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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21
LOUISVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. C. G: Poland and
little son Lynn Harper, spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Harper.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Anderson and
children spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Finger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin CLEARWATER
and little daughter Lora and Mr.. and
Sam McClellen and children spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. R. C.
Jones.
The friends of Miss Edna Weis-
carver will be sorry to learn that she
is threatened with typhoid.
Mr.. A. P. Talent spent Friday
night and Saturday in Knoxville,
Mrs. G. w. King and little daught-
er Verna Grace, have returned from
Nashville where she attended the
Grand Lodge of the D. of A.
Rev. J. Allen Smith of Maryville
will preach the annual memorial SER
mon for the G. A. R. Sunday after
noon May rs, 1919 at the M. E.
church, South. A special invitation
is offered to the Civil War Veterans
and their wives and children. Every
body come. Remember the hour 3
o'clock p. m.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21
UNION GROVE

There was a large attendance at
Sunday School last Sunday.
Mrs. Baram who has been sick is
better.
Mr.. Riley French and family and
Mr.. Luther French and family OF
Friendsville spent last Sunay with
Mr.. Robert Orr.
Several from around the Grove at
tended the decoration at Clover Hill
last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. H. A. Blackburn was in Mary
Vile on business last Friday.
Mr.. Ed Henson Of Miser Station
called on Mr.. Lawson Orrl asst Sunday
There has been so much rain OF
late that the farmers are very badly
behind with their work.
Miss Mexie Carringer of Clover
Hill spent several days with friends
and relatives here recently.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21
PEA RIDGE

There will be a decoration of
graves at Pleasant Hill and Peck's
Chapel cemeteries Saturday after
noon, May "a. A program is being
prepared which will be given. at Peck's
Chapel. Those having friends and
loved ones buried at these places are
expected to attend. Every one is
invited.
Miss Emily Everett spent Sunday
with Miss Alice Law.
Misses Annie Braden and Maude
Cupp, attended the decoration at
Piney Grove Sunday.
Messrs Edd Beatty and Ole Fox of
Cornersville, Tenn, were visiting
Rev. S. H. Polk and family last week.
Mr.. Beatty still remains their guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Painter spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Newton
Mckinley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Whetsell also
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Harmon and Roe
Whetsell were visiting at Mr.. l. N.
McConnelPs Sunday.
The rebuilding of the Pleasant Hill
church has begun and is progressing
well. 1t is hoped that it will be COM
pleted soon.
Miss Zula Law spent Sunday with
Miss Ruth Everett.
Rev. Neighbors, the presiding elder
of the M. E. church, South, preached
at Peck's Chapel Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. W. F. Teffeteller spent last
Monday with her mother Mrs. J. T.
Everett at Forest Hill.
Mr.. John Mcconnell leaves this
week for New Mexico, where he goes
to spend some time with his brother
Ralph. Mr. Mcconnell has been in a
critical condition for some time and
we hope change will be a great
benefit in helping him to recover.
Mr.. Ed Beatty took supper with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hedgcoth Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Teffeteller of
Maryville visited Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Coulter one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Thompson spent
Sunday at Maryville.
Mr. VIM. P. Dyer of Miser Station
spent last Sunday night with Mr..
Eulas Long. He also spent from
Monday until Wednesday with J. j.
Whetsell and family.
Kansas has more than one hundred
women lawyers.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21
ISJSPREADINC
OVER THE SOUTH
FAME OF MERITONE SWEEPS
OVER WIDE TERRITORY WITH
STARTLING RAPIDITY

In less than a year the fame OF
Meritone, the new system medicine,
j has spread until its name is now a
household word over territory oc-
cupied by millions Of people and
thousands are taking it.
The demand for Meritone in this
section, as elsewhere, is wonderful
/ In larger cities Ike Nashville, Knox
vile, Chattanooga and the like the
demand for Meritone reached a phe-
nomenal rate, but the demand right
here in this vicinity and in many
similar localities has been almost as
remarkable.
! Meritone is now spreading all over
the south with wonderful rapidlty'
Thousands Of men and women in
many states are taking MeritOne and
highly praise it.
! Meritone was compounded by a
trained chemist, who put into it the
vegetable ingredients that his expert
ence had shown him were best for
the Ills of the human system-tor
ailing conditions Of the stomach,
liver or kidneys, catarrh, rheumatism
and the like, or as a system strength
ener.
! Meritone is sold exclusively in
Maryville by Mitchell's Inc.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21
OAK GROVE

