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New-York tribune., 1919-11-29
THE MELTING POT

Letter received by a paints and chemicals
corporation
Gentlemen -
Your letter received You can send
us one barrel Nl2 lbs.) bU fret0Nt; we have
plenty time before we need it (Citric Acid
CristaN.
always pay my bill before l eat. l have
made $l930 each day the first 10 months
G days in the week., it is not hard to
pay when we have the money.
| am not rich man. l come to Chicago
for Is years ago with .5c in my pocket and
wife and children. I have working hard
and to-day I am good for about S2o, 90.
They let US sit In on the copy desk
Thanksgiving afternoon, but they
didn't like our headlines, though ours,
for the story about the French diplo-
mat who asked that his marriage to
an American girl he had welded in
Mongolia be annulled because it
hadn't been solemnized by the law of
purchase or capture, our head was:
Buy or Grab Her, Is Mongol Law.
Frog Envoy Tries to Can Girl Wife"
The head that got into the paper was:
"Wife Not Purchased, SO Marriage Is
Annulled. French Diplomat Fails to
Observe Mongolian Custom and Loses
American Bride
Speaking of headlines, the Times's
Italy Promises to Curb d'Annunzio"
came as a shock to US. Italy Vows
to Curb Poet" is the way we. as an
observant reader, should have writ
ten it,
The veracity Of figures is tradition
ally high, but those who supply the
hgures are not always so unmenda-
cious. The sum Of the profits of tho
coal business, the railroad business
and the milk business is. we find zero
The percentage of profit in tho nara
graphing business, on the o. h. 10
enormous.
lake lastlining, frexamp. Takino
into account the overhead, the raw ma
terial, and the labor
The percentage is InAnity.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-29

Take lastlining, frexamp. Takine
into account the overhead, the raw ma.
terial, and the labor
New-York tribune., 1919-11-29
CHAR QANYEE

Entered At the Pos.onace At New York Second
Glass Mall Matter
New-York tribune., 1919-11-29
The Book Borrower s

If some one has it.-well, all right,
My "Algebra," By Hall & Knight.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-29

The percentage Of profit in the nara
graphing business, on the o. h.,
enormous.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-29

The percentage is InAnity.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-29

7 domination. A rising in Albania, too,
would be even more difficult to re-
sist than in Dalmatia, while the AL
banians themselves have been famous
TOR nearly twenty centuries as guerrilla
lighters
New-York tribune., 1919-11-29

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New-York tribune., 1919-11-29

Still, the New Workers. idea of where
the West begins is Port Jervis.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-29

At noon yesterday the amount re-
ceived to support the distinguished I'd
poet had reached the inspiriting total
of $500.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06

(By Watauga boy in France
Do YOU remember back in II, when
you spent some gloomy days?
When you heard that we's a-goin' to
tall in them Europe ways.
Was you filled with sad misgivin's S,
thinking of meeting with the foe;
And a-envying o. the fellers who
who wouldn't have to gop
You wasn't born a rich mans son,
with factory to claim attention,
Where they manufacture autos, and
the Essential plea" exemption.
You was just a. ordinary chap, with
row in life to hoe;
Not like the essential fellers, who
wouldn't have to 60.
Then there was some just turned thir.
ty one, an week or two or three,
Who claimed they wish't they's under
that, by week or two an you'd see
And all the time you's a-wondering, il
this was really so;
Yes, they had their reason" and II
wasn't fear; they's too old to 20.
An you rccollect the fellow with the
brand new blushing brideP
She certainly couldn't exist no time
without him by her side.
Of course her pa and ma were rich,
but the exemption board wouldn't
know:
So how could this young man expect
to break home ties and 20?
Say, do you mind the worthy son, with
the aged mother, oh! so frail?
Who'd stood by the tub from morn
till night to keep him out Of jail.
He got job and stayed in nights
workin' est boy round; you know!
TO sheet of fools-cap, closely writ
to say why he couldn't 90.
Well, years gone by, and nearly
two, and things don't look so blue.
You've gone across and fit your fight
showed the world what you could dc
Finished the job on schedule time
made 'em reap what they started Il
And you didn't need the other boys
the ones who didn't 60.
Now you're coming home, no more t.
roam, so free from all worry ant
care.
Well be here to meet you, and righ
proud to greet you, and tell you tina
you've done your share;
You'll never regret that you took VI
the bet, by answerin' tho challenging
foe;
An didn't heed doubt and try to sill
out, with the fellers who couldn't 20
And when you arrive, twill be har,
to survive the wonderful things her
for you,
All the rumOrs you've heard will tax
fight like bird, your sweethear
has been true blue.
And If on the street you should hap
pen to meet fellow with head hang
ing low;
Don't commit any sin by rubbing it il
he's sorry that he didn't 60.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06
Twelve Irsaspsrts Sod From Francs With
1900 sOIdiers Aboard.

