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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-19
SWEET POTATO CANNING
HOUSE is THE THING

One of the best arguments we
have seen for the extensive use OF
the sweet potato curing house is pre-
sented BY J. Ed Ruff, district demon
stration agent for South Mississippi
Mr.. Ruff says:
"The average price paid for sweet
potatoes over a five-year period from
August to October was 80 cents per
bushel: from October to December
46 cents per bushel; and from De,
cember to May, $1.24 per bushel. i
Is clear that we must either mar
ket our potatoes very early IN th'
season or place them in curing hous
es and sell as the market demands
them after January"
In other words, sweet potato pre-
es average high in late winter anC
spring. and the only sure way to ge
these high prices is to build eurlnf
houses that will keep the potatoes
without acknowledgements Farm
err.
4 FL
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-19
BRITONS SUCCEED IN
RTilMTIn rlInuT
HlLHNllU Tuuhl
LAND IN IRELAND Is HOURS
AFTER START
Radio Sileneed by Loss of Propeller
on Wireless Set--Make Trim in Fog
and Rain, But Stand the Trip Well
Plane Injured in Landing.

London. June 15.--Describing the
experiences Of himself and Lieut.
Brown, Capt AlcOck, in a message
from Galway to the. Daily Mail says:
eve had a terrible journey. Inc
wonder is we are here at all. we
scarcely saw the sun or moon or
stars, For hours we saw none OF
them. The fog was very dense, and
at times we had to descend within
300 feet of the sea.
"For four hours our machine was
covered with sheet Of ice, caused by
frozen sleet. At another time the
fog was so dense that my speed IN
dicator did not work and for few
minutes it was very alarming.
eve looped-the-loop, ! do beheye,
and did a very steep spiral. we dld
some very comic stunts, for ! have
had no sense of horizon.
"The winds were favorable all the
way. northwest, and at times south,
west. We said in Newfoundland thai
we would do the trip in 16 hours, but
we never thought we would. An hour
and a half before we saw land we nae
M certain idea where we were, bu
believed we were at Galway or there
abouts.
@Our delight in seeing Eastal Is
lands and Tarbot Island, five mile
west Of Clifden, was great. IN
people did not know who we were
and thought we were scouts lotsini
for Alcock.
eve encountered no unforeseen
conditions. We did not suffer trof
cold or exhaustion except when look
inc over the side; then the slice
cbewed bits out of our faces. "
drank coffee and ale and ate sane
-'ohes and chocolate. :,
"Our flight has shown that the A
lantic is practicable, but ! think
should be done, not with an airplan
or seapiane, but with flying boats.
| eve had plenty of reserve. III
| left, using only two-thirds OF OF
supply. ha4 nnso+ n
was to see the machine at the er
| oct damaged. From above, the be
looked like a lovely field, but q
machine sank into it to her axle al
fell over onto her side"
London, June 15.-The final go
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-19
WATCH THE LICE

on chicks. These parasites sap the
very life blood out Of them. Dust
the hen at night with b. A. Thomas
Louise Killer and your troubles are
ended. 1t also kills bugs on cucum-
Der, tomato and squash vines. We
sell it to you and if it does not make
good, we will.
For sale by Roper-McGee Drug Co,
Covington, Tenn; L. L. Wilder, Ma
son, Tenn; E. Jones, Keeling, Tenn;
K. E. Martin, Stanton, Tenn; M. Z.
Tenant, Atoka, Tenn; j. NJ. Smithson,
Brighton, Tenn; GIL. McPeak, Brigh-
ton. Tenn; The Enterprise, Coving-
ton, Tenn; H. r. Rose & Co, Cow
ington. Tenn. jne
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-19
OUR GRANDFATHERs

drenched horses for collie. That was
the old way which was uncertain and
unsafe. Farris' Collie Remedy does
away with drenching applied Oh
the horses tongue with a dropper
which comes packed in each bottle,
Get it today. We guarantee it.
For sale BY Roper MCGEE Drug Co.
Covington, Tenn; L. L. Wilder, Ma
son, Tenn; z. Jones, Keeling, Tenn.
X. e. Martin, Stanton, Tenn; n. +
Tenant, Atoka, Tenn ]. Nj. Smithson
Brighton, Tenn. G. L. McPeak, Brigh
ton. Tenn; The Enterprise, Coving
ton, Tenn; H. R. Rose & Co., Gov
ington. Tenn. june
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-19

