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Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21
FIRED FIRST GUN AT
MISSIONARY RIDGE


Hector Coffin, sr., n, confederat.
veteran who fired the first, shot i
the battle Of Missionary Ridge and
quiet but earnest worker il tbo
First Presbyterian church Of that
city for 60 years, died at his home
IN Knoxville, Friday at 8 D. m.
White a gallant soldier Of the Con.
federacy and credited by his com
rades with firing the opening Gun Il
the Missionary Ridge conflict. he new.
er boosted of the fact.
Although never regretting his ser.
wee for the cause he considered inst
"a recent years he was often heard
70 say that he realized IL was we'll
mat the union was preserved.
tie was born at Rogersvi5le. Tenn
April Z, Is, 1914, the son of Rev and
WIS Charles II. Coffin. His father
'ame to East Tennessee from Mas. !,
travelling over land. and
vas ' Tor some time president Of East
tennessee University, now the tTni
ersity Of Tennessee
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21
TENNESSEE NEGROES
MOVING ELSEWHERE

Washington, Dec II. (SpeciaD
Comparison of census figures show,
that the Negro population Of Tonnes
see, as with number of other state,
in the Middle South, has been novino
elsewhere at the approximate rate 81
ABOUT per cent every ten years
STATISTICS issued BY the bureau or
census show that, Of the 5l2s72 Ne.
groes born in Tennessee. only 36. 7s0
now reside in the state. The remain.
ing 147.lO3 have migrated to other
states. This represents 2s.7 per cent
q the Negro population of Tennessee
whereas, in 1910 Negroes who had
migrated were but "a per cent and
IN 1900 but 2O.3 per cent of the 10.
tai Negro population.
iepoftionately, however eeNel
Negroes native to Tennessee have
cit during the last ten years than
or any other of the east-south-cen-
raj states.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21
dller { 3 tho j.
THE TENNESssEE crTS
"A CHRISTMAS ~JAcr

The Tennessee river was on
Christmas jag Friday.
Forty gallons Of @hootch' dumped
INTO the sewer leading 10 the river b
Sheriff Cate caused this. The booze
was corn "moonshine" taken IN vari.
Gus whlskey raids and. arrests Ali
OF 1t belonged to Offenders whose
cases have been disposed De ii Grim
inat court
s, ~ the end o. every csart session.
oherih Cate pours out the contra.
Dand liquor knoxville News.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21

Inc winners Of ihe silver cups and
ribbons offered by the Institute Of
America Meat Packere for the -best
bred carloads Of live stock at Nash.
sille's Fifth Annual Fat Exposition
We're the following:
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
N GRANGER C|N1NY
Saturday MARCH q

PURSUANT to a call issued by T. C.
Clark chairman of the Republican
eoininIttee, the Republicans Of the
county met at the court house in
Hutiedge Dec. II, 1921, and trans
acted the following business;
FRANK Daniel was elected commit.
lesnan from the old Fourth District
y M the unexpired term Of Sam
hcElhaney. a'"
committee Unanimously called
q primary election to be held .sat,,r.
aay' March rs, 1929. to nominate :
candidate for County fudge, Sheriff
trustee, County Court Clerk ct,c,,t
Court Clerk and Register II was
also held that the said primary cleo.
tion the Republican Executive, Com. +
mittee for the county TO serve dur
inng the ensuing two years. win !. !
elected by the Republican voters
inese committeeman shall be bona
ilde Republicans, residing IN tho die.
tricts for which they are electad ,
ana snail consist tr one woman and
one man for each district, or voting
precinct Of the county, the woman
receiving the highest vote and the
man receiving the highest vote shall
De declared elected.
lhe1committee elected Nv n I'll, 4.
Icy Bill Turlev and Fl. 4. jackson j.
primary election commissioners
The ruling of the COMMITTEES Was
that all candidates wishing to oual.
ny before said primary, can do So
by filing written notice with The
chairman off the primary election
commissioners twenty days previous
@ the date Of election. Said appliea.
i'o'n to be accompanied by $4,000
which sum viii be used in defrayino
'N p @ Of the primary election.
Ihis done by order Of the Repub.
'can Executive Committee while II
ession, Saturday, Recember II. 1921
7. c. CLARK, Chairman
/. 6. ACUFF, Secretary
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21
! STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN,

