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New Life Preserver

Designed so as to furnish pro-
lection against exposure and hum
ger, a life saving suit has been in
vented which offers the victim of
shipwrecks a fighting chance
against death. The ordinary life
belt, when placed about the body.
prevents drowning, but in large
number of cases there is little hope
for the wearer being saved unless
he is rescued from the water
quickly.
The new device, however, par
TALLY overcomes this, for its
wearer does not come in contact
with the water. 1t consists of
rubberized canvas suit which pro-
tects the entire body. 1t is fitted
with q pneumatic belt arrange
ment beneath the arms and pre-
vents drowning, for should the
user become unconscious or fall
asleep, his head would be held out
of the water. Popular Mechanics.
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MeerSchaum

Eski Scheir, in Asiatic Turkey,
has one unique claim upon public
interest, and if one is a smoker
that claim is compelling one. 1t
is the home of meerschaum.
MeeI schaum in abundance is found
only on the plain of Eski Scheir,
and this city produces all the mar
ketable meerschaum in the world.
Meerschaum, ,as it's name implies,
is supposed to be petrified sea-
foam, and has been discovered
floating on the Black sea. Apart
from the Eski Scheir mines it oc-
ours in Greece, Samoa, Spain,
Moravia, Utah. Pennsylvania, and.
in conjunction with serpentine, in
Norway and South Carolina.
The ancients are said to have
used it as a decorative stone in
buildings, and this seems to have
been confirmed by the recent ex-
cavations in Corfu. 1t is soft and
whitish. and becomes malIeable
like clay when soaked in water.
Meerschaum used to be con-
sidered a mere curiosity by the
Turks, who had no other use for it
than as a substitute for fuller's 8
soap. The story runs that the Tur-
kish ambassador at the Austrian
court, in the eighteenth century,
was native of Eski Scheir.
Wanting to help his city at a time
of great poverty, he took a SAM
pie of this queer stuff to Vienna,
thinking that the Franks" as all
foreigners were then called, might
have some use for it. The Ger
mans we're quick to see its utility
for pipe bowls, but declared it was
good for nothing else.
More than, a century has con-
firmed this Judgment, for who has
yet discovered any other use for
meerschauma For pipe making it
is an ideal raw material. Here is
q stone which is easily nodded
when wet, and when dry becomes
hard and resists fire.-Nelected.
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Fed by Motor Boats

At the lowest possible estimate,
one-fourth Of the food the 400. 900
inhabitants of New Orleans eat is
brought to them by motorboat,
says a writer in Popular Me-
chanics, and it required 1000 of
these, working every day in the
year and some nights, to fill the
demands put upon them.
This is the largest feet of work
ing motorboats gathered at any
one point in the world. They
range from 'cross river ferries
devoted to carrying fish, vegeta-
bles, sugar and rice from the
heads of the canals on the west
bank of the Mississippi to the
markets on the east, to larger and
smaller boats making 150-mile
runs south and west through the
great 5,O00-mile gridiron of
canals, bayous. rivers. lakes and
bays that make $4,000 square
miles of Louisiana marsh whose
only connection with the outside
world is by water.
This fleet, which represents an
investment of more than 1,0O0,-
600 and costs close to 100000
year in upkeep, may be roughly
divided into three classes: First,
the fishing boats engaged in catch
ing the fish, seining the shrimp
and longing the oysters of south
west Louisiana and in bringing
them to New Orleans; second, the
motor freighters, which ordinarily
ply routes as regular on schedules
as fixed as those of ocean liners,
and form virtually the only con-
nection of thousands of families
with the outside world, and third,
the large fleet of miscellaneous
craft used as dispatch boats by the
canal companies, as messenger
boats for the sea food packeries.-
Popular Mechanics.
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gressive and essential mauufactur-
ing industry of the automobile, as
therefore, outlined to you.
Out of the automobile industry,
came the manufacture of the great
war tank when the war was about
to start, and it is useless to tell
you wide awake Americans what
that great old war tank did for the
boys overthere. The tractor came
from the automobile industry, and
you know what that is doing for
the farmer. It is doing his work
in less than half the time his teams
could do it, and not only that. but
when the farmer is through with
his days work, and has no horses
to feed or look after, until ten or
eleven o'clock at night as he use to.
do in former years. These sure,
are all very essential, as for every
class of people in life.
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most of Wolsey's apartments.
Henry Wills old state rooms with