If YOU have the itch, don't scratch;
II does not cure the trouble and
makes the skin bleed. Apply Bal
lard's Snow Liniment. Rub It IN
gently on the affected parts. 1t re-
iieyes itching instantly and few APP
plications removes the cause, thus
performing a permanent cure. Sold
bv Alexander Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-19
NOTICE

There will be big picnic given
al Glenn Springs summer resort,
nine miles northwest of Park Field,
Tenn. July 9. It is hoped that this
viii be the largest and best picnic OF
its history. The privileges for the
rights of the stands, as well as otheH
concessions, will be let July ! at a
pm. at the springs, followed by a
Zig ball at night July /. Admission
to ballroom, Is and rs cents.
12i3w DR.. A. B. BLAYDES, Prop.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-19
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THE LONG, LONG TRAIL

q a . 9 . . i. . Q . @@ . . 30 = -
We hit the long, long trail for
France, our duty there to do,
And all Of us determined to stick
till we were through.
But now the war is over-no more
battlefields to roam;
You must admit we've done our bit,
so for Gods sake send us home
We've wheeled our truck from morn
till night, and done our bit like
men;
We've never kicked on our work, and
stuck through thick and thin;
So now the war is over-our job Is
done up neat:
So please be kind to US, Black Jack
and send us home tout suite.
PVT. JAMES X. BAUCuM
A. E. F., France.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-19

A bilious, half-sick feeling, loss Of
energy, and constipated bowels can
be relieved with surprising prompt
ness by using Herbine. The first
dose brings improvement, a few doses
puts the system in fine, vigorous
condition. Sold by Alexander Drug
ca
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
TWILIGHT MEDITATION.

Some day today will be a memory,
Today with all it's loss and fret and
fears;
Then hearts will laugh at griefs that
used to be,
Far back in other Aforementioned
years.
Some day the secrets that lie buried
now
In hidden treasure chests, in lands
unknown
Will be revealed, though we may know
not how,
And then. oh, then, we II claim them
for our own.
Some day the smothered hope we now
think dead
Will rise and speak of dreams at
last fulfilled,
Wen know loves soft-voiced songster
had not fled,
But touched strange, sad tone
because God willed.
Some day! Then why not laugh, and
hope, and mount
With lighter burden, and forget the
lossi
Some day! Then why not laugh, and
love, and count
The half-forgotten diamonds in the
cross? -Leda Terwilliger.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
HOME TALENT DRAMATIZED
STORY OF BEN HUR.

On Friday night, Saturday afternoon
and evening and Monday evening,
March IL, IL and IA, prominent people
of Duluth took the part of charac.
tiers from Gen. Lew Wallace's famous
novel, "Ben Hur.' Some Of the story
was read by Mrs. Charles d'Autremont,
Jr., and the society folk illustrated
the book by means Of tableaux, instead
Of reciting dramatic lines.
The presentation was given in the
old Temple opera. A. B. Siewert took
the part of "Ben Hur'' while Miss
Sharp took the part of "Esther." Miss
Magoffin was "Iras" and Miss Mar.
kell was "Tirzah.' Misses Miller, Up.
ham and Markell represented "The
Three Graces" in a beautiful tableau.
Mrs. Derby, God rest her soul, took
the part of the mother of "Ben Hur''
while John Panton represented Gar.
rius.'
Don't laugh, if your lip is cracked,
but William c. Sargent, he of the pol
;shed dome Of thought, took the part
Of the terrible "Simonides. The man
and the part were not at all akin.
The proceeds Of that adventure in
the realm of art and drama went to
the Bethel kindergarten.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
HOW A PIONEER FURNITURE
STORE DEVELOPED,

