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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1916-08-11

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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29
Life of a Gas Well.

The drilling of wells is only one Of
the big items of expense of a gas
company. The acquisition of and car
rying undeveloped territory is perhaps
the largest item. and one which is not
given much consideration by the con-
sumers, who very seldom stop to think
what 1t costs, or what obstacles the
management has to overcome in order
to acquire a good supply of gas each
year. In some quarters the idea pre-
walls that a gas we'll lasts forever,
and that 1t is not necessary to carry
much unoperated territory; but 1t is
far from the truth. The average life
of an Ohio gas well is four years ana
six months, which has been proven by
taking the records of almost 2.OOO
wells and ascertaining how many have
been abandoned. Some wells only
last a year. others IL or II years; but
the average of the entire number IS
as noted above.-NatiOnal Magazine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29

closed the book. 1t was Miss Sou
She was just a plain girl as I 7 b
carefully explained, and I con,4 AaYe
why l went so dotty and nervnns see 80,
over just because she came o U@s al
talk to me. l suppose it was ~ ~
cause vas De
At least that was the only rooao
/ could discover. "SOh
I've come over to ask Won 10 WON'T.
ever read Motley on William :" sh be
asked. Hes dandy" sue
I'm get him now" said nromr,u
| got up, but hesitated a minnto
While was gone she would 90 aIvav
of course. l decided 1 wouldn't %'
away. Then l thought I'd better rhe,,
l didn't know what to think. locked
down at Martha pIecdingly She
looked up and didn't bat an eve am
find the place for you when Won como
back" she said.
(Copyrlght.)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29

Miss ScrOggS reading-alone. / was
as excited as if 1 had discovered the
heroine on the four hundred and
thirty-fifth page. I approached stealth
lily, to avoid alarming her, and sat
down beside her.
''Working hard?" I asked, with a
perfectly magnificent smile.
She smiled back. "Very," she said.
ANY other girl 1 knew would have
put down her books. felt slight
jolt. But / was there, and I defied
the whole college to remove me. 81
wish could work as hard as you do"
said enviously. At that moment
really meant it.
She looked around the library and
then at me. "I've only got one of the
books she said cordially.
This time the jolt was quite decided.
But I wouldn't give up. IF get a
nice, large book, will you straighten
me out on Queen Elizabeth's family?"
asked. II simply cannot get the
old girls kin untangled."
"Tve got to get my French" said
Miss ScrOggs, hastily, "but I'll call
Miss Evans over. She's splendid in
English history, and know she'll be
glad to help YOU"
Then she went away before I could
object and hauled Miss Evans over to
me. Miss Evans was a pecuiiar-look-
ing, well-seasoned lady, with thick
glasses and gummy smile that would
have warded off burglar. She was
delighted to help me, and she did it
while Miss Scroggs went away to a
neighboring table and studied French,
in which, heaven knows, l needed help
far more than did in history. 1t was
contemplate trick. l couldn't get
away FROM the Evans lady until class
time, and my mind wandered so that
1 got Lizzie's family more mixed up
than ever, and tipped over big laugh
in class while tried to sort them out.
The boys at the house asked me a
lot Of supposedly smart questions that
night about my new affair With Miss
Evans, but 1 took it very scornfully,
even IL it did hurt / was all messed
up In my mind. Was it possible that
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29

for a while. There were tall, thin
girls; short. stout girls; old girls with
spectacles, and nondescript girls with
clothes which fitted them tightly about
the neck and nowhere else in particu-
lar. 1 began to wonder how / was
going to find, among all these girls, the
one who might prove to be the most
sensible and entertaining. OF course
might go and call ON all of them IN
turn, but / baked at this. 1t would
take too much time and suffering, and
besides there were two or three girls
technically speaking-in the class,
any one of whom might be the logical
candidate, and to tell the truth,
didn't have the nerve to take the
chance.
/ sat through half dozen classes
looking over the collection and sizing
them up from their recitations, and
finally decided that Miss Martha
Scroggs would just about do. She was
a thin, freckled girl, bright but not
gaudy, with severe hair tied up to
be out of harms way-a girl whom
had passed on the campus until 1 had
gotten perfectly familiar with her
hat, without ever once looking at her
face. But she had a breezy way of
sizing up the great has-beens in Eng
fish history which pleased me. She
was girl who might be really enter
tanning. l decided to talk with her,
to call on her, and to become her
friend. 1t would be just recognition
of her abilities, anyway. 1t was
shame that so many of the really de-
serving and able young women should
be condemned to loneliness because
their faces didn't happen to embellish
the college scenery. /, Peter Simmons,
would not submit to this injustice and
Martha Scroggs, the brightest girl in
the class, should have good time If
l had any say about it.
Full of this fine resolution, I slid
out of history class rapidly one day
and fell in beside the young lady as
she trotted off toward the library. "Be-
lieve me, Miss Scroggs," 1 said, lifting
my hat, ''you certainly handled old
Henry the wife-collector without
gloves today"
She turned quickly and looked at
me. Then l remembered that / had
never met Miss Scroggs. OF course
we had been in the same class and all
that, but / realized that 1 had never
tripped over any chair earlier in the
year fighting for an introduction. She
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29

