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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-05
Improving on Nature.

One by one nature Is being made to
surrender her secrets to man by the
steady progress Of science. Not only
is her most sacredly guarded secret
how earth was made. of what Its
rocks and 4inerals are composed
now being solved, but actual rocks
and minerals are being reproduced by
artificial means, reproduced In ii much
purer form than they We're originally
made by nature. The place at which
these wonderful experiments are be-
ing conducted Is the Carnegie geo
physical laboratory, part of the Car
negle institute of Washington.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-05
And Many Do.

But I'm a free born, American clti-
gen." protested the man who was crit
icizlng the government for Its war
policy"
~ don't deny that, my friend" re-
piled the thoughtful person, but In
these days and times even free born,
American citizen can talk too darned
much" -Blrmlngham Age Herald.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-05
Sweetness From the Hour.

The bees sting only In self-defense,
but there are people who seem to take
pleasure in uttering singing speeches,
and they are not honey-makers. Those
who busy themselves in extracting the
sweetness out of every hour in the
day have no time to waste in words
that rankle and sting.-Girls Compan-
lon
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-05
A Mercenaru Mind.

what books have helped you most?"
'"ro tell the TRUTH" replied Mr.. PEN
wlggle, II never got great deal of
help out OF books. There Is more
money In scenarios"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-05
Optimistic Thought.

He who reforms himself has done
more toward reforming the public than
q crowd Of noisy, impotent patriots.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-05

Nothing is new under the sun -
How about the 1918 weather records7
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
MOTHER.

"God thought to give the sweetest
thing in His almighty power to earth,
and deeply bordering what it should
be, one hour in fondest love and joy of
heart, outweighing every other, He
moved the gates of heaven apart and
gave to earth mother"
Three-fourths of the letters that
have come home from the soldier boys.
on the seas, in the camps and in the
trenches began, "My dear mother"
A mothers knee is the hottest shrine
of christianity. Many at this sacred
shrine have said their little evening
prayer. John Quincy Adams said:
81 love two prayers-our Lords pray
err because He taught it, and the
child's prayer my mother taught me.
Richard Cecil said that he tried to be
an infdel but there was one thing he
could not get over-the life and piety
of his mother. A good mother is
halfway step to heaven. The fra
GRANGE of the flower is a reminder of
the sweetness and charm of her love.
Flowers are appropriate on all occa-
sions from the bridal to the tomb,
from childhood to decrepit age. Such
is mothers service. ITO my Mother,
DIR. Cuyler bore this beautiful tribute:
"For forty years, / have been preach
ing the gospel and / would not ex-
change places with king; but doubt
if I ever would have been in the SER
vice had it not been for the faithful
ness of that home preacher, who
rocked my cradle" Motherhood is the
hottest of all earthly things; child
hood is the sweetest. The Madonna is
picture the world never tires of.
Both in her love and her unselfish SER
vice, nothing comes so near to God as
mother. A mothers love is the fame
of the divine love burning in human
heart. 1t is the vestal fire that never
dies out on the altar. Canon Liddon
said that he would never forget his
mothers words. "You may become a
great scholar, but will you be sim
cere christian?
There is a legend that three shining
angels were sent out from heaven to
bring back the most beautiful thing.
/ Over the earth and in many fair fields
and great places they wandered. One
angel, on perfect May morning,
caught up in her hands dew drop
smiling on a flower and rejecting the
glory of the heavens; one angel found
the smile of an innocent babe as it
/ lay on its mothers breast and said:
''This is the most beautiful thing on
earth" The other angel carried to the
/ high heavens, from a lowly home, a
mothers love. When the pearly gates
/ of paradise were reached, the dew
/ drop had vanished, the smile of the
child was gone; only the mothers
| love remained unchanged. 1t is
fresher than a dew drop, sweeter than
child's smile, as pure as the throne,
as sweet as the song of the angels,
and as lasting as heaven. May God
help all mothers to be true, faithful
hristians.-Co Contributed.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
GATES WILL SOON HAVE TO BE
REMOVED FROM PUBLIC ROADS

The time will soon be here when all
the gates will have to come off the
public roads of Smith county. This is
one of the best deeds the County
go haS.do in long time, and it
gives So ssen a free pass with
out any bad -. open. Now, if
we could get good 70 ave would be
in the game all around. nod roads
and fencing is the life of a cc immunity
and all of US about here faw8 the
move. We will soon have our fefAing
all done and gates off.
We were over at Difficult the otheN
day and heard that there were three
or four Tight Shines" kicking to
beat the band. They want to throw
the road away and a part of it is the
mail route. If you want to try some
men, don't go to church with them.
but just touch their pocket book and
they will kick and squeal at any
thing. But we hope our County
Court will treat every body just alike
and have all the gates promptly re-
moved from our public roads, hold all
the roads and make them heap bet
ter and soon have a good move on
the minds of the people. When we
have good roads, good fencing and
no gates, what a blessing it win be
to the people of good old Smith coun-
ty. 0. M. GREGMOORE,
r. r. Pleasant Shade.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
PLEASE HELP STRAVING
FRENCH ORPHANS

