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Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07
NOTICE TO VOTERS AND TAX
PAYERS OF PUTNAM COUNTY

Gentlemen: / want to thank you
for your support and hearty co-opera-
tion with me IN my work. AS Coun-
ty Tax Assessor of Putnam County,
during the last six years, have tried
under all circumstances TO make a
faithful and obedient servant of the
public. l have done my best to get
the assessments more equal than
ever before, so that every tax payer
in the county would pay alike in
property to what he or she might
have had. have picked up and as
sessed more than $4,000 worth of
land in Putnam county that had been
lying idle, as for taxes, previous to
my election as County Tax Assessor.
| have tried to fill this Office with
credit to myself as an officer and an
honor to the county. l want to say
now in conclusion, thank my many
friends for their solicitations and
assurance of election for a third term
as county Assessor, but after going
over the work for six long years,
counting the time Wnicn II look 10
do the work, and the salary paid un-
der the present system, which is the
fee system, and other prices of
things having changed in that period
of time, feel like it would be quite
a sacrifice for me to give any more
of my time than will be necessary to
finish out my un-expired term, as !
have had a great many business pro-
positions presented to me since I
have been serving the public, which
II had not been obliged to the peo-
Pile would have accepted and prob
ably would have been better of f.
I, therefore, for the above
reasons, will not be candidate for
reelection. Respectfully,
CHAS. r. COUNTESS.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07
DEFlEs RAIL MEN

Senator Thomas, Democrat Colo
RADIO, In an impassioned address In
the Senate flung defiance to the rail
road employees and likened their at
tftude to treason. He said: Il can
not justify it as anything short Of
treason. We are face to face to face
with the demand for wage increases
costing $500, 100000 which confes.
sedly will not help them, or they
will suspend our great Transportation
system.
Their second demand is for con-
fiscation Of 10000, 900 900 OF proper
ty that 1t be put into Government
ownership. This is the first time in
the history of the American nation,
and God grant it be the last, in which
a segment of the American people
has pointed its finger at the Ameri-
can Congress and said you must leg
islate thus and So or we will strike
and tie up all transportation and in
dustry.
"Ouys is the responsibility now to
give answer There is no conse-
quence as serious as involves in
yielding. 1t means an end to rep
resentative government. Let's not
finch the issue. IT'S quite as i'm
portant as any treaty. 1T is a threat
to bring ruin on the country"
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07
FAKE OATH ON sAcRED sooks

The Christian oath on copy of
the Gospel seems derived from the
late Jewish oath taken holding in the
hand the school of the law (or the
phylacteries); ceremony itself pos
sibly adapted from the Roman Gus
tom. The usual mode was to lap the
hand on the Gospel, and 1t was kept
up to a modern date in the oath of
the University of Oxford. The prac-
tice of kissing the book, which be-
came SO we'll established in England,
appears in the Middle Ages. The
book was often laid on the altar, or
latter the manner of ancient Rome)
the swearer laid his hand on the al
tar itself or looked toward it, above
all, it became customary to touch the
relics Of saints on the altar Other
objects, as the cross, the bishops Gro
zier, etc., were sworn by. An oath
ratified by contact or inspection of a
sacred object was called a corporal
or bodily oath, as distinguished from
6 merely spoken or written oath. The
English word signifying the sacred
object" on which the oath is taken
is '.halidome" The "halidome" on
which oaths are sworn IN England is
q copy Of the New Testament. Jews
are sworn ON the Old Testament;
the sacred books Of other religions
are used in like manner, q Moham-
medan swearing on the Koran, q
Hindu ON the yedas.- Exchange.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07
J. D. MCKINLEY

]. D. Mckinley, one of the best
known and most estimable men of
this section, died Tuesday evening,
Aug 5, 1919, at his home on Wash
ington Avenue aud was buried in
the City Cemetery Wednesday after
noon, Rev. ]. A. Collie conducting the
burial SERVICE
Mr.. Mckinley was born in Jackson
county SS. years ago, and has since
liven in White, Smith and Putnam
counties. He was Confederate
soldier, serving the first two years
Of the war in McDearman's company.
Newman's regiment, and the last two
in Forests regiment, where he was
recruiting officer and was forming a
company of his own at the close Of
the war.
During the war he married Miss
Sara Francis Maddux, who now sur
wives him. For many years he was
a well known trader and cotton buy
er between Nashville and New Or
leans.
He leaves one son, Matt, and the
following daughters, Mrs. John Rag
land, Mrs. Chas. Williams, Misses
Tommie and Margaret Mckinley of
Cookeville, and Mrs. w. A. Beasley
of Jacksonville, and many grand
children and great grandchildren.
Verify good man has gone from
among US.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07
SOLDIERS DAY AT THE COOKE
VILE FAIR

