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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07
How to Gather Seed Corn.

Al corn.ripening time. drop all
other iarm business. says the u. 8,
Department Of Agriculture. and se.
leot twice a. much seed corn AZ you
think you will need. The job |,
too important 10 be conducted Incl.
denta!!y while husking. snd de-
mands the entire attention Of the
farmer when the time IL ripe--like.
wise the corn.
Get the very best to be had and
preserve II welt, -t,rcaure -th-r1. -,
the corn experts, increased yield,
will return more profit than from
auy other work that can he done on
the farm. The one and only proper
way TO select seed corn IL from the
stalks standing where they grow. 4,
soon as ripe and before the 6fs'
hard freeze.
A soon rs the crop sipens thu
wise farmer will 20 through The Rsld
with seed picking bags, and hush
the ears from the stalks that hav,
produced tho most corn withou,
any special advantages such a
space. moisture or fertility. He vii
psss by the large ears on stalk,
| standing alone with an unusua
amount Of space around them
Strains that do we'll in competition
for light. and moisture. and sol
! fertility are likely to repeat undeI
the same conditions. The most i'm
portant consideration 10 TO selecl
seed from those plants which hay,
the ingrained ability TO iurnish ,hs
largest quantity Of dry shelled corn
Early maturity is a desirabl,
quality. and 30 are short. thick
wind.frm stake: top.heavy one.
with ears borne too high are likely
tn mean iosses. Breeding expert
nents have proved that the tend
ancy to produce suckers is bersdi
tary in corn. Other things being
equal. take the seed from sucker
less stalks.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07
Jones-Ran&y

Mr.. Richard jones and Mrs
Kathryn Turner Ramsey we're united
In marriage Sunday afternoon. Sep
tembsr End, in McEwsn, the Rev,
r. Aemilian officiating.
They were accompanied to Nc
Even by Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Nall
and Miss Matte Jones, They re-
turned to Dickson Sunday evening
and will be a, home to their many
friends after September 9th, Al
which time they will 20 to house.
keeping in the Frank Weaver resi-.
denoe on High Street.
Mr.. Jones 10 the junior member
II The grocery frm Of W, L Jones
4 Son, aud the happy couple hays
the good wishes Of \ large circle Of
friends.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07

The purist who fgllrea- in the iul,
lowing story was the proprietor OF a
grocery in st, Louis, but the Chi.
cago Record. Herald. which prints
the story. sugge-ts that he probably
ca me from the east.
One day he was called to the
Telephone in great haste. Does
some one wish to speak tn Mr. Per.
kins2 he asked,
Yes" said the pirliah voice a,
the other end OF the wire. Nam.
ma wishes me to tell you that she
wants the eggs she ordered this
morning very bad.
II am sorry" replied the grocer.
that we have not, to my knowl.
edge. a bad egg in the house,
Couldn't your mother possibiy Use
good onesr'
Dear me" he murlnured, hang.
ing mp the receiver. | wonder why
she rang in my eas that wayp'
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07
AGRICULTURAL AGENT
FOR DICKSON COUNTY
Congress Makes An hppr0-
priation, a Part of Which
Goes for Emergency
Agent Work.

Mr.. |. +. Elrod has been manned
as Agricultural Agent tor Dickson
County by the Division OF Exten'
sion oi the University Of Tennessee
who have charge OF this wo.k. and
ia now upon the field bis head.
quarters being located ut Dickson.
Mr.. Elred is a graduate of the
University Of Tennessee, and has
had two years experience AZ County
Agent. Hs was reared on IA farm
In Smith County. Dickson County
is indeed fortunate in having a man
oi training and experience in this
work right here in Tennessee placed
In this section. Mr.. Elrod will
make occasional Wis ia to Hickman
County, looking after the work
there. We are sure our farmers
will take the advantage OF this op.
portunity 10 cooperate with this
'islfffii 'islfffii agent, f6f surely the farmer
has more complicated problems
than any professional man,
Mr.. J. NJ. bean, District Agent
for Middle Tennessee, with head.
quarters at Columbia. will spend
some time in this county with Mr.
Elrod. getting the work organized,
and will make occasional visits 10
the County looking after the work.
While regular demonstration farms
will bs established over the county
great stress will be laid on food and
feed crops. such AZ wheat, oats,
barley. rye. and other crops.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07
PREslnEnT PEYTo1.
on CAR SxeRTAoE
Says Splendid co-operalioa q
Part oi ShipRsrs. HIS :
Greatly Helped.

