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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17
Boats.

No matter how deep the wattir is
good boat will always stay on top
Wen trolley car gets off of the track
it can be put back agen and acks jest
as if it had never went off, but wer
a boat once sinks, that's the last eny.
body genrelly sees of it.
A boy can have more fun all alone
in little sale boat or canoe than
wat he could all alone in a big steem
boat. The ferst thing a fellow does
wen he gets boat is start to think of
name for it, on account of knowing
hat as soon as he tells enybody he
las boat the ferst thing they will
say is, Watts its name?
Most boats have geris names,
sutch as Maud and Alice, insted of
boys names, su.ch as Bill and Sam.
This is proberly the reason wy people
say She insted of Him wen they men
zion a boat.
The boat with the most werk at
ached to it is a row boat, and the
most dangerous boat is a battle ship
wen its cannon is going. A battle
ship is q Man of War and a She at the
same time.
A sailers life is very helthy as long
as the boat don't sink. A sailar never
Knows wat minnit a wave will come
up on deck and wash him overbord.
Cor this reason a sailer that knows
low to swim has less cause to be ner-
Wis than one that don't. 1t is a lucky
ching for sailers that salt wattir is
The easiest to swim in, because wen
a boat sinks in the ocean it is awf-
fen necessary TO swim a long ways.
For this reason wen a cailer off of a
sunk boat sees a raft go by, he gen
ely always climbs up on it rite away
insted of waiting to see if another
one will go past soon.
For scasick persin, the ony en-
joyable part of trip in boat is the
end of it.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17
The Morbid Broker.

senator was condemning a move
on the ground that it was morbid.
"Morbidness never pays" he said
cts always a mistake. Take morbic
curiosity, for example. They who in
dulge in morbid curiosity are apt tC
find their worst fears realized.
"a Portland broker who had mar
led a wife good deal younger than
himself said to her morbidly one
night
Darling, what would you do if
| should die and leave you"
"The young wife squeezed the old
fellows hand.
K" Leave me--er-how much?'
she murmured."
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

My nights are often things of dread,
/ toss around upon my bed, and find
no comfort there; but when l sit be-
meath a tree, the sweet restorer
comes to me, its coattails in the air.
The trees have voices sad and sweet,
their world-old music they repeat, a
solemn, sylvan choir; the same old
song they used to sing when Earth
was but half-baked thing, and NOR
tails worshipped fire. They Groom
their mournful lullaby while men are
born, grow up and die, they sigh with
every breeze; and when l quit this
vale of tears hope sleep {. million
years beneath the nodding trees.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17
THE PILLOW EIGHT


Last night we sent 'em up to bed,
And soon racket overhead
Told us beyond the slightest doubt
Just what those youngsters were
about;
Above us ratified chandeliers,
While shrieks of laughter filled our
ears;
A picture tumbled from its hook,
And all the parlor windows shook,
And mother said in great dismay:
GO up and stop them right away!
| told them just the other night
I'd not allow a pillow fight"
| flew up stairs like one intent
On stopping children mischief bent,
And as l reared the battle place
A pillow struck me in the face;
| made a grab for it, and 10,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17
For Government Regulations.

81 presume you're mighty glad the
war is over?"
well, l don't jes' know about dat, "
answered Mandy, Cose Use glad to
have Sam back home an all dat, but
l jes know l amt never gwine t. get
money from him so regular as l did
while he wuz in de army an de gov
eminent wuz handlin' his financial af.
fairs. Detroit Free Press.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

The New York gentleman who went to Texas to pro-
mote racial equality lasted about as long as Texan
who goes to Wall Street to promote financial equality
Why not make test by taking an obsolete city,
say Boston, end let everybody and everything In it strike
to finish and bade by the result? In the meantime let
everybody else put up and shut up
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17
2-142-6t.
SUNNYSIDE COM.
MUNITY FAIR AND
l. EDUCATIONAL RALLY
Friday. Sept. 10Th 1919.

Friday, Sept. 10Th 1919.
Open from A. NJ, until 10 P. NJ
Basket dinner on ground, also ice
cream and box supper from / to 10
P. NJ. House and grounds lighted
by Delco Lights furnished by H. E.
Holland. Free picture show and
other amusing features 8 to 10 P. M.
Public cordially invited.
MISS Iona SELF, Pres.
CARL C. BELL, Vice Pres.
MISS SALLIE HASH Sec. Treas.
2-143-5t.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17
The Trees.

