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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31

1t is, of course, impossible to pre-.
serve all such places, but one hears
with regret that development" is to
claim another Dickens landmark in
London. It is an old house, overhang.
ing the river in the neighborhood of
Limehouse Hole, and was formerly Oc-
cupied by the Waters family, who, for
generations, there carried on the bust
ness Of lightermen. The house is
reached from the shore at low water
by means of a flight of wooden stairs,
and recent writer relates how Rich
ard Waters used to recount, with
great interest the visits which Charles
Dickens paid to his house when en-
gagged in writing "Our Mutual Friend"
In order to secure the true local color
for his riverside scenes. the novelist
spent many days In the little bow WIN
dowed room overlooking the Thames,
writing away as If for dear life," as
Mr.. Walters would say.-Christian
Science Monitor.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
Exeunt Scarecrows.

One Of the many Improvements re.
sulting from permitting women to run
the farm instead of to waste out their
lives cooking for the tllresher crew is
said to be the substitution, on Long
Island sound at least, Of tailors' mod.
els for scarecrows. 1t Is not likely
that crows can distinguish we'll
dressed man from an ill-kempt one,
but no matter how the dear girls
slump around when they are by them
selves, they do like man who dresses
up well. Besides, the models undoubt-
eddy improve the appearance of the
place more than the scarecrOws do.
For one thing, man with good
clothes Is not expected to engage &C.
lively in the farm work one in his old
clothes is out of place idling until the
evening chores are done.-Buffalo Ex-
press.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
DOBBIN HAS A DAY DREAM
Faithful Old Horse Will Have Regular
Thrill When He Casts of
His Shoes.

When the automobile and the tir
Lizzie shall at last have relegated the
"hOss" to the limbo OF things obsolete
will the noble animal degenerate and
bark back to his ancestral type, OF
will he simply disappear like the dodo
asks "Zim" in Cartoons magazine.
1t has taken lot of time and pa.
thence to develop Dobbin from the
primitive models such as the hydraco-
trerium, the pachynolophus and the
eOhippus, to make him "whOa," back
and "gitap" and take his meals out of
a nosebag. In the process Of civiliza-
ton he has gradually lost his toes and
has had to accommodate his feet to
the horseshoe. Does he still dream
perhaps Of the delights of having toes
of sinking them down into the green
sqush of the tertiary era and feeling
the cool goo trickled up between them?
If so, how glad he will be some day
to look down and see his long forgotten
toes beginning to sprout once again I!
His will be the thrill of the small boy
on the first warm day of spring when
he can cast off his shoes and go bare
foot.
When the "hOss" discovers for the
first time that he can again wiggle
his toes, he will doubtless -adiate a
smile of solid comfort.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
Chinese Nature Lovers.

Combined with luxuriant fora China
abounds in natural landscape beauty,
lakes, rivers, waterfalls and grand and
extraordinary mountain scenery. The
Chinese word for landscape paint
ing means "mountain-water picture"
In their paintings they are pre-
eminent In landscape and in the
portrayal Of flowers, attaining a
standard not yet reached by us,
and revealing philosophy, religion,
of kinship with nature which Is only
beginning to arise in the Western soul.
The painter Kuo Hsi said in the elev-
enth century: "Why do men love land
scape? In his very nature man loves
to be In garden with hills and
streams, whose water makes exhilar-
ating music as it ripples among the
stones" The flower painting of China
has the importance of figure painting
with us.-Exchange.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
A Fifty.Fifty p. N.

Postmaster Hanks ran the general
store as well as the post Office and
one summer morning lanky youth
slouched in, removed his battered
straw hat and said:
"Mr. Hanks, Understand there's two
letters here fur me-One wOt come a
month ago and one wot come last
week. I'm afeared my folks must be
sick, or else they wouldn't be writin'
so plum often. Let me have them let
tiers. will We, Mr.. Hanksw
The postmaster glared at the youth.
mo, Peleg Anderson, won't let ye
have them letters till We settle fur
that lot O. groceries wot's been OWN
so longl"
The young man took out some
money.
II kin settle half the account, Mr..
Hanks" he said.
"Then," said the postmaster, in a
milder voice, II kin give We one O. yer
letters" and he did so. "Squar' up
in full, Peleg Anderson, an yen git
yer other letter, but not before"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
WARFARE TO BE DIFFERENT
tilIery and Few lnfantrynien, Each
Heavily Armed.

