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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17

other hypothesis clinehed itself instant
ly--he was In hiding; be had done
something from which he had run
away,
II was not until after ONCE hours
that Stanton was able to reduce his
equation to Its simplest terms. and It
was Shaw. dropping In to make his re-
port after his nrss days work as clerk
and stenogrsphsr In the High Line
headquarters. wht cleared the air Of at
least one fog hank Of doubts.
~rve been through the records AID
the stock books" said the SPY, when,
In obedience to orders, he had locked
the efice door. "Smith Ia playing n
lone hand He fIimfammed Kin,ie for
his first chunk Of money. sud after that
1, was easy. Every dollar invested In
Nlvh line has hem ding nm right hsr.s
In the Tsmanyoni. Here's the list Of
stockholders"
Stanton ran his eye down the string
o. names ana swore when he saw Max
wells subscription Of ksao0 Damn
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17

Whenever you Invite the plumbers
N to spend the week and Ak the kitch.
IN faucet you should plan ahead. Have
everything In readiness.
( Plumbers are often q little hurt to
Dee that there have been no prepara-
ions. Plumbers take these things very
eenly.
7 II a pipe Is leaking and you are 60
ing to have tho plumbers come, move
everything out Of the kitchen no they
will have room for their tools. With
rood weather and no mishaps they
may get all Of their tools around the
0rst day.
Getung all the tools around Ia n
rood days work for two plumbers and
boy. On the second day they exam.
pne the leak and make notes then get
Busy planning the weeks work on IT,
u tho leak II plain hole then the
Shlnx Is simple ami they finish II up
snart shape Wilbur the week
; 1t II best to send the children to the
1ountry when the plumbers come. Put
lid over the goldfish bowl. II you
Avent 4 spare room or a stable you
might arrange 70 have them board
with tho neighbors. Illinois State
Register,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17
PRODUCE NAN IS
HgrHUsAsTIcNOM
Gwinn Declares TanIac Saved
Him From Complete Nee.
voua Breakdown.
GAINED Thirty HUIDs
1ar'ac Certainly straIshtsnsd Ne ON
and ssilsvs II VIII % The saus
..-'''''.'p FOR AnyoXS Who suf.
fsv Like Old.

I am confident that Tanlsc saved
me from q nervous breakdown" sald q.
- Gwinn, . weliknown produce dealer
OF AmorE Mus. "and / have gained
thirty pounds since taking II.
For q long time ] had been In n
general rundown condition." be contin.
ned "and suffered terribly from rheu-
natisn. Ny whole system seemed to
oe on the decline. ] couldn't sleep at
might and In the morning would feel
Haxged out like l hadn't been 10 bed nj
I'll. ! got 20 I couldn't cut anything
without having serious trcyble. / had
violent headaches and my nervous sys-
esm was oil disordered. The rheuma-
elsm was no severe that my muscles
seemed drawn up In knots, and lost
Good deal In weight.
Il was persuaded to try Tanlac and
= has made me eat and sleep better
Shan have been able to In years. My
shenmatism In all gone and I feel
ozonx and built up tn every way.
Sook on myself as well man today,
mr. Taniac certainly Strengthened me
Sat and believe II will do the same
mr. anyone else who suffers like ! did"
There Ia = Tanlac Dealer In your
eown,---Adv,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17

anything ahcM you thai stanton eeasd
make use ii.
Again the High Apss new secretary
turnrd to stare NJ tho black back
grounded window.
.You Maean that xhs might hear o.
at Miss Carunsy' he suggested,
you've roped II down. At leAst." said
the frisnsily enemy. sStantoal! .rss
hcr--Aen tell her anything and every
thing that might nAke her turn lonss
amy little hit or information sAe rasy
have about you. A. l sAid minute
ago I'm hoping she hasn't got anything
On yeu. john
Saith WAS sslli facing the window
when hc replied. -I'm sorry tn have
to dixsppoint you. 6tarback. What
Miss Richlander could do to nae. X she
chooses would be coed and plenty
The ar-cowboy mine owner drew
long breath and felt Tor his tobacco
sack and rice paper.
*An Of which opens up more talk
trails" hs said thaaghtfuiiy. sSInc&
Jon wouldn't try 70 take care Of yaur-
self. and since your neck happens to
BE- tic NEST valuable as~rt Tinanyan'
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17

