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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19

such became thoroughly versed in the
variety of human characteristics that
break the monotony of existence. 1t
is said that he can crowd more solid
facts and wholesome fun into an even
ing's entertainment than most people
could gather In years travel. An
audience laughs with him one minute
and the next instant listens to some
good homespun truth that can be TAX
en- home and thought over.
In reporting the lecture by DR.. Nc
Keever at Albert Lea, Mimi, last sea-
son the Evening Tribune said: HE
made every one forget that it was be-
low zero outside. The audience felt
the warmth of fine spirit that is full
Of sunshine. But the best Of all is
that his humor was used to bring
many practical lessons to those who
are determined to see only the funny
side Of life. His message, aside from
the mirth, was worth while. It was
given in clean language and with gen.
uine eloquence."
AT the Kozy, Thursday night,
Jan. Is, at 7:30, under the auspices
Of the Dresden Lyceum course.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
TwO-Headed Snake
Captured at Latham

One day last week, Mr.. Henry
Myrick, near Latham, captured q
two.headed snake on his place.
The reptile is fifteen inches in
length and has two Well-developed
heads-one on each end-being
equipped for fighting both coming
and going.
The reptile was placed in DR..
Taylor's laboratory and the doc tor
is feeding it condensed milk. He
hopes to raise a big crop Of 'em
and place them on B. Stoves big
plantation-the biggest farm in
that whole section and owned by
the biggest.hearted citizen in all
Weakley county.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
Representative Mai
den Enters Denial

The Enterprise is in receipt Of
the following letter on Wednesday
morning from Representative s.
L. Maiden:
Nashville, Tenn, January is, 1917
Mr.. Joe Holbrook, Dresden, Tenn.
Dear Sir:-MY attention has just been
called to an article in the last week Is
issue OF the Enterprise, in which / am
charged with being the author Of a bill
to increase the salaries Of the judges
and encouragement of the state.
The increase in salaries amounting, so
you claim, to more than fifty thousand
dollars, The charge herein referred
to, appeared in an interview by Mr.. T.
K. Reynolds. You have done me an
injustice, and respectfully request that
you make proper correction. / am
not the author OF the bill mentioned,
and knew nothing about the bill until
it showed up in the committee, OF
which | am member. | am unalter-
ably opposed to the bill, and shall vote
for its rejection in the committee and
on the floor OF the house.
Yours truly, Seldom Maiden,
The Enterprise may have been
mistaken in quoting Mr.. Reynolds
as saying that Mr.. Maiden intro
duced the salary increase bill, but
this was our understanding from
Mr.. Reynolds. 1t is possible, too,
that he had reference to some
other measure. Mr.. Maiden un-
derstands that the Enterprise has
not intended to do him an injustice,
and we are right glad, as are all
his constituents, to know that be
is opposed to this proposed salary
grab.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
Local Legislation
To be Discussed.

AT the recent term OF quarterly
court there was adopted a resolu.
ton authorizing Judge Mayo to in.
vlte the citizens Of the county to
attend a public meeting at the
courthouse on the first Monday in
February for the purpose Of dis
cussing drainage, school and road
laws for Weakley county, to the
end that our representatives in the
legislature may know just what
their constituents desire in these
matters. Judge Mayo asks that
the Enterprise publish this, which
may be considered a call for the
meeting.
AS to the road law, the present
mis'tt road law is pretty good
proof that most Of us do not know
what we really need in a road law,
as it was the result OF a meeting
held here two years ago. Let the
road law alone and a special COM
mittee will solve that.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
HOUSE PASSES
LIQUOR BILLS.
Three Important Temperance Measures Go
Through With Very Little Opposition
Club Bill Among Them.

Three important bills intended to
strengthen the prohibition laws Of
the state were passed on final read
ing OF the house OF representatives
Tuesday morning. They were:
The anti-locker club bill, which
goes into effect Immediately after
its enactment into law.
The bill prohibiting the storing
Of liquor within the state for the
purpose Of sale in Tennessee or
any other state, which was amend
ed to go into effect July /.
The bill prohibiting the solicit.
ing or receiving Of orders within
the state for liquor, which was also
amended to take effect July 1.
The vote on the locker club bill was
81 for, 4 against and IS absent or
not voting. The vote on the stor-
age bill was IS for, 3 against and
II absent or not voting. The bill
on soliciting and receiving orders
passed by the vote of 88 for, 2
against and 8 absent or not voting.
The senate, after a long debate,
set the anti-pass bill as a special
order OF business for Thursday
morning at 1890 o'clock. Sena-
tor Miller endeavored to have con-
sideration Of the bill postponed in
definitely, but the motion failed.
He and several other members con.
tended that the bill as framed was
"a Joke" while Senator Hill and
other advocates Iof the bill said
that the bill could never be called
up if consideration were postponed
indefinitely.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
Popular 'Officer'S
Leg is Broken

