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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-10-25
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mr. and Mrs. w. P. Prince, O
Morristown, are visiting relatives
here.
Mr.. Lowerv, of Etowah, was
here one day this week in the in :
9serestgo D. army Y NC. A. work.
August Mceiary of Isabella
visited homefolk at this place
recently.
The schools adjourned for the
week Thursday on account of a
state teachers meeting at Knox
vile at which all the teachers were
required to be present.
Prof. J. L. Brewer spent last
week end at a three days rural
life conference held at Cohutta,
Ca, making two speeches there.
Among the other speakers were
Drs. FELTON, of New York, Mack
of Nashville and Ryan of Rome.
Prof. Brewer has also been invited
to make an after dinner speech at
a meeting of, the National Com
mittee of Rural Life, to be held
in Chattanooga on December 5, at
which time many of the ablest
men in community affairs of the
South will be present.
A mass meeting was held i'll
the auditorium of the grammar
school building, Thursday even
ing, in the interest of food con-
the second Liberty Loan
and all branches of patriotic work.
A great deal of good has already
been accomplished by the meeting.
Several good speeches were made
and much interest was manifested
along patriotic lines.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-10-25
Food Conservation Campaign

We Food will play the leading Liberty
Bonds will also have their in the great Red Cross and
other work will also be discussed.
The following speakers expected to take the Cam
paign Walter NJ Harrison, j. Harry Swan, J. D. Clemmer Mrs
K Barnes Miss Lucic Lowery Mrs. Nellie Deser l. Brewer
Mrs Pearl Norton r. NJ Copeland Rev. w H. Ryme r. Hines.
Respectfully
f. R. HINES,
County Home Demonstration Agent
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-10-25

WETMORE, Friday, p. M, Oct. %.
TAYLOR'S, Saturday, p, M, Oct u,
RELIANCE, Sunday, Z p. m, Oct. rs.
FRIENDSHIP, Monday, Up. M, Oct %.
MATLOCK, Tuesday, p. M, Oct. 30.
OLD FORT, Thursday{T p. m, November /.
CONASAUGA, Friday; p. m, Nov 2.
OCOEE, Saturday, p. M, Nov. 3.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-10-25

The Eckles Town Improvement
Company has bought one hundred
town lots on the Benton Cleveland
boulevard and will sell them al
public auction on November 9Th.
A barbecue will be held on the
premises on that date, a brass
band will furnish music and big
day is expected. The lots are
situated on the Nicholson farm,
now owned by Marvin Lowery.
They are excellent building sites
and in an ideal location, and will
be sold at very reasonable prices.
Watch foI the advertisement in
next week S issue.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04
OF
 DOUGLAS UP
 TO BRADLEY

JUNEAU. - Special correspond ence. An Douglas is awaiting the arrival of F. ". Bradley, of the Alas ka Geld Mining company, for on h's ierision rests the future of the famous Treadwell mine, flooded by the caving in of a stope in the "7OO" workings.
 P. R. Bradley, active head of the Treadwell, and R. G. Wayland, gen eral superintendent, view the situation in an optimistic light. Wayland de clares that it is not so serious as it seemed at first, as the Ready Bullion workings are in excellent condition, and the situation in the other three workings which were flooded can be overcome by engineering.
 "Abating the flood in the workings is by no means an engineering impoS- Sibility," said he. Whether the mine will be pumped out is entirely mat ter of finance. It remains to be de- cided whether the ore in sight and other conditions existing warrant the expense"
 It is generally understood that two methods of continuing work are open. One to build a cofferdam around the break and the other to abandon the flooded workings and drive shaft to lower levels than those recently worked and take out ore from about the S,OOO-foot level on down. The present workings do not extend below the 2,70O-foot level.
 Among the millions of dollars worth of material lost, either temporarily or permanently, in the flooded work ings, Superintendent Wayland mourns most of all for six new electric loco motives costing $4,500 each.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04
KEYSTONE DRILL TO BE USED ON
 WILLOW CREEK

