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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-02
SCHOOL FUND STEAL

This pape stated at the Governor Rye nominated that ne
was under such obligations to and Crump that when came to
choice between these worthless and the people, ne would choose
the former
The test came when Shelby County sought to have set aside sun
already in Court had for its purpose the recovery Oh
;1eoav 6lched from the school fund of this State
The bill was neaked through the Legislature in defiance OF uSce
and reason and was up the Governor veto the Dill OF o"
become law sanctonng the loong OF the children money
in most barefaced manner.
There seems to be question about its passage by the
hno illegal and without precedent to the TACT ta e %
stolen in the most shameless but under the pressure OF
ga and Cump only agreed to veto it when State superintendent
Thompson was invege into agreeing to withdraw the Su
A matter Of fact the Governor entirely conversan with the
fctc the case he was that the Couls hu
chance to decide the that Shelby County would be orced us
GORGE this money: he knew that the taking OF this money rom
e children of the State that them would De deprived
Of their legitimate number of school days
How did he meet this situation? He found out what Lea ana
GRIMM wanted and the that the bill would have been al
lowed to become had there appeared chance sadde m
blame upon an appontee of Governor Hooper
No nea Of ignorance the merits of this case Will avail ne
Governor It IS lust plain Of attempted payment OF Poca
debt at the expense the deenseess school children OF Tue %
and it. seemingly can be explained in no other way
In this connection reproduce two articles rom INC i
Herald that self-expanatory
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-02
GOOD FOR GOV. RYE.

Again Gov Rye has fully justlfled the
confidence of his disinterested friends. his
veto Of the Memphis school fund steal was
altogether proper. This attempted rad
upon the treasury was utterly indeienslble.
II would have smelled to heaven. The
governor had the courage, and 1t took
courage, too, to recognize the fraudulent
nature of the act and kill it with the veto.
The legislature should never have placed
this responsibility upon the chief executive.
Rlls If this character should be killed be-
fore they ever reach the third reading. IL
IS not credible to the Legislature of Tennes-
see that the governor alone stands between
the school children of the whole state and
hand of grafters who would fitch from them
more than 100000. Governor Rye may
have incorred the displeasure OF the
Memphis political machine in We
tong this measure, but he has won the
plaudits of every good citizen who believes
in fair dealing, honesty and the inviolabllity
of our school fund. The governor has
done nothing since he was inaugurated that
is more TO his credit than his act in killing
this vicious measure.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-02
NOBILITY

Selected
True worth is in being, not in seeming;
In doing each day that goes by
Some little good in dreaming
OF great things TO do by and by.
For whatever men say in their blindness,
And spite of the fancies of youth,
There's nothing so kingly as kindness,
And nothing so royal as truth,
We get back our mete for our measure;
We cannot do wrong and feel right
Nor can we give pain and gain pleasure
For Justice avenges each slight.
The air for the wing of the sparrow,
The bush for the robin and wren,
But always the path that is narrow
And straihht for the children of men.
We cannot make bargains for blisses,
Nor catch them like fish in nets,
And sometimes what our life misses
Helps more than the things which 1t gets
For good lieth not in pursuing,
Nor gaining of great nor of small;
But Just in the doing and doing
AS we would be done by, is all.
Through envy, through malice, and hating
Against the world early and late'
No lot of our courage abating,
Our part is to work and to wait.
And slight is the sting of his trouble
Whose winnings are less than his worth;
For he who is honest is noble
Whatever his fortunes or birth.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-02
TELEPHONE So
DJCKTOWN, TENN, April 2, 1915
POOR FELLOW.

