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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-18

Lyddite is picric acid melted with q
little vaseline.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-18

A strike Of undertakers took place
1t Liverpool, England. recently.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-18

Australian pearl fishing industry is
being held up by the war.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
"PLAY TO THE GALLERY"
Rome Colosseum, Courting Popular
Approval, Was Grim House
of Death.

The most imposing theater ever
erected by mortal hands, grim house
of death. consecrated by blood and
tears, the Colosseum, stands today
stupendous monument to Roman pride
and degradation, the National Geo
graphic Magazine observes. Almost a
third of mile in circumference, it
towers 157 feet up into the air, the
original and monumental play to the
gallery Emperor Titus opened it's
history with tremendous inaugural
of a hundred days of games" in
which men fought with other men and
with wild animals, and no one knows
the exact tale of the lives snuffed out
on it's boodied sands "to make RO-
man holiday.
In the construction of the Colosseum
its builders adhered to the then new
note of superimposing the three or
ders-DOric, Ionic and COrinthian-an
idea that has eXerted greater influ-
ence upon the design of monumental
works than any other Roman innova-
tlOli. DuI WIZ VI tllftt,
before it today with the golden Italian
sunshine glorifying every scar, and
conjuring back from the dead past
vivid spectacles of Roman holidays full
of noise and color, laughter and bloody
agonies; or when liquid moonlight;
transfgures the classic ruin into n
magic fabric where stalk the thin
ghosts OF saint and vessal, slave and
emperor?
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
SiiohtlV Different.

Some little time ago benevolent
lady read in the papers paragraph
to the effect that, in an effort to save
his cat from being crushed by the
wheels of passing omnibus, y small
boy had been knocked down and seri-
ously injured by the vehicle. end had
been obliged to be taken to London
hospital.
The lady, who kept cats herself,
greatly admired the boys devotion to
the poor dumb animal and wrote
to the hospital, inclosing handsome
sum "for the brave and humane suf-
ferer."
By return OF post came letter from
the matron acknowledging the receipt
of the money, but alas. explaining
that the cat which had been the cause
of all the woe was an even dumber
thing that the lady had imagined. 1t
was, in fact. that somewhat dangerous
toy, tipcat.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Of
E}|aCkbird Hundred!

The taxable residents OF Black bird
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
TX in said Hundred. are hereby notified
that the Taxes for the year 1916 ere now
dle, and the undersigned Tax Collector
fer said Hundred, will be
s. A. DAvlD'S RESIDENCE, FOREST, DEL.
WEDNESDAY,, JAN. 2lst 1917
From to 3 p. NJ.
AT BLACKBIR
SATURDAY, JAN. 9th, 1917
From 10 3 i. N.
Tax bills can be obtained bv making
personti application to tile Co lector, or
h sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE.
GOV sRNING TIE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Section 3-That on all taxes paid be-
fore the first dav of October there shall
be an abatement Of five per centum. On all
taxes paid ,tfnrp the first dav of Decpm-
her there shall be an abatement of three
par centum. On all taxes paid during
tue month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever. And on all taxes
u, paid on the first day of January there
> l~ aided Ora npr cpn;um per MOI IT,
uer;i lie anne Il all be paid
HARRY S WOODKEEPER,
Ct,lrctoi o! Taxe for Blackbrd Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
MickIe's Maneuver.

Henry, I've come to see your new
stenographer" said his wife.
But, my dear, she will offend your
esthetic sense" protested NIickles.
"She's Il sight. told you she was Il
sight"
81 insist on seeing" replied Mrs. ~.
Very well, but wait till finish die
tating a letter. It's very important
it's to Hibbim & Diggum cancelinS
an order for dozen lead pencils and
must get off.
9Th not wait a second"
"Iust as you say, my dear. But your
hat isn't on straight. There's a glass
over there in the corner"
20, aear, dear, III just fix II. I'll be there
In minute"
And she went over to the glass to
straighten her hat. and in the half
hour it took her to do it, Mickles had
let his beautiful new stenographer out
the window on an improvised rope lad
der, and hauled up frightfully home
ly one for whom he had telephoned
to the employment bureau.-Detroit
Free Press.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
Half a Loaf.

