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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14
BY MARGArET HUBBARD AVER.


EW YHAT would have happened if
W Dora, David Copperfield's
child wife, had lived to grow
old?
Would she ever have learned to man
age her household, her husband and
babies, or would she have been etern-
ally inefficient, childish and ire
SpOnSlDleF -.-
The Dora girl will always be a type
OF feminine beauty which many men
will find beWitching,- for the very help
1essness of her makes an instant ap-
peal to the masculine sense of protec-
ton.
There she is, looking out of the win
dow, waiting for HIM to come hime
Perhaps he is late, detained by bust
ness. or perhaps he has got into some
foolish scrape and doesn't want to
bring his troubles home, because his
child wife is unequal to the burden Of
sharing them with him.
Possibly they had a quarrel in the
morning before he left. Something
went wrong in the household, some
thing that she could have avoided, and
now she looks out of the window with
her tender little heart wrung in an
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14


nominated tn Progressive
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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13

has been done to stamp it out. The
Tennessee Anti Tuberculosis As
ISOLATION is the organized force
that seeks to eliminate this dread
disease from our state. The Red
Cross Christmas Seal offers the OPP
portunity to every individual to
cooperate in this most worthy en-
deavor. These Seals are sold for a
penny, and every 'pennyis bull
let in the fight" The more Seals
sold, the larger the compaign dur
ing the year. Buy a Seal and help
along the cause. DO not send out
from now to January /, any pack
age, letter, bill, check or receipt
without one af these Seals placed
upon it. There is an agent in this
town.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
]. H. Stefford

J, Herbert Stafford, who was
recently promoted to assistant
manager Of the Hotel Hermitage,
and will remain with the hos
telery under the new management.
Mr.. Stafford, although a typical
easterner in appearance, is a native
of Tennessee. He was clerk of
the Halladay Hotel, Cairo, Ill.,, for
one year; clerk of the Gayoso
Hotel, Memphis, three years; the
Hotel Patten, Chattanooga, two
years; the Hotel GaIvez, Calves
ton, one year, coming from the
Galvez to Nashville as clerk Of the
Hermitage just one year ago to-
day. He has made many friends
here, and is popular with the trav-
cling pl Z. Nashville Democrat,
Mr.. Stafford is a Carroll county
boy and his parents now live near
Irrelevant, where young Stafford
was reared. We are glad to note
this evidence of his success in his
chosen line of work.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
GREAT WISDOM
Displayed BY Wilson in the
Opinion Of McMiiIln

"President-elect Woodrow Will
son has acted with great wisdom
in announcing that he will call an
extra session Of congress very soon
after his Inauguration to revise the
tariff" This was the expression
Of ex-Goyernor Benton McMillin
Monday.
1t is not only wisdom to revise
the tariff" he continued, but it
was proper for Mr.. Wilson to an
nounce bis determination early in
the action SO that the industrial
world, being taken into his conf
dence, will know what is to be
done and when done.
The revision is badly needed"
continued Governor .McMillin,
land the people of the United
States have at last become
thoroughly aroused to the neces-
sity for it. 1t takes from six
months to a year to make a revis-
ion and get it in operation. BY
this judicious action the president
will get more than three years of
the practical operation of the new
law before there is change in adj
ministration.
II was exceedingly glad, there
fore, when | saw his timely an
nouncement. A revision-a reyis-
ion downward-is badly needed
and will be given"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
COTTON GIN BURNED
Memphis Cotton Oil Company
Suffers Loss

The cotton gin plant, on jack
son street, owned by the Memphis
Cotton Oil Company and operated
by j. A. Gilmore, was destroyed
by fire last Saturday night. The
fire was discovered just before
midnight by the night Waterman
and some companions who were
with him in the Office OF the plant,
| and when discovered the flames
we're under considerable Roadway.
The fire is supposed to have origi-
mated in the seed room back Of the
boiler, but how it caught is not
known.
The entire plant and all the seed
cotton in the gin were destroyed.
About twenty-five bales of cotton
were quickly removed from the
platform by the young men who
we're in the Office when the fire
was discovered.
The estimated loss on the plant
was between $4,000 and $1,000
and on seed cotton between $500
and $1,000. We understand the
property was well insured. but for
how much we did not learn.
The loss of the plant is very
much regretted as Mr. Gilmore
was doing his part toward keeping
the price up and making Hunting
don an up-to-date cotton market.
The company will-hardly rebuild.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
MEASURES ADVOCATED
John /. Cox Gives Out What lie
Win Do.