Deputy Sheriff Tom Carney, Of
Martin, one Of the most popular
and efficient officers in the entire
county, suffered a broken leg on
Wednesday,
Mr.. Carney was riding horse
back near his home when his
steed fell on the slippery snow in
the road. The rider was caught
underneath the animal and his leg
broken.
The legion Of friends throughout
the county ofDeputy Carney deep
~ regret to learn OF this misfor-
tune, which will lay him up for a
number OF weeks.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
Old Custom Has
Been Abolished.

Under present high prices OF
everything old customs have been
abolished in all lines OF business,
and in their stead new methods OF
conducting business substituted,
made necessary by the change in
prices of all things.
This is why the Enterprise is
forced to ask all its subscribers to
pay their subscription in adj
vance, and so many are complying
with the request that we feel en-
couraged to double our energies
and give them a better paper, even
in the face Of advanced cost of
production, than formerly. We
positively cannot run the paper at
a dollar a year, and that dollar be
paid twelve, fifteen or twenty
months after due it is due in
advance.
Last week we noticed that sever.
al papers which had not raised the
rate Of subscription had reduced
the size to half, and if paper, ETC.,
continues to advance the Enter
prise will be forced to either raise
the rate or reduce the size-and
we will not do the latter, for four
pages wauld not give US the room
required for all the county news
matter we publish. We are going
to continue the eight-page size,
and those who pay in advance will
not be effected by the increase rate
OF subscription, should we be fore
ed to raise the rate. Those pay
ing two years in advance land
many have done so) will get the
paper at the old rate until their
paid-up time expires, should we be
forced to raise the rate.
We want every subscriber to
pay a year in advance, for we be-
lieve by doing this that we can
hold the price down to one dolIor.
We are dropping names subscrib-
ers not paid in advance every week
Don't let yours be among the
number, Right now is the time
you appreciate your county news.
Send us a dollar-or two dollars.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
EAST WEAKLEY ITEMS

Myl Myl at the snow-and
caught without a sleigh and with
only a small supply Of fire wood.
Everybody seems to be getting
used to rough weather and going
ahead. However, several have
bad" colds. Grover McClain has
been right sick Of Ia grippe.
Several disposed of their sur
plus hogs this week, delivering
same at Gleason.
We understand that Homer
Tucker has sold his farm to Mr..
John Kinney and Leonard Page;
consideration, about 1915.
Mr.. Charlie Pentecost and Miss
Matte Russell were happily mar
ried last Sunday, sol learn.
A good lot of road dragging was
done the first Of the week from
Gleason to McGee's store. This
will be a great advantage when
this snow melts. More dragging
then will helr
am requested to say that the
last county court voted to call a
mass meeting Of the voters on
next FIRST Monday to ascertain if
they desire their Legislators to vote
for certain measures or laws which
are to come before the body. A
few Of the laws are: A road law.
drainage bill, fence law and 9TH
ers. Most all Of the voters will be
interested in the no-fence law, so
be on hand to vote your senti-
ments. / believe that the majority
in this section would favor the
no fence law that were against it a
few years ago. Also the drainage
law should be considered, as
many are against this law.-Rob.
in Yale.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
PETITION ALLOWED.
Judge Mayo Orders the Establishment Of
Mud Creek Drainage District. No
Opposition at Hearing.

