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Evening journal., 1914-12-15
Stories From ihe European Firing Line
As Related BY Some Eye Witnesses

fight your country's foes viii you
be left behind with the scum and the
dregs?
Go out, l say, and fight while the
honor and glory of volunteering IS
yours Don't wait to be driven like
cattle to the slaughter (for this must
come If you won't go) go out and
fight like men. as Britain's sons have
always fought"
Evening journal., 1914-12-15

A rosary Of pearl and silver, given
him by French woman, was the tails
man that brought Private A. Lightfoot,
OF the Duke of Wellngton's West Rid
ing Regiment, out Of a particularly hot
scrap with only slight wound, ac-
cording to his statement made in hos
pital here
was on sentry duty behind q road
Darricade when saw fifty Germans
crawling through a field" he said.
When they got near enough / started
potting them as fast as l could, until
had reduced their number TO IA.
They made a rush in, when suddenly
a shell from their own side dropped
ON them and laid them all out besides
wounding me. II was the rosary that
saved my life"
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
BY P. M. sARLE.

Omitted Press staff Correspondent
LONDON, Nov a. (By Mail to New
York -Quedn Mary has taken per
sonal interest in the work of the Ameri-
can Women's War Relief Fund. The
other day she made a visit, accompanied
by Lady paqet formerly Miss Julia
Mokc of New York. and Mrs. Lewis
Harcourt formerly Miss Mary Burns OF
New York;, wife Of the Colonial Sec
rotary, to the hospital which the Ameri-
can women resident in England are con-
ducting at Paignton, Devonshire. More
than 600 soldiers have thus far been
treated in this institution. In addition
to the large staf Of thoroughly trained
English nurses two units Of the Amcri-
can Red Cross have now been installed
at the hospital All who have visited
the place are struck not only with the
comforts provided for the patients but
their general cheerfulness.
One lrishman told the Queen that al
though he had been in trench half full
of water for nine days before he was
wounded. his only worry now was how
long it would be before he had recovered
sufficiently to return to the samctrench
TO help his comrades. Another, who
had just received word that in recog-
milton ce his gallant action in defending
bridge until the artillery had safely
passed he had been granted "A commits.
sion, remarked to the Queen; 1T was
only luck that they happened to pick
me out There were 20 of MS holding
that bridge and we all did the same
Besides this hospital work, the funC
has presented a number of motor aim
balances to the War Office. which ar,
now being used with excellent result'
just behind the firing line in Flanders
Among the other activities of tn,
! American women has hecn the establish
ment of workrooms fer the employment
OF women and girls who would other
wise be without resources ON account o
the war. -Four OF these are now in ful
operition-in st. pancras, Woolwich
Greenwich, and lslington The Duchess
OF Marlborough (Consuelo Vanderbilt
is particularly interested in this phas'
Of the American relief work.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
COUNTY COURT CLERK

| hereby announce myself a
candidate for reelection to the
office of County Court Clerk, sub
ject to the will of the republican
voters as expressed either in pri-
mary or convention.
have endeavored to serve the
people faithfully for the last four
years, and ask for an endorse
ment for another term upon my
official record. The records,of my
office are open to all the voters
and taxpayers of the County, and
if have faithfully discharged my
duty, as | believe l have, respect
fully solicit the support of all the
people. And if elected | will con-
tinue 10 serve you faithfully and
discharge my duties for the next
four years as | have in the past
four years.
JOHN HOLT.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
Announcements
REGISTER

| hereby announce my candida
cy for the Republican nomination
for Register. The records in my
office will bear the closest inspec-
ton. | have endeavored to give
the people of Cooke county the
very best service possible and as
yet have never found anyone who
had found fault with my office.
Actions speak louder than words
and if | am given this nomination
and reelected | will continue to
give the office the very best of at
tention. Thanking the voters for
their past favors and appreciat-
ing your support in this instance,
| am,
Yours respectfully,
FELIX SHUTS.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
QUAKER QUIPS.

