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The diamond drill., 1921-11-26

Of a loft--rather than lose sight OF
her but she was going on bit
breathlessly: 1T Is only short mile
70 our cabin nnd-and II you are very
tired, ! might let you ride winiie."
Il shall be most delighted--to walk"
FASTENED TO say.
straight on up the road. then" she
directed.
We had traversed possibly half Of
the promised mile In plodding silence
when we came TO place where the
grade was so steep that II cut what
was left OF my sea-level wind to the
small end Of nothing.
"Stop minute and get your
BREATH" said the pony's rider; and
when I had halted: "You are not used
to these high attitudes. are your"
"N-not so that any one would re-
mark It." I gasped. "How high up
are weT"
"About Ave thousand feet. The mine
Is exactly five thousanad three hun
dred. believe"
There II was, you see: THE NINE
Pardon me-" I blurted out; but
would you mind telling me IL your eyes
are blueT
Her laugh was like a drink Of cool
spring water In the middle of a hot
summer day; refreshing. you know.
like that.
II sup-pup-pose my eyes are blue !;
people tell me they are"
Thank you." i returned. "There Is
only one other little matter and that
can very well wait until we are--er-
a bit better acquainted. you know.
Shall we go on. nowT'
She spoke to her pony and we went
on. Ahead OF US and diagonally up n
steep slope I could see the dim shapes
Of number Of buildings. all dark.
Then we came to q great dump. look
Ing as II the mountain had at one
time opened to pour out q cataract Of
broken. stone.
Beyond the dump there was another
building with light In it: and as the
dog ran ahead of US. barking. the fig-
ure Of man silhouetted itself In the
open doorway.
Here we are and you are welcome
to the Old Cinnabar." said my COM
panion to me. Then she "hoo-hoo-ed"
cheerily to the man In the doorway
and slipped out OF her saddle, letting
her pony stand while she led me across
TO the lighted, log-built cabin.
The diamond drill., 1921-11-26
! CHAPTER vi.
The Old cInnabar.

