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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22
AGRICULTURE NEWS NOTES
(By HI. F. Eaton. County Agent)
r.. b. Palmer In County

L. B. Palmer, president of the
Ohio Wool Growers association.
president of Ohio Farm Bureau Fed
Farm Bureau Federation, was the
speaker of the evening atathe Ro
Farmer meeting held at Ken
nebec hotel, Friday evening, Jan.
16.
A group of go local business men
and farmers heard Mr.. Palmer dis
cuss the need for organization
among farmers if they are to attain
industry He mentioned the COM
prehensive legislation program
which the state and national farm
bureau federation is sponsoring and
brought out in vivid manner, the
legislative efforts of all other organ
lied groups which in many cases
discriminate against unOrganiZed
agriculture He stressed the fact
that membership must necessarily
be essential in successful farmer or
3
ship to an investment which it is the
duty of every farmer to undertake.
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Palmer
addressed members of the Morgan
County Wool Growers Association.
He congratulated the wool growers
upon keeping intact their county as
sociation, and gave conclusive evil
dence of the fact that wool grow
ers received sc more per pound for
their wool this last year than they
would have received, had it not been
for national and state cooperative
wool marketing associations. He
pointed out the fact that those who
consigned wool last year received
on an average &c pound more for
their Delaine wool than did those
who sold to local buyers, but he
warned the growers that no cooDera-
tive association could guarantee q
higher price for a product than
anyone else might be willing to pay.
He stated that cooperative wool
marketing was the only way in
which wool growers received a
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22

premium for a quality product, and
that wool is not properly sold in
best interest Of the grower, unless
sold on basis of grade.
Wool Growers Association Elect
Officers
At the annual meeting of the Nor
gan County Wool Growers AssOcia-
tion held Saturday the following Of
ficers were elected: w. M. Shilling,
Pres; B.. A. Carr, vice pres; Ray
Smith, sec'y-treas. The executive
committee elected, follows: j. e.
Richardson, T. j. Osborne, T. A. Nc
Lain, r. L. Campbell, Chas. New
burn. The following delegates to
annual state meeting are Chas.
Newburn, Chester Reed, Lee Ben
jamin, Clyde Bone, Vernon Parsons;
first alternate, s. A. Finley; second
alternate, De1mar Glenn. Among
other important motions passed, Mr..
Edgerton of Chesterhill moved that
the county organization go on rec
ord as fayOring a state police sys-
tenn which can be put into effect as
soon as possible.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22

Vera Michener of Todds spent the
week end with Virgie Hallowell.
j. H. Adrian's were callers in
McConnelsville, Saturday
Car Catches Fire
While Charley Vincent of Millfeld
was coming over to Clyde Shook s.
last Saturday, his car caught fire,
near the Big Woods school house.
and was so badly burned that he
had to get Glen Parsons of Chester
hill to bring him the rest of the
way The car has since been re-
paired and can be used
The article written by ]. H. Ew.
ing of Malta is one of the best we
have had the privilege to read. 1t
should be broadcast
Gale Price OF Chesterhill spent
Friday night and Saturday with his
uncle, Charles woodward.
Was The Law Violated?
One of the most prominent farm
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22

sure of the figures. We can find no
connection of these folks with the
present generation. We had thought
they might be the parents of the
late Harriet Mcdowell, and grand
parents of Mrs. J. w. Parmiter and
Jos. w. Mcdowell, but Mrs. Par
miter informs us they were not even
related.
VIM. Lindimore died Oct. 20,
1856, aged 80 years, eight months
and Is days. On this stone we read
Here lies a man who served the
Lord, and for a guide obeyed His
word. Will you be guided by the
same, that you in heaven may reign
at last" While we are not Judge
of rhythm. we can't help wondering
of the hundreds who have and will
read this, if it may not be preaching
a sermon.
VIM. Hempfield died April Z,
1880, aged S4 years, six months. and
seven days. Zuba, his wife, died
March 81, 1875, aged 6S years, ten
months ana IL ud9S.
Nancy Hempfeld, wife of John
Ellis, born March IA, 1929; died
Oct. 27, 1901. The Hempfields per
haps should have had first place IN
our writing, as you will remember
we told you Mr.. Hempfield helped to
clear the land and plowed it the last
time it was plowed Mrs. Ellis was
daughter of VIM. Hempfield Mr.
Ellis died somewhere in the west
and was buried there.
VIM. Ellis, son of John and Nan
cy Ellis, was born Oct. IS, 1858;
died Nov. 20, 1904. He was 9
miner and worked in the silve!
mines of Colorado He was man
who had not only travelled, but had
been reader. We were with hlm
the night before he died Someone
had brought him glass OF pickles
He asked lis to give him one, and
then asked us to set the glass on
the stand by his bed, which we did.
He wouldn't let us sit up, but mad
lis lie down on cot in the room.
and he would call us when he need
ed anything. When he called us
the next time, he had eaten every
pickle. We have never forgotten 1t.
and no doubt would do the same
thing over under like circumstances.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22
WANT ToLOOK YOUNG?

