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Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
Good News for Father.

MY dear" said the banker to his
only daughter, 81 have noticed a young
man in the drawing-room two or three
evenings each week of late. What Is
his occupation?'
"He Is ct present unemployed, ia
Their" replied the fair girl, a dreamy,
far-away look in her big blue eyes:
"but he Is thinking seriously of accept
ing a position of life companion to a
young lady of Reconsideration
Boy.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
Detachable Ears for Dolls.

Detachable ears TO be fastened to
dolls heads. the invention of an Ala
bama mi are said TO give q o
iifelike appearance than when the
ears are integral parts Of the heads.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
OF One ReIioion.

All humble, meek, merciful, just,
pious, and devout souls are every
where of one religion, and when death
has taken off the mask they will know
one another, though the divers liver
les they wear make them strangers
Penn.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
What is Castoria

Spirit Willing, Flesh Weak.
How about that insomnia cure I
gave your
II must apologize. old man. The
fact is, I've been too sleepy nights %
try it."-Boston Transcript.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
A usunI.

I'm going out after the aviation
vote"
II see; the plane people, Louis
Vile Courlcr-Journal.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
When to Reuin Kind Acts.

A more glorious victory cannot DO
gained over another nan than this.
that when the injury began on his part,
the kindness should begin on ours
Tillotson.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
Gettino Him Placed.

'"That raincoat melted away In the
FIRST storm"
1.-The mar who sold 1t to you was
no weather prophet"
"No. He was a weather prOfiteer."
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18

When the world begins to applaud
a man for his actions his head gets too
large for his hat.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
Blackberry Shrub.

This may be made of fresh fruit or
the canned Juice may be used. For
every cupful Of the juice take half a
cupful of cider vinegar and two cup
fuls of sugar. Put the fruit, sugar and
vinegar over the fire and stir until the
sugar is dissolved and boil to a thick
strip. Skim If necessary. strain and
bottle. When served allow one-fourth
of a cupful of the strip to three
fourths of a cupful of cold water.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18

Mercury n Price Too High.
"Buy meat" the packing men ad.
wise.
"By-by meat!" the consumer erica
Boston Transcript.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
Punch.

Upon a tablespoonful of good tea
pour two quarts of boiling water. Have
ready the juice and Feelings of three
lemons and one orange. When the tea
has stepped five minutes, strain, add a
cupful of sugar and cool add to The
fruit juice and serve with ice.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18

A man may not be a coward because
he Is afraid OF a woman.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18

Better than a worrler Is n man who
hustles out to do something about L.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
Beverages

Beverages.
AS coffee appears regularly at both
breakfast and dinner 1t is well to bar
1t from the luncheon table. On hot
days cooling drinks are most satisfy
ing. Milk may be either chilled or hot,
depending upon the weather or ones
taste.
Buttermilk is a most wholesome and
refreshing beverage and is usually
served ice cold. On a hot muggy day
a glass of buttermilk and a sailed
cracker or two will make a light lunch
con.
When making tea the best Is the
cheapest. Scald the pot which IL Of
metal will hold the heat longer. Add
a t%easpoonful of tea for each person to
be served and one for the pot. Add
as many cupfuls of boiling water as
there are spoonfuls Of tea. Cover and
steep for a few moments, but never on
any account let the tea boil. Various
spring waters are famous for especial
ly good tea. Well water usually makes
a better cup of tea than the ordinary
city water.
Iced tea is a refreshing drink for a
hot day and should be made fresh and
poured hot over ice, adding enough ice
to chill. Serve with lemon quarters,
loaf sugar or slices of lemon.
Grape juice added to chilled water
and sweetened is another good drink.
Pineapple lemonade is another good
drink. Take a cupful Of sugar, a cup
full of canned pineapple, one cupful Of
water and the juice of two lemons.
Boil the sugar and water to a thread.
Put the pineapple into the fruit press,
add the strip with the juice Of the
lemons. When ready to serve add wa
ter and sugar to taste. Serve ice cold.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18

Weight for weight, a manila rope 10
Just about as strong as a steel one.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-09-18
Mothers Cook Book

God thought to give the sweetest thing
In his almighty power
To earth; and deeply bordering
What 1t should be, one hour
In fondest Joy and love of heart
Outweighing every other,
He moved the gates of heaven apart
And gave to earth, a Mother.
The sun., 1919-09-25
Elk DIVIDEND TABLE
Exports From New York.

