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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-13

notes were protected by q special tax
levy OF $.l5. Ten thousand dollars Of
these bonds, mean these notes, were
paid. To celebrate this happy event
$40, 900 more were issued. As l under
stand Il the chairman's system of
finance is to make a new debt when
ever an old one Is paid. In the mean
while the special levy goes merrirly on.
| speak of the chairman especially in
this matter because he 10 the financial
agent OF the couGty IN certain sense,
his Influence with the court is large
and he Is responsible tor what happens
IN his administration just as is Cover
nor Of the state. Under this system
our tax rate will continue to grow.
This special SIS tax rate in this way
becomes not an emergency measure but
steady tax.
Ii our roads continue TO be handled
as they have been am sure that the
county can use greatly increased rate.
Upton County has adopted a budget
system. A careful estimate will be
made of what each department will
have to have aud the tax rate fixed &C.
cordlngy. Then each department will
De required to keep its expenditures
within its allotment. That ought to
pat an end u special notes. In the
meanwhile why are the wheel tax and
dog tax not collected? ! think both are
but they were partly
collected last year. Why not repeat
the dose? The wheel tax and The Road
Law are children of the County Court.
Let's enforce them and obey them.
Ii this tax IL not collected now not
even a nunc protunc resolution can
make it good. That can justify the
expenditure OF money but 1t will not
make up for failure to collect money.
Collect these taxes. Laws should be
enforced. Our tax collectors are not
nervous about these laws, are they?
Let every creaking buggy and wagon
in the county pay tax.Is Justiria fiat
coelum rust, or words to that effect.
Ii is true that we nave no roads bat
tax them for travelling where the roads
ought to be.
If these laws are contrary to the
constitution now they may be all right
under the next constitution. Ii you
can jnstity an illegal expenditure OF
money by nunc pfotunc resolution,
can't YOU justify an,llegal coll, ction by
q tune pro nunc neasure?
Let's tax the cheerful sgrIcuiturist.
Why not have a saddle tax and bride
tax, horse tax and q mule tax? The
county is not halfway living up to It's
opportunities. Let's get busy. Ia q
little while some fool taxpayer will
begin to think he has some rights.
When you get man down keep him
down.
W. R. SEAY.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-13
How's Thiss

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cured By Halls catarrh Medicine.
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ave years, and has Become known a. ths
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..ster you have taken Halls Catarrh
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Sold by all Druggists. Sc.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-13
;onstat Il. A. Il. Sanders.

Constable. A. II. Sanders.
Dist. s. Advisory Board. E. w. Perry,
J. w. Shelton l.. H. Montague; Con.
stable. Ollie Goode.
DIST. 6. Advisory Board.'J. c., Rice.
Virgil Mcknight. A. S. Wilder; Con-
stable. w. H. Cooke.
Dist. 2. Advisory Board, A. V. Luck,
C. c. Russell. W. A. Weber; Constable,
J. A. Shelton,
DIST. g. Advisory Board. 7. NJ. Ham,
J. M. TOmlin, M. /. Stafford; Consta'
BILE. J.C Kelley.
Dist. 8. Advisory Board, M. A.
HCliowell, J. T. Murphy, W. h. jam
isou; CJnstabie, o. P. War;.
Dlst. 10. Advisory Board, H. 7 Bal
lard. J. b, Rives, ]. W. DiIlard; Con-
stable, 5. +. Dunn.
DIS. IL. Advisory Boare, j. W.
Malneson. Joseph Myers, JAS. Wade;
Constable, June Bvbbltt.
DIST. IL Advisory Board, H. Nj.
Boswell, Walter Carr, W. j. Burdison;
Constable, J. d. Pearce.
Dist. IL. Advisory Board, j. u.
Hamer, Z. R. BeasIey, j. I. McNamee;
Constable, Lloyd McMulIin.
Dist. IA. Advisory Board, K. A,
Morton, K. 4. Morris, A. W, Reeves
Constable, T. M Reeves.
Dist. Is. Advisory Board, j. d.
McCarley, L. P. Booth, j. l.. Parsons
Constable, j. K. Edwards.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-13
Last Weeks Elections