The present furniture business of
Messrs. French & Bassett has grown
from a business that was started in
1875 or thereabouts. In 1893 it had
more floor space than any retail store
in Duluth and more than any furniture
store in the Northwest, with the ex-
ception of one in Minneapolis.
If memory is correct, Mr.. George A
French became identified with the bus.
mess in about 1887. At that time the
stock was sheltered by a three story
frame building at 24-26 East Superior
street. The floors were 4OxS5 feet in
area, an aggregate of 10000 square
| feet.
Eventually, that wooden structure
was removed and, in the winter of
1893, was occupied by the Salvation
Army. Three years after Mr.. French
entered the businss, tn original site
was covered with a three-story brick
structure, possessing q, 900 square feet
Of floor space. Mr.. Charles E. Bassett
| entered tn firm at about that time, if
the writer is correctly informed
The old Kitchi Gammi club building
was really the first business block
worthy the name that was erected on
First street. In 1892, Messrs. French
& Bassett, looking far into the future,
began the erection of brick and stone
business block, three floors and base
ment, right across Third avenue west
from the old Kitchi Gammi club build
ing, now called the Glencoe building.
The French & Bassett building was
started in 1892 and completed early in
1893. The floor space covered two
acres, $500 square feet. This pioneer
furniture firm today occupies the quar-
tiers completed nearly 81 years ago.
The general public knows the later day
features of the establishment and any
narration Of that is advertising, not
history. It might displease the pre-
mier firm to advertise it in the Rim
saw, even if done freely and without
price. Selah.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
WARM WEATHER WISHES,

Oh, I would dearly love to be
A fish that swimmeth in the sea;
A bird that flieth in the air,
And findeth cooling breezes there.
A walrus on a cake of ice
That, too, methinks were very nice.
And yet, if I could have my wish,
doubt if I would be fish,
For be the weather what it may,
Fish must drink water every day.
And I retract my former word
That I should like to be q bird;
For though it would be fine to fly,
It would be work-and that is why.
And though indeed it would be nice
To sit upon cake Of ice,
Yet how much nicer it would be
To have that cake Of ice in me.
So, like the bird, I'll seek the shade,
And there III have a cold drink made
And, like the fish, TN soak it in
Till it pervades my very skin.
And in that drink shall clink and floa,
A chunk Of ice to cool my throat
And I shall be more happy, far,
Than bird and fish and walrus arei
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
TO BE A KID AGAIN,

I'd like to be kid again, for just one
summers day
And throw away these guns and
swords and run away to play
A-down the yellow orchard lane and
by the rivers brim,
And bring a line and fishhook, too, but
first I'd have a swim.
And I'd watch the little ripples 20
whirling down to sea,
And speculate ana marvel on the great
man I would be;
And wonder what the big world held
the world awaiting me-
The world of silvery dream-dust-the
world I couldn't see.
And then wish the grimy shade of
what I am today.
Gould steal beside the dreaming boy
and watch him as he lay.
And see the velvet starshine in the
clear, untarnished eyes
The eyes that couldn't see the world
that only saw the skies.
j. E. Molyneaux.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15

long ago. Either work or 60 to jail is
a proper mandate for the would-be
young sports. .......
You viii find them standing in front
Of questionable pleasure places, in hall
ways and on street corners, smoking
vile cigarettes, brazenly and offensive
ly ogling girls and often insulting and
annoying respectable women as they
pass by. 0ne business man, occupying
upstairs Quarters, seriously has con-
templated moving out Of = prominent
building because Of the gang Of young
loafers and rowdies blocking the en-
trance, thereby driving away q select
women's trade.
Commissioner Murnian and chief
Murphy are entitled to thanks and
credit for adopting this policy In the
case Of idlers, tinhorn sports and seek
ers for easy money who entirely too
easily viii graduate into the ranks Of
real criminals. The department Of safe
ty can 90 a long way before any re-
sponsible citizen viii complain Of Puri-
tanism and that the town Is being tied
up too tightly. -. - ..
Every good citizen and, especially,
every moral uplifter, should encourage,
help and commend these pubic ssev.
ants for their determination to rub off
these dirty spots on the face Of this
fair city.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
WHEN MURPHY GOT CONTROL
OF THE TELEGRAM,