High Line has, Just Of present. I've
bern butting In. a. told you. Listen
to my tale Of woe. II you haven't any.
thing better tn do. Besides the MiM
Rich.ranches episode these are
couple Of others. Want to hear about
'emf"
Smah nodded.
IAN right. A little while past din
ner this evening. Stanton had hurry
call to meet the Nevada Flyer Tailed
onto the train there was a private luz.
ury car, and In the private car sat a
gentleman whose face you've seen
plenty OF. times In the political car.
toons, usually with cus&-words under
It. He Is one Of Stanton's bosses and
Stanton was In for wigging--and got
II. couldn't hear. but l could see
through the car window. He had Stan.
ton standing on one foot before tho
train pulled out and let Crawford
make his getaway. You guess and
I'll guess, and wen both say II wus
about this Escalsnte snap which Is
aiming to be known N the Escnlante
flsxie. Amt II the TRUTH
Again Smith nodded. snd said, '1o
on"
after number I'VE hsd gone Stanton
broke for his autocsh. iookin4 IKE he
could bite 4 mall In two ! happened
to hear the order he gave the shower.
and ! had my cayuse hitched Jver at
Bob 6hafkey's 1oint- Naturally, J.
nrntfed alonx after Crawford. and
while ! didn't beat him TO u. got
there soon enough. II was cn, at Je4f
Barton's roadhousc on the Topaz srnil.
and Stanton was shut up In the back
room with sort Of tin-horn bRd man
named IAntcrby."
"You listenedr' said Smith stiil
without eagerness.
fright you are. And they fooled me.
Two schemes were on tap: one point
Ing ut Williams and the dam. and the
other ut you. These we're both last
resorts; : Stanton said ne had one more
string to pull FIRST. II that broke
well. I've said II half a dozen times
already, John: youll either have to
hire 4 bodyEuard or 20 heeled. I'm
telling you right here and now. that
bunch In going TO get you. even II II
costs money!
lyon say Stanton said he had one
more string 10 pull: be didn't give Il
4 name. did her
mo, but I've got 4 notion Of my
own" was the ready answer. "He'a
trying to get sext To you through the
women, with the 1(iss Riah-penture for
his can opener. But when everything
else fails. b. II to send = password
to Lsntesby. NE cf two passwords
Williams means dynamite ana the
dam: Take means the removal from
tile map Of fellow named Smith. Nice
prospect. irn't itr'
Cro RE coNTrNrED)
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17
CHAPTER XIV.

Smith had seen nothing Of Miss
HIGHLANDER during the day, partly be-
cause there was forenoon meeting Of
the High Line stockholders called for
the purpose OF electing him secretary
aud treasurer In fact Of the comnany.
and PARITY because the major portion
Of tbs afternoon was spent in confer-
ence vith Williams Al the dam
Returning from the dam site quite
late In the evening, Smith spent hard.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17
cHAprxa x,v--csnslnus4,

~-lI-~
Etantcn was stiit wrestling with hls
problem when the Handsome coupie"
returned from the play. The trust
Geld captain saws them ~ they crossed
the libby to the elevator and again
marked the iiftie eviden,ss4 at familiar
ity. That settles IL" 10 unused. with
aE cutthrust Of the pugnacious Jaw.
.She knows more about Smith than
anybody else In this neck az woods
and she's got II to teli!"
Stanton began bis inauisstion for bet.
ter information the following day. with
the bejewelied lady for his ally. Mss
HIGHLANDER was alone and unfrtendsi
In the hotci---and also q little bored.
Hence she was easy Of approach: 90
easy that By luncheon time the sham
promoters wife was able To introduce
her husband Stanton lost no moment
invesdgative. Fur the iEQuiring pur~
pose. Smith was made to figure rs q
business acquaintance, and Stanton
was generous IN his praises Of the
young mans astounding financial abil-
ity.
"He's simply a wonder, Miss Rich
lander !" he confited over the luncheon
table. Coming here n few weeks ago,
absolutely unknown. he has already be-
come n prominent man OF affairs In
Brewster. And 50 discreetly reticent |
To this good day nobody knows where
he comes froul, or anything about
him."
"Nol" said Miss verda. "How sim
guiar!" But she did not volunteer 10
supply any Of the missing biographical
sSnr4Vs ,,,s, ~ s, . a. 80 ,f.t6
Absolutely nothing" Stanton went
on smoothly. And. OF course. his ST..
lenee about himself has been grossly
misinterprcted. have even heard 1t
said that he Is an escaped convict"
How perfectly absurd!" was the
smiling comment.
~Isn't III But you know how people
will talk. They are saying now that
his name isn't Smith; that he has
merely taken the commonest name In
the category as IA alias"
Il can contradict that. anyway"
Miss HIGHLANDER offered Ellis name is
really and truly John smith,"
You have known him q long time,
haven't your inquired the lady with
che headlight diamonds
-oh. yes; for quite long time, In.
deed"
THAT was back In New York stateY'
Stanton slipped In.
In the East, yes. He comes Of an
excellent fnmily. Ills fathers people
were well-to-do farmers. and one Of his
great -uncles on his mothers side was
on the supreme bench In our state: he
was chief justice during the later years
Of his life"
"What state did you say1" aucrscd
Stanton craftily. But Miss verda was
far too wide-awake to let him surprise
her.
'Our home state, Of course. l don't
believe any member Of Mr.. Smiths
immediate family on either side has
ever moved out Of It."
Stanton gave It up for the time be-
ing, and wns convinced upon two points,
Smith might have business reasons for
secrecy--he might have hackers who
wished to remain completely Unknown
In their fgh. against the big land
trust; but II be had no hackers the
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17

