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time and experience that fashion need not
be at points comfort that
sporting be smart without being
Certainly the sportsman who knows that his clothes would
pass gathering of good form and fellowship
poorer sportsman for being Indeed this
seriousness buoys his spirit and betters his stroke
phigh for huntsmen fishermen made
rubber being elastic The foot is sufficiently
allow two pairs of wool socks to be for warmth
Other practical waders have of rubber and bottoms
leather hobnaod soes The uprers
together leather strap encrcles the nstep This be
oened frightened will The advantage Of such wader
that II is lighter and is quickly adjusted
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"Ye Compleat Angler"

EISHING has customs, but no
= fashions. 1t is the sport
apart and peculiar unto itself.
Tell the grizzled leatherneck
what to wear and he'll, forth
with, tell you where to 60. He
found al THAT out, sonny, before
you were born. Take any group
Of fishermen and they are as
protean a collection Of jumbled
types as you will meet any
where under the Canopy Of
Heaven.
Granted that fashion has lit
tie to do with fishing, practi-
calness and protection have
lot to do with it. The pursuit
of the Finny Tribe leads one
into strange places, situations
and adventures. aye Compleat
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from torrenial
pests from confronting wild bear to
coming face with the deacon of his church Sunday
mornings stolen outing.
Quite aside however from dressing simply and sensiby for
fishing trip practised ggers Of stream and surf
to look like rstcas story
They believe that be both
the fisherman and the gentleman.
reproduced has good well looks
4button jacket stout, shower-tight
corduroy with vertical expanding plea along the chest half
belt and deep circular pouch pockets The collar Of the
Jacket that will turn and around the
protection The hat Tipped down aft
light felt which, at PINCH be used drinking
or water.
NOTEQuostions concerning Men
Stephen Bryan, addressed him
To reply stamped emsetops must Ss
enclosed
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Harrington style seems sinRular,y
chaste and refreshing after the
rococo manner OF any OF HIS con.
tomrorariea. To Illustrate how ne
handles the language. an Rnalysis
OF two pages. chosen Mt random,
from Alice Adams showed
striking simplicity ot wo-d-cacice.
Ode. a page OF conversation. con.
tains Of total o. ga words. l7e
monosyila birs. Archer; "a page OF
description. contain. 10 nonosyl
lables out OF . tntal OF 1lo wcgNlS."
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later, she finds Violette has turned
them against her. Broken-hearted.
she passes from the story.
UpIERRE AND LUCE" is a Lit.
tie masterpiece Of youth and
love set against the somber back.
ground of the great war. with n
tragic elimination in the lombard.
ment of Paris by the German long.
range gun.
Eighteen-year-old Pierre. about
to be called into the army.
meets Luce during an air raid.
He is a shy little fellow. but
though he hesitated TO look at
Luce. her image was indelibly en-.
graved on his heart, so that when
their paths again cross he knows
her Immediately.
Idyllic is the story of their shv
meetings, their declaration of mu.
tual love, their plans for the wed.
ding at Easter. They agree to for.
get about the war and Pierre's ap.
preaching departure for military
service and live for themselves
alone. They go about their daily
duties as in a dream, and only
when together they roam the
streets pouring out their hearts to
one another, do they seem to live.
Spring and Easter and Pierre's
departure approach. During Lent
they pledge themselves to one an
other. and it is understood that on
Easter they will go off somewhere
and consummate their love. On
Good Friday .hey go to the church
OF Notre Dame. knee6ng. clasp
ing hands, they murmur:
Great Friend. before your face
take him, take her. Unite us!
You see our hearts"
And then the pier against which
they leaned moved. the church
trembled. Luce threw herself upon
Pierre to protect him with her
body-and the massive edifice
crashed down upon them.
A shell from the long.range gun
Of the Germans had found its
mark.
Undoubtedly there will be
some who will in sackcloth and
ashes raise voices of lamentation
because of Pierre and Luce"
They will decry 1t as a falling
off from Jean Cristophe."
Others again will with ill.Con-
cealed venom label 1t as a piece Of
sentimentality. Those gifted with
more than, mortal insight will
discern the horrid effects of war
upon the peace-loving ROLAND
With such folk as these we are
not concerned. To US 1t shall al
ways remain as beautiful
story of youth and love. as a
bit of literary artistry.
"THE HOUSE OF ADVENT.
URE" is a story Of the
rebuilding Of a village destroyed
by the Germans. a theme offer.
ing vast opportunities to, the
writer. Mr.. Deeping has done
exceeding we'll in his book--he
provides several fine characters,
a capably handled romance Of
an unusual sort, a good scrap or
two to quicken the pulse, much
historical detail, and even a bit
of a moral. But the feeling per.
sists that the theme is a bit too
large for his powers The field is
one for q Hugo.
The story begins with Paul
BrentA British soldier, burying a
dead comrade in a field in the
ruined village of Beaucourt, with
the Germans close at hand.
Searching for a spade, he chances
upon Manon. the widowed owner
OF a shell.shattered cafe. while
she is burying her valuables. He
helps her with her task, and
then returns to finish the inter-
ment Of his friend.
Brent has led an unhappy ex.
istence In England before the
war. He has had financial diff
culties. and his marriage has
resulted in unhapplness. 30 he
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interest and in rich in keen char.
acter delinestions and subtle
humor. Sketches ny the author
lend much to the enjoyment Of It's
reading
TN commenting upon tho eward Of
the Pulitzer Prizc. ct 1921. to
Booth Tarkington's "Al!oc Adams"
the Louisville Courier journal
makes this interesting analysis OF
the authors stylei
Tho Dorio severity of the
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Breasting the Stream.

