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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-09

II your eyes smart or feel scalded Ro-
man Eve Ba applied upon going to bed
ia lust the thing to relieve them. Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10
GARDEN WITHIN HOME WALLS
Attractive Window Filling Adds Great.
" to Appearance of House,
Both Inside and Out.

When winter COmpelS us to bring IN
our goldfish and water lilies from our
water garden and TO tuck our roses in
under warm OvCrCOatS and to mulch
the beds in the regular garden, we do
not cease to garden. For indoors we
have our window or winter garden.
1t is part Of the life of the home-an
essential part. we hold. 1t might well
he named "Evcrywoman's COnserva-
tory" because there Is nothing in it
but what can be grown by every wom-
an, and yet it Is satisfying and beau
tiful always. Every country or sub
urban home can have one as good or
better, at small cost and in return for
little care.
Our winter or window garden is
part of our living room, which faces
south. The room is lighted by dou.
BILE window, sash dimensions Of the
usual household size. There is slight
division between the two sections of
the double window.
A teaChable carpenter did the work
readily from our rough Ideas. The lit
tie bit of summer that we keep with
us through the winter is contained in
tiny conservatory, which is support
cd by strong wooden brackets and so
set against the house that it inclosrs
the opening made by taking out the
sash of our double windOw.-Estele
NJ. Gilbert, in House Beautiful.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10
LOOK AFTER HOME GROUNDS
Farmhouse Is Attractive or the Re-
verse According to the State
of Its Surroundings.

Farmers just now have plenty OF
troubles: they are short of help, and
much of the little help they are able
to obtain is poor and unreliable. The
women of the family are working like
beavers; in fact the women on many
Of the farms along the roadside were
helping the men in addition to doing
their housework. The plucky spirit of
the women is unConquerable.
Where there is successful farm
generally, if the real truth can he ar
rived at, very much of the credit will
be due to the spirit OF woman, who
in times of encouragement insists on
another and greater effort and who
secs that the men are up and doing
daily.
II women knew how cheaply and
with what little labor the home
grounds could be improved they would
see that the men made the necessary
effort, or more likely would themselves
do the work.
"a libuSt III luc Noultiy, SNlhN'li~ 'tl
prominently, surrounded only by broad
fields, swept by the blasts of winter
winds and consumed by the fire Of
the summer sun, with the barns and
outbuildings as the only piece of land
scape, is surely lonesome place, to
be avoided. There is no comfort there.
Exchange.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10

1 hopclcSsly, Leighton was IN aristocrat
In the fine meaning of the term, while
he himself was one of the tuilcrS. tn"
son Of Il farmer in poor circumstances.
Then had come his brief visit to Ruth's
great house in the beautiful Mas,a-
chusettS city.
He picked UP the brief note from his
mother, which told him that his father
had suffered n shock and would he
helpless the rest of his life Why had
he not realized, Dick asked himself,
that something might hHppcnf All he
had thought about was tn" I'm" open
ing in the city that had been promised
him, with its splendid chances, if small
wages. Now. beyond any question, his
duty was to return to the farm, from
which he knew his father ana mother
could not bear to be separated, and
there take up the round of farm du-
ties.
But Ruth--thcrc his cup filed with
bitterness. His dream had been Of her,
in his home her dark eyes looking into
his her ray and pleasant voice within
his hearing; that dream must be put
aside.
First he wrote a-nOtp to his mother
then he picked up his cap. set his
shoulders Nqunrcly and started down
from the college hill To the cottage
where Ruth rOomcd. On the way he
passed old friends who h"tlc him fare
well, telling him at the same time Of
their own happy plans.
by The time he reached the cottage
his heart was bitter within him, though
there Yves no H'aycring in his mind, He
rang aLft vas ushared into HE recep-
ton room.
"Ruih. I'm really here to say good.
hy," he began quietly, when Futh came
In. 81 have received word that means
nv return 70 the old place for--well
for the best years Of my life. I
want
suppose we sit down. Dick" she
broke In.
In the dusk of the room he faced her
and went on, wrapped in the renuncia-
tion he VIA voicing. II want to tell
YOU how nnch--much love you, just
rs had plunnpd--but-well. Ruth, I'm
Going hrc,; to the old place. Father
he's had ;.hock-and somebody must
help them. IF he had kept wcll--no, I
owe them everything. | am going
there"
81 sec" she said rs quietly as he.
She had never seemed quite as beau
iful to him rs then. with the dusk in
her eyes, her voice and her hair. He
held himself with firm grip upon his
will. He rose.
~ wish things could he different,
from the very bottom of my SOUL My
duty is plain, however and ! sail get
ny Joy out Of others hnppiness l
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10
Tuna Fishing Great Sport.

