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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-09-24

Woman Unable to Get Crues Dies
Unable to get drugs w'thA doc'
tors prescription, Mrs. Clara Henry
of Columbia, Pa, died in the Colum'
bia Hospital.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-09-24

FOR SALE A rev Sewing Ma
chine, made by the New Honey
D. opIe. Call or white this Office.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-09-24

Equal suffrage was de e"tel In Ala
bama. The senate rejet ted Dill Il
to 10.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-09-24
SUCCESS for Serbians.

The Serb IN legation in London Is
sued the fC lowing official war bulle-
tin: "On Friday we interrupted
enemy fortiGcation work Oh the Da-
nube front at Orchava, and on the
Drina front opposite Vishegrad. On
Saturday IN enemy battery was ST.
lcnced d.Iring an artillery combat in
tie direction of Belgrade"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-09-24

S1.75 gets the Recorder md The
rhrice-a week World for : Who e
year We receive number of subs
for this combination. Why not you?
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-09-24

How about a little want ad to
let your neighbors or others know
what YOU want. You'll find it is a
better wav to get nearer what you
want and quicker.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-09-24
BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK

Torpedoed by Austrian Submarine in
Adriatic.
An Austrian submarine commanded
by Lieutenant Won Trapp torpedoed
and sunk large British transport a
few days ago in the southern Adriatic,
according to an announcement made
in Vienna.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02

Madame Sarah Bernhardt
(whose Lex was recently amputat.
ed is cured. To see her walk one
could doubt that she had been
MANNED, thanks to the miracles
Of surgery and mechanics. She
is much more courageous than
heretofore. She looks at her ar,
ticulated leg and smiles.
ut pleases me-" she says, "and
it would please me entirely if it
should be celebrated by two oi
my best friends-one q poet and
the other a painter. l wish that
the adorable Edmond Rostand
would celebrateit in alittle poem
and that my faithful Clairin
would make it the subject of a
beautiful drawing"
Rostand and Clairin hove been
apprised Of the wish Of the grand
tragedienne and it is said that
they will not delay to respond To
it.-Le CT de Paris.,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02
cirnsgis's Fortune

When rumors were flashed over
the land again one day recently
that Andrew Carnegie was dead
the query on everybody's lips
was: "How much money did he
leave?'
Mr.. Carnegie himself made the
immortal remark that it is a
crime to die rich-being one crime
which most Of us willescape with
outvioenteffort. Buthow much
is Carnegie worth?
Since be sold his steel works the
income from the bonds be received
in payment has amounted to
$210, 900, 900. ] Hence the Laird
might have spent IS, 900, 900 a
year to maintainhis frugal house
hold and have given away $14O,.
0OO, 900 and still have all of his
original fortune intact.-Balti-
more Sun. e5.i.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02
Long DeIayod l0ttor Returned

Some time during the month of
March, in the year 1862, Miss Su-
die Gardener, then q young wo.
man, wrote a letter to her father,
who was then in the State of
Florida. En- route to post the
missive she dropped it itsomewhere
on the street and, although max.
ingdiligent search for it after the
loss was discovered, she failed to
find it. Fifty.three years have
sped by since the day that the
little girl lost the letter to. her
dad and during this time the lit
tie girl grew to womahhood and
married a Richardson landis now
residing on George street in this
city. In a few days MRS: Rib.
ardson will again see that letter,
for it has been sent to Postnas-
ter L. G. Daniels by the man who
found it and who is now living in
Brazil. This gentleman was a
Confederate soldier and was in
New Berne on the day that com.
munication was lost and picked
it up on the street. Stickingitin
his pocket he thought no more
OF the matter and it remained
with him until after the warand
was then laid away with other
papers. In the. meantime this
man went to Brazil and has re-
sided there ever since. Aweek or
more ago he, while looking over
some old documents, ran across
the letter he had found IN New
Berne more than half a century
ago and, thinking that the writer
might still be alive and in the
city, he forwarded it to Postmas-
ter Daniels with a request that be
turn it over to the owner Il she
could be found. After making
inquiry Mr.. Daniels found the
party desired and as she is now
out Of the city, he will place the
letter in her hands assoon as she
returns home. This little Incl.
dent shows that the world Is not
such q big old place after all.-
New Berne Journal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02
.DIus sH1

