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The Detroit times., 1916-05-10

LONDON. May l0.-American
Consul Frost a. Queenstown, today
wired conhrmation OF press reports
hat the White Star liner Cymric.
,orpedced Monday afternoon with
the loss Sf I've lives, was attacked
without warning
Frost also confirmed the state
-aent that there were no Americans
aboard The Cymric and that she Was
Lot srmei.
II was authoritatfvely stated TO
day thai the Cyrrric was not in ad'
miralty service. As an ordinary
merchantman she was entitled 10
all the immrnities granted by Ger
mary in her pledges 10 the United
States IT the reply TO the American
note.
Special dispatches all agree that
the Cymrie did not attempt TO es-
cape.
Captain Beadnell was quoted as
saying that the Cymric vas tor
pedoed without warning and that no
Submarine was seen. though several
OF the crew saw the wake OF the
torpedo. One or two officers. how
ever. declared they saw submarine
which submerged just before a tor
pedo crashed through the engine
room. killing four men outright. A
|fifth was drowned In attempting TO
enter a boat;
War munitions valued at more
than 81. O00, 900 went down with the
ship.
WASHINGTON, May ia cable
gram from Consul Frost at Queens
town, dated p. m. yesterday. Ban
Try. received by the state depart
ment today. stated that members OF
the crew OF the Cymric were IN
open boa's in rather rough weather
COR seven and onehalf hours, fol-
lowing the torpedoinz Of the vessel
The state department gave out III
following message:
mo Americans on the Cymric.
rive British lives lost. No warn
ing by submarine. Wake of tor.
pedo seen after explosion. Cymric
unarmet. Weather rather rough.
Crew IN open boats 1880 to Q p. m.
May 9. former hour being that OF
explosion. Cymric sank three this
morning"
The Detroit times., 1916-05-10

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The Tupelo journal., 1916-07-28
AUTOMATIC LAW EhFoRcEs
An Ingenious Apparatus for the Mo
torist Who Desires
Safety.

Vice-Consul H. M. Byington, at Bris
tol, reports as follows concerning q
new British apparatus which controls
the speed of motor cars;
According to the published descrip
ton OF a practical trial, the device
automatically removes the clutch
when the speed Of the car slightly
exceeds the arranged limit and when
necessary the brake is also automatic
ally applied until the rate Is reduced
Just below the limit. The brake is
chen quickly but gently removed an:
the clutch again put in. A semaphore
10 automatically raised to warn the
driver when he il approaching the
maximum. The mechanism. which
hts In a compact aluminium box and
works in oil, takes very little space.
it IS but IN action OF our Of gear in
an Instant, and there is no need to
stop ~ blQN down the car while this
Is sbst23d0ne. The apparatus can
~ locked up so that the driver OF q
car cannot exceed the speed desired
BIZ the owner.
Every EFFORT was made on the trial
to get the ear to exceed the limit
which was set for Is miles an hour
On coming to a fairly steep hill the
engine was allowed full power and
the car instantly started to gain
speed. But as soon as the limit wal
reached the brakes were applied
strenuously, as If BY magic Though
no sudden Jar was experienced, and
the engine merely raced without tn
slightest effect on the car, the speed
being maintained at the 1S-mile rate
k~hrouSAout
The Tupelo journal., 1916-07-28
Immense Sale of Natol Pineap
pie Pepsin in Our City

There has just been received another
large consignment of Natol Pineapple
Pepsin Compound. Its soothing stimu-
lating effects and the. fact that chem
ically it resembles the digestive fluids
Of the stomach makes it an ideal medi-
cine for all forms of stomach trouble,
poor digestion and bowel disorders It
is made from pineapple juice and pep
sin combined with other needful ingrc-
dents. Soc trial size bottles. St. Clair
Drug Co.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-07-28
The Story of Two Fowls

My duck she lays a bigger egg
than the helpful hen can lay, but
when she's through she cackles
not, but simply walks away.
And SO we scorn the silent duck
but the helpful hen we prize
which is only another way to say
it pays to advertise. Associated
Advertising.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-07-28
BEFORE YESTERDAY

If you got can Of Ross Dead
Quick" Spray day before yester-
day. and used it well. you are
today without bedbugs, ants.
|fleas, chicken mites, plant and
vegetable insects. If you did
not, then get it today. Sold in
Tupelo by st. Clair Drug Co.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-07-28

