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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-07-27
Sixty Cars Necessary to Garry
Piping, Etc. for Waterworks.
THE ALDERMEN in SESSION
Have a Regular "Talkfeast,' in
Which Little Action is Seen,
and the Question of Finances
VIII Be an Important Discuss
of the Future.

That fifty or sixty cars of material
will soon be shipped here by the con-
tractors who are to build the water and
sewer system, was the report made at
the meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
Friday night. 1t was reported that
the bonds had been approved and that
the contractors had written that they
would get the materials on the scene
at once.
The Board Immediately upon conven-
ing passed on two bills one for $500,
which haG been submitted by the
election commission. City Attorney
Minis stated that he had made q
speciality of elections and had looked
over the bill and found it all right,
and SO it was approved. Another for
500 from Secretary of State Goodloe
was also approved.
The letters in reference to the water
works was read, after which the meet
ing turned into a general conversational
gathering. There was plenty of talk
but little action. During this conver-
sation IL was learned that the deed for
the Rains Springs was missing, and
the mayor blamed the former recorder
with carelessness. One of the alder
men suggested getting copy of new
deed, but no definite action was placed
on the record.
Aldermen Stokely insisted that
Eastport people were entitled to the
sidewalk which had been granted
them in an ordinance several years ago.
He said that the present walk either
had to be repaired or new one con-
structed. The board took no action on
this matter other than to ask the re-
corder to submit financial report at
next meeting.
The matter of finances then occupied
the attention of the City Fathers, and
incidently 1t will be matter which
will occupy considerable attention in
the future. There is an Indebtedness
of something like 81 900 hanging over
the city from the last administration,
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-07-27

Crestmont, July 26.-An unusual
operation was performed here this
week when Drs. McMahan of Crest
mont, c. T. Burnett of Newport, A.
b. Ford of Naillon and J. r. Gates of
Hartford, removed from the bladder
of Mrs. James Raines of Grassy Fork
q stone the size of a small hen egg.
For seven long years Mrs. Raines
has been in constant pain with the
stone in her bladder. No human
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-07-27
COLT SHOW
ANNOUNCEMENT

The annual Colt Show Of Vaughn 4
Jones will be held at the Fair Grounds
Wednesday, August %, 2sll. Every
body is invited to attend this show
and special Invitation is given buyers.
Get your colts in good condition and
bring them In whether they are the.
best or not.-vaughn 4 jones.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-07-27
TENNESSEE
STATE FAIR
To Be Made Greatest Agricultural
Exposition in Entire South
Many improvements.

The Tennessee State Fair is now the
property of the State OF Tennessee, and
all future fairs will be governed and
conducted by the Tennessee State Fair
Board of Trustees, as follows:
Capt. T. +. Peck, Commissioner of
Agriculture; N. Ii. White, Wales; w.
7. Roberts, Athens; r. l.. Burch, Nash
vile; May Overton, Nashville; F. G..
Buford, Memphis; c. G. Henderson,
Murfreesboro; w. F. Barry, Jackson;
Col. ]. FL. Mcdowell, Colliersville;
George Campbell Brown, Spring Hill;
Prof. H. A. Morgan, Knoxville; ]. s..
Henderson, Kenton; w. r. Reeves,
Johnson City.
AT a recent meeting held at the State
Capitol, Nashville, the Tennessee State
Fair Board OF Trustees elected the fol-
lowing Executive Committee: w. T.
Roberts, r. L.. Burch, May Overton,
]. s. Henderson and Capt. T. F. Peck.
In eases OF emergency, when it is i'm
possible to get the Executive Committee
together, r. L. Burch, May Overton
and Capt. T. F. Peck were given pow
er to act. Mr.. J. w. Russwurm was
unanimously elected Secretary of the
Tennessee State Fair.
I Davidson County voted to purchase
the Tennessee State Fair properties at a
cost of Sl50, 900 and turn them over to
the State of Tennessee for the purpose
of holding an annual agricultural, in.
dustrial and live stock exposition. The
State of Tennessee accepted the gift and
at the last session of the Legislature
! voted $4,000 for improvements, pre-.
miums, etc.
This means that Tennessee is to have
one of the greatest annual State Fairs
in the South. There Is no enterprise
within our borders that means so much
for the future greatness of Tennessee as
the Tennessee State Fair, and now that
il has become State institution to be
run for the benefit and betterment of
every citizen in the State, let every
city, town, hamlet and village; let every
county and every agricultural and in
dustrial enterprise in Tennessee do its
part, to make the Tennessee State Fair
second to none in the entire country.
The sixth annual exhibition win be
held September 1923, 1911, and from
all indications will be the greatest and
best exhibit yet held. Premium lists
and entry blanks are now ready, and
can be had by addressing Secretary J.
w. Russwurm, Nashville, Tenn.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-07-27
REMOVES STONE Size
OF A HEN EGG FROM
WOMAN'S BLADDER

