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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
In Aisnoriaml.

The longest earthly life Is but Of
4 moments Iteration compared
with eternal life. Then Whist a
comforting thought il Ia to bereayed
relatives and friends to feel that
when their loved ones breathe their
last here, they enter into that eter-
nal life where there shall be no
more separation. Truly . good
man trnrn Us has gone. a traefriend
has been called home. Robert
Daniel Oakley, born March Is,
1854, died March is, 1915, hay
ing mace his stay on earth sixty
one years, lacking two days. lie
was a man OF whom much could
he said. While he led a very retired
and quiet life, no one was more
kind and considerable Of his friends
welfare. he was a modest and un.
assuming man. His inner lite was
no more thoroughly portrayed than
in his home life. One Of the pre-
dominept features Of bis life was
his iondness for children. Whils
he never married. his large circle OF
nephews and nieces and other rel.
atives. afforded him sufficient op.
portunity tor showing many kind
nesses.
Mr.. Oakley was a descendant OF
two OF Dickson county's prominent
families, being the son OF Joel
Stevens Oakley. and Mary Anne
Oakley, who previous to her mar.
rage was Miss Leech, daughter Of
The late Daniel Leech. one Of the
pioneer settlers OF Dickson county.
he was sick only few DAYS with
pneumonia, and peculiarly Incl.
dentialiy with his death, was the
death oil his grandmother, and an
uncle which occurred thiriy-two
years ago, on the date OF his death
and OF the same cause.
Mr.. Oakley was born in this
county. but spent the early portion
Of his life il Cheatham county. His
father moved back TO Dickson
county some thirty years ago, locat.
ing at the place ON which the fam
lily now reside.
Mr.. Oakley proiessed religion
early in life. and at once joined the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church 10
which faith he lived and died tie
10 survived by his mother, Mis-
Mary A. Oakley, three brothers,
Curtis. Joe, and Jacob, three sis.
tiers, Mrs. Mary Russell and Misses
Emily and Matte Oakley, and u
number OF other relatives,
The remains were inferred in the
Leech cemetery near Charlotte, on
Thursday. Funeral services being
conducted by Rev. Harwell, OF
Charlotte.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
THAT TIRED FEELING.
Do You Continually Feel
Sluggish, DISTINGUISHED?

II you do. il is probably caused
by your liver. When the liver fails
to perform lite functions properl,
the system becomes clogged With
poisonous matter. that weighs you
down mentally and physically.
The liver gets out Of order very
easily, and il neglected. chronic
trouble usually results. Don't de-
lay il you feel badly. You know
ingly lay yourself open 10 life long
pain. when YOU allow yourself 'r
continue in a run down condition
Cure Yourself quickly and harmless
ly with the natural vegetable remed,
tiv.VerLax. 1t has all the effect.
iveness, but not the effect. OF Gallo
mel.
Genuine Liv-ver Lax hesr the
likeness snd signature OF l.. h
Grigsby, and is guaranteed to give
satisfaction or money refunded.
Insist on il. For sale by Clemors
Pharmacy.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
Johnson's Greek,

Mrs. Euuice Hayes died at her
home Wednesday, March Il, 1915,
at the age OF rs years and ! days.
She was the daughter Of Mr.. aud
Mrs, W. NJ. Sensing. She leaves a
husband and four small children,
besides her parents and brothers
and sisters TO mourn her loss; but
we would say to her dear ones to
mourn not, for Eunice left brigh,
testimony that she was going to
rest. She told her friends not to be
uneasy about her as she was not
suffering but was only getting ready
TO lily away. 1t ia indeed sad for a
loving and devoted wife and moth.
er. TO be taken from the home and
from those who much need her hove
and care. but we must bow in hum
BILE submission TO our Father will,
always remembering that He is too
good to do wrong and too wise 10
make a mistake. Her remains were
lsyed TO rest in Greenwood GENE.
terry Thursday afternoon, Funeral
services were conducted by her pas
tor, Rev, ], h. Elliott. wouli
say, in behalf Of the bereaved ones,
may Gods richest blessings be up.
on the many kind friends who so
faithfully stood by her and assisted
in doing oil ,hat human hands
could do, and may tine dav De tar
distant when trouble Ike this
shall enter their homes.
Hyr siend end cousin,
Annie ToTsf !
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as administrators
# the estate Of Mr.. John n. Adams,
deceased, all parties indebted to
said estate, are hereby notified to
come forward ard settle. All cred
tors must file their claims with us
July sworn to, within the time pre-.
icribed bv law.
This March Is, 1915.
]. :. Barkley.
J. NJ, Thompson.
Admlnistrat ors.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