NASHVILLE. Team, Sent 5. iei7.
-ln sn address On the car shostaes
Asiore the Rotary Club hers, rsssi-
dent John Hove psyton II the NJ,
G. 4 81, Louis Railway took occas.
Ion 10 commend The hearty co-opssa.
ton which most oi the railroads.
wefe receiving HON the shippsss.
He said that bus ior such ca~opesa.
tion, tho spisndld transposlaiian 10.
suits noted by the RAiisosds' War
Board weuid have hsen poasibls.
President Pey,on tsid al The lss,
mendous demahds which will b.
made upon the railrpsda oi The
country IN handling the msp apd
the supplies ios uncls Sam's army
In addition TO caring iof The osdi.
nary business oi the country,
The Governments business ID
paramount" he declared. and L
as,shs, dasyA ek nrssy shlppes sRs.~
patriotic citizen a the United n (Its1
70 lend biz eo.opssstioa 10 IN milf
roads Ia their efforts 10 handle III
unprecedented traffic"
Nj. Peyton referred 10 the lAcs
thst while the railroads had bean
able to increase thsiy sQuipnsnt,
only three psr cent, thas b. iacssas.
ed loading through The oo-opssalioa
oi shippers over IN country, thsy
had been able TO incssaHs thsir rev.
enus mile tonnage pssOspsihly, HI
also gave due credit 70 The rsilrosda
Tor increased sGacisncy.
lie urged upon shippsrs shat .hsy
unload oil loaded cars psomps:y;
that thsy load out-.sping. csv
promptly and rslsAas tham; thss
thsy anticipate tha dispoaltioa ol .
freight car beiore II arrival; thAs
they avoid ofdssins spscial typsa II
cars whsn the ordinary types win
do. and that Ill can b. loAdsd a
capacity. =.
In this way" b pald, You will
be doing your Bit toward tho ~.
lisi Of the so-csllsd or shortage"
Mr.. Peyton pointed ost thAt whils
there wsrs insufficient can - han.
die al The business, materials hed-
adyanosd u such . point that Il
was practically impossihls n naas-
iaoture new cars and sst thsm By
Tho time neesssssy % hs ot Any. ~
aissance In the pressnt ssmsrgsac1.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07

&iss Edith Badge was hostess ol
the Matinee Musicale Tuesday al
her home on Walnut Street.
Mrs. S. II. Hunt presided oveu
the meeting. After the business
session. the remainder Of the time
was dey1ted TO the interesting pro.
gram on Frans Peter Shuhert. the
composer for September. Mrs. e.
d. Fen.rees read a sketch OF his liie.
and Mrs. Raymond Joslin conducted
the quiz. Piano selections we're
played by Prof. Swank. Mesdanss
Hunt. Joslin and q, c. Collins, Jr.,
and Misses Badge, Allinc rcn.resa
and Lealia Rogers. Miss Florence
ooif sang one Of Sehubert's most
noted songs, "Serenade.' accom-.
panied by Miss Mary Whitson.
The President appointed Prof.
Swank, Miss Rogers and Mrs. Joslin
TO prepare the October program an
l.iszl, She also sppo;at.,' Miss
Glenn HOPKINS and Ms. Collins as
telephone committee,
Mrs. W. N. Bratton applied iot
membership and was gladly accept.
cd.
NJ: e:MlsyIxAr Clement and hss haase
guest. Mrs. Mitchell. were visitors.
The next meeting will be held
With Mrs. Collins oetobrr Ind. al
3 O'Clock.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07
OIckSon'S EDUCATION.
Al INSTITUTIONS OPEN