tongue could tell of the horror this
poor woman had endlred, Seeing
that she had only few days more to
live unless the cause of the trouble
was removed, Mrs. Raines decided to
submit to an operation, and the same
was performed and to all appearances
was success in every way.
Mrs. Raines Is at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. Chas. r.. Clark, at this
place and is the recipient of every pos.
sible attention.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-07-27
GETTING STORE
ROOM IN SHAPE

The store room under the Melrose
hotel, which adjoins the Allen livery
stable is being renovated by the new
owners Messrs Parrott and Driskill
and new stock of furniture is to be
placed in same.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-07-27
MORE MATERIAL
FOR THE PIXIES

Two more car loads of road material
have been unloaded here this week
and the work on the pixies is tc be
hustled along, as the contractors are
determined to have the Al miles of
macadam laid by December /.
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the grand jury,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15
How DR.. Graham Bell Keeps Away Heat

n UR1NG the recent heat waves, cost
u ing in six days 120 lives in New
York city alone, DR.. Alexander Ora
ham Bell, the inventor of the tele.
phone, stocked up the ice stove, his
newest invention, in his Washington
home, and felt quite comfortably cool
while others were sweltering in an at
mosphere from which there appeared
to be no prospects Of relief. Doctor
Bell is not going to patent his ice
stove. Now that he has given it a
thorough test and is satisfied that it Is
practical, he says everybody is at lib
erty to make and use the invention in
any way that may seem desirable or
beneficial.
Doctor Bells ice stove is the exact
opposite Of the ordinary coal furnace
While the latter consumes coal and
radiates heat to keep up the tempera-
ture, the former consumes ice and ra-
dates cooling waves of air to keep it
down.
On the ground floor of Doctor Bells
Washington residence is what was
once swimming tank. Having been
built to hold water, it can safely be
depended upon to hold cold air. 1t is
we'll known fact that cold air is
heavier than warm air. Everybody has
noticed that when window is opened
In q room in cold weather the feet feel
the cold first. This is because the
admitted cold air has fallen to the
floor. So If cold air was poured into
the ordinary room it would flow out
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15
Blame Middlemen for the High Prices

selling at whatever prices they could
extort. thus forcing all prices on the
market upward. Some have even gone
SO far as to disguise their employees
as farmers and have them take their
places in the market with what were
supposed to be farm wagons with
fresh produce. It developed that mid
dlemen control the prices of four-fifths
of the produce handled on the Indian
apolis market and that they have ad-
vanced the prices to suit themselves.
Comparisons made between the
prices Of a few farmers not taken in
by the middlemen with the prices fixed
at the market stands show that the
farmers have been and are selling food
stuff at an average of less than one
half the amount fixed by the middle
men. Tomatoes, apples, potatoes and
other staples have been sold so per
cent. lower by the. farmers than by the
market stand proprietors in spite of
the city's regulations.
'1he city government hopes to get
at the bottom Of the situation soon
and to devise means by which the mid
dlemen will not be able to grab the
farm products and force the people to
pay their prices. The farmers are
maintaining that they are not respons-
ible for the existing conditions and
that the high prices do not benefit
Them
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15
Accident Leads to a Canine Debauch