A colored congregation in Louisiana,
hearing that college in Kansas was
comforting the degree of D. D., for the
reasonable consideration" of $50, de-
cided to add to their prestige by rails
ing the required sum and having the
pastor decorated with those dignified
initials.
Strenuous efforts failed to raise
more than half the amount, but moth
ing daunted, they forwarded $25 with
the request that the college would for
ward the first d." so that they could
begin addressing the reverend gentle
man as doctor, favor which they were
sure would assist them very much in
collecting the price of his divinity"
--Harper's Magazine.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
EFFECT OF TOBACCO STUDIED
Physician Asserts That Cigarette
Smoking Causes Rise in Beats
of the Pulse.

Cigarette smoking often causes a
marked rise in pulse beats, makes the
pulse irregular. and causes change
In blood pressure, the effects being
more marked if the smoke is inhaled,
is the conclusion of DR.. James Ak
man of New York, the latest authority
to endeavOr to determine the exact
effects on the human race of cigarette
smoking.
Doctor Aikman's experiments are no
more productive of definite conclusions
than those of many other investiga-'
tors of the past, remarks q writer in
London Tit-Bits. He suggests, how
ever, that the great increase in cir
culatOry diseases in the past hundred
years may be attributed to smoking,
although admitting that in the face of
conflicting opinions, 1--WE can see how
far we are from definite conclusions
as to the true effect of tobacco"
''The effect on the. pulse of smoking
but one cigarette was marked" writes
Doctor Aikman, "16 out of q subjects
showing an increase of more than eight
beats minute. In some cases the
rise was spectacular, and came on in
one or two minutes, almost as soon as
the pulse was taken. Of the q cases
all gave an increase except four, and
two of the four had an abnOrmally
high pulse at the start.
"Other investigators have reported
a rise in blood pressure, but in this Sc
ries the effects on the pressure were
not at all uniform. Out of % cases
the systolic pressure fell in II, in
five there was an increase, and eight
gave no change"
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
True Sport.

"The manager of my store" declared
the merchant to little cOtcrie of
friends, lis a peculiar genius Why.
would you believe it, when he draws
his weekly salary he keeps cut only
one dollar for spending mCn,y and
sends the rest to his wife in indian
apolis!'
His Iisteners--With one exception
who sat silent and retlec>lvc-gave
vent to loud murlnurs of w3n,ier and
admiration.
Nov, it may sonnd thin, added
the speaker. but Il is true, neverthe-
less
'Oh, / don't doubt it at all!"
quickly rejolned the quiet one: Il was
only wondering villa he does with the
dol1ar!"
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20

START *
l By
Nathaniel c. Fowler, Jr.
Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure NeWspa
per Syndicate.)
SAM WAS DISCOURAGED.

What's the matter, Sam?' asked
his friend Will.
I'm discouraged" replied Sam. Il
haven't been late for year, and I've
worked hard; but the boss doesn't
seem to appreciate me. Only yester-
day he raised the pay of fellow who
hasn't been there half as long as
have"
Kind Of tough, admit replied
Will, consolingly. '"How did it hap
pen? You say the other fellow got
his pay raised. There must be rea-
son for it"
"The only reason I can think of is
partiality. The boss always liked him
and just pushed him ahead"
Lets talk it over" said VIII. Per
haps the boss was partial, but was
this partiality due to what the fell
low did? Think hard"
Not much" snapped Sam. Wal
ter has always been fresh, putting
himself in the boss way, and get
ting him to notice him, while I've
minded my business
Lets be fair, SAM said his friend.
"You say that Walter has made his
boss notice him. What has he done?"
Well" replied Sam, hes all. the
time doing a lot of things that he
hasn't any business to do, things
which he isn't paid for doing
Such as WHAT"
well, he fixes up the boss desk
sees that the inkstand is filled, puts
on a new piece of blotting paper
once in a while, arranges the letters,
and a lot of other things which no.
body asks him to do
"Sam," said Will quietly, you've hit
it. You've minded your own bust
ness. while Walter has done the same
thing and more. You're getting all
you are worth for what you're doing.
Walter hasn't neglected his regular
duties, has he?'
NO." snapped Sam.
'Now, you see, old boy, that Wal
ter has minded his own business as
well as you have. He hasn't neglect
ed anything which he should do, but
he has gone beyond that and done a
lot of little things which the boss
particularly appreciates
How is a fellow going to do more
than his regular work when he is busy
all the time?''
isn't Walter busy all the time,
too? But he found a way, and so
can you, Sam, if you want to. Walter
has been interested. He has felt his
responsibility. You've not been par
ticularly interested, and you've not
realized your responsibility. You've
| let well enough alone. Walter has
gone farther My boss lectured US
the other day, and told us how he
became a member of the house be-
cause he felt just as though he were
the firm himself, when he was get
ting five dollars week; and he
looked out for the firms interest
as we'll as he would have done If he
had owned it. ] tell you, Sam, the
fellow who gets anywhere nowadays
| has got to get out of the rut. Stick
ing to your duties isn't enough. The
boss expects you to do that, but he
raises the pay Of the man who does
what he doesn't have to do, provided,
of course, that he performs his regu-
lar duties satisfactorily"
Was Sam convinced? I think not,
for at the end of the year he was
out Of job, and his >friend-well, he
isn't partner yet, and perhaps he
never will be, but he is the head of
large department. He did what he
didn't have to do and "got there"
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
Visibility Of Planets.

