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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03
"OId TIme' Again After Oct. rs.

Those farmers and others op-
posed to turning up their clocks
will on October 26 be able to run
their time-pieceS according to
the old custom and at the same
time according to laws framed in
Wa shington. In other words, the
doom of the daylight saving
practice, inaugurated as a war
measure, was pronounced a t
week by Congress, both Senate
and house adopting by oyerwhel-
ming votes measures to terlni-
nate operation of the law when
the period of summer time ends
next October rs.
The house Neutrality-suspicious.
debate, says a Washington dis
patch, by a vote of 233 to 1872,
passed a bill to repeal the law on
the last Sunday in next October,
but rejected an amendment to
make the repeal effective at once,
The Senate by a vote of l6 to6,
after brief discussion, adopted a
rider to the agricultural appro
priation bill providing for repeal
of the daylight measure on the
daylight measure on the same
date fixed BY the house bill.
The senate measure now goes
to conference with the agricultu
raj bill and the house bill is to be
sent to the senate. It is consider
ed likely that senatoamendments
will be finally substituted for the
house measure. Action of Con
gress therefore means Continu
ance of the present time tn j $
summer and early fall will re.
turn to sun time Oct. 26, ending
two years operation Of the day
light saving plan.
Members of both Senate and
house in advocating repeal of the
law enacted March IA, 1913, it is,
stated, said they were guided
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03
Do Your Best.

Everyone should do all he can
to provide for his family and in
order tc do this he mustkeep bis
physical system in the best con-
ultion possible. No one can rea'
sonably hope to domuch when he
is half sick a good share of the
time. If YOU are constipated, bill
i)us or troubled with Indigestion,
get a package Of Chamberlain's S
Tablets and follow the plain prin,
ted directions, and you will soon
be feeling all right and able to dc
a days work.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03
The Salvation Army.

In his report to the Secretary
of War on the activities of the
welfare associations serving with
the American Expeditionary For
ces Mr.. Raymond B. Fosdick
pays a particular tribute to Sal.
vation Army endeavors and Incl,
dentally reveals a fact of which
the general public had not been
aware. The impression has been
that the Salvation Army organi-
zatlon was one of the largest in
France, but it is revealed my Mr..
Fosdick that in fact it was one of
the smallest, "a great deal small
err he says, than most people
think He credits it with hav.
ing easily gained the greatest
popularity of the six organiza-
tions over there. Admiration for
the Salvation Army must be in
creased by reflection over the
fact that with so small an organi-
zation it has been able to make
itself of such great value to hu.
manity and the country. Mr..
Foslici relates that where the
y. NJ. G. A. has 5000 represen.
tatlves in France and the Knights
of Columbus 500, the Salvation
Army has less than 200. Its
work is limited to a few divisions
so that a comparatively small
number of the troops have actu.
ally been in contact with the or
ganization. It's fame, however.
has spread far beyond it's work
and it is difficult to find a dough.
boy who does not speak its praise.
Its success is not due to any ma.
tcrial equipment or any external
policy. Contrary to general be-
lief, it does not give supplies a.
way free except in cases of need.
Its policy is to sell it's canteen
supplies - even it's far.famed
doughnuts-and it's prices, due
to the fact that it has no exten-
sive buying machinery, are gen
orally higher than those of the
Y. M. c. A. 1T is the inner spir
it of service" says Mr.. Fosdick.
that has endeared this organi
zation to the heart of the soldier.
Its personnel has been carefully
selected from trained workers in
the Salvation Army-men and
women who knew how to meet
their fellow men on a common
plane and no task has been too
humble and no service too small
for them toperform for the troops
The Salvation Army wisely iimi-
ted its activities to size that
could he carried on by its small
but highly trained personnel and
it's reward is the genuine affec-
t on Of the A. T. F."-Charlotte
Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03
For a Weak Stomach.

AS a general rule all you need
to do is to adopt diet suited to
your age and occupation and to
keepyour bowels regular. When
you feel that You hove eaten toe
much and when constipated, take
one Of Chambcriain's Tablets,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03
PROHIBITION.