From different towns and cities
all over Tennessee comes the cry
OF clean up, clean no, and Dickson
ought TO get busy also. II you are
going TO do anything this spring in
the way OF painting, paperlng
white.washing, building or screen.
Ing. DO IT now Your painting
will look cleaner than il you wait
until insects are flying; your paper
ing will be done before your yard
and garden requires so much OF your
otime and before your wife begins
spring housekeeping. Look a.
your screens and see il they need
repairing or painting Don't wait
until the flies are in the house and
have spread disease and filth, but
prevent them from getting in. Clean
up your allies and burn your trash;
spread lime in places where flies
and mosquitoes will probably re-
produce themselves. One case Of
typhoid fever in your family will
cost you more than all your clean.
ing, besides the physical suffering
and danger to life. Don't put this
work of. but clean up. Tor once,
ana let's see what a clean town is
like. Swa, the fly, flea. mosquito,
rats and mice. in fact, everything
but your neighhor! Here's to the
clean up brigade
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
Closing Entertainment
OF "I'he KIeaner klnb"

When on Oct. u. 1914, the
yol.na ladies' of Dickson received
an invitation to d banquet given
by the "klraner klub". there was
! ushered into being two novelties,
inst the "klub" itself. and second
| new social order where the boys
entertained the girls The above
was a sumptuous affair, and gave
ample evidence Of what was to
follow. Since then practically
e,ery two weeks either the 'klub"
has entertained or let the gir.s en-
terrain in their hall. Notably the
Bats Twins and Ottie ttcosier
and Eula Joslin entertained at
different times. and the ''klub"
gave a New Years watch party
and George Washington's Birth
day party. AT all these entertain
ments the principal amusements
were Five Hundred and dancing
and incidentally refreshments
They were all well-planned and
weil.executed. and were the most
refined and enjoyable occasions
experienced by the boys and girls
OF Dickson for some time so tha,
this winter will be long remember
ed by them.
However. a recess will now be
taken. The "klub." relying on
the wisdom Of the makers OF the
Calendar, and supposing that
Spring would be ushefed in
promptly on time and not by an
inch snow. gave the closing act
OF their entertainment for the
winter season Of l9l4.l5, and
since in Spring young man 8
fancy lightly turns to thoughts Of
love" will for the next few months
give themselves over to the more
Objectionable and efeminate sports
such as moonhgh, hay-rides, and
gypsy teas. The entertainment
saturday night Was on par with
all the others; quite a number OF
friends from the Highland Club
we're over and large box of choc-
olates was served.
The "klub" wishes to express its
appreciation of the chaperons who
have helped make its entertain.
ments a success, and to assure all
it's friends that j, still exists, in a
slightly less tangible form. and ,l-,
most certainly request the be aor
OF being the host again as soon as
the hot Summer months are East,
Thus, with a final expression OF
charity toward all'-cha:::., mean
ing love and all meaning the girls
who from time to time honored us
with their presence-the klub
bids you fond good night, having
reversed the custom OF The bears
and gone into Winter quarters tor
the Summer, and our parting ad-
monitor. is. viii see you later"
*. X.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

Call and see my Thoroughbred
jersey Bull. One mile north Of
Dickson, on pike. Services 81. in
advance. See Ed Donaldson, or
d. T. Pinkerton il am away.
j. A Pope.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

TIE store that never advertides is
easily recognized by its stock Of
cObwebs.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

Say little, think much, and you
will be heard when you do speak.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

What Ia international lawH,' in.
quires local reader OF the war
news. Nothing, brother, quite
nothing.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

Speak softly, and the world lie
tens. Howl. and you get kick.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

Warming No spring poetry want
ed 10 this shop, The office devil is
peaved and not In receptive
mood.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

What you commenced yesterday
10 shopping ii up TODAY.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

