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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17
COL NJ NJ. Mcc I'll. PASSES
TO HIS REWARD


Yesterday evening about o'clocE
Col. William 1t. Mccall, splendid citi
zen, able lawyer and polished, eourtls
gentleman, passed to his reward.
Col. Mccall came to Humboldt about
and had Der IN feeble health for i
long Nhlla IN 49, for some mOl s
he had been confined to his home
and bed. About Is months ago he
suffered a very severe illness and
never recovered his strength. His
visits to town after that illness were
few, and he attempted to transact
very little business.
Col. cCall came to Humboldt about
IS years ago from Milan and began
the practice Of his profession here.
For a long time and up till old agel
preynted active application, he held
a large practice and was ranked as
one of the leading lawyers of this
county and of West Tennessee.
He was always interested in the
public welfare Of this community and
was active as long as his strength
permitted, in promoting the general
good. He was genial and loved his
friends, and nothing delighted him
more than to foregather with party
Of them and indulge in "reminiscences
and storytelling. Few could equal
him as a raconteur, and bits Of wit,
wisdom and dry humor made up a
verbal mosaic of his most casual con-
versation.
Col. Mccall was born and reared to
young manhood in Smith county,
Tenn, and went from that county
ito the service of the Confederacy,
serving with the Army of the Poto-
mac. He is said by those who knew
to have been a brave and worthy SOL
der, and was faithful to the very
end. After the war he Came to Glib
son county and opened law office
at Milan. There he married his first
wife, a Miss Harrison, who died
some years ago. After some years
of widowerhood, he was married to
Miss Lille Dance, who survives him.
The death of Col. Mccall marks the
passing of one Of the most interest.
ing and beloved characters of Hum
boldt and Gibson county-one Of the
few courtly, Christian gentlemen left
to grace our generation from an ideal
istic era that has gone.
He will long be sincerely mourned
and we shall hardly see his like again.
Funeral services will be held at
the family home on Mitchell street,
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, con
Quoted by Rev, E. B. Ramsey, of the
church, assisted by others,
after which the remains will be sadly
and tenderly laid to rest in Rose Hill.
Courier Chronicle, july
II.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17
wEARINe LEE cYIEs Now

WEARING THE GIVES NOW :
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Where are the girls who used to
smile,
And the rides we used to get?
And where is the crowd that was
very proud
To pass me cigarette
Time was when | danced with the
maidens fair,
And captured their hearts by
storm,
But I've lost my pull with the beau
tiful
Since quitting the uniform.
I've sunk my shoes into Turkish rugs
3 That only the rich can own.
AT tables fine I've been asked to
dine
In the heart of the social zone.
In the cushions deep of a limousine
I've rested my manly form,
But I've lost my graft with the tony
craft
Since quitting the uniform.
I've been a king on the ballroom
floor,
An ace in the social whirl;
! could show my face in any old
place
And never lip would curl.
! could walk right up to the rich
mans door
And be sure of a welcome warm,
But I've changed lot, and they know
me not
Since quitting the uniform.
Now walk downtown and the autos
pass,
And nobody says "get in"
And the girls are shy when I'm
standing by,
And they give me the titled chin.
And nobody knows and nobody care
Whether / eat, or how;
must buy my chuck, for I'm out
of luck
I'm wearing the "civies" now!
Exchange.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17
TENNESSEE BRANCH OF
AMERICAN LEGION FORMED

The veterans of the world war are
organizing in this state as the Ten
nessee branch Of the American Lee
gion. Local posts are being formed
throughout the state and a eonven-
ton Of delegates from these posts
win be held at Nashville in Septem-
Der, when permanent state organ
ization will be perfected.
William J. Bacon, Goodbar build
ing, Memphis, has been made tempo
rary state secretary and organizer.
Application blanks for a local post
charter and all necessary Information
NAV be secured from him.
All men who were in the service
IN the army, navy or marine corps be-
tween the declaration Of war against
Germany and signing of the arms
tice are eligible to membership. Only
Is members are REQUIRED to organ
ize a post and secure a charter.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17
The Maxim bullet weighs Just one
ounce.
Stomach Out OF
Order7 Try mr.
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After Eating Too Much. Tones
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Pleasantly. Guaranteed.

