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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
A Mug Wump.

The definitions given by child =
rem are at times very amusing
A little boy came to his moth
err with a complaint the other
day and said:
"Maw, Willie is a mugwump
and l amt going to sleep with
him no more"
"Why, Jonny," said his moth
err, "what do you mean? A mug
swump? What is that ?"
"Why don't-y you know? But
then you women can't vote so you
oughtn't to be expected to know
nothn' bout pol ties. Pa knowns
an he says mugwump is a chap
what won't take either side, an
that's Willie all over. He sleeps
in the middle an where do | come
in?n ~
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
THEN HE LEFT.

He was telling about all the
things he owned his prize bull
dog his bungalow his touring
car.
"But you don't seem interested
he complained.
eyes l am" responded the OF
her chap, but Pm rather occupied
to day. Tell you what. You
Just mail me statemento f your
assets and III read it with all the
admiration and awe you could
possibly desire. .t"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
Making Progress.

''Hurry, Tommy."called NAM
ma; "we're late. Are your
shoes on?" eyes, mamma, all
but one!" The Christian Her
aid.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
TO PAY employees
TWICE A MONTH.

N. c. & st. L. Railway Inaugu-
rates Semi-Monthly Pay Day.
In keeping with the progress
i've of the company the Nashville
Chattaoonga & st. L. Railway
will, effective July |, inaugurate
the semi-monthly pay day. Cir
culars to this effect are now in
course of preparation and will
shortly be issued.
This plan means, of course
that much additional work will
have to be done in the account
ing department and several adj
ditional men will be employed to
handle these details. 1t also
means that the 10000 employees
of company will receive their
compensation on the 1st and 10
of each month instead of only
once a month as formerly.
Under the former plan of pay
ment checks are mailed out to
the men in the service outside of
Nashville, the Nashville forces
being paid in cash. The new
plan will mean that the company
in meeting its pay-rolls Will do
the work that would under the
old method be equivalent to
meeting a payroll of just twice
the number of employ es.
There is no law to force the
company to put the plan in oper-
ration in Tennessee, Alabama or
Georgia. There is a Kentucky
statute passed by the last Legis-
lature of that state, requiring a
semi-monthly pay day, but the
employees of the company in Ken
lucky are relatively small COM
pared with the number in the
three other states just mention
ed. That the Inauguration of
the semi-monthly pay day will
meet with the approval of the
employees goes without saying.
The N. @. q St.. L. is the largest
industrial corporation in this
territory and the semi-monthly
pay day will doubtless be well
coined by those concerns with
which the railroad men trade.
The distribution of the vast a.
mount of money which the road
pays out for labor will doubtless
go a long way toward the stimu-
lation of business generally
throughout the territory.
Some idea of the amount of
money expended in the course
of a. year by this company may
be had from the last annual
statement when the operating
expenses of the road were $1,000,
SOL as.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
Being An Editor

Most any one can be an editor,
says the Lamar en- J. Republican.
All the editor has to do is to sit at
a desk six days out of the week,
four weeks Of the month and
twelve months of the year and
edit such stuff as this:
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
HOW TO KILL THE TOWN

Force themerchants to compete
with public street markets.
Do the city work with hobo
and Jail labor and give the work
lngmen no employment. 49,
Vote down all bonds and pro-
positions to make pubiicimprove-
ments.
Drive out all contractors and
their crews and minimize public
expenditure.
Supply free camping grounds
in the city so the hotels will go
broke.
Send away from town for
printing dry goods and clothes
and spend your money on the
mail order house.
See to it that no corporation
or public utility makes a cent OF
profit and keep all the foreign
capital out.-Pacific Coast Manu-
facturer.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
SNACK ALFRED SAYS:

"The woman who leaves her
children to the care Of an lingo
rant nurse does the most worry
ing about the heathern-and the
Angora goat is noted as an in
different mother. This how
ever, does not necessarily signi-
fly that mothers in high society
are Angoras."
The Mule as the Boy Sees 1t.
Being told to write a brief
essay on "The Mule" Ralph
turned into his teacher the
following effort:
"The mewl is a harder bird
than the guse or the turkie. 1t
has two legs to walk with, two
more to kick with, and wears its
wings on the side of its head.
1t is stubbornly backward about
coming forward"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29

We are authorized to announce
JNO. GALLAGHER as candi-
date for the office of Trustee of
Grundy County at the coming
election. .E.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
OTHER THINGS NEEDED.