Washington, Jan. 30. Depart.
ure from France of IL transports
carrying more than $50 officers
and 900 men, including four
coast artillery regiments, was an
nounced today by the war depart
ment. Seven Of the ships are
scheduled to dock at New York,
three at Newport News and one
ut Baltimore.
The returning coast artillery
regiments are the Fourth, Forty
fourth, Fifty first and Sixtieth
The tranfports now en- route
as announced today include some
of the largest in the service. A
mong them are Agamemnon, Ce
dric, Rijndam and Espage.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06

The Charlotte Observer fears
that the dog law intrducedin the
legislature will die in committee,
as usual. Be of good cheer, Col.
Harris. Representative Greer, Of
Iredell, who has been "frenent"a
dog law up to now, teltThe Land.
mark that a dog law will be made
law, and moreover the IredelI re.
preventative is going tovote forit.
TheI.andmarkis very much hope
up about a dog law and muehen-
couraged about Mr.. Greer, who
has been something of a stand.
patter. 1t expects to see the Ire.
dell representative voting for
woman suffrage before the Legis-
lature adjourns. The Statesville
Landmark.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06

DR.. G. B. McNairy, Superin-
tendent of the Kinston School for
the Feeble Minded says: The Sc.
lective draft has astonished US by
revealing the many able. bodied
men who are not capable Of man
aging their own affairs with ordi-
nary prudence, who in other
words are feeble minded. OF the
men in the selective draft from
N. g. sent to Camp Jackson, IA
per thousand were found not to
be sufficiently strong mentally to
fight for the country that gave
them birth.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06
NO. II
the FLO

When your back is broke and your
eyes are blurred,
And your shin homes knock and your
tongue is furred,
And your tonsils squeak and your
hair gets dry,
And you're doggone sure that you're
going to die.
But you're skeered you won't and q.
fraid you will,
just drag to bed and have your chill,
And pray the Lord to see you through
For you've got the Flu, boy
You've. got the Flu.
When your toes curl up and your belt
goes fiat,
And you're twice as mean as Thom.
as cat, .,
And life is long snd dismal curse.
And your food all tastes like . hard
boiled hearse, .
When your lattice aches and your
heads a-buzz,
And nothing Is as it ever was,
Here are my sad regrets to YOU
You've got the Flu, boy
You've got the Flu.
What is 1t like, this Spanish FluP
Ask me, brother, for I've been thru.
II is by Misery out of Despair;
1t pulls your teeth and curls your
hair;
1t thins your blood and brays your
bones,
And fills your .craw with means and
grOans,
And sometimes, maybe, you get we'll.
Some call 1t Flu-I call 1t He'll!
Selected.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06

The subject of this sketch, Cor
poral James G. Lowrance, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Lowrance,
was reared on Banner Elk in A.
very county. He was born Jan.
29, '96, and died Oct. 9, 1918, age
% year, 8 months and II days.
He professed faith in Christ Jan.
8, 1918, and lived = christian life
until his death.
He volunteered in the service
Of the United States August 2,
1916. He was stationed at Camp
Sewer, Greenville, s. G. for some
few months and in May, 1918, he
sailed for France, where he en-
gagged in several great battles,
and was one Of the number who
gave his life to help win t h e
great victory. He was wounded
in action on the front Oct. 8, and
died the following day at 7:30, p.
m. His remains were laid to rest
in a military cemetery over there
to await the resurrection morn.
He leaves a dear father and mo.
ther, sisters and a dear little
boy to grieve their loss. But oul
loss is his eternal gain. May We
all live true christian lives, and
may we meet the dear one thai
has gone on before. .
"a precious one from Us has gone,
A voice We loved Is stiled.
A place Is vacant in the home
That never can be filed.
Let us not mourn, but be rea
dy to meet him in the sweet by
and by.
ONE Who LOVED HIM.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06
Youngest Soldier.
Concord Tribune)

