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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-09

the center of the room. On his
right vas the door leading into
M~annerslcy's private office. and
on the lett another opening into
the meeting room of the COM
mittee.
He addressed another question
to Miss Downey.
- beg Your pardon" he said.
IN hls most winning tone, but do
You drink?''
ION, L take a cocktail whenever
l go out to dinner, Mr.. Waller"
You dog" His surprise seemed
immense.
why certainly" Her manner
would have been the same if she
had slapped him ON the wrist.
"Why?"
"Oh, you know everybod,
thinks you amt exactly-well
swell, if you don't do that"
Cholliewollie looked at her in ST.
lence a few moments.
81 was right" he assured hey
solemnly. GIVE been right all
along. These whisky people who
say prohibition isn't worth n
thing because, while the "dry,"
territory grows, the per capita
consumption of alcohol increases.
have overlooked the real facts in
the situation. You see, now, the
women drink. Not so MANY wears
ago only the men drank. I must
tell Smith about that"
"All my girl friends drink
when they go out" she confided.
cit gives you an appetite"
For what?" Cholliewollie, hav-
ing asked the question without
due consideration, FASTENED to
say: "Never mind! For the food.
Of course"
"Of course!" Miss Downey
stabbed his ears with the exclama-
ton.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-09
Continued Next Week.
The unseIfish Bat.

once upon a time Bessie asked her
mother to tell her "a story, and so her
mother said: Il will tell you WHY the
t can't SEQ very we'll in The light.
Long the sun shone all Of the time
and so 1T was very hot all the time.
and the birds n beasts didn't like to
nave the sun hin so much, so they
asked the bat if he would not fly up
and ask the sun to stop shining some
of the time. The bat said he would go
and see what he could do, and started
Off on his errand to the sun,
Several days passed and still the
bat had not come back and the other
birds were afraid that the sun was
angry and perhaps had kept the bat a
prisoner. One night as they were get
ting ready to go to bed the bat came
back and they all rushed out to well
come him and hear why he had been
away so long.
This is the bats own story: II
started TO fly to the sun and thought
1T would not take me very long and
that would be back the next day. 1t
is much farther to the sun than it
looks. and, as l grew near, it became
very much lighter and warmer, and 1
was tired out when at last 1 reached
the end Of my journey.
The sun was very pleasant and.
would only shine half Of "a hours and
it would call the time that it shone
day and the other half night.
When l turned. after thanking the
sun for its promise. I found that I
could not see as we'll as a could when
l came and that when it was night I
could see much better. The sun told
me that was my punishment for dar-
ing to come and ask a favor of it. and.
If L wished. 1 could have my sight
again. but the sun would shine all the
time.
- answered that I would rather my
friends would not suffer and that r
would be content if 1 could see at night,
SO suppose now all the bats will blink
all day, but at night will be able to
see, but If l have made my friends
happy and more comfortable / am sat
wen for "
"All of the beast. and birds were
very grateful to the bat. but to this
day the bat can see only at night"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-09
The Sleeping Porch.

do There stin folks who sleep in
their snores. and breathe the sfa,a AND
saagnant air which harbors germs and
, nf n,oht there. And when the shades
out OF bed. they say they're feeling
worse stt,s a heap, than ere they had their
room tina was as alright - a tomb
a, mha ! was always u Of whack. with
rheumatism In my oack, and corn. and
nunions on my knees. and every other
p porch disease. But now q sleeping
Winds whine. l rise when comes the
b brnsiss eb sl onc,, and nd, from my wbiskers
nose and ears. and greet the dav with
hearty cheers. And I'm 80 hearty and
80 maze. the undertaken lifts q wall. He
used to think he'd get me and
plant me out beneath the moon. when I
wa sroaning Of my ills. ana blowing
ON for beeswax pills. but, seeing me
on buoyant feet. 90 scootfnr up the
village street. and prancing IKE an
At "e'e ne -
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-09
Tho Gospe, Of Cheer.
the Detroit Free

