evening, after the regular meeting.
The Ladies Aid "f The Methodist
church VIII hold a far =. the ve&-ry
Wednesday,. They W.i' l74,c 4 fi.nc,-
table ana Z ranuH table. ! Supie! VIII
re served .: 8 o'c!cc:.
Geo. PhilDrook returned MonGa..
from 4 hunting trip to Dexter.
FRED Fame. returned a.uu.iay from
iowa and North I,eilota. u,.py, ho h;,,
i'eem frr about SIN months.
Mrs. Grace iiHHSua AnL G%ucht5., q
Nashua, ). r.. STOPPED over .'undal
az TIE Oakland hotel on their wiy 10
Mcc2nl. Me. They delightfully."- enter
tained the guests with muse.
INC advertised letters at the OAK
i"nd post"liico be. 6. arr 8 follows.
- \. Brown ~: N.ianifred tos.e,.
MISS J. 'u!Se Lurrabee Airs MorriH
A:SS Agnes H. Woods pryn,, I.;to,.
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A TURK
DESTR OYER
IN MARM0RA

London. Dec 6-t7.4J =. MD.-The Turk
ish torpedoboat destroyer Var EI;ssar has
been sunk in the sea Of Marmora by a
British submarine. 1t was announced in a
British official statement this evening. 4
supply steamer and four sailing vessels
also were destroyed ~ the submarine
on Dec. and 4.
The Official statement is as follows:
"A report has been received from one
OF the British submarines operating in
the Sea of Marmora describing her recent
activities.
on Dec she fred into and damaged
train on the Ismid Railway.
"On Dec. she torpedoed and sank the
Turkish destroyer Var iIissar. outside the
Gulf Of Ismid. she picked Up two Off
GERS and A. men Of The destroyer's crew
and placed them Oh board sailing YES
sci.
''On Dec she sank a supply steamer
OF 300o tons off Panderma by sunfire and
also destroyed four sailing vessels car
rying supplies.
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SENSATIONAL
REVELATIONS

Chicago. Dec. f.-Accordins TO Hlntoa
G. Clabaush, chief of the local bureau
OF the department of justice, inquiry OF
the federal grand Jury at New York into
alleged plots TO lie I'D munitions plants
in the | nited States is likely 10 prove
more sensa tional than at present suspect
ed by the public.
MIR. Clabaugh said that Chicago wit
nesses are on their way to New York
70 tell what they know Of how money
was spent to further the plots. A
dozen other witnesses. he said. who
know much concerning the source of
funds used. are available here and
may be suhpoenaed.
Congressman Frank Buchanan Of
Illinois, who resigned as head Of La
bor's Peace Council, last July. was
quoted in dispatch from Washington
today az saying that the council did
not menace the munitions business
when he was president Of the organi
zation and ne doubted, he said. if ii
had done 50 since.
Wherea bouts OF l.. Il. Straube. an eX-
PEELED member Of the stereotypist
union, was said 70 have been active in
trying 10 organize q Chicago branch ri
Labor's Peace council. is engaging the
attention o: Sir. clabaugh. Tie is said
10 be wanted in New York as a Wit
ness. StIauhe was reported i'm San
Francisco three days ago. but san
Francisco authorities teicgraphed that
he had returned to Chicago AT
Straube'S home it was said there was
no news of his present VbrreahplIts
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New York, Dec. 6-Announcement that
need for application of American charity
for feeding Belgium is made in a state
ment given out here tonight, which also
announces that Lindon w. Bates. the
American civil engineer who has been
directing the work of the American COM
nlittee for more than year. has resign
ed.
The statement which was given out
by A. J. Hemphill, chairman of the New
York committee for relief in Belgium. is
as follows:
The following resolution has been
adopted by the committee which vas re-
Gently requested by President Wilson 10
cooperate in the United States with III"
work of the Commission for Relief in
Belgium:
The recent action Of the President Of
the United States in asking this commit
tee to share IN the work of the Commits
sion for Relief in Belgium in the United
States. was prompted by a desire. so far
might be- to coordinate and central
Ze the endeaVor. out of it necessarily
came some changes in the plan of opera
tons. For the time being, there IS no
urgent need for application of American
charity for food to the distressed coun-
try. that department Of the WORK having
been. for the time being, otherwise pro
vided for. AS result of this modified
: condition. Lindon W. Bates. who for
more than a year has given OF his time
and energy without compensation. has
resigned his official connection and taken
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I Asst MASTERS NIGHT
OF WATERNTLLE LODGE

Nai'rNiil' Lod2" 40. ~ J.. ana \.
n. Observed Past Masters night
Monday evening where the Master Ma
son degree was worked upon one can
dlda;" with all the chairs Of the lodge
'"'lh~ tiled ny past masters. Music
for tire occasion was furnished hy. the
Masonic Temple Quartet The chairs
Wer" filled by the following past mas
ierS Charles Il. Alien as worshipful
master: Frederick 6. Thaytr as sen
l"r warden; cyrus W Davis as Junior
warden: Edward u Mcader as treas
"I"r. !rrhart VI. Fuller as secretary,
y Wesley Damn a. scnio, deacon: An
son -. Libby AZ junior deacon. War
ron {, Phllbroot as chaplain; Martin
faftietf as senior steward. Harry
; 6rindlc as Junior steward Frank
Walker a. marshal; Harold L. Pepper
aS "rSanlSt; Mark j, bartlett az ty-
Ter, Geor@" ". Townsend as captain
81 the craft. Ralph NJ. Ciimu1e as
craftsman: Sanger y. Anuls a. crafts
man; Francis NJ Wheeler as frs, as
s'+t"Ht, joAn +. Nelson as second as
siStah't JOHN II Burlelgh as ,llrd 49,
Sl-taNj
'o!"N.h= IL" work those present
adjourned :" tho banquet hall. where a
me NtPIef Wa sotle ed By ,he members
81 -haitha Washington Chapter. .. Z.
:. -1it"f "" supper 2 number OF
pleasing speeches Uer,. listened 10 hv
those present
The officers o. Ta5crvtlle Lodge 70,
1919 4" whom mus: 90 tho c-cai, for
Ill" very successful carrying out al the