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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31
GREAT MEN USUALLY SILENT
Acknowledged Leaders OF the Hace
Have Been Content to Let Their
Deeds Speak for Them.

Genius has always been accompanied
by briefness of speech, as may be seen
by the following list, remarks Lon
don Tit-Bits:
NAPOLEON rarely spoke when he could
avoid it, while Wellington was similar
ly silent. Lord Kitchener was posi-
lively sphinxlike in his reserve, Lord
Palmerston was proverbially silent,
while william Pitt throughout his me-
teoric career was given to long periods
of silence.
Sir Isaac Newton, world famous as q
scientist, rarely spoke save to answer
q question. Darwin wrote much, but
smoke little, while Lord Kelvin was
among the most mute Of great men.
Authors are rarely great takers.
ToIstoi. the most amiable of men, was
reserved in conversation, and at times
absolutely mute. Balzac, the great
French romanticist, when engaged In
thinking out a new work often passed
several days talking to no one but him.
self.
Beethoven was reticent, Mozart spar
ing in his speech. while 1t is said or
,Ihonin that ne loved silence better
,Nen than music, and Wagner, save
when discussing musical matters. was
silent even to tie point of rudeness.
Among the most silent of the worlds
,reat men were the late Lord Tenny-
,,on and Thomas Carlyle.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31

always shy afterward, when l knew
him, very seldom spoke, unless he
was spoken to, except to a very few
friends. He lighted up occasionally
/ remember late in his life hearing
him fairly eloquent on something
which had been suggested to him by
one of Flechier's sermons, but gener-
ally he had the nervous, tired look OF
a heart-wOunded man.
When Captain Shaw was coming
home-if, as l say. 1t was Shaw-rath-
er to the surprise OF everybody they
made one of the Windward Islands,
and lay of and on for nearly week.
The boys said the officers were sick
of salt junk. and meant to have tur-
tie soup before they came home. But
after several days the Warren came to
the same rendezvous; they exchanged
signals: she sent to Phillips and these
AFOREMENTIONED men letters and pa
pers. and told them she was outward
bound. perhaps to the Mediterranean,
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31
Was Willing.

Several years ago l was travelling
from St. Moritz to London" said a
Chicago man. II had an hours WAIT
in Paris at the Care du Nord. SO got
out of the train for little exercise
Like our own railroad stations, this
one was full of hustle and hustle. Art
err few moments Of wandering about
/ heard above all other noises a man
shouting frantically: rs there. anyone
in this place who can speak EngiishT
.No one else evidently could, SO
walked over to where he was despair
ingly waving his arms (not all men
from: home are a la William Hodge).
and I said: I speak English = as
"'Saved.' he yelled. I must get to
Boulogne tonight! Ask one Of these
chattering Frenchmen where I can get
the train for Boulogne!
az would l answered, REFRESHING
terrible desire to laugh, If could
only speak French Puck.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31

right. And he finished loading the
gun with his own hands, aimed 1t. and
babe the men fire. And there he
stayed, captain of that gun. keeping
those fellows in spirits, till the enemy
struck, sitting on the carriage while
the gun was cooling, though he was
exposed all the time, showing them
easier ways to handle heavy shot. max
ing the raw hands laugh at their own
plumbers, and when the gun cooled
again, getting 1t loaded and fired twice
as often as any other gun on the ship.
The captain walked forward. by way
of encouraging the men, and Nolan
touched his hat and said:
(TO BE C0NTINUED)
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31
Which Was Which7

Jimmy's mother had told him to stay
,,eor the window and watch for the
bride and groom and come and tell
her when he saw them coming. After
waiting for some time his patience
was rewarded, but he forgot to run
and Eel. his mother. When they were
oritc near he suddenly remembered
and called out Justify: Mamma, here
comes the bride and the gloom
Christian Herald.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31
U60 Man Without
!. g A Country. q J
81 Fduord Everett Hale