DEFORE sport in this country felt
II old in its knickerbockers. it was
the notion of the novice to stencil a
slashingly dashing figure against the
landscape. The more picturesquely a
man dressed, the less he was credited
with being master Of his game, from
tennis to trap-shooting.
Much undeserved ridicule was thus
heaped upon the Fine Art Of Dress
by those who uttered platitudes in
stained-glass attitudes as they wore
flamboyant clothes which were over
done. or rather. raw and underdone.
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Your Cravat Dates Back to 1886

COMBINES, history is only another
~ name for monotony. However, the
origin of So unpretentious and every
day belonging of dress as your cravat
Is redolent with the rosemary of
romance. Mems cravats, a corruption of
Cravats or Croats, were fetched to
France in 1885 by army officers. The
Croats, who patroled the them Turk
ish frontier in Australia and served as
scouts, wore linen neckcloths knotted in
front. The officers affected silk. When
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Che eWELL1DRESSED MAN
.. yALFREp STEPHEN BRYAN
Beau Nash
, Or X,
What To Wear And When And Where To Wear
1t Has Danced Into Vogue.
NEW YORK, July %.

.N NEW YORK, July %.
THE Output question whether the
- dinner or Tuxedo jacket may
be correctly worn anywhere Of a
Summer evening recalls the fam
iliar query: Is the zebra a quad
ruped wit hblack stripes upon a
white ground or with white stripes
upon a black ground1 1t is all a
hsattcr Of how one looks at it.
Strictly measured and fashion
ably interpreted, the Tuxedo has
no authority as a garment for
ceremonious occasions. 1t was
first designed to be a club, at
home and evening lounge jacket,
sort Of up-stage smoking jacket
to be assumed when women were
not about. For many years it
was held in its place in this coun-
try and in the capitals Of Europe
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Respecting the most respected nation
the spiritual influence OF fashion
more aply put? .'..,> Ill.,. -.
Camping Of course is not pasme which warrants dressing
up" in term camping roughing It,
sometimes being bereft Of the most primitive uties
vet even the hornyhandd cmes and under
happen OF minor accessories Oh
which major importance contributing his creature
comfort in the open .....
take the old moccasn haloed with the aureo
North American Indian and made OF
bucsn it has been surpassed preeminenty the shoe
camping trampng. canoeing hunting and the like II IS
amazingly and supple verable glove for the foot
moccss, pictured alongside fashioned of waterproof
leather sufficiently ample fit comfortably two pairs
of thick Bucher style to lace high the
Similar shoes of the made OF specially
tanned calf VIII imp to dampness.
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it still regarded neroper, permitted rather than
toned.
Other daysoher found the taies
Tuxedo be comfortable and around useful evening spon
that today personal convenience rather than traditional custom
governs the occasions upon which it.
The Of the dances has set the Tuxedo suit
firmly and finally into niche quite its For the waxed floor
Is of unmatched with buttone front and flying
tails to make look comcay like the whrng dervish the
Mohammedans However high the odschoo scers for the
extreme dignity and propy raise their against the
Tuxedo suit legs will right dancing in it, and since
cannot better it, might well make the best of it.
Portrayed in the accompanying sketch onebuton
Tuxedo jacket for for mdmo has the
low the wde curved satnaced apes and the satnrm
to lend prighmes to the garment The collar is
the and the black bownot tie with pointed ends
This jacket is rather short and wel-waisted.
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White Or Black Tuxedo
Waistcoats?

