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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-01
PAULIME's WISHES.

| CCoPyIlSul, 1919, 10y inc mcclure NEWS
paper Syndicate).
Pauline Clare was home for a holiday
and it was raining. 1t was bad
enough to have rain at boarding
school, when one was at lessons, but
to have it when there was so much fun
to be had was something too trying on
the nerves.
Sc Polly sat in the big chair before
the library CRATE fire and sulked. Bev-
erly was off at a boy scout meeting.
Mamma was taking a nap. Mary was
busy with mince pies in the kitchen,
and the house was as still as a mouse,
Not a sound but the tick, took of the
big clock in the corner of the hall
the drip. drip, drip of the water run
ming down the pane.
She threw her coat ON the bac OF
her chair. but h red tam o'shanter
cap h still kept on her brown curls.
AS she cameo back she felt the WOODEN
tassel flop in her face.
If this were only u wishing cap"
she laughed. II would pretty soon fix
things all right. I would have
my rain or snow. n the weather
would always be pleasant and sunny.
with no wind at all"
1T is a wishing cap" she seemed to
hear a voice say out of the shadows of
the big room.
my, what was that 2" she exclaimed.
Sounded k spoke. 1t can't
be q wishing cap. when it is the red
WOODEN one dad gave me last year"
Just try it once.'' came again a
voice out of h gloom.
"All right" laughed Pauline. Here
goes@I wish 1t would stop raining and
turn warm. and the flowers would
come out and the trees be full Of
leaves and it o be summer again."
Before she had ceased to speak q
wonderful change took place. The rain
ceased. the sun came u hot, the
flowers sprang up in the yard as il by
magic. and the trees were green in the
sunny air. But the people going by
with their winter clothing on began to
grow faint with the unusual heat. The
house. which wes heated by a furnace,
was SO warm that every one left 1t ex-
cept Pauline, who was too busy to
think about her own feelings.
A farmer passing down the street
stopped by the window, and Pauline
heard him talking to a friend about
the weather. Il can't imagine what is
the matter" he exclaimed. This sud-
den July in Is.x larry will ruin the coun-
try-our crc~ will sprout, the wheat
the next change. We were having a
nice soaking rain when this happened.
We don't need hot weather. but a good
tall OF snow to help the crops"
Pauline had begun herself to see
that h had made a mistake in bring
-.o Nv AA4kO W4AAGCAe
People who were dressed for the cold
weather were suffering; SO were the
farmers and everything else with the
heat.
Il believe I would like to go skating
this afternoon" Pauline said, aloud.
SO I wish 1t would freeze and freeze
everything hard as q rock"
In q moment a violent change was
seen. People who had been painting In
the street began to shiver and tremble
with the cold; the furnaces, which had
fire and the cold houses shut. The
flowers froxe. turned black and drop
ped from their stems and the trees
shed their wilted leaves.
Down the street came the same
farmer who had passed before, and
again he spoke. to his friend about the
weather.
Here It has frozen up. and just
after that hot spell brought up the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-01
Wsraiks Inventions by Men Of Peace.
By waidemar Kaempffert. in the Amer

