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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-23
A Word About Good Roads.

Mr.. Editor: On Saturday eve.
ming, Sept. II, a travelling sales
man, Mr.. N. G. Parsons, passed
through Boone en- route to his
home at Brownwood, N. G. He
stopped at the girls dormitory
to get his sister-in-law, Miss
Pearl Brown, who lives at Brown
wood, to take.her home foravisit.
Mr.. Parsons tells me that in try.
ing to get his machine up over a
big rock near Rutherwood that
was left in the road for conven-
ience ~, tore his car almost to
pieces. He, with Mr.. w. M. Day
to help him, worked all night
on his car. Sunday morning Mr..
Parsons borrowed a horse and
buggy and went back to Boone
for repairs for his car, and we
learn that he actually paid out
1925 before he again got his car
in running condition, aside from
losing three days time. Would it
not be better to spend this time
and money road improvement
and not let an Ashe county man
have this to say about Watauga?
think 50. A. w.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-23
OHIO FARMS FOR SALE.

AZ ACRES, fine buildings on
it; smooth, level, we'll drained
soil; large, new Groom house;
concrete cellar, cement walks;
good barn, fine chicken house,
other outbuildings, we'll, cistern,
400 fine apple trees, some peach,
es, other fruit; we'll fenced; ow.
ner includes 12 acres corn, IA
acres timothy, 3 acres tomatoes.
lots pasture, 2 good mares, two
ws, wagons, 200 chickens,
plows, harrows, riding cultivat-
ors, ETC.; 10 minutes walk of
good incorporated town and trac,
ton, first grade high school,
banks, factories, etc; 20 miles OF
Cincinnati, over state pike; big
bargain, $4,000; y down, balance
$500 yearly at 6 per cent.
Z ACRES-Level, large 3.room
house, porch; barn, chicken house
outbuildings; lots of fruit; water.
Snap at 81, 75O-part cash.
55 ACRES-Good soil; good 6
roem house; stock barn, tobacco
barn, wagon shed, crib, shop; Is
acres corn, Is acres meadow, 3
acres tobacco; % acres blue grass
good fruit and water; includes 2
horses, 2 cows, 3 heifers, 2 sows,
wagon, corn planter, disc, all
tools. $5,0OO-S3,0OO cash.
To out of town buyers, we sug-
gest that you write or wire at
our expense what day you will
arrive in Cincinnati. From all
depots take East End cars to
Main Street; walk up to 62l and
ask for Bodmann Building. We
are pleased at all times to show
our farms, and have real bargains
to offer. We employ a special
man to list farms, who knows
their value. Come in and profit
by our experience. When you
think of farms, think of Hutson's
Farm Agency, who also has a
city real estate department that
can supply you with the house
you want. Exchanges a special
ty. Send for our large free lists.
WILLIAM o. HUTSON, Farm
Specialist, Rooms AZ 46.49 Bod
mann Building, 62l Main Street,
Cincinatti, Ohio. 916 2tc
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-23
Rich Level Kentucky Farms
For Sale.

Nos. Eighty.three acres, half
creek bottom rest rolling land;
% acres cleared, 10 acres inmea-
dow; on county road, mail and
telephone route, close school,
church and store; old house and
barn. Price 50, 700. Six hundred
down, ten years to pay the rest.
This is rich land.
No. 100. Farm of 86 acres all
level and rich, no poor land; all
fenced, go acres cleared, plenty
If water, on county road close
school, church and store. Good
dwelling; two fine barns, large
orchard. thirty acres in clover
and grass. This farm can't be
oeat for the money. Same terms.
If it is land you want; if it is a
home you are looking for; if it is
rich land, we have it. We have
blue grass lands, known the
world over to be the best dirt
God ever made, and we can sell
this land with good wood a n d
brick buildings, from $4,000 to
$4,000 per acre with terms that
will suit you. Write for price list
Of all this land. It's free. Let US
know who it is that wants a
home. We have grain, stock, in
fact all kinds Of farms. Tell us to
send you a book. THOMPSON
& SINGLETON, Waynesboro,
KY. 92 4tc.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-23
CENTRAL OHIO FARMS,

