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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-08-20

The class was studying weights and
measures. "Why is it," said one pu-
pill, that the avoirdupois system, UNI
like the troy system, has no scru-
ples?"
Because. my boy" said the profes.
sor, who was married man, at is
used to weigh coal and ice."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-08-20

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach. liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated tiny granules, easy to take
as candy. SAD.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-08-20
Women Export Divers.

Wonen Export OIVers.
Most of Japan's pearl divers are
women, who begin to learn the trade
at the age of Is or Ia.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14
PLEASANT SHADE
Too late for last week

We have been having some fair
weather lately for which we are
thankful. Christmas passed qniet-
IL. We saw but little drinking.
ost people were kept busy making
fires because of the unusually bad
weather. A large number OF our
people attended the jenkins trial
at Carthage last week Most every
body seems satisfied with the sem
tence of life imprisonment imposed
on jenkins for the murder OF Pony
Haekett. Avis Donoho Of Bagdad
has moved to the Campbell farm
near Mace's Hill. Ansil McDuffee
of the Sycamore Valley vicinity
died Monday. His death was proba-
bly, caused by paralysis. He was
member of the Baptist church and
was about go years old. We regret
to give him up as he was a good
man. A r. Carter is on Defeated
Greek in the interest of the Car
thage Tobacco Works. No tobacco
has yet been sold in this community.
Bill McDuffee is buying hogs and
cattle. He says they are scarce and
that prices are low. Some work is
being done on our telephone lines.
Our operator can ring but one other
board which is Willette. Bryant
Kittrell of near Rome spent Sunday
with Walter Mcdonald and family.
Sterling McDuffee left Friday for
Murfreesboro to attend the State
Normal. He expects to graduate
in August. Born on recent date to
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Knight a boy.
Moving seems TO be the order of the
day. The writer happens to be one
of the movers He will make his
home for 1915 near Piper's school
house where he will teach. Esq. G.
w. Goad went to Carthage Monday.
Bud Beal recently suffered the loss
of a toe as the result of an accident
al discharge of a shot gun. Bro.
Massey preached at Sanderson's
Sunday. DIR. Alexander of Diff
cult was here Monday. Mrs. Elmira
Winkler who died at the home of
her brother, DIR. B. D., Austin, at
Greenwood, Miss, recently, was
brought back and inferred here
She was visiting her brother at
Greenwood and was stricken with
apoplexy which quickly ended her
life. She was a highly respected
lady and her many friends are sorry
to give her up. She is about 6Oyears
old, and only one brother and one
son survive her.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14

and Cordell West have returned
to Nashville after spending the
holidays with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l. N. West. Little
Misses Lucille, Lorene and Anna
West have returned TO school at
Carthage They were accompa-
MED home by Ramona Munday
tc spend Christmas with home
folks at West Point. Mr.. Ike
Craighead died December "a,
and was buried December %.
He leaves two children-Mrs.
Lem knight and Joel Craighead
Ito molrn there loss. Billy
Swami and family hav moved to
this place. Miss May DiIlehay
visited her sister at Masada dur
ing Christmas. The removal of
the switch board is nearly conn
plete, aud we are we'll pleased
with our new operator, Miss
Alice Armistead. Grover Mar
tin and Miss Marth West were
married December "a; Will Hal
libnrton and Miss Effie Beasley
were married December 30:
Charlie Phillips and Miss Gladis
Hudson were married Decent 4r
81. Following is toast to the
newly "weds":
May the voyage through life be
as happy and free.
AS the dancing waves on the deep
blue sea.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14

