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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-29
The School Gymnasium.

An effort is being made 10 rails,
money by public subscription q
build a gymnasium on the sohoo
campus, IN order to supply the
proper means Of physical develop
ment for our hoys and girls, The
building is to be thirty by sixty feet
md will cost about $3.50.
Having u building OF this kind on
the school grounds and thus under
the supervision ot the school viii
no, only provide for proper physicaI
development but will prepare the
way for the establishing OF Y. NJ
&, A organization 10 our town and
thus help IN the moral upliit OF ouI
young people.
The public spirited citizens and
roya. business men are Responding
loyalty The following contributions
have already been made; II, r.
Gowan. SIS; Jno. VI. smith, SIS;
A. II Leatbers. SIS; Pitt Hensiee
$40; G c. Collins. 81 80; o. V.
Clark. g.; Prof johnson, s.; Miss
Mabel Bradley. 81, Miss Mintie
Pounds, 81, Miss Donnye Worley 81,
Miss Lerion Gilbert. 81; Mrs. d. b.
4 johnson, 81; Miss Leila Rec. 81;
Dockie Ann Shipp. 81; Miss Dance.
81; Miss Winnie Turner ST.; Frank
Frazier, ST.; 4 H Crow S2; J. r.
Holley. ST., II. Weaver, NJ. b.. 81.
w A. Chn.eni. 81; II. u. Tom
hnson, 81; w. II. Walker, 81; G..
II Sizemor. 81; II. Claud Guerin.
81; g. W. Davidson. Soc; X s.
Murphee, Soc; X. II. Powers, 50c.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-29
Biliousoess and Constipation Cured

II you are ever troubled with bill.
iousness or constipation, you will
he interested in the statement OF K
+. Erwin. Peru, Ind. A year ago
last winter, | had an attack Of iDdi.
ges,ion followed by hiiiousness and
constipation Seeing Chsmberlaln's
Tablets so highly recommended, |
bought bottle OF them. and they
helped me right away For sale
b, alI dealers, Adv.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-29
TO THE FARMERS
OF DICKSON COUNTY

(By i: r. Byrum. manager of the
! n. e. & st l.. Ry., Demon itIa,ion
Farm, near Dickson
Back in the early history Of Ten.
nessee a greater portion Of the soil
was more productive than Il ID 10.
day. Some has been worn out by
shallow cultivation, others ly min
ing on the land, taking every hing
otf and putting nothing on. Sup
pose you deposit one hundred dol.
lars IN the bank. you can't expect
to draw very iong on your account,
The same is true with your farm
lands. you can apply one ton OF
FERTILIZER, or manure then gather
grain Tor the next ten years. Your
land will fail to respond. Ii must
have the proper treatment. The
larmeE .tlleSeiase, rs eonEranted
with this problem, To make avail.
able plant food elements which
exist 10 the atmosphere and in the
soil. This problem involves several
Important operations, namely,
iralnage to carry of surplus water
and to admit atmospheric oxygen
% the seed bed. Second, a well
plowed, thoroughly pulverlztd and
compact seed bed. Third. liberal
supply OF live humus. Fourth, q
sufficient quantity ot lime to pre-.
vent soil acidlGy. Fifth, water IN
The subroil IN quantities to supply
The needs OF growing plants. Hay
ing had some experience with thu
land OF this county, and in discuss,
ing this problem would say after
your land has been drained, il it il
land that requires drainage. yon
are then enabled to prepare your
soil properly A great deal Of the
land OF this county after You get
depth from four 10 six inches there
seems to be hard pan, such land
should be pIowed with turning
plow, followed with a subsoi
plow to break up this hard pan,
and let the water down. The seed
bed should he prepared in way
that there would be no air spaces
between the subsoil and the bottom
Of the seed he'd TO prevent capillary
attraction. To add humus to your
land YOU may use barn-yafd ma.
nures, also rye and crimson clover
are excellent green manure crops
| would say just here that this land
needs lime while the land contains
some plant food, II IS not all
available, lime acts as an agent
IN the ground. il seems to
utilize the plant food substance of
the ground. sets it free. aud makes
II vallable to plant growtr By
the breaking up Of this hard all ".
can store away enough wat,r dur
ing the fall and winter rains to
make a reasonable crop. We
should use our very best mt thnd,
The time has come when the .aimtr
must do more progressive In ulng !
produce more ona smaller area oi
land When our soil- were new |
hristIing with energy aud fertility |
they produced without great effort
more than enough to supply our
needs. IA our population has in
creased, new lands have been cult. |
waited Unfortunately, our land
area is limited, but there seems to
be no stay IN the increase in our
populations hence. the people ar,
facing a problem which demands !
their earnest attention. The re-
sponslhllty rests with the farmer
tie is the chosen servant To produce
from the sod enough 10 sustain the |
living
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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-29

