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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14

THE NATIONS GREATEST ASSET
The time has come for this nation
TO understand that through the devel-
opment Of the resources Of the south
wealth could be created so rapidly
within the next Is years that this
gain N national wealth would far ex-
coed our total present Indebtedness.
In the south is TO be found com
! bination Of natural advantages for
varied resources in close proximity
for development unmatched on earth
Here is a field for active upbuilding
to which the financial and railroad and
industrial interests OF the country
should bend every energy in order to
turn these latent assets into living
wealth.
Here is a field for expansion in in
dustries, in town and city building.
in the utilization of the as yet only
partly utilized water powers in addi-
ton to what hydroelectric work has
been done. in the utilization of the
clays and the GRANTEES and the mar
bIes. and the ores of one kind and
another. sufficiently great to justify
an expenditure not merely OF hun
dreds Of millions of dollars. but lit
orally of billions, which IL wisely
guided could be profitably invested
for the good of the country.
In this superb region, with its vari-
ETY. of soil. climate and minerals. Of
sea coast. of proximity to the centers
OF population. there is to be found
the nations greatest asset. the devel-
opment Of which would enrich every
part of this country. Every acre Of
land put under better cultivation,
every water power developed. every
cotton mill built. every coal mine
opened. every other industry which
can be established on a profitable ba-
cAof ohOt&1 bt iC6aiutu Oy pcOplt
the north and west as the utilization
Of national resources which would
enrich them as well as the south. In
deed, the south is like bank whose
deposits are without limit, and upon
which the nation can draw for an in
definite time and to any extent desir-
ed for the creation of employment
and of wealth through the use of the
limitless deposits of raw materials
Here are opportunities for the estab-
lishment of industries of every kind
employing skilled labor, with a range
of climatic conditions superior to
those found anywhere else in the
United States; for here is every va
riety of climate, from that of the
semi-tropical of the South Atlantic
and Gulf coast to that of the high
mountain region of Virginia. the Car
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14

this seasons corn crop IN Kentucly
n reported as being mcrcnan>nbla
and farmers also report they have
only six per cent Of last years Ken.
tucky corn crop still on farms. The
average yield Of corn per acre this
year in Kentucky is 2s bushels, COM
pared to 25.6 bushels per acre last
year and ten-yesr average Of 27.s
bushels.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14
sTEPsToNg
Willie Ragan. Correspondent I
$50 ssss ssss

Charles Blevins went to Lexington
last week.
Omar Greenwade, Of Oklahoma, is
visiting his sister. Mrs. Burl Ray, at
Mt Sterling.
Sam Ginter and wife. of Mt. Ster-
ling, spent Saturday night with the
latter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ray.
Robert Turley went to Ashland last
week.
Mrs. Clark Wilson has been very
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14

sick.
Miss Lottie Ray spent Saturday
night with Miss Eula Donaldson.
Charles Blevins sold his automobile
to Raymond Donohue.
Ray Wages and wife and Mrs. 2.
X. Wells, of Preston, spent Sunday
with Clark Wilson and wife.
II. S. Bittinger and wife. of Mt
Sterling. were guests of Mrs. Mildred
Garrett Sunday.
Mrs. Burl Ray. of Mt Sterling. and
her brother. Omar Greenwade, of
Oklahoma, spent one day last week
with Mrs. Thomas Jones.
Some men don't care for anything
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14

What has become of the old-fashion-
ed man who used to sit on soap box
in front OF a store all day and whit
tie on a stick?
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14

Mrs. Sallie Robinson's brother died
Friday night and left wife. seven
children and a hundred and nine pho
nograph ecords.-Arkansas Thomas
Cat
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14

A married woman usually regards
a divorce as she regards almost any
other article. She figures that when
she needs one she can go and get it
and have it charged to her husband
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14

The princess who calls it perspira-
tion regards herself as being above
the common people who call II sweat.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14

Some folks know as much about
taking time by the forelock as they
do about getting on the blind side Of
a kicking mule.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14

woman can sit down and worry
over the fact that she can't find any
thing TO worry about.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14

Some men don't care for anything
unless II relates to moonshine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-11-14