People are getting behind with
their crops as there is so much rain.
Mr.. Tom Kinser made a business
trip to Fricndsville Wednesday.
Mr.. Jack Sands of Meadow took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Dun
lap Wednesday.
Messrs Charlie and Frank Edmond
son spent last Sunday night with Mr..
Teddy Dunlap.
Mrs. Eva Dunlap and Mrs. Hattie
Mcconnell spent the day VITA Mrs.
Albert French Tuesday.
Misses Iva Dunlap, Lula and Dollie
Jones spent the day with Mrs. Lizzie
Henderson, in Friendsville Monday.
Mrs. Lizzie Henderson of Friends
vile spent the day with Mrs. Linley
Jones Tuesday.
Mr. Perry Lee called on Mr.. Linley
Jones Sunday.
Miss Ruby Gardner called on Miss
Della Kinser Wednesday.
Mr.. Macy Lee called on Mr.. Joe
Jones Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Potter of
Knoxville spent from Friday until
Monday with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie Potetr.
Mrs. Sarah Jones and Mrs Mary
Jane Jones called on Mrs. Martha
Potter one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Dunlap and Mr..
and Mrs. Linley Jones called on Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Mcconnell Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. Burget Blankenship of Mary
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21
WANTED
Branch Manager
ESTABLISHED
CORPORATION

Largest concern of its kind
in the world, recently organic
ed for the production of NAM
moth patriotic work, is opening
a Branch Office in Maryville.
Requires services f good bust
ness man as Manager. Appli-
cant must assume duties within
two weeks, be able to direct
small sales force, the most of
whom will be attracted to the
work on account of its patriotic
nature. The work will also
give employment to several re-
turned soldiers. $1,000. cash
bond required, fully secured.
Entirely new proposition; nat
ional advertising campaign
starting, which will include 80
double page ads in local papers
and biggest publicity campaign
ever staged in Maryville.
Tremendous opportunity.
Replies solicited from parties
who find their business unpro-
ftable or not in harmony with
war conditions. Commission
basis with earnings upward of
$4,000. per year. Permanent
position.
Sales Manager will assist in
organizing sales force and SUI
pervise opening of Branch
House. Make your answer
complete to secure interview.
You will be required to come
to Chicago for two days in
struction and training, and UNI
less you can do so at once it will
be useless to apply. Unless
you have the money for cash
bond, and your reputation will
stand the third degree, save
your stamps. This is a real
opportunity that will present
itself but once in a lifetime.
Write or wire, President, 908
National Life Building, Chi
cago, Ill.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21
AMERICAN BUYER
BRINGS HOME PLATINUM
WORTH MILLIONS

Platinum worth $2,415,000, and
weighing $4,000 o., was recently
brought into this country, says the
June Popular Mechanics Magazine.
1t travelled from Russia as the per-
sonal baggage of a Massachusetts
business man, who had undertaken
on his own responsibility to secure it
for the government. To this task he
gave over year of his time without
remuneration advanced his own
funds, overcame an uncounted num-
Der of dangers, obstacles and hard
ships, and sacrificed his health. A
tragic ending to the story of com
mercial romance is supplied by his
death, four hours after his return,
from exhaustion.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21

Veal reamins in the stomach for
five hours, undergoing the process
Of digestion. Nuts require the same
time.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21

One town of 1000 people in Geor-
gia produced $4,000 pounds of pork
from pigs raised in back yards dur
ing 1918.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21

A total of 100000 women did vol
unteer work in the United States
liberty loan campaigns.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21

Italy, in her new budget, is pro
posing tax on bachelors.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-21

Kansas has more than one hundred
women lawyers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
Blaming the Consumer.