By and through an order entered
by County Judge Mayo on last
Tuesday, Weakley county will
have her second drainage district,
the second one being known as
Mud creek drainage district, sur
veyed a year or more ago.
There was no opposition to the
district at Mondays hearing, and
Judge Mayo could do nothing else
except allow the petition OF the
land owners in the proposed dis
trict. This district includes the
territory from the Somers land,
four miles southwest Of Dresden,
to the Obion county line, and en-
braces $500 acres Of the finest
lands in Weakley county. In
cutting the drainage canal 100000
cubic yards Of dirt will be moved.
The cost is not to exceed $40
per acre, and many believe it will
be considerably below this sum.
Messrs. o. R. Beard, 0. s. Kindle-
spire,5 G. G. Rowlett and E. L.
freeman, all land owners in the
district, were here Monday testify.
ing in behalf Of the petition. Some
Of them gave evidence to show that
in dry years they made ten barrels
Of corn per acre on this land, but
that this was only once in a num-
Der Of years. Last year they did
not make enough to pay for the
seed planted,
The next step will be the ap-
pointment OF a committee of view
to ascertain the damages, etc.
This will be done at once and
matters got in shape for the
issuance Of the bonds. A year
from now the ditch will more than
likely be underway.
All over the country drainage
districts are being established for
the reclamation Of overflow lands,
Of which Weakley county has
large area.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
Bank Statements.

Today's issue Of the Enterprise
contains the statements of a mum
Der Of the banks Of Weakley
county, and we ask our readers to
look over them carefully.
Asssshown in last weeks Enter
prise, the banks Of Weakley county
are in fine shape, having, perhaps,
a greater sum on deposit, subject
to check than at any period during
the past twenty-five years. This,
too, shows that our citizens are in
good financial condition.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
Last Number OF
Lyceum Course,

With a record of 100 lectures last
season in Iowa and total of 800 lee
lures in Ohio, his home state, O.. D.
McKeever promises humorous talk
of unusual worth. In all probability
he will give his Live, Love and
Laugh" lecture full Of wholesome
mirth and lessons that are valuable.
DR.. McKeever was at one time Sec
rotary to the world famous evangelist,
Dwight L. Moody. For several years
he was a newspaper editor and as
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
The building will be thoroughly
fumigated tomorrow.
Send the children on to school
We need them. The Faculty.
RUTHVILLE NEWS
Observation-Disclosures

Monday, Jan. Is, 1917.-Roth
vile is in the grip of one Of thu
greatest billiards ever known
here. 1t is new reported that the
north pole has crossed the Ohio
river, near Paducah, and is only
twelve miles south OF Mayfeld,
KY, travelling southwark. Its
effect is being felt here seriously
Everythingsthat breathes is shiv-
ering in the snow and ice. Sat-
urday night a three.inch snow fell
here, and on Sunday night anoth-
err snow OF four inches fell on top
of the first, and again on Sunday
night four more inches fell on top
Of the first two and it is still snow
ing this morning to beat the bandl
Large drags are being used to
make roads through the snow for
the children to 60 to school. Much
praise is due Messrs. Sid Moore,
Louis Burk and others in superin-
tending the clearing of sidewalks
Of snow and ice. No band of Es-
quimos has yet arrived, hence
there have been no carcases OF
polar bears or walrus brought in.
Street car traffic is greatly han
dicapped in Ruthyille, on account
OF the snow. On some lines the
cars have been ordered to the
sheds.
Mr.. Dock Moss and his nephew,
Richard Moss, are in a legal scrap
concerning some land lines. Two
days last week a number of wit
nesses were called to Martin to
have their dispositions taken. The
case will come up in the forth
coming chancery court at Dres-
den.
Mr.. James Milan, one of our
most prosperous farmers, is out
prospecting in southwest Mis-
souri,.
Mr.. Miles Oliver, Of Cloud,
Tex, is here visiting relatives and
old-time friends. Country.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
Card Of Thanks.

Our hearts go out in sincere
gratitude and love to our good
neighbors and friends for their
watchfulness and attention during
the illness Of our precious baby and
for the many expressions Of SYM
pathy since we laid him away.
May the God Of heaven bless each
and every one is our earnest pray
er.-W. F, Etheridge and Family.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
Death Of Aged Citizen.

Mr.. John Waggener, about eigh-
ty years, Of age, died Monday night
at the home Of ex-Trustee Will
Parrish, south Of Martin, death be-
ing due to paralysis and iniirmi-
ties incident to advance age. Mr..
Waggener was one Of a family of
four sons and two daughters. He
was a noble, good citizen. The
body was Inferred Tuesday at Mar
tin.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-19
NO CONTAGIOUS DISEASE IN SCHOOL.