We have sold several farms
within the last few months to
North Carolina people, and we
desire to announce that we will
send to any one interested, our.
catalogue free of charge, upon
request for same.
This section of very fertile
land, is natural grass and clo-
YER soil, in fact in the limestone
and heavy clay districts, blue
grass an d clover become self
seeded, and just naturally grow
well, all through this section are
fine flowing springs and creeks,
plentiful supply of pure water
the year around. The wonder
full hay, corn and forage crops,
the silo, the climatic advantages,
the ready markets for farm pro-
ducts within easy reach, these
things mean profit for stockmen
and dairymen.
There are few sections of the
United States where a greater
variety of crops can be grown
and where the danger from fail
ure is less.
A total crop failure in this coun.
try has never been known. In
this land of promise, with our re.
markable variety of crops, WE
ARE SAFE.
Write US for the free illustra.
ted and descriptive catalogue,
with free list of farm bargains.
Address: f. A. STROUT FARM
AGENCY, Blake V. Mizer, Mgr,
Shelby Building, COSHOCTON,
OHIO.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-23
Talking Of Bad Roads
Georgetown (Ky.) News.)

An article appeared in a local
paper this week to the effect that a
certain party in the Sadieville
neighborhood started to town
with some cream, but on his ar.
rival he had butter instead OF
cream, and he attributed the
transformation to the bad condit,
ian of the roads. This is nothing
to a tale brought to this Office by
a prominent and reputable citi-
zen, He said a man left Corinth
in a car with three silver dollars
in his pocket and whenhe arrived
at a local garage the dollars had
worn down to dimes.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-23

Mrs. Blanche 0. Martin,
"A Sta. Rd, Egham, Surry, Eng
This grateful but deceived lit
tie woman is today out on the
bounding deep" on her way to
her loved ones ''at home" and
there is a feeling of Joy in the
hearts of all who have helped her
in her distress and put Ameri.
Can sunshine in her heart.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-23
Information Free,
lnsurnce Cheap!

If you want either, see, write, or
call Geo. F. Blair, the insurance
a gent. Office in Bank Building,
Blowing Rock, N. G. 3.25-'2O
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-23
VOL. XXI.
Wife Of Bynum HeIseIaw Returns To Her
Old Home In England.
(Lenoir News-Topic)


across. .the-s e a s romanceS, in
which innocent girls have listen
ed with credulity to the whispers
of fancy, and pursued with plea
sure the phantom of hope, (which
has ended in perfidv and aban'
donment. To his shame be it said
it was an American boy who fig,
ures in this romantic tragedy.
Bynum Holsclaw, of Watauga
county, was with the American
forces in England at the time of
the war. While over there at Eg-
ham Surry, he wooed and won an
English lassie named Blanche,
and he did it under the assumed
name of Martin. He led her to be-
lieve that he was a captain in the
Canadian army. That he had re-
signed from the American forces,
thinking the United States was
not going to be engaged in active
fighting and he wanted to see ac-
tive service on the front lines,
when the truth is said to be that
he had been dishonorably dis
charged from the American SER
vice. What a tangled web we
weave, when first we practice to
deceive.
To Blanche, this little English,
innocent, confding girl, this
brave American soldier was the
idol of her heart in chivalry and
devotion, as she thought, and
she trusted her life to his keep
ing. They were married. They
returned to America, the land
of the free, and Holsclaw at once
proceeded to free" himself of
his English love. They went to
Edgemont, where it was sup.
posed that they would settle
down. Pretty soon after arriving
there a babe was born, the gold
en- clasp that ought to have bound
two lives in volume of love and
devotion. But a few days after
the birth of the child Holsclaw
abandoned his wife vanished
like the mists that disappear a.
round the Edgemont mountains
before the glories of the morning
sun-and has not been heard of
since. He left his wife, a little
girl, "a stranger in a strange
land," with her little babe, with
out means of support, and threw
her upon the charity of t h e
world.
The great sympathetic heart
Of the Red Cross of Caldwell
county, hearing of her distress
and her desire to return home,
threw it's loving arms about her,
and about the middle of July took
the matter up and proceeded to
provide her with means to return
to her English home. They sent
her to Washington, D. G. One
day last week Mayor J. T. Prit.
chett received the following let.
ter:
Washington, D. G.
"Mr. Pritchett, Lenoir, N. G.
"Sir: To let you know that l
was kindly received by the B.
and G. Society on my arrival here
and to let you know also that l
expect to sail on board the Vic.
toria on Saturday, the 18th.
Thanking you very kindly and
also the people of Lenoir for the
many kindnesses shown myself
and baby whilst staying there, l
remain, assuring you of the grea.
test appreciation
Yours gratefully,
"Mrs. Blanche O. Martin,
"A Sta. Rd, Egham, Surry, Eng"
This grateful but deceived lit.
tie woman is today out on the
bounding deep" on her way to
her loved ones at home" and
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-23
Notice TO tho Public School Teachers Of
Watauga County.

