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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
CITY OF ANCIENT GL0RIES
Lima, Peru, In the Past, Was a capI-
tai Of Color and of Almost
Eternal Carnival.

One must not think of the modern
city Of Lima, materially enlarged but
spiritually diminished, deposed from
her original supremacy over the Amer
ican southwest to the point of losing
her own characteristic stamp, with her
regional customs forgotten ard disf1g-
ured by bastard and outlandish edi-
fees and marred in her surroundings
by the decline and neglect Of her
country seats and the death Of her an
cient woodlands.
We must think of her as she was in
her most propitious years, in the first
two centuries Of her foundation !;
crowned with olive trees and orange
trees, amid the shimmering curtains
Of willow groves and banana planta-
tions, made fragrant in her patios
and gardens by violets, carnations,
convolvuli, abundance and sweet bas-
ilsj the land Of flowers and Of per-
fumed waters; the Indian capital of
lofty and solid towers, Of balconies
and fiat roofs, Of tiles and shuttered
blinds, Of skirts and mantles almost
Moorish, whose disguise maintained an
eternal carnival, the city of elegant
balls, Of sprightly nuns, Of courtly fes-
tvals, comedies, tournaments and bull
fights, Of luxury and ostentation; the
beautiful creole, devout and sensual
daughter Of Sevilla and the grand
daughter of sultana; the mother Of
virgins and saints, Of pompous gentle
men and earned doctors, caressed by
the COLDER peals of her 60 churches
infinite PROFESSIONS.
Beneath IN air of exquisite tempera-
ture and sllstening and brilliant sky,
grew Lim;l, the living image of grace;
and she extended over the thresholds
Of the tragic country her veil of smil
Ing delicacy and elegance.
Back of Lima and the coast, the re-
gion of the siesta, of negro slaves and
the easy life, however arose the sier-
ra, immense and still undivided, the
true Peru, from Paste to Las Char
cas-, well called, at the beginning of
the colonization, Nueva Castillo and
Nueva Toledo, because, in truth, 1t
seems physically a greater Spain, gi-
gantic and fank; an austere region,
upheaved and craggy, land of weari-
ness and pain, more subjugated and
afflicted than Ireland, Palestine or Ar
menia.--Joe de la River Aguero In
Mercurio Peruana, Lima, Peru; Trans
lati0n for Inter-America.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
FARMERS SHORT COURSE

There is to be farmers short course
at Cookeville, Tenn, the latter part
of July, at the Tennessee Politecnic
Institute for two days. The date
has not been definitely decided as
yet but will be the latter part of Ju-
ly when the farmers work will be the
lightest. 1t is expected that there
will be a great many farmers and
farm women from Putnam, White,
Jackson, Dekalb, Smith and Cum
berland counties attend this meet
ing.
One half day will be given to a
special program for the women, the
rest of the time will be a Joint sesS-
ion for men and women. The lead :,
ing Agricultural and Educational
people of the State will take part in
this short course. For further in
formation and program write Coun-
ty Agent, w. C. Almonds, Cooke
vile, Tenn.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
PAY YOUR POLL TAX

Under the law you must pay your
polI TAX thirty days before the Aug
ust election or you will be deoarfea
from voting in either the primary or
regular election.
In the coming August election "
erv voter will be entitled to cast two
votes. one in the regular election and
one in, the primary election each
vote will be deposited in a separate
box and each election will be held by
a different set of election ofhcers'
There will be two sets of primary
election officers: One for the repub-
iicans and one for the democrats
No republican will be allowed to vote
in the democratic primary, but all
parties will have chance to vote III
the regular election box.
But the thing that is of most IN
terest after all is, that you get your
poll tax paid for otherwise you .,,ral will
he unable to vote at all. You MUST
nav your poll tax 80 days before
August S or you cannot vote; don't
forget that. --.~ -
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
Nttrates From the Air.

