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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-18

Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery, not a
graveyard. beautiful, well kept burial
park. Crockett 16SS.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-18

by soaking it in sweet milk. Before
using it the milk may be pressed out
gently.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-18
To Wash COrsets.

To Wash COrsets.
To wash a pair of corsets spread
them on a flat table, taking out the
laces but not the stays, and scrub
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-18
SOME OF scoTTO's RECIPES

Since salad is Monsieur Scoto has compiled
typical salads four countries and has added his favor
oriOinaI rarine
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-05-25
Clerks one-cylInder Mind.

~ usually know what l want and
when / do l ask for it explicitly" said
the Man Who Grumbles. Yesterday
entered a paint store and to the clerk
who offered to wait on me said: Il
want quart Of white paint, best quail
ity, for wood to be used outside
THE clerk seemed puzzled. He
studied a moment and asked: How
much do you wantf l told him. He
seemed satisfied and after brief
pause asked: Interior or outsider
again supplied the information. He
made no objection but still sought in
formation Going to use It on woodr
he suggested. | assured him that in
tended TO smear 1t on my window
frames and they are of wood.
81 thought the transaction was about
to be closed, but the clerk was still
In doubt on one point. What colorT
ne asked cheerfully. l satisfied his
curiosity and he got the paint for me.
Stupid7 Not bit. He simply had
a one-cyllnder mind. 1 had supplied
too many facts for him to assimilate
at once. New York Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-05-25
SELF-PITY SHOWS WEAKNESS
Can Properly Be Set Down Not Only
as a Bad Habit, but a Poison
GUS One.

Have you among your friends or ac-
quaintances any men or women who
are always plying themselves? If so,
you can set them down as weakllngs.
Self-pity is self-destructiOn. Self-pity
saps ones self-reliance Self-pity
breeds despair The strong don't in
dulge in self-pity. They are too busy
thinking and working and talking con
structively. They are intent on attain
ing some object, some goal. They are
so engrossed In practicing self-help
that they have no time to waste on
self-pity.
Self-pity Is not only bad habit; 1t
is poisonous habit. II hurts self and
1t dlsgusts others. The person who
is chrOnically guilty of self-pity hasn't
in him the spirit of self-sacrifice, and
without self-sacrifice no human being
can qualify to go far or rise far. Self
pity reveals a lack of self-dlscipline.
We all encounter difficulties and dis
cOuragements; we all have ambitions
thwarted, But we do not let discOur-
agements discourage; we do not give
up because baked and thwarted time
and again; we do not wear our Occa-
sional streaks Of pessimism on our
sleeve of on our countenance. We keep
stiff upper lip. We wrestle on And
we smile on. We don't become cry
babies. We may inwardly vince, but
we don't finch. We don't pour tales
of woe into the ears of others-we
know they have troubles enough Of
their own.
We refuse to be towards. We re.
fuse to wear the white feather. We
strive to be men. We become men.
We are men-Forbes Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-05-25
EYE AFFECTS WHOLE BODY
Why Routine Examination of School
Children Is imperative Is Elk.
planned by Authority.

DIR. de Schwelnitz, In Hygeia, first
points out that only about per cent
Of eyes are entirely normal according
to optical standards. At birth nearly
all eyes are far-sighted. Near-sighted
eyes most commonly make their APP
pearance from the sixth to the tenth
year Of life, that is to say especially
during school years. Such errors when
marked give rise to eyestrain or ''weak
eyes" While 1t is true that few eyes
are absolutely normal many approach
1t so closely that for all practical pur-
poses they may be considered normal.
They do not give rise to discomfort,
and correcting glasses are not required,
at least, In younger years. But 1t
must be realized further that good
vision and painless eyes do not neces-
sarily exclude eyestrain; and eyestrain
may cause headache, pains In various
parts Of the body, twitching of the
face, night terrors, nervousness, indl-
gestion, and many other symptoms.
The need for the routine examination
of the eyes Of school children is there
fore clear, and the possible effects Of
failure to recognize the fact Of eye
trouble are pointed out. These effects
are not limited to the eye itself. "The
eye is not confined, as it were, to lit
tie area Of its own, subject to diseases
and defects unconnected with the rest
Of the body. Quite the contrary. 1t
is most intimate in its relations to the
rest of the body" "The problems
which surround 1t, whether they re-
late to optical faults or to disease,
are medical problems, and must be
solved with this fact always In view"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-05-25
SoclabIlity an Asset.

