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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01
BOWSer
Is Sad
But His Sadness Departs
All of a Sudden
BY M. QUAD.
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NCopyright. 1877, by the Mcclure Newspa-
\ per Syndlcate.l

bt We GONOs
( After dinner Mr.. Bowser lighted his
cigar and sat down on the front steps
20 smoke. The cat sat with him and
for an hour he seemed to have many
thoughts and paid but little heed to
what was going on around him. BY and
by he went into the house and sat
down with Mrs. Bowser and presently
said:
II was having a revery out there by
myself and 1t has made me feel sad"
"Then you were thinking Of sad
things" queried Mrs. Bowser.
Eyes, they were sad. l was think
Ang Of mothers death. She called me
to her when she was dying and told
me to always speak the truth. / can
remember every word she said. Dear
mother, but l hope she has long
been with the angels"
"That is the reason why you always
speak the truth, now, is itl"
Mr.. Bowser looked at her rather
sdoubtfully. He realized that he lied
sometimes, as all men do, but he hoped
she would never find him out and
was, therefore, not using any sarcasm.
sand my father" continued Mr..
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01

Grant in the Civil war, and thnt thu
Confederate congress came very neas
running Robert Il. Lee and jefferson
Davis while they were carrying on tho
war for that side" But Ia spite of
the criticisms It is generally found
that the people do not dlfferenuate be-
tween the government and the admin
istration In war time.
If it were not a fact that political
campaign Is already brewing, and that
the two great parties have begun a
struggle for control of the house of
representatives 1t Is doubtful If any
politics could be injected into the war
situation. But the campaign is on and
politics and the war are getting mixed
together. This may account for the
character Of the speeches recently
made In congress and the removal of
the attitude Of Democratic politicians
who have been antagonlstic to the ad-
ministration may be because they have
had a new light on patriotism; but
the possibilities are that they have
been hearing from people Of their own
party back home, and have come to
the conclusion that successful poll
ticlan is nearly always the one who
stands by the president Of his party
through thick and thin.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01
WANTSNO DIVIDED
CONTROL OF WAR
PRESIDENT CONVINCED ONE MAN
MUST RULE ARMY, NAVY AND
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.
CONFLICTING REQUESTS MADE
Queries That ups-t Criticisms Of Dis
turblno Federal Orders - Close
Friendship Between Senator Ollie
James and Secretary TumuIty.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

WashingtOn.-One reason why Pres
ident Wilson opposes any legislation
introducing additional officials In the
conduct of the war is because he is
fully convinced that anything like d.
vided responsibility is conducive to In
efficient prosecution or the war. He
has found that differences are constant
ly cropping out between the civil au-
thoHties In England and France and
the military authorities Of those ma
lions. While 1t is supposed that the
civil authorities in both countries are
really In control of the prosecution of
the war, In reality the military are In
command Of the armies.
Conflicting requests are made by the
civil authorities upon the United
States, and the president has on sew
eral occasions been much puzzled in
regard to what he should do. The mill
itary authorities naturally want food,
munitions and soldiers sent over for
the armies. The civil authorities have
represented that food and clothing for
the civilian population is all-important.
On account of the conflict existing the
president realizes that one man must
be commander In chief of the army
and of the navy, and also director of
the civil government In order to sue
cesSfully prosecute the war.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01