The faculty Of the Dresden High
school wish to announce that there
has been no case Of a contagious
disease in the school, and no child
attending school even with fever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

stern for the rudder which Is to be
cut from ciEar-box wood and fitted
tightly into this opening, 50 it VIII
stay as set by tho captain.
From a tin box or can you may
easily get a strip Of tin eight inches
long and two ard one-haIf inches
wide to serve as a cut-water for the
eub-chaser Bend this piece Of TN
rather sharply in the middle and fas-
ten il along each side Of the bow with
small. 3arga-hcaded nails SO il VIII not
tear OFT This VIII project about one
inch above the deck. If you have made
a boat OF one and one-haIe inches in
depth. ana when the aft ends az
this tin are bent out 1t viii throw the
water frou1 the boats sides as Il
speeds through it,
Now for the propeller. Cut eircu-
FAR block oG wood about flve-eignths
OF an inch in diameter and haIt an
tnch thick. to form a support for the
propeller blades. FOR this sized boat
these blades may be four inches in
length and one inch at the ends. tap
arins to five eiEhts at the middle.
These are 10 be cut from tin. and
whom cut are placed at rleht angles
- each other. middle 20 middle. and
nailed. slightly away from the center,
10 orc circular side Of the wooden
support After this is done. punch
central hole throHch both blades and
fne wood part with 81 wire nail. This
hole must be Just large enough SO
that q zytEe OF about oue-sIxteenth OF
an inch ia thickness and three and
9ne-naIG inches i'm length, may he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

one hive OF bees doesn't need more
than one queen. SO when the young
queens hatch out of the eggs, the old
queen flies away from the hive, and
takes LOT Of the worker bees with
her to a new home or hive. IN some
other place. This Is called swarming.
The workers fix up the new home.
make more combs. and gather more
honey Beekeapers. the people who
raise bees, take the extra honey out
Of the combs. and sometimes take the
combs. too, but they always leave
enough n the hive for the bees 70
live on during the winter. when there
ara no more flowers blooming. The
bees make more honey than they need
themselves. SO that we can share II
with them"
i think that IS prattv nice Of them.
the little boy said do you know
anything else about bees
Great big books have been writ
ten about bees and Hhzlr habits. Jamie.
7 haven't told You half Of the thfnSs
about bees. hut ! tE.nE yoG know n
isttIe about them. nov. don't yoae In
stead % calling q bee 2 nasfr old
thing that wants TO sting Son Tire mex.
-iEae gou see one working away So
5a=.ly. go ther.rr nectar from the foa-
ers stop ana say 70 Eoar-elg Thet
hazz Uttle fellow Is rsas#aE honey far
. children 70 eaz-.''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

Now with a monkey wrench or stout
pair Of pliers, bend up three and one
half inches of each end OF this wire.
at right angles. making shape like
the letter *" with the Htele middle
part left out, and with the tip ends
bent away. instead Of toward each
other
At one Zip END Of these bent wires
you may form hook while at The
other. OF rear end. there must be an
eye or loop. just large enough 70 all
low of another smaller wire passing
through It. This wire, which would
measure about eight inches between
these bent ends Is TO he bent in it's
long section as shown IN the lower left
hand drawing. and fastened with
threa or more staples 20 the bottom Of
the boat. This simple twist in this
heavy wire is made TO keep It from
side-svvlnglug when II is attached to
the boat. and this kind Of a bend IS
much easier to make than TO form a
..Ir'' bend at the middle Of the wire.
While the huh OF 1he boat is now
resting. deck down Oh the work bench.
8 small hole may be bored in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

