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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1918-01-03
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"The Simplicity that is in Christ
is the theme for the first Sunday in
the, new year. Many religionists
think it mark of distinction to sur
round Christianity with haze of
unreality and mystical nonsense
that befuddles the mind Of the seek
err after the truth as it is in Christ
He and his teachings are exceedingly
simple. So simple indeed that Paul,
the eminent Apostle said: II fear
your minds should be corrupted
from the simplicity that is in Christ
"The Most Dangerous Organ in the
Warld." There are some great or
gans in the world, among them the
wonderful instrument in the Nor
mon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City,
Utah. But organs are not usually
dangerous. The pastor will speak
of one that has been condemned as
dangerous for a number of years
but still is the most used. This sub
ject of the evening sevice.
Prayer meeting Tuesday evening.
pepaation will be begun at this time
for the coming of evangelist VIM.
Moody Driver. The date of his COM
ing will be announced later. All
Christians are invited to these serv-
ices, also any who are not Christians
are invited to attend. A real earn
est intercession for the coming
meetings is requested of all Christ
ian people.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1918-01-03

Miss Bessie Roberts Of HJstline,
Misses Rachel Roberts and Winifred
tRhoderick of Spokane came down
to spend the week end at the Parry
home. They returned to their re-
spective homes Monday morning.
DR.. N. R. Gregg and Miss Lena
Kinnick and Miss Gwendolyn Twin
accompanied Ralph Gregg as far as
Adrian Tuesday night, the latter be-
ing on his way to Seattle. They re-
turned home the following morning.
Miss Floy letters, who has been
here for several days visiting with
her parents, left for Spokane the
first Of the week where she will
spend few days visiting before re-
turning to her home in Seattle.
The basket ball game played last
Saturday night between the Coulee
City High School and the Alumni
resulted in a score of 80 to II in
favor Of the latter.
Coulee City has most remarkable
weather for this time of the year.
The thermometer has hardly regis
tered freezing for several days and
all signs of snow are gone. Old
timers say this is the most open
winter they have seen here for 20
years. In some parts of the country
the farmers are busy blowing.
After an absence of several mon
tbs Ray Cutting has returned to the
Sunset Garage where he will have
charge of the repair shop this win
ter. Ray has been in the garage
business with his brother at Othello
since leaving here and just recently
sold his interests there. Mr.. Cutting
is first class mechanic and the
Sunset is to be congratulated on Sc
curing his services.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1918-01-03
I'm a, and About The City

l,e Several from here attended the
dance at Hartline Tuesday night.
Howard Davis paid a friendly Wis
iii to Hartline last Sunday. aa
Deputy Sheriff McDeycous was
here on business Thursday.
'a9'E. P. Donnelly returned Thurs.
day from a weeks trip to Seattle. /
H. D. Tullis returned on Wednes-
day nights train from weeks stay
in Spokane.
Mrs. Max Borste left on Wednes-
day mornings train for trip to
Spokane.
Mr.. Thayer, Government mule
buyer, is again in Coulee City on
business. by
Miss Eva Adams spent few days
in Coulee City this week visiting her
2 cousin, Mrs. Dean MCGEE.
Undertaken Jones made a profess
.ional trip to Soap Lake New Years
night.
Ralph Gregg left Monday night for
Seattle to resume his studies at the
University of Washington.
F. w. Mccain and family went
to Hartline New Years to visit. with
relatives.
The Ladies Assn. of the Coulee
Presbyterian church will meet next
Thursday with Mrs. E. J. Guenther.
Rev. James Howell returned Sun
day night from brief stay in Spo-
kane.
Ralph Brindle left Tuesday for
Seattle with view of. locating there
permanently.
r. M. E. Jolly is in kellogg, Idaho this
week looking after his extensive min
ing interests there.
Miss Adella Bogart left on the Con
nell Tuesday morning to- resume her
school work at Omak where she is
teaching this winter.
r DR.. eHnry Fancher will lecture
both morning and evening next Sum
day at the Coulee Presbyterian
church.
C. w. Layson, the Baird post
master, returned home Wednesday
night from short business visit to
Spokane. S,
Gust Seastrand has just returned
from an extended trip east. He re-
ports some very cold weather in
Minnesota.
Mrs. Jack Webster will leave for
Seattle Monday to join her husband
there. Jack failed, to make the ex-
animation for the navy
Merle Box returned to Spokane
Wednesday morning to resume his
studies at the Northwestern business
college. ~
Mrs. Mary Triplett slipped and fell
on the ice. last Saturday, breaking
her arm in the fall. She is getting
along nicely.
Miss Olive Miller and brother, Cy-
rus, of Lacrosse, and Herbert Ste
phens of Fairfield spent several
days last week visiting at the D. w.
Jones home.
Miss Gertrude Boyle of Spokane
spent several days here during the
holidays visiting Miss Lila Parry.
Miss Boyle and Miss Parry are class
mates at the Cheney normal.
The Womans Assn. of the Coulee
Presbyterian church met today with
Mrs. w. J. Jones. At this meeting
it was arranged to have bake sale
Saturday afternoon, Jan. IL at Parry
& Welch's store.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
AN UNUSUAL LETTER AND RE-
QUEST.