The elections in this county last week
passed off.with perfect quiet thruout.
the county and with but littIe interest
being manifested In any part Of the
counts. The totsl vote was around 800
while the Democratic strength OF the
county is we'll above twice that number.
Several precincts voted but few more
votes than the officers holding the
election. The vote in tDe regular elect
ion aud that IN toe PRIMARY were
about the same, and there was no Re
publican primary held at any of the IL
voting places.
J. 7. Jordan for Trustee, 7. NJ, Ross
for Sheriff and S. P. Crawford for
County Assessor, were the Democratic
nominees and had no opposition, each
getting practically the entire vote cast.
In the race for Representative in the
General Assembly tofiil the unexpired
term OF Hon. d. C. Wells. deceased,
Hugh P. Crawford defeated R. N
Ware, the vote being 622 for Craw-
ford and 1922 for Ware. No candidate
filed his name with the Primary Board
in time to qualify for the primary nom
nation for Representative ior the full
term which begins next January and
the race is open to any ohe who wants
to run, but it is thought by many that
Mr.. Crawford having won in this elect
ion will not have opposition in the Nov
ember election for the new term
The new County Bvard of Education
has three members of the old Board
who were RI elected, Wyatt Wilkinson,
j. C. Perry and ]. ID. Hewlett, ahu
two new members, DR.. &. n. Crook OF
Moscow who succeeds c. h. Rich who
was NOT candidate, and W. Il. Cooke
of Gsllaway who succeeds W. o. Wild
er who has moved to Mempnls and was
not a candidate. The new Board has
beeo called TO meet at the office of the
County Superintendent September !,
at 10 a. m. for the purpose Of re.orgal
izing. and for such other business as
needs attention.
Three Advisory Directors were elect
ed i, each district and their names are
given below. It 10 necessary for these
men to go before = Justice OF the
Peace within cen days from August 8
when the Election Returns were can
yassed and certificates of election issued
and take the oath of tffice, or their
election is void. No one elected on Ad-
yisory Boards should perform any OF
the duties of the office until this oath
OF office has been taken.
In the Democratic Primary for Gov
ernor and X Railroad Commissioned RIB.
erts received votes and Craotiee
votes, Neal and Writ receiving a
rers sprinkle of votes. and Welch car
ried the county over Bryson for Kali
road Commissioner by about The same
majority. But little interest was
shown in the Primary AMI voting at al
country precincts was very light, the
votes cast being more the town people
Of the county.
The district officers chosen in the
general election are as follows;
Dist. /. Advisory Board. W. 5. New
by, d. J. Douglass. W. G. Day; Con
stables, H. L. Maddox. j. Z. Chsmbers
Dist. 2. Advisory Board. E. I. CIut,s
G. N. Nash. J. C. Tstum; Cen.tib e
Jesse Foots.
Dist. 3. Advisory Board. W. W
Scott, H. A. Andrews, Lem Msrburs
Constable, d. L. Blalock,
Dist. 4. Advisory Board, W II. VII
son, L. +. Cstron, W. M. Cafawsy
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-13
A Texas Wonder.

The Texas Wonder Tor kidney and
bladder troubles, gravel, diabetes weak
and lame back, rheumatism and bladder
in both men and women. Regulates
bladder troubles in children. If not sold
by your Druggist, will be sent by mail
on receipt of 81 25. One small bottle
is two, months. treatment and often
cures. Send for sworn testimonials.
DR.. E. W. Hall. 1926 Olive street, St.
Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists. adv. II
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-13
Facts and Figures