The statement by the packers that the "peo-
pie are denying themselves the full benefit OF
decreases in wholesale prices of meats" will
give a good many of us our first intimaton
that wholesale prices actually have declined
Certainly there has been appreciable in
crease in the size of the cut that a given sum
of money will buy at the average retail market
Presumably in order to avail" ourselves of
the reduction at wholesale are expected to
do some sort of violence to the retailer to per-
suade him to share the benefits.
The reference to unwise eating habits con-
tracted during the war is not quite clear, either.
Obviously it carries the inference that the peo-
pie are running too much toward vegetarian
ism, but since statistics show that the United
States consumed about one-seventh more pork
last year, in spite of meatless days, than ever
before it is hard to see how the meat trade
is losing anything by eating habits developed
during the war.
There is a peculiar similarity between this
attempt of the packers to blame high meat
prices on the consumer and the argument put
forth by the coal men last winter when they
declared reduced consumption made it neces-
sary to boost quotations to meet fixed overhead
expenses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
In the Days News

Cass E. Harrington, who has an
nounced his candidacy for mayor
of Denver on a non-partisan. con-
structive platform, is a successful.
Denver lawyer who has become
known throughout Colorado and
the west for his connection with
large industrial and development
corporations. De is a citizen of
distinctive service-rendering type,
and as such has filed important
posts OF honor and responsibility
in his home city. Mr.. Harrington
is a native OF Michigan and receiy-
ed his education at the Michigan
Agricultural college anu the Uni
versity of Michigan law school,
After receiving his LII. B. degree
from the last named institution in
1879 he returned to his native city
of Pontiac, where for 10 years he
engaged in the practice of law. In
1889 he removed to Denver and
there formed connections as legal
counsel for several great corpora
tons which soon placed him
among the most prominent men OF
his profession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
Hard Roads for Scott County.

Scott county is going to have good roads
now. In Saturdays election 100000 bond
issue went over by comfortable majority. It
looks as. II Rock island county motorists will
continue to have the privilege they have en-
ioyed heretofore of going across the river when
they banker for a spin during periods when
mud reigns over here.
The $4,000 900 is to be used Ito put a hard
surface upon the primary roads of the county
At present prices there will be money enough
TO pave about hundred miles with concrete
Using gravel or macadam the mileage may be
indefinitely heightened. The funds will be
raised by additional general taxation and will
be independent Of state and federal aid
1t is worth noting that the majority for the
bond issue was rolled up in Davenport and in
the villages, where the verdict In nearly every
precinct favorable. In the country the re-
turns were nearly all against the project, some
OF the maiorities being exceedingly lopsideo.
In view of the fact that city and villages will
have'to pay considerable part Of the cost, on
top OF the expense of building and maintaining
their own streets, and the increase in land
values that owners of farm lands all over the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
Takino, Off the Gold Braid.

Secretary Daniels showed a commercially
democratic spirit in ordering the abolition of
much of the gold braid from officers uniforms
Heretofore commissioned men have been carry
ing enough impedimenta in the way of epauIets
gold covered belts, highly ornamented coats
and cooked hats to swamp a duck boat, and
the expense, both to the owners and to Uncle
Sam, who had to furnish space to carry it
around, was considerable.
Americanism is not offended by necessary
markings for designation of rank in either the
navy or the army, but it is panied to see lead
ers of the sea and land forces loaded up with
fub-dub and thereby made uncopfortable in
body, poor in purse and ridiculous TO look at
The Navy league may not like the order, but
here's to Secretary Daniels, just the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
Even Score in Overseas Flight
Game.

How amazingly simple and easy seems
success!
The first nonstop fight across the Atlantic,
now that it has been accomplished, does not
appear nearly so much of an achievement as
it looked before it was attempted. Captain
Jack AIcock and Lieutenant Brown hoped of
from Newfoundland one afternoon and pumped
down on the Irish coast next morning. Soon
everybody will be doing it, is the thought that
comes to all of us when read of the exploit.
But not so soon, perhaps, may at
first assume. The two daring aviators did not
care to turn about and fly back the next day.
They were pretty yell spent from the strain
of flying Is hours under high pressure, lodging
clouds and fog and keeping a true course with
little or nothing save the compass to guide
them For four hours the plane was covered
with ice, and when one of the navigatOrs peered
over the side sleet dug chunks out of the
skin" The damage the plane sustained in
landing is ascribed to poor handling resulting
from the exhausted state of the pilot Both
were found in dazed condition when residents
OF the locality where they landed reached them.
Alcock and Brown veteran airmen.
heroes of many thrilling adventure during the
war. They were noted for their audacious dar-
ing and for their GOODNESS in time of danger.
CIV aVlatOIS are SO well equipped DY training
and temperament as they to undertake the feat
which they performed They were spurred on
by ambition to be first to make the nonstop
flight and also by the reward of $4,000 posted
by the London Mail. No such incentives will
be offered for those who duplicate their
achievement and it may be some time before
overseas flying can be made to pay out on a
commercial basis. It will come about. of
course. but not this year and probably not for
a number of years.
America must give England credit for the
first nonstop flight but it takes some satisfac-
ton in the fact that Brown, the navigator, Is
of American parentage.
Each nation has scored once in this over
seas game The side which sends the first
dirigfble across wins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16