looked at me, not in an unfriendly
way, with a sort of curiOsity-as if
had been some new kind of bug. l
felt my fool face beginning to blush
have an awful time with that face
of mine-but l wasn't going to back
out, and l toddled right along, wait
ing to take whatever she chose to
hand me.
Miss ScrOggs looked at me some
more with a sort of perplexed air. Sud-
denly her face Frightened.
''Oh, yes, know nowI' she ex-
claimed. you're the little man who
hides behind Mr.. Pierce, aren't your
"Huhr' 1 said Indignantly. Pierce
was q football man and broad, and
had lodged number of flunks by sit
ting very quietly behind him. But l
didn't care to have the whole class
notice it. 1 stiffened up to my full
height. "Miss Scroggs," said I, you
know LLy name and you know you
know it, and you also know l know
you know it,"
"Oh," she said, "Tve heard you re-
ferred to as Mr.. Simmons, but it's so
much nicer to get information first
hand and accurately"
MY name is Simmons" said, bow
ing low, "Petey' Simmons"
I'm so glad to meet you, Mr.. SIM
MONS" said she, putting out her hand.
"GoOd morning" Then she turned
into the library and left me.
After had thought of this incident
for the rest of the day and most of
the evening, 1 decided to be even
larger than l had any idea could be
and overlook the whole thing. 1t was
natural that Miss Scroggs should be q
little confused by my unexpected
friendliness. Possibly she was even
suspicious. 1t did seem queer. un,
doubtedly, for me to take so sudden an
interest in her. Anyway, she wasn't
used to attention. l might have to
persevere very gently so as not to
brighten her. But she was a bright
little girl and deserved notice and
confound it, she was going to get It
had a chance to take OFF my hat
and say "Good morning" to Miss
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29
Silent Promnter.

To the silent drama, the noiseIess
motor car. the soundless alarm CLOCK,
is added the speechless prompter. VI
course, it is electrical, displaying the
text of the play or opera in illumlnat-
ed letters upon an endless band, run
ming on rollers, and passing in frons
of electric lamps of high power II
doesn't do away with the prompte'
box altogether. Sometimes more thah
one box is used, so that 1t can ~
more clearly seen from all parts oi
the stage. Part of the roller device
can lie below the stage, while Iiie
lamps are placed in the box ana pc
hind the transparent band so as 70
show up the part of the text that ls
passing. The boxes are connecteu
with each other by any suitable ullE,
ing gear and the machinist operates III
the outfit from the side of the stage
by a crank. An electric motor ia"
also be used for running the device
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29

Scroggs on the following day and on
the day after that, but that was all.
She was always surrounded by girl
friends. They were the plain and UNI
adorned members or the class, but
they seemed to enjoy each other so
much that | hated to burst ruthlessly
in on their ranks and take Miss
3croggs away. 1t made me mad, how
ever. 1t was Friday, and now would
have to wait until Monday to become
intimately acquainted with her. Some
how. seeing her hedged about by for
bidding females and entirely inacces-
sible, made me more anxious than ever
to begin the friendship, and Sunday
seemed a long day.
On Monday conditions We're very ia
vorable. 1 cut in ahead of the body
guard going out, and followed Miss
mine. I was quite excited. "Good
morning." 1 said pleasantly, raising
my hat. / was about to fall into step
with her and walk over to the library.
But 1 didn't. She turned and spoke
to me very pleasantly, but from the
next planet, and suddenly 1 became
afraid that if 1 walked with her l
might bore her. Perhaps she didn't
want to be bothered with me that day.
l didn't want to make a bad impress
sion to start with. passed on rap
idly the other way, and by the time ]
had walked around the college build
ings / was indignant. What was the
matter with me, anyway? This was
the only time Petey Simmons had ever
shown the white weather. What was
he afraid of? He ought to be kicked.
I got bow and a smile out of Miss
Scroggs the next day. but she had her
gang with her. / was rather relieved
when l saw it, too. After all, this
was no mere campus enterprise to be
conducted hastily between classes.
would waylay her and walk home with
her. To be sure, she lived In the
opposite part of town, but 1 had lots
of business out that way. had neg
lected it all that year, and now it
was pressing. / cruised dejectedly be-
hind her for two evenings while she
and two of her pestiferous girl friends
chartered gayly homeward. Once j
got a bow from her at her gate, but
that was all. Business was certainly
poor.
But in the third week l had a great
stroke of good luck. 1 wandered into
the library one afternoon and found
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29
LET CLOCK RUN THE RANGE
Electric Cooking Stove That viii
Tighten Work in Kitchen and
Save Cost.