/ Elk Governor John |. Cox, who
after having served for years ii
the upper branch Of the Tennessee
general assembly, will 20 TO Nash
vile next month to represent Sui
livan county in the lower house OF
the legislature, today gave an in
terview in which he enumerates
the measures he viii propose to
the incoming body. He says:
Il am now preparing bills to put
these policies into effect. am still
Of the opinion that the spirit of
our constitution requires that
county election commissioners
should be elected by the voters of
the county or by the county court,
but it seems that there is some OBJ
lection to the election of county
election commissioners by a vote
of the people. There certainly
can be no valid objection to the
election of tile state board of cleo
tion commissioners by a vote of
the people Of the state. | shall not
seek to change the election law in
any particular except to take the
election Of election commissioners
out of the hands of the legislature
and provide for their election by
the people of the state at the bal
lot box.
In the bills which | am pre-
pairing | shall provide that the
people of the state, at the regular
August election for 1914, shall
elect election commissioners, sup
erintendent of public instruction,
commissioner of agriculture, three
tax commissioners for the state,
primary election board, a state
board Of education and three peni-
Tertiary commissioners, all BY a
direct vote of the people of the
state.
Il shall not attempt to take
from the governor the power to
appoint any public official which
he now has the power to name,
but allow bis appointees to hold
until their successors are elected
by the people,"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
Barker Boswell

Miss Eta Boswell, Of Irrelevant,
and G. Clint Barker, Of the Nine
teenth district, we're married last
Sunday while seated in their buggy
at the Fuqua bridge, near Tree
want, in the presence Of a number
Of friends and relatives. The GER
emony was performed by Elder
q. B. DAVIS, Of Memphis. The
bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Boswell and the
groom is a farmer. After the GER
emony the party drove to the home
of Weldon Coleman. where dinner
was served.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13

We want to call the attention of
our readers to the splendid adver-
tisements of local merchants found
in this issue of the Democrat.
They have the Christmas holiday
goods, the very things you need,
they are willing to tell you about
them through the Democrat and
we hope you will make it a point
to visit these stores and make
your purchases at home. They
have the goods, they are willing
and anxious you should know it,
and are entitled to your trade.
Buy at home and help build up
home enterprises. Remember you
can get what you want in Hunt
ingdon.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
MRS. ELVIS PRIEST
Dies at Her Home After a Pro-
tracted Illness

Last Friday morning shortly be.
fore day the home Of Esis
Priest, on West Paris street, was
visited by the death angel and the
devoted wife and mother was taken
to that home Of the best.
Mrs. Alice Conkin Priest was
born February s. 1869, and died
December 6, 1919, aged 48 years
and ten months. She suffered the
greater portion Of her married life
with a stomach trouble which
gradually grew worse, proving to
be, as her physicians believe, a
cancer Of the stomach. During
the last several months she suffered
intensely, but bore it heroically
and without complaining She had
the best Of physicians and every
thing that medical science could
offer. and close nursing and loving
attention could give, but they were
bafied by the terrible malady that
gradually took away her life.
The deceased was the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Conklin.
She was reared III Carroll county.
She was married to. Elvis Priest,
March 3, 1893, and to this union
we're born two sons, Joe and Frank.
who, together with the sorrowing
husband, survive her. She is also
survived by her mother, who lived
with her, one sister, Mrs. Emmett
Snead, of Lexington, and four
brothers. Wade, Arthur, Roscoe
and Roy Conkln.
Mrs. Priest vas thoroughly de-
voted to her home and her home
life was beautiful in its simplicity
and devotion to her loved ones.
She was always attentive to the
wants of her husband and children
and aged mother, and her loving
ministratiOns will be greatly
missed. She was member Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church,
having united with that church
when young, and was highly es-
teemed by a large circle of friends.
The funeral services were held
at the residence last Saturday
morning, being conducted by Rev.
+. P. johnson, president of Bethel
College of Mckenzie, a large
crowd of friends being present.
The burial followed at Oak Hill
cemetery. The floral offerings
were beautiful and the most ex-
tensive we have ever seen at a
burying in Huntingdon. The be-
reaved have the sincere sympathy
of our entire town.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
Red Cross Seal Campanig

