The Only Paper.,
Published in
Polk. County.
VOL. XXIII NO. 39
J0i00RW 1, 1918.
v
$i.50 A YEAR
-'.t. for the ' Home.
UNDER FIRE
Newspapers and Many Promi-
nent People Pronunce Him
a Failure 'in Office.
m SALUDA.
OPINIONS OF SOUTHERN "NEWS
Af three days of moderate
weather lately has been a toon which
i? A-enJoyed by all and felt to be
a harbinger of spring, 'i . f v '
fh fyangeUsts, Messrs. Reese and
Schofield are; conducting a series of
meeting .at -the Baptist church with
a good attendance, nothwithstanding
the lndement.weatherand much in
terest seems to be manifested. ' -.T
Mr. and Mrs. HB. Lafie spent Sun-
x r?tt,lofl in y011 visiting irs.
LaMorte Mr.jXane's sister.
Dr. J. C. Bushnell is still in Hamp
ton, V a., as near the front as he could
get waiting and watching - for a
chance to "do his bit" to "keep the
world safe for democracy,"
Mr. and . Mrs. H. P, Corwith have
returned after spending a month vis
iting relatives and friends in Illinois,
and-look as if they had been having
a fine time there.
Mrs. ;B. I. H-azard and daughter,
Miss Lucile, are visiting relatives in
Bryan, B. C., and report a plenty to
eat m that section, fourteen fine hos
icilled on one farm, beincr an itom
'.showing what they can do when they
try. ' s -
The Red Cross rooms in Saluda
haye been kept v open for the lvgalar
the. houdavs.;
The question of the competency or
incompetency of. Secretary of War
Baker, is just now; commanding the
attention of the entire Nation. It will
not do to pass this question up lightly
and' say that it is a matter of politics,
for it is not., The fight against Sec
retary Baker is led b Senator Cham
berlain, of Oregon, afMississippian by
birth; a man so strong with-the peo
ple of his state that he was,, a demo
crat, elected to the United States sen
ate by a legislature containing a ma
jority of republicans; a man who has
never been defeated for office in Ore
gon a republican state, though always
v.iriTiinC on' the democratic ticket
a ficrht was waged against meetings throughout
Mr. Alger, Secretary of War under and since, in spite of the bad weather
PvociHnt. McKinlev. and who had to prevailing, and th hH vf tVi?
finally retire from office. - branch Miss Box, has not failed to
It is not a personal matter, but it is be present, j though sometimes almost
of too great importance to overlook the only o&e - . .
or forgive, if Mr. Baker has 'been And. now; the ladies are planning a
half so negligent 01 ms uuty as mc vu.iciii.jiit; party incomer to raise
Senator charges. - - funds for the Red Cross work, and
One thing that the people of Tryon trust every one will come and l.elp
know, and that is the soldiers who are make it 'a -success' - We hop.v to reat-r
PTiramnpd nearbv were not' provided izc a41 goodly! sum- for it-tnkns -a lof
with enough coverings to withstand of money to do the work now being
the winter, and had it not laeen for, done 4in this! country, and in FraneL
the good women 01 iryon pusymg tnei.xvea vross. ;
themselves and providing quilts and Miss 1 Lois f Pace has returned fronl
blankets many would have suffered Florida, and I reports a fine time while
vi-nrsp than thev ma. ivirr tsaicer says . mere.
COLUMBUS.
:-FRIEMDS OVER THI
Scte Items of GeasraUdterit GatMeWd By Oaf CorreipViidWt From Vriout
Sctin$or Polk County
.'v;.. .COOPERS jGAip-J-jvt
Well "the Weather h mrlorn'tWI
and -We are sure glad of it. It-.
Mr. andMrs -j; R;3lantun 'aiwt liti
80?ete fvisiting ' their B6n74R6b
ert. While smurTi ' Rlpef nn rto
ground tha liffla on-n' cUa j .
wie roomer going to his assistance
ten,, and the j father met - with- the
same mishap j in going to the assist
ance of the two. None were serious
ly injured, i v -
Mr. and Mrs Loori TTud
children, spent the week-end;! with
Mrs. Texaner Lawter; - :
MlS; .loyd Corn sPent Sundays at
Mr. W.N. Dimsdale's.;
Miss Minnie Wilson and Mis
Maude Lynch -scent. Saturdav niVlif.
and Sunday at'Mr. T. N. Wilson's.;
The baby of 4 Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Corn has been very s-siek for the past
wee.' r " 4
on
SILVER CREEK.