Concord can boast, perhaps, of
the youngest soldier sent oversee
in the recent conflict, in the per-
son of Master Plato Miller, son of
Mr., and Mrs. B. N. H. Miller.
When war was declared on Ger
many, young Miller, then only IA
years of oge, was ready, anxious
and wanting to 60, but on account
of his age he did not get into the
service for several months. How,
ever, not to be foiled in his at
tempt to help lick the Germans,
he made one effort after another
to enter the service, only to be
told that he was too young, and
also that his weight was against
him.
Finally one day he left home
and enlisted, having attained the
proper weight, and, being very
much Overgrown for his age, he
was accepted and sent to a train.
ing camp. After spending sever.
al weeks in training he was sent
overseas and was with Gen. Per,
shing's forces doing his bit" be
fore he was Is, having celebrated
his 18th birthday in France.
Cabarrus county lays claim
to the youngest soldier in the ser
vice.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06

SACRIFICE and give.

Probably no race suffered from
the war according to it's numbes
on the scale that the Armenians
did. And their sufferings were
but the climax of along period of
oppression andpersecution atthe
hands of the Turks. If any peo-
pie ever deservedassistance from
their more fortunate fellow hui
man beings it is the Armenian
people. That is why the move
ment to raise thirty million dol
lars in this country and two hun
dred thousand dollars in North
Carolina deserves to succeed.
The war is overnow. Peace has
not been declared, but there is
little possibility that the confer
ence of the powers in Paris will
fail to 80 tie the hands of Germa.
ny that it will'be in no position to
harm the world. To all practical
purposes the war is over and the
people of all countries know it.
That is why it is hard to raise the
enthusiasm in war work now that
prevailed six months ago when
an effort was made to accomplish
war undertaking.
But obligation to the bleeding
and suffering people of the world
is as binding now as it ever was.
Those who have must give to
those who have not. Charity must
do its work at home buthomehas
become a thing as wide as the
world. The cost of waste in self
ish indulgence if applied to the
suffering of the world no doubt
largely efface it. The calls forwor.
thy purposes sometimes seem toe
numerous, but to meet them it is
only necessary for those who
have to cut off some of the luqu
ries which they are in the habit
of enjoying and place the pro
ceeds at the command of those
| who are in need. Sacrifice and
give!-News and Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06

we continue to grope our way on
in darkness for want of enlight-
eminent to our duty, as we'll as for
want of street lights these dark
muddy nights, and let our don't
care spirit be heralded far and
wide? Shall our town retrograde?
Shall the young citizenship Of
Boone take upon themselves a
mere form of government and up
lift that has been shorn of all it's
spirit and progressiveness by us
who should shoulder the burdens
and responsibilities Of making it
a fit place in which to live?
Now, my friends, l have not
tried to answer these. questions.
leave them toyour sober thought,
Sound judgement, and unbiased
mind. Won't you take a quiet
hour and conscientiously weigh
these matters and then render
your verdict? The verdict rests
with you. If you think I have
been egotistical in this, please
Danish the thought. I have only
taken my usual course to try to
drive home to us all the fact that
we need to awake out of our leth-
argy and do something that will
make our town better, more at
tractive, and reflect credit to it's
citizenship.
l will shake hands with any
man in town, or with every man,
TO inaugurate some moves and
methods that will send us for.
ward. What do you say, good
people? Are you ready? Are you
willing? Will you make a reason
able sacrifice if necessary? will
Mr.. Town Alderman, what are
you doing? We are behind you
Are you going to work? Are you
going to make us pay some taxes
Are you going to have a MASS
!, MEETING9
Yours for a better Boone,
w. II. GRAGG.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06
Roosevelt As nl Mssrasd tH ais ssa
TypieaI d mikeas.
Manufacturers Record. J

