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MDEMY ITEMS
fearly all of the members of
ae elocution class are prepar
ing .prt8 for the oritorical con
f test on Friday right, Nov. 25th.
P A golden cros will be the
CnKnVizA fnr tht rirls. aad a medal
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lot the boys. The class ia draw
ing will execute invitations with
school art features.
Cold weather hit the primary
room before it was shaped up
forwinter quarters, involving
.great inconve jiience to the whole
school, but at last it was fixed
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The primary room is also pre
paring a few good juvenile num
bers for the contest, under the
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Hoover.
The essay class worked up the
subject of "Elections last Fri
day after closing an examina
tion on the Solar system. The
' essays ranged from three to nine
Wpagns and with some of it was
what rwprf'ters (mil 'hot stuff
Out of twenty-seven we select
ed LakeOrr's for publication.
ELECTIONS
We have some sort of election
very year, but the morn im
portant are the State elections
every two years,and the presi
dential elections, every four
years. An election is an appoin
ted time to elect various officers
ranging from the school district
up to the entire United States.
The main two parties are the
republican and democratic. This
is something nobody has any
thing to do with but men. Oh,
women and boys talk some, but
1 that doesn't amount to anything
People sometimes get too old
to work the roads, but never too
t old to vote. An did. man thiuKS
hat. ia Hnmothinc he has to do.
, ,fThey wouldn't miss voting for
anything. s .
Sometimes they run the election
into the ground and it stays
there for a long while. Election
is all right if they run it on the
right style, if a man jusi nau
Vao walk up and vote and no man
nuld'buv his vote or have any
thing (o do with it,then it would
right and eay
sAoiai
Kn w nil kind nf votes
u.Uv-u
u . 1, o., nA 1 -tlln.ro
at
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ne people say the i would
rto for a man because ne is
lican, or because he is a
Oh, me: if I were
Id not vote for the
vote for the
lion is for gov
Midates at e Bob
'mocratic tickefc
on the repub
n't know which
Cneither do they,
vill bo elected.
Cnrt nut next
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men thttit
A IIoopt,r
elected I
alk about
"he i
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BENSON.
' Preaching at Presbyterian
The Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper will be, administered at
the close of the service Sunday
morning Nov. 18. Sunday school
at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 10:45
a. m., and 6:30 p. m.
King Heeekiah Revives the
Feast of the Passover will be
discussed at the morning hour
and at the evening hour Samson
and the Jaw-bone.
We extend a cordial welcome
to all to worship with us.
Strangers stopping over Sun
day in town are especially invit
ed to make their church home
with us.
fJg Her Answer $h
Presently te ...icwl o
with iltti .pptniiinx K-tur. "i'lea
don't to answer iiow." ahe saM
centty. "Don't sixjh tin morning my
Bray bewd gravely and bent to th
uerM. fliKlinir In tlx? worlt a reut for
tne tenalon Within. lie fancied that
he had already received au answer,
aud aa be seat bin back to the oar m
also he bent hit) head to defeat. Al
most before they reallst'it It the boat
had, reached the head of the Inlet an
bad grated gently rn the and.
"Let's drift back." propotted Dolly.
"It will iflve you a rhaiice to rest.
fvAnT. Itnr ril'v1 ItfiHc Into the
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cnannei ana uubiu(ihi mr uis.
he moved forward oue wnt. arid as
th nntwi a the tide he tried to
wt Dolly at hw ease with small talk.
o engrossed did they become In their
conversation that they nover noticed
tfcat they w-e drifting into trouble
until with a hlimtl th t)UMt nettled
wt Dolly at W ease with small talk.
nnfll with a bumi) the boat nettled
against the railroad bridge tuut span
ned the water. A sharp wind was
blowing, and It had forced them out
their course.
Bray sprang for an oar to ole back
Into the channel. In his excitement be
was less careful than usual. When be
gave a lunge for the oar, be felt hla
footing shirt as the flat bottomed boat
tipped to one wide. The next Instant
tie felt the shock of cold water.
Dolly gave u shriek iu he went over
board, but the next Instaut bw terrof
was turned to mirth fit the sight of
flray sitting In I feet of water with
an expression of startled wonder on
bio face.
It was only for a second that rhe
tableau was posed; then Bray scram
hUA tn lila tfft anil climbed back Into
the boat. Ill trouaera clung wetly to
ms tcgn, nu iui uruiUKnic-u ru"
Ms coat dripped against the seat while
with chattering teeth be got out the
oars and began to row for the shore.