and ne read very well, as | know. No
body In the circle knew line or the
poem. only it was all magic and Dor
der chivary, and was ten thousand
wears ago. Poor Nolan read steadily
through the fifth canto, stopped min
Ute aca drank something, and then be-
gan, without tho"ght- of what was
coming 49,.
Brea fhes there the man. with soul SO
who never to himself hath said
II seems impossible to us that any
body ever heard this for the first time I;
but all these fellows did then, ana
poor Nolan himself went on, still un'
consciously or mechanically
This is my own, my native land!
Then they all saw something was
to pay; but he expected to get through,
I suppose, turned little pale, Dut
plunged on
Whose heart hath ne'er within him
burned, ..,..,.
As home his, footsteps he hath turned
From wandering on foreign strand?-
If such there breathe, go, mark. MIN We'll
Nv this time the men were all be-
side themselves. wishing there was any
way to make him turn over two pages :,
but he had not quite presence of mind
for that; he gagged little, colored
crimson, and staggered on:
For him no minstrel. EaptureS swell
High though his titles, proud his name.
Roundless his wealth as wish can cla!m'
Despite these titles, power and pelf,
The wretch. conrentered, all in SELF
and here the poor fellow choked, could
not 90 on, but started up, swung the
book into the sea, vanished into his
stnter6om, land by Jove," said Phil
Inns. 1--WE did not see him for two
months again.: And l. had to make up
some beggarly story to that English
surgeon why did not return his Wal
ter Scott to him." 90 -" -.
That story shows, about the time
when Nolan's braggadocio must have
broken down. At first, they said, he
took very high tone, considered his
Imprisonment a mere farce, affected
to enjoy the voyage, and all that; but
Phillips said that after he came out of
his stateroom he never was the same
man again. He never read aloud again,
unless it was the Bible or Shakespeare,
or something else he was sure of. But
It was not that merely. He never en-
tered in with the other young mep ex-'
actly as a companion again. He was
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31
Didn't Know St. Louis.

Jack, four, was taught to call his
norent father" One evening father
was away from home and Jack started
his evening prayer in this fashion:
."Our father, who art in st. Louis"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31
Valuable Information.

"But you see, SIR, l am the seventh
daughter of a seventh daughter and
have the power of prophecy. l can tell
you anything
ooh, you can, can you? Well. then.
I wish you would tell me where am
going to raise the price of that pair OF
new shoes my wifes about to buy"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31

Roman Eye Balsam is an antiseptic oint.
ment. applied externally and not wash"
It's healing properties penetrate the IN
famed surfaces, providing prompt relief.
Adv
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31
Too Intimate.

"I see where some prohibition advo-
Gates are going after the school aritn-
. metics"
"Why?'
Because. their tables make Grams
and scruples go together
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31
Its Sort.

"What a hating measure Is in tha
poem" ~.
"Yes, 1t is quite a lame attempt"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31

Our stomachs will make what's
homely savory-Shakespe
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31

Friendship is good deal like you
credit. The less used the better It is
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-31

A pneumatic hammer for tampinR
having stones has been invented
The Press., 1917-07-26
She Ia Brave Now.

In the WOman's Home COmpaniOn a writer says:
 Most people stAHd somewhat in awe of walters, l find. They tip more ten they can afford because they do not want to seem like 'piker' ill the wait er's eyes. Well, l am done worrying about what walters are thinking about me. make it a point HOW to let them worry about what l think about them In the first joy of finding that could get my rights by standing up for them I kicked to the captain of a dining car about the conduct of a waiter and later sent back some unripe fruit with perfect cOmpOsure. The captain cor rected the waiter. The uhripe fruit was removed from my bill. It wasn't a bit of trouble. I didn't even raise my voice. But there was no mistake about what I meant.
 "Since then walters have had no ter TOTS for me. When 1 don't get the treatment I ought to have l call the captain, or the head waiter, and ask what is the matter. He does the rest. And tip regularly, but not lavishly."
The Press., 1917-07-26
President Fillmore.

Present day passion for setting unap- preciated historical characters in a new light has now reached President Mil lard Fillmore. A symposium by six teen American publishers says of him :: He abolished debt imprisonment and religious test Oaths for witnesses in court. He fOstered new postage rates and induced congress to make an ap- prOpriatiOn for testing the electric tel egraph. He sent Perry on his famous expedition to Japan, with instructions for action that won the "Open door" and laid the foundation for American Japanese friendship. In his retirement as citizen of Buffalo Fillmore laid the foundations of most of it's present cultural institutions. Always he was an opponent of war and a constructive statesman. But he lacked those quail ties as a man and those ambitions as a politician which might have made him popular while he lived and read about today.
The Press., 1917-07-26
non4 Nanlaot the Taath.