Contrasted with fishing for salmon,
catching tuna presents very roman
tic adventure. There is scarcely q
fisherman of note anywhere who has
not Mt one time or another journeyed
to the little island city of Avalon, Cat
aline. Cal. to engage in the wonderful
sport provided by this samest of fish,
1t will battle for hours before II can
be brought to saff. and great skill and
care is required in playing the big
fellow. The fish travel in large schools,
taking bait rs fast as 1t is cast over.
board. They live in deep water COM
ing to the surface only during mild
weather. All fish are caught by hook
and line, no seines being used. as the
large tuna is much too large and pow
crful. They weigh as much as a
pounds, though the average is about %
pounds, and they are extremely active
and rush through the water at a ter
rife speed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10
lone Town
4gtlglpsA
-E---k--S-
ALL SHOULD HAVE GARDENS
Cultivated Plots Mean Comparative
independence as Well as Adding
to Towns Attractiveness.

A friend Of ours who mixes the mu.
sic of dreams with the rattle and bang
and noise and clamOr of life, so that
the one will soften and thus make
more cndurable the other, has a favor.
tie theory of combining smokestacks
with gardens, says n writer In Los An.
geles Times.
His idea Is for the wage Garner. II
is an idea through which the man who
depends on salary or days pay
may place himself in position of in.
dependence. And it seems to us that
there can he no bigger or more i'm
portant idea than this in all the phlloso-
ply of life.
What could be more sensible and
practicable than scheme whereby
the wage Garner raises on a piece of
land near the city all, or nearly all,
that his family needs In the way of
food, especially In this climate. That's
his greatest item of eXpense-foOd.
Why not raise his own food in his own
gardcn2
BY doing this his wages or his salary
from his job soon becomes an income
something that he can lay away, put
in the savings bank, buy Liberty bonds
with, and all that.
OF course, this means that he will
have little extra work to do outside
Of his job, but with system, and his
children TO help, the work isn't great,
and it can really be made pleasure.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10
REINSTATEMENT IN THE
CIVIL SERVICE OF MEN WHO
LEFT TO BEAR ARMS

Washington, d. c., Jan. 8.-Antici-
pating the time when men who left
the Federal classified civil service to
take up arms in defense of the coun-
try would be mustered out and, there
fore, seeking employment, the United
States Civil Service Commission rec
commended to the President that provi-
sion be made for the reinstatement in
the civil service of such men. Accord
ingly, the President issued the follow
ing Executive order dated July IS,
1918:
"a person leaving the classified
civil service to engage in the military
or naval service of the government
during the present war with Germany
and who has been honorably dis
charged, may be re-instated in the
civil service at any time within five
years after his discharge, provided
that at the time Of reinstatement he
has the required fitness to perform
the duties Of the position to which re-
instatement is sought"
1t will be noted that under the
terms Of the Executive Order, a man
who was separated from the civil es-
tablishment to take part in the war
may be re-instated in civil service
position within five years after his
discharge from the military or naval
service. 1t will further be noted that
there is no restriction that the man
must be reinstated in the particular
position from which he was separated
Under the terms of the Executive Or
der, he may be re-instated anywhere
in the civil service, provided that at
the time of reinstatement he has the
required fitness to perform the duties
of the position to which re-instate-
ment is sought.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10
Protect Fruit Trees From Rodents.