FISOTOP.
1 A nice warm jrain . Saturday and
Monday took aw jy most of the snow,
but left us plentjf of mud.
Miss. Myrtle, Pjme returned from
Fruitlarid, Satiiry 'last.
-Logan Newma went over to his
place hear Columbus, last week, re
turning .Friday, j?
We failed to f eport that Logan
Johnson hadhinjved to- Tryon. He
moved about two4 months ago.
Aunt Emily f (Constant, as she. is
generally callebfis 83 years old, and
Buffering f roha ajv attack of la grippe.
i Two of i Govaji Constant's children
are sick with la;i grip'pe. ,
T. W. Bradley has gone .to Finger
yille, S. C, to tiach a singing school,
but says he will be back as soon as
the land .will -bit ready to work, to
make a crop tolheip win the war.
Mr. George. Ruff and young bride,! visited his father-in-law. James Case,
have been visitkrjf" his sister, Mrs.
nannanyaan, at JBrevard, N. C.:
Mrs. Magelina Lawter visited Mrsl
Floyd Corn, Saturday. ' v
Another slide on the ' mountain,
near Mr. Guff Searcy's, ocurred Satr
uruay nignx. . ' ; 5fv"
VI.
Sunday:
-. D.- S."Morrisb" and family visited
his father-m-iafj T. Hi. I'ace, &unaay
Everett Wm. organ passed though
this section Monday, on his way to
Trvon ta meefi the county board
Tuesday.
Mr E. W. Bradley made a. business
trip to Rutherf ordton last week.
Mr. A. E. Arledffe has returned
from Spartanburg. His son who has
been very ill at that place, is now
convalescent.
Miss Nona Searcv was the euest of
Miss Grace Arledge last Saturday and
Sunday. .. -
Mr. Jeter Thompson was visiting on
the route last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. w.. ii. Ureen has returned home
Camp Wadsworth, where he has been
at work.
Some of the bovs in this section
have received, their cards. Some of
whom are in the first class and others
m the fourth
HOW
CHILDREN
- -ME NEGLECTED.
An Alarming State .of Affairs
Discovered in School Rooms
by Medical Investigation.
MATTERS OF VITAL INTEREST.
Will the time ever come when human
ity will devote as much interest as is :
now devoted to live" stock? This may.
seem a foolish question to a , great
Misses Addie and Daisy Arledge many but is anything but that ? If .
spent last Saturday with Miss Char- half the attention was paid to - the
ity Williams
On account of so much bad weather
this winter there is considerable cot
ton and corn remaining in the fields.
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PEA RIDGE.
Miss Reba Field was the guest of
Miss Iva Gosnell Saturday night.
Mrs. L. Moore is visiting Mre Man
ning Lynch who is very ill.
Misses Minnie and Doll Williams
visited their sister, Mrs. Henry Foy,
Saturday and Sunday. -
Mr. Henry Foy has moved onto the
farm of Mr. M.
breeding of humanity as is paid .. to
the breedings of fine-blooded stock, v
how much superior strain of people "
would we produce. ; 5
Any person wishing to raise fine .
chickens or hogs, knows that he.must v
provide good quarters where the ani-,
mal oj fowl can have comfort, in or
der to do well. But are we as careful .
of our children as we are of our' hogs
and chickens ? We are not. In the
providing" of suitable comfortable
school houses, where the young, ones .
spend a great portion" of their time,
we do not take the same precautions
for their bodily welfare as we do with
MOOTER
IT
"it-was impossible for him to secure
these things. Then why was it pos
sible for private citizens to purchase
these articles and send them to Ary- Mr. Marion Mills, of Spartanburg.
