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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
People viii Talk.

You NAV go through the world, but
twill be very slow,
If you listen to all that is said IS you go,
You'll be worried and fretted and kept
Ia a stew.
For meddlesome tongues must have
something to do,
For people will talk you know.
If quiet and modest, you'll have it pre-
sumed,
That your humble position is only as.
sumed,
You're q wolf in Sleeps clothing, or
else you're a fool,
But don't get excited, keep perfectly
cool,
For people will talk you know.
And then if you show the least bold
ness of heart,
Or a slight disposition to take your
own part,
They will say you're an upstart, con-
ceited and vain
But keep straight ahead and don't stop
to explain,
For people will talk you know.
If worn your dress or old fashion your
hat,
Someone will surely take notice Of
that,
And hint rather strong that you can't
pay your way,
But don't get bothered whatever they
say,
For people will talk you know.
If your dress is new fashioned
don't think to escape,
For they will c~riticise then in a diff
ferent shape,
You're ahead of your means or your
talio 8 unpaid,
But mind your own business, there's
naught to be made.
For people will talk you know.
If you're out for a time, and are ha ppy
and gay,
There's someone who'll have something
to say,
If your are quiet and peaceful and your
reps understood,
Twill be, something meath it, you're
rather TOO good"
For people will talk you know.
Now the best way to do is to do as you
please, III
For your heart, if you have one, will
then be at ease,
OF course, you will meet with all sorts
of abuse,
But don't think to stop it, it's really no
use,
For people will talk you know.
KATHRYN ATCHIsoN.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
SANS EYE ON
FINANCIAL sLACKERS
Names of Men Failing In Duty on File
In Washington.

Foes of the Third Liberty Bond 10.
sue throughout the United States will
be listed and their names placed on
file In the Treasury Department,
where secret service agents will have
access to them at all times. The sew.
eral million Liberty Bond statesmen
throughout the country will carry vel
low cards furnished by the govern.
ment, upon which they will write tho
name, address and objections of all
persons who refuse to buy a bond.
When a person shows an attitude
hostile to the loan the salesman will
take out a yellow card and tell him 1t
VIII be necessary to get his name and
address and an exact statement as to
why he will not subscribe, so that 1t
may be filed with the District Liberty
Loan Committee and also in the
Treasury Department at Washington.
Secretary McAdoo In his instruc.
lions to the various Liberty Loan COM
imittees throughout the country has ex-
'plained that the government does not
intend to force persons to invest In
bonds who cannot afford to do so, but
In each case the man who fails to do
so will be asked to give his reasons.
II is pointed out that many who
bought $50 and 800 bonds on the 9TH
er loans could have invested In $500
and $1,000 bonds, and these will be
listed.
The government is determined not
only to list the military slackers of
the nation but also the financial slack.
ers. Uncle Sam takes the position
that the mar who can afford to invest
in q Liberty Bond and refuses to do so
is Just IS much a Stacker as the man
who attempts to dodge the draft. The
government has launched a campaign
to keep tab on the dlsloyal men and
women of the nation and no one may
escape.
Congress has been asked to enact q
law that will provide a fine of $40, 900
or imprisonment for not more than 20
years for persons who circulate sedi-
tious and traitorous propaganda,
whether by word Of mouth or litera-
ture. One Of the principal objects Of
the proposed law is to halt opposition
to the Liberty Loan campaign.
4
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
CALOMEL DYNAM|TES
A SLUGGISH LIVER
Crashes into sour bile, making
you sick and you lose
q days work.

Calomsl s~alivatesl It's mercury.
Calomel acts like dynamite on q slug
gish liver. When calomel comes into
contact with sour bile 1t crashes into
t. causing cramping and nausea.
II you feel bilious. h~eadachy, consti-
pated and all knocked out. Just 60 10
your druggist and get a 30 cent bottle
Of Dodson's Liver Tone which h :
harmless vegetable substitute for dan
gorous calomsi. Take q spoonful and II
It doesn't start your liver and stright.
81 you up better and quicker than
nasty calomsl and without making you
sick. you Just 90 back and get your
money.
eli you take calomel today youTl be
sick and nauseated tomorrow; besides,
It may saiivats you. while II you take
Do6s0us Liver Tone you win waka
ID feeling great full Of ambition snd
ready box work Or play. Its harmless,
pleasant and safe to rvs 70 childrsnl
60 - =
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