Allen & Robins blacksmith shop
is now located, and then entering
Town Creek swamp with devious
ways, which no stranger could
hope to safely thread without a
guide. No bridges, no levees.
Now, We pass over splendid
levees and macadam roads.
Then, for many years old man
Mauldin carried the mail once a
week from Pontotoc to Fulton,
riding horseback, carrying the
few bundles the people asked
without charge, while now. the
mail is carried twice each day in
an auto trem Tupelo to Fulton.
But in nothing is there a great
er contrast between the Then
and Now than in the liquor bust
ness. Then, there was from one
to many saloons in every town OF
any size, and at every cross
roads, where there was no sa-
loon. some one had what was
called a grocery, where liquor
was sold by the gallon. And
then, while not universal, it was
a common thing for the decanter
to be produced and liquor offered
all corners and goers. The SEN
timents Of the people were in
favor of the saloon generally.
In 1854 | heard the first temper
ance lecture that was ever deliv-
cred in old Itawamba county. 1t
was at old Andrews Chapel.
now in Lee county, and the
speaker was Prof. B. f. Manire.
afterwards an honored minister
in the Christian church. | am
glad to be able to record that he
lived to see the result of his la
bors in the abolition of the saloon
for many years before he was
called over the River.
I Then, there were no Sabbath
schools in this country. In 1859
there were very good church
houses and school buildings. but
I never heard Of a Sabbath school
before the war, and after the war
not a single Sabbath school in old
Fulton till organized one in an
old store which we had fitted up
for a C. P. church house. This
was the first Sabbath school |
ever attended, and | was, the SUI
perintendent. Now. a church
without a Sabbath school for the
children is considered on the way
to dissolution.
There are many other things
of which | would like to write,
but this article IS long enough
already.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-07-28
What Would Hughes Have
Dome?

When the New York Tribune,
in the heat of its zeal for the
nomination of Roosevelt, inject
ed into the pre-convention dis
cussion a significant query, it
started something. It pertinent
~ asked:
In what respect would Mr..
Hughes have acted other than
the president did?
What would he have done that
the president has not done?
At what point, and in what
manner, would he have changed
the presidents record?
Nobody has answered that
query yet, and the silence gets
more embarrassing from day to
day.
What would Mr.. Hughes have
$500
done with regard to the slaugh-
ter Of Americans by submarines9
What would he have done
with regard to shipments of mu-
nitions.
What would he have done with
respect to warning Americans
off the high seas. where they
have a right under international
law to go with assurance of
safety?
Mr.. Hughes will never get
through this campaign without
answering these questions. They
relate TO things about which the
voting Americans would like to
know.
Would he have allowed Amer
leans to be destroyed. contrary
to international law and the laws
of humanity, while traversing
the seas on ocean liners?
Would he have restrained
American citizens from going
abroad in pursuit. Of their af-
fairs?
Would he have put an end to
the shipment of munitions to
the bel!igerents?
Until he discloses what he
would have done in respect to-
these policies he is in no position
to criticise anybody.
It is unreasonable to expect
that the New York Tribune will
be as curious about these mat
tiers after the Chicago episode
as it was before.
Can Roosevelt, or any follower
of his, consistently support
Hughes unless he tells?-St. Jo-
seph Observer.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-07-28
kuykendalI's Greaseless
Liquid Eczema Remedy
Is the Greatest Eczema,
Scalp and Skin Remedy
of the World

Cures all kinds of itching skin troubles
now; poison oak itch, ring worm, chick
en-. pox, any itching skin. Sores resem
bling cancers. Physicians fail. this
remedy cures Samples to sufferers
free. For sale by
Pound Kincannon- Elkin Co.. st. Clair
Drug Co., Clifton's Pharmacy, Tupelo,
with all up-to- date druggists in county.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-07-28
THEN AND NOW
BY Cor. w. L CLAYTON