The editor Of this paper has recciv-
ed many curious letters for publica-
ton, during his more than twenty
years ownership of this paper. Large
numbers of these letters were sup
pressed in this office and never saw
the light. If he had published some
he was requested to publish there
would have been Something doin' I"
more than once.
One of the most unusual ones yet
was received last week, from n read
er Of this paper who, for some rea-
son best known to himself, did not
sign his name. This man requests the
prayers of the Christian people who
read this paper for his neighbor,
whose name he gives. He says that
Mir "is sinner man." and
does not love the Lord, and he wants
the people to pray that this man may
be brought to repentance. lie states
that this man has wife, who is a
good, Christian woman, and seven
children who Glove to read the tesla
mcnt," but the father seems to he
thorn in the side Of this domestic
body. ale says" our writer goes
on, "that the Bible is mystery, and
nobody can understand it," He is in
corrigible and it is noticeable, it is
only prayer that is thought to be able
to lift this Skinner man" out of the
depths. The sincere, simple hearted
sould making this unusual request,
gives n somewhat humorous descrip-
ton of the physical condition Of this
poor sinner. He says he is a cripple.
Years ago, by some means not stat
cd, this man had his hip broken, got
badly scalded, has only one eye and
is compelled TO use crutchcs, and is
not able to do days work. The I'M
preston is made that this "sinner
mans" soul is about all that is left
of him worth saving. His dire af-
Fiction and years of suffering seems
to have failed to soften his heart,
and to bring him to his knees, and rs
last resort, prayer for him is ask
ed, as the only remedy.
Seriously, the simple earnest re-
quest of an humble believer in old
fashioned religion is touching. There
are n few people left,-it is hoped
there are many-who still believe
that "the fcrvent cffectual prayer of
a righteous man availcth much" and
this request of an unknown friend for
prayer for his neighbor. is passed on
to this faithful few who may, per-
chance, read these lines.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
DANIELS TELLS HOW IT FEELS
TO BE CRITICISED.

How does it feel to be criticised by
newspapers day after day, to read
public demands for your resignation,
to see yourself branded as unfit in
one editorial column after another?
How does it feel to endure that for
three or four years, and then sud-
denly TO have the newspapers turn
around and begin to say that, after
all, you are good fellow and have
made very creditable record?
/ put this question up to Secretary
Daniels in Washington. The last time
| had seen him was on the day fol-
lowing his famous order making the
navy dry" The newspapers had been
full of criticism of him that morn
ng. expected to find him considera-
bly, worried. Instead he was bright
and smiling.
Aren't you troubled by what they
are saying about your order?" ask
ed him.
ooh, no." he answered. "The clerks
re classifying the letters and tele-
rams. and they tell lie that they'r,
bout fifty-fifty. For every one de-
aonncing me there's one telling me
that I've done q brave and proper
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
RECRUITING AMONG MOTHERS
(Contributed.)