most of Wolsey's apartments.
Henry Wits old state rooms with
their galleries, towers, and turrets;
old red-brick courts with null
lioned windows, quaint gables, and
moulded chimney shafts some of
the most interesting parts inn
pressed with historic associations
of two centuries.
And all one needs to know of
the Court in the days of good
Queen Anne" are told us in Pope's
Rape of the Lock.
AT ev'ry word a reputation dies.
Snuff. or the fan, supply each
pause or chat,
With singing, laughing, ogling,
and all that"
And thus is brought almost to
hn end the history of the royal
days of Hampton Court, for the
Georges seldom went there.
s Its distinctive character is due
10 its partial destruction and re-
eonstruction. The result is pleas
ing. The first view. on entering
by the Trophy. Gates, is unique.
The long. low Tudor Building of
beautiful red brickwork with we'll
placed chimneys that are triumph
lof workmanship and central gate
way of bold design, is perfect. -
But as one writer comments: 1t
was, indeed, a Dutch taste which
leveled all these stately buildings
to the ground, to erect the great
square mass which replaced them.
A glorious view, if old drawings
are to be believed, must all that
vast picturesque variety of towers,
battlements, tall mullioned win
dows, cupolas and pinnacles, have
been, as they stood under the clear
heaven, glittering in the sum-
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Matches are turned ont in huge
quantities by machinery. The ma
chimes now in use cut up great
planks ofwood into match splin-
ters at lightning speed. The ends
of the splints are then passed
through a parafine bath and re-
ceive their heads.
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subjectg" And one cannot manu-
facture a more cunning answer
that was made. MY gracious
liege, it is not intended for sub
| ject; it is meant only for the great.
est and most bounteous king in
Christendom." But it was some
years before the cardinal seemed
willing to hand it over.
1t was nearly 400 years ago that
this powerful man wished to build
a home in keeping with his dignity
and at place which was so healthy
that it would insure him long life,
for which reason he invited the
cleverest doctors of England and
the wisest physicians of Padua, to
choose the healthiest site within 90
miles of London. The parish of
Hampton was at last chosen, the
manor of which was then in pos
session of the Knights of the Hos
pital of St. John, an order then in
its heyday owning enormous prop.
erty in every country in Europe.
The place was known even at an
earlier date as Hampton Court, the
word court being applied to that
part of the manor used by the lord
as a residence. On Midsummer
day, 1914, this property was leased
to the most Rev. Father in God
Thomas Wolsey. archbishop OF
York." for term of SO years at SO
pounds per annum.
| The building of his palace was
more than a hobby or pastime. He
gave to it every spare hour of his
time and unlimited means, so that
long before it was finished it ex.
cited much envy.
1t was in the month of May,
1916, that the King and Queen
first visited the court and were en-
tertained by such pleasures as
could be invented and imagined.
''Banquets we're set forth, mas
ques and mummeries, in so gorge
Gus a sort, and costly manner, that
it was heaven to behold. They
wanted no DANES, or damoselles,
meet or apt to dance with the mas
quers, or to garnish the place for
that time, with other goodly dis
ports. Then was there all kinds
of music and harmony set forth,
with excellent voices both of men
and children. / have seen the King
come suddenly thither in masque
with a dozen masquers all in gar
ments like shepherds, made of fine
cloth of gold, and fine satin panel,
and caps of the same, with visors
of good proportion and physiog-
nomy," writes chronicler of that
day.
In June, 1926, the King took
over the palace for himself. All
its costly furniture, tapestries,
plate, were surrendered to him,
no doubt the most magnificent
present ever presented to any
sovereign, and henceforth Hamp-
ton Court was the favorite resi-
dence of bluff King Hail." who
added largely to its buildings and
grounds. and spent much of the
time hunting, hawking and fish
ing.
In 1888 Anne Boleyn presided
at the banquets and sports. Octo.
ber IL, 1887, Edward vi was born
there and IL days later his mother
Jane Seymour, died there. In the
summer of 1910, a few months
after her marriage. Anne oi
Cleves awaited there her divorce
and August 8 Catherine Howard
came as queen. July II, Catherine
Parr was declared queen with
much ceremony and the following
!, Christmas was observed in great
state with the Viceroy of Sicily al
the honor guest.
!. Edward vi was at Hampton
J, Court in the fall of 1549, the night
that he was hurried away to Wind
sor and only. few days later il
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lRHE most essential manu-
" featuring industry of
III today / believe is the
automobile Industry. TI

