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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-11-10
"When the Frost Is on the Punkin'

When the frost the punkin Shock
the gobbe tukeycock
And the clackin of the the cluckn the
And the ROSTERS halylooyer he tpoes the fence
y, it's thens the times teller a-teelin' his best
With the rising him from night of peaceful rest,
AS baheadd feed the Stock
When folders the shock
They's something kindo hearty like the atmusfere
When the heat of the cooln fall is
Of miss the flowers the blossoms
And membe the hummn. birds buzzin of the bees
appetizn through the
OF and sunny morning of the arly autumn days
Is picture that painter has the colorin to mock
and the folders the shock
The husky, rusty of the tossels of the corn,
And tangled golden the
turries-kndo' Onesome-lke but still
A-preachn the barns they growed to fill
The strawstack in medder, and the
bosses In stalls below-the clover overhead
1t sets a-clckn like the tickin of clock
When the and the folders the shock!
is gethered, and the feeler keeps
Is celerfoor in red and yeer
cdmakmgs and folks is through
apple their
tell lt-but eff slch thing could be
I'd want to commodate all the whole-lndurn flock
is on and the folders
james Whitcemb Riley.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-11-10

members. which will be our standing
committee. This committee will meet
this month and appoint eight sub-com-
mIttees to look after the details of cul-
tivation, stock raising and exhibiting
all products. We believe IN the Ger
man spirit of efficiency" We fired
42-centimeter gun, unexpectedly at
Sparta IN October and we are now
building one much larger for the siege
of Crossvllle and Sparta next fall.
ClIfty Fair Association Committee.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-11-10
POTTER LOSING OUT.
Injunction Denied on All Points Except
One, It to Be Heard in Cham
bers In About IS DAYS.

| Chancellor A. H. Roberts has render
ed his decision in part IN the injunction
case brought against the city by s. W.
Potter The Injunction was denied on
all points except one.
On the question of the 1915 taxes
Judge Roberts granted the injunction
pending hearing. He will hear evi-
dence on the question of whether or not
1.-THE taxes on property for the
year 1915 tand the
street taxes for the current
year have been legally assessed
and whether the, levies have
been made by valid ordinance
as required by law.
"All other parts of the bills
are held to be insufficient in
law and the same are dismiss
ed"
AS previously stated IN these columns
Attorney G. E. Keyes contended that
the city had right to cure any defect
as to the levy and collection of taxes,
by ordinance and that such ordinance
had been passed. 1t is fact, now
ever, that the ordinance was not pub
llshed. In his opinion Judge Roberts
holds that the city
''would have the right yet to
publish said ordinance even if
publication be essential, and
collect taxes there reunder. And
this would be so il the act in
cooperating the town as 1t now
s. lnds as amended did not pro-
vide any manner for making
the assessment. The power to
assess is conferred, and the
manner of assessment might
be determined by the board of
Mayor and aldermen, IN the alb
sence of legislative direction
as to the manner"
After the attorneys have taken the
proof the case is to be heard by Chan
cellor Roberts in chambers. About fif-
ten days are given in which to prepare
The evidence.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-11-10
GIVING OUR PEOPLE A DARE
CIifty Tells Of Many Ribbons They Won
|nWhite County and Throws Down
the Gauntlet to Our People
for Next Years Fair,

| To the Fair Association Committee
of each Civil District IN Cumberland
County,
! A few of the citizens of Clifty (halt
| Cumberland and half White county,
visited your County Fair last Septem-
ber and became so enthused that they
went to work to get up an exhibit for
the Sparta Fair to be held October
22nd and the Doyle FAIR to be held
october 23rd.
We had only three weeks in which to
prepare, but we threw our very souls
into the pleasant work, and won
twenty-five ribbons IN all at both fairs !;
seventeen of which were blue, on our
farm products, stock, poultry and
school display. Half brothers from
Cum berland county, how will that do
for tyros?
Now, we have already given notice,
through all the White county papers,
to each Civil District in that county
(also half brothers) that we expect to
carry off more blue ribbns next year
tran we old this, and we hereby give
al! the districts in Cumberland due and
fair notice that we expect to be at the
next umberland County Fair in full
force, and the district that wins over
US will realize that it has used lots of
brain matter and elbow grease.
The Clfty Consolidated Coal Com
pany has authorized the Glifty Fair
Association Committee that 1T will offer
$5 90 for the best all-'round collection
of exhibits from any one civil district
in the county. Let each district now
do Its best to show the intrinsic value.
At mass meeting of the citizens of
CIifty on night of October 25th, by a
rising vote the men volunteered to
work one or more days on the side
walks so they would be in good condi-
tion TOR the winter, and Thursday and
Friday this work was done. Twenty
four wagons were kept moving hauling
cinder and ground rock, there being
more than eight hundred loads moved
in the two days, by the efforts of more
than one hundred men and boys. We
have this volunteer sidewalk work
every fall.
The good citizens of Clitty at this |
mass meteing made up nearly double
the amount of money to pay the sub
for all the magazlnes-eleven
two semimonthly, five week.
lies and daily papers-and the running
expenses of the Social Club until next
summer, when all this will be provided
FOR by ice cream suppers, as 1t has been
the past summer.
We also selected at this, our annual,
mass meeting, "Clifty Fair Associa-
ion Committee. composed Of seven
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-11-10