Thousands of young fruit trees are
annually injured and many are killed
by mice. and rabbits that gnaw the
trees just above the ground. Frequent
y young trees are completely girdled.
This trouble can be largely avoided by
protecting the lower part of the tree
trunk by banking it with earth late in
the fall or by wrapping the trunk with
building paper or even old newspaper.
Wood veneer and wire mesh tree
guards may be purchased in the mar
ket. One or more Of these precautions
ought by all means to be taken as n
means of protecting the young tree.
A So or $40 tree can be protected and
saved by the use Of only little labor
and the expenditure Of only few
cents for material.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10
Loves Democracy

So Often when I'm knitting drop into trance,
And fancy that you, my soldier boy in France
My one, in line of khaki, that animate the road,
frontn trenches where German shells explode
walked beside you Often just like the French girls do,
jealous when they kissed their hands you.
of battle, and heard the boom of guns
perfect barrage fall between and the Huns
You hit and stumble, amidst the furious fray.
watcher the observation-disclosures and carry
among the from loss of blood wooned
very jealous because THEY dressed your wound.
I've commander with weather beaten face
Congratulate your Captain for the valor of his
commander knee down beside your cot
And pin the Cross de Guere the wounded spot.
see your words of he speaks,
bit jealous when he kissed you the cheeks
But the over and the boys will soon return,
And shall nestle again in for which yearn;
when home folks gather to greet in the hail.
IN, sna NC 81 easeIi : ease LII snI 49, 80
will not be jealous when kiss your mother first
J.F. S. 80
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10

hope" he said tensely. He held out
his hand "Good-by, little chum."
Quiet, passive, her own hand lay in
his for brief moment.
"G0od-by, Dick; l hope everything
will be we'll" she answered briefly.
Outside in the evening dusk he look
ed up at the stars as men have looked
for comfort through the ages. "She
understoOd-tO go to an old country
farm with me; even love cannot make
the sacrifice. Well, perhaps there is
destiny that shapes things for the best
after ALL" he thought to himself.
The next day he took the early train
for the city, purchased some gifts for
his father and mother, and started
homeward. 1t was evening when the
train dropped Fin at the quaint little
station of the village beyond which his
fathers farm lay.
He found one of his fathers men
waiting for him with the span Of
horses that was his fathers delight.
They drove home in silence. AS the
great farmhouse doomed through the
friendly dusk, Dicks heart thrilled
bit with pride. 1t was splendid home
of its type, keeping the stern but
beautiful lines of the old architecture.
Into 1t most of his fathers money had
gone through the hard years. The
lights cleaned Out--the homelights
that always seemed so cheerful--and
soon the span drew up before the door.
He jumped out, rushed in, and
went to his father. and the trembling
pressure Of the sick mans hand was
blessing and bencdiction. He turned
from the invalid's chair to go to the
hall and stopped, staring.
In the door stood girls figure; her
smooth, oval face. rosy under the
light; dark-eyed and dark-haired, she
stood there. Ruth in spirit and form
He rubbed his ewes as he staggered
and gasped her name.
With laugh half teary, half merry,
she came to him and put her arms on
his shoulders, looking up into his eyes.
Dick" her voice said, "aren't you
glad to see me?"
lie caught her tightly to him. ruth,
what does II mean?"
at means just This: that If you do
intend to leave me behind I do not
intend to he left! thought when you
al l.,-t Int al; Jn'f
You acted $3.50 funny. De YOU"
'no !? oh. little sweetheart, you
don't know--you don't; but do you
mean that--tIIat--"
II mean that where You go. my dear
I want to gO--cven to the very end"
''But this place"
at is beautiful home. You forget
that father spent his hoyhood and ear
ly days at just such beautiful
place"
A gruff but tender voice broke in.
"You bet I did And now you young
sters put off your love-making for n
little. want to ask Dick about some
of the trout brooks around here. Tn
going fishing in the morning"
Dick had whlrled about to find him
self facing Mr.. Leighton, whose hand
was out
As their hands met firmly I.eiEhton's
voice lost its banter and his eyes were
steady, though there was twinkle in
them. "Dick, | shall he proud to have
you for sun--as | would have told
you nt the college If YOU had asked
me; and rs regards your future Wife
let me tell You that she has hcen
brought up in the good old-fushionrd
way. She is Of the hills, she belongs
TO the hills and Tn mighty glad man
of the hills has won her. That's
laundering long speech for me to
make; but guess YOU see how feel"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10
AVON

