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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
HAD A TRICK WORTH WHILE
Society Beeear Knew How to Get on
the Soft Side of Mrs.
Gobsa Code.

CHARITY begins at home" said DR.
Wilbur 2. Crafts of the Intenationa
Reform bureau of Washington, but nj
truth is so disregarded as this one.
1.-TWO beggar women met on the
street one day.
"'Fine coat you've got there. Where
did you land it, said the first beggaI
woman.
"'Old Mrs. GObsa Golde gave it to
me- said the second beggar woman.
els that so? I've begged at Mrs.
Gobsa GOlde's hundreds OF times; and
she never gave me cent. How did
you work her?
"'Well, you see said the first beg
gar woman, stroking her new coat
complacently, I didn't tell her l was
begging for myself. l pretended /
was begging for the heathen.'
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05

difference to me. But it's true, Just
the same"
"Wait here for me, Philip" said the
doctor. in a low tone. "Ill be back
in moment.
Then he took Tony by the hand and
they went out together.
For several tense moments silence
too dreadful to describe settled down
upon the dining room. Katherine
twisted her fork sulkily and Mrs. Cur
it's still shifted in her handkerchief.
Philip looked from one to the other,
wishing with all his heart he could
saw something that would clear the
atmosphere. -,
I'm sorry, Cousin Sarah" he said
abruptly, trying to smile. ut certainly
was awkward, wasn't it?"
"Awkward2" repeated Mrs. Curtis
wrinkling her face. Awkward isn't
the word, Philip. 1t was disgusting.
The gorge rose again in his throat.
"Tonnibel Devon Is the best girl l
know" he asserted. "Poor little thing,
I pity her with all my heart"
"Pity is akin to love, my dear Phil
H." sneered Mrs. Curtis.
Mother" cried Katherine. "Philip
wouldn't so far forget himself and his
friends and position as to love-well--
IL you can't keep your tongue still, 60
upstairs"
This was shock for Philip. That
any girl could speak to her own mother
In such way was beyond his com
prehension. The door opened just then
and DIR. John walked In.
"She came down to tell me- that
Paul wanted me and forgot It," he said
in low tone. "The poor child Is quite
overcome"
Mrs. Curtis tossed her head and
rose from the table, and Katherine,
rising also, followed her mother out
of the room,
There was very little said between
the young man and his older friend
after the ladies had taken their de-
parture. but when Captain MacCauley
was ready to leave, he looked anxlously
nj his companion.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Didn't Seem to Mind.

Yesterday l met an old schoOlmate
of mine who used to rank high in her
studies but was rather untidy l was
surprised to learn that she was mar
ried Though l concealed iD and still
more surprised that she was the happy
mother of six boys.
81 should think you would be dead,
so much work." said /.
."Oh, no." she smiled. "Come and see
me some time. You'll find house just
like you'd expect me to have"
80, no, not that bad" | protested
and nearly died of modification a sec
ond later.
She only laughed merrily and re-
newed the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Best "eet.RIch.oulek" Scheme.

There is no better guarantee to sue
cess than just plain honest-to-goodness
work. After an article has won
a definite market folks learn to depend
upon II, and new articles have to earn
their right to even place in competi-
ton. It's this constant production OF
the worthwhile thing that puts both
you and your business on the CONNER
cial map. There are all sorts of at
fractions to the contrary, but there Is
no get-rlch-qulck scheme that can take
the place of honest, consistent, per-
sistent forts.-Exchange
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
AND IT WAS THE SAME MULE.
Friends Tell Good Story on Lawyer
Who Has Risen to High
Position in State.

Col. w. III. Holmes, state superin-
tendent of game for the department OF
conservation, was admitted to the bar
on reaching his majority His first
case was to prove that certain mule
belonged to certain negro. He won
the case.
Subsequently in another mule case
he proved the animal belonged to an
other negro Then he was elected dis
trict attorney, and the first case he
had TO prosecute was one concerning
a mule. The mule had been stolen and
was over the line in Mississippi. He
was going to abandon the case, when
one of his former clients approached
him and said.
"Cunnel, eff l was you all, I'd go
after dat mule. OATS de mule been
suppohtin' you evar since you was
lawyer"
And in all three cases it was the
same mule-New Orleans Times-Pica-
yune.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
"YoU, YOU HuzzY!"