Bowser, 'when he was dying he
called me to him and told me always
ITO be honest under all circumstances.
Father was noble man."
"Yes, you are an honest man." said
Mrs. Bowser. 'That is, II man In
the real estate business can be honest
and I suppose he can II he makes a
great effort in that direction"
Mr.. Bowser felt that he had been
hit again, but, as Mrs. Bowser could
prove nothing, he let 1t go and con-
stinued:
"There are many things to make me
.sad. / was reviewing the long list of
my friends and / found that a good
half of them had been called to their
long home. There was Noah Scott.
.our hired man. 1t was hard to wake
him up in the morning, but he had u
noble heart In him. He gave me good
advice. He warned me never to
gamble.
"The trees die, the bushes die, the
plants and flowers die-everything
dies. Mrs. Bowser, do you realize
tthat you have got to die some day?"
"Why, of course" she replied, but
there was no sadness In her tone.
"The trees under which l played
.as boy are dead and dying now"
said the fearful Mr.. Bowser. Mother
used to have a long row Of currant
bushes, but they are dead and gone
now. If / should go back to the old
home, I'd find death everywhere.
There used to be brewery half a
mile below our house. II | should
look for that brewery now"
Il hope you did not turn to lager
beer In your boyhood days2" inter
nupted Mrs. Bowser.
II Mr.. Bowser had said a tannery
instead Of brewery, he could have
made a sad thing Of 1t. He realized
that he had made a failure of 1t and
he switched of to say:
There were my schoolmates. They
have fallen by the wayslde one by
one. They had the promise Of long
life, but they have been cut down by
the reaper. 1 wonder il they thought
of me while passing away. Mrs.
Bowser. / can't keep the tears out
of my eyes"
aWeIl, you may weep" she replied,
-sand you win have a softer heart for
IL. Speaking Of your old schoolmates,
you once told me that you were so
madly In love with schoolgirl named
Sarah Pitkins that your mother had to
send for the doctor for you. Do you
know whether she is dead or livingT
Mr.. Bowser did not answer the
question. He had forgotten that he
was fool enough TO tell his wife about
that love affair. and be also suddenly
recoIlected that be had heard, less
than a year before, that Sarah Pit
aims had grown up to be q woman
weighing over 200 pounds, and that
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01
Just A DUB, But
He Had at Least One Good Deed
to His Credit.
And St Peter Recognized His Fitness
to Enter Into Everlasting Joy
While others Less Worthy
Were Sent Below.

AS standards are ON this earth he
had not amounted to much.
He had lived, laughed, loved, slnned
and died In the common way of all
He had made a few friends, and few
enemies, but he had come and passed
as one of the many. His had been
common toll and he had done 1t In
the ordinary way.
And so when his soul at last stood
before the Great White Gate there
was no stir among the saints to re-
ceive It.
"What have you to say for your
self?" said st. Peter, sternly, but not
unkindly.
Nothing" replied the soul, timidly.
Nothing" exclaimed st. Peter.
ibid you never get your name in the
papers"
"Never. I was never considered
very clever down there"
"Oh. Didn't make fine speeches
thenT
mo. l couldn't talk on my feet"
81 see. Didn't go to church very
often either, did your"
mo. ! was often very tired and
on Sundays l slept late in the morn
ings and played with the Riddles the
rest of the day"
"You died In your bed, while thou
sands of your fellowmen died on the
battlefield, fighting for their coun-
try?"
eyes. When the war came l was
beyond the age of enlistment"
swell, can't you think Of one thing
that you did that might recommend
you for admission hereY
"Pm afraid not. All my life l was
Just a dub"
"Just a dub, eh?"
"Yes. Never did shine at anything.
Just plodder, trying hard all the
time to get somewhere, but never
actually arriving. And yet"
"Yet what"
"If you will permit me to say 1t,
during the great war down there /
didn't force a committee to spend two
or three hours trying to convince me
that I ought to buy Liberty bonds. !
couldn't fight; couldn't be a general or
a captain; didn't know enough to I'LL
a government job, but / did know 1t
was every mans duty to back his
country to the limit, and l bought all
the Liberty bonds l could, without an
argument"
"Fine,' said st. Peter enthusiastlcal-
ly, "come right on in. Did you notice
a crowd of fine-looking, housekeeping
souls going down as you came up?"
"Yes."
swell that was a bunch of loud
talking rich spirits who delayed the
end of the war year because they
wouldn't buy Liberty bonds until they
were convinced that their purchases
were absolutely necessary. They're
going to get taste of trench life I'M
der Old Satan in the financial slack
er's department"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01