The Trees.
The trees have music of their own,
a soft and soothing monotone, that
lulls man to rest; | have volume to
peruse, but, under them, | snore and
snooze, my chin upon my breast. To
sit beneath swaying birch is much
like being in a church; your drowsy
eyelids close; and to the realms of
dreams you HE, until an active, loath-
some fly camps down upon your nose.
How often | have lain awake until
saw the morning break, and slumber
would not come; and | would sadly
leave the hay, to face another toll
some day, all punk and on the bum.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17
YOU NEVER HEARD OF A BUSINESS MAN
DOING THIS BEFORE

DOING THIS BEFORE
The city of Atlanta has merchant who has reversed
all the usual procedures by paying all he owed and for
giving and canceing all the debts that were owed t.
him.
During the stringent financial times of 1916 the groc
firm of the Browder Manget Company went into bank
ruptcy
After the assets had all been figured up and closed out
there still remained $4,000 in debts that could not be
settled
few days ago advertisement in the Atlanta papers
announced that any person who held any claim against
the bankrupt concern could to the office of John
A. Manget and get his money, and the advertisement
further stated that notice to all persons who owed
the firm anything that their debts had been cancelled
The who conceived this unusual way of doing
business said to reporter for the Atlanta Georgian
"You see, it's this way: don't want any man
know to meet me the street nd turn his eyes away
That hurts me lot. l couldn't stand it not to be
able to look any man in the eyes comfortably, and
it's nearly as bad to meet men know-good fellows
too-and see in their faces that they are uncomfort
able in meeting That hurts-I don't want to
make anybody uncomfortable. Those merchants
uleHl-WeHI
did-had hard enough time. They did their best
1t was rough times for all simply want to get
everything squared up, both ways, and then we'll
all be comfortable again"
And let turn to the eighteenth chapter of Mat
thew and read from the twenty-thrd verse on This is
excellent part of the New Testament and should be
read by every business at least as often as he takes
account of stock:
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto
certain king, which would take account of his
servants
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought
to him which owed him ten thousand talents
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord
commanded him to be sod and his wife and children
and all that he had, and payment to be made
The servant therefore fell down and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, have patience with me- and I
will pay thee all
Then the lord of that servant was moved with
compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the
debt
But the servant went out and found one of
his fellow servants which owed him an hundred
pence, and he laid hands him, and took him by
the throat saying Pay me that thou owest
And his fellow servant fell down at his feet and
besought him, saying Have patience with me- and
will pay thee all.
And he would not; but went and cast him into
prison. till he should pay the debt
So when his fellow servants saw what was done
they were very sorry, and came and told unto their
lord all that was done.
Then his lord, after that he had called him, said
unto him. 0 thou wicked servant, forgave thee
all that debt because thou desredst me-
Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on
thy fellow servant l had pity on thee?
And his lord wroth, and delivered him to the n
tormentors till he should pay all that was due unto
him.
And do not forget that the Lords Prayer says For-
i've US our debts forgive our debtors"-Wash- t
lgton Times c
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
FOR SALE

will sell my entire outfit of house.
hold furniture, including player piano.
If interested see
MRS. G. G. HASHBARGER.
Route No. IL.
2-142-6t.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17
SALE NOTICE

For sale at a bargain, of sold at
once:
One twenty-five H. P. Slower Case
inc Engine; one Universal Lime Pull
verizer, one New Cyclone Ensilage
Cutter, complete with thirty feet
blow pipe, etc.; one pure bred Hol-
stein COW, coming three.
SAM A. BELL, R. F. D. 10.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

1t was tactical mistake to give the farmers 1925
wheat and then expect to attract their attention by talk
ing of the hardships of furriners
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

The old G. A. R. boys have voted against the treaty
IN Its present form These old fellows can't break their
habit of putting America first
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

Lo the poor farmer gets up early enough to beat the
crooks no matter what the clock says
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

The record for doing the greatest mischief with the
smallest proportion of brains be taken from
Bill Hohenzolern
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

The alleged alliance of America and GERMANY n do
soy the League of Nations the worst hiss the hyphen
has ever emitted
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

Texas boasts of three democratic parties each the old
original But tina. isn't the extent of Texas Boosting
understand
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

Any person who can tell what Lloyd George driving
at in his last statement can qualify delegate the
league o. nations.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

That grand old industrial democrat Nick Lenne il
thinking of moving to China.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

The allies now trying to blockade Roumania int,
signing the Austrian treaty If Europe keeps quarreng
it will have war yet.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

Why not draft Herb Hoover and make him chief swat
ter of the H. C. L.?
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

Entered at the pOstOcs at Greenevs Tsnn as second
class matter.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17
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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

Bill Bullitt his double conspcuously any
how
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-17

The Boston policemen have rights, but not all the
rights.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-11
Governor Graham's Message.
(Rutland Herald.l