On July Both The Falcon advocates
> total tar. rate of 81 on the 500 worth
OF property. Such tsx rate is not
justified by the figures II gives. 1t
admits that there has been 80 increase
10 the assessed valuation Of our county
that is equal to about four times Its
former valuation. The county rate
last year was 81. 40. divided rs follows:
Coz nty tax. $50; School tax. s 25;
Roau tax, $50; High School tax. $40;
Special notes tax, S.l5. The county
stands pledged to increase the school
tax l.3. Letus do more than this. Let
Us make the school tax and high school
tax together $50. That will be an in-
crease Of more than 20. Some other
tax will probably need an increase so
lei US say that the new rate shall be
$1.6u on the old valuation. On lhe
new valuation the rate should certainly
not be more than $50. TIE State rate
will be 5 20. That gives US total ate
of $.75.
The new assessment will not be op
prtssive unless certain wiley politicians
use 1t al cloak to conceal their own
extravaganza. The property of Fay
cite County 10 more nearly On fair
valuation noR than ever before in its
history. Last year thousands of arres
of land were assessed at S6 and So per
acre that were renting at $40 aud Sl2
per acre. Assess the lands at an hon.
est value, the town lots at an honest
value. Railroads and other corporations
at an honest value and no one will
have just cause for complaint. The
percentage of increase is lmmaterial so
long as no piece of property is assessed
for more than it will actually sell tor.
In making this new assessment the
Equalization Board was guided by the
advice of men from each district. That
some mistakes were made is certain.
These can De corrected, but it is the
rankest demagogy to try to arouse
class against class.
The only danger of excessive taxation
lies in the extravaganza and inefficiency
of public officials. That this new assess
ment will be made an excuse for
raise in taxes is certain, but the peo-
pie must be on their guard.
On the first Tuesday in July the
largest mass meeting that has met in
Somerville for five years sent q COM
mittee to the County Court to request
u change in our present Road Law.
The County Court refused to consider
the matter but postponed it until its
next meeting although they knew that
such action would make it impossible
for this present law to be considered at
the extra session of the Legislature.
At this session Of the Court the High
way Commissioners resigned as one of
them expressed it under fire. After
the battle was over our worthy chair
man reappointed them. Doubtless he
values the Commissioners as much as
the Commissioners value their secre-
tary. After all. good taste should
play some part even in public affairs.
In 1915, think it was, the county
owed $50, 200 in floating indebtedness.
The chairman Of the County Court,
who is very much opposed to bonds,
lent his influence to secure the issuance
of $50, 900 in special notes bearing So
to pay this floating debt. These bonds
II ask the chsirman's pardon) these
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-13
An Old Fault Finder

An irritable and fault finding dispos.
ition is often caused by Indigestion.
A man with good digestion and bowels
that act regularly is usually good ma
tured. When troubled with Indigestion
or constipation take Chamberlain e
Tablets. They strengthen the stomach
and enable II to perform its functions
naturally. They also cause a gentle
movement of the bowels.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-13

Sallow complexion comes from bill
ious impurities In the blood aud the
faul, lies with the liver and bowels
they are torpid. The medicine that
gives results in such cases is hERBINE.
II 10 fine liver stimulant and bowel
regulator. Sold by Price Drug Co.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-13

10 every home where there is 9 baby
there should also be q bottle Of Me-
GEES BABY ELIXIR. 1t may be
needed at any time to correct sour
stomach. wind collie. diarrhea or summer
complaint. Il ID wholesome remedy,
contains no opium. morphine or injurious
drug Of any kiad Sold by Price Drug
Compsny.i
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-13
Rehobeth Church

Try. try again. II it please God l
will be with you next Sunday at 800
The Sunday School Lesson for that
time will be The Sins snd Sorrows of
David" ii Samuel 1873. 10; 1871 -15.
By fsithfuI effort We are sure to attain.
JAS. w. McNUTT.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-04-30
PREY ON IGNORANT KOREANS
Mutangs, Claiming to Have supernat.
ural Powers, Make Good Living
From Those They Victimize.

The Korean mutang, or mudang, is
a sorcereSs who is considered the low
est of the lowssin the social system.
Though generally married, she is al
ways an abandoned character pretend
ing to be a sort of spiritual medium,
able by her friendship with the spirits
to influence theH4-as she may wish.
The ceremony performed by mutang,
without which her services are of no
avail, is called a "kut," there being
ten different forms of services that
can be performed by means Of a kut.
The service most in demand is that
of driving away the hungry" spirits
Of disease. These spirits come around
the door when people are eating, and
if they are not thrown a morsel Of
food they will hold grievance against
the diners. When a man, by some
such mischance, contracts a disease,
he sends for a mutang, describes his
symptoms and asks what spirit it Is
that is causing it. The mutang usu-
ally names some spirit, says that he
must see the patient, and names day
on which to hold the kut.
During the ceremony the mutang
dances about near the patient I'M
til she has worked herself up to
perfect frenzy, her auditors believ-
ing that the spirit has taken posses
sion of her. body. She screams out
the name of the spirit that has come,
tells what must be done to cure the
patient, until at last the spirit prom
Uses to take away the disease. The
food provided for the spirit is then
eaten with great gusto by the mutang
and the friends Of the sick man.
The mutang has lot Of influence.
Some years ago when drought was
making life uncomfortable in Seoul
the citizens went to a mutang and
clamored for relief. She explained
that the street car lines were pinch
ing the tail of the dragon that guard
ed the town, and that the dragon
was angry. He couldn't sleep and he
wouldn't send the needed rain. The
cars were destroyed that very night.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-04-30
Valuable coconut By-Product.