As the Christmas time APP
proaches, our minds are directed
forcibly to the fight against tuber-
culosis. The Red Cross Christmas
Seals now Non sale in this town,
represent one of the most potent
and active forces that is working
for the welfare of the citizens of
the state,
tuberculosis is more prevalent
in Tennessee than any state in the
union, not because this is an un-
healthy state, but because so little
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13

day and we have been assured that
number on the program will be
present. We especially urge the
teachers Of the west end Of the
county to be present. The teach
ers Of Mckenzie have arranged an
interesting program for Friday
night. So all who can be present
for that night will be highly enter
tanned w. j. FoRBEss,
Chairman Carroll County Teach
ers' Association.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
New Homes

Gardner Holmes and /. g. Hurt,
prominent business men of Trcze-
want, are building new homes.
The two residences will be adioin-
ing each other and are located on
the Harris lots on High street.
They will be, when completed, at
tractiye places and will add very
much to the appearance of that
portion Of town.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
WALDORF SENSATION
Several Parties Hurt Because Of
His Financial Methods

1t has been a long time since
Huntingdon has had such a sensa-
ton as was sprung on the town
last Monday night.
G. G. Waldrop, a young mar
ried man Of the town, was placed
in Jail to prevent him doing him
self some bodily harm.
1t developed Monday that Mr..
Waldrop had been doing some
tinanciering of a crooked nature
and when confronted with the facts
and the enormity of the wrong he
had done, he became wild and had
to be taken in charge by the Of
ficers.
The nature of the alleged wrong
ding was the forging Of names of
citizens to notes upon which he Sc
cured several sums Of money. He
also executed mortgages that are
said not to be regular. Several
parties are in the lurch, unless his
friends come to his rescue.
He borrowed $500 from lobe
Watson, executing note upon
which the names of DR.. L. l..
Duncan and L. I. Butler appear
as sureties. Both signatures were
pronounced forgeries. He got
5000 from Mrs. Fannie Brown, Of
Westport; SO from L. s. Jen-
kins; $50 from Mr.. Kotterman;
1925 from Ab Ross; $500 from
Ed Beard; $l25 from Filas Bond.
Some of these claims are covered
by mortgages, some good, some
questionable; some are notes, the
signatures of which are not sup
posed to be genuine. Some are
perhaps properly signed, but the
collaterals placed to make the sign
ers secure are very questionable.
There are others. He is said to
owe $500 on his home.
When Mr.. Watson and others
faced him with the facts, he be-
came wild and wanted to take his
life, going to the drug store and
trying to purchase poison. To
prevent him from doing himself
harm he was placed in Jail. 1t
took several men to put him be-
hind the bars, and for two or more
days he bore every evidence of be-
ing insane.
Mr.. Waldrop stood high in this
community, his department being
that of a perfect gentleman, so far
as the world knew. The affair
proved a profound sensation. He
has wife and one child. His wife
is daughter of l.. T. Butler and
a niece of Dir. Duncan. His peo-
Die live in Gibson county and his
father is well-to-do farmer and
line old gentleman. His father
was here Tuesday and will be back
today and it is hoped the matters
can be compromised. AT this
writing, Thursday morning, no
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
To Teachers

There will be an educational
rally at Mckenzie next Saturday,
December IA. This is an occasion
for the teachers Of Weakley, Glib
son, Henry and Carroll to get to-
gether. It takes the place of our
regular monthly meeting. All
teachers who can are urged to be
preseot at this meeting A pro-
gram has been arranged for the
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
Arm Broken

