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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-03-12
HAPPENINGS
! OF CRESTMONT
Our Correspondent Says Some.
thing About Politics and
Praises Gov. Hooper.

~ gOOu. Only one case OF SICK
ness, that being Mrs. John Lind
sey, who has just about received
from a severe case Of typhoid and
pneumonia fever.
DR.. McMahan made a business
trip to Knoxville. last week. DR..
Proffitt of Sewer County filled DIR.
McMahan's place as Company
Surgeon while he, DR.. McMahan,
was away.
Rev. B. B. Brooks visited New
port last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. McMahan
visited Mrs. McMahan's sister in
Knoxville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bryan are
visiting Mrs. Bryan's father at
Wilton Springs.
w. G. Roberts of Lafollette was
a visitor in Crestmont last Satur
day.
Prof. j. M. Waters and family
are visiting Mrs. Waters parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wilson at VIII.
ton Springs.
Our Sunday school is progress
ing nicely. Our attendance is Is
to 1870 regardless of weather con-
ditions.
Rev. Brooks filled his regular
appointment at Harris Chapel last
Sunday.
The large band mill at this
place is running full time now ano
will be running day and night.
You Cooke county folks who
never saw double band mill and.
re-saw ought to come to Crest
mont and see one. You can
make the trip any Saturday, re-
turning at Git. The writer will
guarantee that you will not regret
making the trip.
w. A. Laymon, one of Cooke
county's popular candidates for
sheriff, was seeing his many
friends in and around Crestmont
last week. | notice there are lots
of office-seekers in Cooke county
and they all say they will be elect
ed, too. Some are fooled or some
are trying to fool others. AS
am a Cooke countian am naturally
interested in her welfare. | do
hope the people will choose Of
ficiaIs who will execute the laws,
stand up for the right and Cypress
the wrong.
I'm proud to see so many good
people in the great state of Ten
nessee praise the present COVER
nor who hailed from the county
of Cooke, for his never firing ef-
forts to Cypress crime and have
laws passed that will protect the
boys and girls of the great state
of Tennessee. Its to be hoped
that Hooper will again be elected
governor and that he will have a
Legislature that will stand by him
and Tennessee will have two
more years of prosperity.
noticed in the Newport Times
of last week some one writing as
critic and signing Republican
to an article which don't believe
any true Republican or sensible
Democrat would sign or even
think of signing. The most puz-
cling feature about this article is,
would the writer of such an ar
ticle know when he was sold out
to the Democrats by any one.
The people in our little town
would like to know which party
this writer belongs to-Regular
Dor,oorotc Wbickav Ranuh1icanS
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-03-12

When baby suffers with eczema
or some itching skin trouble, use
Doan's Ointment. A little of it
goes a long way and it is safe for
children. Soc a box at all stores.
Adv.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-03-12

Constipation causes headache,
indigestion, dizziness, drowsiness.
For a mild, opening medicine, use
Doan's Regulets. 25c a box at all
stores. Adv.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-03-12

and nuts rose from $25,OOO,OOO to
nearly $5OOOO,OOO. Cocoa, crude
and prepared, rose from $4,000
600 to $2O,OOO,OOO, ana coffee from
$61 100000 to $1O5,OOO,OOO.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27
Value Of Thinking.

Says Henry Woods: THE intelli'
gent designing of soul beauty through
lofty thinking is transcendent Of a
fine art" The best cosmetic invent
ed is a beautiful thought, and it makes
no difference how many rouges and
paints n puts on, q close inspection
will always e a certain ugliness
there. A hate, a low thought, an un'
kind word, & mean act always shows
itself on the exterior and Injuries ones
appearance. You cannot hide it. Muir
der will out. But let one devote HIM
self to simple living and noble think
Ing and he will gather a charm about
him that even a natural LONELINESS
will not hide. Beauty is in tune
with the infinite. and when n be-
comes ugly it is the sign of a dis
cord. So, then. he had better tune
up by taking on fairer thinking and
living a truer life. Don't trust to
the powder to preserve ones beauty
Trust to the life:-Ohio State Journal
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27
really entertaining but by No

