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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
BREAKS YOUR COLD IN
JUST A FEW HOURS
"Pape's Cold Compound" instantly re-
lleves stutflness and
distress

Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snutfllngl A dose of "Pape's Cold
Compound" taken every two hours I'M
I'll three doses are taken usually breaks
up a severe cold and ends all grippe
misery.
The very first dose opens your
clogged.up nostrils and the air pass
ages Of the head; stops nose running;
relieves the headache, dullness, fever
ishness, sneezing, soreness and stiffness.
"pape's Cold Compound" is the
quickest, surest relief known and costs
only a few cents at drug stores. 1t
acts without assistance, tastes nice,
contains no quinlne-Insist upon
Pape's l-,-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
Flour q Dollar a Pound

1000 prices at present seem high.
our they are nothing compared with
prices In Alaska during the gold fever.
a BOOK recently reviewed in our col
uinns, says that at Dawson in 1898
sugar was seventy-five dollars q sack
Hour dollar pound, eggs dollar
anu nalf each. But the money came
rs easily as 1t went. A man who was
low N funds happened to get paper
with news about the spanish.Amer-
lcan war at a time when no news
papers had been received for several
weeks. He read a few choice items to
a crowd about the post office and then
announced that he would read the
resi- In hall near by at one dollar
a head for admission. Five hundred
men crowded in.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
Eixer.un.

The fourth grade was having eCE
test between the boys and girls in th'
room. One day the teacher started
new method In the recitation by call
ing on the members on one side fins
and then giving those on the oths
the opportunity to correct them. Ta
boys happened to be the first calla
on in this case and it looked much BET
ter for the girls. Finally one youa
could stand it no longer. THE bog
are not having a fair chance" he cOn
planned. "You make them go first al
then let the girls be the fixer-ups q
their mistakes"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
SHE THOUGHT DRESS
WOULD LOOK DYED
But "Dlamond Dyes. Turned Her
Faded, Old, Shabby Apparel
Into New.

Don't worry about perfect results.
Use Diamond Dyes" guaranteed to
give Il new rich, fadeless color to any
fabric, whether II be wool. silk. linen,
cotton or mixed goods, stresses,
blouses, stockings, skirts, chlldren's
eoats. feathers, draperies, coverings
eyerythlngi
The Direction Book with each pack
age tells how to diamond dye over any
color.
TO match my material, have dealer
show you diamond Dye" Color Card.
ADV.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
ARMISTCE!
Constipation, Headache.
Colds. Biliousness, Sur
tender to "Cascarets''

Bring back peace Enjoy iifei Your
system Is filled with liver and bowel
poison which keeps your skin sallow,
your stomach upset, your head dull and
aching. Yonr meals are turning into
poison gases and acids. You can not
feel right. Don't stay bilious or consti-
pated. Feel splendid always by taking
Cascarets occasionally. They act with
ont gripping or inconvenience. They
never sicken you like Calomel, Salts.
on or nasty, harsh Pills. They cost so
little TOO Cascarets work while YOU
sleep.Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
Classic Discomfort.

That's pretty good little speech
OF yours, Frank, said Manage,
Shakespeare, as Judge Bacon sipped
into the stage entrance with another
bunch of manuscript.
which one is that?"
1.-THE one beginning, TO be or nal
to be- But 1t Is incomplete"
But have mentioned the oppres.
ors' wrongs and loves pangs, and
legal delays and all that sort of thing
Yes. But you don't carry out the
thought. You don't say word ab1m
shorter hours and more wages"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09

then ne observed in that soothy, con-
densed tone a very sane young person
uses to respected elder whose mind
is wandering:
4 think you'd better eat some.
thing Immediately" (Fun period
hera-it says, "we1l talk about what
nils you when you're feeling more
yoIrself,") where's your con
opener?"
l was SO hungry at the sight of food
that little paniclSy pains ran round my
insides and up my throat, aud i
praneed into the Kitchen for the opener
and plates, leaving Bniy to think what
ne pleased about my mental state. i
had the wit, though. to tell him essh -
just at that moment Mrs. Thing.
downstairs began her sunper-tlme Nor.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Constipation invites other trouO3
which come speedily unless quicSl
checked and overcome by GreeiI
August Flower which is a gentle laaII
tive, regulates digestion both
stomach and intestines. cleans.
sweetens the stomach and ailments
canal, stimulates the liver to Secrd
the bile and impurities from the bloc
1t Is a sovereign remedy used in MAJ
thousands of households all over Y
civilized world for more than hal
century by those who have suffer
with indigestion, nervous dyspenSsj
sluggish liver, coming up of food, =
pitation, constipation and other
testinal troubles. Sold by drugs
and dealers everywhere. Try a boElS
take no substitute. ADV.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
A +, I'd Worker