TILOIH III 0eIIOIC TTee PfeSS.
Mark Tapley. in the romance Of Dickens
what conditions. or troubles he encoun-
tered, Mark always saw q cheerful siIa
to the prospect. And when he couldn't be
on being as cheerful as possible. Ameri.
Tapley. -
With the world mostly at war. the Unit
pool Of blood. Let's be thankful that
bad as our circumstances and our stand.
Ing are IN This respect, they are no worse.
fend ourselves II assaiied by some rama
cious power. But we are coming to recoe-
nize this fact. and perhaps ven be able
and by-indeed. some steps are now wTf he,ny
e Let's be ~hopefu1-and yiRiiant in
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-09

THAT is true he said. mex
phcably calm. Il do not know who
| am"
He waited for her to speak and
saw that she could not.
Il should have told you when
you asked me-" he added. 81
should have known that you would
have understood."
"How foolish I was! How fool
ish we all are!' she said at last,
trusting herself to speak. "Un-
less tragedy is plainly labelled and
unless it cries aloud to us in the
streets, we never see it. We never
remember that all tragedies are
clothed in commonplace"
Don't! don't!" he begged. 81
cannot endure to see you grieved."
But you are so brave" she ex-
cused herself anew. "You laugh,
and work, and do great things-I
i never suspected"
He held out his hand as if he
supplicated her.
Please" he implored, edo not
this little trouble of mine should
not-should not distress you So"
All" she siged, "but it does"
He felt his helplessness keenly.
But it shouldn't" he urged.
why should it?"
Her eyes, meeting his, were deep
and unafraid. His momentary
thought was that she was very
brave.
Because you love me-" she
said, her glance still unwavering.
He smiled and bowed again,
reverence possessing him.
"Ah, you have seen it," he OBJ
served, lifting his head SO that the
sunlight left no line of his face un-
touched. AS he spoke, there was a
gentle raillery in his tone. 1t was
like a delicate armor to enable
him to withstand her loneliness.
But let me, in my own justifca-
ton, explain"
"Ah," she breathed, sstell me-"
"You have been to me-" he said,
the false levity lacing his words
together, "what any mans con-
science is to him, if he regards his
conscience as his king. That is
what you have been to me-some-
thing enmeshed in the glamor of
the moon-a far glimpse of the
lovely flowers of paradise"
II should not have been that"
she interrupted quickly, reproach-
ing him.
The tenderness in her eyes
throve.
"But to you I could have been
-" he began, more than ever
the graceful actor of a light COM
edy. "Why, l was like a jester in
varicolored hose dancing on a bat
Element, dizzy high, for the pass
ing pleasure of a lady of the
court"
tie smiled and spread out his
hands in depreciation. The comedy
was weakening.
"You know" he reminded her,
1.-THE clowns were always funnier
when they were maimed."
How can youi'' she rebuked
him.
ut could not have been other
wise" Rebellion against what he
had suffered forced him to serious
ness. "That is what / ana jester,
a thing for all the world to laugh
at-the sport of fortune! Why, I
don't even know my own name.
My blank past robs the future of
the promise Of any good thing. I
cannot remember. My memory is
dead"
and you have never known
who you were-since that night in
the mission-in my missioni"
"Never-since them"
She looked again toward the
hills. A touring car whizzed along
the road behind them. The boats
whistle, far downstream, blew
again. From somewhere up the.
river came the voices Of fishermen
in q rowboat. The world was all.
about them, but, to him, it had
shrivelled to the width Of q
woman's eyes.
And drinking, dissipation,
whatever you please to call it,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-09
CHAPTER EIGHT.-(Continued).