Daddy, here is a man / found down
at the head Of Antelope gulch; he
had lost his way, so / brought him
home with me-" was the simple man.
ner In which she launched me; and
found myself shaking hands with
an elderly man who looked as IL he
might be a farmer, or miner, or
something Of that nature-you will
know what I mean-hannel shirt.
trousers tucked into boots, iron-gray
whiskers oil over his face. an eye as
mild as collie dogs.
"You done plum right. Jeanie," he
remarked; and then 20 me: "Come
right on In, stranger, and be at home.
II you don't see what You want, ask
for It." After which he went to take
care of the piebald pony.
The log cabin proved to be primitive
only on the outside. The interior was
dream Of cozy LONELINESS. A hang
Ing lamp lighted x, and In It's mild
glow l had my first real look at the
girl.
She wasn't beautiful In any show
girl meaning OF the word; she was
something far better-piquant. charm
ing. A round little face. wind-tanned
to tint as delicious as the blush In
the heart OF an apple-blossom, a jolly
bit Of a nose, tip-tllted enough to be-
speak a healthy sense of humor,
mouth neither too large nor too small
upheld by a firm, round chin, and the
chin upheld by an extra firm little Jaw.
AS she had admitted. her eyes were
blue--the blue, that shades into violet
land they were well-set; wide apart
and perfectly fearless; the kind Of
eyes at to match the straight-lined
brows that usually 60 with them.
I sat before the cheerful blaze.
chuckling quietly TO myself over the
mad adventures of the day and their
highly romantic. not to say miraculous,
outcome. Beyond all manner of doubt
l had stumbled upon the three tails
mans OF Cousin Percy's cryptic letter.
BY the most marvellous Of accidents
I had discovered the girl. the horse
and the dog; and. IL the remainder Of
Percy's letter were TO be taken at
It's face value, should now be In
touch with my legacy.
AS 10 the character OF that legacy.
there could be no further question.
Grandfather Jasper had left me a
mine: and was fully prepared 10
flnd II the drowned mine Of Bullertons
story. What might be able to make
Of II was matter which could well
be postponed 10 another day. Just as
I reached this postponing conclusion,
the girls father came In, drew up
chair on the opposite side OF the
hearth. and began 10 make me well
come In a mild-manncred way, saying
that they didn't have much company.
and were always 'master" glad TO see
new face. He did not ask me any
troublesome questions; and beyond
telling me his name, which was Hiram
Twombly, did not volunteer any In
formation about himself or his daugh-
ter. nor did he explain how they came
10 be living In so much comparative
comfort In such an out-of-the-way
place.
A little later the girl returned 70
set the table. and presently we had
supper II was an amazingly good
meal crisp bacon. fried potatoes. hot
biscuits and honey. and coffee that
was most delicious In spite Of the
condensed milk which was made to
serve as cream.
After we left the table the blue
eyed maiden got houscwifely busy, and
the old man and I sat before the Ore
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Give .e little Information. and I'll
forthwith remove myself from the con-
fines Of your charming city. How far
Il II by wagon-r ,ad TO Plnce-ville-
Atropia. and how can get thereTs
''My gosh r. he said gioomily; two
OF you In the same dog-goned week I"
"Even so. When did the other one
arriveT'
"Day before yistidday He didn't
look so much bughouse as you do, but
reckon he must a. been or bis ka-
whoop, too. r he wouldn't "a gone to
'Tropia."
LET him rest in pence. DO get my
fpformationT
-Shore: we speeds the partin' guest.
You've come apast your place. Twenty
one mile back: and the way-freight n
cit you there to-morruh mornin'."
.rm going to Atropia--this after
noon," Dragged.
He let me pass. and tramped up
the street until found the one livery
stable Here. again. my fool reputa-
fion had quite evidently outrun me.
The man had idle horses. plenty OF
them, as I couldn't help seeing, but !
couldn't hire one for love or money.
When II came right down TO the pinch,
he wouldn't even sell me one.
BY this time was In hot sweat
OF impatience to be on my way; 10
bridge that twenty-one miles before
the elusive clue--if 1t were the clue
could once more dodge me and vanish
into thin air. In that frame of mind /
told the cautious liveryman, In gentle
phrase, what thought OF him and his
kind, and hurried down to the rail-
road hoping TO be able TO catch an
east-bound train OF some kind, any
kind, whose crew could be bribed or
cajoied into carrying me to Atropia.
II was Just as was about TO Inquire
OF the telegraph operator what the
chances were that the great tempta-
tIon rose up and slapped me In the
face. Up the grade from the westward
tiny, three-wheeled car. carrying two
men, came spinning along. recog-
nlzed Il at once as track-inspection
car, driven by a small gasoline engine; |;
an evolution of the old velocipede car,
. foot and hand-driyen and used by road
masters and other railroad men for
making quick trips over short dis
tances.
In half q minute the little car rat
tied up TO the station and made a
quick stop, the two men setting the
brakes and hopping Off TO dodge Into
she telegraph Office. They left the lit
tie pop-popping engine running at
idllng speed, and In fash ! saw my
chance. or course. II / should steal
the car, I'd be caught and arrested and
hauled Off somewhere 10 be tried and
fined; but before any Of these unto
ward things could happen. should
have settled That biting question OF
the ownership OF the pIebaid pony and
the harlequin-faced dog.
with quick glance over my shoul-
der 60 make sure that the coast was
still clear, slipped into the driving
seat, jerled the throttle open and re-
leased the clutch. praying fervently
that the switches might be set right
for me at the upper end Of the Angels
yard.
As the machine began to gather
speed, looked back. What saw was
a-plenty. Three men. one OF them,
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whom took 10 be the telegraph op-
orator, IN his shIrt-sleeves. came rum
ming up the station platform. The
shirt-sieeved man was yelling and wav-
lfIe something that gllstened In the
t1nlight. Next I heard the distance
diminished crack OF a pistol and a
hlunf-nosed bullet sang a whining lit
tie lullaby 10 me as Il tore past.
flung up an arm To show the pistol
flrer that ne had missed, and then the
small car swung around the shoulder
of the nearest hill and Angels became
only a backward-flItting memory.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
NEW SUPERINTENDENT

J. Fl. Brown has been confirmed as
State Superintendent of Public In
struction. He will succeed Albert
Williams. The department of educa-
ton has grown wonderfully within the
past two years. Perhaps its work and
influence has increased by three or
four hundred per cent.
The new superintendent is a fine
school man, of q very likable nature,
stands SIX feet and two, is from Chat
tanooga, and redheaded. He is per-
haps the best informed man on rural
schools in the state, having devoted
all his time to them as Rural Inspec-
tor for the past eight years. He has
canvassed Smith County two or three
times, having gone over much of the
county last February.
Not many other positions of high
nature will be filed by the new gov
ernor. Most o fthem are filled by the
State Board of Education, which for
merly elected the state superinten-
dent
No radical changes will be made in
the school policies of the state on ac-
count of the change in superinten-
dents. The school people are pretty
well unanimous when it comes to a
statewide policy.
IL mas Deen reared Dy some that the
standard for securing a teachers IL
cense would be lowered in view of
statements made by Governor Taylor
in his campaign for election. But this |
has been so low for the past few
years in order to furnish the schools
with as many teachers as possible !
that it would be almost impossible to
further reduce it without almost ruin
ing the prospects of thousands of chill !
dren ever acquiring the simplest rudi-
ments of an education.
Ell.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03