lawyer in 1859 Then, | was in
the strength of young manhood;
now, | am forging toward my
eightieth birthday and waiting
at the threshold.
81 am waiting at the threshold,
Weary, faint and sore,
Waiting for the dawning,
For the opening of the door;
Waiting till the Master
Shall bid me rise and come
TO the glory of His presence,
To the gladness of His home.
My friends who started with me
Have entered long ago;
One by one they've left me
To struggle with the foe.
Their pilgrimage was shorter,
Their victories sooner won,
How gladly they will hail me,
When all my toll is done"
Then, | came on horseback,
picking my way as best / could
through the swamps, mud and
slush, with not forgetting the
sticky beeswax; now, | came in
a friendly auto, skipping over
magnificent macadam roads, in
one-ffth the time. and without
any WEAKNESS to even an old
man, while then the horseback
ride to a young man of p was a
WEAKNESS to the flesh, especially
to a man who has q fellow-feel-
ing for his beast.
Then and now the old court
house stands the same as in the
long ago. She stands today as
she did then. Change is written
on everything else, but the old
court house and the old well,
with its iron bound oaken
bucket, give the same appear
ance and the same welcome. But
the corners and goers are a diff
ferent generation. Where now
are those magnificent lawyers,
who crossed the threshold Of this
old court house in 1859, some
then old, others middle aged,
and still a few Of my age or
younger?
My memory tells NE that they
have all passed over the river,
and now Ionly am left. When
/ look round me and think Of
these, my associates in the legal
profession, | exclaim:
Il feel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted,
Whose lights are fed, whose garland
dead,
Ana all out ne aepaTCcu.
And when | turn from the le-
gal profession to the friends of
my young manhood. not even one
man, woman or child. who were
living in the old town when |
moved there in 1859. now lives
there. Some few live. but not
there. All, Fulton. | walked
again over your streets and by
ways as I did in the long ago.
but then there stood by my side
the friends of my youth and
young manhood to cheer and
comfort; now, | stand alone,
=straining to hear some familiar
voice. looking for some stately
] form IF the men of other days.
but the eye sees not, nor does
the ear hear. | stand alone of
all those who stood with me in
the long ago. The streets and
Che old town generally are very
much as they were in the days
] of yore: but the forms | then
saw and the voices | then heard
are vanished and as silent as the
grave.
But friends of the long ago, as
long as memory holds her sway,
] my heart shall run cut toward
and respect and love your mem
ory. A few more footballs and
! we'll meet again.
Passing from the old town
;tuolf to the county south on the
The Tupelo journal., 1916-07-28
rhe ouinIne Fiat Does aot Attsct rha Hean

Because OF its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA,
TIVE BROMO DUMMIES better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature of z. W. GROVE. 25c.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-07-28

I have money to Loan on Improved
farm land. %. x. GARY. A-tf
The Tupelo journal., 1916-07-28

Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System
The Old Standard general Strengthening tonic.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria, enriches the blood, and builds up the sys-
TEN. A true tonic. For adults and children. SOC.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-12-08

set fire to and destroyed two pub
lie schoolhouses near Gladys during
tie past three weeks. The old man
was unable to furnish bail, and went
to the county jail at Rustburg.
a dispatch from Seward, Alaska,
says train crews on the United States
Railway reported Wednesdays wealth
CT the coolest they ever experienced.
the temperature at one point where
three mountain valleys meet being
estimated at so degrees below zero.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-12-08
VIRGINIA NEWS
Paragraphs Picked Up Here and
3 There Throughout the State.

. Blinding Herman B. Roscnblum,
a Wells Fargo messenger by throwing
pep7cr in his eyes,a masked highway
man Yesterday stole two canvas bags
frca, the Wells Fargo Office, in Los
Angeles, Cal, containing $4,000
and made his escape.
Riacivwcli's Island, New York, held
At least onc happy man yesterday.
You can either go home 10 your
wife, or I'll send you to the island for
six months" said Magistrate Cor
nell to Israel Sidenan. "I'll take the
island, thank you, Judge" he replied.
you would rather serve half q year
there than go back to your wife, who
promises to support you if YOU can't
Get wor::,?" "Ycs, SIR He got it.
One million dollars has been Of
fcrcd for Monticello. the horne Of
Thomas Jefferson, according % Re
preventative Levy, Of New Yori:, the
present ownerIn q letter introduced
at a hearing before House Commit
tee Wednesday. Mr.. Levy said he
would accept half this amount from
the government for it. The name Of
the prospective purchaser wa5 not
given.
Considerable excitement was caus-
cd Tuesday in lower Campbell county
by the arrest and preliminary trial
of Peyton Times, an elderly farmer,
who was held for the Campbell coun-
ty grand Jury on the charge of having
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-20
DE SOTO COUNTY FAIR
AN ASSURED SUCCESS

The Desoto County Fair is now an
assured success. Secretary Gardner
and Mr.. Kirkland have been out can
wasting the county for the past two
or three days. and are meeting with
splendid success in stirring the peo-
pie 10 action. They visited VAUGHN.
Ia. Avon Park and other northern and
eastern portions Of the county last
week. They have gone to Nocatee.
Fort Ogden and Punta Gorda today.
and will go TO Limestone, Lily and
Fort Green Springs tomorrow.
Everything is shaping for splen-
did exhibit. The executive committee
win meet tonight for the purpose OF
attending TO some important detail
business, and al the members are re.
luested to be present.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-20
LADIES' GUILD OF
ST. EDMUNDs CHURCH.