As a general thing. the planets are
much less visible in daylight than
stars. The reason for this is that the
telescope diminishes the brightness of
the planets disk as well as of the sky
and, therefore, does not heighten the
contrast rs in the case of the star.
Two of the planets, however, Venus
and Mercury, are better observed in
daylight than in darkness. Saturn, on
the other hand, can hardly be seen,
even through five-inch telescope, ey.
cept at night.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20

Allied aviators flew all the way
across the Balkans to guard the city
Of Bucharest from enemy air attacks,
The wonders Of this remarkable war
in the way of achievements Of in
ventive genius will apparently never
cease,
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
PUBLIC SALE!

At Klair Bazaar. Every Saturday,
Is to 100 horses of all kinds. Anyone
having horses to sell bring them in and
get the cash, need not make any special
arrangement. More wagon and harness
than any other place in the State. Sale
every Saturday.
VM. H. KLAIR,
9Th & Tatnal ST., Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20

Texas newspaper proposes that
married men wear distinctive cos
tune. They do; it's thin and shiny
Mt the elbows. and a little frayed at
thp bottom of :fte trousers.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20
HARRY S WooDKEEPER,

C,ilrctui OF lake for Black bird Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20

Man may imagine himself capable
of performing any light task until he
tries for the first time to put nair
Of mittens on baby.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-20

4 number of physicians Of German
descent refuse to travel from this
country to Germany by submarine
Their reasons for refusing are very
sound on the surface.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19

Keeping pace with the times
staving up to the standard with their
news value, instead of decreasing
the standard, in order to meet with
HIGH cost of newspaper printing
two more weekly newspapers nave
ioined the "a" class this week. and
announce that the subscription price
will hereafter be $3.50 year, IN
stead of one dollar.
Editor Joe Holbrook, OF the ores
den Enterprise, and Editor o. f.
Cavce, of the Martin Mail, nave IL
nallv determined that they are NOT
Going to be in the class when the
Publishers Auxiliary cans weak
kneed editors" and have aanounced
a raise in subscription raUe' so VhaV
thew may keep up their weekly news
naners on the high-class news oasis
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19

Owing to the enormous and un-
precedented advance Of everything
that goes into the makeup Of news
paper, ink, typemetal, paper roller
composition, postage and so on we
find ourselves under the necessity Oh
raising the price of our renewal SUD-
scriptions at least for the present
to $3.50 per annum. This is a dl-
rect reason. There is an lndlrecC
reason. The enormous increase Oh
everything that goes to make up Nv
ing expenses. This is most rea-
sonable advance. None of the Il
subscribers who paid the increased
rate last week raised the slightest OBJ
lection or complaint. On the con-
trarv each of them thought it was
right and prOper.-UniOn City News
Banner.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19
ANOTHER VETERAN
PASSES AWAY