:. Good fortqne is the lot OF the
average man. But some men are
long ways from average.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

II You want to convert man to
better ways. appeal TO his reason or
bis pockethook--never to his con.
science.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

Our latest cable from abroad Is
TO the effect that manageable men
are commanding a premium.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

The Turk retains a death grip on
his remaining tail leather.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

Taking another cat nap In Mexico
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

Civilization is slipping back.
ward.n AYERS an exchange Slip.
pinel POUNDS It's a full blown
slide.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Once on a time great master created
with his pen q child whose back was
bad and whose legs were queer
And the world loved Jennie Wren be-
cause of her sorrowful kinship to
other children, created by the Greatest
of all Masters. whose Affections are
shut in between the walls of sick
room instead of the covers of a book
There are children in this city who
swing along the street on crutches and
who play merrily with comrades. re-
gardless of their own inferiortty in the
matter Of legs. There are other chill
dren with sapless limbs and pain-dis-
torted bodies who will never know
what life means-outside of the home or
institution in which their misfortunes
are hid. For one, there is a boy a
woman told about the other day. She
found him in a big room, golden with
sunshine and gay with picture books
and toys. And he was perched on one
chair and driving another chair by
bride of scarlet leather, tinkly with
rows Of tiny bells. And laughing.
The woman has a happy way with
so she warned the small boy:
your horse will run away with you,
If you don't look out
The child drew rein and looked at
the woman with friendly concern:
This isn't a horsie It's my new au-
tomobi1e. Can't you see it's not
horsie?"
The woman admitted her mistake and
blamed it on weak eyes. Then she
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Flowers That Do Not Fade,

HT ANSWER many questions of gen
eral character about flowers every
day." said a Washington florist, but
that flower which seems to me to
prompt the most numerous questions
is that simple little thing, which has
opened rose, known to the florists trade
as cape flower or straw flower or
sometimes as the everlasting AS YOU
know. it is extensively used by florists in
wreaths, shields, backgrounds for other
flowers. and In many formal floral de-
signs intended to wear well and to keep
their colors long.
4 have gathered the opinion from
the many questions that I am called
on to answer concerning this flower
that most persons believe that the
everlasting, with it's numerous colors
ana shades. is not a natural flower. 1t
certainly is. however. Great numbers
Of these especially hardy blossoms have
Deen imported every year for long
period of time from Germany and from
France, and of late years the culture of
them has been undertaken on rather a
limited scale in the United States. Per-
haps one of the results of this war will
be the stimulation of. this industry in
the United States
The cape flower. or the straw flower,
is an annual. The flowers are cut from
the stems when the fower-heads are
full and are then hung heads down
until they are dry. They will last in
definitely, and their coIors will not
fade-that is, within anything like a rea-
sonable time. They will hold their col
ors for months. and will not fade out
entirely in years.
Three varieties of this interesting
and unusual flower have been cata-
logued. l will class the first of the
varieties as acroliniu, which grows
about fifteen inches tall, and appears in
white. rose and pink shades. The sec
ond variety is helicrysum, which grows
about two and a half feet tall, and
bears double flowers of purple, yellow.
orange. white and bright rose The
third variety is xeranthemum 1t grows
about three feet tall, and its flowers
are bright, rose. purple and white. In
their home in Europe they are sown
early in the spring in open and sunny
locations, and when they bloom they
continue Towering until the time of
heavy frost. Germany's export trade in
these flowers has been considerable"
Evening star., 1915-04-04
American "Enterprise."

