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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-12
New Grange Insurance Methods.

The Grange Mutual Fire Insurance
company of Michigan is unique among
insurance companies in some respects.
1t gives its members the initiative,
referendum and recall in respect to its
officers who are elected annually by
members of the company in their re-
spective oranges. Any changes to be
made in the bylaws may be referred
to the members for a referendum vote.
In case of loss the secretary or near
est director and the one sustaining the
loss meet to make the adjustment. but
in case of a disagreement the matter
Is referred to n committee OF three APP
pointed by the loser and the company.
If this committee fails to come to an
agreement it is left TO the executive
committee of the state grange for ar
bitration. After seven months exist
ence the company is carrying risks to
the amount of S1.794.S62.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-12
White Spots on Wood.

Oftentimes, when placing a vase OF
flowers on table, we found that some
water had run down the vase, leaving
a white ring. After trying several
things to remedy the color. spirits Of
camphor finally solved the problem.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-12
ARLINGTON RESTAURANT
Or. j. ARTHUR ROBINSON

J. FRANZ JACKSON o. o. 9.
once In browne Block, Portland Street.
forris Vile, VT. Office hours to IL 80, 80
I g 100.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-12
Encouraqina Theory.

The encouraging theory recently ad-
vanced that the mineral elements of
the soil are inexhaustible seems to be
borne out by the fact that Chinese
soils are among the richest in the
world after 1000 years of intensive
cultivation.
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not regularly employed agent t0
keep such records, and have them
open for inspection at all times.
The man who is engaged in the
steamboat business upon our waters,
interstate or intrastate. must keep
these record. and will not be permit
ted to deliver any liquors or make
sale of any liquors upon board this
vessel while in our waters.
This brings us to the question of
other. In the first place If one acts
as agent for the purchaser, he is
guilty of selling. In other words II
one has occasion to go to some point
out of the state. and a friend hands
him a dollar and requests that he
purchase for him quart of whiskey.
and he does it and delivers it to him,
he is guilty of making the sale. and
by the act is guilty OF making 1t,
not where he purchased 1t but where
he delivered it in the state. Again
the representatives OF those who sell
liquor cannot come into the state to
solicit verbally. by letter. circular or
otherwise. There is only one of two
ways that citizen of this state can
bring liquors into it: he may upon
his own initiative order it, and have
it sent to himself by common car
rier. for his personal use. and not for
any illegal purpose. or he may go
and get it. But in either event he
can not bring 1t here for unlawful
II he orders 1t shipped by
carrier. record is made.
open to Inspection: If he goes after
1t and brings 1t with him, intending
to use for unlawful purposes, he may
be arrested and the liquor seized. so
soon as he comes into the state"
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-03
PROHIBITION LAW
! IN EFFECT IN
] WEST VIRGINIA

