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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
GERMAN SOAP FROM SUGAR
Discovery That Promises to Be Of I'm
mense Importance to Country In
the Midst of War.

The discovery is announced Of a
method of manufacture of soap from
sugar. of which Germany has plenty
instead of from oil, which is scarce. In
the past it has been possible to use
sugar only in soaps that had little
value. By the new method, It IS
claimed, the soap produced is not
only fine and delicate, but it acts as
efficiently in salt water as in fresh
fact that may make the soap yalu-
able for the navy.
Articles that formerly had to De
sent to chemical laundries can now Dc
washed with the new kind OF soap.
The finest kinds of silks, it is alleged
not only are not harmed by 1t, pu'
their colors are brought out brilliantly
and as new. In addition, the sugar
soap seems to be responsible for d
minimum of the wear and tear occa'
stoned by old-fashioned cleansing
soaps.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
NEW HYBRID CARNATIONS
BY L. M. BENNINGTON.

Thanks to the skill OF the hybridist,
We now have races of lovely, fragrant,
ever-blooming carnations, dwarf and
bushy In growth. that show buds and
flowers In four or FIVE months after
the seeds are sown.
The flowers, too, are not only borne
In abundance, but are of all the lead
Ing shades of color, from white
through shades Of pink to dark Grim
son, and from cream to bright yellow.
as well as striped and blotched.
These new carnations are as easily
grown as Japan pinks. The seeds may
be sown In a box in the window dur
ing March or April, and the plants set
out where they are to bloom when the
weather becomes warm and settled.
Give them sunny bed, and IL you
wish fine show of flowers from each
plant, pinch Off the first stem that
pushes up to bloom. This will cause
the plant to stool out. and develop sew
eral stalks, each of which will bear
cluster OF buds and flowers.
A rich, rather tenacious soil suits
the plants, and they should stand eight
inches apart in the row or bed.
For winter blooming SOW the seeds
In May or June and grow in pots, shift
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
GERMANS HAMMER
AWAY At RUSSIANS
MUscovITEs FALLING BACK TO
NEW POSITIONS AND GER
MANS IN HOT PURSUIT.
Speculation Rife as to Whether Teu'
tons Intend to Continue Following
Enemy or lntrench and Turn
Attention to the Allies.

London.-There are no signs yet o.
any slackening of the German pursuit.
of the retiring Russians and accord
ing to the official report issued in Der
lin, progress has been made In AL
sectors of the eastern battle line ex
cept that in northern Courland, where
the armies of Grand Duke Nicholas
are offering an effective resistance.
From the southeast of Kovno, where
the Germans claim to have broken
the Russian resistance and must,
therefore, be approaching Wilma, along
the Niemen to Grodno and thence
southeastward through the forest OF
Bieloviezh and along the borders OF
the Pripet river marches, the Russians
are falling back to new positions.
Speculation again is being INDUCED
in as to whether the Germans Intend
to follow the Russians further or pre-
pare positions from which they can
hold the Muscoyites, while the Teu
tons attempt an offensive in the Bal
kans or on the western line In France
anu D6lBlum. MllitdIy ODoCAf SAo hVAs
are of the opinion that this question
must be settled before many days
have elapsed, arguing that with the
summer coming to an end, ventures
proposed for the fall must soon de
velop.
The artillery has been the chief
mode of warfare in the western line
The most activity has been displayed
here by the guns of the allies, witch
have been Smelling virtually the entire
German line. In addition, the allies
have been using their air craft In
large squadrons to lombard German
positions.
1t is being vaguely limited here that
mid-October has been chosen as the
time for the, .long-postponed ''big push
of the allies, but the general public
does not expect a strong offensive
as yet.
There has been more heavy fighting
on the Gallipoli peninsula, according
to the Turkish official report. This
claims that the allies suffered heav
lily in series of attacks last Friday
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Sept. q, 1919.

