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Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-25
Do Your Part.

You like 10 see a street well kept
and clean. with no scraps Of paper
blowing round and no rubbish ON the
pavcmen,s. And since you prefer to
live on such street, be sure that YOU
nre careful not To throw litter where II
win blow into someone's dooryard.
Boys and girls have more to do than
they realize in helping TO make the
towns and cities where they live order
ly and attractive. Do your part.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-25

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Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-25

"Hurrah." they
all shouted for
every one Of them
loved corn, and
even the daddy
Of the family
shouted,
"Hurrah !"
Now the corn
was In the kltch-
en- on the table.
There were five
ears % \ 9 FOL
every person.
Each ear ol
Cnra Waa In iff
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-25


in clover, though II happens 10 be silk"
said the baby ear. "We've been very
happy growing In the corn field, and
now we're happy TO think OF giving
this family such fine treat for their
lunch. Only, only" and once more
the baby ear seemed little sad.
'IIarkl" said the mother ear. They
were being taken out Of their silken
homes.
"Look children" said the mother OF
the children, 'at this tiny baby ear
along side Of big eer That Ia n
most unusual sight. Wen let our
youngest one eat this ear" And tho
baby ear was delighted that II too wan
going TO he part Of the luncheon treat.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-25


home Of beautiful corn silk, covered
by nice green husks.
ut will be q great surprise, won't
II, mother cornf" asked a baby ear.
1T will indeed" said the mother
corn.
what do you suppose they will do
with mer asked the baby ear. Am
I too smalli win I be thrown awayr'
II don't think you will be thrown
away" said the mother ear.
81 hope not" said the baby ear, 40
II nestled In its silken bed.
what beautiful beds We have.
mother" the baby ear sold. ats %
wonderful to live In silkw
This waGsthe Arst corn OF the sea.
son and the family were very much
excited that they were going to have
II for lunch.
lunch will be q great treat today"
the children said.
"Tli get the butter" said ene child.
"And m zee that the salt Is on the
table,"
"How delicious 10 corn with butter
and salt" said another child. ,"And
we always have II 30 piping hot too"
The corn IN the kitchen stayed quite
still Of course, hut the baby ear Of corn
whispered to the mother ear, "We1l
be piping hot. and the big people and
children will eat us. They enjoy us,
we'll be a treat. How nice II is to be
an ear Of corn. only, only" and the
little ear would have wept, but as II
hadn't any eyes and was simply an ear
II couldn't weep very well.
ITS too bad corn hasn't the means
Of crying real tears" said the baby
ear.
'tOh dear me-" said the mother ear
"tears aren't nice AT all. People only
cry when they are sad. Children CITY
| n they have been hurt or II someon,
has teased them. and there are soms
children, I've heard with my corn eaE
who will cry for nothing at all. Thest
children are called cry.babies. bu
there aren't mnny Of them. I'm thank
full to say.
"At any rate. tears aren't nice, and
they mem something unpleasant an
sorrowful."
"But am a little sorrowful." sal,
the baby ear.
"Ysu mustn't be-" said the mothe
ear.
II am so afraid won't be eaten,
! said the baby ear.
"There are some creatures ant
things which wouldn't care to be eat
. en-" said the mother ear.
, "Tm not one Of them" the baby en-
, answered.
"Cheer up. baby ear" said the moth
er ear. "if you didn't get the chanc
, to grow into a big. full.size ear @
corn, at least you have had a silke
bed. You've been able to live in
wonderful silken home. and that I
more than many folks and creature
can do"
"what Is II to live In cloverf" aske
the baby ear. "rhey say. out In th
corn field. thnt some folks think tha
it's fine to live In clover"
, ITO live In clover" said the mothe
!, ear, "means Just the same as to llv
: In a silken bed. In fact II means an.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-25

thing that Is nice.
People may live
In clover and not
be near n clover
field, because they
may live so hap
plly and In such
c o m Portable. Z
CHEEKY, pleasant
homes that It's n
perfect kind Of
life. Clover does
not always neeu
70 mean clover. II
muy just mean
happiness"
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-25

st. Louls,-Thlrtccn Illinois miners,
nnd NIL British subjects, enlisted In
n body at the local British Canadian
Recruiting Mission headquarters. They
comprise the membership Of the Brit.
i%h.Amcrican Football club Of Spring.
field. III.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-25
MOTHER TAKES LIFE
WHEN SON JOINS NAVY

Memphis. Tenh.--Whcn Mrs.
Sarah Brewcr. forty.hye, mother
Of Harry Brewer. eighteen.
heard that Harry had enlisted
In the navy she exclaimed.
"Now have nothing to live
for" and then swallowed a IA.
tai dose Of carbollc acid.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-25
ADDHyEV[NDX
[ARY IAl[H1
BABY EAR.
~ MARY 0AHAH BONNER

"we're going to have corn for lunch
today" said a mother to her thres
small children.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-25
Football, Team EnlIsts.

