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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06
ANOTHER WORLD.

1t is pleasant for me to believe in
a resurrection. have no more doubt
that I shall live again than have
live today. ]. have no more doubt
that / shall in another world meet
those whom I have loved, than
have that / knew them here. I do
not know just what kind of body I
am going to have-and I don't care.
I have had seven already according
to the scientists say that the body
changes every seven years-.if if that is
true, I now have my eighth, I had
a baby's body. and then a boys,
then I had a young man s body. and
then I changed again and again. 1
do not know what kind of a body
God ia going to give me in the next
world, but I can trust Him, and /
waste no time speculating. He can
give me any of the bodies have
had if he wants to, and I will do
The best can to use it; but / know
he will give me the kind of body I
need. There is an invisible some
hing in agrain of wheat that can
discard the body we see, and from
;he earth and air build a new body,
70 much like the old one that we
tell the one from the other,
Ind l know that if that invisible
something in that grain of wheat
AN pass unimpaired through thous-
Inds of resurrections, my spirit can
lothe itself with u body suited to its
lew existence when this frame Of
nine shall crumble into dust.
VM, ]. BRYAN,
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06
A DISASTROUS WRECK.

Just below the stock pens at Sun
bright, Monday morning a north
bound freight running at high speed
ran its nose into the local freight
which was crossing from the South
track to the North track, complete
ly demolishing the caboose and four
freight cars loaded with lumber, lime
and cement, tobacco, candy, rice,
cowpeas, and various other things.
The men in the caboose of the local
freight jumped for their lives. En-
gineer Walter Campbell of the thru
freight received a cut under the right
eye and bruised knee, and fire.
man received few painful burns.
One car loaded with lumber
caught fire and while the railroad
men saved a part of the lumber
most of it was destroyed. The ca
boose was totally destroyed hy fire.
The other three cars were split into
kindling wood. The loss is very
heavy not only for the loss of the
cars but the merchandise they con-
tanned. All caused by the careless
ness of one man.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06
TIE PRoOFREADER'S NEMESIS.

Whats the matter?" inquired
the foreman. as he entered the sane
tum for copy and noted the EDITORS
bleeding nose, swollen forehead,
pulled, red eye. and tattered dusty
coat. Fall down stairs?' No
only that" replied to the editor,
pointing his finger to paragraph
on the paper before him. Its our
account of the Crapley-Smith we'd
ding. 1t ought to read, Miss Smiths
dlmpled, shining face formed a
pleasing contrast with Mr.. Crapley's 8
strong bold physiognomy." But see
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06

how it is printed. And the foreman
read, Miss Smiths pimpled, skim
ny face formed a pleasing contrast
with Mr.. Crapley's stony, bald phy-
siognomy' ''Crapley was just in
here" continued the editor, throw
ing one blood streaked handker-
chief into the waste. basket and feel
ing in his pockets for clean one,
''and he-just send that fool of
proofreader in here! There's fight
left in me yet!'-Exchange.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06

Levi Brasel to Sallie Wilson 43
acres End district $50.
Levi Brasel to w. R. Wilson 10
acres End district $125.
w. R. Wilson to Sallie Wilson
acres. End district $50.
Bishop Byrne to D. E. Letorey,
2 lots 4th district $4OO.
D. E. and o. A. Letorey to Lucy
Ellen Letorey, - acres 4th district
$1,000.
William Ward to Henry Beecher
Ward 1 Lot 2nd district $500,
William Ward to Henry Beecher
Ward 2 lots End district $500.
L. H. Green and wife to r. H.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06

If our road commissioners of this
and the 9Th Civil District would get
busy and do some work on the road
from the Taylor place 3 miles south
of town via Allardt and to the Pet
ers ford on the Clear Fork, we could
easily get connection with the good
roads of East Tennessee.
We understand the progressive
citizens of Allardt, are raising some
funds to put upon this road, and if
the two road commissioners will do
their duty there is no doubt but
that considerable funds can be rails
ed by private subscription at James,
town and along this road to be
worked upon it then too we under
stand that this county now has
available about $4,000 auto fund
and if some of our progressive citi-
zens will take the matter up with
the State Highway Commission no
doubt but that part Of this fund can
be worked on this badly needed
road. - The Fentress Countian.'
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06
You see I have forgiven Dick for