Key, w. w. Grisham, bred Williams,
w. D. Coley, w. B. Angel, L. B. Mat
thews, C. B. Matthews, Miss Ida
Lansden, w. w. Hickman, Miss Era
Allen, Miss Lugene Mitchell, Miss
Belle DeHaven, Miss Matte Trous-
dale, Miss Aline McDearmon, Mrs.
Mai Merryman, Dewey Massey, Miss
Margaret Young, Miss Page, Miss
Porter Squires, Miss Hattie Young,
Otto Prater, T. E. Marshall, and or
visitors. About thirty teachers
were not present.
Rev. J. L. Smotherman made them
speech on the Origin of Little
Things" This was delivered as ]. L..
Smotherman alone could have done it.
All enjoyed it. He's one of US.
Some discussions along professional
lines were had. And a reorganization
of the teachers was partly perfected,
Miss Era Allen being selected for sec
rotary and the matter of selecting a
treasurer being left to the county
superintendent.
The next meeting will be held on
the 26th of March. The program
consisting of v. o. Mag
CART, T. E. Marshall and w. w. Heck
man, will have the program in the
Courier next week
MISS ERA ALLEN.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
EXAMINATIONS

There will be a state examination
held for teachers at all county seats
May the goth and 21st.
All examinations are prepared and
held by the State, the applicants pa
pers are graded by the State and the
certificates are issued by the State.
An average grade of 85 per cent
with no subject dropping below 70
per cent entities one to first class
certificate. An average of rs per cent
with no subject lower than so entities
the holder to second class certificate.
One year certificates are based on high
school diplomas where the graduate
has one unit en- educational work, and
on making an average of sixty-five
per cent on examination, with no sub
ject dropping under so per cent. None
of these will be used in the county
schools of Smith County
The elementary subjects are: gram
mar, arithmetic, geography, writing,
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
SCHOOL NEWS

New Middleton and Elmwood
schools haYe bought and paved for
pianos this year. Rome has improved
the looks of the old building wonder
fully this spring, and Monoville has
had the road worked to the school.
Some other schools have made i'm
provements.
The Carthage school is making
preparations to have winning base
ball team. The town is getting up
behind it with enthusiasm and money.
Not much has been done by the school
in the way Of athletics since the war.
These schools will soon close their
spring sessions for lack of funds:
Turkey Greek, Monoville, Beasley's
Bend, Sykes, Chestnut Mound, ENG
ma, Lancaster, St. Mary's, Rome,
Rock City, South Carthage, Brush
Greek, Lower Horseshoe, Pleasant
Shade, Flat Rock
The terms have been from six to
seven months in all these schools. The
length of the terms will vary from
six to nine months this year
The minimum CT length of term on
which that a school can promote a
student from one grade to another is
seven months.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03

large appropriations for vocational
work, this is supplemented by the
states. Two per cent of the general
educational fund of Tennessee is used
this way.
The great trouble with this work in
most of the counties is that it does
not get back to the schools where it
is really needed, stops in the towns
where many of the girls never have
to do any work and many are so train
ed that if they did have to work they
would not do it
The intention of the law is good.
Some arrangements should be made
by strictly rural schools to take ad-
vantage of the work. Where a girl
has no training along this line except
at home and her mother was not
properly trained it leaves the girl an
unskilled workman, putting her at
disadvantage from which she never
RECEIVERS.
Smith County gets nothing from
the vocational funds of the state and
nation. None of our schools measure
up to the standard set.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03

spelling, physiology, drawing, United
States History, Tennessee History,
and Theory and practice of teaching.
Teachers cannot be employed to
teach who do not have certificates. The
penalty for violation of this law il
a fine of not less than 500 nor more
than $500 for each offense
Teachers can draw no funds from
the local school treasury till they
have a written contract signed by at
least two members of the school board
and approved by the county superin-
tendent.
Z r N
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
Farm For Rent

Having Peen appointed Receiver in
the matter of
Fl. q. Swami, A f'm. ct ais
Ed9ar Swain ct ais
will, on Mach 5. .h921, at 2 o'clock
p. m. in front Of thk court house door
in Carthage, -TeApS rent TO the high
est bidder the faSmer known as the
w. R. and EskerfSRann tract, bought
by them from 4. ca Reese, lying in
the End civil district of Smith County,
Tenn, and contains so acres, more or
less. Said fam viii be<rented until
January /, 1922, and a note with APP
proved personal security WI be re-
CURED.
This February IA, 1921.
JERE GARDENHIRE, Receiver.
J. N. FISHER, Solicitor.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
Dean Hill