| have appointed Luther w.
Ward as my assistant and all re-
ports for unlawful absences will
be sent to him.
R. M. FARTHING.
Co. Supt. Public Welfare.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-23

WOOL EXCHANGE: While
there is no market for wool, the
Yadkin Woolen Mills will ex-
change yarns, blankets, linsays,
jeans and fiannels for same. John
r. Hagaman, Patterson, N. G.,
8 8 6tp.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
HEROIC DEAD ABROAD
MORE THAN EIGHTY THOUSAND
SERVICE MEN REST IN
'>' EUROPE. 3:

War Department records show that
up to December /, there had been
S0,322 deaths among the United
States troops in Europe, and the
graves registration service had regis
tered 1854 graves. or 916 per cent
of the number of dead. OF the total
dead, 51,001 are buried in the zone
of the armies; 1906 in the interior of
France: 2,519 in the British Isles :;
l ,007 in Germany: 1.015 in Belgium :;
154 in Luxembourg: Ill in North Rus
sia (ArchangeD; 76 in Italy, and in
Spain. In addition, it is known that
there are three cemeteries in Austria
Hungary containing American dead.
The number in each cemetery, how
ever, is unknown.
Provided it is requested by the next
Of kin, the body of a deceased soldier
will be returned to the United States
The French Government, however, has
ruled that for the present no bodies
may be removed from the zone of
the armies.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
VICAR GENERAL DEAD
VERY REV. DR.. MCMAHON WAS
LEARNED PRIEST OF GEORGIA.

Very Reverend p. Fl. Mcmahon
D. d., Vicar-General of the Diocese OF
Savannah, was inferred in Augusta
January 26 in the crypt under st. Pat
rick's Church, of which he was pastor
for many years. Father Mcmahon
passed away in his sleep early Thurs
day morning, January %, and his
death was discovered when he failed
to appear for his customary eight
O'Clock Mass. The funeral was very
largely attended by the people OF
Augusta, among whom he was gen
orally loved, without regard to race
or creed.
Father McMahon was in his sixty
sixth year and was born in Savannah
He was educated for the Priesthood
at All Hallows in Ireland, and was
considered one of the most learned
men in this section of the state. He
established the Church of Saints Peter
and Paul in Atlanta, now known as
the Sacred Heart Church, and at vari
Gus times filed pastorates in Savan
nah, Albany and Washington. He was
made Vicar-General in 1916 upon the
death of Very Reverend Louis Bazin
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
$4,000 reward
BIG REWARD is OFFERED FOR
lNFORMER-NEW BRITISH
POLICY

The policy of the British govern
ment is becoming more definitely set
tied toward the incitement of insur-
rection in Ireland.
The first move in the new policy
developed with government, proc
lamation Offering one of the largest
rewards for criminals in it's history
$50, ,O00-for information leading to
the conviction of the man or men
guilty of numbering any one of the
fourteen policemen killed since July
in Ireland.
A reward of $4,000, with the addi-
tional offer of pardon, is offered to
anyone implicated in the killings, but
not actually the murderer himself
who will turn kings evidence.
The proclamation was posted
throughout Ireland, and promised spe
cia1 protection anywhere and every
where for the man who responds to
the appeal.
Meanwhile the government is un
|derstood to have given Viscount
French, lord lieutenant of Ireland
carte blanche in suppressing disor
ders, it being left in his discretion
as to what means he shall utilize te
the desired end.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
BLESSED JOAN OF ARC
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS BE
ING MADE FOR HER
/ : t: CANONIzATiON