Crab Orchard this ,yaar. We gave a
more detailed account of the corn dur
ing the growing season. The editor of
the Chronicle saw the corn about ten
days before 1t came into tassel and by
counting the number of stalks in twelve
rows we found there were II, ,063 stalks
on the acre.
Prof. Cline went into the corn as 1t
was coming to the roasting ear stage
and tried to find stalk that had only
one ear, but failed. He ssw many that
had as high as SIX and eight shoots for
ears.
There is every reason to believe that
this particular acre was the best ever
grown in this county and very likely IN
the state as it was fully ten feet high
when 1t began to tassel.
A few days after Prof. Cline had ex-
ahmed the corn for stalk that had
only one ear there came severe wind
and rain storm which lasted for three
days, and which blew the corn fiat to
the ground, broke off much of 1t and
tangled the stalks up so that it was i'm
possible to straighten up the corn after
the storm.
He recently gathered this acre of
corn and used the same wagon that
was used last year III gathering an acre
of prize corn under conditions set out
in the contest. As nearly as he could
determine the wagon vas filled the
same as last year. His calculation
made the number of bushels harvested
this year, in spite of the bad condi
tions, l52 bushels. He found many
silks that made no corn at all that evil
IDENTIFY would have made ears had the
corn not been blown down. Under ia
vorabe conditions he feels confident
the acre would have produced 200 BUSH |
els.
COMMENTS.
We take the following comments |
from two of the Sparta papers,
1.-THE News feels that 1t must hand |
to the hustling citizens of Clifty the |
glad hand of congratulatlor tor the |
splendid showing made by their exhlb-
it's at the county fair last Friday.
That progressive mountain town went |
into the ENTERPRISE with determIna-
tion to win, and sure enough she came
very near coping everything IN sight,
6 blues. reds and whites.
They took their exhibit to Doyle Satur-
lay and captured II blues. Next fall,
when the White County Fair is fully
and in full swing, Clifty will
De right there with the pepper, and If
The other districts want to save a few
If the premiums to take home with
hem they would better get busy early
n the game. Perhaps one of the most
features of the fair was the
plendidly drilled school which that
own turned out. 1t was real pleas
ire to see the children in their evolu-
ions, which showed evidence of very
areful training. Our hats are off to
'ou, good people of CllfJy. Sparta
lews.
1.-THE exhibition of Irish and sweet
'otatoes, corn, cabbage, etc., from
;lIfty was a wonder and showed re-
ults from the mountain soil that no I
ne expected. People who visited the
tate Fair said the Clitfy exhibit ex-
eeded anything in that line seen at
Nashville. White County Favorite.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-11-10
SPLENDID CORN YIELD
Dr. W. B. Young Grows I02 Bushels at
Cost Of 48 Cents a BusheI and J.
S. Cline Gets $50 Bushels
from a Single Acre.