Once upon q time Q city dssh
man who had saved q portion 81
his salary, listened to apnmotsl
from Santa Loona, CAL. whose
company was distilling gold from
sea water. He listened too long,
Today the oterhas thsgold
and the desk man the water. ~
The next man who came BY wAa
q solicitor for the Spineless Cac.
tus, Inc, Of Corpus Christopher,
IN. M. The desk man bought,
This spineless corporation neve,
had backbone enough to get up
and answer inquiries about div.
idends. This also was vanity and
vexation OF spirit. i5 7M
The next man along represent.
ed the Figless Fig Syndicate oi
Holy Smoke Valley, Ariz., and
the next man the Pineless Pine.
apple Of ST. Pollyann, Fla. The
desk man is now saving up
enough to pay for an excursion
to the hole where these disap.
peared. N.J tt3 ~
Finally a sympathetic friend
gave the desk man q bum steer
on the wheat market. Like Pha.
raph's ill-favored kline, this brute
ate up the wheat and was none
the iatter therefor. i So 1t fell out
that this Investment; like unto
it's predecessors, buttered no
parsnips for the desk man.
And all this while close about
the daily walks OF this desk man
and out in nearby country places
were lots and acres of earth 90
full of substantial value that you
couldn't knock the profit out Of
them with a hickory club. The
acres raised salable potatoes and
the lots rose in salable value and
people grew we'll TODD on the pro.
ceeds.
Thus appears the truth of the
adage, anybody can save money
but it takes q wise man to spend
it. minneapolis Journal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02
Money for Church Paid for Quart

There are all sorts OF fakes.
Last week there were more in
town than usual and they had
all sorts of schemes. One man
had been blown up in an explo-
sion in Cuba. Another had lost
his speech and hearing from an
attack of typhoid and was out
begging money to send himself
to tho State School for the Deaf
and Dumb at Morganton to learn
the printers trade. But it re-
manned for q colored woman to
pull off the biggest fake Of all
Saturday afternoon. She "cir-
culated" around On Main street
for an hour or longer, begging
money for a church. "Mister,
please give me q little money on
my card" was herappeal. Many
gave. There were no large con.
tributions, mostly nlckels and
dimes. A little later in the after
noon that same woman was lined
up along the counter at the
Southern Express Company's
office, waiting for her quart, and
she paid the charges in nickels
and dimes. Lexington Dispatch
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02

known in Watauga; he is well
known in every household as the
friend OF the county and one who
has always stood for it's develop.
ment, and why should not every
member OF his party stand BY
him as one man aiding in electine
this splendid citizen to tho high
Office Of Attorney General.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02

Cars have been designed for an
electric railroad in ireland to be
run BY gasoline electric genera
tors which they carry or BY the
overhead trolley system. sgs
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02

Tradition says that in the Old
Stewartsyille cemetery ,sabon I
four miles east OF Laurinburg,
there is q man buried who was
born aftsr his mother had mp
posedly died and had been buried.
The story has long been told,
and many strap&era who came to
this section and Arst heard the
strange story, would hear itwith
that look OF doubt that isalways
apparent when seemingly impos.
sible stories are told. 1T Is one
OF those strange, unreasonable
stories, one that you would ex-
pect some one to tell when it Was
understood that jokes were being
told. It's nevertheless said to
be true, and the writer has heard
it often repeated, and has seen
folks who have never heard the
story, shake their heads in doubt
and walk Oh, as, much as to nay,
"that's q lie" ,.Weare not swear.
ing to the absolute truth OF It,
but from the time We were a Kid,
it has been told and We haysseen
some folks in times past that
seemed to be sure enough Of the
facts to make oath to them.
There is buried in the cemetery
q Rev. Mr.. Lindsay, who was a
Presbyterian preacher, and it is
about him that the story is told.
1t is said that bis mother became
ill and apparently died. So sure
that she was really dead, her
loved ones followed her to the
gave and she was buried. With
her was buried q number Of valu.
able rings. In the evening after
the body was buried that AFTER
noon, persons wanting to secure
the valuable iewelry dug up the
body. They could not remove.
the rings from the flngersand at-
tempted to cut the fingers OF.
AS soon as the fingers were cut
the woman spoke and Of course
the would.be robbers fled. She
then walked home and called her
husband to help her to the house.
Years after this child was born.
and it was none other than the
Rev. Mr.. Lindsay, who sleeps in
old Stewartsville cemetery. Mr..
Lindsay preached through this
section years ago. This strange
incident is recalled by the fact
that an association has bean
formed and incorporated whose
purpose it is to rearrange and
beautify this historic burying
.-Laurinburg Exchange.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02