when Thomas Edison was asked re-
Gently what he considered the great
est Inventions since the electric lights
lie mentioned first wireless telegrsphy
and second the American process for
making nitrogen from the air. Be-
fore the war we depended upon Ger
many for our supply Of nitrogen, and
especially for the fertilizers which
made our farms so productive. The
Germans had deposits which they only
need dig out of the ground to sell at
enormous prices. Today there are
great plants In the south where the
air is put under pressure and frozen
to a liquid form from which In turn
the nitrogen is extracted. The sup
ply is of course absolutely limitless.
By harnessing water falls to these
plants the work Is done very eheaply.
BOYS Life.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
SURFACE PART OF HIGHWAY
DaysviIIe and WesteI People Working to
Improve N. to 3. Highway

! Help! Help! Such is the cry We
hear all winter from poor little
squeaky Fords and middle-sized
Overlands; while even the big silent
Peerless has to utter this cry some
times as it feels itself sinking deep
er and deeper into the soft brown
mud of the Memphis to Bristol High
way. In the sumner the poor insidcs
of the care are nearly shaken out by
the ruts and chucks of this same
road. AS to the way the mules,
horses, wagons and buggies-to say
nothing of the drivers, feel about
about this road-well, we just won t
try to express ourselves. Everybody
come to the Goods Roads Meeting It
Moulder's Chapel, June 9th, at 3 100
O'Clock, P. NJ, listen to our speakers,
work with us and no more will 1.-The
cry for HELP be heard.
Hurry! Hurry! Don't you know
if we don't hurry and finish this pike
that it will be forever and eternally
wv loIS! GNSlyoiic VIII UC ohiilAiihS
through the elements in nice easy
riding airoplane and then there won't
be any use for the deserted highway.
If not that, why worse still, all of us
that are living now will be saili lg
away on angels wings and leaving
this rough and rugged pathway FOR
the tender feet of our children to
tread.
The time is short-we have %
mortgage upon long life so let us
DO 1T NOW. Don't miss the meet
ing at Moulder's Chapel on Sunday
afternoon, at 500 o'clock, June 9th.
"Now is the time for all good men TO
come to the aid of the road"
w. H. Lingo,
t.. A. Day,
]. d. Beakley, Com.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
GOOD INVESTMENT OPEN

In order to meet the maturing
treasury certificates amounting to
one billion dollars, July Is, the U. S.
Treasury will issue treasury certlh:
Gates to the amount of four hundred
millions of dollars.
Two series of certificates are beng
offered: One to mature January 8,
1921, bearing ga per cent interest;
another bearing six per cent inter.
est due June Is, 1921.
The total gross indebtedness Of
the United States, May 81, was less.
than 25 billions and the treasury de-
partment hopes to reduce the indabt
edness to considerably lower noint
within the next two quarters, sboulJ
there be no additional burdens Sd
ded by legislation. 'e"' 'u-
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
X-Ray Movies.

The newest invention in phOtog
raphy is the X-Ray moving picture. il
has been possible, of course, to look
through ones body and make pictures
of living organs, but now every move
ment of every part of the body may
be reproduced ON the screen. The
slightest movement of the heart, the
muscles, joints. intestines and lungs
can be watched for hours at time.
Such pictures are expected to be Of
the greatest Importance to medicine
and surgery and make possible many
new cures. These pictures have beer
made so far Of animals only but hui
man beings will soon be filmed in the
same way. The human body will
have no secrets In future which the
physician and surgeon cannot read
Boys Life.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
HIGHER HOG PRICES

The union stock yards, Nashville,
has issued letter which expresses a
strong belief that the lowest poHt
has been reached for the market on
fat hogs and that by the time the
market opens in the fall prices will
be very much higher than now.
The American Federation of La
bor met in Montreal, Canada, last
week and after denouncing Gov. AL
len, of Kansas, roundly for the non
strike law he had placed on the stat
ute books, it declared for the Plum
plan of handling the railroads, which
in brief is:
The government to purchase the
roads. let the trainmen fix the sala-
ries to be paid railroad workers, II
anv profits are made the railroad men
to have half and the public the other
half. But if any losses are sustained
the public must meet them without
aid from the railroad workers.
Such an unfair and tyranlcal
course will never be submitted to by
the American people and the sooner
the issue is brought the better for all
concerned.
They also declared for the "closed
shop" and other unjust and un-
American plan which the people Will
never suffer to be factened upon
them
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
'HiuhIy DANGEROUS Gas.