some really entertaining but BY no
noisy. shows. And the restau-
rants! The town never had had bet.
ter. Everything was at moderate
price. You could get a sandwich fos
five cents, and everything else in pro-
portion. Men found they could take
the whole family there to dinner and
not be bankrupted. Some declared it
was cheaper to go TO the park and
dine than to remain at home.
In addition to the joys OF good eat.
ing, good surroundings, cleanliness
and decency, there were the delights
of boating and bathing and fishing.
Humphrey had changed everything
at the lakeside. All the boats were
new. All the lighthouses we're neat
and we'll kept. Even the beach was
gone over several times a day to re-
move anything or everything dropped
by careless persons.
Drove Away the Saloons.
From being neglected, Beach Park
suddenly SpEnns IHtO laEOT. US lO11
| mer evil reputation was forgotten and
was used as a basis for expressing its
new worth. The money came pour
ing in on Humphre" in a way to cheer
him for al! the patience he had dis
played, and people began telling him
how they always knew he would
make a big success Of the enterprise.
All the persons who went to tho
mark were not drinkers OF soft stuff.
Various gentlemen, seeing what
crowds we're being attracted to the
park, wished they could induce
Humphrey to let them have the bar
privilege at his ncwly-mad" gold
mine. Some approached him on the
proposition. but lev again. Then
they did what they considered to BE-
the mex best thing. They opened sa'
looms across the broad highway from
the main entrance to the park. Some
Of those saloons were pretty tough.
Humphrey did not like his saloon
n]eighbors. He determined to get rid
of them. Rigging up powerful search
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27

Der Of thirsty gentlemen who Jour-
neyed out to the park the following
Sunday. 1t was hot-frightfully hot
and their thirst had not been cooleu
by the fve-mile ride from the center
of the city in the crowded trolley
cars. They let out a roar that was
unpleasant to hear. They scohed al
the attendants who mildly suggested
that there were plenty Of soft drinks
to be had.
The closing Of the bar was a
enough, but worse followed. Gentle
men who sought the pleasures or the
dancing pavilion and cast aside 'h''r
coats and vests as they had been ac-
customed to do in order to be cooIer
and more comfortable while they
danced, were fighting angry when IN
formed that no n would be permit
ted on the floor unless properly clad.
Long and Trying Struggle.
Beach Park was a sad affair for 'he
rest of the season. The respectable
element would not 20 there because
Of it's general reputation, and the
rough element would not torture 1tseif
in such a deadly dull place. Women
and children went there on summer
DAYS and found relief from the heal
Of the city and persons who loVeo
boating and fishing continued TO give
their PATRONAGE to it. but the receipts
we're decidedly less than under the
old regime.
Next year Humphrey had a desp'r
ate time. Every day meant a loss
and his capital dribbled away stead
| lily. He had to make a lot Of popcorn
old-fashioned candy and sugared pea
nuts to meet one weeks deficit. bu
he went about his business as usua
| and kept his own counsel.
The third year Humphrey was II
| possession tested his courage to tn
limit. The days when the receipt
eCualed the expenses were rare. I'M
DAYS when the losses were big wer'
many. The popcorn ma had to rak'
and scrape and make sacrifices Il
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27