While we people of Smith county
are rejoicing over a great victory
against Germany and enjoying every
personal comfort and home blessing
at this happy Christmas time, we sug-
gest and request that every merchant
and every other place of public bust
ness prepare box or glass jar and
put on his desk, show case or some
other conspicuous place Christmas eve
day and with it card in bold letters
asking the people to drop in some
amount of money to help maintain a
French orphan. $3.50 will maintain
one orphan for one year. All contri-
buttons in excess of $3.50 will go to
Armenian and Syrian orphans. The
people have money, and if their at
tention is called to this, they will con-
tribute freely. No large sums are
asked, but any amount will be gladly
accepted. Send collections on Christ
mas day to j. NJ. COX, Carthage, Ten
nessee, to be placed in the hands of
proper authorities.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
RETURNING SOLDIERS.

If, when you reach home and you
are out of a position, please call on
some of the following gentlemen for
information and every thing possible
will be done to help secure the kind
Of a job you may wish and are best
suited for. All pains will be taken
by any of the following agents, or
the men higher up, to help secure you
good places in the line of business
that you may wish to follow. Fol-
lowing are the agents: End, 9Th and
23rd dists. O. E. Kemp, Defeated ;
3rd and 9Th dists. prof G. w. Goad,
Pleasant Shade; 4th and 21st dists. G.
W. Allen, Dixon Springs; IL and 18th
dists A. T. Williams, Rome; 18th and
18th dists. A. T. Morris, New Mid
dleton; 10Th and 7th dists. 7. P. Hall,
Brush Creek; 18th dist. and Hickman
Earl Harper, Gordonsville; 9th Har-
rison Nixon, Lancaster; 10th and
22nd dists. DR.. Ben High, Elmwood
9Th, 18th and 10th dists. Horace Gross,
Chestnut Mound; 18th dist. j.
Read, South Carthage; 1st and goth
dists. j. E. High, Carthage.
j. E. HIGH, Carthage, Tenn,
United States Enrolling Agent Of
Public Service Reserve and Public
Employment Service.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
LOOSE LEAF WAREHOUSE
WILL CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS

After this week, the loose leaf
warehouse at Carthage viii close I'M
til January 1, 1919.
So far *1eushasaSe has sold some
thing hke'oiEea -. - -
tobacco, the sale 4MUmday being the
biggest since the house was establish
ed. The market, however, has been
far too crowded and the farmers are
warned to not crowd the market. They
are also warned to not market their
tobacco too wet, it being estimated
that they will lose from 50 to So on
the hundred pounds. Under the cir
cumstances, the management of the
house has handled the large amount
of tobacco well, and the market has
been kept in healthy condition. The
offerings have been taken care of at
good prices and, as the season adj
yances, prices bid fair to advance.
Farmers should take the advice of
the managers of the house and call
up when they want to know anything.
You can't expect the best service and
highest prices if you crowd the floor
and the market.
Another big sale is being held today
with the usual large list of buyers
present, paying the average prices.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
NUMBER OF INFLUENZA CASES
REACH THE THOUSANDS

DR.. w. F. Boze of Rock City, coun-
ty health officer, was in Carthage
Monday and while here announced
that up to that time there had been
1874 cases of influenza in Smith conE
" reported to him since the. episs1 mic
first made its appearance coun-
ty some months ago-a We stataa
that there had beep eaths
ed to him as a - of scIys
however, practt the death
were from iiEIEIlia Following M
nuenza.- In SOME sections OF the coun-
ty influenza is still raging and q mum
Der Of cases of the most malignant
form are reported.
The epidemic Of typhoid fever,
which has collected such heavy toll
of death in Smith county this year, es1
pecially in the Defeated creek section,
is abating with the approachaof WIN
ter.
The above matters should be called
TO the affection of tie County Court
at its regular qaarterly session in
January with d hope that there will
be a fund established to fight such
epidemics as above. A representa-
tive from the state health department
at Nashville was called to Defeated
creek at the time the typhoid fever
epidemic WIS raging there, but he ex-
planned that ne could do but little
from the fact the county had no fund
set apart with which to do with. While
in the county this representative from
the state health department explained
that at the time Smith county with
drew her fund to be used in the i'm
provement of the health of the coun-
ty, the state department was prepar-
ing to station a man on Defeated
creek for the purpose of studding and
remedying the typhoid fever situa-
ton which has been giving more or
less trouble in that section during the
past few years. Let the county court
think seriously over this matter and
establish a fund sufficient to receive
state aid in safeguarding the health
Of our citizens so far as is possible.
Had the cause of the spread of ty-
phoid fever on Defeated creek been
corrected in due time many good citi-
Gems of that community now in their
graves would be living, no doubt.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
CATTLE DYING WITH BLACK
LEG IN SMITH COUNTY