The. teeth are an, important factor in maintaining health. Poor. irregular, decayed teeth cause foul breath and do not permit the thorough mastica- tion of food. This creates intestinal disorders, caused by Jumps of partly masticated food lying and fermenting in the stomach.
 All food must be in a liquid state before, 1t can pass into the intestinal tract, so if this task be continually i'm posed on the stomach 1t produces dis tress.
 The mouth is indicative of charac- ter and as expressive as the eye. Re fined and particular people do not neg lect the appearance of. the teeth.
 A reasonable amount of care, a good dentifrice and fairly stiff brush-all these give pearly teeth, clean, sweet breath, ruby lips. and a feeling of per feet cleanliness.
The Press., 1917-07-26
EIoa&in0 IaIanda.

Many floating islands have at various periods been found voyaging on the Atlantic. These islands were original ly part of the low lying river banks. which broke. away under stress of storm or flood and tioated out to sea. The Orinoco, the Amazon, the La Plata and other tropical rivers often send forth such pieces of their shores. Some of the bits of land are of large size and carry animals, insects and vegeta- tion, even at times including trees, the roots of which serve to hold the land intact, while their branches and leaves serve us sails for the wind. Generally the waves break up these islands short ly after they put to sea, but sometimes, under favorable conditions. they travel long distances.
The Press., 1917-07-26
Woodan. Pipaa For Mater.

In these days of iron and cement 1t makes one sit up to read the report from the New, England waterworks on wood pipe for water supply. They claim 1t is preserved and not rusted Or cOrrOded by water; it is not corroded by any substance or destroyed by acids or salts; its carrying capacity is 20 per cent greater than cast iron pipe and remains constant, while that of metal pipe decreases with age: 1t does not taint or affect fluids going through it; 1t does not burst if frozen, the elahtici- ty of the wood preventing it; 1t re- Quires less labor and experience to lay in place than metal pipe; 1t can, when service pipes are not taken of, be laid in shallOwer ditches than metal pipe. for it is not easily affected by frost: while more or less joints show slight leakage when the pipe is first filled, they soon swell up and give less trou- ble in the end than cast iron pipc.- Los Angeles Times.
The Press., 1917-07-26

she rearranged cushions and dusted lyn was nervous.
 A pile of neatly matched papers lay on the table.
 Well" she said breathlessly when James ushered in Allen.
 ''Well,' he smiled, clasping her out stretched hand. You are looking thin, Allen," said Evalyn. giving him searching glance. Allen laughed. "If look as thin as I feel" drawing out a manuscript and laying 1t beside hers on the table, 'I sympathize with any beholder."
 He sat down on one side of the table, Evalyn on the other. The stories which were to be compOsited lay between them.
 You read first" she said.
 ''No, you."
 "Oh. no! A lord of creation ought to lead"
 "A lord of creation ought to yield" /" returned Allen with a bow.
 That's the only graceful speech I've ever heard you make. I'll read first just to show my appreciation" laugh ed Evalyn.
 She drew a long breath, steadied her voice and began. Allen listened atten- lively. It soon became evident that there were some parts of the narrative which he did not like. The story. on the whole, seemed better than his, with one exception-her hero was not natural. Of course it would be an easy matter to call attention to that because Evalyn would gladly recognize any defects he could point out
 Eyalyn read on. Allen dropped his head on his hands thoughtfully. Strange she should guard against that hero's having any faults.
 "Finis, the end, the close, the period, !" exclaimed Evalyn, giving the papers a little wave ''Well?' breathlessly turn Ing to Allen. .....-..
 He aroused himself and looked at her glowing face After all it would be fair to say the nice things first
 Its rich, Evalyn, and see here! Ton have the advantage of me You have pictured your heroine so can see her -the way she does her hair and her dress and all that. Now, all could do with her appearance was to wrap a piece of black stun around her and twist her hair up any old way"
 Evalyn's face beamed, and her eyes danced. 'oh. Pm so glad you have not hit the hero! The others I just dashed off, but I tell you I spent days over the hero"
 Allen gave a start of dismay and said nothing.
 How do you like himT" suddenly suspicious of the others silence.
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The Press., 1917-07-26
Cupid Came to the Fore Literary Dispute Between Friends Ends In the
 Old Way
 By ALICE LOUISE LEE Copyright by Alice Louise Lee.