Accidents at railroad crossings are
killing 1900 people year and II
]urlng three times that many, saws
7. W Galloway, vice-president Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Most Of the victims are motorists
VINO fail to slow down, look both WAYS
along the tracks and listen for. loco.
motive whistles.
on'ess you are anxious to meet the
anoertaker, stop, look and listen.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21
U. $. GEi's -zEF

Paris Dec. H. The Council d
ambassadors has authorized German,
to construct the largest Zeppelin i,
the world for the United States. Il
was learned here today.
The air monitor Is to 81 bnilt 5,
German experts and will sail acres.
'ne Atlantic when completed. Ii q
% replace the share Of the Unite.
states in Zeppellns DESTROYED 4
German hangers in 1918.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21
THE SUBSTITUTE

Your honor" said the prosecuting
attorney, your bull pup has went
and chawed up the court Bibse.n ],
/, Well" grumbled the Court. make
the witness kiss the pup; we cant
adjourn court to get new Bible
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21
HONEY PHILOSOPHY FOR 1921

!. we met man the other da1 who lno,.,.o
thing For instance he knows how ~ IN, M
paper much better thans drilled editor IL kno,ss
now 20 run the town Very much better than anvbtig
eise ana probably he knows how to run every snaIs
fpeisoh IN the community We haven't the sliohtesf
uouDt that he feels he can president this
spetter than Harding himself we think The gant1o
man IS wasting his time at present. He should bei
nIl1,ng an encyclopedia Or at the very Least he
snouio write the story of his own life How we Ia
love people who know it all!
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21

gentleman writing to the paper says thai If
eopie Would think little more and talk little ess
morf little more and kick little less it might be
possp lor them to feel that this is the best Of ali
fnbt WORLDS Well perhaps the gentleman i
flght But he's not practical Human American en-
~ Ihey feel better after enjoying SPELL
y IN Ncng Feeling better, they work better Kick
rn who never kicks al all is no American Let e'e
6sk, Dtother put We do wish there was little more
downright thinking, inside the skull -
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21
NOT HIS FAULT

Policeman Lost yer nanny, ave
yer! Why didn't yer keep hold of
her skirt"
little Alfred / cou-eou-coulsin't
reach it."
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21

Get the genuine Christmas so,r;,
which includes thinking first Of sons
body else.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-12-21
PRIZE WINNERS IN
REGENT STOCK SHOW

Inc winners Of the silver cups and
ribbons offered by the Institute of
america Meat Packere for the .best
bred carloads Of live stock at Nash.
Nllles Fifth Annual Fat Exposition
We're the following:
sHORTHoRNs
Washington County shortborn
breeders Association, Jonesboro Ten,
2 E, R. Dittmore & Son, Neube,n.
Tenn.
HEREFORDS
l Mr. Jas. Coldwell, Longview Far,.
Nashville, Tenn.
T. A. Pope, Pfkeville, Tenn
ABERDEEN-ANGUs
! Hamblen County Boys and Girls
'aby Beef Club, Morristown. Ten.
z Long, Vaughn & Bell, Henderson
ilie, Tenn.
FIRST Prize was cup and second
'bbon in each case.
The judges r. D. Murphy Of the
northorn Association; N. o. Cooper
tne Tennessee Beef Breeders AS
citation, and C. d. Lowe Of The An
deen-Angus Breeders Association.
'sea this decision upon the POSSES
n of the typical characteristics
Following wide study by the com.
9 conformation Ut the breed repre-.
nted.
breeding which indicated that The
= method of improving the uual.
OF meats is the use of purebred
Is, the Institute offered these
zes 70 encourage the use Of well
q animals
ne committee from The Instituts
CHI attended the exposition re-
ted that the exhibits showed
AZ progress in breed improvement
evidence of better application
me principles of scientific breed.
Or q the twenty car :
Is OF cattle exhibited showed sians
latiye Or scrsb blood.
commenting on the Exposition.
E wentworth Of Chicago Secreta-
of the Committee on Improved
Stock Breeding of the Institute
was fine show and much of its
ess must be attributed to the
: OF w A. Burnett, both in
aging the exposition and in dem
'ating to producers the value Of
bred animals. ws
1e market in general realizes
the pure breeds come nearest to !.
oing the cuts which the con-
: most eager to buy and is
Iofe lntereted in all efforts
will increase the percentage
re bred animals. ~. II,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
Copyright i.A. BY tn. Wheeler syndicate. Inc.