Visitor-Well Robert how do
you like your n ew little sister?
Robert-Oh, she's all right |
guess; but there are lots of things
we needed worse.-Judge.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
FOR TRUSTEE.

We are authorized to announce
J. @. HENLEY as a candidate for
reelection to office of Trustee of
Grundy County at the coming
August election.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
Ha! Ha! Ha!

Mrs. O. Carefull-Be sure you
wipe your feet off before you
come in.
Mr.. @. CAREFUL "a joker)-
Wouldn't it do just as well to
wipe the dirt off and leave my
feet on? .-..
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
FOR SHERIFF.

We are authorized to announce
E. w. HANDY for reelection to
the office of Sheriff of Grundy
County at the coming August
Lection.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29

We are authorized to announce
|. A. LEVAN as candidate for
Tax Assessor of Grundy County
at the coming August election.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
Announcements.

The columns of Mrs. Grundy
are now open to the public. The
charge of $500 in advance for
County offices and $1,000 for
State offices.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
FOR TAX ASSESSOR.

We are authorized to announce
VIM. SMITH as candidate for
Tax Assessor of Grundy County
at the coming August election.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29
Pedestrian Oscillation.

eyes, sir. | suppose I've kissed
a girl on every hundred square
feet of this bench"
"Must have been some trouble
to keep moving her about. -
Judge.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29

We are authorized to announce
@. D. HILLS for reelection to
the office of Tax Assessor at the
coming August election. ~ ,..
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1916-06-29

We are authorized to announce
the name of JNO. A. CLINE for
sheriff of Grundy County at the
coming August election.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-24
NO FEAR OF FOREIGN
TANGLE OVER EMBARGO

Congress can take up the question Of
an embargo on food without fear Of
bringing on diplomatic complications with
foreign countries. Secretary OF State
Lansing made that plain yesterday fol-
lowing announcement by Representative
Fitzgerald, OF New York, that he would
insist upon Congressional action in De-
cember as to an embargo.
1t was pointed out that an embargo on
food products was not classed by inter-
national law the same as an embargo on
munitions Of war. which this country has
declined to order.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-24
WILSON TO ATTEND FRoLIC.
VIII Feast with Friars' Club in
New York City.

President Wilson yesterday afternoon
accepted an invitation extended through
Lew Dockstader, Of minstrel fame, to at
tend the annual dinner OF The Friars
Club in New York City.
The President was told that the dinner
would be given whenever 1t suited him
best
The Washington herald., 1916-11-24
DEEDS OF TRUST.

Mount Pleasant, lots 2S and %, lots 2 to
IL, IA, Is and % to q, block Z; parts lots
IL and 1S. block 16: parts lots So and 56;
lots and 3, block IL; lots 13 and Is, block
10; part lot 10. block II; part lot II, block
IS; parts lots II and IS. block 17-Harry A.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-24
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
ooNTIUED FROM PAGE ELEVEN.
Bankruptcx PetItIons.

to substitute trustee; plaintiffs attorney,
Dion 8. Birney.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-24

1123-In re Joseph Josephson, trading as
Goodyear Co. and Palm Beach Clothes
Shop; voluntary; liabilities $1,SSs.25; as
sets none.
ue4-In re Phillip A. Karr. 4213 Ninth
street northwest: grocer; voluntary liabil-
tiles s744.ol; assets $s17.52; attorneys. W. ].
Lambert and r. H. Yeatman.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-24
Mechanics Lien.

7106-H. L. Ryan Lumber Co.. Inc. VS.
John A. Garman and Frederick A. Linger
lots Is and IA. block 16; Twenty-fourti
street and Rhode Island avenue north
east, $16o3s.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-24
rcfhey Ksfoyt-CIoHdy; colder.
d.. Kaufman
Stands Pat
On His
No-Increase-in-Price
Policy

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact
~ that Others are advancing their
prices-and notwithstanding
that ve are in daily receipt of let
ters from manufacturers advising
us, urging us, and euen demanding
that uDe aduance prices propose
to "stand pat" on our no-increase-
in-price policy. We purchased our
merchandise months ago at the old
prices. We can sell it at the old
prices are selling it-and we
propose to continue to sell it at the
old prices as long as ,.De possibly
can. Come in and let US proue by our
deeds what tDe promise in our ads.
D. J. KAUFMAN.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-24
LOCAL MENTION.