Carbon monoxide, constituent of
Illuminating gas and substance
given off by a cOal-fire burning with
a sm1keless flame, IS so deadly that
its use as poison gas in war has
hecn considered. 1t proved unsuitable
for this purpose. but is a source of
danger in closed spaces where there
are ieaky gas pipes, the fumes from
automobiles in operation, or the dis
charge Of exhaust gases from eXNio-
sion engines. Industrial and coai
mining risk from it is so great under
certain conditions that q special ai,-
sorbCnt for use for masks has been de
viSed. This material has been named
hopraite. and originally consisted Of
q mixture of 30 per cont of manGan-
ese didXide, so per cent of copper OK
idle. II per cent Of cobalt diOXide and
= per cent of silver oxide. Slightly
modified since the 5irst trials, the COM
position is stated 10 work effectively
In gas canister absorbing the carbon
monoxide from the air breathed, ex-
cept when impaired by accumulation
of moisture.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
AUTOMOBILE CLUB FORMED.
Organized Friday by Chattanooga Pso-
pie; "A Members for Starter

Friday Herman Ferger and two
other gentlemen from Chattanoo "a
were here and succeeded in organiz-
ing an automobile club.
The meetin was held in the court
house at 1000 o'clock A. M, and
was attended by quite a number of
auto owners and others interested.
M. F. Reed was chosen chairman If
the meeting and N. D. Walker Was
elected president, M. F. Reed vice
president and chairman of the men,
bership committee. Italy. Bilbrey
was elected secretary and treasurer
Fourteen names were enrolled at
once as members. The first name
was that of Herman Ferger, of Chat
tanooga. He made a brief talk to
those present and explained that it
was the purpose of him and his two
friends to in no way dominate the
club Or to use it for any personal
gain, but it was the plan of the state
organization to establish as many
clubs as possible over the state with
the object of bringing such pressure
to bear on the legislature as would
induce it to arrange some plan
whereby the state would take over
the entire cost of constructing and
the through roads of the
state to the end that countries might
be able to apply all available funds
to the construction of lateral roads,
and thus develop much better road
system for the state than was possi-
BILE though asking counties to meet
state aid schemes. He called atten-
ton to the fact that such plan of
road building would insure the COM
pletion and surfacing of the Men,
phis-to- Bristol through our county
east and west and the same for our
Dixie Short Route, running north
and south through the county.
The membership fee to the club is
$500. The name selected for the
club is the Cumberland County Au-
tomobile Association.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
COMMITTEE HERE
Bright Outlook for School to Be Located
In This County.