School begins here Feb. 18th under
the management of Prof. Corum.
Mrs. Lamon Canter is visiting her
grandparents at Difficult
Miss Ara Williams visited John Viii
liams Thursday afternoon.
Writ Forkum and Jim Williams
were guests of Albert Williams.
Mary Sadler Forkum entertained a
few of her friends Saturday night
and Sunday.
Misses Cecil and Hester Donoho vis-
tied Leslie Canter and wife Wednes-
day night.
Jim Canter and Leslie Donoho went
to Carthage with tobacco Thursday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Porter
field, a girl.
Rev. M. L. Ramsey is on the sick
list.
w. M. Forkum was on Indian Creek
last week.
Q, yes, we must not forget. Every
body is invited to am egg hunt at
John Williams Easter Sunday.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING

The teachers of Shelby County have
adopted the following:
1. To teach citizenship and love of
country.
2. To make reading free, easy,
comprehensive, delightful accomplish
ment.
3. To make good spelling a matter
of habit
A. To encourage and insure a better
spoken English.
5. To make arithmetic function in
the life of the child.
6. To lead children to see and ap-
preciate nature.
q. To use illustrative material
wherever possible in teaching any
subject.
8. To raise the physical condition
of pupils through supervised play.
9. To encourage each child to excel
itself
Out of the two hundred forty-two
white teachers teaching in Shelby
County 1913 are high school graduates
with at least two years successful
teaching experience and with profess
sional training, rs are Normal school
graduates, the other "a are college
+ graduates. Shelby county has the
4 best system Of schools in the state.
: These are county schools, not the
/ schools in Memphis
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
TEACHERS MEETING

About sixty teachers met at the
regular meeting at the courthouse
last Saturday. These were present:
Miss Mayme Porter, Mrs. Mary Piper,
Miss Dell Terry, Mrs. Vallie Phillips,
Otis West, Genie Oldham, Johnny
Sloan, Miss Eula Dycus, Miss Ina
Carr, Miss Myrtle Davis, Burford
Kemp, H. w. Carver, L. B. Thomas,
Mrs. L. B. Thomas, John Hackett,
d. F. Powell, Miss Virlah Duke, Miss
Mary Beasley, o. M. Maggart. v. o.
Maggart, H. L. Huffines, Joe Brimm,
Miss Odell Ford, Miss Lena Bradford,
Miss Mettie Moore, Miss Chester Huff
fines, Miss LOWE Mai Hufines, J.
Walter Bradley, Miss Katherine Wat
son, Miss Sanders, Miss Katherine
Neal, c. A. Oakley, Miss Theresa
Oakley, Miss Carrie Neal, Miss Era
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
SMITH COUNTY
SCHOOL NEWS
ODDS AND ENDS

Some schoolhouses have war pic
lures on their walls. It's over. Re-
place them with pictures showing a
boy or girl cleaning their teeth. Tooth
less adults will have hard sailing pay
ing the cost of the war.
One school was examined last fall
with ffty-three present and fifty
three had Pyorrhea. Another with a
clear brook flowing by its door show
ed one hundred percent had not form
ed the habit of bathing.
Two hundred and sixty-tWo cases of
trachoma We're found in the schools.
Many of these have been treated and
cured at the Free Eye Hospital
Sanitary outhouses have been con-
structed at nearly all the schools.
A good way to kill time: Have pup
lis to read at recitations their history.
geography and physiology lessons. 1t
has million year guarantee behind
it.
And the "A B G Method" of teach
ing reading has blighted more bright
prospects than any other fogy known
It's doubtful about asteacher's chances
IN the Great Beyond who practices
this sin.
And the way some of US hold on to
the textbook while hearing a recita-
ton always makes me think of the
song that begins this way:
'Other refuge have l none,
Hangs my helpless mind on thee,
Leave, ali leave me, not alone,
Still support and comfort me-
A good rule would be: Never let
any one have a textbook at the reci-I
tation period if the lesson is based on
memory, like history, geography, etc.
r T. II
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
TEACHERS ORGANIZATION