An electric cooking stove that is con.
trolled by clock with an oven. into
which one can put food with the full
assurance that at the time desired il
will be cooked is described by the Sci
entific American.
Meals can be cooked automatically
on the new electric range-that is to
say, the housewife can put the food
in the oven at any time of the dav
and set the clock for automatically
turning on the current, and hence the
heat, at the proper hour, at the same
time setting the thermostat to main
tain the proper temperature. Baking,
roasting and boiling can be done in
this way. When the proper tempera-
ture is reached, which requires ten
minutes to half an hour, depending
upon the temperature required, the
current automatically cuts off, and
from then on cooking proceeds as in a
fireless cooker. The heavy heat insu-
latiOn about the walls Of the oven
two inches of rock wOol-causes the
ovens to retain their heat for hours.
No attention is required until the hour
arrives at which it was determined
the meal should be ready.
with the new electric range break
fast can be prepared in the way just
mentioned the night before with the
assurance that it will be ready exactly
on time"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29
The Black woman,s Burden.

The African girl is a precocious
child, born to the language of sex. If
the buyer is old she will hate him.
She need make no secret of this, she
may tell whom she pleases that, hav-
ing "come to her eyes," she hates the
man who buys her. All but her moth
er will laugh at the venom of the little
tongue, the heavingS of the little chest.
And the day when her master brings
the ivory, or the woman, or the last
articles of barter, that day there will
be a feast in her fathers town, ard
the songs of marriage. If the little girl
weeps-why, SO they always do, the
hearts of children are thus. And in
the evening, when the sun goes down
the path to its setting and she moves
away in the caravan of her husbands
people, you will not ask which of the
children in that caravan is the little
bride; you will know because she
weeps.-Jean Kenyon Mackenzie, in
the Atlantic.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29
Was Proved to Him.

Two Scottish soldiers on their way
to France passed through London, -
was their first experience of the pls
village" and they were naturally keep ,
ing their eyes open. Their "at chlu,
ness was, however, not sharp enC ylsl
to avoid a taxi in the vicinity ol -.
toria Station. and one Of them sJs
knocked over. As he picked hims en-
up, none the worse for his ian 49,, 20
mate growled, "Mebbe ven oelleNe -
buster than KirkintiIloch moo
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-12-29
ROMANCE
AT SIWASH
MGI,OpGE TTTCT1

n n ARTHA and I have been
quarreling again. 1t is one
A of our chief diversions.
1 " Quarreling with Martha is
\ - more fun fhnn agreeing
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
POPULAR LADY
WANTS TRIP EAST
MISS LEDBETTER WILL CANVASS
TOWN FOR SUBSCRIBERS
TO MAGAZINE.

Miss Alline Ledbetter, the popular
bookkeeper of the Singer Sewing Ma.
chine company, is working for the
Eastern trip offered by the Southern
Woman's Magazine for obtaining ITS
subscribers to this most interesting
southern paper.
Miss Ledbetter secured the required
number last summer and thereby won
a trip to the Panama Exposition, free
Of all costs. The trip that she is
now working for, extends on up
through New York, Atlantic City, Buf.
falo and other points of view.
Miss Ledbetter is most charming
young lady and has many friends who
will rally to her call 1t is her inten
tons and wish to renew the subscrip
ton of all subscribers who favored
her before and there is no doubt but
that she will secure the required
number.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
APPEAL TO GOV. RYE
TO APPOINT WIDOW
INSPECTOR Of OILS
MOVEMENT HERE TO OBTAIN APP.
PoINTMENT FOR MRS. Will.
LIAM r. GooDRUM.
FRI. NOS ARE VERY ACTNI
Declare That It Would Be Graceful
And Appreciative Act Upon Part of
The Chief Executive-SeveraI Can.
didates Are Out.