Charleston. w. Va, July s.
Statewide prohibition OF the liquor
business in West Virginia becomes
effective next Tuesday midnight. 1t
brings the total number OF states in
the prohibition column up to nine.
With West Virginia added. the
list will be: Georgia. Kansas, Maine,
Mississippi. North Carolina. North
Dakota. Oklahoma. Tennessee, West
Virginia. These nine states OF total
prohibition territory, plus the local
nO-liccnse area. make up 2,132.72G
square miles In which 46.O29,75O
persons. or nearly fifty per cent OF
the country's population live. accord
ing to the latest figures Of the prohi-
bition leaders.
The $4,000 majority with which
the people of West Virginia accented
the dry proposition was relatively
1t was approximately 2 to for state
wide suppression of the liqnor bust
meas: II Sas a surprise even to the
prohibition forces. who were indebt-
which many of the large employers
took in favor of their cause. The
state has a population of 1.221.11S
by the census of 1910.
The mandate OF the legislature.
embodied in the Yost bill. for the en-
forcement of the new law. beginning
July list. departs in many respects
from the methods hitherto tried
along this line. The chief features
center about the creation of a Com
missioner OF Prohibition, whose par
ticular business 1t will be to sec that
by next Tuesday midnight come
LOO liquor selling places in the
state have disposed of their stocks
and that thereafter all per on3 shall
he punished b. law If they keep
liquor for sale.
The new office of Commissioner o'
Prohibition automatically falls t.
State Tax Commissioner Fred O
Blue. of this city, who has been
spending several months In prcpara-
tion for strict enforcement of tho
new law.
To save the state the time and c1-
pcnsc OF taking violations before
state courts, he has been urging mu.
nicipal ordinances governing the vio.
iations. thus permitting the cases to
be brought before the local courts.
In an effort to instruct the people
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as to the provisions of the new law
Commissioner Blue has also BEEN lect.
uring throughout the state.
In other states" says Mr.. Blue.
where prohibition has been adopted
one of the forces that has had to be
contended with has been the drug
store. The Yost law will regulate
this feature. Druggists may sell al
cohol only to persons not addicted
to its use upon prescription of a
reputable physician. who has exam
ined the nerson and 4: detail set
forth in the prescription the persons
for the use of alcohol. The govern
ing bodies of druggists have approved
this plan. For scientific or mechan-
ical purposes alcohol will be sold
only after affidavit as to its intend
such sales will be kept, to be inspect
ed periodically by those in charge Of
the enforcement of the law NO
druggist. however, can sell in any
form whiskey. brandy. ale or any
beverage of an intoxicating nature.
The Yost law also undertakes to
do away with the drinking clubs.
which have been the sources of 50
much trouble In other states." he
said. "It provides that any person
directly or indirectly associated In
ker,ing such club house or other
place where liquor is kept for gift.
barter or sale. shall be punishable
uron conviction by a fine of from
800 to $500 and by imprisonment
from one to six months.
"The enactment OF the Webb
Kenyon law by Congress will he of
considerable assistance in enforcing
the prohibition law in this state" he
continued:
"One of the benefits of the Fedora
Act is that records of interstate ship
mcnts of liquors may be required
and therefore every railroad. express
company. and any kind of transpor-
tat'cn company-includins steam
boats and vessels carrying freight or
express. either from another state in
to ours. or from one part of our state
to another oart ny,st obey the laws
of this state respecting liquors. Ev-
cry one of the transportation COM
,anics will he required to keep spc-
'ial records at the point of delivery
showing the receipt Of liquors. the
kind and quantity. to whom con-
signed. when delivered, and the con-
sirncc must sign in person for the
shipment. The Webb Kenyon act
vests the right to enforce these pro-
visions Of the law and regulation
Hereunder against Interstate car.
ricrs. Nonc.of these carriers will be
permitted to receive consignments o.
linuor TO any point where there Il
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-03
DRAGGING EARTH ROADS
Simplest and Cheapest Way to Main
tain Certain Highroads in
Good Condition.

Washington. ID. c., July 3.-The
road drag Is the simplest aud least
expensive contrivance yet devised for
maintaining earth roads. according
10 the experts in the U. S. depart
ment OF agriculture who are cooper
ating with state and county authori-
ties In work for better roads.
Properly used the drag gives the
needed crown to the road. snIoothcs
out ruts and other Irregularities.
spreads out puddles of water. thereby
accclerating the drying OF the road,
and makes the surface more or less
impcrvious to water by smearing
over the socalied pores In the earthly
material. The cost Of operation de-
pends. of course. upon local condi-
tions and the thorouehness with
which the WORK is zone. II is safe
to say. however. that 1t Is less OK.
penslvc than any other efficient sys-
TEN OF upkcep.
Farmers Bulletin No. 537 Of the
department of agriculture. discusses
under the title Of The Real Drag
and How II Is Used" the best meth
cds of maintaining earth roads In
good condition by this simple devise.
In this bulletin. which has just been
published, the department points out
that Of more than 2.OO9,0O0 niles OF
rubIic roads in the United States,
only about 100000 miles have been
given hard surface. II is true. al
course, that a large part of .hc re-
naining mileage consists of roaus
that are entirely unimproved. and
that OH roads of this class the drag
is practically useless. There ~
much larger mileage, however. tha'
has been partially improved, and u
is on roads Of this character-road.
that have been crowned or drained
hut have not hard surface-tha
the use of tho drag is advocated.
In its simplest form the road dra'
consists Of an ordinary log sniit II
hnlf and the two halves connected
like the uprights of ladder D.
means OF cross sticks or runss set In
The log should bo about seven o
eight inches in diameter. md iron
six to eight feet in length. 1t Is bet
ter 10 have It Of well seasoned, hard
tough wood. The two scmi-cylindri
| cal halves Of the log form the run
ners Of the .lraE. and are usual
sraced from 30 to &c inches anar
Tho front runner is always place
with the split surface of the WOO
facing forward, but the rear rnnne
sometimes has its rounded face
front. This is done in order to In
crease the smearing action OF tn
drag as It passes over the surface
the road.
The two runners are not placed d
rectly behind each other. but ar
"of,.et," as It is called. from IL to !
inches. This is done because til
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ECCENTRIC MISER
LEFT ESTATE WORTH
MANY MILLIONS