~ ""S SASio1uiSu, oUO 81 uLl
necessary. SO inexcusable. so un.
justifiable
All OF Us make mistakes" he
said gently.
II did not know Of it until this
morning, she explained further
shame tor her fathers d%iscourtesy
flushing her cheeks. He told me
at breakfast what he had DONE
L am sorry-sorry it has an
noycd You" he assured her.
Il cant understand" she said,
why he did it'll" She added
Even ii he disliked you, disap-
proved OF you, why couldn't he
have made some allowance for
for the fact that | was your
friend?"
'Perhaps,' he smiled, THAT
was what he didn't exactly like
When they had swung into the
road thai follows southwark along
the bank OF the river, she stopped
the machine.
Il think I'd like to walk down
there and stand OH the edge of the
river, she informed him. ''Some-
how, talking, real conversation, is
SO very difficult in a machine"
They went down the sloping
bank, the long grass pulling at
their feet, and stood on the rocks
that riprapped the bank. Behind
them was the tall, wavy curtain of
the great willows. Before them
the river, slow and heavy, was
like dulled silver except when,
here and there, the breeze moved
1t to catch the whitenss of the sun
light. Beyond the water were the
Virginia hills, all yellow and gold
and crimson, a light blue haze
hanging over them like a thin
veil. A freight train, bound south
ward, ratified cross the long
bridge. And far down, below the
bridge. sounded a steamboats,
whistle.
They seemed strangely alone,
nnnaturally isolated from the rest
Of the world.
What a lovely city it isl" he
said, voicing his enthusiasm. "And
what lovely places hedge it about!
1t is the loveliest city in all the
world"
Yes she agreed ahsently.
She. was drawing off one of her
gloves, not knowing at all what
she did. She was regarding the
haze covered hills.
Il wanted to tell YOU" she be-
gan, a little hesitant, "that L
wanted to tell you with all the
%earnestness Of which I am capable
that ! always shall Be-your
friend
lie was nnaccountably touched
by her manner.
You are very kind" he said,
making a bow which, in spite Of it's
apparent ightness of gesture.
somehow emphasized his real feel
ings.
"Oh!' she replied desperately.
Its SO easy to be kind!''
Not altogether, i think"
But" she continued. "I am
also very humble"
She drew her lower Lip between
her teeth, and stood a moment.
pulling slov-ly through her gloved
hand the glove she had taken of.
HHumble!'' he exclaimed.
Yes, she said, her voice low
cred, humble"
She turned to him abrnptlv.
dropping her hands to her sides
30 that che faced him, willowy
straight, her eyes soft and glowing
with the golden sunlight that fell
full upon her face. Her Inns
trembled.
II know! / know now!" she
said.
Involnntarily, he took one step
backward, away from her.
Know WHAT he asked, won
dering;,
She was pressing her lips to-
gether now, to imprison sobs.
was 80 foolish OF, me not to
have known the other dayl'n' she
reproached herself. "You cannot
hell mo who you ore because you
know
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-09
CHAPTER NINE.

Waller, languid and slow, en-
tered the reception room of the
offices occupied by the committee
on amendments to the constitu-
ton. Then, very deliberately and
with great care, he removed his
hat and held it, with his cane, i'm
his left hand while he closed the
door.
1t was a hobby of his that stupid
people We're the most interesting
in the world.
"They have a secret" he ex-
planned, "something about them
mysterious, which, so far, nobody
has been able to analyze. Why
are they cheerful? Why are they
glad to live? What makes them
contented? Wrapped in dreary
ignorance, they enthrone them
selves on content and defy the
world. Why is it? It's a pretty
little psychological problem which,
by careful study, l hope some day
to solve"
He found himself now i'm a posi-
ton to continue his studies. The
room was occupied by Miss Elsie
Downey, a stenographer. She was
blond, by birth, and of a perfect
complexion, by purchase. She had
blue eyes, like a doll's s, and she
overshot the height of fashion in
her dress. Her smile was eternal.
Her voice went into the nasal on
her high notes, and it was always
on a high note that she ended her
sentences.
"Blond headed, boneheaded and
garrulous-but good hearted" he
had described her on a previous
occasion, and had added 81 won
der why she is good hearted. 1
wish | knew"
Good afternoon, Miss Dow
ney," he greeted her, going slowly
toward the typewriter desk at
which she sat.
How do you do, Mr.. Waller!''
She made the response shoot up in
linguistic sound, like a ladder.
lis that high minded, construct
i've statesman, Mr.. Mannersley,
around-or any other noble de-
fender of the grog shops?" he in
quired, swinging his cane and
smiling.
Miss Downey became indignant.
"You shouldn't talk about Mr..
Mannersley that way!" she OBJ
jected.
you are a disappointment,
Miss Downey," he sighed. "You,
too, spring holly to the defense Of
anybody who happens to be your
payroll"
"Oh, MI. Waller!" She. turned
toward her notebook.
"And Mr.. Smith-has he been
int"
what Mr.. Smith?
"The only Mr.. Smith in the
world-the somewhat energetic
gentleman who'll make the sky
lights of the House rattle before
ne gets through"
ooh, that MI. Smith," Miss
Downey's enthusiasm broke her
record for staccato enunciation.
I'm just dying to see him. Madge
Atkins-she works down in Con
gresham Blore's office, you know
-Madge says she s seen him. She
says his shoulders are just ,.oves!''
Waller balanced himself against
his cane and looked at Miss Dow
ney in frank and open admiration.
will you," he asked, "tell me
somethingf"
why, certainly, Mr.. Waller!"
"Now, then, do you believe
life's worth livingf"
HOf course it is"
II thank you. If you have
found it so, it must be SO. 1 bow
to your superior Judgment" He
bowed almost to the floor. "But
Mr.. Mannersley-is he int"
Yes. he's in, but he's en-
gagged"
"Then I'll wait"
He took a chair at the table in
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-14
Death of Mrs. Roxie Ford.