Try would Dolly could not rv
treln her mirth at the sorry spectacle
he presented, and pray good naturedly
Joined in her merriment.
But it was less of a Joke when the
Bouse was reached. The men of th
family had all removed tbelr clothing
to town when the cottage had beeo
dosed for the summer. Bray, "do wa
for the day, had brought no bags, and
fhere was uothlng left but to seek th
shelter of the blankets while hi
clothes underwent the slew process of
Crying before the kitchen fire.
Between the blankets Bray groaned
1 Ul- 1.. ,.altnJ .1. A I.W.MAMM
of the morning: Whatever chance h
aigai nv unu 10 iu inni?
had been lost wheu bis plight exclbtd
her ridicule. The single mwatep Baa
eost him Dolry' "Yes." If Indeed h
had ever had a cbauce to win It. la
Ms mind's eye he could see himself
again, sprawling In the Icy water, thea
jt v.l. Vwam fA in kta mndatnlnfld.
WWHU '
ripping garment, with Dolly In tb
itoVtl.vJ' "'
bitter Lour for Bray, and he wel-
eemied the arrival of tha cook with a
tr!?; v' ... .
Kin nave a nice uciwri. anwru
Maudy. he aay you biaa get the
deaaert till yon vated all the din tier."
There was a dlnh of pudding on lhe
tray. & (""t la woaxler a to what
lh other dessert might 1. Bray' rap
idly cleaned hla p!aK Then Mandy
ntered bearing a covered dlfh. Only
a tarelope lay under the cover, and
tray heart beat Nat as be road the
fow line.
-Too dear boy ,w Dolly wrote. "My
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rawer la Tea. I think I have alwaya
rA yxw Ifff. but I wa afraid of
X'ftlon. t thought that I
j la your high -'yd.
POLK COUNTY, EAST TENNESSEE, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1910
Washington Letter
Special:
Census director DuranJ has
been having more trouble J of
late than anjj officer of the gov
ernment. Census directors al
ways have trouble, and always
pinpc.t it. ' AsDirine com muni-
ties of the urban sort are seldom
sfied with the result of thejTr .
3ral enumeration of popula- fiends are lik
,. Local enumerations are Moonless they Wet
?ly as nearly accurate aslt little satisfacti
u.r Tina thea.
saiisneo wuii me ium l"lYJr: . . , "... ,
federal enumeration of popula- '"ends are-like our cloth
tiou
rare
those performed by the now
well disciplined forces of the
census bureau. They are usual
ly over couuted, and the deoi
zens of ambitious localities get
themselves so used to the exag-
erated estimates of their popu
lation that they get to believe
In tl.r.-i ur,.l r-.nnOUefitl V aio
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greauy Qisappoiuu w.1Cu vlJC
Federal census people come
alonff and make an approximate-
ly retprn
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Pres. Taft stated to a delega
tion ol yirginians- this week
who called to recommend a fa
vorite lawyer for appointment
as one of the five new utlge3 or
lhe new comuuerceCOU"ftitlKtr
ha -,nlH tint ta.ke action until i
he WOUia nOl lane aOHOU UUlli.
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J njJW 0f aDOut 150 CPndldntes, t
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men already on the beucn 10 qtf'
J ferent gtatfS. (
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among them .being scores Ol
The Dominican Republic,
as.
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jU b. Consul Uoliana, au fuerru
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ing instituuons ol any Kina anu
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due one oan t oi anv sum, vunn
whi,h
tha hnfintr and Sfllinff'of drafts
tne buying ana senilis ui urati-s
is an important source of rev
enue.
Directory-
Circuit Court Clerk.. W.A.Woody
County Court ClorkT. O. Pack
fjlerK A Master
A.J. Villiams
Sheriff.. . G. T Hood
Trustee ... ....R A. Harrison
Register........::.....!.. 1. J.B Cook
Supt. Pub. Schools . W.B Rucker
COURTS
Chancery couri 'neets the 4th
Mnndftvs in Mav and , Octo
ber. . ' :- - ; '.-, "
Circuit court meets the Ibird
Mondays in
I November.
March, July and
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County court treets the first
Mondays io January, ApriMuly
und UCtOoeX.
Advertised Letters
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W. 6.
Dunn, Mr. URller W.
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Haulk, Dr. C. L.
Hodgkins; Sj
Wm. JamesT Mrs. W. 1. John-
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ston, R. E. Morris, John Q
! Tern nles. ' W. Eugene 1 Wade.