Fifty men who have not communi
Gated with Col Cary r. Spence since
the assem- Ming Of troops on July Is
may be arrested and coart.martiAls1.
The men do rot seem TO realize the
seriousness OF this otYense," says Col.
Spence This p equivalent 10 dAser.
tiou in the army, and the penalty for
desertion In time OF war rs death. !
hope this Is enough for me to say.
Action viii be taken accordingly II tho
men do not report og Communicate
With me at opcs,-
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17

| BE good" said the philosopher,
and you win be happy"
"Not necessarily" replied the man.
s s1nsinse conscience. vi You under
bake te' be good sofnd envlous people
src likely to think you are trying to
out on airs"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17
IL counties follow
Naa,l'er
Prs-Medlcal School Moves.

PPe~Meotcat Scnocd Mctee.
The pre- medics, department OF the
University Of Tennessee at Memphis
viii be taken to Knoxville at the be-
ginning Of tho coming fall term to b.
come . part of the pre- medical course
With this change DIR. s. D. Moreland,
who viii, be dean Of the pre.medical
department. and Thomas r, Nash. -
assistant professor Of chemistry. will
b taken from Memphis TO the Knox
vile pre-medical department.
Sealed bids fer the 3I.0Vo.0 200 Of
state OF Tennessee bonds for the State
university will be received by the sec,
vile until noon. Aug. IA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17

First Monk My brother went to
america and secured position az
.6n1Aicr.
oscoad Menk---A cashier co whatf
First 4onk--Te IN organ grinder.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17

THE erpectan; heir 10 his uncIs's
millions, anxiously asked the doctor
when his uncle was taken III. II there
'wss no npVT.
what id The doctor sayT
He told him there was no hope
whatever. The chsneex we're Ills
uncle would get rel enough 10 marry
his housekeeper.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17
70 Drive Out Malaria
And Build In ThA System

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
wAaa you ass taking. a. the formula b
ArioAed - every label. showing h b
Quinias and Iron 10 4 lAsteless form. Thu
0uinlns drives out malaria, the Iron
esilds up ths system. 20 cenA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17

With the exception Of ourselves no
30 ever dees things as they should
d done.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-09
MERRIAM LOSES VOTES

MERRIAM LOSES VOTES
Aid. Charles E. Merriam lost two
votes today in his race for renomi-
nation against VIM R. Fetzer. In
the canvass of precincts 20 to 80,
nine Merriam votes and seven Fetzer
votes were thrown out because the
election judges had not signed the
ballots.
In the recount so far Merriam has
fallen 10 votes behind Fetzer.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-09
AL RLUEJAcKETs sAFE

Washington, March s.-Landing Of
American marines at Santiago, Cuba,
accomplished without loss of life or
injury of any of American forces.
Sec'y Daniels authorized state
ment that there had been no fight
ing and that landing had been made
at request Of civil governor Of prov
ince.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-09

have been afraid Of most of the pro-
pesals of the reformers because they
were of the type that would knock
out the dance halls Of the old-fash-
Toned type, where entire families
usually attended dances.
Back of the plan of the "wets" is
seen the hands of Adolph Weiner,
Anton ]. Cermak, E. ]. Halle, Aid
John Toman, Tom Curran, Sam Et-
telson and even Roger Sullivan.
The vets and drys are practically
at deadlock. The vets feel they
can save the day in the city council
as far as Chicago is concerned. The
drys, backed up by practically the en-
tire trust press, feel they have a
good chance in the legislature and by
a strong publicity campaign when
stormy Billy Sunday arrives they will
carry this city.
Down in Springfield the deal has
been Matched by the vets to save
further inroads by the drys by wal
Looping cabarets, the principal source
of the drys' attacks on liquor.
The first getting together of the
.wets and drys came in Springfield on
the state prohibition bill and the
Bruce anti-whisky bill. Rep. John
Lyle and other dry leaders in, the
House, finding themselves blocked by
that body on the state prohibition
bill, agreed, after a conference with
Liquor Dealers representatives, to
rest up in their fight for that bill and
accept the Bruce bill, backed by, the
Hearst and other papers and the
brewery interests, as a compromise.
In Chicago they got together again
when the drys proposed a fight for
higher taxes for saloankeepers, ear
.Iier closing hours and other measures
Cthat would cripple the saloon bust
mess unless the vets accepted the
anti-cabaret ordinance. While they
were laying these plans the Juvenile
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-09