The effort OF the prohibitionistS
in Congress is to have matters so
arranged that what is known as
war time" prohibition may be,
come effective at the end OF the
month, taking chances on a pres
idential proclamation that would
save wine and beer from t h e
wreck and leaving responsibility
for action of thokind on the shoul.
ders OF the President, banking
strongly on the coming of com.
plete prohibition in due time un-
der constitutional amendment.
There is at best but a small tip of
the whiskey tail left of the hide
that is gone. The whole country.
except the smallcorner reprasen.
ted by Rhode Island, New Jer.
sey and Connecticut has shut the
door against liquor, and these
will be shortly dry everywhere
except along the shore line. 1t
would appear to matter but lit
tie that wine and beer should es-
cape for the present the final
edict has been pronounced. That
theoe could be no possibleesc
for the vets, so far as congress.
sion0l vote is concerned, il estab.
lished by the sentiment of Con-
gress, itself, where, in the Sen
ate it is IS per cent dry wand nthe
House 50 per cent. For intelli.
gent comparison, that the reader
may have clearer idea ef Just
what Congress may propose in
modification of the war time act,
The observer will give the main
provisions Of the law as original.
nally enacted, viz: After June 80,
1919, until the conclusion of the
present war and thereafter until
the termination of demobeliza-
ton, the date of which shall be
determined and proclaimed by
the President of the Unite d
States, wine or other intoXica'
ting malt er vinous libuor shall be
sold for beverage purposes eX.
cept for export. The commission
er of internal revenue is hereby
Authorized and directed to pre-
scribe rules and regulations, sub.
ject to the approval of the secre.
t9ry Of the treasury, in regard
II the manufacture and sale of
distilled spirits hela in bond af-
ter June 80. 1919, until this act
shall cease to operate, for, other
than beyerge purposes, also in
regard to the manufacture, sale
and distribution of wine for sac.
ramental, medical or other intoX.
icating liquors shall be imported
into the United States during the
continuance of the present war
and period of rehabilitation. -
Charlotte Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03
BOONE WATAUCA COUNTY. N c., THURSDAY JULY 3. 1919
How Uncle Sam Cares For the Disabled.

Illustrating the way Uncle Sam
cares for his wounded boys, a dis
patch from Washington gives the
following case, which is one of
thousands who are being helped
to overcome their handicaps:
Away back early in the warone
of the boys got a frightful wound
in the leg and was carried to the
hospital half crazy with the pain.
After the ether effects had pass
ed, he was told that his right leg
had been taken off just five inches
below the hip. Were they to let
his mother know, or his father?"
He shook his head. You see he
didn't happen to have any father
or mother. In fact, it developed
that there wasn't a single soul
that that boy knew who would be
interested to make life worth
while for him, after he got back
to his town with wooden leg and
shattered future.
There were lots of complica.
tons too. He had been 50 anxious
to get an education that he had
borrowed the money to so thru
high school, because he had hopes
Of entering the banking business
later on. With no right leg and
no money, it looked for a while
DIS though there wasn't any heart
either to go on and fight it out.
But it was there, and the only
thing needed to discover it was
the exercise of a little intuition
on the part Of IA special agent of
Of the federal board for vocation.
al education, These special ag.
ents are endowed with a kind of
super sense. They know when
a man has some possibility hid.
den away that even he himself
doesn't know about. The posi-.
bility they found here was good
enough bet to stake a pretty fair
sum of money on, and that is
what the board did.
lie was sent after his discharge
TO commercial school, and com.
pleted Il course in commercial
subjects. And then the posi-.
bility didn't seem to be at an end
for he was found to have made
such good progress that he was
given a collegiate course in bank.
ing and economics so that his
field of activity could be consid.
erably widcned.
Sometimes, he says, he stops
and thinks Of that first day when
he wished so hard for somebody
to care, and then of today when
he is doing the one thing that he
has always wanted to do, and
hardly dared to hope for. This
is just one Of the thousands of
cases on file with the federal
board.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03
Some Rat Story.