The officer lead him into the white light
of the court. The judge gazed upon him
pitlessly.
"Your honor, this man was found at mid
night standing on the corner jabbering to
himself, singing sDatches of the national
anthem and reading incoherently from
scraps Of paper he had been writing upon.
AT first we thought he was an American
novelist, but he seemed too intelligent.
However, he seemed such suspicious
character that we have brought him here to
your notice"
The Judge addressed the prisoner, who
was gazing into abstractedly into space.
what is your name|
SIN the case of wife who is married to
a.husband, and provided that the proper
deductions have been made, what happens
then to the dividends of corporations, as
Stunning that there is a fixed salary not ex-
ceeding the amount due the transgressor?
And in that case is there bonus"
prisoner, what is your name?'
Suppose am married to a member OF
the New York Stock Exchange, having
children of my own, and besides this am
Joint owner? What stands in my name and
who is responsible at the source? Is the
premium on an endowment policy equal to
the sum total of an annual annuity? Is
this line carried down from schedule A, and
if In excess of 10000 would you advise
separation of the aforesaid deductions and
possible back interest, and upon what ba-
sis am La fiduciary partner? Would fixed
salary make the transfer tax any easier, and
who is, or are, my outstanding loans?'
The judge wiped away salty tear as he
leaned forward and whispered hoarsely:
HOfficer, find out where he lives, use my
private car to get him home, and treat him
tenderly as any man in deep affection ought
to be treated. Can't you see that ne is
only an honest American citizen trying to
figure up the amount Of his income tax for
the past year" Life.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-02

Ofunusual interest is the announcement
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The Washington times., 1915-09-30

and wondered. Was this the little,
crude. uniformed girl I used to know
this genius speaking through music to
the world?
She made US sigh. she made us exult.
she. made US triumph. With her we
wept, with her we despaired. Life and
love and laughter, the voices Of little
children, the faces Of old friends. the
roar OF the surf. the song OF the winds
In the signing trees-all this we heard,
all this we felt when she who had
worked so hard played for u.s.
And when she had finished and the
program was at an end, a man VINO be-
lieves in talking up" to women went
and spoke to her.
What beautiful little hands you
have" he said: how do you ever strike
an octave?"
suppose he is wondering yet why the
woman stared at him In such dismay
and establishment that she couldn't even
think to answer him.
suppose that man would walk up to
q woman Just fresh from the battle
field. with her dying boy in her arms.
and tell her how beautiful her eyes
were. and expect her to listen to him
and be pleased. .I
II this Is talking up" to US. gentle
men. please. oh. please. talk down just
q little! -.
Tell us the things We really want to
appointments, your ambitions. Talk to
us Of the real things or life once in a
while. You'll be surprised to see what
real creatures we are; made Of flesh and
blood, just like you. after all. we
women.
The Washington times., 1915-09-30

Jones--what causes large yellow spots
to appear on my body? What Will help
me? Sometimes / become nervous ',,,,
heart beats very fast. and I seem to
lose control Of myself. also my mind
becomes almost dead. and refuses to
work properly This Is just for a min
ute or two. and then 1t is all gone.
kindly give me the cause and remedy.
D. From the above symptoms would you
| say they were from epilepsy? II so.
what will kill this disease? Do you con-
| sider It serious' L. What causes pres
sure on the top of my head?
Jaundice. gall stones. cirrhosis of the
liver. and local skin moulds may cause
yellow spots. II it il the latter. salt and
ammoniatsd mercury ointment may
help. 2. This may be the result of an
empty stomach waiting too long be-
! fore taking food, Try a little food be-
L tween, meals. ?. 1t Is not epilepsy; /;
| neither is it serious. 4. Often a momen-
tary speeding up of the blood flow does
this. 1t is harmless In persons, with
| ]. L.-Will YOU please advise me what
! to do for hay fever? This is the sixth
year that ] have had same, and would
greatly appreciate some remedy for it.
| Send n stamped. addressed envelC1,
for the address OF a laboratory where a
helpful vaccine may be obtained.
| T.. p. LII am the possessor OF a BIZ
cycle and ride II every day. l am after
the champtonshsp title, but am
, troubled with nv wind. I can ride at
great pace for three or four miles,
and then l suddenly give out. while the
rest OF the fellows 20 ahead for miles
and miles. What would you advise me
| to do? / am also troubled with my
gums. when I brush my teeth they
bleed-my gums are purple Would you
kindly suggest something for me to do
in this case?
You will have to give up the competi-
| tion bicycle riding Any one short OF
wind strains the heart and other vital
tissues. and has physically no chance
! OF any championship other than death.
z Pyorrhea IL treated hypodermica lily
with one-half a grain OF erietine; with
staphylococcus and streptoccus vaccines:
| with increasing doses of iodide OF potash
In water after meals. beginning at fifteen
| drops and increasing on dyop at a time
until fifty drops are being taken, with
| scrapinR OF the teeth by n dentist; all of
these must be done. Take five grains
| each Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and citrate
OF soda every four hours in water.
w. d. W.-Wili you kindly give me
some OF your valuable assistance In
reference to my little. daughters case
She is six and a half sears old. After
retiring and sleeping from an hour tc
an hour and a half. she jumps out oi
bed and runs around the room crying
and screaming. sometimes for five min
utes at a time. She does not have then
every night. sometimes she may g
The Washington times., 1915-09-30
|Honors for War Nurses Supplant !.
Ostracism of Fifty Years Ago
Unframed Women Wore No
Uniform, Used Only Com
mon Sense, Paid Their
Own Expenses, and Took
Every Risk. -. r.. r:

volunteer nurse. or course. we were
more independent than others be-
cause we could do exactly as we
pleased. That didn't make any dit
ference, however. II the sick
soldiers were in a poorly-equippsd
sosPts, osp We nna dd haS too ;Sey ssSp we're
fortunate as to have cots. we had
them after they had been supplied.
"The work in field hospitals was
only part Of my activities, When
/ went home for brief visits
c,eties. There were bandages to be
rolled and other hospital supplies to
he secured. Every time ] returned
to the army from a trip to my home
town ! took about two tons or 1000.
In the winter the women gnIa 81 ah,nas ane
1Gwr TSsre sent We're s'' sSs Soiisd ' and roasted
chickens. boiled hams. rounds OF
"iekiies. SeStii "Sf barrels Of fiour and vese:.
tabies. sugar and other things thAt
were real delicac cies TO tne POO,
soldiers Who had been surviving on
r.tions Of bacon and hard-tack for
months, maybe.
Chnage Public Opinion.
young women didn't enter into
active field service. Dorothea Dtx
wouldn't take any under twenty
nve. Besides. there was such wave
Of popular sentiment against women
who were SO bold as to enter nurs-
ing, particularly as volunteer nurses.
Young women. who were much less
independent and more sheltered than
now. were not allowed to go. Just
think Of It!
"I think the returning soldier boys
70 whom we had mipistered must
have helped to change public opinion
in our favor. because when Clara
Barton founded the Red Cross move
ment she met with resdv response.
Clara Barton pinned this badge on
me with her own hands
Mrs. Price indicated a tiny button
OF white with its blurred red GROSS
that has a place of honor near her
medals and badges.
Small and obscure. II is her great
est treasure. for II proves not only
that she has done honorable service
for her country. but that she did so
at a time when such service was
question: bic. when modern medicine
was in its infancy. and when death
in a thousand varied forms waited
for her-trulv a remarkable record
and one which can never be equaled.
The Washington times., 1915-09-30
A Holiday For Beauty
How Days Relaxation Will Spur Physical
Forces to Restore Good Looks
By LUCREZIA BORI.

Feature Service, Inc.)
thrown away-and eat 1t slowly. En-
JOY every rnorsel Of food. chatting
the while Of pleasant topics that will
bring Joy, to your heart and a smile
to your lips. .n = -
Danish All Worries.
Perhaps there Is a farmhouse near
by where you are going. and where
you could obtain plenty Of fresh
milk. biscuits. and a salad. II SO,
you will not need to bother with
packing your lunch. Rest after eat.
ing. Either lie down on the grass or
drift about lazily in the boat or
canoe.
This can be followed by a ramble
through the surrounding country,
gathering Eild flowers and trying to
recognize the bird calls.
Walk slowly. with head erect and
shoulders thrown back, chest ex-
panded. and breathe deep. full
breaths.
Be sure to return home before 1t
grows late. making the trip as quiz
etly and serenely as the journey to
the woods.
BY this time you have learned that
the art Of taking holiday for
beauty's sake Is to Danish all wor-
ries, rest. and relax. A day such as
this will smooth the burrows from
your brow. cause the dropping
mouth to smile and the eyes to shine
with the light Of renewed strength
and vitality. I advise every woman
to take as many Of these holidays as
she can during the early autumn.
The Washington times., 1915-09-30