Germans crossed the Marine and
attacked the French center.
Severe fighting between Alost
and Termonde, Belgium.
British cruiser sank Austrian
steamer Bathori In bay Of Biscay.
British gunboat Speedy sunk by
mine in North sea.
U. S. S. Tennessee took American
refugees across channel and U. S.
s. North Carolina sailed for
Smyrna.
General Bobrinsky appointed
Russian governor of Galicia.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

cutting. II care is taken not to allow
It TO develop seed, 1t will blossom
during the entire season.
Plant at least three inches deep and
as early as possible. Be sure and
give a support of brush or OF wire
netting. The brush is preferable.
Among the old standbys is the
petunia, which begins to bloom in
June and keeps on blooming until
frost. The flowers are SNOWY and
easily grown.
Phlox drummondi and the verbena
are both profuse boomers with a
wide range of color and no gardan
should be without them.
Nasturtium, calliopsis. the nonnv
and marigold are old tried and true
1avorites and should not be over.
looked.
Tbe most fragrant of flowers the
mignonette, the pansy, the ten week
stock, the aster and the snapdra CON
should all find place in the garden
however small it may be. A corner ot
bachelors button, the ragged robin
requires little care and makes a glori.
Gus splotch of color.
These are all old favorites. all are
good, easily grown, and all are kinds
that the beginner in gardening will
soon get on friendly terms with.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
FIVE THOUSAND HOMELESS.
Many Driven From Their Homes b,
Floods In Arkansas.

Floods In Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark.--More than 5000
persons are homeless within radius
of 200 miles of Newport, Ark, and
many others marooned in their houses
by flood, have been living in upper
stories or on roofs for four, five and
even six days, it was said here Sum
day night by d. G. Welty, agriculture
commissioner of the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern railway.
After a motor boat trip of a week
through the flooded section, Mr.. We'll
ty reported that he found conditions
serious; thousands of acres of rich
farm lands under water, heavy loss
in live stock and personal property,
but apparently there had been no loss
OF life and refugees were being well
cared for in various camps
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Sept. I, 1914.

Allied left wing fell back In north
ern France.
Germans reached compiesne, %
miles from Paris.
Germans took many Russian pris.
oners In East Prussia.
Turkish army mobiIIzed.
More bombs dropped on Parl,
from aeroplanes and on Antwerp
from zeppeiins.
Name of st. Petersburg changed
to Petrograd.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Hieroglyphlcs.

You seem interested in that EgyP
tan obelisk."
Il am" said the man with the ram
grin. There's no doubt that the PIC
lures are funny. But the artist ousns
to have put in some reading to snow
what they're about"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Sept. 2. 1914.

Government of France trans.
ferred to Bordeaux.
Germans reached criel, near
chantilly, and then turned away
from Paris.
German and French aeropIanes
fought above Paris.
Russians captured Lembers. capI.
tai of GaIlcla.
Lodzy Poland, taken by Germans
and Austrians.
Montenegrino defeated Austrians
near BiIek.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Sept. 8. 1914.

Martial law proclaimed IT. Paris.
serbians defeated Austrians at
Jadar.
Germans approached the valley
of the Marine, and took La Fere.
Prince of Wied left Albania.
Russians took czernowitz, capital
of Bukowina.
China protested violation of her
neutrality by Japan.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Negroes Burned BY Mob.

Sulphur Springs, Tex.-Revenge for
the Staying of deputy sheriff and
the wounding of the county sheriff,
was taken by mob here late Sunday,
when King Richmond, a negro, seri-
ously wounded, and the body of his
brother Joe. killed by the officers.
were burned at the stake in Bufford
park
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Bryan criticizes Roosevelt,

Chicago William jennings pruon
S Ston ms way to Winona Lake, Ind,
stopped long enough in Chicago Sat.
aruay TO criticize Theodore Roosevelt
Ior ms speech at Plattshnrr NJ
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Forty.seven Bandits Killed.

Brownsville, Texas.-Authentic re-
ports were received Sunday night by
county officers here that forty-seyen
OF the Mexican bandits who partici-
pated in the attack on the Norias
ranch, sixty-five miles north Of
brownsville on August 8, have been
Killed by American posses and off,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
MULCH YOUR PLANTS

If the season is warm, and the soil
seems likely to dry out rapidly. water
your plants well, and mulch about
them with road dust This will pre-
vent the rapid evaporation of mois-
ture from about the roots of the
plants. Larger plants can be mulched
With grses clippings from the lawn.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Munitions Plant wr....

acton Mass.-The glazing mill q,
s.' american Powder company, which
SINCE the outbreak of the Euronaan
war mas been working to it's capacitv
Nv LEV up early Sunday. So far as
known, nobody was killed -
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
British Steamer Held un.