News reaches us, through D. NJ.
Galloway, County Farm Demonstra-
ton Agent, that Smith county is los
ing cattle because of Black Leg,
very fatal disease. It is recommend
ed that farmers vaccinate all their
cattle between the ages of months
and 2 years, as this treatment is al
most a sure preventative. 1t is esti-
mated that 95 per cent of the cattle.
infected with Black Leg, die; and it
would use the vaccine. Some have
already had their cattle vaccinated,
among them being j. r. Curtis of Car
thage and Bradley Bros. of near
Rome, and others.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
MANY ANSWERING CHRIST
MAS RED CROSS ROLL CALI

The Christmas Red Cross roll call
began Monday, December 16, and will
COM through Monday, December
1918. Reports from many places
IN the countv show much interest. In
a MOI Title house that sits back
road in a tangle of trees,
Dixon Springs, may be seen in a
sasladew service flag with ten crosses.
committeeman there obtained thir-
ty-two names in less than an hour
Monday. A committeeman at Mono
vile secured asnty-fiEe names on his
way to ang rom store. At Gordons-
vile, seven joined from one house. In
the 18th distrife the young lady can
vassef beRa With household of five.
1lekman Stonewall, Rome, the 23rd
district and other places are shoN be-
much activity.
In the event that any in charge of
the work in any district should be sick
or absent, any citizen is urged to take
cp the work and give every individual
and family an opportunity to join.
The membership fee for the year
1919 is 81 for each person, and no
more campaigns for funds are ex-
pected. No nicer Christmas gift to
the poor can be given than a years
membership to the Red Cross, an or
BdH1ZdLtOn EnaC saves the hurt and
homeless, relieves distress and re-
stores hope. The Red Cross sings of
life and love and is a permanent
agency of human service. Every dol
lar goes to relief work. No one in this
county has received or expects to re-
ceive a cent for services rendered.
Our women have worked nobly.
The church and the Red Cross want
volunteers and, If there be any in this
county SO unthinking or forgetful as
to suggest graft, the committees will
not insist on securing his or her men,
bership. We do not know of one
cent of the Red Cross money having
been nisappropriated. The whole
organization is under the control of
and answerable to the United States
government.
Unused buttons and service flags
viii be returned to J. NJ. Cox, Car
thage, January 81, 1918. All commit
tees are urged to make reports by
telephone Monday night, December
q.
The names of Misses Salle Thacks-
ton, Eva and Ella Mcdonald are added
to the committee in the 18th district
Any. soldier can bear witness to the
goodness of the Red Cross. The
Christmas spirit prompts you to join
Let's make it unanimous.
j. M. COX, Chairman
MISS ANNIE LEE MYER, V. c.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
SID s. ROBINSON WRITES
FROM MT. PLEASANT

TO the Carthage Courier:-I am
writing you and ny other friends of
Smith county. | was rural letter
carrier out of Lancaster for thirteen
years, and lost only one day on ac
count Of bad weather. / didn't leave
Smith county because didn't like to
live in your midst. The thirteen
years lived in Lancaster, never had
& cross word with any person and
every patron on my route, from in
FAINT to the oldest, seemed to be my
best friends. would like to make the
rounds on my old route again, es-
pecially in the fall, for would be
sure to get apples, peaches, water
melons, and when / got in the river
section, would get hot fish and warm
corn bread. l know the best people
in the world lived on my route.
Now, all / dislike of your county is
your roads, and good roads is all you
need to have the best county in the
world. We have good roads here.
We load our wagons here and not our
teams We have good land here and,
like you, some not so good. made
20 bushels of wheat to the acre and
my corn averaged 10 barrels; and l
enjoy living in one of the best commu-
mites the state affords. The jack
son highway EuAAS IA 4AOA4A VA my
house, which is located between two
railroad stations; also there are in
sight Of my house four stores, two
churches and a good school. So you
see / am pretty well situated.
One other thing is, / regret to miss
meeting you brothers in the X. p. and
I. %. o. f. halls, for did enjoy their
meetings, especially the annual dis
trict meetings. We have other Smith
county men near me. Mr.. High is my
neighbor. Several of my Smith and
DeKalb county friends have visited
as during the summer and we appre-
ciated them very much. My wife's
father, Mr.. ]. L. Parker, of Temper
ance Hall is with US now. Mt. Pleas
ant is only 25-minute drive with a
horse and buggy and, as the old ne
gro says, "Git in a car and you are
done thar" Dewey Robinson viii
probably be rural carrier on Route 3
over the Jackson highway.
MY wife says she can't do without
the Courier, so find enclosed check to
cover subscription. Your old friend,
SID s. ROBINSON.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
IN PROPOSED
MONUMENT Is GROWING