Harry Watson, who arrived in ldit- arOd recently from the Marshall dis tict, is reported to have completed arrangements for operating a Key stone drill on the lower reaches of Willow creek, in the Marshall district, during the coming summer. Shortly after the opening of navigation, it is stated, the drill will leave Iditarod in charge of an expert of the Yukon Gold company.
 The impression has been given wide publicity that the pay on Willow creek, from which some $200,0O0 was taken last summer, was confined to five claims only, and the statement had been made that this ground would be worked out during the coming sum mer.
 This is believed to be erroneous, as it is claimed that it will take at least three years to work out what ground has been opened up already. The be- lief is general in Marshall that the pay on Willow creek extends far be- low the present workings, as it is not thought reasonable that such rich de- pos its should end so abruptly.
 Options have been obtained on some twenty-five claims on lower Willow creek, and these will be prospected, with view to dredging operations. Should the ground prove to contain a continuation of the Willow creek pay streak it will be of tremendous inn portance to the Marshall camp (Iditarod Pioneer.)
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04
CLEANUP WORK RESULTS IN BIG
 IMPROVEMENT

The result of cleanup week has glv- on Seward cleaner and more dgn'- fled appearance and the money cX-
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

pended by the city in doing it's share to encourage cleanliness is a good in- vcstment. Our city now presents a pleasing appearance to the eye and will attract the admiration of strang- CTS and warrant their praise.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

2 c. Kodak, Jr., Kodak $12.Cc-- Seward Drug Co.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

We carry Symphony Lawn Station ary the Seward Drug Company.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

Stamps for sale at The Key.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

Butterkist popcorn for sale at the KEY. If
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

City Express meets all boats and trains. Phone Maine 122.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at The Branch.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

Andy's Express, phone Madison 14S.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

Andy's Express, phone Madison 14S
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

A. McIyer, licensed undertaken.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04
FOR RENT

For rent two-rOom furnished house SIS per month. See DOugherty < Stewart.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
HELP WANTED

-~~~S>~~~~~~~~--~>>~>N>>-~ First-clasS ironer at Dee Sings laun-
 dry. u
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04
FOR SALE

No. 10 Remington typewriter, good condition; bargain if sold at once. Inquire Gateway. u
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

Yietrola and records, good selection Inquire Gateway. u
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

Meet me at The Branch.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-04

For sale Hotel Crist at sacrifice on account of illness. Fourth and h., Anchorage, Alaska.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19
TREATING COLT FOR VERMIN
Most Of Lice Powders Will Prove Eff
cient If Used FrequentIy-coal-
Tar Dip Is Good.

Care must be taken that the colt
does not become lousy, for no colt will
thrive and make good growth while
troubled with lice. If the owner of a
good colt which is not thriving as well
as his feed and management warrant
will make a close examination he will
discover that the young animal is be-
ing eaten up by lice.
Most of the lice powders on the mar
ket will prove very efficient If used
frequently. or one of the coal-tar dip
preparations may be applied as spray
with hand sprayer. As long as the
lice persist this treatment should be
administered once a week. Spray well
under the name, under the jaws, along
the backbone. back of the forelegs
and around the TANKS. A thorough
treatment may be given in few min
utes with a good sprayer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19