GSy automobile industry. This
industry has sprung up within the
last ten or twelve years to be one
of the largest and most important
industries of the world. Whyg
Because the demand for this pro-
duct has been so great that pushed
this time saving and profit making
vehicle so fast that made this in
dustry what it is today.
When | say time saving and
profit making l want to emphasize
those two terms. What the COM
mercial public and the farmer
want today. That is. the people
who operate their business in a
scientific manner is something by
which they can save the most time
yet making the output just as
great if not greater for the least
possible expense and this is where
the automobile and truck has been
a blessing to the progressive and
energetic public of the world.
We all know that the pleasure
car is getting to be more of a
necessity than luxury. In fact
it is no more considered luxury.
Now you take for instance the
man in business tied down all day
long, perhaps cooped in his Office
neglecting the regular amount of
exercise due him, and after busi-
ness hours gets into his car, takes
a spin for few hours, this gives
him nice breeze of fresh air, ex-
ercises his muscles, exercises his
eyes, clears his mind aod makes
him feel like new man after only
a few hours of recreation. That
is what / call necessity and es-
sential.
| Now we will drift to the COM
mercial man. He, as I said before
wants to get as much profit for
the least mouey and cover the
same territory in as fast way as
possible. You will notice that the
truck can get rid of more tonnage
in day than a team could get rid
of in week and the expense being
about one third. Therefore, this
being very essential to the COM
mercial public as whole.
You will next agree with me
that the automobile is the greatest
time saving vehicle that farmer
could have. l have known far
mers who live sixteen miles from
town and when they had to haul
their products to town they would
have to lose whole day and not
only that, but kept that team from
working out on the field and per-
haps the next day when they were
home it rained and therefore lost
another day. Now 1 have talked
to those very same farmers and
they told me, well now l have
bought myself Ford and can
haul my products to town and get
back in a couple of hours, get
back to work and still keep my
team out on the field while am
gone, it sure is saving me lot of
time and money. Therefore you
see how essential it is for the man
that helps produce the grain that
gives us our daily bread.
Now this industry is not only
essential for the time saving and
profit making possibilities for the
commercial public and the farmer
but it has given the average labor
ing man chance to earn fine
living for their families and fine
living for a family means the pro-
gress and efficient education for
their children, healthier nation
and which leads in all directions to
the uplift of humanity. 1t means
better homes. better and cleaner
minds and a more civilized class of
people IS q whole, all this spring.
ling out of such q wonderful, pro-
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Saltwater. Minnesota. Thurs,
was there that his arrogant uncle
was made prisoner. Queen Mary
and her Spanish husband lived
there in great retirement, which
seemed strange to the Englishmen
that had not been used thereto. !"
There Bloody Mary" invited
Elizabeth to spend some time,
hoping to coerce her into popery,
or convict her of heresy and bring
her to the stake. There they kept
Christmas as royalty as had their
father, Elizabeth being seated next
to the cloth of-state at the royal
table, and after the removal of the
dishes being served with "a per-
fumed napkin and plate of con-
feet.
1t was never favorite place
with Elizabeth after she became
Queen, yet she often assembled
her court there to keep Christmas.
as had her father, brother and sis
ter. And it was there that one
important event of her reign took
place. On December 3, 1868, the
great council of lords met there to
consider the information brought
against Mary.
It was at Hampton Court that
James l., on January IA to II,
1904, held the famous conference
between the representatives of the
Established Church and the Pres
byterians. which resulted in a
resolution for a new translation of
the bible.
Charles l spent much time there
while plaques ragged in London and
enriched the place with many
works of art. In 1851 the palace
was sold by Parliament and later
passed into the hands of Oliver
Cromwell, who made it his princi-
pal residence. His daughter, Mary,
was married there and his favorite
daughter, Elizabeth Claypole, dieu
there.
The Golden Age of Hampton
Court began with Charles III, who
at once redecorated the palace, had
the gardens put in order by the
best French gardeners of the day
and made additional tennis courts.
Particularly memorable is the date
of May 20, 1869, when on his
birthday and the anniversary of
his restoration he brought to this
most regal palace his Queen,
Catherine of Braganza. Their
progress thither took place in
great state, in a chariot drawn by
six horses, accompanied by foot
men, runners, men-at-arms and a
stream of carriages in which were
the ladies and gentlemen of the
court, besides the wagons and carts
which carried the 'fardingales,"
the wardrobe of the Queen and her
ladies. A few weeks later the
captivating Lady Castlemaine ar
rived and from that time on she
was the favorite and the real Queen
in all the King 8 palaces. There the
court remained in safety during
the plague of 1866 and there,
somehow. the indefatigable Mr..
Pepys managed to pay a visit on
Sunday, July %.
The reign of James II seems q
blank page in the history of the
court, but many changes took
place there with the coming of
William and Mary. They liked
the place so we'll that its recon-
struction into greater magnificence
was their main object in life. They
ordered two of Wolsey's splendid
courts pulled down and Sir
| Christopher Wren to make addi-
tions which would rival those of
Versailles. Many fine tapestries
were added, and the gardens done
over in Dutch taste. The people
complained over the great expen-
ditures and the constant absence of
the King from the city. but he
paid no heed, only to spend an oc-
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1919-04-24