A number of oil-extracting plants
have been established in the United
States and Europe to handle copra,
because it has been discovered that
the pulp left after the coconut oil
has been extracted is very valuable
stock food and can also be used as
fertilizer, and this by-product. COM
mands good price.
AS a stock food it compares favor
ably with gluten feed, though 1T con-
tains less carbohydrates and more
fat, ash and fibre. The oil is used for
many purposes, including cooking or
for salads, the making Of fine. soaps,
etc.
There are at the present time in the
Philippines approximately 4O,OOO,OOo
bearing coconut trees, producing
nearly 1,0O0,O0O,000 nuts per annum,
of which 900,OO0,000 are made into
copra. A coconut palm will yield
from % to so nuts each year, ana
they are taken from the tree, When
fully mature, about once every three
or four months. The nuts are collect
ed in piles near the drying or smok-
ing sheds and the. outer shell or fibre
is torn away from the hard shell OF
the. nut by means of q tool similar to
the p0wshare. The nut is then split
open with a large knife or bolo, and
the halves, with the meat exposed, are
placed over fires on racks constructed
Of wood, and are allowed to remain
there until the meat dropsFfrom the
shell. Where sun drying is practiced,
the halved nuts are allowed to remain
subjected to the suns rays for Pc
Rod of about six days, or until the
meat loosens from the shell.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-04-30
OOH, LETS DON'T"
People With Thin, Pale Blood
Are .Listless And Want
to do Little
More Red Blood Cells Needed
Take Pepto-M angan, Famous Tonic
and say ."Let's Co." instead
of Lets Don't"

When normally healthy ambitious
people begin to lack energy and tire
easily-when they are quickly dis
couraged and low in vitality, it usual
ly means their blood has grown weak.
Such people are called anemic, or
rundown" Build up the blood and
you build up the health and spirits
Pepto-Mangan is a pleasant tasting
red blood builder and it contains ex-
actly the elements which poor, pale
blood needs to become rich red blood
Red blood means rosy cheeks, bril-
ght eyes, clear brain, firm step. Pep
to-Mangan has placed thousands of
people who need building up in the
full-blooded, energetic vigorous class.
1t changes the lets don't" attitude
to lets go" attitude. Recommend
ed by physicians for thirty years and
sold all over the world.
Pepto- Mangan is sold in both iiq-
uid and tablet form. Both contain the
same medicinal ingredients.
Buy Pepto-Mangan at your drug
gists. Be sure the name "Gude's' is
on the package. Without Guides j. is
not Pepto-Mangan. Advertisement
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-04-30
LARGE GRAZING FARM FOR SALE
at Durbin, Pocahontas County,
West Virginia
Charleston, II,

The Mountain Lick Lumber Com
pany has at Olive Station, on the
Western Maryland Railroad two
miles north of Durbin, West Va, on
Mountain Lick Run and it's tribu-
taries, about two thousand acres of
land in compact form, suitable for a
fine grazing farewell watered.
Rolling ridges and smoothe surface
The greater part of the surface is
what is known as the Red Shale For
nation, and will grow creamy Blue
Grass-the best in the world to. fatten
cattle and sheep.
This piece of land we have recent
ly completed an operation on and will
sell with the land one seven room
house, weatherboarded and plastered
and painted, equipped with hot and
cold water bath room Hot Air Heat
ing Plant complete with good furnace
Also One Large Store Building and
Four other houses (Dwellings).
There is large amount of Hem
lock and Spruce Pulpwood and Chest
nut Dywood on the land which can
De hauled on the old railroad grades
to Olive Springs, an average distance
of about one mile.
will ciIino 1nncT
enough to hold three cars to load
same out on. This wood can be taken
out at a good profit, and keep three
men and team busy for an indefinate
number of years, as we believe The
growth of the timber would equal
the cutting and thus make perpet-
ual operation, by taking out the tim
Der first that is deteriorating and pro
tect the growth of young timber, as
it is growing rapidly.
There is about two thousand acres
in the boundary that will fence cas-
lily in one block without the interior
ence of public highways. About one
half OF tue boundary the Coal and Oil
and Gas was reserved when we purch
ased it and we can only convey the
surface of that portion of the land.
The balance we would convey in Fee
Simple, with good title. .
Will sell this boundary for the
small sum of five dollars per acre,
actual survey; one-half cash, balance
to suit the purchaser Deferred pay.
ment to bear interest at percent per.
Iannum.
We. have about 5000 acres more
land in this section suitable for graz
ing. Come and see us or write for fur
Their particulars.
MOUNTAIN LICK LUMBER co.
3ts DURBIN, w. VA
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-04-30
The Thr;ce-a-Week Edition Of
The New York World
IN 1919 and 1920

