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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02
RECORDS MESSAGES BY WIRE
Combination Typewriter Writes the
Missive instantly at Other End
Of Line.

Click, click, clickety click"
Translated into dot, dash dot dash,
dash dot" that may mean the safety
or wreck of a train. the rise or fall
of stock, the death of loved one or
the birth Of an heir. Only those train
ed In the Morse code can know. But
through the inventive genius of Dr. g.
A. Cardwell there has been manufac-
tured a telegraph typewriter, which
does all the things which telegraph
line, telegraph operator and type
writer in combination can do and
writes the message instantly at the 9TH
err end of the line, whether anyone Is
there or not,
The American telegraph typewriter
exhibited at the electrical show in the
Coliseum appears to be an ordinary
typewriter carrying continuous roll
of paper, which is automatically fed
and may be torn off when a message
is written.
Connected with an ordinary tele.
phone or telegraph wire in active use,
1t does not in any way interfere with
the usual working of the wire nor the
transmission Of messages. but in addi-
tom thereto It gives d positive record
of each message sent over the type
writer, and If desired does away en-
tirely with telegraph operator, girl
who can use the ordinary machine
sending all messages, while the ma
chine receives messages automatically,
no attention being needed, except to
cut off the paper with the message
Chicago Examiner.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02
A nrv Wa h.

Representative Livingston of Geor-
gia, who, disguised at the bath-tub de-
bate In the house recently, proposed
that little money might be made by
renting the bath tubs out, said recent
ly, apropos of this subject:
I'VE are now a good deal like Bill
Spriggins on a zero morning.
"Bill's valet entered his bedroom
one January morning and said with a
SILVER:
"Will you take your bath hot or
cold, SIR?
Thank you,' said Bill; I'll take it
for granted"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02
tBy WALTER B. LEUTZ)

London alone takes over 4,OO0,ooo
mpskrat skins every year, and most
of these are shipped from the United
States. The demand for.muskrat skins
is constantly increasing because of the
decreasing supply of mink, beaver and
other skins.
Only one other animal in the world,
the European rabbit. now exceeds the
muskrat In the number Of skins mar
keted
The common muskrat is about four
times as large as the ordinary brown
rat. 1t lives near streams and lakes
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02
Feeding Dairy Cows.

The cost of feeding the average
dairy COW in the United States for
a year is $21, according to statistics
gathered by one of the big dairy cat
tie societies. With the low prices OF
grain, the feed bill this year will run
from five to ten dollars below these
figures. Even at that there may be
cows in the herd that do not earn
their keep.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02
Chinese Corn.

The department of agriculture is
experimenting with corn shipped from
China. Plants raised last year aver
aged less than sixteen inches in
height with an average of IL green
leaves at the time of tasseling. The
ears averaged 51a inches in length
and 4 1-3 in greatest circumference,
with 16 and IS rows of small grains.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02

Provide good individual houses for
sows due to farrow in cold weather.
A canvas or burlap curtain hung In
the door will keep out the cold and
make the house more comfortable for
the young litter A lantern hung in
the sowhouse on very cold nights
when the pigs come will temper the
atmosphere and aid in saving the lives
of some of the pigs.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02
Not as Bad as He Had Feared.

you are as false" she cried, AS
false as-as--"
las false as what?" he tauntingly
asked
AS false as hell" she Kissed.
"Oh. | was afraid you were going
to call me as false as the complexion
you are we1ring Exchange.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02
Literary Atmosphe re.

mark Twain was not a widely read
man. How do you suppose he ever
managed to turn out so much good
stuff"
81 don't know, unless it was because
he smoked SO much"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02
Hard Luck.

The big stone had rolled to the bot
tom of the hill again, and the bystand-
ers were jeering at Sisyphus.
Boys" he groaned, tackling 1t once
more, IF you can't boost, don't
knock!"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02