You have great faith in your COW
FRESHMAN. Seems to me like it's ms.
tinea, said MIR. Cobbles. '.AnyboS,v
mats as regular about sendin' me frss
seeds an ali the latest crop reports
nor 20 mentlon fG.t details about the,a
cave Ss dwellers thst ased to live ont
West; with stacks OF pa,unhlets To,,;, 81,
ne now TO fient m holl weevll an, N,
skeeter' Is on ens JOB even il he aln,t
no statesman, "'-Alrmingham Are.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
By JANE BUNKER

and then walked out of a locked fiat
and then came home and hid In my
wardrobe.
Monsieur had turned the slippers
when he set them down hurriedly-the
suggestion of all the other slippers,
toe to the wall, had been too strong for
his memory Of three slippers heel to
the wall after he had picked them up.
That was his one lnexeusable bIunder
I'm the whole affair--it had set me
watching.
But Claire a thief Tor the accom-
plice of thief That high-bred girl
that rare, accomplished child
couldn't believe It'll wouldn't be-
lieve 1t. She was acting In good faith
whatever she did. Perhaps he had
convinced her that the diamonds were
his-that Mrs. Delario was robbing
him! felt it then the boldest, clever
est plot / had ever heard Oft actu-
ally admired him for the daring and
the intellectually of it--as feat IL
stimulated me.
Yes, once having the key to 1t in
the slipper, saw the whole plot as
plain as day; the one point puzzling
me was: how did monsieur know /
had the diamonds now? I couldn't
make that out at all-not If believed
Mrs. Delario hadn't told him, and /
thought she was the only other living
person who knew 1t. Well, / had them,
and I'd keep them for all of monsieur
until / returned them to her.
AT quarter after six or Whereabouts
heard the front bell ring three two's
I'd told Billy Rivers to use as his sig
nal, and i skinned along the hall in
my Eureka frame of mind-never once
thought Of precautions or of calling
through first and making sure 1t was
Billy--and flung the door open wide.
AS the door flew back realized the
fool thing I'd done; and then without
even looking to see who 1t was caught
the door and tried to shut it again.
But he pushed. / looked, then cried
'Billyr and grabbed him by the arm.
| knew / didn't deserve tit ought by
the rights of romance to have been the
villain.
"Oh, Billy-my deliverer--you dear I"
| gasped the minute the door was shut.
Il declare you're good enough to
kiss!' and with that up and did it /!
Billy was embarrassed. He APP
praised my salutation at, "Aw-say--"
and sheepish grin; so I felt obliged
to add, as dragged him along the hall,
But | used to kiss you years and
years ago."
why, so you did-in my Stone
age" acknowledged Billy, his tone i'm
plying that he'd passed through some
cons of civilization since; and with
that he thrust a big package In my
hands, saying laconically, "Some eats"
Some eatsi" I gurgled, remember
ing suddenly that / was starving.
Billy could kiss you again"
"Aw--say-" he parted, and grabbed
the package and began tearing off the
wrapper. tits so sudden-but thank
you ever so much, and for heavens
sake tell me what's happened! I'll
bust If you don't"
1--WE run off with million dollars
worth of diamonds, that's ALL"
For a minute Billy looked as if he
thought I'd run off with my senses
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
Certainly Not.