Oakmont City School opened
Monday with tlaitering prospects.
There were about tiye hundred and
fifty children present At the opening
|@xasaissTfy sna a6asst psselhs,nsiTsai
friends and patrons OF the school.
The devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. T. ]. Stricklin.
and prayer was offered by the Rev.
Wilson Woodcock. Interesting and
instructive talks were made 10 the
audience by Prof. W. p. Morrison,
DR.. Jno. r. Gunn. Rev. W. W. Bax.
ter. Rev. Wilson Woodcook and Pitt
Henslee.
The faculty for the l9l7.ls term
are: W. p, Morrison, principal;
Miss Jimmie Harville, Alonzo Bond.
Miss Zoe Cowan, Miss Nora Dodd.
Miss Mintie Pounds. Mrs. Frank
Frazier, Miss Kate Coleman, Miss
Ada Curtis and Miss Leila Wade
Rice.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07

The series oil union revival meet,
ings, under the supervision oi the
Ministers Association Of Dickson,
were launched in this city last sun.
day morning. when the Rev. John
X. Gum, DID. formerly oi New
York City. but now OF Nashville,
delivered a most touching and In
spring sermon. bis subject bsins
'All Things Work Together Tor Good
To Them Who Love the Lord"
In the evening. the First Baptist
Church. where the meetings are
being held, would scarcely accnmo.
date the crowd. a. all the other
congregations within the bounds Of
the Association united in the revival
service. The theme OF DR.. Gunn
on this occasion was along the lines
of svangelislio work. pointing ont
many Of the ways that can be gone
about in bringing a revival TO our
people" OF far.reaching effect. Go.
operation was the main thought
stressed upon his hearers. DR.. Gum
is an able speaker, = deep thinker
and "a man with a message" and
holds the close attention Of his audi.
ences with scarcely any effort.
Tbs SERVICES ara hasnx .ass.d Asiy'
both afternoon aud evening--3:O0
and 40 D. Ia.--And already
interest has developed, and indi.
cations are most favorable for the
kind OF revival the ministers and
co workers are striving for.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07

Tuesday. September 4. the doors
Of the Dickson College School open
ed for the fall term. The attend
ance was indeed gratifying to the
faculty. ~ well AZ to the friends oil
the school. There was the larges,
attendance the school has had since
il became a preparatory institution,
The exercises were opened with
invocation by Rev, w. W, Baxter,
followed with short addresses by
the Rev. b. +. lsom. II. T. Cowan
and W. X. Boyte,
The faculty ior the ensuing term
is composed ofPfof. w. NJ. Bratton,
the principal; Mrs. W, NJ. Bratton,
Prot, ? L; Z, r c'u'ahiisia, and Miss
Pearl Thompson.
The people OF Dickson appreciate
Fthe fact rhat they have d school ol
this character in their town. rhs
work il Of high quality and prepares
pupils TO enter any college or uni
versity without examination. Pre-
paratory schools means much to the
towns in which they are located
They not only bring hrigh. boys
and girls to town. bu. they bring
much money. II costs TIN an aver
age Of $3.50 per year for pupil to
attend: hence, il a hundred non
resident boys or girls enroll during
year, in means $500 90 spent in
our town each year. Last year o.
pupils registered in this school, Al
OF whom were non resident. Let all
the friends OF this school pull To-
sether and enroll 100 this year
This would indeed he a great cue
cess, as such schools like Morgan
and Castle heights do not reach
above 300 for the year.
We extend a hearty welcome tc
the boys end girls who have com.
to our tnsn to attend school thi'
year. and hope their stay will b.
both pleasant and profitable.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07
Sparks Famous Show
To Exhibit at Dickson