A political candidate, on paying a
second visit to the house of a doubt
full voter of the agricultural class, was
very pleased but somewhat surprised
on hearing from the elector that he
would support him.
Glad to hear It," said the candidate.
II thought you were against me-"
II was at first" said the other.
"The other day when you called here
and stood by that pig sty and talked
for half an hour you didn't bulge me
an inch.
But after you had gone away, sir,
/ got to thinkin' how you'd reached
your hand over the rail and scratched
the pigs back until he lay down with
the pleasure Of 1t. l made up my mind
then that when a man was so So
ciable as that with poor fellow crea-
ture wasn't the man to vote against
m."-Harper's Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1923-05-25
Western Maryland College,
WESTMINSTER, MARYLAt D,
REV. A. NORMAN WARD D. D, PRESIDENT.
FOR YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN IN SEPARATE DE

Fiy-ffth Year Begins
admitted wthor
Fifteen units required
Eight degree grouped
English, History,
eneerne elected Special Military
Trainin o. 7. c.
EQUIPMENT college farm
comfortable living
and heating plant
Pure pure charming Thrtymles
TUITION $3.50.
SCHOLARSHIPS Tuition Tuition
will f
Prospectus for 1922 n application
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
HUNCH WARNS
THE HUSBAND
Former Patient at Oteen Had Hunch
to Look Under Wife's Bed-Finds
Instruments of Death.

Asheville, Feb. 19.-Levi Earn
est of Phoenix, -tr '.ora, a veteran
If the World ;|ar and at present
. patient Ia .:.e g0Ftrnmeus hos
pital had vision of aconspiracy to
bring about his death and act1ng up
on it looked under his wife's bed and
found letter from Charles u. Gish
Azalea, N. c., containing powder
give her husband according TO state
which the writer told Mrs. Ernest to
ments of postal authorities who in
vestlgated the case as reported by
Ernest and today caused the arrest
OF Cash on charge of sending poi
son through the mails with intent to
hill.
Ernest was a patient at Oteen,
hospital, near here until September
II, 1922, and it was during his stay
there that Mrs. Ernest and Cash are
alleged to have become acquainted.
The note introduced in the pre-
liminary hearing before United Sta
tes Commissioner Vonno Gudger here
today and alleged to have been writ
ten by Cash, reads:
Clara, my plan was to give him
the poison that l sent and told
yOu W WISil lie udu DdQ spell OF
asthma, then we could live happy the
balance of life and people would
think he died with asthma. Darling,
burn this up the moment you read
it if you love me-"
Cash was bound over under a
$4,000 bond to the next term of
United States district court.
The arrest was made by Claud
V. Brown, postal inspector who with
postal inspector Keyes of Chattan-
ooga, Tenn, handled the investiga-
ton =. Sxr
C. c. Demarfee. city bacteriolo-
gist, of Asheville, who analyzed the
powder contained in the package al
legged to have been found under Mrs.
Ernest's bed stated at the prelimina-
ry hearing that he found it to be BIZ
chloride Of mercury, quantity, in
his opinion, sufficient to kill
A letter, alleged to have been
received by Cash yesterday morn
ing was read at the hearing by In
spector Brown, was in terms of en-
dearment. Another letter alleged to
have been written in October by Mrs
Ernest to Cash forbid him to write
her again and stated he had "caused
enough trouble"
Cash was released under bond fur
nished by his brother6 * i ~ ;;*!;;;;!
nished by his father and stoutly
maintains his innocence.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
ITEMS FROM THE
TRAINING SCHOOL
(Too late for last issue)