In April, 1893, John T. Murphy
gained control Of the Superior Tele.
gram through purchase of 260 shares
of stock held by R. J. Wemyss, W. R.
Tanning and c. s. Lincoln. Mr.. Muir.
ply was joined in the purchase by
Kirby Thomas, Halford Erickson, Il.
O. Walseth and F. N. Allen. Control
was pooled and the paper run for the
benefit Of those in control.
Some years later, Mr.. Murphy sold
the Telegram to Kirby Thomas and
Charley Marshall, but that's another
story. Thomas now lives in New York.
Marshall lost his life at Pike lake in
the forest fires year ago, and Mr..
Murphy is monarch Of all that he sur
veys in and around the Telegram, Of
flee which 10 un1l -, c,.-...s-
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
TALES OF LONG AGO
The Hp-saw Historian Digs Into Dongs in the Dim Dis
tant Past and Unearth. Interesting Incidents
Of Day. That Are No More

during the evening. It was some crush,
the way the audience crowded onto
that stage. Before the entertainment
closed, several flashlights were taken
of stage and audience.
The patronesses of the entertainment,
including the ladies of the auxiliary
Board of St. Louis county for the
Worlds fair, were Mesdames w. 8.
Woodbridge, L. Mendenhall, D. H. Ba-
con, E. NJ. Bangs, D. B. Smith, A. M.
Miller, E. E. Collins, George Ripley,
G.. II: Thompson, D. G. Prescott and
Miss Barber.
Mrs. A. NJ. Miller and Mrs. E. G..
Chapman had charge Of the relics.
The art room was attended by Misses
Moore, Mars, Booth and Little. -,
Mrs. G. E. Judd had charge of the
Indian relics. ,, ,.,,..~.... T.. &c.,.
The bon bon booth was presided over
by Mesdames A. M. Brisbine, slaugh-
ter, Ripley, Cutler, Cuyler Adams,
Robinson, Athens, Bates, Elder, Howe,
Selden, w. B. Chaplin, Chapman, Routh,
. Bundy, Barbour; Misses Booth HUB.
bard, Ensign, Morris, Gheen, Magoffin,
Markell, Sharp, Moak, Moore, Wright,
Willis, Harris, Deming, Blanchard,
Bright, Scott, Judd and Josie Moore.
| The flower booth was attended by
Mrs. L. Mendenhall, c. A. Towne and
Misses Collins, Miller, Upham and Jo-
sephine Peyton.
The valentine booth was in the hands
of Mrs. Bangs, Misses Markell, Pres
colt, Phillips, Graft, Woodbridge, Mar
tina Peyton, Frances Barber, Munger
and Simonds.
Mrs. Brown and Misses Culver and
Geggie served at the fruit punch
booth.
As a guest of honor, Mrs. Frances
B. Clark, of st. Paul, lady commission
er for Minnesota at the Worlds fair,
was present.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF
RIP.SAW'S NAME. IA

IT information Is correct, some un-
authorized person, posing as reporter
for the great family journal, recently
called up q local dump Of low moral
endeavor aud informed the operators
Of the place that the Rip saw was 60
ing to give them and their salon Of
sin q big writeup this week, thereby
creating much fear and commotion.
Not ainfrsquently' information comes
Of cases where some one has made
threats In the name Of the Rtp-saw. II
Il ssfs to say that . goodly number Of
people, some good and some bad, have
carried Z. point BY christening to spill
information to the Rip-saw. RI -.~
We desire to say that the Rip-saw
makes no threats and If anyone, either
Of high moral endeavor or low moral
endsavor, Is threatened in tho name Of
the Rip-saw, it il done BY some one
having no connection with the paper.
We viii not knowingly stand fol-
even q redHght dump, a gambling don
or . blind-pig to be threatened in the
name Of the Rip-saw. If anyone is
threatened or urged to "come across
the name Of the paper, we viii con-
slider it q great favor If the facts are
reported to this office. Better yet, in
formation as to the identity Of the one
making threats or trying to sandbag
some one will be gratefully received.
Anyone guilty Of threatening or black
mailing in the name Of the Rip-saw
will be punished, either by the law or
the strong arm Of the head-sawyer.
We always will reserve the privilege
of writing up dirty dumps and disci-
pies Of low moral endeavor. If, for any
reason, we forbear, it will be merely as
a matter Of justice and not for easy,
dirty dollars handed us. We have had
800 bills shaken before the editorial
nose, but such money always has been
refused. The editor Of this paper has
made his home In Duluth for over ~
years and he never has taken money
to suppress news or to do some ones
dirty work.
The Rip-saw has no authorized finan-
cial agents or reporters with power to
suppress news, grant improper favors
or to use the sandbag. Remember that,
dear reader, whether your condition Of
life be high or low.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
WAR.

