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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07
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TOMBIGBEE GAMBLER

Zeke Gambler, representative from
Mississippi, worships the Tombigbee
river so fervently that in Washington
he is known as Tombigbee Gambler and
the stream is called the Gambler Tom
blgbee.
Each year the treasury opens ana
pours q mellow stream of gold into the
Tombigbee for Improvement purposes,
and each year, in praise of this gra-
cious act on the part of Uncle Sam,
Tombigbee Zeke arises in his place on
the floor of the house and sings song
of praise.
Tombigbee Gambler made no speech
this year. Consequently when the item
was reached in the rivers and harbors
bill Representative Madden rolled a
Chicago stone crusher into the house
and endeavored to smash the Tombig-
bees $4,000.
"This is an unimportant river" he
said with grin.
"But 1t is a very beautiful one"
~ y III
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07
CHAMPION OF KANSAS

Representative Joseph Taggart OF
Kansas is quick to resent any slam at
the Sunhower state and bristles up
whenever one seeks to revive bewhis-
kered Kansas jokes which were pop
ular (outside of Kansas) quarter of
"a century ago. Knowing Taggart's re-
gard for the dignity Of his home state,
several of his colleagues on the house
judiciary committee planned a bit of
fun.
There was meeting before the
committee, which Taggart was unable
to attend, on the woman suffrage reso-
luton. A New York lawyer appeared
in behalf of the "antis" and presented
an argument against national enfran-
chlsement of the gentler sex. He spoke
generally and did not refer to any
state now Boosting equal rights. Tag
CARTS colleagues, however, told him
the lawyer had lambasted Kansas. At
the next meeting of the committee the
lawyer reappeared. Taggart was on
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07

His Reading Matter.
"What are you reading nowadaysT'
1.-THE key lines in moving picture
shows mostly"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07

g the New Yorker numerically The lawyer defended himself
he examination.
he had been
be The insisted he said nothing that could be considered
the commonwealth and fact had high opinion OF
the people Of the state.
happened around and caught his colleagues
followed apoogzed
with the practical okers
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07
LANE AND THE SIOUX

Secretary Lane is nearly always
dramatic and some times little the
atrical in his dealing with the copper
colored inhabitants of the western part
of the United States. Recently he
and a party went to Yankton, S. D., to
confer citizenship on 1856 Sioux In
dams. He invented brand new cere-
monlal and did things up brown, so to
speak.
Secretary Lane told the Indians
that the great White Father had sent
him to speak serious and solemn
word. Then each chosen Indian was
called from the crowd by his white
name, handed a bow and arrow and
directed to shoot 1t. The secretary
then said:
"You have shot your last arrow.
That means that you are no longer to
live the life of an Indian. You are
from this day forward to live the life
of a white man. But you may keep
that arrow, 1t will be'to you symbol
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07
Personal Endeavors.

"My face is my fortune" said the
girl with the dazzling complexion"
permit me-" replied Mr.. Dustin
Stax, ito extend the compliments Of
a self-made man to a self-made wOm-
an.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07


At this might delivered the utmatum
bill could
"We the senate passed bill the oher gay
Tom Becky NOW
TOmbgbee or the
Names 49, ,,.-
States replied Zeke with dignity
of idiots would not undertake to change the nam
because If they did would change the history Oh e
Unit America"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07

WoMAN's GROWING GLORY
is her hair. If yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use La Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change It In
the natural way. Price $1.OO.-AdV.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-07

noble Of the pride you feel that you come from the ns l
q Americans"
Of American citizenship
States flag To of and
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10
Mission Study Class

The Woman's Mission Study
class of Presbyterian church
will hold its last meeting on
the book, "Home Missions in
Action" at the manse, Satur-
day afternoon, Feb. II, at2 80
o'clock.
The chapters of the book will
be briefly reviewed by the pre-
vious leaders, Mrs. S. 7. Will
son, Mrs. E. E.McConnell, Mrs.
H. S. Lyle, Mrs. Laura Riley,
and Mrs. L. G. Waller. Then
the final chapter will be stud
led under the leadership of
Mrs. E. E. Mcconnell.
All women interested in
Home Missions are invited to
attend the class. A short So
cial hour follows the study
hour, and light refreshments
are served.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10


