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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01

Miss Jean Walker, who is a member of the American Water Color Society is now on her way 10 Spain, where she will take a mulcbucE trip through the most picturesque spots Of the country and make series of landscape and character studies during the trip. She expects to take at least a year, and perhaps two years. to complete the journey. M. n. Special
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
MARRIAGE LICENSE IS
 ISSUED JUNEAU COUPLE

The Seattle Times of recent date prints the following under Licenses to We'd: Arlyn E. Carr, legal age, Juneau, and Vera Bissott, legal age. Juneau
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
Wise and Otherwise.

Every man can be wrong, but not
every man can be president.
No man ever does as much today as
he is going TO do tomorrow.
No man can expect to be happily
married unless he's good listener.
It's easier for a dentist to fill an
aching void than longfelt want.
A man may pocket his pride, but a
woman always has to conceal it else
where.
After hearing some men speak we
are surprised at the small hats they
wear.
Whining children and women are
bad enough, but please deliver us from
whining men.
After getting an education it is up
TO young man to do things with the
knowledge he acquires.
Somehow woman never seems to
tire of her efforts to get an article
worth all of dime for IL cents.
Our idea of credulous man Is one
who actually believes that one woman
can treat another with silent contempt.
There are more ways than one of
looking for trouble. A Texas man adj
vertlsed for his mother-in-law, who
was missing.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
Younger Brother Held Down
BY Attitude Of His Elders

If younger brother ever amounts
to anything it is in spite of his older
brothers. The treatment he receives
at their hands while he is young
makes it almost impossible for him to
meet and talk to people when he Is
grown. They find fault with every
thing he does, and bring their conf
bined influence to bear in an effort
to get him to run away from home.
The result is that he keeps out of
their presence, and since they are so
down on him he presumes that other
people are also down on him, says a
writer.
He gets to looking and acting like
a homeless hound that Is hated by
everybody in the neighborhood. The
poor hound has had SO many rocks
thrown at him by men, women and
children that he has quit looking for
a friend. When he sees anyone COM
ing he goes off at full speed, and gives
q yelp, as If he had already been hit.
When the younger brother sees one or
more of his older brothers he turns
off and goes in another direction.
The oldest boy in the family de-
serves little credit even if he wins
wealth and fame, but If the younger
brother ever reaches the point where
be can earn a dollar q day, he should
be crowned with bays.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
AN OPPORTUNITY

A great white light shining through
the darkness that is the Red Cross
service. Clara Barton, Florence
Nightingale and the thousands upon
thousands of their gentle followers
who have smoothed the knitted brow
of pain and suffering and who have
gone down into the valleys where red
war was Staying humanity and have
brought out manned bodies to be made
whole mothers sons to be nursed bac
from the shadows and returned safely
to their loved ones-they carry mercy
and gentleness even to the lannon's
mouth
You may help carry this war for
ward in many ways-by enlistising,
10y enconomy, by raising food, etc.
but you can contribute during the wal
to nothing greater than the American
Red Cross
Don't think because you no longer
see the Red Cross hanging from the
lapel of mems coats and pinned upon
the ladies' that this great work has
ceased in Johnson City. Every day
will be Red Cross Day until peace is
declared and the Local Society will
greatly appreciate any assistance you
may render
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
THE COMET FOR JOB PRINTING
MY DUTY

Mine is the opportunity, mine is the
duty. These two statements should
be the inspiration and the basis OF
action Ealing every able bodied
young American. Shifting the re-
sponsibility to others makes our ma
tion's problem more difficult to de
cipher-every man loyal-every man
ready to do just that thing he best
can do for his country will make the
German alliances realize the impossi-
oility of their undertaking in attempt
ing to combat the whole world-On
the other hand representation will
cause needless slaughter of men and
expenditure of money. Act at once
Fight now and peace will come to
crown our efforts.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
APPLY LIME TO
SOUR SOILS
Easy Way to Find Out Whether
the Soil on Your Farm
Needs Lime
TRY OUT A SMALL PATCH
II the Soil Needs Lime, Then Lime
Must Be Applied or the Farmei
Loses Money on Every Crop Grown
Leaumes Need Sweet Soil.