W. b. Young, of Clifty, which is just
across the White county line on the
Cumberland mountain, has grown a
splendid crop of corn this year and he
makes very concise and accurate re-
port of same showing the cost on the
basis of common labor prices.
The total cost is shown by the item
lied report of DR.. Young, which fol-
lows:
The quality was "Cllne's Three
Eared Prolific and the ground was
accurately measured and the corn was
carefully weighed, under the supervl-
sion of Prof. e. M. Franklin, White
County Agricultural Agent, Sparta,
Tenn.
ACUTAL COST.
Turning land, hours at 35c. 49, 80
Narrowing 1.-TWO mules) hrs, 35c 2.10
Laying off land, z hours at 25c, so
Drilling fertilizer e days before
planting) z hours at 25c. ... so
Seed corn. .35
L IdAbiuE WILL, g uouLo al GcCs sOo
Running cultivator e inches deep)
hours at 25c. c.............. rs
Flowing corn, double shovel, 3
hours at Csc. c........ .75|
Thinning coin, hours at &c.,. rs
Sowing fert 'lzer, second time,
corn two aet high. hrs at
zoe. .................... 10
Running cutii @ator. three inches
deep, 3 kU.rs at 25c. .. rs
Running cu!t.vator, three inches
deep, hours st Csc ...... Is.
Running imp- hprrow, one
inch deep, u nours at 25c. -. rs
Same two other ~iHerent times, 3
hours eact, ,.ale at 25c. .... l.50
A tons ground lime tune spread on
ground. .--.4.A-. ...e... 9.UU
6 wagon loads manure spread on
ground. $50
800 pounds acid phosphate. -. 2.55
800 pounds cotton seed meal. $50. 5.25
20O pounds nitrate soda. .. $50
corn. .................. 4.64
Total cost. SAT. 80
L.1I A
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-11-10

~O0S
The total cost on basis OF prices gen.
orally paid for teams and labor by
White county farmers, after deducting
part of the cost of the ground lime
stone and the manure, as per govern.
ment rule, is $33. g.. And the aver age
cost per bushels IS 32.O9 cents.
The yield would have been much
larger had not the three weeks drought
struck it while IN silk and tassel.
Some estimate the loss due to the dry
weather from rs to SO bushels.
The ground on which it was grown
had been an old sage field for number
of years, until the past three years,
when 1T was fenced and farmed scien-
thcally.
REMARKS.
The price paid for labor was $1.5O
per day of ten hours The price paid
for team and driver $35 per day of
ten hours. The price for single mule
and man and plow, $500 per day of
ten hours.
Before gathering, the standing corn
was gone through and about 70 bushels
of good seed carefully selected, as per
government instructions-that IS, to
judge from the stalk. location of ears
on stalk, shape of ear, conditions of
ends OF ear, etc. The seed was gath
cred from stalks having two or more
ears.
The stalks on this acre have been
turned under with 20 Oliver plow,
and this followed by a buIl-tongue,
subsolllng to the depth of more than
twevle inches, actual, frequent meas
urement. The ground was then disced
and sown to rye, then dlsced again and
followed by roller. In the late spring
the rye will be disced until it is thro-
oughly cut up and then turned under
and the acre planted in soy BEANS
The intrinsic value of large per
cent of the land on the Cumberland !
Plateau is not to be "pooh-poohed.
state from personal knowledge that |
the above statements are correct.
W. b. Young,
('lifty, Tenn.
THE CLINE ACRE.
In this connection it is proper to tell
If the outcome of the:acre of corn that
Prof. J. s. Cline grew on his farm at
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-11-10

In this connection it is proper to tell
of the outcome of the:acre of corn that
Prof. ]. s. Cline grew on his farm at
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15
NURSE RELIEVES
MUCH SUFFERING
The Patient She Helped Makes
Interesting Statement.

Madison, Wis.-Mrs. Oscar Day, of
1906 Aonona Ave, Fair Oaks, this
town, says: Before my baby was
born, suffered terribly with womanly
troubles and nervousness, and was
living In a state of fear all the time.
One day, Nm old friend of mine,
who, by the way, is a nurse. and goes
around to all cases, brought me n bot
tie OF Cardui, the woman's tonic, and
told me TO keep on taking 1t right
along. / did, and felt much better
after the first bottle. l kept on tax.
ing 1t, and had as little trouble "a
anybody could wish for. Feeling very
good now.
There never was a better medicine
Tor women than Cardui, and l will
recommend it to any one who Is in
need OF 1t. This nurse uses Cardui
with her patients, SO it is well known
all around here.
l am without q bottle Of
Cardui In my home"
We urge yoH to try Card-u-i, the
woman's tonic, for your troubles. II
will help you over the hard places,
Just as 1t has thousands Of other
women.
Don't delay. Begin taking cardui
today. You won't regret 1t. NcR5
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15
Last weeks items.