keen nm appearances. His brother,
who had joined forces with him.
helped him out with money and serv-
ices hut even with his aid 1t was
the highest kind Of a squeeze to get
through without a visit from the
sheriff.
It had been proved so c%onciusively
that the public would have nothing
to do with Beach Park that no n
supposed Humphrey would be so fool
ish, after that experience of the th'rd
season, as to waste more Of his time
and hard-earned money on 1t. But
the popcorn man was obstinate n
he opened up the fourth year as
blithely as ever. 1t was the old story
until about the middle Of the season.
Then there was a, slight improve
| ment. Somebody of consequence n
influence told somebody else that the
| place was changed so much he hardly
| could recognize 1T He was so glow
ing in his picturing Of the charm OF
the park that the other man was
tempted to go there. He was sur
prised and delighted, and felt 1t was
his duty to tell everybody about 1t.
Both Decent and Paying.
Before that fourth season closed
Beach Park vas paying expenses. II
opened next year with an excellent
business, and in a month OF two 1t
was having a patronage such as 1t
never had known before. 1t was ex'
actly the place for a respectable mar
and his family. There were no toughs.
There we're no bars. Everything was
moderate in price, yet good. There
were no shooting galleries, no fortune
tellers, no freaks or fakes OF loop the
loop or thrillers in the way Of roller
coasters with sensational dips that oc'
casionally brought disaster. But there
was everything that was Legitimate
and safe and decent. The dancing
pavilion was a delight. There wal
a dancing master there to Instruct
the awkward or tho young or te
check any tendency to improperly
: The music was OF the best for dane
ing purposes. Comparatively few per
;, sons realize what a big difference
z the music makes In the enjoyment O
dancing.
Instead Of the sideshows and fakes
Humphrey had charming pavilions
e shady hooks, rustic paths. grass
Q lovvr. and orottos There were role
coasters and miniature railIpads an
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27

been daubed over with yellow ocher
and his eyebrows have been Shaven
and their outlines marked with paint.
A pair OF dark blue trousers with
a wide gold braid around the bottoms
adorns his person. and q "sarong."
similar to that by his bride. -
gracefully draped around his waist.
Like the statesman from Medicine
Lodge, he wears no stockings. q pair
OF ornamental sandals being the *"
tent Of his footwear.
blue, gold and crimson furnish the
most popular color scheme affected
by Javanese bridegrooms. A brilliant
crimson hat, br:mless. and heavy with
gold braid and beads, throws IN
bright yellow ocher CT his face into
relief. The strings OF tuberoses are
worn by both parties. and the heavy
sweetness of the perfume fills the air.
The groom brings with him a number
of brass vessels, the principal n BE-
Ing a large bowl, around the sides OF
which are arranged receptacles for
powdered lime, tobacco and betel nce
and a fragrant leaf in which these
are rolled and then thrust into the
mouth to be chewed. The large brass
vessel is used as a cuspldor. II 10
placed conveniently at hand.
This outfit is always carried BY
%Javanese society folk, much as cigars
and matches arc carried by American
men. Signs prohibiting splitting ID
the floor are unknown In Java. The
bride possesses a similar betel nut
set, although, as BETTING her sex. II
Is of a more dainty pattern.
Wedding Feast Lasts Three Days.
The groom. upon his arrival, ID
, shown to his seat by the bride. and
great dishes of rice. corn cakes cooked
in cocoanut oil. bananas and tama
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27
LITTLE MOTHERS BOTH, But
Other Undeniably Had the
Real Thing.

1t was just an accident at a railroad
station. Have you ever noticed what
a lot of queer things one will see
while killing time in a waiting room
with nothing to do but watch what
the other fellows are about?
They came in at the door Of the
waiting room. A girl, perhaps thirteen
years old, her mother and a small
child Of three, just big enough to go
it" alone. 1t was apparent from the
first that the girl was a little mother"
to that child. She had him in tow and
she watched over him with perfect
proprietorship. relieving her mother
Of all care. She took the child on a
tour OF the big waiting room and as
she came up from the other side she
had the child in her arms.
Just at this time another girl, OF
about the same age but slightly taller
came down the room and passed the
girl With the child. The latest girl
nd
baseball uniform and cap.
Lookers-on couldn't keep back
smile as those girls paused a moment
and looked at each other, for the bah!
doll was almost as large as the chile
In the other girls arms. But the cir
with the child certainly had the rea
thing and she looked her superiorit'
as she sized up the baseball boy dol
and it's owner.-Brockton Enterprise
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27
aAvE LITTLE JOY IN LIFE
Persian Women Regarded as Nonen-
tities-Wives Never Alluded
to in Conversation.

