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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08
H0USEWORK IS 4 BURDEN

Woman's lot is a weary one at best,
But with backache and other distress
ing kidney ills life indeed becomes a
burden. Doan's Kidney Pills have
made life brighter for many Coving-
ton women. Read what Mrs. j. w
Fleming. Liberty street, Covington,
says:
"Some time ago | was suffering
from a dull, nagging pain across my
back, and now and then / would be
dizzy. found it hard to do any
sweeping or busting because Of the
misery in my back. One Of my neigh
bors advised me to use Doan's Kid
ney Pills. got box, and after
taking them was entirely cured.
Since then / have never had return
of the trouble"
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Fleming had. Foster-Milburn
CO., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N Y.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08
OUR COUNTY FAIR

Some of our people may feel that
the demands made upon their time
and money by the war viii be such
as viii keep them from attending
county fairs this year, and-thi will
probably cause them to think that
a county fair for Upton county would
be bit out Of place.
We do not feel this way, and think
that is the wrong view to take Of it.
Anything that will tend to make bet
ter farming, or increased efficiency, is
worth while now; and in our minds,
the county fair and the agricultural
displays certainly do this. Instead
Of staying away from the county
fairs this year and letting them fall
off in quality and attendance, it
should be the part Of every farmer
and every citizen Of this county to
make the county fair a better fair
than ever before, and to attend it
in greater numbers,
: TIE county fair Is a great educa-
tional institution Not as great as
it might be, in many cases, but cer-
tainly teacher Of valuable lessons
which could not and would not be
taloht elsewhere.
We do not advocate the cheap
county fair with its cheap shows and
gambling devices; neither do we con-
denim good, wholesome amusement.
This sort Of amusement is not to be
condemned. Most Of US do not get
any too much fun out Of life, any
way. Good, wholesome recreation is
as necessary to life and right living
as anything. The farmer and his
wife can and should profit just about
as much by meeting old friends and
making new ones at the fair, by
watching and anticipating in the
good and clean t,g-usements, and by
forgetting their everyday work for al
while and having a good time, as
they can by learning new things about
how to raise cattle and,corn, and how
to make butter and fancywork.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08
PHELAN PARAGRAPHS

Miss Pantha Hadley returned home
Saturday from a visit to her aunt,
Mrs. John Wright, at Stanton.
Mr.. Tom Whaley is on the sick list
this. week.
Miss Lorine Wright, of this place,
has been visiting relatives at Little
Memphis
Misses Anna Mae and Helen How
ell, Of Whiteville, are visiting the
family of Mr.. e. L. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Richardson
and son, Nesbit, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Wright and baby, Of this place, left
Friday morning for Nashville, maxi
ing the trip in car.
Miss Pauline Hadley is spending the
week with friends and relatives at
Mt. Carmel.
Mr.. Butcher Jennings returnedTues-
day from visit to relatives at Tut
wiler, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD Hurts. Of
Leigh's Chapel visited friends here
Sunday.
Mrs. w. L. ghoaf returned from
1T. Thomas, H., Saturday, where
she went to attend the funeral of
her sister.
Mr.. Jack Lovelace, Of Durhamville,
Is visiting relatives at this place.
Mrs. Willie Crawford, who has been
under treatment in Memphis for
cancer on her face, returned home
Saturday. Her many friends will be
glad to learn that she is steadily
improving. TOMMYE.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08
BIG SURPRISE TO MANY
IN CONVICTION

People are surprised at the instant
action Of simple buchthorn bark, glyc-
crime, etc, as mixed in Adler-i-ka.
One spoonful flushes the entire bow
Ell tract so completely it relieves any
case Of sour stomach, gas or consti-
patton and prevents appendicitis. The
instant action of Adler-i-ka surprises
both doctors and patients. It removes
foul matter which poisoned your
stomach for months. Alexander Drug
Co. .
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08
Tennig shoeg. 5Oc. snpply Go.