The god of friendship had been un- usually good to Evalyn Harly and Al. len Devon until they tried even the pa tience of that divinity by undertaking a certain piece of work together.
 "Allen is such a relief" Evalyn Har- ly said numberless times when the door closed behind another caller. He keeps his head"
 And his heart?" her father would ask, with a sly twinkle in his eyes.
 'If he didn't" Evalyn would rejoin with dignity, "he would not be a re- liefr'
 When Allen felt particularly bored he turned his steps toward the park. 'Evalyn never tires a fellow. Evalyn is a trumpr' he would mutter.
 They spent long evenings discussing themselves and other literary matters. for both had literary tastes. At last there came a day when they deter mined to test those tastes and write a story together.
 That was the work which enraged the god
 How is it done?" asked Allen medi- tAtively.
 He sat before the great open fire in the Harly hall, his eyes following the upward sparks.
 This Is my idea," said Evalyn. Eva lyn was curled up on a heap of cush- ions, scarlet and blue, on the other side of the fire. We will each of us write the whole story, you know, and then wen compile. We will criticiSe each other mercilessly and piece together the patches our criticism has left"
 They went to work at once. An in- cident had fallen into their hands. It happened to be an accident. A third party, with whom they were both ac- quainted, furnished 1t. It had nearly cost this third person his life, but that only made 1t more thrilling for them.
 They created their hero and heroine. Of course they agreed. Agreement in tastes and ideas was the basis of their long friendship. They talked over each situation until their mental pictures did not differ by hairs breadth. Then they parted.
 A month later, the 1st of May, Allen boarded the HobOken ferry with a bulky manuscript in his pocket. He had spent April in New Jersey writing. Allen had never thought more and worked harder in his life.
 Evalyn was waiting for him and had been for an hour. With her own hands
The Press., 1917-07-26
Snoos of an Army.

The old saw about an army moving on it's belly is all wrong. An army horse, foot and gun-moyesg on its feet, and marching and walking as the av- craze civilian, not policeman or a postman, understands walking about his daily vocation-are two very differ ent things An 1nfantryman on his feet carries about sixty pounds of dead weight, forty-five pounds or so of pack, eight pounds or so of rife and the rest in ammunition or separate equipment. He cannot choose his own gait, and he has to negotiate all kinds of ground winter roads corrugated with frozen ruts, slippery trails of mud and water, rocks, hot sand. And more than half the time 8 change of shoes Is for him a luxury. He is very apt to keep the same pair on night and day, wet or dry. If his shoes are not right or if his feet are not sound he cannot last a week with moving command, and it is entirely possible that he will even have trouble in a trench.-WoFld's Work
The Press., 1917-07-26
TE4IRTY-ONE YEARS AGO.
July aQ, 1886.
Items of local interest taken from the column
 of The Press, thirty-one years ago.

Items of local interest taken from the columns of The Press, thirty-one years ago.
 The late M. R. West of Hartford left 83OOin his will to the town of Stafford, the interest to be applied to keeping the West cemetery in order.
 The new addition to the Riverside mill was dedicated with social dance last week Wednesday evening. The new premises are now completed, and will give room for an additional set of; cards.
 The Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Co.,, are about to carry out their be- fore ianpounced purpose of opening an office in Stafford Springs, and next Monday will be ready for business in the National bank block.
 The house of Wesley Bradway, a farmer, living on the StaffOrdville and Union road, at what is known as the Plympton place, was burned last Friday afternoon. MT. BTadway and an assistant were at work just out of sight of the house, and their attention being attracted by the smoke they reached the spot in time to save some furniture. The only person in the house was an old lady, and the origin of the fire is unknown. The house was insured for $500.
 Born. n.-- Stafford Springs, 29th, a son to Frederick Gilman.
 Stafford, 27th, a daughter to Louis Hebert; 27th, a daughter to Jacob St. Peter.
 Stafford spEings, 2Sth. a son to Edward Scully.
The Press., 1917-07-26