WHEN Robert Burns wrote,
" mae man can tether time
or tide" he might have added.
or fashion. 1t rides, Jugger-
naut-like, over our rooted pref
erences and pet prejudices. You
can take it or Leave it, but you
cannot stop it. When the white
waistcoat was introduced two
years ago to pair off with the
Tuxedo jacket in addition to
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BOOKS i'm DEMAND
FICTIOS.

FlCIlorN.
The Days Of Poor Richard,
Irving Bachelor.
The Consuming Flame, Mar,
garet Deland.
Love Story Of Aliette Brun.
ton, Gilbert Frankau.
Peter, 4. F. Benson.
Red House Mystery, A. a.
Milne.
Secret Places Of the Heart. n.
G.. Wells.
NoN-FICTIoN.
Behind the Mirrors.
Revolt Rgainst Civilization,
Lothrop Stoddard.
Books and Characters, Lytton
StraChey.
Sonnets to Red Haired
Lady. Don Marquis
StoSy Of Mankind. Hendrix
Van Loon
Queen of Sheba, Phinneas 4.
CrutCh
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THE Moccasin For Camp and
Canoe.

WHEN the late King Edward OF
" England was Prince of Wales
he exercised an unspoken but un-
questioned authority over mems
dress which was worldwide. Some
intimate biographer quotes him as
saying ~ have always believed
that the best-dressed nation is
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24
TWO TOWNS ARE WIPED OUT
BY FOREST FIRES IN
MINNESOTA.
SIX PERSONS KNOWN DEAD
Governor Personally Took Charge Of
Situation, Ordering Out National
Guardsmen.

Duluth, MINI. Six known dead,
hundreds made homeless. at least two
towns wiped out and a dozen others
in imminent danger was the apparent
toll of a series of forest fires which
swept northwestern Minnesota, caus-
ing the worst confagration since 1918,
when 400 persons lost their lives.
With numerous forest fires blazing
throughout the wooded area Of north
ern Minnesota, Governor J. A. O.
Preus personally took charge OF the
situation, ordering out national guards
men here for relief duty.
Drought conditions have increased
the menace to alarming proportions.
according to state forestry officials.
and more than 1000 men we're fight.
ing the fires in various sections.
Official reports were that the towns
Of Fairbanks, Silver Creek and Pimio,
in Lake county all small settlements
had been destroyed, the refugees main
ly fleeing to Two harbors. Cotton and
Central Lakes, in st. Louis county
we're also reported destroyed.
Fires were reported in Wisconsin
where it was said the city Of Drum
mond was menaced. Telephone com
munication with that place was In
terrupted and no details were avail
able.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24
lsolon TO Aid In Keeping Order.

New Orleans, La.--COnfronted with
the task of handling crowd OF 10000
visitors to the American Legion Ma
tional convention, to be held here in
October, Police Superintendent Guy
r. Molony will call his brother legion
anires into action.
One thousand uniformed former
soldiers, Molony has announced, will
be deputized to assist his police force
in regulating the large crowds that
will throng the parade route. The le'
gionIalres. he said, will serve as
provost guards" in the business dis
trict during the five days of the con-
vention.
Superintendent Molony is himself
an active member OF the American le
gion and expects to participate In the
sessions Of the convention.
During a recent visit to Kansas City
Molony Investigated conditions pre-
yailing In that city during last years
American legion convention. He dis
covered. he states, that the city ant
police officials have no criticism t
make concerning the way in which
the 10000 visiting former service
men conducted themselves. Kansa
CITY. he learned, would welcome th'
opportunity OF having the organiza
ton again choose Kansas City as thel
| convention city.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24
Southern Retailers Elect OFFICERS.

Richmond, Va. - An appeal to the
Southern Retail Merchants conven-
ton to encourage cooperative mar
keting movement, discussion OF sales
methods and the election OF officers
marksd the coming session Of the con-
ference here.
The present officers were reelected.
For the first time in the history OF
the conference a woman was named
on the first board Of directors. She
Is Mrs. J. r. Council, Of Durham, N.
G.
Resolutions were adopted urging 10.
cal associations to organize more
strongly and send delegate to the
next annual convention, which It vas
decided will be held here.
The officers elected are:
(. M. Virgins, Hartsville. 8. c.
president; N. ]. Parks, Parsley. WI.
vice president; A. r. Cannon, Ayden
| N. c., vice president; W. T. Dabney
Richmond. secretary, and W. H. Sny
der, Charlottesville, Va, assistant sec
retary.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24
Upward Jump In Food Costs.