Many people eat too much every
day and most eat much too much
some days. That Is why Americans
suffer more than any people in the
world from Indigestion, biliousness
and constipation.
With a little thoughtfulness and
care, however, O great amount of
this distress could be- avoided and
you'll never realize how true this Is
until you become one Of the several
million people Of this country who
keep q box of Natures Remedy (NR
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Unlike laxative purges, cathartics,
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That Is why the results which fol-
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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17

Hou eUen a Be-
ginner can be
Sure Of Perfect
Results in Max
ing.Jar1s, JeNies
and Preserves
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17
ANNUAL PICNIC AND
BARBECUE AT TIPT0N

The annual barbecue and picnic al
Upton viii be held Thursday, July "a
1919. Handy's Band, of Memphis,
viii furnish the music. Dancing on
the grounds all day and until IL
o'clock that night.
Upton is noted for its good picnics
and fine music. Twenty-Five miles
north Of Memphis, within three-quar-
ters of a mile of the Jefferson Davis
highway. Fine roads for automo-
biles. We will have nice, shady
grove to park cars in, also will have
on the grounds plenty Of barbecue,
cold drinks of all kinds. There will
be flying iennies, ball throwing, pic
ture shows and all kinds of amuse-
ment. We expect to have with us
on this day one or two good speeches
from some of our distinguished re-
turned soldiers who went over the top
in France. All soldiers are espec-
tally invited to this picnic. This MIC
mic is given for their pleasure. Ev-
erybody come out and bring your
baskets and enjoy day of pleasure.
Don't forget the date-July "a
and we know you cannot forget the
place.
Committee of Arrangements-Geo.
R. Ellis, Jr., MunfOrd, Tenn; Chas.
Chapman, Atoka, Tenn; B. B, Smith,
Munford, Tenn; Milton G. Pickard,
Memphis, Tenn; John Walker, Alto
ka, Tenn. 10jy2w
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17
CROP PROSPECTS CHANGE BUT
LITTLE DURING PAST MONTH

Little change in the cotton crop
prospect is indicated by renorts dated
July 10, sent in by correspondents of
the Commercial Appeal, the compari-
son being made with the end-June pc
riod, says the issue of that paper of
July IA.
Temperatures and weather condi-
tions generally have been most fa-
vorable during the past three weeks.
Good progress has been made in kill
ing grass, but stands have been some
what broken in the process.
Backsets, due to other causes, have
about, or a little more than, offset
the advantage gained by cleaner
fields. Boil weevil is very numerous,
active and becoming destructive as
the plant begins to show squares.
Compared with our estimate as of
June 20, which placed the condition
as Of that date at 1872 nar cent of
normal, we now believe that CON
dition as of July 10 would be some
thing between " and 70 per cent Of
a normal. Definite figures will be is
sued on July %, as Of July 20.
The crop seems to be in good shape
for rapid rovement from this time
forward, which it must do within the
next few weeks, or fall much lower
in the scale as a prospect. The boll
weevil is now the source of greatest
apprehension. s
Arkansas, North and South Caro-
lima, Tennessee and Oklahoma, it is
indicated, have made distinct improve
ment during the past three weeks.
Louisiana has gone back woefully,
and Alabama has deteriorated very
| slightly. Georgia, Mississippi and
Texas are about unchanged as to the
general condition as compared with
a normal.
Large areas in Texas are still in
the grass, and others in that state
are just getting out. Louisiana is
grass-ridden and Arkansas mot much
better off Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Tennessee and Oklahoma have
had about equal success in liz
grass, but the work is far from done.
The Carolinas are clean.
Boil weevil has appeared in all
states except North Carolina and
Tennessee, and has become numerous
and active everywhere found except
ing in South Carolina, where the visi-
tation seems to be confined to one
county, and in Oklahoma.
This report is based upon reports
from 782 counties in the 10 principal
cotton growing states. These reports
make out that boil weevil has APP
peared in 389 counties, and that in
the remaining 1893 counties has not
been found. Of the 389 counties in
which boil weevil has been found IA
report no damage, 1877 little damage,
~ moderate damage, 81 considerable
damage, and 81 serious to great dam
age.
A total of 348 counties report clean
fields, or fields that are in reasonably
safe condition Ia that regard, 1872
counties report more then so per
cent Of their cotton areas as out of
grass, and 252 counties report more
than 60 per cent of the cotton areas
as grassy. ~
Labor 3scarcitv has interfered with
cleaning out and with much needed
cultivation. Wages very high. Com
plants plant rank and fruiting
pOOTly.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17