1t is quite probable that Mrs. Good.
rum, widow of the late William F.
Goodrum, coal oil inspector at Colum.
bla, will be appointed his successor
Soon after the funeral of Mr.. Good.
rum on Thursday, movement was
started by his friends, especially
those of the Bigbyville section, where
he and his wife were born and raised
to obtain the appointment for the
widow 1t is one that has met with
much popular favor and seems as
sured of success.
There were about a half dozen an
nounced candidates for the office on
Thursday and several hustled about
and obtained signatures to petitions
and letters of endorsement to the gov.
ernor but the announcement of
friends of Mrs. Goodrum that they
Woulu seek the place Tor her caused
one or two and probably more of the
candidates to get out of the race.
1t is understood that Mr.. Goodrum
left no estate for his widow, that
practically his entire income from his
salary as coal oil inspector and for
that reason the appointment of the
widow at least for the unexpired term
OF year would be very much appre-
ciated and very graceful act upon
the part of Gov. Rye. Mrs. Goodrum
is splendid woman, one of the best
in the county and her friends and sup
porters are exceedingly numerous and
very loyal. While the salary of the
office is small, the duties are not great
and can easily be attended to by Mrs
Goodrum.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25

there to attend sick daughter, Mrs.
Kennedy, when she was stricken and
died soon. She was a true and de-
vout Christian and was member of
the Church of Christ. She was very
much beloved by the entire commune
ty and was ever ready to respond to
any call for aid. She was a woman of
splendid character and strong convic-
tions. In the presence of trouble she
was ministering angel. She is sur
vived by her husband, one son, Walker
Farriss and her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Kennedy.
The funeral services were held
Sunday Afternoon at o'clock, conduct.
ed by Elder w. S. Morton, and in
terment was at Cathey's cemetery.
The following acted as pail bearers:
Gray, Fred, Ralpha, Basil and 2. Ken
nedy and John G. Delk.
Maury Undertaking Co. in charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
SORE THROAT, GROUP, PNEU-
MONA, la GRIPPE AND >COlOS
MORE PREVALENT THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY.

Many thousands are now finding re
lief and preventing pneumonia. it is
said by the use of Miller's Antisep
tic Oil (known as Snake ON. Thls
great oil is said to be the most pene
trating, pain relieving and healing oil
known. For soar Throat, Group, La
Grippe, Diptheria, Tonsilitis, Rheums
tism and Neuralgia, it has been founC
most effective.
Mrs. A. B. Carroll, Memphis. Tenn.
writes: Il have used your wonder
full Snake Oil for Group and sore
throat with most gratifying results
My little girl almost had pneumonia
sent for bottle of this great oil ev
erybody is talking so much about ap
piled it to her throat and chest, anc
1t relieved her at once. Now she II
up and well, l can never praise you
wonderful oil enough for what it die
for her. Number of my friends have
used it for rheumatism and neural
gia with the best of results"
This wonderful new OIL remedy
that is producing such remarkable re-
suits throughout the South is now on
sale 25c and 50c bottles at
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
THOMAS INSISTS
Claim / JUST
REAL ESTATE AGENT FILES AN
ANSWER IN ARMSTRONG
SUIT.

In the case of Armstrong, ct ais
against s. o. Thomas and the Figuers
Realty company, the answer of s. o.
Thomas, one of the defendants, has
been filed. In his answer, filed
through his attorney, R. S. Hopkins,
Mr.. Thomas says that it is true that
he has sued Messrs Armstrong for
commission on sale of real estate,
but that his suit was for 5000 and not
for $3.50; that he brought the suit at
the suggestion of w. G. Armstrong,
who stated that he would abide the
decision Of the Justices court. He
does not know whether Figuers is
entitled to any commission or not but
does insist that he should have a
judgment for 5000 for his reasonable
commission Of five per cent on sale
of $4,000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
HOUSE ENTERED
BUT LITTLE TAKEN
HOME OF MRS. JAMIE HARLAN
AT CROSS BRIDGES is GONE
THROUGH.

