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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-03-09
4 Law With Teeth.

We ::all remember what a fu-
rore was raised for a statewide
primary law and with what a
blare of trumpets it passed the
General Assembly last winter.
Without some law restraining
the candidates from spending
money too freely this statewide
primary law might we'll be called
"an act to put up public office to
the highest bilder." But fortu-
nately there is another act pass
ed by the General Assembly OF
1918 which was passed to pre-.
vent the voters OF the state from
being debauched and to head off
any wealthy candidate from
spending a big wad in his own be-
hall. Not many OF our people,
perhaps, know Of the existence OF
such a law. The writer confesses
that he was in ignorance pitt un.
til his attention was called to it.
This act makes it unlawful 10 r
any candidate to spend or permit
Others to spend for him an am
omit that would exceed fifty per
cent OF the annual salary Of the
office for which he is running, ex-
cept a candidate for Governor
and a candidate for the United
States Senate may spend or al
low Others to spend an amount
not greater than the annual sal
ary of the Office. These two acts,
the state primary act and this
corrupt practice act are intend
ed to 60 together. The public de-
! manded this restraint on th g
spending OF money inordinately
by candidates, but as soon as it
passed forgot all about it.
tits there however, in cold type,
and it should be invoked wherever
and by whomsoeveritls violated.
We have had enough shameful
squandering OF money in North
carolina. 1t not only irppover.
lshes the candidate but what is
ten times worse, it debauches
and demoralizes the public. We
may be allowed to express the
hope that every candidate ofany
party in the state this year will
be held strictly to the law in this
respect. The filing OF q state
ment showing every cent expen.
ded by himself or by others in
his behalf is on the books and it
means what it says, and any Ell.
fort to evade it or nullify it pro.
yes the unfitness ofany candida te
to hold any Office within the gift
of the people OF the state.-Char'
ity and Children.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-03-09
(To be contlnued.)
After Lagrippe What? =

FIG Prevo, Bedford, Ind, wri.
tes: IAN attack of lagrippe lef,
me with a severe cough. | tried
everything. | got 80 thin il
looked a. il | never would get
we'll. Finally, two hotties oi
Foley's Honey and Tar cured
me. am now we'll and back to
my normal weight" A reliable
remedy for coughs, colds, Group.
For .ale by M. b Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-03-09
Every habit and faculty is pre-
served and increased by cores
ponding actions.--Epictetus.
What Children Need Now.

In spite of thu best care moth
ers can give them this weather
brings sickness to omany children.
Mrs. 7. Neureuer. Eau Claire,
Wis, writes: "Foley's Honey
and Tar cured my boy OF a sew
ere attack Ot Group after other
remedies had failed. 1t is,a won.
Cerful remedy for coughs, colds,
cronp and whoopiug cough" 1t
stops lagrippe coughs. For sale
by NJ. B. Blackburn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-03-09

it until his clothing was about
dry, he discovered that night
was approaching, and as there
was no prospect OF an curly a.
batement OF the storm, he must
content himself with a hunters
luck under the cliff, so he dressed
the turkey and suspended him
for the night.
After eating the remainder OF
his lunch he had provided for
his da.'s outing, he recruited his
fire and sat around it listening at
the raging storm until late in the
night, not being provided with
sufficient covering for such emer-
gency, he knew he could not
sleep until a late hour, and just
as he was ready to center into a
little doze he heard the hideous
howl OF a wolf in the distance,
and scarcely had this sound died
away until he heard the barking
of another from a different di.
rection, then came the sound of
Others from different directions,
and then they all chimed in and
such yelping, barking and howl
ing the young man had never
heard in his life. This experience
was so terrible as to almost make
the young hunters hair stand on
end and the blood curdle in his
veins. The terrible noise became
louder and louder and he found
that the wolves were approach
ing nearer so he thought it best
to put more wood on his fire and
await further Developments.
He knew by the noise that
there was a great band OF wolves
and he thought it prudent to
take advantage OF opportunities,
so he selected a Shelving rock a
few feet above the fire and perch
ed himself upon that with gun in
hand. He did not have to wait
long, however, until he heard a
scampering in the forest neal
where he had seen the fragments
of the hog as he approached thu
cliff a short time before. He
could see the glimpse OF the VOL
yes from his perch, jumping and
darting back and forth, swapping
and snarling over the remnants
OF the hog, then one large wolf
threw his head up IN the direct
ion OF the fire, and when Harri.
son saw his eyes shining like two
balls of fire he took deadly aim
and the wolf fell dead. No soon.
er had the wolf struck theground
and the blood began to flow from
the wound than the whole pack
flew upon his prostrate body,
and after they had torn thell
companion into fragments and
devoured it they scampered of
into the forest and were gone
and upon examination IN the
morning it was found that only
the hair of the dead wolf "
mained.
ITO be contnued.)
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-03-09

