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MORE WHEAT PRIZES
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Honors for Western Canada
Come Year After Year.
TENNESSEE
Happenings You
Are Interested In
At the recent Soil Products Exposi
tion at Peorlii, 111., In a keen contest
for the coveted first prize for wheat.
Western Canada has again carried on
all the honors. Not only has she won
, the first, hut also the second and third
' prizes. These were won by Mr. S. Lnr
combe, of Birtle, Manitoba. In past
years the Province of Saskatchewan
had the distinguished honor of carry
ing off the initial prize.
Harvesting and threshing nre now
completed in Western Canada, and
while It is early In the season to give
exact figures as to the average yield
per acre of wheat, oats, barley and
flax It is safe to. assume that the for
mer will vield about 20 bushels per
acre. The price to the farmer will be
about $2.00 per bushel, giving him
sun 00 nn nere of a return. When it is
considered that the land upon which
... . . . . 1 m fhfin
tnis wnear is grown avcium-"
$30 an acre, it takes very little flgnr-
i t.. octlmnfP of the
profit there is to the grain grower of
Western Cnnada. The writer knows
where a farmer purchased 160 acres
of land in the spring of 1910. broke It
up the same year, put it in wheat In
1917. His crop was harvested a few
days ago. It yielded 4,800 bushels and
he sold It at $2.05 per bushel, giving
him $9,840. The land cost him $4,800,
breaking, seeding, seed, cutting and
threshing, $1,920. His profit was
$3,120 after paying for his land and
his costs of improving. He has now
$3,120 to commence another season
with a "paid for in full" Improved
farm.
Never has farming offered such prof
itable returns for labor as at present
and nowhere is the large profit equal
to that of the low priced, high yielding
lands of Western Canada.
There has been a big rush during
the past few weeks of renters and
owners of hieh priced lands in many
parts of the United States to investi
gate these 100 profit reports,
better season of the year could bt
splerted bv anyone desiring to better
their condition nd wishing to give
Western Canada the "once , over.'.'
Threshing is now completed and the
grain being marketed. The weather is
fine and will be pleasant for a counle
of months and a visit now to person
ally Investigate the conditions will be
convincing and profitable. While old
home ties and family associations are
- one of the first considerations in the
mind of the reader, who feels that
the old five or ten per cent return is
sufficient, it behooves the modern and
progressive farmer always to be on
the alert to grasp the opportunities oi
the hour. Land in Western Canada
that is annually producing a gross re
turn of from $40.00 to $80.00 per acre
is purchasable at from $15 to $30 per
acre. It can be seen at a glance thai
such values cannot help but increase
as they have done in the older agricul
tural districts of the United States
The new settler will find himself sur
rounded by same contented and pros
perous neighbors. The expense of mak
ing one visit to look into Western Can
ada's opportunities is small a special
reduced rate is available and you owe
yourself a lnliday and a trip may do
you good. 'Sou owe your dependents a
right to better your condition and
Western Canada offers that opportu
nity. Advertisement.
DOBBIN HAS A DAY DREAM
Faithful Old Horse Will Have Regular
Thrill When He Casts Off
His Shoes.
Scarlet fever in. mild form is prev
alent at Finley.
Pond creek ditch, in Dyer county, 1b
nearing completion.
King college, Presbyterian school at
Bristol, has opened its fall term.
The Paris lodge of Elks gave up Its
charter and went out of existence.
Sumner countians made a fine show
ing at the state fair at Nashvillt.
The total value of the taxable prop
erty of Gilds county is $12,526,938.
Springfield's new Methodist church,
costing $35,000, is nearing completion.
Huntingdon has free delivery of mail
twice a day, which was inaugurated
Oct. 1.
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The Linwood Baptist church will be
the host of the New Salem association
Oct. 3-5.
The chamber of commerce, Dyers-
burg, has established a farm benevo
lent bureau.
A cablegram announces the safe ar
rival on France of Lieut. James C.
Brewer of Bristol,
The first meeting of the Dyer county
teachers association will be held in
Dyersburg Oct. 13.
William Gupton was elected mayor
of Nashville, defeating Hilary Howse
by a majority of 164.