If you want to find out whether lime
is of use to the soil on your farm try
this: put some on a clover or alfalfa
patch. Use two tons of ground lime
stone rock to the acre just a few
weeks before seeding the clover or the
alfalfa. Watch the crop for the an.
swer
II the growth OF the clover or alfalfa
is stimulated and heavier cutting Sc
cured, the land probably needs lime
Even If thu lime should improve only
the clover crop directly. the soil would
be improved and the subsequent crops
made better. But most other crops will
be improved directly, also.
All legumes contain considerable
lime, and the clovers and alfalfa, In
particular, require neutral or aka
line soil for the best development OF
the bacteria Which assist the p11aft n
securing nitrogen from the air.
1t is possible that poor success with
red clover or alfalfa may be due to
other causes as we'll as to lack of lime
Such failures which can not be ex
planned on the ground of unfavorable
season, lack of the proper plant FOOD
and crop rotation, or poor water-hold
ing capacity of the soil, clearly indi
oato that thp soil Is acid
The presence of red sorrel in a clio
yer field is another indication that the
| soil has an acid tendency. Lining
| however. will not necessarily exter
inmate sorrel If there is a poor stand
| of clover. The absence of sorrel or
most lined lands shows that the extra
| growth of clover, due to the Inning
has crowded out the sorrel.
The litmus method of testing soils
for acidity is fairly reliable. Acid
| turns blue litmus paper red. Place
piece of litmus paper between two
shallow sheets of filter paper. Breal
| open a moist clod of earth and place
/ the paper between and press the piece:
of the clod together. After few min
utes examine the litmus paper II i
has turned pink or red, the soil is acid
il the paper remains blush, the soil Il
neutral. Care should be taken n
handling ltmus paper. Take hold o
the end of the strip of litmus papel
with dry hands.
Litmus paper and filter paper may b
obtained from most any drug store
| ]. C. McAmis, Soil Specialist, Division
of Extension, University OF Tennessee
| Knoxville.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
PRESIDENTS APPEAL

In personal appeal addressed last
week to his fellow countrymen, pres
ident Wilson calls upon every Ameri-
can citiZen--man, woman and child
Ito join together to make the nation
a mutt for the preservation of its
ideals and for triumph of democracy
i'm the world war.
Putting the navy on war footing
and raising a great army are the
simplest parts of the great task
ahead, the president declares, and he
urges all the people with particular
emphasis upon his words to the farm
ers, to concentrate their energies
practice economy prove unselfishnesS
and demonstrate efficiency.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
THE COMET FOR JOB PRINTING
EmergenCe of Arabia as a
Separate Nation Is Climax
of a Century of Revolts

The sudden emergence OF Arabia as
a separate unit In the great war is
continuation of a series of revOlts
against Turkish control since 1918,
when il was annexed by that nation
for the second time in its uneasy his
tory. From 1882 to 1908 there have
been eight revolts. Its happiest days
were those of the pre-Islamic period
during which it was powerful enough
to defeat the Romans in "a B. c. ard
70 resist all other foreign invasion I'M.
iii 522 A. d.. when it was conquered by
the Abyssinians.
Mecca was compared by Burton to
Bath, but has been likened by other
writer's to "Florence without beauty
It has had a full share of flood, fire
and sword, but is said never to have
suffered from any serious epidemic,
This seems the more remarkable be,
cause the city lies at the lowest level
Of valley which must be cesspool,
and the sewage. having no outlet, per-
colates into the wells. The immunity,
ascribed by Mohammedans to miracu-
lous interposition of providence on be
half of mecca the Inviolable," Is due
TO the dry climate, the fact that most
of the inhabitants have the fine physi-
cal vigor needed for long journey
and the absence of restitution. The
thousands seen begging are "beggars
at fair" reaping the harvest OF
wealth brought by pilgrims.-London
Chronicle.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
THE AGRICULTURAL RESERVE