The Ladies' Guild Of 81. Edmund's
church viii meet next Tuesday. Jan
nary 18th. with Mrs. ]. n. Muir
dock. at Murdoch. A full attendance
Is desired. as this Is the first meeting
Of the new year. and plans for the
work for the year will be outlined.
The ladies will meet at the g. IT h
" station I'm time for the train leav-
ing at 10 a. m. As special arrange
ments are being made Tor the party,
f. win be necessary TO know how
many expect 10 attend this meeting,
and II there are any members who
find that they cannot he present that
day, please notify the secretary. Mrs.
II. F. Absolute, telephone III. as
soon as possible. to that effect. II f.
- he hoped that all who possibly can
arrange % he present viii do SO. and
make this first meeting OF 1916 a
banner meeting.
GRACE r. ANsCHUTZ.
Secretary.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-20
WILL FIGBT ROAD BONDS
N PrSELLas COUNTY

Clearwater. Jan. 1f.-Charles Msu-
rer- u D. PETERSBURG. has fled IN
Comfy Clerk weictine's Office an en-
try q appeal 70 The supreme court
from the decision Il the valuation
q The county roads bond issne. Sir.
8iaurer Il acting IN conjunction with
wills Castaing. named a. intervenor.
and Others Interested with him in the
attempt to have the election set aside
and the issuance Of the bonds pre-
vented.
The entry Il made retHrnable 20 the
supreme court January %.
In the assignment Of errors # is al
legged that Judge Reeves made nine
errors. each II which Is called 70 the
attention Of the Supreme court
Along with the papers Ned was a
request that Clerk Weicking make up
transcript u the records OF the pro-
oeedings 20 be forwarded 70 Taliahas-
see.
Under the miles n procedure az
laid down BY the Supreme court the
attorneys for the interviewer have thir-
ty days from Jannary % 10 which 10
submit q BRIEF 70 the higher court.
Twenty days from that time is per-
nitted The attorney for the county
ccmmissioners 70 fie a reply and ten
days are then permitted the interveu-
or 10 answer the commissioner brief
The rext move In the case viii be the
filing II the brief for the interviewer.
which f. being prepared b. W. r. King
~ 81. Petersburg
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-20

and other citrus fruits adapted to
given sections, peaches, plums, pears,
pecans, iOquats. In southern sections
the guava should be added.
Mr.. Floyd mentions the number
Of trees o fthe different varieties that
would be desirable:
Peaches. 3 Jewel, aldo, Colon.
2 Imperial; plums. 1 Excelsior,
Terrell; pears. LeCOnte, I Kelfer-
/ Cincincis; japanese persimmons,
Tane-Nashi, l Triumph. 1 Tsura: hgs.
. Celestial. 1 Brown Turkey, Bruins
wick; Pomegranate. 1 purple seeded !
grape. 2 Delaware. . Niagara, ! Soup
pernong: guavas. Red Cuttley.
Yellow Cuttley; kumquats, Nagami .
oranges, 3 Satsuma. and as many 9th
ers as desired; grapefruit and Pc
cans. az many as needed.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-20
wAUCHULA CITIZEN
GIVEN TESTIMONIAL.
Fellow TOwusnen APPEAR al His
Home 20 Attest Admiration.

Wauchula. Jan. 17.-Dr. ]. r.
Stewart organizer and former captain
Of the Wauchula Biaes. was surprised
Friday niaht when that fine body Of
young soldiers appeared IN front n
bic homo % congratulate his bride
and himself nr Stewart orqanized
the nrst militia company IN this Soc
tion, and they always have held the
highest regard for him. They even
turned ont and practically elected
him az the younge Il member Of the
city council The body. under the
captaincy n e. s. Dishong. saluted
when be and his bride appeared. and
after the extending Of congratulations
cigars and some sparkling fluid In
champagne glasses were passed among
the military boys.
The Wauchula Truck Growers As
ISOLATION met here Saturday after
noon and heard favorable reports
from those who had been to the eoun-
y meeting at Arcadia 70 arrange for
exhibits at the South Florida Fair.
President A. s. Badglcy presided.
According 10 all reports. Desoto coun-
~ viii have fine exhibits at the big
fair.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-20
ENTERTAIN ARCADIA VISITORS