T DON'T MIND TELLING YOU THAT MY
 HATEFUL HERO IS NO OTHER THAN YOURSELF" the light"
 Allen responded by standing directly in it.
 ''The sunset is beautiful" said Eva lyn. Her tone had not thawed yet.
 'Evalyn, I didn't know you back here," vaguely.
 II spoke of the sunset" distinctly from Evalyn.
 II was thinking about something very earnestly" Allen went on, taking no notice of either the sunset or her re marks, 'and there is something want to say"
 There was pause.
 Well, am not speaking" fippantly from Evalyn.
 Allen ignored the fippancy and con- tinued slowly: My heroine may be at fault, but don't believe it. You see. I could not write her any differently be- cause I see her that way, Evalyn," turning solemn eyes on her, you are my heroine"
 Evalyn caught her breath and drop ped her eyes. Her cheeks for a mo- ment took on the color of the sunset she had been admiring, then they be- gan to dimple.
 Suddenly she arose and said gravely: Allen, have something to telf you cOnfidentially. I know I can trust you that it goes no farther" .=
 Allen looked at her in alarm. Her eyes were on the path, and he could not catch the mischief in them.
 You may trust me-" he said briefly, his voice quite unsteady.
 Tn that case, then, don't mind tell ing you that my hateful hero is no other than-yOurself."
 Then it was that the wounded god of friendship resigned and the reign of another god began.
The Press., 1917-07-26
hia TradAmarka.

Little redheaded Johnny got 8 job as office boy for the president of 8 large western railway. After he had been upon the job several days they gave him a form to fill out with his Personal Record"
 When young Johnny came to par ticular paragraph that said, Have you any visible marks for Identification in case of accident or deathY' he rose from his chair and rushed over to g mirror near by to give himself gener al inspection; then he returned to his task and wrote as his answer to this personal query, Nothing except free kles."-Youth's Companion.
The Press., 1917-07-26
An,u Erianda Are Mada.

Two women with babies in their arms sat beside each other in a trolley car.
 First one baby mumbled something then the other until they became real friendly. Then one mother told the other how cute the babies got along together.
 Before the car had reached the des- tination of the first woman each had invited the other to calI-Newark Fla gle
The Press., 1917-07-26
How's Thisa

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 Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty five years, and has become known as the most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces expelling the Poi- son from the Blood and healing the dis eased portions.
 After you have taken Halls Catarrh Medicine for a short time you will see great improvement in your general health. Start taking sHallss CatarPhl1Eedi- cine at once and get rid of catarFh. Send for OrstestimoniaIs. free.
 Y. '. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio. : Sold by all Dfuggiut9s 76c.
The Press., 1917-07-26
A Camhinn.

Reginald-I love you, Madeline. For you would give up family, position, wealth. Madeline Hold, Reginald! Giving up family is all right. l fain would be spared a mOther-in-law. Give up your position if you can get a better one, but please hold on to your wealth. We may need 1t.
The Press., 1917-07-26

and 1t has helped me in every way. I am not nearly so nervous, no headache or pain. must say that Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the best remedy any sick woman can take. 1" Mrs. MARGARET QUINN, Rear 259 Worthen St, Lowell, Mass.
 . Other warning symptoms are a sense of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, backaehes, tread of impending evil. timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation of the heart, sparks before the eyes, irregularities, constipation, variable appetite, weakness, inquietude, and dizziness
 If you need special advice, write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co (eonhdentiaD, Lynn. Mass,
The Press., 1917-07-26
Helpful Shortcomings.

"Your husband is quite a trial"
 "Yes, but his shortcomings are use full in way. After viewing him at close range our cook says she would never risk getting married. And we'd hate to lose her, that's fact."-Kan sas City Journal.
The Press., 1917-07-26
Her Gain.

Mrs. Jones-DOes your husband re- member your wedding anniversary Mrs. Smith-No; so I remind him of 1t in January and June and get two resents.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Press., 1917-07-26
TrmA-

f''He still has the first dollar he ever made"
 ''Well, that's better than owing now to somebody the last dollar you ever will make."-DetrOit Free Press.
The Press., 1917-07-26
Her ExpIana&i0n.

Mamma-Hazel. thought told you not to eat your candy till after dinner Haze-I'm not eating it, mamma; I'm only sucking the juice.
The Press., 1917-07-26
nannarn,,a MnonIinht.

Moonlight most intense sOmetimes causes sore eyes in Cuba, and the na- lives navigate and perambulate with umbrella and paraluna.