6O0COs
BY Waldemar Kaempffert, in the Amer.
lean Review Of Reviews.
e e OF the anomalies of warfare
tnat n machinery for fighting and
HAllng q beer brought to It's present
pnastly perfection not by swashbuck-
..ne. Dioodthirsty soldiers, but by mild
hammered. peace-loving civilians. True
both army and navy officers have ex,
eFclsed their ingenuity to heighten the
t0tr0rs OF battle. but theirs are rather
acaoemlc improvements on the more
daring -contrivances OF civilian me-
cnantcs mi engineers. Who gave us the
e0rrcted ironclad? Not q naval Of
0cer. but Ericsson, q marine enrineer
VINO invented the machine gun, which
sQutrts death every day on a dozen E,,l-
ropean Backgrounds? Not q colonel
0r g captain. but Hiram Maxim, q brill
liant American mechanic. Who gave
the battleship its quick-actinE. gun
~elevating mechanism? Not an ensign
Of commodore. but Janney, an Ameri-
can mechanical engineer. Who in
vented the motors for turning turrets
rapidly? Not q lieutenant. but IN.
Ward Leonard. one Of Edison's former
assistants. Who planned the subma-
Robert Fulton. an artist.
SO. n after another. the really inn
portant, the really epoch-makinE in
venttons comprising the mechanism Of
warfare prove to be the conceptions OF
rOmantically imaginative but lamb-like
private citizens. Usually their con-
trivances are anything but perfect.
They nus be developed, and it is in
he'll development hat the professional
soldier has been most ~serviceable.
It II thus not only with the guns and
submarines of war, but also with tina
telephones and electric lights OF peace:
for the inventions that have made the
United States and other countries com
merctally great came not from within
gtven industries. but from without. AL
Ways It 70 q dreamy pioneer. an in
trepid free lance. aflame with enthu-
aiaarn. who enriches his country with q
radically new 1abor-saving device or
way of utilizing energy. Morse was q
portrait painter when he first turned
his attention to the telegraph; Bell wa
teacher Of deaf mutes when he be-
IAN his experiments with the tele-
phone; Edison was q. patentee OF tele-
graphs and Photographs when ne rave
N the tncandescent lamp; Marconi
mere lad with q liking for
phyMicn when he conducted his first
e~uGceeefult experiments In wireless tele-
9s1phy. With the single conspicuous
excoptl0n OF Edtson not one OF the In
vontQrs wh ave blaxed new trails
zsGstvN TO the world devices that, could
sfhHmAIkefed at once. Development
ACKNOWLEDGMENT by less
Hi2t1l1tant tntollocts identtned with the
lindustraes TINT WerN benefited.
/ ~ xesland prohibits meat sx-
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-12-01
THE r FAlsE srEP.

Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure News
paper ~Syndicate).
III you could go back, dear. to the
forks of the road
Back the long years you have borne
sorrows load.
Back to the place you resolved to de-
eide.
BY this or by that through your life
to abide.
Back to The sorrow and back to the
care.
Back to the hour when the future was
II you were there now and decision to
make,
Tell me. oh! loved one. which road
would you9take?"
While SO much is being said, writ
ten and done to protect the morals of
the women who have already entered
the primrose path, why not give a lit
tie heed and q gentle, loving word of
caution to the young girls cropping
faltering feet fatally lear that bend in
ffe's road where the sign board Of
gayety. pleasure and the wrong kind
OF affection points one way and the
sing board of virtue. toll, with SEEM
lngly little hope of joy. points in the
opposite direction?
The women who have gone through
the turnsttle from right to wrong know
both sides Of life. taught by the great
and exact teacher, experience. They
are competent to decide for themselves
which was truest and best-their for
beautiful trust and hopes. or the
gloomy present which withlolds the
promise of a sunny future.
An ounce Of prevention is worth a
pound Of cure. God said to erring
women 60 and sin no more!" He
kn0w fhQf fhof~ ovn,n @,,I~ranr% -
right and wrong was more powerful
to work reform thar all the aid the
outside world could offer. She is able
to realize the gravity of h situation
and cam, IL h will, turn over a new
clean leaf and start life afresh.
1t Is the young girls who do not
know the result Of folly and are in
danger Who should engage the atten-
tion Of those who are seeking to as
suage social evils"
Let us not mince matters in point
ing out to young girls how the down.
fall OF the too trusting is brought
about. No girl plans her W ruin,
her dreams are sweet, pure and beau
ttful. h has her romantic day dreams
OF having q sweetheart-just that, no
more. a young man crosses her path.
StraiGhtway they become interested in
each other. It makes q world OF diff
ference what kind Of q man she meets.
II ne has n and q conscience. up-
on noting her shy. maidenly growing
fOndness for him he will have the de-
sire to propose marriage to her II he
returns her affection. The very touch
Of her hand will be sacred to such
2 lover. her near presence MI him with
awe and reverence. He would no
more dare offer her the slightest at
front. startle her into fear. than he
would his right arm OF, that 10
The wrone sort Of a vouid hes.waat
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Monday Club.