The army OfNhe future will have an
immense equipment in artillery; the
infantry will be few in number. hut
heavily armed, each man with ma
chine gun. capable of holding width
of front that otherwise would need a
! company armed with rifles. Trench
warfare, at any rate on the scale that
has been witnessed in France, will dis
appear, for the airplane will Overleap
the trenches and substitute a war of
movement for a war of fixed posi-
lions. says H. Sidelbotham in the At
lantic.
The airplane will be used, not only
as at present for reconnaissance work,
signaling ranges to the artillery. for
raids on communications, and for
bombing retreating army, but also
for the transport, on large scale, Of
infantry. One can easily imagine air
planes sufficiently large to carry 80 or
even 100 infantrymen. A hundred
such planes could transport an army
of 10000 with incredible rapidity to
any point behind the hostile line de-
sired by the general in command. Such
movements will make trench lines OBJ
solete. The whole art of war Will
have to be rewritten from its elements.
The development of the uses of the air
plane will change the strategical and
tactical direction of the war, from a
game comparatively elementary. like
draughts, into an elaborate and COM
plicated game like chess, with greater
variety of moves and endless possibili-
ties Of fresh combinations. Such
game will be too difficult to be fought
with millions. With proper use of me-
chanical invention company of men
will be able to do the work Of divi-
sion in this war. We shall go back 70
the days Of small professional armies
of long training and high technical
equipment; the great general Of the
future will be he who is able to divine
best all the possibilities of this new
war movement, and military power
will no longer depend on numbers, but
on the genius of the direction and the
technical accomplishments of COM
paratively few human instruments.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
Compliments Of the Day.


Soldiers have to do their own mend.
ing, when it Is done at all, and 1t ap'
pears-although few persons would
have guessed it-that the thoughtful
war Office supplies them with outfits
for that purpose. Otherwise, this joke
would be impossible.
Everything was ready for kit In
spection; the recruits stood lined up
ready for the officer, and the officer
had his bad temper all complete. He
marched up and down the line. grimly
cycling each mans bundle of needles
and soft soap, and then he singled out
Private MacToOtle as the man who
was to receive his attentions.
Toothbrush? ?" he roared.
eyes, sir"
"RazOrW
Eyes, SIR"
"Hold-all"
Eyes, SIR"
Huh You're all right, apparently"
growled the officer. Then he barked,
"Housewife?'
20, very well, thank you," said the
recruit, amiably; shows yours?"-
Journal of the American Medical As
ISOLATION.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
Selectixe Draft.

Much amusement was caused in the
house of commons by the official ad-
mission that 'by a regretable clerical
error" the national service depart
ment had notified the speaker that
they proposed to transfer him to
new employment at WolverhamptOn at
about one dollar per day, with week
ly war bonus of little more than q
dollar ION the ground that such en-
ployment was deemed of greater ma
tional Importance than that on which
he was now engaged"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
Cause of Trouble.

"Whut makes some of de trouble"
said Uncle Eben, lis dat mans liable
to git mo- neighborly applause fob win.
MIN six bits in crap game dan fob
earnin' two dollars by workin' de same
amount O. time"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
Quite Appropriate Motion.

"Thrones are rocking these days."
"Quite right, too. A rocking throne
is the cradle Of liberty"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
Need to Be NaQqed.

If we were woman and had to
live with some men We know we'd nag
them, too. .
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
A Xisual Mix-up.

"The only way for game like this
Is to 60 1t blind"
"Well, can't see it."
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
Up-to- Date Walls.

A row Of villas in suburbia were go
Ing up apace, and when they were al
most finished the builder and his fore
man made tour of inspection. The
former left his assistant in one house
and went into the house adjoining.
"Can you hear mel" called the build
er. tapping on the dividing wall.
EYES,"
"Can you see me-"
mo"
The builder rejOined the foreman.
beaming with satisfaction.
"Now, them's what you can call
walls !" he said.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31

Every woman in Cologne, Germany,
Is forced to work.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31

A girls idea of an industrious young
man Is one who is too busy to propose.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31

Sure She Did Love Him.
June-Did she love him much?
Tell-Why, she married him in spite
Of her parents urging Life.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
Enemy Precautions.