cn ? Somebody has blundered. , ii it spent a few days with his parents
is Mr. Baker he should step down and last week. i ' k
out If it is some one , ..under v him, ... Miss May "Mills return from a
that person should be made to pay Visit to Spartanburg. .-. v v.,
the- penalty.-r ttt&sexhextts - of MillSpriri
Below we publish extracts .frc"n spent a few hours in Columbus, Fri-
leadirig democratic papers of the day, en route to Camp Sevier,
south on this question,' and what they The Domestic Science classes, of
think of Mr. Baker: ' Columbus High school, taught by
The Macon, Ga., Daily Telegraph: Miss Bertha Kelz, are now working
"In respects he has betrayed an as- on their exhibits for the county com-
tounding ignorance of the progress of mencement, I March 22.
great and vital divisions of war pros- There are now very few hands
ecution under his executive control." among your school children that are
Tampa; Fla., Times: Congress- not busy with knitting needles,
men who have been in France and in- The Columbus Betterment Club is
vestigated conditions of our troops at planning lor give a play in the near
tne ironx; ao noi connrm an me ruse- mture.
Club meets Saturday, Feb. 2nd. j
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hosea Ar
ledge, a boy.
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ate stories which emanate from Wash
ington. They tell of batteries being
sent to the front that have not yei
had a gun to train with or use in any
form; they tell of a shortage of cloth
ing, and of uniforms being ordered
from already overtaxed English firms;
of a shortage of nearly all supplies
needed to equip troops in the field."
Norfolk, Va., Pilot: "Duringvthe
week in which the drafted men at the
various encampments throughout the
country have been destitute of pro
vision against the rigors of winter
the supply-bureaus of the War De-
MELVIN HILL.
Mr. S. S. Lawter's place of business
was closed last Monday, in compli
ance with the demands of the govern
ment. Another sleet here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jones' children
have recovered, from their recent at
tack of scarlet fever.
. , i j t " 'j. t I iuxo i.Tx. xj. luuixip. wiiu lias ukzkzii
fi? i I t e 4.- K sick of la grippe, is some better,
that fact. Inspecting officers have Mr Y otter ,kvttT and family of
reported it generals in local command Brooklyn s c have moved into this
nave emphasized it. But nothing settlement
adequate was done to relieve the sit- chool children are havino- some
uation though our embyro soldiers dimcuity in going, to and from school
were dying by scores from insufficien- tghud.
cy.of clothing, quarters and hospital M - gta t Sunday night
lie and Congress took it up with de
termination to ascertain exact condi
tions and fix the blame- for them
where it belonged."
Memphis, Tenn., Commercial-Ap-
peai Anegreai nauonai wa mrm days Were breeding, but it
wnicn as yet nas no ny wneei, ceaeu turned t to be a h gleeL An
Do you wonder, dear,' what they say lo me,
Thete knitting necdl lwo
A the dull-gray wool and khaki's cold
la turn pass o'er and through?
They say to me yet hone may hear
'Tis so far in the dimdecp past r -
WhHe heart and minicf keepnev and coonjjJ
i w uic tau wtiuui uii iivwua jasv. r '
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C. Gosnell.
Misses Lizzie and Nellie Dalton, I our hogs or' chickens. If you do not .
were visitors of Miss Mamie Wilson, agree with us1 just read the following
cases reported by the North Carolina
Sunday
Miss Ivy
Sunday
Gosnell spent
with Miss Keba Field,
Mr. B. F. Gibbs is at Cainpobello
buying cord wood for the camp at
Spartanburg.
Mrs. C. P. Jones spent the week-end
with her daughter, Mrs. Johnie
Thompson.
TRYON ROUTE I.
"God gave tmto; you,'- they whisper low,
"Threads of beaut v net wroueht of hand
Dids'f thou weave thsm well will thy stithi
Somewhere in that No-MaaV Land 14
They werethine alone e'en-before earthY tfjiht
Or the eyes- of man might know;
Oh, tell us now, cTids't thou render well?
Ah! Tliei proving alone must show.
old'true?
r
"Dids't &ou weave them true? Th3F ttiltsing on,
n
"The pattern of Christ was thine."
"Will thy stitch iold fast?" each day mustprove:'
Oh, mothen Your boy and mine.
The needles fall from my trembling hands,
My souho it's God stands bare! !
While the blind tears from my eyes fall fast4
Then I aee Ohi my boy so fair!
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with her sister Mrs. Morris.