Houston. Tex, July 3.-Frank A.
Ogden. who was found dead In q
small poorly furnished room in a
lodging house here recently. left an
estate valued at more than 100000
900. though only 10000. 900 has as
yet been uncovered by the two tenn
porary administrators. Andral Vann
and n. B. Knight. by their exami-
nation of deeds and other private
papers found in a safety deposit vault
of the Union National bank of Hous-
ton.
Ogden was miserly. One OF his re-
quirements was that his breakfast
should not cost him more than o
cents, his dinner not to exceed 20
cents and his supper not more than
Is cents. His living expenses were
kept down to a maximum Of 325 a
month even when travelling. He was
81 years old when he died.
1t was about 10 years ago that Mr..
Ogden first appeared here. He soon
became familiar figure upon the
streets and in the offices of real es-
tate agents. He was generally regard
ed as some poor and eccentric per-
son. To lessen expenses he shared
his little room at the Burnett hotel
with another lodger. who never sus-
pected that the old man was wealthy.
When. after his death. a battered
old trunk in his room was opened 1t
revealed memoranda indicating valu-
able properties. The proper authori-
ties were notified. a safe and de-
posit box was opened, and there came
10 light a mass of evidence OF the
vast estate which the man had left.
He had been dead two days before
his identity was established.
In his trunk and in the safe depos-
il box were found memorandum
books filled with notations OF land
purchased in Texas. Louisiana. I'LL
nois. Wisconsin, Iowa. Minnesota
and other states. He owned nearly
200, 900 cares in Texas alone. One
tract of 1912 acres is near Calves
ton and is value dat $1,5OO,OOO. An
other tract of 100000 acres In the
Panhandle is valued at upward of
$1.O0O,0OO. Not long ago he paid
$3.50 900 for a $4,000 acre tract near
Lake Charles, La. He owned five
story hotel building in Madison, Wis,
and also owned large hotel in Su-
nerior. Wis, and large blocks OF
buildings in other towns of the state,
and in Minnesota and Illinois. His
property interests in Chicago were
extensive. 1t is stated that he re-
Gently offered to pay 100000 cash
for a piece Of property In Wisconsin
for which he was negotiating.
His home before coming to Hous'
{, ton was in Madison, Wis. He left
there because the municipal authori'
ties declined his offer to donate
site for public library. 1t is said
No will has been found. Judge
Sam Streetman of Houston. who look
cd after Mr.. Ogden's legal affairs II
Texas, says: - l-r..
I'm almost my last conversation
with him suggested that lie make
will. He seemed Interested. hut ap
parcntly let the matter DROP"
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-03
CoNvICTS WHO HAVE
HAD A CHANCE

New York World:
A convict playing baseball. run
ming a foot race. or as member Oh
a brass band. narading Il public thor
oughfare is something new in New
York. Yet Auburn and Sing Sing,
two of the most celebrated prisons
in the world, afford these spcctacles.
At Auburn they had field day In
the pcnitentiary yards. The inmates
of one wing of the prison were pitted
against thoEc of the other. Keepers
were in sight at all times, but at the
clu-e of the sports every enc OF the
,l,4OO who participated was account
cd for and returned better man to
his cell.
| At Sing Sing % musicians. trained
within the wall, marched outside
with only one guard and escorted a
Grand army post to the prison chapel.
, where the convict performers had the
place of honor on the program. At
the conclusion of the exercises the
band led all the convicts in process
sion around the picketed grounds.
a few weeks ago the armed forces
OF the United States took possession
of Vera Cruz with sacrifice OF
:. valuable lives. Some of IFS are still
wondcrin. what purpose was served
by this action. but one thing is GER
tain. The American occupation broke
down doors of an ancient prison In
which human beings had been tort
urcd. from which hope had fled, ant
which stood in the twentieth centur,
a cruel exponent of the methods o.
the dark ages, unrebuked and un
challenged.
When in a foreign land our fight
ing men, who are not sentimental
, lists. open dungeons and break shack
, les In the name of humanity and pro
gress. II is high time for the repre-
scntativcs OF Il civilized state to pa!
some attention to the same 2roblemi
at home. The convict is undergoin,
. punishment: he is deprived of liber
ty and friends; he loses social ant
political rights; but he is still a hu
man being and should be treated a
g such.
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-03
Ir1igates the Blood
Knocks Rheumatism
A Remedy That Flushes the
Blood from Head
to Foot.