THEY were discussing the enter
prise of the American manufac-
turer. The allegation that the big con-
Germs of this country mulishly refuse to
go out of their way in accommodating
their foreign customers had been toss
ed back and forth. Finally. an officer
of the Marine Corps. who had seen
service in China, spoke:
when / was stationed at Peking,"
he said. 81 had occasion to learn the
system Of one firm. One Of their sales.
men told me the circumstances
This particular firm was a whole
sale hardware house in PENNSYLVANIA.
During sudden spasm of energy it
sent one of it's statesmen to Picking
told him to stir up the oriental trade
and all that sort of thing
The drummer, who carried extensive
samples of the houses products, soon
found that the oriental has little use
for most American mechanical con-
trivances. Modernism did not appeal
to him.
There were, SO the drummer found. a
horde of Chinese MISUNDERSTANDING
ia cks- ll-trades-who could find use
for the American rat-tail file. He ex-
hibited his flies to some of the Chinese
wholesale houses and ultimately landed
DiB OlutI. IL =" dS fdTReT tnan any
| that the American firm had ever re-
ceived before; SO large. in fact, that it
! would keep the factory running some
time to meet it.
The Chinese firm made two stipula-
tions when giving the order-first, that
the files be wrapped in packages of
ten, after the Chinese custom. and sec
ond. that the files be wrapped in blue
paper. of kind with which the tinkers
were familiar. The drummer sent these
stipulations with his order and COM
placently awaited an hystericaI express
sion of gratitude from his firm. Ulti-
mately he received a message 1t read: :
I'VE have been in the hardware busi-
ness for thirty years. During that time
we have always wrapped our files in
brown paper. Also, we have always
wrapped them in packages of one
dozen. We wish to state that what is
good enough for Pennsylvania is good
enough for any Chinaman.
so the entire order was cancelled. and
the drummer was led aboard a boat
sailing for the United States, gibbering
like madman.'
Evening star., 1915-04-04

know when little old creature is
famished for talk, SO the owner Of
the ten-cent plate said, socially:
II know just how you feel! I have
some bits Of
I've nothing left but my memories.
There isn't even an old acquaintance
left. The worlds a mighty fine place
when you are young, but it gets mighty
empty and lonesome when you go up
and down and never see a familiar
face. 1t isn't common pattern and
l don't know but what it might be-
long to my mothers set 1 come to see
it every chance I get if I'm not too
love to buy it, but-still. I'd rather
pay a dollar for the plate than for
A dollar for an old plate when you
can get brand-new one for 10 cents,
1t was one of the best and cheapest
fairy tale chances the second woman
ever had sniff at, and she seized it
on the spot.
Say, I've got plate like that. and
I'll be ever SO glad to give it to
you. / don't particularly care for it.
honest-and, as you say, it reminds
you Of your mothers set at home"
OF course, there was a lot more to
it, but enough is enough-only-th
woman couldn't help saying to herself,
as she went off:
Il wish fairy would come along and
make me a present of a bronze luster
pitcher-but that's the worst about
fairies, there's never any depending on
them
Evening star., 1915-04-04
A Bad Habit.

II MERSON KEOUGH. the govern
- mental efficiency expert, said in an
addyess on efficiency, in correspondence
before the Denver Y NJ. C. A.:
why shouldn't business correspond
ence read as easily and gracefully as a
personal letter? Well, efficient busi-
ness correspondence does so. The world
is tired of the old-fashioned business
letter with everything reversed. like:
"'Yours of IL ulto. to hand. as per
duplicate order inclosed., for shoes,
high. laced. vici, eight dozen: shirts,
assorted. calico. two dozen; socks.
black. wool. sizes assorted. four dozen.
They say that one Of these old-fash-
ioned correspondents who reverse
everything went into restaurant one
day and ordered his dinner like this:
pudding rice. one: tomatoes, one:
po., ditto. ditto: steak, beef, one; soup
lie turt., mock, one"
Evening star., 1915-04-04

there was a lavender-sprigged plate
like the one she had bought for 10
cents in Baltimore, because Of its imi-
tation of the old time pattern-but as
to the rest of the stuff
She was turning away when the little
old woman stopped her with a confiden-
tial outburst:
There's nothing like old chiny to
take you back, is there? My mother
had set like that plate there with the
purplish flowers on the rim-seems like
yesterday, and it was nearly seventy
years ago, when 1 was a little girl and
used to see it on the table when COM
pany came-it's a long time ago
You don't have to be a mind reader to
Evening star., 1915-04-04

as II il was quite the usual thing for
him to be boxed In by pine wood
bars.
'.Ketch onter de cnary in de cage:
rag-tag boy yelled it out, but was
Immediately corrected by another boy
neat little fellow, who showed for
his mammals good care.
This isn't canary bird. This is
pony"
And the look Of plying scorn on
the face OF the rag-tag boy elicited q
round of laughter that would have been
called an ovation" in a vaudeville
show.
A little old woman was staring in the
window Of a junkshop. There wasn't
much to stare at. either-just a lot of
disabled teapots. few plates a pitcher
of bronze luster with a belt Of red
china roses around its squatty middle,
a small chest of drawers with a couple
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Literally So.