Messrs, Henry, George and Ben
ME Ford were called to GAINESVILLE
on last Friday to attend the burial
of their sister, Mrs. Roxie Ford, wife
of Geo. Ford. Mrs. Ford died Fri
day following nine days illness Of
typhoid fever. She resided near
GAINESVILLE and is survived by her
husband, but no children. She was
the daughter of Mr.. J. H. Ford, near
Dresden, who last week returned
from Nashville. He has been in
poor health for some time.
Mrs. Ford was about 81 years Of
age, and was reared near here. She
was a beautiful, popular young lady,
and her friends back home deeply de-
plore her untimely death. Sympathy
is extended the bereaved ones.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-14
GREAT PLAY
COMING TO TOWN

Manager McCuan, in bringing to
Dresden the great play, woman
hood" in eight reels, shows spirit
of enterprise and progress that is
bound to attract wide attention. Not
only this, but he deserves the hearty
commentator Of patrons of his pop
ular play house, for this is no ordi-
nary film. 1t cost thousands Of dol
lars to produce; it is a great produc-
ton, especially for these troubled
times, and more than this, has been
shown in but one Tennessee town
up to this time, Nashville getting it
some weeks ago.
"Womanhoodp as will be seen
from the large advertisement else
where in today's paper, will be prese-
ted here at the Kozy on Friday, Sept.
81, at 8 and 1880 p. m. Special
prices have been made for school
children attending the afternoon
show, and large crowd is expected
here from the rural districts for the
afternoon show.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-14
CAR OVERTURNS
WOMAN UNDER IT

The automobile of Henry billiard,
near Mt. Pelia, overturned while on
the road to Martin last Thursday,
pinioning Miss Ella Winstead under
the car. Miss Winstead, who is the
sister of Mrs. Tom Todd, of that vi
cinity, and Mrs. J. A. Paschall, Of
Dresden, was considerably bruised up,
80 much so, in fact, that she was con-
fined to her bed for several days.
However, no bones were broken.
The car was occupied by Miss Win
stead, Mr.. billiard and a negro en-
jployed by Mr.. billiard; the negro was
driving and lost control of the car,
which ran onto a bank and over
turned. Neither billiard nor the ne
gro were injured.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-14
TRY IT! SUBSTITUTE
FOR NASTY CALOMEL
Starts your liver without making
you sick and can not
salivate.

Every druggist in town-yourr drug
gist and eyerybody's druggist has noticed
a great falling-oif in the sale of calomci.
They all give the same reason, Dodson's
Liver Tone is taking its place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people know
it, while Dodson's Liver Tone is perfectly
safe and gives better results" said 4
prominent local druggist. Dodson's
Liver Tone is personally .guarantecd by
every druggist who. sells it. A large
bottle costs so cents, and if it fails to
give easy relief in every case Of liver
suggishness and constipation, you have
only to ask for your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant-tast'
ing, purely vegetable remedy, harmless
10 both children and adults. Take a
spoonful at night and wake up feeling
fine; no biliousness, sick headache, acid
stomach or constipated bowels. It
doesn't grippe or cause inconvenience I'll
the next day like violent calomel, Take
dose of calomel today and tomorrow
vow viii feel weak, sick and nauseated.
Don't lose days work! Take Dolsoa's
Liver Tone instead and feel fine, full of
Vigor and ambition.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-14
BIG STOCK SALE
AT FAIR GROUNDS