face should be covered with this Iini-
ment and then with layer of borated
gauze or absorbent cotton. to protect
1t from the air. The application
should be frequently renewed. Carlo
lated vaseline may be used In place OF
the above. In case the burn Is more
extensive, the following solution may
be used: Picric acid 2 parts, alcohol
40 parts, water 400 parts. The le-
sion should be thoroughly cleansed
with this solution used on absorbent
cotton. The vesicles, Ii any appear.
should he opened with q clean needle,
allowing the skin to remain. Strips
of gauze or absorbent cotton saturated
with the solution should now be APP
piled and renewed only occasionally,
In burns of the second and third de-
grees more satisfactory results may be
obtained with nonpoisonous. dry dress
ing powder, such as Is used In ordinary
open wounds. as fannie acid parts
and iodoform l part, or salve
made of this powder and sufficient
quantity of vaseline. When slough
Ing of the tissues takes place the
wounds should be cleansed with a
warm 3 per cent solution of carbolic
acid, all loose fragments of tissue re-
moved. and either a dry, antiseptic
dressing powder or carbolated vaseline
ointment applied to exclude the air.
Proud flesh should be controlled by the
application of silver nitrate in the
form of a caustic pencil.
Burns due to mineral acids may be
treated by flushing the parts with
copious quantity of cold water or by
the application of whiting or chalk.
Either use large quantity of water at
the start or use the chalk first. then
wash with water. If the irritant has
been a caustic alkali, such as potash,
I've, ammonia or soda, then vinegar
should be the first application. Car
ron oil is good general application
for all burns for the first week; then
this should be followed by the ordinary
antiseptic wound dressings.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK ''CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 1O-cent box.

Sick headache. biIiousness, dizzi-
mess, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed. fermenting food In the
Bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged In the In
testines. instead of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue II causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick.
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach. remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constdpated waste matter and
polsons In the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
Btraighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear. stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19
ECONOMIC PASTURE ON FARM
Practical Data Should Be Secured as
to Number of Acres Needed to
Support One Head.

In many cases land is given over
to use as pasture which will not sup
port sufficient stock to make any rea-
sonable return on the investment.
Such land properly belongs in the cat
egory of nonproductive land, in that it
makes no return commensurate with
the interest on the money invested.
1t should be borne in mind that the
quality of the pasturage in relation to
the land value is an important con-
sideration in choosing farm. For
instance, what Is economic pasture on
land that is worth $40 per acre might,
on land valued at $100 an acre, be de-
cidedly uneconomic. This relation
should be carefully studied in buying
a farm with much pasture land. To
determine whether pasture land is eco
nomic or not, practical data should
be secured as to the number of acres
necessary to support one head of stock
and the interest on the value of the
land in question compared with the
current charge per head of the same
kind of stock for seasons pasturage.
Or the estimated value of the return in
increased value of the stock or its
products may be used for comparison.
BY this means the relative economy of
pastures may be determined.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF is ACTIVE
Save Your Halri Get rs Cent Bottle
OF Danderlne Right Now--AIso
Stops itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence Of a neglected
scalp; OF dRndruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing 80 destructive to
the hair rs dandruff. II robs the hair
OF its luster. its strength and It's very
life; eventually producing a feverlsh.
ness and itching OF the scalp. which
II not remedied causes the hair roots
10 shrink. loosen and die--then the
hair falls out fast, A little Danderine
tonight-now-an time-will surely
save your hair
Get a 25 cent bottle OF Knowlton's
Danderlne from any store and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life, luster and luxuriance
which is SO beautiful II win become
wayy and nufty and have the appear.
ance OF abundance; an Incompatible
gloss and softness. but what will
please you ,s3st will be after Just q
few weeks use. when you will actual.
ly see lot OF fine. downy hair-new
hair-growing all over the scalp Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19
THE LADY AND THE DISHRAG
Woman Does Not Realize to What
Depths She Sinks Herself by Using
Popular Expression.

When woman declares that she
feels like dlshrag" she is dragging
herself down to the lowest level of
still life. We doubt not from the per.
sonal appearance Of that handy ar
ticle of domestic utility that If any
life existed at all in said rag it could
not possibly fall lower or feel meaner.
However, woman should never offer
herself in comparison with so de-
graded an object for the simple rea-
son that mankind spurns the dishrag
most vehemently, and as woman
exists solely for man she should not
seek to lower herself in his esteem.
When rag takes up it's duties In the
dishpan 1t has reached the tag end
of abandoned hope, the climax per-
haps Of merry life. A dishrag might
have been lovely ladys hose in its
palmy days, adorned by silken gar
ter and surrounded by costly lingerie.
But 1t is not of it's past that I speak.
1t is of its present social standing, it's
vulgar environment and it's utter
self-abandonment. TITS true that you
may feel fatigued to limp and loppy
degree, but never can you feel so
utterly wretched and beyond redemp-
ton as a dishrag-Zim, in Cartoons
Magazine.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19

