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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

The Profit and Pleasure club met
with Mrs. Nella Arrick of Reiners-
vile Dec. 5, with ten members pres
ent. The program was responded to
by all present, after which delicious
refreshments We're served by the
hostess. Next meeting will be at
Mrs. Ida Bamfeld's. All members
present will be expected to respond
to program. Now come prepared, as
it is much easier to contain some
thing in the head than to replace
something in the pocket book by not
spending. g.--XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. p W Masterson joined his
wife and their children in Columbus
Saturday, for an over Christmas
visit at the homes of his daughter
Mrs. O. G. Taylor and son Mr.. Tom
Masterson.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. R. A. Kennard principal of
the Reinersville schools, went to
GAINESVILLE Saturday to meet his wife
who was returning from the White
Cross hospital, Columbus, where
three weeks previous she underwent
an operation for appendicitis She
was accompanied as far as Zanes-
Vile by her aunt Mrs. Helen Mo
Namara. Mr. ana Mrs. Kennard
went to Chesterhill to spend the
holidays with the latter's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c.. Campbell.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Miss Vera Roberts, Miss Kate
Dover and Miss Mabel Barnes, all
teachers in the Cleveland schools,
are home to spend their Christmas
vacation. Miss Winnie Dover,
teacher at Canton, is also home for
the holidays with her mother Mrs.
j. w. Dover
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. Russell NORM of Newark Wis
tied over Sunday with his parents
Elder and Mrs. C. H. NORM of up
per Malta
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr. Henry Hoskinson of Hebron
visited last week with his sister
Mrs. Chas. Reed of Malta. Mrs.
Reed and Mr. Hoskinson went to
Dresden Monday and visited the for
mer's daughter Mrs Nathan Linci-
come over Christmas. During her
absence Mrs. Reeds daughter Mrs.
VIM. Honnald and husband looked
after affairs at the Reed home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. John Crozier spent
from Monday until over Christmas
with the latter's daughter Mrs. Ivan
Kuntz and family of Butler.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mrs. Hester Benjamin and grand
daughter Miss Esther Spencer of
this place went to Columbus Satur-
day to spend the holidays with Miss
Spencer's mother Mrs. j. L. Hart.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

A daughter was born Sunday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson (Ruth
Clark of this place. Name, Betty
Zoe.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ham and
Mr.. A. T. Ham spent Christmas at
the Malta hotel, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. d. Martin.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

See the high prices quoted for
hides by the Hoffman, Tanning
Co., in their advertisement in TINS
iss,,o n15tf
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Miss Maggie Hastings and broth
er Mr. Henry Hastings spent Christ
mas with their brother Mr.. W. W..
Hastings and family of GAINESVILLE.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Shafer and
son Mr.. Fred Shafer spent over
Christmas with Mrs. Skaters sister
Mrs. John Edwin Brown of Colum-
bus.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. James Daley of Athens Is
visiting his brother Mr.. Geo. Daley,
and other relatives in East Bloom.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mrs. E. o. Wiley of Meigsville
township has been visiting her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Evans OF
Dresden.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nell were
Christmas guests of their daughter
Mrs. VIM. Kester and family of
Crooksville.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mrs. Fremont Barkhurst and son
Stanley of Malta spent Christmas
with the formers daughter Mrs. Jas.
Vanoster and family Of GAINESVILLE.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mrs. Edgar Mcdonald of this place
spent from Saturday until over
Christmas with her sister-in-law
Mrs. C. L. Swallow, at the Bethesda
hospital where she is recovering
from a severe operation.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mrs. Frank Harlan Of this place
has been visiting her sister Mrs. F..
L. Lee of GAINESVILLE.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. Fred Morris went to Colum-
bus Monday to spend Christmas with
his wife and family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Miss Lillian Thompson went to
Bremen Monday to visit her sister
Mrs. e. G. Van Fleet.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. John Stahl, wife and child of
Cleveland came to spend the holi-
days with home people.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Barrell and
daughter Mrs. Birdie Torbert and
the latter's son Lewis and daughter
Catherine went to Newark Saturday
to spend over Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. Barrell's daughter Mrs. w.
B. Gunion and family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27
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AttOrney-at-law
Rooms 11-12, Second Floor
Stanbery Building
McCoNNELsvILLE OHIO