Tony Cermak, who marshalled the
wet forces against the proposed anti
cabaret ordinance two years ago. is
said to have been the first of the
leaders to see the wisdom of drop
ping the cabarets in order to carry
the saloons to safety. Sullivan, Et-
telson and other leaders later fell into
line.
Around town they are telling an in
teresting story of the connection be-
tween Hearst papers and the brewery
interests. Some five years ago the
American Brewers assn held a con-
vention in Milwaukee. At that time
the brewers were not doing much
newspaper advertising.
Arthur Brisbane, hve-wire of the
Hearst crew, made a special trip to
induce the brewers to spend some
of their money with Hearst. He con-
WINGED them. That evening Brisbane,
after signing a fat advertising con-
tract, made\a speech urging the
drinking of beer and the curbing of
the taste for whisky, gin, etc. Since
that time Brisbane and his assistants
have written hundreds of editorials
urging the wiping out of whisky. 1t
was the Hearst outfit that induced
Rep. Bruce to introduce his bill.
The midland journal., 1917-12-14
Cadets of Switzerland.

Although no Swiss is legally liable
fer military service until the year in
which he reaches the age Of twenty,
nevertheless a very large number of
boys begin at the age of twelve to
.iain as cadets and learn to carry and
use rifles and to drill These boys are
supplied with their rifles by the gov
ernment. but keep them at home and
are responsible forhaving them always
in prt per condition Should a rifle be
found on inspection not to have beeL
properly cleaned the boys parents are
liable 10 a heavy fine, and should this
neglect occur a second time the boy
may he punished by being dismissed
from the cadet corps, this naturally
icing disgrace from which every boy
shrinks These cadets all wear uni
forms. viii, are supplied by the par
ents or. if the latter be in poor cir
cumstances. then by the cadet corps
association Some of these Swiss ca
dets now have even light artillery.
The midland journal., 1917-12-14
THE OVERSEAS ACRE FUND.

"The farmers of France are in far
worse condition than perhaps you
know. They have literally lost every
thing except their souls. After the
last retreat of the German army, the
entire countryside was devastated.
No living thing remained, no birds, NO
animals, no trees, no crops nothing
Wells were poisoned, all vestige OF
their former homes and buildings were
demolished"
Help is needed and needed quickly,
Our funds will be used to buy food
clothing, farming implements, fertil-
izer, seeds, live stock, building ma
terials, and other necessities as re-
ported to us by the War Relief Clear
ance House. Every gift will be marked
Given with gratitude and good will
from the farmers of America-thro
their Overseas Acre Fund" The
above statement is from a pamphlet
issued by the Overseas Acre Fund
which is carrying on campaign to
help the farmers Of France.
The midland journal., 1917-12-14
FiIipinos Are Lazy.

The Filipino strikes me as unbear-
ably lazy. He has had roads built
for him, schools run for him, good gov
ernment and peace secured to him and
an unusual measure of confidence
placed in him. He has graduated from
almost no clothes into spotless white,
with patent leather "kicks," clean
shirt and resplendent tie, so that he
looks like the swell member of a pair
of black face comedians. He has had
Sitting down" jobs created or discov-
cred for him and has taken with re-
markable alacrity to the ice cream soda
habit. Just like any other cultured be-
ing. Ee has learned to speak English
very well and has been trained into
really good athlete. But, as far as
can see SO far, he is not much chang
ed since the days when he dawdled
into school, followed by servant to
carry his; books and ink bottle. / doubt
Ycgy nuch whether he will work as
had or as inteillgently to make some
thing OF himself and the islands as
Uncle Saal has worked for him.-Chris-
tiau Herald.
The midland journal., 1917-12-14
SUBMARINES AND SOIL FERTILITY
How the War Affects the Farmers Ability to Produce
Bumper Crops.