MRS. GRUNDY----A char |
acter in Morton's Comedy |
"Speed the Plough .--,Stand-l
ard Dictionary.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1919-04-24
Hunters Return.

The Tracy City hunters who
have been up near Spencer have
returned after a great week
spent in the jungles. No very
large game was killed, but tur-
key and squirrels were in abun-
dance. This meat was the prin-
ciple item on the menu of each
meal. The party charged camp
several times while ON the expe-
dition and were located on Dry
creek, Piney creek, Rocky river,
and Fall creek. The party con-
sisted of Hon. 7, j. King, DR..
VIM. Barnes, Geo. Mccullough,
Joe Henley, Allen Shook, Huse
Cannon and Luther Henderson.
Each of the party enjoyed the
vacation hugely.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1919-04-24
To Win Helmets.

Six citizens of this county will
be the proud possessor of Ger
man helmet when the victory
loan campaign is at an end.
Announcement was made from
the zone headquarters in Ohatta-
nooga this week that the govern
ment has sent $50 helmets to be
used as prizes in the campaign.
There are twenty two counties
in the zone, so six helmets will
be assigned to each, leaving four
teen which will 60 to the four
teen county chairmen who first
report "over the top"
The six prize helmets will be
awarded as follows:
One helmet to the man max
ing the greatest number of sales.
One helmet to the lady making
the greatest number of sales.
One helmet to the man selling
the largest amount of bonds Tin
dollars
One helmet to the lady selling
the largest amount Of bonds Tin
dollars.)
Note: Should the man or la.
dy making the greatest number
of sales also be the party selling
the largest amount in dollars,
the second helmit will 60 to the
person selling the second largest
amount of bonds Tin dollars } In
no event will one person lie
awarded two helmets.
One helmet to the girl selling
the greatest number of bonds.
One helmet to the boy selling
the greatest number Of bonds.
The helmets assigned to this
county will be received sometime
this week and will be immedi.
ately put on exhibition.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1919-04-24
Aeroplanes Pass Over

-Four aeroplanes passed over
Tracy City about 10 clock Tues
day morning. These are the first
which have passed over this vii
lage in long time. Two passed
over the north end of town and
two went over just below Dutch
town. They were part of the
aero circus which was staged in
Chattanooga on the 21st and
were enroute to Nashville. The
time between Chattanooga and
Nashville was to have been one
hour and forty minutes. Quite
a number of Tracy City people
saw the planes pass over and
lot of others heard the whirring
noise but didn't think to look up.
1t is estimated that the air ships
were about |, 500 feet up at this
point.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1919-04-24
Fresh Fish at
Tidmans Saturday