BY advertising in its pages your message reaches t
buying public of this territory
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-09-01

many hours Of almost overwhelming
loneliness. Also there were many
thoughts such as are not especially
good for the spirits II growing boys.
The place where the Duncans lived
was Il house, but under no liberal in
called a home. There was nothing
homelike in it to little Bruce.
The other lasting memory was Of
Linda. She represented the one liv-
ing creature in all his assemblage of
phantoms-the one person with whom
he could claim real kinship. He had
done a bold thing, after his first few
years with the Duncans. He planned
it long and carried it out with infinite
care as to details. He wrote to Linda,
in care of the superintendent of the
orphanage.
The answer only deepened the
mystery. Linda was missing Whether
she had run away, or whether some
one had come by in a closed car and
carried her off as she played on the
ldWHS JHe superintendent COulu uoI
tell. They had never been able to
trace her. He had been fifteen then,
a tall boy with rather unusual muscu-
lar development and the girl was
eleven. And in the year nineteen hun
dred and twenty, ten years after the
reply to his letter, Bruce had heard
no word from her. He had given up
all hope of ever hearing from her
again. My little sister," he said
softly to a memory. Then bitterness
"a whole black flood of it-would
come upon him. "Good Lord, / don't
even know that she was my sister"
But now he was going to find her
and his heart was full of joy and eager
anticipation ~
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-09-01

did you get the idea that the old
woman was Linda?'
Il didn't get that idea Barney am
sW cred. "She spoke of Linda as she
might young girl"
"And how do you get there"
BUY ticket for Deer Creek, in
southern Oregon" There was no need
for Bruce to write the name. 1t was
branded, ineffaceably, in his conscious
ness. Then take up the long road
of the Divide, clear to little store
Martins they call fifty miles back.
Then ask directions from there, Ask,
she told me to tell you, for Mrs. Ross
Bruce leaped up and turned swiftly
through the door. Barney called a
question to his vanishing figure. Just
for an instant Bruce Curned-his dark
eyes glowing beneath his straight
nrowS.
I'm 'phoning-a asking for reserva-
tons on the first train vest" he an
SWered.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-09-01
CHAPTER III

There had not been time to make in
quiry as to the land Bruce was going
to. He only knew one thing-that
it was the Wilderness The fact tho
he had no business plans for the future
and no financial resources except
few hundred dollars that he carried
in his pocket did not matter one way
or another. He was willing to spend
all the money he had after it was
gone, he would take up some work in
life anew.
He had a moments wonder at the
effect his departure would have upon
the financial problem that had been
his fathers sole legacy to him. He
laughed a little as he thought of it.
But the idea that others also-having
no business relations with his father
might be interested in this western
journey of his did not even occur
to him.
But the paths men take, seemingly,
with wholly different aims, crisscross
and become intertwined much more
than Bruce knew. Even as he lay in
his berth, the first sweet drifting of
sleep upon him, he was the subject
of a discussion in a far-diStant noun
tain home; and sleep would not have
fallen so easily and sweetly If he
had heard it
1t might have been a different world.
Only a glimpse of it, illumined by the
moon, could be seen through the SOiled
and besmirched window pane; but
that was enough to tell the story.
There were no tall buildings, lighted
by thousand electric lights, such
as Bruce could see through the win
dows of his bedroom at night. The
lights that could be discerned in this
strange, dark sky were largely un-
familiar to Bruce, because Of the
smoke-clouds that had always hung
above the city where he lived. There
were just stars, but there were so
many of them that the mind was un-
able to comprehend their number.
There was also a moon that cast
little square of light, like fairy
tapestry. on the floor 1t was not such
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-09-01
Dealers Outwitted

San Jose, Cal.-Cement dealers here
refused to sell to contractors operat-
ing on a union basis. The Building
Trades council of Santa Clara county
thereupon sent to Holland for cement,
and 10 carloads of it have arrived.
In spite of its coming half around the
world, the council is selling it at 2
cents a sack under the price charged
by the cement trust-to union con
tractors only.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-09-01

there was no time to lose" The mans
voice broke and changed isn't that
queer BruceW
Bruce slowly stiffened the only sign
of emotion was one that even Barney's
eyes, trained to the dimness of the will
derness, failed to see. It was just an
ever-tightening clasp of his hands over
the chair arms until the blue veins
stood out There was nothing else
about him to indicate that the dead
had spoken to him-that one Of the
great dreams Of his life was coming
true. He spoke rather painfully. Did
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-09-01