The Monday Club held its regular
meeting in the library room Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. After a short
business meeting the program, Edu-
cation, was placed in charge of Mrs.
J.. w. Cass, chairman of the day. Mrs.
P. NJ. Ward read very instructive
paper on Education for Peace"
women and the Peace Movement"
written by Mrs. S. c. Williams and
read by Mrs. F. B. ST. John, was one
of the most classical papers heard
this year and was greeted with hear
ty applause. Critique, 1.-THE Trojan
Women" Euripides, was the third
number and was ably handled by Mrs.
]. NJ. Gaunt, concluded the program
for the afternoon. The interest and
enthusiasm in the club work this
year is genuine, as is shown in the
papers that are read-each one
showing much research work and
careful preparation. The Monday
club stands for all that is uplifting
and elevating.
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than in her travelling suit, fur
trimmed, with shoes and hat to
match, Immediately after the cere.
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Swingle left for
a short wedding tour. This young
couple belong to two of the most
families of East Tonnes
see. The bride is charming and
young lady and numbers her
friends by the hundreds. She is the
second daughter of Mrs. Sue C. Err
vim. The groom is young business
man of Johnson City and the son of
George W. Swingle. The many
friends of this popular young couple
wish them much joy and success.
Mrs. Sue C, Erwin
announces the marriage
of her daughter
Viola Ruth
to
Mr.. James Vincent Swingle
Monday, October twenty-fifth
nineteen hundred and fifteen
Mayday Farm
JonesborO, Tenn.
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FREE PORTS
BUILDERS Of
COMMERCE
CONGRESS SHOULD GIVE THEM
PREFERENCE IN APPRo.
PRIATioNS.
BY Peter Radford.

This nation is now entering upon
an era of marine development. The
wreckage of European commerce has
drifted to our shores and the world
war Is making unprecedented de-
mands for the products of farm and
factory. In transportation facilities
on land we lead the world but our port
facilities are inadequate, and our flag
is seldom seen in foreign ports. If
our government would only divert the
energy we have displayed in conquer.
ing the railroads to mastering the
commerce of the sea, foreign bot
tom would be unknown on the oceans
highways.
This article will be confined to a
discussion of our ports for the pro-
ducts OF the farm must pass over our
wharfs befora reaching the water We
have in this ration 81 ports, of which
Al are on the Atlantic and 10 are on
the Pacific Coast. The Sixty-second
Congress appropriated over $51,O0O,.
900 for improving our Rivers and
Harbors and private enterprise levies
a toll Of approximately $50,000,000
annually in wharfage and charges for
which no tangible service Is rendered.
The latter item should be lifted of
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hearers along the trail of Boone,
showing the progress of the State
through more than a century and
climaxed in the power plants of the
harnessed rivers. AS an aid the
stereopticon was used, and that old
instrument has lost none of its charm
in this day of the movies" by the
restfulness of its scenes. There were
rough mountain trails and peaceful
valleys pasturing herds of cattle and
sheep, golden heads of grain and
cotton blossoms, colonial homes and
old fashioned log cabins, But that
which appealed most were the rare
portraits of the old pioneers, Sewer
and Boone, and Robertson and Shell
by and Jackson, and she eulogized
them, now and then bringing out
word pictures that ran into the
rythm of rounded sentences. But
right here it might be suggested, not
IN the spirit Oh CIlllClSlh, IlldI oiC
should not leave out old Davy Crock
EFT, whose life was an inspiration
and whose memory is revered by
nation. There is new slogan, See
America First" but this lecturer
makes one feel that to know ones
own state first would be the best to
begin with. Given elsewhere it would
increase interest in Tennessee and
given at home would make any Ten
nessean feel proud to stand up and
say, this is my own, my native land"
Mrs. Slack has charming personal
ity to begin with. naturalness in
delivery that is fetching, and these
with the experience she is getting,
should make her platform enter
tainer along the very line she has
selected.
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Swingle-Eryin Wedding.

At MAY Day." the beautiful coun-
try home of the brides parents, on
Monday evening, October rs, 1915, oc-
CURED the marriage of Miss Viola
Erwin and Mr.. James Vincent Swim
gIeL Present to witness the nuptials
were only the members of the i'm
mediate family of the bride. The Err
vim home was made very attractive
with beautiful decorations, including
roses, chrysanthemums and potted
plants. Rev. D. o. Byers, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church OF
Jonesboro, presided at the event
The bride was never morel lovely
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the backs of the farmer of this ma
ton and this can be done by Congress
directing it's appropriations to ports
that are free where vessels can tie up
to a wharf and discharge her cargo
free of any fee or charge.
A free port is progress. 1t takes
out the unnecessary link in the chain
of transactions In commerce which
has for centuries laid a heavy hand
heavily laden with results or will
more widely and equally distribute
its benefits rs that of free port
and none can be more easily and Of.
fectively secured.
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A BIBLICAL RIDDLE.