We place before our readers the
beautiful and inspiring lines of Sal
rah Benton Dunn, who has been such
Il power for recruiting among moth
ers. Every mother whose son has
gone away, or is to 20, is strangcd
with grief at the parting. yet she
"who has always sought the best can
not now be satisfied with less?
The Volunteers Mother.
He was so bcautiful-my baby son!
His sun-kissed curls clung close
around his head.
His deep blue eyes looked trustingly
i'm mine.
did my best to keep his beauty fair
And fresh and clean and dainty, for
could never be satisfied with less.
lie was so strong and well, my little
son!
| gave my days and nights to keep
him So
Called in fresh air and sunlight to
my aid,
Good food and play all healthful
things of life.
wanted physical perfection, for
never could be satisfied with less.
He was so bright and clever, my big
Soni
sent him to the very best of schools
Denying self that he might know no
lack
Of opportunity TO do his best
Or feel no door of progress closed to
him
never could be SATISFIED with less.
And yet--but now-lny we'll beloved
son,
For your perfection can pay the
price?
Or would have you play the cow
ards part,
With selfish, shrivcled soul too small
to dwell
Within so fair frame? Is that my
choice?
sought the best! Shall be satisfied
with less?
Nay, | would have your honorable,
my SON
Just loyal, brave and truthful, scorn-
ing fear
And lies and meanness-rcady to de-
fcnd
Your home, your mother, and your
country's flag.
He's gone! Dear God! With bleed
ing heart | know
| still could not be satisfied with less!
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01

ways. Thus there is infection by
contact, as when is bitten by a rab-
id dog; indigestion infection-swal-
lowing food and dring containing the
germs of typhoid fever or cholera;
infection by the Instrumentation of
insects, and so on
The difference in duration of time,
the extent to which one has been in
the company of Il sufferer, must also
be considered. Measles, for example,
may cnsuc upon the most rtansitory
exposure, while terbucolosis, on the
coatrary, will not be contracted UNI
less intimacy with consumptive has
been close, frequent. and prolonged.
Two factors have to be present in
every case of infectious dicseasc: the
presence of the specific germ, and
susceptibility. BY the latter we mean
the weakening Of the body by starva-
ton, alcoholism, or any other agency
by which the organs and tissues NAV
be weakened.
Here, as elsewhere in life we must
first get knowledge and then upon
tins base wisdom: to learn first what
is really to be feared, how and to
what degree; and then to make right
judgments and decide upon the steps
necessary to rational disease preven-
ton. cW fear mainly the unknown
and the misunderstood.
with understanding comes courage
IN the circumstances we have here
considered, as elsewhere in human
affairs
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
THE DOCTORS AND THE WAR.

Had it not been for the doctors
this war would have ended long ago;
indeed, it could hardly have endured
beyond its first year. No one will
will question this statement who
reads the address delivered by DR..
Ri"as, of Philadelphia, before the
American Sacictv OF Tropical Med
icinc.
In Europe anrc upward of twenty
million men under arms. How many
of them would he alive if the disease
which operated us late as our Span
ish war had not been conquered bv
medical science?
Major Rcss of the British Army
demonstrated malaria to be mosqui-
to-conveyed; American Army Sur
geonG-among them Lazca.-, who
gave his l:fc to the investigation
proved the same of yellow fever. And
Gorgas, who is now tn, Surgeon
General of the armies of the United
States, so applied these principles to
the Panamanian lsthmus that such
diseases were absolutely abolished,
so that the building of the Canal was
rendered possible
And so we hear today nothing
from any of the European armies.
nor from any Of our own camps, of
malaria, that scourge of armies since
Alexander and his men received the
hidcous gift from India.
On our Mexican border several
years ago Major Russell inoculated
our men against typhoid And now
who hears that camp fever which,
with dyscntcry and cholera, p.,acti-
cally wiped out Whole armies and
most abruptly ended wars? In our
little mix-up with Spain twenty
thousand eases of typhoid fever oc-
currcd among our troops between
May ana September of 1893; ninety
,er cent of our volunteers developed
hte disease within eight weeks of
camp life. In that war we had less
than thousand killed or de..d of
wounds, injuries, and accidents, while
5438 died of disease. In the Napo-
comic wars only three per cent
.he deaths were due TO wounds, OF to
he enemy ordnance, the other OF
per cent. resulting from disease. To-
lay one hears of camp infections
practically not Mt all.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
THE MARVELLOUS AIM STORY
YEARS OF SEARCH END ON ALMOST FoRsAKEN FARM
IN MISSISSIPPI.
MEDICAL DISCOVERY MADE POVERTY STRICKEN FAM.
lily RICH