The sale OF the FORD CAR has
increased by leaps and bounds.
The farmer, doctor, real estate
agents, business and professional
men Of all classes have awakened
to the fact, that money invested in
= Ford Car pays individuals in time
saved, health and recreation.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-29

Remember that l9l4 taxts at.
dur Please see that they afe paid
before March the FIRST.
The law puts a penalty Il -four
per cent on all taxes that aoe un.
paid on that date
J NJ THOMPSON, Trustee.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-29

FOR REST--A two.siory frame
house, Elk rooms. Located on
Kicker, Ave. near Main ~. Good
cisletn ard everything 10 good re-
pair. See Mrs. ] G.. Foster
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-29

News has beer received here OF
the arrival Of son al the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Frownsfel,er, IN
Macon. Ga. They had the novelty
concession here during the 1918
fair aud made many friends who
rejoice with them on this happy
ucrash;u.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-29

Ernest Gilmer. Of Louisville, Ky
spent Friday night with his uncle,
T l.. Gilmer.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-29

Remember-One OF the most
interesting features OF the Old
Deestnck Skule" is the Twin Sis
ters, at City School Auditorium.
soon, Watch for date.
Come in and pay up your
subscription.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-29

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

CITY OF ATKINSON, Neb., July Is. 1915
Specification for bids on the following
items:
a single light electrolers, Sx16 globes
with io-watt Mazda lamps, with neces-
to weigh between 800 and $50 pounds. with
coats OF paint.
a.Bo feet OF steel tape cable. 2 wires,
No. conductors
I switchboard and generator Of 10 X.
w. capacity. direct current 1l0 volts pull
ley drive.
stalled and otherwise, all prices 70 be
+. o. y. Atkinson, Neb. City council re
serves the right TO reject any or all
a certified check for go. All BIDS 20 be
IN the hands Of the City Clerk not later
than the I'd Of August, 1915, at O'Clock
p M G. w. W1CKs city Clerk
Atkinson, Neb.s
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BUSINESS CHANCES


IL your Buslness cnanco win stane
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FOR sALB-complete picture show out
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We HAVE three good moving picture
tncaters Tor salei ono extra good To-
cRtion 70 start a new one.
VAAttA A THEATER SUPPLY CO.,
-. D.lro 5log. Phone Doug. 9e.o.
FOR Or, sale or exchange for land. picture
SNOW IN city OF 1900 with only two
,.A snoMA seats t0i doing $500 business per
wsss' sos ,j Best proposition In state. Address
FOR EXCHANGD-county seat Iowa
~ a1p pyyP,I eirouletion, 100; value.
dress. O 7b2, Bee "' Nu-
WILL redlt one-half OF new cigar Store
70 kood barber. Rent, $40 INCLUDING
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FOR sALE-Restaurant, aloso 10 DeS
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HOTEL man wanted 70 lease S-sforv
steanl-heated building on the northwest
corner 18th and Webster sts., for hotel.
must have capital 70 furnish about "a
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also sell saloon on the corner. Address
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EACblALENT opportunity fos. AmbItIouS
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BUTCHER SHOP for sale, ist-cIaSs piaoe
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Sall at SO22 N. 18th OF phone Web. sOSs'
TO GET In or out OF businesS cali 80
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THEATERs-Buy. lease or sell your fhs-
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RIRTHa ANn pnATHs.