The stiffness and, loss OF power occa-
sionaliy lasts from ten days to several
weeks. The only treatment necessary.
however. Is hot baths or hot, water ap-
plications and relaxation and rest for
the affected structures.
There is no occasion to grow impa-
tient or worry over the pain. A rush to
mechanical manipulation and other
.'aths'' and 'ologists" bubbling with
words Of theory 10 not at all necessary.
When the victim Of a fall or blow has
certain loathsome maladies. the mus
Gle. ligament, or tendon. which might
be only bruised under conditions of
health may be sruptured. Even vomit-,
ing or other slight spasmodfc actions
have done this. but only when the loath-
some germs were already present.
In the thighs OF football players and
the hips Of indoor bowlers.. the sheath
or tissue layer Is rarely ruptured. III
over muscle. this may bulge through
and resemble a hernia or true rupture.
Only stitch or two is required to heal
the breach.
A sudden twist Of the leg or arm may
dislocste the tough. gristIy termina-
tions OF the muscles. The ends of mus
cies are like glistening. shiny cords.
They rest in grooves or sheaths Of
bones or Joints. Many such dislocated
tendons cause disuse OF the arm or leg
. and pain In the affected muscles.
The Washington times., 1915-09-30
Aunt Becky Price Asserts 1t
Took Real Nerve and Pa
triotism to Enter Army
Hospitals of Half Century
Past.

~ IFTY years ago American
r. women were smitten with the
bee Of being >saurses just as
/ European women are today,
but according to Aunt Becky Price
they had the dell" Of a time at 1t.
and instead Of having columns
written about them in the papers
and even being decorated with
badges Of honor, they were in some
cases ostracixed socially for their
pains.
And since Aunt Becky Price was
ono Of them. And is today president
Of the National Volunteer Army
War. Nurses Association. she knows
all about It.
II tell you It took a lot Of real
nerve and patriotism in those days
to leave all Of the comforts OF home
and protection OF relatives and 60
out into those hospitals" she said to-
day. Great clear eyes that had
looked on bloodshed unnfraid glis-
tened with tears at the remem-
brance Of her terrible ordeal OF SER
vice.
when I made up my mind to
volunteer I just went up and asked
for pass from the governor Of
Pennsylvania and went into one Of
the hospitals and announced that L
had come to minister to the sick
That was all that there was to II:
no first-aid training. no graduation
from a nursing school. but just the
guarantee Of my face and my COM
mon sense
A light caught her glasses at that
moment and. hiding the eyes. drew
the entire attention to her face. In
the Arm lips. the sound jaw. and the
uncompromising nose came n
glimpse OF what little Becky Price
OF nifty years ago might have been,
and the mental observation was
made that there was no wonder that
the governor of Pennsylvania did
not refuse her request. unused.
Wore No Uniforms.
Were girls made OF better stuff In
those days. or are the girls who
have been forced to leave Europe
and nurses career in this war
merely the victims of a demand for
greater efficiency and more scien-
tifc training?
However. Aunt Becky Price didn't
The Washington times., 1915-09-30
The Long Road.
We are women together-my moth,

We are women together-my mother
and me.
With our eyes on the dull gray
past,
And the pain she knows is the pain
I-see,
For our ways are one at last.
Oh. the roads were rough and the
sharp wind tore
As she battered fercely ahead;
And my brain grew sick and my
heart grew sore.
But I followed her whittier she led.
For a mothers cry is a daughters
cry
And the load Is the same hard
load.
And the mothers lag and the
dauehter's fly
Till they meet on the fiint-strewn
road :
It was sweet to rush to her yielding
( breast. -
But it's better to clutch her hand.
And we know our love Is the love
that's best.
For both Of us understand.
Jane Burr. in New York Times.
The Washington times., 1915-09-30
Ten Household
ID Helps RI. =
BY MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK

By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
Copyright. 1915. by Mrs Christine Frederick,
Many. indeed. are the helpful tools
now on the market to make house
cleaning easier. Some have been in
general use. others are but recentl!
shown. Here is a list Of many which
may appeal to those about to plan the
fall houseclea ming campaign.
- l-Wall brush-lcne handle, soft H.
Der brush. for cleaning down walls,
reaching door tops. moidinss etc.
Can be also covered with cheese
cloth sack. easily shakeh clean. .r
washed in warm suds. Price. $3.50,
-c-Short-handled brush-of similar
fiber for picture backs. stairs. dust
ing books. basebcards. Price. %
cents.
e~-Housemaids' cleaning pail -
square with compartments for soap.
cleanscrs, cloth, etc. Heavy rctin-
ned ware. with good handle. Price,
900
EI.adiator bplsh--narrow thin
handle with bristies on end to clean
between radiator pipes. Price. %
cents. F.... .., -
SGlove duster--square, of felt
cloth, with stitched hand pocket on
dustinC. Price. SOC.
SLong handled drstpan : light.
easily carried on arm: self-closing
pan Of box shape. holding waste
without spilling. Price 50 cents.
7-Oil mops-mop of fiber. mounted
on long handle. Crown of mop tri-
angular and fat. so that 1t can be
used under radiators and pianos.
Price, 800.
S-Household tool box-with COM
y,artmtnts for tacks. screws. etc,
fitted with hammer. screw-driver
assorted nails AMI hooks, and mend
ing tape. Price. $500.
9-Button brush-small pointed
brush OF stiff bristles. for brushing
| fabric chairs and mattress buttons:
! l0-Chemically impregnated metal
| cloth-for polishing metals and win
dows without water and pastes.
| Trice % cents,
The Washington times., 1915-09-30
Ansvers To Health Questions.

|, three months without a spell. then she
will have them every other night for
a while. She grinds her teeth a great
advice which you may think proper to
give. -ssE
1t IL very likely that this child is
around emotional, hysterical people
much older than herself. The child
should sleep alone. retire early, sleep
twelve hours in the twenty-four, rest
for a couple of hours in the afternoon,
have 70 excitement. and not be allowed
to romp with other children. also she
should be given a hot bath, after which
glassful of warm milk-this will help
her. g.
The Washington times., 1915-09-30

~HE gentleman from the sunny
South stood up to speak at the
luncheon In the friendly North
the other day.
II have never spoken to a ladies'
club before" said the, distinguished
guest, -"and I am little embarrassed.
1t asked the president Of this club
how to talk to you. and she said:
Talk to US as II we were men. about
whatever interests you. The only
thing IL. don't talk down to us. !
can't imagine what she meant.
have never talked down to a woman
in by life. / always talk up to them" |"
And we all laughed and aprlauded
and were ver., pleased.
wonder II the distinguished guest
really thinks he really meant what
I have heard him talk up. to the
ladies and 1t was all could do to Keep
from smiling: -
All he said was something about
breeze, and the fair lilies and the
biushing rose, and sweet music. and
the, poets. but every time he got q
chance he said something about
'veiY forms. too, and most of the
,en who listened to him Pinched
.u, hands very close together under
e.. 1e and did the best they could
s.n. '~cm laughing outright. ...
HA.t Her Training Cost.
hey reaily think they are talking
w." - ~5men when they talk to us
anoE& d .igs like this-the very polite
Eentmrrsn who still believe that women
fcet, out do not think?
. they really mean what they say
" men they pretend to think we aren't
human at all. but just lovely angels
who Hive on honey and dew and never
think In anything but poetry or blank
verse?
Where dll they get such a idea?
Not from. us, you may be sure.
woman ! know has worked for ter
years to learn to play the piano.
She gave up her youth and hei
strength and her home and her friends
She left her native country and sait
good-by to her brothers and sisters. ant
she left her mother to die alone among
strangers while she went and studied.
Day and night she studied, month II
and month out.
Spting came in beauty: summer pass
ed In glory; autumn came in triumph
and the SHOWS Of winter fell in fury
She knew nothing. she dreamed moth
ing, she felt nothing but her work.
\ And now she has graduated from
great conservatory. the favorite pup
OF famous teacher and the other da
she came home across the ocean an
she gave a concert
her play. and while she played I sa