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CARDS: Sherman Briuey, Mis
Nellie Shoope, Miss Jjatha tSien
J. O. Davis. ;
$80.00 per month straight sal
ary and expeof.es, to men with
rig. to introduce our poultry
remedies. Don't answer unless
you mean . business. Eureka
Poultry Pood M'fgr. .Co. (liicorr
poratwl, E;ist Sv. Lnuis, III. .
Out of the Ginger Jar
A good, rule for every
farmer
is the two-foot rule.
Those who are on pleasure bent
May soon lack! f uThds to pay the
rt-nt.
JTIlh horses as with married
foliis, it is desireable that when
lVhetJ they stay hitched
ear wen we
sf action out of
We put hobbles on a horse to
keep him at home. But the hobj
blestdrt is not intended for any.
such purpose. , .
? 6net)f the best accomplish
mthfs is to be a good listener.
B letting the oihr man do all
tlitj talking we acquire a reputa
i ticn for wisdom far above that
we may gaiu in any otter way.
Farm Journal.
Advertise iryour home paper
tor the best results.
"The fct t antidote fer a 'Hred and
t It - m'-i timt I tniitr rit in work.''
r Ltovtn . downtown lawyer
"boVWs somewhat puraaoxicah i -
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HK)i,. DUl I will eiJim. n ucu . .
hae worked over a problem until ray
worked Ter a problem unui ray
bnjn Is numb I find the best way to
,, ia t.,nri Into a to--,
, . rtw Now ray hob.
tallTHdifferent problem,
by, is photography, and
great many puzzling thlii
tography which t plunge
..,1. lo aftov an hnnt rtr I
there are a
things about phv
toeranhr which t plunge into. The re
suit ia after an hour or so of this sort
of relaxation I go paca m my nB.ua.
proposition much refreshed In mind
nd , uuay nage to solve It too
auu I UnUUIIJ LUiiuaftc w iwi'v - - .
rhat Is why I maintain a dark room
- AfflA m-wt IrauBik All nrt nf cfam- .
TZn eWr
IViVJ UU UUUU. nv ftw ' J
.Ia.n Kilt It flrtn't work- I
i' Tuh - .7.n; "rate To. if 1 at-
tPt to aleep directly after puzzling
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problem Inatead of sleeping. For tbl i CUJ.f anf4
reason I have formed the theory tbt sees who sit in Moses seat, anl
changing the "entire thought of tb Who are pnrtly in tha work of
mind' Just before relirlug will knock ! , . t thejr worU;S Hrti not
ut Insomnia "-Philadelphia Record j ,
complete.
He Aaxed hor Stale B.ead. y,)U want to be called chris-
Tu sympathetic young woman wa -J htvpnl
telllng the atory "1 went Into a halt tiar.S, hold out the heavenly
ery to buy some supplies, and as I w light don't claim your saviour
Watting for the girt behind thu counter
to do them up the door opened. Itting
tn a wan, unshaved. unwasned. un
kempt, with a thin coat buttoned tight
ly around his neck.
" Oot any stalo breads he asked the
clerk diffidently
"No. We keep only- fresh bread
here.' the lady replied haughtily.
"The man turned around with
weary droop to hla shoulders aul pass
ed out Into the night Ail my Samarl
tan Impuhica welled up. I gave tut
haughty clerk a reproachful look ami
hirrled after him. He had stopped Ir
the middle of the next block and we
looking around uncertainly.
; "l ran up breathlessly and, holding
out my last dime to biro, panted oat:
"-'Are yon so hungry? Here, plea-
Ukethls.' .
. The man stared and then alowlj
grinned aa he replied:
"Why why. no. miss. I ain't hun
gry, but I've got eooie culckona I wan
to feedr "New York Press
. He Kept HI Job.
Ranroads f reauently receive
science money. On one of the big
roads of the middle west a conductor
who had been In the employment of
the company for year was tn the habit'
of "knocking down" fares. The far
rer his1 route wa about 13. Moner
r ranerallr scarce among the fltu
deuta. and when they wlnhed to go to i
the larger cuy wn m
of taking a allrer dollar, placing u un
der a card of any kind and handing it
to the aged conductor when be cam
to take up the ticket. . He owd t
lip the dollar into the palro of bt
hand, punch the card, and the atudenta
. m a trtn. the conductor pocket
ing the extra dollar. Is October, 1004. : jf
tho official or me roao wnvMumiu
to get, together with hi resignation, a
fnll eonfeasJoh of hi guilt In the form
of a check for $24,000, the aura be had
to!en In tw-nty year. Every one
thought the road would prosccqte the
rtd win. but It didn't. The offlclaH
were labbergaeted that inntead of
fl-clutrgln htoi ,tncy raisa m- wnwj
Oak GroVe
John Green and Howard Lil
laid took dinner with Jarvis
Williams Sunday.
