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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-11-15
EXAMS" ON THIS WEEK AT
THE TRAINING SCHOOL
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

In a game of basket ball between
Boone and Mountain City Tenn. the
score stood 40 to 10 in favor of the
Tennessee team.
At the regular faculty meeting of
the Appalachian Training School tea
chers the past week, Prof. Smith dis
played some very interesting scienti-
fic specimens by means of the dozen
compound microscopes. Among these
specimens were the human blood, the
retina of the ye, tip Of an onion root
Indian corn, the anther of the lily,
human skin, earth worm and section
Of the cerebrum. Another shipment of
apparatus for the Chemical Labora-
tory has arrived.
Examinations will be given at the
Training School this week, marking
the close of the fall term. The win
ter term begins Nov. goth, one week
later than usual as the school began a
week late.
Some very fine weather is prevail
ing in this section after the recent
unusual spell of wintry weather. II
is often very mild open weather here
during the fall, often in fact until
Christmas. The real wintry months
here are usually January and Febr,t.
airy. J. M. DOWNUM
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-11-15
SWINDLER CLAIMS TO BE
WITH STATE BOAR DOF HEALTH

j. W. Little, claiming to be an en-
pioyee of the state Board of Health
and signing checks as IN. C. State
Health Officer" is wanted in several
places in North Carolina and Virgin
la for passing worthless checks. in at
least one Instance violating the law
with regard to payment of bill for
board and lodging.
At the Offices of the state Board
Il Health DR.. w. S. Rankin stated
that no one of this name is or has
been employed by the Board, and
requested the widest publicity re-
garding this impositor n order that
he may be apprehended and brought
to trial.
In Franklin, Va. checl, for $40
on the Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.,
Of Winston-Salem was passed by Lit
tie on a local druggist. There Lit
tie claimed to be employed by the
State Board of Health, being located
in Raleigh after having been recent
ly transferred from Winston-Salem
He gave his address as 301 South
Main Street. There is no such street
number in Raleigh, but there is in
Wlnston-Salem. In due course the
check was returned protested
On November 1st at Lincolnton
issued check drawn for $40 and
signed 81. w. Little, N. C. State
Health Officer" The proprietor of
the North State Hotel cashed the
check and Little left with the money
and forgetful of hotel bill for $6.75
This check was returned protested.
In giving the information to the
State Board of Health Mr. w. R.
Padgett, Proprietor, wrote: 81 have
written to his father in Greensboro
and I'm sending you his reply:
The reply referred to is from w
B. Little district manager for the
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., of Greensboro, and is as
follows:
'In reply to your favor of the
9Th inst, | have no connection with
]. H. Little whatever. Every mail
brings in formation of his bad checks.
He is not working for the State De-
partment or anything else, and if you
will prosecute you will do me favor
In making public the information
DIR. Rankin stated that all employees
of the State Board of Health Carry
credentials sufficient to identify them
as such. - 3r
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-11-15
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH

You are invited to attend Sunday
School at the Baptist Church on Sun
day morning at 1000 a. m. Also the
preaching service at IL a. m. The
subject Sunday morning is the "home
and the Church." Parents who are
better and in safeguarding their chill
dren against evil should attend.
Subject Sunday night is Matthew
the Honest Man." This service is at
z p; m.
B. Y. P. U's at p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday night
at p. m.
Choir practice Thursday night at
E. S. Coffey's home at Z p. M
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-11-15

Seven counties report to the divi-
sion of markets that they now have
over 5000 turkeys to offer for the
Thanksgiving and Christmas trade.
v. W. Lewis of the division is max
ing a special effort to help the grow
ers market the birds profitably.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-11-15
NEGRO WOMAN MAKES
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

According to news reaching the
Democrat late Saturday evening mys-
terry still surrounds the whereabouts
of one Sarah Coffey, colored OF the
Blue Ridge Township.
The negro woman, S5 years old, ac-
cording to our informant, left home
on Wednesday morning to pick ga
! lax in the forests Of the adjacent
hills. She was accompanied by the
family cat, which returned later on.
A search was instituted for the wo-
man, and when all efforts to find her
failed blood hounds were secured
The dogs met with the same success
as the searchers; could not hold the
trail, and no further way of locat-
ing the aged negress has beer. sug-
gested. No theory Of how this cora
plete vanishing act could have hap
,pened in the neighborhood, has been
advanced.
Size is "a sister Of Boone Coffey
rather prosperous and respected ne
gro who has long resided in the Blue
Ridge section of the county.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-11-15