In the recent washing of Chica-
go political linen, the number OF
petticoats on the line was espec-
tally noticeable. cincinnati Times
Star.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-03-09
"LOCKE CRAIG,
Governor"

All persons wishing to contrib
ute wearing apparel or cloth, or
funds to be used in the purchase
OF cloth, for the destitute women
and children OF Belgium and nor
thern France are asked to CON-
municate with lDr. 5. Westray
Battle, Chairman, or E. Elexis
Taylor, Field Secretary, North
Carolina Commission for Reliefin
Belgium, %, Haywood st., Ashe-
vile, N. Z.
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ButIerizsd Republicans.
News and Observer.

~
Carolina is a chattel in the hands
of Marion Butler, the same But.
Ter who has run the gamut of
politics in this State, the same
Butler who by reason Of Fusion
ism wormed his way into office
by the temporary error, of the
people of the State.
In North Carolina it need not
be recounted the things OF those
dark days through which this
State travelled that it might a.
gain see the light.
Yesterday in the Republican
State Convention Marion Butler
moved the wires which controlled
the convention, and by means of
the power he exercised gave clear
proof to those who opposed him
that he was the master OF the
situation. He did the cracking
of the whip and the convention
danced obedience to his crack
ing.
The name OF Republican Ma
tlonal Committeeman E. G. Dun.
can was hissed. When he at
tempted to speak he was howled
down. Then he was thrown out
OF office. In vain did another
war horse OF Republicanism, DIR.
Cyrus Thompson, seek to have
his say to the convention, for he,
too, was howled down. And as
the men to whom the Republi-
cans Of North Carolina had here.
toioe bowed down were humilia-
ted to the core Marion Butler
sat on the platform in the plain
view OF all and laughed in mock
cry.
The appearance OF Marion But
Ter on the platform was the sig
nal for wild cheers by the con.
vention. From his first gesture
as he faced the convention and
pushed aside a delgate who was
trying to speak it was seen that
he had the convention we'll in
hand. When there came action
from him which meant that Carl
Duncan as national committee.
man must be displaced by Mr..
John Motley Morehead it was
seen that it was a fight to the
finish between the standpat Re-
publicans under the leadership of
Duncan and the Bull Moose Re-
publicans under the orders OF
Butler. And Butler won despite a
desperate struggle on the part of
Duncan. :.
Carl Duncan made one declar.
alton in his appeal to the Repub-
licans to stand by him which was
significant. Speaking OF Butler,
who was on the platform within
a few feet Of him and indicating
him in the sweep OF his h. nd,
Carl Duncan declared that 1T is
not needed in North Carolina
where Butler and I are known to
speak OF him. l put it up to the
Republican party to decide be-
tween me and Marion Butler. "
In answer the Republicans show
ed that they chose Butler. And
this was in the face OF the declar-
alton OF DR.. Cy Thompson that
if Butler was given charge of the
Republican party there would a.
gain be heard in North Carolina
of Butler and Bonds.
The Republican party OF North
Carolina is Butlerized. 1t is in
charge Of that man whose name
was signed to an advertisement
in the New York Evening Post
OF April, 1915, which told that
Marion Butler was one of t b G
committee who had put over the
South Dakota bond business a
gainst North Carolina, land that
because OF this "The committee
is now ready to proceed with the
collection of all other epudiated
bonds OF every class of eact
' State" And when the Republi
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-03-09
PROCLAMATION.