Mr.. Bowser wiped a tear from his
eyes and looked and read. Then the
sadness went away, 1t didn't take
three seconds to vanish, and in an
other second he was flourishing his
arms about and crying out:
"The blamed scoundrels-the rob-
bers-the extortionists Here's our
gas bill 'or the last month, and
they have put a dollar more onto
1t than the month before. Mrs.
Bowser, / am going down to that
gas Office, and If I come home with
bloody hands you will know that !
have done the right thing"
sit would be a sad thing to muir
der a gas company" she remarked.
'Darn sadness / tell you / am
being robbed and plunderedi We
never burned that gas. They added
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01

she had married the clown of a cir
Gus. 1t was just as well to let this
matter rest, but the sadness still re
manned, and he said:
'My Uncle Joe was one of the best
men that ever lived. He had a heart
as kind as an angel. He stopped
moving many times in the meadow
to let the criekets and grasshOppers
get away into the next field. He told
me to be kind to even rats, and l have
never forgotten it. Poor Uncle Joe,
he has long been beneath the sod, but
his memory comes back to me as green
and fresh as If he passed away but
yesterday. BE kind to rats, Sammy,
be kind TO rats were the last words
he ever spoke to me-"
"And that's why you keep three rat
traps down In the cellar all the time,
and why were you chasing = big rat
with a club the other night?" softly
answered Mrs. Bowser.
Mr.. Bowser SHE'D Off at once. He
hadn't done the fair thing by his Uncle
Joe. On the contrary, he had been
death on rats for the last 20 years, and
had boosted Of how many he had
killed. He leaned his head on his
hand and snufied little, and then
said:
"Who will remember me when !
am gomez There are many who claim
to be my friends now, but they will
waste no time thinking Of me when
the turf covers me. Once in
while my name may recur to them,
but just as many will say, There lies
old Bowser, and 1t serves him right
and will heave sigh that good
man has departed. Oh, hum, 1 wish
! hadn't fallen into a reverie. / wish
this sadness had not come over me.
l wish 1t would go away"
Mrs. Bowser made no reply. She
rose up and took from the top of her
plano a paper and handed it to him.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01
Safest Place.

We were calling at home In East
Cleveland, not more than a hundred
yards from where the Nickel Plate
tracks cross Superior. AS we rang the
bell we noticed something that gave
US a shudder Of apprehension, and
when our hostess answered the door
We gave vent to our feelings at once.
Mrs. Emdash," we said, do you
know where your children are play
ingT"
NO." she gasped. paling little with
alarm. "Where are theyf
up there on the railroad tracksi"
we told her.
She looked relieved.
"Oh," she said, II was afraid they
were playing In the street. | am so
afraid Of the automobiles. Won't you
come in-rll call Mr.. Emdash."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01

Occasionally pertinent INQUIRIES up
set some Of the best arguments that a
man in congress may be making. That
has been particularly true In recent
criticisms passed upon FEDERAL officials
for unexpected and disturbing orders,
such for instance as the order of Doc
toa Garfield closing down industries on
Mondays, and other actions by officials.
These inquiries take this form: did
not congress pass the laws under
which these orders were issued ?
Should not congress have thought of
these things when 1t passed the legis-
lation granting so much power to the
presidents" Those are questions
which rather stump the man who may
be criticizlng the priority orders, or
the orders which have interfered with
the ordinary course of life and bust
ness. And there is good deal Of II.
Congress In Its war legislation gave
the president and those whom he might
select power to do just what they have
been doing.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01
INT Poison Through skin.

Trinitrotoluene poisoning is a new
disease In America. but one that has
attracted much attention since our fac
tories began making munitions In large
quantities. There is some dispute how
the INT poisOns. but the Medical Rec
ord says the weight Of evidence is In
favor Of its absorption through the
skin, though inhaling the fumes may
be responsible to some extent
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01
Trades Needed In shIpbuIIdlnu.