A short answer seldom helps things
along. sH
Most of us prefer to profit by the
mistakes Of other people rather than
by our own.
II there wasn't so much Misplaced
confidence there would be fewer
breach of promise suits.
Mr.. Wigwag-"She deserves bet.
ter husband than she got" Miss
Caustique-"All women do"
1t Is the philosophy of many man
to follow the crowd, and even then
only at safe distance
It Is waste of time to tell the
grocer who gives short weight that
he ought to mend his weighs.
In spite OF the fact that there Is no
short cut to fame, the baldheaded
man is always coming out on top
Truth crushed to earth will rise
again, which isn't 80 remarkable. aft
er ALL A lie will generally do the
same trick.
The man who does the least for the
church often tries the hardest to run
1t.
It will pay to try praising your wife
awhile-even If 1t does brighten her at
first.
It doesn't take many statistics to
prove that the man who lives wrong
can't die right.
You will be very tired before you
find the man who has never killed
some goose that laid the golden egg.
There are women who might as well
have married a hatrack or doorrnat,
for all the help they get from their
husbands toward making a home.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
WORTH THINKING OF.

Folks are either self-made or self
marred.
Many an humble lover makes
boss husband.
Most peoples sympathies get no
further than the telling.
No man has a clean record just
because he Is in the swim
Once in a while young man
falls In love and lands on his feet
If all prayers were answered the
majority of men would quit work
Tell the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth general
ally means change.
Honesty is boomerang that
never looks better to a man than
when 1t comes home to roost.
And many young man has in
vested in a marriage license after
having been given hypnotic sug-
gestion that he was in love.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
TRUSTEE


Friends and Voters of Cooke
County:
am a candidate for the Repub-
lican Nomination for Trustee, of
Cooke County.
Imost earnestly solicit your vote
and influence in the Republican
primary to be held some time. in
the near future. If nominated |
promise to fill this high office in
an honorable and creditable man
ner. My official record is mat
ter Of public record spread upon
the minute books in the County
Court Clerks Office, of which |
am proud.
pledge myself to stand by and
support all rules and regulations
governing the Republican primary
of 1914. now ask you, one and
all, to support me in the Republi-
can primary to be held some time
the first of this year. Kindly vote
for me for Trustee and ask your
friends to do likewise.
AS ever your friend,
r. H. SEXTON.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
DOING THEIR DUTY
Scores of Newport Readers are
Learning the Duty of
the Kidneys.

To filter the blood is the kidney
duty.
When they fail to do this the
kidneys are weak.
Backacke and other kidney ills
may follow;
Help the kidneys do their work.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills-the
tested remedy.
Newport people endorse their
worth.
G. M. Gregg, farmer, Newport,
Tenn, says: For several months
| suffered severely from a dull
pain through the small of my
back. was unable to rest COM
fortably and was also greatlyhandi-
capped in doing my work. The
kidney secretions contained sedi-
ment and showed that my kidneys
needed attention. | tried many
remedies, but was unsuccessful in
getting relief until | took Doan's
Kidney Pills. procured a box at
the MINIS Drug Co. and before |
had finished it, | was in good
health. haven't had a return at
tack of kidney complaint"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Gregg had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
advertisement
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
WITH THE SAGES