B. Dunn called on A. J. Willi
ams Tuesday night.
A.J. V Illinois went t Chat
tanooga Friday:
John Green eauirlained a
number of young people Tues
day wjth a cotton picking.
Miss Alice Williams went "to
Benton Monday and Wednesday
to assist her father in the office.
0. P. Williams and sister Miss
lice and Mrs Velma Willia
wcnL to A'lanta Friday
Mrs. Florence Green and
daughters. Misses Lorn and
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Williams Sunday.
Success to tht-Gazette.
CAUNAriON
Pood That Taint Milk.
The presence of wild garlic or wU4
onion in pastures, the use of turnip
and other feeds containing oil, must
be avoided where cow are giving a
large amount of rnllk. Feeds which
have a ba4 odor, such as silage, must
be fed right after milking and at no
other time; otherwise the lni'.k and
reeultinf butter are apt to show the
Tm all mux limn these feeds
away-tronj we, to
T.lnt tmm allaro or othei-Jl
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feeda are transmitted througb the air;
leeas. ar inunuuiwu uukukj "
consequently If the air la full of silag
odor th milk U apt to show it. If,
how.w, feed of thl kind are given
bOwevor, feed or thl kuxi are given
flUoctly after milking, the product !
from tha cow cannot be distinguished
from that produced from other feed,
although condensing factories mm
some creameries prohibit It oao.
Christmas
Tha oWtinn davs are rjast.
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but the Christmas holidays ate
drawing near,
nnri Phar .
all day, and then
put
him off
at niirlrt.'
Let us speak what we can
stand by, and reap jcyful har
vest,. V. A. Garrett.
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POLK COUNTY .
ELECTION RESULTS
The election returns in thia
county are to t low coming in
to rive, accuniie results. ... Bnt
hct estimated returns wuld in
dicate that Hooper, Evans and
Enloe have majorities, ranging
from i'50 to 25.
' Defl Tha Climbed a Tr
run n ii.i? fiimb a trea? A
apoudent r rites: -WUe on a walk O
snowshoea In New tfamp4iira w.
tracked n porcupine to n balsam Ox,.
In wbh It bad tnken refu,re. Mr
Scottish terrier climbed the tree. puB
Ing herself up from branch to brant
to a height of about seven feet, wbem
epnee of hnre trunk separated ner
hnm timnwiinine. which uau wawiea
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her prosrwrse witu evmeiu niurm. w
terrier made several ineffectual afr
temptf to scale the smooth bark anil
finally Jumped down into the snow,,;
And of another curious trait the sam.
writer continues'. "Tbls l!ttl dog and
her mate, now dead, tkoupU enthusl
ftstic fire worsblpers at Ijome. never ar
near the bonfires built at iuncheon et
tea time on winter walk, but dn
holes In the snow at a little distance,
In which they curled themselves up
after the manner of lielr primitive ao-cestors."-
Chicago News.
,.. lrooees,!a Which Defy A'oalyal. ' :
I think tht the more tliorourlijj' "ui
conscientiously we endeavor t atKv.'y
biological problems the tpere we ra
convince that tvon th9fr '
which we have already Teg&t&iLs ex-"
pllcable both by chemical fad physical
laws are In reality lnnmteiy more cotii-
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at a mwchanlcftl exolanatlon. Thus
har been satisfied to account for the
absorption of food f roin the alimeiitary
canal by the laws cf diffusion and
osmosis. But we now know that, a re
gards osmosis, the wall of the intesUn
does not behave like a dead membrane.
We know that the lntestiaal wall !
covered with epithelium and that ever?
epithelial cell la In itself an organism,
a living being with the most comploa
functions. We know that It takes w
food by the active contraction of lt
protoplasm in the Baine way as ob
served tn Independent, naked aftinwl
cells. A. Buhge.
The Secret.
He Why did you tell me thia If ft
was such a secret? She But If I
didn't tell tt to somebody how could
anytiody know I could keep a secret 7
Baltimore American. , ,
Age does not make us childish, as
erne say. It finds us tnta children.
Ooethe.
Patronize home mlrchants.
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