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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-30
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

T. F Pannell, Of Eton, was here
TIE first of the week.
Eggs SIC per dozen at Rymez 5
Store.
J. T.. Allen of route l, made a
business trip TO Georgia this week,
Mr. Chas. Emerson. withEhe H.
4. Hackney Co., called on Benton
merchants to-day
l.. r. LAWSON, out on route !,
was in Benton to-day Thursday
Miss Lizzie Gordon, of Cleve-
land, visited Miss Mable Love
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Harrison,
of Prendergast, were III town to-
day on legal business.
MIR. w. A. Withrow, OF Reli-
ance, was in town on business to-
day.
DR.. A. S. La Rue will be III
Benton every Tuesday and We'd
nesday prepared to do all kinds OF
Dental Work. Will be LOCATED at
the Prince Hotel. qdy
Harry Hicks who is working as
carpenter on the barracks at Chat
tanooga spent day or two this
week with his family here.
David Biggs, Tom Slack of this
city, and jim Gurley, of Reliance,
were the first bunch drawn for the
new army. They will leave for
# Mcpherson next Wednesday.
Joseph Sullivan, Of Austral, has
returned from SEWER county, where
he spent a few weeks recently, and
has entered the high school here.
He and the other children Of the
family make the trip to school and
back home daily, a distance of ten
miles in car.
The Farmers Union held meet ,
jng at Oak Grove Tuesday. Prom
inent speakers were present and
spoke, among whom were State
President Cofnan and Mr. Phil
Taylor, a nepAc,v a Senator Taylor
Dinner was served OH the ground, .
a1Et after TIE Speaking a business
session of the local union was held. Z
A good crowd was present, but T
more would have attended if more
had been given the meet
ing.
The High School opened in the {
Sara De5oto" building Wednes- y
lay, as did also the grades i'll the
new grammar school buinding t
Nancy Ward" Both buildings {
lave all the students they can take
care of comfortably, and work is d
progressing nicely. Good work is {
icing done i'll the class rooms and
ootball practice will begin soon o
lnder the new cooeh, Prof, Poe. u
fhis will undoubtedly be the most
uccessful year the school has ever b
experienced. Il
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-30

J. NJ. ard J. II. CeESer were in
Cleveland recently.
LOST STRAYED or STOLEN
When Last Seen was going to J.
B. Lsa's shoe shop TO get his
shoes half soled. Benton Station.
adv.
Walter NJ. Harrison has bought
81 head OF nice cattle and placed
them on his farm in the mountains
to feed for awhile before placing
them OH the market
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-30

Eirod soon.
II. II. Harris and wife and Miss
Lizzie Pursiby motored TO Cane
Greek Saturday.
Work on the pike road IS pro-
crossing nicely.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-30
Lemon Juice in Pie Crust.

When making pie crust or any kind
Of pastry put in n little lemon juice.
This will kill the taste Of lard and
makes the crust exceedingly light and
aaky,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-30
GOOD CORN MEAL

have machinery in my
mill to take the weaveIS out
of your corn, and ! can
make meal the way you
want it. |. q. LYLE.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

The ship looked
like an ice palace.
You could hear the
,reaking of winches
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