1t often was predicted during the war that
when the boys got back from overseas some of
the lukewarm patriots who remained at home
would soon be climbing trees This phenom-
ena is already to be seen, figurativefy speak
ing. over in Iowa. The editor of the Iowa
Homestead, who did not like the way the Lib
erty bond campaigns conducted. is now
getting lot Of unfavorable advertising at the
hands Of the Loyal league, while in Lowden
league members have reorganized the city gov
eminent to eliminate members of the council
who were openly pro-German in talk and &C
tions. Let the good work go on!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
Today's Anniversaries

Churchill, duke of
Marlborough, one of the
great fighting heroes OF the
English people, died. Born
June "a, 1850.
1S19-An earthquake caused the
Hutch district fl India TO
sink, smothering up more
than 1000 persons.
1S43- Count Won Wittgenstein, a
Russian field marshal who
distinguished himself in the
wars with Napoleon, died.
Born in 1863.
1S66-Austria made a declaration
of war against Prussia.
1S91-A new Canadian ministry
was formed by Premier Alb
bolt
1Ss6-The Cape Colony steamship
Drunmond Castle was
wrecked on the French
coast with a loss OF $50 lives
1915-David LLOYD George took tho
oath as minister of NUM-
tons in the British cabinet.
1916-French chamber of deputies
entered upon the first secret
session to be held under the
third republic.
al Pershing conferred
with General Petain, the
French COMMUNICATIVE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
THE ONE HE LOVED.
By RALPH HAMILTON.
fCopyright, 1919, by Western News.

4AOpyI4SAly A11Ss ny w CSICl Ii ANCw6
paper Union.)
Lawyer Bertram Nellis, at New
Orleans, was in wry mood. All
was fish that camesto his net, but
one expected client had slipped him
byr some misadventure. He had
counted on some rich pickings and
here's is.aclient had escaped him!
He felt gr1eved. s=wronged, cheated,
Rud-openiy he rRi1edSat "the mean
neRseof:Pierce Walters."
= You understand" he told his
partner, 1.-The whole thing could
have been attended &c here through
us-and a. big fee earned. As soon as
tke~lavyer>up north wrote me to
IN Pierce walters, / located him
and sent a. letter of notification TO
him telling Shtmsto call. The office
boy put the1etter under the door OF
his room NoarepfySup to noon 7 got
anxious. I Weutstoe thes address my =
SELF Walterss had left. OF course he
read s&he letter and made for the
NORTH taking advantage OF the in
formation. I ahad impaired to him,
and WtHEEstx IN SdiFect touch with
thsSaawyerssHp sfhsre- The migrate:
The SEindleE~
Yes, .Rdarce sItsrgsh had s1eftxNew
Orleans. but Anot$for the reason
Lawyer Nellis supposed. He had
never receivedsfhe letter, wnfeh had
slipped under the door, indeed but
as we'll under the Carpet where II
lay for many a month toicomAsHe
had left because he was out OF
work. discoura ged, 4And because q
friend had told htm~&ha&. theresIsHSl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
CANDY. KIDS AND CALORIES.