/" Ralph Dannettell, the contracting
agent Tor the Sparks World Famou.
Show, was here Monday making
arrangements Tor the appearance oi
this big eircus In Dickson on Wed.
nesday. September 26,h. The per.
formanees will be given under their
mammoth tent on the grounds just
beyond College Street. on the Vel.
low Creek pike.
Sparks Sho Ia recognized az one
OF the best on the road. and can al.
ways be relied upon to give 4 clean
and entertaining performance.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07

The friends OF Hudson CONNER,
cisl College are delighted with the
bright prospects, Of ths institution,
The Commercial department. open
ed Monday with fifteen pupils en-
rolling she first day. Arrangements
have been made by the principals
al thus school to give their pupils
the best and most modern instruc.
ton along every line they teach.
Any one desiring TO become a
capable or efficient stenographer on
bookxeeper, would he assured OF re-
ceivins satisfactory service wi,h this
College. The entire second floor oI
the Southside Hardware Company
store has been secured FOR the 10.
cation Of this school. and the latest
aud meet modern equipment hs.
been installed.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07
Presbyterian Church Notes.

Because OF the union meeting
there will be no nigh, aervice on
September 9th,
The pastor will preach At II a
M. All are invited.
Sabbath, school will meet ata.i5
II thu gain in attendance is equsI
10 tho last two Sundays, the classes
will be- well filled.
Come Ia the Young People /.
Meeting at $50 clock.
An entertainment will hs given
In the near future by the Girls Mis-
sioaary Guild,
Oil Cloth at 20c yd. at Rex Dry
. Goods Co.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07
Forty Per Cent to Leave Beginning Sept
10Th; Forty Per Cent October 3rd. And
The Remaining Fifteen Per Cent
Soon Thereafter.

son Countys Quota-l5l--hay,
been notified TO report for duty
and will be sent to Camp Gordon
near Atlanta. this week. beginnin,
today Thursday. Following ia ,
list Of the eight who have thus beer
notified aud the dates on which
they are to leave for training camp
t Wliaistn nfsar luther. 'i}urns- =
Thursday, September 9th.
Walter Aiyin McGee. Dickson --
Thursday. September 9Th.
Bert Brinden Underhill. Burns--
Friday, September Eth.
Clinton Spencer, Dickson Fri
day. September 7th.
Jack Gillian, Cumberland Fur
ace--Saturday. September Sth.
Samuel Paul Bratton, Dickson
Saturday. September sth.
Pete Turney Powers, Dickson
Sunday, September 9th.
r e. Hall, Bnlns-Sunday. Sep
|.tember 9th.
The above eight names. together
with the following lis, Of men. hav,
been called for military service by
the Local Board Tor Dickson Coun
ty, and have been duly passed upor
by the proper Local and District
Board, and are certified as selected
for military service, and not ex
empted or discharged;
Orbery Clayton Duke, Dickson.
Dave T. Cuthbertson, Slayden.
Robert I.esiie Gibbs, Charlotte. !:
Robert Martin. Charlotte.
Herman Crockett, White Bluff.
Leslie Edmondson, Charlotte.
ha-A Ryman Edmunds, Stayten
Lester Duke. Dickson.
jim Donegan. Dickson.
Andrew X, Sutton, Cumberland
Furnace.
Clarence W. I.arkins. Charlotte.
Selkirk Woodard, Charlotte. K. /
Battle Neuell Thompson, Burns
Delbert Myatt. Dickson.
William Il. Parker, Slayden, r. |
Grover Brown, Burns.
Elbert Sugg, Burns.
Gilbert D. Freeman. Southside.
Robert l.. Edgin, Cheap Hill,
This lis. from. the date Of it
posting a. the office Of the Loca
Board, constitutes notice TO thos'
whose names are listed above. tina
they have been selected for militar,
| service, and charges them with al
obligation TO watch the bulletin
board OF the LEGAL Board aud /,
hold themselves in readiness TO re
port for military duty at the otlic'
OF the Local Board at date to b.
specified in a later notice to b
posted at that Office.
| The latest instructions 10 th
Local Board in regard to the mobo.
ixation is that beginning Septem
her 18th, forty per cent more oi tn
Isl are ta be sent 30 Atlanta, ol
October 3rd, forty per cent, and th
remaining l5 per cent soon there
after
| Additional names o. those cert
| fed for service will be published i
The Herald a. they 49, receive
from the District Board.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07

The Rex Dry Goods Co. handles
the Lion Brand Shoes for everyday
wear. Meme better; the company is
behind every pair.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07

Buy your Brown Domestic from
Rex Dry Gocds CO., prices 10. IL 4
and lG.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-07
aIovscg.