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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
EOLORED WAR FUND GOES
CONSIDERABLY OVER TOP

The following is a list Of subscTip-
tions raised by each Of the county
districts, giving names Of chairmen,
in the colored division Of the recent
war work campaign:
District No. /, Ed Mass chairman.
S1 ,231 80; District No 2, Prof, ]. W.
Cole, chairman, 10000; District NO.
3, r.. H. Aston, chairman, $1,000;
District No. 4, w. w. Aston and
Sid Braden, chairman, S341.50; Dis
trict No. S. w. @. Tools, chairman,
S716.50; District No 6. w, M. Brass
lev, chairman, $40; District No. z,
Al. B. Calhoun, chairman, $500;
District No. 8, James Davis, chair
man, $4,000; District No, 3, DR.. r.
s. Fields. chairman, $4,000; District
No. 10, Prof w. M Thompson and
Peter Mason, chairmen, $48900; Dis
trict No. IL, Prof. w. M. Stockley,
chairman. no report; District No. IL,
Thomas Lark. chairman, $74.50; Dis
trict No. 10, Tom Bonds and Tom
Joyner, chairmen, $43700; District
No. IA, Cam Brown. chairman, no
report; District No. Is, James Hawk
ms, chairman, $4,000. Total amount
subscribed, S5,21450.
II was first understood that the
quota for the colored workers was
$4,000, but official information re-
ceived by the county chairman shows
that the quota was only $4,000.
"A telegram of congratulations to
The colored people was received by
Che county chairman from A. E..
Clement, secretary, Nashville, Tenn.
Dr.. ]. H. Cornell, the county chair
man, expresses his hearty apprecia-
ton and thanks to the colored people
who so ably rendered their support
during this campaign.
]. H. C0NNELL, Co, Chmn.
Al. H. HURT, Co. Secretary.
louis DYSON. Co. Treas.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
WAR WORK DRIVE
SURPRISES QUOTA
MORE THAN $4,000 OVERSIZE
SCRIPTION MADE
Treasurer Reports Total of S1s,SS5.25
Subscribed - Greatest Single Sum
Every Raised for Any Benevolent
Cause-S0me Reports Not In.

Upton county has gone over the
top in the great United War Work
campaign. Below will be seen the re-
port by civil districts. The allot-
ment for the county was $4,000,
and we were then asked for a so
per cent oversubscription. This
would make the grand total about
S18,750. Our island districts have
not been heard from, and the reports
from a few solicitors, perhaps, have
not come in. There are some people
in the county who have not yet made
their subscriptions to this great cause
who will want to hand them in. And
when all these odds and ends have
come in we hope to be over with the
maximum amount requested. This
* the greatest contribution that Tip
ton county has ever made for any
charitable purpose and the total OF
the great United War Work cam
paign is the greatest contribution
chat the world has ever seen made
for any such purpose or purposes.
The colored people are making
separate report Of their part in this
work. It is a credit to the race and
to those who have given their time
and efforts to make it success.
The Earn and Give division is also
making a separate report, and 1T
viii speak for itself of the faithful
work done by Mr.. Sanford and his
co-laborers.
This report is given by districts
as the allotments were originally
made. The report cannot be given
by communities, owing to the fact
that the work of the colored people
and Of the Earn and Give division was
not kept by communities, which were
the same as the communities of the
white adults.
All subscription cards will be left
at the First National Bank, and
payments should be made there.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
NEWS FROM Upton
COUNTY BOYS OVERSEAS

Mr.. Howard Parker has received
a letter from his son, Nelson, in
France, dated October 30, stating
that he was then safe and well.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. 0'Neal have
heard from their son, Lee, who was
in the trenches for five weeks, writ
ten on October %. He was then safe
and well, but expected to return i'm
mediately to the trenches.
Mr. ]. N. BiddIe also heard from
his son, Russell, who has been on
the western front. He was in good
health at the time the letter was
written on November 8.
Mr.. Alfred Boyd received a cable
gram Tuesday night from his son,
Lieut.. Adrian Boyd, who is now on
German soil, and who is in his US
ual health.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
THIRTIETH DIVISION COMING