Thursday, Aug. % the first day
of the Cookeville Fair, will be sol
dier Day and every soldier or sailor
will be admitted free, provided he is
in uniform. This will be the first op-
portunity the boys have had to meet
since their return from service, and
every one of them should be here,
with their mothers, wives, sweet
hearts and lady friends, who will al
so be admitted free.
The fair grounds have been put
in the best of condition and all plans
made for the best fair ever. People
generally should visit the. fair. 1t
does them good to get out and see
fine stock, etc., and meet with their
friends.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07
B. G. ADCOCK, Chm,
GROVER c. BOYD, Sec.
C. H. HICKMAN,
]. M. HUNTER,
]. H. HILL,
Committee Primary Election.
COUNTY COUNCIL OF AcRIcUL
J. TuRE .

The need for county council OF
agriculture is becoming more and
more recognized thruout the Tennes,
see. The value of such an organiza-
tion is especially becoming known In
Middle Tennessee as a result of the
full organization detaNs explained by
w. A. Schoenfeld, assistant director
of the division Of agricultural exten-
sion, University of Tennessee, at the
Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute
held at Columbia.
The councils Of agriculture paral.
lei chambers Of commerce. or COM
mercial clubs, Mr.. Schoenfeld explain
ed. The purpose is to work for the
bettermant of rural life the same as
commercial and other clubs work for
the betterment of cities.
The council will not buy nor sell.
It has been learned from. experience
that this is not the proper function
of such organizations. It will, how
ever, work for better schools, better
churches, better sanitation, better
everything for the person who lives
outside of the city or town. The
council will also develop co-opera-
tive production and marketing sys-
TENS, and induce the establishment
OF creameries and other such indus
tries that will directly benefit the
farming community.
The system of organization is sim
pie. The councils usually are start
ed with or members who begin at
once campaigns for other members.
The county agent will act as the ad-
visor to the council. He serves with
out extra pay. The money collected
on memberships can be used for the
purpose of promoting cooperative
livestock sales, health campaigns,
better roads, and other such putpos-
es.
Directors are to be elected demo-
cratically; this board elects the Off
GERS.
Such council was organized is
Blount county some time ago and 1t
has accomplished much good work.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07
JOHN DYER SHOT; SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED

Last Saturday night about 10:30
John Dyer of this city was shot and
seriously wounded by PLY Eldridge
of Bloomington. Dyer and his wife
met Eldridge in the street near Po-
liceman Bill Dabbs' home, when the
shooting occurred, Dyer being shot
through the lower abdomen. DR.. 2.
L. Shipley dressed the wound and
Dyr was taken to the. home of Ben
Blair, his father-in-law.
Eldridge was given preliminary
hearing before Esq. J. r. Douglass
on Monday and bound over to crimi-
nal court.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07
VICTORY BUTTONS READY

United States army recruiting ON
GERS have received supply Of Vic
tory buttons to be issued to all ON
GERS, enlisted men, field clerks and
members of the Army Nurse Corps,
who served honorably on active du-
ty in the army for period of fifteen
days at any time between April 6,
1917, and November IL, 1918. The
buttons are of two kinds, silver for
those wounded in action and bronze
for all others.
Conscientious objectors who refus-
ed to wear the uniform or to accept
service in any branch of the army.
and men accepted by local boards,
but rejected at camps before enter
ing on regular duty thereat, are not
entitled to the Victory button, as
they were never on "active duty
and rendered no service to the. war
department.
Take your discharge to. the nearest
recruiting office and get your button,
There is an Office in Cookeville.
luOSc " WuOu uO TcCEulIluB htat&On
is convenient may submit their dis
charge certificate or order, or true
copy thereof, through the mail. The
true copy of discharge certificate
or discharge order must be executed
bp a notary public or other o1icer
empowered to administer oaths and
be a full, literal and complete copy Of
the original and contain all written
or printed matter appearing on both
sides OF the discharge certificate or
discharge order. The certificate Of
the civil officer must be in the follow
ing form:
Il certify that the foregoing Is q
true and complete copy OF the origi-
nal discharge certificate (or discharge
Order] OF ---------------------
and contains all written and printed
matter appearing on both sides Of
the discharge certificate Cor dis
charge order.)
Il further certify that have IN.
dorsed on the original discharge cor
tificate. (or discharge order) over my
signature the following. IN words ana
figures: True copy made by ne---
for the purpose Of
securing . Victory Button by mail.
g.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07