Wheat. 147,s06 bu. bacons, 1,O61. $50
lbs.i lard, 746.560 lbs. hams, $685.
600 lbs. tallow. 1900 ibA grease, l0s,-
400 lbs lubricating oil, 2es.950 gals. !;
whiskey, $3.50 gals. oil oalrs. asa, 500
lbG
The sun., 1919-09-25

three concerns In the merger. 1t is
understood that about rs per cent Of
the accepted subscriptions were of that
class.
The sun., 1919-09-25
TRADE RAZOR STOCK TO-DAY.
American Safety, Combination of
Three-Comp panies, Makes Debut.

Trading in the shares of the recently
Incorporated American Safety Razor
Corporation will start to-day on the
curb. a total Of 100000 shares of that
stock. which is all of one class, par
value $25. has been offered for sub
scriptlon at SIS a share and has been
heavily oversubscribed. It's authorized
is 100000 shares.
The American Safety Razor Corpora
ton represents a combination of the
Gem. Star and Everready Safety COM
panies They are the three largest
manufacturers of low priced safety
razors in this country. 1t is estimated,
on the basis OF results to September l.,
that their combined earnings this year
will be in excess of s1,500,000, or TN
per cent. ($1.SS share) on the $40, ,00O.-
600 authorized capitalization of the new
company.
In taking subscriptions the under
writer's have given preference to the job
bers and retailers throughout the United
states who are customers of tho Ameri-
can Safety Razor Corporation through
their original companies. meaning the
The sun., 1919-09-25


loans and prices advanced further. After
touching 72H, buyers of bs closed Y
higher while new As advanced to 57%.
There was demand for Russian securities
with the result that 5s rose to Al u and
As to 34ta, while, some municipal bonds.
including those of MOSCOW and Kiev,
were point higher.
Japanese bonds had a dull appearance
on Continental selling. Argentine Gov
ernment bonds were wanted, but several
Chilean loans declined Honduras bonds
fell to 11&.
In the money market the ease was
still more pronounced. In the short
loans market discount rates declined ap-
preciably and in consequence the rate
for the day To-day money was 3h
per cent with late money available at
2% to per cent. A small amount due
to the Bank of England was repaid.
There was a good inquiry for bills, espe-
clally Decembers, which banks were
buying at 1915 per cent. Interest in
foreign exchanges centred in the franc
rate which opened at 80 francs 80 CEN
times and dropped slightly TO 81 francs
90 centimes reaching to 35 francs 80
centimes at the close. There was fur
ther slight Improvement in New York
to s4.1761s. The Ira and peseta depre-
ciated in value, while Scandinavian rates
moved against us.
The sun., 1919-09-25
CURB PRICES SOAR
TO HIGH RECORDS
Advance Is Led by Industrial
and Oil StOcks-Market
Generally Firm.

In one Of the most active sessions
IN several weeks prices for curb shares
scared yesterday to new high levels
vnder leadership of higher priced indus
trials and oils. Stocks were in vigorous
demand throughout the session and the
new high levels were reached In the
afternoon. Toward the close there were
rmall reactions from the top prices due
tc realizing but the market generally
PRESENTED firm tone at its c.ose.
The outstanding feature of the market
was the steady demand for General
asphAlt. which closed at its highest OF
the day and showed an advance OF more
Tran IA points from its last previous
Gle sing. The preferred issue advanced
more than 20 points. Substantial ad-
vances were made in Root & Wander
WORT, Vanadium Steel and United Pic
ture Production, the latter moving to
rev high ground. To-day will see the
introduction of American Safety Razor
stock, which is a consolidation of the
Gem. Ever-Ready and Star companies.
willys Corporation common declined B
points to a new low.
There was Introductory trading In
Atlantic I.obos common and preferred,
hut they showed little activity. Sin
claif shares moved to new high for the
present movement in advancing almost
n point. In the late afternoon there
waR constant demand for Shell Trading
and Transport, which advanced about
points. Home Oil and Refining was
active. Midwest Refining early moved
four points higher, but subsequently re-
acted.
Further declines in the Russian OBJ
legations featured the bond trading.
They sold within few points of their
iUw records and showed losses of about
points on the days trading.
Total sales and range of prices fol-
low:
The sun., 1919-09-25
SECURITIES AT AUCTION.