\ girl of fifteen writes me that she is
very murh in love with hoy Of seven
teen, and that they are planning 10 elopc
rs their hard-hearted parents refuse 10
let them be married, IN the conventional
manner And she wants to know If ]
thnk she will be happy
Not chance Of it. my dearl II needs
no prophet to forctcll that if YOU marry
at fifteen YOU vii be divorced at twenty,
and that just about time when the other
girls of Your age arc having their COM
| ing-out parties, YOU will be crawling in.
| broken hearted and ashamed TO the
home YOU are So eager now to leavci
The only certain thing about child
marriage is thai it is bound to end Ia dis
aster, and bring lifelong regrets 10 the
! two poor, silly young creatures, who
gambled with their lives before they
were old enough, and Wise enough, 10
realize the risks they took, or how haz-
ardous is the matrimonial game aud
what skill and finessc it takes 10 play a
winning hand in it,
OF all the follies that any human
being, male or female, can commit.
none equals the supreme idiocy Of a
very youthful marriage because It lacks
every single, solitary thing upon which
il is possible 10 build house Of happiness
or out of which you can construct
binding tie between a man and woman.
IL lacks love Ii lacks money. 1t lacks
congeniality and suitability. IL lacks
self-coutrol and experience of the world
II lacks safety of tho pleasures Of youth
II lacks the desire 10 settle down ard be
about the business Of life that is the real
bed rock Of domesticify,
OF course any Young girl who thInks
she is in love will scorn me when | tell
her thst chicken love Is the most ephem-
cral things in the world, and that like
the dew on the rose bud. it vaaishes
while we are still looking at it Never
theless 1t is true. and because you like to
dance with some boy whose step matches
your own, or YOU dream about the way
he Sticks his hair back, or YOU thrill
when he kisses YOU good night and holds
your hand and at the movies, is no sign
you entertain deaihlesS affection for
him.
Consider. my dear, the things YOU
raved over last summer. Recall the boy
at the beach that YOU thought Just too
cute for anything Remember the sun
daes you dotted on, the froeks you were
crazy about How YOU despite them
now You smile with pity at the un-
sophisticated girl YOU were then. How
your tastes have changed, improved
And how YOU would be bored to tears if
YOU had 10 do the things, and wear the
things you adored only twelye-month
ago.
Well, husband isn't like o frock.
You can't throw him into the discard OF
wish him on country cousin like YOU
can dress you have wearied of Yet
you can grow as sick Of the sight of the
man TO whom YOU are married as YOU
can of year-beforc-last faded muslin
And believe me, little girl, life has no
greater tragedy than to be tied to
husband who has nothing the matter
with him, except that you have just lost
your taste for him
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15

young turkey was on the. edge Of the root
Of the shed.
BY this time Mr. Fox was desperate,
for the turkeys had all awakened and
were giving warning cries. lie ran =
the shed made leap At young tdr-
KEY, for her tail was trailing far over
the side Of the she'd.
MIR Fox grabbed as he leapod, ami
down he came with q mouth full OF
tail feathers and of he ran. for Mr..
Dog was out of his house by this time.
Turkey feathers dropped as he went
but when he reached his home he still
held one between his teeth,
MIR Fox sighed as he stuck the feather
over his kitchen mirror. II will keep
it where | can see 1t, he remarked,
and / will never rest until have the
wings that go with il.
And If YOU should happen to see a
turkey without its tail feathers it may
he the one for which Mr.. Fox is on the
lookout, and il she is not careful to
choose very high places to sleep at
night she may never grace q table at
THANKSGIVING time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15

Don't marry until you have had all
the idle Hlrtations you want, all the
admiration from casual men You desire,
all the dancing and gaddiug you crave
Have your ihng before marriage instead
of afterwards. That's only fair n the
man. to yourself, aud To general pubfie
When you scr married womgn who
is giddv and flighty who carries on
rlandcstine affairs with men, who is
hattered out Of her wits by anv attention
from men. and who neglects her hushand
and her children. and her home to tear
around1 madly 10 every pdrty she is
Invited to. set il down that SHE married
early. She didn't have her glri-time the
proper time OF life and she il taking II
when it Is rs dangerous a. having the
measles in middle life
Don't mess up Your life BY child
marriage, my dear Wait until YOU are
grown and mature woman and know
what YOU arc about II its best mar
riage lasts d long time, and at Its worst
seems to last longer,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
nr1fruI nrsrs FROM HEADERS.

