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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

Miss Mabel Moore, County Dem
cnstrator Of Home Economics, has
been incapacitated from work for
several days, owing to her eyes be-
ing affected. Her condition is i'm
proved and she resumed work today.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

Mrs Frank Snipes is in receipt Of
q letter from her husband, who is
now somewhere in France, stating
thatihe is enjoying the best Of health
and Is delighted with the country.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

NssuParrnsns Norn; NuxNted Iron sressmmend-d
above Is not secret remedy hnt which IL wt known
to glsts evarFwhara lnkn the alder lre
products IL Is sasiiy Asimated doss mt niurs ths
teeth make them hlaok. upsft the stomach The
manufacturers guarantee mccrui and entlriy patia-
factory rrSuIts " every purchaser they will refund
your money. II Is dispensed ny all good druggists.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. r.. A. Vann returned
Friday afternoon from Florida, where
trey have BEN viciting their son,
Godfrey who was scheduled to leave
for France yesterday.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

Willis-"What caused the row be-
tween Bump and his wifef' Gillis--
SThey went ont to theater last night
and Bump hired a taxi to take them
home. When the driver asked him
where to, Bump said, Home, and the
driver said. which oneT Judge.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

Misses Bertha Morrow and Matte
Farnsworth have gone to housekeep.
ing in their suburban home on the
Aliens Bridge road.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

Mr. and Mrs. Hunley LaRue and
son, Charles,r motored through
Greenoville today on their way to
Newport, after visit in Grteneville
and vicinity.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

Mrs. Mont Starnes was called to
her home in Morristown yesterday to
see her sOr, Tom, who is at homo
from the aviation camp in Texas.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20
tJnaer Aseny Influences.

our judgments are 50 liable to b
influenced by many considerations
which almost without our knowing il
are unfair, that 1t Is necessary to keeu
I guard upon them. Charles Dickens
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

DR.. ]. A. Moore, Jr., of Atlanta,
ca, will preach, at Tusoulum COLLEGE
tomorrow morning at 1890.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20
(
: Church Notices :
! i
+ $3.50 :
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH
J. B ELY, Pastor.

NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH
Sunday school, 9:15.
Morning service 1890. Preaching
by Rev. s. B. Vaught, Of Johnson
City.
Evening service. 500. Preaching
by the pastor.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

Mrs. w. H. Armitage returned to-
day from q visit with Mrs. w. H
Mooney. Of Bulls Gap.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

Dave Hardin went to Cincinnati
yesterday TO drive car back for the
Ford Motor Company.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

Mrs. r. If. Mourfeld, Of Jackson
vile, Fla, Is visiting her sister, Mrs
]. T. Davis.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20

DR.. Ed 7. Miller will leave tomor-
row for ten days stayat GalbraitF
Springs.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-20
LOCAL and PERSONAL

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Ber-
nard, on July 10th, daughter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
District Freight Traffic Committee.

The Director General of Railroads,
w. G. McAdoo. announces The appoint
ment Of the Chicago District Freight
Traffic committee f. p. Eyman, chair
man, f. G. Banister secretary. Head
quarters, Chicago, There are three
other members, making committee of
five. Wisconsin is within the juris-
diction.
The Director General invites the CO.
operation of the shipping public in
working out a satisfactory adjustment
of freight rates on the higher level now
necessary. All shippers who desire to
make suggestions may present their
views through the freight officers at
home. but if they want their views
given further consideration the district
committee will hear them.
The Tribune has been informed that
all this is very important and should be
given the widest possible publicity
through the newspapers. and. as
usual, without compensation. Who
pays for the labor required to put this
in type. the paper on which to print it
and the postage to circulate it? The
publisher Of coarse. And yet if the
poor cuss wants to ride mile on the
railway train he must put up cents,
two miles cents and so on.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
CONDUCTED BURlALS IN STATE
Large Amounts of Money Spent by
Colorists of Virginia in Exercises
Over Their Dead