You see I have forgiven Dick fol
burying me in a snowdrift, between
campaigns, because was Republican.
That. of course, was a long time ago,
before the Democratic party had for
gotten about Thomas Jefferson.
! suppose you never quite fully real
ICED, w. G.. what plurality of seven
million votes meant until the officeseek-
ers began to arrive in Washington.
am glad to know your wonderful capac-
ity for assimilating bother. twill stand
you in good stead. -
I'll bet it's an interesting scramble.
But let 'em fight, w. G.. let 'em fight.
To the victors belong the broils.
JACK WARWICK.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06

of strong, intelligent, patriotic
citizenry, upon whom must depend
the, preservation sof'tthe things for
which we have made such sacrifice
In blood and treasure: The hope of
America is in her free public schools
To elevate their standards and pro-
mote their efficiency should be the
purpose of every American states
man and citizen.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06
RUGBY, TENN.

May Day, Sunday was beautiful tho
rather cool; the hanging of May baskets
containing flowers, sweet and kindly
messages, A pretty old English custom
which has long prevailed in our town,
was INDUCED in by quite a number. ="
A number of car and wagon
loads of people came into town Sun
day night to attend services held by
Rev. Willie Voiles.
Mr.. and Mrs, Douglas Weaver,
(nee Edith Young) of Knoxville,
are occupying their summer home,
Kingston Lyle, here.
Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Walton en-
tertained with a dinner party last
Sunday at their home, The Lindens
in honor of Mrs. Walton's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Kellogs' forty.
second wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Brooks enter
tanned May Day with a Tea party
for Mrs. Courtright. Mrs. E. Alex
ander's guest to see the lovely cata-
wanese rhododendron hedge at Uf-
ington House.
Mr.. Murt Davidson, of the Tenn.
Lumber & Coal Co. recently had as
his guest here, his cousin Mr.. AL;
bert Holstead, who is American
Vice Consul at Danzig, Poland, on.
leave of absence visiting Cincinnati
relatives. Mr.. Davidson and Mr..
Halstead are grand sons of the late
Murat Halstead, former editor of
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and
q man in National politics. The
young men were entertained while
in town at Twin Oaks, the hospita-
BILE home of Mrs. E. B.. Coakley.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Crowley
have as their guests their daughter
Mrs. I. r. Storie and children of
Jamestown, Tenn. DR.. Storie mo-
tored them over Sunday in his new
Ford.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06
SWEET POTATO PLANTS.

Porto Rico and Nancy Halls.
Fine plants. 200 for $1.0O; 500 for
$1.75; 1000 $2.75, by mail post
paid. Express collect $500 per M.
Tomato plants same price. Plant
circular free.
FRUITVALE, NURSERIES,
4-22 St. Albany, Alabama.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06
AN APPEAL FOR OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.

| Throughout the country, teach
ers are now being selected and sal
aries fixed for the coming year
Hundreds of thousands of public
school teachers will be employed
during the next few weeks. In rec
ognition of the momentous import
ance of this fact, the National Edu-
cation Association today gave out
the following appeal to school
boards and citizens;
This is no time for extravaganza
in governmental expenditures. Ap-
preparations should be carefully
scrutinized and all unnecessary
items eliminated, The times de-
mand the application of the best
business principles in the conduct
of public affairs.
However, there can he no re-
trenchment in the support of educa-
ton. Money wisely expended for
this purpose is an investment in
citizenship and an insurance against
the revolutionary conditions which
exist in countries whose peoples are
ignorant and illiterate.
Our free public school system is
an integral part Of our free govern
ment, essential TO its life and pros.
perity. The only secure foundation
for democracy is an enlightened and
intelligent electorate. A government
Of the people and by the people can
be no better and no stronger than
the composite citizenship of which
it is constituted.
This fact was recognized by the
far. seeing, statesmen who founded
this Nation. William Penn declar-
ed that the only way to preservei
free government was by the educa-
ton Of all its citizens, ''for which,"
said he, spare no cost, for by such |
all that is saved is lost. p"
Washington urged his countrymen
ITO promote as objects of primary
institutions for the gen.
eral diffusion OF knowledge" JEFF
ferson, Adams, and Madison taught
that the education of all the people
the greatest safeguard for
our free institutions.
The greatest need of our country
today id competent, well-qualified
teachers TO train the future citizens !
IF the Nation. We must get rid of
;he incompetent and unprepared in
,ur public schools. The schools of
tomorrow should be taught only by
he best, And the profession of teach
ng must be made so inviting that
t will attract and hold the best.
Any reduction in the salaries of
eachers or any failure properly to
the importance of educa-
ion will turn from the teaching pro
ession those young men and women
low preparing for their life's work
Who should be secured for this most
field Of public service.
Let us cut down expenditures for ,
uxuries. Let US reduce appropria. ,
ions wherever it can be done with
afety, but for the perpetuity of ,
hose ideals and principles which
re nearest to the hearts of the
American people, there can be no
backward step in the development
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Vanus Davis to q. Annwood Ber-
tram:
Thomas Woody to Mrs. Ellen
Jones.
Warren Caplinger to Vada West.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06
What-Say?
Letter to president Commencing
Him for His Strategy--.An
Offer of Gratuitous Ad.
vice---To the Victors
Belong the Broils.
To the President,
Washington, D. G.