Tennis shoes, SOC. Supply Co.
It is no trouble to show those pref
ty new fall dresses, suits and coats
Supply Co.
/ Mrs. G. B. Simonton returned Tues
day night from Chicago, where she
has been on a visit,
Please do your shopping before 2
o'clock in the evening. We must
close at that hour. We want to be
loyal to our government. Supply Co.
Misses Minnie and Maud Rose, who
have been visiting their aunt, Mrs.
I'M. G. Goad, and other relatives this
week, returned Saturday to their home
in Ripley.
Come to us for school clothes. We
have "a bio stock Of Devonshire cloth,
Galateas, madras, cheviots, ginghams,
percales and other wash goods, at
very reasonable prices. Supply Co.
We close our stores at z o'clock
every evening in the week but Sat
urday. Ten o'clock night is the
closing hour for Saturday. This is
government orders. Supply Co.
The new fall silk dresses, serge
dresses, coat suits and cloaks have
come in. Call and let us show you
the new styles for early fall and
winter. Supply Co.
Come to the Supply Co. for do
mestics, sheetings, ginghams, cheyi-
OTIS. madras and percales. Come and
get the benefit Of our big buying
and early buying. Prices are very
much higher now than when we
bought. Supply 90.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08

The following is the Of the by TIE Covngton Auxiliary
Of the Red Cross and its branches during the ending July
Covngon organized August 1917 May
1915 had only branches. There branches
The branches doing work all branches constantly
adding members 0 their list
The chapter has been greatly handicapped its owing the
delay getting materials from Atlanta The department
been practically idle for three months during the year.
Articles headquarters articles
during clothing
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08
RESULTS WILL
STARTLE CONVICTION

People report quick results from
pure Lavoptik eye wash A girl with
weak, strained eyes was helped by
ONE application. Her mother could
not sew or read because of eye pains
In one week her trouble was gone. A
small bottle of Lavoptik is guaranteed
to help every case weak, strained
or inflamed eyes. One wash startles
with its quick results. Aluminium eye
cup FREE. Alexander Drug Co. |
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08
THE new CALOMEL A
PERFECT SUCCESS

Calotabs, the newly perfected calo-
mel, is absolutely purified from all
Of the unpleasant. sickening and dan
gerous qualities of the old-style Gallo
mel. The new Calotabs are rapidly
taking the place Of the old-style cal
omel tablets, as they are much more
effective as a liver cleanser and sys-
tenn purifier, yet are entirely free
from all objectionable qualities.
The new Calotabs are sold only in
original, sealed packages; price, thir-
>ty-five cents. Your druggist recon-
mends and guarantees thenl.-Adv.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08

We have lust opened a big assort-
ment of new silks, crepe de chimes,
peorgette crepes, silk poplins, satins,
messaiines and tub silks. Come and
let us show you through the lines.
Supply Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-15

CWritten Specially For The Bulletin9
 I've just returned from an auto drive of about $50 miles through Massachusetts and Connecticut-most- ly Connecticut, It has been the real ization of a dream cherished for sey- erai years, but never before possible of mplishment.
 AS VIC are mostly farmers who know the farm ropes 1t isn't necessary for me 10 explain that, i'd our chance-y y New England climate, the farmer who, like myself, must get his living of his farm. has to tend to business be- fore he can think of pleasure. My nose Is kept persistently Ircssed on the grindstone. most years, from the mo- ment the spring acres are workable til late fall snows put a stop to till age operations. This year, however, by some lucky fuke, managed to get through with all absolutely necessary fall work a little over q week ago. said to myself: Nov, you old hay seed, if you ever expect to make that
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VOLUNTOWN

Voluntown. after a dress rehearsal Thursday evening, was ali in trim and readiness when the real news of Ger many's surrender reached here early Monday morning. None of the mills were i'll operation and schools were closed and all turned out to cele- brate. A parade was formed at 9 a. m. led by the local drum corps in c. A. Downing's large truck which he gladly put at their service, also a large number of automobiles were in the line which included a live dele gation from Glasgo who helped more than little to furnish he main ele- ment--noise. After para,ling here, the line left for Glasgo and from there went to Jewett City to add to their all ready aroused enthusiasm and to show that Voluntown was still on the map and as usual very much alive. The pa raders not only received a hearty wei come at Glasgo and Jewett City, but all along the intervening route, An invitation was received from L. NJ Carpenter for all to participate in the parade and celebrate in JeWett City at ' o'clock in the evening which was promptly accepted and resulted in a large delegation making merry with them. The factory WHlSIlcS were .DlOWn here and the church and school bells were rung at intervals during the day All in all, Monday was one of the greatest days in Voluntown's history
 The three teams for tho United War Work campaign are hard at work in hope to boost Voluntown over the top for it's quota of 5000.
 Miss Airline Thompson, Miss Ala Tanner and Miss Margaret Eassler at tended the teachers convention al Poquetanuck last Friday.
 A large number of local residents at tended the celebration at Norwich or Monday.
 Joseph Ritchote spent the week enc with relatives at Woonsocket, R. I. Miss Bertha E. Lewis is visiting friends at Willimantic.
 Mrs. Everett Brown has returned
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-15