( - But to get to
The Trip nGy.irs my frst real re p,,d aS-
Around lie school No. 7S
Cape Horn 1 had three
! c h inns, bill"
= Me k "J m "
Fleming and Charlie" Unger.
Bill was full of wild ideas and
schemes. He had the "get-rich-
quick mania. About every two
weeks he would call us aside and
in mysterious and important man
ner carefully unfold some daring
scheme to get rich quick giving his
personal guarantee that II could not
fail. At first we were very enthusi-
astic over his schemes and wanted
10 go in with both feet" and would
carefully work out the details of
how. to proceed, when, bang! Bill
would introduce another project alb
solutely different from the preced-
ing one. When we asked him what
became of his wonderful proposition
of two weeks ago, he unblushingly
told us that unforeseen circum-
stances which no one could prevent
had interfered. Then he would un-
roll another wild dream of fortune.
And so it went on; one scheme after
. ttliOAilCi NcilllSliillS III olllOhN' uiiNAA
we became very skeptical. Person
ally, I had no faith in any of Bills
daydreams, but I admired, and per-
haps envied, his spirit of adventure;
so at last I decided 1 would take
chance, success or no success.
One night Bill came around to the
house with four tickets for a blood
and thunder war play entitled
"Cuba's Vow" His brother was
playing the villain. This play great
ly impressed me; in fact from the
first act to the last the footlights
were gushing blood, love and adven-
ture and rotten acting. Bits
brother was awful.
Bill was a pretty good judge of
human nature. He had taken us
TO this play to get us worked up to
a pitch of enthusiasm, and thus get
ting us in the proper frame of mind
he could unroll his latest scheme.
That night, after the show, he
proposed a trip to South America.
which took our breaths away. We
were to run away and ship on
tramp steamer, for passage of
about nine months. With the
money thus earned We were to
equip ourselves and start out for
Port. Lemon, Costa Rica, and go
into .the coffee plantation business.
We all fell for this and took n SOL
emn vow to stick The scheme espe-
cially appealed to me because here
was my chance to follow Dana in
his 1.-TWO Years Before the Mast"
The next day, after sleeping it over,
Charlie and Jim decided that there
was more money in New York, and
decided not to go. l admit l had
a sinking sensation in the pit of
my stomach when l viewed the
proposition in the sunlight, but I
stuck. Then Bill and I made tour
of the docks in New York, trying to
find the ship we wanted. We fell
in with several boarding masters"
These men infest the waterfronts of
large cities and are nothing but
bloodsuckers playing on sailors. One
of these parasites took us on board
an old tramp steamer lying in Erie
Basin, called the "Cushko." Here we
met the steward, a "lime iuicer."
John Royal-Minns. with the emphasis
in the hyphen. The wonderful tale
of ease. luxury and getting paid for
ieeing the world" stuff that the stew
lrd and the boarding master unrolled
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
BY Arthur Guy Empey

before our eager eyes carried us into
the seventh heaven OF expectation,
This was five o'clock In the after
noon, The ship was to sail at S.1O
the following morning, but they did
not tell us this. The steward said
that we were just tho two he wanted,
there being vacancies on the ship for
second steward and second cook. He
suggested that we sleep on the ship
that night, and then In the morning,
, after seeing what II was like. we
could go home and decide whether we
wanted to ship or not. l demurred
at this, because ] had to go home
first, so he gave Bill and me permis-
sion to go, but said We had to get
back at midnight. We hurried home
and on the sly 1 packed grip with
my belongings.
That night l exploded a bombshell
in the family. After dessert had
been served. puffed up with import
ance, I declared: We'll. I'm going to
South America" A barrage OF laugh
ter rippled around the table. This
got me sore, and l shut up like
clam.
1t was February, and very cold.
About o'clock that night great
storm came up and the streets were
soon covered with sleety ice. l
turned INTO bed with my clothes on.
Bill was to notify me at 10 o'clock
by throwing pebbles against the
windowpane in my room. Every time
l looked out into the street and saw
that bowling blizzard. picture OF
a ship wallowing in a trough of the
sea constantly came before my mind
and ! shivered. and my enthusiasm
dropped to zero. l could not take my
eyes away from the clock. 1t was
an agony of intense waiting, similar
to that when, later N the trenches,
! kept looking at my wrist watch
waiting for o'clock in the morning,
when we were to go over the top"
in Il charge. oh. how l wished that
Bill would change his mind
About five minutes to 10. crack.
crack! came couple of pebbles
against the windowpane, sounding
like the crack of bullets on the west
ern front. With my shoes in one
hand and my grip in the other. |
softly tiptoed downstairs. put on my
shoes and heavy overcoat, and opened
the front door. | was greeted by
rush of wind, snow and sleet. Bill
looked like snowman.
We ploughed through the blizzard.
got on trolley car and reached Erie
Bason at a quarter to twelve. went
up the gangplank and reported to
the steward.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

ond sea lord. Admiral wemyss is
not as well known publicly as the
former commander of the British
grand fleet, but has had a varied
Wa rexperience.
British merchantshipping losses
for the past week show the lowest
total since the wee kending No
yenber II when six vessels were lost
The loss of IL ships, eleven of more
than 1,600 tons and one of less than
that tonnage, compare favorably
with the loss of II the previous
week and 81 in the week ending
December 8, in each of which IA of
more than 1.600 tons went down. .
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