and vines bearing fruit relished by
birds are great attractions In their
season.
Birds are desirable about premises
not only on account of their beauty
and song, but because of their eco
homie worth, according to the United
States bureau of biological survey,
They are especially useful as insect
destroyers during the breeding period,
when they have to work early and late
to obtain sufficient food for their
nestlings, and their movements at this
time are more Interesting than during
any other season. There is, therefore
double purpose In offering them spe-
cial nesting facilities. If mud Is avail
able, swallows, robins and phoebes will
found and wall their nests with il. Ii
we put out feathers, bits of wool or
Irvine, dozen different kinds OF birds
will make use of them. IL we furnish
safe retreats in which they can rear
their young comfortably, most of them
will be occupied. In fact, no attrac-
ton for summer birds is more effec-
| tual than series or houses suited to
the needs and habits of the various
| kinds of house birds.
A few years ago only four species
were commonly regarded as house
birds-the house wren, the bluebird,
the tree swallow and the martin. Since
the movement to protect birds and
make neighbors of them began, how
ever, their natures and needs have be-
come better understood. and it is now
known that many other species will
avail themselves of houses construct
ed for them by their human friends.
The practice of erecting birdhouses
in this country, while now nation
wide, is not so common and uniformly
distributed as 1t should be, and more
extended provisions of this nature
cannot fail TO result in a largely in
creased number of house birds.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19
THESE SHOES WEAR rs YEARS
They Are Made Of Grass and Are Still
Worn by Natives in Parts of
Portugal and Spain.

Esparto shoes, or shoes made of the
toughest and strongest of the coarse
esparto fbers, are still worn in Iberia
and parts Of Portugal. There is no
shoe made which will outlast them, not
excepting leather shoes. Indeed, one
pair of esparto shoes has been known
to outwear dozen tanned hide soles.
This Is due to their faculty of picking
up and retaining In their interstices
stony particles. As fast as the pebbles
are worn out they are replaced auto
matieaily by others. Thus a self-soling
process is constantly going on. 1t Is
not uncommon in some parts of Spain
or Portugal to hear the natives boast
of wearing pair of esparto shoes for
% years or more.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19
BEES ARE GREAT TRAVELLERS
To Collect Pound Of Glover Honey
Insects Must Get Material From
$4,000 Blossoms.

The bee is famed for industry, but
to show how much work the bee really
does naturalist says that to collect
a pound of clover honey the bees must
deprive $4,000 clover blossoms.
The flowers must be visited by $780,
900 bees, or, in other words. to collect
his pound of honey one bee must make
3,750,000 trips to and from the hive.
AS bees are known to fly for miles
in their quest of suitable fields of OPP
Grafton, 1t is clear that a single ounce
of honey represents millions of miles
of travel.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19
QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE BE.
FORE BUILDING HOUSES.

Before erecting birdhouses one
should first determine the kind of
birds to which his premises are adapt
cd. The question usually next aris-
ing Is as to the number of birds that
can be accommodated. Unless grounds
are large, 1t Is generally useless to ex-
pect as tenants more than pair of
each species, except martins, accord
Ing to the United States Biological
survey. However, the singular lntol-
erance shown by most birds during the
breeding season to others of their
kind does not operate between those
of different species. A dozen differ
ent kinds of birds VIII pursue their
several modes of hunting and raise
their families on the same lot but
rarely two of the same sort. or all
our native house birds, martins alone
are sociable.
Birds Are Tolerant.
The fact that birds are more toll
Grant toward strangers than toward
relatives was well illustrated by an
observation made recently In New
Mexico. one-story Toulouse ten
feet square had nailed to three cor
ners of Its roof rough birdhouses made
from packing boxes. One was occu-
pied by violet-green swallows, another
by western bluebirds, and the third
by English sparrows. A stlll more re-
markable association of different spe-
cies has been reported by resident
Of st. Louis, Mo-, who once had a
pair each of flickers. martins, house
wrens and English sparrows nesting
In the same house.
The fact that there is limit to the
possible bird population on any given
tract must be taken into consideration
When the probable tenants have been
decided upon, the selection of sites is
In order, for the site often decides the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19
Honey In Jewish History.