2os shares The Rail Joint Company pre-
10 shares Ths Rail Joint Company COM
30 shares Newark District Telegraph Com
% pany. SO per share.
% shares Robert Norris Trust Company,
philadelphia. Pa, s55 per share, paid
in liquidation. s14 per share
shares straight Edge Baking Company
common. 81 lot.
S'9o2-ln,O00 share Cities Service Company
common. wnrrant. S1S5 lot.
e9-lO' share cities Service Company com
=. mon' wrrrant. s4Sn lot.
per share.
100000 The Cucharas Land. and Water
Corporation 90 year g INCOME bonds.
IL shares First National Bank OF New
100 shares Manhattan Railway Company.
73k.
100 shares Consolidated Interstate caiia-
han Mining Company s1e% per share.
$4,000 Bush Terminal Buildings Company
first mortgage 6q6 bonds, due 1860 |;
coupons April and October. So
$4,000 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad South
,os.. wsstera 1a,nint division snS bonds, du'
$4,000 Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
road general .Ss bonds due 1887;
ueShs Ma' Mi%aHSs. ans ana 81
Railroad general and refupding 4M%
bonds, due 2o14; coupons April and
October 6jh.
ss.O0o Chicago Burlington ana Quincy
Railroad general - bonds, due 1855;
coupons March and September 7s&.
$4,000 City OF Houston, Tex, highway
AZ e bonds, due 1910; coupons March
and September. 97h.
1000 Consolidated Water Company of
Utica debenture So bonds. due 1880;
coupons January and July, so.
$4,000 Central Pacific Railroad refunding
4Te bonds, due 1s49; coupons February
and August, TAN.
$1,000 Long Island Railroad general 80
bonds. due 1898; coupons June and
December, ~.
81, 900 Manhattan Railway Company con-
solidated 496 bonds unstamped, due
1890: coupons April and October. 66.
$4,000 City of New York AZ e bonds. due
$4,000 New York Central and Rudson
River Railroad refunding and i'm
provement AVS bonds. due 2O13: cou-
pons April and October. IS.
$4,000 New York and Westchester Lighting
Company general 4qe bonds. due 2o0i /;
coupons January and July, 62M.
$4,000 Omaha and Council Bluns Street
Railway first consolidated SO bonds.
due 1928; coupons January and July.
SO, coo Portland Railway Company refund
Ing So bonds, due 1880; coupons May
and November, 73h.
5000 Pennsylvania Company ~ bonds,
q due 1921; coupons January and July,
1000 ST. Joseph Railway. Light Heat
and Power Company first mortgage
$50 bonds. due 1891; coupons May and
November. 75.
1000 Southern Pacific Railroad refunding
4ee bonds. due 1855: coupons January
and July, 75&.
$4,000 Union Pacific Railroad refunding
4ss bonds. due zoos. coupons March
and September, T6&.
The sun., 1919-09-25
LONDON STOCK MARKET.
Business Is Reduced Again, with
% Gilt Edged Securities steadier.

Specio' Gable Despatch TO THE Sun from the
London Times Seruicc.
Copyright. 1918, all ri0hts reserved.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-Business in the
stock market was to-day again on a
reduced scale. Gilt edged securities
were slightly steadier owing TO easier
tendency on the short loans market
French banks again rose sharply on con-
tinued Improvement in exchange and
there was disposition to buy Russian
securities. while excellent traffic returns
published by Argentine railway COM
panies kept prices of those leading
stocks firm. Brewery stocks showed
strength as did Marconi shares. Royal
Exchange Assurance fell Ia further 10
points. Home rails were under the
shadow of the labor situation. Con-
tlnued Improvement in the value of the
franc brought fresh buyers of French
The sun., 1919-09-25
DIVIDENDS.