Trades Needeo W enlppuHoing.
The department OF labor has prcvid-
ed the following list showing the kind
Of trades most needed In shlpbuilding.
and q special appeal is addressed to
men In those occupations to enroll in
the United States Shipyard volun-
teers:
Acetylene and electrical welders. as
bestos workers. blacksmiths. angle
smiths. drop-forge men. iange turner's
furnace men. bollermakers. riyeters,
reamers. carpenters. ship carpenters.
dock builders. clippers and calkers.
electrical workers. electricians. wire
men. crane operators. foundry work
srs. laborers TALL hnds). loftsmen.
template makers. machinists and
machine hands (all sortsl. help
ers, painters. plumbers and pipe
filters. sheet metal workers. copper
smiths. shipasters. structural iron
workers. ereetors. boilers, up. eemenA
ars ans crane nea-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01

Striking evidence of this govern
ment's "blg brother" attitude toward
the smaller American republics was
presented In the house Of representa-
lives when there was up for considera-
ton a bill to authorize compensation
from the Santo Domingo treasury Of
officers and enlisted men Of the Unit
ed States navy and marine corps now
assisting In the administration Of that
country's affairs. In the course of
discussion Congressman Padgett of
Tennessee, chairman of the committee
on naval affairs, who recently visited
Santo Domingo with other members of
the committee, summed up the work
done by these officers while speaking
in favor Of the bill.
"They have" he said, "the whole adj
ministration of that government there.
They are organizing a constabulary,
looking after the civil administration.
They have displaced the legislative
body, and the president placed Admiral
Knapp in charge there as naval gov
ernor, and we have the whole admin
istration of the island and the repub-
lie of Santo Domingo"
Padgett stated further that year
ago there was only $4,000 In the Do
minican treasury, while there Is now
on hand $1,250,000.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01
TournInue, Of Steel.

For surgeons use a tourniquet has
been invented that Is made Of a flexible
steel band. the end Of the thumb
screw that holds II In place pressing
firmly over an artery.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01
Bushes, chane. In BANGKOK.

Catalogues Of paper making ma
chimes and names Of firms that would
undertake to test rev materials for pa
per making are requested by the
United States consulate In Bangkok
Siam.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01

In Senator Chamberlain's dramatic
speech in the senate severely critics.
ing the administration Of the war de-
partment he made one alluslon which
has received scant attention. although
It bore on an event important at the
time It occurred. It replied to that
OF Senator Arthur P. German Of Mary
land attacking President Cleveland.
The president had written a letter
about the wilson German tariff bill in
which he characterized. the course Of
a number Of Democratic senator's as
one Of 'party perf1dy and dlshonor."
German retorted in a speech which
was fully as dramatic as that of Cham
berlaIn and was listened to by much
the same kind Of an audience. There
was one after-result to which Cham
berlain did not allude. which was that
Notwithstanding the fact that Cleve-
land was very unpopular at that time
in his own party. he was strong enough
to cause the defeat Of German at the
next election In Maryland.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01

II Joseph P. Tumulty should be
elected to the senate from New Jersey
we shall probably see a Damon and
Pythias or David and Jonathan ar
rangement In the senate. Senator
James of Kentucky will be the other
party to this arrangement. A strong
friendship has long existed between the
big Kentucky senator and the presl-
dents secretary. There is no man who
goes to the White House more fire.
Quently than Senator james, and he
generally has a very long and conf
Dental talk with Secretary Tumulty
while he is there. incidentally Sena-
tor James is one of the strongest sup
porters of the president In the senate.
He does not talk very often, but what
little he has to say is generally in de-
tense of the administration.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01

Since many radical or unusual or
ders have been issued in connection
with the war, it Is not surprising
that another should be suggested in
the line of relieving the condition In
Washington. The national capital In
its entire history never before had
such an experience as that which
1t is now passing through. Not only
has the population been largely in
creased, but the winter has been
more severe than any ever known in
this region. There has been greater
demand for food and fuel than ever
before. The prices Of these absolute
necessities have been mounting higher
and higher, while 1t has been almost
impossible for people to obtain ade-
Quate shelter owing to the comman-
deerlng by the government Of many
apartment houses and other buildings,
together with the increased number Of
people In the city.
The radical suggestion is now made
that no more people be allowed to
come to Washington save those actu-
ally having business with the govern
ment or having business with people
living here. 1t has even been sug-
gested that the order go further and
that those who do not have any busi-
ness in Washington be required to
leave for some other place In order to
make room for those who must remain.
1t is not likely that orders OF this kind
will be issued. but 1t seems strange
that people will continue to flock to
Washington In spite of the high cost
of living and the congestion that Is
found here.
Another idea which may be put into
effect and which will remove the neces-
slty of getting more clerks from other
sections is to transfer the regular gov
eminent clerks working on routine
work, particularly that which might be
postponed for a year or two, and have
them employed in war work. Thou
sands of experienced clerks might be
released for this kind Of service.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01