Interest in the proposed monument
for Smith county soldiers continues to
grow, and much favorable comment
is heard. The executive commit
tee urges the citizens, whose
names follow, and all others interest
ed, to meet them in the court house in
Carthage at / o'clock Saturday, Dec
%, 1918. At this time, estimates of
the cost, arrangements, etc, will be
submitted, and the amount of money
necessary for a splendid monument
ascertained. Then the committees
named below will go to work in a
whirl-wind campaign to get the money
pledged.
1st district-W v. Lee, w. X. Saw
age, Mrs. Mary Hackett, j. M. Gar
denhire, Mrs. Kirby Fitzpatrick.
End district. B. West, w. B.
Robinson, J. A. Nixon, Miss Effie Nc
Kinney, Mrs. Grover Andrews.
Bird district-M. d. Hackett, Miss
Era Key, Mrs. G. T. Taylor, w. j.
Nixon, G. F. Earps.
4th .district-G. w. Allen, DIR. ]. l..
Alexander, H. H. White, Mrs. w. A.
Jordan, Mrs. /. H. Beasley.
9Th district. H. Sutton, J. ID.
Smith, M. p. Canter, Mrs. S. p.
Thomas, Mrs. Seton Hackett.
y 3
Rev. G.. 3. Massey, G. w. Goad, Mrs.
T. ID. Sanderson, Mrs. Clayton Hes
son.
7th district-W. T. Jones, G. w.
Nixon, Finis Gwaltney, Mrs. Ira
Prowell, Mrs. s. T. Tubb.
9Th district--Lee Crowell, J. B.
Hunter, G. w. Gam, Mrs. r. L. Young,
Mrs. Arthur Hu6dleston
9th district-Robt Hef1in, J. w.
Davis, Thomas Lancaster, Mrs. w.
". Nixon, Mrs. c. L. Reynolds.
10Th district-Frank Bellar, Jr.,
joan Ballard, Mrs. Harry Fisher, Miss
RutA Petty, G. W. Scruggs.
11th districts. T. Rogers, B. j.
Condis s. H. Mcdonald, Mrs. John
RogersNMrs orville MaggaY.
Oliver, 4ryant Kittrell, rs. w. X.
pq 1gth diit s 4 3 ampson, R.
E. Upton, M. Wngb L. 6. Smith,
Burr villa kns.
14th distkict-@DaMw Hodges, w.
S. Hunter, Tom thompson, John
Mcdonald, B. Whitley, Miss
Matte Lou J. E. Wilson, J. 8.
18th dist Hickman-Jess Nixon,
Fred ASH B John B. Gwaltney, Mrs.
Dow Yes In, Mrs. Ed Johnson.
10Th .d6krict-B. ]. High, Warren
GrshamiaR. Jellicorse, Mrs. Will High,
Mrs. R.-H, Conditt.
18th district-E. c. Smith, Joe Car
pehtezy$zN. A. Ward, Mrs. Jack Brad
ford, Mrs. Neal Baird.
18th district. P. Ward, Elmer
Gill, T. II. Hinson, Mrs. H. c. Barbee,
Mrs. Henry Kent.
18th district. M. Jennings, Jim
Craighead, A. D. Thomson, Mrs. A.
B. Undertake, Mrs. Tom Fuller.
goth district. d. Robinson, John
Shoemake, Grover Moss, Sid Knight
Vance Petross.
21st district-C. E. Yancey, A. N
Davis, E. w. Chambers, Mrs. o. A.
High, Mrs. D. L. Bradley.
22nd district-Win Orange, w. A.
Scruggs, w. A. Ashley, Mrs c. w
Smith, Mrs. Lee Harris.
23rd district-E. C. Mcclellan, Paul
Woodland, B. M. Lowe, Mrs. L. ]. Wal
Ter, Mrs. Davis Duke.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
TIMES
SUSPENDS PUBLICATION

Rob Roy, editor of the Alexandria
Times, announces that he will dis
continue the publication of his paper
for awhile, at least. Mr.. Roy states
that he is forced to do this on account
of other pressing business interests.
He is one Of Tennessee's most popu-
lar editors and he has made the Al
exandria Times, which was estab-
lished about 25 years ago, a newsy
and interesting paper and it is with
sincere regret that-we are to lose the
Times from our exchange table.
Here's hoping that our friend, Roy,
will soon have his business arranged
so he can resume the publication of
his paper.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
The Growing, GrOuchy Kicker.