CONTINUED from First Pagc.1
ations and indemnities is agree
able to the central powers and
they will conclude a general
peace Immediately on conditions
equally just to all the belliger-
ents. The central powers share
Russian condemnation of a pro-
longation of the war for the
purpose OF conquest. Count
Czernin agrees that people have
the right of self-dehnition, but
says that subject nationalities
must solve their problem under
the laws of the countries under
whose sway they live.
The United States and the entente
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
Pittsburgh Threatened
by Disastrous Fire

Pittsburgh, Dec. 27.-The business
section of the South Side was threat
ened with destruction late last night
when fire destroyed large furniture
warehouse and many residences. A
general alarm was sounded soon aft
er the blaze was discovered, and 1t
was five hours before the department
had the fire under control
An explosion In the furniture ware
house, 1t Is said, started the blaze
Many persons were injured and over
come by smoke but there was no loss
of life. Teh damage will exceed
100000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
CENTRAL POWERS
ACCEPT RUSS TERMS

CONTINUED from First Pagc.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Heavy kersey cloth in assort-
ed colors and styles; sizes to
& years only.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
her colonies be evacuated by entente

her colonies be evacuated by entente
troops.
Russia's delegation, he stated in
conclusion, Notwithstanding differ
ences of opinion, thought the Ger
man declaration that Germany has
no aggressive plans offered the pos
slpillty OF the immediate beginning
or negotiations for a general peace
among all belligerents. He proposed
ten days recess until January 4,
80 that the people whose govern
ment have not yet Joined in the
negotiations for a general peace may
have an opportunity to acquaint
themselves with the principles of
such peace as now is being estab-
lished."
AT the expiration of the indi-
Gated time" he declared, "the nego-
tlatlons must be resumed disregard
ing whether or not other belliger-
ents have Joined in the negotiations
or how many"
Military operations are confined
generally to the Italian northern
front. Snow has fallen along the
British front in France and there
have been only patrol and artillery
activities on the French front.
After recapturing lost positions on
the Col Del Rosso and Monte De
Val Bella, the Italians were unable
to hold them on account of enemy
pressure and were forced to retire,
The battle was of great violence and
the Austro- Germans have been un-
able to follow up their initial sue
cess in the region west of the
Brenta.
Admiral Sir John r. Jellico has
been removed as British first sea
! lCrd and is succeeded by Admiral Sir
MRosslyn Wemyss who bos hean COO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
allies up to this time have not recog-
nized the lawful right of the Boil

allies up to this time have not recog-
nized the lawful right of the Boil
shevlk government to rule Russia
and they have not agreed to the
terms Russia preferred ut the be-
ginning of the Brest- -Litovsk con-
ference. Recent utterances of re-
sponsible allied leaders have eX-
pressed opposltio nto German
made peace. President Wilson and
Premier Lloyd George rectnly have
declared that peace with Prussian
military autocracy still in power
was impossible.
Meanwhile the Bolsheviki are talk
ing measures to placate their op-
ponents. Seven members of the So
cial Revolutionist party, which has
a majority of the constituent as
sembly, have been admitted to the
council of national commissioners.
as the ruling body in Russia is
called. The Bolsheviki still retain
ten members in the council. Ennis
saries of the Bolsheviki have failed
in their attempt to effect a COM
promise with the Ukrainian rada.
CHAIRMAN loffe, of the Russian
delegation, expressed qualification
at the Willingness of Germany to
conclude peace on the basis of no
annexations, no indemnities and the
self-detinition of peoples but pointed
out that the self definition of peoples
within the limits granted by consti-
tuions, as stated by the German re-
ply. was not complete.
Regarding compensation for the
maintenance of prisoners of war
the Russia nchairman said it might
be construed as an indemnity. He
insisted that an International fund
be established to pay damages
against private persons. He had no
objection to GermanX'S renmest that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
On Board