To get rid Of rheumatism requires that
the blood be completely fiushed-not mere
makcshift as by salts and pain killers. Tho
long record Of s. 3. y. Is Important to
know. 1t has found Its way Into every
section Of the nation. 1t is the most widely
used and most widely talked-of remedy
there IL for all blood troubles. And 1t Is
a known fact that rheumatism Is primarily
a blood trouble.
1t Is conceded by the closest students Of
the subject that rheumatism Is caused In
most cases by an acid condition of the blood
and aggravated by the remedies commonly
used for relief In other cases rheumatism
Is the result Of nerve depression; In still
others 1t Is the effect Of some vitIatcd
blood condition, having been treated with
mercury, iodides, arsenic, and other poison
Gus mineral drugs.
The rccoverlcs OF all these types of
rheumatism by the use Of s. s. s. Is a
wonderful tribute TO the natural efficacy of
this remarkable medicine, for 1t is assimi-
lated just as naturally. just specifically,
and just as well ordained as the most
acceptable. most palatable and most readily
digested food. Do not fail to get bottle
OF y. s. s. today, but insist upon 8. s. 8.
Don't accept substitute. You will be
stonished at the results. II your rheuma-
tlsm is of such a nature that you would
j Ike to consult great specialist confiden-
TALLY. write to the Medical Dept, The Swift
Specific Co., 536 Swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-03
TUBERCULOSIS

In addition 70 plenty Of ffesh ar
and proper diet. those suffering from
or who are predtsposed to Tuberculo-
sis are recommended TO use Eckman's 3
Alternative to stop night sWeats, baniah
fever and hasten recovery. This medi-
cine, by reason Of its successful use dur
ing tho past, warrants the fullest tnves-
ttgatton possible by every sufferer.
Eckman's Alternative II most effica-
ctous In bronchial catarrh and severe
throat and lung affections, and in up
building the system. It contains no
narcotics, nor harmful or habit form
Ing drugs. Accept no substitutes. Sold
by leading druggists Write to the
Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pa,
for booklet telling Of recoveries.
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-03

drag is drawn over the road at an
angle sufficient to make the runners
free themselves Of the material which
they scrape. The amount of this an
gle or skew depends. of course. upon
the condition of the road. By Offset
ting the runners 1t is possible to
make their ends follow approximate
ly the same line on the road, which
they would not do IL they were set
directly behind each other and the
drag drawn at an angle with the
road.
In order to provide standing room
for the man. 1t is usual to nail two
boards down upon the rungs parallel
to the runners. Standing upon
these a skillful driver will bear his
weight in such way as to aid ma
terially in the successful operation Of
the drag.
The drag is drawn by chain
which should be about eight feet
long. This can be fastened by eye
bolts to each end of the front run
ner, or one end of the chain can pass
through a hole at the discharge end
OF the front runner, and the other
end he looped over the rung at the
cutting end of the runner. 1t is i'm
portant that the hitching link should
be SO designed that Its position can
be changed readily. 1t is also del
sirable to provide a metal cutting
edge for the front runner. This can
be made from strip If iron or steel.
and old wagon tires have frequently
proved satisfactory.
The cost OF such a drag varies
from $500 to perhaps $1,000 or
$1,000. This practically insignifi-
cant outlay will secure an imple-
ment that will be of great service to
the community for at least three or
four years. The fact cannot be over
looked. however, that skill in the use
Of the drag is indispensable.
The angle that the runners make
with the center line Of the road. the
skew angle as 1t might be called. is
an important factor. For example,
II the dragging is done 20 increase
the crown Of the road. the drag
should be sufficiently skewed to dis
charge all material as rapidly as 1t
Is collected on the runners. On the
other hand. the conditions may he
such that 1t is desirable to carry
along this material in order to de-
posit 1t where there are deprcss'ons
In the roads surface. An intelli-
gent operator will soon learn many
ways of controlling the action Of the
drag. The length of the httchfng
chain, the disposition Of the operat-
ors' weight. the time when the drag
ging is done. all these exert mark
cd Influence upon the results.
As to the time for dragging, a safe
rule to follow Is to drag the road
when the material composing the sur
face contains sufficient moisture to
compact readily. but is not suhicinnt-
" wet for traffic to produce mud.
Since the weather plays so I'm
portant a part in the matter II Is
not usually possible to arrange con-
tinuous employment for teams on the
road. II is therefore desirable. when
ever possIbIe. to have the dragging
done bv persons interested In the
road. who will do 1t in the intervals
Of other occupations.
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VOTES FOR WOMEN"