NJ. G. con May 81, reader Of
! mr. column who signed herself Young
Nlfe' complained that her pie crust
would rise while Il was being baked
before the fiiiine was put in Here -
my way OF obyiatIng this trouble
nut dry white beans into the crust be-
fore baking Il: then, when II Is done,
simply take out the beans and nh the
crust. The beans weight down the
pastry So that II capnet rise.
* F-sI vas interested IN the query
from one ri your readers about max
ing light wheat trad with cornmei't
added to It. During the war my mother
made the best bragd by cooking ADout
Il lree cups of eornmeal and tnen aoulhs
this. when cool 20 the sponge ft the
tune Of mixing the bread stiff She
used about one quart OF cornfne3d
mush for eight loaves Of bread Mere
Il another hint:
Grass stains can be removed from
white linen skirts by putting lard on
the stain and rubbing In clear, cold
water. Grass stains on white canvas
shoes can also be removed in this
way"
Brown Eyes Here is a very eco
nomicai fruit cake recipe, as u con-
tafns neither eegs. butter nor milk and
set is really very good; 2 cups -four !
cup raisins. / cup dried currants.
5liu water, I cup sugar. p cup lard /
teaspoon cinnamon. / teaspoon cloves.
/ teaspoon soda. Z teaspoon salt. Boil
everything together except the -four
and soda. then let cool, when cool add
the soda and -four s9ted together, mix
well. then add z teaspoon lemon ex~
tract Bake for one hour in nodcr-
ate oven
New House Owner-"My husband
recently bought 9 house and am fur
nfshing il. when ] found how much
snea surfing / had to do for rugs. for
curtains ard to see what width fur
rffure / would need for certain hooks
land crannies went TO q harl0are
store and priced the flve-fcot and ten
| foot tape measures. / found that
/ Itbese long measures cost . good deal,
/ and vet I felt that ! must have one
/ that was longer than a yard. for 2
/ longer one would save me from bend
| ing over great many times when !
wished to measure across an entire
room, etcetera. 50 this Is how J saved
money yet had long tspe measure.
/ + bought four short, five-cent, yellow
muslin tape fnea sures such ? = are 7sed
/ IN sewing baskets. and ] sewFd these
together; / thought other women who
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15

ssNhv not saw what every one knows
IL is what people say IN hidden places
that is dangerous.
IL wonder what is passing in the
Oueen-mother' mind at this momept,
] said. as Catherine turaed into the
corridor leading 10 Anjou's apartments
In the light Of subsequent events, | can
now piye better answer to that query
than De Rilly, himself, could have given
then Catherine had-to use her wits To
check the deep designs of lenrI, Duke OF
.Guise. who was hiding his time to claim
tho throne as the descendant of Charlie
magne. and WAS rs beloved of the popu-
lace as Henri III was odIous TO 1t.
Thanks TO the rebellion of Huguenots
and malcontents, Guise had been kept
too busy in the field to- prosecute IN
nolitieal designs. As head of the Catholl c
,s,artv.s and heir to his fathers great
military reputation, he could not, con-
sistenuly. avoid the duties assigned hIm
hy the crown. That these duties might
not cease, Catherine found IT to her m
terest that rebellion should continue
indefinitely. The Iugucnot party, IN ITS
turn. was kept by the Guise or Cathollc
partv from assaults on the crown. In
6nc, while both great factions were occu-
pied with each other, neither could
threaten the King. This dscord, on
which sire relied to keep her unpopular
son safe on his throne, was fomcnted by
her in secret WAYS. She shifted from
side to- side. as circumstances required
The parties must be maintained, ~
order that discomfort might vent nscli
in factional contest, and not against the
King. The King must belong to neither
partv in order not to hc OF the party that
might bc ultimately defeated; yet he
must belong 10 both parties, in order 70
be of the party that might ultimately
triumph To the maintenance of tins
impossible situation was the genius 81
Catherine dc Nediri successfully devoted
for many wears of universal discomfort
and hloodshed.
Now the Duke Of Guise had found 2
way to turn these circumstances to ac-
count Since he Hing of France could
not hold down the Huguenots, the Holy
Catholic League, composed Of Catholics
of every class throughout the most of
France. would undertake the task. lie
foreSaw that he. as leader Of the League
would earn from the Catholics graft
tudr that would make him the most
powerful man in the kingdom. Cathcrine
TOO saw this To neutralize this move,
She caused the King to endorse the
League and, appoint himself It's head
The Huglcnots must not take this as i
step against them: on the contrary ,thCy
must be led to regard it rs a Shrewd
measure to restrain the League. The
Kings first official edicts, after assum-
ing the leadership OF the League, seemed
10 warrant this view 80 the King, in 4
final struggle against tho Guise cfcmeats
might still rely on the aid Of the Huglc-
nots. But the King still remained out
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15