The secret of keeping young is to
feel young-to do this you must watch
your liver and bowels-there's no
need of having sallow complexion
dark rings under your eyes pimples
Ia bilious look in your face-dull
eyes with no sparkle. Your doctor will
tell you ninety per cent of all sickness
comes from inactive bowels and liver.
DR.. Edwards, a well-known ply
sician in Ohio, perfected a vegetable
compound as a substitute for calomel
to act on the liver and bowels, which
he gave to his patients for years.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
gentle in their action yet always effec-
tive. They help bring about that nat
ural buoyancy which all should enjoy
by toning up the liver and clearing the
system of impurities.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are
knownby their olivecolor. 15c, ,30c, ,60c.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22
STORY THE TOMBSTONES
TELL IN MEIGS CEMETERY
By
C. B. R AY

The longer the story goes the
more wonderful the facts that come
to light. We heard Rev. Nuzum
comment on sermonizing one time,
when he said something like this,
that he could always see where he
could have done better, but that he
never tried to preach it over. In
our work, had we tried till we were
too old to guide pencil, lot of
this story would never have come to
light Folks can see our mistakes,
and we can see a few ourself.
Corrections
Sengs came to Bristol township
in 1918. 'Pud" Lawrence instead
Fuller Wilson was the mother of
Aaron, instead of Massa as we had
it.
D c. Lawrence, son of Lovitt and
Mary Harper Lawrence, was born
October u, 1859, and died April
/, 1917, aged SO years, 10
months and II days. He was
twice married His first wife
Margaret CHM was born 1854, died
1894. To this union four children
were born, Winnie, Harley, Bernard
and Russell. Russell born 1885,
died 1894. Harley died last
September. After the death of his
first wife he was married to Fora
Whitney; to this union four girls
and one son were born--James
Clifford, Bessie, Sadie. Waya and
Marguerite. After Mr.. Lawrence's
death the widow married Foster
Patterson of Bloom, and with all the
children survives. Dan as he was
known to all, was a good neighbor.
He bought and shipped stock, and in
this way had made g large number
Of acquaintances and friends. His
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22
z MEALS DAY, PLENTY
WATER, HELPS STOMACH

"Since | drink plenty water, eat 2
good meals a day and take Adlerika
now and then. I've had no trouble
with my stomach &C. DeForest
Unlike other medicine, Adlerika
acts on BOTH upper and lower bow
ell. removing poisonous waste which
caused gas and other stomach trou-
bic. Just ONE spoonful relieves
gas, sour stomach and sick head
ache. Let Adlerilla give your stom-
ach and bowels a REAL cleaning
and see how good you feel Stan
berry Pharmacy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22
Spurrier Ridge

n. NJ Wood and Hiram Hart
spent two days in Columbus, last
week
Vinton Wogan of Zion ridge has
been quite i'll.
Helen Mosier who had been stay
ing with her sister, Mrs Frank Mil
Ter, was taken suddenly i'll, and
was returned to the hospital.
Roy Krigbaum and friend were
callers at Alice Hallowell's, Satur-
day night
Lem Pierpoint and wife visited
with Fred Adrians, Sunday after
noon.
Badly Burned
Verle Wogan OF Zion ridge, while
trying to locate what was wrong
with the gas, thoughtlessly lighted
match, which caused him to be
badly burned on the face and head.
Mrs. Brant Shook has been stay
ing with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Vincent, the past week.
Mrs. Hannah Woolman and son
Harrison were in Glouster, Friday,
Mrs Woolman has been suffering
with lumbago.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22