Synopsis.-Lonely and friendless.
Tonnibel Devon, living on a canal
boat with a brutal father and
worn-out, discouraged mother, wan
ders into a Salvation army hail at
Ithaca, N. Y. There she meets
young Salvation army captain
Philip MacCauley. Uriah Devon,
Tony's father, announces he has
arranged for Tony to marry Regi-
nald Brown, a worthless compan-
ion. Mrs. Devon objects, and Urlah
beats her. Their quarrel reveals
that there is a secret between them
in which Tony is the central figure.
Tony refuses to marry Reginald
and escapes a beating by jumping
into the lake. She finds a baby's
picture with offer OF reward for Its
delivery to a Doctor PendlehaVen.
With the Pendlehavens, a family
of wealth. live Mrs. Curtis, cousin.
her daughter and son, Katherine
Curtis and Reginald Brown. Kath-
crime is in love with Philip Mac
Cauley. Tonnibel returns the pir
ture to Doctor John, and learns 1t
belongs to his brother, DR.. Paul
Pendlehaven. 1t is a portrait OF
Doctor Paurs daughter, stolen in
infancy. Doctor John goes with
Tony to the canal boat. Mrs. Devon
is deeply agitated and makes Tony
swear she will never tell of Dew
on's brutality. The older Devons
disappear and Tony is taken into
the Pendlehaven house as COM
panion 10 Doctor Paul. Philip
fights with Reginald on the boat
and saves Tony. Uriah appears,
orders Philip off and locks up Tony
Philip again rescues her. They ex-
change love vows. Doctor Paul i'm
proves and the Curtises are furi-
Gus over her presence. Philip and
Tony Unexpectedly meet in the Pen
dlehaven home.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
New Life for
Sick Man
Eatonic Works Magic |

ST have taken only two boxes OF
Eatonlc and feel like new man. 1t
has done me more good than anything
else" writes c. o. Frappir.
Eatonic is the modern remedy for
acid stomach, bloating, food repeating
and indigestion. 1t quickly takes up
and carries out the acidity and gas
and enables the stomach to digest the
food naturally. That means not only
relief from pain and discomfort but
you get the full strength from the food
YOU eat. Big box only costs trlne
with your druggists guarantee.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
CHAPTER x-continued.
s. $50

She went extremely pale and put out
her hand to grasp something for sup
port as If she were going to fall. She
saw him rise up slowly, an expression
of amazement and relief going across
his face She smiled, but what weary
little smile it was and how full OF
pleading, as if she were silently beg
ging him to forgive her for some deed
she'd done.
John Pendlehaven gazed at the two
young people, and then he too got to
his feet.
"Philip," he said abruptly, "this is
Tonnibel Devon. She's Pauls COM
panion. We have"
Philip interrupted this speaker by
his sudden bound around the table.
stony Devon, little Tony" he cried.
81 thought, oh, thought you were
dead. | thought I'd lost you forever"
A noise fell from Katherine's lips,
and Mrs. Curtis stumbled to her feet.
$50 YOU know her too, Philip" she
snarled with a hasty glance at her
pallid daughter ST thought we'd kept
her we'll out of your way. SO you've
played the sneak while eating bread and
butter in my house, miss" she blurted
at Tony swell, it's what one might
have expected of you-you huzzy."
Mother" gasped Katherine, as Ton
nibel snatched her hands from Philip.
"Kathie, you needn't mother me "
cried Mrs. Curtis, blind with rage.
"Either she goes away or I do. won't
stay in the house with a common
sneak-a common
Sarah, sit down." Numbered John
Pendlehaven. Don't speak another
such word or"
Tony was at the doctors side be-
fore he could finish his threat
az didn't sneak" she said, looking up
at him. "Oh, please-please believe
me-"
"That she didn't" cried Philip, COM
ing to her side. "Cousin John, I've
known Tony Devon ages, and / didn't
even know she was in this house." He
turned his flashing eyes upon Mrs Cur
It's, who was weeping Historically.
"You ought to be ashamed of yourself,
Cousin Sarah" he went on, ito use
such language to a perfectly nice little
girl. Why, you've just about broken
her heart"
His voice had sunk to passionate
whisper. His eyes misted In youthful
struggle to control his joy, and-and
at the sight of him, Katherine lost her
wits entirely.
"Who and what have we been har-
boring in this house, Cousin JohnT
she shrieked in high thin voice, strug-
Cling to her feet. "A gutter rat, lit
tie snake, n loose girl"
Each word, brought out with greater
yehemence and passion than the one
before, struck the listeners dumb. In
shame-faced misery. Tonnibel sank to
the floor, dropping her head into her
hands.
"Oh. no, I'm not that" she walled.
"My mummy never lived In the gutter |;
she never did. / was poor, awfui
poor"
"Poor !" exclaimed Katherine. You're
worse than poor. l suppose you We
wheedled Philip the same way you
have Cousin Paul"
katherine, l command you to be
silent" shouted Pendlehaven. IF you
say another word, shall ask you to
leave my house.
well, neverl" screamed Mrs. Cur.
tbs.
"And you too, sarah,' thrust In the
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Trauedv in RHYME.