To the Editor. of The Comet:
Sir-A great many years ago a
?ominent merchant in Taunton,
Mass, promised to an eccentric old
woman named Lucy King, living in
the neighborhood, prize, if. taking
her subject from the Bible, she would
compose a riddle he could not guess.
She won the prize with the following:
God made Adam out of dust,
But thought it best to make me first;
So | was made before the man
To answer Gods most holy plan.
My body God did make complete,
But without arms, or legs, or feet;
My ways and acts He did control,
But to my body gave no soul.
A living being | became,
And Adam gave to me my name;
from his presence then withdrew
And more of Adam never knew.
did my Makers law obey,
Nor from it ever went astray;
Thousands of miles / go in fear
But never on the earth appear.
For purpose wise, which God did see,
He put a living soul in me
A soul from me my God did claim,
And took from me that soul again.
For when from me that soul had fed
l was the same as when first made;
And without hands, or feet. or soul,
travel on from pole to pole.
l labor hard by day and night,
To mortal man l give great light
Thousands of people, young and old,
Will by my death great light behold.
No right nor wrong can | conceive;
The scriptures l cannot believe;
Although my name therein is found,
They are to me an empty sound.
No fear of death doth trouble me,
Real happiness / shall never see;
To Heaven l shall never go,
Nor to the grave, nor He'll below.
Now when these lines you slowly
read,
Go search your Bible with all speed,
For, that my names recorded there,
I honestly to you declare.
Can any of your readers tell me
what the answer to the riddle was?
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OUT OF THE GLOOM
Many a Gloomy Countenance In john
son City Now Lighters With
Happiness.

hupplHCoo'
A bad back makes you gloomy.
Can't be happy with continual
backache.
The aches and pains of bad back
are frequently due to weak kidneys.
Doans Kidney Pills are recon-
mended for weak kidneys.
So Johnson City citizens testify.
r. C. Collins, 102 Ivy Street, john
son City, says: For years my kid
neys were weak and the secretions
passed too freely. / had to get up
often at night on account of this
weakness. My back got weak and
achy and / had rheumatic twinges in
the joints of my arms. Dropsical
swellings appeared beneath my eyes
and in my feet and had dizzy spells.
Deciding to try Doan's Kidney Pills,
got some from Ward & Friberg's
Bee Hive Drug Store. They helped
me and several more boxes cured me.
During the past four years the trou-
BILE has not returned"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doar's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Collins had. AIilburn Co.
Prop, Buffalo, N. Y. Advt.
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FIAE FOR INJUNCTION
AGAINST JOHNSON CITY

Chancellor Haynes has granted a
fiat for an injunction against the city
in the building or the location of the
new court house to the following cit
liens and tax payers: J. A. Denton,
s. s. Crumley, Isaac Harr, c. L. Mar
shall, F. B. st. John, A. R. Johnson,
C. ]. Broyles.
The bill as filed attacks the cleo
ton law under which the election
was held and under which bonds for
the court house were voted. Chan
cellor Haynes has granted the in
junction fixing the bonds of the com
plainants at $4,000.
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FACTS FOR SFFFERERS

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gestion. Be it neuralgia, rheuma-
tism, lumbago, neuritis, toothache.
sprain, bruise sore stiff muscles or
whatever pain you have yields to
Sloan's Liniment-brings new fresh
blood, dissolves the congestion, re-
lieves the injury, the circulation is
free and your pain leaves as if by
magic. The nature of its qualities
penetrate Immediately to he sore
spot. Don't keep on suffering. Get
a bottle of Sloan's Liniment. Use it..
It means instant relief. Price 25c
and soc. $1.0O bottle holds six times
as much as the Csc size.
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Mrs. Slack'S Lecture.
bristol Herald Courier.)

Mrs. Charles H. Slack. in her lee
ture, Historic Places in Tennessee,
appeared Monday night before an
audience that crowded the Elks' Hall
and many extra seats had to be pro-
vided. 1t may seem odd to have a
lecture on this subject given in the
state itself, but it is no exaggeration
to say that it was revelation to
many and to all there was something
new talked about. Mrs. Slack was
introduced by Mrs. John W. Price,
on behalf Of the D. A. R. chapter she
represented, followed by America"
sung by the audience. She took her
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suralar. scared Her to Death.