United States naval o IA icers
have developed 3 eolored glass
which nnd Visible the fumes
from smokelesa powder.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02

Don't live in the past. An
ounce Of tomorrow is worth q
pound Of yesterday. 3
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02

[ Edmund jsass I CANDIDATE
The Democrats Of Caldwell
county, and Of other counties oi
northwestern North Carolina,
present to the partyin the State,
for the Office Of Attorney General,
the name Of Captain Edmund
Jones of Lenoir, N. G. li.
For some time past his name
has been prominently mentioned
in that connection and since the
declination Of Hon. R. A. Dough.
ton, Who is from the same sec-
tion, the requests for him to be-
come q candidate have been fire.
quent and urgent. Mr.. Jones,
after deliberation, has decided to
enter the race, and from now on
may be considered a candidate.
To this part Of North Carolina,
Mr.. Jones needs no introduction;
but, to those in other parts OF
the State, it will not be amiss to
say, thathe was surrendered with
General Lees Army, at Apo.
mattox, when not yet II years
OF age. Returning home from the
battlefield, he entered the Uni
versity Of North Carolina, and
when that was disrupted by the
carpet -baggers, finished his col.
lege course at the University OF
Virginia.
The ink was hardly dry on his
diploma, when heplunged at once
into the fight to redeem the State
from the horrors of reconstruc-
tion. When only 81 yearsof age
he was elected to the Legislature
from his native county, and re-
manned member until peace had
settled over the States and Gov
eminent had been restored to the
people. When this was done he
took up the practice Of his pro.
fession, ofwhich he has since been
a diligentfollower. isstanding
as a lawyer is known to bench
and bar throughout North Caro-.
lima. As a man and citizen be is
admired, loved and trusted.
Edmund Jones is no politician
and has never sought preferment
outside OF his profession; but no
campaign of Importance hasever
passed that he has not given his
time, his voice and his means to
the advancement of his party's
cause and the interests of politi,
cal and personal friends. He is
first and last a lawyer, and that
is what is generally supposed to
the requisite for the office Of At
torney General.
Such is the candidate offered by
Caldwell county; the only county
in North Carolina that for 80
years after the close of the Civil
War never had a Republican off.
Ger or representative.
]. c. SEAGLE,
Chairman Democratic Execu.
tive COmmittoo
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02

- :
lapfSving lIauilg liek \
The following appeared as an
editorial in last Thursday's issue
Of the Charlotte News: II
Thank'stoths ni6centpub.
lie highways, Blowing Rock has
been brought within easy reach
Fof Charlotte and each summer
hundreds u Charlotte people run
up to the Rock to Linville and
Other cooling spots ip the noun
tain vicinity to Whit the noun
tain breezes, cool OF and become
invigorated with draughts OF
csope.F
Without doubt one OF the most
picturesque beauty spots in the
United States, Blowing Rock has
for year,. attracted hundreds OF
visitors, despite its former inac.
feasibility. The building OF a
magnificent turnpike from Lenoir
to the Rock has brought it within
easier reach Of the tourist and
this season it is overrun with vis-
ltors.
/ One thing which has always
been lacking in order to make
Blowing Rock one Of the most
sought out resorts by Northern
and other tourists has been it's
lack Of amusements.
Realizing this fact the Blowing
Rock Development Company has
just decided at q stockholders
meeting to spend fifteen thousand
dollars or more on the laying out
Of q modern golf course. Addi-
ticnal funds will be spent upon
other amusements and attrac.
tions, and before another season
is on Blowing Rock will be pro-
vided with the various sports and
amusements which have contrib
uted to the success Of other re.
sorts, in addition to it's superla-
tive scenery and cooling breezes.
This doneitis undoubtedly true
that henceiorth the Rock will gain
in popularity. e
Many Americans spend hun
dreds Of dollars in order to visit
Europe and enjoy the scenery OF
foreign lands when here in West
ern Carolina mountain ranges
they; could feast upon scenery un-
surpassed anywhere on the globe.
Wehaveh hardly appreciated our
our own assets until lately, and
just now, beginning to realize the
wealth Of beauty showered upon
US, commissioners OF the various
mountain counties are spending
hundreds OF thousands of dollars
on good roads so that visitors
may easily reach the hundreds OF
points OF interestin the mountain
territory. The result is a great
influx Of tourists to the Carolina
mountains who formerly sought
out the beauties OF the Rockies
and other placesin this and other
countries.
We are glad to note this an.
nounced improvement at Blow
Ing Rock. Search as one may no
more beautiful mountain scenery
can be, found anywhere in the
world than that Of the Blowing
Rock section.
rt cirnsgls's Fortune
When rumors were flashed over
the land again one day recently
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02