Mr.. and Mrs. T. Fl. KarIs. Cant.
George ". Lynch. s. Yates. Lawrence
Hll and tine Misses Nlta Iovelace.
Elizabeth Gray. Ethel lee. Mary Dur
rance and Mary A. Bel, al Of Area
dia- composed an auto party enjoying
an outing ~ Punta Rassa yesterday.
The party an of whom were guests
over Sunday ~ the Bradford. were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Schutt
the trip heinc made via the Bradford
auto truck. a short time being snent
on the Gulf beach, where the ladies
enjoyed the shell gathering. The nar-
~ during the afternoon were enter
tained rs the guests Of n. Thompson.
n Rensselaer, Ind. who chartered
The speed boat O-U-vim. on board
which they enjoyed a run TO Punta
Rassa and return on the waters Of
the Caloosahatchee. Paul Franklin
and Mr. and Mrs. p. p. Schutt. Of
this city were also members Of the
party Port Myers Press.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-20


ashes at remunerstiye prices locally.
That It T. not probable that unleach-
Cd ashes win b. shipped into Foridz
from other states where the demand
Is equally as acute a. Il IS IN ForiIa-
Il l. the duty Of all sherids to al
tach and sell At public sale al rack
agrs o. ashes. or other commercial
fertilizer offered for sale in Florida
that DO not bear the guarantee Of a
reliable registered dealer, and the IN
spection stamp. on each package.
So-Called -Ban Potash
Caustic soda. so-ealisd ball pot
ash concentrated Iye.- canned pot
ash
We have received numerous letters
asking IL the ordinary ~baH potash
canned potash or concentrated
iye.- could not be used a. a suisti-
ute FOR potash in fertilizers.
This material f. not potash; has
no potash in it whatever. Il is simp-
y caustic soda which. on account Of
fts chearuess. has entirely replaced
eaustic potash potassium h-iratet
~ The manufacture Of soap.
II has no fertliizinr value vhatev-
Or. There IS no substitute Tor potash
o. fertilizers. Careful culture. deep
Flowing rotation Of crops. the plant
iuz Of lesmes. the use o. phosphaf-s
and ammonlates, with a liberal ar-
plication ~ ground limestone 20 aiI
in releasing. thus making available
re insolubio potash ir the .af is
che best practical method Of scouting
ih, necessary potash until the Ger
man potash salts ran Dc obtained. or
some Other source Of potash b. de-
vclcpei.
There f. mo ioubt that potash has
beeu eztrau-aruy used during ra-
cent years. II has been practically
dononstrated that equally a. fine
crops have hccn produced with q .
zen cont. potash ~ were formerly
crown with a 10 per cent. formula
Florida truckers have doutticss
Hten evtrara2a-t go tte 10 Of ra.-.
ash and other Hi1h grade commercial
fertilizers EWaIy good result.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-20
r. T. ROSE
State Chemist.
CALAMITY AT FORT MYERS.

saturday afternoon nm awful thing
occurred at Fort Myers. The boys
team Of DeSoto County High School
basket hall crowd was defeated by the
boys Of the Fort Myers High School
The Arcadia boys were handicapped
from the first ~ account ~ the great
difference In weight II the two teams.
and although Our boys put up n
strong fight they were defeated for
the first time this season. The score
was; Arcadia 70. Fort Myers %.
The DeSoto County High School
basket BAH girls. realizing that the
boys were unable 70 carry ont their
part Of the bargain. decided to win
for Arcadia half the honors of the
afternoon. and 50 in spite Of great
odds. they were the winners of the
game. Their score was; Arcadia -
Fort Myers IL.
The crowd who went down n wit
ness the slaughters, returned last
night. They state that they certainly
enjoyed the stay at Fort Myers and
all are ready for another try at tho
Fort Myers basket ball players.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-20
LEACHED ASHES.

Caution; Leached ashes from un
lawful shippers. not guaranteed, ship
ped into the state by irresponsible,
slippers.
The state Of Florida is flooded AT
present with leached ashes from va.
rious states and from Canada, sold
without guarantee by irresponsible
parties. Such ashes are not subject to
fee analysis by the state laboratory.
They seldom contain more than 2 per
cent. potash-more frequently less
than per cent.
Fiorida growers should consider
the fact that Inc demand for potash
IS acute, not only In FIorida, but
ihrouebout the nation, and that there
i great demand for unieaehed