Should the women of Persia ever
70. a vote they will doubtless see to
Il that the lot of their sex is consid.
erably improved. for at the present
time they are regarded as nonentltles,
saws an exchange.
A husband in Persia never speaks
Of his wife to his acquaintance and, il
obliged to mention her it is by some
other term than wife, as mother Of
nv son" or my house." She must
rot exist for anyone but her husband
and from all others she must be hid
den-nonexisting.
of governors or very high personages
mass through the streets of Persia the
men whom they meet either turn their
!, backs or slip down a by street or into
some convenient doorway.
On passing a European, if sure that
none of her coreligionists sees her, a
woman, particularly if she be young
and good looking. will often raise her
veil, from under which a pair of dark
ewes follow the stranger with a curl
ous gaze.
Maidens wishing to get married visit
the tomb of some sacred woman,
There are many such tombs, and most
Of them are considered as the patrons
OF virgins. Marriages are contracted
very early. Sometimes. owing to fam
lily reasons, one hears of a youth OF
fifteen or sixteen married to a gir
much older. The manageable age
for q girl is fixed at nine.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27

The fact that no Filipino of the
common class regards himself
equipped for living without at least
one male chicken explains why the
islands, although raising so many
chickens, still import millions OF
dozens of eggs. AS in all cock'f1ght'
Ing countries, the fighting bird in the
Philippines is a personal pet which
the owner carries about during prac-
tically every idle moment Of the day.
and on which he lavishes enough care
to raise many laying hens. Duck
eggs are rarely found in the market
except as "balutes." that is, eggs on
the point Of Matching, boiled. a form
in which eggs are commonly eaten
by the %F1lipinos. They are sold fol
lunches at all railway stations and
At other points where crowds gather
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27

lights in his grounds, he directed the
rays of the searchlights upon the sa-
looms. Nobody could enter without
being truly in the spot light. Decent
men didn't like to make exhibitions
of themselves, SO they lodged those
saloons. The liquor men threatened
lots of things to Humphrey, but went
no further than to sue ont an injunc'
ton restraining him from using his
battleship searchlights. That was pie
for the popcorn The papers
made big stories out Of the fight.
Humphrey got more advertising than
he could have bought for thousands
of dollars. And the Injunction was
set aside. Thereupon the search
lights came into play again. The
crowd at Beach Park thought 1t high
ly enjoyable to e an occasional per-
son try to get into a saloon without
being spotted. People went out Just
to see this show.
Every Visitor Gets Value.
The searchlights drove the saloons
out of business and Beach Park
never has seer one since. 1t has in
creased in popularity year by year.
and today is a remarkable monument
to the worth Of honesty and decency
in an amusement park. Every pala'
table soft" drink Is sold there, but
nothing with a suspicion of dope.
There is no ballyhooing, no deceit, no
loudness. Every visitor gets value
The whole cstablishment-and it COW
ers many acres-is conducted ration
ally, eficiently and yet most profit
ably. "
There has been so much profit II
Beach Park as he conducts 1t that TIL
popcorn man has had to look about
to employ his money. Liking thu
amusement field and believing he wa'
doing a good service in providing To-
those who want to take their pleas
ures In a decent, respectable way. b.
built q great winter carnival right II
tho heart Of . city. There he 90
hockey tournaments, ice skating on
other sports. The ice-making phn
IL 80 tremendous that this rink is ~
to be the biggest In the world. Il
, q pronounced success. The game
and tournaments nave come to be fel
lures of the winter life of the cit,
and the popcorn man Is now declare
!" to be the most prosperous amusemsr
. . purveyor in America. u,
. (Copyright by the Mcclure NeWspaDl
q eyndicato.) .
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27