G. B. Smith, an ex-trustee of Polk
county, died at his home, about eight
miles south of Benton.
A Red Cross chapter for Lincoln
county has recently been organized
with 250 paid members.
Laree crowds were fn attendance
during the two days of- the third an
nual Warren county fair.
NEW BRITISH DRIVE
AGAINST GERMANY
OBJECTIVES ARE WON BY HAIG
THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS
CAPTURED
INTOM0NAL
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Lesson
(By REV. K B. F1TZWATER. D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(Copyright, 1917. Weatern Newspaper Union.)
Five German Divisions, Ordered to
Retake Positions Captured By Brit
ish, Caught in Barrage Fire as They
Were Preparing to Advance.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London. Thousands of prisoners
have been taken by the British in the
new drive against the Germans, which
begun east of Yprez, in Flanders. All
the objectives of the British were won,
inHim? noaitions characterized by
Field Marshal Haig's report from head
,ortQra na nf "great imDortance." To
a depth of a mile, and more at points,
the British stormed on and made them
selves masters of many and manifold
works of defense representing all the
skill and cunning that twentieth cen
tury science could build in the three
years that this ground had been held
by the Teutons. An unusual feature
of the battle was that near Zonnebeke
five German divisions, which had been
ordered to retake positions captured
by the British last week, were caught
in the British barrage as they were
preparing to advance.
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DESTROYED AMERICAN VESSELS.
e.i .., m7h Bv Germans Are
onuviito v
Used In Carrying Out Depredations
When the automobile and the tin
Lizzie shall at last have relegated the
"hoss" to the limbo cf things obsolete,
will the noble animal degenerate and
hark back to his ancestral type, or
will he simply disappear like the dodo 1
asks "Zim" in Cartoons magazine.
It has taken a lot of time and pa
tience to develop loDDin iroin ui
primitive models such as the hydraco
trerium, the pachynolophus and the
eohippus, to make him "whoa," back
and "gitap" and take his meals out of
a nosebag. In the process of civiliza
tion he has gradually lost his toes and
has had to accommodate his feet to
the horseshoe. Does he still dream
perhaps of the delights of having toes
of sinking them down Into the green
insh of the tertiary era and feeling
the cool goo trickled up between them?
If so, how glad he will be some day
to look down and see his long-forgotten
toes beginning to sprout nce again!
His will be the thrill of the small boy
on the first warm day of spring when
be can cast off his shoes and go barefoot.
When the "boss" discovers for tne
first time that he can again wiggle
his toes, lie will doubtless radiate a
smile of solid comfort.
Need to Be Nagged.
If wc were a woman and had to
lire with some men we know we'd naf
them, too. ,
The city commission at Qhattanooga
has adopted the budget, for the next
fiscal year, amounting to $916,000.
Federal officers made a. raid on a
wildcat still 11 miles south of McMinn
ville, capturing an 85-gailon plant.
Duward Bowden, who escaped from
the county jail at Lewisburg a few
days ago, was captured at Kingsport
The Holiness meeting in progress on
the Dyer and Gibson line east of
Churchton, is attracting large crowds.
A tobacco barn on the farm of Mrs.
Green, near Clarksville, was destroyed
by fire originating from tobacco cur
ing. .
The' Springfield Booster club, 100
strong, and accompanied by a brass
band, has made its fourth tour of the
country.
East Tennessee bankers are organ
izing to do their part in assuring the
success of the second liberty loan sub
scription. A company of stevedores wjjl prob
ably be organized from the negroes
who are enlisted tor tins service m
Knoxville.
The Putnam county democratic pri
mary election to nominate candidates
for county offices will be held Satur
day, Oct. 6.
The joiners at the heading factory
at Jackson struck, causing the stop
page of business in all departments.
The factory works about 300 men.
In a campaign for French war or
phans the society for the relief of
French war orphans at Knoxville sold
$546 worth of buottons on the streets.
County Court Clerk Dale and his
force have completed the tax aggre
gate for Henry county and turned
over to the county trustee for collec
tion.