Enemy Precautions.
what did Bill do when you told him
you wanted him to dance at the ger
manT"
HE took French leave"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-31
An Ambitious CoiIeoian.

An AMBITIOUS CoIIeoIan.
She-Are you a freshman?
He (confused)-I try to be.-Bruno-
MAN.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
SEE PELLAGRA PERIL
IN HIGH COST OF FOOD
United States Public Health Serv-
ice Fears Effect of I'm
balanced Diets.

Washington.-Eear that high food
prices by u~nbalancing diets may lead
to a wider prevalence of pellagra la
the United States during the year Is
expressed In a bulletin issued by the
pIblic health service.
"As a result Of government research
es." says the bulletin, lit was found
that ~pellagra Is produced by an insult
6cient, poorly balanced diet The ap
plication OF this knowledge greatly re
duced p%ellagra during 1916 ~ com
pared with previous years. 1t Is feared.
however, that %pellagra may increase In
1917 by reason of an increase IN food
cost out of proportion to the prosperity
now enjoyed by this country. The
high cost Of living has served 70 bring
about a reduction IN the amount Of
milk. meat, eggs, beans and peas con
sumed, all of which are pellagra pro.
phylactics. In etfecting economies the
general public should bear In mind the
Importance of "A properly balanced diet"
Almost $4,000, 000, 900 was the aggre-
gate value of all crops of the country
Inst year. The exact value was set at
SS,934. 5S7 900. an increase Of So. 1865,
9S0,O00 over the value of the 1915 crops
and $2.S67. 100000 over the average of
the years 1910 to 1914.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
MADISON GRAIN MARKET.
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET

Sioux City. Jan. 24.-The effects
OF the snow storm were still in evil
dence in today's deliveries OF live
stock, supplies being short of normal
in all departments. Cattle run was
estimated at 1000 head, compared
with 1905 Monday. 2.671 a week
ago and 1854 head the corresponding
day a year ago.
It was a weather" market on fat
cattle today, the deal being active and
10 415c higher compared with Mon
day. The deal in butcher cows and
heifers showed practically the same
advance as noted on steers.
The trade in stockers and feeders
was featured by activity and prices
ruled strong to a dime higher.
Hog market ruled sharply higher,
the upturn amounting to Is q Csc
compared with the previous day, and
prices advanced to a new high record
level in the history of the Sioux City
yards. Tops landed at $11.1O, with
bulk Of sales from $1,000 a 11.00.
The small sheep run was largely
all feeders and market ruled about
steady. Top feeding lambs landed at
$12.70.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
TRAINING
CAMPS ARE DECIDED

New York, Jan. 23.-The Military
Training Camps association OF the
United States has announced the
dates of the civilian training camps
that will be held in the Eastern and
Central military departments next
summer and early fall. The war de-
partment, it is stated, expects to have
at least 10000 men In attendance at
this years camps.
The four Plattsburg camps will be
held on the following dates: First
camp. June 2 to July |; second camp,
July 7 to Aug. 5; third camp, Aug. Il
to Sept. 8; fourth camp, Sept. Is to
Oct. IA.
In the Central department there will
be seven senior camps-three at Fort
Smelling, Mimi, and two each at Fort
Riley, Kan, and Fort ID. A. Russell,
Wyo. The junior camps in that de-
partment, five in number, will be held
at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Fort
Des Moines, la, and Fort ID. A. Rus
sell.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
NOTICE TO PAVING CONTRAC-
TDIS

Sealed bids will be received by the
board of commissioners of the city of
Madison, at the office Of the city
auditor, UP to 7 O'Clock p. m. of Feb
ruary 10, 1917, for the paving Of
Egan avenue, from the north line of
Second street North to the north line
Of Sixth street North. in accordance
with the plans and specifications on
file at the office of the city auditor
and city engineer, which may be had
on application to Chas. A. Trimmer,
City Engineer, Madison, South Da-
kota, at SIS per set.
A certified check for 10 per cent
Of the amount of bid must ccom
pany each bid.
The right Is reserved TO reject any
and all bids.
VIM. Rae,
City Auditor.
BY Chas. A. Trimmer.
Deputy City Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
WOMAN NAMED AS CLERK
TO SENATE COMMITTEE
Miss Simpson viii Handle Treaties
With Foreign Governments.