Glasgow has the largest indiyid-
ual cyanide factory in tho world.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-02
VETERINARY SURGERY.

& Ihsvs been putting much study
on this subject; have rscsiysd my
diploma, and am now ven equipped
for tho practice Of Veterinary Sur.
gerry In oil its branches, and am tn
only onstn the county. all on or
addfsss me- at Villas, N. R. +. d..
- g. n. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
5.17.'1l.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-12

While choosing no subject in partie.
ular, Grand Chancellor Ellis dwelt
upon the immense advantage aecru.
Ing to lodge In having a largo at.
tendance at all meetings He praised
the social features as being product
i've Of this. especially attendance con.
tests. As the direct result OF this.
the chancellor stated, the lodges in.
yariably increase in numbers, Appli.
cants being attracted by the shirt
and enthusiasm displayed during suck
contests.
Grand Keeper Of Record and Seal
Beatty had as his subject, Brother
Knights He took a step further
and spoke on fraternal spirit In gen
eral and the brotherhood of man. He
outlined the immense influence for
good the various fraterral orders ex-
ercise and spoke with pleasure of
unanimity with which different orders
now work, in contrast to the jealousy
and discordancy that formerly OBJ
tanned. He emphasized the doctrine
OF doing good while alive and making
.everybody's life the happier for your
presence on earth. His remarks were
enthusiastically received.
The Knights Of Pythias quartet rem.
dered number OF good selections
during the course of the program
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-12
GRAND lodge
Officers Visit TlmOn Lodge
Wednesday Evening
A Most Enjoyable Banquet
Given By The Losing Side

AS fitting elimination to an at.
tendance contest held some time ago,
members of Timon Lodge. No. IS,
knights of Pythias, enjoyed a dinner
Wednesday evening in Castle Hall on
West Gambler street at the expense
Of the losing side. THE Braves. 4"
Honored guests of the evening were
Grand Chancellor E. w. Ellis of Dag
ten and Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal William Beatty OF Toledo.
There was an overflow attendance
Of Pythians, including number of
outside guests. All made merry and
took advantage Of the occasion to in.
duce larger attendance at lodge and
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-12
to all will be sacrificed.

Former Speaker Swain of the Eigh
tieth General Assembly appeared be
fore committee In behalf of the law
providing for the present agricultural
commission and talked straight from
the shoulder. Pointing out the won.
derful possibilities for Ohio in the con.
tinuauce of the work 50 we'll started
under the Cox administration he said |:
III 1t is the jobs you are after, take
them, but do not disturb the work"
And in this Mr.. Swain expressed the
feeling OF hundreds OF thousands of
people interested in the welfare of
Ohio.
After all the delay in action of the
Eighty-first general assembly, six
weeks of inocuous desuetude at a cost
of between three and four thousand
dollars day to the people of the
state, simply exemplifies the convic-
tion that what the present administra.
tion really wanted was the jobs and
the meal-tickets. AS a matter of fact
the majority of the majority are not
so hell-bent for destruction as some of
their hated opponents would make 1t
appear. But they do want the jobs
and they have not the constructive
ability to get them without tearing
down the present good laws that made
them. The result has been hesitan.
cy Of action. Now some one has sug-
gested that the statesmen on the Dem.
ocraac side Of the house and senate
ought to get together and help the Re.
pubilcans prepare and pass such meas
ures as would assure them OF every
Job that is possible, but in the prepara-
ton safeguard the work of the past.
James B. Ruhl, Of Cleveland, wishes
it known he Is not in the meal-ticket
statesman class, and has notified Gov
ernor Willis that he will not accept
the post of superintendent Of insur-
ance If the salary is cut from $4,000 to
$4,000. None of the other patriots have
hesitated to take any old Job that is
offered at any old salary that may be
paid, but then all Of the others are
comebacks from the good old days"
who have been accustomed to pickups
on the side that will add molasses to
their cakes.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-12