Uncle John Terrell, an aged Con-
federate Veteran, died at his home,
in the Terrell schoolheuse vicinity,
on last Sunday night, following
long illness, resulting from a frac-
tured hip sustained last December.
Mr.. Terrell was Is years of age. He
was born and reared in this communi-
ty, being the son of the late Ben
Terrell. He was the grandson of
Jeptha Terrell, pioneer citizen of
this community and who gave the
land on which Dresden is located.
John Terrell was never married,
yet he reared several families of chill
dren, the children of his widowed
sisters. He was, indeed, public
benefactor. The public called upon
Uncle John for many favors which
were always granted when reasona-
BILE. He would not sell corn to a
neighbor, but would lend it until the
next crop was harvested. In many
ways he showed kindness to the
needy. He is survived by one broth
er and one sister-Esq. N. E. Ter
rell and Mrs. Matte Bailey.
! Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at his late home
by Rev. c.. A. Morrison and Rev. c.
McDearmon, appropriate talks being
made by Messrs. L. W. Travis, Billie
Allen, Confederate comrades, and at
the grave Col. E. E. Tansil, in charge
of the Confederate burial ceremony,
made touching, beautiful talk
The body was laid to rest in the fam
lily burying ground.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19
Mr.. Garrett at Home.

Representative Garrett reached
home last Thursday night and will
take rest from his duties in con-
gress until December, when the reg
ular session convenes. ,
This has been the most arduous
session, perhaps, of any term Of con-
gress in the nations history, and rep
resentatives have been kept close to
their posts of duty. Mr.. Garrett, by
reason of his important committee
assignments, has been one of the
busiest of the busy men in congress,
and merits this. well earned rest.
However, he has consented to deliver
number of addresses throughout
the county in the approaching food
conservation campaign, Of which Hon.
Robt. L. Suddath is the county chair
man.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

that they have established.
With the cost Of newsprint paper
and in some instances still greater
increase in the cost of all other in
gradients going into the makeup of
a newspaper, together with the high
cost of living, these publishers have
STAYED off as long as possible the in
crease in subscription rate. But,
seeing the inevitable, unless the
price of their paper is brought up at
least half way on the price Of their
paper and on the margin of increas-
ed cost that has burdened publish
ers, they have evidently decided to
keep up with the times and make an
increase in subscription price, the
same as everything else is increas-
ing. And with corn selling for Sc
and hogs at $40 and cotton at II
cents, and so forth and so fifth, we
don't anticipate these two newspa-
pers, which have so faithfully served
their readers with all the available
news in their respective counties, will
be met with opposition.-Paris Post
Intelligencer,
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19
County Court Land Sale.
W. T. Campbell, Admir-. ct ais, VS..
Wayne Baker, ct ais.
In the County Cour t of Weakley
County, Tennessee.

In obedience to an order of sale
made in the above styled cause at
the October (1917) term of the
County Court of Weakley County,
Tennessee, l, W. j. Jeter, clerk of
the county court and special COM
missioner in said cause, will on
MONDAY, OCT. 20, 1917
at 1 o'clock p. M, at the front door
of the Greenfield Bank, in the town
of Greenfield, Tennessee, offer for
sale and sell to the highest and best
bidder or bidders, at public cutlery,
for cash, the following described
tracts or parcels Of land, lying and
being located in the 22nd civil dis
trict of Weakley county, Tennessee,
and bounded and described as fol-
lows:
Bounded on the north by Hubert
Names; bounded on the east by
Buck Orr; bounded on the south by
Greenfield and Sharon road, and on
the west by Greenfield and Sharon
road, containing % acres, more or
less.
One tract bounded on the north
by lands of Frank Lipscomb and
Rutlidge; on the east by the Green
field and Sharon road; south by
lands of Jas. Lynn and John Gates,
and west by lands of Albert Miller,
containing 81 acres, more or less.
Being same lands that W. S, Baker
owned in his lifetime.
These two tracts Of land are to be
sold to saASfy a mortgage indebted
ness executed by W. S. Baker and
wife to E. J. Baker, approximately
81, $50. 4
l will first sell the % acre tract
above described and if that is not
sufficient to satisfy the mortgage
indebtedness and accrued cost, etc.,
l will then proceed to sell all the re-
mainder of said land, or so much
thereof as will be sufficient to sat
isfy said Indebtedness.
Witness my hand on this the 3rd
day of October, 1917. o5-12-19
W. ]. JETER, Clerk.
Maiden & Maiden, Soils. for Compl'ts
J. T. McWherter, Guardian ad Litem
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF,
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Save your Halrl Get a rs cent bottle
Of Danderine right noW-AISo
stops itching scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence Of neglected
scalp; of dandrufr-that awful scurf.
There is nothing 80 destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
Of Its lustre, its strength and its very
life; eventually producing a feverish.
ness and itching of the scalp, which
IL not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair. 35, a-g8 i
.- Get ao25 cent bottle OF Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store. You
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
Of It II you will just try little Dan
derine. Save your hair! Try It!
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19
Insolvency Notice.