Mr.. j. l.. Thomasof Mabel this
county, relates the following rat
story:
The other day | saw some
rats in lumber pack. | took a
sledgc hammer and knocked the
planks together. What u squeak
ing. Upon examination I found
twenty dead rats. In a short
while ] saw something in the
cherry trees. To my. surprise, |
saw the rails were building q
summer residence. | got mvgun
and let down at them If ! am al
most blind, | killed thirteen on.
Of sixteen shots. A little later the
old lady and | moved the corn
and destroyed tWenty.oue more.
Not being content with the day S
Vort, | SGT Steel irlpSS aud lust
at night one trap caught two by
the head az the same time. By
morning We bad two more.
Some people may not believe
this, buteyery word is the truth. "
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03
VOL. xxx.
American Casualties Ii, the Meuse.Ar.
goana Drive 100000.

s0aAa UflVa 120, ,00U.
American casualties during til,
Al day Meuse-Argonne offensive
aggregated 10000 men or 10 pc.
cent of the total of 100000 en-
gagged, according to a "statistica
summary of the war with Ger
many" prepared by Colonel Leo
nard P. Ayres, chief of the stats
tical branch of the general staff
and published recently by the
war department.
of every 100 American sol
diers and sailors who took part
in the war with Germany" the
report said, two were killed OF
died of disease during the period
of hostilities. In the northern
army during the civil war the
number was about 10. Among
the other great nations in this
war, between 20 and 25 in each
100 called to the colors were kill.
ed or died.
Best information obtainable by
the general staff places the total
battle deaths for all belligerants
at 7,450, 200, divided as follows:
Russia |, ,700,0 900; Germany H.
100000; France 1,285,30O Great
Britain 100000; Austria 100000;
Italy 100000; Turkey 100000,
Serbia and Montenegro $4,000;
Belgium 100000; Rumania 10O,-
0C0; Bulgaria 100000 United
States 48,900; Greece 1000; Por-
tugal 1000.
American participation is sum-
married. in the report in the fol,
lowing table:
Total armed forces including
army, navy, marine corps, 4,SOO,,
600.
Total men in the army 1000,
600.
Men who went overseas 2,O6S,
600.
Men who fought in France t.
100000.
Tons of supplies shipped from
America to France 100000.
Total registered in draft a.
294,02l.
Total draft inductions 2,810,-
296.
Cost of war to April so, 1919,
$21,850,000,00
Battles fought by American
forces 13.
Days of battle POO.
Days of duration of Meuse-Ar-
gonne battle AZ.
American battle deaths in war
$1,000.
American wounded in war 236,
OO).
American deaths from disease
5f,99l.
Total deaths in the army 49,
422.
Under the head of Sources Of
the Army" the report shows
that 13 per cent came from the
regular army, 10 per cent from
the national guard and Il per
cent from the draft.
A concise history of the mill
tlry operations in wlich Amerl'
can troops took part is given in a
chapter headed 1.-TWO Hundred
Days of Battle" Attention was
called to the fact that two o!
every three American soldiers
who reached France took part in
battle"
DO Your Best.
Everyone should do all he can
to provide for his family and in
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03
NO 38
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR Street
IMPROVEMENT.

