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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-20
Fact.

You think you know Il all. My lnndi
But as you older grow.
My son. you'll como to understand
How much you do not know.
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~prat ems

.Drat 'em" and .Dod rot ,emn are
said to be contraetions OF "May the
gods otitroet them,
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ThanxI

Luke McLuke malses Thousands smile,
His humor we've all read Il,
But I don't like the dun who copies III
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Debate.

The Busy Bee Club, Of the Mt. Zion
Baptist church, held a debate last
Tuesday evening at the church on
.Woman's Suffrage" Mrs. Anderson
and Mrs. Preston VS.. Mrs. Clarence
Lee and Willie sForney. The latters
won by nine points. s.,
Opening address by r. D. Freeland.
After the debate refreshments were
served by members Of the club.
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Namea u Names.
Greenwood Whitcoals lives at Piqua,
O., and Chestnut Wood lives at Find
lay, o.
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Our Daily Special.
You Gun run into debt but you have
to crawl out.
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Tho Wise Fool.

4What you don't know won't hurt
you" observed the sase.
Maybe mott replied the fool "But
itswon't help you much"
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20 per cent. OF On rugs and Eurnl.
ture at j. Il. sNlDEats on MONDAY.
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Queens.
The gambler and his wife won't fight,
For she knoYs what he means
When he says, II had luck last night,
caught three lovely queens.
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Things TO Worry About.

And never gives Luke the credit.
- Billy Wood.
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By Luke hlcLuks

Paw Knows Everything.
Wtllie-Paw, Is the owl the wisest
birdg !
Paw-Yes, my son.
Willie-Is he wiser than a turkey OF
q chicken? -
Paw-Yes. my son.
Willie-Why Is be SO wise?
Paw-Because people do not try to
stuff him, my son.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-20
Personals.

Mrs. Mamie L. West, Of Pike street.
who fell and fractured her ankle q
few weeks ago ts able to be out.
Mr.. Pearlie Jones has returned %
his home at Pocahontas, Va, where
heswili spend the spring and summer
with his parents. While In the city.
he was employed by the Manley
Hotel Company. /, Al q IA
Miss Bert Rome and Mr.. Jackson
Booker. Of Clarksburg, were visiting
the city Sunday, and spent several
days with friends.
Trinity NJ. ID church Sunday service.
Rev. NJ. f. Hayiing, pastor. \
e Morning service at II am. Preach:
ing subject, blessed OF us.r Sunday
school Mt Z: 90 p. m. Evening service
atss:oo p .m:; subject rejecting Of
q King.
The Boys Brigade of the Trinity
NJ. q! church will meet at the church
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. William Washington. Of Weston,
spent several days in the city. He was
the guest Of his wife.
Mrs Grace Jones, who has been in
the Cook hospital for an operation d
getting along nicely at her home on
Cherry avenue.
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20 per cent. OF on Rugs and FurnI.
ture .. j. =. Il I s 81 on M0ndsy.
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covery. Of the imposition. until his
name has become almost synonymous
with ID eeption.
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LITTLE soBHlE's PA.
(ey William E. klrk.)
No man knows!

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The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
ABOUT ALCOHOL.

This from the Technical World:
 "Emperors, business men, social re- formers, are all agreed upon one thing: Alcoholic drinks work positive harm A single glass of beer lessens a mans efficiency : per cent. 1mag- inc then what larger quantities of wine, gin or whisky will do. The up- to-date employer will not keep men who drink even in moderation. The secretary of the navy will not allow them on our warships. Every con- mander in the field today in Europe is leading a sober army. Everywhere the brains of the world recognize that alcoholic liquors weaken both muscle and mind power"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
A NATIONS RIGHT.