In colonial Virginia funerals were So
cial as well as solemn occasions, as is
shown by Mrs. Mary N. Stanard in her
interesting review of the seventeenth
century customs of Virginians. When
death entered the planters home mes
sengers were sent on horseback over
land, or by sail or rowboat up and
down the rivers to notify friends and
relatives, while in the kitchen the big
pot was put into the little one; for
not only did the colonists bring with
them the English custom of the fu-
neral feast, but much of the company
that would be ere long at the door
would arrive hungry after a journey
of many miles and would remain sew
eral days, consuming a great quantity
OF food and drink. The funeral ex.
penses of John Smalcombe, who died
in 1645, included a steer about four
years old and a barrel Of strong beer,
which together cost nine hundred and
sixty pounds Of tobacco--nearly four
times as much as the coffin. which cost
two hundred and fifty pounds. Powder
spent Mt this funeral cost twenty
four pounds of tobacco.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
The Child and the Movies.

Nothing can be more pathetic and
alarming than the childish questions
which may be heard at any picture
show nowadays. We recall some re-
Gently put by girl of eight years or
Whereabouts when the picture showed a
hypocritical and lecherous old reprobate
making advances to a young woman
while she repulsed him with a de-
termined struggle.
What is he trying to do, mama %
asked the excited child.
HE is trying to kiss her; can't you
see?" impatiently whispered the
mother.
"But what is she fighting so for,
mama 2"
Hush, you're disturbing the people
she doesn't want him to kiss her.
"But why doesn't she, mama? Isn't
he her papa ?"
mo, he isn't. Now keep still you
don't understand
But why does he want..to do that if
he isn't her papa p
IF you don't keep still, III take you
out"
Out they went. But what happened
to the little girl Eek.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

So, AYERS Nora Bayes, in the Ameri-
can Magazine. in her own words:
1T Is commonplace OF the theater
that the public want, above all things,
TO be entertained, But that is very
far from saying that they want TO be
amused Humor is by no means the
easiest way to reach the human heart
There are those who will tell you
that the public would far rather laugh
than cry. And when they do you
can just tell them 10 tell Ii to
Sweeney. The American public would
rather cry than laugh any day. Where,
In II IS not bit different from the
public IN Australia. India, Russia or
France. The secret Of this is very
simple: If you can make anybody cry,
yen make them forget themselves.
The minute you make them forget
themselves they are being entertained.
II you can set them to thinking about
your blues A~stead Of their own, they
are taken completely out Of them.
selves"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

1t is planned to have farm tour
into Green county, Thursday, July l1th
The object is to get some first-hand
observations of the value Of lining the
soils for alfalfa and to see the differ
ence between the common and Grimm
varieties for withstanding winter.kill
ing. Everyone interested in the sue
cessful growing Of alfalfa should plan
70 make the tour.
L. f. GRADER will be the alfalfa
speaker. George c. Humphrey will
give a talk on the feeding Of the dairy
COW, and L, L. Luther, Supt. Of
Farmers Institutes, will give a talk on
the advantages Of community breeding.
Next week papers will give the route
to be taken. The trip will take but
one day. Automobile parties from
every part Of Iowa county should be
formed,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
MADE IN HELL. !"

Turn Germany upside down and you
will find made in hell on its bottom, i"
is slogan of the American Defense
society, Of which Theodore Roosevelt is
honorary president. The organization
is waginR nationwide movement for
a boycott on all German made goods.
The executive committee of the
society asked today for 10000. 900 sig
natures 10 a pledge not to buy such
goods, as a fitting new American indie
pendenee day pledge for the Fourth Of
July of iala The pledge suggested
for all Americans, men and women,
reads as follows;
THAT may not directly contribute
financial aid to the German military
policy, with It's disregard Of inter
national las it's attacks on unfortifed
towns, ita massacres of the innocent
and helpless, its enslavement of peo-
pies, its use of poison gas and flames.
its ignoring of the Red Cross badge,
it's bombing of hospitals. and it's tor
pedoing of defenseless merchant ships,
/ pledge myself never to buy any
article made In Germany.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
MOUTH OPEN AGAIN,
FEET IN AGAIN.