BE it remembered that a meet.
ing of the commissioners Of the
town of Boone was held on the
seventh day of June, having been
adjourned on June the second to
meet on said date, when and
where were present I, G. Greer
NJ. B. Blackburn, and F. A. Lin.
ney, commissioners, and T. B.
Moore, mayor, when and where
the following proceedings were
had.
1t was moved by NJ. B. Black.
burn, seconded by l. G. Greer,
said motion being put by the
mayor and carried BY a unani.
nous vote Of the commissioners
that the following ordinance be
adopted
/. That it is necessary for the
town of Boone to construct con.
crete sidewalks in the said town
and 10 construct and maintain
a macadamized street through the
said town and on the streets lead.
Ing to the depot, and to build
brid gts, and that it is necessary
to deiray the expenses of said
street. improvement to issue
bonds in the sum Of 100000,
S3,OOO.0O Of which to be issued
for sidewalk improvement, ST..
10000 for bridges, the remainder
for macademizing the streets.
2. 1t is therefore ordered by
the board that coupon bonds in
the sum of SlO,000.00 be issued
by the said town and sold as the
law directs to defray the said ex.
penses aforesaid.
3. That the said bonds bear a
rate of interest, not exceeding
six per centem per annum.
4. That the said bonds be is.
sued in denominations of $1,000
each and shall be due and paya.
bic as follows:
The first bond on June the 1st,
1929, and the remaining bonds
payable one each year thereafter
on said date, until the ten bonds
are paid off and discharged.
). That a tax sufficient to pro.
vide for the payment of the prin.
ciplc and interest of the bonds be
annually levied and collected.
6. That a statement of the
present Indebtedness Of the town
and the assessed valuation Of the
property, subject to taxation by
blythe municipality for the three
fiscal years in which taxes were
last levied, be filed with board
and sworn to by the treasurer of
the town
I. That the form of the bond
shall be determined by the board
at future meeting; but the said
bond shall be a coupon bond,
signed By the mayor of said town
and the secretary thereof and
sealed with the corporate seal of
the said town; the coupons to be
signed by the mayor of the town.
g. This ordinance shall take
effect upon it's passage. Passed
in regular meeting by a unani.
nous vote of the commissioners
on this the seventh day of June,
1919.
II. i. MOORE, Mayor.
NJ. b. BLACKBURN,
j.. A. IINNET,
|. G.. GREER,
Commissioners.
The foregoing ordinance was
passed on the seventh day of
June, 1919, and it was first pub.
tishod on the l. day Of June 1919.
Any action or proceeding Hres.
tioning the validity of said urdl-
nance must be commenced with.
in thirty days after its last pub
lication.
T. \. LINNEY, Clerk.
1t is moycd and carried that
the treasurer of the town be au-
thorized to borrow the sum of ST.
10000 to be used on street work
at a rate of interest not exceed
ing six per cent and to be paya.
bic in twelve mlnths out Of the
funds derived from the bond
sale.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03

largely by wishes of farmers and
hboring men who oppose the all
vlncpd hours during the apring
ana summer season. Opponents
Of the repeal legislation declared
the extra hour of daylight was a
boon to city dwellcrs and assert
cd that others easily could ad.
just their affairs to conform to
the advanced clock schedule.
MIre than two scores of house
m 'mbcrS participated in the de.
bate but as most spaecnes were
limited to few minutes, all OBJ.
tainad permission to extend their
remarks. Tx.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIONS.
Notice is hereby given that the un
1erSiguod hat" qualified * admins.
rator OF u, +. EailG, deceased and
all persons having olaim5against said
estate are hereby notified to present
he same, duly authenticated to the
undersigned within y months fron
lhe date hereof, or this notice will he
,lcad in bar of their. recovery. Al
oerSonS indebted TO said estate art
notified to make immediate payment.
May ~, 1919.
r. G.. BAIRD
u. Z. MAST, Administrator.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03

IF YOU WANT AN AUTOMO-
bile get a Buick. A. F. Handy,
Agent for Watauga County,
Boone, N. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-03

Suggestion fora Camping Trip.
Buy a bottle Of Chamberlain s
Collie anc Diarrhoea Remedy Re
fore leaving home. AS a rule it
cannot be obtained when on a
hunting, fishing, or prospecting
trip. Neither can it be obtained
while on board the cars or steam
ship and at such timesand places
it is not likely to be needed. The
safe way is to have it with yon.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
Army Dcscrtcr At Head Of Outlaws.

Blueficld, w. Va, August l.
Heavily armed posses are gathering
in the northern section of Mercer
county today for AN expedition into
the hills to capture or eXtcrminatc
II band of Blue Ridge outlaws, who
are holding captive the fourteen
ycar-old daughter Of Kennan Abs
hire, of Camp Greek. Several hun
bred men, headed by the sheriffs of
Alcrcr and Raleigh counties, will
make up the armed force. The outlaw
band is said to be headed by Mander-
Vile Farley,a,legcd army descrter.
He has ut least Il dozen men with
him. They carry along range rifles
and are expert sthois, ii is stated.
Farley, who is said to have lured
the Abshire girl away from her faith
er's cabin Eomc upon the promise
that he would take her to Bristol,
Va, and marry her, is believed to be
seriously wounded from Il gun fired
by the elder Abshire. While search
ing mountain trails for his daughter,
the father came suddenly upon Far
ley and the girl. Farley was shot
when he refused to surrender. a por-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
EARNS FOR SALE.

have for sale n number of choice
farms in the heart of Maryland's
best grass, grain, and dairying Sec
ton. Situated near Washington, ID. c..
with best of roads, exceptional edu-
cational advantages and fine markets
Farms ranging in size from so to
500 acres. l have for sale at the pre-
sent time an unusually attractive
Dairy farm of one hundred and sixty
five acres, ut $95 per acre. Also n
fertile grain and stock farm of $50
acres, 300 of which is in cultivation,
balance in good timber, 2 miles from
railroad, improved with two bank
barns, IL room residence and other
Outibuildings. Entire farm is well
fenced, large part of which is hog
fenced. Price 500 per acre. One fourth
cash, easy terms for the balance. For
further information address,
c. w. NICOL. Rockville, Maryland.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
FARM BARGAINS.