d ROOKLYN, N. VA score or more
- dogs of assorted breeds livened up
things on Fifth avenue the other day
by becoming intoxicated on the spilled
contents of an overturned brewery
truck. 1t is said by eyewitnesses that
the drunken dogs acted almost thu.
man" in the delirious frenzy which fol-
lowed their excessive Hbations.
The truck, one of the motor variety,
was chugging along Fifth avenue be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets, when
1t broke down and it's contents, sew
eral cases Of very popular brand Of
hop beverage, were spilled into the
gutter. hmm ediately a golden stream,
sparkling with the pent-up efferves.
cence, gurgled and dubbed down the
gutter.
The day was hot and all the neigh
borhooG dogs, most of which belonged
70 Fifth avenue storekeepers, were
wandering about in search of water
to drink
Bitten, a graceful greyhound, raised
her head from between her paws as she
lay in the doorway of a millinery es.
Enlistment and shifted the air sus-
piciously. The couchant Bitten be.
came rampant.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15

NJ ASH1NGTON.-T value Of farm
W land per acre in the north central
states has practically doubled In the
last ten years, according to bulletin
issued by the census bureau. The to"
tai value of farm lands and buildings
In the division has increased from less
than $10.000.000 in 1900 to more than
SIC, 1000. 900 in 1910. while the number
Of farmers has increased only q frac-
ton Of one per cent
More than two-thirds Of the farmers
In the section own their own farms,
while more than half these owners
have their land free from mortgage. A
slight decrease from 1900 ia shown in
the number OF owners, while the ten.
ant farmers have increased by more
than twenty per cent. A significant
feature Of the bulletin is the indication
given that the older states Of the sec.
ton are decreasing in agricultural i'm.
portance, presumably owing to in
creases in urban manufacturing popu-
lations.
The total amount Of land included
In farms in 1910 was reported as 349;-
962, 900 acres, as compared with 317,-
349, 900 acres in 1900, an increase of
1858, 900 acres, or ten per cent. This
important increase is largely due to
the extension Of agricultural activities
into western North and South Dakotas,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15
under doors and through floor cracks
NH an

under doors and through floor cracks
wherever 1t could find them.
In addition to the old swimming
tank, which Doctor Bell has fitted up
as study, with easy chair, couch and
table and books, the inventor needed
an apparatus for supplying cold air to
the tank. This was a simple matter. A
large ice box was constructed and into
this about 200 pounds of ice are fed
twice every week. Air pipes lead into
the ice box and other pipes convey the
chilled air into the inventors study,
the flow being regulated by an electric
fan.
While the president of the United
States, judges of the supreme court,
ambassadors, legislators and others
were sweltering with the thermometer
at 80 degrees and above Doctor Bell
sat in his study, where the tempera:
ture never rose above IS degrees. In
fact, he could have made the tempera-
ture much lower than that simply by
turning on the electric fan a little
more, but Doctor Bell regards IS de-
grees as the ideal degree of heat and
cold for the wellbeing of man.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15

James K. Vardaman, who has been
chosen at the primaries for the Missis-
sippi seat in the United States SEN
ate, was formerly governor of the
state. He was elected governor in
1903 and was defeated for senator by
John Sharp Williams in 1907 and by
Senator Percy in 1910.
Mr.. Vardaman used spectacular
methods in his recent unique senate
campaign. One hundred and sixty
oxen, harnessed in eighty spans, drew
a chariot upon which Mr.. Vardaman
rode through the streets of Meridian
in most spectacular parade during
his tour of Mississippi in the interest of
his candidacy. There were five brass
bands, and guard of 100 prominent
citizens rode horseback. Then came the
Vardaman "car." The great string of
animals, all white, carried white
streamers bearing the legend: Vote
for the white chief" and uphold the
white South"
On the back of each OK was man,
shrouded in white At each animal
head walked Whitehead torch-bearer,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15
the Safety Razors