headaches disappeared. gained in
weight and feel fine, so ! can honestly
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to any woman who is
suffering as | was. III Mrs. ADELINE B.
LYNCH, 100 Plain St., Providence, R. l.
Backache and nervousness are symp-
toms or natures warnings, which in
dicate a functional disturbance or an
unhealthy condition which often devel-
ops into a more serious ailment.
Women in this condition should not
continue to drag along without help, but
profit by Mrs. Lynch's experience, and
try this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound-and for special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
Whooping Cough.

Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to
keep the cough loose and expecoration
easy. II is excellent. adv
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
PRESS Of AMERICA IS
MOST POTENT AID
All Newspapers Prove Loyal and Aid
Government.

It has been said that the biggest
agency, outside the men who go to
the front. in rendering the government
aid is the loyal press of the United
States.
Not only has the metropolitan daily
given of its news and editorial space
to help In the great struggle being
waged on the Western front, but the
Hometown" paper has gone direct to
the hearts of its readers in telling the
story of the wal.
Every country paper throughout the
Eighth Federal Reserve District has
pledged itself to assist the Third Lib
erty Loan, which will be started In
April. It is good for the country that
we have q united and loyal press. And
1t has been thus from the begnning.
Even when public opinion was waveEt
ing and doubtful, at the time Of the
declaration Of war, the American press
stood by the government with . fine.
fearless and splendid loyalty.
Popular opinion is made up largely
of what the people read-the facts
they read. This loyal and fearless
publicity has made plain to all the
~atrocious conduct of Germany in bring
Ing this frightful calamity upon the
world and the terrible denominations
she has committed In the course of
our progress toward victory. Tho
press is n of the most potent forces
to hold our people steadfast to the
winning of the war.
But II the Third Liberty Loan and
the other war measures of the United
States government are defeated, then
the press will be forced to tell q diff.
ferent story.
1t will then be forced to tell about
the murder of American women and
children by the Germans; the murders
that the enemy will commit in order
that we might be enslaved. II the
treasury fails or finds itself unable to
respond to every call made upon 1t
the war is lost. Your son and all OF the
nations IONS are relying on the United
States Treasury to furnish things with
which they may fight.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
If Were Farmer.

If | were a farmer / would keep az
hand a few reliable medicines for,minor
ailments that are not SO serious as to
require the attention of a physician,
such as Chamberlan's Collie and Diarr.
ha for bowel complaints.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy for
coughs, colds and Group.
Chamberlain's Liniment for sprains,
bruises and rheumatic pains.
Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach
troubles biliousness and constipation.
BY having these articles at hand it
would often a v the trouble of a trip
to town in the busiest season or in the
night, and would enable me to treat
slight ailments as soon as they appear,
and thereby avoid the more serious
disease that SO often follow. adv.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
HOW TO AVOID
BACKACHE AND
NERVOUSNESS
Told by Mrs. Lynch From
Own Experience.

Providence, R. IL was all u
down in health, vas nervous, had head.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
High Cattle Prices
Accompany
High Beef Prices

IT consumers are to pay less for
beef, livestock raisers naturally will
receive less for cattle.
If farmers are paid more for live
stock, consumers will necessarily pay
more for meat.
Swift & Company pays for cattle
approximately 90 per cent of the price
received for beef and by-products.
The remaining 10 per cent pays for
dressing, freight to market, operation
of distributing houses, and in most
cases, delivery TO the retailer. Net
profits also have to come out of this
10 per cent.
This margin cannot be squeezed
arbitrarily without danger of gripping
the only effective means of performing
the complex service of converting
cattle into meat and distributing this
meat to the fighting forces and to
consumers.
Swift & Company's net profit on
beef during 1917 was only "a of q
cent per pound. On all products, it
was a little less than four cents on
each dollar of sales. Complete elimi-
nation of these profits would not affect
appreciably retail prices of meat, or
farm prices of live stock.
Swift & Company will be glad to
cooperate in devising methods that
will improve conditions in the meat
and live stock industry.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria. enriches the blood, and builds upthe sys-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
HHTCHIE HALL