God, that they may deserve con-
tinuance of his favor.
In witness whereof, l have here
unto set my hand, and caused to be
affixed the great seal of the United
States, the one hundred and forty
eighth.
calvin COOLIDGE"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-11-15

>Forty years experience as farmer
may mean little. Some Of the oldest
Farmers are the poorest while some
of the youngest are the most success
full.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-11-15

Good pastures are essential to the
healt hof dairy animals, say state col
lege livestock workers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-11-15

LATER-The colored woman was
found Monday about three miles from
home ead.-She had apparently
died suddenly and there was evidence
of her having rolled down the noun
tain side for some distance.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16
Would Dismiss Professor Who Told
Truth About the FOrdney Tariff

Republican Congressman of Ohio
are seeking dismissal of Prof. J. |.
talconer from the faculty of Ohio
State University because he recently
uttered what they regard as heretical
opinions concerning the Fordney-Mc-
Cumber profiteers' tariff. The attack
on Prof. F%alconer has served to give
general publicity to his statements.
which originally attracted only pass
ing notice.
Prof. Falconer is head of the de
partment of rural economics of Ohio
State University. He was one of the
many experts who attended the an
nual meeting of the American Farm
Economics Association in Chicago.
Farming interests We're handed a
gold brick, with an exceedingly thin
veneer, in the recent present tariff, 20
said Prof. Faleoner. "When it comes
to agricultural products, America is an
exporting nation. With a tariff ban
put on mercantile imports from such
countries as England, those other coun-
tries viii turn their trade, including
their imports Of agricultural prod
ucts, TO other nations, such a. Areen-
tina
For this frank statement of the
plain economic facts Prof. Falconer
is Icing bounded by Republican poll
ticians.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16
COST OF STATE POLICE GREAT
Many Arrests Made, Much Property
Recovered

Accomplishments of New JERSEY
State Police for the year ending
November 30 last are ~recounted in q
report by Colonel H. Schwarzkopf to
the Legislature on Monday.
Efficiency of the troopers is reflect
ed in 1887 arrests made by the de-
partment resulting in 2617 ~convic-
tons, 258 pending or not tried. 40
dismissed and % lost on warrants,
1T is also desired to point ont the
1act," said the report, chat in the
y . arrests there were but two for
interfering with an officer and none
Tor resisting arrest, which shows the
respect the offender has for the State
trooper and his ability as an officer"
Fines imposed on complaints of the
department have netted the State
S37,S76.4O; valuations of recovered
cars is placed at $139, 1865: other
recovered goods at $481 1893. rs; con-
tscated property at $127,743, and
property saved from destruction at
An appropriation of $3.50, 900 was
available for the 1921-1922 fiscal
year. The sun of $413,742 is re-
quested for the year beginning July
LIST next.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16
McADOO'S SUCCESS
He Gave Speed In War. Now Needed
In Peace

Tbara i ono matter which +he
An,arican naonIe sboIid never over
III. Tbo 1905 of WiIiieno e Nc
49, ! H. success Of aorarnmen+
nIDo n"sociaIisn The fnrnar
Secrata rs If the T~raas1ry is COM
nIa+aI,, so16 on +ba+ idea He bsd a
- " ciass ad1ia+ior m.biia he va
a+ - basJ If ~ Te1v.avs vSben +be1
~ ~ nd. - the GoyeInment His
49,, 49, g.aS on eTerz, b~iII.of-farn IN the
,jI-i5e Ia3 ' and on +ba iins Of q ave el.y
a - $50 w inaa+od Pa 20 aos can,a
Fnap,0 'n7bIin +ava+ion Of 7IcAJoo's
dan,or r. 60 aroo+ o,acbian lit
Is''' boJ s+ az "%S al 49, e b ,,,'e oTar g ti
ago+ I"a cbap [[.i Le Wv VIII ! b,i y ona 10 in
aI',Ii q IT, af af%a,. 'J',str.a ~ Eas;das
V. aiI3,,sd" = IT, ,rba+ b,,nob Of
+-o+as = mon could crireb VIII va ges
,Ie[,a+ed Nv, ,rs,, IF +ava+ioni-Wee+
TarsaL. Pge
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16
THE PRINATEERS AND THE
PROFITEERS

What is the explanation of Presi-
dent Harding's insistance on the pas
sage of the ship bonus bill, which au-
thorizes the sale of the peoples mer-
chant marine for $4,000, 900 900 less
than its cost and the bestowal of
$3.50, 900 1000 in ~largesses on its pur-
chasers?
The huckstering and hawking of
political influences accompanying the
consideration and enactment of the
proiteers' tariff bill is a recent me-
mory. The powerful trusts and mon
opolies which support the Republican
machine had their lobbyists in the
corridors and committee rooms of Con-
gress for months. Combines that were
under indictment for restraints of
trade had their paid deputies on hand
to get some of the protection which
was being sanctioned by the bill.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16
BOBOLINK, REED BIRD, RICE
BIRD