The giraffe, which is a very timid
animal, is approached with the ut
most difficulty on account Of its eyes
being SO placed that it can see as
well behind as in front.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17

So prolific is the common or do
mestic fly that in a single season one
industrious female could count her
progeny to twenty millions.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17

The cigar makers Of the United
States rolled $3.50, 960,224 cigars in
1917.
A French chemists refrigeration
process uses the expansion Of sul-
phur dioxide gas to produce q low
temperature. sM
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17

EpEE The experienced housewife as well the be.
NIL ginner viii find unusual interest in the new
sixyeght page Corn Products Cook Book. Beautifully illus
suggestions galore for preserving etc It is
free-write us today for it. f7
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17
1AYS OF DIZZINESS
Come to HUNDREDS Of COvington
PEOPLE.

Tome 10 uRNqESas Of NofinBDOh
People.
There are days of dizziness;
Spells Of headache, languor, back
ache;
Sometimes rheumatic pains;
Often urinary disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney ills.
Endorsed in Covington by grateful
friends and neighbors.
Mrs. Embra Mcintosh, Shelton St.,
CoYington, says; Il had just reeoy-
cred from spell of sickness, which
left my kidneys in a weak and dis
ordered condition. | was dizzy, black
spots came before my eyes and my
kidneys would throb and ache. The
way these organs acted caused me
some annoyance, and finally one Of
amily advised me to take Doan's
Kidney Pills. | got supply at Roper
& Co.'S. Drug Store, and they soon
had me feeling fine. ! have had no
return Of the complaint for some
time"
Price COO, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney PilIs-the same that
Mrs. Mcintosh had Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. adv
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-17

January is the wheat harvesting
season of Australia.
A "joker" is word or clause of
innocent appearance, inserted in bill
before the Congress, in such way
as to make the bill mean something
which some who voted for it did not
think it meant.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-03
CUTLERY HINTS

To clean steel knife blades easily
and quickly cut a good sized potato in
two, dip the cut surfHce in bath brick
or powdered rotten stone. lay the
kniIe blade fiat upon the table and rub
the spotted surface hard with the po
tato. In q minH;e at furthest it
should be bright. Wipe dry, wash, dry
again and polish with little dry bath
brick
Silver knives, stained with egg o:
vegetables, are best cleaned by wet
ting, dipping in fine salt and rubbing
with a wet cloth. To polish such
knives and keep them bright, rub them
fortnightly with whiting and after
ward with a soft, clean flannel.
Use helps amazingly to keep such
cutlery in the best order. ~ spare
knives will receive no injury if they
are washed thCro ch'v. rubbed Clean
wrapped separately in soft white pa
per and puc away IN 4 tI3nt box.
Silver chests and leather cellarettes
are handsome and excellent things to
have, but the plain, tight box dark
and trig, is better for preventing tar
rish than all their bedizenment of
shaped trays and velvet nests.
Carving knives and forks need to he
very well washed, then to have cloth
over the point of a skewer run all
around the joint. II they have horn
handles the same skeWer treatment
should be applied to the horn ridges,
or else the ridges should be washed
cut with ammonia and water and a
very stiff brush. brushing with the
grain of the horn.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-03
DICTATES OF FASHION.