Monday the committee of the M
E. Church, south, reached Crab Or
chard and was shown the indu ,e
ments that section has to offer 60,
the location of the great church ant
school that is to be placed at some
advantageous point on the Cumber
land Plateau.
They were driven to Grassy Cove
Tuesday morning and from there t.
Crossville, which place they reached
in tim efor dinner. In the afternoon
they were shown site north OF
Crossville and one west, on the prop.
erty Of G M. Martin. A public meet.
ing was held in the court house at
night at which time an excellent ser
mon wa spreached by one of the COM
mittee and numerous speeches We're
made by local talent and facts pre-
sented favorable to the location of
the school near Crossville. After
the court house meeting the COM
mittee and numerous citizens retired
to Potter Hall where ice cream and
cake was served and splendid So
cial time was enjoyed.
Wednesday morning the coommit
tee took a second look at the pro-
posed site north Of town and then
were carried to Maryland where a
axIo ct1.nn n
representations made favoring that
point as the most favorable locati )n.
From there they went to Monterey
where at night they were greeted
by an enthusiastic crowd urging that
asst he logical place for the location
of the school.
The gentlemen were non-eomnlit-
al as to the specific location and
treated every evidence presented by
any of the sections with the utmost
courtesy and kindly consideration.
Crossville citizens impressed the
committee with the fact that what
the church might desire in the way OF
land would be furnished and that The
entire community, as well as county,
would get behind the institution and
lend it all possible aid and encour-
agemerlt. ,e A..
The committee consiste dof TIE
following gentlemen who are very
prominent and influential rnemb rs
of the church and among the most
able men in the state: Revs. G: i.
Howell. Bellbuckle; w. B. Hicks,
Nashville; T. w. holland, Lebanon,
w. y. Jarrett, Winchester; !. E.
French. Nashville; w. B. Taylor,
Memphis. Also Geo. E. Berry Nash-
vile. -, IL
cision will be known at no distant
date.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Martin were
over from Clarkrange for the week
end visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Lou Haley, of Friendsvilla,
arrived Friday for visit with her
cousin, Miss Violet Handy.
Master John D. Allison, of Crav-
ford, who visited here for week
with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
w. F. Bandy, returned home Sunday.
He was accompanied by his little
friends Eugene and Elmore Keycs.
who will visit with them for few
days.
Marshal V. C. Lyles arrested Hen
ry Dunbar Sunday for violating the
bone dry law by having whiskey III
his possession. He was brought be-
fore Recorder ]. D. McCYarney Mon
day morning and the whiskey also.
Dunbar suddenly grabbed the whis-
key and drank the most of it before
he could be stopped. Recorder Nc
Clarney placed him under bond of
900 in default of which he was
remanded to Jail.
The Nazarene church at Monterey
will begi ma revival there the fourth
Sunday in this month. |
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23

grain-dust explosions in improperly
operated elevators. A miniature sheet
iron building was used for the demon.
stratfon. A lighted lamp was first
placed in the tiny structure and ia.
blespoonful Of powder, gathered in q
grain handling plant, was then blown
into the model building with a pair
of bellows. The result was an explo.
sion Of considerable force. The au'
thorities point out that cleanliness and
installation of efficient ventilating ap.
paratus will reduce the peril of grain.
dust explosions.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
GEO. w. PERKINS DEAD

Geo. W. Perkins died at Stam-
ford. Conn, Friday, aged So years,
after prolonged nervous break
dawn, which resulted from overwork
in the Y. NJ. G.. A.
The deceased was at one time a
member of the firm of J. P. Morgan
& Company and an ardent admirer
of the late Theodore Roosevelt. In
the last great campaign in which
Col. Roosevelt became candidate OF
the Progressive party, Mr.. Perkins
was one of his main supporters. lie
is reputed to have accumulated many
millions.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23

Or: V. L. Lewis and Lester Bandv
left for Sparta Saturday for a visit
OF some days. Mrs. Lewis and cb;id0
rem had been there for a week and
the doctor Joined them for few
days and all are expected home short.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
Its Kind,

James tells me he has secured q
light role in a popular play"
"Then I'll bet he comes on carry.
ing lamps"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
Explains II.

"The man you was talking TO last
night comes from Newberg."
"Ah that explains why he was such.
q lobster"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23
Grain Dust Explosion.