and the straining of cables. and could
see dark forms sliding and cursing
on the slippery decks under the glow
of the cargo lights.
The steward greeted us very cor
daily and | thought him the finest
man | had ever met. Bill was shipped
as second steward. and | got the bill
let of second cook.
My glory hole" was aft on the
main deck. while Bill slept amidships.
l piled into a little two-by-four bunk
and was soon fast asleep. l had a
horrible dream: a giant had me by
the heels and was swinging me
around his head. trying to dash my
brains out against the side of the
ship. l awoke in terror. The GLORY
hole" seemed to he looping the loop,
and l could hear heavy thuds as i'm
mense waves broke against the side
of the ship, the water kissing and
rushing around the portfolio. Reach
ing for the electric button l turned
on the switch An awful mess met
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

After he had delivered at Los
Angeles a scathing attack on enemy
agents and enemy propaganda in the
United States an attempt was made
on the life of Governor William d.
Stephens of California at the eXecu-
tive mansion in Sacramento. A bomb
was thrown against the building or
planted so it exploded tearing away
a part of the rear.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
WITH EMPEY

my eyes. The deck or my room was
awash, The grip and all my belong
ings, which I had unpacked before
turning In. were swishing and wash
ing on the. deck, now in this corner.
now In that, Tho ship was rolling
like log In the trough Of the sea.
l held on to the sides OF my bunk In
terror. wave would smash against
my door and water would pour in
through the cracks l felt deathly
sick and / thought I was going to
die. was experiencing my first
touch of seasickness
About six bells in the morning @
o'clock) the door opened and there
standing in the opening was q huge
Swede encased in oilskins. The icy
blast sent a cold shiver through me.
I wonered what he wanted, but did
not wonder long.
s. You bane get tea and toast on
bridge for mate. damn quick" 1 was
bewildered, The door slammed and
once again I was alone. Fifteen min
utes must have passed when the door
opened again and in rushed the
toughest-looking seaman 1 have ever
seen. He had only one eye. Later
on l found that he was our hrst
mate, "One-eyed Gibson" blue
noser" from Nova Scotia, and man
WnOn IL was not safe " liihS W ~
Without a word he stepped into the
glory hole. grabbed my shoulder in
a grip of steel, and yanked me out
of my bunk into the icy water which
was awash on the deck. This was
my first introduction to him.
Get out o. that, you landlubber.
There's no fire in the galley, and ]
want my tea on the bridge, and
want it now. or I'll put out your
headlights"
l meekly answered Yes, sir" and
started to put on my wet socks. See
ing this action. he shouted. Never
mind that damned rigging. Get into
the gallery and get that fire alight."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

NJ Y T e { t w e + c
blue with the cold
and my teeth We're
chattering. ] tim
idly asked. Where
are we, sir?' With
a look of contempt
4. - IL. - 4. q 4
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Colds Cause Headache md Grip
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab
let's remove the cause There is only
one "Bromo Quinine." F.. w. GROVES
signature on box. 30c.-Advertise-
ment.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
THE FLAG
By Franklin K Lane, Secretary of the Interior.