While Mrs. jamie Harlan, of Cross
Bridges, was in Columbia shopping
Friday, leaving no one at home, her
residence was entered through a win
dow by burglar or burglars and a
good many eatables taken, but so far
nothing else has been missed, al
though the parties went through every
room in the house. 1t was apparent
as soon as Mrs. Harlan reached her
home that it had been entered Every
drawer was open and things were
scattered about in the widest con-
fusion. Evidently the thief was look.
ing for money. However, there was
none nj the house. Recently the resi-
dence Of DR.. Johnson, pastor of Zion
church, was entered and robbed, and
it is belieevd that the same persons
were guilty of both offenses.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
STOP! CALOMEL
IS QUICKSILVER
IT'S MERCURY! ATTACKS TIE
BONES, SALlvATES AND
MAKES YOU SICK.

There's no reason why a person
should take sickening, salivating cal.
omel when so cents buys large bot
tie of Dodson's Liver Tone-a perfect
substitute for calomel.
1t is pleasant, vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just as
surely as calomel, but it doesn't make
you sick and can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is
perfectly harmless.
Calomel is a dangerous drug. It
is mercury and attacks your bones.
Take dose Of nasty calomeI today
and you will feel weak, sick and
nauseated tomorrow, Don't lose a
days work. Take a spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone instead and you
will wake up feeling great. No more
biliousness, constipation, sluggish
ness, headache, coated tongue or sour
stomach. Your druggist SAYS if Won
don't find Dodson's Liver Tone acts
better than horrible calomel your
money is waiting for you.-(Advt) g
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
MAKING PROGRESS
ON CHURCH PL ANS
COMMITTEE OF FIRST PRESBY.
TERRAIN HAS GENERAL
OUTLINES.

Progress is being made by the COM
mittee of the First Presbyterian
church that is at work on the plans
for the new building. Many of the
details of the structure are yet to be
worked out, but the general lines have
practically been agreed upon. While
no announcement has yet been made
it is quite probable that architectural
lines of the new church will be class
ic. The tendency of the times Is in
that direction in practically all public
buildings. 1t is hoped to be ready
for the architect within the next few
days.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
DR.. BELLS PINE TAR HONEY

For your cold, for your cough, for
your feverish throat, nose and head,
use D. Bells Pine Tar Honey. Hon.
ey soothes the irritation, Pine Tar
cuts the phlegm, thus relieving con-
gestion. Pine Tar also acts as an an.
tiseptic, as a rsult general relief fol.
lows. Breathing becomes easier and
further inflammation is arrested. In.
sist on DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey. II
is an ideal treatment. Price 25c.
advt-3
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW

A sluggish liver can cause a person
an awful lot of misery. Spells of diz.
ziness, headaches, constipation and
biliousness are sure signs that your
liver needs help. Take DR.. Kings
New Life Pills and see how they help
tone up the whole system. Fine for
the stomach too. Aids digestion. Pu
rifles the blood and clears the com
plexion. Only Csc at your druggists
advt-3
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
GOING UP.

Jimson-How is you'd rheumatism
getting on? u
BilsonIt's getting along slowly, but
I'm very hopeful now.
Jimson-I'm glad to hear that.
Bilson-Yes, it commenced in my
feet and has gradually worked up to
my shoulders. I'm in hopes that in
about a week it will go off into my
hat.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
SMILE, BE HAPPY!
TAKE CASCARETS
CHEER UP! REMOVE THE VIM
TER'S POISlN FROM YOUR
LIVER AND BOWELS.
Enjoy life! Don't stay bilious,
sick, heaoachy and
constipated.

Spend 10 cents-feel grand!- TO.
night take Cascarets to liven your
liver and clean your bowels. Stop
the headaches, bilious spells, sour
ness, gases, coated tongue, bad
breath, sallowness and constipation
Take Cascarets and enjoy the incest,
gentlest inside cleansing" you ever
experienced. Wake up feeling fine
Cascarets is best cathartic for chill
dren.-(Advt.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25

The day of harsh physics is gone
People want mild, easy laxatives
Doan's Regulets have satisfied thou
sands. Csc at all drug stores
(Advt)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-02-25
WHY WORRY.

Zone of my ancestors could have
bought the site of Chicago for a very
low sum-"
"Say you SO
1.-TWO dollars an acre."
Don't repine. You're probably
nothing out. If he'd bought the land
and hung on to it, they would have
had to locate the town somewhere
else"