President Dougherty Of the Train
ing School left on the 18th for Raj
eigh to look after some school inter-
estS.
At this writing Prof Rankin is scik
with influenza but it is hoped he will
be out in few days.
Several new students entered at the
beginning of the spring term.
The Boone Chamber of Commerce
on the evening of the 18th enjoy
ed a luncheon at the Critcher Hotel.
A large number of ladies and out of
town friends were present as invited
guests. Mr.. Chas E. Brading Chair
man of the Chamber of Commerce of
johnson City was present as a speci-
ally invited guest. Prof. l. G. Greer
of the Training School acted as toast
master. Mr.. Van Doozer on the vio-
lin with Mrs. A. E. South at the pi-
ano gave most excellent music for
the occasion. The following made
three minute speeches; Prof. j. M.
Downum on Cleaning and Beautify-
ing Boone; Messrs w. R. Gragg and
E. H. Hahn representing the Baptist
and Methodist Sunday Schools res
pectively; Professor Smith Hagaman
County Superintendent of Public In
struction spoke on the general inter-
ests of our county friends; Hon. E.
S. Cotfey was speaker for good roads
Mr.. Brading delivered the address
of the evening, which was full of
sparkle, wit and sense; The Chamber
was delighted to have him as well as
the other guests present. At the close
Hon. F. A. Linney in his usual happy
style delivered to Mr.. Brading large
Watauga Cheese to be presented to
the johnson City Chamber of Com
merce. 1t was delightful occasion
and all were pleased to have invited
guests present. At the close a COM
mittee- was appointed consisting of
Mrs. E. S. Coffey, Mrs. MEG. Anders
Miss Pearl Hodges, Mrs. Smith Hag-
aman, and Messrs Johnson, A. E.
South, and j. M. Downum to suggest
plans for making Boone a place of
beauty.
J. M. DOWNUM.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
SAILORS TELL OF FURIOUS BATTLE
FOR LIFE WITH MAD PACIFIC WAVES
RADIO WILL BROADCAST
STATE HIGHWAY ORDERS

A radio receiving station In each
district Office to receive information
and instructions from headquarters
in Raleigh is being planned by the
State Highway Commission it is an
nounced.
Arrangements have been made
with the North Carolina State Col
lege to use it's broadcasting station
at II o'clock each morning and
1880 each evening to handle the
highway department. matters to en-
gineers.
After making study of the pos
sible use of radio in giving instruc-
tion and other material information
to the hundreds of workers thruout
the state, the department decided
to have the receiving stations in each
district and to urge resident engi-
neers everywhere to install sets so
that they may be in daily touch with
the main office.
the condition of various highways
also will be broadcast for the benefit
of tourists and travellers. it was
stated. These bulletins it was indi-
Gated, will be published in the daily
newspapers.
Officials pointed out that North
Carolina would be one of the first
states in the Union to adopt this
method of communicating with its
highway department employees.
Closer cooperation and better and
more rapid transmission of messages
are expected to result from the pro-
gram it was stated while it was
added that later it might be posi-
BILE to establish broadcasting sta
tions in most of the districts. Gov
ernment aid, it was understood, will
be asked to carry out the plans.
The receiving stations are ex-
pected to be installed in each of the
districts by March 1.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
THE BILL THAT
MADE TOWN BIGGER
Corporate Limits of Boone Extend.
ed by an Act of the Legislature.
The Bill -.

The bill to make Boone a bigger
town which passed the General AS
sembly last week is being reprinted
in full so that those who are familiar
with the landscape in this vicinity
will know just how much territory
the act gives the municipality:
The General Assembly Do Enact
Section l. That the corporate linn
it's of the town of Boone, Watauga
County, North Carolina be and the
same are hereby extended so as to
include the following territory: Be-
ginning on top of the Lovill Pinnacle
and rams thence a southern direction
to the Lovill spring on the south
side of the highway; thence in a SOU
therl direction to the top of the first
ridge; thence in a southeastern direc-
tion to the top of ridge above Wal
ter Earp's house; thnece east and with
the main top of the ridge to Ed Far
things southwestern corner, thence
down on the same ridge in an eastern
direction to the Linville River Rail
way, thence in a north direction with
said road to the w. S. Whiting Dunn.
my line or logging road, thencein a
northern direction with said Dummy
Line or logging road to Will Coffey's
house, so as to include said house,
thence in northern direction to the
first trestle on the Dummy Line near
the large trestle, thence in a western
direction to a spring above Joe Har-
din's house near an old building, and
in western direction to sharp curv
in Junaluska road near Gus Horizons
thence in western direction to the
beginning.
Sec. 2. That the Aldermen of the
town of Boone Watauga~ county and
their successors in Office are hereby
authorized empowered and directed
to ascertain and determine hte north
and south center line across said
town according to population, and to
expend for improvements the same
amount of money on each side of
said line
Sec, 8. That all laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. That this act shall be in
force and effect from and after its
ratification.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
BOWIE RAILROAD MEASURE PASSED
SECONDREADING In THE HOUSEBY
DECISIVEVOTE OF 81 AND 43
Last minute news as the forms go to the presses
tell of the passage of the Bowie Measure on third
reading with vote of 65 to 49,
Vote Followed two hour Speech in a
Four Hour Session,
is GREETED BY AP.
PLAUSE