The ceremony of the canonization
of Joan of Arc will be performed next
May with great solemnity, according
to an announcement from the Vatican.
Special quarters are being prepared
for French pilgrims, expected by
thousands. The Pope has appointed a
special pontifical commission to pre-
pare for the ceremony, headed by
Cardinals Gasparri and Merry Del
VAL
The canonization will be preceded
by several Qualifications, including
that of Oliver Plunkett, seventeenth
century archbishop of Armagh and
Primate of Ireland. The ceremonies
are expected to be attended by large
number of Irish pilgrims as well as
by Cardinal Logue, all the Irish arch
bishops and bishops and great num-
ber of the Irish clergy.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
CARDINAL P|FFL
ARCHBISHOP FEARS WAR
ON ScHOOLS-WARNS OF I'M
PENDING EVILS.

After the famous Eucharistic Con
gress in Vienna before the war there
was organized in the Austrian capital
an association called the Eucharistic
Guardsmen. Early in December, 1919,
the association held for the eighty
fourth time a service exclusively for
men. Cardinal Piffl addressed the as
spiritual misery of the Austrian peo-
pie and pointing to practical Christian
| ity, especially it's central mystery, the
Eucharist, as the saving ark which
alone can carry the stricken nation
to the shore of the land of peace and
order.
His Eminence declared that the
signs of the times point to strong at
tacks on Catholic principles THE
school question, reform Of marriage
laws, the relations OF the State to the
Church will soon be in the forefront
of public discussion. On the courage
and constancy of the Catholics, on
their solidarity and organization will
depend the issue-whether your chill
dren will still hear of God and re-
ligion in the schools or be reared with
out religion; whether the unity and in
dissolubility of Catholic marriage will
continue, or the family, that unit of
human society,", be impaired funda-
mentally: whether the relations be-
tween State and. Church shall continue
n n r1uOp iouc and ,Outl,ally honnficia1
or complete separation be intro
duced to the detriment of both. The
fate of our Catholic people is in their
own hands,
The Cardinal eXhorted the members
of the association to become still more
Jealous and to enlarge the sphere of
it's activity and influence.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
REVEREND DR.. RYAN
A PROTESTANT ESTIMATE OF A
CATHOLIC socloLoGIsT-MAS-
TERFUL SKETCH OF NOTED
ECONOMIST.

Rev. John A. Ryan, ID. D., formerly
professor here in the st Paul Semi
nary. is now professor in the Catholic
University. William Hard, in the
January Metropolitan, thus speaks OF
DIR. Ryan:
Father Ryan of the Catholic Uni
yersity of Washington has justified
his long and distinguished advocacy OF
the Living Wage. He has been sup
posed by many Protestant reformers
to be engaged somehow in introduc-
ing new ideas into the Catholic me-
dieval dark He has been engaged
rather in bringing medieval darkness
10 illumine modernity with its hight
He is a quiet-moving, quick-slghted
eteady and strong-striking man; mod
est in manner; abiding his time; re-
iecting the easy fame of extremes;
flattering neither to the Right nor to
the Left: priest, learned, seeking
more learning; living in little room
off his office; teaching younger
priests; editing the Catholic Charities
: Review: going into the pages OF
Everybody's Magazine to debate So
cialism against Morris Hillquit; going
to Johnstown in Pennsylvania at the
height of the steel strike to say thai
Mr.. Gary's rejection of meeting with
representatives of employees was moi
a rejection of radiealism but a rejec
tion of the primary elementary
first step to sound system Of cooper
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
PROTESTANT INVASION
AMERICAN SECTARlANS PLAN TO
.ass~e CAPTURE FRANCE. az 81