80 acres, mile from pike, G room
house, cellar and smoke house els
tern and we'll at door, good barn,
tool shed, poultry house, good or.
chard, good land. $4,000, terms.
137 acres, l mile from pike, near
school, 6 room house, cellar and
smoke house, good barn and crib.
some timber, lots of locust, plenty
running water, $4,000
124 acres, on pike, room house,
cellar and smoke house, cistern at
door, spring near house, barn 4SxGO
granary and double cribe, so acres
blue grass, good rich soil, $500.
27H acres, Id mile from pike,
rolling room house, summer kit
chen. we'll and cistern at door, new
barn, good poultry house, we'll fenc-
ed. plenty water, 1-2 crop goes with
farm at $500.
53h acres, Id mile from pike, on
r. route, and centralized, 6 room
house, smoke house and cellar, well
and cistern at door barn 3Gx5O
plenty of fruit, we'll fenced, $4,000
70 acres on state pike, 3 miles
from r. Il. town of 1000 population,
II room house basement, bath and
toilet, well and cistern inside, barn
40x60, well fenced also tenant house
of 6 rooms, everything strictly mod
ern, price right. Write for list and
let me know your wants.
c. w. PURCELL,
Winchester, Ohio,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Armes spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson, at
Cliffield, Va.
Miss Thelma Pack was visiting
Miss Virginia Carbough on last Sum
day.
There was an ice cream supper at
Bandy Chapel OIL last Saturday night
Mr.. Peery alley was general man.
ager. There was not enough ice
cream, since the crowd was larger
than expected. Every body had a
nice time.
Miss Mae Lowe motored to Cedar
Bluff Saturday.
Mr.. Harve Beavers had the mis-.
fotune of getting his hand badly
hurt ut Dixon, MAYNARD and McCalls
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
News OF Baptist Valley.

Miss Essie B. Payne is spending
n few weeks visiting in Norfolk.
MIR. j. A. Payne was transacting
business in Tazewell on last Sat
urday:.
Mr.. Mckinley Maynard Mr.. Dex.
ter Beavers and Miss Stella Maynard
motored to Raven Saturday after rel.
atives and friends who woll spend 9
few days visiting Mr.. Maynard.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Pruett are
visiting MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Beavers
MISS Edith Cole, of Rlchlands,
spent Saturday and Sunday visiting
Mr.; and Mrs. D. c. Lowe. Miss Cole
ley schol.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08

ton or his face was torn away, and
Abshire, believing Farley dead, took
his daughter and started home.
Soon afterwards volley of shots
rang out and one grazed Azshire's
head. He fell, telling the girl to run
and if recaptured to say her father
had ben killed. She was captured by
the outlaws and her father, under
cover of night, made his escape. The
girl has been held captive ten days.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08

Miss Evclync Steele returned last
Saturday from pleasant visit to
friends ut Glade Springs and Chill
howie. She was met at East Rad
ford by her aunt, Miss Pauline Hull,
who was returning from attendance
upon the Summer Normal, at Uni
versity of Virginia.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
"SANISEP"
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM

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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-08
News or Jewell Ridge.


Miss Mavis Joyce, from Richlands,
is visiting at the home Of Mr.. Pearl
Joyce.
Miss Lila Jewell and Miss Mary
Warner were in Bluefield Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. X. w. Bobbitt left
last Monday afternoon for Tazewell.
They will visit at Mr.. Bobbitt's home
until the opening of the Tazewell
High School.
Mrs. Hounschell spent the week
end in Richlands.
The signs of the Zodiac were ex-
actly right on Saturday and Sunday
for moonshining.