Another bill has been introduced in
the legislature to prohibit the killing
of the reed birds. 1t is backed up by
the Audubon Society, mostly women,
who have worked up maudlin sym
pathy for "the poor brides which
sing d%iscordant notes and eat the
farmers oats and rice, mostly in the
South.
Reed birds by the thousands fire.
uuent the marshes along the Della
ware river in August and September
to eat the seeds off the wild oats.
Scores Of gunners shot hundreds of
thousands of these birds which were
eaten by the epicureans in the cities,
and the prices received, from S1.50 to
$3.50 a dozen, furnished money to buy
food and clothing for many families
at the approach of winter. Years ago,
when they were more numerous, the
prices were from 80 cents to $1.00 a
dozen.
Of late years they have been get
ting fewer, and because of that the
maudlin bird mourners had a bill
passed to prohibit the killing Of reed
birds, by which name they are known
in this region, where they stop about
a month to eat the seeds from reeds
and wild oats.
Further north where they breed
they are known as the bobolink..
That law hindered the gunners in
South jersey along the marshes from
killing them. 1t raised a political
fairy and issue in Salem County
where gunners received hundreds OF
dollars from the sale Of these birds
which are highly reiished in dainty
dishes in the cities.
The law was repealed the next year
at the ursing Of Senator Allen.
Now there is another hill before the
legislature. backed by the Audubon
women, VIM are maudiin SFmpathlzers
rather than practical thinkers.
After the reed birds finish feeding
on the seed Of the Wild oats, they go
SoGth to spend the winter.
They alight ON the rice field where
they are known as the rice bird. They
have been known to eat an acre Of
rice IN an hour. These birds have
caused a million dollars loss to rice
growers IN a season. Then they be
come known as the skunk black bird.
I1ce growers have tG have numer-
Gus gunners to kill them and scare
them away, They use to kill them
and let them lay, but IN late years the
gunners m the South learned the
market value OF the birds and ship
them to the cities.
AS a rlckety song bird and insect
klIIer 1t Is OF no value IN New Jersey.
As they are killed IN the South to
save crops, South Jersey gunners are
entitled to the profits from them
where they get their food and fatten
on the seeds and wild oats.
There Is no demand to stop killing
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16
Bible Thoughts for
This Week
Sunday.


GOD CARES FOR HIS OWN
And they shall be mine. saith the
Lord of hosts. in that day when |
make up my jewels; and | will
spare them, as a man spareth his
own son that sarveth him.-Aialachi
9: II.
Monday.
But in lowlinesS of mind let each
esteem other better than them
selves. Look not every nan on his
own things, but every man also on
the things of others.-PhilippianS
.: 8, 4.
Tuesday.
CURSE OR BLESSING. WHICH?
He that withholdeth corn. the
people shall curse him; nut bless.
ing shall be upon the head of him
that selleth it.-ProverhS II: %.
Wednesday.
Delight thyself also in the Lord
and he shall give thee the desires
of thine heart.--Psalm 81: 3, r.
Thursday.
AN EVIL EYE:-He that haSteth
To be rich hath an evil eye. and
considereth not that poverty. shall
come upon him.-PrOverbs IS: %.
Friday.
IN HIM WE LIYE:-That they
should seek the Lord, For in
him we live, and move, and have
u being is II: 81, IS.
Saturday.
GOD IS MERCIFUL Thou art
Il God ready to pardon, gracious
md merciful, slow to anger, and of
great kindness.-Nehemiah g: II.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16

Public b~enefcience is fine, but the
problem Of the legislators is to find
money enough to pay them. New
sources and higher taxation undream-
ed of are levied and others are being
looked for.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16

France has been balancing her bud
get by including unpaid German rep
arations. The Harding administra-
ton attempts to balance its budget by
including borrowed money and re-
ceipts from the sale of government
property. This may be called book
keeping a la Coue.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16

Comptroller Of the Currency tells
US that half the gold in the world is
in this country and that we r suffer
ing from a flood of gold. The bank
ers may have it, but the other people
could endure that larger flood of sill
yer which some feared in 1896. We
now have the 50-eent dollar so much
feared then.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16

A great ruetion was made when
President Wilson did not give the I.
5. Senate information and become the
puppet Of their 18th grade historic
minds. Now Secretary Charles F.
Hughes has refused to appear before
the Senate committee and give infoI-
nation in regards to official American
representation on the Reparation Com
mission.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16
Solomon Said