"Whereas, deep distress and
misery exists in Belgium and
northern France. Three millions
of women and children are in dire
need of food and clothing, and
"We have already given gener-
ously to these destitute people,
but there yet exists an alarming
shortage of necessary clothing,
and
1.-THE Commission tor Relief in
Belgium has been and now is en-
gagged in furnishing clothing and
food to the destitute inhabitants
in Belgium and northern France
by and with the approval of the
civil and military authorities of
Germany.
"The great humanitarian work
of that commission is strictly
neutral and at the request OF
President Woodrow Wilson many
OF our foremost citizens of the
United States have accepted
membership on the commission.
Now, Therefore, l, Locke Craig,
governor OF North Carolina, r.
spectfully urge that the people of
this state cooperate with t h g
Commission for Relief in Belgi-
um in it's efforts to clOthe these
unfortunates; and to this end /
do hereby designate and setapart
Friday, the seventeenth day of
March, 1916, as Belgium day, in
order that the attention of all
our citizens may be the more spe.
ifically directed to this relief work
and give them an opportunity
to buy a yard of cloth on this OF
any other day, or give the equiv
alent thereofin money to be ex.
pended in the purchase OF cloth
ing for the destitute in Belgium
and Northern France while the
winter is upon them and the SUI
fering is acute.
LET every one do something
to relieve the innocent from the
cruel suffering of this war,
"Done at our city of Raleigh
the 10Th day of February in the
year OF our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and sixteen, and in
the one hundred and fortietth
year OF our American indepen.
dence.
"LOCKE CRAIG,
Governor"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-03-09
VETERINARY SURGERY.

have been putting mucn study
~ this subject; have received III,
iiplOma, and am now we'll equipped
for the practice Of Veterinary Sdr.
sery In all its branches, and am th
'nly one In the county. all on or
address me at Villas, N. R. F. d..
g. H. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
l-17-'11.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
MADE OWN ROAD TO SUCCESS
Woman Proved She Was Capable of Making Her Way, Despite All
 Forms of Competition.

Forced by the illness of her hus- band five years ago to take up the burden of supporting the family, Mrs. Jennie Watkins in that time has be- come one of the foremost woman in surance agents in the country and has written more than one million dollars worth of insurance policies.
 Mrs. Watkins lives at No. 2S0 Fort Washington avenue. where she main ,tains her office. She Is the only wom- an member of the $200,000 club, an organization of expert insurance agents whose annual writings of poli- cies reach that amount every year.
 She declares, and her associates, who are men, agree with her, that she gained her success through competi- tion on equal grounds with her male opponents, and she has vanquished them in contests entirely by superior arguments. and not by falling back on the handicap which her sex might give her-New York Times.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
WOMAN'S WORK IN THE WORLD
Activities of the "Weaker Sex" Oromi- nent Along Practically All Lines
 of Endeavor.

More women are employed in the manufacture of clothing than any oth- CT industry in Pennsylvania.
 The duchess of Norfolk has a col lection of parasols of all countries, said to be worth $2,500.
 Two thousand women will serve as judges and clerks of election in Chi cago this year, for which they will re- ceive $7 per day.
 Thousands of women have been thrown out of work in Massachusetts since the operation of the minimum wage law went into effect.
 The first savings bank was insti- tuted by a woman, Priscilla Wakefield. who inaugurated bank scheme for the encouragement of thrift among children of Tottenham toward the end of the eighteenth century.
 A remarkable translation of Nich- olas Stratham "Abridgement of Law. !" an old English book. which has baf- fed translators for years, has just been completed by Mrs. Margaret C.. klingensmith. member of the Penn sylvania bar. It took Mrs. Klingen- smith fifteen years to complete the translation. which will be published in the near future.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
CARRIERS OF DISEASE
Dogs Blamed for Spread of AiI-
 ments Among Farm Stock.
Department of Agriculture Recently Issued Bulletin on Subject Should Be Controlled and
 Properly Cared For.
(Ry M. c. HALL, Ph. D)