Dear w. G.: seems a long Tim
since l heard from you, but I se'
your name in the papers now ant
then, which goes to show that yor
are getting along all right with youl
new job, If you want to call it that
! liked your message to congress
but your later brief reference to the
old swimmin' hole near Caledonia
), touched me in a mellow spot. If
Caledonia wants to do something
gracious it will preserve that old
hole as memorial to you and Dick
Crissinger, your comptroller of the
treasury, for future generations to
bathe in and throw mud at each
other.
Speaking of mud reminds me
that chemist has advanced the
theory that the soil of Ohio is pro-
ductive of Presidents. I dare say
that there is more in this than the
feeble minded may think. Take
your own case for example. 1t was
the Ohio soil thrown at you in the
late campaign that was responsible
for large share Of your tremend-
Gus majority.
Some Of your opponents have not
got all the mud off their hands yet,
Only few weeks ago an intel
lectual Toledo woman stood up be-
fore an audience of the future DOM
inant sex and told them that all
your campaign speeches were writ
ten by a popular literary light, a
fiction writer. She said she bad ab-
solute proof of her statement.
After thinking the matter over
for day or two Isent word to her
that Jimmy Cox should have had
somebody write his speeches. Was
MT that bright repartee?
Something is wrong, w. G., with
that Mississippi senator who raved
about Colonel Harvey's sentence to |
the Court of st. James. or St. Lloyd
George. What did those 20 senators
mean by voting against confrma-
ton? I took it that the appoint
ment showed you possessed what
Jay E. House would call 'abdomi
nal adequacy"
The 20 recalcitrants should have
commended you for your strategy
in getting the Colonel out of the
country.
Well, old friend of the inky days,
not to say nights, ] suppose you are
too busy to do much work in the
printing Office. By the
way, you could tighten your work
considerably by letting Mr.. Cool
idge lay all the cornerstones and
turn the first shovelfuls of dirt for
the new church edifices. If I am
not mistaken, that is the preroga-
tive Of the Vice President, anyway;
and there is no reason why Calvin
do it as well, if not bet
ter. than Tom Marshall. Il
And above all things, now that :
am in the way of offering advice, I
don't let Germany prove an alibi.
She was in that war from beginning !
10 end, or until the Americans ar
rived and went into action. Is
Another thing see in the papers
IS that Dick Crissinger has been ut. |
sering some potent truths in an adj
lress before the Louisiana Bankers &
association. You are to be congra- I
;ulated upon Dicks appointment. 9
You'll find him a bulwark of truth,
when you are in need of a bulwark. /
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06
IN ACCOUNT WITH CHS. FUNDS
: FOR WHAT EXPENDED. +.

Miss King for crepe paper to
decorate at pie supper $1.0C
For Record book .1O
Librarians Record Book .O5
If. M. Ruffner, for 27window
shades at 1.50Hip1us freight 41.oO
Song Books for Chapel and =
freight on same: 8.5S
Stamping outfit & letter file 2.37
Dialog Bright Ideas for Hal
loween" March Bros. g AS
W. G. and Ernest Ruffner for
putting up window shades 800
March Bros: for Bright Ideas
for Thanksgiving' AS
Decorations for Christmas
entertainment 2.16
Fred Sienknecht for Office
desks at $25 each 1850
James McGlothin for haul
ing desks 600
Chas Thornton for work on ,
pump and furnace 200
Sou. School Supply Co, for
four books for Library lao
Kate Gibson for readings
yolley ball tube and chalk 2.2O
Marjorie Webster for Xmas
presents for little children who
failed to get one off xmas tree 80
Game of Quoits for boys 80
Purchased play, songs panto
mines etc, for entertainment 3.12.
Base Bah Bats (balance) 1,2OI
Freight on box of Dental
Cream sol
Wire for curtains sol
for making music
at entertainment 3.OOl
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06