WINS Old Dominion war cake, 8 lbs.
Soc; 10 lbs. gran. sugar. 75c: 8 loaves
bread, 10c: Star of the East flour. $3.50
bbl:: "a lbs. Old Time flour. $1.15;
white potatoes, 45c PIX; sweet potatoes
$0c PIX: apples, 30c PIX; lbs. head rice,
25c; lbs. black-eyed peas, 25c: 3 lbs
homfny. 10c; 8 lbs. buckwheat, CSC; 1a
lbs. white meal. 35c; large cans aspar-
agus, 19c; pound jars Rockwood's CO.
Goa, 25c; fat Norway mackerel. 12hc;
Wonder coffee, zoe; Wonder tea, 29c; 3
Pen Mar syrup. 25c; evap: peaches
W. and all the ]. T. D. Pyles stores.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-24

ing glass doors, drawers; also 8 din
ing-room chairs, leather seats. Call at
corner 3rd and Mass. ave. ne.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-24

Martin Schneider's New Rathskeller,
sth and e NV. German Restaurant and Cafe for
ladies' and gentlemen. Music every evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02

Thurston, the magician. will be the at.
TRACTION at the Brandeis theater for three
days beginning January 10. IL is said this
celebrated artist brings the largest COM
pany OF assistants and the most elaborate
scenic. elect. Zeal and mechanical elup-
ment ever employed in the presentation
OF an entertainment OF this character.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
Allies Indecision
Causes Roumania
To Fear to Fight

Correspondence OF the Associated Press)
ATHENS. Nov. 25.-One OF the last is-
sues OF the Balkan Courier, published by
the Serbians at their former capital. Nish.
contained a long explanation Of Rou-
mania's attitude, written by a prominent
Roumanian statesman. and published in
Serbia with the permission of the Serbian
censor.
when IL comes to fighting Germany"
writes the Roumanian spokesman. I'VE
are bound 20 tell you frankly that we are
too weak to defend you. l can well un-
derstand that you in Serbia are surprised
at Roumania's inactivity In the face of
Bulgaria's attack on you. But our atti-
tude is dictated by the circumstances
which we have to face. IL II were a
matter Of a conflict between Bulgaria
and Serbia we should not hesitate TO take
up arms on your side. as, indeed, we did
in 1913. Unhappily, this Is not wan with
Bulgaria only, but It is a question OF par
ticipating in the terrific struggle between
the Germanio powers and the quadruple
entente. Serbia has not been attacked by
Bulgaria. but by Germany, with Bulgaria
as subordinate ally.
None but the great powers OF the
quadruple entente can face Germany and
its allies. But when can we count with
certainty on the effective Intervention In
the Balkan peninsula OF England and its
alliesT Nobody can answer this ques-
tion. We all know what Germany
wants and what Germany will do. But
does anyone know what the quadruple
entente will do? You know very well
that the qusdruple entente Is not har-
monious whole. The agreement OF Sep
TENDER 8, 1914, only binds it's constituents
not to conclude a separate peace; but no
provision was made for common and
unified policy In conducting the war. In
this respect each of the four powers
England. France. Russia and italy, has
retained its own freedom OF action. The
result is that In every new situation the
quadruple entente is obliged to confer as
to what policy shall be adopted, and such
negotiations even though they produce
perfect accord, inevitably mean delay.
You will surely understand that in
these circumstances every neutral coun-
try. and particularly RoumanIa with it's
dangerous geographical position), must
take care not to incur the hostility of
Germany in return for the empty friend
ship OF the duadruple entente.
This is the secret OF Roumanias atti-
tude. and probably OF that of Greece"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
Russia Prosperous
During Absence Of
Dear Little Water