The helpers were ready to let go and
cast off.
"Oh, Miss Hulse," sang out DR.. Sto-
well, Just a minute, please. Remem-
Der what you asked me the other day?
Here's your chance. We need little
ballast Want to come along?"
In a minute!" laughed Miss Hulse.
Her mother was there, and several
of her friends. They protested. Why,
there were two in the basket of the
balloon already, and trip in the air
was most dangerous, and the sky
looked threatening and-oh, it was al
| together too perilous.
| For answer to all these objections
the pretty girl let herself be helped
into the wicker basket that hung I'M
der the swaying bag of gas, and In
minute more the lines we're loosed.
Up, up, shot the airship into the blue.
The crowd cheered for moment, but
held its breath when the balloon hit
into cross current and barely missed
ending its trip then and there. 1t
missed the tall chimney of factory,
just escaping disaster by a foot or
two Then began in earnest the flight
into the turquoise of the sky.
In jiffy the balloon was only dot
among the clouds. The last of the
crowd saw them, the new-fedged
pilot and his two passengers were
leaning over the side of the basket
waving their hands at the people be-
low-three midgets moving under a
big blue bowl.
Landing Safely Made.
That night a wire to the club
| brought the news that a landing had
been made safely rs miles away, at
Shelburne Falls, but nothing was said
of the really important feature of the
trip. Nor was DR.. Stowells "ascen-
sion card" any more enlightening. In
view OF subsequent events, however,
this card, which he filed with the rec
ords of the. club as required by the
rules, is Of interest. II an airman
of the future were to find this card
in looking up the records of balloon
ing in the early twentieth century he
would find that it was to all appear
ances a most uneventful trip.
AS the card runs:
Ascension, No. 7.
Balloon, Pittsfeld Heart of Berk
shires.
From, Pittsfleld.
ITO, Shelburne Falls,
Time up, 1925 a. m. Down
p. m.
I'm air, 2 hours 50 minutes. Miles
25.
Altitude, 10000 feet
Weather, fair. Temperature, rs,
Wind southwest.
Course, northwest.
Passengers, Miss Blanche Hulse
John Parker Manning.
pilot, Dr. Sidney 8. Stowell,"
AS far as ballooning went, that gave
DR.. Stowell an ample record. The
miles made, the hours of fight, the
Carrying Vi pdobSuBSiS "VlS hC" 81
down in black and white, but certain
details quite important, were who'll
omitted.
Il was too busy leaning over the
side of the basket taking my photo
graphs" said Mr. Manning, TO guess
what was going on But could di
vine without more than look that
my attention to things on earth be
low would be appreciated by the otheI
passengers"
OF this Dr. Stowell says:
Whatever John Manning may say
about it, If he admits he looked over
the edge Of the basket, that eliminates
him as the only witness Of whatever
proposition | submitted to the then
Miss Hulse We we're up about two
miles, and so with his observation
accounted for | think we can safely
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02

True pleasure consists in clear
thoughts, sedate affections, sweet re-
hections; a mind even and stayed, and
true to itself.-Hopkins.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02

1t is unquestionably true that
wealth produces wants, but it is
still more important truth that wants
produce wealth --Malthus.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Natures great remedy
Cures Coughs, Colds, Group and Whooping
Cough and all throat and lung troubles. At
druggists, 25c. SOC and $l00 per bottle.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02

Your working power depends upon your
health Garfield Tea corrects disorders OF
liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02

Keeping oil Fire From Spreading.
Milk will quench fire caused by
an exploding lamp, water only spread
ing the oil
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02
Chilly.

"They say the pretty Boston girl is a
good pick ] wonder what kind of
pick she is?"
Ice pick, suppose"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02

Preaching produces so little practice
because people look on it as per-
Torrance.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02

No harmful drugs in Garfield Tea, Ma,
lures laxative--it is composed wholly Of
clean, sweet, health-giving Herbs!
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02
The Breed.

Stella-Is her coat Persian lamb?
Bella-No; Podunk mutton. Judge
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-02
Won BRIDE
Will: IN
"THE: AIR.

EW YORK. - 81 needed
about 100 pounds or so ex-
ira weight, and so, when |
saw her in the crowd as we
were getting ready to
go up in the balloon, | ask
ed her to take the trip
with mel had known for
a long time that she want
ed to have a fight in the
air"
And 30 DR.. Sidney 8.
l. -
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03
American Trade Abroad.