Stock of Paw
Abitibi Power & Paper Co, ''''
Ltd, ini. 1h%....,,... Oct. !
Abltibi Power & Paper Co.
Am. Ice Co, pf. a. lKT Oct is Oct. .5
A%e4esn Anne lee IS shiP5uidins % i'd % Co.. oct 10 Oct 70
American NJ ca %j; sGipSaidlns Co.. DOT IL Nov
ASsrlcas ss az TsGiDSuiidlns Co. Oct Is Nov
ARsriaan Rs G. sSipSaiidlns Co. .o''' Is Nov
american Rt {: ~ HsSiDbaidlns Co. Jan Is Feb
pf, q, l2 APR is May
pi. q IN%; July Is Aug. q
Co, pf, q. ! AZ ~. Sept. 80 Oct is
Co, a, s2.5O :..a..;.. Oct. Oct. is
pr, q, l4fs. ;....... Sept. le Sept. so
1mSs-isl' R5; a = bank Montreal. Oct 10 Oct Is
Internal. {; ssf'' Paper Co.. pt. a. oP' nov
superior peri steel corp. d. OCT 10
unfon %% Natural Ga; Corp: OCT - NOV
a, IH HqS........,....... Sept 80 Oct Is
Co. a, ~ ........:... Dot. . Oct ii
Co, pr, q. sqS... 80. Oct. 3 Dot. IS
Wire Wheel Corp. of Am.
/ pf, accum leo.......... - -
East Coast Fisheries Co..
panama Pa, a" 2 Fower ;i' & Light, % o''
General Rr + Tire r r Rubber Co.. sept 10 OCT
Manu- anu "a q; ctarers .l' Light o|
Ndrfoif asat Z & wSstsin W. Ry. Co.. sept 80 Oct ID
adj. pr. q. tI...........oct 1 Nov. IL
New Jersey Zinc Co. q,
4% .....:......: ..... Oct 81 Nov. II
| American Piano Co.. q.
The sun., 1919-09-25

such favor that enough applications for
stock have been received to oversub-
scribe the capital, (which is $1,000, 900.
four times. The bank will start with
a paid up surplus OF $500. 900, and It ex-
poets to open it, doors for business in
It's temporary quarters at Fourth ave-
nue. and Twenty-fouth street en- No
vombsr I.
The sun., 1919-09-25

Tho New Bank to be opened on the
northeast corner OF Fourth avenue and
Twenty-fourth street viii be known az
the Industrial Bank OF New York, 1t
was announced yesterday, The plan
to establish such q bank has met With
The sun., 1919-09-25

5000 p Tsi 5s... 80. s7M s7h SIN s7h
5000 Punta Sugar d. .lo5S io5M los lo5
10000 U 8 smelt ss......l0S 1Os 1908 i0e
BOSTON CURB CLOSING.
&C.; &C.. &: s:S 1 ~ e: 4 y; f.;:
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-12
FARMERS CLUB MET
AT THE LLOYD HOME

The East Otisco Farmers club met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. C.
Lloyd Thursday, Feb. G. A bounti-
full feast was served to SO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Spaulding were
with US once again. We hope they
will come often. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Warner united with the club.
Many choice selections OH the vic
trola added much to the pleasure of
the day.
The topic for discussion was, "How
we may make our community 100 per
cent efficient" Mrs. Clyde Cooper
handled the subject very ably with
a well prepared paper clearly proving
to those present that if all our eff
forts were toward right and justice
our efficiency would Increase.
j. ID. Strain, b. f. Brown, Mrs
Coville, G.. Z. Wortley, Mrs. Birney
Strunk, E. S. Woodbridge, and E. M
Woodbridge each gave some excellent
ideas on the subject.
Mrs. G.. f. Wortley gave two piano
solos which were highly appreciated
Arrangements are being made for
community meeting sometime in
March.
A rising vote Of thanks was giver
the host and hostess for their genial
hospitality.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-12

Bert Lytell in Hitting the High
Spots" Saturday night at Empress.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-12


of a bird-I do not remember what
bird IL was-and then she whispered !:
"Will you love me always and for
ever?"
EYES," I answered in the careless
way of youth.
She stopped and looked into my eyes
and I looked into hers.
MAY / kiss your 1 asked, and
afraid, with cheeks burning.
She turned away and answered: 81
guess you can If you want to-"
Now / seem to be In Aladdin's tower
and to see her standing so red and
graceful and innocent in the sunlight,
and that strange fire kiDdled by our
kisses warns my blood again.
That night I heard a whispered con-
ference below after I had gone up
stairs. i knew that something was
coming and wondered what 1t might
be. Soon Uncle Peabody came up to
our little room looking highly serious.
I sat, half undressed and rather fear
full, looking into his face. As think
OF the immaculate soul Of the boy, !
feel touch Of pathos In that scene.
I think that he felt It. for / remember
that his whisper trembled little as he
began to tell me why men are strong
and women are beautiful and given In
marriage.
you'll be falling In love one o.
these days." he said Its natural ye
should. You remember Rovin' Katef'
he asked by and by.
"Yes," answered.
"Some day when you're little older
I'll tell We her story an you'll see
what happens when men an women
break the law o. God. Here's Mr.,
wrieht's letter. Aunt Deel asked me
TO give II to you to keep. You're old
enough now an you'll be goin' away to
school before long, I guess"
took the letter and read again the
superscription on its envelope;
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-12