! a moon as leers down red and strange
| through the smoke of cities. IL was
vivid and quite white-the wilderness
moon that times the hunting hours
of the forest creatures. But the paion
that it cast on the floor was oDscureo
in a momekt because the man WIN
had been musing in the big chair pe-
side the empty fireplace had risen anu
lighted a kerosene lamp.
| The light prevented any furthe,
scrutiny of the moon and stars Anu
what remained to look at was iol
nearly so pleasing to the spirit
was a great, whitewalled room that
would have been beautiful had II not
been for certain unfortunate atteinp'o
to beautify it. There was stoie
freplace. and certain massive, uuS',
covered chairs grouped about IT, Du'
the eyes never would have got ~
these. TheyA would have been heio anu
fascinated by the face and the Iorm
of the man who had just llghted the
| lamp.
No one could look twice at that mas
sive physique and question It's might
dIe seemed almost gigantic In the yer
low lamplight. In reality he stooo
six feet and almost three inches, ana
his frame was perfectly in proportloh'
He moved slowly, lazily, ana Tue
thought flashed to some great monster
of the forest that could uproot Tree
with blow.
The face was huge, big and gault
of bone; and particularly one wouio
notice the mouth. 1t would be noticed
even. before the dark, deep-sunKeh
ewes 1t was a bloodhound mouth,
the mouth of a man of great ana Ter
rible passions, and there was an I'M
mistakable measure of cruelty ana
savagery about, it, But there was
strength, too. No eye could doupt
that. But it was not an ugly race,
for all the brutality of the features.
1t was even handsome in the haru'
mountain way. One would notlce
straight, black hair-the mans age
was about thirty-nine-long over rather
dark ears, and a great, gnarled throat.
Che words when he spoke seemed 10
Ixome from deep within 1t.
"Come in. Dave he said.
In this little remark lay something
of the mans power. The visitor had
come unannounced. His visit had been
unexpected. His host had not yet
seen his face. Yet the man knew,
before the door was ODened who II
was that had come.
The reason went back to certain
quickening of the senses that IS the
peculiar right and property OF most
men who are really residents of the
wilderness. This man was the son
of the wild as much as the wolves that
ran in the packs. Soft though II
was, he had heard the sound OF ap-
preaching feet in the pine needles.
AS surely as he would have recognized
the dark face of the man in the door
way he recognized the sound as
Dawes step.
The man came in, and at once an
observer would have detected an air
Of Difference in his attitude. Very
plainly he had come to see his chief
He was year or two older than his
host, less powerful of physique, and
his eyes did not hold quite SO straight.
There was less savagery but more
cunning in his sharp features.
Continued Next Week
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-09-01
Copyright by Lille Brown. ond Co

II won't be a mystery long. He's
not, eh--that's what the old hag said.
Excuse me, old man, for saying 'hag,'
But she was one, if there is any such.
Lord knows who she is, or whether or
not she's a relation of yours. But I'll
begin at the beginning. You know |
was way back on the Oregon frontier
back in the Cascades. | was fishing
for steelhead in a river they call the
Rogue. While way up on the upper
waters | heard of a place called Trails
End-a place where wise men do not
60"
And of course you WentW
"Of course. The name sounds silly
now, but it won't if you ever go there.
There are only few families, Bruce,
miles and miles apart, in the whole
region And it's enormOuS-nO one
knows how big. Just ridge on ridge.
One day my guide stopped at broken
down old cabin on the hillside for a
drink of water. | was four miles
away in camp. The guide came back
and asked me if / was from this very
city
Il told him yes, and asked him why
he wanted to know. He said that this
old woman sent word, secretly, to
every stranger that came to fish or
hunt in the region of Trails End,
wanting to know if they came from
here ! was the first one that an
that she wanted me 70 come to her
cabin and see her.
Il went-and l won't describe to you
how she looked. I'll let you see for
yourself, if you care to follow out her
instructions. And now the strange
part comes In. The old witch raised
her arm, pointed her cane at me, and
asked me If / knew Newton Duncan.
81 told her there might be several
Newton Duncans in a city this size.
You should have seen the pain grow
on her face. After SO long, after so
longr she cried, In the queerest, sob
bing way. Then she took heart and
began again.
"'This Newton Duncan had son
a foster-son-named Bruce, she told
me. And then | said | knew you.
"You can't Imagine the change that
came over her. ! thought she'd die
Of heart failure. The whole thing,
Bruce-if you must know-gave me
the creeps. Tell him to come here
she begged me. Don't lose moment.
AS soon as you get home, tell him to
come here
"Of course l asked Why she hadn't
written to Duncan. The answer was
simple enOugh-that she didn't know
how to write. Those in the mountains
that could write wouldn't, or couldn't
she was a trifie vague on that point
dispatch a letter. Something is up,
Bruce, and | don't know what. But
she said-for you to come back and
find-Linda."
Bruce suddenly leaned forward.
The brown face had grown quite
white.
What else did she say?" Bruce
asked He spoke slowly-with evident
difficulty
Barney answered with the same
sloWness-each word distinct. "For
you to come-and she made me swear
to tell you-on the first train. That
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-09-01