Mrs. E. H. Hughes spent Christ
mas with her home people at Philo.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Miss Isabel Bozman spent Christ
mas with Mrs. Ambrose Middleton
of Mansfield.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Barnhart and
son Mr.. Lee Barnhart of Malta left
Saturday for Canton where they
spent Christmas with their children
Mrs. Frank Gill, Mrs. Arthur Dun
nington and Mrs. Ida Shane. They
also plan to visit Mr.. John Barnhart
at New Philadelphia before return
ing home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27
MUSIC LOVERS
BUY
VICTROLAS

Mrs. N. L. Erwin of Stockport was
a visitor in McConnelsville last
Thursday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr.. Fl. c. Ingram of Bristol went
Saturday to Somerset, KY, where he
visited his brother Mr.. NJ M. IN
gram over Christmas. This is Mr..
Gngram's old home. and it is the first
time he has visited here since he
left II years ago. He will also visit
his sister Mrs. Mary Halsey at Mid
dletOwn, o.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Mr. Mont Roberts Of East Bloom
who had his left arm removed sew
eral weeks ago to arrest the spread
of cancer, has been home for about
two weeks, and is doing nicely.
Monday of this week he went to
GAINESVILLE at the request of the doc
tor who performed the operation,
and who is very well satisfied with
the result of the operation which
seems to have been successful.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-12-27

Prof. Fl. D. Bishop left Saturday
to join lis wife with her home peo-
pie at Springfield where they spent
Christmas. Mr.. Bishop will also
attend the state teachers meeting
at Columbus this week. as will Supt.
Geo. f. Carr. All the other high
school teachers excepting Mr.. Young
went away for the holidays. Miss
Stover went to Redwood; Miss
Dague, Fredericktown; Miss Car
men, Urbana. ILL.,; Miss Lenhart,
South GAINESVILLE; Miss Hutson,
South Solon; Miss Johnson to her
home in Meissville township, and
Coach Ballenger to New Concord.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30

From the Savannah Press.

An Alabama paper misses some OF the old
southern customs and the old plantation mel
odies. "Where is the music of the banjo"
it asks, (which could be heard mile away
at Christmas times of long ago? What's be-
come of the pounding of the dancers at negro
parties where the participants slapped the
floor with their feet to the time of the guitar?
The sweetest music to southern ears in the
old days was the singing of the negroes in
their plantation quarters carried in the eve
ming air as the darlcies gathered outside their
humble homes and sang as only negroes can
sing. Such melodies are not heard except in
the south
These old southern melodies still may be
heard in some parts of the south, but the
custom is not general as in the old days"
These are the regrets expressed by the An
nston Star. We are reminded of them when
we read the little Christmas skit of Gordon
Saussy of Savannah, who put in folklore a
legend of Abercorn plantation, near Savan-
nah
Georgia writer's have done much to preserve
the negro dialect Joel Chandler Harris and
Harry S. Edwards have written charmingly
Of it and Ambrose E. Gonzales, of Columbia,
has given some entertaining chapters on the
sea island lingo of ante-bellum days
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
The Knocker and the Worker.

In olden days the Northland Thor was god
OF rumpuses and war. Though in his hand
he bore a hammer, he was a doer not a
damner The knockers in our modern guild
are ont to break and not to build. | love the
man, whateer his place, who strives to serve
the human race; who works along and keeps
his puclxer, whom heat and long hours do
not tucker He smooths rough paths for
weary feet and only stops, sometimes, to eat,
He gets right down upon his knees and sows
some grass and sets some trees; he keeps in
trim growing garden with lettuce, spinach
kale and chard in, and makes the same real
success, with vitamines mankind to bless, or
burns, like me- the midnight oil performing
useful mental toll But darn the man who
knocks and slams and every useful labor
damns Come let us swat the worthless pup
who pours these bitters in our cup But let
us praise and praise again our towns most
useful citizens let's raise him up upon our
shoulders and show him off to all beholders
In sight of all his fellow creatures let's hang
some laurel on his features
bob ADAMS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
The Grey Days.