Washington. Miss Jessie /. Simpson
became the first woman to hold the po-
sition of clerk to a senate committee
when Senator Stone appointed her TO
that post for the senate committee on
foreign relations. to succeed w X. Ilol-
lister. who resigned several weeks ago
10 become assistant secretary of the
Democratic national committee. Miss
Simpson becomes ~ the same time Sen
ator Stones secretary She was for
merly assistant clerk.
Miss Simpsons new position IL IN
many ways the most responsible Of all
senate clerkships. as she will be in in
innate touch with the work Of the con
mittee, which has more confidential
and secret matters intrusted TO It's care
than any other In her hands win be
treaties with foreign governments
pending before the senate AMI much
other information OF a delicate nature
Miss Simpson was born in Illinois.
but has lived In st. Louis most of her
life. Senator Stone brought her TO
Washington after she had shown un-
usual executive capacity IN the Champ
Clark headquarters in the p%reconven
ton presidential contest in 1912 She
will be the second highest paid woman
in the government service. ms her sal
airy OF $4,000 IA year Is exceeded only
by that of Miss Julia Lathrop. chief Of
the children's bureau Of the depart
ment Of labor. who receives 5000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24

NOTICE TO PAVING CONTRAC-
TnRG

Sealed bids will be received by the
board Of commissioners of the city of
Madison, at the office of the city
auditor, up to Z O'Clock p. m. of Feb
ruary 10, 1917, for the paving of
Egan avenue, from the north line of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railway tracks to the north line of
Second street North, in accordance
with the plans and specifications on
file at the office of the city auditor
and city engineer, which may be had
on application to Chas. A. Trimmer,
City Engineer, Madison, South Da-
kota, at SIS per set.
A certified check for 10 per cent
Of the amount Of bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
VIM. Rae,
City Auditor.
by Chas. A. Trimmer,
Deputy City Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24

try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. i took six bottles and today /
am a healthy woman able to do my own
homework. | wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and find out for
themselves how good it is Mrs. CARL
A. KIESo, 500 North Ave-, Aurora, III.
The great number of unsolicited tes-
timonials on file at the Pinkham Lab
oratory, many of which are from time
to time published by permission, are
proof of the value of Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, in the
treatment OF female ills.
Every ailing woman in the United
States is cordially invited to write to
the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confdentiaD, Lynn, Mass, for special
advice. 1t is free, will bring you health
and may save your life.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24

Sealed bids will be received by the
board of commissioners of the city of
Madison, at the office of the city
auditor. up to Z o'clock p. IN. of Feb
ruary 10. 1917, for the paving of
Sixth street Northeast from the east
line Of Egan avenue to the west line
OF Washington avenue. in accordance
with the plans and specifications Oh
file at the office OF the city auditor
and city engineer, which may be had
on application to Chas. A. Trimmer.
City Engineer. Madison, South Da-
kota, at SIS per set.
A certified check for 10 per cent
of the amount of bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
WIN. Rae,
City Auditor.
BY Chas. A. Trimmer,
Deputy City Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24

Sealed bids will be received by the
board of commissioners of the city o.
Madison, at the office of the city
auditor, up to z o'clock p. m. of Feb
ruary 10, 1917, for the paving of
Second street Northeast, from the
east line of Egan avenue to the west
line Of Washington avenue, in &C
cordance with the plans and specifi~
cations on file at the office of the city
auditor and the city engineer, which
may be had on application to Chas,
a. Trimmer, City Engineer, Madison.
South Dakota, at SIS per set.
A certified check for 10 per cent
Of the amount of bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
VIM. Rae,
City Auditor.
BY Chas. A. Trimmer,
Deputy City Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
NOTICE TO PAVING CONTRAC-
TORS.