growing and truck farming, and what
ever the government issues Is an Ru-
thority you can count on
Here, just duplicate that order for
me, will you? I'm a bit too old to join
the boys club, but I'm joining by
proxy. Joe is representing himself and
me. too" laughed Mr.. Somerville. I'm
really very much interested"
As Joe and Mr.. Someville went
down the street the merchant stepped
into a bookstore.
Lets go ia here and get started.
see the first thing on the list is a
book for a beginner That soundsI
sensible, like it was u start from the
bottom. Wen get two copies. You
take yours home, and I'll study mine
here"
Cant start any too soon for me-"
answered Joe
"Wen, here's the books. Now you
come to town next Saturday and spend
the day with me, and Wen compare
notes on what we've read When you
go home have your father point out the
four acres we are going to cultivate.
Don't matter whether it is poor or not"
I'D rather he'd give us the poorest,
meanest land there is on the place.
don't want him coming around after
ward saying we had any advantage on
the land" said Joe.
That's right; the poorer the land the
bigger our demonstration will be. Get
it laid off, and anything that suggests
itself to you, why, just go ahead and
do it. I'm going to give you check
book, and when you need to spend
any money write out check for it and
sign it Weston & Somerville. l will
instruct the bank to pay It,"
"All right, sir, but | am not going to
spend anything | can possibly help"
"Now, let me tell you something right
here; don't ever be afraid to spend
money if it is going to pay you to do
so. If you can see where a dollar
brings a return spend it quick. The
thing to do is to spend wisely-that is
Investment"
well, think the first thing want,
then, is enough hog wire fencing for
those four acres. Seems to me I've
never done anything much except chase
hogs out of our fields"
you are starting right, Joe. That's
good sense. I'll send the wire out
Thursday and a man to stretch it and
put it up. You get the posts ready"
"All right, sir"
And after you get the fence up go
ahead now and use your judgment as
to what next to do from what you get
out Of the book. Well. here's my bug
gy. The driver will take you home.
Good night, partner!'
He shook hands cordially and vanish
ed into the store Joe, his precious
book held tightly in his lap, was soon
Whired home behind the Somerville
trOtter and made up his mind that some
day he was going to have a horse and
buggy exactly like that when he got
to making money farming
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10
MRS. ESTELLE HARDY

Mrs. Estelle Hardy, one of
the best known ladies in Mary
vile, died in a Knoxville hos
pital last week, following an
operation the preceding day.
Her death was unexpected as
she was apparently recovering
nicely from the operation. Mrs.
Hardy had not been in the best
of health for many months, and
had been visiting her daught-
ers in Georgia and Alabama in
the hope the trip would benefit
her. Upon her return several
days ago she was advised to
undergo an operation. Her
death brought sorrow to humid
reds of friends who loved her.
The funeral was held at the
Baptist church. Interment
was in Magnolia cemetery.
The deceased is survived by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N.
B. Ellis, four brothers, DR.. Ell.
Ellis, Prof. Horace L. Ellis, Jas.
N. Ellis and Chas. Ellis. Also
three sisters, Mrs. J. R. Single
ton, Mrs. E. L. Kidd and Mrs.
w. F. Roberts. Two daught-
ers surviving are Mrs. Vail Of
Atlanta and Mrs. Cooper, of
Gadsden, Ala.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10

Joe Marched Down to the Desk and
Signed.
be shown every attention, the presi
dent will receive them especially, they
will stay a week at the best hotel in
the city of Washington, see every in
teresting sight there and be brought
back home at no expense whatever
This trip would cost anybody else at
least $500. That is the grand prize for
all the boys to strive for"
1.-The rolls of the Boys Corn club OF
this county are now open to receive
members" said the secretary. Joe
marched down to the desk and signed.
I'm going to have one Of those
prizes, too" he said, his eyes swapping
with determination.
1--WE must have at least fifty boys i'll
this county" said the superintendent
of education, but the sooner they join
the better it will be for them, for they
can prepare their ground this fan and
that is one of the main things. The
lists will remain open until March 1.
I'D be mighty glad if you would give
me list of the books ought to have,
said Joe to the state commissioner
when the meeting adjourned.
GAN right, son; here's a list l had
prepared. I'll request the department
at Washington to send you their bulle
tins on the sub. eorn and cotton
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10
CHILHOWEE CLUB

An exceptionally interesting
meeting of Chilhowee Club
was held with Mrs. James Cal
loway Friday afternoon, Jan.
%. A display of counterpanes
and coverlets, handwoven, was
the special feature of the af-
ternoon Articles more than a
hundred years old were dis
played.
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Con. from proceeding page