death was one of the tragedies that
we have had to write in our section,
and now after IA years neighbors
speak of him kindly and regret his
passing.
Grace Mcconnell Shrivers. the
daughter of S. B. and Lizzie Allen
Mcconnell, and wife of Forma
Shrivers, was born 1894, died 1915.
Calvin Newlun died Sept. 13,
1852, aged s years, months,
days. The Newluns lived some
where in the Mt. Zion neighborhood.
This is the only one of the name
buried here, and the name has gone
out of the list of names in the town
ship, and we can not remember of
ever hearing the name.
Brings Back Memories
There is stone in the cemetery
that we have always remembered
and until we made the last reading
for this installment, we could not
have told for whom it was in mem
ory. Others of schoolmates will
remember no doubt when this stone
had fallen off the base, and the boys
would go down from school and try
to lift it. We remember then but one
boy could lift it-Evan "Nubbin'
Ashton, and we all thought he was a
giant After many trials, more OF
us were able to perform the feat. On
the stone today we read Olive s..
wife of Bennett Dingey, died Feb. 3,
1865, aged 20 years. II months and
II days. The stone has been re-
cemented.
Samuel Atkinson died in 1872,
in the goth year of his age; Nancy
A., his wife, June 8, 1878. The ele-
ments have caused the stone to peel
at the place where the age was
chiselled, so that we can not be
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22
McKendree

The friends Of this vicinity were
shocked TO hear Of the sudden
death OF ] f.. Peek which occurred
Friday evening, caused by an a"-
cidental fall from his horse, while
riding from his work.
The Never Silent club held their
January meeting at the home OF
Mrs Jessie Harmon, Jan. Is.
Mr. and Mrs II. d. Crisman OF
GAINESVILLE spent Saturday and sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. a. d. Teeters.
Mrs Rosa White has been i'll the
past few days with neuritis in her
right arm and shoulder.
Carl Williams the two months old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Light
hizer has been i'll with heayy
cold
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22
Sharp Ridge

Mr. and Mrs Hiram Walker OF
Dutch hill visited at Christ Bailey S
Wednesday.
Annie Nntter and son Robert and
Ben Divers visited Ernest Nutter al
Athens. Saturday
Harvey snyder and Arthur Foutt'
Perley Davis and Naaman Matheney
We're business callers in McConnels-
vile. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. snyder and
daughters Ethel and Helen We're
business callers in GAINESVILLE We'd
nesday.
Clara and Ruth Fouis visited
from Friday until Monday in Zanes
Vile.
The diacontinuance of the train
here makes it very hard for the
high school children to get to Philo.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-01-22

ers in Homer township had during
the testing season IA nice fat steers
shut in the barn waiting for the
needle. The men were waiting to
help, when to their surprise the
veterinary after glancing at the cat
tie, told the men to turn them out,
they were so large it would be too
difficult to test them.
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} thing to live for. Evelyn had
been flying toward safety, to-
ward protection. But she her
self had nothing nothing.
She had been flying toward un-
certainty, certain only that she
was trying to escape.
Evelyn's aunt would mourn.
thought Fanchon. Yet she
had never known this girl.
Had never seen her; knew
nothing of her beyond her own
vague little description -.
dark hair, blue eyes and
a snap shot taken on board the
steamer. t
Taken with Fanchon.
The Merest Chance
Would people have seen.
would people have heard the
great bird falling to its doom?
Fanchon tried to remember?
They had not, she thought,
fallen from much altitude. The
crash had come fairly close to
the ground. But the trees
It had been the merest chance
that she, alone of eight people,
should have survived.
Her arm bled badly. She
looked about her for handker-
chief. She had none. Her little
handbag, her suitcase was some
where in the wreckage. On the
ground beside her lay Evelyn'S
pocketbook. She opened it. took
out a handkerchief with Eve.
lyn's name sewn upon it and
picking up a little branch. bro
ken off from the trees. flung
by the wind, she made a very
amateurish tourniquet to stop
the flow Of blood. Her arm
ached; she felt numb, now, with
the pressure on it.
In Evelyn's bag there were
money letters ;. calling
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hree-Minute
Journeys
"EngIand's University Town"