Newport News, Va.-Clearance pa
pers were withheld from the British
steamer Waimana, which arrived
thursday with 4.7-inch gun mount
81 on ner deck. The Waimana wishes
TO continue to Buenos Ayres
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
French Senator Called

=, ra il Berenger, the last .,
~" az me senator's elected to the ma.
.lonai assembly in 1876, is dead He
was 80 years old. M. Berenger was
n mU.ea as an anti-vice crusader. He
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
FLOWER LIST FOR AMATEUR
BY |. n. o,RRIEN

Among the most desirable plants
for the amateur / would place the
sweet pea first.
This flower has great value both
for garden decoration and also for
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Submarine Relocated.

Honolulu-The United States sub
marine F+4' submerged outside the
naroor here since March Is last. was
renoated late Sunday and lowed 70
.ne quarantine station in Honolulu
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Heat ORANGES sefor. PeeIlng.

Before peeling oranges. set them
In the oven to heat for few minutes
and you will find that the tough wn, nv
skin can be easily removed with 'ne
yellow rind. This makes the oranges
much safer to give to children.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
curb on swiss LEGISLATORS,

In Switzerland. on the demand !,
$4,000 voters, or of eight cantons' an a.,
law passed by the federal parlianen'
must be submitted to the general oous
the people for acceptance OF -
ection.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
Aug. 81, 1914.

Aug. 81, 1914.
General Won Hindenburo. af..,
three days combat, vanquIshss
the Russian invaders in the M.
surian lakes region.
Belgium made official repIy "a
Austria's declaration Of war.
Japanese occupied two islana,
Attempt made to wreck troo,
train near Montreal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Aug. 80, 1919.

Germans captured Amisn,
France.
Germans advanced In line tror
Amiens to Laon, forcing back n. ~
French left.
Bombs dropped on Paris t-..
German aeroplane.
Japanese troops landed "a.
kiaochow.
Preparations made to dets,.
Paris against siege.
Russians bombarded Thorn and
Graudenz. 0
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-09-03

When the lilacs have finished bloom
ing all the seed clusters should +
cut away.
The fool-killer., 1915-04-01
\ SERMON ON SWELL
SOCIETY.
By Angus E. Simmons.

lnucn news 20 Wr1Ce just now, so
l decided we would read a chap
ter and sing about two verses of
the Poor Mans Favorite'' and
60 to bed.
[ call your attention to the
Book of Swell Society, and the
eleventh chapter. threads as fol-
lows:
BLESSED is the young man
who weareth the full English cut
suit and weareth his hair frizzled
up like 'freezling'' chickens
feathers and bloweth blue smoke
through his nose and breatheth
the filthy black air of deception
through his lungs, for verify I
say unto you he shall throw a
heavy hand with the fair sex.
Yea though he tramp the streets
and back alleys till late in the
night, there shall be nothing
said about it, for he belongeth
to the Upper Crust.
| Though he often does dirty
crimes there shall no evil befall
him, for his daddy's dollars and
dimes are behind him.
He whizzeth up and down the
streets by day and by night, with
his bristles raised and his tail
) curled to the right.
And verify / say unto you that
: such boys shall not be confined
] to the city alone, but shall be in
the country also when wealth
! will admit.
! Blessed is the young lady who
y standeth before the glass and
painteth her face and goeth her
, way, and straightway forgetteth
- what manner of person she is;
for verify I say unto you she
shall be the center of attraction.
q And in those days there shall
I come the English model suit and
n the extreme hobble skirt, with
their concomitant ruffIes and
o- tucks and frizzles and hounces,
! and they shall fill all the earth,
: insomuch that whoever shall be
ID found without such garment
st on shall be laughed at by Swell
y Society.
r. Cursed is the poor wage-work.
te er whose cheap clothes smell will
- the sweat of honest toll, for de
- clare unto you that he shall no
eo be admitted into Swell Society
ut nnless a distant relative shoul(
on die and leave him several thous
m and dollars.
[ly Behold, I show you a mistery
,r- we shall not all sleep, but som
ne must rise early to make som
if sort Of living, even as it hatl
been spoken by the mouth o
all Swell Society since selfshnes
of began.
81 ~ In Genesis three nineteen
90 90 The Lord hath said:
~ ~ In the sweat of thy face
-, Shalt thou eat bread.''
of But some out-run the rest
in In life's hard race;
ou The rich man eats in the sweat
Of the poor mans face.
The fool-killer., 1915-04-01