The insolvency Of the estate Of
Mrs. Sue McCale, deceased, having
been suggested to W. ]. Jeter, clerk
of the Weakley county court, by Fl.
H. Hawks, administrator of said es-
tate, this is, therefore, to notify all
persons holding claims against sale
estate to file the same, properly au-
thenticated, with the said W. ]. Je
ter at his office in the courthouse
in Dresden, Tenn, on or before the
first day of January, 1918, or same
will be forever barred in law and
equity.
This Sept. Is, 1917. 26-4t
H. H. HAWKS, AdmT.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19

In raising to $3.50 year the
Union City News-Banner is doing
only that which every other paper
worth while has been compelled to
do. The papers that have not in
creased the rate of subscription &C.
knowledge to their patrons that these
papers are only worth a dollar a
year. The Union City News-Banner
is the established and long-recognized
leading newspaper of Obion county.
1t is we'll worth the price Brother
Brice is asking. His readers think
so too, as those paying the increased
price register no kick. How could
they have the nerve to complain in
the face of the price they are receiv-
ing for their wheat, corn, hay, hogs,
cattle, butter, eggs, poultry, flour,
meat, lard, clothing, shoes, etc? Ger
tainly it would be mighty little,
shriveled, warped, stingy man who
would object to paying $3.50 year
for good newspaper like the News
Banner. It is just as impossible to
publish a good newspaper now for
81 year as it is to buy bushel of
corn for so cents, a bushel of wheat
for so cents or an old rooster for rs
cents.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19

The Nashville papers, Sunday, pub
lished lengthy stories of the increase
in price of cigarettes made by the
cigarette dealers in Nashville. It is
unlawful to sell cigarettes in Ten
nessee and the officers should nab
these Nashville sellers of tie "eoffin
nail" 1t would not BE- hard to learn
who the cigarette sellers are - Muir
freesboro Home Journal
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19
Barbed Wire Cuts and Wounds

Are troublesome to cure. Get a bot
tie Farris' Healing Remedy-costs
so cents-make it at home. Heals
rapidly. A sore never matters where
this remedy is used. We sell it on
the money back plan.-Al Gardner,
Martin; G. Y. Beard, Sharon.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19

The Dresden Enterprise announces
in its issue of this week an increase
in its rate of subscription to $1'oO'
With the constant climbing OF prlc-
es of paper, in labor, material and ev-
arvtbing else that goes into the pull
cation of a newspaper from week TO
week there is absolutely no good rea-
con whv subscriptions, along with
everything else, should not oe au,
v vo though there be those, even
i T" onr own good county Of Upton
W complain of the very low price
Of 81 per year for a county paper
There is not better or a more con on
so;ont;ous newspaper man in the state
81 tennessee than Bro. Joe Holbrook'
If IF the Dresden Enterprise, nor one
Who labors more faithfully to give ms
% snSscr;bers their moneys worth ana
b;s naner is well worth the advanced
r mice he is asking for it. Dresden
pnlv has a population OF $40 PEG
U UIa hut no one could tell from lock-
mo; mo- over the Enterprise that IT was was
not published in town OF seVeISA
thousand. Here's success to you
Bro, Holbrook, and may you nave
few complaints from your suOscr'O-
ers.-Covington Leader
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19
DUKEDOM,
aAsessaSs1aAsa aAsaSasaAA1A;aa
(Too late for last week.

\AOO ldIe 1OT laSC week.
| suppose the scarlet fever patients
are getting along better
The Christian meeting at the tent
near Ruthville, closed Sunday.
Miss Annie May Ross was baptized
at Mr.. Parker's Sunday afternoon.
Miss Delete Clark and Miss Annie
Ross took flying trip to Dukedom
Saturday afternoon
There will be box supper at
Brawner schoolhouse Saturday night
Oct. 81. Everyone is invited.
Mr.. Bill Clark, Clarence Pickle and
Bill Brawner went to Paducah Sat-
urday.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-10-19

You wouldn't Think to see the man
Shoot that he was Out Of Practice,
but that's what the Billiard Shark told
the Stranger before they started, The
Stranger will get Tired of Standing
pretty soon and will Sit Down. He
will be Lucky to get shot at all.