It Is not a new admonition that is given
to the American business man by United
States Consul McNally, of Tsingtau.
China, who warns our merchants that If
they are really desirous Of creating de-
mand for their wares in the rapidly de-
Just their methods to the ways Of the
country and the temperament of the peo-
pie. Consul McNally points out that it is
practically impossible for any house, no
matter how reputable at home. to start q
branch In China and expect to be success
f,1l from the start The Chinese do not do
business that way: they are. above all.
conservative, and they insist on waiting
to sec whether q firm makes good before
entering into business relations with It.
Business cannot be ''rushed~ in China; It
must Be built up patiently. on sure foun-
da9ions. and. above all. honestly.
Nor II It alone in China that the Ameri-
can merchant fails to consider sum-
cisntly the local trade conditions and Gus
tsus knd prsetices Of the people In the
xseh markets Of South America. IN japan.
q Ipdls. and In several European coun-
u1ss. many an American nrm has faHed
% got . fonthold becsuse II has declined
= oauform to the system OF credits and
1n0noa18 that have been too long in
wgNo 10 b suddenly disfwbsd q
4 slDlan - 1aAch .eW 0amnA UnG2nA
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

and French competitors have; learned to
conform to readily enough,
Taking our trade abroad generally.
there has been too great disposition on
the part of our traders to regard the
foreign market as sort of dumping
ground from which little extra money
may be made. The fact of the distance
to the market seems to make the busi-
ness conscience more elastic. Too often
goods are not up to sample, are misrep-
resented in high-colored catalogues-we
know something OF the practical working
Of this in the mail-order business in our
own country-or, as great crime as
any, the goods shipped are not properly
packed.
It will not do to put the blame for our
lack Of foreign trade on the dearth Of
American ships or talk the usual patriotic
bunccmb about trade following the flag.
There are fleets of merchant vessels at
our service ready to carry a thousand
times the goods We send. but we have to
create and hold the market therefor. I'm
til we are ready to go about this business
not in our own way, but the foreign
wayne shall get mighty little of it.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03
SHANK OF THE UNIVERSE
indianapolis, City Of Poets In
state Of Novelists, Seeks Slogan.

indianapolis, City Of Poets In
state of Novelists, Seeks Slogan.
From the New York Sun.
Indianapolis pines for a slogan" and
as vet in vain. Some 5000 slogans
were sent to the committee. and all were
rejected. evidently with reason, for the
of those found most meritorious Is full
of feeble, stale, initiative. or absurd sug-
eestions. For example: Can You Beat
Itr' .Indianapolis-No Mean Market"
'.The Great Central Market CITY," 'Un-
Gle Sans Best Girl" ''The Hub Of Prog
ress," ..The Triumph Of Trade and Trans
portation." '~rhe Hub City" The Hoo
sier Hub" Were in the Center and on
the Square," 1.-THE Business Hub OF
America Indianapolis. the Metropolitan
City, ..The Corner Stone OF Industry.
sTradery Terminal" ''Glad You Come, "
"Ceutsr Wheel Of the United States.
Central City" mo Mean CITY,, The
Convenient CITY," Heart of the Md
and" "A No. / CITY," Word Inland, >
..Better Than the Best" Tho Spot tn
apolis. the Magnet city,. lnd!.nspoii.
Compass CITY," BEST By Tsst Uncaf
Sams Example"
A caty q posts in ssste a gDselists
ana these poor. nesVS1e0 yegenos were
ths hsst II could bring forth! And ye'
the .,sisGnn'. b. which IudiAunpoas =
kn0en ard hgod svoeyWADo
<Gnn0hsoGstnD 1uVu1nk
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS.