Observation-Disclosures and retail
costs OF food and other commodities
took an upward jump during the
month July, retail prices averaging q
per cent increase, while wholesale
prices registered a gain Of about
3 1-3 per cent, as compared with June
prices, the department Of labor an.
nounced.
Comparison Of wholesale prices In
June with those of year ago, indicat-
ed, the department said, that the gen.
eral price level advanced about ten
per cent with fuel and lighting mate
rials registering an increase OF 36h
per cent.
The average retail price level was
determined, the department stated, by
an analysis of prices charged for 43
food articles by dealers in 81 import.
ant cities, and, it was explained, the
quantity of each article consumed in
the average working mans family also
entered into the determination. The
largest increases were noted In the
sale of granulated sugar. Z per cent;
strictly fresh eggs, 6 per cent: navy
beans, five per cent; potatoes, three
per cent, while increase was register
ed against certain kinds OF meats
cheese, baking beans and prunes
Thirteen food staples decreased ii
prices, onions dropping 13 per cent
cabbage 10, hens 10, lambs and hou
2, while canned. goods showed bu
slight decrease.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24
TARIFF ON DYE
IN An EMBARGO
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
sPLIT IN VOTE ON COAL
TAR PRODUCTS RATES.
ROLL c. CALL FOLLOWED DEBATE
Few Other Changes in the Admins,
tratlon Tariff Bill Were Made
BY the Senate.

Washington.-Tariff duties on dyes
and other coal tar products which
were declared by opponents to be
equivalent to an embargo, were ap-
proved by the senate, 80 to O. Re-
publicans and democrats split on the
issue, seven republicans opposing the
increased rates and five democrats
supporting them.
The new duties proposed by Sena-i
tor Bursum, republican, New Mexico,
are based on an American instead Of
foreign valuation--an option trainers
Of the tariff had desired to leave to
the President-and are:
On coal tar dye Intermediates 1Ok
cents per pound and Is per cent ad
valorem; in place Of the old rates
OF seven cents and so per cent; /and
on finished dyes and coal tar pro-
ducts: 101s cents pound and 80 per
cent instead OF seven cents and six
Der cent. Senators Broussard, Jones
Of New Mexico, Myers, Ransdell and
Sheppard, were the democrats who
voted for the amendment. Senators
Capper, Kellogg, Lenroot, Keyes'
Moses, Newberry and Smoot, republi'
cans, voted against it.
A roll call followed sharp debate
in which Chairman Wadsworth OF the
military committee presented letter
from Secretary Weeks urging exten
sion Of the dye control act now II
force, declaring that mo ordinar!
tariff can prevent the destruction O
the American dye industry, which viii
thereby cripple the organic chemica
industry"
Few other changes in the admins
tration tariff bill were made by tn
senate in the final drive to clean u
individual amendments. When tn
senate recessed at late hour wor
on the measure in the committee Q
the whole had been completed.
With the approval Of the financ
committee majority and without
roll call, the senate eliminated frol
the bill retaliatory provisions rela
ing to wood pulp and newsprint p;
: Der, which are on the free list. VI
der the provisions the Presider
would have been authorized to In
pose q duty of 10 per cent on thcs
!, materials imported from countrle
D dependencies and provinces which ir
. posed any export or other tax r
E strictions on their expectations.
: addition the President would have a
Y ded the amount Of the export tax
imposed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24
PUBIC SALE OF TOWN LOTS IN BOONE.

On the 4th day of September,
1922, it being the first Monday of
Superior Court, | will offer for
sale on the premises four lots in
the town of Boone. These lots
are locatcn on the ridge near the
court house and near the center
of town. If you desire to buy
the cheapest property in Boone
attend this sale. A sufficient am.
cunt of brick can be made on the
premises to build a mansion.
Term will be made known ON day
of Sale. This August 8, 1922.
L. D. LOWE.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Having qualified as Admins.
traitor of the estate of james w.
Vines, deceased, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to pre-
sent the same for payment with.
in twelve months from the date
If this notice, or it will be- plead
in bar Of their recovery, and oil
persons indebted to said estate
will please make payment Of tho
same Immediately. This July ~.
1922.
W. II. VINES, Administrator.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24
COAL REPORT IS
YET INCOMPLETE
DlR, cToR eELF EsTIMATE6 THE
MONTHLY CONSUMPTION At
1e6,2s0 TONS.
l,lYnf ln urlnn ne nnlncc
;;lTlE IS HEARD OF PRICES
Applications for Coal With Cashiers
Checks Attached Keep Pouring
Into Directors Office.