.sSome DAYS must be gray and chilly" Sad
as it is it is true Much as we may desire
that every day might be bright and warm
bright with the sunlight Of happiness and
warm with the warmth OF love-the gray
DAYS that chill to the marrow OF the bones
and depress the spirit inevitably come. Ev-
erybody experiences such days from time to
time. Their coming and going are as htful as
the winds of heaven, which blow now here
and now there Every life has its garden OF
Gethsemane and the long hours spent therein
wrestling with anguish. The gray and chill
DAYS are days Of trial, testing the patience
and fortitude of men, their courage, their en-
durance the strength of their moral fibre. Ii
men have weaknesses their bearing when the
clouds hang low and adverse winds blow will
reveal them; if strength is their portion they
will emerge from the test with strength m
creased Just why there should need be gray
and chilly DAYS we do not understand. Per
haps the gray days are a part OF the disc1p-
line of life and have an important work to
do in the shaping of character. Certainly 1t
* mistake not to seek to profit by them.
Nothing is to be gained by whining about
them nor BY surrendering to the gloom and
depression they invite. There are times to
draw apart and rest, and there are times when
ii is proper to commune with oneself in soli-
tude with hope of emerging from such COM
n.union with purpose restored and faith re-
newed. This is the opportunity presented by
the gray and chilly days that are so likely
to benumb us and make the spirit wretched.
There is purpose for everything under the
sun. it was written of old, and so it must be
that the gray and chilly days have pur-
pose. 1t is our job to get on terms of friend
ship with them and thus turn them to good
account in our lives.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
Standard Oil Ownership.

The name Of John D. Rockefeller, srg for
a great many years has meant to the world
the Standard Oil Company Today, accord
ing to evidence presented recently to senate
manufacturers Subcommittee, he does not
own dollars worth of stock in any OF the
various corporations He is completely out
Of all the Standard Oil companies organized
and incorporated as separate concerns in va
rious states in accordance with the plan OF
dissolution. Not since 1920 has Mr.. Rookie
feiler owned any Of the stock in the compa-
MES he was instrumental in creating. Stand
ard Oil ownership is vested in thousands OF
stockholders throughout the world. Accord
ing to Walter c. Teagle, president of the
New Jersey company William Rockefeller
a, the time OF his death owned only 700
shares of the stock. That further destroys
the general public impression that the Stand
ardaOif Company was owned completely by
the Rockefeller family
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
The Worlds Greatest Salesman.
From the Atlanta Georgian.

Harry Rosen, the worlds greatest sales
man, is dead. He entered profession reput-
ed to be the last resort of the faiure-at-ev-
erything and left behind record OF earnings
greater than that ever attained by anybody
in any field of work.
Rosen was not even an official in the cor
poration he served. He was to the end just
an insurance agent. His annual earnings are
variously estimated at from 100000 to $780,
900. He wrote at least 10000 900 dollar poll
icies. He was not a college man. He. was
not even a native citizen. Another proof that
this is still the land Of boundless opportuni-
ty. Here's a precious secret He kept at it.
Without social or financial influence he made
lis place He was the child of an 87-year old
father; that's important to note, too. His
last years were devastated by an ncurab1e
malady but illness did not diminish his pace
nor modify his ambition.
His wife and son got his cash. The coun-
try inherits more-an inspiring example.
One more hought-ncompeten is here
by deprived of many favorable alibis
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
THE ELECTION OF JUDGES.