COu. from pIGC6GCIIIS page
III bet you a hat that I can take a
fourteeu-year-old boy and on four acres
of land farmed like sense and industry
and the books say, we will make mO,e
profit off these four acres than you will
make off the twenty you pretend to
cultivate.
Come on, Joe the farming firm Of
Weston & Someryille is now going out
to learn something about book farm
ingr"
Mr.. SOmeryille would have won his
bet about the farmers at the agricul-
tural lecture. There were less than
twenty five who had come to hear the
experts, but the county superintendent
Of education had managed to corral
about twelve boys of various ages in
the room.
Joe and Mr.. Somerville were inter
ested from the start, for everything the
lecturers said was perfectly plain and
seemed the essence of practical com
mon sense. At noon the two gentle
men were glad to accept the invitation
of Brierfeld's largest merchant to go
to his home for dinner. Joe was intro
duced to both of the visitors They
were young men and graduates of az
ricultural schools. He and the state
superintendent Of agriculture got to be
great friends.
Il was a chap just about like you"
said the official, "and l didn't have
much chance, but l just made up my
mind | would learn, and the rest was
easy"
In the afternoon the president of the
board of supervisors announced that
the board understood that a Boys
Corn club" was to be, organized, and
he was authorized to say that the
board had appropriated a hundred dol
lars in gold, fifty of which was to be
paid to the boy under eighteen years
of age who on a measured acre pro-
duced the greatest yield Of corn at the
least expense, twenty-five to the next,
fifteen to the next and ten. to the next.
"You can just add as prizes from
my company complete outfit of
clothes for the first prize-entire suit,
hat, shoes, underwear, shirts, collars
and ties; a pair of shoes and hat to
all of the next prize winners Mr..
Somerville's announcement was greet
ed with applause.
Mr. Chairman, the Planters bank
will add fifty in gold, twenty-five to
be added to the first prize, So each to
the next prizes, and a fifth prize of
$40 to be created" chimed in the pres
ident of the bank, who had followed
Mr.. Somerville in to see what his best
customer was doing at the farmers
meeting.
"Now, there's something else" said
the state commissioner Of agriculture.
THE state will give to the winner Of
every prize a handsomely engraved
certificate of merit, bearing the sigma
ture Of the governor, myself and the
secretary Of state, with the great seal
of the state on it. This is testimo-
NAL you can frame and keep always.
And in addition the winner Of every
first prize in each county will have the
records gone over in my office, and the
winner of the highest record in the
state will receive a free trip to Wash
ingtOn.
IAN agent of the national depart
ment of agriculture will collect the
boys at various points They will be
taken to the capital as the honored
guests of the nation-the champion
corn grower Of each state. They win
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10
CHAPTER II.
Joe Begins Experimenting.

Joe Begins experimenting
fTD~aHE next day was Sunday.
Tom Weston was red eyed
and surly from the effects Of
the liquor he had drunk the
night before with Jim Sullivan and
moped about the house, snarling and
swapping at his wife and little Annie
and Joe.
AS soon as breakfast was finished
Joe took his precious volume about
agriculture and slipped off to a shell
tered nook behind the barn. He pored
over it until dinner time; then he closed
his eyes and reviewed in his mind the
essential points of what he had read.
First of all, that plants must have
food, just as human being do; that lack
Of enough food or proper food made
puny plants, just as it does with peO-
pie; that the principal source of food
for plants is the humus or decaying
vegetable matter in the soil. From
this largely comes the nitrogen, the
phosphoric acid the potash and 9th
er essentials to plant life, absorbed
through the thousands Of tiny roots of
he growing plant above.
Also, he learned that the soil becomes
barren and exhausted and devoid of
these essentials with continued cult
yatiOn; that the crop takes these nee
pssary things from the soil year by
year, and something must be put back
into the land or it will become sterile
The wise provisions of nature are
seen," said the book, Sin the annual re-
neWal of the soil. The grass, weeds
trees, shrubs, all take from the soil in
the summer, but they pay back the
debt with interest in autumn, when the
grass dies and The leaves fall to the
ground. They are beaten into the soil
by the winter rains and by the next
summer have deCayed and have given
more to the land than the plants that
bore them have taken away"
"And I never knew before" said Joe
to himself, what makes newly clear
ed ground so rich and give such large
crops. OF course it is the humus from
the leaves that have been dropping all
the years"
AllCi dlllIGL IC btSdii W hC'Ohl LhC
book again. BY dusk he knew that, in
order to get the largest amount of
plant food to the plants to fatten them
as it were, a deep blowing or breaking
and loosening Of the soil was essential
until it was light and mellow. This
allowed the tiny roOtlets, each with
hundreds of minute hungry mouths, to
have a wider range in search of the
life giving juices in the soil and there
by furnish the strength to make larger.
more virile plants. The stronger the
plants the more fruit. the better and
larger fruit they made as a reward to
the planter for this care.
Daddy" said Joe, Monday morning,
please come on and let's pick out the
four acres Mr.. Somerville and me are
going to work"
"All right. I'll give you part of that
field across from the oak grove. It's
so blame poor it won't sprout peas.
want to see what you all are going to
do with that"
Come ON down, then. Let's lay It
to be continued
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10