War is the statesman's game, the
priests delight,
The lawyers jest, the hired assassin g
trade,
And to those royal murderers whose
mean thrones
Are bought by crimes Of treachery
and gore, .....
The bread they eat, the staff on which
they lean.
Guards, CARRIED in blood-red livery
surround
Their palaces, participate in crimes
That force defends, and from q ma
tons rage
Secure the crown which all the forces
reach
That famine, frenzy, woe and penury
breathe.
These are the hired braves who defend
The tyrant's throne.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
THE MEANING OF FREEDOM

Thou art, not as imposters say,
A shadow soon to pass away
A superstition and a name
Echoing from the cave of fame.
For the laborer thou art bread
And comely table spread,
From his daily labor come
In a neat and happy home.
Thou art clothes, and fire. and food,
For the trampled multitude;
No-in countries that are free,
Such starvation can not be
AS in England now we see.
Shelley (1819).
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1919.

osopher and friend Of tho commission
ers, thereby saving $4,000 Year,
Then, after Mr.. Farrell was over
ruled, he refused to vote for his own
settlement and recommendation, sulk'
ing like spoiled, stubborn boy and,
presumably, feeling like taking hill
playthings and going home. -,. .-
Regular meals, comfortable raimens
and bit Of brief authority can great
" increase the size Of q mans hat, but
do nothing towards increasing the
quantity Of gray matter under the hat
Supt. Hoke should call the Farrelliau
attention to the merits Of the night
schools, for which the peoples money
il being expended without stint.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
POETS'CORNER
POLITICAL MFDELITY

News Note-Following the victory
Of the United Farmers and the Labor
party in Ontario, the Montreal Ga
zette complained that the Gland is full
of political infidelity," meaning that
the people no longer held their faith
in the old parties.
The politician heaved a sigh and
flicked a tear from out his eye. 81
guess I'm licked" said he. "This
country's gone from bad to worse, it s
smitten with the awful curse of inf
deity. Some years ago it used to be
that any man, man like me, could
win in politics; we used to tell the
voters then when we got in the mid
dlemen would hunt the tallest sticks.
We told them that they had our pledge
that profiteers would feel the edge Of
our legal axe. Among the things that
we would say was that the fat boys
now would pay decent income tax.
Of course, we never meant these
things, but thus we stopped the up
risings that might occur. But now the
times are all awry," he stopped and
wiped his other eye, "and assure
you, sir, our grand old party's not to
blame, in fact, I'm sure we're just the
same as we have been before. But dis
content is in the land, it's something
we don't understand-conditions we
abhor. Our times, indeed, are out of
joint, the people have begun to point
and I'm scared pink-to things we
promised them to do and failed to car
ry pledges through-they have begun
to think. &C. w. Vonier.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
M1SCALLED.

am private soldier,
Just as private as can be;
Every doctor in the army
Knows each wart I have on me.
I battle with regiments Of men.
Clothed in the altogether;
My modesty is like yon hill
Exposed to stormy weather.
My captain knows my history =
From the cradle up to date,
And that my wife g the skipper
While ! IN her second mate.
So when they call me private,
It's enough to make me merry;
For privacy Pm in the class
Of my Aunt James canary.
j. D. Clark.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
IRON RIVER BUTTER WINS.

At the Bayfield, county, Wis. grain
and potato show, five creameries en-
tered a butter contest and the tub of
"smear' entered by Maurice Hansen,
butter maker for the Iron River cream
cry, was awarded first place. The scor-
ing was done by 3. B. Cook, of the
University of Wisconsin College of
Agriculture. The contestants were
marked as follows, viz: Iron River
creamery, 95 per cent: Mason cream
cry, 94h per cent; Washburn cream
cry, 50 per cent; Cornucopia creamery,
~ per cent; Port Wing creamery, 91k
per cent.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
PHILANTHROPIsT.

They tell me that I gather grubs
When hope has past them by
Grubs that must crawl along the sod
And never glimpse the sky.
I see the gauze-winged soul
Vet under wrappings of despair
That longs for all things beautiful,
And strive to make them whole.
Sometimes I fail-but oftener
I see them test those wings and rise
Mayhap gather grubs, but, Lord!
I'm breeding butterfliesl