GwalJney is the guest of Mrs.
w. B. Wyatt. ThaSer 5. Wilson
has returned to Vanderbilt
after spending a few days in the
city. Miss Ruby James is the
guest of Mrs. Judd Gold. Mrs,
Bob Lee and Miss Lillian Lee
of Cookevllle were the guests of
Mrs. Ebert Whitley last week.
Macon Nichols of Nashville is
the guest of friends. Miss Mary
Grisssim has arrived to take
charge Of her music class after
spending the holidays with rela-
tives near Bowling Green Ky.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. j. Hendrickson
and children have returned from
Brush Greek. Hogan Gold has
returned to Vanderbiit Univer-
sity. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver aud
children of Rome spent Sunday
In the city with DIR. and Mrs. J.
5, Campbell, Al. v. Ferguson
left Monday for his home near
Buffalo Valley. Miss Elsie Nc
Cord arrived Monday from Beth
page. Miss Xinie Boze left
Monday for her home in Nash
vile after a visit with Mrs.
Frank Smith. Oliver Stanton of
Liberty is in the city. Mr.. and
Mrs. John SMART are visiting
Mrs. F. E. Jeffreys. Mrs. john
ME Whitley is quiet sick.
Miss Ethel Jellicorse has been
the guest of Mildred Timberlake.
E. ID. Harper has returned from
Nashville. Miss Liza John Gold
left Tuesday for Nashville to en-
ter school. Mr.. and Mrs. R. 5.
Askew have been visiting Mrs.
Will Askew for week.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14
WHAT YEAR VIII De.

The year 1915 will do much
for this community If we but
give It an opportunity.
They tell US it is to be a year
Of plenty and we trust, of
peace
But to secure the best re-
sultsf for our own people it is
necessary that we stand togeth-
er-fhat we cooperate that we
labor one for the other, as well
as for self.
Tie prosperity of a commune
~ is dependent largely upon the
amount of money in circulation
in the community.
Money is a present day neces-
sity, and without it no commune
tv can survive.
Produce as much as possible
not only for home consumption,
but also for export.
Buy from distance only what
is actually necessary, and that
which cannot be had from some
home dealer.
Push the business Of every
home enterprise to the limit. for
every dollar that is brought into
the community, and remains
here. makes the community as a
Whole just that much richer.
Devise means for increasing
the output of the farms. and
study methods for securing the
best returns for marketed pro-
ducts.
fla farmer wants to hold his
crops for higher prices, see that
he has the money to tide him
over. for his increased returns
means that much added wealth
to the community as a whole.
Find something for everyone
to do something that will en-
rich the community. as well as
the individual Loafers are a
dead weight wherever found.
Get all the money we can from
outside sources. and keep as
much as possible of what we
get,
Make an effort to bring two
dollars in where one goes out.
Agar of this kind will bring
a healthy glow to the community
check, and viii inspire that con.
lfidence and self reliance which
always brings success.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14
TOO MANY ctiILDREN OUT or SCHOOL

There are IL schools main
tanned in Smith county at the
cost Of several thousands of
dollars. The teachers salaries
for last year amounted to about
$27. 900 which added to other ex-
penditures made the total cost of
operating our schools for
last year amount to more than
$35, 900.
According TO the report of the
retiring superintendent, ]. G..
Nichols, which was submitted to
the recent quarterly session of
the county court, Smith county
has more than 500, 600 invested
in school property and during
the past year a corps of 96 teach
ers was employed to instruct the
children. It is appalling to note
that less than half the children
of age in the county attend the
public schools. There are 6,781
school children in the county and
the average daily attendance is
only 3,308.
Tennessee has a compulsory
school law which makes it a
misdemeanor for parents to fail
to send their children to school,
but authorities state that it 8
almost impossible to enforce this
law without a county board of
education. This is an evil that
should be remedied and those
who are not inclined to give their
children the advantages of our
public schools should be forced
to do so.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

With this and the following is
sue of the Courier, a number of
subscriptions will expire. You
will be notified by a stamp on
your paper reading Your sub
scription has expired. Please re-
new. " This mean that unless we
receive amount Of renewal, your
subscription will be discontinued.
AS you probably already know,
we require subscriptions paid in
advance, not because we are
afraid you won't pay us, (yetwe
know there are some who would
not) but because it is the best
business policyssand because we
feel that we are giving you in re-
turn far more than the price we
charge for our paper. Every
family in the county should take
(suEsscribe, not borrow their
county paper. The price is
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14

In short, we long to see Smith
leading ali other counties in
point Of good churches. good
schools. good roads. good
government and good farming.
Let us all work together TO. the
end that we be second in moth
inc
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14

what will women do when
they acquire universal suffrage?'
TREMENDOUSLY inquiries one of our
henpecked husbands. Vote
and wear pants. of course.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14

Newspapers induce reading;
reading stimulates thought;
thought promotes activity; ac-
tivity creates wealth; wealth
brings ease, and ease is a step
ping stone to happiness. This
is a newspaper. Do you take
it?
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14
Defeated
(Too late for last week.