The legislature of 1919 would do well
to ponder some things in the retiring
message of Gov. Horace F. Graham
with care. There were not wanting
dramatic features and there were tense
moments as the retiring governor gave
the new Legislature the message which
reflects his condensed experience and
best judgment in the two years of of
fee
His reference to what had been done
during his term, notwithstanding what
might come to him in good or Ill for
the future, was touching but it was not
such histrionic features that distin-
guished the message from its predeces-
sors as of value to legislators and tax
paying citizens
The retiring governor s testimony as
to the value of consolidation in state
departments. with particular reference
to director of state institutions, the
board of control and the department of
agriculture, are well worth reading, and
| of just as great value TO the taxpayers
as to the makers who will pay thereon.
Another advance during the term of
| Governor Graham was the eonsumma.
tion of the plan of keeping state Off
ces open at the state capital, plan
which in the end ought TO save the
state large amount of money
/ Governor Graham s reference to. the
late DR.. Charles S. Caverly was also
levidently heartfelt and his explanation
lofs the financial situation in regard to
the new temple of justice or state
building, was rather gratifying when
lone considers the sexigencies which have
followed that somewhat checkered piece
of state work
The Herald does not agree with the
retiring governor in regard to advances
from the treasury to state officials ant
departments and believes that the
Estates recent and continuing misfor
tunes are largely the result thereof. II
is true that such system has been il
effect since 1890 or thereabout but thai
does not in any degree excuse it,
The retiring governor s comments
on. the difficulties which surround tn,
problems of highway construction nigh
perhaps be called negative rather thar
helpful, but his facts are facts, and i
is true that work on our roads must b,
lspeeded up to make amends for tn,
letdown caused by the war and the re
sulting high prices of material and la
Dor. His references to Vermont's par
ticipation in the war must arouse laud
able pride in, the heart of every Yer
monter, and the message, as a. whole
} deserves more consideration than it i
likely to receive. As the retiring exec
utive says too truthfully: every littl
attention is paid to the retiring mes
sage of the chief executive
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-11
DADDyEV[laDN:
.ARY TALL al
% MARY 0AHANRQNER
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.

"Crackle. crackle. c-r-a-c-k-l-e." went
the fire.
"Ah, what a beautiful firem said
three children, named Daisy, Dot and
Dick.
ut will do for the pop corn in just a
short time" said Daisy.
as everything ready?" asked Dot.
'I'll look after the fire." added Dick.
you both look after the pop corn and
have some all ready In the pop corn
pepper"
We've got the pepper. said Dot.
"And the corn Is of the cobs," said
Daisy.
The corn had been dried, OF course,
long before. and now 1t was ready for
popping. Some had been used before
on the cool autumn evenings, but this
was the best time OF all. The children
were anxious to pop great deal, as
they knew how much they should need.
Before long the blaze of the fire died
down and the red Goals appeared.
This is what we WANT said Dick.
And the Goals looked brighter than
ever, for they were much pleased at
what Dick said Ready with the pop
per" he said. And each child in turn
popped pepper full OF pop corn.
Such fun as 1t was. The corn danced
so merrily up In the pepper as 1t be.
gan to turn white and to look just as
pop corn should look. e,
Were ready" some Of the pop corn
would splutter, while some of the
pieces not yet white would say. wait
a moment; we're almost ready.
Wait for u.s."
And the children would shake the
pepper so that the corn would not get
burnt and 50 that every bit would get
done" In just the right way.
This win help Santa Clans" said
Dick.
"Ah, yes. 1t will help him. and it's
such fun to feel we. are helping him, y
said Daisy.
HE knows how we love pop corn
| on our Christmas tree" said Dot, be
cause he wrote us little note the
| Christmas before last and said that he
thought we were very wisestO like pop
| corn on the tree and to know that il
made one of the prettiest of decora-
lions.
He said he thought it was beautiful
and that he was so pleased that we
4 had it all strung for him. He said 1t
would be pretty hard to string so much
pop corn on Christmas Eve. and that
he was delighted the way we helped
him.
"Of course he also told us that he
liked to put 1t on the tree, and that
he knew we wanted him to trim the
tree. He told us he would never be
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-11

