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VOL. XXXV CROSSVILLE, TENNESSEE, WEDNESDAY, March 30, 1921. N
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LIVELY AT LINARY
School Building la to Be Enlarged;
100 Aero f Land aetrad
for This Stuoa.
Will Renfro was in from Linary
Saturday looking after lumber to en
large the school house there. He
says that last year the schoof children
were so numerous that they were
muoh crowded in the single-toom
building that was used. This year
more room must be prorvided by ad
ding another room or by building an
entirely new house.
M iss Josephie Rupp has been teach
ing there for some three years and
has done excellent work. She has
brought to the children of that section
a full 8-month term and given them
such splendid instruction that she has
wbn the confidence of the people and
the love of the chil'dren. She is work
ing under the direction of the Pres
byterian church.
Much farm activity, is in evidence
among the people of this section as
fully 100 acres of land has been clear
ed this winter and will jro into croDS
this season. The utmost advantage
has been taken of the recent good
weather with the result that farm
work is far in advance of the usual
condition at this time of year. Air in
all there may be said to be a boom on
in that section. It is not of the mush
room kind but of that solid and en
during character that does not make
much noise but of the kind that really
does things.
HIS A SURFEITED LIFE, lucky sixpence saved him
DOG LAW PASSED
The amended dog law recently!
passed by the. legislature has been
signed by Gov. Taylor and it is now
Cecil Rhodes Knew of Nothing he
Wanted at 35 Years of Age
and Died at 49.
Most persons have heard and read
m,ore or less about Cecil Rhodes, the
great South African diamond king.
Because of his great riches most of
us would think-he was very happy,
but here is what he said while riding
one day with a friend:
"Well, le Suer, there is one thing I
hope for you, and that is that while
still a young man you may never
have everything you want.
"Take myself, for instance : I am not
an old man and there is nothing I
want. I have bee Prime Minister of
the Cape, there is De Beers (the di
amond mines that Rhodes controlled)
and the railways, andthere is a big
country called after me, and I have
more money than I can spend. You
might ask, 'Wouldn't you like to be
Prime Minister again?' Well, I an
swer you very fairly I should take
it if it were offered to me, but I cer
tainly don't crave for it."
At twenty-five he was so rich that
he did not want for any of the things
that money can buy; at thirty-five he
did not want anything at all; at forty-nine
he died.
Riches are no indication of hap
piness. The writer has it on John
D. Rockefellow a good many laps for
we can eat all we can get and enjoy
it and John D. can't eat anything he
can set and eniov it for he has a
chronic case of dyspepsia! we are told.
John D. would Rive half his millions
or more for a good stomach, but his
money will not buy it. After afl there
is lots of happiness connected with
wanting.
' .1 f A t ll f . Inl.HIAH.fl
UQOU owr vi riwn miw hihii
to Preserve Beau Brummell to
History's Page.
The old superstition about the lucky
charm of a crooked sixpence arose
early In the Eighteenth century, and
! Its author was none other than Beau
Brummel, the most famous of the
world's dandles, Brummel, although
the bosom friend of the prince of
DIED OF HEART FAILURE jDIED OF BRAIN HEMORRHAGE.
Arthur D. Woody Stricken at His
Home Friday Morning at Four
O'clock; Buried at Woody
Sunday.
Friday morning at four o'clock)
Arthur D. Woody, aged 43, died at
his home here from heart failure.
The remains were buried in the home
cemetery at Woody Sunday after-
Wales, came from common enough j noon. Funeral exercises were con
stock, his grandfather having been a . ducted bv Rev. T. w Snow of th
1.5. law. It exempts about half of the
'-counties in the state, but Cumberland
f "is not among the exempted counties,
i 'The law applies to this county in
i practically the same manner as be-
i fore amendment.
INTERESTING ITEMS
The congressional senate committee
has reported that more than a millon
homes are needed to properly house
the people and that it will require the
expendature of fifteen billions of
dollars to provide the homes and
other pressing needs that go with the
homes, such as steam railroads and
street railways.
President Samual Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, de
fends his stand of denouncing the
course of Russia towards labor.
Saturday a twelve million dollar
fire swept the city of Tokio, Japan.
More than 1,000 houses were destroy
ed and many thousands people were
made homeless. A stiff wind blew for
four hours rendering the fire depart
, tnent al'most helpless:
A tornado swept a path 80 rods
wide and 35 miles long through
Nobles county, Minn., Saturday caus
ing a loss of property estimated at
$100,000.