The unstatesmanlike aspect of
mouth open, both feet in. has been
displayed upon the political billboard
for the public's amazement and amuse-
ment twice this year by Vice President
Marshall. How Mr.. Marshall uame in
to Wisconsin last spring Haunting
loyalty on tongue and banner is still
green in the memories of all citizens of
the state and many outside the state.
His sole aim was to defeat Mr.. Len
root, the Republican candidate for U.
s. Senator, and elect the Democratic
candidate. His effort to impress the
people that what he desired was nee
essary for the maintenance of democ-
racy and safety of the nation was like
pouring water on ducks back. The
people Of Wisconsin readily saw through
his political scheme and with credit to
their patriotism, knocked things into
three cooked hat. Such political ma
neuvring is pretty small for one holding
such dignifed federal position, but to
make it more dishonorable for himself
MIR. Marshall couldn't resist intimating
that Lenroot was disloyal and that his
party supporters were tainted of the
sewerage.
Marshall's mouth has opened again.
This time in Indiana and the same foul
political odor filled the nostrils of the
public. This was at the Democratic
state convention held in Indianapolis on
the 10th of this month There he pre-
scented the claim that it was necessary
for the Democrats to win at the polls
in order to win the war; that Wilson
Htibhib NC ittlbiiittlht'u AtA a NAiiiA AiAiiit
regardless of prescedent; that Mr.,
Hays, chairman of the Republican
national committee was an ambling
young Loehnvar from out of the west;
that G. o. +. stood for grand old
palfrey" referred TO Roosevelt as Lady
Thedora. etc, etc. There was not a
twitter for patriotism and unionism in
all of Marshall's TRADE, simply a call
for loyalty, loyalty to the Democratic
party, interspersed with the contention
that politics had adjourned.
What a spectacle for the intelligent
and dignifed people of the country
one of its highest officials peddling
party peanuts. If we had only such
citizens how long would the war last
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

the city and state. This club is the
outgrowth of a suggestion of President
Wilson, who called some Democratic
women to Washington within two days
after women received the franchise in
New York. 1t was President Wilson
who gave us our slogan, Politics is
adjourned, says Mrs. Tucker, widely
known as suffrage worker and at
present temporary chairman of this
new women's Democratic party"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
ANIMALS ARE GOOD SWIMMERS
Polar Bear, Who Passes His Time in
Icy Waters, Is Regarded Best,
Though Not Swiftest.

Nearly all animals are better swim
mers than man and take to the water
naturally. The rhinoceros and hippo
potamus are wonderful swimmers and
divers, while the Indian elephant
crosses great rivers with heavy loads,
London Tit-Blts states.
The elk and the reindeer are first
class swimmers. The elk keeps his
head above water and crosses directly
frem bank to bank TO avoid turning.
The reindeer on the other hand, turns
as often as he likes, keeping his head
only little above the surface. But of
all swimmers of all climes the best,
though not the swiftest, is the polar
bear who passes half his time In the
water swimming and diving. His
swimming power is nothing short Of
miraculous If 1t be remembered that
the water in the regions he frequents
is invariably cold and that cold is nor
mally prohibitiye to good swimming
There are bears that can swim from
twenty-five to thirty miles without
great effort.
One Of the swiftest swimming ami
mails Is the squirrel. A sportsman on
one occasion, having at hand SPUR
rel born in captivity, which had never
seen water. wanted TO see If it could
swim and took 1t with him In row
boat to the center of the lake. The
squirrel turned toward the bank, head
aud paws above the water, back and
tail underneath it, and began 10 swim
SO rapidly that it was with the great
est difficulty that the man recovered ii
when II reached the shallow water
near the land
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
Preaching Preparedness Punishable.