Everybody knew iron was good for
people but to find it in medicinal
form like Acid Iron Mineral was
where tho trouble came, and while
chemists were making tinctures. pills
and tonics from metallic from that
was apt to ruin teeth, upset peoples
stomachs, etc, q farmer by the name
OF Horn, almost destitute, was bare
~ getting enough to eat himself and
family on his little farm down in
Mississippi.
The windows to his house lacked
window panes and in their place were
old bits of rags and clothing to keep
out the insects, colds and drafts.
COLORED MAN FOUND 1T.
Then one day darkey, old and
dccrcpit, blood diseased and slowly
dying with great sores upon his limbs
and body which it was said could
never bee ured, started digging n
ditch and came upon this great me-
dicinal iron deposit buried beneath
Il marble-like rock and clay covering
which sheltered it from atmosphere
and water down through the UNI
known centuries since the all-wisc
Creator put it there
How the old darkey was cured by
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01

contact with this mineral and how
that poor family near Hickory, Miss
issippi suddenly became rich through
leasing this deposit for ninety-nine
years to the Ferrodine Chemical Cor
poration forms another chapter of
this wonderful story.
Today, this Chemical Corporation,
with latest methods, takes the min
cral and by Il process of filetring,
concentrating, testing and bottling
snakes it possible for anyone to Wis
it the nearest drug store and procure
1t for the nome treatment of blood,
rheumatic, stomach, and digestion
troubles, and doctors, hospitals and
surgeons acclaim it splendid prep
aration and SO c:leap so powerful, so
good and free from injurious opiates
narcotics and alcohol, old and young
may take it. Just Il half to one tea
spoonful in Il glass of water makes n
better, stronger, iron tonic for you.
The following store has it, or a
large ~ ounce bottle will be sent
anywhere ON receipt of price by the
Ferrodinc Chemical CORPORATION Roa-
noke, Va.
For sale by John E. Jackson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
CAMP DODGE SOME CITY"
Walter Willard Stops by and Visits
Cantonment on Way West.

Walter Willard Stops by and Visits
Cantonment on Way West
The following letter WAS received
this week by Mr.. a. NJ. Willard from
her son, Walter H., who was . recent
visitor here, and who left last week
for his home in Hazen, N. d. lie
stopped of mt Camp Dodge. near Des
Moines, Iowa, and gives his impress
sions of the camp.
Dearest Folks:
Tired, Oh my! Landed here this
morning and went out to Camp
Dodge and tried to see it all. SO my
feet are tired. Didn't get to see 4 one
Of the Hazen boys. OAly had the bat
terry address of one and he had gone
to Des Moines, so | missed him. Am
leaving at 1918 p. n. for st. Paul
and and will reach home Monday af-
ternoon.
Say, that Camp Dodge is some
city" about fifteen hundred big, two
story barracks, about 60Xl00 feet,
besides supply dcpots, stables, etc,
Any one who says that Uncle Sam
has made no progress should see one
Of those camps. About three-fourths
Of mile wide and five miles long,
and still building. Are working on
additional barracks and large hos
pital that covers, so they say, Al
acres. Soldiers so thick here you can
hardly walk. Wish could tell you all
about this camp, but 10 man could
10 that. One would have to see it to
.now what it was like. Best wishes
I'D love to ali OF you.
WALTER.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
SENATOR ROYALL FAVORS IN
CREASE FOR TEACHERS.

The following letter was received
yesterday from Senator Royal:
Richmond, Va, Feb. %, 1918.
Editor the News:
have received numerous letters
from teachers, patrons of schools and
taxpayers OF my district urging me
to vote for an increase for salaries
of public school teachers, and as it
is impossible for me to reply to all Of
these letters, take this method of
stating that ! am in favor of the
general assembly making such appro-
pration as will enable our public
school teachers to receive better COM
pensation than they now receive,
namely, the amount they request, ten
per cent. increase for next session.
Very respectfully,
j. POWELL ROYALL.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
THE GERMAN BLUFF.

After all. in the opinion of Il mum
Der of intelligent men, the Germans
have been blufling all the time about
the threatened big drive on the west
eln front, just to hold our forces
until the conquest of Russia could he
completed. This being accomplished
large numbers can be released to
further strengthen the lines in north
crn France. 1t appears that it would
have been the psychological moment
for The allies TO have taken the Of
fensive. But then, we know nothing
about running this war, and our opin-
ions, like those of number of small
editors, are not worth cent.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
THEY TOOK HIM.