fLdleSu.
Still lacking definite reports from
the fifty coal dealers who are making
Q survey Of the coal consumption and
supply Of the state, Coal Director R.
. Self got down to the census books
and with the help of few reports in
hand calculated that North Carolina
10 using 12,5O0.0O0 tons Of coal annual
". OF. $4,000 tons or 3,7S5 carloads
psr Month.
Applications for coal, with cashiers
checks attached to guarantee pay.
1nent. keep pouring into the directors
Office, and a force Of dozen clerks
endeavor to keep the tide moving out
again, approved or disapproved, as
the judgment Of the director directs
And that Is about as far as the work
Of the coal committee has gone, and as
far as It will go for the present.
No definite figures are available
from the Federal coal administration
as to whether North Carolina is 60
ing to get two thousand or two mil.
hon tons Of COAL Director Self con.
unues to fll in the application blanks,
together with the guarantee of pay
ment, and forward them to the ad.
ministration in Washington. What is
becoming Of them there is a matter
yet to be discussed.
Coal continues to trickle into Raj
eigh and other cities, a car some
days and then perhaps days without
4 shipment. Famine is nowhere ir
control Of the situation as yet, but
practically every bunker in the state
% being emptied faster than It is be
ing reflled. Railroads are giving Goa
some priority over other classes o
freight, and movement is somewha
expedited.
Eastern North Carolina will proba
bly, begin to feel the shortage aheat
Of the west, where hydro-electric pow
or is used in most Industrial work
The railroads themselves are havinl
no difficulty in fueling themselves
Movement from the mines is said t
be slowing up somewhat, and trans
portation is feeling the effects Of tn
railroad strike.
Little is heard Of prices in the O.
llce OF the State Coal committee. Mos
dealers and large consumers hav
contracts that are not yet satisfied
and II is likely that any approval c
orders will be made to apply on thes
contr6cts. Coal to the domestic use
the man who keeps a ton OF so &c
burning in his cook stove, is not yt
figuring in the situation. Usually h
gets no coal and will need little unit
winter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24
NO LICENSE TO OPERATE
GINS ARE REQUIRED

MANY inquiries from ginners
throughout the state are coming In
regarding the license to operate
this year, and 1t is high time" says
]. M. Workman, warehouse engi-
neer OF the North, Carolina Divis-
ion of Markets. that the ginners
should know that q license is not
required"
This law has been repealed"
states Mr.. Workman, "and at the
same time the law requiring GIN
ners to collect tax Of rs cents
bale on all cotton ginned was re-
pealed, which the farmer as we'll as
the ginner should know"
Twenty-Five cents doesn't seem
much to individuals, but when the
whole crop is considered It means
a saving of approximately 100000
to the North Carolina cotton farm
ers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Having qualified rs Admins
traitor of the estateofB. G. Green
1eceated, this is to notify all per.
sons having claims against the
estate Of said deceased topreseut
the same for payment within
twelve months from the date Of
this notice, or it will be plead in
oar of their recovery, and all per.
sons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate pay ment
of the same. This Aug. 10, 1892.
W. y. SHERWOOD,
Adm. B. G. Green, Deceased.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24
Two Youna Women Drowned.

Richmond, va.-Miss Anne Boiling
Weatherell, II, daughter OF Mr.. and
Nh. John w. Weathereil, OF Rich
moaA and hsr companion. Mlss Page
Dseiee0. OF Caroline county. Virginia
were drowned At Waverly Beach, ns~s
fredericksburg. Va. according to news
received here by relatives. A third
s,rl VINO nearly drowned was res
csed. 4 was reported that the girls
xere swimming in shallow water
when suddenly they stepped into Q
deep channel.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-24

| New York. - Neweomb OaSlec1
president Of the Western Uniea Teeo
sraph company. who recently rseslyQ
permission from the Harding adm16
istration to use the Miami-Bartal1e4
cable to relieve the emergency oaa1e
By seizure of European cables -
irish Irregulars. made public . e
munication he had addressed "a I'M
Harding, Offering to return the stA14
department license. Tho comns11o
tion added that Ito attempt to spsfa
the cable would iavolvs 10 n ~
sulties with brazilian sovernmsnis ~