Blrths-Ferdman and Emily Anderson,
Rsb Frances. Girl: Claude and Hattie
Pearson. 2bu Hartman ayen 10 Boy
Gfri; Harry and Bertha A. Kinsel, g9iS
Cold. GIRL j. g. and Kathryn Popetzt zllO
Grace girl; James and Elisabeth Hart
and Agnes NoRner hospital, boy; Marvin
and Christine Ewing. S0d2 Fnknsy. boy;
Peter and Sadie Elvod. boo3 Davenportt
girl; Peter and Alma Maimqust, l51s
Mari 6iderOvio. 81 North THIRTY. third.
girli Peter and Mary Anoovs,Sy, go North
Twenty-ninth, girl; James ana Lulu
Deaths-Mrs. LYDIA Copp, 20 years, ~
st. Mays avenue: Nielg f-,lgen, III
years, gil North Twenty-fourthi Evelyn
tnGobord Slmona, 10 years, 3Sl3 North
Thirty-aixth avenue; Alfred r. Smith. 8
80 - fo1a goalth Kffoenth
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DUILDING PERMITS.

l,srn. $40; s. Palmer. 5IO2 Isard, franc
dwelling, 1900; school District OF
Omaha, Forty-first avenGe end cass
School District OF Omaha. Twenty-fourth
ana Mason, temporary frame school,
81 $50: School District OF Omaha, Eleventh
and Center Temporary frame school.
81 $50: eoiool District OF Omaha, Thirty
fifth end Franklin, temporary franc
school. 81, ,ibO; l.. p. DyhrborH, b5g North
twenty-seventh avenue. frame dwelling,
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ATTRACTIONS

WANTED for the Highmore. s. D., annual
Fair and Grain Festival, September /
g. concessions and free acts OF eli
kinds, Would lease merry -go-round for
two. weeks OF more. Address Mayor.
Hlghmore. s. De-
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written order.
An claims for errors must be made
within fifteen days after the last inset-
tion of the Advertisement
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MARRIAGH LICENSES.

This following couples have secured
licenses 20 wed;
Name and Residence, AgH
Edward r. Lanner, Columbus. "a
Birdie r. Kendeil, Columbus...........- ID
Giuseppe Parisi. Omaha.
James o. Goddard, Grand Island. p
Alberta Norfieet, Fort Smith. Ark...... 20
Roy J. Shively. Omeha- ....."-......... iS
Teresa Millner, Omaha......-.......-..'.' 70
Albert Weberg. Omaha, a.,................"
Katherine Turner. Omaha. ~
Wsnceselaus stech, Dwight:..,. ..........
Cecil d. Durham, Council Bluffs........ 70
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KFTTH-Lucinda D., July 10. at tha home
OF her son. :. A. Keith. liza South
Thirtieth avenue. In her osghteth year
OF paralysis.
Mrs. Keith was formerly rtsioent OF
: Fairnont and Lincoln, Neb. InterTnent
at Oakwood cemetery. Chicago. Funeral
Wednesday at , p. m from Dodner
chapel. Twenty~thsrd and Cunning.
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each insertion -
Three times within one week 10 cents
line each insertion
One time II cents a line.
Count six average wo-de to hnA
Minimum charge. % cents.
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DEATHS AND FUNERAL NOTICES
BROwN--Hannah j., az Old Peoples
homo, July ~ at a. m-
Funeral al home Tuesday. July %. AZ
D. m. Intermcnt at Blair, Neb.
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wHANN--James H, aged "a. at the rest
dence OF his daughter, Mrs. Charles III.
Dodd, 1861 Harney street
Funeral and burial private No flowers
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Sunday editions. Want ads received after
such hour viii be under the heading
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LOST AND FOUND
PERSONAL

YOUNG women coming TO omaha as
strangers are invited to visit the Young
Women's Christian association building
at nth 81. and ST. Mary's Ave, where
they will be directed to suitable boarding
places or otherwise assisted. Look for
THE Salvation Army industrial home so
lcits your old clothing. furniture, maga-
Eines. We collect, We distribute. Phone
Douglas ass and our wagon win call
Call and inspect our new home. lll0-ili2-
u1a Dodge st.
GORDON. the Magazine Man. Phone
Douglas 716A
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Seven consecutive times. cent WORD
each insertion.
Three tfmea within one week, ~ cents
q word each insertion
One time. . cents a word.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
PRONOUNCED DEAD,
INDIAN NOW RICH
After CataIeptic Sleep E-to-Mah-
kah Is Driven From
His Tribe.
is ONLY RED HERMIT
Though Dead to His Trihesnen He
Was Not Dead to the Government
and Received His Share Of
Usage Property.