inclined to pat it on the radiator hood and say, Good old sawmitl:" That's enough about "Tin Lizzie.". What I started to chat about was the sidelight the trip gave me on some farm questions.
 We went through all sorts of coun- try; through the Berkshire Mountains; across the Litchfield Hits: down the Connecticut valley; cattcr -cornered about Eastern Connecticut and then
 back again ever a somewhat different route. And I think I saW enough of
 every single farm we passed to give me an impression, fieeting and who'll ly superficial so far as aHy one farm
 was concerned, of course but rather
 mere than that in regard to differing neighborhoods.
 I have perhaps half-a dozen vary ing soils on my land, and have long sinced learned that each one must be | treated according to its own particular ] humor. But 1 saw 8 sccre of other kinds on my trip, on one of which should I know what to do with, off, hand.
 One man was blowing . side-hill and turning up a kind of dirt which we, here, call subsoil and consider
 
 | cerned. I cont know what he was
 going to do with it. But his house and barns were those of a comfortably fixed farmer and it was self-evident | that he knew what he was about. He was most certainly planning to get
 something off that side-hill. I said to myself that he evidently knew how to get a living off land I couldn't raise
 beans on. and I figuratiyelY tipped my hat to him.
 Not long after we drifted through a | few miles where everything in sight | was ledge or cliff or bank or swale | And yet, nestled here and there Tn sheltered hooks, were farmhouses and barns which showed that their owners were able to keep the wolf from the 1 door and even outside the usually we'll kept front yard fence They were
 naanifestly getting along" if not getting ahead,' on farms that ] should not have known how to raise
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-15
THE FARMERS TALK TO FARMERS
EVERY EARMER MUST KNOW HIS OWN FARM.

come"
 And I took it.
 On less than twenty four hours mo- tice, we polished up the old Tin Liz zie,' gathered and loaded the neces- sary impedimenta, and started off. Most of the way that first day it rain ed, but our roof was tight and our side curtains kept the rain from blowing in. Also. we had on four new non-skid tires. so that I didn't havs to bother with tire chains or pay much heed to wet roads. Ran slowly and carefully, of course, but we should haveS done that Anyway. For I didn't want to go so fast that 1 couldn't see anything. I really was about as des!rous of see ing the farms we passed as of getting there.' I had no fear tha. the town of my destination would vanish wheth- CT reached it Monday night or Tues day afternoon
 And, parenthetically speaking, 1 want to say that the little Ford suit ed me to a hair. 1 met more of its sisters and brothers than of all other cars combined. It made no sensa- tion and didn't try to-just purred con- tentedly along, with rising and fall ing hum of businesslike satisfaction as we spurted a little on an upgrade or eased off on the level. It started when I wanted it to, and stopped when I wanted it to and required only an oc- casional drink of water and a mouth full of gasoline. It didn't seem any more tired after ITS miles of almost steady running than when it swung out of the lane gate. Considering that 1t has been used all summer and fall, in a slightly different dress, for a truck in the delivery of vegetables, hauling of supplies, etc, had never be- fore been driven for so much as an hour without stopping, or for more than 25 miles at single trip, I am
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-15
many different farms, has clinched