The sleep Of the laboring man is
sweet. whether he eat little or much:
but the abundance of the rich will not
suffer him TO sleep.
Strive not with a man without
cause, if he have done thee no harm.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16
What Mrs. Brenninger, of New York,
Says About Rat Poison

Tried preparations that kill rats,
but Rat-Snap is the only one that
prevents disagreeable odors after
killing. Also like Rat-Snap because
it comes in handy cakes; no mixing
with other food. You don't have to
dirty your hands; it's the best for
household uses" Try Rat-Snap. Three
sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guar
anteed by P. Jordan, 10 North Broad
Street.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16

and all for the sake of saving the
paltry expense of raising in the first
instance a force which would in ten
weeks have taken Fort Duquesne, and
completely broken up that den of
thieves and murderers!
Ito BE continued)
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16

81 I'D. n
PreIerred-lhe FRONTIERS Desoiated'
"
Great was the JOY at FoIt Duquesne
on the return OF theif troops from the
slaughter OF BfaaoocN ; army. n
idea OF victory, as appeared aItet-
wards nad never once elI.ele9 theIr
heads.-IheF haa gone o"T yeSt 70
reconnoltre' ana 1alasS the DIItISh IN
thelf approach! HOW u~ioGuItueu .lei
must have Deeh the Joy OF me CARR
SON on seeing Iheif itielus eoIie PACK
next morning not sac ana spiiI.lesS'
as ha9 oeeH eAPet'sui o"1 "iooPIhs
II shouting ioI d Aloiie3S victory
mo ehliehed WIN 'ae "I1Ileag, an
'hullfUIoi'' PROVISIONS an
q ala'S cut u
pieces.
Inc iITAeH o,ii."l'u'l 'goN
care 10 MAKE d plopgL aSf u M du-
vantage Tor soon a. 'He 'al9 VI SAY
age Iga1Iil@ ana 90ilNe.fllsSS "gte
over, Ii sent oug u5P1'"yioIlS oI ms
chieIs win gfand-CaIhs 10 several Oh
the H~eighD0Il42 tfI2eS. WHO mao MOI
yet Ilfted the hatehel.
Inc tfloeS oeilg a~s.alN'5'.l anu me
caIumet OF pipe o. ~iflehosillp SMOKED
around, the chleIs arose ana IN al
the pomp o! lhdlah eIoquehce an
49uaced Ihelf gfea! victory Lon
hhlle tine NlfgIlia4Sl ana ms
White p~fothefS' tine bftti'H)-theh
with a proud dlsplay with the humef
Gus soaps ana flch dresses when theH
had taken, they conciuded VIII lnVlt-
ing the young men to unbufy the tom
ahaWk' ana rush with theh 10 Drink
the olood OF thelf enemies
ms Was enough. trimming nor
f1olE, a ghastiE smlle' at such pros
pectS OIL oiood ana piuioeT' lhe grim
fhlidfeh OF the DESERT roSe up at ohce
to war NO time was ioSt IN prep
aratlon. A pouch or Parched corn n
q 3~eaf-Sk!n' WITH a file' tohahaWk'
n SeaIpng knife were thelr equip
age. And IN a lew weeks a1tef BRAD
cock 5 defeat, an armament OF at ieaSt
l4O0 OF those bIood-thlfsty people
were n full march over nils INC
mountains, to surprise n murder the
Fr0ntIer inhabitants
washington hao an along Iofseen
the storm That would one DAY oursC
dofth from fort DqqueslIe. IN ms
flrSt TRIP thfougn tfaI country wv
years before, he had marked the very
- GAL@ bow nt
spot, and pointed IT out as tne Key Oh
the western Wofld. put bIltal1 anu anu
america, l5IKe me Wilp ass anu na4i nei
eoIUs' tnough NIUE stuPoolH III ao'ds'
YET ShalI $40" 10 act'J igI sup Ime GU
Gen nance tlIl II u Quesne' q
tlehGh oHlGef, WIN some troops, paSs
ing along the way IN I'o4, ana S.ruch,
as Washington mao peen, WIN tle
sltuatloh' mmeolately Dalit thereon d
1ort' when ne called aitef ms own
name. 1t answered the fata! purposes
Whlch washington had pfedlcteu' d!
means OF the ooId water curses on
when II Stooo II greatly laV0rea Ine
conveyance Doth OF goods ana Ihtelli.
gence. There the French iald up
magazines Tor thelr ihdlan aliies" ana
there they holsted the dread signals
OF war
Not having been able TO prevail on
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16

Doubtless the appointment Of Miles
PoindeXter. tie lame duck Senator
from Washington. to he Ambassador
10 Peru, will meet with tine approval
If those Cabinet members whose So
eial and jansatia~ activities have r1-
Gently been BROUGHT into the lime
light by the brilliant literary talent
Of the Senator's gifted wife.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16
THE LIFE
OF
WASHINGTON
BY NJ. L. WEEMS,
Formerly Rector of Mt. Vernon
Parish
CHAPTER VII
.-."":-~".-.a" Observation-Disclosures.