or great Importance in the war
With Germany are the undepleted
ores that can be drawn upon heav-
,ly for the production of food dur
ing the period of the war. Soil nat
orally fertile will Withstand for
considerable time the onslaughts OF
recgless farming, Finally the effects
of continued demands upon the soil
without attention to crop rotation
and fertilization begins to tell. Years
are required to rebuild an impoverl-
she'd soil Where the rebuilding has
been well done there is again GER
tain amount of reserve fertility which
can be drawn upon in an emergency.
There now is an emergency. me
farmer who has brought up" his
land is in position to get more out
of his farm than he could get if he
had not practced fertilization. He
can afford to demand more OF his
tillable fields than he would in ordi-
nary circumstances require of them.
not last | onger than two years.
Farmers who have lands that will
not last longer than two years.
produce greater quantity of food
and feed in the form of corn than in
any other form, and whose land has
been treated constructively can af-
ford to corn" as a war emergency
measure, land that would not be
planted in corn this year or next.
1t is at time like the present that
the value of constructive tillage, and
the profigacy of destructive tillage
present themselves strikingly as mat
tiers for which individuals are respon
sible, but which affect profoundly the
agricultural efficiency of the country
as a whole.-Courier Journal.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
Lingering Coughs Ars Dangerous

Get rid OF that tickling cough that
keeps you awake at night and drains
your vitality and energy, Dr.. Kings
New Discovery is a pleasant balsam
remedy, antiseptic, laxative and
prom pity effective. 1t sootles the ir-
.itated membrane and kills the cold
germs; your cough is soon relieved
Delay is dangerous get DR.. Kings
New Discovery at once. For nearly
fifty years it has been the favoriee
rmedy for grippe, Group. coughs and
Odds. Get a bottle today at your
Druggist. soc.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
CITY MEN ARE NOT FARMERS.

City men are mostly likely to fail at
farming by putting too much money in
buildings and keeping too many men,
and by doing too many fancy things
that are called scientific farming, but
that are really folly farming" Expe,
rienced farmers do not often make seri.
GUS mistakes in these things.-C. d.
Alfred. farm management specialist,
Division OF Extension, University OF
Tennessee, Knoxville.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
DON'T BE DIFFERENT.

When selecting a breed of livestock
II is well to consider the breed that i1
most common in your community, that
is, if you want to make money. Unless
there is a very obvious reason for not
doing so. it will be better to choose
this breed as your breed.
There is no advantage in being diff
ferent just for the sake OF being So
C. d. Lowe, Division of Extension, Uni
yersity of Tennessee, Knoxville.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

The owner OF recorded livestock is
under heavy obligations to the breed
and its breeders. He is not only ex
pected to keep the quality of his hero
or flock up to the standard it had wher
it came into his possession, but he
must improve it, If possible.-C. D.
Lowe, Division of Extension, Univer'
sity of Tennessee, Knoxville.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

Theodore Roosevelt in letters to the
chairman of the Congressional Mill
tary Affairs Committees heartily in
dorsed the Administration compul-
sorry service programme, but urged
the necessity of organizing a force OF
volunteers to take their places on the
firing line within four months. Col
Roosevelt would raise and command
one division of this force.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
CONSTIPATION MAKES YOU DULL,

That draggy, listless, oppressed
feeling generally results from constl-
nation. The intestines ar clogged
and tn blood becomes poisoned. Re-
lieye this condition at once with Dr.
Kings New Life Pills; this gentle.
non gripping laxative is quickly effect
i've. A dose at bedtime will make
YOU feel brighter in the morning, Get
bottle today at your Druggist, Csc
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
BIG ONE

81 heard the bride and groom had
serious falling out on their honey
mon trip"
Goodness gracious! How did
that hapen?"
Their automobile turned turtle"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

We are no, keen on seeking scrap
but if an orlely cuss punches US on
the nose we are not going to wipe off
the blood ind invite him to punch
again, Bible or no Bible. Wen give
him the best that is in rs. On with
The war.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