Professor Guglielmo, the noted Ital- ian historian, predicts worldwide temperance movement as an outcome of the great world war" He says that hereafter no nation can afford to consider the prosperity of distillers and brewers above the welfare of the people. "Ffas not the state," he in- quires, the right and the duty to ask each citizen to sacrifice his goods and his life to save his nation from for eign aggression against its glory, pow CT liberty or riches? And has it not the right to demand the renunciation of a few minutes of unhealthy, torpid joy to regenerate the citizens health and save himself and future gener- ations ali the misfortunes of which drunkenness is the mother?'
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08

That even generations of lawyers and public officials do not know all that our statutes contain has been made evident during the last week. Picking flaws, uncovering jokers, and digging out half-baked legislation has become quite an occupation.
 The most remarkable case of this kind was that which came to light last week, by which at first the commis- sions of about 62 of the circuit clerks of the state seemed to have been put in jeopardy by the application of a law that was passed in 1868 and has since been practically ignored. It was pointed out that the statutes re quire circuit clerks to file their bonds as clerks and recorders with the Sec retary of State, but only few of them have ever done so. The circuit clerks of the state didn't know where they were at." and bonds began pouring in on the Secretary of State, and by Sat urday evening there were only a dozen still out.
 In the meantime, however, Gov. Hays had poured oil on the troubled waters by announcing that where the bonds had been made and approved at home, there would be no vacancy, even if it were not filed with the Sec retary of State; and even in case of dlinquency, he would re-appoint the piled with the law, which he did in piled with the law, which he did in half dozen instances.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
PRIVATE SCHOOLS

One of the prosaloon arguments in high license states is that the liquor traffic helps maintain the public schools. A Nebraskan newspaper fit tingly replies thus: Yes. that is true, but it does more than that. It main tains a school system of it's own. While the little boys are being gath cred into the public schools where they are trained to read, to write and to think, the young men are being gathered into the private schools of the liquor traffic, the saloons. where they are trained to swear, to tell lewd stories and to drink.
 The public school takes the boy, builds up his intellect and trends him towards high character and good habits. The private school of the liquor traffic, the saloon, takes that boy when he is little older, de- bauches his intellect and trends him toward low character and bad habits. '
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
A BAD MIXTURE.

q know from experience that whisky and ammunition mixed make trouble" said ex-Governor Oswald West of Oregon in explanation of his action in closing the Copperfield saloons more than year ago. Il learned that large number of per sons in Copperfield were going armed. did not want to take any chances of anybody getting killed. So l put the town under martial law and contis- cated the whisky"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
ALCOHOL AND ACCIDENTS.

From ' to 43 per cent of accidents are due directly or indirectly to drink, according to estimates of medical di- rcctors of three United States life in surance companies. Railroad acci- dents, ' per cent; street cars, s per cent; automobile, 10 per cent; ve- hicles and horses, s per cent; heat and sunstroke, 43 per cent; machin- cry, ' per cent; mines and Quarries, s per cent; drowning, 13 per cent; gun shot, 10 per cent.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
FAD SIGNED THE PLEDGE.

The artist was painting-sunset. red, with blue streaks and green dots. The old rustic, at a respectful dis tance. was watching.
 An said the artist, looking up suddenly, perhaps to you, too. na- ture has opened her ky-pictures page by page? Have you seen the lambent flame of dawn leaping across the livid east; the red-stained, sulfurous islets floating in the lake of fire in the west; the ragged clouds at midnight, black as a ravens wing, plotting out the shuddering moon?'
 No replied the rustic. shortly; mot since l signed the pledge
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
GOING TO CLOSE THEM.

pr. William c. Shaw, general secre- tary of the United Society for Chris tian Endcavcr. had just finished an ap- peal for missions at ono of the meet ings of the great convention iii Chica- go, when a white-faced woman in the audience arose and, pointing a shaking finger at the chairman, cried:
 Close the sa.cons and I'll have some money to give
 "Amen!" shouted Doctor Shaw. Well close the saloons; we're going to close the doors Of every grogshop in Christendom.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
Bitter Rot in Storaue.