School began Monday with
Prof. Clay Groves and Robert
Kittrell as teachers. We are
glad to have Prof. Groves with
US again. Mrs. Fred Cleveland
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14

When young blood contracts
an inflated case Of the swelled
head he is about as useful to the
community as ice cream is to a
polar bear.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14

Congress is whooping it up
again. But we have no time to
waste over minor affairs so LEI
'em whoop.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14

small and we promise you your
moneys worth ia . good paper.
Only $1.00 win get fifty one is
sues Of our paper. and what will
the paper do for You?
It will be a regular weekly
visitor TO your home rain or
shine in good weather or foul
in prosperity or adversely.
II win tell you what the town.
and country authorities are do
ing of the improvements they
are making, the manner in which
they are expanding the peoples
funds.
It will tell you of business con-
ditions, of crops, Of the state of
the markets. of all that is needed
in the conducting of public and
private affairs.
twill tell you of the births, of
the marriages, of the deaths,
and of the sickness of your rela-
tives and friends.
1t will tell you Of business
opportunities of the community,
of the public sales. of the trans
fers of real estate, and of many
other such details in which you
have a personal interest.
1t will report conditions among
the stock. and the chickens, and
the hogs, and of everything that
walks on feet.
It will tell you what your
neighbors are doing, what others
farther away are doing. what
the community at large is doing.
And it will tell others what you
and your family are doing.
1t will tell you o f the &C
tivity o f tn e churche 5.
and of the societies,
and lodges. and of public gather
ings of every nature.
1t will tell you of the strangers
within our gates, and of your
visits to other climes.
1t will tell you everything
worth knowing in our entire
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circle of acquaintnaces, and it
will tell you all these things
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Is there any place where you
can spend dollar to better adj
vantage than to invest it in a
year of this paper?
In this connection, we wish to
sincerely thank you for your
support and cooperation and
earnestly solicit your renewal and
| a continuance of your patronage.
We assure you that no one appre-
ciates your favors more than we,
and your business shall have our
prompt and careful attention.
Remember that in the future
as in the past that we shall be
found always ready ants willing,
by courteous treatn1en. and
honest methods; to exert our
best efforts for you who have SO
literally contributed to the sue
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continue to work with you for
the advancement and welfare.
not alone of our own interests,
but of the business md moral
integrity of the grand old coun-
| ty of Smith; We stand for
Smith county and home institu-
tons; we will gladly support and
encourage every worthy business
enterprise. including farming in
terests; whatever tends to the
growth and development of our
town and county will have the
Courier's support and influence.
We believe in constituted 4u-
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every worthy public official
should have the moral support
of all good people and the
Courier will fearlessiy stand by
them so long as they are doing
right. We believe in law enforce
ment not tie political kind
but the kind that all God-fear-
ing. law abiding people should
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14
GoRDONSvILLE
Goo late for last week.

Mrs. L. FL. Byrne and children
left Wednesday for their new
home in Maryville. Miss Sadie
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-14

Whatever its other faults may
be, the old year shuffled off on
time.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07

and in several places in his remin-
lscences he speaks of the town with
affection. Probably the most happy
period was when he was a teacher
IN Central High School. This was
ms first trial at teaching, tho work
Tor which he was most fitted. He
made friends with his pupils and
communicated his enthusiasm to
them. He says OF that time:
They shared with me the Joy OF
outdoor life and crowds or boys and
girls followed mo to my favorite
haunts among tho charming hills
and into the deep woods in which
the neighborhood OF Kansas city
abounds. They became familiar
With the cool azure ,Lithia water
springs, the pawpaw thickets, the
persimmon groves. * the hickory
patches. the wild grape tangles for
miles around and even. the reeds
of the bottom lands were made to
reveal their secrets."
But that came later after several
years OF strenuous labor ana study.
When the young Russian Immigrant
first came to Kansas City. after
working on a Kansas farm. he was
penuiless and hadn't q friend here.
Work was easy to get, but OF an
una esirabie kind.
ais tirst Job was being a janitor
IN q dry, goods store. He, did not
mind sweeping out the cellar. but
he was annoyed BY the contempt
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07