People become attached to a piece
of furniture
"Quite so.h
ave known families to cling TO an
old chair. bed or something Of the
sort that Ind been handed down for
generations
That's not unusual.
'Ilut you never hear any loud LAM
entatIons when the old motor car Is
scrapped and replaced by the new
one Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09

declared that "mossoo" would read 1t
diamonds" sure as anything.
And this, purportingl to be from her
to him:
Monsieur; / have refused to have anything
to do with this matter since know the
truth of the ownership. Under the circum.
stances, / feel she is foolish to try to hold
on. Get the hyacinths while she is at my
house tonight. and the trouble will be over
for everybody.
/ typed my own letter with carbon
copy while Billy laboriously produced
the one from Mrs. Delario.
The decoy letters we sent to the ho-
tel where monsieur was staying. The
rest of our plan was this: Billy was TO
"srieak it" upstairs and get into the
flat; I was then to put on my wraps,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
Acquisition.

what makes you want so much
money!" asked the amateur philoso-
pher "lou haven't any real use for
most OF II"
Il dunno" answered Mr.. Dustin
staS, y guess mebbe it's the same
thing that years ago made me want
to come home with all the other boys
marbles In my pockets"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
DON'T Forget cutieura TaIeum

When adding to your toilet REQUESTS
An exquisitely scented face, skim bas
and busting powder and perfume, re-
dering other perfumes superfuOb
You may rely on 1t because one Of D
Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment ahl
Talcum). 25c each everywhere.-AdI
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE

Insist on "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin
In a "Bayer package" containing prop
er directions for Headache, Colds
Pain. Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rhct
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years. Handy tin toxes Of ]!
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is TRADE
mark Of Bayer Manufacture of Mono
aceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-Ady
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
poinq Well.

When mother and her brood started
for town the weather was threatening,
so she did not 50 unprepared. In due
time they stepped off the crowded
train ~ the South station.
Have YOU got MI the umbrellas,
JohnnS?' was her first question,
II should say had" snid the boy.
II had three when started, and now
rye got five Boston Transcript.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
He Had to Confess.

Hostess Ito little Johnny, who
just leaving the party)-WOn't Y
have an orange, Johnny?
Johnny-No, thank you. l could
eat any more.
Hostess-WelI, put one i'll 70
pocket.
Johnny (much embarrassed q
with considerable hesitation) u
can't. They're full already.-Ed
burgh Scotsman.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
All kareed.

Il fear your parents don't care for
me You father said he would mop mp
the floor with me-"
"And what did mother sayfs
said she was glad TO see him for
once eyince Il willingness 10 assist IN
the house cleaning. Louisville Cour
ier-Jomrnal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
Times channe

In the old days man had to
engaged before he ventured to addieI
a lady by her first name"
"Well?n
But now frequently a girl psJ
knows the chappie's last name uiI
they apply for the license
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18
RED CROSS NOTES.

would like to urge all ex-service
men who have let their insurance
lapse to reinstate at once. Regard
less of how long a service mans in
surance has lapsed or been cancelled,
and regardless of how long he has
been discharged from the service, a
special ruling permits him to rein
state it at any time before July l.,
1920, upon application and payment
of only two monthly premiums on
the amount of insurance he wished
to reinstate, together with Satisfac-
tory statement Of health.
All service men in he county are
urged to come in and make appli-
cation for free dental work, the gov
eminent having this work furnished
to ex-service men. DR.. ]. L. Jones Of
Dresden, is the dentist selected to
do this work for the Weakley county
service men.
Call at DIR Jones office or at the
Red Cross office at Dresden and get
information needed. All men urged
to bring their discharge with them.
When the Armistice was signed
the Y. M. C. A. had $2OO,OOO.OO that
had not been used for the soldiers
and sailors. This amount was turn
ed into an educational fund to be
prorated out to the different states
of the Union all of them having con-
tributed to this fund.
Tennessee's amount was $4,000
and Weakley county's prorato is
$689.O0 to be used for the ex-service
men.
The following committee has been
appointed to pass on the applications
for this fund: Prof. Eph Smith,
chairman, Martin; DR.. R. M. Little,
Martin; Mr.. F. Y. Fuqua, Dresden;
Miss Mamie Tansil, secretary, Dres-
den.
This committee is anxious to dis
tribute this fund out to the service
men at once. Apply to Prof. Smith
at Martin or Miss Mamie Tansil at
Dresden for application blanks.
(Miss) MAMIE TANSIL, Sec.
Home Service Section, A. R. c.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18
OVERSEAS MAN IN '
CRITICAL STATE

