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Supplement NeWS-ReCOrd -Supplement MARSHALL, N. 0., AUGUST Hth.1914. GRAFT. If one were to tell you that your congressman was a grafter and that your United States Sen ators i were grafters you would probably 'not believe it. You would doubtless feel insulted that such accusations were made against men of the fine moral fi ber and make-up of congressmen and senators. Yet the men who make our laws and "save the country" engage in grafting le galized grafting. In other words they permit a law to stay upon! and and that is for a congressman to keep account of his actual outlay, present it on his arrival and be re-em bursed by the government, the whole account to be publish ed. so that the public can see it. But Mr. Small will hardly make much headway with his proposition. Notwithstanding the clamor that is always raised, in campaign times about econo my and reform, when the oppor t unity presents itself, for econo my and reform begins among the members, they are found want ing. It would look much better inspire more public confi ne Last Conquorer. the statute books of the govern ment allowing them 20 cents i mile for their transportation to Washington, while as a matter of fact the actual cost of transpor- ting a congressman or a senator is about the same as that of an ordinary man, 2j cts per mile. Along this line the follow iu g is taken from Charity & Children: ''Congressmen, under an an clent law enacted in the stage coach days, received 20 cis a mile for transportation to Washington altho' the act ual cost of the trip is 2 cts a m lie. This graft on the part of our law makers is not confined to parties. It U not a partizan question atall, but one that is wholly personal and sel fish. A recent bill to reduce this mileage to a reasonable basis was . defeated in Congress, and we are sorry to say that our two senators and Representative Kitchin helped to defeat it. The leaders in tlfe House on both side Underwood and Mann, both lined up in favor of this r ike-off, so that neither can shake his fingers in the other's face, for they are ,larrrd with the same stick. All sorts of excuses are offered for (.(lis unreasonable graft, the strongest being (and it is pitiful ly weak) that this 20cts a mile covers the expenses of a congress man's family, and unless a con" 'gressman has his wife along be is liable to fall into temptation! But the congressmen without wives get 20 cents a mile, and a man with one child gets as much for the transportation of that one as a man with ten children! The whole thing is wrong and no ox cuse can be offored for it, In deed it would be more manly to come right out and say that it is the money they are after, rather than to prop up their cause by the flimsy arguments they pre sent.' . Mr. Small advocates the best plan that has yet been proposed, dence if these gentlemen would sweep about" their own doors be fore raising a hue and cry about the trash in other people's yards. Protect Your Babies. According to the United States government chemists, the public is warned against the following "baby killers" otherwise known as soothing syrups. . We give here a list of such concoctions now in bad repute, together with the dope that kills baby's nerves: Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup (Morphine Sulphate.) ' Children's Comfort (Morphine Sulphate.) , Dr. Fahe.v'8 Pepsin Anodyne Compound (Morphine and, Sul phate ) Dr. Fahrney's Teething Syrup (Morphine and Chloroform.) Dr. Grove's Anodyne for In fants (Morphiue Sulphate.) Hooper's Anodyne, the Infants friend (Hydrochloride of Mor phine ) J ad way's Elixer for Infants, (Codein.) - , Dr. Ja me's 3 oil ing Syrup (Heroin.) i Koepp's Baby's Friend (Sul phate of Morphine.) j Hr. Miller's Anodyne for Ba- j bies, (Sulphate of Morphine and Chloral Hydrate.) ' Dr. Mofiit's Teething Powder, (Powdered Opium.) Victor Infant Relief, (Chloro form and Cannabis Indica.) GRAND VIEW SANITARIUM Newport, Tenn. Devoted to the cure of TUBERCULOSIS Patients unable to remain in the Sanitarium are taught how to carry out treatment and get well at home. For information. Address ' GRAND VIEW SANITARIUM Newport, Tenn. 1 Victorious men of Earth, no more proclaim how wide your Empires are; a Tho' you bind in every shore And your Triumphs reach ho far As night or day, Yet you, proud monarchs, must obey And mingle with forgotten ashes, When Death calls ye to the Crowd of Common men. Devouring Famine, Plague and War, Each able to undo Mankind, Death's servile emmissaries are; Nor to these alone confined, He hath at will More quaint and subtle ways to Kill; A smile or kiss, as we will use The Art, Shall have the cunning skill to Break a heart. . 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Key Oldham, Wim barley, Texas, says: "Foley Cathartic Tablets are the best laxa tive I ever used. They take the place of calomel." Wholesome, stir ring and cleaning. No griping. A comfort to stout persons; Dr. I. R. Burnett, Mars Hill, N. C. Atlantic City THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH Annual Outing August 18 Through Train Sleeping Cars and Coaches LEAVE ASHEVILLE 3:39 P. M., 18th ARRIVE ATLANTIC CITY 1:12 P. M., 19th Tickets limited 15 days with liberal stopover privileges in Washington, Baltimore, and Phila delphia. ROUND TRIP FROM MARSHALL $14.50 IV. A. WEST. Agent 3
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