The Commercial Appeal of Novem-
Der q says that Tennessee's famous
infantry fighters with the Thirtieth
Division in France have been order
ed home.
News of the magnitude Of the
splendid victories in which the Ten
nessee boys shared is beginning to
filter through the relaxing censor
ship. Military men declare the
achievements Of the Tennessee
troops rank with the most brilliant
of the entire war.
Heavy losses were suffered by the
ThiFtieth Division when the Tonnes
scans and Carolinians smashed
through acres Of eunningly devised
barbed wire entanglements that pro-
tecfed the Hindenburg line.
The Thirtieth Division is composed
of men from all parts Of Tennessee.
West Tennessee IS largely represent
ed n the personnel Of the division.
many Of our own Upton county boys
being ii the ranks.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
EARN AND GIVE SECTION
TREBLES WAR FUND QUOTA

The quota for the young people
and children of Upton county was
$4,000. The total subscriptions were
$2303. So, considerably more than
three times our quota. This was a
most excellent showing, and one that
the young pcople and children Of this
county ought TO feel proud Of. | want
70 thank the members Of the commit
tees in the various districts and the
ladies' and young people and children
who assisted them for their unselfish
and patriotic work in this canapaign
The work was rendered most diff
cult on account Of the fact that
very few schools have been ii ses-
sion IN the county, and the children
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
DEC. | TO 8 FOO D
CONSERVATION WEEK
SCHOOL WILL OBSERVE con-
SERYATION DAY DEC. 6.
Ministers Will Announce Week-Sun-
day Schools and County Schools
Will Render Program, According
to Administration Statement.

In order that the new food program
may be presented to our people, the
United States food administration
has asked that the week of December
1-8 be observed as Food Conserya-
ton week.
The following program has been
outlined:
On Sunday, December I, a message
from Mr.. Hoover will be read in all
of the churches and Sunday schools.
During the week this message will
be read before every woman's organ
ization in the county.
Friday, December 6, is Food Con-
servation Day in the schools. All of
the schools in the county will devote
one hour to special program pre-
pared by the food administration.
Copies of Mr.. Hoover's message
will be sent to ministers and Sunday
schools direct, and programs for
school observance will be sent to the
schools. but for fear some of them
might go astray, an additional lot
will be sent to r. X. Mcbride, county
food administrator, for distribution,
With the return of peace this ma
ton must actually furnish more
foodstuffs than it had planned to
furnish during the continuation of
hostilities. It must provide for the
liberated peoples of Europe whose
resources are and will be exhausted
for some time. Therefore, an earnest
appeal IS made to the people Of Tip
ton county to cooperate with the food
administration and in abiding by the
general conservation plans.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28

Mrs. Green W. Hamilton
Directors of Music, Mrs. Billy Ham
ilton, Miss L. M. Crofford; organist,
Mrs. Green w. Hamilton.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Percy Cooper and Emma Woods,
Bert Black and Mrs. Fannie Cur
ley, Oliver /. Bollinger and Tassy
L. Pace.
Nose Roane and Selie Hurst, Ed
ward Cross and Idelle Rose, Ide
Edwards and Matte Wright, Levy
Study and Rosa Ensley, VIII Smith
and Isabelle Young, Walter Russell
and Lucille Walton, Thomas Rice and
Elmer Stevens.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28