.Raleih Feb. 19.-Calling the last
name on the roll at eight minutes
till midnight the house of represent
tatives tonight passed on the second
reading of the Bowie bill for the Re-
demption of the Lost Provinces by a
vote of 81 to 43.
The vote came after Represents.
tive Bowie of Ashe County, author
of the measure, had spoken in its
behalf for nearly two hours, and the
result was greeted with burst of ap-
plause from the floor of the house and
from the galleries.
The bill occupied the major portion
of a four house session of the house
while on the other side cf the ancient
capitol the senate passed on third
reading of the bills which proposed
amendments to the constitution to
limit the bonded indebtedness of the
state to five per cent of the taxable
valuation of property, and making
any sinking fund law passed at this
session irrepeable.
Bowie Stirs House
Representative Bowie started the
lower branch with an impassioned
plea in behalf of the people of
Ashe, Allegheny and Watauga coun-
ties, who, he said, were without ade-
quate means Of transportation, who
desired to get their crops to North
Carolina markets, and who were en-
titled to redemption at the hands of
the legislature by that body provid-
ing means by which a trunk line of
railroad could be established.
He cited the history of the course
of civilization from earliest times
to the present day, touched upon the
early railroad building in the state,
told Of how the people in the west
had rallied to help the residents of
the eastern section to obtain harbor
facilities and railroad transportation
in time past and pleaded that help
on his measure should now be rem
dered in justice to the people in the
west. --.-
Mr.. Bowie told how distance from
the middle west could be cut down
by the proposed rail route, said
freight rates would be lowered, and
urged the entire support of the
house in accomplishing this aim.
Amendments Killed
His speech met With little debate
at its close. Sc'erai members ques-
toned him on technic alities. Repre-
sentative Deato1 of Catawba offered
an amendHle7t to make the State S
stock holding in the proposed short
line IL pcr cent instead of 40 and
Eep@ese tst;ye Townsend Of Har-net
o.iersd al amendment to strike out
all references in the bill to any 9TH
er tEaa a single tr4nl, l4ne Both am
endmenCs were voted down before
dnai action on the bill was taken.
The measure viii come before the
house Oh third reading tomorrow.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
MR. AND MRS. ,McDOUCAL EN-.
TAIN YOUNGER PEOPLE

Saturday evening February II q
crowd of young folks were delight
fully entertained at the beautiful
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. McDou-
gal. The living room was never iov-
elier and to add to it's loveliness q
great fire burned in the wide old
fashioned fireplace.
After playing a number of games
and listening to some delightful mu-
sic with Miss Hazel Carriger at the
piano, and James Dula at the Edison,
the hostess brought in some weiners
which they proceeded to toast over
the glowing Goals. Different kinds of
candy was also served during the
evening, and never was a repast more
enjoyed than this one.
Late in the evening Messrs Dallas
Cottrell and Baxter Linney rendered
some beautiful selections of niusie
which were greatly enjoyed by all,
after which each girl received small
corn cob pipe as a souvenir, and
each boy a lovely little pink powder
puff.
All too soon the young people
found htey must disperse before the
clock announced Sunday morning 50
they reluctantly departed each one
declaring they had never enjoyed
themselves better.
Those present weEse Misses Ruth
Cottrell, Eula Hodges, Ruth Benfieid
Nellie Coffey, Hazel Carriger, 4nd
Messrs Baxter Linney, Dallas Got
trell, James Dula, Byron Mcbride
and Hubert Coffey.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
"IIlFLUENCE WITH
AMERICA" SAYS
LLOYDGEORGE