Practically daily at the price Of a
weekly. No other newspaper in the
world gives so much at so low price
The forces are already lining up
Cor the Presidential campaign of 1920.
The Thrice-a-Week World which is
the greatest example of tabloid jour
nalism in America will give you all
the news of it. 1t will keep you as
thoroughly informed as daily at
five or six times the price. Besides,
the news from Europe for long
lime to come will be of overwhelm-
ing interest, and we are deeply and
vitality concerned in it. The Thrice
a-Week World will furnish you an
accurate and comprehensive report of
everything that happens.
The Thrice-A-Week Worlds regu-
lar subscription price is only $1.O0
per year, and this pays for 1876 pa
pers. We offer this unequalled
newspaper and The HIGHLAND RE-
CORDER together for one year for
S2.35.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-04-30
French VILLAGES Americanized.

Vitrimont, adopted" village of a
group of California cities, is one of the
first of the hundreds of French devas-
tated towns to be entirely restored,
according to report of the American
Red Cross. The ancient Gothic church
of the town has been replaced by a
modern stone structure which, while
in conformity with the best traditions
of French taste, nevertheless presents
in it's broad caves a suggestion of Los
Angeles. Likewise, the reconstructed
Marie" or town hall contains fea-
lures which are reminiscent of some
of the most classic outlines of San
Diego structures. Other buildings in
the town were said to be representa-
tive of the architecture Of San Fran
cisco and various other California
cities. -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-04-30
From Illinois
Mr.. H. B, Wood,
Monterey, Va,

Dear Sir:
You will find enclosed check for
subscription to the Highland Re-
corder. I receive most every number,
sometimes it gets lost in the mail. We
are having late, wet spring. Farm
ers are not through sowing oats yet.
owing to the cold, wet weather. Oats
jumped today on the Chicago market
one dollar per bushal at the local ell
evatar.
Sunday April 4 we had severe
blizzard which ragged all day and all
night, blocking the roads with snow.
Some of the mail carriers were I'M
able to make their routes for week,
Some of the drifts were to be seen
only day or two ago.
Farm labor is scarce and high in
price, from forty to sixty five dollars
per month.
would like visit to old Virgin
ia as it has been thirteen years since
l left my native state; but l have
tried. to keep tab on your Highland
people through the Recorder. Here's
wishing all my old Highland friends
good luck. May success be yours, Mr..
Editor, remain yours very truly,
John Shumate
To1fo1
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-04-30
Good Teachers a REQUISITE.

The boy who would become chem
ical expert has much to learn, observes
writer in Boys Life. Thorough
technical education is necessity
such an education as it would be prac-
tically impossible to obtain outside Of
q good technical school. The field Of
chemistry is so wide and complex that
no matter how much ability and in
dustry a student may have he cannot
get very far without the help of good
instructors and proper equipment
for experiment An intelligent youEg
fellow working in an industrial plant
may acquire by his own efforts LIND
tied knowledge Of the particular.fieh
of his work. He will be competent TO
carry on the work so long as no new
problems arise; then, however, limited
by his narrow knowledge of the
science,-he will be quite helpless.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-04-30
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

NOTICE is hereby given that on
the first day of July term of the Cir
cult Court for Highland County, Va,
will make application to said court
for an order directing the removal of
the estate of Kemper Malcom, an in
FAINT now residing in Coles, County,
Ill. from the Jurisdiction Of Highland
county, Va, and authorizing me as
the guardian of said Kemper Malcom
in Coles County, III. to sue for and
receive the said estate and remove
the same to the domicile of the said
Kemper Malcolm. -
H. B. Fleisher,
Charleston, Ill.