Hetcbie Hall. 912. standard PAGER by
j. II. L. 2:0St. sire Of Ardelle. by Idol
Wilkes, son of George Wilkes. First
dam. Dolly, by Buford's Tom Hal, third
dam by a son Of Shy's Tom Hal, fourth
dam by Shy's Tom Hal.
Hatchie Hall is a horse of great style
and finish, strong. muscular and won
derful stamina and beauty. He has a
fine gait and much natural speed. He
has many colts in Fayette county. and
they every one show strong character
istics of this magnificent horse, He
will make the season of 1918 at my barn
in Somerville.
TERMs-s5 per leap, cash; $40 per
season cash. with return privilege; SIS
to insure, money due when mare Is as
certained to be in foal or traded.
Will US every effort to prevent acct
dents but will not be responsible il any
should occur,
w. S. Newly. Someryille. Tenn.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
Farmers Work Cut Out.

Uncle Sam has never called upon
the American farmer in vain. The
Third Liberty Loan will start April 9.
This spring and summer the support
Of the war is up to the farmers. We
must lick Germany. Unless we do our
place in the world is lost. We are Civ.
ing our sons, we are giving our food
supplies, and now let's not fail to back
up the treasury with our dollars. Buy
q Liberty Bond and help to keep the
Kaiser out of the United States.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

aches, my back
ached all the time.
/ was tired and had
no ambition for any
thing. | had taken
q number of medi-
cines which did me
no good. One day
/ read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what it had done for
women, so | tried
1t. Ny nervousness
aud haakaoha auL
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

For Indigestion, Constipation or
Biliousness
Just try one 5O-Cent bottle of LAX-FOS
WITH PEPSN. A Liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. Made and
recommended to the public by Paris Medi-
cine Co., manufacturers of laxative Bromo
0uinine and Groves Tasteless chill Tonic.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
Strayed or Stolen.

One gray horse, about Is hands high,
small knot on back made by saddle.
Bring horse or any information to Luz
cuts Walker, Somerville and receive re-
ward.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

Here we have a Baseball Player
from a Neighboring Town. Note bis
Low. Depraved Appearance and Ruff
fanly Bearing. Let rs throw Pop Bot
ties at him and call him Harsh Names,
SO he win not Knock q Home Run.
Why Il be not G~entlemanly. like the
Baseball Players On Our Slde7
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

Strike now a blow for freedom, for
humanity. Buy a Liberty Bond and
help win the war.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-24
PRICE RESIGNS AFTER
SEVEN YEARS. SERVICE
Post Office Employe Has Ac-
cepted a Position with Repub-
lie Motor Truck Co. Inc.

Wilbur Price has resigned his po-
sition at the Alma post office, the
resignation having been effective last
Saturday He expects TO take a po-
si.loa Monday in the service depart
cen. Of the Republic Motor Truck
company.
With his resignation this past
week Mr.. Price has rounded out sew
en years Of service in the post office
as an emplcye of Uncle Sam. having
started this work seven years ago
this month, beginning at the foot Of
the ladder and gradually working up.
At the time Of his resignation ne was
the Oldest member of the post office
force here, and had keen insight TO
the affairs Of the Office, which he has
had charge of for some many years.
In leaving the employ Of Uncle
sam to go to the Republic Mr. Price
.s accepting a position which he feels
Will be far better one for himself
and one with far greater possibiliti les
than the one which he is leaving.
Russell Cummings, who has been
at the post Office for some little time,
has also resigned his position, it be-
ing understood that his resignation
became effective yesterday. Il is not
known at the present time just what
he expects to do in the future.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-24
CLUB DID THE
NEEDED WORK
"Over The Top" Club Formed in
Alma at Eleventh Hour of
Loan Campaign.
BOOSTED SALES GREATLY
Secured Nearly Sl5O,000 in Subscrip.
tiOns During Last Two Days
of Soliciting.