From the Boston Transcript.
Japan-To annex Asia, and possibly,
also, Europe. Later. of course. America
King Alfonso-To sit on the safety
valve.
Manuel II-Of agin: on agtn.
Secretary Ballinger-The rest is silence.
Yale-To confer degrees in boiler max
ing.
France-To import babies.
England-To export the feeble-minded-
Dr. Woodrow Wilson-To found a kin
dergarten for State governors.
The New York Sun-Knock, and 1t shall
be opened unto you.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra-To
abstain from French composers for q
whole month.
The theatrical combines-To try brick
bats at ten PAGES"
D'Annunzio-Not to announce plays that
are not yet written.
Mr.. Thomas Hardy-To view the world
through the wrong end Of the opera glass.
Revivalists-Never to make friends of
boy financiers.
Gov. Foss-To remember that talk is
cheap and may even be further cheap
ened.
President Taft-To look pleasant.
Theodore Ito rename Oyster Bay
Clam.
Senator Lodge-Properiy to appreciate
Mr.. Foss' aid.
Oscar Hammerstein-To keep them al
guessing.
New York City-To build a Whittier Way.
The Youths Companion-To complete
the subscription lists with editions in
Russian, Fiji, Chinese, Hindoo. and Choc-
taw.
Emperor william-To abstain from the
following: Konigsberg speeches, compo-
sition of operas, yacht racing. Germanic
museums.
Edmond Rostand-Not to be too sure
that he is already a classic.
DR.. Richard StraussTo take his next
libretto from Bernard Shaw.
Mr. Carnegie.To beat John D.
Mr.. Rockefeller-To 90 Andrew one bet
ter.
The Cunard Line-To build loo foot
steamship.
The white Star Line-To build q 1.ou-
foot steamship.
The North German LloydTo build a
1,OO2-foot steamship.
The New Theater-To stick to some res
olution, no matter what.
Pittsburg-To institute . curfew Tor
millionaires.
The Carlo disarm-the other fellow.
The clergy-Not to confuse preaching
with religion.
Foreign correspondents-Never wanton-
ly to involve the great powers In war.
The 10-cent magazines-To advocate Z
censorship.
G. B. Shav-To study the methods Of
Mary Gardens press agent.
Richmond Pearson Hobeon-To average
only one war scare week.
Gloucester, Mass.-To keep things ho>
In Newfoundland.
Italy-To organise . fre department. a
pable of dealing with volcanoes.
DR.. Cook-To cheer up and REMAINDER
that there u stiIl q south pole.
Rudyard Kipiing-To employ &hRioea
Holmes to find me.
Collector Loeb remsmber that Shy.
lock was Jew.
Sarah Bernhardt-To grow yo0ng gEses.
fully.
An undergraduates-N practice thu
| penitsntial psalms.
The makeup mAn-To oo0Do putttnG
'.Persouals'' among ''Racsnt Deaths."
This scrsbe-ro srivs more ssalously
foe fAe1A
~ e uLro put - - wasAs- 49, ~
- - An-fsaE
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03
Stop GrunblinE!

From the Hartford Couram.
The Courant wants to suggest reso-
luton for 1911. That resolution Is to quit
grumbling. Cheer up! It has become .
business habit to talk the situation down.
\Ask a man how business b. and the
chances are that he win eive you mel
ancholy answer. Ask him how his own
business Is, and the chances are that he
viii acknowledge that "just row. It is
pretty good, but that does not prevent
the country from going to the deyn.
When the year ends and be foots up the
results be flndS he has done well better
than be thought: but that does not stand
IN TIE way a kicking shout the outlook
This b very hugely habit Some attrib-
ute Il 10 dyspepois and attributs dyspep-
Ia % psu1Dsrity. ThsV may heye soma
touDdG&ioa fog thslr thooEy; but the plain
|me4 b.tha1, vhaAesor fno-GneS - -
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03
Sad Tale of a Dog.

A distressing story comes from Rich
mond, Va. concerning the harsh treat
ment accorded to Tweedletums by a hotel
clerk of that city.
Tweedletums is Mrs James Brown Pot
ter's dog. 1t Is described as particu-
larly engaging. cultured. and accom-
plished French poodle. The very name
suggests all that is delicate. refined. and
esthetic and should have been a pass
port to the most hallowed social e
cincts. even to the highest class hos
telry upon earth. At Newport no doubt,
it had been welcome guest at the cot
tages of the most exclusive set and the
center of attraction at many OF Mr.
Harry Lehrs most successful poodle par
ties. 1t must have been a rude shock
nerves when the unfeeling clerk forbade
the sweet thing being taken to the rooms
of its mistress.
Accustomed to repose upon sweet-scent-
ed pillows of plush. watched over in its
sleep with more than parental care, and
having its breakfast served to it In
bed every day precisely at noon, how
could it become reconciled to being
dumped into an untidy trunk room, in
trusted to the ungentle ministrations of
a bell boy entirely without social pre-
tensions. and fed at daybreak and dark
upon the coarse fare fit only for the
working classes? Perish the plebeian
thought, Nothing short of being en-
house afforded would have comported in
any degree with the fneffable grace of
attendance and environment which was
its bir rthright
True it is that other guests might
have objected to the presence of a canine
in their immediate neighborhood. espe-
cfally in the nighttime, when the best
bred dogs are prone to bark. Perhaps a
few of the more squeamish might have been
unwilling to occupy rooms or beds which
had previously been used by quadruped.
however distinguished by pedigree. own
ership or previous association with the
bon ton. The most finical ones might
even have said that they desired to be
lodged at a hotel and not in a kennel.
Some people have prejudices which make
no allowance for the ties of superhuman
affection which may bind a French
poodle to its mistress.
OF course. most hotels have regula-
tions against dogs being taken to the
upper floors, and, as a general rule, clerks
are supposed to enforce these regula-
tions impartially. 1t may even be grant
ed that the admittance of one dog to
the full privileges of guest might have
led to the entertainment of another. and
another, until the whole house would
have been one bowling wilderness Of dogs.
some of which, We fear. might be OF
uncertain or inferior antecedents and
wholly devoid of that charm Of manner
and perfection Of morals which contact
with the elite cannot fail to bestow.
Nevertheless, we wish the clerk, In
this instance. could have forgotten his
cruel instructions. laid aside his Spartan
courage, and admitted Tweedletums 70
the most regal apartments at his dis
posal We do not in the least blame
the sensitive pup for leaving that hote
in a huff, taking his mistress with him.
for more hospitable shelter. where a
than a dog.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03
D.t Dr.. Cook rock the Cash.