Three small boys broke all the rules.
Stole a watch with seven jools. Left
Waukegan, happy home. Started out,
the world to roam. Reached Chicago,
tired, broke Tried to put the watch
in soak. Oldest and the smartest
kid. asked Tom Duffy what he'd
bid. Duffy is a plain clothes cop
per- Whaled their trousers good and
proper.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
THEY'LL Do That.

Trumpeter Steadman-I never pay
old debts. forget them.
Private Beidel-But how about new
ones?
Steadman-Oh, l let them get old
Sparks.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
A sunfIower State Social Note.

A Hiawatha bride of few months
is back home. She brought home a
black eye, a present from her hus-
band. She will sue for divorce
Hiawatha World.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
"Pd like to kill her"
10 BE CONTINUED
The Problem at Present.

FTVVINIFI FNvNTFNs
"Do people in society talk about one
another7"
"Not ms much ms they used to-" said
Miss Cayenne. "They seem TO be let.
ting one another alone and talking
about their servants"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05

Wssl LINEN IhU teentn c IN + y,
wv HA&AE 81 II when the Spanish
" >9HEIpS II explorers, Alvares
@ de Pineda and De
Soto sailed up the Mississippi. In 1882
La Sale descended the Mississippi
and took possession of the entire val
ley in the name of the French king,
Louis XIV. In his honor this region
was named Louisiana. French colonies
soon sprang up, including New Or
leans, which was founded in 171S.
An interesting chapter of Louisiana
was the formation of the Company Of
the West by financial schemer named
John Law. This company ostensibly
was to exploit the new colony and
hello out to spectators an alluring get
rich-quick scheme. But the golden
dreams were soon disturbed by the
many difficulties the colonlsts expert
enced, and France suddenly awoke to
the fact that the Mississippi Bubble
had burst. A panic followed and Law,
penniless, was driven from the coun-
try.
In 1853 France coded Louisiana
east of the Mississippi to England,
and, by secret treaty, New Orleans
and the western territory went to
Spain. Spanish rule proved unendur-
able to the inhabitants and the restric-
lions over the navigation Of the Mis-
sissippi led to hostilities between the
northern American settlements and
Spain. This situation, however, was
brought to a peaceful termination by
Spain relinquishing her rights to this
territory to France and the purchase
in 1903 by the United States from
France of the entire Louisiana terri.
tory. i.
The southern portion of this acqui'
sltion was organized as the territory
OF Orleans and in 1912 was admitted
as the eighteenth state of the Union.
with an area of 4S,506 square miles.
AS the Louisiana coat-of-arms has a
pelican in its center, the state is often
called the Pelican State.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05


the voyage of De Soto up the Mis-
sissippi river. France, through the ex-
ploratiOns of La Sale from the north
and the early entry of French priests
from Canada, considered this territory
theirs. AS for England, she rested her
claims on the discovery Of North
America by the Cabots, and in the
charter granted to Virginia included
all the country lying to the West. AS
there was no Spanish colony in this
part of the country, the real conflict
for ownership was between France
and England.
The French were the first to get a
foOthold in Ohio, but the English
pioneers, who shortly began to drift
westward, firmly established their set
Elements in the fertile Ohio valley At
ter a long period of warfare, in which
the Indians played a leading part, the
Northwest Territory was finally ceded
TO the United States by the Treaty or
Independence in 1888. And Virginia
and other states, which had laid claim
to portions of this region turned over
their rights to the federal govern
ment.
The government of the Northwest
Territory was formally created by the
ordinance of 1857. People from the
East migrated into this territory In
such numbers that by 1903 Ohio was
taken into the Union as the seven
teenth state. The fourth largest state
in size of population, Ohio has "a
electoral votes for President, while in
area, with it's 1900 square miles, it
ranks only thirty-ffth, which shows
how densely it is populated. 1t Is
noted as the state of Presidents.
President Harding makes the seventh
Ohioan to fill the presidential office.
The name Ohio is derived from the
Iroquois word O-hee-yo, meaning
beautiful river" 1t was first applied
by the Indians of the Five Nations
to what we now call the Allegheny
river, one of the chief tributaries OF
the Ohio. Gradually the name came to
include the whole river, sometimes
even being applied to the Mississippi.
Later it was confined to the river be-
tween Pittsburgh and Cairo, and ap-
propriately the first state formed on
its northern bank was named after
it Ohio is often called the Buckeye
State from its large number Of horse
chestnut trees.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
When II Hurt.