Now Is the time to can your toma-
toes and beans. You can get III tho
tin cans you want At Psndersrass
Hardware Co., on the Square .advA>
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07

to be filed shall file with the Chair
man of said Primary Board of Elec
tions, by Aug. Is, a statement in
writing that he is a candidate FOL
some one of said offices together
with a. receipt from the Secretary
of said Board. showing that he has
paid the amount of the fee assessed
against him. by said Board to be us.
ed in defraying the expenses of hold
ling said election.
The fee to be paid by each candi-
date for Sheriff shall be $1,000; for
Trustee, $1,000; for Tax Assessor,
$1,000; for County Superintendent of
Schools, $500; and for County At
torney, $780, And no one desiring
to become. such candidate in said
primary shall be allowed to have his
name on the ticket and be voted for
unless he shall have qualified, as
herein provided on or before the Is
day of August, the present year.
z. Be it Resolved, That If only
one candidate shall qualify as here
in provided for any certain Office,
then he shall be declared the nomi-
nee for that Office without being vot-
ed for fns said election, by said Pri-
mary Board, on the day 1t announces
the result of the election as herein
provided. A
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07

Don't forget the cooksville Fair.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-08-07

Be sure to read aIl on pass Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-24
Program for Meeting.

The annual Due Tea OF the Women's
Foreign Missionary society Of the
First M. e. church will be held on
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in
the church parlor.
Mrs. Rolf Hite's division will be in
charge Of the meeting assisted by Mrs.
H. S. Falconer and Mrs. M. L. Clevitt.
wife Of the new physical director Of
the Y. M. G. A., as soloists.
In memory OF two members who
died during the year Mrs. Carte Up
ton and Mrs. Geneva Currey and Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Carr, another member
whose death occurred some time ago.
a short memorial service will be held.
The program outlined for the after
noon is as follows:
Song-Will There Be Any Stars?;
Devotional, led by Mrs. ]. Engle; Al
the close OF which she will give a short
memorial address for Mrs. Currey and
Mrs. Upton. Vocal solo, Mrs. H. G.
Falconer; Memorial for Mrs. Eliza
beth Carr. Mrs. Rolf Hite; Talk-Our
Orphanage and Work in France, Mrs.
Kemble White; vocal solo, Mrs. M. L.
Clevitt; reading, Mrs. Rolf Hite; bust
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Al Home on Furlouoh.

Miss Alma McNemar, daughter Of
Rev. L. "A. McNemar, Of 11o1 Penn
2sylyania avenue. pastor OF Hiland
avenue NJ. E. Church, arrived at Fair
mont on Saturday and will spend a
ten days furlough with her parents.
Miss McNemar Is yoewoman on duty
ct Norfolk, Va, having entered the
service Of Uncle Sam last summer.
Miss McNemar graduated from the
Fairmont State Normal School In the
class Of 1912 and had taught in
iMoundsville schools for a number Of
years before entering the navy. She
has many friends and class mates In
Eairmont who will be glad to see her
again.
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EnterfainnfI y. T,I;1l.r,ia,nd.I

Miss Hattie Hall entertained the
teachers Of the Fairview school at
her home Thursday evening. The
stars and stripes and other patriotic
emblemspred dominated ii the decor
ations. The evening was spent in
games and music. The affair was
concluded by the serving Of q three
course luncheon Of dainty appoint-
ments. Washington decorations. in
Guiding hatchets and flags, were in
evidence. Teh hostess vas assisted
in serving by Mrs. r. G. Hall 4Md Miss
Nettic Wamsley. Those present were
the Misses Pauline Snider, Ruby
Snodgrass, Nell Coftmaa, Mary Riley,
Margaret Wilson. Ella Mcdonald,
Mrs. Mildred Toothman, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Campbell and Mr.. o. @. Tenant,
. 4 Ial - 7
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Wlth M. ldartr,1an.