DR.. Cook comes back. but he does not
disgorSa He asks the pity and good Will
Of his countrymen, but he does not give
hack the money he obtained from them
by telling tales Of . bogus discovery.
This somewhat unorigfnal and decidedly
thrifty course viii never melt the great
American heart. The tight grip on the
proceeds Of oratorical and elaborate fax
ing. whatever the mental state OF the
authoe ol the humbug whenJ he eprans
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

Kansas. which a few years ago could
produce nothing more than popcorn and
Populists, has now produced a Greek
tragedy. The country does grow!
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

An anonymous writer has informed the
District Commissioners that there are
three cities in the country worse than
Washington. He should have said three
thousand.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

We need more statesmen and fewer
carpenters says Chancellor Day. If he
would drop over to Washington once
and see them, Mr.. Day might not talk SO
much.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

Mistletoe without the girl is useless.
Luckily. the girls stay. and We can
usually find some other excuse
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

OF forty acres and a mule.
Results were won by later men
With forty square feet and hen.
And nowadays success we see
With forty inches and bee.
A Wise Lot.
Then your children don't believe in
Santa Claus?"
No: and what's worse, they don't seem
to take much stock in my New Year res
olutions.
Relieving a Frost.
"If I refuse you,'' said the Boston dam
sci. will you promise me not to take to
drink
Il will replied the Chicago youth
."The worst / shall do will be to so out
and get a cup Of hot chocolate"
A Sad Blow.
Il would like to exchange this s5-opera
bag for a SS-chafing dish
sorry. miss. but those opera bags have
been marked down to 1888"
Still Hopeful.
Hope springs eternal here below.
Say what you will.
Some damsels have the mfstfetoe
Suspended still.
In Plunkvine.
II wonder why the town policeman vis-
its the public library every day.?
Possibly looking for knowledge"
More likely looking for tramps."
Everybody Swearing on.
II realize now the Importance of the
psychological moment"
LAS to how?'
Almost any town could be voted dry
around January 1"
A Popular Beau.
Yes: I've stopped smoking"
There's girl at the bottom Of n.
s-pose. wouldn't stop smoking to please
a girl
well, I did it to please four girls"
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

If they are really short of genuine
ermine for King Georges coronation.
they might borrow some from the New
York chorus girls.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

We can't see why there is all that fuss
about two stolen operas in New York.
Most of them we've heard in recent years
have been stolen.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

1t is positively stated that the members
Of the bath tub trust will not be given
an immunity shower.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

1t is said that the next Senator from
New York win be Tammany man, pure
and simple. 1t is not easy to associate
purity and simplicity with that organiza-
ton
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

An Indiana farmer who got into some
slight difficulty with the police was or
dered to leave Chicago instanter. What
:. relief!
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

Portland, Ne, reports that it is fine
year for Holsters. Some Of us have
chance, then.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

In spite of some rather startling news.
not all the big heads were to be found
in the newspapers yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

And this is the day set for the postal
savings banks to open. Have you got
your deposits ready?
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

The Pullman porters are organizing
union, but they'll probably take nom
union tips just the same.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

If that New Years celebration head
ache induced you to say, Never again.
stick to it this time.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

So long as the financial rewards Of
successful aviation are what they are
there will be no lack of men to dare
the fates Of Hoxsey and Moisant
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

Out IN Ohio they are Dragging about
an odorIess onion they have invented.
Now. II they can only get an odorless
Senatorship they may really be proud.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

The accent of Banker Robins name is
on the first syllable
The Washington herald., 1911-01-03

When the sugar trust expresses a will
ingness to compromise for $4,000 it
makes one suspect that it probably owes
the government about 100000.