Arkansas City, kan.-Thirty years
young bucks in the Usage tribe of In
dams, He was noted among the tribe
as a mighty hunter and trapper, His
was one of the finest strings of horses
possessed by the tribe, his wives we're
among the handsomest of the Indian
maidens, his voice was heard and heed
ed in the tribal councils.
Hence there was a wailing and
mourning when the news a around
the camp that E.to-mah-kah was dead
The medicine man of the tribe de-
clared that an evil spirit had taken
him and he was buried according tc
tribal custom.
Body Kept on High Platform.
Now the Indian custom decreed that
the dead should not be buried in the
ground. They were wrapped In their
best blankets and the body placed on
a raised platform, high enough to es'
cape the wolves that roamed the west
ern prairies.
E-to-mah-kah was not dead. He was
simply in a deep cataleptic sleep,
known to medical science of today
but a totally strange thing to the sim
ple-minded red Coming to life
he climbed down from his lofty perch
and went back to his tribe, or rather
attempted to do SO, for his tribe cas-,
him forth. With shrieks and howls
they flew from him as from the devil
himself.
Ban on Living "Dead Man."
Forlorn, %forsaken, nowhere to go ant
no place to call home, he was dead
to the Indian world indeed. For year.
he eked out a precarious existence, fal
from the haunts of his fellow Indians
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
When it is noted that a hen sits
on the nest for two or three nights in
succession, she is ready to be trans
ferred to a nest, which should be pre-
pared for her beforehand. This nest
should be in a box and composed Of
straw, hay, or chaff for nesting mate.
rial. Dust the hen thoroughly with
insect powder each week while set
ting. In applying the powder hold
the hen by the feet, head down, work
ing the powder well into the feathers,
giving special attention to regions
around the vent and under the wings.
The powder should also be sprinkled
in the nest. The nest should be in
some quiet, out-of-the-way place on the
farm, where the setting hen will not
be disturbed. Move her from the reg
ular laying nest at night. Put a china
egg or two In the nest when she is set
and place a board over the opening SO
that she cannot get off. Toward eve
ming of the second day leave some
feed and water and let the hen come
of the nest when she is ready. Should
she return to the nest after feeding,
remove the china egg Or eggs, and put
under those that are to be incubated.
in cool weather !. is best to put not
more than ten eggs under a hen, while
later in the spring n al put twelve
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
Chinese Locks.

The earliest locks known TO man
were of Chinese make. Although IL
Ia impossible to tell the exact date
of those still extalt, they are wonder
fully well made, and as strong as any
manufactured in Europe up to the
middle Of the eighteenth century. The
Chinese locksmith Of today uses ex.
actly the same kind Of tools that his
f~orefathers had, for they are very sim
pie and primitive. He carries all his
impedimenta In two cabinets, sitting
on one and working at the other.
When he has finished all the work
available in one neighborhood he fas.
tens the two cabinets to a bamboo
rod and slings 1t over his shoulder.
He tramps through the towns bur.
dened In this way, and stops when he
Is called, much as a scissors grinder
or umbrella mender does in our
try.-Wide World Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
WEST POINT BLAZE.
Early Morning Fire Caused $4,000
Loss.

West Point.-Fire that originated III
Turnipseed's drug store In the early
morning, completely destroyed the
two-story brick building occupied by
the drug store and the adjoining
store, occupied by the P. II. White
Co.
The First National Bank building
was left q mass of %wreCkage, caused
by the high brick walls falling over
on the roof. Physicians having offices
above the two drug stores suffered
complete loss Of fixtures and equip
ment.
The burned structures were situat'
ed In the heart of the business district,
and were among the most imposing
buildings here.
The fire was not discovered until 1t
had assumed considerable %headway;
and but for united work by the entire
fire.fghting forces of the city the
flames would probably have burned
more of the business district.
Estimated loss, $4,000; insurance
about $4,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
The LAST MESSAGE
BY n. N. EG5ERT.