Safety razors promote efficiency. II
allowed to flourish they will eventually
accomplish the ruin of American man
hood. Rome's celebrated slump was
due to just such introductions as the
ornery safety razor.
And" finished one Of the speakers,
latter weaving its owner from the re-
1lnement of the barber shop, making
him minister to the demands of his
whiskers across his own threshold, the
safety will gradually pail upon the
man devoted to it. Growing careless,
the man will one day lay open the m
terror Of his face with an unusually
negligent swing Of the supposed safe
ty' razor, and what then? The man.
being weaned from the barber shop,
does not care to return. He is timid
the fault Of the safety. He lets his
whiskers assume abnormal proper
tons. He becomes hotbed for germs.
Therefore, down with the tyranny Of
the I. g."
It was prophesied that in the short
span Of year all the old adherents
of the stubble boards and curved
Adams apples will be filing the red
plush chairs Of the shop. The safety
razor, it was allowed, was all right
for the mere youths and the trem-
bling hands Of the old, but further It
had not just cause for existence.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15

"Woof, my dears!" she bayed, and
in 20.foot jumps made for the spot
whence came the tantalizing aroma of
the wasting beverage.
Immediately every other dog on the
block, and some others from adjacent
blocks, realized that at last it was his
day" Following the lead of the leap
ing greyhound, they made for the gut
ter and eagerly began tapping up the
amber drink.
How many aching heads there were
next day in Fifth avenue dogdom will
never be known, but members of the
large crowd which quickly collected to
watch the drinking bout aver that the
quantity put away by the canine tip
piers was something to marvel at.
The dogs, too full to find their way
home, and too dizzy to navigate any
way, were later led or carried to their
homes by their owners.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15

THE military value of the cavalry
/ branch has been enormously in
creased by the adoption of wireless
telegraphy, for the first time in this
country thoroughly tried out in the
Texas maneuvers.
The signal corps had devised an ex-
tremely light and portable wireless ap-
paratus, easily carried on the back Of
horse and capable of being put into
operation from any point in the field
within few minutes 1t was found
that the messages could be readily re-
ceived when the cavalry detachment
was anywhere within twenty-five miles
of a receiving station, a fact which
added greatly to the value of the cav
airy in it's scouting capacity. A light
collapsible steel mast, not much larger
than fishing rod, served to support
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15
Interior Department Issues Warning

COMPLAINTS have been received
- from settlers on reclamation pro-
jects that by reason Of the misrepre-
sensations of land agents they have
been induced to purchase lands which
were afterward found to be without
any rights to water from the govern
ment canals. The secretary of the in
terror issued warning which. while
1t refers particularly to the Rio Grande
project in New Mexico and Texas, is
equally applicable to other projects
containing large areas Of private lands
"All persons are warned against &C
cepting any statements concerning
this project without inquiry from the
officers Of the reclamation service. Elk
perience has shown that some warning
of this kind is necessary because mis-
leading statements have been issued
regarding the project and the condi
tons existing upon it.
In particular, attention is directed
to the requirements of the reclamation
act regarding residence and cultiva-
ton. The act prescribes that no right
to the use of water for land in private
ownership shall be sold for tract ex-
ceeding 100 acres to any one land own
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-An expert
ment to determine how far a city
can go in reducing the cost of living
Is to be made in Indianapolis under
the direction Of Mayor Shank. Fol-
lowing suggestion of James Wilson.
secretary Of the department of agricul.
ture, that municipalities take up the
question, the mayor appointed a COM
mission to make an investigation.
These men will spend the next few
weeks investigating conditions that
are supposed to be responsible for the
high cost of farm and garden prod
ucts. On their report will depend the
city's action.
Several years ago Indianapolis es-
tablished market place for the pur-
pose of giving the people a chance to
deal direct with producers and in that
manner to keep prices as low as pos.
sible. Preliminary inquiry indicates
INSCRIPTIONS middlemen have been
bartering the market, buying up farm
produce at wholesale prices and then
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15
Wireless Telegraph for the Cavalry