Society women at Atlantic City in
sist on the hotel managers treating
their pet dogs as guests. The mana
gers should aecede TO the demand.
ANY dog is as the woman who con-
siders a dog her equal.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

After having been estranged from
his brother, John d. ROckefellow for
eighteen years. Frank Rockefellow,
70 years old, yesterday died at his
apartments in Cleveland hotel from
stroke of paralysis.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

A well-bred animal has the same ap
petite and the same digestive organs
as the scrub, and will probably con
sumo more feed. 1t makes better
use of the feed, however, by laying on
a large ltoportion of gain in the re
gions of the more valuable cuts.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
CHILDHOOD IN DISTRESS

We hope that among our readers,
there may be one who can as
sist these distressed children. There
are many childless homes in Johnson
City and vicinity to whom these little
ones can bring great joy and comfort.
The following is one of the many
communications we receive from
various sections:
Six little children from one to ten
years of age in less than four months
were bereft of both parents. the
mother having died of typhoid fever
in August and the father of pneumo-
mia in November, leaving these little
fellows in a cold world with no one
to care for them. This is just one
case out of many that comes to the
attention OF the Tennessee Children's
Home Society. There are always a
large supply of children from tiny
infants up to seven years of age, who
are as bright by nature as the best
These children the Society is very
anxious to secure good family homes
for where they may be cared for Ii
any reader of this article would like
to take one of these little ones on
trial for three months, if it does not
meet the requirements OF the home
it can be returned to the home, write
d. G.. Regen, Supt., Tennessee Chill
dren's Home Society, 213 Sth Ave. N
Nashville, Tennessee.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

Mobs in Buenos Aires, demanding
war with Germany, yesterday attack
cd the German legation and consulate
as well as the two German news
papers Marine forces of Brazil are
taking possession of the German mer-
chant vessels interned in Brazilian
ports.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

An exchange says that to clean a
carpet we should peel pound OF
potatoes, scrape Them, stir the pup
in pail of water, strain. etc, etc.
Fake the carpet!
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

Things are beginning to happen on
other parts of tie old ball now, and
if your Uncle Carranza doesn't get a
better press agent he will soon be in
total eclipse.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
ANIMALlSMS

Even in these times of high-priced
feeds, feed well. The temptation is to
stint the young stuff 1t is certain that
if they are stinted, they will become
stunted. Such damage not only affects
the animal itself, but also his breeder
and the breed to which he belongs.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

If Europe legalizes polygamy after
the war in order to build up its shat
tered population there will be tremen-
dous slump in the male population OF
this country.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

When once a man embarks into the
production of pedigreed livestock, he
must leave behind the notion that air
and water are the only forms of pro
vender required.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

Turkey may be considered the
"sick man of Europe but from his
recent efforts at sprinting you would
never believe it.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

Yes, war is hell. But there cores
4 time when even hell has a halo in
comparison with other things.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

Nobody can blame those German
sailors for attempting to escape. The
word had gone out that they were
to be sent to lone dry" state.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

Historians tell us that soldiers were
once paid in salt They certainly
had no trouble in sailing down their
salaries.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

The man who is polite to his wife
will instinctively be polite to others
and be accorded a like courtesy from
them.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

The pleasures Of each generation
evaporate in air, II is their pains that
increase the spiritual momentum Of
the world r. Illingworth.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

Don't let the prospects of war with
iermany distract your attention from
he war already on-with the H. c. L.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

Enjoy your money while lViilg.
others will make it fly when you are
lead.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

A loyal American is one who
Places the Welfare of America above
That of All Other Nations.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

Buying a pig in poke has lost
IL element of risk. No chance to
ose now.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

The trouble our wife's relatives
give us is not patching to that being
stirred up by the foreign article.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19
Inactivity Causes Constipation


Lack of exercise in the winter is a
frequent cause of constipation. You
feel heavy, dull and iistless, your
complexion is salow and pimply, and
energy at low ebb. Clean UP this con-
dition at once with Dr.. Kings New
Life Pills, a mild laxative that re-
lieves the congested intestines with
out gripping. A dose before retiring
will assure you full and easy move
ment in the morning. Csc at your
Druggist.
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THE COMET FOR JOB WORK
THE COMET FOR JOB WORK
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