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Gardiner had been sure that II was
Margery the moment he set eyes on
her on board the transatlantic liner
Rut, not having seen her for seven
years. he did not know whether she
would recognize him.
It Is easy to play hidc-and seek on
an Atlantic steamship, During the
first four days he only caught fugitive
gIimpscs Of the girl; then, on the
fifth, they came face to face upon the
deck. And he saw that she kne"
him.
"Marsery!" he exclaimed, and stood
looking at her dumbly. She was hard
ly changed, except for a more woman
" figure and a certain usefulness OF
expression which had not been there
in the old days In London,
How long ago that was The same
thought occurred to both OF them
What happy days those had been. I'M
der the elms In kensington Gardens
up the river. when the world was
young and life seemed to stretch away
eternaliy.
They sat down side by side. TELL
me what you have been doing SAID
Margery, and, at her words, the years
fell away and they were young once
more.
II was n frank story he told. Their
quarrel, the ~upheaval of his life ina
followed had brought him no good
He had drifted upon the stream, DC
had awakened to the consciousness
that he was becoming a worse mar
than he had been; then he had pulled
himself together and faced life brave
ly. Now he was returning from Lon
don on a mission for the firm whict
employed him. connected with the sale
of war supplies.
What he did not tell her was tina
1t was her memory which had pulled
him back from the brink when he wal
Upon the verge of plunging down
ward.
And your" he questioned. %hungrily
Il am married." she answered, AM
there was a long silence. Presently
"You never married?'"
mo, Margery,"
After a while: Are you happy?
he inquired. He saw the tears com
Into her eyes.
1t seemed so natural that she shout
sit there and tell him about 1t. The
had always perfectly understood eac
others hearts. She had married. fou
years ago, a man who had treated he
badly. She had left him and gone t
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19

wise many hens remain On the nest
and brood the chickens for at least
t%wenty.four hours after the Matching
is over. Chickens Matched during the
winter should be brooded in a poultry
house or shed, while the outside wealth.
er conditions are u%nfavorable; after
the weather becomes settled, they
should be reared in brood coops out
of doors. Brood coops should be made
SO that they al be closed at night
to keep out cats, rats, and other ami
mails, and enough ventilation should
be allowed sc that the hen and chicks
will have plenty Of fresh air. Hens
will successfully brood ten to fifteen
chickens in the early breeding sea-
son, and eighteen to twenty-five in
warm weather, depending upon the
size of the hen.
The hen should be confined in the
coop until the chicks are weaned
while the chickens are allowed free
range after they are a few days old,
When hens are allowed free range
and have to forage for feed for them
selves and chicks they often take
them through wet grass, where the
chicks may become chilled and die,
Then, too, in most broods there are
one or two chicks that are weaker
than the others, and If the hen is al
lowed free range the weaker ones
often get behind and out of hearing
Of the mothers cluck and call. In
most cases this results In the loss ant
death of these chicks, due to becom
ing chilled. The loss in young chicks
due to allowing the hen free range Is
undoubtedly large.
Chickens frequently have to be
caught and put into their coops dur
ing sudden storms, as they are APT
to huddle in some hole or corner
where they get chilled or drowned
They must be kept growing constant
ly II the best results r to be OBJ
tanned, as they never entirely recov
er from checks in their growth ever
for a short period. Hens should b
left with the chicks as long as the!
will brood them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
A Real Hermit.
LIVE SNAKE IN HER STOMACH
x.Ray Reveals Reptile In Woman's In
terior-Remoyed Without
Operation.

Madison, Wis--One of the most un.
usual cases In the history OF local
medicine was revealed at a local hos
pital, when physicians submitting a
woman from Waukakee, Dane county.
to an X-ray examination, discovered
that her stomach contained a live
snake six inches long. The woman
had not suffered any pain up to the
time Of the discovery, but was greatly
distressed when told Of the results OF
the examination. The snake was re-
moved without operating. 1t proved
to be a reptile commonly known as
the grass snake. nearly pure white.
The hospital authorities refuse to
make any statement regarding the
case,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
Era Of the First Trousers.

The first trousers worn in London
were of plain, light colored cloth, and
fitted very tightly; almost as tight, we
may believe, as those in this country
a generation ago. In the second sea-
son striped and other figured cloths
we're used by some, but such trousers
we're regarded as quite plebeian. and
fit for wearing only in bad weather.
when the streets we're muddy. or as
a sort Of rough outing garb at the
seaside. A favorite material for trou-
sers worn by men Of fashion was an
elastic stockinet, which fitted literally
Skin tight" Beneath such garments.
to supply the deficiencies Of nature,
men were not averse to wearing false
calves and other paddings on their
legs. Straps passing beneath the foot
we're used to keep the trouscr legs,
held down In place.