Box coats have deep hens.
Fringe still appears on skirts.
Round nechs continue in dresses.
Many capes have huge cuffs of fur,
Silks are favoriteg for separate
skirts.
Taffeta is effective trimmed with
tucils.
Quilting is applied on taffeta dress
es.
Charming georgette gowns are ruff
fed to the waist.
Chiffon is much used for dinner and
dancing froclzs.
Tulle borders the brirns Of many of
the prettiest hats,
Black pony skin is hack again
among fur garments.
Gray seems to be the color for the
more tailored costumes.
Separate coats continue to be in
greater favor than suits.
Siberian squirrel is enlisted in the
making of beautiful capes.
The richer the fabric tic less it
should be trimmed.
Draped collars appear on The spring
wrap coats.
Gray astrakhan is much liked on
suits instead of other flirS.
Leopard skin makes a most strik-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-03

looked upon as at all surprising. by
the claim which has been set forth by
Bolivia for possession of the two pro-
vinces in question. or Il sufficient por-
ton of them at least which would
give it an outlet to the Pacific.
There was time when Bolivia eX-
tended to the sea coast. but it had
this outlet taken from it and has
since had to be satisfied TO be IN in
land country. Whether 1t will ever
be one of the big countries and I'M
dergo the development which is pos
sible is a question. but it can Of
course point out that both Chile and
Peru have long seacoasts and it would
cause them no hardship to permit
BOLIVIA a Glance to get to the sea.
Such a plan might be worked out if
those three countries were looking
through the same pair of glasses. but
it is quite evident that they are not
and it is a question whether any pol
icy under which the peace conference
is working would permit it to step
II and iicec! such change.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-03
ENFORCING AMENDMENTS.

Of course when the prohibition
amendment comes to be enforced. as
ii will have to be if it. amounts to
anything, such being with the proviso
that it stands the contests which are
now threatened. it is to be realized
that it is going to be no small task
which will be placed upon the gov
eminent.
In this connection attention is be-
ing called to the fact that the prohi-
bitionists are showing some irritation
at the claim that always has been
and still is made to the effect that it
would be impossible to enforce pro-
hibition so that the provisions of the
amendment would be carried out.
1t is well known that the federal
authorities have had their hands full
looking out for the revenue end of the
liquor trade and that great efforts
have had to be put forward to sup
press the moonshiners and the opera
tors of Illicit stills.
That there should be some ques-
ton about the ability to enforce this
amendment is no stranger than the
situation which exists IN regard to the
enforcement of other amendments
such as the 18th which provides thai
"the right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied OF
| abridged by the United States. or by
any state. on account of race, color
or previous condition of servitude.
| 1t is well known what the difficulties
are in the way of UNFOLDING tina
amendment and what practices are
resorted to to overcome it in many
Of the states which were among thu
| first to endorse the latest amend
rnent, and such being the case there
ought to be no trouble in recognizing
the difficulties which prohibition en-
forcement faces. It is interesting t,
note, however, how some feel that on
amendment should be enforced bu
give no thought to the others
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-03
FALSE AS EXPECTED.