The City School RoAsds Of Dict.
sop 10 anxious 10 extend thek sx.
celent school facilities % ever boz
and girl 10 Dickson Who h dsaisous
Of securing IN educstion. WI hAye
made every arrsnss,nent possihls
thst Dickson. may hass oos u NJ
best public schools Ia ths seata.
Arrangements have bsap made u
teach from tho 1Fst through lhs
twelfth grade. To thoss living Oal-
sida the town Al Dickson. " hAvs
lseided 10 rnaks spscial rsdnctloa
on the price of tuitioa % thaa a1as
may he barred from The priviisOs q
receiving educstionsf adsantaeas.
The following rats Of tuilisp vii ~
chsrsed per month: Fs@t - 80
ond grade. 1l50; third sn1 l6elth,
grsdes. $2.00: 1fth and sixth 2nlA
~ 30; seventh apd sighs -
$500; high school work. ~
Tuition must be paid u ths ~ A
each month.
7. H. CROW.
TN. TAYLOR
PITT HEkHl.
City scbea essa&s
We want your Ties. and vii ~
you every wesk--1ns every Isa1. \
necessary. Rex Dry Uoods o..
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-04-25

from the first dying down OF enthusi-
asm. The United States has never
had a war without its bungling and
its mistakes. Do not let us republi-
cans join in the band Of faint hearts
who. when criticism comes, withhold
their support. The inevitable short
comings Of democracy in preparing
for war will come. Then will be the
time for the stout hearts to stand by
our country and say: No matter
what mistakes have been made. we
are for our government and our coun-
try Let us do this when the faint
hearted and the scurrilous are crying
down our government Let us stand
by as we stood by Lincoln when the
faint hearts we're saying, The war
is a failure
In Ill repute. success or failure,
come what may. let us stand by"
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OUR UNUSED LANDS.

With an eye to common sense as
distinguished from hystericaI econ
omy. Herbert Quick, OF the Federal
Farm Loan Board, points ont tho folly
Of blowing up lawn and tennis courts
and golf links for food production
when at least forty per cent OF the
arabic land in the United States is
uncultivated. Such a policy he re-
marks would be like urging all the
old ladies to knit sweaters. while per
hitting scores of textile mills to re-
main idle" says the Atlanta journal.
II all the arabic land In the United
States not under cultivation were
Jumped into a single tract, 1t would
cover the entire country east Of the
Missouri and Mississippi rivers. For
every one hundred acres of land now
cultivated, there are approximately
three hundred and seventy-fve in re-
srve. Secretary Lane recently direct
cd attention TO the fact that in the
west there are two hundred and forty
million acres OF unallotted public
lands, an area larger than France and
Italy combined, and Capable OF pro-
viding six million people with forty
acres and mule
II is assuring to know that so vast
a reserve of public lands awaits the
homesteader. but more interesting for
the present ia the statement OF au-
thorities OF the national department
Of agriculture that In the South At
lantic States there is land enough
and climate sufficiently favorable to
produce all the vegetable and fruit
supplies required by many times the
present population of the entire coun-
try" The South has, in addition TO
the idlo lands available for this nur-
pose. hundreds OF thousands OF UNI
used acres excellently suited to live
stock farms and ranges Thus the
food producing resources latent in
this region constitute a base of econ
omic defense the power and value of
which are beyond reckoning. The adj
vantage of the southeastern lands as
with those of the west lies
In the fact that the former are nearer
the great centers of industry and |
commerce and also are purchasabie
II prices much lower than those of |
owned lands in the west
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-04-25
TIME FOR THE KAISER TO ACT