sided as wobbly wheel barrow.
He travels around in circle, like
a calf tied to stake, and calls it
progress because some other ga
zabo said it was.
If by chance he happens to find
out how big a fool he really is,
he'll never admit it, and when be
gets into a political rag-chewin'
contest and runs up against some
real hard solid facts that he can't
get around, then you'll see him
get mad and run his thumbs in
his ears and shut his eyes and
take hike to the tall grass and
cram his head in the hay-stack Of
prejudice and kick his number
'levens out in seventeen direc-
tions, for it's against his ''princi-
ples'' to learn anything new.
| Now while this class Of fools is
probably the most hopeless and
the most dangerous which advan-
cling civilization has to contend
with, we have one consolation in
the fact that they are mostly dy-
ing off from pure cussedness, and
just a little bit faster than they
are being born. For, through ed
ucation and the growing desire to
make the world a better place tt
live in, each successive rising gen
) Grafton is being equipped with {
!; better thinkeratus, and it won
be long before most any body Cal
7 think few thinks occasionally.
Slowly but surely it dawns up
on us that if we would ever real
4 ly expect to gain happiness AM
s prosperity for all of us, we mus
: rid the world forever of the ty
e rant, the oppressor, the idol-wo1
+ shipping, dollar r-hungry hypocrit
: class that has infested the cart
J. ever since the devil monopolize
), the Garden Of Eden. That abou
is the next stunt to be pulled off Q
the worlds progressive program
! It's got to come just as natural
; - as the sun has got to rise tomo
is row morning, and it will be dor
I'd up brown in due time, even
rs radical measures are necessary.
,s And so, dear readers, let us z
go out armed with a bundle
S Fool-Killers as big as bale
es hay, and see if we can't amb III
or a few more fools p. d. q. and bri1
y them in so they can see the fu
! too. In the meantime, I'll get bu
= and mix up another big COB
imental mud to soak you with
It, the sweet bye-and-bye if 20
p amt all dead yet
The fool-killer., 1915-04-01
THE FOOL-KILLER. MORAVIAN FALLS. N, C.

with his charity lies in the fact
that it results in doing the least
good where most needed, or vicy
verey.
He will vote to supply a few
parasites of society with autos
and mansions and private cars
and countless millions of money,
with every known means to live
a life Of proud pomp and gor-
geous glory and gay splendor, to
loll in ease of idle luxury, to en-
joy everything the heart can de-
sire and man can create.
Himself he elects to remain in
poverty and degradation and igno-
rance, and thinks he's smart, be-
cause, by extraordinary efforts,
he has succeeded in existing SO
far. All around him are thous-
ands of hopeless examples show
ing ignorance and poverty Fand
misery and crime on the one hand
and tyranny, greed, graft, selfish
ness, idolatry, vanity and lust on
the other, as results of allowing
a bunch of dollar-hungry devils to
flourish without restraint.
He knows that all his life has
been spent in an endless, fruit
less, endeavor to gain his hearts
desires. He knows he has never
got anything more than the mere
crumbs of what his master enjoys
but he forces himself into the be-
, lief that somehow, some day, by
> some means, the master will al
! low him little bit more.
: But your funny little champion
!. of plutocratic politics seldom ha
CUTS enough to put forth any eff
forts to improve matters any. H
: gets his ''education''- ''-his 'reas
. oning powers his "opinions''-
: from prostituted pages of old re
= liable Rep-Dem political papers
. and votes her straight because hi
- great grandad did.
n Then he groans and griuds an
grovels and grunts and grow
le about the high cost of living an
IS the low cost of labor, and sa,
th he wishes he was thirteen tim,
1e a millionaire, and busts his su
ne penders to please the boss, TAX
es what he gets without a whine
IN whimper and lets his loved {
es ones 60 hungry and naked accor
ingly. -"
he His little bump Of intellee
lie What there is of it, is about as 10
The fool-killer., 1915-04-01
ON: OOL1sHNEss. !"
By E. J. Wilson.