The United States civil service com
mission announces an examination for
McNairr county at Selmer, Saturday,
Oct. 27, to fill vacancies in rural lette
carrier service.
The republican nominees for Judge
and attorney general of the First Ten-
nessee circuit, which includes me
counties of Sullivan, Johnson. Carter.
Unicoi, Washington, Greene and Haw
kins, will be determined by a primary
to be held Dec. 8.
The county board of education and
iha sunerintendent of schools. A- C
Watson, of Monroe county, have adopt
sd a regulation relative to the train
ing and salaries of teachers, which if
followed in Tennessee, would soon re
sult not only in suppling teachers to
all the schools, but would provide that
these teacher would do efficient
work.
Washington. Manned by the crew
nt thfi famous Seeadler, which strand
ed and was abandoned on Mopeha Is
land in the South Pacific, after roam-
ing the seas for seven monuis, yij'"6
upon American and allied shipping,
two German commerce raiders are op
erating somewhere in the South Seas,
according to a report received at the
Navy Department from the command
er of the naval station at Tutuila, Sa
nioan Islands. The dispatch transmit
ting the story of Captain Hador Smith,
of the American schooner C. Slade,
one of the Seeadlers victims, was sent
on September 29, several weeks after
the two new raiders left Mopeha Is
land, where they had been captured by
the Germans. The first put to sea on
ugust 21 and the other on September
5 and it probably was their operations
which led to recent reports of raiders
in the Pacific.
Hand of I. W. W. Leaders Seen.
Chicago. An anarchistic revolution,
having for its object the overthrow of
the United States Government through
thP. seizure of all agencies of produc
tion, distribution and storage facilities,
and' which is closely allied with the
Bolshivik movement in Russia op
posed to the new democracy there, was
planned by the I .w. w. in uus muuu,
according to Federal officials here.
The belief, it was learned, is based
upon evidence obtained in the I. W. W.
raids throughout the United States
made several weeks ago, which result
ed in the arrest to date of 70 niemners
of this organization, following their
indictment by a Federal Grand Jury.
Americans Refuse Coal to Ships.
Washington. A final move to pre
vent supplies reaching Germany from
the outside world was taken by the
American Government in deciding to
refuse coal to neutral ships carrying
oupplies from South America to the
northern European neutral countries,
unless their cargoes are inspected in
American ports. In making known the
decision, the Exports Administrative
Board announced that it would apply
provisions of the exports control act,
which gives the Government the same
supervision over bunkers it has over
the exportation of goods generally.
Hoover to Fix Prices on Spring Pigs.
Waterloo, Iowa. Resolutions adopt
ed by the hog breeders of six corn-belt
Btates Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Ne
braska. Kansas and Missouri in con
ference here, were forwarded to Her
bert C. Hoover, Food Administrator,
askine that he fix the price at which
next year's spring pigs will sell when
of market size. The breeders recom
mended a price based on a ratio of
14 bushels of corn to 100 pounds of
pork put on the market after August
1, 1918. This measure was set iorui
as necessary to insure large increase
in production.
Soldiers and Sailora Bill Passed.
Washington. By a unanimous vote
of 71 to 0, the bill to insure the lives
of American soldiers and sailors was
passed by the Senate. An important
amendment increases to $25 the pen
sions of all Civil War. Spanish-American
War and the Philippine insurrec
tion widows. This Increase will cost
the Government $3,500,000. Four thou
sand Spanish War widows will receive
$15 more moathly, and 40.000 Civil
War widows nill get an increase of
$5 monthly
LESS0N F0R OCTOBER 14.
RETURNING FROM CAPTIVITY.
LESSON TEXT Ezra 1.
GOLDEN TEXT The Lord hath done
great things for us; whereof we are glad.
Psalms 126:3.
Israel went into captivity because of
her sins. The time of her disciplinary
process was about to end, as its pur
pose was now accomplished: namely,
the cure of Israel's Idolatry. Ever
since the Babylonian captivity the He
brew people have been worsmpers 01
the one God. Monotheism has stood
forth as a vital characteristic. The
mnin reason for the Jews' maintenance
of racial Identity in spite of their na
tional dislocation and the breaiung up
of their social ties, is the unity of their
faith, around the one God.