Last weeks items.
We are having some beautiful
weather.
Misses Sarah and Anna TAYLOR
spent Monday night in Mansfield
Mrs. G. W. Tarbutton and
daughters were all day callers of
Mrs. Isaac Strong Thursday.
Miss Sarah Rippee came home
from Springfield Monday accom-.
panied byMaster Hubert Bucher
Mrs W. S. Whit and daughter
returned to their home in Kan.
sas after a short visit with home
folks.
G.. +. Tombleson, Alex Kelley,
Raymond Newton, Ira Rippee
and Jesse Matlock and Misses
Susie Kelley and Macie Hensley
were callers at II. j. Rice's Sun.
day. The yodng folks went to
Mr.. Tombleson S and had a good
time swinging.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15
Best Diarrhoea Remedy

Ii you have ever used Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Dia.
rrhoea Remedy you know that it
is a success. Sam F. GUN, What.
ley, Ala, writes, Il had measles
and got caught out in the rain,
and it settled in my stomach and
bowels. l had an awful time, and
it not been for Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and DiarrhoeaRem.
edy | could not possibly have
lived but a few hours longer. but
thanks to this remedy, l am now
we'll and strong" For sale by
all dealers.--Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15

VIM. Davis and wife are visit
ing at H. n. Matlock's
Methodist Sunday schoolevery
Sunday, f. A. Dodson, Supt.
Misses Oral and Pocola Newton
dined at George Fuge's Sunday
The blackberries will soon be
ripe, and then it's, Women, &C
to work. i
l.. L, Land and wife spent Sun,
day with the latter's parents, 7.
II. Beckett and wife.
Ben BARLEY and wife spent
Sunday night with the latter's
parents, Lon Turner and wife.
Morgan Dodson and wife spent
Saturday night with the latter's
parents, Jasper Newton and wife
Fred Justus and family and
nephew, Harry Beam, spent
Sunday at Herman Kingsland's.
Preaching at the Methodist
church every fourth Saturday
night and Sunday-Rev. D. D.
killam, pastor.
JERRY.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15
Route Number Three

What a fine rain Monday.
Grin Newton was in Londor
Saturday.
Gilbert Dixon spent Sunday
with George Harris.
Mrs. G. F. Harris and children
dined at Geo. Mallory's Sunday.
Dude Dorrell and family spent
Sunday night with Harley Mitch
ell.
[. 7. Dixon, wife and mother
spent Sunday with Grandma
Hickman.
Dude Dorrell and family left
Monday for Webb City, where he
expects to work.
Ben BARLEY and wife spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
her parents, Lon Turner and wife
Preaching at the New Hope
Baptist church every second Sat.
urday and Sunday at II a. NJ
Rev. j. P. Mingus, Pastor.
Fred Justus and family, Grin
Newton and family, Will Fuge
and wife and Morgan Dodson
and wife dined at Will Paxton's
Sunday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15
Cured of Indigestion

Mrs. Sadie P. Clawson, Indiana,
Pa, was bothered with indiges.
ton. My stomach panied me
night and day." she writes. II
would feel bloated and have
headache and belching after eat.
ing. | also suffered from consti
patton. My daughter had used
Chamberlain's Tablets and they
did her so much good that she
gave me a few doses of them and
insisted upon my trying them.
They helped me as nothing else
has done" For sale by all deal
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15
Lookout Mountain
Blackbcrries are scattering.

Blackbcrries are scattering.
VIM. Brand and wife called on
W. O.. Williams Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Stone visited
her mother and sisters last week
Lee Pope and family visited at
Joe Dennis Saturday night and
Sunday.
Miss Edna OberholSer is visit
ing her parents, a, W. Oberhol-
ser and wife.
John Rich visited his aunt in
Mountain Grove last week, she is
seriously sick.
Uncle Abe Hanks visited his
daughter. Mrs. J.H. Dennis Wed.
nesday and Thursday.
Singing at Merriety Gray's
Tuesday night and at Rev. Char
les Findley'S Friday night.
Joe Frye cut his alfalfa last
week and got a fine crop of it,
and thinks he will get two more
crops.
Myrtle and KarlTurner stayed
at Roy Dennis last week while
Roy and Amos Roy were out
buying sheep.
We certainly do miss I'D. Row
lands items in the Mansfield
Mirror. We also sympathize
with his widow.
Everett Spence and wife visit
ed her parents, Mr.. Nichols and
wife, at New Grove Saturday
night and Sunday.
There will be an all,day sing
ing and preaching Aug, l at the
Primitive Baptist church. Ev.
erybody come and bring books
and dinner,
Friday while Joe Frye was
helping his wife can some fruit
the top screwed Off a jar and cut
his thumb almost off and there is
much danger Of blood poison.
SALLIE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15
Last weeks items.