and, when they arrive at the ages OF
ten and twelve years, preparations
are begun for the celebration of the
marriage ceremony.
Much planning Of the wedding gown
Of the bride is avoided by the simple
process of painting her face and the
upper portion of her body with a liberal
coat of yellow ocher. The rest OF her
figure is enveloped in two %"sarongs,'
or square pieces Of cloth. the upper
one coming under the armpits and
over the chest and the lower II
wrapped around her hips and coming
down to the feet. The "sarOngs' are
brilliantly colored with native dyes
and the more expensive bear designs
of much beauty and taste.
As the hour for the ceremony draws
near, a richly beaded and embroidered
crown is placed upon the brides head.
Hanging down on each side from the
crown are long strings Of %tuberoses.
threaded in thin strips of bamboo,
reaching to below the waist. The old
est women in the village are selected
for bridesmaids and they deck the
bride up in her hnery and touch ur
the yellow ocher with paint brushes
wherever the pigment shows signs o.
wear. The bride is rarely over tel
years of age at this time.
Groom Handsomely Decorated.
When the sandals are put on ant
the finishing touches given to tn
wedding gown, the friends of the bride
groom are notified that the bride l
impatiently awaiting the groom, an
he is forthwith conducted to her home
There, seated upon q large divan. sh
receives him in silence % he take
bio place beside her. He, also, ha
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27

rinds are brought in for the wedding
feast. This meal might be thought
a triAe long by western brides. -
it lasts three days and three nights.
during all Of which time the bride
sits by the side of her husband. Lit
tie balls Of rice are made and stuffed
into her mouth by her attendants and.
in the intervals between eating. she
chews betel nut. The groom follows
the same program. On the first day
the happy couple have no difficulty In
keeping awake, but on the second day
WEAKNESS begins to be felt, and on
the third their tired heads drop and
their sleepy eyes close in little cat
maps.
During all the time an orchestra
composed of "gamelongs," a collection
Of percussion instruments, varying In
form from the xylophone to bells tuned
to different notes on the scale, plays
constantly. n set of players being
relieved by another. Story-tellers re-
peat the folklore of Java and tell tho
wondrous tales of fairies and genii
for the entertainment OF the bride and
groom as they sit through the long
hours.
No priestly blessing is invoked. At
the end Of three days the couple are
considered legally married and are
taken back homo by their respective
parents and sent to school again.
When they reach the age of eighteen
or twenty the bride and groom are
given a house and they go to house.
keeping without any more ceremony.
1t is all very simple and easy. and
there is no sad signing or woeful bal.
lads made to his mistress eyebrow.
for she has her eyebrows cha led of
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27
Rare Egyptian Sculpture.

The Egyptian sculpture gallery ut
the British museum has received an
interesting sarcophagus Of the nine
teenth dynasty. Of date about 1900
B. C. II is Of red Quartzite. about
seven feet four inches In length, and
was made for one Thothmes. who is
described in the inscription az q
royal scribe. overseer Of the cattle
OF the temple Of the gods Ra and
Tum." On the lid. which Is sculp'
tured In human form, IL a figure
Of the sky goddess Nut, who Is
represented with outstretched wings.
emblematic Of her care Of the
mummy. and below the figure 10 a
prayer that, she may protect the body
q the deceased.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-11-27

p F THE story OF Romeo and Juliet
were to be translated into Malay.
the Japanese would be overcome
with wonder at the troubles which
befell those ill-starred lovers. The
method In vogue among European
nations Of compelling two young peo-
pie to regulate their W love affairs
would excite the ccmmiseration OF a
mother Of Java, for she would regard
it as the refinement OF cruelty to
throw her DAUGHTER or her son upon
their w resources. with no kindly
hand to arrange tie details OF the
most important transaction of ones
life.
The gentle, brown subjects Of Queen
Wilhelnina, who live in the great
island over which she reigns from her
tulip gardens 5000 miles away. never
have the disagreeablc incidents OF
breach Of promise or elopement. NO
fond heart is ever jolted by a jilt. and
the unpleasant effects Of colds and in
t,uenza. as results Of exposure to the
night air while serenading some dam
sci, are not among the dangers to be
faced by the jeunesse dCree OF the
lend of the coffee berry and the bette
nut.
Mated When Babies.
In the we'll organized social scheme
Of Java, marriages are made as soo'
as the little strangers open the1
blinking, slanting bits of black eye
tNbH me worid.~*As~soon-as a bab
is born, a suitable husband or wifi
is sought out among the families q
the same social set, and the parent
of the future welded pair arrange a
the details nicely and comfortable!
and much trouble is thus saved tn
young people by this simple proce'
ure. The children grow up togethe