From the Pearson Tribune.
The Triton Bar Association, at its annual
meeting on December 30th, adopted a reso-
luton pledging its members to a program of
work for the repeal Of the law which pro-
vides for the election OF the judges Of our
courts and our prosecuting attorneys by pop
u1ar vote alleging that the state as a whole
is not getting satisfactory service by this
ment of all judges for life, except in cases
OF senility or venality; solicitor generals to
be appointed for four years or during good
behavior. The resolution meets the views of
the Tribune editor, and he hopes the next
legislature will have the courage to make
the change
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
Indifference to Europe.

The big news of the moment is from Eu-
rope. The great drama now unfolding in that
quarter OF the globe overshadows in interest
and Importance anything occurring in any
other. part of the world Our own country
has subsidized into state of almost normal
placidity and tranquility. Proof OF this is to
be found in newspaper headlines, which re-
veal how relatively unimportant matters must
be emphasized to excite the interest OF the
readers. In America we have returned to
the commonplace and to most OF us, unques-
tionably, Europe and its alarums seem re-
mote.
Portentious as the situation in Europe is
there are many signs that the attitude OF the
mass of people of this country toward 1t is
that of indifference. The newspapers publish
many columns of dispatches relating in de-
tail the days developments abroad 1t is a
question, however, whether the larger num-
Der of readers go farther than the headlines.
Europe may not be on fire again, but the
spark is there, and spark has been known
to start a great conhagration That is Eu-
ropes affair, people are saying; il Europe
chooses to start another holocaust we can do
nothing for it, and it will have to suffer the
consequences Of its own folly.
People say they have grown weary of Eu-
rope and its quarres, of its rivalries and self
ishness, and, anyway, we have difficulties and
problems of our own to meet and solve. We
have on hand the job of saving ourselves,
and there are questions of greater Importance
to us than the German Preparations, the ques-
tionable adventure of France, the insolence
OF the Turks and other European matters.
We have the job people say, of making ends
meet of getting together enough money to
pay our taxes, to provide food and clothing,
to send the boys and girls to school. The
price Of cotton and corn and wheat, freight
rates. the llu klux khan, bandtry, the farm
ers' debts, how to keep our business out OF
the red-these and other matters are OF vast
w more concern to us than anything that is
happening in Europe.
We are momentarily excited by the news
that the boys are coming home from the
Rhine we wonder why they were not brought
long since, and we hope that we will not get
into the European mess soon again
1t is a great drama that is unfolding on
the European stage; it is critical moment
in the worlds history. 1t is situation to
which we should not be indifferent, perhaps
but the fact is that the people of this coun-
try are in a large measure Indifferent to it.
1t is the prevailing opinion that it is Eu-
ropes job to set its house in order, as we
are setting our house in order, and that if
any worrying is to be done it should be done
ly Europe Wherefore the fact that the dis
patches from Europe occasion neither extra
ordinary interest nor excitement Probably, If
you were to inquire of your neighbor you
would discover that he had not read even the
headlines
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
Georgia Press Talk.

The Savannah News does not believe there
is need of a new set of officers in Georgia
and tells why as follows
Gov Hardwick is urging state police
force for Georgia. If more of the Off
GERS Georgia now has-county and state
and city-will measure up to the obi
cations and the opportunities for service
in their positions, with fearlessness and
unselhshness and fairness, there would
not only be no need for other new sets
OF officers but the state could maintain
law and order with fewer officers than
now are supposed to be on duty.
The latest curiosity, real one, too, is re-
ported by the Sylvester Local, which says
A Georgia curiosity comes to light in
the shape OF town in the state with
money in the treasury News Dispatch
es state that Athens has money in the
bank This is curious because it is the
fashion for most towns to stay broke.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30

1t is very noticeable that practically all leg
islators are apparently imbued with the idea
Of economy before going to attend the SEES
sion. They all seem to have been bitten by
the same economy bug and some are so
strong for saving the state money that one
might e onably suspect they had de-
signs upon the states strong box after all
that coin had been saved through economi-
cal legislation. But, alas those ideas of econ
omy are evaporated to very great extent
before the session is old.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30

Cuthbert is complaining of high insurance
rates, and the business men have begun
movement TO have them reduced. Dawson
has been bit by the same bug The rates
here have been gradually increased from time
to time, and are now higher than ever before
notwithstanding that the city has well
equipped paid fire department More than
once the citys water system has been i'm
proved with view to reducing insurance
rates but instead of lowering them the in
surance magnates would give them boost
It's time to bring them down. and it can be
done with the proper effort.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
GOOD ADVICE NOT ENOUGH.