Manufacturers Record.)
The intensely human side of
Colonel Roosevelt's life is indica.
ted in a letter received by the ed
itor of The Manufacturers Rec
ord from a friend, who; writing
about Colonel Roosevelt's death,
said:
did you read where the Colo
mel had been found lately in the
stable with Quentin'spony, which
is 20 years old? 1t is the pony
that climbed to the second story
of the White House when Quen.
tin was a child. The Colonel was
found~shortly after he heard of
the death Of his boy in France
with his arms around the pony's
neck, crying"
In this little story is seen a
touch of one side of Col. Roose.
velt's life of which the public rare
ly heard much. Here is the iron
nerved fighter melted into the
tender-h hearted father, as around
the neck of Quentin's boyhood
pony he throws his arms and
weeps in silence that in the great
call of civilization his boy had had
to make the supreme sacrifice.
As our hearts are melted at the
thought of Roosevelt weeping for
his boy, let us remember that mil
lions and millions Of fathers and
mothers, wives and others have
had to weep because their loved
ones had had to suffer and die be
cause of the accursed workof Ger.
many, which for half q century
planned wholesale murder that
it might loot and lust to hearts
content
Roosevelt, as he threw his arms
around the neckOf Quentin 'spony
and wept for his boy, typifed the
mighty woe Of hundreds of mil
lions who for four years lived ir
the agony of fear, and of tens o.
millions whose dear ones never
came back and who unto the grave
will carry the burden oftheir sor
row.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06
FOR SALE.


One house and lot situated In the town
of Butler, Tennessee and known
as the Central Hotel.
There is three lots together on the
the corner of Main and College Sts.,
in the heart of the town. The lots
have frontage OF $50 feet by l4O feet
back, and as good as the best garden
spot to be found anywhere.
The building is two story frame
building with metal roof. Has 10 fin.
ished rooms, and 4 more good rooms
can be finished in third story or attic,
and has q splendid concrete cellar.
The rooms are all nicely papered and
the building is painted outside and In.
side, and. is in first class condition.
The building is built of No. / yellow
poplar and white pine lumber and can
have fire in every room. There Is ell
necessary outbuildings. This proper.
ty is splendidly located: two good
schools shortdistance from the prop
erty, also two churches.
This Is the best deal ever offered in
this section and perhaps never will be
again, IS will sell the property st an
extraordinary bargain. Any interes.
ted can come and look at the property
and see the splendid deal they csn get.
The town of Butler is situated on the
Watauga River and Rosn's Greek in
a most beautiful aad picturesque Sec
tion Of the country. Also on the Div.
OF V. & s. W. line q the Southern
Railway. Have morning and evening
trains. Pike roads are now being
built in the county. This hotel has
had a good patronage for several
years, and anyone wishing to engage
in this line Of business can do we'll
keeping boarders and the commercial
travel.
This ad will appear only ono time.
II interested, come at once and take
advantage of this rare opportunity.
wnimake satisfactory price and terms.
might take good farm In exchange
If suitably located. can make Q clear
title to the property.
J. A. RAMSEY
BUTLER, TENN.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06
Mrs. v. 4. Bower Diss in lsasir.

Mrs. Annie M. Bower, widow
Of the late W. H. Bower, died last
Saturday morning at herhome in
Lenoir, She had been in declining
health for numberofyears. Her
remains we're buried in the Hor-
ton graveyard on the Yadkin Sun.
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, her
pastor, Rev. r. D. Sheriff., of the
FIRST Methodist church, Lenoir,
conducting the funeral services,
IN the presence of a large crowd
Mrs. Bower was was "a years
of age and was born and reared
in Bethlehem, Pa. Before her
marriage to Hon. w. H. Bower
on Nov. %, 1893, she was a nurse
by profession, her maiden name
being Annie Louise Malchaner.
She received training at Saint
Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, and
was later superintendent of vii.
kesberry Hospital.
Mrs. Bower was a woman OF
culture and was beloved by all
who knew her. She will be great.
" missed. One son, Mr.. David
M. Bower, survives. .-Lenoir Top.
ic.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06
Mrs. Z. s. Etmistsa Rsesivss Letters d
csltolsDes from Army Officers.