Snow fell in Nebraska Sunday and
was accompanied by a wind, that
DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE
valet But he saved, as did Brum-
mell's father, and Brummell had some
$150,000 to serve him. He became a
great gambler and a good loser, often
staking thousands of pounds. One
night he played at Walter's club, and
when" he rose from the table he was
a pauper. Not only that, but heavily
In debt
He wandered out into the London
streets, with head downcast; and as
he strolled along he picked up a
crooked sixpence. In a whimsical mo-1
ment he returned to the club and
matched It with a chance friend. He
won, matched again and again, and
won each time. .The game changed
to shilling matches, and then to gold
pieces, and Brummell at the end of
a few minutes found himself with two
or three pounds. He went to the
gaming table, sat down, and when
dawn came and the game closed he
had won over 12,000 pounds, or about
$60,000. The crooked sixpence he car
ried with hlm'for years, and shortly
after he lost it his bad luck arose
again, and he once more became a
pauper.
Hills Leaveled and Fill Up Valleys;
100,000 Chinese Estimated as
Having Lost Their Lives. ,
One of the worst, if not the worst,
earthquakes in oil history is reported
from north-west China. Following
are some of the facts briefly stated:
One hundred thousand Chinese
dead.
An area of four hundred square
mites devastated and the number of
small towns and villages partially or
completely destroyed beyond estima
tion.
Whole vafleys filled up by the fall
ing of mountains into their midst,
10,000 being buried alive in one in
stance.
Scourrtres of fire which completed
destruction, started by earthquakes
which lastted two weeks.
Those remaining are in desitute
ciircumstances and many thousands
may perish from starvation as prac
tically everything, cattle, horses and
all food are destroyed and the roads
rendered so impassable that relief
can be sent with .the greatest diffi
culty. The walls of the towns are practi
.oiiv iVavpleH and houses are de-
stroyed until scarcely one is
standing.
left
Born With His Boots On.
From an Interview: "Frankly. 1 am
a homebody," he confided. "I have
killed some stock and destroyed much never set foot outside my native
RANKED AS MARVEL OF ; ART
Michelangelo's Superb Decorations In
the 6istina Chapel Sufficed to
Give Him Eternal Fame.
Michelangelo's decoration of the
vault of the Slstme chapel was hailed
as the greatest piece of work ever
done by a painter's hand. It was a
tusk of colossal proportions, the cell-J
Ing alone measuring 132 feet by 44
feet. The painter had to do. much
work lying flat on his back on a scaf
fold. For some time afterward he
was unable to read except when In
that position.
Michelangelo arranged the vast
space as though It bad been roofless,
framing It with architecture In per
spective delusloa and filling the open
spaces with paintings. Just above the
windows are the figures of the ances
try of Christ in attitudes of eager
waiting; above them 12 gigantic fig
ures of prophets and sibyls; In the
corners, four representations from the
history of Israel. In the center of the
vault the stories of the "Creation of
the World," the "Fall of Man," and
the "Deluge" are told in nine pictures.
Among the central pictures is the
"Creation of Adam." Adam is depicted
Just on the point of rising, just as
God's touch sends the first thrill of
life through his veins. Of the proph
ets, Jeremiah Is the image of deep
thought, and Zachariah a type of men
tal absorption.
Baptist church, of which the deceased
was a member. A large number of
persons were present.
The deceased was in his usual
health Thursday and was about town
as usual. For severaf years he had
beentroubled to sJme extent with a
weak heart and doctors had cautioned
him to exercise care in his mode of
living. Dr. W. A. Reed was called, but
death had claimed Mr. Woody before
the doctor reached the Woodv -home
on the west side of town. He leaves
a wife and hree daughters, the oldest
only seven years of age, and several
brothers and numerous relatives. At
the time of death he was carrying
$2,000 life insurance and as he has
considerable other means and prop
erty, the family will not be left in des
tituion. For several" years the deceased had
been a very active business man of
this section. At the time of his
death he was engaged in the lumber
and tie business. v
For several years he was connected
with the Union Sttock Yards at Nash
ville and bought live stock and pro
duce in this' country. He was' weli
known to our people having been
born and reared at Woody, in the
north part of this county. His fam
illiarity with the people, coupled with
his great activity and' fair dealing
resulted. in his' handling large num
bers of live stock and much produce
from this section. He has paid to the
farmers of this county many thou
sands of dollars. Being a man of
good business judgment and great
energy he was a very useful man in
this community as through him many
persons enjoyed prbfitable employ
ment. In his death our county has
lost a valued and useful citizen.