Announcement is made of a gi-
gantic livestock sale to held at the
Weakley county fair grounds on Oct.
IL when all kinds Of livestock-hors-
es, mules, jacks, cows, calves, hogs,
pigs, sheep, goats and poultry will
be offered at public sale to the high
est bidder.
An auctioneer of statewide repu-
tation will cry the sale, to be en-
p1oyed by the fair association, and
any citizen Of this or adjoining coun-
ty may enter whatever livestock he
has for sale. the only stipulation be-
ing that he pay the association a very
small per cent and that the stock
entered be just as represented. It
is expected that this great sale will
bring vast number of livestock to
the fair on the last day.
The sale will last from 8 a. m. to 2
p. M, and will take place in the show
ring opposite the grand stand.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-14
LACONICS
Continued story OE Lses Happenings Thst Are 81 Ia
.....EsrOst 20 Our Many ROadOPs,....

Mrs. Herschel Johonson has been
visiting relatives in Greenfield.
Bun Copeland left Monday for
Springfield, where he will enter
school.
Miss Cozette left last Tuesday to
attend McFerrin school, at Martin,
this winter.
Miss Gladys House left Friday for
Corning, Ark, where she will teach
school this winter.
Master Clarence Smith had the mis-
fortune to fall from a tree at school
one day last week, breaking his arm.
This makes the second time the lit
tie fellow has had this experience.
For Sale-Restaurant business in
Gleason; would take in exchange a
Ford car as part payment. Reason
for selling, have other business.
D. Pate, Gleason, Tenn. 24-4t
Mr.. Bob Lock, wife and children
came in last Saturday from Poplar
Bluff, Mo-, Mrs. Lock spending sew
eral days with her sister, Mrs. ADJ
Burroughs, but Bob was forced to
return Sunday morning to his work
Col. Henry Bynum, of the Globe
Store, Martin, informs us that the
Globe this year is better stocked with
gents furnishings than at any time
within the past five years; that the
stock is not only complete in assort-
ment, but that the goods are better
in every way; that every line is
chock-full and that the price will as
tonish the buyers.
The Enterprise stated last week
that Mr.. Dent had taken charge of
the automobile repair department at
the Taylor & Rea garage, and this
was what Mr.. Taylor, of the firm, in
formed us; but the young man Is
Robert Biles, son of the late Chas.
Biles, for years editor of the Sharon
Tribune, and grandson of Mr.. Geo.
Dent.
The largest tomato we ever saw
was presented us on last Monday
evening by Misses Virgie and Ruby
Winstead, the tomato weighing one
pound, three ounces. It Is OF the
Stone variety and was grown on the
Will Winstead farm, north of ORES,
den. These young ladies last year
cultivated one-tenth acre each in
tomatoes and sold from their plot S1s
each worth of tomatoes.
Mr.. J. E. Finley closed a deal or
last Saturday for the sale of his beau
tifuI home and nice farm, adjoining
the fair grounds on the west, selling
to Mr.. Maddox, Of the vicinity Of
Cottage Grove, for $4,000. Posses
sion will be given at once. Mr.. Fin
ley will probably move to town. Hi
health is slowly but gradually I'M
proving and he hopes to soon be aol'
to resume his mail route work.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-14

Mayor McCuan has been very busy
during most of the present week
sampling $50 hogsheads of tobacco.
He has had a large crew breaking
the hogsheads and extracting sam
pies for the inspection Of buyers.
The task has been quite big one
and has kept the entire crew on the
go most Of the time for the past sew
eral days.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-14
GIRLS! LEMON JUICE
IS A SKIN WHITENER
How to make creamy beauty lotion
for few cents.

The juice of two fresh lemons strained
into bottle containing three ounces OF
orchard white makes a whole quarter
pint of the most remarkable lemon skin
beautifer at about the cost one must
pay for small jar of the ordinary cold
creams. Care should be taken to strain
the lemon juice through fine cloth SO
no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion
will keep fresh for months Every
woman knows that lemon juice is used
to bleach and remove such blemishes as
freckles salIowness and tan and IS
che IDEAL skin softener, whitener and
beartifer.
Just try it! Get three ounces OF
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make up
a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant
lc,1o, lotion and massage it daily INTO
the face, neck, arms and hands.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-14

No matter what you have to
print, it will pay you to see the
Enterprise before placing your
order.