these faithful workers, both the mem
bers Of the committees and those
who assisted them, went at the work
enthusiastically and overcame all diff
ficulties and made a most splendid
showing for our county. 1t had been
my intention to publish a list Of
those who assisted the committees
1 in the work, but | find the list is
I too long and won / take up too much
space in the paper.
The names of the committees for
the various districts, together with
the standing of each district in the
campaign in proportion to the white
scholastic population are as follows:
District No. Mrs. ]. R. Hall,
chairman; Mrs. 7. C. Howard, Mrs.
R. w. Sanford, Mrs. B. o. Duggan,
Mr.. ]. G. Conan. Percentage, 81.
District No. 15-Mr. George w.
Davis, chairman; Mrs. J. w. Davis,
Mrs. f. e. Hunt. Percentage, .686
Districts Nos 8 and 10-Mrs. d. p
Transou, chairman; Miss Lois Mitch
ell, Mrs. S. S. Dennis, Mrs. J. J.
Mann, Mrs. W. A. Cothran, Mrs,
Richard Yarbrough. Percentage, .65.1.
District No. 13-Mrs. j. H. Flow
ers, chairman; Mrs. w. G. Howard,
Mrs. Josh j. Miller, Percentage, .51.9.
District No. 2-Mrs. Walter Ashe,
chairman; Mrs. Ben Malone, Mrs.
Glover Smith, Miss Udel Mills,
Mrs. w. Glover Smith. Percentage,
391.
District No. f. Mrs. Shannon Faux
ner, chairman; Mrs. J. V. Currie, Miss
jamie Dewese. Percentage, 1868.
District No. 8 = Mrs. H. Carey,
chairman; Mrs. T. Y. Wylie, Mrs.
G. A. Wright, Mrs. Manuel Moose,
Miss Matte E. Kelley. Percentage,
1928.
District No. 6-Mrs. J.F.Wooten,
chairman; Miss Ada Rogers, Miss
Mabel Adams, Mrs. Lucille Alternately.
Percentage, 276.
District No. 12-Miss Pauline Nc
Bride, chairman; Mrs. Sam Erwin,
Miss Claude Miller, Mrs. Albert
Glass, Miss Mamie May Long, Mrs.
w. D. Max, Miss Mabel Bowden.
Percentage, .16.5.
District No. 5-Mrs. Carrie Good
win, chairman; Mrs. ]. R. Bartlett,
Mrs. C. L. Kinney, Jr. Percentage,
.16.
District No. 8-Mrs. H. C, Currie,
Mrs. J. G. Vaughan. Per
centage, ,l5.3.
We did not attempt to put on a
in districts Nos. II and
Ia, being the two islands, because
they were too far away to be reach
ed. District No. A is not included
in the above statement, as the COM
mittee in that district failed to put
on any campaign or to secure any
subscriptions.
The subscription OF the grammar
school at Covington was S432.50 and
that Of the high school was $460.
The high school is a 100 per cent
school in this campaign; that is,
every student in the high school sub
scribed. This is a most excellent
for each Of these schools
and one that we are justly proud of.
The results in these schools are due
TO the untiring and efficient work Of
-he princilaps and teachers, and par
to the good work of Miss
Jessie Buford, who had charge of the
work at the high school, and Mr.. ].
r. Miles, who had charge of the
work at the grammar school, The
school at Munford is a 100 per cent
school also, for which gratifying re-
suit the committee at Munford is to
De congratulated.
R. w. SANFORD,
Chairman Earn and Give,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
ELKS' MEMORIAL SERVICE

The Covington lodge, B. P. 0. E.,
No. 1905, will hold their annual me-
mortal exercises at the FirstMeth-
odist Church Sunday afternoon, De.
cember l, at 8 o'clock. The program
will consist of fine music and good
speaking. All members are request
ed to meet at the Elks' home at 2
o'clock on the above date
Mrs. Frank S. Hill, of Grenada,
Miss, will render a few selections
during the service. Mrs. W. I. Ham
ilton will have charge of the musical
program.
The following is the program:
Organ prelude .................... Selected
Mrs. Green w. Hamilton
AnUhem ........-...--................... Selected
Choir.
Invocation ......................................
Rev. r. A. Clark.
Opening ceremonies ....-.........................
The lodge.
SOLO Selected
Mrs. Frank S. Hill.
Address
Hon. L. E. Gwinn
Quartette ........,.................. Selected
Miss Crofford, Mrs. Billy Hamil-
ton, DR.. Templeton, Mr.. Grid
ner.
AuulSoo
Judge R. B. Baptist
Solo: God Shall Wipe All Tears Away
Mrs. Frank S. Hill.
Closing ceremonies ..............................
The lodge.
Anthem -................-......,....;.s. Selected
Choir.
Closing prayer ................................
DR.. r. P. Walker
Postlude .......................................
Mrs. Green w. Hamilton
Directors of Music, Mrs. Billy Ham
lton, Miss L. M. Crofford; organist,
Mrs. Green w. Hamilton.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
SUGAR ALLOTMENT INCREASED

Effective December 1, the allotment
Of sugar for household purposes will
be increased from three pounds to
four pounds per person per month,
for the month Of December, and fam
lies may purchase 80 days supply
at one time on this basis, according
to statement Of the state food adj
ministrator.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28

The total quota here shown is
$4,000 This was made IN order
that we might have a safe margin
and not fail to 90 over the top.
G. A. GTRDNER, Chmn.
J. w. DARBY, V-Ch.
j. b. WITHERINGTON, V-Ch.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
PECKOSHOOTS NEGRO
NEAR MT. CARMEL
HARDNESS AT WORK SAID TO
BE CAUSE.
Peck Claims that Negro Started on
Him With Hoe Handle When He
demonstrated With Him for Being
Late to Work.