Do not store apples from an or chard in which there is much bittei rot, even if the apples themselves seem perfectly clean. This applies especially to Jonathan and Grimes va sieties. It often happens that very small bitter rot spots are overlooked in culling, and apples stored with these spots on them go down very quickly upon removal from storage.- J. Lee Hewitt, Plant Seed Pathologst, Arkansas College O. Agriculture.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
MADNESS AND SANITY.

"In years to come, when we read the history of this decade" says the Kan sas City Star the red streak caused by the upheayal in Europe may be no broader than the white one which will represent the worlds severing of po- lite relations with John Barleycorn. If the military madness of Europe does result in the liquor sanity of the world, the war may be hailed as the greatest blessing to mankind since the advent of Christianity"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
ESSENTIAL FOR SAFE CONDUCT

The Boston Elevated Railway com pany, which was the recipient of a gold medal this year from the Ameri- can Museum of Safety for the excel lency of the methods used by it in promoting the safety and health of all employees, requires that 'all men en- gagged in tho car and train service must be free from the liquor habit as absolutely essential for the safe con duct of the business"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08

Because of the not infrequent occa- sions on which motoring parties find themselves chilled as in snow or rain storms on tours, while insufficiently protected by coats and cloaks, it is of interest to remember that the radia- tor of an automobile at all times when the car is running has supply of hot water Prompt application of hot water recently saved a half drowned woman at Manhattan Beach New York, from a severe chill and pneumonia. Doctors declared that the radiator water undoubtedly saved her life.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
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 Christian Temperance Union)
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08
DEPRESSES INTELLECT.

One-half of one bottle of wine or two to four glasses of beer day depress every form of intellectual ac- tivity-Prof. J. J. Abel, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-08

The best advertisers get better busi- ness and more of it.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24
County Correspondence
BENTON.

BENION.
Farmers are now busy picking peas and
cotton and making hay while the sun shines.
The weather is favorable for him to gather
his crops.
County Superintendent W. B. Rucker,
of Copperhill, was here the first OF the week
on business.
A. Sinnett, citizen of this place. died
Sunday.
Miss Etheleen Biggs, daughter OF Sheriff
Biggs, is very low with typhoid fever Her
father was sent for, to come home at once,
owing to her condition. Sheriff Biggs was
out of the state on business.
1t is reported that they have captured
Nap Parnell and will arrive with him to-
day or tomorrow, Monday. He is charged
with forgery and is the son Of + A. Par
nell.
Birch Hutchis is sick with typhoid fever.
typhoid seems to be on the increase here,
for some reason.
Ouite stir was created here. last Sat-
urday, when custer proceedings were HE'D
against W. F. Russell justice of the peace
in dealing with the county in contracting
etc. Many citizens from various parts OF
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24
ATHENS ATHENIANS.

From the Athens Athenian. ~
Mrs. Nina Tuell of Cleveland is visiting
in Athens, this week.
Miss Matte Emerson, of Niota, was
shopping in Athens, Monday.
Miss Ruby Dixon, of Etowah visited the
Misses Harmon, the first of the week.
Lee Vestel, ofCopperhill, spent Wednes-
day and Thursday, inAthens, among friends.
Lester Stone, of Chattanooga, was in
Athens, Sunday and Monday visiting his
sister, Mrs. P. S, Horton.
The Rev. J. P Dendy who has been in
Georgia several weeks assisting in revival
work returned home, last week.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24
NOTICE OF SALE.

By virtue of an execution issued by W.
A. Woody, Circuit Court Clerk for Polk
county, Tennessee, dated on the 4th Mon
day in July, 1915. will expose to sell TO
the highest bidder, for cash, on October
the 4th, 1915, one house and lot and two
vacant lots, in the town of CopPerhill, Ienn.'
at the court house in Ducktown, Tenn, the
following described property One house
and lot and two vacant lois bounded as
follows: On the north by Scion Atkins on
the east by Johnson street, on the south
by King and on the West ny Lyle q But
ter6eld. Levied on as the property OF DIR.
B. M. Doyle, this the goth day OF June,
1915, to satisfy a judgement in favor OF
the city Of Copperhill, Tennessee, against
him. This the 18th day Of September,
1915, at / o'clock, p. m.
JOE WILLIAMS,
Deputy Sheriff.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24
ETOWAH EVENTS.
From the Etowah E. ts,pr.ss,