side tot he League, although nominally
| its chief Catherine saw that il WAS not
To be deludcd from its real purpose. he
only thing to do was To concilate the
/ Duke of Guise into waiting There was
little likelihood of either of her sons at-
| tanning middle age, The Duke of Guise
| n splendid specimen of physical man
| hood, would doubtless outlive them;
he might he induced 20 wait for their
| deaths. The rightfui successor to the
| throne would then be Henri of Navarro,
| head of the Bourbon family. But he was
a IIugucnot: therefore Catheriae effected
| 20 the Duke of Guise great desire that
| he should succeed her sons. The exist
| ing peace allowed the Duke m Giiise the
| leisure in which to be dangerous; 50
, every means to keep him quiet was taken
Z Some of these things De Rilly told me,
as we stood in the embrasurc OF n win
dow in the gallery, while Catherine
visited her son, Anjou. whose discon-
tent at court complicated the situation,
for he might. at any time, leave Paris
| and lead the 1luguenots and malcontcnts
in rebellion which would further dis
credit her family with the people. demons
strate anew the Kings Incompetence,
and give the League an opportunity.
And does the Duke of Guisc allow
himself to be cajoled2'' | asked De Rilly
"Mho knows? He is n cautious man,
anxious to mako no false step. They say
hrwould he willing TO wait for the death
pf the King. but that he is ever being
urged to immediate action by DE
Noyafd .
'Dc Noyard?"
Gone of C;uise's followers: an obscure
gentleman Of very great virtue. who has
recently become GuiSe's most valued
counsellor. He keeps t;uisc on his guard
against GATHERINGS wiles, they say, and
diScourages Guisc's amohr with her
daughter. Marguerite, which Catherine
has NJ interest in maintaining. Nobody
is more de trop TO Catherine Just at
present, / hear. than this same Philippe
de Nnvard. All, there he Is now, lin
The courtyard, the tailest of tho gentle
men who have JUS dlsmounied. and are
coming in this direction, with the Duke
'uf Guisc.
| looked out of the window, and AT
once recognized the Duke of Guise bv
the greet height Of his slender but strong
figure. tho splendid bearing, the fine oval
face, with it's small mustache, slight
fringe Of beard, and its scar, and the
truly manly and magnificent manner,
Of which report had told VS.. lie wore 2
Cioublet Of cloth of silver, black cloak
Of velvet, and a black hat with the
Lorraine cross on its front The tallest
man in his following Philippe dc
Novard Of whom DE Rillv had just been
speaking was the gentleman whom
had met on the road to Paris, and who
had refused to fight me after respntii e
my opinion Of the Duke of Guise.
He must have arrived in Paris close,
behind me.
(Fo be Continued.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
WHY?
Why Do Quicksands Draw Objects
/ natynI
Copyright. 1920 by
Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.

Downi
Everyone who has been to the sea-
shore is familiar with the sensation
which follows when one stands for
sefTle little time on the wet sand. par
ticularly that portion of il which is
rot tightly packed. At first the foot
makes only a slight impression on the
sand. Then, as the water commences
10 collect, the person sinks down little
by little. until the feet are covered as
far as the ankles and it takes a con-
scious effort TO withdraw thasn from
che casing of wet sand which sur
rounds them.
Practically the same thing occurs
in what we call '.quicksands" although
here the action is far. more pid be-
cause the sand is more loosely pack
cd and the ogeight Of the water and
the sand combine 10 produce suck
ing effect upon anything which press
- down upon them a person who
blubders into one of the sands--a sort
Of natural trap for the unwary---in-
voluntarily presses down upon the
sand under his feet in order 10 secure
a purchase or a leverage But the
wet sand opens under him almost
with the rapidity Of water, and he
sinks further and further, apparently
sucked in by the sands, bur really
falling through them by reason, of his
own weight. Probably the moot dan
gerous sands Of this kind IN he world
are the famous Goodwin Shoals, OF
the coast of England. where anfentire
fleet OF 13 warships was once lost
through sailing upon the shoals and
being enguIfed by the sand before it
could return 10 the open water