We have had two warm diys last
week, and old people said that they
were "weather - breeders," which
proved to.be correct They did not
specify what kind of weather the
to have pressure, brought against itr pld darkey living a few miles 0f here,
a iu il sioppeu. up to uaie vnc uu
ess of war has been Principally
huckstering for commissions, posi
tions, jobs and seeking soft places in
the army and making contracts to
get the Government's money with the
least possible expenditure of efiort"
El Paso, Tex., . Morning ' Times. "By
his testimony before the Senate inves
tigating committee, Secretary Baker
has proven himself unfit for the po
sition he is holding in the service of
the Government."
Knoxville, Tenn.,! Journal and Tri
bune: " Under existing circumstances,
and in view -of recent developments,
President Wilson himself must begin
says that the people had better pre
pare Wood in abundance, and get it
in too, for "we have had no winter
to what we are going to have." We
hope, however, that the old darkey is
a false prophet. But to tell what we
have to base our hopes upon brings
on more talk.
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CROSS KEYS.
"Why, mother, dear," I hear him say,
With the same sweet, boyish kiss;
" Twas for God and for thee we came fjway,
Greater love hath no man than this- " -if "
"Fear not, though he walk through Death shadows deep"
A voice fills my soul with song; f
"If thy stitches fail and thy threads grow";weak.
His' Saviour will make them strong!"
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Rev. G. G. O'Neill filled his regular
appointment at Green Creek last Sun
day, though the weather was disa
greeable; " .
A number attended Sunday scnooi
to at least have a shadow of doubt if Vtl
he has a man in the war office who fjleM mu r. , !
measures up to a desired stature, 'Mr. Bud Willad and Miss Mary
while the country has on its hands Tessneer were mamed last Thurs
the doing of a gigantic task.'? day, Jan. 24th. ,
Richmond, vl., Evening - Journal: A number of the young meri of this
"He has been proven unequal to the community whoare expected r to go to
aZ " Zl T J:..-? fV,o the training camp soon, missed a. fine
rJof D treat given by the. Hillcrest girls last
mount importance."
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All the blood, all the heroism, all
the munitions and alLthe money in
the world will not win this war un
less our. Soldiers our Sail6rs" and:
our .fighting . Associates ; vaxe - fed.
They will not be fed, thi terrible,
sacrifice of blood and money will
be in vain, and the cause of Democ
racy will be defeated,, unless every
person, In every home, .every -day,
guards the Natt6na ?-supply " 'of
wheat; beef, porkfats -
; -andUOAIt ' . ?' :
ARE YOU DOING YOUR SHARE?
Thursday evening. It was our "tough
luck that we did not get an invitation
in time to go
Mr. Willie Toney and wife, of Clif
ton, S. C. have moved to the farm
wear here.
WelL the little J)hn. Henry is get-r
ting to rest one time, though We near
' ' J. J '..
onccm a wnne oi some-one not unv
ing, but pushing his cat -through the
mud, or being pulled out of the 5 ditch.
Mrs. Roland Green, of Boiling
Springs, S. C, has been visiting at
her father-in-law, Mr. W. P. Green
She returned - home last Saturday.
iBptfiCot Too' Much.
;:vTiei,'lt comes to price,' yotf can't tell
ft necessity from .a. luxury. Memphis
Commercial Appeal. ', ; '
Oh, Mother-Heart of the world today,
Torn bleedings crushed afraud
For the child of thy souC in yon far-off trench,
Trust lhy God be not dismayed.
fwo Pierced Hands with infinite lore
Will strengthen thy threads so frail
A II JT uuj v in. - j - y
Pear mothers! He will not tail.
MILL SPRING ROUTE 1.
Mr. James Wilson of Camp ..Sevier,
yisited his parents Saturday ana
Sunday.
Mr. V.'B. Hyder made a trip to
Pea Ridge Saturday. .
Mr. RarplT Edwards visited his
grandfather last week.
Mrs TTawkins is visitine her daugh
ter Mrs. Maggie Gilbert this" week.
Misses Barbara and Eliza White
and Ellen Edwards ; are visiting rela
tives in Cleveland county.