ITO Master Barton Baynes:
ITO be opened when he leaves home
to 60 to schooD."
/ put IL away In the pine box with
leather hinges on its cover which
Uncle Peabody had made for me and
wondered again what 1t was all about,
and cSain that night i broke camp
and moved further into the world over
the silent trails Of knowledge.
Uncle Peabody went away for few
days after the harvesting. He had
gone afoot, knew not where. He
returned one afternoon I'm buggy
with the great Michael Hacket OF the
Canton academy. Hacket was a big,
brawny, red-haired, kindly Irishman
with a merry heart and tongue, the
latter having a touch of the brogue of
the green isle which he had never seen,
for he had been born In Massachusetts,
and had got his education In Harvard.
He was then q man Of forty.
you're coming to me this fall" he
said as he put his hand on my arm and
gave me q little shake. Lad! you've
got pair Of shouldersi We shall live
in my house an help with the chores
II ~ wish to"
"That'1 be grand" said Uncle Pea
body. but. a. to myself. just then,
knew not what to think Of 1t.
lend OF BOOK ONE.1
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-12

Notice is hereby given that the
Democrat county convention will be
held in the council chambers, city
hall, in the city of Ionia, on Tuesday,
February Is, 1919, at o'clock in the
afternoon for the purpose of electing
Is delegates to the Democrat state
convention to be held in the city of
Lansing, on Friday, Feb. II, 1919.
Each township is entitled to IL dele
gates and each ward of the city of
Belding and the city of Ionia is en-
titled to six delegates to the county
convention.
Women electors (having the same
qualifications of male electors) are
most earnestly invited and urged to
attend the township and ward eau
cuises. 1t is thed uty of the women
electors to take an active part in the
deliberations of their party and they
should avail themselves of this OPP
portunity to do so.
By order of the Democratic Coun-
ty Committee.
Feb. 10, 1919.-Political Advertising.
Food prices have begun to fall.
Producers perhaps realize that some
money has got to be left in the pock-
cts of the consumer, or he can't buy
anything.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-12


Chickens and Two Small shotes.
the reading-an announcement which
caused me and the children to clap
our hands with Joy.
Mr.. Hacket thoughtfully repeated
the words from Job with a most Inn
pressive information.
He passed the letter back to me and
said:
"An truei I have seen II sinking
into the bones o. the young and have
seen II lying down with the aged In
the dust o. their graves. II N big
book-the one we are now opening.
God help usl 1t has more pages than
all the days o. your life. Just think
youth II is like sponge. How 1t
takes things In an holds 'em an feeds
upon 'emi A part o. every apple We
eat sinks down into yer blood an
bones. Ye can't get 1t out. It's the
same way with the books ye read an
the thoughts We enjoy. They go down
into yer bones an ye can't get 'em out.
That's why like to think o. Michael
Henry. His food is good thoughts and
his wine is laughter. / had a long
visit with M. III. last night when We
were all in bed. His face was a chunk
o. laughter. oh. what a limb he is
wish could tell ye all the good
things he said"
"There comes Colonel Hand" said
Mrs. Hacket as she looked out of the
window. "The poor lonely Whigi He
has nothing to do these days but sit
around the tavern"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Bert Lytell in Hitting the High
Spots" Saturday night at Empress.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-12

yesterday. The sheriff said that he
tried to run away when he saw 'em
coming"
What was the meaning OF this7
What had Amos Grimshaw been do
ing? / trembled as / got back into
bed-I cannot even now explain why.
but long ago / gave up trying to
fathom the depths of the human
spirit with an infinite sea beneath II
crossed by subtle tides and currents.
We see only the straws on the surface.
was up at daylight and Mr.. Hacket
came to my door while was dressing.
"A merry day to you'll" he exclaimed.
'I'll await you below and introduce
you to the humble herds and fiocks of
schoolmaster."
went with him while he fed his
chickens and two small shotes. ]
MIXED the COW for him, and together
we drove her back to the pasture,
Then we split some wood and filed the
boxes by the fireplace and the kitchen
stove and raked up the leaves In the
dooryard and wheeled them away.
"Now you know the duties o. your
ONCE" said the schoolmaster az we
went In to breakfast.
We sat down at the table with the
family and drew out my letter from
he senator and gave It to Mr.. Hacket
o read.
"The senatori God prosper himl I
ieard that he came on the Plattsburg
ltage last night" he said as he began