many different farms, has clinched and rivetted that belief.
 < Of course, there are some general and universal rules which hold good from Saskatchewan to Timbuctoo. But when it comes to the fine daily details of farm management, there are no general rules. The same methods which fit my conditions might. if adopted on a North Stonington farm, send it's owner straight to the poor house. The same methods which the alluvial flats of the Connecticut val ley demand would be woefully out of place in my gardens.
 I'm getting deadly tired. of those know-it-alls who, from some city edi- torial room, undertake to tell us farm CTS how to farm. I'm just about as tired of those bumptious farmers who, having succeeded on some sandy farm in New Jersey or some alluvial inter- vale along the Connecticut, undertake to tell us fellows that, if we'll do as they did we, tooi can wear diamonds.
 don't believe there's a single farmer of all the hundreds whose places l passed in my trip who can come on my places now, and run it for the next twelve months as successfully as l can. For the simple reason that l have learned it's whims--a thing which can't be done in any one season. l am just as sure that I couldn't substi- ute for single one of them, in a similar way, and better their work. We can all give each other advice We can all offer suggestions. We can all drop: hints about what seems to us promising changes of method.
 Seems to me it's the part of wisdom for us to do the advising and the hint ing to. others in a very modest way and to take their advice and their hints in a somewhat gingerly fashion
 No one of us is all-wise. No one of
 us but has much to learn,. even about his own farm. No one of us can afford
 to ignore or reject help of any sort. l Bullets be sure it is. real help, be- | fore we lay our whole dependence upon it,
 THE FARMER.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-15

a potato on.
 Several times later we drove by fhesl1ly plowed flat lands, the up- turned soil of which was as red as powdered brick dust-probably the re- suit of decomposition of the prevailing red sandstone rocks. My soil is mostly made up, from old limestone rocks, and l puzzled myself much to think what l could possibly do with a field of that brick dust if I should be turned loose on one.
 Later still walked over the farm of a. hospitable friend We went through
 field after field and I tell you the exact truth when I say that there wasn't one
 which l, accustomed to one sort of
 tools and one general sort of soil,
 should have known how to till. One
 field l recall in particular It was so
 strewn and paved with boulders, big
 and little, that I should not have been
 able to drive a blow ten feet at one time in one direction. Yet-and this is what knocked me deepest into the Valley of Humility-that very field had been plowed; well plowed, too and there still stood on 1t rows of corn shocks, not yet sliced, which showed what was to me an astonishing
 growth.
 But what's the use of multiplying Instances? I saw hill farms and mountain farms and sidehill farms and valley farms and intervale farms. ] saw few tumbledown places but
 more, many times more, that showed every outward sign of reasonable prosperity All on land that l, if sud denly transferred to and bidden work would be an utter and pitiful failure
 upon Just as, perhaps, some of the 1 farmers who were making homes on them would be puzzled what to do with my ranch. 'e-
 I have insisted, time after time, in
 past Talks in this column, that the only way to farm it successfully was l for each farmer to learn his own farm and work it the way it ought to be 1 worked, regardless of how some other 1 farmer on some other farm of wholly | unlike makeup works his My little trip. with its feeting glimpses of SC
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-15

of roast chicken and lamb with dress ing, mashed potatoes, stewed onions, olives, pickles, squash pie cake, cheese, and coffee Mir. Blake was presented a tTebster's New International Diction- ary.
 Dr. Helen Baldwin, of New York, was at her brothers, Henry Baldwin's. Sunday.
 Miss Lottie Rozyclzi Of Greeneville. spent the week end with Miss Mabel Kanahan,
 Miss Bjornberg who teaches at New ent was at her home in Woodstock over Sunday.
 Mrs. F. L. Kanahan spent few days this week with relatives in Vest field, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-15

after a visit with Waterbury relatives A masquerade dance given in Union hall last Wednesday evening by the Girls club for the benefit of the Unit ed War Work campaign was well at tended.
 Everett Whipple recently entertained friends from Springfield, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-15
LISBON

Ernest Blake was given birthday surprise Friday evening, twenty-five friends coming from Canterbury Yer sailles, Baltic and Lisbon. The com pany was delightfully."- entertained with music, recitatlons, games and story telling. Mrs. Blake. served a supper
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-01-02
IOWAN FIRST in TRENCHES.
Nevada Boy, in Artillery, Helped
Fire First Gun.