A special dispatch to the Cincin.
natl Times Star from Butte, Mont.
says:
when A. Bozeman of Butte made
a plea for exemption and presenl1d
the following letter to the Draft
Board he was accepted much to his
surprise:
Dear United States Army: NV
husband asst me to write you a rex.
0mmend that he supports his family
He can not read. SO don't tell him
he amt done nothing but drink lem
men essense and play fiddle since
married him eight year ago, and |
gotta feed seven kids of his'n. | need
the grub and his bed for the kids.
Don't tell him this. Just take him."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
ARE YOU TOO MUCH AFRAID OF
DISEASE?
(By John b. Huber, NJ. D., in Ever,
We,k)

We.k.)
Sometime ago woman came to
me in pitiable state of mind. She
was on the verge of nervous break
down through fear of contact with
cancer sufferers. For three years
she had been in such constant tor
ture that she prayed continually to
die. She had a fearful dread of
handling things that cancer patients
might conceivably have touched, or
OF sitting in chairs or in street car
seats where such patients might have
sat. Wherever she went, the horror
pursued her. The Cm'y thing that
gave her any peace of mind was to
wash all her clothes and shoes-cv-
erythng that imagination depicted
might be touchcd-on her return
home. Because Of this state of mind
she was unable to work. She dared
not go to church, to shops, to enter
tainments; Il most pathetic condition,
brought about by an obsession, a
melancholy pathophobia (fear of dis
easel, i'll this case utterly OCCASION
less, for the very simple reason that
cancer is not communicable mala-
dy.
Many people have jumped to the
unfortunate and disturbing conclu-
sion that all germs are disease-pro-
ducing, whereas, in point of fact,
most of them are quite healthful, and
not few of them, indeed, absolute
ly necessary to normal human exist
ence. Some germs are the scaven-
gers that convert dead and decom-
posing matter into material neces-
sary for plant growth Were these
workers to stop work for twenty
four hours, life would become i'm
possible. Other germs are necessary
to breadmaking; still others give to
various buffers their delicious and
peculiar fiavors, while others ripen
cheese.
Even among the pathogenic( dis
ease-engendering) germs there are
great differences in the degrees OF
virulcncc. Som are comparatively in
nocuous, such as the germs that pro-
duces pimples; others, such as the
bactcrium responsible for septicac-
tblood poisoning), are very dan
gerous.
Germs invade the body in various
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01

This year. of all the years, every
farmer should do his level best to at
least make enough stuff on his farm
TO supply his own needG. The time
may not be far away when it vii.
be very difficult to get shipments
from the outside. The Wholesale men
find it difficult thing now. II wont
be an impossibility by any means for
this county to make cLough bread
and meat to supply the entire coun-
ty, and an effort should be made this
year to do just this thing if TO more
Put in every acre you can, and rent
a few acres to the neighbor who may
not have as much as he can work.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
THE VACANT LOTS.

Speaking of vacant lots, the rea ~
a number of them are idle is that tn
ownercS ask rcent for higher than
their real value-morc than any one
can afford to give. To pay fifteen OF
twenty dollars for IL 50-fo0t lot. pay
for ploughing, etc, seed and fertlizci
a.:l all, would be a losing business
BE satisfied with reasonable rents and
prices in all things. olive and lie,
live"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
The Pneumnnia Seasnn

The cold. damp weather of Marcel
seems to be the most favorable fol
the pneumonia germ. Now is the
time to be CAREFUL. Pneumonia otter
results from cold. The quicker {;
cold is gotten rid of the less the dan.
ger. AS soon as the first intlica-
ton of n cold appears take Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy. AS to the
value of this preparation. ask any
one who has used it.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
Chambcrlain's Cough Remedy u ia.
voritc For Colds.

j. l., Easley, Macon, ILL.,, in speak
ing of Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy, says, During the past fifteen
years it has been my sisters favorite
medicine for colds on the lngs. |
myself have taken it number of
times when suffering with cold and
it always relieved me promptly"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01
Spring is Nice. But

Lack Of fresh vegetable food and
interrupted, changing habits makes
trying weeks for anyone inclined to
constipation. Foley Cathartic Tablets
are Just the hing for Indigestion, bill
business, gas ON stomach, furred ton
ne, headache or other condition in
neg ing ciogged bowels. Cause no
bad after effects. Sold everywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-03-01

There are number of vacant lots
in this town to produce several hun
dred bushels of corn and potatoes if
plowed and worked. Work your va
cant lots or let some one have them
who will.