The Altar Guild Of Christ p. E.
church Is meeting this afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. w. 7. Hartman, in
iBenoni avenue.
Jubilee Social.
Another event in the Jubilee mem
bership campaign program OF the Mis-.
sionary societies Of the First Pres
byterian church will be held tonight
at the church at which the members
OF the Mcfarland chapter Of the West
minister Guild will be hostesses hon.
oring new and prospective members.
70 Serve suppers.
At $3.50 O'Clock this evening a sup
per will he served to the employed
boys gymnasium class at the Y. NJ.
G. "A.
On Wednesday evening at o'clock
q supper will be served to the junior
class at The Y. M. g. A.
Indoor Picnic.
The indoor picnic held at Grace
Lutheran church on Friday evening
was great success. Seventy-fiye
people were present. The picnickers
brought lunch in baskets and there
Was a very plentiful supply on hand.
Birthday Party.
Master Thomas Hennen, the little
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Wilbur Hem
men delightfully."- entertained a number
OF his friends on Saturday evening
at his home in honor Of the seventh
OF his birth. The ao-
pointments were all in keeping with
the spirit Of the day, George Wash
ington's birthday, and the young folks
were entertained with patriotic stories
by Mrs. W. I. Mestrezat, Of Morgan
town. an aunt Of the young host, and
they were also presented with George
Washington cooked hats which were
Immediately donned and worn through
out the remainder Of the afternoon.
Refreshments were served at a table
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-24

The Altar Guild Of Christ P. E
church is meeting this afternoon al
the home Of Mrs. w. 7. Hartman, IL
Benoni avenue. h
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Pre- .Lenten Dance.

"A pre-lenten dance will be held at
the Elk's tall on Thursday Of this
week at which the Elk's viii be hosts
to memhers Of their families and
women friends The event is the last
before beginning the Lenten season.
Barrett's orchestra will render music
for the occasion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-24
a Nav paulnhter.

Born on Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry B. CLARK at their home on Los
Gust avenue a daughter. The child
is the third in the family and the
second daughter. She is a grand
daughter to Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Clark.
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QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
.Get Dr.. Edwards DIV Tablets.

Y - - - Z.
TIKI Is the joy3pl cry 81 thousands
since pr. Edwards PROD ed Civ
Tablets the s'lb stitute for catomeI
Dr.. Ed rus predicting physician
for IA yeNs and Ncalomel's old lime
enemy, disdb yered II formula foe Olive
Tablets while tyeeting Spatis6ts flor
I chronl gnops6e ID and torpi alivgrs.
Dr.. EdWd4 ~ Olive Tabl( Is d not
contain alomel, bdt aheali1 soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping Is The e'keynotee Of these
little asugar-coatpd, olive:colored tab.
lets. M.AVcause khe bowels and liverto
act norma ". They never force them
to unnatural ttion.
nyouhave dark brown mouth"
bad breath "a ~, tired feeling sick
headache torpid ,iVer and are consti.
pated, YOU Il find a g, sure and only
pleasant results from me or two little
Dr.. Edw 6ds' Olive Tab rs at bedtime.
Thou lands take one two every
night list to keep right Try them.
10 a1p ascnar hox All q raista.
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Surprise Party.

A birthday surprise party was held
on Sunday at the home Of Eliza and
Howard Floyd in honor Of their birth.
day anniversaries. The guests who
were delightfully."- entertained at mu.
Sic and various other attractions in.
Guiding refreshments were Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Floyd, of Warrington: Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Furman and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kerns, Pearl and
Mary Jackson, Mabel, Reda and Cecil
Jackson, Messrs. Will and Jas. Jack
son, Ethel and Roy Radcliffe, Mrs.
John Stops, Marie Stanley. Ruth Cum
bingham, Floyd Colven, Mrs. Sarah
Edgel, Joe and Chester Edgel, Howard
Scoops, Lula Davis.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17

as a three-year program, with view of having the navy of the United
 States equal to any in the world by 1925. So earnest an advocate of big navy as Senator Lodge hesitates to go that far, and told the senate in a re. cent speech that he saw no necessity for such vast increase in the navy. Congressman Butler of Pennsylvania, who will be chairman of the commit tee on naval affairs in the next con. gress, is outspoken against the three year program or even a very large in crease in the navy. At the same tirne the Daniels program has the indorseL ment of the president, and It is be- Iieved that sufficient strength will be commanded in both houses to insure a very large naval increase in the bill which is to be passed at this session of congress.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
There With That Frencb