"EngIand's University Town"
Two of the most striking
differences one finds when COM
pairing Oxford and any Ameri-
can university are the laxity In
the British institutions school
curriculum and the way sports
are conducted there.
oxford does not, has never
believed in periodic tests to de-
eide whether her students are
worthy Of continuing their pur-
suit Of knowledge. The only
goal, the only necessity for
examining, lies in the examina-
tion schools which hold ses-.
sion at the end Of three years.
One would assume that life
for the undergraduate would
become a mad whirl of pleas,
ure. But it is curiously the
opposite in an overwhelming
majority of cases. The en-
trance requirements are so diff.
ficult that only a very earnest
student can pass them. This
is Oxford's way of protecting
herself against dawdlerS.
A Pleasant Life
Yet, the life of the student
is amazingly pleasant. There
is only one weekly meeting
with a tutor. He attends
classes when he feels like it,
strolls down the famous Addi.
sons Walk, goes punting and
browses in the towns old-fash-
ioned book shops. Against this
background and in this lei
surely atmosphere oxford has
produced some Of the finest
scholars in all arts that the
world has ever known.
The college sports are not d.
reCted by coaches. The pri-
mary object Of the contests
oCC1lo W Uc W p6s4 OdAC LII d OG"
1ightful and blood-warming
sport, not to win over their op-
ponents.
A Great Experience
Watching these games is an
astonishing experience to an
American used to the hysteria
and wild excitement Of our in
tercollegiate contests. Though
the championship Of the British
Empire be at stake, the crowd
will sit intent but almost silent.
The English do things In
moderation. A coach Of the
American type exhorting NnA
members of his team 10 10
their best, die, If necessary, for
old Harvard and victory, would
be met with looks Of pity, II
not laughter. These boys play
for the fun Of the thing and
to keep in good condition.
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NoW Continue
By FAITH BALDWIN
The Story Thus Far

Evelyn, she thought, duly, was
dead. There would be for Eve
lyn no happy. reunion in the
East with the aunt she had
never seen. No luxury, no
breakfast in bed, no pretty
clothes. no happy times.
Utterly Alone
weakly, piteously, Fanchon
began to cry. She felt some
thing, something that was pity,
that was resentment at the
waste Of human life. Yet her
sensation of emotion was dull.
She was too stunned to feel
anything acutely. She found
herself wondering dinly about
the pilot. Mac. they called
him. Was he married? Had
he people who would care, who
would beat their breasts and
weep at this disaster which had
overtaken him out Of the skies
he scared to conquer? Then
she thought Of the others. :.
the Eames party-a family
wiped out. gone without q
trace, leaving nothing save the
shattered envelope Of their
broken bodies.
She looked at Evelyn. Shud-
dered and looked away. Why,
she thought, could it not have
been herself? Evelyn had some
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By Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority ON Problems Of
Love and Marriage

Love ana marriage
The other day a London
magistrate handed down q de-
cision that should bring laid
and comfort" to the house
wives throughout the world.
The decision was that all
wives are entitled to q holi-
day.
The domestic crisis that
evoked the decision occurred
in the Marylebone Court, Lon
don, when a mother and her
three children appeared before
Magistrate Halkett with the
complaint that she and her
youngsters had the opportunity
Of spending two weeks with
relatives in the country, but
her husband objected. He
threatened that, If she went,
he would refuse to take her
back.
Magistrate Speaks
It was then that His Honor
endeared himself to all hard
working housewives by handing
down the decision, that "it's an
unreasonable thing to prevent a
wife having q holiday. The
best thing is for you to go, and
take the consequences. If your
husband refuses to take you
back, he will be guilty Of deser-
ton"
That magistrate knew not
only the law but human nature
as well. He knew that the men,
ber Of the family whose work
is never done" should get away
from everything connected with
it for a week or two ut least
once a year if it can be possibly
arranged.
The mother of a family does
the same monotonouS tasks over
and over again, day after day.
till it's q wonder that sanity
survives. She cooks meals and,
before one has been eaten, she
must plan and prepare for the
next. She cleans, picks up
after untidy sons and husbands
who strew their newspapers and
other belongings about, making
extra work for hands already
overburdened.
The Domestic Martyrs
If there's a baby in the fam.
lily or other children, the work
is unceasing. Women wear out
with the never ending struggle,
and the United States Census
Bureau, till a few years ago,
had the effrontery to classify
them under the head Of mo
occupation" It's my belief
that the mother Of a working
mans family Is no longer Off
cially classed by the Census Blu
reau with loafers,. ETC., but I
won't swear to it.
I know, as well as you, that
there are thousands Of women
to whom this vacation verdict
doesn't apply-those who are
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CHAPTER v