I. The Proclamation of Cyrus (vv.
1-4).
(1) The Time of (v. 1). The first
vear of Cyrus; that is the first year
after his conquest of Babylon.
(2) How It Was Brought About (v.
i ThP T.nrd stirred up his spirit.
The Lord often uses very unlikely
agents in the accomplishment of his
purposes. There is nothing too hard
for him. He can readily use a heathen
king to accomplish his purpose. He
can find a way of approach to any
heart. Likely Daniel was the agent
used to bring the matter to the king's
attention. Daniel was still the luflu
nHoi r,Hmp minister of Babylon.
riiLiui i
From his study of the propneeies, w
Jeremiah (Jer. 25:12; Isa. 45:1; com
pare Daniel 9:2). he knew that the
time was near for the return of the
people to their own land, so he likely
brought the matter to the attention of
the king and persuaded him to thus
favor his people.
(3) Its Contents (vv. 2-4).
(a) A confession of the true God
(vv. 2, 3).
He acknowledges him to be the God
of heaven, the Most High, the Supreme
God, a God of goodness. He declared,
"He has given me all the kingdoms of
the earth," and that God had with au
thority laid upon him the charge of
building him a house at Jerusalem.
(b) A Generous Permission to Israel
(v 3). All who desired to go up to
Jerusalem and build the Lord's house
were permitted to go. He even com
manded the blessing of the Lord to be
upon them.
(c) A Positive Co-Operatlou (v. 4).
obliced to go up, but a pos
itive obligation was laid upon those
who did not go up to render assistance
to those who did. They were to aid
. r, hniiriinrr nf the house of -God by
giving money, beasts and goods. It
fn nW thnn a free-will offering, an
obligation in addition thereto. The ob-
ligation was even witter man iu
pie of Israel. The heather were asked
to render aid. , -
II. Response to the Proclamation of
Cyrus (w. 5, 6).
(1) By Israel (v. 5). Strange to say
the decree of Cyrus was not met with
great enthusiasm. Only a small num
ber chieflv from Judah and Benjamin,
returned (v. 5). For most of them it
meant giving up business interests, for
tliev had settled down to the regular
railings of life. Besides the sacri
fice of business Interests it involved
great risks as to the future. The en
tire company, including servants was
about fifty thousand (2:64). Of this
company we note the following divi
sions; first, chiefs of the fathers of
Judah and Benjamin, that is magis
trates; second, priests and LevLes,
leaders in religion; third, skillful ar
tificers, head workmen.
io nv Their Neighbors (v. 6). This
response was apparently more hearty
than that of the Jews themselves.
Their neighbors gave freely of gold, sll-
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DEVELOP FLESH.
Japanese Naval Maneuvers.
The grand Japanese naval maneu
vers which will take place off Tosa
will consist of the first, second and
third fleets and several reserve ves
sels, says the East and West News.
The 14-inch guns mounted on the Ta
mashiro and Ise will be put to practi-
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cal test. All vessels participating
assemble at Hiroshima bay in tne in
land sea, and the contending forces
will use Kure as the base of opera
tions. The sham battle will last ten
days.
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When to Keep Still.
Nothing in the world adds weight
to a man s worus so iiunu .
still when he has nothing to say.
,i ,ia rirwl hnd not
ver, Deasts uuu --
rinnslv disposed the heart or
tnwnrd his Deople, but they
found peculiar favor from their neigh
bors, so that their wants were uu
ntiv ennnlied.
1 1. Restoration of the Sacred Ves
sels (vv. 7-11). These vessels had been
nnrrir.,1 away to Babylon many years
before. Little did Nebuchadnezzar re
alize that he would put into safe keep
. th. vessels w hich would be needed
at this time. They, were carefully num
bered and turned over to the proper
officers. Except for their desecration
In Belshazzar's feast, they wre none
for hnvine been curried away.
These were brought tip to Jerusalem
from Babylon.
Poverty.
Poverty is only contemptible when
It is felt to be so. Dnubtls the best
way to make our poverty refpectable
Is to seora never to feel it as an evlL
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ought to watch his step.
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