the antennae necessary to establish
communication.
The real purpose of the recent great
assemblage of troops in Texas, aside
from international considerations, was
the creation of one tremendous mill
tary unit, and that was successfully &C.
complished for the first time since the
Civil war, in the opinion of Major Gen.
eral Carter, the commander in chief Of
the maneuver division.
Five times the cost Of this operation
would not measure the value to the
country Of the experiment, declared
General Carter. 1t was the first oppor-
tunity that the modern army had to
get together all branches of the serv-
ice-the infantry, the cavalry, the artil-
lery, the transportation and subsist-
ence departm ents-and to make a
thorough test of what had been purely
theoretical estimates of the proper bal
ance between them.
This problem was worked out by the
test of actual practice, and General
Carter feels that when he left Texas
there had been brought into being the
perfect military unit which had been
so long desired by army strategists.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15
Divorces a Close Second to Weddings:

KANSAS CITY, MO.-As habitation
II of the matrimonially distressed.
Kansas City, according to figures just
compiled, has Reno backed into obliv-
ion.
These figures show that one of ev-
cry three Kansas City marriages has
its finale in the divorce court. In 1910
the figures showed that one in every
four marriages in this city were fail
ures and the great increase in the
number has caused much perturbation
in the churches.
Various causes have been given for
it-the high cost of living, the laxity
Of the divorce laws, the greater indie
pendence of women.
Whatever the cause, since January
/ there have been 1900 marriage
licenses issued, and In the same time
nearly 700 divorce suits filed. This
is an increase in the number of mar.
rage licenses issued over a like period
in 1910, but a proportionately greater
increase in the number Of divorce suits
filed. incidentally, more children from
broken homes have been taken charge
of by the juvenile court than in any
similar period. Sociologists and min
listers are worried at the showing
and there is demand for more strin-
gent divorce laws.
Judge Porterfield of the juvenile
court also is worried at the showing,
but he sees no relief in more stringent
divorce laws. He believes that the
only remedy lies in making require
ments for marriage more severe, and
still not so severe that It's result will
be to drive many persons into CON-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15
mon law marriages.

mon law marriages..
TOO many persons marry who
should not" Judge Porterfield says.
That's where all this divorce trouble
begins, and right there the lawmakers
must begin If they are to help condi.
tons. You can't legislate divorces
and broken homes out Of existence as
long as just anybody can get married
regardless Of mental and physical de-
fects. There ought to be q commits
sion to pass on the mental and ply.
steal condition Of applicants for mar
rage licenses, and on the earning ca
pacity of the men. Worthless men
who can't even support themselves
marry. -
"Something will have to be done or
the people Of this and other states
will find themselves the keepers Of a
lot of degenerate children. A man and
woman should be required to know
each other at least six months before
they are married. It would be an out
rage to make property restrictions, but
the man should give evidence Of an
earning capacity and frugality that by
strict economy, would provide the nee;
essaries Of life for two at least. They
should be without such diseases as
would be bequeathed to children"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-15
BARRIERS Denounce

CT. PAUL, M1NN.-Ways and means
~ to deprive the safety razor Of it's
citizens right and declare it unconsti.
tutional, to annihilate 1t, remove it
from the home Of every freedom
American. and thus bring the barber
shop again into its own, furnished one
OF the subjects for the emotional dis
cussion that took place at the National
BARRIERS Supply Dealers association
convention here.
AS the insidious influence of tho de.
grading safety razor fred the speak.
ers at the convention to eloquent
heights, these points were brought
forth:
Barber shops are not so popular as
they were in the past.
The dark man with the beard. in.
stead of permitting himself the &C.
STACY of 15-cent shave, attacks him.
self with the safety, in wild, carefree
swoops, which are equally injurious to
the life and complexion Of the victim
and to the profession.