Why doesn't the Kaiser sue for
peace now, While the American peo-
pie cherish no hatred against his peo
pie? Why doesn't he recognize the
inevitable and do what he can to save
human life that is being wasted to no
purpose, so far as his own aspirations
and his own aims are concerned? He
is credited with being n man of intel
ligence. There are those who look
upon him as genius. lie must know
that the war is lost. That when the
end comes he will have to yield. the
Central Powers cannot hope to stem
the tide that has set in against them.
Their cause would. be lost even with
the United States out of the war. Ey-
cry days delay will make the terms
CT peace harder for him and his peo-
pie. He staked his crown, his dynas-
ty and they are lost; why should he
drag down the German states with
him?
IL he is a prince who becomes his
high estate, why doesn't he abdicate
his throne, acknowledge his error and
let his people negotiate the peace for
which they yearn?
Every life that is lost from now |
on will cry out against him as a use
less sacrific His sun is set. He must |
Know II, or if he does not know it ne
must be insane If he be insane, why |
do not his fellows Of the general staff !
Dust him and ask for terms? These
are questions that will puzzle the his
torian OF the future
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-04-25
MR.. ROOTS PATRIOTIC SPEECH.

Every once in While II ia given
sorae NAH 10 rise to the heights to
display u nobility, not only of utter
ance, but also of sentiment There
has been so saner, finer speech made
about the war than that delivered by
hlihu Root before tho Republican
cub in New York city the other night.
1t was noble echo of the immortal
war address by President Wilson.
There have been republican mar,
plots who were unwilling to accept
The verdict OF the country when II re.
elected Wilson, They have rent the
air with their cries that Secretary OF
War Baker and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels must so; that coalition cab
met must be formed, and that men
like Root must be- called in By tn,
president.
| Root has now made specific answer
ITO this unpatriotic noise.
! 'We republicans we're defeated a
the last election, and now our frs
duty 10 to control ourselves. to ban
lsh from our hearts every feeling o
party prejudice. and to fill them witt
a strong love of country and stronl
desire TO do our duty for our country
We need no coalition government t,
make us loyal We must make coal
ition of ourselves. a coalition of al
our people TO hold up the hands of tn
government of the United States"
Nor was that all Root has hear
the malicious criticism of Daniels. II
has heard the sneers at Daker, VIII
all the time was giving his best enei
gles TO developing a plan for q grea
army, He remembered that in Iir
eola's day there was the same kind c
criticism and sneering at Secretary Q
War stanton and Secretary of tn
Navy Wclles,
Root knows that during that grea
conflict. when mistakes were made
when generals and admirals- failed I
win hoped-for victories, there wer
bitter complaints. And to foresta
and counterfeit all this he uttere
{. these words. which all Of us miga
take to heart in the weeks an
months. perhaps years. of war ahea
of us:
There is one other thing of whie
j would sound a warning the DANCE
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After several years spent abroad,
nave returned to Brunswick. whore
paclioed fifteen years before SONG
away | treat all kinds Of eye troubles.
With al the latest and most i'm
proved test lenses and instruments
for examining eyes, and with patiencs
and skin second TO none, l will make
careful examination and diagnosis
OF all eases OF failing or i'm. aired
vision and fit glasses to such as re
quire them. adjusting them % posi-
ion that viii equsllze and locate tAe
rays in harmony with the crystalline
Eyes SO fitted endure greater service
without fatigue, aud last much longef
Without change.
All kinds OF optical repair work
promptly attended 10. New Cola. sd
Ser,, Aluminium and Nickel boss also
sprinss and. guards Tor all k,nds os
eye glasses always on hand. r yes
break your glasses, bring me the
pieces and viii duplicate lenses.
Free examination.
DR. ". Z. LABD.
At Roberts Pharmacy.