When It HUT.
"Did you hurt yourself much when
the branch broke?" mo; not until l
reached the ground
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
| THE STORY OF t
| OUF STATES |
BY JONATHAN BRACE !!
&.-s-s-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-s
CS b. Mcclure Newspaper syndicats.)
OHIO

THE NOrthw e st
i L Territory, OF
which Ohio is a
part, was a bone OF
contention between
Spain. France and
England. SPANS
claim was based on
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
LOUISIANA

THE discovery Of
i Louisiana dates
back to the begin
ming of the Six
teenth cent ry,
when the Spanish
explorers, Alvares
de Pineda and De
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-15
NEITHER OPERA STAR NOR 80
TOR HUSBAND WILL CRAFTY
PtBLIC'S LONGING TO KNOW
WHAT THE SCRAP Is ALL
ABOUT-PUBiICITN PALS.
(By International News Servicel

New York Aug. l5.-After reams
of publicity, following Mrs. Geraldine
Farrar-T, legens election Of her hus-
bands clothes rom tteir apartment.
and denial Of home privileges to Lou
1ellegen. actor a cloud Of silence
.os settled c,er the family troubles
OF .he famous and temperamental op-
cratic star. ana no ont processes e.
know what is at the bottom of the
souabble.
There are indications that neither
Tellegen nor Geraldine is over much
pleased with the way things are go
fng. as regards publicity. In tina,
espect they are not alone, for James
A. Sullman multi.millionaire eX-bank-
er, who is reported to have had some
disagreement with his 'wife. also
found newspaper notoriety rather dis
pleasing. il not to say. dStasteful
Anyhow. Geraldine has found il is
one thing to lock ones husband oui
II the house. even when he has been
paying his portion OF the bills, and
quite another TO have it all writter
up by the papers.
Both Are Mum
Neither Lou nor Geraldine will
crafty the ardent longing of some
millions of readers to tell just what
their fracas is all about.
The Stillmans were not so reticent
Geraldine is now up in the Andiron'
dacks.
Not word is being said 10y eithe.
the operate singer or her actor-Span
sh-French Dutch American husbant
about divorce.
Basil Lawrence. business manager
for the play Don Juan in which
Tellegen is to star, denied that jeai
Jusy on the part Of Geraldine, be
cause Lon was returning to the love
act role and embracing stage.sweet
hearts again, was the cause OF III,
family squabble.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-15

very heavy one. you know-he makes
ardent love to twelve women.
Makes Love To Dozen
MIR. Tellegen has asked me to make
Il statement to the newspapers.
"Mr. Tellegen in May signed the
contract to appear as the star in
Don Juan We believed that there
was no other man on the stage abole
TO play the part-that of making love
10 twelve women at, once. 1t is silly
"a say that Mrs. Farrar objected to
thls-his making love, to so many
women on the stage.
AS matter of fact, Miss FarraT
read the play, and Mr.. Tellegen told
us that she wanted to buy share
in it. She even went so far in tht
matter as to tell Mr.. Tellegen that
she would arrange the incidental mu-
sic for the production.
Mr. Telegen feels very hurt al
the statement that he had not PAID
his share of home expenses or con
tributed anything toward the support
o. the house.
Teliegen's secretary spent a whole
DAY counting the neckties, socks, col
lars and suits of the matinee idol N
a storage warehouse, where Gerry
Farrar had sent them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-15
THE "CHOC" NDUSCTRl