Two years ago next Thursday. July q,
very large parade, composed of men
only, took place in Mineral Point, each
man in line wearing a wide card board
hatband with the word preparedness"
printed thereon II, we think, was the
longest line of strictly male marchers
ever witnessed in this city, Those still liv-
ing who participated as well as those
who looked on remember it distinctly.
What was it all for T? Simply an en-
phasis of the belief that it was necessary
to prepare for war Ii is quite evident
now that the praiseworthy and patriotic
motive of our citizens did not reach
very far. accomplished nothing in fact
Had it reached the attention and con-
sideration of certain powers all who
participated in said outburst for pre-
paredness would possibly have been
consigned to the rockpile or something
TO that effect.
This conclusion is based on the treat
ment measured out to Gen. Leonard
Wood, the pride and honor of America s
military forces, who was fearlessly
preaching preparedness to the country
at that time. In doing so it was nee
essary, of course, for him to prod and
bear down on watchful waiting tactics.
This stung. There was a national
election ahead, and to enter into pre-
paredness might result in defeat.
There was another motto necessary for
success.
If the United States had followed
the advice of General Wood two and
three years ago there would, in all
probability. have been at least 2, 600, 000
men prepared and under arms when
war was declared, Russia would never
have been broken and the cry of quits
would have been heard, it is believed,
within three months after Uncle Sans
entrance into the fray with such force.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Mineral Point, Wis, June IL, 1915
An adjourned regular meeting Of the
Board Of Education was held on above
date in Council Chamber.
Meeting called 70 order by President
Gratiot.
Members present Commissioners
Tucker Heudra, Molitor, Brewer.
Hutchinson. Absent Commissioner
Huxtable.
Moved aud carried unanimously that
Miss Grace Stone be hired as head Of
English department in High School for
sos 90 per month.
Moved by Com Hendra and seconded
by Com. Brewer that Miss Catherine
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

THE Huns are inventors. They have
new torture for Belgians. Priests,
pastors, merchants, railway officials,
women, any one in fact, found en-
gagged in honest employment are
charged with spying, though entirely
innocent, and hudded in prison pen
Torture follows and killing in small
groups ct time like cattle for the
block All the while children await
the awful results without the prison
gates Wonderful invention, which,
like all the other inventions of the Hun,
is of brutal. inhuman nature.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
CITY GOVERNMENT.

Mineral Point, Wis, June II, 1915
A special meeting of the Common
Council was held on above date in
Clerk Office for the purpose of consid-
ering applications for saloon license
The Mayor being absent the meeting
was called to order by President s. E
Shepard.
Members present: Aid. Horn, Gill
mann, Martin, Groth, Chamley. Abb
sent: Aid Brown, Coady,
Owing to the fact that a number OF
applications for license were not filed
sufficient time to be acted upon, it was
moved by Aid. Horn and carried unan-
imously that council adjourn to June
%, 1918, at p. IN.
S. E. SHEPARD, Acting Mayor
Attest FRED J JEuCK.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
A DREAM ON "INSECKS."
(By one in camp with the Colors.")
" NJ n a Ouartara

7. M. 4. A. quarters,
FIT. Sill Branch, June Is.
Dear Old Tribune
When we took our pen in hand to
dash off eddytoral for a ishue of the
Tribune we couldn't pear to think up a
subieck to save our blamed neck as we
set by a open window thru witch the
flies and muskeeters bizzed in drovs
and lit on our Ease and hands to stitch a
extent that we was obliged to drop our
pen and swat right and left to keep EN-
at a distance. This woke in us wildly
late dream about 'insecks' in genral
and flies and muskeeters in particler as
all rite for eddytoral. Here it is:
"Flies and skeeters carryin US away
from camp in our cot, when Doc Homes,
the pride of our city, appeard and orderd
the misrabel insecks to turn on both
head and tail lights, and sayin that ac-
Gordon to his observation the skeeters
is more plentiful this summer. and not
only that, but they be bigger in size
and have longer beeks than he ever
saw on muskeete in his life, and that
calkiates the pesky things is gettin
bigger evry year and that the time will
come when theyl be as big as sparrows.
"Some Mineral Point folks specially.
had went to the trowble and eXpenc of
putin skreens on doors and winders,
but as a rul the masses of the town
could not afford stitch luckshries. Then
Nick RAIDER butts in and say he don't
take no stock in muskeeter skreens
becaue what keeps muskeeter out
will also keep one insid when it mite
want to get out, and we thout of the
truth of this even if Nick did invent
the sayin.
"Justis Hawkins was found nearly
sufokated to a dead one in bed by tryin
to keep the muskeeters from pesterin
him. He had the fool notion that hes
allus got to rise his bedroom winder up
high to let in fires hair afor he turns
out the lite and role into bed. He dun
this as ushuel but the pest swarmed in
and begun to bore oles in his hyde to
stitch an extent that he pulled the bed
cloths up over care worn head and went
to sleep, wakin up later in a perspira-
shun and gaspin for breth, but shoutin
your fined ten dollars and costs. 1t
was plain to see by looking round that
most Mineral Point folks had more
sence as they slept with their widers
down
Patriarch Hen Mathews was heard
claiming that evry thing which was
ever created is sum good or other in
the world, muskeeters and all, eept
the kaiser. Charles Gale patted Hen
on the back. sayin, your rite. He
sells skreen cloth and flypape."
Editor Tribune If this dream which
trails me passes censor ''let her slide"
through your columns. IN vouch for it.
If I'm wanted hunt for me on the high
way to Berlin.
AMERICAN INDIAN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27
Snow Worms