N44SA4 @G4V
Afterwards, even at a time
when she was haraSSed and har-
ried by questions and urgen-
CieS, she was forced to confess
she remembered very little Of
the period between the return to
consciousness and her rescue.
She remembered coming up out
Of bitter seas, Smothering, chok-
ing. She opened her eyes aware
Of terror, aware Of singing
pain. She was pressed in, she
was hemmed down. A weight
lay across her lower body.
Hurtingly, she dragged herself
free. The weight was-Evelyn
Howard, lying prone, lying
bloody across Fanchon's thighs.
Fanchon remembered dimly
pulling, hauling. dragging her.
self, and the inert weight Of the
other girl-free.
There we're trees. Rough
ground. No signs Of a house.
The storm was abating but the
heavy rain still fell. The plane,
e twisted mass of flung wreck.
age. Bodies. Carnage. Horror.
Fanchon got to her feet. She
looked down at herself. In one
hand she clutched tightly, ironic
incident, the pocket book with
which Evelyn had entrusted her.
Fanchon took a step forward.
She was, save for a deep cut on
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her arm from the shattered
window glass, save for wrench
ings and bruises and aches, per.
fectly and miraculously unhurt.
Evelyn?
The Girls Body
The girls body remained
where Fanchon, half unaware
Of what she did, had dragged it
lying at some distance from
the plane. Fanchon tried to run
to her, stumbled. fell from weak
ness and terror, rose and crawled
painfully over on her knees.
Evelyn'S face was almost I'M
recognizable. Fanchon felt for
one blood-Stained wrilst. Her
own hand was scarlet. There
was. she thought, no pulse.
Somehow she got back to
the others. what was left of
them. One searching sick
glance told her. there IVES moth
ing she could do, and very
little that she could even recog.
nize.
The gas, she thought din1ly.
might explode, the plane go
UP in flames. It was raining,
perhaps that provided a factor
Of safety. She didn't know.
She only knew that somehow
she must get away, must
escape.
She returned to Evelyn and
half lifted. half dragged her
body TO a safe distance. She
knew nothing, Of course. Of
that treacherous stealthy leak
age in the gas tank which had
crashed them. looking for a
safe landing.
Trees. Hills, rolling. A
leade1 sky and the pouring
rain. She was soaked to the
sktn. -
lne sat down beside Evelyn.
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Your Ruling
Star
BY William Shwader
THE YEAR AHEAD
For those born August 10

EOE G0OSc DOEu august ~
The coming year will be an
opportune time for conservative
investments in real estate and
high quality bonds, ana should
bring you general improvement
all around. You will be able to
take added responsibilities and
acquit yourself Of the trust with
credit. Your mental powers will
be very alert and this will be q
good period to take up any
study to which you may feel
yourself attracted. All legal
matters should be pushed and
be brought to a conclusion dur
ing the coming year, as the
well aspected planet Mercury
would render decisions. in your
favor. Take care of your
health from October II to Il,
January 8 to II, February Is to
II. Guard against quarrels, &C
cidentS from October 4 to 8,
~ to ~, January 2 to 4, Feb
ruary II to 81. Favorable dates
from November 10 to IS, 80 to
December 8.
A child born August 10 viii
be self-reliant, careful and
thrifty in business affairs and
viii be successful through tact
full and diplomatic dealings
with others. He will have a
very receptive mind, a retentive
memory and will be well suited
for all literary pursuits.