O aching time! o moments big as
years!-Keats.
His coward lips did from their color
f1y.-Shakespeare.
Politeness has definite commercial
value.-Keble Howard
No circumstances can permanently
imprison a determined will.
Look not mournfully into the past;
1t comes not back again.-Hyperion.
Midnight tremendous, silence, and
iron sleep.-Richard Hengist Horne.
The fathers of waters again goes
unvexed to the sea.-Abraham Lin.
coin.
It is better to have nothing to do
than to be doing nothing. - Atilius
(Pliny's letters.)
Bah! all men are selfish - the best
host, because they do not know it
Maarten Martens.
Be and continue poor, young man,
while others around you grow rich by
fraud and disloyality.-Hein
The seeds of the French revolution
were watered by the tears Of agony.
Blows began to bear interest.-Inger.
soil. b
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The nervy man Is never embar,
raised long at time,
It's almost as hard to be a good
neighbor as 1t Is to have one.
Don't blame an honest dollar for
taints that are thrust upon 1t.
One never realizes what a soft
snap one has until one loses ones
teeth.
Some girls never get over being
romantic while they remain single
An optimist Is a man who can
fool himself into the belief that he
Is contented.
IL man tells his troubles to bis
wife she sees to 1t that he has
plenty to tell.
Does 1t pay to be wise? A wise
man worries over a lot of things
a fool never thinks Of.
But there Is seldom anything
wrong with a mans home If he is
willing to nav the freight and let
his wife run it. ..
People who believe In charms
and other superstitions also believe
that If little learning is dan
gerous thing an education must be
more so-Chicago News.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
PREPARE BILL
OF EXCEPTIONS

Judge H. N. Cate went to Knox
vile last week for the purpose of
agreeing upon bill of exceptions in
the Stokely-Burke election contest
case. D. M. Burke was present
at the conference of attorneys, his
lawyers being Gen. Holloway and
former U. S. Attorney General J.
R. Penland.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

The announcement of Felix
Shuts appears in this issue of THE
NEWPORT PLAIN TALK. Mr..
Shuts is again seeking the Repub-
lican nomination for Register. He
has made the county a faithful Of
ficial and the records of his office
have been so kept that we have
not heard of any one finding fault
with his work and whenever a
public official can serve his people
without anyone complaining he
must be doing a good service.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
Musical Plant.

In Nubia there Is a strange plant
called "isofar.' When the wind blows
1t sends forth musical sounds closely
resembling those Of flute. The ma
tives, who are ignorant, superstitious
people, regard the plant with dread.
There is no reason for this, for the
plant gives forth its unusual sounds
because Of certain thorns at its base,
pierced with tiny holes by insects
who search for the gum In the plant.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Prof. Eric Doolittle of Harvard
is one of the most astute scientists
of our time. He tells what is 60
ing to happen 100000 years
hence, when none of us will be on
hand to check him up, leaving to
lesser minds the predictions con-
corning next week.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

We carry the announcement of R.
H. Sexton for Trustee, in this
weeks issue. He is asking the
republican voters to give him a
third nomination, and to follow
the custom Of the party in the past
which permitted Trustee Easterly
to serve three terms and Trustee
Huff to serve the same number.
Mr.. Huff had no opposition in his
last two terms. Mr.. Sexton has
made an enviable record in the
office of Trustee and the books
are said to be in as fine shape as it
is possible to have them. The
work is much larger than it ever
was in the past and one item, the
100000 worth Of pike bonds,
gives the Trustee much additional
work and makes the office more
important than ever before. Mr..
Sexton in his announcement states
that he makes same subject to the
Republican primary the date of
which has not yet been selected.
At present we have heard no
name mentioned as a probable op-
ponent and it is not unlikely that
he will be given the nomination
without opposition.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

We carry the announcement
this week of John Holt for County
Court Clerk. Mr.. Holt has
brought his office up to high
standard and it does not seem
likely that he will have any oppo-
sition for a second term. 1t has
been customary in the past for the
Republicans of Cooke County to
give at least two terms to a
County Court Clerk whose work
was satisfactory to the people and
for this reason Mr.. Hollis friends
do not expect him to have opposi-
ton. The records and books of
the County Court Clerk are open
for the inspection of any and all
taxpayers and it will be found that
they are in as good condition as it
is possible for them to be. Mr..
Holt has attended strictly to bust
ness and the people have always
been able to find him in his office
when they had any business to
transact there. When a man
goes into a Republican primary
without opposition it is a pretty
good indication that the people
are satisfied and this is the case
with Mr.. Holt.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
FORMER BANKER
FOUND GUILTY