AS announced at the time Of the
organization of the over the Top
club at the city hall on the evening
of Thursday, October 18th, 1918, per-
publish herewith the names of per-
sons and citizens of Alma, who on
Friday and Saturday of last week in
creased their subscriptions to the
Fourth Liberty Loan in order to keep
and maintain the honor and standing
Of Gratiot county in meeting its
quota TO this issue of bonds. 1t is
to be remembered that the city had
already gone over the top 200fo, and
these subscriptions were made to get
the county lover the top; so much
the more creditable.
The form of the subscription, the
names and amounts subscribed by
the persons so patriotically joining
follows:
"We, the undersigned citizens of
Alma, Michigan, recognizing the ne
cessity of saving the honor and
standing of Gratiot county in the
Fourth Liberty Loan campaign. do
hereby increase our present sub
scription to this loan by the pur-
chase OF additional number Of bonds
and in the amounts set opposite our
respective names, and do hereby sign
liberty loan subscriptions therefor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-24
CORP. Won THURN
DIED OF INFLUENZA
Alma Boy at Fort OglethOrpe
Died Last Friday-BOdy
Brought to This City.

Corporal Dewight Won Thurn, an
Alma boy in training at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga, died early last Friday
morning, following an attack of the
Spanish influenza. His mother and
sister Of this city had been notified
of his illness and left week ago
Wednesday, arriving at Fort Ogle-
thorpe just before he died.
The body was brought back to this
city, arriving here Tuesday noon. 1t
was accompanied by his mother and
sister, and his brother, Capt Lester
Won Thurn, who was stationed at
Fort Oglethorpe. A private funeral
was held from the nome here and in
terment was made in Riverside Gem
etery. Rev. w. IL. Mason of Sagina W
ofiiciated at the services.
While the Alma boy did not die on
the battlefield, he met his end in do
ing his best service for his coun -ry
Owing TO lack of nurses to take
care of influenza cases, the youn,,
man volunteered TO act as a nurse
and while dong this work among the
influenza patients, contracted the
dread disease
His death adds another gold star
to the service flags of Alma hign
school and Alma college. and also e.
the service flag of the Presbyterian
church OF when he was a member.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-24
BIG IMPROVEMENT
High Schoolers Played Good Brand OF
Football Friday.

Although defeated by the Mt.
Pleasant high school team by score
of "a to 7 at the Normal City Friday,
the Alma high school team put up the
best brand Of football that it has
shown this season, and promises to
develop -into a good team with
another week Of Helmer's coaching
The strong Mt. Pleasant team
which had defeated Ithaca, could not
roll up as big score as did Ithaca
the previous week, on the Alma
eleven, which it greatly outweighei
At times during the contest the locals
showed flashes Of rare form, which
promise well for the future games on
the schedule.
In the first quarter the Mt. Pleas
ant team crossed the Alma goal once
and in the second quarter counted
two more touchdowns, but failed To
kick one goal, the score being 20 to G
at the end Of the half.
In the third quarter the Mt. Pleas
ant eleven put over another. after
FIVE minutes Of play. Soon after the
next kickoff Don Dunham grabbed NJ
a tumble on the fifty yard line and
raced to the goal for Alma's counter
In the final quarter the Mt. Pleasant
team added another, making the
count "a to 7.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-24
GRA1|OT WENT
OVER THE TOP
County Went Nearly S150,0O0
Over Quota on Fourth
Campaign.
ALMA TRlPlED ALLOTMENT
Heavy Subscribing in Alma Was Only
Thing That Put County on
Honor List.