From the Etowah EIipr'ss
Mrs. Arthur Crissom was shopping in
Knoxville, Friday.
Mrs. Bertha Crisom has returned home
after pleasant visit with friends in North
Carolina.
Miss Stella French is visiting friends in
Knoxville, this week.
The many friends of Hub Hall will be
glad to know tibet he is much improved
and is now on the road to recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Knox we're guests
of relatives and friends in Ducktovn this
week.
Mrs. D. B. Haworth, ofKnoxville, is Wis
ting her son, P. E. Haworth.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24

the county filed the petition. 1t is believed
that there will be other suits brought "a
gainst other officials soon. This has put
the people to talking and wondering what
will happen next.
The pike road money is about all gone
and another Appropriation will now be need
ed to finish the roads with.
There are four experts working on the
auditing of the county records. We do
not know their findings but they cost $40
day and expenses. The people are not
kicking-fraud and stealing have been
charged and they want to know the facts in
the matter.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24
JACKSONVILLE MELANGE.

From the jacksonville Tribnu
Atty. r. b. Witt was in town Tuesday.
A. J. Peace was in Etowah Monday.
]. B. Pennington spent Tuesday at the
fair
Mrs. C. L. Barnes returned from Cop
perhill, Monday evening.
Miss Bessie Mae Woods, of Murphey,
N c., is the house guest of Bruner Alleys
family.
John Shay son-in law Of J. E. Brakebill,
of Kincaid, died at his home in Knoxville,
last Saturday, and was buried Monday.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24
NEWS FROM SUBURBAN TOWNS
SWEETWATER SOLILOQUIES
From tbesvestwaler Telephone

Miss Eva Bailey visited in Knoxville
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Love are guests of
Mrs. Julia Love, this week.
DR.. Herbert McCaslin will attend Van
derbilt University, at Nashville, this year.
]. E. Monday, motored from Knoxville,
Sunday, and visited friends in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Mcmahon, of Chat
tanooga, are visiting relatives and attend
ing the fair in Sweetwater, this week.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24
CLEVELAND CHRONICLES.
From the Cleveland Herald.

From the Cleveland Herald.
Mr.. and Mas Walter Lawson motored TO
Sweetwater Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Webb, ofKnoxville, spent
Saturday, in the city.
Pledger Sullivan is home from Baltimore,
on short visit.
Miss Ivy Taylor spent the weekend in
Chattanooga.
Miss Gladys Tonkin left yesterday for
New Orleans, where she will enter school.
Miss Hatcher, Of the city schools, spent
the weekend with friends in Sweetwater.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24

Remember the Village Fair next week.
and be there with bells on.
The Attorney-general of Georgia was
here, last week, looking after the smoke
investigation.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24
Capt. A. Bennett
SUCCESSOR TO
Mcconnell & Bennett

Is now better prepared to serve customers than ever
before 1t will be my aim to keep the best that the
market afford and you can always re upon square
deal Your trade is earnestly solicited on basis
of guaranteed satisfaction.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24
$9O,69O.75
LIABILITIES

LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in---- S22'O OO.oO
c,1rnIus G,nd 100000
c;ro,,lat;ny notes 6,260.O0
Demand deposits:
Individ. deposits
subject to ch'k $23,ol8.9o
Certificates of de-
post due in less
than 80 days 29,o59.oo
Cashiers checks .oo-r
outstanding - oI1.zf o4'-foo. -
To,ol $oO,6o075
STATE OF TENNESSEE, COUNTY OF Polk, SIS.
LEG. Crawford, cashier Of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best OF my
knowledge and belief.
E. C. CRAWFORD, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me TINS
10th day of September, 1915.
#. C. CREAsMAN, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
M. L. McCULLEY,
J. w. CLANCY, Directors
CHAs. SKULLMAN,
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-09-24
NO. sses
Report Of the Condition of the
First National Bank