Sealed bids will be received by the
board of commissioners of the city of
Madison, at the office of the city
auditor, up to 7 o'clock p. M. of Feb
ruary 10, 1917, for the paving of
Egan venue from the north line of
Sixth street Northeast to the south
line of Ninth street Northeast. in ac-
cordance with the plans and specifi-
cations on file at the office OF the
city auditor and city engineer, which
may be had on application to Chas.
a. Trimmer. City Engineer, Madison,
South Dakota. at IS per set.
A certified check for 10 per cent
of the amount of bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
WIN. Rae,
City Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
TWO AUTO BANDITS KILLED
Three Others Captured When Car
Runs off Bridge.

st. Louis, Jan. 23.-Harry Walsh
and William Beckmann, two of a par
ty of Ave automobile bandits who at
tempted early Sunday morning TO rob
tempted to rob a store at FlOrissant,
automobile in which three of them
we're riding crashed through the rail
of a bridge and fell fifteen feet into a
ravine. The other members of the
party are In Jail at Clayton.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-Wheat-May, ST.
662s; July, $1.518; Sept, $1.54ss.
Corn-May, $1.001a; July, 99c. Oats
May, 5S1sc; July, $500. Pork-Jan.,
S30571a; May, $29.321a. Butter
Creameries, 34H 036hc Eggs-36@
&c. Poultry-Springs, and fowls, tic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
BY Chas. A. Trimmer,
Deputy City Auditor. f..


We Offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
TO- anv case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hairs Catarrh Cure.
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lieve him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
National Bank OF Commerce. Toledo. o
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internal
ly. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take
Halls Family Pills for constipation
Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
ARE DECLARED TO BE VALID
Blue Sky Laws Upheld by United
States Supreme Court.

Washington. Jan. 23.-Blue sky
laws of three states-Ohio, South Da-
kota and Northumberland to curb
sale of fraudulent securities, were
upheld as constitutional by the SUI
preme court. The court held that au-
thority exercised is not In xce of
the states police powers" and that
the law 10 not a burden on interstate
commerce in the sale of stocks and
bonds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
SOUR ST. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul. Jan. 23.-Cattle-
Receipts, $500; steers, $6.50Q9.75;
cow and n%eifers, $5.3587.5O; calves,
s7.00013.2c; stockers and feeders, 81.
5007.50. Hogs Receipts. 16 1000;
range, $10G5m10.95 Sheep-Receipts,
500; lambs, Sf2.50013.75; wethers,
S6.00m11O0.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
" COSTS MONEY NOW
TO TALK TO DOCTORS

+ New York.-A new schedule of
i physicians fees showing consist
4 ent advances is recommended by
+ the Bronx County Medical SO
= ciety. Hereafter no free medical
+ advice will be given over the tel
+ ephone. Conversation with a
+ physician over the wire on non
j. medical topics is permitted. but
+ If the question. for instance, OF
+ the baby's latest ailment Is in
Z jected a bill for 81 will be forth
+ coming. II the physician is
+ called to attend one member Of
+ a family and some n casually
+ inquiries about the symptoms Of
+ another member an extrs charge
+ will be made.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
TO MAKE HENS LAY.
People More Interested In Eggs Than
Freight Rates. Says MIR. Sunny.

Milwaukee. Government ownership
of hens was declared TO be lore time
Iy than federal ownership of railroads,
telephone and telegraph systems and
other utilities by b. Il. Sunny. presi
dent of the Chicago Telephone compa
ny. In an address in the University
club.
TIE average person is more inter.
ested in the price Of eggs than he Is
In the regulation of freight rates or
the telephone or other utilities" de
clared Mr.. Sunny.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-24
MlnneanoNs Grain.

Minneapolis, Ian. 23.-Wheat-May,
$t.Ss %; July, $lS1t4. Cash close on
track, No. 1 hard. 1864 0t9612; No.
l Northern, $3.50 01.96h; No. 2
Northern. s1.S6h 0192ts; No. 3
Northern. $t.76A 0t.SSh; No. 3 yell
low corn, 95as n963sc; No. 3 white
oats. 54% u567sc; flax, $293%.