The above is the picture of
Jack J. Pursley, better known
as Dakota Jack, Mr.. Pursley,
is a Northwestern cowboy, and
one of the old time westerners,
and no doubt the most widely
known cowboy in the United
States and Canada. Dakota
Jacks home is in Dearwood, S.
D., and is one of the boys who
helped to settle some of our
Northwestern States, North
and South Dakota, Wyoming
and Montana. He served ten
years as a cowboy on the West
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10


on the Blackfoot, Crow, Pine
Ridge and Rosebud Indian
! Agencies. He speaks the In.
| dian language as fiuently as he
speaks the English language
And his knowledge of the cow
boys life on the far away plains
is interesting to listen to. He
has quite a knowledge of medi-
cine, though he says he had
rather be a cowboy as a doctor,
though he says he values the
knowledge he has learned
from the Indians of Roots and
Herbs as a medicine above
anything else in the education
al line actual experience is bet
ter. No doubt he has had this
and lots of it. In talking to a
reporter the other day Dakota
Jack says: 81 am nearly 40
years old, weigh 215 pounds l
can ride most any horse l can
lope a COW and tie her down in
| 80 seconds" and he looks the
part of a man. He says he will
pay 81, 900 to any man who
can prove that he ever took a
dose of medicine from a white
man, had a prescription filled
at a Drug Store, or was ever
sick in bed from natural sick
ness in his life.
Dakota Jack is the man who
has caused a sensation in the
larger cities over the country
by advertising Indian Rem
edies for blood diseases, rheu-
mtism, stomach, kidney and
liver troubles and constipation,
but if any one has anything
better, | would like to see or
hear of it. | send remedies to
every state in the union and
everybody recommends Dako-
ia Jacks Indian Herbs. Here
is copy of four letters received
today from four different
states:
plaza, N. D., Jan. 18th, 1916
"Mr. Dakota Jack:
Dear Sir:-Please find here
inclosed $1.O0. Send me As
day treatment of Indian Herbs.
We haven't been without them
in our home in five years. They
are the only doctor we need.
Yours very truly,
"Mrs. J. H. Locke"
Chamblee, Ca, Jan. 20, 1916
Dakota Jack:-Here is a
dollar. Send me another pack
age of your herbs. They have
practically cured me of Rheu-
matism.
Geo. C. Charlton.
Lansing, Tenn, Jan. %, 1916
Mr.. J. J. Pursley Dakota
Jack.)
81 am so much better of my
stomach troubles and have
gained Is pounds since l start
ed taking your remedy four
weeks ago. Here is one dollar
Send me another package of
Indian Herbs. | am sure one
more will cure me.
"Your friend,
Jas. S. Howard"
Stephenson, KY, Jan. 20,
1916.
"Mr. j. J. Pursley, Dakota
Jack.)
II am so proud of your rem
edy. l have been sick ten
years. | took one treatment
and l feel so much better. l
can sleep better, have a better
appetite, and am gaining more
strength. Please find inclosed
$1.00. Send me another treat
ment of Herbs.
"Yours very truly,
Mrs. Pearl Mccoy"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10

Miss Katie Stanley of South
Maryville, who has been very
sick for some time, is improv-
ing slowly.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10
Locals and Personals