CARD OF THANKS
I extend my most heartfelt thanks
to the good people of Crossville and
Woody for their kindness and sym
pathy in the recent death and bur:cl
of my husband, Arhur D. Woody.
Mrs. Cordelia Woody.
property.
Tul'sa, Oklahoma, was visiteu ny
hail storm Sunday that broke thou
sands of panes 'of glass; one green
house reports tthe loss of 25,000 feet
of glass.
The Greeks are reported to be
driving the Turks before them at will
and capturing towns and many
, prisoners.
The freeze of Moday night followed
by col'der weather last night it is
feared destroyed the fruit crop of
this section.
-The Methodist Episcopal church re
ceived' 237,127 members last year. The
Catholic church came second with
151,434. and the Baptists third with
120,283.
MANY CALLERS
Phonograph as a Burglar Alarm.
A practical genius has hitched up
bis phonograph to the door and at
night after hours should any Intruder
succeed In opening the door the phon
ograph Is set Into action and by means
of a specially made record It calls
loudly for help to catch the thief.
Progenitor of the Galosh.
The greatgrandfather of the galosh
was the Englishman's jack boot, black
as the leather bottles from which he
drank his ale solid and unpllable as
iron, square-toed and clumsy. Even
the purest of Puritans strode the streets
with this one frivolity of dress flaring
at the tops. It wasn't the "wearing
of boots" that was the abuse, mourned
one commentator upon this style, "but
D,iJ.t Hardinc had over 600 the generality of the wearing and the
Easter callers Saturday and he shook 1 manner of cutting boota out with
hands with them aiu
shoes." Boston Transcript
LARGE SUNDAY SCHOOL
The M. E. Church, Knoxville, has
over 1,000 members and hoped to in
crease the number to 1,200 by last
tu.u kvr a ssost comprc-
huge, slovenly. Immoderate tops."
MANY SKIPS TIED UP
Because of the deprression in ship
ping over 500 ships are tied up in the
ports of New York, Norfolk an the
treat fakes. The same depressed con
dition in shipping is reported from
Popular Belief in "Charms."
As early ns tlip beginning of the
Eighth century, the church publicly I
condemned ui usaj:e 01 amuieis. jet
was then being sold as a medicine,
and believed to be effective for cur
ing hysteria and driving away snakes.
Loadstones were used to cure the gout
at a much later time, and philoso
phers' stones were supposed to hold
the key to all knowledge. In rural
sections of the United States today,
"mad stones," taken from deer, are
treasured as being sure cures for the
bites of rattlesnakes and mad dogs.
Hundreds of pounds of asafoetida Is
still sold every year and tied about
the necks of babies to ward off dis
ease and many persons carry the
magic buckeye.
Cultivated Ree le English.
In many countries some flower la
taken as the national emblem. The
French claim the fleur--de lis, the
Scotch the thistle, and the wattle be
longs entirely to Australia ; the maple
leaf is the national emblem of Canada,
as the fern leaf is of New Zealand.
But the most familiar of all Is per
haps the red rose of England. Every
one has heard of the Wars of the
Roses. There is no more typically
English flower than the rose; and yet
most English roses hnve come from
China or from the East. The culti
vated rose, however, in Its hundreds
Miss Ursie Roberts, Daughter of
Thos. Roberts, at Pikeville
Saturday.
MissUrsie Roberts, age 23, died of
hemorrhage of the brain at Pikeville
Saturday, at I p. m.. The remains
were brought here Sunday and inter
red in the city cemetery Monday
forenoon: Funeral services were con
ducted by Judge C. E. Snodgrass, at
10:30 a. m.
The death of Miss Roberts was
brought about in a very unusual way.
She had been relief operator in the
telephone exchange for only a day or
two and on arising Saturday morning
at six o'clock she complained of a
severe pain in her head and laid down
on the bed. In not to execeed fifteen
minutes she was uticpnscious na
never rained, but passed away at one
o'clock.