Eh bien-you know we all sneak French here. We can say "Bis done Jacques, and "Alors.' and order 1oots" and whisper to madame to sin uS some "rhum' or "cognac" when no senior officer is round to hop Us IT < no uncommon thing for a dough. boy to intersperse his conversation with "n'est-ce-pas?7 as, for instance :.
 T guess We sleep with the sheen tonight. n'est-ce-pas."
 AIais oui. Ayec les little mouttons P
 Well, they don't smell any worse than some of you guys at that, nest ee-pas?s
 Say, who the helrs got my French mask? l laid it on my pack not ten minutes ago, n'est-ce-pas!9
 We're there with that French stuff A common form of greeting from the rihald roughneeks to the earnest lin. guist among Us is Aha. I see von speak French" You see they baye 10 admit it.-Saturday Evening Post
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
THE FRAGRANT WEED.

The use of tobacco was first discov. cred Tn America when Columbus. in l492, sent his first party to explore the island of Cuba. It was first oh. served that these herbs were burned ana carried by the natives to perfume themselves. It was later discovered that these herbs were also usad for chewing ant later as America was opened up and explored. it was observ. ca that they were smoked in larpe quantities
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
IMITATION ELKs' TEETH.

Imitation eIks' teeth in large quanti- t'eS recently. have made their appear a'ee in the local market to the alarm oF jewellers who deal in the genuine article. Some of the bogus teeth are easily detected. Others made of bone or walrus tusks are fair limitations of the genuine. A sure test, the jewellers say, is to immerse the teeth in muriatic arid. The acid will bleach and rough eh the better limitations and almost dis tntegrate the poorer ones.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
INTERESTING ITEMS

A new money sorting machine VIII tount and bag coins Ut rate of I2.000 an hour.
 At the close of September Swe- den WIS developing 100000 horse power from its waterfalls.
 X patent. has been granted an Aus tralian for q process for ranspanting living hair upon bald heads.
 To better ventiIate automobile bodies iointed rod to hold door open q few Inches has been patented.
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17

For desk workers a new sleeve pro teetor holds pens, pencils and other articles frequently needed.
 Platinum deposits rich enough for their operation to be profitable have been discovered in Germany.
 There are about 10000 electric trucks and wagons in service in the United States. operating in 1o4 llnes of trade. ''''e'
 New Zealand supports and regulates the bee keeping industry and t~oins students at government experiment. al apiary. -
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
Heln Pnh Hnne

Enlarge your vision and grasp of worldly affairs by silent communion with the immensity of the star-strewn nniYerse-you will find the heartacbe ot iiles disappointments. the epheme- ral glitter and tinsel that seem so es- sentiaI to your happiness, are but passing phases of an existence to be dealt with serenely and intelligen,,v
 ana that cannot be done wisely and well If one eternally grovels in the clay of earth withour moments of s,. lent withdrawal to the starry solitudes of thought
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17

many of our made 0 the Brave
  where $ 0 Q her galan
 will be like nodding that there would like where the Canadians wonderful Australian Watte showing where eepng there, coyeret for the brave Irish; everywhere the of tellng where rave lie N' Perhaps that Garden the heather beautiful godpurple heather
 That is the vision that be
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17

Hun n his  deirous with of war The the Yankees would moi Official expressions finally
 
  hel Thy this weakens morale" "ToO reckless; q And that this Devil dog is the fellow
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17

guns used to reverberate. and now all iS silent. The people are wondering what they are going to do in that re- zion. There are many generous Amer jeans who would like to find the means whereby torn towns and disrupted vil- lages could be brought into their own again.
 T know there are many French people who believe il would he better if instead of that a great forest were allowed to grow over the mightiest cemetery In the world. sometimes
The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17

uhtttt- III dttl9ti At is Ntst.tts
 Sherman said war Is.
 The French grew sick at heart waiting for the Tanks. And when the Tanks came the French were dis appointed. The Yanks were big and husky. But they were very young and they were ali smiles and laughter. They bought everything In sight and never asked the price. The French had hoped to see grim, world-wise, veteran fighting men. Could these frolicking boys fight? If they couldn't