Kansas City Star: All Europe, it is pointed
out in Washington, asked the United States
to come in and take hand. But when Sec
country would gladly cooperate in ascer-
tanning what Germany could pay, France
kicked his suggestion. out OF the window.
There is a lesson in this incident for those
who think all the United States. has to do
to settle Europe's troubles is to sit in con
ference and give good advice. II good al,
find plenty Of that in Switzerland. 1t wants
something far more material.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
ANOTHER INDEFENSIBLE RAID.

Dubuque Telegraph-Herald A model law
sterilization OF the unfit has
been prepared by eugencs advocates and will
be presented to legislatures OF the 4S states
This promises to be the most indefensible
raid on personal liberty. 1t is socialism at its
worst, with the state erected into an all-Wise'
meddling bureaucracy and the individual re-
duced to the status OF bee or an ant. In
sects do very well under this kind of gov
ernment where unerring instinct supplants
legislatures there is every reason to believe
it would prove fatal to human beings.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30

One cannot help growing enthusiastic over
the flower gardens of Dawson, which have
continued to be bright with the bloom OF
various flowers right on through the winter
months. Such roses as grow in prodigal waste
here would be the envy of city florists, and
the red blossoms of salvias and poinsettas
have furnished bright patches of color on
nearly every street, to say nothing of Terrell
county grown oranges, bananas, lemons, jap
anese persinmons and strawberries, all Of
which are of excellent flavor and compare in
color to the widely advertised Florida prod
ucts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars.

Tell me not, Sweet, am unkind
That from the nunnery
OF thy chaste breast and quiet mind
To war and arms l fly.
True. a new mistress now. | chase
The first foe in the field
And with a stronger faith embrace
A sword horse, shield
Yet this inconsistency is such
AS you too shall adore;
| could not love thee, Dear, so much.
Loved | not Honour more.
RICHARD LOVELACE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30

Thinking men are beginning to inquire Us
ours becoming bloc government" Is the
country dividing itself into opposing TAG
tions striving to get legislation for its own
benefit rather than for the country as a
whole? If that is the case we'll may we fear
for the future of the country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
THE TOWN NUISANCE.

From the Buena Vista Patriot
The kckers on the farm are not so hard
to get along with as the kickers in town.
On the farm there is the kicking COW and
cur long-eared friend, the mule, while in
town there is the old mossback who opposes
all improvements, criticises everything and
everybc dy. The COW may be sold for beef,
the mule traded for shotgun, but nothing
but funeral will get rid of the town kicker.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
ATTENTION, SENATOR HARRIS

From the Worth County Local.
Senator Harris is bending every effort with
in his power to secure for the farmers cheap
er prices on calcium arsenate. Cheaper cal
cium arsenate for the farmers may help some.
all right but what we need more than any
thing else is cheaper gasoline and cheaper
tires. Why some of our statesmen don't try
10 bring down the price of these life neces-
sites is a question that gets our goal
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30
CURRENT COMMENT.
DIES HARD.

Lincoln Journal: The announcement OF the
death Of the free seed graft was sent out a
Jew days ago and was received with ncred-
ulity everywhere This petty abuse has end
ed time after time. but always manages to e,
bob up again before every election. II VIII
not be safe. therefore, to celebrate the end
ing of this old pest until after the next ma
t;ona1 campaign
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-30

In some quarters there is considerable
grief because Governor Harding, of the fed
era1 reserve board, was not reappointed. They
say that he "has been thrown to the western
wolves" But perhaps that is better than for
the farmers of the south and west to be fed
to the eastern sharks.