The National Educational Asso-
citation, generally written n. E. A, is
the only National organization that
teachers have. 1t meets annually.
generally in some Northern city. This
is necessary to get it near the center
of its membership. Schools are so
much more highly developed in the
Northern states that most of the
teaching force of our country is To-
Gated there.
The State Teachers Association is
the only statewide association for
Tennessee teachers. A strong effort
is being made just now to get all the
teachers to become members of their
state organization. It is proposed to
make it to the State what the N E.
A. is to the nation; great power
for good.
Smith County teachers have voted
unanimously to become members of
the association. This also makes
them members of the county organi-
cation which was reorganized at the
last meeting. The membership fee
is one dollar, one half remains in the
county to help pay expenses of the
county Institutes.
Not many city or county teachers
organizations have been for the pur-
pose of getting higher prices for
teaching. This speaks more for
teachers than for any other organiza-
tion, nearly all having that for their
only motive.
The teaching profession is based on
very high plane. The great major
ity of them preferring to enter other
occupations when the prices reached
such low level as to prevent getting
an existence" wage. Rather than to
strike they quit
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
YOUR TrOd6Ies
WINE THE-
WOmaCk bug Co.
To The Creditors

of the Estate of w. r. Swan, Deceased
In obedience to the order made by
the Chancery Court at CARTHAGE, Ten
nessee, IN the case of
HI. p. SWAMI, Adm # al
EDGAR SWAN eFal
The ere itors of the estate of w.
r. Swan, deceased, are hereby notified
to have themselves madg party to said
cause by Aetition, ana to file and
prove their 6aims against said parties
in said causa within six months from
this date, ORR they may be excluded
from the benA lifts Of said suit, and
fr9H sharing Y the assets of said
Said creditors and claimants are
also hereby notified that by order of
said court, in saId cause, they, and
each of them, are Nenjoined from in
shutting any suit Against said par
ties, otherwise thanA by petition in
said pending cause; Ind all parties
now suing said partieA are enjoined
from proceeding their Suits further
than to Judgment.
This Feb. 18th, 1921.
JERE GARDENHIRR C.. & M.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
Administrators Notice

Having qualified as administrator
OF the estate Of C. A. Dillehay, de-
ceased, with VIII annexed, 1 hereby
advise all parties indebted to said es-
tate to come fpEwSfd and settle at
once. Also, al1NNNarties having ac-
counts against SAD ESTATE are advised
to file same With De properly filed
out. within tbG time n-escribed by law
or be forever barred
This Eeb. 18th, 1921.
&c. F. M. RUSSEDI4, Adm,
Estate of G. A. DiIlehaSN. deceased
2-17-4t.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
NOTICE

\ I've have the agensy in Smith and
Ellington, Hamilton, Howard. MedulIa
and Monarch pianos. 1--WE also have
the agency for players, Dulcitons and
Pathe talking machines. We shall be
very glad to be- Of service to you.
S. S. KEMB<& GEOA HALEY,
Both Phones
2-3-6t Charlottesville Tenn
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
WANTED

Anyone having McGufeg's old Sec
ond, third and foSrth leaders, 1870
series, not the EIectste.. Will pay a
reasonable amount<for same. See or
call
MRS. j. A. RUTLAND,
5-3-1t. Rome, Tenn
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
FOR SALE AND WANT ADS

Consult us about fire tinsuraace
covering your property or duteg6obiie.
VIII be glad to advise youtas to low
est rates and the kind @of poHcy that
will best protect yoBp>1nteEests. Both
phones.
MYERS & GARDENHIRE,
u Carthage, Tenn.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
HOw's This For Bed Rock

Hay: cloverS Amothy or<6ats, we'll
baled and strictly first Glass, S1.OO.
Pure Burt oats FIR seed, soc; Clover
seed, $1,000; MaIAm6th Yellow soy
beans, $3.50. Prices[subject to change
without NOTICE. ~
Seed corn: Nea1's PaSinaster, selected,
nubbed and shelled, $500.
S. NJ. YOUNG,
2-17-tf Dixon Springs, Tenn
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
Corn Shelter For Sale

Corn shelter, practically new, with
3 Ia horsepower gasoline engine,
for sale. For paptieQlars, apply to
FRANK or WKYMON BELLAR,
3-17-4t pd CHESTNUT Mound. Tenn.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03

Eye Remedy vim Save your bad, di-
seased eyes. Sod and itMs guaran-
teed by thefCatthage Drug Co, Car
thage, IeW /can be sEnt by mail
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-03
N. FISHER, Solicitor.
TYPEWRITER FOR sALk

Practically new typewriter for sale
at a bargain oh>terms to suit purchas-
er. Apply to H&RRY D. BAIRD or
F. G. BRADFORD, caxthage, Tenn.
PIT 1t