Sergt. Fletcher, an overseas man
VINO served four years with the Cana
dian army, got off the train at
Greenfield Sunday in critical con-
dition, and was taken in charge by
the citizens of the town who rem
dered every assistance.
Sergt. Fletcher is suffering from
shell shock and the effects of being
gassed. He had been in the hospital
for year, and was en- route from
Water Valley, Miss, to Illinois to his
mother. Upon reaching Greenfield
he felt one of his nervous attacks
coming on him and got off the train
there, making known Immediately
his condition. He was removed to
a hotel, where all day Sunday and
into the night he remained in very
serious condition. Four or six men
were required to control him. The
American Legion at Water Valley,
Miss, was gotten over the long dis
lance telephone and the commander
of that post came to Greenfield Sun
day night. He was to accompany
Sergt. Fletcher to his Illinois home
Monday morning, but when the de-
pot was reached Fletcher suffered
another attack and was forced to re-
turn to his room.
During these attacks The unfor-
tunate man imagines he is fighting
the Germans and it is at this period
that restraint is necessary, lis dis
charge papers are o.. K. and he APP
pears to be fine young man.
Every consideration and attention
was shown him by the citizens of
Greenfield.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18
DIR. CARR RESIGNS AS PASTOR
MARTIN BAPTIST CHURCH

DR.. E. L. Carr has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the First
Baptist church, effective at once
DR.. Carr will remove to Ewing, ILL.,,
at which place he will have the chair
of Greek and Education at Ewing
College, one of the strongest Bap-
fist colleges in Illinois. DR.. Carr has
been pastor of the Baptist church
here for the past two years, succeed
ing DIR. l. N. Penick. He is univer-
sally liked both as a minister and as
a citizen and it is with regret the
people of Martin see him and his ex-
cellent family leave Martin. DR.,
Carr will have a larger field in his
new home and Ewing College is to
be congratulated on securing the
services of this excellent man. The
best wishes of the Martin people go
with him in his new home.
The matter of selecting a pastor
is now in the hands of committee
who will probably make a choice in
the next few days.-Martin Mail.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18
JUST THE SPIRIT
TO MAKE THE FAIR

The following letter from Messrs.s
Moss G. Whitcomb, addressed to the
Enterprise, demonstrates the inter-
est this we'll known and popular
firm is taking in our county fair,
for county fair it is. This kind OF
interest in the fair upon the part of
the business men of Weakley county
is bound to make the fair go.
Countrywide interest is needed.
The same degree of public spirit
edness was shown by the wide-awake
business men of Greenfield on last
Friday, when every business man Of
the town, except one, gave a special
premium to the fair. This list viii
be published in the fair catalogue
showing for what these valuable pre-
miums given by Greenfield mer~
chants will be given.
The letter of Moss & WhitcOmh
follows:
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18
REPUBLICANS COMMENDED

The republican party is receiving
the concentrations Of its enemy, the
democratic party, for the stand taken
at the Chicago convention, where the
monied intrests tried to buy the re-
publican presidential nomination.
The defeat of both Wood and
Lowden can mean nothing except
that the great republican party does
not endorse the manner of campaign
conducted by these two aspirants
for the nomination, both Of whom
spent vast sums Of money in an en-
deavor to corrupt the electorate.
Their defeat is a 1ebuke to such tao
tics, and the party is commended.
Throughout the Union Wood and
Lowden spent money with Lavish
hand. This money came from Dig
interests, but the party in convention
assembled said, "Now
Senator Harding, the nominee, is
a conservative man. He was reared
in a country printing office, and still
owns his newspaper. Should ne be
elected president Of the United
States land we hope he will not be)
the Enterprise pledges him in ad-
vance that he shall not receive from
this quarter the abuse, the villifica-
zion the criticism nor the nagging
that President Wilson has gotten
from the opposite party, simply be-
cause he is a democrat. II elected
president, Senator Harding should
have the backing of every Loyal
American citizen, and if there
should come time during his admin
istration, if elected in November
when this country is forced to de-
fend her rights against a foreign
foe. he will have the best loyalty
we are capable of displaying ana
his public acts shall not be slandered
and criticised as have been those OF
President Wilson by some of his po-
litical enemies. We propose to stand
four-square by the president OF the
United States, whosOever he may be,
so long as holding that office, and
more particularly should the nation
he drawn into conflict with for
eign foe. Anything else upon our
mart would denominate us as an un-
worthy American citizen-and we
propose to be 100 per cent American
first and then a democrat afterward'
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18
HOW TO GROW A CROP
OF LATE IRISH POTATOES