John Trotter, colored, aged about
Is years, was shot by Mr.. c. B.
Peck at the latter's barn at his
home in the vicinity of Mt. Carmel
at an early hour Wednesday morning
and was very seriously wounded, the
ball entering his left side and Iodg-
ing in his back.
Trotter was in Mr.. Peck's employ,
and it is stated that the men had had
some misunderstanding over the for
mer's failure to get to work on time.
Trotter, it is alleged, began cursing
Mr.. Peck violently, and advanced on
him with hoe handle, when he shot
him, with the result stated above.
Mr.. Peck gave bond for his appear
ance before a magistrate on Deem
Der 3.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28

Mrs. F. S. Dobrowolski and little
daughter, Frances, of Memphis, came
up Friday evening on a visit Of sew.
elal days to the family Of Mr.. R. S.
Calhoun. Mrs. Dobrowolski was for
lmerly Miss Susie Sanford. Of this
city.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
FLU CAUSES S. s.
CONVENTION TO Be.
SET FOR LATER DATE.
MEETING CALLED OFF THIS AFT.
ERNOON-COUNTY TEACHERS
EXAMINATION ALSO POST.
PONED.


The La Sale County Sunday school
which opened this m,rn.
inr - c4uo..a. ,,.,. oa,,od ov drr;ur
'"e "i'eIlool Se'Sion oH dccou"' u
the influenza. A number OF people
from Ottawa went to Streator this
morniny to attard tbo convention and
., ,a,ninu 30 ,o,,or
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80 -, .'.,,,.... '.,i. a..
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
RUSSIA WILL PAY IN
THE DISTANT FUTURE
SAY THE B0LSHENK|.
STORIES OF EXECUTIONS AND
REIGN OF TERROR ARE FALSE,
SAYS ENVOY ARRIVING AT
STOCKHOLM.

London, Dec. 3-Boris Litvinoff
former bolsheyik envoy to England
has arrived at Stockholm "to open
peace negotiations with the allies, -
said dispatch to the Daily News
from that city today.
We want peace ana VIII grant the
allies any concessions excepting de
mands relating to Russian internal
affairs" Litvinoff was quoted as say
ing in an interview. Immediate pay
ment of our debts is impossible, but
| would suggest a moratorium on com
promise lines involving the granting
of commercial and mining concessions
and the payment of such god as in
the country now.
Russian peasants opposition to
the boIshevik reign is now a thing Of
the past
AS to executions by the bolsheyiki,
Litvinoif said; Official records re
port only 400 executions in Moscow,
and As per cent of the victims were
criminals. In Petrograd the situation
was worse, because there was no uni
tticalion of authority"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
ROBBERS GET LOOT
At G. R. GARAGE

Especial TO Free Trader-]ournal)
Grand Ridge, Dec 3,-itObbers Sc.
cured several hundred dollars worth
Of loot this morning when they broke
into the garage Of Carl Rainier here
and got away with four automobile
tires, twelve inner tubs and large
quantity of automobile accessories.
Enterance was made to the store
through the front door and the thieves
worked without molestatiOn. At that
hour every soul in the town but the
telephone operator was as.eep and
there was no one to object to the rob
berry.
There is no cleW as to who com
mtted the robbery and as a result a
demand was made on the village coun.
Gil today that night police be en-
gagged. The town is in more need Of
3 night WatChman than one in the
daytime. The business men can pro
tect themselves when awake but are
at disadvantage when asleep.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
DR.. MAH0OD SPEAKS
BEFORE MINISTER'S
TO MINISTERIAL ASSN.

DR.. Mahood spoke twice yesterday
in Ottawa In the morning he ad-
dressed the Ottawa Ministerial As
sociation on Conviction and Courage
in Preaching" At the Methodist
church in the evening the address on
Prayer was helpful and interesting
to a very unusual degree A solo Sc
lection, Not Ashamed Of Jesus" was
very impressively rendered by Miss
Vera Ham
This evening Dr. llahood will speak
on the subject, The Type of spiritual
Awakening Needed for the Worlds
New day. The special musical mum.
bers will be rendered by Mi Jay S.
Ruffner
On Wednesday at 2;30 p m o cot
taee meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs Q. J. Olson ll2 n Wash
inPton street, in charge Of Dr. Ia-
hood. All of these services are opcu
to the public