Correspondence OF The Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM. Nov. 22.-Vodkaless RUS
STA IL unbelievably prosperous even in the
midst OF war. writes the editor of the
Dagens Nyheter after long trip through
the Russian provinces. but there Is still
great danger. for the peasant has as
yet found nothing to take the place OF
the saloon as a center OF recreation and
amusement. Stories are told of cases
OF suicide owing to the dullness of life
now that the dear little water" has
been put out of reach.
I'm the towns there has never been so
much prosperity as at present" remarks
the editor. "Beggars have disappeared
from the streets and the masses are bet
ter fed and better clad than ever before.
1T Is. however. in the villages that the
blessings Of teetotsllsm are most APP
parent. The hundreds of millions for
merry spent IN the spirit shops now re-
main in the pockets OF the peasants. Nil
lions OF working days. formerly wasted
in drinking bouts and their fter-effects.
help TO line the pockets.
THE net result is that the Russian vii
lagos, so to say. roll In money Meat,
formerly eaten once or twice a year. Is
becoming part OF the daily fare, and
dwellings and farming utensils and decent
clothes are being purchased out of saw
ings by the agricultural population.
THE one danger with the increase of
economic strength Is the possibility of
a decrease Of moral strength. Vodka
filied void In the empty and lusterless
life OF the peasant He wonders now
how he shall spend his free time and his
superflvous money.
THE teetotalers are alive to this
danger. aud already, I'm certain districts
OF Russia. peoples houses are being pro
Vided. equipped with libraries, tea. lecture
and reading rooms and cinematographs.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02

lacking enemy. are reported 20 be one Of
the latest innovations tried by the Aus
TRANS on the southern front.
II Is a well known fact that infantry
once lOosed on a charge upon trenches
defended with rspid-fire guns. are apt
TO swerve instlnctively from points where
the Maxlms seem to be thickest. How
ever dense the roar N heavy artillery
during attacks, the short, sharp barking
Of these little guns is still distinctly
audible. in order TO increase the psy-
Geological effect OF machine gun fire. tho
AUstrians therefore hit upon the plan
Of mounting in their trenche1, alternately
with real Maxims. a large proportion Of
dummies. These produce a rattle identi.
cal in sound with that of the real gun.
and are operated by rapidly turning
handle.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02

Mischa Elman. the youthful violin ger
ius. will be seen at the Brandeis theats
In the near future.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02

in' tfA %
Mischa Elman. the youthful violin gem
ius. will be seen at the Brandeis theater
In the near future.
OF the many musical comedies produced
In New York last season none won
greater favor than did '"rhe Only Girl"
which IL 70 be presented at the Boyd
theater for three nights and "wednesday
matinee, commencing Monday January
10. under the management OF Joe Weber
II was this manager who felt assured
that the combination OF Henry Blossom.
librettist. and Victor Herbert. composer
could not possibly fail and that he was
right in his surmlse h evidenced by the
fact that THE Only Girl" ran the en-
tire season In New York. for a time at
the Thirty-ninth street theater. and later
at the Lyric.
Manager Weber promises a splendid
production OF 1.-THE Only Girl" and has
engaged a cast OF superior excellence.
among those who will be seen here be-
ing Edna Munsey, Cecilia Novaslo, Gen.
evieve Houghton. Elsie Baird. Regina
Richards. Ann Walker. Nellie De Grasse.
Franklin Farnum. Tom Burton, Russell
Lennon. Frank coombs and Alfred Fisher.
"a Pair OF sIxes." the laughing hit OF
the century. win be at the Boyd two
nights, January 10 and II.
One OF the most important events OF
the coming season az the Boyd theater
viii be the farewell visit OF Sir Johnston
Forbes-Robertson. For his last American
tour HIS repertoire will include his epoch
making Hamlet. Kipling's 1.-THE Light
That Failed" and Passing OF the Third
Floor Back" three OF his most success
ful and popular plays. q He win appear
IN this city January 81. February 1 and
2, with matinee Wednesday. February 2.
Gertrude Hoffman, in "sumurun" holds
forth the promise OF being the most
pretentious act ever sent around the
vaudeville circuit. She comes 20 the Or
pheum for the week starting matinee to-
day. The company OF pantomimists.
musicians and artisans assisting Miss
uIotfmann numbers over a hundred.
''sumurun" Is a wOrdless play OF life
and love In the Orient. taken from The
Tales Of the Arabian Nights" In which
Miss Hoffman, appears a. The Beauti-
ful Slave OF Fatal Enchantment" while
Hammed Shriff is the vengeful hunch-
back OF the theater booth. The produe-
ton Is described as diffuslng an atmos-
paere rife with the charm and mystery
that has perpetuated the old stories OF
the east that are among the everlasting
bitH OF fiction that never fan to arouse
the imagination. A runway Is to be built
from the foyer 10 the stage OF the Or
pheum. and over this runway the players
make their exits and entrances. The
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02