In Germany the term sSnow worm"
is applied to the larva of a beetle often
found in the snow. Many species of
insect are commonly found on glaciers.
The most abundant of these are the
springtails, which hop like miniature
tieas or wriggle deftly into the cavities
Of the snow, but are so minute that the
passerby needs to look for them in or
der TO see them. Snow-loying spring.
tails are not confined to glaciers; they
occur in great numbers on the surface
of melting snow on bright, sunny spring
days through the northern United
States.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

WARTIME demands upon newspaper
publishers have been exceptionally
heavy thus far, and the prospects are
such will be the condition for some
time to come. According to one paper
whose publisher has a monthly pull at
the federal TILL the result will be a
survival Of the fittest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-06-27

and held his gaze. Over and over he
read the printed words, then raised
his eyes TO the girls face.
"You were right. 1t does contain
news" He touched the envelope. Il
have never seen your handwriting.
Did you direct this?"
For answer she took a pencil and
card from her bag and wrote his name
upon it.
He placed it beside the envelope and
studied the two. His glance again fell
upon the printed slip which, after a
moments hesitation, he read aloud:
"Mr and Mrs. Robert Bowie en-
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Mary, to Mr.. William Berkeley.
The wedding will take place in the
early fall"
For a time he looked absently at
the clipping, then his eyes sought and
held hers.
"Not if l can prevent It," he said at
last. do you think l viii let you go
out of my life without protestr"
II have never been in your life"
The reply came trifie breathlessly.
"You have probably not realized 1t
any more than I, but this" touching
the slip of paper, "makes it very plain
to me. The trouble has been / have
never had time for play but in the
back of my mind has always been the
certainty thdt you and / would live
out our lives together There has
been no time for play nor for that de-
lightful experience, courtship, and
courtship is what girl wants, is it
not?"
Surely 1t is her right" The reply
held a touch of asperity.
II suppose so and now I have no
time for it. This letter came two
months ago. 1t is now October, I
viii have 20 take you whether you
will, or no. The courtship can come
afterward." He looked at his watch.
"There is just time to reach the city
hall before 1t closes. Win you come
with me and from there to some
clergyman? am afraid to let you out
of my sight, Mary"
L
promise"
"This is question between you and
me. | love you. / hope you care
enough for me to marry me. Some
promises should be broken before they
break ones life And, Mary we can
be very happy together. If | had time
you would find it out before, but l am
pressed for time and the knowledge
must come later VIII you Gomez"
She had risen and was fumbling
rather aimlessly with her glove but
ton.
81 think had better tell you some
thing first" she replied little I'M
steadily. 81 found l did not care for
Mr.. Berkely and at the eleventh hour
broke my engagement. / discovered
before it was too late that / cared for
another man."
"And that MANI"
"He was very stupid" She looked
at him squarely now. II had to find
some way to make him know his own
mind Spr / was sure he cared for me,
but for many years he had taken me
so as a matter of course that he did
not realize it. You asked me if
directed that envelope. 1 did not, but
| know who did. 1t was addressed to
you at my request, and l think, Hugh,
as you are willing, we will forget there
is such a thing as big wedding. I
would rather go quietly with you to st.
Marks parsonage"