Mr. W. E. Elliott made a business
trin to Ratherf ordton last Friday.
v' 'Oh5ysiaL!iingfrrespondent,-
we all likejmir?scnopi 'Xeacner. . r
" Rev. Chas Walkerfilled his ap
pointment at Big Level, Sunday.
Mr: Jesse' Green lsdn - very poor
health now. : j
; 'Those who wish8 towrite to Tench
Edwards would be glad to know the
Kia address. It , IS now
pnvati TVnrh & Edwards Zotn -i in
onfFtr Machine Gun Co Ameri
can Expeditionary Force,' France.
Mr. Bazillah ? Green r spent - the
week-end with his, parents; ...
G. to. E., Selma, AI
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SAIjUDA ROUTE 1.
A. T. Hoffard filled his regular ap
pointment &t Cross Roads church,
Saturday ajd Sunday.
J. M. Pa4p sold some fine steers at
Saluda Mealt Market for beet.
Mr. LeonilrdRevis has purchased a
new Ford cr, so Jook out girls.
&firhort tfe. Face has been elected
sunerintendmt of the Sunday school
which meefs "at Piney Grove, every
Sunday aftfrnoon, at 3.
Most all !if our boys have received
their classification cards, and several
of them: arijpin the first class."
Miss;fSofhia, Wade, who has been
atFlatRo c, N. C. is home for few
days.. .- '1.L-- ..' "
Joseph iwd Bunyan Staton and
Earl Stykeii are working at the Green
river: dam. . r '
-Little- Ei-nice Staton is fpeiing
the iweek th her grandma, Mrs. W.
S;Pace. t,; V; '
We haveghad lots of show, but think
-the mud isf? worse than snow,- and
sxme of or roads aw in very- bd
condition. i
Oh, Mill Spring Route 1 we don't
have examinations, all the time, if it
was only a shortage of coal instead
of cold one would feel more like writ
ing, for the kind we had almost
brought on pneumonia. But come on,
every correspondent, and -let's make
aur -m8k. POLKsCOUNTYiNEWS bet
ter:thaneve;'-
T"andMfs;rbeip
day night; with Miss Sallie Carpenter'
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Orr of Okla
homa who have come to make thei
future home near Columbus, visited
, their sister, Mrs. Lula Hart Edwards,
last Sunday.
Mrs. Perry .Newman, daughter
Ilean, and Miss Kathleen Layne, of
Try6n were the pleasant visitors of
Mrs. H. B. Henderson last week-end.
Mrs. Claude Paris, who has been
very sick is now convalescent! .
The north pole weather doesn't
stop the cotton pickings, for there
have been two on Lightning Rod
Ridge recently, and large crowds at
tended. They e n joyed themselves
immensely, and especially were the
refreshments enjoyed. The heaping
stacks of pies, and two large frosted
cakes. It didn t seem like war times
at all, except that they were partial
to the-sammy who was present.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Edwards spent
Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs.
M. N. Hall, visiting their soldier
brother, Joe, who left for Camp Se
vier, Friday.
. Mr. S. W. Heno a former Ridge
resident, has moved his family to
their new home near Columbus.
A surprise party was given Miss
llean Newman last Tuesday evening,
at her sister's home, Mrs. H. B. Hen
derson. All reported a good time.
Miss Elsie Edwards was the wel
come guest at Walnut Grove ,Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Nance and "wee
girliefc" returned to home home Fri
day, from Spartanburg.
There was a cotton picking at Mr.
Jeff Holberfs, Saturday night. It
rained so hard that we haven't had
a report.
Messrs. Walter Edwards and'Floyd
Toney visited on the route, Sunday.
Whoop. Are we not glad to have
a farm demonstrator again? Hope
he -will not be drafted and sent to
France, but that we will be able to
keep him. 1
Three cheers for the active road
work which has begun at Saluda, and
working this way. Bye and bye we
hope to have it extended from Lynn
to Columbus, Mill Spring, and on to
Rutherfordton. No doubt but what
some voters will say "taxes are al
ready high," but let it raise the tax.
it will alsd help raise the money
two fold or more to have a hard sur
face road on which to haul our wood,
lumber produce, etc., which will give
us the money to pay this tax, of
which, without this road, the circum
stances are very gloomy. Nothing
can help Polk county more than a
hard surface road, so wny not nave wi
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MILL SPRING.