Fatal Effects OF B~raddock's Defeat
Washington Wishes to Carry the
War Into the Indian Country-Gov-
eminent Refuses-Defensive War
Preferred-The Frontiers Desolated.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16

Say it with printing. Flowers soon
die and wither. Printing is tie art
p~reservative.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16
IT DEPENDS HOW YOU SAY IT

Senator j. Thomas Hefin, of Ala
bama, has a way of saying things
which gets under the skin of his
opponents. He said, Il am here to
represent the people, to represent
in part my State. l am not here to
represent the bond sharks, the big
%fnanciers of Wall Street.
Senator Lodge declared the express
sion offensive and a long debate fol
lowed. Fefin's back barbed reference
fit and that was the reason Lodge and
Wadsworth WINGED.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16

\ COW is a very good animal in the
field; but we turn her out of a gar
den.@Johnson.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-16

Average Siberian ermine wrap is
composed of 300 skins.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-05
MEMS 0vERALLs, 1926

The famous Headlight Brand
made of extra strong heavy
Blue Denim and Striped Hickory
cloth; all sizes; seams are
strongly re-enforced.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-10-26

nent archives of Monticello.
! In New York City the owners OF the
moving picture theatres have pleageo
themselves to redeem every mile OF TINS
jefferson Memorial Mileage in tickets
for special performance in al thef
theatres. The owners OF the moNlhS
picture theaters in Richmond and Ro-
anoke. in Virginia, Jefferson own
state have taken similar action ana
it is confidently expected that the NOV
ing picture theatre proprietors thruout
the country Will follow suit.
United states Senator Royal ). Cope
land. of New York, sold 6,15O,OOO miles
of the jefferson Memorial Mileage at a
GinncI. ne gave on a Pullman train in
the Grand Central Station. in New York
city, which translated into terms OF
dollars and cents, means that he raised
SCI. 500 for the jefferson Memorial Fund
in one evening. 1t is estimated that Tor
these purchases of miletge the moving
picture theater owners of New York
city will issue to the purchasers or to
those whom the purchasers may deslg-
nate some 1000 tickets to the special
performance in honor of the Jefferson
Memorial one New York banker has
simulated that 1000 orphans, too poor
to go to a movie shall be the beneticl-
aries of his contribution of Sl.OO0 ana
Felix H Warburg, of the Well-konWh
banking firm Of Kuhn. Loeb & Co. has
bv the purchase of LOCO. 600 miles OF
jefferson Memorial Mileage contri-
button Of $4,000 to the Fund-made it
possible for 10000 poor children of the
metropolis to attend the special maVle
performances William II. Woodln,
president of the American Car Il Foun-
dry Company has made a similar con-
tribution.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-10-26

The non-partisan character Of the
NOV ement to acquire Monticello is well
indicated in the names on the roster of
the Board of Governors of the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Foundation. Mr.
Battles associates on the Finance Com
mittee of the Foundation are Charles
r. Crane former Ambassador to
China: Charles d. Hills former Chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee and a new member from-Ni
York of that committee: and Alton B.
Parker former Chief Judge Of the
Court Of Appeals. of New York State,
and Democratic nominee for the Presi-
dency against Theodore Roosevelt in
1904. Colonel Roosevelt's son, also a
colonel and present Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, is a member of the Board
of Governors. as are James r. Shelf
field Of New York. President Of the
Union League Club; William G. Nc
Adoo. former Secretary of the Treas
ury: cambridge Colby, former Secre-
tary of State. and James w, Gerard,
former Ambassador to Germany.
Lady Astor. who was born within few
miles Of Monticello, is also on the
Board. as is her sister. Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson, wife of the artist.
The active campaign for the Fund
began October Is, when Governor
E. Lee TrinllIe. of Virginia. who heads
the committee made up of of the Gov
ernors of the States of the Union will
lead party of well-known men and
women on a transcontinnetal tour of
the country. The party will visit %
of the largest cities in the United
States, in each of which special me-
mortal meetings go Jefferson will be
held.-The Country Editor.