action OF "sumurun" is accompanied by
music by Victor Hollaender.
AS II will require more than an hour
TO present the eight scenes OF "Sumurun."
the remainder of the weeks bill viii
embrace Just four acts. James Kelso
and Blanche leighton with a skit called
Here and There In Vaudeville are
scheduled for a versatile bit Of entertain
ment. Galetti's Balloons, one OF the best
of simian offerings. Is called "A Day nc
the Races and entrances large assert
ment OF stunts with hilarious comedy.
Mignonetto Kokin returns after an
abesnoe OF several seasons The vivacity
OF her personality and her graceful dan
cling are we'll established here. Sharp q
Turk are neat dancers have melodious
songs and present what they name a
southern speciality. The orpheum Travel
Weekly viii show the lovely Chenonceaux
district OF France. and Gary, one OF the
most charming resorts In the Russian
Caucausus win also be presented.
Al Reeves Big Beauty Show Is at the
popular Gayety this week. Mr.. Reeves
company IL the best he has ever had, In
GLIDING Al Green and Arthur Thornton,
and Margie Demorest. Ruth Wilson and
Rene Cooper. As special added attrac-
tions Mr.. Reeves has engaged the Mon
arch Comedy Four Bali and Marshall.
novelty musical act. and Joe Simon, the
piano soloist. Al Reeves is host In
himself. but always has made a point OF
securing an assemblage OF pretty girls
for his chorus and dancing ballet. "slum-
ming Ia the title OF the purlesque which
will be presented. George NJ Cohan has
given Mr.. Reeves permission 70 include
his popular American Ragtime' In the
musical numbers OF the show. Today's
matinee starts at . o'clock.
In announcing The IAon ana the
Mouse" as the bill OF the North Bros.
stock company for the week starting
matinee today. Manager Cole OF the Krug
thester is confident that this offering
win cause more comment than any dra-
matte event OF recent months in this
city. The play affords Sport North ana
Genevieve Russell opportunities TO bring
out their versatility. MT. North as the
lion. In the person OF John Ryder, and
Miss Russell as the mouse win charm
and please their many friends. II win
show these stars at their best Other
members OF the company will give the
support. The policy Of respectability
which has been inauEurated and main
tanned at the krug Is bearing fruit and
the presentation OF high class plays at
movie prices has proved something OF a
revelation. The Chicago Ladies' orchestra
will have another program for the week
The seat reservation system at the Krug
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02

is working admirably. many taking ad-
vantage Of the telephone facilities and
some having the same seats held each
week. Matiness Sunday. Thursday and
Saturday. There will be ten performances
OF The Lion and the Mouse" beginning
this afternoon
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
Dummy Machine Gun
to Scare Off Enemy

Correspondence OF the Associated Pre,s.) !
PHTRoGRAD, Nov. 2s.-Dummy ma
chine guns. which make noise like the
real thing and thereby scare off the at
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02

: THE Brandeis four days. be.
ginning next Sunday. with
Wednesday matinee. selwyn
and Company will present the
three-act farce. Twin Beds"
written by Salisbury Field.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
NOTICE OF CONTEST

Department of the Interior, United
States Land office, Blackfoot, Idaho,
May 29, 1916.
TO Hiram Lee, of Blackfoot, Ida
no, contestee:
You are hereby notified that Jesse
D. Huffman, who gives q 70 John W.
Jones, Blackfoot, Idaho, as his post
office address, did on May %, 1916,
file in this office his duly corroborat-
ed application to contest and secure
the cancellation of your homestead
entry. serial No. 018278, made Aug
ust ii, 1914, for lots three, four s. II
N.W.A section two and lots one
two, S.h N.E.A, section three
township two south, range 80 east
Boise meridian, and as grounds fol
his contest he alleges that you never
established residence on the above
described entry; that you have never
had house on the entry and that
your notices Of abence were fraudu'
lent.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-09
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Probate Court of Bingham
County, state of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate Of
Eldon w. Ireland, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned, administrator with the
will annexed of the estate OF Eldon
w. Ireland, deceased, to the credit
ors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased to exhibit
such claims, with the necessary
vouchers, within ten months after
the first publication of this notice, to
the administrator with the will an
nexed of said estate, at the office OF
John W. Jones, East main street, in
the city of Blackfoot, Bingham
county, Idaho, which said office the
undersigned selects as his place OF
business in all matters connected
with the estate of Eldon W. Ireland,
deceased. =,
Date first publication, May IL,
1916. .
Dated this 18th day of May, 1916.
NEIL F. BOYLE,
Administrator Of the estate OF
Eldon w. Ireland, deceased,
with the Will anneYed. 45-o