Only what was expected is the
statement which comes from Wash
ington, as the result of an official
telegram from General Pershing. to
the effect that the sensational
charges which have been made
against the American soldiers in
Paris are gross exaggera+ions
1t could hardly be maintained that
there might not be some few of those
who had gone to Europe with the
American forces who would be will
ing to disgrace their uniforms and
themselves by participating IL such
assaults and burglaries as were
charged to Americans, but there was
no one who was willing to admit that
cur troops would turn bandits by the
wholesale. Although it was impossi
BILE to explain the charge it was con-
iidently felt thai it. would be shown
that some mistake had been made,
after due investigation into the
charges had been conducted, and
that is just what has taken place.
1t is quite apparent, us General
Pershing's telegram points out, that
Paris offers attraction 70 men mis-
chievously and criminaIiy inclined.
Naturally there are minor disturb
ances in Paris. but the American mil
itary police organization is excellent
and these disorders are kept at a
minimum" But those crimiaally in
clined in Paris are not solely those
who have been sent to France as the
rcc1,lt NJ tbe yy1r paric had itc
criminals before the war and it has
them now. They are willing to carry
! on their work at the expense of the
other fellows and that is apparently
| Just what they have done by getting
| hold of American uniforms and wear,
! ing them when committing their un.
lawful acts. The idea was to get the
| loot and place the odium upon Amer
leans. They succeeded in one respec
nut not in the other and it IS onl!
what was expected that the charge:
| should be branded as false.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-03
REGARDING FINES AS LICENSES.

Now mi Htn the .pHicncc Of a
court is tried beyond the point of en-
durance, and after finding that ad-
vantage is being taken Of it without
any improvement resulting in the ac-
ZION Of the accused it comes to the
realization that it is being played with
and a different policy is needed.
such seems to be the situation,
at least. N repsrd TO the sending If
a New York doctor to Jail on the charge
ef driving his automobile at an ex-
cessive speed This violator of the
INV had been caught on five previous
occasions doing the same thing. 1t
had gotten 20 the point where he con-
sidered, apparently that he could do
- he pleased as long as he was will
ing to pay the fine. 1t was rather an
expensive license but that gave him
70 concern so long as he could con-
unue to satisfy his liking for fast
driving regardless of the highway
danger which he created.
When he was first brought in he
was fined S25. That was the same
fine that was imposed on his second
with the necessity of obeying the law.
On the third appearance in court he
had his fine doubled and he paid as
cheerfully as on the two previous oc-
rIsions. After being fined 500 on
each of two subsequent appearances
before the magistrate it became evil
dent that ne was determined to defy
the law and humiliate the court. Or
Lis sixth arrest the judge sent him
o Jail for ten days in addition to the
800 fine and it now remains to be
seen whether he will realize that the
law must be respected. But wha-
seems strange is the fact that such 6
law vioator should be permitted t
retain a license and continue to be {
highway menace. Let the privilege o
driving a car be denied such people
and greater respect for the law woul,
result.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-03
SEND BACK ENEMY ALIENS.

II would indeed be strange If there
was not a widespread interest in he
proposition which has been advanced
in congress for the exclusion of i'm
migrants, except those from contigu-
Gus countries, for a period Of four
years There has always been a diff
ference of opinion upon this subject
q to how wide oper the door should
he for those of other countries to
come here and get the benefits which
are offered by the United States some
Of whom come for the purpose of re-
manning and becoming citizens in the
land which offers them hope while
others are attracted solely by what
they can get and as soon as they can
get H. regardless of the effect upon
those who are here, hasten to retrace
their steps and go back to the native
land
But regardless as to whot IS done
relatives to those who may be think
ing Of coming to these shores, there
ought to be no difference of opinion
as to what should be done with those
who are already here, who after hav-
us lfNNlNNA Nllt DtlltlilS W Bt SdlIltAi
lave demonstrated that they are not
only more interested IN the country
NJ their birth but have been eager to
do what they could to work for its
interests against the welfare of this
nation. There are 1000 or more such
enemy aliens within our borders al
the present time under guard. If this
country and what it has done for
them was not good enough for them
10 show enough appreciation to stand
up for its rights it is certainly high
time that the bill which has been pre-
sented in congress for their deporta-
ion should be passed and those peo-
ple started right away on their re-
t.rn to their fatherlands never to come
hIck. It is as important that W.
thould get rid of this element as il
is that we should prevent those who
might be desirable or those who ar,
undesirable from coming here.