London Feb. 19-Former Prime
Minister Lloyd George today during
debate in the house of commons to-
day, declared the French action in
the Ruhr was a repetition of the
psychological blunder the Germans
made in 1914. He asserted that it
was essential that America should
participate in the solution.
He contended that what really mat
tered was to get America in with OF
without the League o. Nations action
lie did not believe that France, how
ever obsessod, could refuse an offer
made by two of the greatest powers
on earth that had saved her from be-
ing IN the position Germany was oc-
cupying today.
81 entreat the Government" con-
cluded Mr.. Lloyd George, ''to take
the initiative first by approaching the
United States and then with them
approaching France. Then l believe
that both together will be able to
surmount the difficulty"
In the course of his speech the
former premier said it was impossi-
BILE for the reparations and restora-
tion program to succeed without Am
erica. The Americans, he commen-
ted, had the worlds gold locked in
their chests, and were suffering from
indigestion and surfeit. They had a
normal responsibility he contended
They had shared in the war and help
ed to break up Germany. Their pres
ident had signed the peace treaty and
although the senate had rejected it,
that action was not on the ground
of reparations, but because it was
unable to accept the league of ma
ticns.
The Americans had morally accep-
ted the whole position he argued.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
TRIPLE WEDDING AT SOLDIERS
HOME

BILOXI, MISS.-The jefferson Da
Wis Soldiers Home at Beauvoir, near
hear was in gala attire tonight, pre-
paratory for one of the greatest ev-
ents in its history tomorrow when
three Confederate Veterans the youn-
gest 70 years of age and three widows
of Confederate veterans the young
est 72, will be marreied at a triple
wedding ceremony.
Four couples were to have been
married but one of the brides to be
was called away by the illness of a
son, and the luckless prospective
bridegroom will be forced to assume
the role of spectator instead of oc-
cupying one eighth of the center of
the stage.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
ROMANCE ENDS WITH MARRE.
AGE ON RHINE

COBLENZ Feb. 16.-Miss Ianthe
Virginia Stone, daughter of Colonel
David L. Stone, Ap'9rican Ambassa-
dor on the Rhine, LAND commission
and Lieutenant Mark A. Devine of
the cavalry of San Francisco were
married here last night. The wedding
was the elimination Of a romance
that began two years ago when the
Lieutenant went to the rescue of Miss
Stone when che was thrown from her
horse. Lieutenant nevine is a crack
horseman and the winner of many
prizes at exhibitions that have been
held i'll the Rhiueland while the AM
erican trops Were hele.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
HEAVY MACHINERY
ARRIVES

The heavy machinery for the new
plant of the Watauga Furniture and
Lumber Company arrived last week
and is now in place. but the owners
decided there were several other pie
ces they were in need of, and on
Monday morning Mr.. w. H. Gragg
and the company machinist Mr.. j. S.
Barlow left for Cincinnati, where
they will purchase the remainder of
the needed machinery for the large
plant.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
UNCONVINcED

Bishop bloomfield confesses that
as county curate he thought very
highly of a sermon he had preach
ed on Atheism" and was so impru-
dent as to ask a farmer with whom
he had walked from church how it
struck him. "Well sir he replied,
.'for all you did say, and no doubt
it was very clever, / still believe
there is God" Boston Christian
Register.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
We're Making Progress Anyway
They've found the germ that ca

They've found the germ that eau.
ses the flu
And now if they can only find
the germ that causes wife to shoot
her husband, the one that causes mo.
torists to run down pedestrians and
the one that causes bootleggers to
sell their victims wood alcohol oul
chance of living to be as old al
Methusaleh is going to be greatly i'm.
proved.-Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22
j. M. DOWNUM.

Twenty eight hog feeding demon
strations with 34S hogs are being con-
Quoted by County agent Dukes Of
Robinson County. He will have four
cooperative carlot shipments to make
in March,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22

Farmers to the number of 1929
were induced to secure and plant
178,830 bushels of improved seeds
last year by farm agents of the ex-
tension service.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22

Farmers in 275 communities bought
comparatively 1903 tons of fertili-
ger at cost of 81, ,225, 5,199.00 there
by saving $59,818.00 according to
reports from county agents.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22

Trust men, and they will be true
to you; treat them gently and they
will show themselves great.-Emer-
son.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-02-22

County agents in North Carolina
conducted 23,165 crop demonstra-
lions on 70,973 acres last year.