Jones, 3 1920 acres 4th district
$50.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-05-06

Total Expenditures for yr. $255.2l
RECEIPTS
Reed from Show men thro
Mrs. J. c. Webster $4.OC
From Pie Supper 1890
From School improvement
Association 77.15
Balance on hand from last yr. so
From Pie Supper Oct. q, $3.50
Proceeds from Moving Pic
ture Show 7.62
Total Receipts for year $261.87
Total Expenditures 255. 22
Balance on hand $685.
Respectfully
FRANK EVANS, Superintendent
Approved April %, 1921.
KATE GIBSON
ANNWOOD BERTRAM
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, this April 90, 1921.
P. H. ADCOCK, Notary Public
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-12-02
al could see by his express
sion that he still thought me
crazy"
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
Electric Refrigeration.

A brine tank In place of ice, which
by means of an electrical instrument
keeps a mean temperature In the re-
frigerator. is growing In popularity in
suburban and country places where Ice
is difficult to obtain. Its advantages
are that it does away with the iceman,
it gives dry temperature advanta-
geous for the preservation of food,
and there is no slime, dirt or drip as
with the use of ice. 1t is arranged to
freeze a little fee for table use when
that is desired. 1t is not an inexpen-
sive luxury, costing about $500 to in
stall in any refrigerator.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-12-02
CHAPTER II.
A Needle in a Haystack.

Since my happy hunting ground be-
! gan In the middle of Colorado, l took
a ticket to Denver by way of Chicago
after the train had passed North
Platte that / first became sensibly con-
scious, as you might say, of the fact
that the man In the opposite section of
the sleeping-car had a little Pullman
table set up In front of him, and was
studying maps-and blue-prints. He
was a rather efficient-looking fellow Of
maybe thirty-two or three, with dark
hair and eyes, and what Lisette would
have called a determined nose, and he
sported beard and mustaches, nut
brown as to color, and neatly trimmed.
Farther along we met in the smoking
room, at time when the stuffy little
den had no other occupants. Mr.. OPP
posite Sections only cigar turned out
to have broken wrapper. so natural
ly rendered my own pocket-case. That
served to break the ice and we talked,
dribbling along from one commonplace
to another until finally Brown-beard
said:
you don't by any chance happen TO
be a mining engineer, do your"
Far be it from me-" l laughed;
nothing so useful as that"
81 didn't know" he FASTENED to say,
half apologetically. 81 saw you study
ing maps as we came along"
Now. ordinarily I'm apt to talk lot
too much about my own affairs-Pll
admit 1t; but this was one time when
l had a sort of bunch not to. SO
merely said:
81 saw you doing the same thing"
"Sure you did," he admitted cheer
fully. Then he told me his name
which got as Bullion, or Bulletin, or
something like that-and said he was
a mining engineer, which was the rea-
son why .he had asked me If wasn't
one
Past that, the talk ran mostly upon
his profession, and since the mysteri-
GUS bunch was still nudging me, | let
him have the floor. so to speak, figur-
ing chiefly. myself as good listener.
"Yes; we do run across some rather
queer propositions in our trade" he
said after he had given me some sort
of an Idea of what mining engineers
job is like. "In my own experience,
for example, the only sure shot | have
ever had-or possibly ever will have
got away from me-"
1t was up to me to lite, and, of
course, | did 1t.
How was thati"
"The man died." he replied laconi-
cally.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-12-02

That sounded rather interesting. so
l gave him another pinch.
Tell me about It; If 1t won't bore
you"
He grinned good-naturedly-and &C
copied another cigar out of my pocket
case.
you'll be the one to be bored. 1t
was this way: A little over q year
ago was on my way to Chicago with
a report that had been making on
some properties In the Cripple Greek
district. In the Denver-Omaha Pull
man who had been buying himself a
gold brick In the shape Of a flooded
mine. The mine had at one time been
a producer though not by any means
what you'd call a bonanza After
rather extended divldend-paying period
Il don't know just how long, though
1t was some years-the luck changed,
as sometimes happens. In sinking and
drifting the operators had uncovered
another vein which was exceedingly
rich. Don't let me talk your arm or"
go ahead" said /. my arms are
insured"
"Well. at about the time that they
struck this new underlying vein, they
also struck water; so much of 1t as to
lead them to suspect that they had
tapped an underground lake. The old
gentleman wasn't exactly a woolly
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-12-02