l.
eent of doggone foolishness, used
as a preservative to keep it from
stinkin'.
Well, my dear beloved fellow
fools, it might interest you by
way of introduction to say that
what you is about to persue now
are about my first at the fool-kill
ing business as a profession, al
though, as a matter of fact, here
tofore when I've had a good op-
portunity I have "murdered'' one
occasionally. So I've got quite a
little graveyard started already. !
From my experience will say
that some fools have got to be
buried pretty deep to keep the
stink down. AS per the time-hon-
ored custom, some are natural
born fools, others acquire foolish
ness, while a large per cent have
foolishness thrust upon them. In
other words, some inherit the hab-
it, many strive to attain it, and
most of US are compelled to ac-
sept certain quantity in our ev-
ery-day struggle for existance.
Now some of US are foolish in
some ways, others are foolish in
other ways, and maybe some are
fools always; but most any intel
igent fool can squint around over
this dirty little chunk of mud we
call the earth with the probabili-
ties that sooner or later he will
come up right slap-dab face to
face with the truth that there's
altogether too much foolishness
in the world to day, especially sc
considerin' that we are alleged tc
represent the highest form Of
Smart clicks the Lord ever in
vented.
We've got to admit when il
comes to completely annihilatine
all the fool things in the world
we've got a considerably bigge1
Job on our hands than Jesus eve
had, (for fools have multiplie'
exceedingly since His time,) bu
it has always seemed to me W
could get along a good deal bet
ter minus some of the great bi
follies Of so-called civilization.
While musing over the variou
forms of fool life to- day it occur
red to me that about the bigges
Simple Simon of them all is Pt
litical Fool. He has the power
vote himself and his fellow cre'
tures into the possession of all tt
good things in the earth thing
tihat he needs to make life wort
while things that be says l
would like to have-and then
turns right around and signih'
nv his ballot that he don't eve
want half of what he produc
hy his own efforts.
&, A right charitable cuss is t
political fool, but the roub
The fool-killer., 1915-04-01
REDUCED CLUB RATES
IN CLUBS OF FIVE OR MORE, TEN CENTS YEAR

subscriptions
all the country
getting
a
Ind ma payable
OOL-KILLER, MORAVIAN FALLS N. C..
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-03
BENTON ROUTE NO. l.

We are having some rain weather now
Weddings seems to be the order of the
day nowhere we're three couples mar.
ried Sunday, August, 20. OWE Stone and
Lizzie BuIris, |. T. Burris and Nola Wo-
mack, R. C.. Curtis and Oracle McJunkin,
the two former at G. w. Xii patrick's home.
The last at Antioch church. Rev. G. w.
Fitzpatrick officiating.
Prayer meeting and Sunday school is
still in progress at Antioch church.
Mrs. Dorcas Hood spent Saturday and
Sunday at G. W. Kilpatrick's.
Mr.. F. T. Harrison, the popular R. F. D.
carrier is on the sick list but we learn that
he is much better to the relief and Joy of
his many friends. Mr.. Harrison is a model
young man, and has bright future before
him.
The infant child of VIM She'll which
has been very sick, is recovering
Mr.. A. ]. Wiley has business in Engle-
wood, this week.
Miss Jennie Wiley is visiting her parents
near Benton this week.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-03
CAPTURED A STILL.

Deputy Collector T. B. Ivans and an as
sistalt we're in Ducktown, Monday, and
had in their possiOn a fifty-seven gallon
still which they had captured on Tumbling
Greek.
Burkett said it was one of the largest
stills he had ever captured and that he
had destroyed 1900 gallons of beer.
Nobody was found in charge of the still
and after puncturing it until it resembled
a sieve, Bulkett brought it along and took
it to Athens.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-03
LIGHT PLANT IN PROSPECT.

j.. F. Anderson is figuring on ms alling
an electric light plant in the city and is
now sounding our citizens as to the sup
port he is likely to get
That an institution of this kind is badly
needed here few will deny, if they look at
in the right standpoint 1t is clean, safe,
convenient and would be great factor in
reducing the cost Of insurance here. This,
alone would pay the lighting expenses in
many of our stores for whole year and is
worth earnest consideration.
1t is big undertaking, but MIR. Ander
son says il the people will give him proper
encouragement, he will install the plant as
soon as possible.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-03
WEDDING PRESENT.

Last Monday, Mr. and Mrs. G. q. Hyatt
received beautiful solid silver initiated,
set of knives and forks as a gift from Cor
don Gordon, of London, Eng, managing
director of the D. S., C. & |. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs e. W. Renwick presented
them with an artistically wrought solid
silver vase.
They we're beautiful gifts and are much
appreciated by the recipients.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-03
County Correspondence
ARCHVILLE.

ARCHVILLE.
Abe Lillard, of Benton, visited James
Parker, last Saturday and Sunday.
Sallie Dunn and Sam Hall were married
last Monday. Rev. Daniel Hall oficiated
James Green who has been visiting his
parents, near Benton, returned home
NJ. c. Ledford and Dock 0ens made
business trip to Turtletown, Monday.
Prof. Brunette an agricultural axpert is
visiting our place at present.
A MOUNTAINEER.