The dog in the country is a useful and pleasant adjunct to the farm if he is properly controlled and cared for, but when neglected, may readily be- come a carrier of disease to stock, in addition to gaining opportunity to kill sheep and destroy gardens and other property. Dog ordinances, as a gen. eral rule, have been intended chiefly to curb the dogs power of doing harm by attacking. biting, killing or run ming sheep or stock. The part that he plays as a carrier of diseases to ami mals only recently has been recog nized, according 70 the department of agriculture, whfch has issued bull letin (No. 269) on the subject, "The Dog as a Carrier of Parasites and Dis cases"
 Of the diseases carried to stock by dogs, the foot and-mouth disease is probably of the greatest interest at this time. In this case the dog acts as mechanical carrier of infection. The dog which runs across an infected farm easily may carry in the dirt on his feet the virus of this most conta- gious of animal diseases to other farms and thus spread the disease to the neighboring herds. In infected locali- ties it is absolutely essential, there fore. to keep all dogs chained and never to allow them off the farm ex- cept on leash.
 There are, however, many other maladies in the spread of which the dog takes an active part-rabies, hy- datid. ringworm, favus, double-pored tapewOrm, roundworm and tongue worm are often conveyed to human beings in this way. It occasionally happens also that the dog helps fleas and ticks in transmitting bubonic plague or the deadly spotted fever. Hydatid disease Is caused by the presence in the liver. kidneys. brain, lungs and other organs, of a bladder worm or larval tapeworm. Bladder worms are often as large as an orange and may be larger A dog which is allowed to feed on carrion or the raw viscera of slaughtered animals may eat all or part of a bladder worm con- taining numerous tapeworm heads. These tapeworm heads develop into small segmented tapeworms in the in ! testines of the dog. The tapeworms in turn develop eggs which are passed out in the excrement of the dog. They are spread broadcast on grass and in drinking water where animals can very well eat them and thus become
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
ICE DURING SUMMER MONTHS
Commodity Which Every Farmer Can Have by Little Attention to
 Storage in Winter.

Ice is a commodity which almost every farmer can have during the summer months if little attention is given to the proper methods of stor- age during severe cold weather.
 A common type of ice house. and one that seems to give good satisfac- tion, is pit dug in the ground or on the side of slope. covered with a board roof to keep out the snow and rain and serve as a shade. Straw is used between the walls of the pit and the ice. One instance has been ob- served where baled straw was used with good results.
 In the construction of any ice house. whether pit or above ground. the walls should be properly insulated so that they will not admit heat from the outside. Ventilation should be pro vided for the space above the ice by an opening at each end near tho peak of the roof.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
FERTILIZER FOR THE GARDEN
Most Satisfactory to Supply Liberal Quantities of All Elements De-
 fcicnt in Soil.

In vegetable garden where so many plants are grown with such varying plant food requirement., it is entirely impracticable to attempt to compound fertilizer formulas suitable for the various groups of vegetables. It is far more satisfactory to supply liberal quantities of all the fertilizing ele- ments deficient in the soil. In this way each plant will be sufficiently supplied with plant food for full development, says Bulletin 106 of the Georgia sta tion.
 Animal manures of almost any kind are good for enriching the garden soil. In fact, it is quite difficult to main tain the fertility of a soil so heavily cropped as a vegetable garden unless there is an available supply of animal manures of some kind. Horse stable manure is the most convenient to ap- ply; and it is very excellent for a gar den, provided there is not too much coarse particles of bedding applied just before the garden is to be planted. Winter is a good time to apply ma nure to the garden soil. The manure should be hauled out and spread over all the garden area that is not occu- pied with vegetables. Even then the manure may be strewn along between the rows of vegetables and allowed to decompose until the vegetables are taken off and the soil turned for an other crop. There is little danger of applying too much stable manure to the garden soil. If the manure is well decomposed, or if applied and plowed in month or two before planting time, 1t may be used at the rate of % to 30 tons per acre with beneficial eff feet to the crops grown.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
PRESERVE THE FENCE POSTS
Average Farmer Can Secure Profit able Results by Heating Butts
 In Boiling Creosote.