Did it ever occur TO you chat the
prohibition question is just us big
now as il was before the country
did away with the open saloon? This
country manufactures lots of corn
whisky and more Of choc beer and
what is true Of US is true of every
other section of country. Home-brew
has come IN for an important place
in many hundreds Of homes where
it was unnecessary when purchases
could be made Alcohol is so easily
made. il can be made in so many diff
ferent ways. it possesses such
charm to many people that to get rid
OF 1t is impossible The Choctaw beei
industry here however is beina
worked little too well. Il is too
plentiful There is too much OF bold
ness in peddling il. \ general smash
ing campaign ought to be waged and
such heavy expense should be placed
on the business is TO make II too
expensive and too hazardous 10 er.
gag, in. Give evil an inch and d
win taks q mile. Whah one OF these
fellows thr.yrs with sales in the thick
cts Tor few weeks. a dozen more
are encouraged % enter the business
Two runaway cars, on the streets -
'Ae c.ty tre past week placed IN
hazard number oi lives There BE-
Lc' much judgment iu being crauE
oi the liquor business a large per
o.n,ag, ~ men who oute develop the
alcohol hab, have their powers of
Resistance 500 completely broken down
;La' f they csnnu; get some kind ot
drink they turn 20 the worse ey.
oi drug. Tho drug habit is worse
thau ..g.uu for the individual and
bays heavier ,aN upon the com.
Wup.ty lu aw enforcement men
.re confronted Wttp come very stub.
huru facts aud Judgment is usually
used with m.,y tur these victims.
lut the open chloe joints do nothing
hut breed more alcohol acuds that
oitru develop into drug uvuds and
,tr open .g.uts ought tl boz smashed
@, sm.ihrrrcns brfor, another "a
hours PASS We have 1ll Kinds ul
i'O'lr t requires patience and for
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-15

bearance To deal with the array OF
humanity that must be dealt with by
the law enforcement officers, but i
heavy tax is laid upon the community
when joints are allowed To operate
that result in the raising of new
crops OF people addicted TO the drink
habit. The addicts already created
are entitled to mercy. They have
reached that point where their minds
90 not respond to their best interests
and to the best interests of their
families but any system that pro-
duces new crop is reprehensible
ard violates the best interests of the
community.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-15
DISCOVERING ONES POWER

a man never knows his strength
until he is tried. Very few people
ever do anything noteworthy until
they are brought face to face with
AN emergency and in their triumph
over difficulties they develop powers
that they never knew they possessed.
Il might be 80 with a community.
We may never know just what re-
sources We have until we are brought
face TO face with a proposition re-
quring hard work and a keen intel
lgcnce and earnest cooperation. The
emergency confronts us now TO get
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-15
ROTARN'S BIG OPPORTUNITY

Postmaster General Hays made the
following remarks on business condi'
tions at luncheon given by the
Washington Rotary club on August
10. 1921. The last sentence of these
remarks, which. is capitalized, was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm by the
Rotarians.
Il would like to fill the country
with the Spirit Of Rotary.
There is a lot of business that is
really sick, still staggering with the
she'll shock of war and the debauch
0r extravaganza, but there is a good
deal mere that is merely malingering.
else is the common sense of courage
and confidence. There is, of course,
the greatest era of expansion ana
prosperity ahead that the world has
ever seen. Everyone knows this and
me only question discussed is when
it will start. Well, it's time to go
out ana meet II.
Let US have less of Thou Shalt
Not and more of come on, let's go!
AT the same luncheon the Post
master General made the following
suggestion concerning campaign
which he proposed should be inaug-
urated by the Rotarians throughout
the country to extend economy in
town. city, township, county, and
state expenditures. The Washington
Rotary Club unanimously adopted his
suggestion ami will recommend it to
The international Rotary Clubs for
action.
You are familiar with the presi
dents purpose 70 lower the expenses
# the federal government TO the ir
,educible minimum. This is neces
sary and will be done.
The expenses Of the federal gov
eminent however, constitute but part
Of the expenses Of government.
The authorities in control in our
towns, cities, townships, counties and
states just as certainly owe a similar
service TO the situation.
In very few instances this ser
vice is being attempted. but there is
no systematic effort whatever in this
direction
The total expenditures OF the towns
cities townships. counties and states
excel those of the Federal Govern.
nent except only the payments on
the already contracted war indebted
ness which can not be avoided.
The OPPORTUNITIES for economy are
Just as great.
The same taxpayers pay all the
bills.
II propose a nationwide. system
attic. enthusiastic and sincere move
m,nt TO reduce also these expendi'
tures Of local governments.
Il suggest that the Rotarians Of
Tie country make this their business
and that they inaugurate and with
their Incompatible zeal and ability
cause 10 be developed i successful
movement 10 this end
only by this universal effort for
efficiency and economy can the max
mum good be accomplished and a
complete recovery be had"