"Are you in favor of votes for wo-
men?"
II don't pay any attention to poll
TICS" the washerwoman replied. ~
leave all that to my husband"
"Wcll. how does your husband
stand on woman suffrage?"
He believes in women staying at
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-03
FRIEND In NEED

"Pa. there's man at the door
who says he wants to know II you'll
sign his petition to run for alder
man.
who is the MANI"
81 don't know. says he's friend
of the people,
Nothing doing. And tell him II
he isn't off our porch in one min
ute I'll call a policeman"
The chronicle=news., 1914-07-03

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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-10-01
HENDERSON COUNTY WILL BE
REPRESENTED AT THE FAIR.
Prospects Bright for Number Of Ex-
hibits: Exhibitors Requested to
Make Out Lists Early.

Farm Demonstrator Ernest L. Fer
kins reports that there are good pros.
poets for numbn: of exhibits tror
Henderson county at the Western
Carolina fair. to be held at AsheVllle.
Oct. 13. Ia, Is, 16.
Mr.. Perkins is endeavor1ng to Work
rp interest in the fair and secure
number of exhibits from this county
He will exhibit some apples from his
orchard.
Arrangements have been made with
the secretary of the fair whereby A. l..
Rollins will endeavor to secure ex7
hibits of poultry from Henderson
county.
For the convenience of exhibitors
arrangements have been made for re
ceiving and shipping exhibits from
Hendersonvflle to the fair grounds at
Asheville on Monday, Oct. r. Ex-
hibits may be listed with Noah IA. Hol7
aowel at the Democrat office and the
exhibitors left with A. G. Morris al
the Hendersonville Hardware and
Supply company, where they Will pe
boxed and shipped to Asheville.e
Exhibitors are requested to list thel1
exhibits at an early date so that pro.
visions may be made for shipping ano
placing them.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-10-01
.OAKDALE CEMETERY TAKING
ON ATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE,
-Four Acre Addition Sown in Cover
Crop and Old Portion is Being
Considerably Beautifed.

Since the. city purchased an addi-
tional plot of about fou racres adj
Joining Oakdale cemetery, considera-
BILE work has been done on the COM
munity's burying ground. The four.
acres of woodland have been cleared
and put into state, of cultivation, the
lower portion of which has been sown
in rye. The upper portion will sooH
be sown to blue grass and white Glow
er. Streets will be laid off and the
land plotted for burying lots.
Milus Corn has been employed by
the city to keep it's portion of the
grounds clean and to dig graves. The
diIapidated fence around the cemetery
has been removed and a sidewalk built
en- Sixth avenue. The grounds and
the cemetery in general present
much more attra tive app &c than
heretofore and Oakdale shows that it
| has been given considerable attention.
Since the city has busted Itself In
keeping all its lots, the paths and drive
| ways in a clean and attractive cond1-
| ton, the neglect of private lots has
| become much more manifest, and from
an aesthetic standpoint some of them
are eyesores, covered with broom
/ sedge, rag weeds, poke stalks and
numerous other varieties of wild
plants, which evidently fourished
for summers without the slightest mo-
/ lestatior. There are a few plots In
the cemetery that are beautiful and
especially attractive during the sum
mer" when the plants are in bloom.
City Manager George w. Justice is
anxious to work out some plan where
by owners of lots in the cemetery
: which receive no attention will see Il
: keep them clean so that Oakdal'
) will present more attractive appear
: ance. One plan has been suggested
} Whereby persons now welladvanced Il
wears who would not like to entertain
i the thought of their graves being GOV
cred with wild plants from year t
: wear. or others who thought well 0
< the idea, might deposit certain
a amount in some way to be agree
Il 1uron so that the interest would tax
Icare of the lot. Those interested In
more beautiful cemetery are open I
suggestions whereby they may br1n
about results that would be agreeaDl
e to all owning lots in Oakdale.