From the BOSTON Transcript.
She-Are the Howlers very high-ton-
ed people?
He-High-toned? l should say they
are. When they quarrel you can hear
them two blocks away.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

of knobs gone and a plentiful top lay
Of dust succeed with specks that were
may be last years flies.
Where one woman stops to stare an
other is bound to follow suit. 1t is
human nature. Besides. the second
woman had a couple Of reasons: one
of them being the bronze luster cream
jug. which was as like peas to one she
had lived with in childhood. And
Evening star., 1915-04-04

complimented the small boy on his
ability to run a machine. The tribute
was accepted and condolences returned.
The small boy would really prefer TO
walk but his legs wouldn't let him. SO
he had to ride all the time-except
when he crawled. By way Of backing
his statement with proof he lifted
pink slip, showed his intertwisted and
withered legs-and looked at the
woman for the sympathy experience
had taught him to expect.
Poor baby-not to be able to
walk
The woman's common sense told her
it was an unwise thing to say, only
she just couldn't help 1t.
But | can crawl-watch me
crawl
In a flash he had squirmed to the
floor and was racing over the carpet
floor and back on his hands and knees.
You can't crawl, can you? Not fast,
like me. Neither can doctor nor nurse
nor-anybody-"
The compliment the woman tried to
make choked in her throat, and the
tears rushed to her eyes.
Instantly the child's face clouded
over and one wizened hand caught at
the hem of her dress.
Don't cry. I'm SO sorry you can't
crawl-like me Nobody can"
And the woman went away, sure that
old Sterne knew what he was about
when he wrote that God tempers the
wind to the shorn lamb.
donkey in a crate is enough to at
Evening star., 1915-04-04

donkey in crate is enough to at
tract attention any day of the year.
especially on a new spring afternoon,
when the streets are full of people.
The crate stood in front of an ex-
press Office and the shaggy little beast
inside accepted his position as calmly
Evening star., 1915-04-04

DR.. Paul Bartsch delivered a lecture
at the Business High School Tuesday
evening before parents of pupils Of
the school.
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Morton, his secretary, spent seyeral
days in New York last week.

Offcers of the graduating class of o
street vocational School have been
elected as follows: President. Miss Vir-
ginia Ashby; vice presidents, Roger
wesley and Miss Charlotte Harrison;
secretary. Miss Nellie Pennick; assist
ant secretary. Augustus Berry, and
treasurer, Miss Theodosia Turner
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Mckinley Manual Training School is
to give a lunch, probably the latter
part of May.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Mrs. Glenna Smith Tinnin gave a
number of readings before the Central
High School Dramatic Society Tues
day afternoon.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Arrangements for benefit are being
made BY the Eastern High School
Alumni Association. 1t probably will
be held May 81 at the Columbia Thea
ter, the performance being The Fire
hy"
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Although the full returns are not yet
in from "On to Frisco" the musical
comedy recently presented by pupils
Of the Mckinley Manual Training
school, It is believed it is the biggest
success financially the school has ever
had.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Stephen E. Kramer, assistant super
intendent of schools, was the principal
speaker at a meeting of the Dent
School Mothers Club Wednesday aft
ernoon. He conducted question
box" during which he answered many
questions which were asked him bear
ing on education.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Roscoe c. Bruce. assistant superin-
tendent in charge of colored schools.
went to Nashville, Tenn, last week to
address the Middle Tennessee Colored
Teachers Association. which is in ses-
sion there. Mr. Bruce is scheduled to
deliver three lectures, his subjects
being Vocational Guidance" THE
Temper of the Cultivated Man" and
"The Building Of Character" Fred D.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Plans have been started for the an
nual luncheon of Central High School,
to be held May 19.
Evening star., 1915-04-04

Charles w. Russell. former minister
to Persia, gave anecdotes of his ex-
periences there, and a description OF
the country and It's people, to pupils
Of Western High School at an assembly
at Woodward & Lothrops auditorium
ThlrSdaY narninR