Men in congress have begun to
realize that they cannot fight the
president Of their own party. This
applies especially to senators. Quite
q large number of Democrats for re-
election In the near future have been
showing a disposition to take to
cover" This means that those who
have been rather severe critics of the
president for one thing or another have
recently changed their tactics to
considerable extent and are support
ing him right royalty since the critI-
cism OF the war management began.
Possibly this may be due to informa-
ton from back home, where 1t Is gen.
orally found to be fact that the peo-
pie sustain the president whenever
there is a contest between the White
House and Capitol hill.
1t is also true that the history Of
politics In connection with war shows
that the people generally sustain the
administration while the war Is on.
Students Of history have also brought
out the fact that administrations are
always severely criticized for the con
duct Of war. Only the other day Sen
ator John Sharp Williams Of MlsSis-
sippi declared that It was typical Of
the committees OF congress- that they
zane vsEy near running lincoln and
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01

One Of the marked changes observed
in congress is due to a different feel
ing which prevails among representa-
tives, and particularly those from the
Southern states. A Southerner with a
grievance against a fellow member
takes it out in a personal grievance
talk. The men scrap back and forth
with words, not with pistols nor with
a threat of pistols, such as happened
nearly always in personal controver-
sizes ''in the good old days" Not only
is there no talk Of shooting, there are
not even knockdowns and fiinglng Of
books and ink bottles or drawing of
penknives, such as once characterized
differences Of opinion, especially when
the lie was passed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-01
Quota Of Each State.

Each state has been assigned
quota, based upon the population and
Industries. The quota is as follows:
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
The Soldiers Moratorium

When congress passed and Presi
dent Wilson approved the bill which
provides that the American soldier
and his dependents shall be immun,
from civil legal processes during the
time the soldier is in the service of his
country, the Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
Gazette epitomizes the provisions in
to what it styles "Uncle Sans Ter
Commandments" as follows:
Thou shall not evict, for nonpay-
ment of rent, soldiers dependents
under penalty Of $4,000 fine.
Thou shalt not cut off soldiers life
insurance because of delayed prem
iums.
Thou shalt not foreclose a mortgage
on a soldiers property.
Thou shalt not take away a SOL
dier's home on which he has made
part payment
Thou shalt not sell soldiers prop
erty because of his failure to pay
the taxes, national, state or local.
Thou shalt not settle a law suit
against a soldier during his absence.
If a soldier sue, the court shall
postpone action until he can attend
to it.
IL soldier have a mine or timber
or farm claim, assessments on which
are overdue, it shall be held for him.
Honor thy soldier and thy sailor
that thy days may be long in the
land of liberty.
No man hath greater love than he
that offercth his life for the worlds
sake, and it is commanded that neither
lawyers nor the loan sharks nor the
gatherers of tithes shall fatten on him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
I" Who Will Wiz
This Battle 2"

Your kidneys are the filters OF the body
II they become inactive and fail 10 elm
tnate the waste matter, they are apt +,
throw the whole mechanism OF the body
out OF order, thus toxic polsons can &C
cumulAte In the system and be as deadly
as snake venom.
Besides causing the minor ailments OF
rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago and back
ache, neglect OF the kidneys is apt to
develop into more serious diseases, such
~ diabetes or stone In the bladder.
Bid the body OF toxic poisons = clean
the bladder AM kidneys and cure the
twinges OF rheumatism with An-u-ric
and you win the battle OF life.
Anuric was first discovered by DR.. Pierce,
and has benefited thousands OF sufferers
rs well as appeased and eliminated the
ravages OF the more serious kidney dis
eases. Now procurable at any good drug
store. for 6Oc., or send DR.. " M. Pierce.
Buffalo, N. ". 10 cents for trial package.
Mrs. b. g. CoKER says: rWhen COM
menced the treatment OF Anuric | was in