Also Poland China male. All
eligible to registration. Prices
reasonable. A. B. Montgom-
cry, Maryville. FebP
Dryden McDonaldson, of
Walland R. F. D. was in Mary
vile the first of the week.
Houston Walker, of Walland.
and James Taylor, of Mint,
were in town Monday perform
ing their duties in drawing a
jury for the next term of cir
cult court.
Perry Lee, of Friendsville, R.
F. D., was here a few days
ago.
Pete Rule, of Rockford,
transacted business in Mary
vile the first of the week.
FOR SALE-12 gallons best
red barn paint from Clinton
Oil Co. Price, $10-68. APP
ply at The Times Office.
Chas. D. Chandler is east
buying goods for the Ellis
Chandler Co.
J. H. Staley was in Knoxville
a few days ago.
FOR SALE Strawberry plants
as fine as there is in the state
at So per thousand. J. w.
Lewis, Maryville, Rt 2. Bell
phone,2512. j20,27,F3,10 p
E. F. Ames, cashier of the
First National bank, was in
Cincinnati the first of the week
transacting business for his
bank. He reported a very
successful mission.
WANTED-Oak logs1 in any
quantity. Cherokee Table &
Manufacturing Co.
Mr.. Dan Trotter, of Wild
wood, was among recent visit
ors in town.
Mrs. George Hammontree
was taken to a Knoxville hos
pital Monday for treatment.
]. L. McFadden is in a Knox |
vile hospital for an appendi-
citis operation.
Gum Costner, of Carpenters
Camp Ground, was seen on our
streets a few days ago.
Rev. w. F. Pitts, was in
Knoxville Monday.
Mr.. Jonas Jenkins, father of |
DR.. L. J. Jenkins, of Townsend,
and grandfather of Earl Jenk-
ms, of the Bank of Blount |
County, died last Friday.
Louis Bingham, of Mint R. F.
D., was in town recently.
J. D. Patty, of Walland, Rt.
2, was in town Thursday.
Matt Huffstetler, of Mint,
was here a few days ago.
w. R. Goddard was among
the Mentor visitors here the
past week.
E. E. Sprinkle, of Knoxville,
a former tanner of Maryville,
called on friends the first of |
the week.
The mother of Will Huffstet-
Ter, who lives at Townsend was
seriously burned a few days
ago, by lamp explosion.
Through presence of mind, she
soon extinguished the flame
and her burns are not as
serious as they would have |
been had she become excited. |
DR.. Ellis was called to wait on
her.
John Spencer, a prominent |
farmer of Friendsville, was
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10

sheriff OF CadeS Cove, was IN
; town last Saturday. He is one
of our many readers in the
cove, and called at The Times
office to renew his subscription.
Green Caughron, of Wal
land, R. F. D., was here several
days ago.
, Mack Myres was also among
the Townsend visitors here
Henry Orr, of Mentor, trans
acted business with local mer-
chants Saturday.
Jimmie Jeffries, whose home
is near Rockford, was here re-
Gently.
John Russell and Coll Russell
of Holston College were in
Maryville Tuesday.
Friends of Miss Birdie L.
Morton will be panied to learn
of her serious illness, at her
home in East Maryville.
LOST-Between Timmons &
McCammons Grocery store
and the Railroad crossing near
Indiana avenue, a Ducktown
bank folder containing one SIS.
bill and four 81 bills, also a
note. Finder return to Times
Office or West End school and
receive reward.
Squire M. T. Bailey of near
Nicer was in town the first of
the week.
J. M. Harris, of Maryville, R.
F. D., was in town this week.
Theo. Wallace of Block
House was among the visitors
in town the past week.
J. R. Singleton was here a
few days ago.
R. H. Kinnamon, of Rt. 3,
transacted business here We'd
nesday.
Miss Pauline Burkhart of
Knoxville was the weekend
guest of Miss Irene Martin.
FARM FOR SALE-Situated
one-fourth mile from Knox
vile pike, and one-fourth mile
from K. & AIRY. 25 acres.
right. See Ray Cooper. Ftp
John M. Allen and wife have
gone to Laughman, Fla, to en-
joy a short stay.
George D. Roberts, chairman
of the county court, was at his
office Monday.
w. w. Peery, of Walland,
transacted business here the
first of the week.
J. G. Bittle, who has been i'll,
is able to be out again.
H. G. Tarvin has recovered
from an illness.
DR.. r. w. Wells was in the
town of Cleveland Wednesday
and Thursday
Rev. J. T. Sexton was in the
city Thursday.
John Hitch was in town on
Thursday.
LOST-Gold bar pin, with sim
gle diamond setting. Find
err return to The Times Office
and receive reward.
l am now ready to teach mu-
sic, violin and piano at my
home on the Knoxville pike.
be glad to have you.
f Top Nellie Upton.
Maryville friends and rela-
tives have been advised of the
| - - Z M.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-02-10

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