Mr.. and Mrs John Scruggs
passed through the city Monday
enroute to their home at Alta
mont after a visit to Chatta-
nooga.
Martin Conry left this week
for Birmingham where he HIS
accepteia position,
We add to our list of subscribe
ers this week the ma ne of Elmer
Bobo at Nashville through the
courtesy of his father, L. K. Bobo
of this place.
Miss Helen Kirk was in Nash
vile last week visiting friends.
Louie Hasseler, of the New
York Stores, is again at the store
after two weeks spent in the
eastern markets where he was
buying spring and summer stock.
Clement McCurdy is at home
after two years in the United
States Navy. Clement made
four trips across the Atlantic and
visited England, Italy and
France. Ha is looking fine and
is anxiously awaiting the arrival
of an outfit of civilian duds
which he has ordered.
w.. Pearl and wife of Har-
riman, are spending a few days
with relatives here. They will
probably locate at Palmer.
Mrs. Will Lovelace and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lee Goodman and
daughters attended quarterly
conference at the Methodist
church at Ooalmont Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Holt and Miss
Belle Morton were shopping in
Tullahoma recently.
Mrs. Alf White of New York
is the guest of Mrs. Dade White
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Shelters
of Monteagle were here We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Phil Douglas leaves to-
day to join her husband in Obi
cago.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1919-04-24
To the Founders.
(JohR Simpson.

We have fought old booze to-
= gether
Fought it nobly, day by day
And believe me, Mister Rounder
That such fighting doesn't pay,
For old King Rum leads the forces
That were neverknown to lose
And he proudly bears the banner
That says Victory For Booze. 5"
There's a myriad Of his army
While our foices are but small
And we each mast fight him
singly
If, of course, we fight at all;
We have but one life to offer
And it's fleeting fast away
While they manufacture whisky
In Kentucky every day;
Mid the green fields of Virginia
Where the girls they say are fair
And at Jimtown, Alabama,
He recruits his forces there
And IN eastern Tennessee, pal,
Where the verdant hills lean
back
They are turning out the moon
shine
Sixteen hogsheadsat a whack,
In Chicago and in Paris
On the Muese and on the Rhine
They are making beer and brandy
Whisky, gin and rum and wine,
So | guess we'd bet surrender,
Lay down battle shield and drum
Bid old booze one fond ski-do.ski
Fer he puts us on the bum.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1919-04-24
Local Happenings

Col. T. S. Turner, or Marion
county was IN our city a few
days this week.
Dave Hennegar of Tatesville,
was here this week.
Mrs. r. A. Campbell and
daughter, Miss Esther, and Mrs.
Mollie Cope and daughter, Miss
Wilcie, were shopping in Tulla-
homa Saturday.
Miss Gertrude Campbell of
Sewanee, is spending the week
with Miss Sarah Campbell here.
Mrs. G. B. Alder who with
her husband, DR.. G.. B. Alder,
has been spending several
months in New Orleans has re-
turned home. The doctor will
arrive in the city in about three
weeks.
Heskel Flippo of Wartrace
spent the week end here with
his sister, Mrs. II. @. Arnold.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1919-04-24
Isham Perry Dead.

lsham HI. Perry was born Oct.
5th, 1910, died April 81, 1919,
age 7S years six months and fif-
teen days.
He was an old Confederate SOL
dier, he served 4 years in the
civil war. He was the father of
five children. Henry Perry the
Oldest is dead. He is survived
by his wife and four children,
Mrs. Mary King, Mrs. Ephriam
Moon, Mrs. Euretha Moon, and
Isaac +. Perry.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1919-04-24

News has reached the family
that Private Emmett Woodlee,
of the A. 4. f., is enroute home.
DR.. Douglas Hayes spent the
first of the week in Nashville.
Col. Nick Carter left here. to-
day for Douglas, Ariz.. where h4
will join his command.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1919-04-24
Card of Thanks.

Mrs. Isham II. Perry and chill
dren wishes to thank their many
friends and nelghbors for the
kindness shown them during the
sickness and death of the devo.
tea husband and father, Isham
HI Perry. Mrs. Rildy Perry
Mrs. Mary King
Mrs. Ephriam Moore
Mrs. Euretha Moore
Isaac Perry.