With the recommendations of the in
terstate commerce commission and the
railway executives that railroads be
returned to private management and
Theodore n. Vail advocating the con-
solidation of all telephone and tele
graph lines of the country under the
management of one federal corporation
the country is certainly getting alter
natives for government control or own
ership. These recommendations come
from big men who have built up our
great system of transportation and
communication and are entitled to Sc
rious consideration by the public. OF
Mr.. Wallis plan the Boston Herald
says: Incidentally he paints an epic
picture of his country's needs and its
opportunity for meeting them. It is a
tremendous vision for this prophet of
more than score and ten-one calcu-
lated to jar the petty eomplaeeney of a
bureaucrat and even to make the whole
world sit up and take notice"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-11
BRATTLEBORO

the iasr or rne pop corn auu unas-~
face was quite red from sitting so long
in front OF the fire.
II believe we have" said Daisy.
They had to wait until the pop corn
had cooled off before they began to
string 1t, SO they set TO work over the
cranberries.
Here's the black thread" said
Daisy, land remember we put on
cranberry, tie little knot around it
Just once will do, then we leave
space to put on another cranberry.
and so on until we have many lone
strings ready to leave on this old
chair"
"Yes," said Dot: that was the way
we always did 1t. Sometimes. at first.
it is hard to remember what we did a
year ago."
So they strung the cranberries, with
each cranberry fingers length away
from the other. That would help the
tree to look so much like Christmas.
And the pop corn would make it look
as though little fakes Of snow had
| fallen on it, for the pop corn was
| strung with white thread. of course.
All the stringipg was done that after
| noon and evening, few days before
| Christmas, and left waiting for SAINTS
| Claus.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-11
The Williams Verdict.
Rutland Herald.l

The verdict of guilty brought in by
the jury in the Williams case must
come as something of shock to Yer,
monters, no matter how well prepared
they might have been by reading of
the evidence presented.
As the Herald has pointed out, the
jury in this case was exceptionally
strong and, while the exceptions of the
defense will undoubtedly carry the ease
to the supreme court on questions of
law, it cannot be said that the ease
was not given full and impartial tri-
al
The whole state has been deeply in,
terested in this case, which is one of
the very few Vermont cases in which
state officials have been charged with
neglect of duty or malfeasance in of
fee, and its direct connection with the
Graham case, as developed in the trial
1t is clear enough, also, that Yer
mont jury does not regard such condi
tions as The Herald has disclosed with
much liberation, and it may be that
the verdict serves to register protest
that ought by right to find its fina
expression in the duty of the legisla
ture.
Vermont and Vermonters' have beer
mortified and humbled by the condi
tions disclosed before the trial of Banl
Commissioner Williams began and viii
be glad when the course of justice ha!
run and has become a matter of history
The important thing for the legisla
ture to consider and accomplish, how
ever, is to take such action as will pre-
vent the occurrence of such affairs il
the future
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-11
SATURDAY, JANUARY IL, 1919.
THE MESSAGES.

The retiring and incoming governors
have read their messages before the
Vermont legislature each making rec
concentrations for legislation. Compar-
ison of the two messages is natural.
Governor Graham in LAYING down his
duties as chief executive spoke eau
ton in dealing with the problems before
US In regard to a road policy he ques-
toned the wisdom of heavy indebted
ness and bade the legislators to ask if
The state could afford to do more than
it is doing in highway improvement.
He commended the consultations of
state Offices made. two years ago, be-
lieved the state board of control and
The department of charities and pro.
baton created two years ago have done
good work and bespake for them IA
vorable consideration by the legislature.
He mentioned with evident satisfaction
he making of the state capitol the real
eat of the state government during
his period of Office holding.
Gov. Clement believes economy in
state business can be. effected by still
| further consolidation. One state prison,
Dne agricultural school and one normal
school would he more economical than
The present duplication of these plants
4
n the state. Without stating just how
It should be done he advocated more
| highway construction, the assumption
| If bonded Indebtedness to pay for it,
and the creation of sinking fund to
| 'iquidate the Indebtedness. More rad
cal even is his recommendation of
state control of highway construction,
I'll work to be approved by a state
BOARD before it is undertaken. A rigid
sudit of the accounts of the state high
way department has been advocated
before.
In the matter of accounting Gov
9raham refers the legislature to the
eport of the special commission OF
1908, an able commission that thorough
| y investigated the subject. Gov. Glenn
mt would eonfne the, auditing depart
nent to the auditing of accounts and
he payment of all bills by the state
reasurer, an accurate inventory of al
tate property and a yearly or semi
early examination of the state &C
counts by certified public accountants
4e would safeguard the purchase o
tate supplies by requiring requisi
ion from the heads of departments t.
he submitted to the state board of con
.rol for approval, then turned over t.
he state purchasing agent to exeeut
and the bills for all goods to be sen
20 the state auditor.
The merits of these recommendation
cannot be discussed in detail at thi
lime but it will doubtless occur to man,
hat the adoption of the incoming gov
arnor's recommendations would requir