Her father was working at a saw
mill a few miles from Winesap and
had made arrangements for himself
and daughter to go to Chattanooga
that day. As soon as the young lady
became unconscious an effort
made to reach him by phone. They
were informed that Mr. Roberts was
on his way to Pikevili'e. A car was
sent to meet him so that he reached
the bedside of his daughter before
death ensued.
Doctors were called and they at
once stated that nothing could be
done and that the cause of sukness
was the breaking of a blood vessel
in the brain.
The deceased was, for some time,
telephone operator for the company
here but went to where her father
was working a few weeks ago to keep
house for him. The Pikeville mana
ger sought her assistance for opera
tor at his exchange and she took that
position only a few days before she
was stricken. She was the oldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Roberts. Her death leaves only one
child at home, Miss Lidia Roberts.
The Crossville people turned out
with their usual kindness and sym
pathy and rendered all assistanoe
possible to the stricken friends.
CARD OF THANKS
We extend to the people of Cross
ville our most sincere and heartfelt
thanks for their kindness and sym
pathy in assisting at the funeral and
buriel'of our dotir daute'- r."d sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Roberts,
Miss Lidia Roberts,
Mr. and Mrs.-W. H. Morrow,
Miss Pearl McBride,
Mr. and Mrs. John McBride.
" HOTEL DEAL PENDING
Sampson DeRossett May Lease the
Commercial for a Year; Will
Make Some Changes.
A deal is pending bebtween Samp
son DeRossett and E. B. Jones where
by Mr. DeRossett may become the
lessee of the Commercial Hotel' for
one year from Friday, April I. The
deal will probably be closed today or
tomorrow.
KlmnlYI Mr. DeRossett secure con-
of varieties bush roses, climbing, !trol of the Commercial he plans to
scrambling, rambling roses, dwarf j convert the present lobby into a
roses Is typically English. . I ladies' parlor and convert the room
now occupied by the Davis restaurant
Wonderful, Mysterious Love.
into the main lobby. I his will be
done bv cutting a door from the
She was a beautiful girl, bubbling iroom to the hall leading to the dining
over with intellect, an ambitious girl, Iroom. Mr. DeRossett also plans to
too who had Studied out the matriino
nlal problem to a nicety. "Yes, I sup
pose I shall eventually wed," she said ;
"but the only kind of mascullno
nuisance that will suit me must be
tall and dark, with classical features.
He must be brave, yet gentle, withal
he must be strong a Hon among men,
but a knight among ladles." That eve
ning a bow-legged, lath-framed youth,
with red hair and bat-wing ears, wear
ing check trousers, and smoking a
cigHret tnnr smeuea worse than a
Bells to Ward Off Evil Spirits.
The use of bells originated In Super
stition Thov war, first 1 1 uajl In nhin.
a great many centuries ago, and their ' bnrn!n boot. t the railings
original purpose was to dispel and , th a whanee. nnd the beautiful girl
clear the air of "evil spirits," also to I knocke? four tumblers and a cut-glass
break up and drive away storms. 'ra,t dish off the e-board in her
From Chltra bells were eventually In- "a!'te to get to n,m-
troduced Into Europe. Old records teil .
us how the tolling of bells kept the : Th. Ram. Thin
"They are quite ordina.7 people
have free auto service to and from
trains and will meet all passengers
trains, day or night. It is his purpose
to serve a widely varied menue all
prepared in the best possible shape
and by careful and courteous atten
tion 4o the comforts and needs of his
guests build up a substantial and prof
iable business.
I Mr. Jones and wife plan to visit
! their daughter, Mrs. J. P. Anderson,
'Sandford Florida, for a few weeks
shortly after retiring from the hotel.
They hope to leave on their Flordia
trip about April 10.
KEEP AFTER THE FLY
"spirit of darkness" from assailing the
people while. In the act of worship.
Ilence the connection of bells with
churches. I It was only at a compara
tively recent date that bells were used
for calling people to church. For
over there, aren't they?"
"Well, they represent the refinement
of vulgarity. Anything worse than
thatt"
"fVrtalnlv thm vulmHf v
gee they were designed selaly f.r : flBeBWt"-IlrowBr7M.gazlM,
keeping evl) aplrtts at a eafe elstaace.
Rome was not built in a day
neither can Tennessee be freed from
flies in so short a time, but Uucle Sam
eradicated them in a comparatively
short time in Panama by the same
method county agents and others
are advocating co-operation.
A flyless home means greater com
fort and fess sickness. Less sick
ness means lower cost of living.
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