FRS. r. F. Edmisten whose son,
Mr.. w. s. Edmisten, died at the
military camps at. Toledo, Ore
gon, on Jan. 2, has received the
the following comforting letter
from the dead soldiers comman-
ding officer, Capt. Roderick D.
Grant:
1T is with deep regret that I
write to you on so sad a subject
as the death of your son on Jan.
u, 1919. Private William S. Ed
misten was at all times faithful
and conscientious in his work,
and was well liked by the men of
his squdron.
II want you to know that his
work here was just as necessary,
and his death just as glorious in
this great conflict for the democ-
racy of the world, as any workor
any death on the battle field.
"As the Commanding Officer
of this regiment to which he be-
longed, l want you to know that
his work was appreciated, and
that I feel a keen sympathy for
you on account of his loss."
Following is an extract from a
letter received by Mrs. Edmis-
ten from Capt. Herman s. Judd,
of the Medical Corps, U. S. Ar,
my:
I'VE are very sorry that we
were not able to save the life OF
this soldier, but it seems that the
Flu" pneumonia is very, very,
severe this year and in some ca
ses it seems that almost nothing
does any good. He was goodpa-
tient and did everythinghe could
to help us and to make his recov
cry possible, but it semed tina,
nothing helped. He did not suffer
but simply grew worse and went
away. Again I want toassureyou
that every care was given him
and that we all regret your loss
and certainly do wish it could
have been otherwise. If at any
time we can be of any service to
you we want you to let us hea,
from you"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-02-06

The Peace Conference wealth
ers it's first Storm" we read.
With Pilot Wilson atthe helm and
John Bull trimming the sails the
peace ship should sail to the har.
Dor Of Universal peace and dock
at the League of Nations. War
rem Record. ...
, 1919-10-23

Attorney General Palmer has been
attacked in congress for his apparent
laxity in dealing with the "red" men
ace in the United States, but II the
, 1919-10-23
DAIRY NOTES

Keep the dairy COW out of all drafts
Of stable windows.
The milk COW on the general farm
ought to be a money-maker.
A satisfied COW is probably a salts
factory cow.
A summer silo for the dairyman
viii pay ever better than a winter
silo.
The average dairy COW makes dairy
ing Improbable; it's the better-than'
~the-average COW that pays.
A good low is worth more than most
people believe. A dairy GOV that yields
an abundance Of milk is indeed a valu'
able animal.
, 1919-10-23
DAIRY
FACIS
LOVE FOR GOOD LIVE STOCK
Boys and Girls Clubs Teach Members
That Cattle Raising Is Most
Profitable.

The two most valuable assets for
the amateur stockman to possess in
order to become a successful live stock
breeder are: First, an interest and
incentive for raising good stock, and
second, practical experience supple.
mented with a thorough technical
knowledge of selecting, feeding, judg.
ing, and breeding, according to j. t.
Tingle, of the Colorado Agricultural
College, who says: Most of our
greatest like stock breeders Of TODAY
entered their profession on account Of
their love for good stock and their
practical experience enabled them to
make a success of the business.
Both theoretical training and prac-
tical experience are necessary for the
best success. Especially is this true
at present-a time when feed, labor.
and stock are high. There has never
been a time when the live stock indus
try demanded a more thorough knowl-
edge of proper feeding. breeding, han
ding, and selecting than at present.
"The objects sought through the
boys and girls clubs include the above
essentials for success, and in addition
they endeavor to teach the members
that the work is enjoyable, profitable.
instructive and offers an incentive for
securing an agricultural education.
Boys as well as men are looking for
practical training and there is no bet
ter way for them to secure 1t than
through the clubs.
Every farmer and stockman should
be more than anxious for his son to
get into some kind of live stock club.
He should not only advise his boy to
, 1919-10-23
FEED FOR MILK PRODUCTION
Many Old Cows viii Increase Capacity
Fed on Properly Balanced
Ration.

There are n large number of old
cows hat will increase their capacity
for milk-glving IL fed on a properly
balanced ration and with a large
amount of succulent food the year
round. This is what develops the ca
pacity of the COW. A great many
cows are never fed with the idea of
getting out of them the greatest
amount of milk possible each year,
with due regard to the health of the
cows. If. however. the old cows were
fed with this idea In mind, they would
continue to give a large mess of rich
milk.
, 1919-10-23

enter a club but should encourage and
urge others to. join by offering prizes
and stock at reasonable prices in or
der to promote the work and further
the better livestock movement. Pure
bred breeders can well afford to sell
club members stock at reduced prices
In order to build up an interest in
these young stockmen for raising reg
istered stock. Increased interest
means greater demand for %purebreds
and the better the demand the better
will be the future sales"