Mr.. and Mrs. James Blaylock spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sheer
Wimple Gordon was Pennington
visitor Monday.
Mrs. James Dix spent day re-
Gently with Mrs. Cornelius Smith.
Miss Rosa Carlton, who is staying
with the family of f. J. Heberlie, is
visiting her parents at Cold Water
at present.
Glenwood Boyd of Pennington is
visiting relatives and friends in and
around this place.
Philip Ponder Of Bertrand, Mo.
spent the first of the week with rel
atives and friends near here.
Herbert Ellis of near Womack was
an Avon caller Tuesday.
A. j. Gordon and family attended
the funeral of his brother-in-law, Cy-
rus Moore, of Libertyville, on Tues
day.
II. NJ. Aldrck of Perryville, Mo-,
spent Tuesday evening with friends
in this place.
Mr. and Mrs. James Dix and Sher-
man Blaylock were guests of A. j.
Gordon and family Monday.
On last Monday Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Sheer, who have been residing at this;
place for the past two years, moved
to Cold Water, where Mr.. Sheer has
employment IN the stave factory
5. W. Thomme moved his saw-milI
from here to st. William on Saturday.
Several from here attended the pie
supper on last Saturday night at the
Gordon school.
Ilttie son, Lester, were guests OF Mrs.
badgers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
GoVreau, OF River AUX Vases, over
Tuesday.
Elliott Gordon who arrived home
from camp funston, hanS', a SNORT
time ago, has secured employment at
state Hospital No. 4.
Last Tuesday Miss Gladys Ma
tons, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Hen
ry Nations, and Reed Nations, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nations, both of
Cold Water, surprised their many
friends by going to Fredericktown and
being married. All wish them a bon
voyage through life.
Following is the program of Saline
township Teachers meeting at Golf
man, Saturday, Jan. IS:
Music.
Address Of Welcome--Emmett Wom-
ack.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10
The Dream
Denied
G%@
BY A. w. PEACH


In the quiet of his college room Rich
ard Martin fought out the old battle
between ambition, dreams and duty.
On the desk before him lay the fateful
note, written in the waverng hand of
old age.
1t was his last day and last evening.
been held that u.hered him out into
the busy, workaday world of men. His
lips frightened as he thought of his
dreams and plans--that he must put
by. His lips dropped in repose that Is
born of tenderness as lie thought of
Ruth Leighton.
He had not really known her until
the senior year when the senior girls
and men were thrown together in the
upper classes. She had appealed to
him in thousand ways--the music of
her voice, the dark, tantallzing depths
Of her eyes, the soft dark hair that
made such fine setting for the sensi-
tive face. Then had come the glorious
evening-it seemed ages, yet 1t was
but Il week agO-when, on the verge
Of parting, he had told her breathlesS-
ly that he loved her; her silence that
chilled hlm--then the whispered word
that turned his humble world into
heaven.
Then he had met her father and
mother. and It had dawned upon him
that he had perhaps aspired beyond
where his aspirations should 60. He
discovered that Mr.. Leighton was far
more wealthy than he had surmiscd-
In fact, rs Richard told himself bit
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10
EVerythind.

DeSmythe-Thcy tell me that after
Dubleigh's sweetheart Tilted him he
went away to forget everything.
VanJones--I guess he succeeded.
His creditors are still hunting for him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-12
GREAT ATLANTA
WORLD'SFAIRB BY
1926 PROPOSED

ATLANTA, Sept. 12.-Plans for
= great world exposition to be held at
the Southeastern fair grounds in At
Iaats between now and 1926, prooa
blv in 1924 or 1926. have been out
Fred to directors of the Atlanta Con-
vention bureau and members of the
citv council by Senator Ivan E. AL
len former president of the fair and
former president of the chamber of
cOmemrce.
Senator Allen made the point that
Atlanta would start on a project of
this kind with about three million dol
lars worth of grounds and equipment
not possessed by any of the other big
cities which have held worlds fairs
and expositions, and this would be an
enormous advantage.
The plans for the Southeastern
fair grounds, he showed, were map
ned out in the beginning for a great
future development, with big build
mos abundant roadways and side
walks and beautiful landscape work.
The buildings on the grounds are
built of concrete and steel; the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-12