at DuckfolUn in the State OF Tennessee, at the
close of business, September 2, 1915.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-26
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids are desired on the following work:
For the Grading, Draining and Sur
facing with Concrete and Maeadam of
the Geneva Road in the Town of
Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wis
consin, commencing at the west end of
the present completed road and extend
ing west to the east line of the Town
of Bristol, approximately, one and
one-half miles.
Plans and specifications for this
work are on file at the office of the
County Highway Commissioner, Keno
sha, Wisconsin, with the Chairman of
the towns in which the above work is
to be done, and at the County Clerk s
Office. Bids will be received at the
County Clerk IS office, Kenosha, Wis
consin, up to 1900 noon, on Saturday,
August 2Sth, 1915, when they will be
publicly opened and read. Proposals
should be in sealed envelope address
ed to the County Highway Commits
sioner of Kenosha County. All bids
must be accompanied by a certified
check of not less than $4,000, made
payable to the County Treasurer Of
Kenosha County.
The undersigned reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
John F. Herzog,
a26adv County Highway Commissioner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-26
AQUATIC MEET SATURDAY
Supervisor Fogwel of the Recreation
Department Plans Great Meet

Superintendent David Fogwell of the
recreation department. of the city
schools is planning to put on a great
aquatic meet at the beach on Saturday
afternoon and it is planned to make
it even more successful than the former
meet given. There will be prizes for
the winners and it is expected that the
meet will be witnessed by thousands
of people. Here is the program out
lined by Mr.. Fogwell.
The waggle bug one-fourth mile swim
Long distance swim.
Diving contest
Ladies 50-yard swim.
Live duck race.
Canoe race, four men, hand padded.
200-yard race, boys Is and under.
One-half mile canoe race, doubles.
Arrangements are being made for a
six mile yacht race to complete the
program.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-26
Pleasant Prairie Saloon Man
Pleads to Selling Liquor
to Minors Monday.
TOWNS ENFORCE REGULATIONS

That the state laws in regard to the
sale of liquors are to be enforced in
the county as well as in the city was
| shown on Monday afternoon when Pat
rick Devine, the keeper of the saloon
on the Sheridan road two miles south
of the city was brought into the mu-
nlcipal court charged with selling
liquor to minors. Devine was alleged
to have sold liquor to Ralph locke, a
seventeen-year-old boy employed on a
farm near the Devine place. He plead
ed "guilty'' to the charge and fine
of fifty dollars and the costs of the
action was imposed by Judge Randall.
The arrest is the first to be made since
the town boards in the county started
out to secure better regulation of the
saloons in the county and the manner
in which the case is handled will be
watched with interest. All the facts
in the case will be laid before the
members of the town board of Pleasant
Prairie and people interested in the en-
forcement of the law at these outlying
places will probably make demand
upon the town board for the revocation
! of the license under which Devine is
doing business. It is possible that the
board will decline to revoke on the
first offense but it is pretty certain that
Devlne will draw a strong warning
from the members of the board and be
advised that on a second violation of
the law the license will be recalled.
| All over the county the town boards
are showing willingness to demand a
stricter observance of the law by sa-
loon men. Closing regulations have
been adopted in practically all of the
towns and these regulations have
brought better conditions. Out in the
town of Randall where there are many
summer resorts the saloons are closing
promptly at the time set by the town
board and much of the complaint that
/ had been made against these places has
been removed. License elections are
being held over the heads of the saloon
men in at least two of the towns and
is pretty certain that the question of
license or no license will be submitted
to the people in both Somers and Salem
at the spring election. There is some
sentiment in favor of the submission
of the question in Pleasant Prairie. It
has been long time since Pleasant
Prairie has been dry but some of the
people are not overpieased with the
action of the town board in handling
the license question and they are al
ready urging submission of the IL
cense question.