The editor Of the Somerville Fall
con, WHO is also a successful farmer,
gives the following as sure method
of growing late Irish potatoes, he
having tried the plan and finds that
it is successful:
It will soon be time to plant the
fall crop of Irish potatoes. The best
crop of Triumphs we ever raised in
the fall we dug the spring crop on
June 80 and the same afternoon
planted the same patch, using the
small potatoes just dug cut in
halves. We got perfect stand and
made more potatoes than we did of
the spring crop.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18

ic forces working against this abuse.
The American people can end the
profiteering abuse very quickly any
time they make up thier minds to
do it, and really want to. It will
take general cooperation, however,
on the part of the people. There are
just two things that will do it.
The first is to produce such an
abundant supply of all articles that
the supply will exceed the demand.
You cannot have prOfiteering when
such condition exists. Producers
and sellers of goods under such cir
cumstances are anxious to get rid
of them, and will make sacrifices to
move them.
Any man can verify this statement
out of his own experience. He knows
that when an abundant supply of
any crop is raised, prices go down.
That when the supply becomes
scarce, prices go up. 1t is just the
same with manufactured goods.
There can not be this suffi-
cient supply of commodities, so
long as so many people are spending
extravagantly. 1t keeps supplies
low, which permits profiteers to
charge anything they want to. 1t
takes labor away from production of
necessaris of life, and puts it to
work on Injuries, with the result
that the necessities rise in price,
Legal action against profiteering
is slow, complicated, and uncertain
method of procedure. But ample
production and economy will quick
ly smash the H. C. of L. The Ameri-
can people can't wear silk shirts and
have cheap food at the same time
Pair Post-Intelligencer.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18
DRESDEN BAND BOYS TO
ENTERTAIN AT MARTIN

People attending the play ground
Carnival at Martin will have the OPP
portunity Of hearing some good mu-
sic. for the Dresden band boys will
entertain two nights during the feat.
ure. The boys have been practicing
some months and are capable of
rendering some real good music and
a high class band concert.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open ClOgged NOss
trils and End Head Colds.

You feel fine in q few moments. Your
cold in head or catarrh will be gone.
Your clogged nostrils will open. The air
passages Of your head will clear and
you can breathe freely. No more dull
ness, headache; no hawking, shutting,
mucous discharges or dryness; no strug-
Cling for breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want q small
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply a
little Of this fragrant, antiseptiC cream
in your nOstrils, let it penetrate through
every fair passage Of The head; SOOthe
and heal the swollen, inHamed mucous
membrane, and relief comes instantly
It is just what every cold and CatarFh
sufferer lneela QQR1 Rtey ,stuRed-uP
and miserable .sss.ssa
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18
HOW TO STOP PRoFITEERING

There are two ways to get at
"nrofiteering." The first is through
law and court action. This is round
about and involved in all the tangles
Of litigation.
The second way is to get ecOnOm-
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18
Martin, Tenn, June IL, 1929
Mr.. Joe HolbrOok,
Dresden, Tenn.

DEeSuSu4 1Suus
Gentlemen:
We do not know what the idea is
for giving premiums at the county
fair, but we will give $50 or $25
worth of accessories, either in the
shape of tire or in several differ
ent things. n
We might also state that we have.
nine machines to display at the fair.
such as hay balers, ensiIage cutters,
etc., all of which will be in opera
ton.
Anything we can do let us know,
and be sure to give us first choice on
the space in the grounds.
MOSS & WHITCOMB.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-06-18
The (lumDs That Docs Not AfIscs Ito Hsad

Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA.
TIVE BROMo QUININE Is better than ordinary
Ouinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature Of E. W. GROVE. soc.