The numerous references to honey
In the Bible are due to its being the
common sweetener Of the people;
and to this day the Jews, who are fine
old crusty conservatives. use honey in
cooking where other people use sugar.
Still, 1t had certain distinction, and
was used as the symbol of fruitfulness
and plenty. When Jeroboam's wife
wished to propitiate the prophet she
took him ten leaves, two cakes and a
cruise OF honey. When Jesus reap
peared to his disciples they tested his
reality by giving him piece of broiled
nsh and some honeycomb to eat. AS
for John the Baptist. it is known to all
that his common food consisted of
locusts and wild honey.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19
Didn't Get the Umbrella.

One of Chauncey Mitchell Depew's
best stories is the story of the spotted
dog which, as boy, he bought from a
local dog dealer. "The next morning
1t was raining" he says, "and took
the dog out into the woods, but the
rain was too much for him. 1t washed
the spots off. trotted the dog back
to the dealer.
Look at this ANIMAL l said. The
spots have all washed off,
"Great guns, boyp he replied, there
was an umbrella went with that dog.
Didn't you get the umbrellaT"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19
Tho Versatile ManohurIan Farmer.


In the early fall In Manchuria, the
natives undergo sort of magic change
from farmer to bandit. 1t seems some
thing OF psychological somersault--
one day plodding farmer, the next
highwayman. After the tall kaobang,
or giant millet, is cut, and escape is
not so easy over the bare plains, an
other clap of the hands and 10, a
peaceful farmer once morel 1t is not
only the farmer who plays this excit-
ing game; many another staid men,
Der of the community has his little
fling. Some even combine their roles,
differentiating according to the seas
sons. With the orientaPs disregard for
conditions, man is often Randit,
merchant and magistrate all at once.
Alice Tisdale. in the Atlantic.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19

about buildings, and simple shelf
under the roof OF porch or shed Is
all they require, It Is pointed out by
the United States bureau of biological
survey II, however, 1t is desirable to
have them stay outside, the shelf must
be provided with a roof. Figure 1
shows u shelf shielded from the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-01-19

style of house that is to occupy it. In
the final placing of birdhouses, care
should be taken to have them face
away from the winds prevailing In
stormy weather. The strongly devel-
oped homlng instincts of birds can be
relied on to attach them to the neigh
borhoOd where they first saw the light,
and the Identical pairs which nest in
the house provided for them one year
Will often return the next season to
enjoy the same bounty and protection.
Location of Houses.
The location of birdhouse or food
shelter has much to do with It's sue
cess, for the reason that birds have
decided notions as to proper sur
roundings for a dwelling. Martins
prefer to breed near houses, but not
within 20 feet of trees or buildings.
| Bluebirds are inclined to select or
| chards or pastures having scattered
trees. Wrens, thrashers and catbirds
live In thick shrubbery. Robins like
! trees with sturdy trunks and branches
| Titmice, nuthatches and most of the
1
though flickers and red-headed wood
peckers are more at home among the
scattered trees of roadsides and pas
lures. Song sparrows frequent weedy
swales and brush fences. Swallows
do not enter woods, so that a house
would be as attractive to them In one
open place as another. The eastern
phoebe, the black phoebe and the
house finch. while not limited to the
haunts of man, are noticeably partial
to them. Crested tlycatchers, screech
owls, barn owls and sparrow hawks
are governed more by convenience
than by taste; although normally In
clined to hold atoof from man, they
have In many instances reared their
broods In close proximity to dwellings.
Barn owls true to their name accept
without hesitation suitable quarters in
buildings.