This morning passed the land Office flag dropped
say: Good morning Mr. Flag Maker"
81 beg pardon, Old Glory said you mistaken.
dent member of Congress- even general in the
II am only government clerk"
helped clear that patent for the hopeful inventor
in New York pushed the opening of that new ditch in Colorado
old ad ea that at Wine in To mo s or brought 1T relief to the
cent happen to be- give greeting Mr.
Flag Maker.
yesterday the Congress spoke word which open the
far @ the eve IN her bo% am eduea from h o
is making the flag Yesterday made to prevent
taught letters to boy who will write song that will give
cheer 70 millions of We all making the flag
But said mpatieny these people were only working"
Then came great shout about the flag.
LET me tell you who am.
am not the aag not at all % am but its shadow as
81 am whatever you make me, nothing
am your belief in YOURSELF dream of what people
81 live changing life life of passions of heart
sometnss am strong with pride, when do honest
work, fitting the rails together truly
, sometmes droop and then purpose has gone
sometimes am loud garsh and full of that ego blasts
Judgment.
always am all that you hope to be and have the
~ am and fear struggle and panic ennoblng hope
am the days work OF the weakest and the largest dream
&c" the Constitution courts statutes and statute
deadnoug dravman and streetsween cook
&c" the battle Of Yesterday and the mistake
II am the mystery of the who do knowing why
the clutch of idea and the purpose reso-
luton.
Il than what you believe be- and am all
that YOU believe can be-
u am what you make nothing
i swing before bright dream of color symbol
of yourself pictured suggestion of that big thing which makes
labors They bright with cheer, brilliant courage firm
you are the makers of the ag and well that you glory
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07
w, G. NASH.

The life of the late w. C.. Nash
furnished one of the few remaining
visible evidences of the connection be-
tween the northwest of the present
day, with its close contact with the
general activities of the world, and
the northwest Of the days when. so
far as this territory was concerned,
civilization did not exist and settle
ment was not contemplated. Most of
the older residents who still remain
with US came here as actual settlers,
expecting. when they came, to begin
at once. their participation in the
creation here Of stable social condi-
tions. and to engage immsdiately in
such activities as were then common
in the older states. Mr.. Mash belong
ed in still another group. much less
numerous. sof those who not only
aauae y alsaAsA a lltzalaanwAae
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07

People keep saying that halt tne
world wonders how the other nan
lives"
But don't forget. the other half also
does lot of wondering.
A man who is earning ten dollars
a week these days. doesn't do mucn
else but wonder. In fact, that is ABOUT
his only pastime. You rich people
can make up your minds that II !,
weren't for the movies, there wouN
be a yell against present high prices
that would be heard around the
world. The movie, with Its hNe OF
ten cent amusement, does more ina
YOU will ever realize to remove the
strain.
But there is still way in which
the man or woman or family on a
small salary can beat the game. IL
is true, YOU have to be shrewder than
the rich man to do it, But close liv-
ing makes one shrewd. A poor man
can make a dollar go farther than
the closest rich man that ever lived
He can because he has to-.
The way to beat the game is to
play the game as every rich man has
always played 1t before he got rich
And that is
BY BUYING CHEAP AND SELL
ING DEAR.
Most of the time you haven't much
to sell upon which you can raise the
price.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-07

who, when they came, had little
thought that civilization would follow
them. 1t is an impressive fact, illus
trative Of the tremendous speed Of
our progress, that when Mr. Nash
first entered the Red River Valley
the only contact which this territory
had experienced with tho white mans S
civilization had been through the
chance visits Of travellers who had
come. not to remain, but to travel
through. The progress that has been
made has been made during the act
i've life of one man who has been an
actual resident during the entire per-
iod, and an active participant in it
ALL
Mr.. Nash was man Of strong
character and marked Individuality
Entering in his early manhood into
the rugged life of what was then a
wilderness, he developed those quail
ties of enterprise, endurance and
persistence which were the common
and indispensab possession of from
tiersmen. But in addition to this, he
brought with him the fruits Of a
training in the schools of his time.
and OF association with thinkers and
men of affairs, the elements Of culture
accessible to only a few Of those
among whom his lot was to be cast
This equipment. with a temperament
naturally sanguine and buoyant. broad
sympathies, and a lively interest in
all the affairs Of men, contributed to
the broadening and enrichment Of
his life. enabled him to live to the
limit every one of his many years,
and made him a useful and honorable
member of society, valued friend
and charming companion.
Active until the last, with his intel
lect keen and unclouded as ever, with
his interest in all the affairs of life
undiminished. he went AS most as
suredly he would have gone could he
have chosen. No "crossing of the
bar" could more nearly have fulfilled
the poets ideal than that of w. c..
Mach