While Ornylee Peeler. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Peeler, of
Can den, was playing on the
campus, of MeTyeire Institute at
McKeyze, his arm was broken.
Young Pceler is attending school
at the McTyeire.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
Card Of Thanks

Ernest Norman wishes through
the Democrat to express his heart
felt gratitude and thanks to the
people of Irrelevant and McIIe-
moresville for the kindness shown
his mother. Mrs. Fannie Norman,
during her sickness and the favors
and sympathy shown him after
her death.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13

Louis J. Parker, a leading citi-
zen of Martin. was here on bust
ness Wednesday.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
A Short Course

A short course 10 agriculture is
being given in Paris this week,
under the direction Of the Univer-
sity of Tennessee. These short
courses in agriculture are made
very profitable to the farmers who
attend them. They are rot usually
as largely attended as the should.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13
Cotton Ginned

Cotton ginned to December l.,
according to the census bureau an
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13

nouncement made last Monday,
was 11,344,4S2 The number
ginned in Tennessee was 20S,72l
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-13

A fine jack for sale. See r. e.
Traywick. stiff
Douglas Island news., 1912-10-30

Frank Ferguson, of Graehl, who came in the past week after season spent in the White River and Alsek River countries, has information that will ln- terest the caribou hunters, this being to the effect that the big herd which annually comes south to the headquar- ters of the Cinema, Salcha and Good paster Rivers, has just crossed the Yu- kon in the neighborhood of Woodchop- per Creek and Charlie River. This is somewhat farther to the east than IS customary, and it may be week or two longer before stray bands from the big herd wander into the Big Chens country. There are something like lO,r 900 in this herd. Others from the Bes- yer River report that small herd1s ln that section at present, this being mac up of the animals congregated iron the neighboring valleys for the rutting season.-Fairbank News Miner.
 The finding of one more mastodon brings the mind to ponder on the strange scenes that must at one tlnla have been witnessed on these shore of ours. That Alaska had torrid cliplal9 in the distant past now goes withoa5 saying. Even since the rush to Nome this remarkable fact has been proTcn over and over again, but that it had a5 some time been the home of titanl- monsters is truth which adds to the wonder, says the Nome Nugget. Eve year in almost all parts of Alaska skel" etons of mastodons are found in pros pect holes. The number found in com parison to the small amount of ground covered clearly shows that the countr! must have contained vast herds of the brutes. With such a thought in mino it is interesting to speculate on what the appearance of antediluvian Alaska was with such beasts stalking over its hills and along it's shores.
Douglas Island news., 1912-10-30
The N0rthIand
The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

Indians at Dry Bay want school.
 Juneau real estate values have dou- bled Good sign.
 The Fairbanks city fathers are going after the liquor question in earnest. Nome has l39 white children who were born in that town.
 Alaska has 200 varieties of fish hay ing a commercial value.
 The Nome Nugget is now the only weekly paper on Seward Peninsula. H.F. Taylor, the Skagway thug vic- tim, has recovered sufficiently to be up and around,
 The Wrangell paper tells it's readers that fire hose costs S1.25 per foot. Gut out that graft.
 1t is reported that the Guggenheims are about to take over the Ebner mine back of Juneau.
 Good accommodation for men and dogs is the claim of Scotty Watson's road house at Knik.
 The railroad commission reached Fairbanks on the 18th inst, and imme- diately bit the trail for the Coast. i Seward fishermen recently found 40 or 50 pounds of what they suppose is am bergris, worth S60 an ounce.
 Valdez business men have pledged $500 month to insure the running ofa winter stage to Willow Creek, A lively bunch, after all.
 Milo Kelly, mine operator to the Westward, and candidate for the Ter ritorial Legislature, has gone back to the East for visit.
 The revenue cutter Tahoma, just back from northern waters, reports that for the first time in a quarter of century Boring sea was this year free of seal poachers.
 John Cooper, found guilty at Fair banks of the murder of William Vim. bish, was sentenced to spend the rest of his life iu the federal prison at Me- Neil's Island.
 Persistent rumor that the White Pass Go. will erect shelter at Skagway, is put at naught by other rumors that the same company will build smelter at Whitehorse.
 Bill Stewart, member of Nome's Igloo of Pioneers, is the oldest timer of Alaska now resident of Nome. He came to Alaska in 1882 Tom Ashby is said to he about the next oldest resi- dent.
 Judge Fuller, of the Fourth, and the rest of the court officials, returning from Iditarod to Fairbanks, got stuck at bar just like ordinary Alaskans. Perhaps it would be we'll to explain that it was sand bar.
Douglas Island news., 1912-10-30
Exploiting Alaska