awaken a truer feeling Of Pythianism
among the brethren.
The banquet was served In sumptu.
Gus form and included plenty of good
things to eat. The menu was as fol.
lows:
EscalIoped Oysters Creamed Potatoes
Sliced Ham
Olives Pickles
Ice Cream Cake
Cigars
At the conclusion OF the repast,
Chancellor Guy Taylor of Timon
lodge, introduced as toastmaster, Past
Chancellor Charles G. Iams who, in
witty fashion, paved the way for the
following tcasts:
"The Regulars"-W. r. Rimer.
THE Braves"--R NJ. Davis, p. c.
"The Pythian Castle Company
Jed s. Months, p. c.
Orchestra.
Brother Knights" William Beatty,
6. X. of r. & s.
Address--E. w. Ellis, G.. C.
All speeches incorporated expires.
sions Of hope for the continued pros.
perity of Timon lodge and were given
In concise fashion. The remarks Of
the distinguished Pythian visitors at.
tracted much applause and commend
ation
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-12
Tearing Down Laws Just To
Get The Jobs
One Man Refuses To Go In
Meal. Ticket Class

Columbus, O., Feb. Little won.
der that 1t has taken the general as.
sembly 80 long to get down to bust
ness, and that until this week Speaker
Conover and Floor Leader Howard OF
the majority have not felt constrained
to speed up their committees and ma
5orities to action! Everyone knows
that the big thing Of this administra.
rtion is the decentralization of the Ii.
quor licensing commission, and that
the bill finally introduced for Cover.
nor Willis could not be created in one
day. But now 1t is done, the reputed
child Of Governor Willis, the legal
child Of Senator McDermott. 1t gives
the state nine districts, and let it be
noted that Hamilton county and Gin
cinnati, alone, form one of those dis
tricts.
Some say the new license bill is wet
and some say it is dry. If it Is wet it
is certainly hard lines on the upstate
brewers who are rot interested in the
single district special privilege, for it
adds as sop to the drys some pretty
stringent regulations, such as knock
ing out the brewery wagon delivery
and increasing the cost to saloon men.
If it is dry 1t is pretty bitter medicine
for the drys in the big cities which
form the single districts where they
have been inclined to look on the pres
ent system as their only protection
against misuse Of license.
Wet or dry the new measure is bad
for the county clerks who are called
upon without recompense to take over
the district administration of the law
and the selection of district commits
sioners. The proposed Willis-McDer-
mott bill puts the liquor question d.
rectly into politics and puts the elec-
tive officers In charge Of it in bad.
However the main object being to
get the Offices into the hands Of the
Willis machine that will be accom-
plished. With one man as state COM
missioner with full power as now CIV
en- to the non-partisan board of three,
a really dangerous machine is planned
And the pity of It is that the regula-
tory features Of the present law which
has proven 30 efficient and acceptable
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-12
+ + f. !. + + = + + + !
BIRTHS Z

+ !. + i. + + 4. 4. i. + + i. 4.
A son was born Wednesday even
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Levering
of North Mulberry street.
A son was born Tuesday evening
to Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Beal of North
Liberty.
o.
A daughter was born Thursday to
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Durbin of the
Newark road.
A daughter was born Wednesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Cline, who resides
near Lock.
A daughter, was born Wednesday
night to Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Michels
OF Brookings, South Dakota, Mrs.
Michels was formerly Miss Eva
Workman Of Danville.
st .N D.