Does any thing on earth make you
sicker than the growing, grouchy
kicker? The old, the feeble, nor the
young escape the venom of his
tongue; and this is the burden of his
song, Whatever it is it is wrong" Had
he the power he'd make things hop
like crazy bull in china shop; all
through life he beefs away, and kicks
with every breath; the one hope is
that some sweet day he'll kick him
self to death; and when thus this foul
thing does demise thererl be no
weeps where his body lies; around his
bier we'll shed no tear, wei mark
his grave with ASS ears, and this
shall be his epitaph: Here lies
and leave the line cut in half, and just
below will carve his name and leave
him alone in his infamous fame.
Well dig the hole with a post-hole
digger and plant his bone head down,
and when Gabriel blows his trumpet
he'll not have t. turn around; for the
the first time, that is to say, he'll be
headed the logical way.-FESTUS.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
JOHN C. HAZARD KILLED
IN ACTION IN FRANCE

All Smith county mourns with Mr.
and Mrs. James Hazard of Riddle
ton, who were notified by Telegram
last Saturday that their son, John C.
Hazard, was killed in action in
France on the last day of the fighting.
Jhon c., who was too young TO be
drafted, volunteered in the Marines,
received his training at Paris Island,
where he qualified as d nnarksEnan,
and was soon in France. His name
should be perpetuated on monument
of imperishable granite at Carthage.
Louis, another son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hazard, is serving with the u. s.
s
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of w. H. Sayles, deceased.
Having qualified as administrator
with the Will Annexed of the estate
OF VII. Sayles, deceased, the under
signed hereby notifies all persons hav-
ing accounts or demands against said
estaIe to present same properly made
out and verified.
Immediate payment of all debts now
due saio estate, and payment of such
as are not due as soon as same shall
mature, is requested.
H B. McGINNESS,
12-12-2t. Administrator, etc.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
NO CARTHAGE COURIER NEXT WEEK.

Following CUSTOM there will be issue of the Car
Uhage Courier next week The next issue of the Courier
will appear January End, 1919. We also wish to take
this opportunity of thanking customers for their
patronage during the past year and cordially solicit
nuaton of your business Especially do ask all those
who not subscribers to the paper subscribe and get
their the list. True, can't hope to get rich
the subscription prices ask since the cost pro-
dcing the paper enormous but would like put
the Carthage Courier in every home in Smith county
Wishing everybody Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year, we are, Yours very truly,
MYERS & GARDENHIRE, Editors
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
THE MASONIC LODGE AT NEW
MIDDLETON ELECTS OFFICERS

The New Middleton lodge No. 249,
F. & A. NJ, at the regular meeting in
December, elected the following offic-
ers:
R. w. vantrease, w. M; J. C. Min
ton, S. W.; K. C. Terry, j. W.; Jos.
G. Bridges, Treasurer; A. L. Bass,
Secretary; F. G. Baird, s. D.; L. F.
Agee, J. D.; L. Fl. Gwaltney, 8. s.;
At. Morris, ]. s.; E. H. Baird, Tyler.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
WAR SAVING STAMPS NOTICE.

December 80, 1918, is the last day to
redeem War Saving Stamp pledges
made last June. All unredeemed
pledge cards will be turned over to
the government on January /, 1919,
and Uncle Sam will take up the
matter of collection, and he has the
reputation of being good collector
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19
Methodist Church Services.

Preaching at Cedar Point Sunday
morning, Dec. %, at IL o'clock, and at
South Carthage at 800 p. m. Prayer
meeting at Carthage Friday night at
700 o'clock, and Cedar Point Satur-
day night at 700 o'clock.
Preaching morning and evening at
Methodist church on the fifth Sunday.
FRED 3. COX, Pastor.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-12-19

DIR. and Mrs. S. C. Bridgewater of
Dixon Springs served an elaborate
dinner to company of eight friends
from Nashville and other points last
Sunday. The guests came in the ma
ture of a surprise party and numbered
among them We're Gen. Edwin Price
and two sons, Mrs. K T. McConico of
Nashville, who gathered up other
friends and brought them along.