The grip of the scourge of the seas
Is now, after months of warfare, felt
by the American farmer. When the
Lusitania went down the whole world
shivered with horror-horror at the
very savagery of the deed, yet few of
us realized at the time that within
comparatively short time the entire
world would, in one way or another, be
at the mercy of these newest and most
savage of all implements of war. Least
of all did the American farmer realize
that the submarine menace would have
any effect whatever on his ability to
raise crops and do his bit in the line
Of food production.
But it hasl The war itself in it's
earliest day cut off supplies of potash:
Now the submarine warfare has re-
duced the supply of Spanish pyrites
from which sulphuric acid is made.
This sulphuric acid is used in the
manufacture of acid phosphate, and
also In the making Of complete fer
tilizers. Without it raw rock phos-
The midland journal., 1917-12-14
Northcliffe'o Test.

In Everyhody's Magazine Isaac f.
MarcGsson furnishes a concrete incl
dent which explains in manner Lord
Nofthciif'es wonderful success as u
Journalist. 1t shows why Northcliffe
and his ramiied interests have forged
ahead:
He tn e met a subeditor in the corri-
dor of the London Mail building and
asked him how he was getting along.
'SplenGidly. thank you.' was the re-
ely.
Low long have you been with me?"
''S.x months. my lord.'
What money are you gettingY
Seven pounds a week"
Are you happy and contented?"
YES. but have lots Of leisure"
Then you are not the man for me.
donf want any member Of my staff
to be happy and contented on f7 a
week
IIc himself has never been content
with man or machine when he could
get better one.
The midland journal., 1917-12-14
How a Diamond Cuts Glass.

It has been ascertained by series
,f experiments that a diamond does
lot cut the glass file-fashion, but forces
the particles apart, so that a continu.
ous crack Is formed along the line OF
he intended cut. The crack once be-
gun, very small force is necessary te
carry it through the glass, and thus
The piece is easily broken of. The
superficial crack or cut need not be
deep: depth, according to fine meas
1rements, Of 200th part Of one inch is
quite sufficient to accomplish the pur
pose, SO that the application Of much
force in using the diamond only wears
put the gem without doing the work
any better. Numerous stones, such az
quartz and other minerals, wheT
ground into proper form, will cut glass
ike diamond, but are not so valuable
for that purpose, lacking the requisite
hardness and soon losing the sharT
edge necessary to make the operation
success.
The midland journal., 1917-12-14
into DEATH TRAP
Engineer Faced Unknown Dam
gers on Great German Liner.
Explored, SlngIe-Handed, Black Re-
cesses Of Interned Ship Which Was
Seized by United States.

Think of a great deserted ship, 545
feet long, 70 feet wide and over oO
feet deep, as black and forbidding as
Siberian copper mine, with not ray
of light from the uppermost deckhouse
to the caverns of the lowest holds, In
the damp and Shiny bilges, or In tine
rooms filled with engines, pumps, dyna-
mos, pipes and valves without number.
Think of exploring 1t, single-handed,
with the warning fresh in your ears
that it is full Of pitfalls, bombs and
death-traps; that every door you touch
will set off an explosive which will
blow you into eternity; that every
ladder you step on will send you
sprawling down a bottomless chasm,
and that, if you value your life, you
must not touch a thing-wood, metal
| or cloth-without first investigating it.
How would you like to explore such
ship with only fashlight to guide
you through the abysmal blackness,
and with no means of communicating
with friends on the top deck once you
start on your perilous journey? This
was the task assigned to certain en-
gineer in New York shortly after the
government seized the interned Ger
man ships in this country, says the
Popular Science Monthly. 1t was O.
task fraught with the greatest danger,
requiring an extraordinary degree OF
caution and patience, and calling for
rare display of courage. But so fear
less was this young engineer. and so
\ successful was he in his undertaking
that SO hours after the ship in ques-
ton reached the navy yard, the main
boilers were generating steam.
Among the many interesting things
revealed by the intrepid Investigator
were the location of missing parts OF
he main engines, carefully hidden
away in the coal bunkers; the discov-
cry Of bolts and nuts which led to a
minute examination of the cylinders
and steam-chests, where it was dis
closed that parts had been removed and
other parts carefully substituted to
conceal the omission; the location, in
other places, Of studs and bolts partly
/ sawed through, with the saw slot filled
f1p; the finding Of steel fitted into
so that any attempt to turn
over the engine would have ruined it;
he discovery Of distractions in pipes,
smokestacks and ventilators-lumps
Of coal and bars Of iron placed on
of the closed damper-valve in
.ntilator, requiring only pull on the
amper-chain to precipitate the entire
BAD down on the head Of the person
oolish enough to pull it, and other
traps too numerous to mention here.