nable." he said significantly. But I'll
take the little beggar, anyway"
And thus Bruce went to the cold
fireside of the Duncans-a house in
great and distant city where, in the
years that had passed, many things
scarcely worth remembering had tran
spired. 1t was gentleman.s house
as far as the meaning of the word
usually goes-and Bruce had been af
forded a gentleman's education. There
was also, for while, certain amount
Of rather doubtful prosperity, a wom
an who died after few months Of
casual interest in him, and many,
The daily times., 1922-02-27

lishmen do not take the institution
of monarchy seriously. Then came
the wedding of the princess and the
yiscount Lascelles; and all that the
orizing was upset.
It seems to be fact that, even in
the year 1922, a large proportion,
perhaps TIM majority, of the British
people take royalty quite seriously.
In spite of the progress of modern
science and-modern thought, many
Englishmen actually believe that
there is something superior about the
Windsor family that entities them to
the veneration of ordinary people,
not on account of anything that they
have done for the common good, but
merely because they are of royal
blood. This Princess Mary is de-
cidedly plain and rather stupid girl
yet the realm is fairly turned up
side down by her wedding. The
spectacle, seen through American
eyes, is highly amusing and little
disgusting; but chiefly it is incred
uible. That "a great modern nation
should indulge in such tommyrot Is
| almost Abeyond- belief.-Greensborc
News.
The daily times., 1922-02-27
.ADVERTISINGN NORTH CARO-
LIMA

The North Carolina Chamber of
advertise North Carolina more eff
fective1y this year than ever before
and meeting of the state secreta-
ries was held in Raleigh Friday night
better known both to North Carolin-
ians and the rest of the world.
This is splendid move, especial
iy at this time when more equitable
freight rates have placed us on an
equality with the rest of the world,
and number of manufacturers and
wholesalers will desire to establish
branches in this state for the pur-
pose of getting nearer to their North
Carolina trade.
Memberships will be solicited to
this organization which promises to
De OF great value to the state.
A North Carolina Products Week
is part of the plan. During this week
it is expected that everybody in the
state will strive to eat for one day
only North Carolina food products.
On another day it has been suggested
that everybody in the State send
post cards to friends outside the
state; on another that the schools
devote time to studying state prod
ucts; and on another that merchants
SHOW native products in their win
dows.
Systematic advertising is another
purpose of the organization. Nov
ing pictures, special trains, national
advertising in magazines, and other
methods wers suggested. A .'North
Carolina Magazine" is still another
enterprise suggested, and state
exposition is under consideration.
The daily times., 1922-02-27
ROAD WORK IN THIS COUNTY

The County Commissioners will
turn over the highway between Will
son and Rocky Mt. via Elm City and
Sharpsburg to the Nash county line,
as soon as the road is scraped Will
son county had the contract to build
the road and by so doing saved Will
sons part of the cost namely 25 per
cent, or around $4,000.
Two squads of convicts, one in
Old Fields township and the other in
Black Greek township, and five main
tenance squads are at work On the
roads of the county.
The maintenance squads are en-
gagged in dragging the road, and
when the weather will not permit to
drag them are engaged in hauling
materials such as gravel and placing
on the bad spots. In this way the
roads are kept in pretty good shape
OF course the recent bad weather has
cut the roads to pieces in many
places, but such weather is unusual
The daily times., 1922-02-27