The final two-day spurt of the
Gratiot County Liberty Loan COM
mittee put Gratiot county over her
quota on the Fourth Liberty Loan,
with slightly over a million dollars
to her credit, after it had seemed for
some days that the loan was doomed
TO failure in the county as a whole.
Although the county topped its
quota by Sl33.250 very few sections
of the county succeeded in eoualing
or going above their quotas. Those
that did reach and top and over
subscribe were Alma, Ithaca. St
Louis, the two precincts of Wheeler
township, which include the villages
of Breckenridge and Wheeler. and
the two precincts of Elba township.
which include the villages Of Ashley
and Bannister Seville is very close
to her quota, and because OF sub
scriptions being turned in at banks
elsewhere for that township, the
committee is still unable to deter
mine whether or not that township
reached the top.
Alma, Ithaca and st. Louis over
subscribed heavily, Alma leading
every place in the county, with al
most three hundred per cent. The city
without question will lead every
place in the Seventh Federal Reserve
district on percentage on the Fourth
Loan, and possibly every city in the
country, making showing that is
startling TO say the least Alma had
a quota of $126, ,024.0O. The banks
of the city Wednesday reported sub
scriptions of S403,0 10000. The bank
crs here and the county chairman
are agreed that at most not over
$4,000 of this total is for subscrip-
tions outside of Alma, which means
that nearly three times the quota of
the city has been made. 1t is also
noteworthy in the local campaign
that the Republic and its employees
rolled up total on subscription that
more than equalled the quota Of AL
ma, where greater part Of them
were counted, most of them properly
belonging to Alma. Some Of course
were turned 10 st. Louis and Ithaca,
where they belonged, and are counted
on the bank totals of those cities.
The amounts subscribed by each
township and city have not been
carefully computed as yet, so that
this week the subscriptions as re-
ported by banks are all that are
available for publication. They fol-
lcxt-.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-24

experiment with another standard
paint and the X-Cel-All product,
which plainly indicates that the Alma
made paint would go from fifty to
eighty fee, farther than the other
paint, the one covering one hundred
and fifty square feet to the gallon
and the X-Cel-All paint covered one
eighty feet to the gallon. The ex-
pertinent was made on barn which
had not been painted in twenty-five
years He also stated that the Alma
made paint gave a far better result.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-24
REED RUGGLES INJURED

Last Friday, while a number of
young lads were testing out some
guns on the lawn Of the Ruggles
home, one Of them was accidently
discharged, and Reed Ruggles. the
young son Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Ruggles, received the discharge of
the gun in the face, the shot, which
was from 22-calibre gun, piercing
one cheek and lodging in the bone.
Medical aid was quickly summoned
and the lad was rushed to a hospital
in Saginaw, where it was found that
he was not very badly injured. 1t
has however, been considered advis-
able not to remove the bullet at the
present time.
The lad is still in the hospital in
Saginaw where he is making a very
rapid recovery from the effects of
the accident and it is expected that
he will return to his home in this
city very soon.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-24

is also true of other subscribers dur
ing the last three days OF the cam
pagn. 1t was distinguished adj
miral of the American navy who
said "There is glory enough for us
ALL" And now for the next loan and
until we come home with the bacon.
Justice also requires that it should
be said that many of our citizens
would have made additional sub
scriptions could they have been seen.
The time was too short after organic
alton Of the "Over the Top" club to
thoroughly canvass the city. Also
that many subscribed fully on the
volunteer plan.
Dated, Alma, Michigan, October
p, 1913.
Lester 4. Sharp, Chairman.
VIM. A. Bahlke. City Committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-24

Owing to the great haste Of solici.
tors, it is feared that some additional
persons increased their subscriptions
which We have been unable to check
up. We request that such persons
advise the committee so that a sup
Elemental list may be added mex,
week.
The committee desires to thank the
citizens Of Alma for their very gen
eral response. The question of our
standing among the cities Of the
United States as an "over the top
city will be carefully looked into. II
we are entitled to a captured German
Tim, or to own an American tank
that went "over the top" or have our
name stamped upon an American
battle ship or merchants vessel. we
want it. 1t may be we are entitled
20 exhibit the Kaiser" or possibly
permanently have him Gagged and ex-
lied in Alma; if so, we want him, al
least, for day
We also wish 20 commend and
thank the business men Of Alma who
without exception, closed their busi-
ness places and whole heartedly Of
fered and supplied their automobiles
besides giving their time, that our
record as patriotic people might &c
unchallenged.
1t will be Of interest to say, that
the efforts Of Alma citizens in behalf
Of this loan. on Friday and Saturday
Of last week, added approximately
from sl25O0O00 to Sl50,000O0 in
subscriptions; a magnificent record
The credit belongs to our people as
Il whole.
It should also be mentioned. that
the committee recognize, with much
pleasure, the splendid response cf the
Republic Motor Truck Company, OF
this city. which at u critical moment
came forward and subscribed $50
10000 Of these bonds l. does not
appear en- The list above by reason of
its being an initial subscription. This