The question of fence posts is get ting to be a serious one. Wooden posts are mounting in price very rap idly and are quite often of poor quail ity. Iron and cement posts are con- ing into use but there are objections to them because of cost, weight, diff culty of attaching wire and the crum- bling of concrete in alkaline soils.
 Railroad and telephone companies, using ties and poles, have the same conditions to contend with. They have reduced expenses a good deal by the use of coal tar creosote preserva- tive, forcing 1t into the ties and pole butts by hydraulic pressure in closed tanks. Such plant is not available to the average farmer but he can get much of the same result by heating the butts of posts in boiling creosote for one-half to three or four hours, ac- cording to the species of the wood. and then letting the posts cool in the liquid
 The heat forces a part of the air out of the wood and as the post cools the air that is left in the wood con tracts and the partial vacuum thus formed draws the creosote into the wood for a one-quarter or one-half inch or more. If this cannot be done. 1t will pay to paint or dip the butt of the post. for even this will afford considerable protection against rot ting.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
A Good "Side Line"

A profitable side line that can be worked at odd times when other work is slack will go far toward boosting the income of the average farm, Where there is a ledge of salabe stone a quarry may be made to fill in gaps in the labor schedule. An out cropping of limestone may be made profitable to the advantage of the whole neighborhood by the installa- ton of stone crusher or pulverizer to furnish ground limestone.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
GREAT BENEFIT IN ROTATION
Insects Thrive Only on Certain Kind of Plants.

The successive crops in any rotation should be so selected and arranged that no two upon which the same pest may thrive will be grown in success sion.
 The principles of disease control by means of crop rotation are based upon the fact that certain pests can thrive only on certain kinds of plants.
 Therefore, when the crops are changed and the food supply thereby cut off, the pests must perish or be greatly reduced in number
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
DON'T LOSE ANOTHER HAIR
Treat Your Scalp With Cuticura and
 Prevent Hair Falling. Trial Free.

For dandruff, itching, burning scalp, the cause of dry, thin and falling hair, Cuticura Soap and Ointment are most effective. Touch spots of dandruff and itching with Cuticura Ointment. Then shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. No treatment more successful.
 Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston. Sold everywhere-Adv.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22

Three Tongueworms in the Nasal
 Cavity.
 infected. The hog is particularly li- able to this disease because of its root ing habits. The eggs may get into human food, and persons who allow dogs to lick their hands and face also run the risk of getting the eggs of the tapeworm ill their systems.
 Prevention on the farm consists in so restraining the dog that he cannot get at carrion or raw viscera. Viscera should be boiled before being fed to dogs and should never be thrown on the fields. If not cooked and fed, viscera and carcasses should be burned, buried with lime, or so dis posed of as not to be accessible to dogs. Proper feeding of the dog is essential. and the owner who does not feed dog properly has no right to keep one.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22

uprights every inches the full length of both boards. Fit 30-inch piece of l by between them for lever. with several half-inch holes through it so it can be adjusted to any position. and with grooves in the upper edge. A length of common hay wire will hold the adjustment for heavy wagons, etc. If stronger jack is needed the by As may be replaced by lumber of by dimensions.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
New Steamship Line Projected.

The congress of Ecuador has grant ed concession for a steamship line between Guayaquil. Ecuador and Phil adelphia. The vessels of the company are to navigate under the Ecuadorian flag and at least one-half of the em- ployees are to be natives of Ecuador. It Is stipulated that the steamships must begin running within one and one-half years after the signing of the contract
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
BEST MEDICINE FOR THE LIVER

BONDS PILLS, intended solely for the Liver and Bowels, stimulate these organs and act as an aid to Nature in the perform ance of her duties.
 One BONDS PILL at bed time, prompt ly relieves Headache, Biliousness, Constipa- tion, Dizziness, Sour Stomach and such troubles that arise from Torpid Liver or Bowels. Don't accept a substitute. All Druggists, 25c.-Adv.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
Exchanging Views.

First Boy-My paw says he's sick over payir his income tax
 Second Boy (proudly)-Well he ought to be like my paw. He says he doesn't have to pay any-Judge
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
4 NEGEEcrEp COLD

is oSten followed by pneumonia. Be- fore Vt is too late take Laxative CSuini- dine Tablets. Gives prompt relief in cases of Coughs, Colds, La Grippe sad Headache. Price 25c.-Adv.
The Spectator., 1916-02-22
STOP THAT HACKING COUCH.

Mansfield formerly Hungarian) Cough Balsam heals the infiamed and lacerated membranes and quiets the tickling nerves that lie underneath the infected portions. Invaluable for bs- bies. Price 25c and 50c.-Adv.