on the disdainful airs of. the
"grandes danes of the mansions"
But the chief charm of his newvo-
cation was the fact that it made
him free to work when he pleased
and. 1t enabled him to discover the
public library.
His enthusiasm, when he speaks of
our library sounds strange, coming
from a man who. as q university
student in Berlin and Warsaw. had
had access to some of the greatest
libraries in Europe. In fact Wiener
discovered q great deal about this
community that the inhabitants
probably never saw. In his eyes it
Mad a sort OF cosmopolitan dignity
that seems almost incredible to us.
With the discovery of tho library
his passion for reading swept over
him again.
"Henceforth, devoted only so
much Of my day to trafficking as
was necessary to provide me with
the mere necessities. The rest OF
the time spent in the library, de-
vouring its contents. Eastern re-
ligions. English literature, history.
stray volumes OF the classics, every
thing, everything was grist for my
miti.
When the proprietor, OF fruit
stand offered mo work, promising to
let me on a few hours every after
noon, ] did not hesitate q minute
y
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07

that Il was being. examined--I
thought I vas merely being tested
as to the truth .pf my statements.r
Wiener returned few days later
to Mr.. Greenwood 4, office. The SUI
perintcndent had found him po-
sitlon In a new college at odessa,
Mo. The college did not prosper
and most OF the teachers left be-
fore. the, end OF the. year. In the
spring Wiener returned to Kansas
City and accepted q ooS.tion in Cen.
trail High School.
His salary as teacher was such
that he no longer had to associate
with his old companions. He be-
longed In the silk hat class now.
He tells an Interesting story about
his affection for this ..aiils hat.
Zone night / was returning from
the Philosophical Society with a
neighbor OF mine and her son to a
distant part oflthe town whore we
we're living Those. were. exciting
days for Kansas, City. The even.
inEs were made unsafe by a. reign
cfStsrror from fcotpadR In i dark
corner a man 1eahed from; behind
az tree rox and pointing q revolver
al. me, ordered me! 10 stop. with
out a seconds hesita don ana. mn
concerned at the sconse6nctices.
possibly as i result OF the study az
stpicisiT ! seized and turned: down
the ilsi.sIs Of the rey6ly yer. ana In
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07

a fash my antagonist and y Niefe.
wa1lowinE in the gutter. leslie.
the neighbor's son, was beiahprinE
the footpad with q hand lantern:
Leslie. 7 cried, while stili gr.sis
ping with my attncker, .I'1n afraid
my silk hat il crushed. Rlsase'
pick It up!" \
While Wiener VAS at Central
High School languages ana phil.
ology became his fayorite studies.'
The chance OF taking up pSAetic8i
study OF languages In tho poiy t,lot|
surroundings of a Western 1g;se.
he says, too good to miss, Many IN
teresting incidents Of his year, IN
Kansas City he attributes 10 tiS|
new passion, which later became
his life work. Z. II: 81 81
II also shows the mans liost
$ noticeable cliarac teritic. his abiiit2
to make pse of every feature 81 III
environment. Passing q Catholic
church one day he noticed an an
,npuncement that classes "a Gaelic
Were given on Sunday afttrnoona
He 3cinedi q class. Of hStihhofs and
made S1ch rapid profrsss that III
{ . few weeks Ne: was asked % take
'chafge % The school ne uas
Ghcsen president q TIE irish so-
ciety an hon NTH a nick
! slsanst ,8,i III sdhl1r
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07