summer and fan. All over the woods
and fields the bees ny. looking for
bowers. from which they sip the nee
-ar The worker bee has lwo zton-
acrz. one FOR carrying the nectar and
making into honey called the
horay-stouaca. the other for its own
food. II the bee needs honey for itself
some of the honey soes into this true
stomach. hut rne rest stays ia the
noney-#romaah. and IS taken to the
hives"
what IS 81 h51a7s asked Jamie.
"rhe hive is the home Of hundreds
OF bees. who live there with their
queen See QaeenI Tell ms
about her" the little boy laughed
This is as good as 8 fairy tale.
aTt tz as wonderful as any fairy
tale that was ever written" remarked
his mother. 1.-THE beehive IS some
r!rass i'm an cid. hollow tree, but
ofra1er iu a l.ttge house built for the
bees by some person who wants the
bees to make honey for him. In tha
hive are rows and rows of combs.
made Of wax
who makes the combs2"
serhe bees. These combs ars won
EerfulIy made. They have holes, or
cells. In them. placed as evenly as If g
I skilled workman had made them.
( Each hole has six Sides and they are
fitted together so SIS to get all thu
space possible. Now the worker bees.
] with their honey stonachs fan Of
nectar that has been made into honey.
fly TO the hive. and put their heads
into the cells of the combs in which
they tuck the honey. Then they go
J out "a gain for more nectar. Hundreds.
#rrabablv thousands OF bees have 70
work weeks and weeks 70 I'LL the
combs with honey. Just think Of the
miles they fy. and OF the different
kinds Of ao0ers they vIsitt"
Jamie looked solemn. And 7 was
eosar re kill that nice, little bee But
mother 3hy do bees sting
"That IS the only way they can
protect themselves. Jamie. They can
bite nor kick. SO they use their sttnEs-
I P1r~ things. II doesn't do them them
selves. much good. fer they usually de
after they sting anybody, but the per-
son -ner sting won't be apt 50 bother
the other workers. EE3I hep
Fl guess -8s1" said Jamie. reuern-
nerzng his sting. We'll, what does the
queen bee 6D2
"sae laws tHe eggs for the hive. q
his mother tod HIM THE workers
do not. as q rule. lay eggs, ard the
queen does not gather honey. She IS
Fez Hv the workers and attended %
las carefully as real queen. for zla
.e e=rv valuable IN the spring sle
lass tH7Esz rEs Of ezgs in the cells q
she combs. Same ~ the eggs hatch
rfz into more workers some lnt1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

1t IS well 20 round tna lower edges
Of this boat, and a fun length keel.
or simply a part Of one toward the
stern. as shown in the upper left
drawing. may be made If desired. in
this drawing the boat is represented
below the eye" SO the keel is out
of sight, except at the stern where 1t
comes near the edge Of the rudder.
After the hull is nicely carved out
the next work for the young boat
builder IS 70 get stout piece Of wire.
nearly one-elghth Of an inch IN thick
uess. and say fifteen inches IN length
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14
HON e :

jamie was stu frightened, for once
he had been ztunE by bee, and he
menberea how it had hurt hur he
sat very close TO his mother ana
watched the little bee so In and cut
anonE the flowers, seeming TO hunt
for something. How Industrious &
was. never stopping. but searching
searching all the time.
what IS the bee hunting for.
mother" Jamie whispered
ut is gathering nectar" his mother
SAID.
Nectar That sounds like soda
water" Jamie laughed. "Thera Isn't
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

The plate az toast. over the coffee urn.
and ragbt straight into Jlmmy's PLATED
"0h-oh-oh!' cried the family. in
enc breath
There" cried Jimmy. in triumph.
7 tod you Pussy Willow didn't let
the Polly out. See, he's brought her
back safe and sound
Polly Anna smeit the toast. and feel
ing very hungry she let go OF Pussy
vviuowts tail. and helped herself TO
slice that had landed IN the fern that
decorated she middle Of the ta5Ie.
Then Pussy willow jumped to
.rErlrnyss shoulder where he felt quite
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

~ HE signs OF war preparation are
81 everywhere IN cur broad land.
We read Of them IN books and
~-ss magazines. and our newspapers
bring 1he daily happenings Of interest
n all the theatres OF action 70 our
very doors.
Great machine shops are building
engines Of destruction for air. land
and sea. and the small boy Is most
interested n all these various act1vi-
r-es. which ne IN his PLAY. SO earnestly
end eaTorz TO initiate.
In sympathy with these efforts of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

song OF his own. and Juggling at his
mothers hand to make her hurry
faster. The perfume OF wild flowers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

As they went back home through
the woods. Jamie saw hundreds OF
bees. ali working hard, peering into
the dainty, noddlng dowercups that
held the nectar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

He sang, skipping along. happiiaa
What o nice picnic we have had"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

Honey bee. honey bee.
Making honey sweet for mel''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14

"a HI brothers avfully good to ms.
W. I'm sure no ones as kind as he;
Nc matter what I ask him for
r.= says he'll do it al, and more
Some Sunday 10 The middle Of the
week.
He says he'll swing me up so high
NV nose wilI almost bump the sky
And little Sun-falk will run out
To see what all the fun. s about
That Sunday In the middle Of the
week.