Nevada, Ia, Dec. 31.-Dan Rees,
asNevada boy, now somewhere in
France" with the Sixth Field artil-
lery, was with the first American
troops in the trenches and it was the
Sixth battery that fired the first big
gun into the Hun armies. This was
on Nov. 6. A letter received by rela-
tives in this city. which has passed
through the censors in France and
America brings this information
The casing of the first big shell fired
is to be engraved and sent back to
President Wilson.
Rees says that the rattle of the
machine guns and the booms of the
heavy guns sound like the strains
from drum corps AID is music to
the ears of the men in the trenches.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-01-02
ARMENIAN EXILES
BURIED ALIVE
Burial of Babies i'm Trenches With
Bodies of Their Mothers Who
Had Been Slaughtered.
DUG BESIDE
CAMP FOR THE BODIES
Turks Wandering About Among the
Armenians Picked Out Pretty
Girls and Children, Took
Them to Their Homes.

Burial alive of babies in trenches
with the bodies of their mothers, who
had been slaughtered or allowed to
perish from exposure, was practiced
by the Turks III their work of EXTERN
mating the Armenians, declared the
Rev. Henry II. Riggs, missionary of
the American board of commissioners
for foreign missions to Harput, Tur=
key, who recently came back to this
country. A trench was dug beside
a camp of Armenian women, he said,
and as they met death the survivors
were forced to drag the bodies to it
and bury them.
1.-THE gendarmes said they could
not take care of the babies that we're
left behind so many of those were
buried with their mothers" DR..
Riggs said when l visited this
camp 1 frequently saw Turks wander
ing about among the Aremnians
picking out pretty girls and little
children 10 take away to their homes.
Some mothers told us that they had
themselves thrown their babies into
the Euphrates river rather than allow
them to be taken to Moslem homes.
Many more threw themselves into
the river to escape a bondage Of
shame worse than death.
about fifteen miles from Harput
is a lake hidden from sight with
many ravines about it, We were told
that the Armenian eXiles were being
killed and left in these ravines. Two
Americans investigated and brought
back photographs and actual facts.
They saw in a twenty-mile ride TO-
600 human bodies, most of them kill
ed by the bayonet. With few eXcep-
tions they were women and children
and the mangled condition of their
bodies showed the horrible fate that
had been theirs"
The story of the deportation, or
'perfidy, violence and murder" Dr.
Riggs went on, adding, 1T is nearer
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-01-02
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice of the appointment of an
administrator of the estate of Ed
ward c.. Manning deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate of Ed
ward c.. Manning late of Fremont
township, in the county of Winnie
shiek, state of Iowa, deceased, intes-
tate, and has taken upon himself
that trust by giving bonds as the law
directs. All persons having demands
upon the estate of the said deceased
are required to exhibit the same; and
persons indebted to said estate are
called upon to make payment to
j. c. PORTER,
Administrator.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, Dec. II,
1917. STA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-01-02
CONCENTRATES ON WAR.
90 Per Cent Germany's Industries
Concentrated on War.

In Germany it is said that 80 per
cent of the industries of the coun-
try are concentrated on war work.
This includes of course not merely
munitio1 work but food production.
In our country the industries that
supply the people with Injuries are
going about as usual. Henry Ford
has nobly shown the way in offering
the services of his plant for war
work, and shutting down the pro-
duction Of pleasure cars. His exam
pie should be followed by many
others.
Our people can go without some of
their candy and their pleasure We
hicles and the frills and fripperies of
life, but they can not go without
success in this war. 1t is going to be
a long war, and we should set our
teeth and set aside forms of work
that simply drag and hinder.
1t seems shame that there is any
difficulty in getting the necessary
number of shipbuilding mechanics.
Here is the very heart of our war
work. We are going to send a great
army to France, AID they must be
well fed and we must supply the us
ual amount of food and munitions to
our allies. The submarines are sink
ing ships rapidly, and the supply of
tonnage is already too short. NUM-
tio1s are waiting on the docks of the
Atlantic ports for ships to come and
take them.
Meanwhile in the shipyards the
cry for help goes up. Men are strik-
ing in some of them. While the work
drags, our boys will die for lack of
the full supply of munitions.
Every man who has ever had ex-
perience in a shipyard should volun-
teer his services to the government
at this crisis. Many other mechanics
with general skill at tools could be
used. Employers should be glad to
let such men go and should promise
to take them back to the old job
when the war is over. 1t seems the
height of folly to let this most essen
tial part of our war work drag. 1t is
up to any man who can help to offer
the needed assistance at this crisis.