William H. Gass, former Presi-
ident Of the Knoxville Banking &
Trust Company, which went into
the hands Of a receiver December
16, 1912, was convicted in crimi-
nal court, at Knoxville Saturday
of having accepted deposits when
he knew or had good reason to
believe the institution was insol-
vent.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
CYNICISMS FROM THE FRENCH

CYNICIsMs FROM THE FRENCH
If you believe in evil. you have done
evil.-A. de Musset.
The heart of statesman should be
in his head.-Napoleon l.
Men are womens playthings; wom-
en- the devil's.-Victor Hugo.
Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence
nor excess ever renders man happy
Voltaire.
We salute more willingly an &C
quaintance in carriage than friend
on foot. Petit-Senn
There is no torture that a woman
would not suffer to enhance her
beauty.-Montaigne.
The pretension of youth always
gives to a woman few more years
than she really has.-Jouy.
Modesty in woman is virtue most
deserving, since we do all we can to
cure her of it.-Lingree. .....
Partake of love as temperate man
partakes of wine; do not become in
toxicated-A. de Musset.
Who would venture upon the jour-
ney of life, if compelled to begin 1t at
the end Mime. de Maintenon.
Go on! Go on and leads us thus to
the grave.-Mme. de Maintenon.
Women deceived by men want to
marry them; 1t is a kind Of revenge
as good as any other.-Beaumanoir
Women swallow ut one mouthful the
lie that fiatters, and drink drop by
drop truth that Is bitter.-Diderot.
That a country may be truly free,
the people should be philosophers, and
the rulers all gods.-Napoleon l.
There is no greater fsol than he
who thinks himself wise; no one wiser
than he who suspects he is a fool
Marguerite de Valois.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
To Make a Hat Fit.

Follow my advice, and your derby
will stand any Woolworth or Flatiron
gusts" said Broadway business man
to his companion, as the latter brush.
ed his recreant lid with his coal
sleeve. When buy new hat ! al
ways heat the band over a gas Jet,
put 1t on my head and let 1t cool
there. Result-perfect TT. Try it"
New York Tribune.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
FROM THE PENCILS POINT

NUN iuc ENOiI y COtN
Many fellow has been cornered
who isn't square.
Few girls have dispositions so
shrinking as their bathing suits.
Every man knows the difference
between falling for thing and tum-
bling to 1t.
Even the people who always seem
to know just what to do sometimes
forget to do it.
Don't try to make guest feel at
home unless you are pretty sure what
kind of home he has.
When man gets all the money he
needs there Is only one thing more he
wants. and that Is more money.
MUFFLED KNOCKS
There are lots of contented people
In the world, but they never leave the
cemeteries.
All girls are fond Of sports, but some
of the dear things are foolish enough
to marry them.
No mater now many funerals a man
attends. he can't realize that he will
be dead some day.
1t IL all right to sit down and wait
for inspiration. But the rent collector
doesn't know what the word means.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Vice-President Marshall wants
people to give the nation rest,
and then he goes out on the lee
ture platform.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Many large corporations are
learning that it is both profitable
and wise to make the people love
them.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

If few more of the trusts
hasten to get in right with the
administration there may be no
need of amending the antitrust
laws after all.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

We really believe that the coun-
try will now begin to cease to
butt it's head against financial
panics once in so often.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

If Huerta lasts another twelve
months he will be entitled to rank
as a pestiferous paradox.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

A soft-hearted man always gets
the worst of it when he has occa-
sion to transact business with a
hard-headed one. ...
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

One of the mysteries of life is
why a pious old man likes to talk
about what gay blade he was
when he was a boy.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
Frequently the Way.