North Carolina. rendered in that
action pending therein entitled r. r.
Whitley, against c. l.. Speight. and
others, the undersigned commissioner
will on Wednesday, 29th, day OF
March, 1922, between the hours of
IL NJ. and 1 o'clock p. M. and at the
court house door of Wilson, North
Carolina, sell for cash to the highest
bidder that certain lot of land lying
and being situated on the right hand
side of the public road leading from
Wilson to Saratoga, in Wilson town
ship County and State aforesaid, ad-
joining the lands of C. A. Thompson,
W. S. Harriss. Henry Freeman. and
others. Containing 80 acres more or
less, and being known as the Martin
w. Barnes, home place.
This the 9th day of February 1922.
o. P. DICKINSON,
Commissioner.
[
The daily times., 1922-02-27
co1DsRORO's NEW PAPER

The Daily Times extends the glad
hand of fellowship to the Goldsboro
News, morning daily paper which
was born in Goldsboro yesterday
morning The publication was
newsy 22 page paper. If the first is
sue was true sample of the others
fo follow GoIdsboro should be indeed
proud of the new publication.
Mr.. John Beasley is manager OF
the Goldsboro News; Mr.. w. w. Min
ton, assistant manager; Mr.. r. r.
Powell, managing editor; Mr.. R. F.
Beasley, editor-in-chief These men
are experienced in the newspaper
game and are thoroughly capable OF
keeping UP the excellent standard ex-
hibited in the first issue of the Colds
boro News.
The daily times., 1922-02-27
TWO STATE OFFICERS TO BE
ELECTED

Two state officers are to be elected
this year. A member of the corpo-
ration commission and Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. If there
is no more than one candidate Tor
each Office, it will be the duty OF the
state board of elections to declare
the nominee of the party for these
positions. If there is contest the
matter will be submitted to a prl-
mary the first Saturday in June.
In 1918 Senator Simmons, Chief
Justice Clark, Associate JUSTICES
Walker and Allen and Corporation
Commissioner Pel1 were the only
candidates to qualify and they were
declared the nominees, thereby OBJ
waiting the expense of State prl
mary.
The daily times., 1922-02-27
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as the Executor of
Thomas Watson deceased, late of the
County of Wilson, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said de-
ceased, to exhibit them to the under
signed on or before the first day of
March 1928, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment.
This the 27 day of Feby. 1922.
w. c. ATKINSON,
Executor of the estate of Thomas
Watson, deceased.
". J. Hooks, Attorney.
& 27 6 13 20 27 3
The daily times., 1922-02-27
MIR. EMURIAN SPOKE.

Rev S. X. Emurian, Presbyterian
minister of Norfolk, Va, delivered
forecful sermon yesterday morning at
the Wilson Presbyterian church. Mr..
Emurian is a native Armenian and
his sympathy for the suffering of his
people was evidenced throughout his
sermon. He came to Wilson to assist
in launching the campaign for funds
for the suffering Armenian children.
Mr.. Emurian pointed out that the
suffering in this world is not for
naught. God has a purpose in sending
suffering in the world. The preacher
asked "Why should God allow .Armen-
ia to suffer-" Then he went on to
state that suffering and sorrow should
mean cultivation of the soul and
building of character. That is what
people are in the world for, to build
character.
This world is preparatory school
the next world is the university
stated the preacher. Everything Goo
gives is for a purpose. Suffering is g
fine education in developing char
acter. The best poems, the best hymn:
came from those who had suffered.
Sometimes suffering is a signal O
warning that we are on the wrong
road Sometimes suffering is sent TO
the sins of others. Through the suf
'fering Armenians the Turks may b.
saved. The Armenians are undergo
ing their suffering with patien
Christian fortitude.
The daily times., 1922-02-27

ian. I could not take revenge" +"
Whereupon the Turk declared that if
that was Christianity he wanted to be
Christian faith.
At the conclusion of the service
Mr.. Emurian sang portions of the
9th Psalm. His expressive voice
showed in wonderful manner the
splendor and grandeur of the Scrip
lures in those eloquent verses of
David.