Doctor Blank, very competent
dentist, has little girl ten years
old, whose teeth have always beer
perfect, never even a trifling cav
ity. The little girl was never allow
ed any candy until she was eight
years old, and to this fact her faith
er ascribes her well preserved
teeth. There Is no other feature
can suggest that means so much for
lthe health of a child as well pre-
served teeth. The child with perfect
teeth rarely or never has any SER
ious trouble from enlarged tonsils,
adenoids, sore threats and the long
train of deplorable sequels of nose
and throat infections. But Doctor
Blank frankly admits he may be
mistaken in his view.
DR.. Dash, a newspaper man, has
two little girls. one about six, the
other about nine years old. Mr..
Dash also has a mean, low sense "
humor. One day he took me. a
stranger in his city, for a ride in
his gasoline wagon. 1t turned cold,
and he asked If l ever took little
whisky. Wen drive up to James
place" he said. Well, not to pro-
long the agony, Jane proved to be
the reprobate's wife. When we
dropped in, the children were pull
ing on all-day suckers. Never saw
more perfect teeth than those
healthy little girls had. Moreover,
they seemed immune to tonsil and
adenoid troubles. They had all the
candy they wanted. (The whisky"
served there would never concern
the revenue authorities-but l was
terribly embarrassed until l saw
the children, then l knew We were
lsafe)
Good candy. by which I do not
mean expensive candy, but candy
without artificial coloring or chem
ical flavors, is very wholesome,
very nourishing. and very digest
ible. 1t has nothing to do with
worms, regrettable as this may
seem to Mrs. Camp. Growing chill
dren who engage in active play
need a larger ration of sugar in
one form or another than do adults
of sedentaN or dignifed habit.
Sugar or candy contains no build
ing material, but it furnishes I'M
mediately available energy for the
hard worked muscles of lively cnfl-
dren, including particularly the
heart muscle.
DR.. Ruth Wheeler informs us. in
the manual of the United States
food administration. that sweets are
all right: Because of their flavor,
it is only too easy to eat too much
of them. They are likely to cause
digestive disturbances, to take away
the appetite for other more vaiu-
able foods if eaten at the wrong
time. and therefore indirectly to
cause anemia and bad teeth. OBJ
viously they are entirely unbal-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
Brad'sBitO' Verse
THE LOWLY PRUyE.

I take them back-the jibes I've
sprung anent the lowly pruna- In
sodsh, twas done when l was
young and very much q loon, When
other Jokes were wan and pale.
and over-worked and show, the
prune was ever Pound and hale,
and always keen to 60, The joke
smiths used to dish 1t up in Ian
guage quaint and fine: we had It
when we paused to sup, and when
we went to dine; the punsters kept
1t on the bound and gave to 1t tho
boot; ne hawhawed when 1t came
around-that good and useful
fruit, All, then the price went
soaring high; and presto, what a
change. We saw tba rrune Sc
renely fly beyond our futile range
we begged for 1t, On hsAded kneea,
Ia tumble down a notch, eehfessiag,
with apologies, we'd made an Awful
beteh. The lewiy PFune, once so
despised and left Ia blush alone,
is now eiate and highly priced, a
queen upon her throne; her mfen
is naughty. cold and proud, her
favor hard to gaini she gases on
thu hungry crowd from peaks of
chill disaaia. In days ageRe that
slavery dish was greeted with a
sigh; but new 1t is euE dearest
wish=it's price has touched the
sky,
GLEN BRADSHAW, -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
lHHHE5 DAILY SHORT STORY

demand for several accountants
in a newly established business
house in Rio Janiero.
Under blne Brazilian skies for
tune smiled upon Pierce Walters
for time. He was paid a liberal
salary, he was able to live and
dress well; he was admitted to
quite an exclusive social circle and
he became acquainted with Nina
Duroc. She was a flashing. i'm
from the first
Nina Duroc laughed IN his face
when he accused her of duplicity.
In vain he demonstrated against her
cruel heartlessness.
Did you imagine that could
even dream of sacrificing myself to
mere salaried menial?" she derid-
ed contemptuously.
"But II l should acquire wealth ?
We would wait, would toll for you
day and night"
Here" ieered the wicked siren.
take consolation IN knowing that
Gladys Norris, my companion, who
has taught me your language,
loves you. discovered today q silly
acrostic she had written on your
name. She Is more your equal" and
she seized a sheet on the table and
thrust It into his hand. With q souI
appalled, at the utter "Reminiscences
Of this false creature, Pierce Walt
ers staggered from tho house,
deeming himself @ broken-hearted
man.
But~youth issstronk and a real
conception of the absolute 'nSEAdy
h0E NtnAsDu1ocSeooas6ivestedshsr of
sthe ATTRIBUTES Gha had sm!stakingiy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16

county will certainly realize, one might have
expected the lineup on the question to have
been reversed.
Iowa has been talking about bond issue
similar to that which has been voted in Illinois,
but Scott and some other counties came to the
conclusion that if they are to get needed i'm
provements within a reasonable period the
best way is to go ahead and make them.
Rock Island county is not going to get much
out of the proceeds of the Illinois bond issue.
II we want to see something really done we
shall have to follow Scott-county's example