nor'easter blowing and the sea getting
life to hold the Guinevere to her
course, nor nor east. half point east,
as We lifted the Shoals on our port
bow.
In such jolly good company as we
had aboard the stout ship Guinevere,
three full days elapsed before a
thought of Percy or his joke ever en-
tered my head again; and It's ten
to-one shot that I wouldn't have
thought of him, or II, during the re-
mainder of the cruise II we hadn't
been obliged to tie up at Rockland for
motor repairs. This. as / recall 1t,
was on the fourth day. and 1t was a
dog that made me remember; mon
grel cur that followed the motor re-
pairman down to the wharf; a most
disreputable looking mongrel, at that,
but-by Jove he had the magic mark
ings Half of his face, measuring from
line drawn straight down over the
tip of his nose was black, and the 9TH
er half was dingy. dirty white.
So then l did little rapid figuring
on train schedules. If Percy had left
Washington as 1 knew he was plan
ming to- my diplomatic cousin should
have been, at that figuring moment,
just about due In San Francisco. That
being the case, or the likelihood, tod
died up to the telegraph Office and sent
a message, addressing it In care of the
captain of whatever might be the next
steamer due to sail for ports in China.
All l said was: "Your letter was as
funny as an hour in a dentists chair.
Bon voyage to you"
Night found us still tied to the
Rockland wharf; and just as we were
getting up from dinner In the yachts
saloon, here came a boy with a tele-
gram. The wire was from Percy, and
1t said:
"Don't be q complete fool. 1t was
no joke at all. Ask my lawyer"
Even then, 1 didn't go off at half
cock, though / have often been called
an impulsive jackass. The thing was
still too ridiculous to bite very hard.
But farther along in the evening, when
I got to thinking 1t over, and more
especially when 1t was showed in upon
me that 1 really did owe 1t to Lisette
not to turn down even the tenth part
of a chance to provide her with the
means of Buying her future hats, the
die was cast, as the play-writers say.
/ made some sort of foolish excuse
to Jack Downing and the other fell
lows caught night train for Boston,
stopped off at the home station long
enough to pack a couple of grips and
to tell my mother and sister good-by,
and the thing was-oh, no; not done
nothing like that. 1t was only just
begun.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-12-02

sheep-in the Wall Street sense of the
term. He had owned stock In the mine
for a long time, and 1t had been pay
ing him dividends, right along. So
naturally, after the new strike was an
nounced, he was perfectly willing to
own more. / don't know what his In
vestment was, but he gave me to un-
derstand that it was something like
half q million. In less than a month
after the deal was closed the mine was
drowned and went out of business"
"Sull, / don't see your lost oppor-
tunity," / threw In.
I'm coming to that. AS 1t happens,
my speciality as an engineer is the IN
watering of wet mines. The old gen.
tleman had maps and profles with
him; the records of a very careful and
excellent typographical survey. I'm
reasonably certain that / discovered a
way In which that mine can be drained
at comparatively small expense.
81 told him / thought l could do 1t !;
but | didn't give my plan away. In
stead, l made him a proposition; Of
at my own costs. If l should succeed,
he was to deed me a fourth interest In
the property. If / didn't succeed, it
was to cost him nothlng-sort Of a
contingent fee, as lawyer would say"
l laughed. "You made an offer like
that to a stranger? and on mine that
you had never seen"
He grinned good-naturedly and got
back at me, quick.
'All business is q taking of chances.
AS the matter stood at that stage of
the game, had everything to gain and
nothing to lose, and the only chance l
was taking was In the bet on my own
ability as an engineer. The old man
was a queer old codger In some re-
spects; as secretive and cautious as
an old fox. For example: he had care
fully clipped the name of the mine
from the blue-prints and other papers,
and In all our talk he never once let
toned the name of the district in
which the mine was located. But in
spite of all this caution he drew up a
sort of option agreement with me.
1--WE found lawyer md had the
agreement drawn up in legal form.
The time limit was to be year. and
each of us was to put up thousand
dollars to make the agreement bind
ing. If either of us should wish to
withdraw within that time. he was at
liberty to do so by forfelting his ante
of thousand dollars to the other. If
neither of us withdrew by or before
the end of the year. was to be at lib
erty to go ahead with my drainage
project, and the agreement bound the
owner to turn over q one-fourth inter-