Gus manner OF certain high born
women as they swept by the humble
janitor. The job soon proved intol-
cradle and he left the place to seek
for more congenial employment.
Among the inmates in the cheap
laborers' hotel near the market
place was a French Canadian ped
der, who took an interest in the
young Russian and persuaded him
TO take UP his own profession and
furnished him with % cents as cap
ital Writing of his life at that
time, he. said:
THE next day started out with
n paper box containing a, few, cheap
things. and by rcplenishing my
stock three or four times during
the day. moro than quadrupled
my capital before evening. pros
percd and tried to be us successful
an itinerant merchant as 4 would
have been a successful farmer. or
as had been o successful student
atehome. I soon became known in
the wholesale houses as q bold and
shrewd purchaser 81 large lots OF
slightly damaged goods,
He liked this job because Il
brought him in contact with q class
OF people he had not known before,
people living I'M shA antics along the
banks OF the river or In ravines and
near brtclsyarda Their humane
Qualities were Q great nprcyement
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07

it was near the library and i could
revc1 in fruit. Away with sordid
peddling! After q while the fruit
stand passed into other hands and
I gladly went to work for a pie
baker. Scotchman, who was very
genial when he was not drunk. Here
my duties consisted in loading the
pic wagon at o'clock in the morn
ing and distributing the pies over.
the city, At 10, o,clocls / was free
and the greater part OF the day
could be passed among hooks,
Young Wiener noticed in the IL
brary the office of the snperlntend-
ent OF schools. His resentment
against the hill nansipna compelled
him to make an EFFORT to Improve
his condition. DOMINIC his Prince
Albert. that had faithfully shared
his vicissitudessand plainly showed
its evil associations with the bak-
ery,shc called ON Mr.. Greenwood,
the superintendent
The genial superintendent asked
me about my previous education
and was pleased; to find IN me q
fellow-lover OF mathematics. we
talked on analytle at geometry and
diophantine probie rns3s cfwhfchk he
was particpl fond Then he took
down a French book and tie creek
Bible and had me Translate some
passa Eel, and then sSe talked ON
historical nnRtters. I had no idea
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07
1OESIRlN SALESMAN LEO WIENER RISES ITO THE PROFESSOR

Leo Wiener, professor OF Slavic
languages at Harvard University,
famous educator. author Of numer-
GUS pathological and literary works
and father of the boy prodigy,
Norbert Wiener. got his start as
a teacher in Kansas City. where he
once sold shoestrings on the
streets. Tho story of his eight
years here is convincing proof
OF the theory that the successful
man makes his own opportunities.
For II there ever was q place call
culated to supply no opportunities
Tor making great scholar, 1t was
Kansas City in the 'S0s. A raw,
new town. Just recovering from the
effects of the unnatural boom, It
looked like the opposite polo from
Athens or Heidelberg. There was
the ugly, smoky IIells ,Half-acre
down below the bluffs, on which
stood the mansions, tho homes of
the Weather classes. Young Vic
ner found them as ugly as the bot
toms and much less humane.
The, sight of these ;'palaces" with
their. irritating assumption of god
hness irritated the young Russian,
who In his own country had been
won't to associate with people Of
culture. He wanted these rich folks
TO know that he was as good as
they were; 8 sHf
NJ However, for the most part ms
lie here was free from bitterness
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07
[. Hans WAGNER, in two
= poses.
,FpOSeS

JOB ever assigned to mortal ball
player. and the very men who today
sometimes thoughtlessly score the
Dutchman. will call his successors
attention to the way Wagner used
to do things.
WAGNER GETS OVATION
AT BUFFALO FACTORY.
Clarke went on to tell of a visit
he made with Wagner and two or
three other Pirates TO large auto
mobile factory at Buffalo.
The company employs $500 men,
and they all lunch in the factory.
One room has dining space for L.
100 Honus and his friends were
taken through the. dining room Just
as the men sat down to lunch.
You never saw such an ovation
in your life" said Fred in describ-
ing the incident.
Every man in that room stood
up and yelled at the top OF his voice
for Wagner. They took their
knives and forks and beat tattoo
of praise, upon their plates until
the noise was deafening. Honus
walked the length of that room, and
1t took a lot Of nerve to do It. But
II this reception didn't warm his
heart. he's, not, human.
After lunch we were taken
through the entire factory. I told
John, he owed the company money.
flows that he querIed. why
told him, there are $500 en-
ployes there, and every one OF