Despite; the appearance of the
weather Sunday . morning Rev. J., M.
Barber filled his 'regular appointment
at the M. E. Church. ,
' Mr. Jesse T Lewis, of Camp - Se
vier, Greenville, S. C, spent last
week at home.
Sav, Fishtop writer, I think you nre
mistaken. It was the Silver-Creek
correspondent who was writing about
the Constant boy's death; ,
There will be a meeting. .. of ;vtbe
teachers 'of Cooper Gap and Ma
-prim: .townships heV. rt the irhooi
house nerc, rrmay. -v..
State Board of Health, and then say,
if you think we have overdrawn the
picture in the least. '
"Whoever is in doubt about the need 1
of medical school inspection is advis- .
ed by the State Board of Health to
read what Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary
Ipf the State Board of Health of In-
diana, found on an inspection tour of - .
the schools of his state. This ac-' .
count is contained in the December
issue of the Health Bulletin "which is
just coming from the press. A part
of the account is here given. '
"In One rural school of twenty- ..
seven pupils I found seven anemic -emaciated
children and five of these5
were actually, starving. . One - little
wizened girl - had had wone batter-cake
withrtinolasses, ? f or.; breakfasi; anr In
her&nner-hu
sosrery biscuit and one small apple.
all of the twenty-seven pupils - in this
school needed mescal " attention.
There was not a child that did not
have two or more decayed teeth. Ev
ery child had suffered from one or t
more attacks of so-called "cold" dur
ing the winter, and sixteen said they
had had colds since school opened in
the fall. There 16 was not a clean
tongue in the school; eventhe teach
er's wore a coat, and she, too, had
several decayed teeth. ;Ohe child had
a running ear, seven had defective
sight, and every child , had' dirty cars,
dirty neck and dirty scalp, and, of :
course we found diseased tonsils, en
larged neck glands, pigeon breasts,
and eruptions. One girl of fifteen,
still in the third grade, suffered with
dementia precox. The word hospital
should have been over the door in
stead of District School No. 3. The
evidence in this instance was conclu
sive of the opinion that life is a dis
ease. I
"Medical inspection and health su
pervision are as greatly needed for
teachers as for pupils. A truly sani
tary schoolhouse, recently erected at
the sewerless city of X, was inspect
ed. The first room I entered, and al
so the second and third and fpurth,
were evidently -well ventilated, for the
nose could not detect the staleness ,
and soddenness which characterize
the air of the usual urban and rural
schoolroom. But alas, when I enter
ed the -primary room the olfactory
nerve instantly wrote foul air upon
the appropriate brain centers. T What
was the matter? Of course thevpu-
pils were heavy-eyed and drooping,
and coughing was continuous in all
parts of the room. Very languidly,
a few of the helpless children looked
at the intruder, but most swere so
thoroughly anesthetized that, they
never stirred. The teacher, ' emacia- .
ted, with bad teeth and putty skin,;
was forcing herself to teach the class";
of foul air dummies. .What was the
matter? I looked at the teacher,
she looked at me and cleared her
throat. I felt sure she had it, and
she did. Her general appearance
and the peculiar sound which attends
the clearing of the throat of a con
sumptive were unmistakable. My
eyes wandered to the room, closet
The door was closed, but I knew they
would pe found there safe on the up
per shelf. I opened' the door, and ;
Sure enough, there they were, tW
empty and one freshly opened bottles
of yellow-wrapped cough syrup. The
poor teacher had not yet risen above
the patent-medicine stage of igno
rance." Dr. Hurty concludes his account
with: "One thing is surely true and
that is the awful sin of the neglrt
of child health will never . be abated
until health supervision of school
children is made compulsory.'
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,," What They . May, Claim.
PeansTlvania, claims .to contain th
Hercules' of the nation las well ms ths
Vulcan. New. York will no doubt put
In a claim as the- Midas of the land,
Washington as the Jupiter, Bo3ton as
the Minerva, and Oskaloosa, Jowa, as
.the Venus. . f And- Chicago, with ten
"changes of weather at each perform
anee, will put in its claim- as-the Mer
cury. ;- ' -
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