AS has been frequently pointed out, the exploitation of Alaska has moi tended to promote population and in dustry; to develop Alaska for the Alas kans. Placer gold still remains the largest item in production, and the pro ducers are apt to quit Alaska upon making clean up. The seal industry is now in the hands of the government. So far from contributing to the wealth or encouraging the settlement of the territory, the enormous canning ope rations, with short season, represent almost foreign industry. Two con siderable communities are maintainec by lode gold aud copper mines. Untll the coal mines and timber are got al, little increase in settlement can be ex- pected; unless farming and grazing in vite trek up there. And the latter pursuits, for some time at least, would be taken up only to satisfy local de mand. With farm products, as witt tim Der, there could be no early expec tation of competing with the estah lished shipping centers in Canada and the United States. To supply the local demand at the present time would be an accomplishment worth while, how ever. The Alaskans import variety of food commodities from the States. Providence Journal.
Douglas Island news., 1912-10-30

Fairbanks has a "White Hope" in the person of "Alaskan Tom" who recently licked the Dutch Kid"
 Patent has been granted the Preshy. terian Board of Home Missions to 266 acres of land at Haines, held for mis. sion purposes.
 The Skagway Alaskan is the second Alaska paper to claim to have influ- enced the postoflce department to re- duce box rent in Alaska. Always reaching out for new fields to conquer, Falcon Joslyn, president of the Alaska Wireless Telegraph Com pauy, is casting his eyes in the direc- tion of the Koyukuk.
 At Fairbanks the District attorney and his deputies gave their support to a resolution that Cornelius B. Murane was the most able jurist who ever oc- cupied the local bench, and of course all the other fellows will be mad.
 In disallowing laundry bill of Judge OverGeld's which had been paid out of government funds in Fairbanks, Comp troller Tracewell rendered the opinion that federal judges in Alaska cannot have their laundry done at government expense.
 Hootch and Klootch proved too strong temptation for the wireless op- erators on the Santa Ana last night, ard the steamer sailed without them. Their absence was discovered while the vessel was at Kasaan and she returned for them this morning, picking them up aud continuing on her way.-Ketch- ikan Miner.
 A term of the district court will be held at Cordova, beginning November 15. At this time, the Cordova post office cases will be tried and number of civil cases will be heard. Other crim. inal cases will be deferred until the Valdez term of court, called to convene December2. A grand jury will be sum- moned at this time.
 Johu Adelman, of Fairbanks, won a large silver cup for the best display of Alaskan cereals at the Northwestern Land exhibit at St. Paul. MT. Adel mans place is above Graehl and there he raised the array of cereals last year that was first exhibited in Fairbanks and then forwarded to the New York and St. Paul fairs. The engraved cup was received last month.
 Not being satisfied with the call for delegates issued by the Progressives and Non-Partisans, which took in only incorporated towns, the voters of the west coast of Prince of Wales Island held mass meeting recently at Craig, at which over 25o voters were repre- sented and declared for Frank w. Thompson, of Craig, as a candidate for the House of Representatives from the First District.
 Friday, September the 18th, proved an unlucky day for Jacob. Kroll, the road house and saloon man of Lower Fairbanks creek, and for the William ! Gorbracht household, for the entire be- longings of both were entirely destroy ed by fire. Three guests of the road house who were sleeping on the second floor had to leap through the fire on the stair case and outside landing which led to the second story sleeping quarters.