Last weeks items.
Homer Findley spent Monday
night at Otto Moody's.
VIM. Pope and wife spent Sun,
day night at Lee Pope's.
Singing at Ashley every Sun,
day night. Everybody invited. 9
Flame Cooley of Norwood visi.
ted W.N, Johnson's Monday and
Tuesday.
Elwood Mcintosh of Coffey.
vile, kas., who was seriously
burned June %, died July 4.
Miss frankie Mcintosh, who
has been staying at H. .Junod's,
was at home from Friday until
Tuesday.
James Findley and family, Mrs.
MaryFindley and two daughters,
Otto Moody and wife and Miss
Celia Moody were at Ralph Ben.
nett's Sunday and enjoyed ice
cream, lemonade and a good din.
ner, all seeing a very nice time.
EUGENE.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15
Norwood Route No. One

Jim Findley and wife spent
the 4th at Mr.. Gass'.
George Shores is helping bis
brother, John, stack wheat.
The singing at Mr.. Dant's was
well attended Thursday night.
Picking blackberries is the lat.
est work in this neighborhood.
Miss Mabel Pearcey spent
Sunday with Mrs. Maud Shores.
VIM. Frye spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his bro.
ther, John.
George Shores, wife and son.
Howard, spent Sunday with his
brother, Dick
John Shores and family spent
Saturday night with her mother,
WIS. hlLHptOH.
Misses Gertrude and Belle
Stone visited their sister, Mrs.
John Frye. last week.
Hot summer weather is here at
last, which is quite a change
from the kind we have been hav.
ing.
Misses Alva Frye, Leila Find.
ley and Nellie Dake spent Sun
day night with Miss Ethel Rob.
ertson.
Almost everybody from around
Macomb celebrated at Mansfield
and everybody seemed to enjoy
The day.
Misses Ollie and Alva Frye met
the embroidery club at Mr..
,chlicher's, and all had a real
pleasant time.
Will Crippen and family and
lr. MoberIy and family were at
ohm Frye's July 4. They made
&c cream and lemonade and all
pent a pleasant day, although it
'as rather cool for ice cream.
10 PANSY.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15
Hills and Mountain

Eve had a nice rain Monday.
Singing at Mt. Pleasant next
Saturday night.
Martin Gilley and wife visited
at c L Mills Sunday.
Mrs. Will Tarbutton called on
Mrs. Sterling Gaskill Thursday.
Mrs. Elwood Bogart visited
Mrs. j. R. Newton one day last
week.
George Estus, wife and SON,
Oscar visited at Charles Rush's
Sunday.
John Eldridge, wife and son,
James,, visited at Wilce Tarbut.
tons Sunday.
Misses Stella and Celia Gas.
kill and Flora Estus spent Friday
night at Fred Dennis.
Mrs. viii Tarbutton and
daughter, Miss Jewell, visited at
Wilce Tarbutton's Sunday
Mesdames Sam Newton and
W. s. Gaskill visited Mrs. James
Brewer one day last week.
Jordan Bogart and Misses vi.
ola Draper and Agnes Young
dined with Miss Louise Eldridge
Sunday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-07-15
%
Country Breezes

We are having some rainy
weather again.
B.A, Taylor and wife are visit
ing home folks.
Almost everybody in this vi
cinity is picking blackberries.
Mrs. Roy Cennis visited home
folks from Saturday until Mon.
day.
G. W. Tarbutton is suffering
from 4 severe attack of rheuma.
tism.
Miss Anna Thomas spent Sat.
urday night with Miss Readith
Smith.
Mrs. VIM. Bucher of Spring.
field is visiting old friends and
neighbors here.
John EIdridge and family and
Mrs. viii I'arbutton spent Sun.
day at G. W. Tarbutton's.
Miss Minnie Thomas spent
Saturday and Saturday night
with g. e.. Ayers and family.
Noah Jones and wife and Miss
Opal Chapman spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Jesse Mat.
locks.
There were all day services at
Mt. Pleasant Sunday, with din.
ner on the grounds, which was
much appreciated.
Logan Newton came home
Sunday from Springfield. He
took Mrs. Newton that far in the
auto enrOute to indianapolis,
Ind, to visi. relatives.
Noah Jones, wife and son, Jes-
Sc Matlock and wife and Miss
Opal Chapman bad an enjoyable
time at Isaac Strong's Saturday
evening eating ice cream.