glary had made me nervous. She
apologized very nicely, and had she
not added:
"You are so young it would fright
en- you, of course" l would have
liked it much better, and accept
BED her apology in different spirit.
Hetty came in from an errand
about noon. She brought an early
edition of the evening paper, in
which was an account of the rob
berry and in which | was called the
beautiful young bride of Everett
Graham, the popular club man"
If they had left the young off
would have been delighted. But no
matter where l went, or what was
said about me, that odious youth of
mine had to be emphasized. II
seemed to me | never would grow
old, and that to be-well, like Irma
Barton would be the last cry in
contentment.
Had | known with what envy she
and all Everett's set looked upon me
just because of my youth, l wonder
if it would have made me any hap
pier?
Sunday = Hyacinths Please Sandra.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-12

grandstand is built of concrete and
one of the largest in the country; the
race track is the second fastest clay
track in the United States: the lake
wonderful beauty spot that would
end itself to development.
The great Cotton States and In
ternational Exposition in 1895
brought to Atlanta large number of
her best citizens. Senator Allen fur
Their showed. and another big exposi-
ton celebrating the victorious terni-
nation of the war and Atlanta's 18th
anniversary would give the city an
other tremendous impetus.
The plans presented by Senator Al
len aroused the keenest interest and
committees will begin their considera-
ton at an early date.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-12

that horrid Mr.. Leveredge said about
his marrying me simply because /
was like number one, and that be-
cause I was so young perhaps he
wouldn't get a chance to have a
number three!
I still felt insulted because of his
effort to have me taught the things
in which was deficient. Had been
older, | might have appreciated his
desire to improve me, and been glad
of the opportunity. But 1 only
looked at it from one ANGLE was
being treated like a school girl in
stead of a wife. When | compared
Everett's actions with my Fathers
/ never made allowance for the diff
ference in age between myself and
my mother. Father consulted her;
he didn't boss her.
The next morning Mrs. Barr came
and was so inattentive, partly be-
cause l had not slept, that she threat
ened to tell my husband that she
would not come to me any more.
Everett had not even come IN to
say good light to me. He had come
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-12
THE PAPERS CARRY THE BURG
Larry STORY.
CHAPTER LXXI.

IN spite of all that had happened,
= and the trouble Everett had said |
had caused, he was more thoughtful
of me than he had been for some
time. l thought then, and now |
know, that it was because of the
chance there had been that the bur
glar might have shot me as we'll as
James.
l was rather frightened, as usual,
that had dared to speak as l had
done to Everett But l had also
made up my mind that l would not
be treated as a child or refused the
consideration due me as a wife.
Then, too, l had decided to say what
| thought as well as to act as | wish
ed. Leola did. Why shouldn't /?
81 don't care if I did ask him how
he'd like to be number twoT ] ex-
ploded when l had closed my door
"I'm just glad had spunk enough
to do it. l wish l had told him all
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-12

up soon after l did, but had at once
closed his dressing room door, so
me out At breakfast he
had said a cold good morning. then
given his entire attention to his pa
per, not looking up whsn I spoke to
him or deigning to reply.
'Leola wouldn't have cared" l
thought as | watched him. And in
stead of laying with my food as l
usually did when he was angry with
ME, compelled myself to eat very
good breakfast indeed-just because
if Leola didn't care, her appetite
would not fail. Then mine shouldn't
either.
Everett talked with Mrs. Gray a
few minutes before he left, He asked
about both James and Thomas, and
remarked that he would call at the
hospital before he went to the of
flee.
"He is kind to everyone but me, y
I said to myself, as l hung around
the hall hoping he would kiss me
before he left. When | thought of
kindness nowadays; it was entirely
disassociated from generosity of my
bodily comforts. Kindness had come
to mean kisses and being told that
was loved. In the short time | hac
been married l had learned that one
easily becomes accustomed to lux
uries, but never to neglect or fault.
finding.
l soothed Mrs. Barr by saying
had a headache, that all the excite
ment of my accident and the bur
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-12
Grease on WalIpaner.

To remove grease spots from wall
paper, sprinkle a piece of blOtting pa.
per with carbonate of soda and press it
against the wall with a moderately
hot iron. The blotting paper will alb
sorb the grease, while the soda pre-
serves the color of the paper.