The United States department Of
agriculture recently gave very prac.
teal demonstration Of the danger Of
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-23

English Active In Motor Industry.
The first big step toward mass pro
duction in England has been taken
with the organization of a $30,0O0,0W
combine in the British motor industry,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-20

Agricultural College-Farmers of
Morton County are anticipating a
good supply Of pure kubanka seed
wheat in two years, as a result Of a
plan worked out by County Agent
Max Morgan in cooperation with the
Great Plains Field Station at Mandan
Of the United States Department Of
Agriculture.
The field station has supplied MI.
Morgan with SO bushels Of re-cleaned
kubanka wheat, which is free from
weed seeds, barley and varieties Of
hard red spring wheat, and is Of al
exceptionally good grade. Nh. Morgan
is supplying 10 farmers Of the county
with five bushels each, sufficient to
SOW four acres. The only conditions
attached to the transaction are that
the farmers furnish the sacks, pay the
freight, and agree to return to MI
Morgan five bushels OF the grain from
this years crop.
Next year Mr.. Morgan will again
give out the wheat in five bushel lots,
while the farmers who raised the
grain during 1920 will have several
hundred bushels Of good seed grain
which may be purchased 81 their
neighbors. .s.551 5
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-20

Who overcOmes by force. hath over,
come but half his f0e.-John Milton.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-20
ALBERTA HAIL INSURANCE
PLEASES CANADIANS

Calgary, Alberta.-The state hail In
surance system has registered another
year Of success here, with a saving Of
four per cent to the farmer and a SUR
plus Of nearly 100000. During 1919,
1,6O9, 314 acres We're insured at u cost
to the farmer Of six per cent Of the
damages obtainable, as contrasted with
10 per cent generally charged by stock
companies.
Alberta levies a fiat tax on tillable
land of five cents an acre. then levies
a fixed sum on the acreage insured.
Thus the Alberta farmer in 1919 paid q
hail tax OF five cents an acre and q
hail insurance. premium Of AZ cents for
$S loss, or 36 cents for So loss.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-20

The people always mean right, and
IN the end they Will do right.-Wen-
dell Phillips.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-20

1t is to be hoped that the Freling-
huysen bill now before the Senate
authorizing the coinage Of seven and
eight coins will be passed. Many a
restaurant proprietor will hesitate to
advance the price of a cup Of coffee
from five to ten cents if there is a
seven cent coin. The removal of the
excuse that. it takes too much time
to make change will call a halt to
many Of the hundred per cent increas-
in the prices Of inexpensive COM
modities which the gap between the
nickel and the dime permitted.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-05-20
Subscribe to The Courant.

A lawyer has the right to take any
case that is offered him. But when a
lawyer habitually takes suits which
Big Business brings against the farm
rs he cannot expect to be considered
as sympathetic to the aims of the
farmers. J. F. T. O'Connor of Grand
Forks is mentioned as the most likely
candidate for the Democratic nomin-
alton for governor. Naturally he will
bid for farmer votes. Farmers will
find it hard to forget that it was the
O'Connor law firm which brought the
suit which stopped the operation Of the
North Dakota Grain Grading Law
which will cost the grain growers sew
eral millions of dollars.
They will not forget that O'Con-
nor's firm brought a petty suit over an
advertising contract against the Cour-
Ter News. It was on an absurd claim
and after they had put the League
daily to as great expense as possible
in defending the suit they dropped it.
They brought a suit against the Lea
que Exchange on notes which were OBJ
tanned on false p~retenses. This does
not warrant n in accepting O'Con-
or's claim that he is a friend Of the
farmer.
What makes lefty especially objec-
tionable to farmers is a certain unc-
tious hypocrisy which he practises.
Who does not recall those oily speech
es he used to make at Bismarck?
Those ardent pleas of tfbe fair" and
the smiling attitude Of a mild sympa-
thizer. This from a man who was en-
barassing the farmer movement by
all the petty litigation he could bring
against it, is the acme of hypocrisy.
And now, at the very moment he
launches his campaign for the nomin-
alton he secures an injunction for the
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
which will rob the farmers of mil
lions Of dollars and enrich the men
who have bled the grain growers for
years and years. On your guard! DEM
0crats of North Dakota.