European rulers are beginning to
fonder if it is catching.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-04-19

THE COMET FOR JOB PRINTING
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-21
FIRE DESTROYS
NEGRO HOUSES
TO HAVE ORIGINATED
FROM SPARK FROM A. B. & A.
ENGINE

Vienna, Oct 1S.-Five negro houses
located near the A. B. & A. track
we're destroyed by fire Friday after
noon about three O'clock 1t is not
known just how the fire originated
but the general superstition is that
it had its origin in spark from al
passing freight engine. All of the
houses were occupied, the occupants
of the one in which the fire began
were at home but were not aware
of it's existence until it had attained
such Roadway it was impossible to
prevent the destruction of the house
There was considerable wind and the
blaze was rapidly transferred to the
adjoining house and so on to the
third, fourth, and fifth in the line. 1t
seemed for a while that the big barn
at the Jail would burn also. he
probability of this was so strong that
all of the feel stuff stored there was
removed The fire department sue
ceeded in preventing this however.
The houses burned were the prop
erty of DIR. ]. NJ Whitehead He es-
Inmates their value at $3.50. He car
ried no insurance.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-21
FIND BODIES IN POND.
Woman and Two Children Meet
Mysterious Death.

Bridgeport, Ala, Oct. 1S.-The bod
les of Mrs. j. c. Russell, wife of a
prominent farmer, and her two small
children were found this morning in a
fish pond a few miles north of Bridge
port. The discovery was made by the
husband and several farm hands when
they returned home from work
Mrs. Russell and her children were
at breakfast and were not seen by
Russell or the farm employees, they
say, after the men left the house.
There is no evidence of murder. A
coroner's jury will investigate the
tragedy tomorrow.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-21
cARELEssNEsS RESULTS IN
FAILURE.

That is why we say Feed B. A.
THOMAS Hog Powder according to d.
rections." DO NOT FEED 1T sLop-
Ply, but NIX 1T with ground feed and
moisten with just enough water to
make a crumbly mass Then each
hog gets a beneficial dose. See full
directions on package. Your money
back II you are not satisfied. Watt
L Holmes Hardwars Co,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-21
36-Inch Chiffon and Taffeta
Monday and Tuesday at
$1.23 Yd.

T. C. Cox, warden, pay roll. -. 287.OO
Morris & Co., supplies for camp 1926
Hutchinson Lbr. & Sup. Co., lum-
Der, etc. ................... 42.58
George Webb, repairs on Ford
Truck 1880 --- 1853
R. e. Watson, repairs on bridge 400
Hart Mill Co., "a 1-2 blu meal for
camp Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Officers Fund
Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co.,
Office supplies ............ 8248
], A. Littlejohn, clerk cost in va
grancy case ------------ 22.25
]. A. Littlejohn, clerk, days
services Agu. Adp. term. -. $3.50
Mills Printing Co. execution
docket 25.4O
Expense Fund.
B. f. Doolittle, repairs at court
HouSe .'......., ...,....... sou
b. F. Doolittle, repairs at court
z house Observation-Disclosures. $50
Foote & Davies Co., stationery. 1910
Sheriff Sumter County, board
Honor Bivens ............. 1850
Cordele Electric Co., lights C.
II. jail Aug-Sept ........... 42.47
Cordele S. d. & l.. Co, sash for
court house window ...... 100
G. l.. Rifles, repair work .... so
City of Cordele, water rent 90. 1859
Cordele NJ Car Co, repairs and
parts Observation-Disclosures. 1925
Dispatch Pub. Co., advertising. 500
Improvement Fund.
Austin Bros. road supplies 49,. 31.44
Champion Supply Co, road sup
plies Observation-Disclosures. 1884
F. l.. Bartholomew, Unit and
truck body for auto truck 49,. $1,000
Pauper Fund.
Peoples Undertaking Co., coffin
for pauper .............. 500
September Pensions .. 141O0