There are coming to light increasing
signs Of danger of an American Prot
estant invasion of Europe. French
Catholic papers draw attention to the
expressed determination of American
Protestants, particularly Methodists,
to combine with the charitable resto-
ration of the devastated district de-
liberate proselytizing campaign among
children SO as to make the next gen.
Grafton Protestant
Rome Protestant work is increasing,
one active body being the American
Y. NJ. c. A; and private advice shows
the spread of similar activity in Pales-
tine, in which American Methodists
are foremost. Supported with unlim-
tied funds, they are working espe-
cially for the control of education.
1t will be remembered that His
Holiness, Pope Benedict XIV. spoke
strongly upon the matter nearly a
year ago.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
PLANS PARISH AS UNIT

the Welfare Council, the establish.
ment of national organizations, both
for men and women, is under contem-
plation. The first move in this. direc-
ton will be made late in February or
early in March at conference of
representatives of various Catholic
women's organizations, to De neid in
Washington. 1t is proposed to weld
together these separate societies into
a single organization without in any
way interfering with their individual
activities. The suggestion will be
made that a national administrative
committee be created, with headquar-
ters in Washington, to work with the
Welfare Council. The Council, at the
same time, will make recommends
tions to the national body and assist
in and direct its work in certain fields.
Similar measures will be taken to
bring together the various Catholic
laymen's societies and organizations in
the United States, SO that concerted
effort may be achieved. 1t has been
found that nearly eighty per cent of
the Catholic laymen of the country
are not identified with any organiza-
| ton of this character. An effort will
| be made to stimulate lay interest in
the various problems with which the
Welfare Council has to deal, and to
! set up the machinery of organization
| by which they may work most effec-
| lively. 1t is proposed to begin with
the parish as the smallest unit. These
will be combined under diocesan com
mittees, which will establish a state
organization A national committee,
similar to that proposed for Catholic
women's societies, will unity the work
and will likewise keep in touch with
the National Catholic Welfare Council
in Washington.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
ARCHBISHOP HAYES
NEW YORK PRELATE REFUSES
INVITATION OF ANTi-SALOON
LEAGUE.

Two weeks ago William H. Andef,
son, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, wrote to Archbishop Hayes
requesting him to send a representa-
tive to meeting Of the clergy on
the enforcement of prohibition. The
Archbishop sent the following reply to
Nh. Anderson:
In reply to your communication
asking me to be present, or be repre-
sented, at a meeting of the clergy of
New York City under the auspices of
the Anti-Saloon league, | wish to say
that / cannot see my way to accept
your invitation.
Permit me to assure you that the
Catholic Church awaits no such occa-
sion to lay stress on the plain duty
of obeying the law of the land. Obe-
dience to authority in Church and
State is the very breath of Catholic
Discipline.
ut is extraordinary that the Fed
eral Prohibition amendment should be
singled out for particular attention
above other statutes equally binding.
The American people can be trusted
to obey every constitutional law.
Il think that the function of the
churches is to teach the virtue of
obedience, and then leave the en-,
forcement of law to the properly con.
stituted agencies of government.
This is the Anderson who wrote in.
sultingly about Cardinal Gibbons last
year.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
new CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
MANHATTAN COLLEGE PLANS TO
ENLARGE FIELD.

A movement which it is hoped by
those behind it., will eventually result
in a great Catholic university in New
York City, was launched at the fifty
first annual dinner of the Alumni So
ciety of Manhattan College, held in
the Hotel Astor. The chief speakers
were Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes,
who graduated with the class of 1888 !;
the president of Manhattan College,
and Rev. James H. Cotter, who grad
uated in 1887.
A special meeting of the Ways and
Means Committee of the EXecutive e
Council of the society will soon be
held at Manhattan College to consider
the project. Archbishop Hayes dwelt
with considerable stress upon the ne
cessity of the Catholic Church carry
ing on with increasing vigor its fight
against Socialism and social unrest
He said the aliens must either be
Americanized or deported.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-07
MEXICAN PRELATE
REQUESTS PAPAL HONORS FOE
NEW ORLEANS PRIEST.

Rev. w. w. Hume, secretary to
Archbishop Shaw, of New Orleans,
has received, through Cardinal Gas
parri, Secretary of State, the Papal
brief, comforting upon him the dignity
Of Domestic Prelate to His Holiness
Pope Benedict XIV. The Office carries
with it the title OF Monsignor, and has
been conferred by the Holy Father at
the request of Most Rev. Jose Mora,
Archbishop and Primate of Mexico, in
recognition and appreciation of Mgr.
Hume's labors in behalf of the poor
eXiled clergy of Mexico since 1914.
The venerable Archbishop Mora has
shown his personal appreciation of
Mgr. Hume's labors by naming him
Honorary Canon of the National
Shri, e Basilica of Our Lady of Guada-
'iipe.