Fright from burglars visit has
caused the death Of Mrs. Lucius +.
Spencer at her home at Passaic, N. J.
Fear of thieves had always haunted
her, and when she was awakened by
the flash of dark lantern through
bedroom window full in her face, she
screamed several times, frightening
the intruder away, and then became
unconscious.
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No Cruelty Allowed,

A Boston contemporary announces
the engagement OF the son Of DIR.
Francis H. Rowley, president of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals and Mrs. Rowley."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
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Frank E. Broyles was down from
Erwin Monday on business.
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Chinese Compilations.

The exquisite complexion of the
young Chinese women Is due to the
great care which they give their skin
Generally speaking, the result Is due
to massage.
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Born, to Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Ham
mer, an S-pound girl.
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RreyltY Appreclated.

A preacher is In error who imagines
that he can make his sermon immor-
tai by making 1t everlasting. New
York Outlook.
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D. H. Cameron, of Townsend, was
here this week looking after business
interests.
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F. F. Jones left Tuesday for bus
mess trip to Anderson county.
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Society and Personals

Miss Bertha Dennis is the guest of
Erwin relatives.
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DR.. P. C. Sanders, of Elkhorn City,
KY, was in Johnson City this week
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Attorney Thad A. Cox transacted
legal business at Jonesboro this week.
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G. e. Robertson, H. w. Nichols and
C. H. Jones were here from Bristol
this week.
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Ralph ]. Young of MonteZuma, n
c., was in the city Tuesday the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Scott.
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A. P. Mcneil is on business trip
to Knoxville and Chattanooga in the
interest of the Johnson City Box
company.
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Friends of George Blackburn will
be pleased to know that he has en-
tered Peddies school for boys at
Hightstown. N. j.
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Miss Nettie Wallin has issued in
yitations to a song recital at her
home on Unaka avenue Friday even
ing. She will be assisted by Mrs.
Aiken.
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w. A. league, of Morristown; c.
E. Lucas, of Braemer; M. H. YORK
and Daniel Briscoe, Jr., of Knoxville,
and F. C. Rose, of Chattanooga, were
arrivals at the Colonial.
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so~~~~nnnnN~N.o~o.o~~~oo<~o~
Society and Personals
>~~~~e~N.~~~.~~~
Miss Bertha Dennis is the guest of
Erwin relatives.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Ham
mer, an S-pound girl.
Frank E. Broyles was down from
Erwin Monday on business.
F. F. Jones left Tuesday for bus
mess trip to Anderson county.
DR.. P. C. Sanders, of Elkhorn City,
KY. was in Johnson City this week.
Attorney Thad A. Cox transacted
legal business at Jonesboro this week.
D. H. Cameron, of Townsend, was
here this week looking after business
interests.
G. E. Robertson, H. w. Nichols and
C. H. Jones were here from Bristol
this week.
Ralph ]. Young of Montezuma, n
c., was in the city Tuesday the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Scott.
A. P. Mcneil is on a business trip
to Knoxville and Chattanooga in the
interest of the Johnson City Box
company.
Friends of George Blackburn will
be pleased to know that he has en-
tered Peddies school for boys at
Hightstown. N. J..
Miss Nettie Wallin has issued in
vitations to a song. recital at her
home on Unaka avenue Friday even
ing. She will be assisted by Mrs.
Aiken.
w. A. league, of Morristown; G,
E. Lucas, of Braemer; M. H. YORK
and Daniel Briscoe, Jr., of Knoxville,
and F. C. Rose, of Chattanooga, were
arrivals at the Colonial.
C. S. Hall, A. J. Potts and r. F.
Macahmer, of Knoxville; j. A. Dun
can, of Memphis; H. c. Morris, Elmer
w. Fox and c.. M. B. Weaver, of Nc
Cloud, Tenn, were arrivals at the
Windsor Tuesday.
Deputy Collector T. B. WINS re-
ports to the Office of the internal rev
enue collector the raiding Of two
stills in Monroe county. The entire
plants. which were of average size
were captured.
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c.. S. Hall, A. J. Potts and r. F..
Macahmer, of Knoxville; j. A. Dun
can, of Memphis; H. c. Morris, Elmer
w. Fox and C. M. B. Weaver, of Nc
Cloud. Tenn, were arrivals at the
Windsor Tuesday.
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Deputy Collector T. b. Wins re-
ports to the Office of the internal rev.
enue collector the raiding of two
stills in Monroe county. The entire
plants. which were Of average size,
were captured.