1T seems to me that he made q
very sound argument" YES, and did
you notice he made very little noise
about it,"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

For a mild, easy action Of the
bowels, try Doan's Regulets, a
modern laxative. 25c at all stores.
adv.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

That elastic currency will be
much appreciated when it makes
both ends meet nicely.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Any woman can catch a hus-
band, but it takes a clever one to
hold him.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Give a woman plenty of rope
and she will use it for a clothes
line.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

A Russian physician says ex-
cessiye talking is dangerous. 1t
is. 1t has sent many man to the
hospital and unnumbered scores
of others to bed with a cold sup
Der.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Soon the arrogant high priced
egg will have to come in and sur
render.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
BOTH TELEPHONE
BRUCE !. SUSONG
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER

Nineteen fourteen looks like a
winner.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
SOME POsTSCRIPTS

A byproduct Of the manufacture OF
thorium gas mantles, according to a
German scientist who has experiment
ed with it, Is an effective substitute
for radium at one-third the cost
For testing the ignition systems Of
gasoline engines there has been in
vented an instrument that records the
timing and ignition Of megneto on a
chart wrapped around revolving
drum.
The British Board of Trade has CIV
en- its approval to new single davit,
which launches boat from a vessel
with sling and releases 1t automatic
ally as soon as 1t touches the water.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
IN-SH00TS

The fat man Is not always a. good
natured as he looks.
Do not wait too long for the ship
TO come In. Swim out and meet 1t.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

A dark horse is a nightmare to
the other candidates.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

We sometimes wonder II everything
Is all right beneath the exterior OF
the polished man.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
WISE AND OTHERWISE

Pride goeth before a crawl
Having two wives is bigamy. having
q dozen is "pigamy."
rs this dress a good fit, John"
Fit? Why, it's perfect CONFUSION"
Women wouldn't be so scared Of
mice II they were as dangerous as
men.
Your neighbours lawn looks better
than yours. 1T ought to, he's had
my lawn mower over there for
month"
Our new neighbor has wads of
money" How do you know" HE
smokes five cent cigars and don't care
who knows it."
How would you like to have death
staring you in the face?" "Humph,
did you ever come home late and
loaded and have your wife stare at
your"
There Is quantity of sulphur in
every human body" mot much,
though" What makes you think
so" "Why, it takes two to make
match"
Il understand Finniman died with a
joke on his lips" Nothing of the sort,
he ate rarebit and" "Oh, see,
di-gesting? Merely a phonetic mis-
take"
They both married blondes. Later
each was divorced and married the
others wife. "A fair exchange Is no
robbery" they said. For they both
married blondes.
The only true and firm friendship Is
that between man and woman, be-
cause it is the only affection exempt
from actual or possible rivalry.-A
Comte.
Old age is the night of life, as night
is the old age of the day. Still, night
is full of magnificence; and, for many,
it is more brilliant than the day
Nine. Swetthine.
Paradise, as described by the theol.
ogians, seems to me too musical; l
confess that l should be incapable OF
listening to cantata that would last
ten thousand years-T. Gautier.
Women of the world never use
harsh expressions when condemning
their rivals. Like the savage, they
hurl elegant arrows, ornamented with
feathers of purple and azure, but with
poisoned points.-Anonymous
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22
SAYS THE OWL.

Some men are never loyal save to
those In a position to hand them some
thing. ]
To the pessimist possibility Is al
ways probability when it refers to
calamity.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Reflected glory from the deeds Of
dead and gone ancestors Is pretty
poor illumination with which to get
through life.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Entered at the Post Office at Newport
Tenn as Second Glass Mail Matter.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

A short answer seldom helps things
along.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Women of the world never use
harsh expressions when condemning
their rivals. Like the savage, they
hurl elegant arrows, ornamented with
feathers of purple and azure, but with
poisoned points.-Anonymous
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Old age is the night Of life, as night
is the old age of the day Still, night
is full of magnificence; and, for many,
it is more brilliant than the day
Nine. Swetthine.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

The only true and flrm friendship is
that between man and woman, be-
cause it is the only affection exempt
from actual or possible rivalry.-A
Comte
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Paradise, as described by the theol.
ogians, seems to me too musical; l
confess that should be incapable OF
listening to cantata that would last
ten thousand years.-T. Gautier.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Women swallow ut one mouthful the
lie that fiatters, and drink drop by
drop a truth that Is bitter.-Diderot
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-01-22

Most of us prefer to profit by the
mistakes Of other people rather than
by our own.